National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Bill: 114-s-2943
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2016-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority, which is considered in subsequent appropriations legislation. 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: 
 
 
Procurement; 
 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 
 
 Operation and Maintenance; 
 
Cooperative Threat Reduction;
 
 Working Capital Funds; 
 
 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; 
 
 Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; 
 
 the Defense Inspector General; 
 
 the Defense Health Program; 
 
 the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund; 
 
 the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and
 
 Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
 
The bill also authorizes the FY2017 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding: 
 
 
military personnel; 
 
 compensation and other personnel benefits; 
 
 health care; 
 
 acquisition policy and management; 
 
 DOD organization and management; 
 
 civilian personnel matters; 
 
 matters relating to foreign nations; and
 
strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters. 
 
 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies for Military Construction, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program, and Base Realignment and Closure Activities. 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies for DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. 
 

Military Justice Act of 2016 

 
The bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to revise the procedures and structure of the military justice system. 

action_date: 2016-05-18
text: 

Highlights: 

 
This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation. 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: 
 
 
 Procurement; 
 
 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 
 
 Operation and Maintenance; 
 
 Cooperative Threat Reduction; 
 
 Working Capital Funds; 
 
 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; 
 
 Defense-Wide Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; 
 
 the Defense Inspector General; 
 
 the Defense Health Program; and 
 
 the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund. 
 
 
The bill also authorizes appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from discretionary spending limits. 
 
The bill authorizes the FY2017 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding: 
 
 
 military personnel; 
 
 compensation and other personnel benefits; 
 
 health care; 
 
 acquisition policy and management; 
 
 DOD organization and management; 
 
 civilian personnel matters; 
 
 matters relating to foreign nations; 
 
 cooperative threat reduction; and 
 
 strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters. 
 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction; base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities; and DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. The bill prohibits an additional BRAC round. 
 
The bill also amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to reorganize the UCMJ and revise the procedures and structure of the military justice system. 
 

Full Summary: 

 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
(Sec. 3) Defines &quot;congressional defense committees&quot; as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. 
 
(Sec. 4) Requires the budgetary effects of this bill to be determined in accordance with the procedures established in the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
 
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Army Programs 
 
(Sec.111) Requires the Army to: (1) take actions to improve training for operators of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) and their leaders, at division level and below tactical units; and (2) rapidly identify and field an effective, suitable and survivable solution for division and below tactical units by acquiring a commercially available off the shelf, non-developmental capability that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 113) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
Subtitle C--Navy Programs 
 
(Sec. 121) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for design and construction of the LHA (Amphibious Assault Ship) replacement ship designated LHA 8. 
 
(Sec.122) Requires an annual report on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission packages and a certification of the acquisition inventory objective of LCS mission packages. Limits the use of funds to revise or deviate from revision three of the LCS acquisition strategy and repeals a reporting requirement related to LCS mission modules. 
 
(Sec. 123) Requires the Navy to deem ship delivery to occur at the completion of the final phase of construction and to certify that ship delivery dates have been adjusted in accordance with the requirement. 
 
(Sec. 124) Prohibits funds from being used to enter into or prepare to enter into sole source contracts for one or more Joint High Speed Vessels or Expeditionary Fast Transports unless the Navy submits a certification and report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 125) Restricts the use of funds for research and development, design, procurement, or advanced procurement of materials for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to be installed on USS Enterprise (CVN-80) until DOD submits to Congress a required unit cost report (commonly referred to as a Nunn-McCurdy certification) for the AAG program using a specified baseline for the estimate. 
 
(Sec. 126) Limits the use of funds for advance procurement or procurement for the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) or the USS Enterprise (CVN-80) until the Navy submits a report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 127) Limits the availability of funds for the Tactical Combat Training System (TCTS) Increment II program until the Navy and Air Force submit to Congress a required report on the baseline and alternatives to the TCTS Increment II program of the Navy. 
 
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs 
 
(Sec. 141) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to extend the prohibition on using funds to retire A-10 aircraft until the Air Force reports to Congress on the results of the F-35A initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the report. 
 
Directs the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to report to Congress on the results and findings of the F-35A IOT&E, including comparison tests and evaluation of the F-35A and A-10C in conducting close air support, combat search and rescue, and forward air controller (airborne) missions. 
 
Requires the Air Force to submit to Congress a plan for addressing deficiencies and corrective actions identified in the report, and short- and long-term strategies for preserving the Air Force's capability to conduct the close air support, combat search and rescue, and airborne forward air controller missions. 
 
(Sec. 142) Limits the availability of funds for scrapping, destroying, or otherwise disposing of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status in the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) that have serviceable wings or other components that could be used to prevent total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status due to unserviceable wings or other components. 
 
Requires the Air Force to: (1) notify Congress in advance of any action to scrap, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status at AMARG, and (2) to submit with the FY2018 DOD budget and implement a plan to prevent any total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status for unserviceable wings or any other required component over the course of the future years defense plan. 
 
(Sec. 143) Repeals the requirement for the Air Force to preserve certain retired C-5 aircraft. 
 
(Sec. 144) Repeals the requirement for the Air Force to maintain F-117A aircraft in a condition that would allow recall of the aircraft to future service. 
 
(Sec. 145) Prohibits funds from being used for the Air Force EC-130H Compass Call recapitalization program unless the Air Force conducts a full and open competition to acquire the replacement aircraft platform. 
 
(Sec. 146) Prohibits funds from being used for the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program unless the contract for engineering and manufacturing development uses a firm fixed-price contract structure. 
 
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint and Multiservice Matters 
 
(Sec. 151) Directs DOD to obtain an independent study on the future mix of aircraft platforms for the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 152) Limits the funds available for the destruction of cluster munitions until DOD submits a report on its policy and plan for cluster munitions. 
 
(Sec. 153) Prohibits DOD funds authorized for the procurement of manned medium altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft by the U.S. Special Operations Command from being used for that purpose until the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict submits to Congress a report on the requirements of the command for manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. 
 
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4201 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 211) Modifies the authority for defense laboratories to use funds for research and development of technologies for military missions. Sets the level of funding at 4% of funds available to the defense laboratory and eliminates the termination date for the authority. Authorizes defense laboratories to charge customer activities a fixed percentage fee of up to 3% of costs, in addition to normal costs of performance. 
 
(Sec. 212) Permanently extends the authorization for the defense research and development Rapid Innovation Program, which accelerates the fielding of innovative technologies. 
 
(Sec. 213) Authorizes the Defense Acquisition University and the National Defense University to enter into cooperative agreements, which involve the provision of grant money, and cooperative research and development agreements with universities, not-for-profit institutions, and other entities to support their designated missions. 
 
(Sec. 214) Establishes the Manufacturing Universities Grant Program for DOD to provide grants to institutions of higher education to enhance education in manufacturing engineering. 
 
(Sec. 215) Increases the micro-purchase threshold in DOD basic research and laboratories activities from $3,000 to $10,000. 
 
(Sec. 216) Provides rapid acquisition authorities for the acquisition and deployment of offensive or defensive directed energy weapon systems capabilities, supplies, and associated support services that are urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency in directed energy weapon systems. 
 
(Sec. 217) Prohibits the use of funds for the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) program until the Air Force discloses to Congress the value of the B-21 EMD contract award made on October 27, 2015. 
 
(Sec. 218) Establishes a pilot program to permit DOD to provide defense contractors performing under a DOD federally-funded research and development center contract with access to sensitive information necessary to carry out their assigned functions and duties. 
 
(Sec. 219) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of additional and enhanced interaction between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the service academies. 
 
(Sec. 220) Modifies the authority to use operation and maintenance funds for minor military construction projects to revitalize antiquated laboratories by increasing the scope of projects allowed from $4 million to $6 million and extending the authorization to 2025. 
 
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for Operation and Maintenance activities at the levels identified in section 4301 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment 
 
(Sec. 302) Modifies the requirements for DOD's Annual Energy Management Report. 
 
(Sec. 303) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to report to Congress on efforts to achieve cost savings at military installations with high energy costs. 
 
(Sec. 304) Requires DOD to develop a pilot program to investigate the utilization of utility data management services to perform utility bill aggregation, analysis, third-party payment, storage, and distribution. 
 
(Sec. 305) Amends DOD's Unified Facilities Criteria to allow linear light emitting diode lamps for facilities and installation retrofits. 
 
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment 
 
(Sec. 311) Revises the Army's deployability rating system and the manner in which the Army is required to track prioritization of deployable units. Requires the Army to maintain: (1) a system for identifying the priority of deployment for units of all components of the Army, and (2) a readiness rating system for units of all components of the Army that provides an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and the shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of additional resources. 
 
(Sec. 312) Requires the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in coordination with the Director of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, to revise the corrosion-related guidance to clearly define specific roles of the corrosion control and prevention executives of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 313) Permits savings derived from foreign currency fluctuations to be used for the repair, recapitalization, and certification of dry docks at Naval shipyards. 
 
Subtitle D--Reports 
 
(Sec. 321) Modifies requirements for the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 322) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan to modernize, sustain training, and provide depot maintenance for all components of the HH-60 helicopter fleet until total force combat rescue units have been fully equipped with HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 331) Transfers excess firearms to Rock Island Arsenal to be repurposed for military use as determined by the Army. Permits the transfer of specified surplus rifles and pistols currently in the Army and Navy inventory to a military museum for display and preservation and for use as awards for competitors in marksmanship competitions that are held by the Navy or the Marine Corps. 
 
(Sec. 332) Prohibits funds from being used for the development or fielding of new camouflage or utility uniforms or families of uniforms until one year after DOD notifies Congress of the proposed development or fielding. 
 
(Sec. 333) Sets forth required elements of hazard assessments that DOD is required under current law to conduct with respect to new construction of obstructions related to energy projects on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 334) Directs the Air Force to submit to Congress a resource ready and executable plan for developing and emplacing a modernized dedicated adversary air training enterprise to support the full spectrum air combat readiness of the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 335) Requires the Air Force to commission an independent review and assessment of the assumptions underlying the Air Force's annual continuation training requirements and the efficacy of the overall Ready Aircrew Program in the management of Air Force's aircrew training requirements. Requires the GAO to review the assessment. 
 
(Sec. 336) Directs DOD to: (1) remove and replace window coverings with accessible cords from military housing units in which children under the age of nine reside, and (2) require housing contractors to phase out window coverings with accessible cords. 
 
(Sec. 337) Requires all new contracts involving tactical explosive detection dogs to include a provision that would transfer the dogs to the 341st Training Squadron after the end of their useful service life and reclassify them as military animals for the purpose of adoption procedures required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 338) Expresses the sense of Congress that the STARBASE program should continue to be funded by DOD. (The purpose of the program is to improve the knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through 12th grade in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics [STEM] subjects, to connect them to the military, and to motivate them to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and possible military careers as they continue their education.)
 
 (Sec. 339) Requires DOD to establish policies, terms, and conditions under which online transportation networks and their drivers will be permitted access to military installations to serve base personnel. 
 
(Sec. 340) Authorizes DOD to provide specified funds for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military. 
 
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Active Personnel 
 
(Sec. 401) Authorizes specified end strengths for Active Duty personnel of the Armed Forces. 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces 
 
(Sec. 411) Authorizes specified end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel. 
 
(Sec. 412) Authorizes specified end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves. 
 
(Sec. 413) Authorizes specified end strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
 
(Sec. 414) Establishes the maximum end strengths for the Reserve Components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians. 
 
(Sec. 415) Authorizes the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty during FY2017 to provide operational support. 
 
(Sec. 416) Makes technical corrections to the annual authorization of personnel strengths. 
 
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in section 4401 of this bill. 
 
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
 
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy 
 
(Sec. 501) Establishes the authorized distribution and strength of general and flag officers for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, effective December 31, 2017. Requires a 25% reduction in the number of general and flag officers in the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 502) Repeals or amends various provisions to remove the requirement that an officer serving must hold a specified general or flag officer grade for certain positions in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 503) Removes the limitations on the total number of commissioned officers authorized to serve on Active Duty or on full-time reserve component duty in the pay grades of O-4 through O-6 as of the end of the fiscal year for FY2017-FY2021. 
 
(Sec. 504) Authorizes service secretaries to credit an applicant for an original appointment in a commissioned grade with an amount of service credit limited to the amount required for an original appointment in the grade of colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or in the grade of captain in the Navy. Authorizes the secretary concerned to award constructive service credit for cyberspace-related experience or advanced education. 
 
(Sec. 505) Authorizes an officer promotion board to recommend Active Duty officers of particular merit to be placed at the top of the promotion list. 
 
(Sec. 506) Specifies that the period for promotion eligibility of an officer does not expire during the period when the Senate is unable to obtain information necessary to give its advice and consent to the appointment concerned because the information is under control of a department or agency of the federal government other than DOD. 
 
(Sec. 507) Modifies the qualifying period for joint duty assignments from three years to not less than two years. Repeals the average tour length requirement and the authority for shorter tour lengths for officers initially assigned to critical occupational specialties. 
 
(Sec. 508) Revises the definitions used for joint officer management. Repeals the definition of &quot;critical occupational specialty.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 509) Authorizes service secretaries to allow officers in a grade above O-4 who are serving in military occupational specialties designated by the secretary to remain on Active Duty for up to 40 years of active service. 
 
(Sec. 510) Extends force management authorities related to personnel management, including: 
 
 
 temporary early retirement authority; 
 
 the authority for service secretaries to manage authorized officer personnel strength by shortening the period of continuation of service by officers on Active Duty, to authorize involuntary early retirement for certain officers on Active Duty, and to consider officers for involuntary discharge who are not eligible for retirement; 
 
 the authority to provide voluntary separation pay and benefits; and 
 
 authority for early retirement of up to 4% of the authorized Active-Duty strength of officers in the grades of O-5 and O-6 without reduction in grade, in each fiscal year. 
 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management 
 
(Sec. 521) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to extend the term of office of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau for up to 90 days. 
 
(Sec. 522) Authorizes the secretaries of the military departments to defer promotion consideration for reserve component officers in a non-participatory (membership points only) status. 
 
(Sec. 523) Amends provisions related to the employment rights and protections of military technicians. Specifies that: (1) when a military technician files an appeal of a personnel action that concerns an activity that occurs while the member is in a military status or concerns fitness for duty in the reserve components, current statutory limitations concerning such appeals will continue to apply; and (2) the provisions of section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 apply to an appeal concerning any other activity occurring while the member is in a civilian status. 
 
(Sec. 524) Extends the authority for suicide prevention and resilience programs for the National Guard and Reserves until October 1, 2022. 
 
(Sec. 525) Specifies that laws providing military leave to individuals appointed to the civil service do not apply to National Guard technicians performing Active Guard and Reserve duty. 
 
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities 
 
(Sec. 531) Specifies that the Chief of Staff of each of the Armed Forces is responsible for establishing, approving, and modifying the criteria, standards, and qualifications for military specialty codes within that Armed Force. 
 
(Sec. 532) Authorizes specified uncharged leave for servicemembers who are the primary or secondary caregiver for the birth or adoption of a child. Specifies requirements for DOD regulations implementing this section. Prohibits leave from being authorized unless it is expressly permitted by law. 
 
(Sec. 533) Changes the location in the U.S. Code of provisions that authorize the reimbursement of members of the Armed Force for expenses incurred in connection with leave cancelled due to contingency operations. 
 
(Sec. 534) Reduces from five to three years the maximum tenure for servicemembers placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List due to an injury or illness eligible for disability retirement. 
 
(Sec. 535) Prohibits any order, ruling, finding, or other determination of a military commission from being construed or implemented to prevent members of the Armed Forces from carrying out otherwise lawful duties based on the member's gender. 
 
(Sec. 536) Requires a board convened to consider a claim for correction of military records to include a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with training on mental health issues connected with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) when considering claims involving a servicemember: (1) who had been deployed in support of contingency operation and who was subsequently diagnosed as experiencing PTSD or TBI, or (2) who was diagnosed while serving in the military as experiencing a mental health disorder. 
 
Requires the military department concerned or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make available on a public website information regarding claims considered quarterly by: (1) boards for correction of military records, and (2) service discharge review boards. 
 
(Sec. 537) Aligns the requirements for enlistment in the reserve components of the Armed Forces with the requirements for enlistment in the active components. 
 
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters 
 
Part I--Retaliation 
 
(Sec. 541) Requires the results of an investigation by DOD or the Armed Forces of a complaint by a member of the Armed Forces of retaliation to be reported to the member.
 
(Sec. 542) Requires DOD to ensure that individuals who investigate claims of retaliation receive training on the nature and consequences of sexual assault trauma. 
 
(Sec. 543) Requires the annual report on sexual assault and response efforts to include information on complaints of retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 544) Requires the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to establish and issue metrics and best practices to be used by the military departments to evaluate efforts to prevent and respond to retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault. 
 
Part II--Other Military Justice Matters 
 
(Sec. 546) Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to authorize military judges to decide on a case-by-case basis whether it is appropriate to appoint an individual to assume the victim's rights in all cases under the UCMJ in which the victim of an offense is under 18 years of age or is incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased. 
 
(Sec. 547) Authorizes victims to file pleadings as a real party in interest when the government files appellate pleadings implicating the victim's rights relating to Military Rule of Evidence (MRE) 412, relating to the admission of evidence regarding a victim's sexual background; MRE 513, relating to the psychotherapist-patient privilege; or MRE 514, relating to the victim advocate-patient privilege. Provides the victim with the right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any appellate matters. 
 
(Sec. 548) Requires the service secretaries to: (1) carry out a program to ensure that trial and defense counsel detailed to prosecute or defend a court-martial have sufficient experience and knowledge to effectively prosecute or defend the case, or that there is adequate supervision and oversight; and (2) establish and use a system of skill identifiers for identifying judge advocates with skill and experience in military justice proceedings to ensure that judge advocates with skills identified through the identifiers are assigned to supervise and oversee less experienced judge advocates. 
 
(Sec. 549) Requires each secretary of a military department to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of a military justice career track for judge advocates in the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the secretary. 
 
(Sec. 550) Modifies the definition of sexual harassment for the purposes of investigations of complaints of harassment by commanding officers. 
 
(Sec. 551) Extends the requirement for the annual report on sexual assault in the military through February 2025 and revises the reporting deadlines. Specifies the scope of sexual assaults that must be included in the report. 
 
(Sec. 552) Permits notaries to execute military testamentary instruments. Extends federal notary powers to civilian paralegals working within military legal assistance offices. 
 
(Sec. 553) Modifies the terms of two civilian judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the daily rate of compensation for senior judges performing judicial duties with the court. Authorizes judges of the court to administer oaths in a similar manner as other federal judges. Repeals a provision that precludes more than three judges of the court from being from the same political party. 
 
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition 
 
(Sec. 561) Limits the tuition assistance program for off-duty training and education to education programs likely to contribute to the professional development of the servicemember. 
 
(Sec. 562) Includes within the program to assist members in obtaining professional credentials those credentials that were acquired during military service, but which were not necessarily obtained incident to the performance of their military duties. Replaces the requirement that credentialing programs be accredited by third party accreditation bodies with a requirement that credentialing programs meet specified quality assurance benchmarks. 
 
(Sec. 563) Requires DOD to grant access to all DOD installations to any institution of higher education that has a Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding with DOD for the purposes of student advising and support services. 
 
(Sec. 564) Requires DOD to consult, and enter into a memorandum of understanding, with DHS to prioritize the processing of applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) by members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing separation, discharge or release from the Armed Forces. Requires adjudication of the applications not later than 14 days after the application is submitted, unless an appeal or waiver applies, or if other documentation is required. 
 
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
 
(Sec. 571) Authorizes appropriations for the continuation in FY2017 of DOD assistance to local educational agencies impacted by the enrollment of dependent children of military members and DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 572) Authorizes specified Operation and Maintenance--Defense-Wide funds to be used for impact aid payments for children with disabilities to continue DOD assistance to local educational agencies that benefit eligible dependents with severe disabilities. 
 
(Sec. 573) Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) make a technical correction to prevent some local school districts whose boundaries are within the perimeter of military installations from being disqualified from the Impact Aid heavily impacted program, (2) provide additional time to collect data on the effects of the program, and (3) modify eligibility criteria. 
 
(Sec. 574) Extends the authorities for support related to the transition of military dependent students to local educational agencies. Specifies details that must be included in budget justifications regarding future requests for extensions. 
 
(Sec. 575) Requires the GAO to analyze the condition and capacity of public schools on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 576) Permits DOD to provide relocation assistance to members of the Armed Forces and their families regardless of geographic location and requires DOD to use technology to improve the program. Establishes the position of Program Manager of Military Relocation Assistance in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs to oversee the development and implementation of relocation assistance. 
 
(Sec. 577) Requires DOD and DHS to prescribe regulations to ensure that the family advocacy program office at a military installation to which a member of the Armed Forces is assigned is provided an immediate report of credible information obtained by any individual in the chain of command of the servicemember, that a child in the family or home of the servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require a similar report by any member of the Armed Forces in specified professions who has reason to suspect that a child in the family or home of a servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. 
 
(Sec. 578) Requires certain local educational agencies receiving impact aid and each DOD domestic dependent elementary and secondary school to establish policies and procedures requiring a criminal background check for each school employee of the agency or school. 
 
Prohibits the employment of a school employee that refuses to consent to a criminal background check, makes a false statement in connection with a criminal background check, or has a conviction for certain felonies. 
 
Requires periodic updates of background checks. Authorizes a school employee, upon request, to receive a copy of the criminal background check, and permits the employee to appeal the accuracy and completeness of the background check. 
 
Authorizes a local educational agency or school to share the results of a criminal background check with another educational agency considering an employee for employment. Authorizes certain federal and state officials to charge reasonable fees for conducting a criminal background check not to exceed the actual costs. 
 
(Sec. 579) Authorizes DOD to provide financial or non-monetary support to nonprofit organizations that provide camp experiences for children of military families
 
(Sec. 580) Requires the GAO to report on the effectiveness of each Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 581) Repeals the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education. 
 
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards 
 
(Sec. 586) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Charles S. Kettles, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War.
 
 (Sec. 587) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Gary M. Rose, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War. 
 
(Sec. 588) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor while interned as a prisoner of war by Japan. 
 
(Sec. 589) Posthumously advances Colonel George E. ''Bud'' Day, U.S. Air Force, to the rank of brigadier general on the retired list of the U.S. Air Force. 
 
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 591) Amends the Military Selective Services Act to include women in the requirement to register for selective service, to the same extent men are currently required, beginning January 1, 2018. 
 
(Sec. 592) Establishes the positions of Senior Military Acquisition Advisors within the Defense Acquisition Corps to: (1) serve as advisors to, and provide senior level acquisition expertise to, the Service Acquisition Executive of that officer's military department, and (2) be assigned as adjunct professors at the Defense Acquisition University. 
 
(Sec. 593) Requires the Army and the Marine Corps to report to Congress on the progress of integrating women into military occupational specialties and units recently opened to women. 
 
(Sec. 594) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the career progression track for entry level and laterally moved female service members in combat arms units. 
 
(Sec. 595) Repeals the requirement for the chaplain at the U.S. Air Force Academy to be appointed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 596) Extends the limitation on reducing the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with the service review agencies. 
 
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
 
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances 
 
(Sec. 601) Authorizes a pay raise of 1.6% for all members of the uniformed services effective January 1, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 602) Requires DOD to ensure that pay tables of basic pay for members of the uniformed services reflect the operation of the pay cap required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 603) Extends the authority of DOD to temporarily increase the rate of basic allowance for housing (BAH) in areas impacted by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel. 
 
(Sec. 604) Modifies the BAH benefit for members of the uniformed services to require a system that utilizes actual costs up to a maximum allowable amount. 
 
(Sec. 605) Repeals provisions related to an obsolete authority for combat-related injury rehabilitation pay. 
 
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
 
(Sec. 611) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for Reserve Forces. 
 
(Sec. 612) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. 
 
(Sec. 613) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
 
(Sec. 614) Extends specified special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
 
(Sec. 615) Extends specified bonus and special pay authorities. 
 
(Sec. 616) Conforms the consolidated bonus amount to the current authorized amount of $20,000. 
 
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances 
 
(Sec. 621) Authorizes DOD, on a case-by-case basis, to reimburse travel expenses at a higher amount for Reserve Component members traveling to training from rural areas. 
 
(Sec. 622) Permits families to determine the sequencing of permanent change of station moves when the member and family must move separately to accommodate particular circumstances requiring such a division, including the accommodation of dependent educational obligations and spousal employment and education needs. Requires the GAO to report to Congress on potential actions to enhance the stability of military families undergoing a permanent change of station. 
 
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
 
Part I--Amendments in Connection With Retired Pay Reform 
 
(Sec. 631) Specifies the election period for cadets and midshipmen at the service academies to opt-in to the new military retirement system. Specifies the timing of elections for reservists who are on Inactive Duty during the election period otherwise provided for under the new retirement system. 
 
(Sec. 632) Makes a technical correction for the new military retirement plan related to defining separation from service under the Thrift Savings Plan. 
 
(Sec. 633) Permits DOD to pay continuation pay at any point between the time the member completes 8 years of service and before the member reaches 12 years of service, in exchange for an agreement to continue serving for a period of not less than 3 additional years. 
 
(Sec. 634) Makes a technical and conforming amendment to Combat-Related Special Compensation calculation to bring the authority in line with the new military retirement system.
 
(Sec. 635) Expresses the sense of the Congress that DOD should explore making Roth contributions the default contributions for members of the Armed Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan under the new military retirement plan. 
 
Part II--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 641) Expands the areas eligible for the allowance for covering monthly premiums for the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance to include any designated combat zone or an area directly supporting a designated combat zone. 
 
(Sec. 642) Modifies the division of military retired pay in a divorce decree to the amount the member would be entitled based upon the member's pay grade and years of service at the time of the divorce rather than at the time of retirement with the spousal share of the retired pay computed on the retired pay as adjusted by the annual increases in military pay. 
 
(Sec. 643) Permanently extends the authority to pay the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance at the monthly rate currently payable for FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 644) Authorizes the deduction of Survivor Benefit Plan premiums from monthly combat- related special compensation when retired pay is insufficient to cover the premiums. 
 
(Sec. 645) Expresses the sense of Congress that DOD should explore options to allow servicemembers to designate that, upon their death, the death gratuity may be paid to a trust that is legally established under any federal, state, or territorial law. 
 
(Sec. 646) Requires DOD to provide for an independent assessment of the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan by a federally-funded research and development center. 
 
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations 
 
(Sec. 661) Requires DOD to develop and implement a strategy to optimize management practices across the defense commissary system and the exchange system that reduce reliance on appropriated funding without reducing benefits or the revenue generated by nonappropriated fund entities or instrumentalities of DOD for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. 
 
Requires DOD to ensure that savings generated due to the optimization practices are shared by the defense commissary system and the exchange system through contracts or agreements that appropriately reflect the participation of the systems in the development and implementation of the practices. 
 
Authorizes DOD to establish and carry out an alternative pricing program, under which prices may be established in response to market conditions and customer demand. 
 
(Sec. 662) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of privatization of the Defense Commissary System. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 671) Requires DOD to comply with domestic source requirements for footwear furnished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces. Requires DOD to furnish the footwear directly to members instead of providing a cash allowance. Permits a waiver to be granted in cases of medical necessity. 
 
(Sec. 672) Authorizes payment of certain pay and allowances of a servicemember or retired servicemember to an individual to whom the member has granted authority to manage these funds pursuant to a valid and legally executed durable power of attorney. 
 
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
 
(Sec. 701) Modifies the health care plans available under the TRICARE program. Establishes three health plans for families of Active-Duty servicemembers, and retired military members and their families: (1) TRICARE Prime, a managed care option; (2) TRICARE Choice, a self-managed option; and (3) TRICARE Supplemental, an option for retired members and their families, other than TRICARE-For- Life beneficiaries, who have other health insurance. 
 
Requires beneficiaries to enroll in one of the TRICARE options during an annual open enrollment period in order to obtain care through the TRICARE Program. 
 
Requires DOD to offer TRICARE Prime in areas near military treatment facilities. Establishes TRICARE Choice in other locations, and permits beneficiaries to receive care from any health care provider selected by the member subject to restrictions established by DOD. 
 
Specifies cost-shares, rates for annual enrollment fees, annual deductibles, annual catastrophic caps, and co-payments for inpatient visits, outpatient visits, and other services. 
 
Authorizes DOD to adopt special coverage and reimbursement methods, amounts, and procedures to encourage the use of high-value services and products and to discourage the use of low-value services and products. 
 
(Sec. 702) Modifies cost-sharing requirements for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. 
 
Authorizes DOD, upon a recommendation from the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and review by the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel, to exclude from the pharmacy benefits program any pharmaceutical agent that provides little or no value to beneficiaries and DOD. 
 
Permits DOD to give preferential status to any non-generic pharmaceutical agent on the uniform formulary by treating it, for the purposes of cost-sharing, as a generic product under the TRICARE retail pharmacy and mail order programs. 
 
Permits DOD to adopt special reimbursement methods, amounts, and procedures in medical contracts to encourage physicians to use high-value pharmaceutical agents and to discourage use of low-value agents 
 
(Sec. 703) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to offer eligible beneficiaries the opportunity to purchase dental and vision insurance currently available to federal employees. 
 
(Sec. 704) Provides TRICARE program coverage for medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive disorders and inherited metabolic disorders. 
 
(Sec. 705) Requires DOD to incorporate the use of telehealth services throughout the direct and purchased care components of the military health system. Requires DOD to: (1) establish standardized payment methods to reimburse health care providers for telehealth services provided to covered beneficiaries in the purchased care component of the TRICARE program, and (2) reduce or eliminate co-payments or cost-shares for covered beneficiaries for receipt of telehealth services. 
 
(Sec. 706) Authorizes a veteran or civilian to be evaluated and treated at a military treatment facility if: (1) the evaluation and treatment is necessary to maintain the medical readiness skills and competencies of health care providers at the facility; (2) health care providers at the facility have the competencies, skills and abilities to treat the individual; and (3) the facility has available space, equipment, and materials. 
 
Requires DOD to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the VA under which the VA would reimburse a military treatment facility for the costs of any health care services provided to individuals eligible for health care services from the VA. 
 
(Sec. 707) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program jointly with the OPM to provide commercial health insurance coverage to eligible reserve component members who enroll for either individual, self plus one, or self and family coverage. 
 
(Sec. 708) Authorizes DOD to conduct a pilot program to award competitive grants to community partners to provide intensive outpatient programs to treat members of the Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from military sexual trauma, including treatment for substance use disorder, depression, and other issues related to those conditions. 
 
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration 
 
(Sec. 721) Requires DOD disestablish the medical departments of the Armed Forces and consolidate all activities of those departments into the Defense Health Agency. 
 
(Sec. 722) Requires DOD to incorporate performance accountability measures into the annual performance reviews of certain leadership positions in the military health care system. Prohibits performance bonuses from being paid to a civilian DOD employee occupying a specified position unless the operations of the military health care system met or exceeded performance measures during the period of the employee's annual performance review. 
 
(Sec. 723) Requires DOD to develop common qualifications and core competencies required for selection of commanders or directors of military medical treatment facilities and establishes a minimum length of four years for tours of duty, with specified exceptions, for those commanders or directors. 
 
(Sec. 724) Authorizes DOD to convert military medical and dental positions to civilian positions if the conversion: (1) would not result in a loss of a military-essential position, (2) would not result in degradation of medical care or the medical readiness of the Armed Forces, and (3) would be more cost effective. 
 
(Sec. 725) Authorizes the secretary of a military department to realign the infrastructure of or modify the health care services provided by a military treatment facility if a realignment or modification would better: (1) ensure the delivery of safe, high quality health care services; (2) adapt the delivery of health care in a facility to rapid changes in private sector health care delivery models; or (3) maintain the medical force readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers in a facility. 
 
(Sec. 726) Requires DOD to conduct a new competition of all medical support contracts with private sector entities under the TRICARE program, except the overseas medical support contract, upon expiration of each contract. Specifies requirements for the new contracts. 
 
(Sec. 727) Authorizes DOD to enter into contracts to provide health care, including behavioral health care, to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE Program with any of the following: (1) the VA; (2) an Indian tribe or tribal organization that is party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service; and (3) an Indian tribe or tribal organization that has entered into a contract with the Indian Health Service to provide health care in rural Alaska or other locations in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 728) Requires DOD to implement programs to increase involvement of covered beneficiaries in making health care decisions and to encourage beneficiaries to share more responsibility for the improvement in their health outcomes through participation in medical and lifestyle intervention programs. Authorizes DOD to charge fees for missing scheduled appointments. 
 
(Sec. 729) Requires DOD to establish regional centers of excellence for the provision of military specialty care to covered beneficiaries at existing DOD major medical centers. Authorizes DOD to establish satellite centers to provide specialty care for post- traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. 
 
(Sec. 730) Requires DOD to conduct a program to: (1) establish best practices for the delivery of health care services for certain diseases or conditions at military treatment facilities, (2) incorporate those best practices into the daily operations of military treatment facilities participating in the program, and (3) eliminate variability in health outcomes and improve the quality of health care services delivered at military treatment facilities. 
 
(Sec. 731) Requires DOD to establish an advisory committee for each military medical treatment facility and requires the committee to include specified beneficiaries. 
 
(Sec. 732) Requires DOD to implement a standardized medical appointment scheduling system at military treatment facilities throughout the military health system. 
 
(Sec. 733) Requires military treatment facilities to display average wait times at each urgent care clinic, emergency department, and pharmacy. 
 
(Sec. 734) Requires DOD to implement specified measures to improve and maintain the combat casualty care and trauma care skills for health care providers. 
 
(Sec. 735) Requires DOD to implement and the GAO to assess specified measures to maintain the critical wartime medical readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers within the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 736) Requires DOD to establish military-civilian integrated health delivery systems through partnerships with other health systems, including local or regional health systems in the private sector and the Veterans Health Administration. 
 
(Sec. 737) Requires DOD to enter into centrally-managed, performance-based contracts with private sector entities to augment the delivery of health care services at military treatment facilities that have a limited or restricted ability to provide health care services, such as primary care or expanded-hours urgent care. 
 
(Sec. 738) Amends the requirement for DOD to implement a performance-based, strategic-sourcing contract for acquiring health care professional staffing services for the military health system to require all components of the military health system to use the contract. Requires DOD to develop a process for obtaining a waiver, based on documented rationale, to use another contract or acquisition approach. 
 
(Sec. 739) Removes the annual requirement for managed care support contractors to generate and mail an enrollment renewal letter to all beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime.
 
 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 751) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expanding the use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine at DOD medical facilities in order to meet the increasing demand for mental health care providers at such facilities through the use of a psychiatry fellowship program for physician assistants. 
 
(Sec. 752) Requires DOD to implement a phased plan to eliminate DOD graduate medical education programs that do not directly support the operational medical force readiness requirements for health care providers within the Armed Forces or the medical readiness of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 753) Authorizes the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to grant certificates, certifications, and undergraduate degrees, in addition to advanced degrees. 
 
(Sec. 754) Require DOD to enter into memoranda of agreement with local or regional institutions of higher education that offer degrees in allopathic or osteopathic medicine to establish affiliations between the institutions and military treatment facilities.
 
(Sec. 755) Extends the authority for the joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund. 
 
(Sec. 756) Prohibits DOD and each service secretary from funding or conducting a medical research and development project unless the project would protect, enhance, or restore the health and safety of members of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 757) Authorizes DOD to reimburse an entity carrying out a state vaccination program for the cost of providing vaccines to covered beneficiaries. 
 
(Sec. 758) Requires DOD to reinstate the reimbursement rates in effect on March 1, 2016, for the provision of applied behavior analysis therapy and to preserve those rates throughout the duration of the Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration Program.
 
(Sec. 759) Requires DOD to begin actions to integrate into certain surveys questions designed to obtain information on the experiences of servicewomen with family planning and counseling. 
 
(Sec. 760) Requires DOD to assess the extent to which families of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces serving on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days experience difficulties in transitioning to health care benefits provided under the TRICARE program. 
 
(Sec. 761) Requires DOD to review and monitor prescribing practices at military treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. 
 
(Sec. 762) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan to improve pediatric care and related services for children of members of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 763) Requires the GAO to submit to Congress a report assessing various issues relating to the delivery of health care in the military health system, with an emphasis on identifying potential waste and inefficiency. 
 
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS
 
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy Management 
 
(Sec. 801) Modifies requirements that apply to rapid acquisition authorities. 
 
(Sec. 802) Allows Principal Military Deputies to serve in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the position of the Service Acquisition Executive. 
 
(Sec. 803) Specifies that the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) prepares or approves independent cost estimates and cost analyses for major defense acquisition programs, major automated information system programs, and major subprograms. Prohibits DOD from approving the technology maturation and risk reduction, the engineering and manufacturing development, or the production and deployment of a major defense acquisition program, major automated information system program, or major subprogram unless an independent cost estimate of the full life-cycle cost of the program prepared or approved by Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation has been considered. 
 
(Sec. 804) Requires DOD to revise Department of Defense Instruction 5000.74 to: (1) provide guidance on how the acquisition community should consider the changing nature of the technology and professional services markets; (2) reflect a review of, and appropriate revisions to, the current categories of services acquisition; and (3) reflect a review of existing service contracts to reduce redundancy and duplication.
 
Requires DOD to issue new guidance to address the training and development of the acquisition workforce, particularly those involved in the acquisition of services. 
 
(Sec. 805) Modifies congressional notification requirements for the exercise of waiver authority to acquire vital national security capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 806) Repeals the temporary suspension of public-private competitions for the conversion of DOD function to performance by contractors. 
 
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 811) Establishes an independent board chaired by the Chief Financial Officer of DOD to prescribe, amend, and rescind cost accounting standards as they affect DOD operations. 
 
(Sec. 812) Establishes a $5,000 micro-purchase threshold for DOD activities. 
 
(Sec. 813) Specifies the definition of competition and the role of the prime contractor in determining whether a subcontract meets the competitive or commercial test with respect to enhanced competition requirements. 
 
(Sec. 814) Specifies the circumstances under which independent research and development costs are considered fair, reasonable, and allowable expenses for DOD contracts. 
 
(Sec. 815) Exempts certain multiple-award task or delivery order contracts from the requirement to include cost or price to the federal government as an evaluation factor in the evaluation of proposals for all contracts. 
 
(Sec. 816) Amends the restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions (UCAs) to: (1) require a written determination by senior officials to extend a UCA beyond 90 days, (2) require UCAs to be awarded on a fixed price level of effort basis, and (3) extend the 180 day definitization requirement to contracts in support of Foreign Military Sales cases. 
 
(Sec. 817) Revises the definition of &quot;non-traditional contractor&quot; to address an entity which was intended to be interpreted as allowing specific business units within a corporation to be considered as a non-traditional contractor. 
 
(Sec. 818) Codifies the authority for DOD to negotiate and administer comprehensive subcontracting plans for the purpose of reducing administrative burdens on contractors while enhancing opportunities provided under DOD contracts for small businesses. 
 
(Sec. 819) Prohibits task and delivery protests if DOD has appointed an ombudsman to review complaints related to task order and delivery contracts. 
 
(Sec. 820) Modifies data collections requirements that apply to the procurement of services. 
 
(Sec. 821) Requires a large contractor filing a bid protest on a defense contract with the GAO to cover the cost of processing the protest if all of the elements in the protest are denied in a GAO opinion. Imposes a withhold on payments above incurred costs on any bridge or temporary contract to an incumbent contractor who submits a protest that results in the issuance of a bridge or temporary contract. Makes the distribution of the withheld payments dependent on the outcome of the protest. 
 
(Sec. 822) Requires DOD to enter into a contract with an independent research entity to carry out a comprehensive study on the prevalence and impact of bid protests on DOD acquisition. 
 
(Sec. 823) Specifies that the use of side-by-side testing of certain equipment, munitions, and technologies manufactured and developed under cooperative research and development agreements is considered to be the use of competitive procedures when procuring items that have been successfully tested and found to satisfy U.S. military requirements or to correct operational deficiencies. 
 
(Sec. 824) Expands the scope of the defense acquisition challenge program to include alternatives to existing acquisition programs and specifies that the general solicitation competitive procedures used under the program are competitive procedures. 
 
(Sec. 825) Specifies that it is DOD policy to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria in inappropriate circumstances that potentially deny DOD the benefits of cost and technical tradeoffs in the source selection process. Limits the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria to specified situations. 
 
Requires DOD, to the maximum extent practicable, to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria when the procurement is predominately for the acquisition of information technology services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, audit or audit readiness services, or other knowledge-based professional services. 
 
Requires DOD to report to Congress on the use of lowest-price technically acceptable source selection criteria. 
 
(Sec. 826) Requires each military department and defense agency to pay a penalty for the use of cost-type contracts in certain cases.
 
(Sec. 827) Requires DOD to revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to establish a preference for fixed-price contracts, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts, in the determination of contract type and establish an approval mechanism for the use of cost type contracts over $5 million in value. 
 
(Sec. 828) Requires DOD to prescribe regulations to require the use of firm fixed-price contracts for foreign military sales, subject to a waiver if DOD determines that a different type of contract is in the best interest of the taxpayers. 
 
(Sec. 829) Establishes a preference for performance-based payments to contractors. 
 
(Sec. 829A) Requires the Defense Acquisition University to develop and implement a training program for DOD acquisition personnel on share-in-savings contracts. 
 
(Sec. 829B) Provides DOD with special emergency procurement authority for property or services that would facilitate defense against or recovery from a cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against the United States. 
 
(Sec. 829C) Requires DOD to: (1) prohibit the use of reverse auctions and lowest priced technically acceptable contracting methods for the procurement of personal protective equipment where the level of quality needed or the failure of the item could result in combat casualties, and (2) establish a preference for best value contracting methods when procuring such equipment. 
 
(Sec. 829D) Requires DOD to ensure that contract language does not specify a brand name in solicitations unless justification for the specification is provided and approved under specified provisions of current law. 
 
(Sec. 829E) Sunsets and repeals various contracting limitations, requirements, and other provisions related to contracting. 
 
(Sec. 829F) Establishes an award to recognize defense acquisition programs and acquisition professionals that make the best use of flexibilities and authorities granted in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System). 
 
(Sec. 829G) Limits contracting with the AbilityOne program and requires DOD to contract directly with qualified nonprofit agencies for the severely disabled until the DOD Inspector General certifies that specified requirements have been met. 
 
(Sec. 829H) Limits the application of acquisition regulations required by Executive Order 13673 (Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces) to DOD contractors or subcontractors that have been suspended or debarred as a result of the federal labor law violations referenced in the Executive Order in effect on May 28, 2015. 
 
(Sec. 829I) Authorizes DOD to close out contracts entered into prior to FY2000 without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section. 
 
(Sec. 829J) Authorizes the Navy to close out contracts entered into between FY1974-FY1998 to design, construct, repair, or support the construction or repair of Navy submarines without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section. 
 
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
 
(Sec. 831) Repeals the separate acquisition process and requirements for major automated information systems. 
 
(Sec. 832) Revises the definition of a major defense acquisition program to exclude fixed-price prototypes not planned as part of an existing major defense acquisition programs and those programs or projects developed under the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway. 
 
(Sec. 833) Requires the acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition program to also consider a comprehensive sustainment strategy which includes all aspects of the total life cycle management of the weapon system, including product support, logistics, product support engineering, supply chain integration, maintenance, acquisition logistics, and all aspects of software sustainment. 
 
(Sec. 834) Revises requirements for life cycle cost controls to: 
 
 
 require rapid fielding guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to include direction on a process for identifying and exploiting opportunities to use the rapid fielding pathway to reduce total ownership costs; 
 
 include life cycle cost management as a procedure that DOD should establish for alternative acquisition pathways to meet national security needs; 
 
 require DOD to implement policies to maximize the use of fixed-price contracts and the ability to implement tradeoffs among total cost of ownership, schedule, and performance; 
 
 require sustainment reviews of acquisition programs five years after their operational capability, unless the program has failed to maintain its availability or reliability threshold or has breached its affordability cap before that time. 
 
 
Requires DOD to establish a commercial operational and support saving initiative to insert existing commercial items or technology into military legacy programs through rapid development and fielding of prototypes in order to improve readiness and reduce operations and support costs. 
 
(Sec. 835) Modifies Milestone B (initiates engineering and manufacturing development) certification requirements to eliminate the need for waivers for programs that are executed at the beginning of the fiscal year but before the future years defense program (FYDP) has been submitted, and should receive Milestone B certification as long as there is funding in the current FYDP. 
 
(Sec. 836) Removes the requirement for disclosure of confidence levels for baseline estimates of major defense acquisition programs. Specifies requirements for the disclosure of risk in cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 837) Expands the authority to designate increments or blocks of items delivered under major defense acquisition programs as major subprograms for the purposes of acquisition reporting. 
 
(Sec. 838) Includes first and second tier subcontracts awarded by DOD under major defense acquisition programs in DOD's overall count of small business goals. 
 
(Sec. 839) Requires unit costs to be calculated in constant dollars with an economy-wide inflation index, such as the Gross Domestic Product Price Index. 
 
(Sec. 840) Waives the requirement for an agency to notify Congress regarding a decision to acquire a higher quantity of an end item for tactical missiles and munitions annual procurements. 
 
(Sec. 841) Authorizes DOD to conduct a multiyear contract, over a period of up to four years, for the purchase of units for multiple defense programs that are produced at common facilities at a high rate, and which maximize commonality, efficiencies, and quality, in order to provide maximum benefit to DOD. 
 
(Sec. 842) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to decrease the number of Key Performance Parameters on acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 843) Requires DOD to implement modular open systems architecture in acquisition programs in specified mission areas. 
 
(Sec. 844) Establishes specific cost growth thresholds and cost controls for the Air Force's B-21 bomber program. Requires the Air Force to submit quarterly program performance data to the GAO, and requires the GAO to assess the data. Requires specified funds to be transferred to the Rapid Prototyping Fund.
 
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
 
(Sec. 851) Specifies the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense; the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; and the service acquisition executives for improving program and project management. Requires DOD to develop department-wide standards, policies and guidelines for program and project management. 
 
(Sec. 852) Modifies the authority to waive tenure requirements for program managers for program definition and program execution periods.
 
 (Sec. 853) Requires DOD to establish a set of activities that use data analysis, measurement, and other evaluation-related methods to improve the acquisition outcomes of DOD and enhance organizational learning. 
 
(Sec. 854) Expands the purpose for which the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be used to include the development of acquisition tools and methodologies and the undertaking of research and development of activities that could lead to acquisition policies and practices that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of defense acquisition efforts. 
 
Subtitle E--Provision Related to Commercial Items 
 
(Sec. 861) Requires the establishment of a list in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement of defense-unique statutes that are inapplicable to contracts for commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
 
(Sec. 862) Exempts DOD purchases of commercial off-the-shelf items from regulations to implement specified executive orders and presidential memoranda. Permits DOD to waive any of the regulations to implement the specified executive orders and presidential memoranda for the purchases of other items. 
 
(Sec. 863) Requires DOD to use performance and commercial specifications and standards in lieu of military specifications and standards, including for procuring new systems, major modifications, upgrades to current systems, non-developmental and commercial items, and programs in all acquisition categories, unless no practical alternative exists to meet user needs. 
 
(Sec. 864) Requires DOD to revise guidance related to the preference for commercial services to prohibit an agency from entering into a contract in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold for facilities-related services, knowledge-based services, equipment-related services, construction services, medical services, logistics management services, or transportation services that are not commercial services unless no commercial services are suitable to meet the agency's needs. 
 
(Sec. 865) Treats items that are valued at less than $10,000 and purchased prior to the release of a prime contract request for proposal as commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 866) Treats business units of nontraditional contractors that offer services as a commercial item, if the business unit uses the same personnel and similar pricing as offered to commercial customers. 
 
(Sec. 867) Requires the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include: (1) a requirement that firm fixed-priced contracts, fixed-price incentive contracts or fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts be used to the maximum extent practicable for the acquisition of commercial items, and (2) a prohibition on the use of cost-type contracts for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 868) Permits DOD to carry out a commercial solutions opening pilot program, under which innovative commercial items may be acquired through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of the proposals. 
 
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters 
 
(Sec. 871) Requires DOD to develop a plan to reduce the barriers to the seamless integration between the persons and organizations that comprise the National Technical Industrial Base. Expands the definition of the National Technical Industrial Base to include the United Kingdom and Australia. (Under current law the term &quot;National Technology and Industrial Base&quot; means the persons and organizations that are engaged in research, development, production, integration, services, or information technology activities conducted within the United States and Canada.) 
 
(Sec. 872) Requires DOD, when meeting the national security strategy for the national technology and industrial base to engage in acquisition reform efforts that: (1) rely, to the maximum extent practicable, upon the commercial national technology and industrial base that is required to meet the national security needs of the United States; (2) reduce the reliance of DOD on technology and industrial base sectors that are economically dependent on DOD business; and (3) reduce federal government barriers to the use of commercial products, processes, and standards. 
 
(Sec. 873) Authorizes DOD to make available storage and distribution services support to weapons system support contractors in support of the performance of a contract related to the production, modification, maintenance, or repair of a DOD weapons system. 
 
(Sec. 874) Amends the Small Business Act to make permanent DOD's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. 
 
(Sec. 875) Modifies requirements for the distribution of assistance under procurement technical assistance cooperative agreements to conform the requirements for the Procurement Technical Assistance Program with the current practice of the Defense Logistics Agency of using states as the geographic basis for cooperative agreement awards. 
 
(Sec. 876) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program for nontraditional contractors and small business concerns to design, develop, and demonstrate innovative prototype military platforms of significant scope for the purpose of demonstrating new capabilities that could provide alternatives to existing acquisition programs and assets.
 
Subtitle G--International Contracting Matters 
 
(Sec. 881) Requires DOD to: (1) develop a plan to improve the management and use of fees collected on transfer of defense articles under programs over which the Defense Security Cooperation Agency has administration responsibilities; and (2) establish a process for contractors to provide input, feedback, and adjudication of any differences regarding the appropriateness of governmental pricing and availability estimates. 
 
(Sec. 882) Authorizes DOD to establish a working capital fund to finance inventories of supplies of precision guided munitions in advance of partner and allied forces requirements to enhance the effectiveness of overseas contingency operations conducted or supported by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 883) Extends the authority to acquire products and services produced in countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 884) Codifies for DOD contracts the exemption included in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.000(b) that specifies that small business set-asides are not applied to overseas contracts. 
 
(Sec. 885) Authorizes DOD to make a determination to limit competition or provide a preference for products and services produced in areas where the United States has long-term agreements with host nations in the African region. 
 
(Sec. 886) Maintains the prohibition on procuring military items from China that meet the definition of goods and services controlled as munitions items when moved to the &quot;600 series&quot; of the Commerce Control List. 
 
Subtitle H--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 891) Requires DOD to develop and initiate a program to improve contractor business systems.
 
 (Sec. 892) Exempts audits for the National Nuclear Security Administration from the prohibition on the performance of non-defense audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 
 
(Sec. 893) Requires all DOD entities, with the exception of the Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence, which conduct commercial and not inherently governmental work to establish cost baselines for their operations and begin to adopt best commercial and business management practices to reduce costs and improve performance. 
 
(Sec. 894) Transfers the functions of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Director of Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Specifies that the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on developmental test and evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 895) Exempts information technology equipment included as an integral part of a weapon system from certain requirements related to capital planning and investment control, unless the Milestone Decision Authority determines in writing that the application of the requirements is in the best interests of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 896) Specifies that the use of a technical, merit-based selection procedure or the Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program for the pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects is considered using competitive procedures. Requires DOD to establish procedures under which a small business or a nontraditional contractor may engage an independent certified public accountant for the review and certification of its accounting system for the purposes of any audits required by regulation. 
 
(Sec. 897) Permits funds authorized for electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare to be used for the development and fielding of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare capabilities. Includes electronic warfare programs in the rapid acquisition authority program. 
 
(Sec. 898) Prohibits DOD from entering into a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for congressional special interest medical research programs under the DOD congressionally directed medical research program unless there is sufficient transparency of cost accounting and other specified requirements are met. 
 
(Sec. 899) Extends the enhanced transfer authority for technology developed at DOD laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 899A) Authorizes the Army, Navy, and Air Force each to establish service-specific funds for acquisition programs under the rapid fielding and prototyping pathways.
 
(Sec. 899B) Extends and modifies the authorization for the Defense Modernization Account. Modifies provisions regarding the funds available for the account, transfers, authorized uses of the funds, and the availability of funds by appropriation. 
 
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 901) Establishes the position of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to serve as the chief acquisition officer and the chief technology officer of DOD and the principal adviser on scientific, technological and acquisition matters to the Secretary and to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
 
Consolidates certain Assistant Secretary of Defense positions to establish a new position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Policy and Oversight. Eliminates specified Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense positions. 
 
(Sec. 902) Specifies that management experience with a large and complex organization is a qualification for individuals serving as secretaries of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 903) Establishes the position of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information as the Chief Information Officer to report to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense and be responsible for cyber and space policy, information network defense, policies and standards governing information technology systems and related information security activities of DOD and oversight of the Defense Information Systems Agency. 
 
(Sec. 904) Reduces the maximum number of personnel permitted for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other DOD headquarters offices. 
 
(Sec. 905) Limits the funds available for staff augmentation contracts at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the headquarters of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 906) Authorizes DOD to establish a delivery unit of personnel to be responsible for providing expertise and support throughout DOD for efforts relating to management reform and business transformation. Permits the unit to use public-private talent exchange authorities available to DOD. 
 
Subtitle B--Combatant Command Matters 
 
(Sec. 921) Specifies that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is responsible for ensuring that the President and the Secretary of Defense receive military advice on the comprehensive organization, training, equipping, and employment of the armed forces. 
 
Requires the primary focus of the Chairman to be the development of the military elements of national security and defense strategy, assisting the President and the Secretary in the integration of military operations and activities worldwide, and advocating for military requirements of the present and future joint force of the United States. 
 
Specifies that the role of the other members of the Joint Chiefs includes provide military advice to civilian leaders, including on the military elements of strategy. Strikes the requirement that the Joint Chiefs provide advice to civilian leaders ''upon request.'' 
 
Changes the terms of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from two year terms with eligibility for a two year renewal to single, staggered four-year terms, with the authority for a single two-year extension. Prohibits the Vice Chairman from being eligible to serve as the Chairman or any other position in the armed services. 
 
Specifies that the primary duties of the combatant commanders (COCOMs) are to execute the national defense strategies in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to prepare and plan for conflict, to take necessary actions to deter conflict, and if directed by the Secretary, to command U.S. armed forces in combat. 
 
Creates a Combatant Commanders Council, consisting of all the COCOMs, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense to aid in the execution of defense strategy and the global integration of military activities across the regional and functional divisions of the COCOMs. 
 
(Sec. 922) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to delegate some authority to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the worldwide reallocation of limited military assets on a short-term basis, consistent with the Secretary's policy guidance and the national defense strategy. 
 
(Sec. 923) Modifies the roles and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. 
 
(Sec. 924) Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program on organizing the subordinate commands of a unified combatant command in the form of joint task forces. 
 
(Sec. 925) Requires at least one deputy commander of the combatant command of the geographic area of responsibility which includes the United States be a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, unless a reserve component officer is serving as commander of that combatant command. 
 
Subtitle C--Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements 
 
(Sec. 941) Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement an organizational strategy for DOD that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 942) Requires the next Secretary of Defense to submit to a report on the management of DOD that includes: 
 
 
 a human capital strategy, 
 
 personnel cost savings targets, 
 
 a plan to eliminate unnecessary or redundant functions within each component of DOD, 
 
 recommendations for legislative actions for force management and shaping authorities to achieve the savings targets, and 
 
 a process for delayering headquarters organizations across DOD. 
 
 
(Sec. 943) Modifies the composition and mission of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC). Specifies that the service chief of the relevant military service is responsible for all service-specific requirements, and the JROC's validation is not required before commencing a service specific acquisition program, unless: (1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided that service-specific requirement should be a joint requirement and be subject to the oversight of the Oversight Council, or (2) the program for meeting the requirement would be a major defense acquisition program. 
 
Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to determine whether a major defense acquisition program may meet joint requirements before that program or subprogram may receive Milestone A approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B. 
 
Shifts the responsibility for making recommendations about military capabilities to meet applicable requirements from the JROC as a whole to the Vice Chairman alone. 
 
(Sec. 944) Authorizes the National Guard to appoint, employ, administer, detail, and assign federal civilian employees to provide full- time support to the non-federalized National Guard. Specifies that that state adjutants general will continue to exercise their authority to hire, employ, and supervise the federal civilian employees providing full-time support to their state. Authorizes the National Guard to delegate to the adjutants general the authority to appoint, employ, and administer federal civilian employees within the states and territories with authority to conduct all personnel actions for employees except in the case of any appeal right or complaint filed by an employee appointed under this section. 
 
(Sec. 945) Requires DOD to undertake actions to support a decision on whether: (1) to maintain a separate clandestine human intelligence collection capability within the Defense Intelligence Agency; or (2) consolidate clandestine human intelligence collection within the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a military division within the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
 
(Sec. 946) Eliminates the Department of Defense Financial Management Modernization Executive Committee. 
 
(Sec. 947) Reorganizes and redesignates the Office of Family Policy and the Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs.
 
(Sec. 948) Establishes a pilot program to permit laboratory directors, as well as the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to waive on a temporary basis DOD regulations, instructions, publications, policies, and procedures to improve operations and personnel management. 
 
Subtitle D--Whistle-Blower Protections for Members of the Armed Forces 
 
(Sec. 961) Expands the types of adverse personnel actions prohibited under the military whistle-blower protection program, to include retaliatory investigations and failures of superiors to respond to retaliatory actions in certain circumstances, as prohibited personnel actions that are reviewable. 
 
Requires inspectors general to notify the secretary concerned if, during the IG's preliminary investigation, the IG determined there were reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel action occurred, and that the action would result in an immediate hardship to the servicemember. Authorizes the secretary concerned to take action, as appropriate, in such cases. 
 
Requires an IG to provide periodic updates to whistle-blowers on the progress of investigations. Requires the DOD IG to prescribe uniform standards for the conduct of military whistle-blower investigations and for the training of staff conducting investigations. 
 
(Sec. 962) Specifies that a secretary of a military department who receives an IG report substantiating that a prohibited personnel action occurred may consider whether to take corrective action, but may not make a determination that a prohibited personnel action did not occur. 
 
(Sec. 963) Requires boards for correction of military records (BCMRs) to: (1) notify claimants of the specific information or documents needed to make their claim reviewable, (2) make reasonable efforts to obtain missing records when they cannot be obtained by a claimant, and (3) consider any request for reconsideration of a determination of a BCMR when new information is provided by a claimant, not previously considered. 
 
Specifies that claimants may seek judicial review of BCMR decisions and requires BCMRs to publish final decisions with personally identifiable information redacted. 
 
Requires DOD to develop and report to Congress on a comprehensive training curriculum for members of BCMRs. 
 
(Sec. 964) Requires the GAO to review the integrity of the DOD whistle-blower program. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 971) Elevates oversight of recovery policy and operations for current conflicts from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to the Secretary of Defense, and specifies that the DPAA director retains authority to establish policy and execute recovery operations for missing persons from past conflicts. Specifies that DOD is required to account for missing persons only to the extent practicable upon discovery of remains of missing personnel. 
 
(Sec. 972) Modifies the authority of DOD to appoint law enforcement personnel to protect the Pentagon reservation and DOD activities in the National Capital Region. Sets the rates of basic pay for law enforcement and security personnel whose permanent duty station is the Pentagon reservation. 
 
(Sec. 973) Requires DOD to take actions to allow the Defense Security Service to conduct before October 1, 2017, all personnel background and security investigations adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility of DOD. 
 
Requires DOD and the Office of Personnel Management to develop and carry out a plan to transfer government investigative personnel and contracted resources to DOD in proportion to the background and security investigative workload to be assumed by DOD. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) ensure that insider threat programs collect, store, and retain information from specified data sources; (2) establish a personnel security program and take other appropriate actions to support the Innovation Initiative to better leverage commercial technology; and (3) issue an updated reciprocity directive that accounts for security policy changes associated with new position designation regulations, new continuous evaluation policies, and new federal investigative standards. 
 
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1001) Permits DOD to make transfers between amounts authorized for FY2017 in division A of this bill, subject to specified limitations and a congressional notification requirement. 
 
(Sec. 1002) Requires DOD to competitively procure as soon as practicable information technology services to improve preparation of auditable financial statements. Authorizes science and technology funding, prototypes, and test and evaluation resources to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1003) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the statutory budget caps imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 remain an unreasonable and inadequate budgeting tool to address the nation's fiscal challenges. 
 
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities 
 
(Sec. 1006) Codifies and modifies the authority of DOD to provide support for counter-drug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime of civilian law enforcement agencies 
 
(Sec. 1007) Extends the authority to support the unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 
 
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
 
(Sec. 1011) Prohibits funds from being used to retire, prepare to retire, or inactivate a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, or Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship, unless specified requirements are met. 
 
(Sec. 1012) Prohibits funds from being used to retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage any Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter, or associated equipment, or to make any reductions to the manning levels of any Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship or Sea Dragon squadron or detachment. Permits the Navy to waive this prohibition by submitting a required certification to Congress.
 
 Subtitle D--Counterterrorism 
 
(Sec. 1021) Extends through 2017 the prohibition on the use of DOD funds to transfer or release individuals detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (Guantanamo) to the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1022) Extends through 2017, the prohibition on the use of DOD funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1023) Authorizes DOD to use funds for designing and planning related to the construction or modification of facilities in the United States to house individuals detained at Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1024) Authorizes the temporary transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo to the United States for necessary medical treatment that is not available at Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1025) Provides U.S. District Court judges with jurisdiction to use video teleconferencing to arraign, accept a plea to a charge from, and enter a judgment of conviction and sentencing against individuals held at Guantanamo. Authorizes the Department of Justice to transfer detainees to third countries to serve their sentences. 
 
(Sec. 1026) Extends through 2017 the prohibition on the use of DOD funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo to Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen. 
 
(Sec. 1027) Specifies that certifications provided by DOD for the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to foreign countries must include a requirement that the United States and the government of the foreign government of transfer have entered into a written memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer of the individual and the memorandum of understanding has been provided to Congress.
 
 (Sec. 1028) Requires DOD, prior to transferring any individual detained at Guantanamo to any foreign government or entity, to submit to Congress a report on the individuals' previous terrorist activities, memberships in, affiliations, or associations with terrorist organizations, and a description of the individuals' support or participation in attacks against the United States or U.S. allies. 
 
(Sec. 1029) Prohibits the use of funds to transfer any individual held at Guantanamo to a foreign country that is the subject of a State Department travel warning with certain exceptions. 
 
(Sec. 1030) Extends through 2017 the prohibition on the use of DOD funds for the closure or abandonment of Guantanamo, the relinquishment of control of Guantanamo to Cuba, or the implementation of a material modification to the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo. 
 
Subtitle E--Assured Access to Space 
 
(Sec. 1036) Prohibits DOD from: (1) launching any national security satellite with a launch vehicle requiring a rocket engine designed or manufactured in Russia, or (2) certifying any entity to bid for the award or renewal of a contract for the procurement of property or services for space launch activities for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program if that entity would use a rocket engine designed or manufactured in Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1037) Requires that assured access to space be achieved without the use of rocket engines designed or manufactured in Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1038) Repeals provisions that permit the use of rocket engines from Russia for the EELV program. 
 
Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 1041) Require the secretaries of the military departments, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, to assign forces under the jurisdiction of the secretaries concerned to the combatant commands to perform missions assigned to the combatant commands. Specifies that forces that are not assigned will remain under the control of the respective military department secretaries for purposes of carrying out specified responsibilities under current law, including organizing, training, and mobilizing of all U.S. military forces. 
 
(Sec. 1042) Requires DOD to commission a quadrennial independent review of U.S. policy in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
 
(Sec. 1043) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report assessing the future security requirements for one or more strategic ports in the Arctic. 
 
(Sec. 1044) Modifies congressional notification requirements for sensitive military operations. 
 
(Sec. 1045) Requires the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to: (1) oversee the modeling of an alternative Army design and operational concept for the Reconnaissance Strike Group, and (2) submit to Congress a report that explicitly addresses the value of a follow-on pilot program to test further any promising alternative force designs and concept of operation. 
 
(Sec. 1046) Requires the Air Force, no later than September 30, 2019, to fully transition to an organizational model for all Air Force remotely piloted aircraft that uses enlisted personnel as operators rather than officers. 
 
(Sec. 1047) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer or place in storage any aircraft in Marine Corps Search and Rescue Units (SRU); or (2) reduce the manning levels with respect to any SRU. 
 
(Sec. 1048) Delays from January 1, 2017, to October 1, 2017, the implementation date for the conversion of certain military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. Specifies that the positions to be converted will be reviewed and determined by leadership from the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the National Guard Bureau, and the State Adjutants General. 
 
(Sec. 1049) Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to ensure that the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs has access to, and support from, offices, agencies, and programs of the department necessary to achieve its intended function. 
 
(Sec. 1050) Authorizes DOD and the Department of State to enter into an agreement allowing each department to provide support, supplies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by exchange of support, supplies, and services, to the other department during a contingency operation and related transition period. 
 
(Sec. 1051) Specifies requirements for information sharing and the coordination of military training between DOD and the Department of Homeland Security. 
 
(Sec. 1052) Limits the provision of defense sensitive support to non-DOD departments and agencies until DOD determines and notifies Congress that: (1) the support does not interfere with the mission and functions of DOD; or (2) is in the U.S. national security interest if it does interfere. 
 
(Sec. 1053) Modifies the authority to transfer DOD property for law enforcement activities with respect to the determination of eligible defense items and notification requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1054) Authorizes DOD to exempt certain information related to military tactics, techniques, and procedures from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. 
 
(Sec. 1055) Authorizes DOD to designate information as being DOD critical infrastructure security information to ensure that the information is not disseminated without authorization. Requires certain critical infrastructure security information that is provided to a state or local government to remain under the control of DOD. Specifies that a state or local law authorizing or requiring a state or local government to disclose the information does not apply to such information, and any request for disclosure must be provided to DOD to determine whether to exempt the information from disclosure. 
 
(Sec. 1056) Authorizes the Army to acquire from any person any excess rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or other supplies which were provided to any country on a grant basis and transfer the items to certain individuals. 
 
(Sec. 1057) Expresses the sense of the Senate on the definition of and need for continued prioritization, development, and fielding of fifth-generation airborne capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1058) Makes technical and clerical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
 
Subtitle G--National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service 
 
(Sec. 1066) Specifies that the purpose of this title is to establish a National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to: (1) review the military selective service process (commonly referred to as &quot;the draft&quot;); and (2) consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service in order to address national security and other public service needs of the nation. Specifies requirements for the scope of the review. 
 
(Sec. 1067) Establishes the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service as an independent commission. Specifies requirements and procedures for the appointment of members, composition of the commission, pay rates for members and staff, and other authorities related to the operations of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 1068) Requires the commission to conduct public hearings (except classified hearings) on recommendations under consideration.
 
(Sec. 1069) Requires the President to establish and transmit to the commission and Congress principles for reform of the military selective service process. Requires certain cabinet officials and other officials or experts to transmit to the commission and Congress recommendations for the reform of the military selective service process, and military, national, and public service in connection with that process. 
 
Requires the commission to submit to Congress and the President a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the commission, including legislative language and recommendations for administrative action to implement the recommendations of the Commission. 
 
(Sec. 1070) Authorizes the commission to appoint, and fix the rate of pay of, an Executive Director and staff. Limits detailees from the Executive Branch and performance reviews for staff of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 1071) Precludes the actions of the President, cabinet officials and other individuals required to provide recommendations under this subtitle, and the commission from judicial review of their actions taken under this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 1072) Requires the commission to be terminated no later than 36 months after the establishment date. 
 
(Sec. 1073) Authorizes specified DOD appropriations to be used for the commission. 
 
Subtitle H--Studies and Reports 
 
(Sec. 1076) Requires the military service chiefs and the commanders of the individual functional and geographic combatant commands to submit to Congress a list, in priority order, of the unfunded requirements for each individual service branch or combatant command. 
 
(Sec. 1077) Requires DOD to oversee and report to Congress on an assessment of the joint ground forces of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 1078) Requires DOD to submit to Congress an assessment from an independent organization of the adequacy and sufficiency of the force structure of the Armed Forces to meet future threats to the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1079) Requires DOD to submit to Congress an annual report on the observation flights over the United States under the Open Skies Treaty during the previous year. 
 
(Sec. 1080) Requires DOD to provide certain reports and notifications to Congress regarding programs that DOD manages under alternative compensatory control measures.
 
 (Sec. 1081) Adds the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to a reporting requirement regarding expenditures of certain funds by the Defense Intelligence Agency without regard to the provisions of law or regulation relating to the expenditure of U.S. Government funds. 
 
(Sec. 1082) Repeals several DOD reporting requirements included in an annual National Defense Authorization Act and other laws. 
 
(Sec. 1083) Repeals several DOD reporting requirements included in an annual National Defense Authorization Act. 
 
(Sec. 1084) Repeals the requirement for DOD to develop and execute an efficiencies plan for the civilian personnel workforce and the service contractor workforce. 
 
Subtitle I--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1086) Disestablishes the F-35 Joint Program Office and devolves relevant responsibilities to the Air Force and the Navy. Requires the Air Force and the Navy to establish: (1) separate program offices to manage the production, sustainment, and modernization of their respective aircraft; and (2) processes to coordinate on issues where commonality exists. 
 
(Sec. 1087) Requires DOD to treat the F-35 Follow-on Modernization program as a separate Major Defense Acquisition Program. 
 
(Sec. 1088) Reduces from 10 to 9 the number of Navy carrier air wing and carrier air wing headquarters that are required to be maintained. 
 
(Sec. 1089) Limits the size of the National Security Council (NSC) professional staff to no more than 150 individuals including detailees and assignees from other agencies and contractors. Modifies other requirements for the NSC. 
 
(Sec. 1090) Requires the annual national security strategy report to be transmitted in classified form and permits the report to include an unclassified summary. 
 
(Sec. 1091) Requires DHS to develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of security at ports of entry, between ports of entry, and in the maritime environment. 
 
(Sec. 1092) Requires all marketing functions of the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard to be consolidated within the Army Marketing Research Group. 
 
(Sec. 1093) Prohibits a person from using specified Naval Special Warfare insignia in connection with any promotion, service or other commercial activity when a particular use would be likely to suggest a false affiliation, connection, or association with, endorsement by, or approval of, the United States, DOD, or the Navy. Authorizes the Department of Justice to initiate civil proceedings to prevent unauthorized use of the insignia. 
 
(Sec. 1094) Requires DOD to conduct a program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
 
(Sec. 1095) Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding the basing of KC-46A tanker aircraft outside of the continental United States. 
 
(Sec. 1096) Requires DOD to provide Congress with an annual national defense strategy to replace the Quadrennial Defense Review required under current law. Requires the strategy to address: 
 
 
 the highest priority missions for DOD, 
 
 the most critical and enduring threats to the national security of the United States and its allies posed by states or non-state actors, and the strategies that DOD will use to counter those threats; 
 
 a strategic framework to prioritize the missions and threats; and 
 
 the major investments in defense capabilities, force readiness, global posture, and technological innovation that DOD will make over the following five-year period in accordance with the strategic framework. 
 
 
The Secretary of Defense must seek the military advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in preparing each defense strategy required by this subsection.
 
 TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Department of Defense Matters Generally 
 
(Sec. 1101) Removes restrictions on managing civilian personnel within DOD on the basis of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees. Requires annual reports to Congress regarding the management of the DOD civilian workforce. 
 
(Sec. 1102) Repeals the requirement for DOD to submit a biennial strategic workforce plan. 
 
(Sec. 1103) Authorizes DOD to make: (1) a temporary appointment or a term appointment when the need for the services of an employee in DOD is not permanent, and (2) make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment in DOD to address critical hiring needs. 
 
(Sec. 1104) Changes the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project from an indefinite project to a permanent system to provide DOD with the permanent authority to establish and adjust a special system of personnel authorities for the civilian acquisition workforce and supporting personnel assigned to work directly with that workforce. 
 
(Sec. 1105) Provides each secretary of a military department with the direct hire authority for a limited number of financial management experts. 
 
(Sec. 1106) Authorizes DOD to recruit and appoint a limited number of qualified recent graduates and current post-secondary students to positions within DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1107) Authorizes DOD, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of the employee, to arrange for the temporary assignment of a DOD employee to the private-sector organization, or from the private-sector organization to a DOD organization. 
 
(Sec. 1108) Requires training for DOD employment and human resources personnel on special recruitment, hiring, special pays, and retention authorities for positions at the U.S. Cyber Command. 
 
(Sec. 1109) Increases the maximum amount of separation pay authorized for Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay from the current ceiling of $25,000 to $40,000 for DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 1110) Repeals the authority for DOD to waive the restriction on the appointment of retired members of the armed forces to positions in the civil service in DOD within 180 days of their retirement based on a state of national emergency. 
 
(Sec. 1111) Creates a pilot program on career sabbaticals for DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 1112) Limits the number of employees at the DOD who are in the Senior Executive Service. 
 
(Sec. 1113) Specifies that there is no time limitation on a relocating spouse's eligibility for noncompetitive appointment from the date of the service member's permanent change of station orders to the spouses' permanent appointment per duty station, 
 
Subtitle B--Department of Defense Science and Technology Laboratories and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 1121) Makes permanent the alternative personnel management authority for experts in science and engineering. 
 
(Sec. 1122) Permanently extends and modifies the authority for DOD science and technology laboratories to hire students enrolled in scientific and engineering programs. Permits the laboratories to hire a greater number of students using the direct hire authority. 
 
(Sec. 1123) Provides DOD with direct hire authority for a limited number of scientific and engineering positions for test and evaluation facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base. 
 
(Sec. 1124) Makes permanent the authority for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel between DOD and the private sector. 
 
(Sec. 1125) Establishes a pilot program to provide enhanced pay authorities to assist the military departments in attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and technology experts in positions responsible for managing and performing complex, high cost research and technology development efforts in DOD science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 1126) Requires DOD authorities for conducting certain personnel demonstration projects for defense laboratories to be discharged through the Under Secretary of Research and Engineering and requires the emphasis in exercising the authorities to be placed on enhancing efficient operations of the laboratory. 
 
Subtitle C--Government-Wide Matters 
 
(Sec. 1131) Expands the personnel flexibilities available to land management agencies to include all agencies government-wide, including the Department of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 1132) Directs the OPM to permit certain agencies to use direct-hire authority for permanent or non-permanent positions in the competitive services for prevailing rate employees, if there is either a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for the positions. 
 
(Sec. 1133) Authorizes agencies to appoint an individual to a prevailing rate position at a rate of basic pay above the minimum rate of the appropriate grade in cases where there is an unusually large shortage of qualified candidates for employment, unique qualifications of a candidate of employment, or a special need of the government for the services of a candidate for employment. 
 
(Sec. 1134) Limits the application of points for preference eligible hiring to the first appointment of a preference eligible candidate in a permanent position in the competitive service. 
 
(Sec. 1135) Authorizes the use of advance payment of basic pay for current employees who relocate within the United States and its territories to a location outside the employee's current commuting area. Limits the advance payment to two pay periods. 
 
(Sec. 1136) Allows overtime pay for nonexempt federal civilian employees assigned to temporary duty travel in a foreign area. 
 
(Sec. 1137) Extends through 2017 the authority of heads of executive agencies to waive the limitation on the aggregate of basic and premium pay of federal civilian employees working overseas in support of a military operation or an operation in response to a declared emergency. 
 
Subtitle D--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1151) Modifies the flat rate per diem requirements for DOD military and civilian personnel on long-term temporary duty assignments. 
 
(Sec. 1152) Extends for one year the discretionary authority of the head of a federal agency to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities comparable to those provided to members of the Foreign Service to an agency's civilian employees on official duty in a combat zone. 
 
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training 
 
(Sec. 1201) Extends through FY2019 the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. Expands the authorization to make certain payments to redress injury and loss in Iraq to include Afghanistan and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1202) Increases the amounts available for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Requires DOD to submit to Congress plan for using the increased amounts, an annual spending plan, and quarterly updates on certain transactions associated with the fund. 
 
(Sec. 1203) Codifies the authority for DOD to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing military operations by U.S. special operations forces to combat terrorism. Increases the annual cap on the authority and limits the amount available to support any particular military operation under the authority. 
 
(Sec. 1204) Prohibits DOD from using funds to invite, assist, or otherwise assure the participation of the government of Cuba in any joint or multilateral exercise or related security conference between the United States and Cuba until DOD submits specified assurances to Congress. Includes an exception for any joint or multilateral exercise or operation related to humanitarian assistance or disaster response. 
 
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
 
(Sec. 1211) Extends through December 31, 2017: (1) the authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan, and (2) the exemption for excess defense articles (EDA) transferred from DOD stocks in Afghanistan from the annual limitation on the aggregate value of EDA transferred under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 1212) Modifies the authority to reimburse certain coalition nations for support, including requirements regarding the military operations covered, limitations on the amounts available, and the treatment of 2016 unobligated balances. 
 
(Sec. 1213) Prohibits DOD from using funds for a construction or other infrastructure project in Afghanistan that cannot be safely accessed by U.S. government personnel. Permits waivers for specified programs and projects.
 
 (Sec. 1214) Authorizes DOD to use specified funds to reimburse Pakistan for certain activities that enhance the security situation in the northwest regions of Pakistan and along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Makes a portion of the funds contingent upon a certification from DOD that Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network in Pakistan. 
 
(Sec. 1215) Requires the Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel to submit a report on the oversight activities of U.S. Inspectors General in Afghanistan planned for FY2017. 
 
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 
 
(Sec. 1221) Extends and modifies the authority for DOD to provide assistance to the vetted elements of the Syrian opposition. Strikes the prior approval reprogramming requirement and replaces it with a notification requirement before carrying out new initiatives. 
 
(Sec. 1222) Extends the authority to provide assistance to military and other security forces of or associated with the government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces, with a national mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 
 
Extends the requirement for an assessment of the extent to which the government of Iraq is increasing political inclusiveness, addressing the grievances of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhancing minority integration in the political and military structures in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 1223) Extends the authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
 
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Iran 
 
(Sec. 1226) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on the military power of Iran. 
 
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
 
(Sec. 1231) Extends through FY2019 the authority for DOD to provide security assistance and intelligence support to military and other security forces of the government of Ukraine and authorizes appropriations for this purpose. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of half of the funds authorized to be appropriated in FY2017 under this authority until DOD certifies that Ukraine has taken substantial action to make defense institutional reforms and outlines areas where additional action is needed. 
 
(Sec. 1232) Extends through FY2018 the authority for DOD to provide multilateral or regional training, and pay the incremental expenses of participating in such training, for countries in Eastern Europe that are a signatory to the Partnership for Peace Framework Documents but not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or became a NATO member after January 1, 1999. Authorizes specified funds for the European Reassurance Initiative to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1233) Adds additional requirements for the annual report on Russian military and security developments, including an assessment of Russian operations in Ukraine and an analysis of the nuclear strategy and associated doctrine of Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1234) Expresses the sense of the Senate on European investment in security and stability. Requires DOD to submit to Congress an accounting of European investment in security capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1235) Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding the European Deterrence Initiative. 
 
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Asia-Pacific Region 
 
(Sec. 1241) Requires DOD to submit to Congress annually a report including an update of the most current DOD Freedom of Navigation Report under the Freedom of Navigation Operations program. Requires the report to document the types and locations of excessive claims that the Armed Forces have challenged in the previous year in order to preserve the rights, freedoms, and uses of the sea and airspace guaranteed to all countries by international law. 
 
(Sec. 1242) Includes the Philippines as an &quot;allied country&quot; for the purpose of DOD's authority to enter into cooperative military airlift agreements with allied countries. 
 
(Sec. 1243) Requires DOD to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and officials between the United States and Taiwan to improve military to military relations. 
 
(Sec. 1244) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should strengthen and enhance its long-standing partnership and strategic cooperation with Taiwan, with the objective of reinforcing its commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act and the ''Six Assurances.'' 
 
(Sec. 1245) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it would further U.S. national security interests if the prohibition on the sale of lethal military equipment to Vietnam were removed, (2) future sales should be monitored, and (3) the United States should continue to expand the military-to-military relationship with the government of Vietnam. 
 
(Sec. 1246) Redesignates the &quot;South China Sea Initiative&quot; as the&quot; Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative.&quot; 
 
Subtitle G--Reform of Department of Defense Security Cooperation 
 
(Sec. 1251) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding DOD security cooperation programs and activities, as well as the broader security sector assistance activities of the U.S. government. 
 
(Sec. 1252) Creates a new chapter of the U.S. Code on security cooperation, and transfers, modifies, and codifies security cooperation related provisions from elsewhere in the U.S. Code and public law to this new chapter. 
 
Repeals several ''train and equip'' authorities and replaces the authorities with a provision that includes all of DOD's existing &quot;train and equip&quot; authorities. 
 
Transfers to the new chapter on security cooperation the authority of DOD to administer the Regional Centers for Security Studies. Reduces the number of regional centers and provides DOD with increased flexibility in assigning the areas of focus for the centers. 
 
(Sec. 1253) Combines existing security cooperation authorities permitting the exchange of military and defense personnel with allies of the United States and other friendly foreign countries. 
 
(Sec. 1254) Consolidates and modifies similar authorities permitting the payment of personnel expenses of allied or partner countries during theater security cooperation activities. 
 
(Sec. 1255) Combines and modifies similar authorities for the payment of expenses in connection with training exercises with the military forces or other security forces of a friendly foreign country
 
(Sec. 1256) Consolidates and modifies authorities relating to the provision of operational support to partners and allies in combined operations with U.S. Armed Forces or in military operations that support U.S. national security interests. 
 
(Sec. 1257) Codifies and makes permanent the Department of Defense State Partnership Program. 
 
(Sec. 1258) Transfers to the new U.S. Code chapter on security cooperation the regional combating terrorism fellowship program. Modifies the program to authorize DOD to carry out a program under which DOD may pay costs associated with the education and training of national-level security officials of friendly foreign nations. 
 
(Sec. 1259) Consolidates international engagement authorities for the service academies of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 1260) Creates a central fund for DOD security cooperation programs and activities, known as the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund. Requires DOD to: (1) transfer all unobligated balances from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, the Iraq Train and Equip Fund, the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative, and any account or fund of the Department of Defense for security cooperation programs and activities into the new fund; and (2) transition the execution of all security programs and activities to the authorities contained in the new security cooperation. 
 
(Sec. 1261) Consolidates and standardize DOD's reporting on security cooperation authorities and programs in an annual report. 
 
(Sec. 1262) Requires the President to submit a consolidated annual budget for DOD security programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1263) Requires DOD to create a security cooperation workforce program to oversee the development and management of a professional workforce supporting DOD security cooperation programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1264) Requires DOD and the Department of State to establish regulations to facilitate and streamline coordination between the departments on all matters relating to the policy, planning, and implementation of covered security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1265) Repeals superseded, obsolete, or duplicate statutes relating to security cooperation authorities. 
 
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1271) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to require the President to develop a plan for negotiating and entering into one or more free trade agreements with certain sub-Saharan African countries. 
 
(Sec. 1272) Extends and modifies the authority to provide assistance to the governments of Tunisia and Egypt to support efforts to enhance security along borders with Libya. 
 
(Sec. 1273) Increases the annual limitation of the authority for DOD to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation, on a joint basis with Israel to establish anti-tunnel defense capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize underground tunnels. Specifies requirements related to matching contributions by Israel and the use of certain funds for research, development, test, and evaluation activities in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1274) Extends the authority of DOD to develop, manage, and execute a Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery personnel recovery program for isolated DOD, U.S. government, and other designated personnel supporting U.S. national interests worldwide. 
 
(Sec. 1275) Requires an independent assessment directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to report on the impact of the proliferation of remotely piloted aircraft on U.S. national security interests. 
 
(Sec. 1276) Requires DOD to implement policies and procedures to ensure that personnel of the Armed Forces, including uniformed personnel and civilians engaged in partnership with foreign nations, receive education and training on human slavery and the appropriate role of the U.S. Armed Forces in combatting trafficking in persons. Authorizes grants to support transformational programs and projects that seek to achieve a measurable and substantial reduction of the prevalence of modern slavery in targeted populations within partner countries. 
 
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
 
(Sec. 1301) Specifies the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and authorizations of appropriations included in this bill and authorizes CTR funds to be obligated for FY2017-FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 1302) Allocates authorizations of appropriations of funds for the CTR program in FY2017. 
 
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Programs 
 
(Sec. 1401) Authorizes appropriations for Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1402) Authorizes appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction--Defense at the levels identified in section 4501.
 
 (Sec. 1403) Authorizes appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities--Defense-Wide at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1404) Authorizes appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General of DOD at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1405) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1406) Authorizes appropriations for the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile 
 
(Sec. 1411) Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to: (1) authorize the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) to recover, acquire, recycle, and manage the disposal of excess and recyclable strategic and critical materials containing rare earth elements (REE) from other federal agencies, including DOD; and (2) authorizes the NDS Manager to fund the qualification of domestically-produced strategic materials and REE to meet the requirements of defense and essential civilian industries in times of national emergency. 
 
(Sec. 1412) Requires the NDS Manager to dispose of excess materials in order to acquire seven specified new materials and rare earth elements that have been identified by DOD as essential to meet military requirements. 
 
Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Matters 
 
(Sec. 1421) Authorizes DOD to destroy specified U.S-origin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama. 
 
Subtitle D--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1431) Authorizes DOD to transfer funds from the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center. 
 
(Sec. 1432) Authorizes appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
 
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 1501) Specifies that the purpose of this title is to authorize FY2017 appropriations for overseas contingency operations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 1502) Designates authorizations of appropriations in this title as overseas contingency operations funding. 
 
(Sec. 1503) Authorizes additional appropriations for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4102. 
 
(Sec. 1504) Authorizes additional appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4202. 
 
(Sec. 1505) Authorizes additional appropriations for Operation and Maintenance at the levels identified in section 4302. 
 
(Sec. 1506) Authorizes additional appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in section 4402. 
 
(Sec. 1507) Authorizes additional appropriations for Defense Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1508) Authorizes additional appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities-- Defense-Wide at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1509) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1510) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1511) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
Subtitle B--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1521) Specifies that appropriations authorized by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this bill. 
 
(Sec. 1522) Authorizes the transfer of up to $3.5 billion of the FY2017 authorizations included in this title among other FY2017 authorizations, subject to the requirements and restrictions included in section 1001 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1531) Authorizes the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, which provides DOD with the authority to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist in the defeat of improvised explosive devices for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and other operations or military missions designated by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1532) Extends and modifies the authority for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
 
(Sec. 1533) Continues the existing limitation and restrictions on the use of funds in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Extends the authority to accept certain equipment procured using the funds and to treat the equipment as DOD stocks. Continues the goal of using specified funds to support the efforts of the government of Afghanistan to recruit, train and integrate women into the Afghan National Security Forces and the requirement for a report on the plan to promote the security of Afghan women. 
 
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
 
 Subtitle A--Space Activities 
 
(Sec. 1601) Prohibits funds from being used for the pilot program for the acquisition of commercial satellite communication services until DOD submits to Congress a plan to demonstrate that the program will achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in satellite communications capability. 
 
(Sec. 1602) Requires the Air Force to develop a plan to use allied launch vehicles to meet assured access to space requirements, in the event that the requirements cannot be met, for a limited period of time, using only U.S launch vehicles. Prohibits the use of launch vehicles from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. 
 
(Sec. 1603) Requires the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command to submit to Congress a DOD strategy for the availability, use, and protection of electromagnetic spectrum for warfare during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the submittal of the strategy. 
 
(Sec. 1604) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a five-year plan for the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center. 
 
(Sec. 1605) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to review the acquisition strategy for the Next Generation Operational Control System for the Global Positioning System. 
 
(Sec. 1606) Requires the GAO to conduct assessments of the cost, schedule, and performance of each program of the National Reconnaissance Office for developing, acquiring, launching, and deploying satellites or overhead reconnaissance systems that receives funding from the Military Intelligence Program or is supported by DOD personnel. 
 
(Sec. 1607) Requires the GAO to conduct an analysis of the cost and benefits of allowing the use of excess ballistic missile solid rocket motors for commercial space launch purposes. 
 
(Sec. 1608) Requires the GAO to assess the types of analyses that DOD has conducted to understand the costs and benefits of the use of KA-band commercial satellite communications.
 
(Sec. 1609) Limits the use of funds for increment three of the Joint Space Operations Center Mission System until the Air Force submits to Congress a strategy for acquiring a common software and hardware framework for battle management, communication, and control. 
 
(Sec. 1610) Restricts the use of funds for the current product development contract for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System until DOD submits to Congress the certification required under current law regarding cost growth in major defense acquisition programs (commonly referred to as a Nunn-McCurdy certification). 
 
(Sec. 1611) Permits up to half of the funds made available for a replacement space launch propulsion system or new launch vehicle in FY2016, FY2017, or any future year, to be made available for meeting the requirements in connection with U.S. policy on assured access to space. 
 
(Sec. 1612) Authorizes specified Air Force research, development, test, and evaluation funds from FY2015 and FY2016 to be used for specified secure voice conferencing capabilities. 
 
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
 
(Sec. 1621) Requires DOD to ensure that each military intelligence officer serving as a unit or service intelligence officer, or in command of an intelligence unit or activity, has an active security clearance. 
 
Subtitle C--Cyber Warfare, Cybersecurity, and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 1631) Authorizes DOD to provide cyber protection support to personnel that occupy DOD positions determined to be of highest risk of vulnerability to cyber attacks on their personal devices, networks, and persons. 
 
(Sec. 1632) Provides DOD with interim authority to take certain actions related to hiring and retaining civilian personnel for Cyber Mission Force positions until DOD has established the excepted service personnel system authorized under current law for civilians supporting DOD's cyber mission. 
 
Directs the Principal Cyber Advisor to (1) supervise the development of training standards and capacity to train civilian cyber personnel to develop tools and weapons for the Cyber Mission Forces, and (2) ensure that sufficient priority exists for the timely completion of security clearance investigations and adjudications for such personnel. 
 
(Sec. 1633) Expresses the sense of Congress that the arrangement (commonly referred to as a ''dual-hat arrangement'') under which the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) also serves as the Director of the National Security Agency is in the national security interests of the United States.
 
 Prohibits DOD from taking action to end the ''dual-hat arrangement'' until the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly determine and certify to Congress that ending the arrangement will not pose unacceptable risks to the military effectiveness of CYBERCOM. Requires the establishment of conditions-based criteria for assessing the need to sustain the ''dual-hat arrangement.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1634) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of applying consequence-driven, cyber- informed engineering methodologies to military installation operating technologies, including industrial control systems, to increase resilience against cybersecurity threats. 
 
(Sec. 1635) Modifies the requirements for evaluating the cyber vulnerabilities of the F-35 aircraft and support systems.
 
(Sec. 1636) Requires the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a research and technology development strategy in support of its missions. 
 
(Sec. 1637) Requires DOD to evaluate the cyber vulnerabilities of DOD critical infrastructure and submit to Congress a plan for the evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 1638) Requires the Chief Information Officer of DOD and the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command to jointly develop and implement a plan for a modernized, enterprise-wide information security continuous monitoring capability (ISCM) and a comply-to-connect policy. Requires the plan and policy required by this provision to comply with specified software license inventory requirements. 
 
Limits the availability of DOD funds for a software license unless DOD is able through automated means to both count the number of licenses in use and determine the security status of each instance of use of the software license.
 
 (Sec. 1639) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report outlining in detail the authorities that have been delegated by the President to the Secretary of Defense for the conduct of cyber operations. 
 
(Sec. 1640) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit to the President and Congress a report on the military and nonmilitary options available to the United States to deter Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and terrorist organizations in cyberspace. Requires the President, after the Chairman's report is submitted, to submit to Congress a report on determining when an action carried out in cyberspace constitutes an act of war against the United States. 
 
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces 
 
(Sec. 1651) Authorizes specified Missile Procurement--Air Force funds to be used for the procurement of certain commercially available parts for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 
 
(Sec. 1652) Adds reporting requirements to the annual report of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System for readiness. 
 
(Sec. 1653) Requires the GAO to review DOD's nuclear enterprise review process to ascertain whether recommendations are adequately being implemented. 
 
(Sec. 1654) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding nuclear deterrence. 
 
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs 
 
(Sec. 1661) Requires the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to administer a flight test of the ground-based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once a year. 
 
(Sec. 1662) Authorizes specified funds for the MDA to provide to the government of Israel to procure Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production of such interceptors in the United States. Requires the MDA and the Under Secretary of Defense, prior to disbursing the funds, to certify that the March 5, 2014 bilateral international agreement concerning Iron Dome, as amended, is being implemented. Limits funding available to Israel for the David's Sling Weapon System until Congress receives a specified plan required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 1663) Modifies reporting requirements for the plan to develop one or more programs of record for a space-based missile intercept layer. Authorizes DOD to commence coordination and activities associated with research, development, test, and evaluation on the programs not later than 60 days after the report is submitted. 
 
(Sec. 1664) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly conduct a review of the strategy, programs, and capabilities to counter cruise and ballistic missiles prior to launch in support of regional and homeland missile defense, using the full range of active, passive, kinetic, and nonkinetic defense measures. 
 
(Sec. 1665) Amends the National Missile Defense Act of 1999 to modify the statement of the national missile defense policy. States that it is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense. 
 
(Sec. 1666) Extends the prohibition on providing certain missile defense information to Russia. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1671) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to conduct: (1) a review of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to assess the capabilities and capacity of the enterprise to meet present and future defense intelligence requirements, and (2) a survey of each geographic combatant command to determine how each prioritizes and allocates its intelligence resources. 
 
(Sec. 1672) Requires DOD to make a Milestone A decision for Conventional Prompt Global Strike no later than the earlier of: (1) September 30, 2020, or (2) eight months after the successful completion of the Intermediate Range Flight 2 test. 
 
(Sec. 1673) Authorizes DOD to establish at Fort George G. Meade the ''Cyber Center for Education and Innovation and the National Cryptologic Museum'' and to enter into an agreement with the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation for the design, construction, and operation of the center. 
 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 2002) Establishes the expiration date for authorizations in this bill for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as the later of: (1) October 1, 2019; or (2) the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction FY2020. 
 
(Sec. 2003) Specifies that Titles XXI through XXVII take effect on the later of: (1) October 1, 2016; or (2) the date of the enactment of this bill. 
 
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
 
 (Sec. 2101) Authorizes specified Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2102) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Army. 
 
(Sec. 2103) Authorizes appropriations for Army military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2104) Modifies the authorization for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to permit the Army to construct an aircraft washing apron. 
 
(Sec. 2105) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2106) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2201) Authorizes specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
 
 (Sec. 2202) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2203) Authorizes the Navy to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2204) Authorizes appropriations for Navy military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2205) Modifies the authorization for the construction of a water transmission line in Pearl City, Hawaii, to permit the Navy to construct a specified water transmission line as part of the network required to provide the main water supply to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
 
(Sec. 2206) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2207) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2301) Authorizes specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2302) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2303) Authorizes the Air Force to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2304) Authorizes appropriations for Air Force military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2305) Modifies the authorization for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, for construction of a Tactical Response Force Alert Facility to permit the Air Force to construct an emergency power generator system consistent with the Air Force's construction guidelines. 
 
(Sec. 2306) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2401) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for defense agencies. 
 
(Sec. 2402) Authorizes DOD to carry out specified energy conservation projects. 
 
(Sec. 2403) Authorizes appropriations for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of defense agencies at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2404) Modifies the authorization for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for construction of a high school to permit DOD to construct a combined middle/high school. 
 
(Sec. 2405) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2406) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
 
(Sec. 2501) Authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security equal to the sum of amount authorized in section 2502 and the amount collected from NATO for construction previously financed by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 2502) Authorizes appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program at the levels identified in section 4601 
 
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
 
(Sec. 2511) Authorizes DOD to accept specified military construction projects from the Republic of Korea as in-kind contributions. 
 
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
 
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 2601) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard.
 
 (Sec. 2602) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2603) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2604) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2605) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2606) Authorize appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve military construction at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2611) Modifies the authorization for construction of a new Army Reserve Center in Bullville, New York, to permit the Army to add to or alter the existing Army Reserve Center at Bullville, New York. 
 
(Sec. 2612) Modifies the authorization for construction of a Reserve Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to permit the Navy to acquire specified adjacent land, obtain necessary interest in land, and construct road improvements and associated supporting facilities to provide required access to the Reserve Training Center. 
 
(Sec. 2613) Extends the FY2013 authorization for the Joint Reserve Center in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. 
 
(Sec. 2614) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 National Guard and Reserve projects. 
 
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
 
(Sec. 2701) Authorizes appropriations for ongoing Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2702) Specifies that nothing in this bill authorizes an additional BRAC round. 
 
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 
 
(Sec. 2801) Reauthorizes contingency construction authority in certain areas outside the United States for an additional year. 
 
(Sec. 2802) Authorizes DOD to increase the scope of military construction projects by up to 10% above the amount authorized by Congress after notifying the appropriate congressional committees. 
 
(Sec. 2803) Makes permanent the authority to accept contributions from the government of Kuwait for certain infrastructure projects that are mutually beneficial to DOD and Kuwait Military Forces. 
 
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration 
 
(Sec. 2811) Authorizes DOD to carry out military construction projects for energy resiliency and security that were not previously authorized. 
 
(Sec. 2812) Allows a service secretary to accept facility improvements at government-owned/contractor-operated industrial plants or facilities if necessary for the development or production of military weapon systems, munitions, components, or supplies. 
 
(Sec. 2813) Specifies that all federal or state chartered insured depository institutions operating on a military installation may be treated equally with respect to the financial terms of leases, services, and utilities. 
 
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances 
 
(Sec. 2821) Authorizes the Army to acquire specified land from Arlington County, Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the expansion of Arlington National Cemetery in order to maximize the number of interment sites and the compatible use of adjacent properties. 
 
(Sec. 2822) Authorizes the Air Force to convey, without consideration, specified acres of the remaining public land currently withdrawn by the Air Force at the former Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, to the town of Galena, Alaska, for public purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2823) Authorizes the Air Force to convey specified parcels of real property: (1) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, and the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Facility to the University of Alaska for consideration; and (2) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Corporation. 
 
(Sec. 2824) Transfers the administrative jurisdiction of the Fort Belvoir Mark Center Campus from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 2825) Provides for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of property at Navajo Army Depot, Arizona, to the Department of the Army for the purposes of continued military operations. 
 
Subtitle D--Utah Land Withdrawals and Exchanges. 
 

Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act 

 
Part I--Authorization for Temporary Closure of Certain Public Land Adjacent to the Utah Test and Training Range 
 
(Sec. 2832) Provides the definitions for the Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Authorities. 
 
(Sec. 2833) Requires the Air Force and the Department of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement that authorizes the Air Force to impose limited closures of specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land for military operations and national security and public safety purposes at the Utah Test and Training Range. 
 
(Sec. 2834) Authorizes the Air Force to take necessary actions to temporarily close any road, trail, or other portion of the BLM land in the Utah Test and Training Range for military operations, public safety, or national security. 
 
(Sec. 2835) Prohibits the United States from being held liable for an injury or damage to any individual or property suffered in the course of any mining, mineral, or geothermal activity, or any other authorized non-defense-related activity conducted on the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 2836) Establishes the Utah Test and Training Range Community Resource Advisory Group to provide regular and continuing input to Interior and the Air Force on matters involving public access to, use of, and overall management of the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 2837) Specifies that nothing in this subtitle affects existing training or weapons impact areas, military special use airspace, special recreational areas, historical trails, water rights, federally recognized Indian tribes, and other specified laws. 
 
Part II--Bureau of Land Management Land Exchange With State of Utah 
 
(Sec. 2841) Defines the terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 2842) Authorizes Interior to exchange with Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain federal land for all right, title, and interest in and to certain non-federal land.
 
 (Sec. 2843) Requires the non-federal land transferred to the United States to be added to and administered as part of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness. 
 
(Sec. 2844) Specifies that the cost of remedial actions related to hazardous materials on land acquired under this subtitle shall be paid by those entities responsible for the cost under applicable law. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2851) Prohibits the expenditure of any funds for the construction of hangars, housing, maintenance or related facilities to support any current or future F/A-18 or F-35 squadrons at Naval Air Station Lemoore until an analysis of operational requirements confirms that Naval Air Station Lemoore is the optimal location for those squadrons. 
 
(Sec. 2852) Authorizes the Army and the Department of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Cochise Conservation Recharge Network, Arizona, in support of efforts to replenish the regional aquifer identified in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. 
 
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2901) Authorizes specified Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2902) Authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2903) Authorizes appropriations for OCO military construction at the levels identified in sections 4602 and 4603. 
 
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations 
 
(Sec. 3101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. Authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations. 
 
(Sec. 3102) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Defense Environmental Cleanup activities at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3103) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Other Defense Activities in carrying out programs as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3104) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for nuclear energy as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 3111) Requires the NNSA to: (1) complete implementation of a common financial system for the nuclear security enterprise no later than three years after the date of enactment of this bill, and (2) report annually to Congress on the progress toward implementing a common financial system. 
 
(Sec. 3112) Requires the NNSA to identify and oversee the implementation of best practices of industry in the operations of its facilities for the purpose of lower costs, maintaining or reducing risks, and, preserving and protecting health, safety, and security. 
 
(Sec. 3113) Limits the rate at which the NNSA is authorized to dismantle weapons to the schedule and funding profile put forth in the FY2016 stockpile stewardship and management plan submitted to Congress. Provides exceptions for: (1) certain treaty obligations, or (2) a need to obtain critical components from retired weapons that cannot be reasonably acquired through other means for use in support of life extension, weapon alteration, or weapon modification programs as described in the plan. 
 
(Sec. 3114) Requires the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the Chief of Engineers to act as an owner's agent for DOE with respect to its Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) construction project. Requires the Chief to assess the contractual, technical, and managerial risks associated with the MFFF. 
 
(Sec. 3115) Prohibits certain funds authorized for laboratory-directed research and development programs from being used to cover the costs of the laboratories for general and administrative overhead. 
 
(Sec. 3116) Increases the limits that apply to DOE funds used for conceptual and construction design. 
 
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports 
 
(Sec. 3121) Requires DOE to submit to Congress a rough estimate of the total life cycle cost of the cleanup of tank waste at Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. 
 
(Sec. 3122) Requires DOE to enter into agreement with: (1) a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) to conduct an analysis of supplemental waste treatment options at the Hanford site; and (2) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a peer review of the FFRDC analysis. 
 
(Sec. 3123) Requires DOD to enter into an arrangement with a FFRDC to conduct comprehensive analyses of options for disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Requires the GAO to review of the design, methodology, and conclusions of the analyses.
 
 (Sec. 3124) Eliminates duplicate GAO reviews of the NNSA's budget. 
 
(Sec. 3125) Repeals a requirement for the GAO to report on the program on scientific engagement for nonproliferation. 
 
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
 
(Sec. 3201) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
 

Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 

 
TITLE XXXIII--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION THIRD CLASS MEDICAL REFORM AND GENERAL AVIATION PILOT PROTECTIONS 
 
(Sec. 3302) Creates an exemption, under specified circumstances, to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) current third-class airman medical certification requirements for general aviation (GA) pilots. 
 
(Sec. 3303) Amends the Pilot's Bill of Rights to revise provisions that allow an individual denied an airman certificate to appeal the denial to U.S. District Court after it has been upheld under the normal National Transportation Safety Board's appeals process. Permits individuals who have had their airman certificates suspended or revoked to use the same appeals process, and modifies the standard of review for appeals in U.S. District Court to ensure a case is reviewed de novo. 
 
(Sec. 3304) Prohibits the FAA from reexamining a GA pilot holding a student, sport, recreational, or private pilot airman certificate unless the agency has reasonable grounds to: (1) establish a lack of qualification on the part of the pilot; or (2) demonstrate that the certificate was obtained through fraud or an exam that was inadequate. Requires the FAA, prior to taking action to reexamine a GA pilot, to provide the pilot with the reasonable basis for the reexamination and relevant information that formed that basis. 
 
(Sec. 3305) Prohibits the FAA from taking enforcement action against an individual for violation of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) regarding airspace system information until the FAA certifies its compliance with certain NOTAM Improvement Program requirements. 
 
Requires the FAA, under the NOTAM Improvement Program, to: 
 
 
 continue developing and modernizing the NOTAM repository, making all NOTAMs Internet-accessible, machine-readable, and searchable; and 
 
 specify the times during which temporary flight restrictions are in effect and the duration of a designation of special use airspace in a specific area. 
 
 
Requires the FAA to consider the NOTAM repository to be the sole location for airmen to check for NOTAMs. Prohibits the FAA from considering a NOTAM announced or published until it is in the repository.
 
 Prohibits the FAA from taking any enforcement action against an airman for a violation of a NOTAM during a flight if that NOTAM is not available through the repository before the flight's commencement and the NOTAM is not reasonably accessible and identifiable to the airman, subject to an exception for national security. 
 
(Sec. 3306) Requires the FAA, upon receiving from an individual subject to an investigation a request for a flight record of air traffic data not in its possession, to request the record from a FAA contract air traffic control tower or other FAA contractor possessing it. Requires the contract tower or other contractor to provide the FAA any covered flight record it created, maintained, or controls. 
 
(Sec. 3307) Requires the FAA to revise its regulations to authorize legal counsel to close certain enforcement actions with a warning notice, letter of corrections, or other administrative action. 
 
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
 
(Sec. 3501) Authorizes appropriations for Maritime Administration programs. 
 
(Sec. 3502) Modifies provisions that exempt floating dry docks that are used for the construction of a naval vessel in a U.S. shipyard from certain restrictions that apply to floating dry docks. Requires the floating dry dock to be purchased prior to December 19, 2017. (Under current law, the floating dry dock must be purchased prior to the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. &quot;Buck&quot; McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.) 
 
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES 
 
(Sec. 4001) Provides for the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the tables in division D of this bill, subject to reprogramming requirements. 
 
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT 
 
(Sec. 4101) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement. 
 
(Sec. 4102) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
(Sec. 4201) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 4202) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
(Sec. 4301) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance. 
 
(Sec. 4302) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL 
 
(Sec. 4401) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel. 
 
(Sec. 4402) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 4501) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for other specified authorizations, including: the Working Capital Fund, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, the Defense Health Program, and the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund. 
 
(Sec. 4502) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for the Working Capital Fund, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 4601) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction. 
 
(Sec. 4602) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
(Sec. 4701) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Department of Energy National Security Programs. 
 

Military Justice Act of 2016 

 
DIVISION E--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM 
 
TITLE LI--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5101) Makes technical amendments to provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) relating to the definitions of ''military judge'' and ''judge advocate.&quot;
 
 (Sec. 5102) Specifies that Reserve Component members performing inactive duty training are subject to the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5103) Revises the requirements for disqualifying individuals from acting as a staff judge advocate or legal officer for any reviewing or convening authority due to prior involvement in a case. 
 
(Sec. 5104) Makes a conforming amendment to add ''military magistrate'' to the list of officials whose fitness to perform duties is subject to investigation and disposition under regulations prescribed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 5105) Specifies procedures and requirements regarding the appointment of individuals to assume the rights of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased. Transfers provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different section of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses. 
 
TITLE LII--APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT
 
 (Sec. 5121) Amends provisions regarding the restraint of persons charged with offenses and the actions that must be taken by military commanders and convening authorities when persons subject to the UCMJ are held for trial by court-martial. Requires the President to prescribe regulations setting forth procedures relating to referral for trial, including procedures for prompt forwarding of the charges and specifications and, if applicable, the preliminary hearing report. 
 
(Sec. 5122) Specifies that that no member of the Armed Forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with: (1) enemy prisoners of war; or (2) other individuals who are detained under the law of war, are foreign nationals, and are not members of the U.S. Armed Forces. 
 
TITLE LIII--NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT 
 
(Sec. 5141) Modifies requirements for confinement as non-judicial punishment to prohibit punishment in the form of a diet consisting only of bread and water. 
 
TITLE LIV--COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION 
 
(Sec. 5161) Amends courts-martial classifications. Establishes standard panel sizes, requires a military judge to be detailed to all special courts-martial, and adds the option of referral to a non-jury special court-martial including only a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5162) Makes conforming changes to the descriptions of the types of courts-martial. Specifies the sexual offenses over which general courts-martial have exclusive jurisdiction. 
 
(Sec. 5163) Amends the UCMJ to align the statute with proposed changes regarding the composition of special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5164) Specifies that a summary court-martial is a noncriminal forum and that a finding of guilty at a summary court-martial does not constitute a criminal conviction. 
 
TITLE LV--COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5181) Makes a technical amendment to provisions of the UCMJ regarding the person authorized to convene general courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5182) Permits the detail of enlisted personnel for service on a court-martial panel without a specific request from the accused. Requires the convening authority to detail a sufficient number of members for impanelment. 
 
(Sec. 5183) Establishes a standard panel size of 12 court-martial members in capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5184) Amends the UCMJ to conform to the proposed amendments that ensure a military judge is detailed to every general and special court-martial; require the Judge Advocates General to select military judges based on statutory criteria and an evaluation of their individual education, training, experience, and judicial temperament; provide for a minimum tour length for military judges; expressly authorize cross-service detailing of military judges; and codify the position of chief trial judge. 
 
(Sec. 5185) Modifies the qualifications for trial counsel and defense counsel to: (1) broaden the disqualification provision to include appellate judges who have participated previously in the same case, (2) extend the qualification requirement to any assistant defense counsel detailed to a general court-martial, (3) require any defense counsel or assistant defense counsel detailed to a special court-martial to be qualified under specified provisions of the UCMJ, and (4) require at least one defense counsel detailed to a capital case to be learned in such cases. 
 
(Sec. 5186) Specifies the function of assembly in general and special courts-martial and the situations in which a member may be absent or excused after assembly. Requires the military judge to impanel the number of members required. Provides for the detail of new members if the membership on the panel is reduced below certain thresholds. Specifies procedures for: (1) detailing of a new military judge when the military judge is unable to proceed as a result of disability, and (2) presenting the prior trial proceedings to the newly detailed members or judge. 
 
(Sec. 5187) Sets forth minimum qualifications under which the Judge Advocates General could, if so authorized under regulations of the Secretary concerned, certify military magistrates to preside over proceedings when designated by a military judge. 
 
TITLE LVI--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5201) Reorganizes provisions and replaces the requirement to take immediate steps to dispose of charges and specifications with a requirement for the proper authority to, as soon as practicable, determine what disposition should be made. 
 
(Sec. 5202) Provides statutory authority for military judges or magistrates to provide timely review, prior to referral of charges, of certain matters currently subject to judicial review only on a delayed basis at trial. 
 
(Sec. 5203) Specifies requirements for conducting preliminary hearings before referral of charges and specifications to general courts-martial for trial. 
 
(Sec. 5204) Requires the establishment and maintenance of non-binding guidance regarding factors that commanders, convening authorities, staff judge advocates, and judge advocates should take into account when exercising their duties with respect to disposition of charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline under the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5205) Specifies requirements and procedures for a convening authority to consult with a staff judge advocate prior to the referral of charges and specifications to a general court-martial for trial. 
 
(Sec. 5206) Conforms procedures for service of charges and waiting period requirements to current practice and other UCMJ articles. 
 
TITLE LVII--TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5221) Makes a conforming amendment to provisions regarding the duties of an assistant defense counsel. 
 
(Sec. 5222) Specifies that military judges preside at arraignments. 
 
(Sec. 5223) Specifies that a summary court-martial is the only exception to the general rule that the authority to grant continuances is vested solely in the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5224) Makes conforming changes regarding standard panel sizes in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5225) Extends the statute of limitations applicable to child abuse offenses, fraudulent enlistment, and for cases in which DNA testing implicates an identified person in the commission of an offense punishable by confinement for more than one year. 
 
(Sec. 5226) Specifies the circumstances under which jeopardy attaches to align it with federal civilian standards concerning double jeopardy. 
 
(Sec. 5227) Permits an accused to plead guilty in a capital case when the death penalty is not a mandatory punishment and establishes a harmless error rule if the variance from the requirements does not materially prejudice the substantial rights of the accused. 
 
(Sec. 5228) Allows subpoenas duces tecum to be issued for investigations of offenses under the UCMJ when authorized by a general court-martial convening authority. Authorizes military judges to issue warrants and orders for the production of stored electronic communications under the Stored Communications Act. Moves provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different article of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses, consistent with related victims' rights provisions. 
 
(Sec. 5229) Provides that civilians who fail to comply with military subpoenas issued under the UCMJ, are guilty of an offense against the United States. 
 
(Sec. 5230) Specifies those who may exercise contempt authority, transfers the review function for contempt punishment from the convening authority to the appropriate appellate court, and specifies requirements for the appeal process.
 
 (Sec. 5231) Modifies procedures and practices related to the representation of parties by counsel, the admissibility and use of a deposition as evidence, and prohibiting the government from using depositions in capital cases 
 
(Sec. 5232) Permits sworn testimony from a court of inquiry to be played from an audio-visual recording if the deposed witness is unavailable at trial and the evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence. 
 
(Sec. 5233) Makes a conforming change to eliminate special courts-martial without a military judge.
 
 (Sec. 5234) Makes a conforming change to remove references to courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5235) Standardizes the percentage of votes required by a court-martial panel for conviction and for a specific sentence at 75% for non-capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5236) Requires sentencing by a military judge in all non-capital general and special courts-martial. Requires the members to participate in the sentence determination in cases where the accused may be sentenced to death. 
 
(Sec. 5237) Transfers provisions regarding plea agreements to a different code section. Provides rules for the construction and negotiation of plea agreements. 
 
(Sec. 5238) Requires the court reporter, instead of the military judge or prosecutor, to certify the record of trial. Requires a complete record of trial in any general or special court-martial if the sentence includes death, dismissal, discharge, or confinement or forfeitures for more than six months. Provides all victims who testify at a court-martial with access to records of trial. 
 
TITLE LVIII--SENTENCES 
 
(Sec. 5261) Specifies the factors that must be taken into consideration by a court-martial during sentencing. Requires offense-based sentencing for confinement and fines, rather than unitary sentencing, in all general and special courts-martial. Permits the U.S. government to appeal a sentence if it violates the law or the sentence is plainly unreasonable. 
 
(Sec. 5262) Reorganizes provisions regarding effective dates for punishments. Provides that, with the exception of death and punitive discharges, sentences are effective by operation of law, without any additional approval, upon entry of judgment. 
 
(Sec. 5263) Makes conforming changes regarding the sentence of reduction in enlisted grade. 
 
(Sec. 5264) Repeals provisions related to sentencing reductions after guidelines related to sentencing parameters and criteria take effect. 
 
TITLE LIX--POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5281) Provides for the distribution of the trial results and authorizes the filing of post-trial motions with the military judge in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5282) Specifies requirements regarding the authority to act on a sentence in certain post-trial circumstances. Retains limitations on the convening authority's post-trial actions, subject to a limited suspension authority upon the recommendation of a military judge. Revises the authority regarding accused who provide substantial assistance to the government, allows the accused and a victim of the offense to submit matters to the convening authority for consideration, and requires the decision of the convening authority to be forwarded to the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5283) Specifies the convening authority's post-trial authorities and responsibilities with respect to the findings and sentence of summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5284) Establishes the entry of judgment, which would require the military judge to enter the judgment of the court-martial into the record in all general and special courts-martial, and would mark the conclusion of trial proceedings. 
 
(Sec. 5285) Makes conforming changes regarding the waiver of the right to appeal and the withdrawal of an appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5286) Authorizes an appeal by the government when, upon defense motion, the military judge sets aside a panel's finding of guilty because of legally insufficient evidence. Extends interlocutory appeals to all general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5287) Removes the sentence limitation at a rehearing in cases in which an accused changes the plea from guilty to not guilty, or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of a pre-trial agreement; or a sentence is set aside based on a government appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5288) Modifies requirements for reviews of findings of guilty by a judge advocate. Requires each summary court-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be reviewed by a judge advocate. 
 
(Sec. 5289) Requires the trial record in all general and special courts-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be transmitted to the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Specifies the process for reviews conducted by the Office of the Judge Advocate General. 
 
(Sec. 5290) Establishes an appeal as of right in non-capital cases under the UCMJ and expands the opportunity for direct review of courts-martial convictions by the service courts of criminal appeals. Provides statutory standards for factual sufficiency review, sentence appropriateness review, and review of excessive post-trial delay. Provides the courts of criminal appeals with express authority to order a hearing, rehearing or remand for further proceedings as may be necessary to address a substantial issue. 
 
(Sec. 5291) Provides for notification by a Judge Advocate General to the other Judge Advocates General prior to certifying a case for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 5292) Makes a technical amendment the UCMJ to add &quot;United States&quot; before ''Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5293) Allows the accused a one-year period in which to file for review in the Office of the Judge Advocate General, extendable to three years for good cause. Permits the review to consider issues of newly discovered evidence, fraud on the court, lack of jurisdiction over the accused or the offense, error prejudicial to the substantial rights of the accused, or the appropriateness of the sentence. 
 
(Sec. 5294) Requires that, in any capital case, to the greatest extent practicable, at least one appellate defense counsel must be learned in the law applicable to capital cases in which the death penalty was adjudged at trial. 
 
(Sec. 5295) Authorizes a special court-martial convening authority to detail a qualified judge advocate to preside at the vacation hearing, which must be held before a suspended sentence can be vacated. 
 
(Sec. 5296) Increases from two to three years the time period for an accused to petition for a new trial. 
 
(Sec. 5297) Requires the President to establish regulations governing eligibility for pay and allowances for the period after the date on which an executed part of a court-martial sentence is set aside. 
 
(Sec. 5298) Makes conforming changes to provisions regarding leave requirements pending review of certain court-martial convictions. 
 
TITLE LX--PUNITIVE ARTICLES 
 
(Sec. 5301) Reorganizes the punitive articles by transferring and redesignating several articles within the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5302) Authorizes the President to designate an authoritative, but non-exhaustive, list of lesser included offenses for each punitive article of the UCMJ in addition to judicially determined lesser included offenses. 
 
(Sec. 5303) Consolidates the general solicitation offense in a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5304) Transfers provisions regarding malingering to a different section of the UCMJ and makes technical corrections. 
 
(Sec. 5305) Transfers the offense of ''quarantine: medical, breaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5306) Incorporates the offense of ''jumping from vessel into the water'' into offense of ''missing movement.''
 
 (Sec. 5307) Create a new section of the UCMJ to move and consolidate the offenses of ''restriction, breaking'' and ''correctional custody-offenses against.'' 
 
(Sec. 5308) Moves and consolidates the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' under the offense of ''disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5309) Transfers the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' to a different article of the UCMJ. Focuses the article on the willful disobedience of a lawful command of a superior commissioned officer. 
 
(Sec. 5310) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to address accountability for sexual misconduct committed by recruiters and trainers during the various phases within the recruiting and basic military training environments. 
 
(Sec. 5311) Moves the loitering portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5312) Moves the disrespect portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5313) Moves the separate offense of ''drinking liquor with prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5314) Amends provisions related to penalties for acting as a spy to replace the mandatory death penalty currently required with a discretionary death penalty. 
 
(Sec. 5315) Moves the offense of ''public record: altering, concealing, removing, mutilating, obliterating, or destroying'' to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates it as ''public records offenses.''
 
 (Sec. 5316) Moves the offense of ''false or unauthorized pass offenses'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5317) Moves the offense of ''impersonating a commissioned, warrant, non-commissioned, petty officer or agent or official'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5318) Moves the offense of ''wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5319) Moves the offense of ''false swearing&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5320) Moves the offense of ''parole, violation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5321) Moves the offense of ''mail:taking, opening, secreting, destroying, or stealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5322) Prohibits improper hazarding of an aircraft in addition to the existing ''improper hazarding of vessel&quot; offense. 
 
(Sec. 5323) Moves the offense of &quot;fleeing the scene of an accident'' to a different section of the UCMJ and adds the title &quot;leaving scene of accident&quot; to the section. 
 
(Sec. 5324) Moves the offenses of ''drunkenness-in-capacitation for performance of duties through prior wrongful indulgence in intoxicating liquor or any drug'' and ''drunk prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5325) Decreases the blood alcohol limits for a conviction of &quot;drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5326) Moves the offenses &quot;reckless endangerment,&quot; &quot;firearm discharge, endangering human life,&quot; and &quot;carrying concealed weapon&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates the section as &quot;endangerment offenses.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5327) Moves the offenses of ''threat, communicating,'' and ''threat or hoax designed or intended to cause panic or public fear&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5328) Makes a technical amendment to remove the term &quot;forcible sodomy&quot; from the offense of &quot;murder.&quot; (The crime of forcible sodomy is already contained in the offense of ''rape and sexual assault generally.&quot;) 
 
(Sec. 5329) Moves the offense of &quot;child endangerment'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5330) Revises the definition of ''sexual act'' with respect to the offenses of rape and sexual assault to conform to the definition of that term in federal criminal law in the civilian sector.
 
 (Sec. 5331) Moves the offense of ''mails: depositing or causing to be deposited obscene materials in'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5332) Establishes a new section of the UCMJ to specifically address the misuse of credit cards, debit cards, and other electronic payment technology, also known as ''access devices.'' 
 
(Sec. 5333) Moves the offense of ''false pretenses, obtaining services under&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5334) Modifies the offense of &quot;robbery&quot; by removing the words &quot;with the intent to steal&quot; to eliminate the requirement to show that the accused intended to permanently deprive the victim of his property. 
 
(Sec. 5335) Moves the offense of ''stolen property: knowingly receiving, buying concealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5336) Creates a new punitive article of the UCMJ to address offenses concerning government computers. 
 
(Sec. 5337) Moves the offense of ''bribery&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5338) Moves the offense of ''graft'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5339) Moves the offense of ''kidnapping'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5340) Moves the offense of ''burning with intent to defraud'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5341) Adds to the offense of &quot;assault&quot; a standard involving the intent of the accused to commit bodily harm. Moves the offenses of &quot;assault-with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, sodomy, arson, burglary, or housebreaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5342) Reorganizes provisions of the UCMJ regarding burglary and unlawful entry. 
 
(Sec. 5343) Modifies provisions of the UCMJ related to stalking. Amends the provisions to address cyberstalking and threats to intimate partners. 
 
(Sec. 5344) Moves the offense of ''perjury: subornation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5345) Moves the offense of ''obstructing justice&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5346) Moves the offense of ''misprision of serious offense&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5347) Moves the offense of ''testify: wrongful refusal' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5348) Moves the offense of ''seizure: destruction, removal, or disposal of property to prevent'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5349) Moves the offense of ''wrongful interference with an adverse administrative proceeding&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5350) Establishes a new offense that prohibits retaliation against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense. 
 
(Sec. 5351) Authorize prosecution of all non-capital federal crimes of general applicability, regardless of where the federal crime is committed. 
 
(Sec. 5352) Amends a table of contents to reflect amendments included in this bill. 
 
TITLE LXI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5401) Provides individuals employed by DHS, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the right to be designated as parties in interest when they have a direct interest in the subject of a court of inquiry. 
 
(Sec. 5402) Makes a technical amendment to a provision regarding the authority to administer oaths and act as a notary. 
 
(Sec. 5403) Requires officers, in addition to enlisted personnel, to receive UCMJ training upon entry to service, and periodically thereafter. Requires specific military justice training for military commanders and convening authorities. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) prescribe regulations for additional specialized UCMJ training for combatant commanders and commanders of combined commands, and (2) to maintain an electronic version of the UCMJ and Manual for Court-Martial that would be updated periodically and made available on the Internet for review by service members and the public. 
 
(Sec. 5404) Requires DOD to establish uniform standards and criteria for case processing and management, military justice data collection, production and distribution of records of trial, and access to case information. 
 
TITLE LXII--MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL AND ANNUAL REPORTS 
 
(Sec. 5421) Establishes a Military Justice Review Panel comprised of an independent panel of experts to conduct a periodic evaluation of military justice practices and procedures. 
 
(Sec. 5422) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to compile the annual reports issued individually by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Judge Advocates General, and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps into a single volume. 
 
TITLE LXIII--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATES 
 
(Sec. 5441) Makes conforming amendments to the tables of sections for several subchapters of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5442) Specifies that the amendments made by this title take effect on the first day of the first calendar month that begins two years after the date of enactment of this bill. 

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Highlights: 

 
This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation. 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: 
 
 
 Procurement; 
 
 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 
 
 Operation and Maintenance; 
 
 Cooperative Threat Reduction; 
 
 Working Capital Funds; 
 
 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; 
 
 Defense-Wide Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; 
 
 the Defense Inspector General; 
 
 the Defense Health Program; and 
 
 the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund. 
 
 
The bill also authorizes appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from discretionary spending limits. 
 
The bill authorizes the FY2017 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding: 
 
 
 military personnel; 
 
 compensation and other personnel benefits; 
 
 health care; 
 
 acquisition policy and management; 
 
 DOD organization and management; 
 
 civilian personnel matters; 
 
 matters relating to foreign nations; 
 
 cooperative threat reduction; and 
 
 strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters. 
 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction; base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities; and DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. The bill prohibits an additional BRAC round. 
 
The bill also amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to reorganize the UCMJ and revise the procedures and structure of the military justice system. 
 

Full Summary: 

 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
(Sec. 3) Defines &quot;congressional defense committees&quot; as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. 
 
(Sec. 4) Requires the budgetary effects of this bill to be determined in accordance with the procedures established in the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
 
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Army Programs 
 
(Sec.111) Requires the Army to: (1) take actions to improve training for operators of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) and their leaders, at division level and below tactical units; and (2) rapidly identify and field an effective, suitable and survivable solution for division and below tactical units by acquiring a commercially available off the shelf, non-developmental capability that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 113) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
Subtitle C--Navy Programs 
 
(Sec. 121) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for design and construction of the LHA (Amphibious Assault Ship) replacement ship designated LHA 8. 
 
(Sec.122) Requires an annual report on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission packages and a certification of the acquisition inventory objective of LCS mission packages. Limits the use of funds to revise or deviate from revision three of the LCS acquisition strategy and repeals a reporting requirement related to LCS mission modules. 
 
(Sec. 123) Requires the Navy to deem ship delivery to occur at the completion of the final phase of construction and to certify that ship delivery dates have been adjusted in accordance with the requirement. 
 
(Sec. 124) Prohibits funds from being used to enter into or prepare to enter into sole source contracts for one or more Joint High Speed Vessels or Expeditionary Fast Transports unless the Navy submits a certification and report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 125) Restricts the use of funds for research and development, design, procurement, or advanced procurement of materials for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to be installed on USS Enterprise (CVN-80) until DOD submits to Congress a required unit cost report (commonly referred to as a Nunn-McCurdy certification) for the AAG program using a specified baseline for the estimate. 
 
(Sec. 126) Limits the use of funds for advance procurement or procurement for the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) or the USS Enterprise (CVN-80) until the Navy submits a report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 127) Limits the availability of funds for the Tactical Combat Training System (TCTS) Increment II program until the Navy and Air Force submit to Congress a required report on the baseline and alternatives to the TCTS Increment II program of the Navy. 
 
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs 
 
(Sec. 141) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to extend the prohibition on using funds to retire A-10 aircraft until the Air Force reports to Congress on the results of the F-35A initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the report. 
 
Directs the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to report to Congress on the results and findings of the F-35A IOT&E, including comparison tests and evaluation of the F-35A and A-10C in conducting close air support, combat search and rescue, and forward air controller (airborne) missions. 
 
Requires the Air Force to submit to Congress a plan for addressing deficiencies and corrective actions identified in the report, and short- and long-term strategies for preserving the Air Force's capability to conduct the close air support, combat search and rescue, and airborne forward air controller missions. 
 
(Sec. 142) Limits the availability of funds for scrapping, destroying, or otherwise disposing of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status in the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) that have serviceable wings or other components that could be used to prevent total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status due to unserviceable wings or other components. 
 
Requires the Air Force to: (1) notify Congress in advance of any action to scrap, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status at AMARG, and (2) to submit with the FY2018 DOD budget and implement a plan to prevent any total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status for unserviceable wings or any other required component over the course of the future years defense plan. 
 
(Sec. 143) Repeals the requirement for the Air Force to preserve certain retired C-5 aircraft. 
 
(Sec. 144) Repeals the requirement for the Air Force to maintain F-117A aircraft in a condition that would allow recall of the aircraft to future service. 
 
(Sec. 145) Prohibits funds from being used for the Air Force EC-130H Compass Call recapitalization program unless the Air Force conducts a full and open competition to acquire the replacement aircraft platform. 
 
(Sec. 146) Prohibits funds from being used for the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program unless the contract for engineering and manufacturing development uses a firm fixed-price contract structure. 
 
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint and Multiservice Matters 
 
(Sec. 151) Directs DOD to obtain an independent study on the future mix of aircraft platforms for the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 152) Limits the funds available for the destruction of cluster munitions until DOD submits a report on its policy and plan for cluster munitions. 
 
(Sec. 153) Prohibits DOD funds authorized for the procurement of manned medium altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft by the U.S. Special Operations Command from being used for that purpose until the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict submits to Congress a report on the requirements of the command for manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. 
 
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4201 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 211) Modifies the authority for defense laboratories to use funds for research and development of technologies for military missions. Sets the level of funding at 4% of funds available to the defense laboratory and eliminates the termination date for the authority. Authorizes defense laboratories to charge customer activities a fixed percentage fee of up to 3% of costs, in addition to normal costs of performance. 
 
(Sec. 212) Permanently extends the authorization for the defense research and development Rapid Innovation Program, which accelerates the fielding of innovative technologies. 
 
(Sec. 213) Authorizes the Defense Acquisition University and the National Defense University to enter into cooperative agreements, which involve the provision of grant money, and cooperative research and development agreements with universities, not-for-profit institutions, and other entities to support their designated missions. 
 
(Sec. 214) Establishes the Manufacturing Universities Grant Program for DOD to provide grants to institutions of higher education to enhance education in manufacturing engineering. 
 
(Sec. 215) Increases the micro-purchase threshold in DOD basic research and laboratories activities from $3,000 to $10,000. 
 
(Sec. 216) Provides rapid acquisition authorities for the acquisition and deployment of offensive or defensive directed energy weapon systems capabilities, supplies, and associated support services that are urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency in directed energy weapon systems. 
 
(Sec. 217) Prohibits the use of funds for the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) program until the Air Force discloses to Congress the value of the B-21 EMD contract award made on October 27, 2015. 
 
(Sec. 218) Establishes a pilot program to permit DOD to provide defense contractors performing under a DOD federally-funded research and development center contract with access to sensitive information necessary to carry out their assigned functions and duties. 
 
(Sec. 219) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of additional and enhanced interaction between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the service academies. 
 
(Sec. 220) Modifies the authority to use operation and maintenance funds for minor military construction projects to revitalize antiquated laboratories by increasing the scope of projects allowed from $4 million to $6 million and extending the authorization to 2025. 
 
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for Operation and Maintenance activities at the levels identified in section 4301 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment 
 
(Sec. 302) Modifies the requirements for DOD's Annual Energy Management Report. 
 
(Sec. 303) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to report to Congress on efforts to achieve cost savings at military installations with high energy costs. 
 
(Sec. 304) Requires DOD to develop a pilot program to investigate the utilization of utility data management services to perform utility bill aggregation, analysis, third-party payment, storage, and distribution. 
 
(Sec. 305) Amends DOD's Unified Facilities Criteria to allow linear light emitting diode lamps for facilities and installation retrofits. 
 
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment 
 
(Sec. 311) Revises the Army's deployability rating system and the manner in which the Army is required to track prioritization of deployable units. Requires the Army to maintain: (1) a system for identifying the priority of deployment for units of all components of the Army, and (2) a readiness rating system for units of all components of the Army that provides an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and the shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of additional resources. 
 
(Sec. 312) Requires the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in coordination with the Director of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, to revise the corrosion-related guidance to clearly define specific roles of the corrosion control and prevention executives of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 313) Permits savings derived from foreign currency fluctuations to be used for the repair, recapitalization, and certification of dry docks at Naval shipyards. 
 
Subtitle D--Reports 
 
(Sec. 321) Modifies requirements for the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 322) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan to modernize, sustain training, and provide depot maintenance for all components of the HH-60 helicopter fleet until total force combat rescue units have been fully equipped with HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 331) Transfers excess firearms to Rock Island Arsenal to be repurposed for military use as determined by the Army. Permits the transfer of specified surplus rifles and pistols currently in the Army and Navy inventory to a military museum for display and preservation and for use as awards for competitors in marksmanship competitions that are held by the Navy or the Marine Corps. 
 
(Sec. 332) Prohibits funds from being used for the development or fielding of new camouflage or utility uniforms or families of uniforms until one year after DOD notifies Congress of the proposed development or fielding. 
 
(Sec. 333) Sets forth required elements of hazard assessments that DOD is required under current law to conduct with respect to new construction of obstructions related to energy projects on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 334) Directs the Air Force to submit to Congress a resource ready and executable plan for developing and emplacing a modernized dedicated adversary air training enterprise to support the full spectrum air combat readiness of the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 335) Requires the Air Force to commission an independent review and assessment of the assumptions underlying the Air Force's annual continuation training requirements and the efficacy of the overall Ready Aircrew Program in the management of Air Force's aircrew training requirements. Requires the GAO to review the assessment. 
 
(Sec. 336) Directs DOD to: (1) remove and replace window coverings with accessible cords from military housing units in which children under the age of nine reside, and (2) require housing contractors to phase out window coverings with accessible cords. 
 
(Sec. 337) Requires all new contracts involving tactical explosive detection dogs to include a provision that would transfer the dogs to the 341st Training Squadron after the end of their useful service life and reclassify them as military animals for the purpose of adoption procedures required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 338) Expresses the sense of Congress that the STARBASE program should continue to be funded by DOD. (The purpose of the program is to improve the knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through 12th grade in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics [STEM] subjects, to connect them to the military, and to motivate them to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and possible military careers as they continue their education.)
 
 (Sec. 339) Requires DOD to establish policies, terms, and conditions under which online transportation networks and their drivers will be permitted access to military installations to serve base personnel. 
 
(Sec. 340) Authorizes DOD to provide specified funds for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military. 
 
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Active Personnel 
 
(Sec. 401) Authorizes specified end strengths for Active Duty personnel of the Armed Forces. 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces 
 
(Sec. 411) Authorizes specified end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel. 
 
(Sec. 412) Authorizes specified end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves. 
 
(Sec. 413) Authorizes specified end strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
 
(Sec. 414) Establishes the maximum end strengths for the Reserve Components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians. 
 
(Sec. 415) Authorizes the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty during FY2017 to provide operational support. 
 
(Sec. 416) Makes technical corrections to the annual authorization of personnel strengths. 
 
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in section 4401 of this bill. 
 
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
 
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy 
 
(Sec. 501) Establishes the authorized distribution and strength of general and flag officers for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, effective December 31, 2017. Requires a 25% reduction in the number of general and flag officers in the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 502) Repeals or amends various provisions to remove the requirement that an officer serving must hold a specified general or flag officer grade for certain positions in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 503) Removes the limitations on the total number of commissioned officers authorized to serve on Active Duty or on full-time reserve component duty in the pay grades of O-4 through O-6 as of the end of the fiscal year for FY2017-FY2021. 
 
(Sec. 504) Authorizes service secretaries to credit an applicant for an original appointment in a commissioned grade with an amount of service credit limited to the amount required for an original appointment in the grade of colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or in the grade of captain in the Navy. Authorizes the secretary concerned to award constructive service credit for cyberspace-related experience or advanced education. 
 
(Sec. 505) Authorizes an officer promotion board to recommend Active Duty officers of particular merit to be placed at the top of the promotion list. 
 
(Sec. 506) Specifies that the period for promotion eligibility of an officer does not expire during the period when the Senate is unable to obtain information necessary to give its advice and consent to the appointment concerned because the information is under control of a department or agency of the federal government other than DOD. 
 
(Sec. 507) Modifies the qualifying period for joint duty assignments from three years to not less than two years. Repeals the average tour length requirement and the authority for shorter tour lengths for officers initially assigned to critical occupational specialties. 
 
(Sec. 508) Revises the definitions used for joint officer management. Repeals the definition of &quot;critical occupational specialty.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 509) Authorizes service secretaries to allow officers in a grade above O-4 who are serving in military occupational specialties designated by the secretary to remain on Active Duty for up to 40 years of active service. 
 
(Sec. 510) Extends force management authorities related to personnel management, including: 
 
 
 temporary early retirement authority; 
 
 the authority for service secretaries to manage authorized officer personnel strength by shortening the period of continuation of service by officers on Active Duty, to authorize involuntary early retirement for certain officers on Active Duty, and to consider officers for involuntary discharge who are not eligible for retirement; 
 
 the authority to provide voluntary separation pay and benefits; and 
 
 authority for early retirement of up to 4% of the authorized Active-Duty strength of officers in the grades of O-5 and O-6 without reduction in grade, in each fiscal year. 
 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management 
 
(Sec. 521) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to extend the term of office of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau for up to 90 days. 
 
(Sec. 522) Authorizes the secretaries of the military departments to defer promotion consideration for reserve component officers in a non-participatory (membership points only) status. 
 
(Sec. 523) Amends provisions related to the employment rights and protections of military technicians. Specifies that: (1) when a military technician files an appeal of a personnel action that concerns an activity that occurs while the member is in a military status or concerns fitness for duty in the reserve components, current statutory limitations concerning such appeals will continue to apply; and (2) the provisions of section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 apply to an appeal concerning any other activity occurring while the member is in a civilian status. 
 
(Sec. 524) Extends the authority for suicide prevention and resilience programs for the National Guard and Reserves until October 1, 2022. 
 
(Sec. 525) Specifies that laws providing military leave to individuals appointed to the civil service do not apply to National Guard technicians performing Active Guard and Reserve duty. 
 
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities 
 
(Sec. 531) Specifies that the Chief of Staff of each of the Armed Forces is responsible for establishing, approving, and modifying the criteria, standards, and qualifications for military specialty codes within that Armed Force. 
 
(Sec. 532) Authorizes specified uncharged leave for servicemembers who are the primary or secondary caregiver for the birth or adoption of a child. Specifies requirements for DOD regulations implementing this section. Prohibits leave from being authorized unless it is expressly permitted by law. 
 
(Sec. 533) Changes the location in the U.S. Code of provisions that authorize the reimbursement of members of the Armed Force for expenses incurred in connection with leave cancelled due to contingency operations. 
 
(Sec. 534) Reduces from five to three years the maximum tenure for servicemembers placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List due to an injury or illness eligible for disability retirement. 
 
(Sec. 535) Prohibits any order, ruling, finding, or other determination of a military commission from being construed or implemented to prevent members of the Armed Forces from carrying out otherwise lawful duties based on the member's gender. 
 
(Sec. 536) Requires a board convened to consider a claim for correction of military records to include a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with training on mental health issues connected with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) when considering claims involving a servicemember: (1) who had been deployed in support of contingency operation and who was subsequently diagnosed as experiencing PTSD or TBI, or (2) who was diagnosed while serving in the military as experiencing a mental health disorder. 
 
Requires the military department concerned or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make available on a public website information regarding claims considered quarterly by: (1) boards for correction of military records, and (2) service discharge review boards. 
 
(Sec. 536A) Specifies requirements for the review by a discharge review board of certain claims by former members asserting PTSD or TBI in connection with combat or sexual trauma as a basis for review of discharge. 
 
Requires the board, in considering the claims, to: (1) review medical evidence of the VA or a civilian health care provider that is presented by the former member, and (2) to review the case with liberal consideration to the former member that PTSD or TBI potentially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization. 
 
(Sec. 537) Aligns the requirements for enlistment in the reserve components of the Armed Forces with the requirements for enlistment in the active components. 
 
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters 
 
Part I--Retaliation 
 
(Sec. 541) Requires the results of an investigation by DOD or the Armed Forces of a complaint by a member of the Armed Forces of retaliation to be reported to the member.
 
(Sec. 542) Requires DOD to ensure that individuals who investigate claims of retaliation receive training on the nature and consequences of sexual assault trauma. 
 
(Sec. 543) Requires the annual report on sexual assault and response efforts to include information on complaints of retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 544) Requires the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to establish and issue metrics and best practices to be used by the military departments to evaluate efforts to prevent and respond to retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault. 
 
Part II--Other Military Justice Matters 
 
(Sec. 546) Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to authorize military judges to decide on a case-by-case basis whether it is appropriate to appoint an individual to assume the victim's rights in all cases under the UCMJ in which the victim of an offense is under 18 years of age or is incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased. 
 
(Sec. 547) Authorizes victims to file pleadings as a real party in interest when the government files appellate pleadings implicating the victim's rights relating to Military Rule of Evidence (MRE) 412, relating to the admission of evidence regarding a victim's sexual background; MRE 513, relating to the psychotherapist-patient privilege; or MRE 514, relating to the victim advocate-patient privilege. Provides the victim with the right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any appellate matters. 
 
(Sec. 548) Requires the service secretaries to: (1) carry out a program to ensure that trial and defense counsel detailed to prosecute or defend a court-martial have sufficient experience and knowledge to effectively prosecute or defend the case, or that there is adequate supervision and oversight; and (2) establish and use a system of skill identifiers for identifying judge advocates with skill and experience in military justice proceedings to ensure that judge advocates with skills identified through the identifiers are assigned to supervise and oversee less experienced judge advocates. 
 
(Sec. 549) Requires each secretary of a military department to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of a military justice career track for judge advocates in the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the secretary. 
 
(Sec. 550) Modifies the definition of sexual harassment for the purposes of investigations of complaints of harassment by commanding officers. 
 
(Sec. 551) Extends the requirement for the annual report on sexual assault in the military through February 2025 and revises the reporting deadlines. Specifies the scope of sexual assaults that must be included in the report. 
 
(Sec. 552) Permits notaries to execute military testamentary instruments. Extends federal notary powers to civilian paralegals working within military legal assistance offices. 
 
(Sec. 553) Modifies the terms of two civilian judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the daily rate of compensation for senior judges performing judicial duties with the court. Authorizes judges of the court to administer oaths in a similar manner as other federal judges. Repeals a provision that precludes more than three judges of the court from being from the same political party. 
 
(Sec. 554) Requires the military departments to ensure that members with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury in connection with sexual assault receive a medical examination prior to administrative separation. 
 
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition 
 
(Sec. 561) Limits the tuition assistance program for off-duty training and education to education programs likely to contribute to the professional development of the servicemember. 
 
(Sec. 562) Includes within the program to assist members in obtaining professional credentials those credentials that were acquired during military service, but which were not necessarily obtained incident to the performance of their military duties. Replaces the requirement that credentialing programs be accredited by third party accreditation bodies with a requirement that credentialing programs meet specified quality assurance benchmarks. 
 
(Sec. 563) Requires DOD to grant access to all DOD installations to any institution of higher education that has a Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding with DOD for the purposes of student advising and support services. 
 
(Sec. 564) Requires DOD to consult, and enter into a memorandum of understanding, with DHS to prioritize the processing of applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) by members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing separation, discharge or release from the Armed Forces. Requires adjudication of the applications not later than 14 days after the application is submitted, unless an appeal or waiver applies, or if other documentation is required. 
 
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
 
(Sec. 571) Authorizes appropriations for the continuation in FY2017 of DOD assistance to local educational agencies impacted by the enrollment of dependent children of military members and DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 572) Authorizes specified Operation and Maintenance--Defense-Wide funds to be used for impact aid payments for children with disabilities to continue DOD assistance to local educational agencies that benefit eligible dependents with severe disabilities. 
 
(Sec. 573) Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) make a technical correction to prevent some local school districts whose boundaries are within the perimeter of military installations from being disqualified from the Impact Aid heavily impacted program, (2) provide additional time to collect data on the effects of the program, and (3) modify eligibility criteria. 
 
(Sec. 574) Extends the authorities for support related to the transition of military dependent students to local educational agencies. Specifies details that must be included in budget justifications regarding future requests for extensions. 
 
(Sec. 575) Requires the GAO to analyze the condition and capacity of public schools on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 576) Permits DOD to provide relocation assistance to members of the Armed Forces and their families regardless of geographic location and requires DOD to use technology to improve the program. Establishes the position of Program Manager of Military Relocation Assistance in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs to oversee the development and implementation of relocation assistance. 
 
(Sec. 577) Requires DOD and DHS to prescribe regulations to ensure that the family advocacy program office at a military installation to which a member of the Armed Forces is assigned is provided an immediate report of credible information obtained by any individual in the chain of command of the servicemember, that a child in the family or home of the servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require a similar report by any member of the Armed Forces in specified professions who has reason to suspect that a child in the family or home of a servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. 
 
(Sec. 578) Requires certain local educational agencies receiving impact aid and each DOD domestic dependent elementary and secondary school to establish policies and procedures requiring a criminal background check for each school employee of the agency or school. 
 
Prohibits the employment of a school employee that refuses to consent to a criminal background check, makes a false statement in connection with a criminal background check, or has a conviction for certain felonies. 
 
Requires periodic updates of background checks. Authorizes a school employee, upon request, to receive a copy of the criminal background check, and permits the employee to appeal the accuracy and completeness of the background check. 
 
Authorizes a local educational agency or school to share the results of a criminal background check with another educational agency considering an employee for employment. Authorizes certain federal and state officials to charge reasonable fees for conducting a criminal background check not to exceed the actual costs. 
 
(Sec. 579) Authorizes DOD to provide financial or non-monetary support to nonprofit organizations that provide camp experiences for children of military families
 
(Sec. 580) Requires the GAO to report on the effectiveness of each Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 581) Repeals the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education. 
 
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards 
 
(Sec. 586) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Charles S. Kettles, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War.
 
 (Sec. 587) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Gary M. Rose, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War. 
 
(Sec. 588) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor while interned as a prisoner of war by Japan. 
 
(Sec. 589) Posthumously advances Colonel George E. ''Bud'' Day, U.S. Air Force, to the rank of brigadier general on the retired list of the U.S. Air Force. 
 
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 591) Amends the Military Selective Services Act to include women in the requirement to register for selective service, to the same extent men are currently required, beginning January 1, 2018. 
 
(Sec. 592) Establishes the positions of Senior Military Acquisition Advisors within the Defense Acquisition Corps to: (1) serve as advisors to, and provide senior level acquisition expertise to, the Service Acquisition Executive of that officer's military department, and (2) be assigned as adjunct professors at the Defense Acquisition University. 
 
(Sec. 593) Requires the Army and the Marine Corps to report to Congress on the progress of integrating women into military occupational specialties and units recently opened to women. 
 
(Sec. 594) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the career progression track for entry level and laterally moved female service members in combat arms units. 
 
(Sec. 595) Repeals the requirement for the chaplain at the U.S. Air Force Academy to be appointed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 596) Extends the limitation on reducing the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with the service review agencies. 
 
(Sec. 597) Requires the Navy and the Air Force to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of the discharge by warrant officers of pilot and other flight officer positions in the Armed Forces that are currently discharged by commissioned officers.
 
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
 
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances 
 
(Sec. 601) Authorizes a pay raise of 1.6% for all members of the uniformed services effective January 1, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 602) Requires DOD to ensure that pay tables of basic pay for members of the uniformed services reflect the operation of the pay cap required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 603) Extends the authority of DOD to temporarily increase the rate of basic allowance for housing (BAH) in areas impacted by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel. 
 
(Sec. 604) Modifies the BAH benefit for members of the uniformed services to require a system that utilizes actual costs up to a maximum allowable amount. 
 
(Sec. 605) Repeals provisions related to an obsolete authority for combat-related injury rehabilitation pay. 
 
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
 
(Sec. 611) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for Reserve Forces. 
 
(Sec. 612) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. 
 
(Sec. 613) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
 
(Sec. 614) Extends specified special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
 
(Sec. 615) Extends specified bonus and special pay authorities. 
 
(Sec. 616) Conforms the consolidated bonus amount to the current authorized amount of $20,000. 
 
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances 
 
(Sec. 621) Authorizes DOD, on a case-by-case basis, to reimburse travel expenses at a higher amount for Reserve Component members traveling to training from rural areas. 
 
(Sec. 622) Permits families to determine the sequencing of permanent change of station moves when the member and family must move separately to accommodate particular circumstances requiring such a division, including the accommodation of dependent educational obligations and spousal employment and education needs. Requires the GAO to report to Congress on potential actions to enhance the stability of military families undergoing a permanent change of station. 
 
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
 
Part I--Amendments in Connection With Retired Pay Reform 
 
(Sec. 631) Specifies the election period for cadets and midshipmen at the service academies to opt-in to the new military retirement system. Specifies the timing of elections for reservists who are on Inactive Duty during the election period otherwise provided for under the new retirement system. 
 
(Sec. 632) Makes a technical correction for the new military retirement plan related to defining separation from service under the Thrift Savings Plan. 
 
(Sec. 633) Permits DOD to pay continuation pay at any point between the time the member completes 8 years of service and before the member reaches 12 years of service, in exchange for an agreement to continue serving for a period of not less than 3 additional years. 
 
(Sec. 634) Makes a technical and conforming amendment to Combat-Related Special Compensation calculation to bring the authority in line with the new military retirement system.
 
(Sec. 635) Expresses the sense of the Congress that DOD should explore making Roth contributions the default contributions for members of the Armed Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan under the new military retirement plan. 
 
Part II--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 641) Expands the areas eligible for the allowance for covering monthly premiums for the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance to include any designated combat zone or an area directly supporting a designated combat zone. 
 
(Sec. 642) Modifies the division of military retired pay in a divorce decree to the amount the member would be entitled based upon the member's pay grade and years of service at the time of the divorce rather than at the time of retirement with the spousal share of the retired pay computed on the retired pay as adjusted by the annual increases in military pay. 
 
(Sec. 643) Permanently extends the authority to pay the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance at the monthly rate currently payable for FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 644) Authorizes the deduction of Survivor Benefit Plan premiums from monthly combat- related special compensation when retired pay is insufficient to cover the premiums. 
 
(Sec. 645) Expresses the sense of Congress that DOD should explore options to allow servicemembers to designate that, upon their death, the death gratuity may be paid to a trust that is legally established under any federal, state, or territorial law. 
 
(Sec. 646) Requires DOD to provide for an independent assessment of the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan by a federally-funded research and development center. 
 
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations 
 
(Sec. 661) Requires DOD to develop and implement a strategy to optimize management practices across the defense commissary system and the exchange system that reduce reliance on appropriated funding without reducing benefits or the revenue generated by nonappropriated fund entities or instrumentalities of DOD for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. 
 
Requires DOD to ensure that savings generated due to the optimization practices are shared by the defense commissary system and the exchange system through contracts or agreements that appropriately reflect the participation of the systems in the development and implementation of the practices. 
 
Authorizes DOD to establish and carry out an alternative pricing program, under which prices may be established in response to market conditions and customer demand. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 671) Requires DOD to comply with domestic source requirements for footwear furnished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces. Requires DOD to furnish the footwear directly to members instead of providing a cash allowance. Permits a waiver to be granted in cases of medical necessity. 
 
(Sec. 672) Authorizes payment of certain pay and allowances of a servicemember or retired servicemember to an individual to whom the member has granted authority to manage these funds pursuant to a valid and legally executed durable power of attorney. 
 
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
 
(Sec. 701) Modifies the health care plans available under the TRICARE program. Establishes three health plans for families of Active-Duty servicemembers, and retired military members and their families: (1) TRICARE Prime, a managed care option; (2) TRICARE Choice, a self-managed option; and (3) TRICARE Supplemental, an option for retired members and their families, other than TRICARE-For-Life beneficiaries, who have other health insurance. 
 
Requires beneficiaries to enroll in one of the TRICARE options during an annual open enrollment period in order to obtain care through the TRICARE Program. 
 
Requires DOD to offer TRICARE Prime in areas near military treatment facilities. Establishes TRICARE Choice in other locations, and permits beneficiaries to receive care from any health care provider selected by the member subject to restrictions established by DOD. 
 
Specifies cost-shares, rates for annual enrollment fees, annual deductibles, annual catastrophic caps, and co-payments for inpatient visits, outpatient visits, and other services. 
 
Authorizes DOD to adopt special coverage and reimbursement methods, amounts, and procedures to encourage the use of high-value services and products and to discourage the use of low-value services and products. 
 
(Sec. 702) Modifies cost-sharing requirements for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. 
 
Authorizes DOD, upon a recommendation from the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and review by the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel, to exclude from the pharmacy benefits program any pharmaceutical agent that provides little or no value to beneficiaries and DOD. 
 
Permits DOD to give preferential status to any non-generic pharmaceutical agent on the uniform formulary by treating it, for the purposes of cost-sharing, as a generic product under the TRICARE retail pharmacy and mail order programs. 
 
Permits DOD to adopt special reimbursement methods, amounts, and procedures in medical contracts to encourage physicians to use high-value pharmaceutical agents and to discourage use of low-value agents 
 
(Sec. 703) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to offer eligible beneficiaries the opportunity to purchase dental and vision insurance currently available to federal employees. 
 
(Sec. 704) Provides TRICARE program coverage for medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive disorders and inherited metabolic disorders. 
 
(Sec. 705) Requires DOD to incorporate the use of telehealth services throughout the direct and purchased care components of the military health system. Requires DOD to: (1) establish standardized payment methods to reimburse health care providers for telehealth services provided to covered beneficiaries in the purchased care component of the TRICARE program, and (2) reduce or eliminate co-payments or cost-shares for covered beneficiaries for receipt of telehealth services. 
 
(Sec. 706) Authorizes a veteran or civilian to be evaluated and treated at a military treatment facility if: (1) the evaluation and treatment is necessary to maintain the medical readiness skills and competencies of health care providers at the facility; (2) health care providers at the facility have the competencies, skills and abilities to treat the individual; and (3) the facility has available space, equipment, and materials. 
 
Requires DOD to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the VA under which the VA would reimburse a military treatment facility for the costs of any health care services provided to individuals eligible for health care services from the VA. 
 
(Sec. 707) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program jointly with the OPM to provide commercial health insurance coverage to eligible reserve component members who enroll for either individual, self plus one, or self and family coverage. 
 
(Sec. 708) Authorizes DOD to conduct a pilot program to award competitive grants to community partners to provide intensive outpatient programs to treat members of the Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from military sexual trauma, including treatment for substance use disorder, depression, and other issues related to those conditions. 
 
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration 
 
(Sec. 721) Requires DOD disestablish the medical departments of the Armed Forces and consolidate all activities of those departments into the Defense Health Agency. 
 
(Sec. 722) Requires DOD to incorporate performance accountability measures into the annual performance reviews of certain leadership positions in the military health care system. Prohibits performance bonuses from being paid to a civilian DOD employee occupying a specified position unless the operations of the military health care system met or exceeded performance measures during the period of the employee's annual performance review. 
 
(Sec. 723) Requires DOD to develop common qualifications and core competencies required for selection of commanders or directors of military medical treatment facilities and establishes a minimum length of four years for tours of duty, with specified exceptions, for those commanders or directors. 
 
(Sec. 724) Authorizes DOD to convert military medical and dental positions to civilian positions if the conversion: (1) would not result in a loss of a military-essential position, (2) would not result in degradation of medical care or the medical readiness of the Armed Forces, and (3) would be more cost effective. 
 
(Sec. 725) Authorizes the secretary of a military department to realign the infrastructure of or modify the health care services provided by a military treatment facility if a realignment or modification would better: (1) ensure the delivery of safe, high quality health care services; (2) adapt the delivery of health care in a facility to rapid changes in private sector health care delivery models; or (3) maintain the medical force readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers in a facility. 
 
(Sec. 726) Requires DOD to conduct a new competition of all medical support contracts with private sector entities under the TRICARE program, except the overseas medical support contract, upon expiration of each contract. Specifies requirements for the new contracts. 
 
(Sec. 727) Authorizes DOD to enter into contracts to provide health care, including behavioral health care, to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE Program with any of the following: (1) the VA; (2) an Indian tribe or tribal organization that is party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service; and (3) an Indian tribe or tribal organization that has entered into a contract with the Indian Health Service to provide health care in rural Alaska or other locations in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 728) Requires DOD to implement programs to increase involvement of covered beneficiaries in making health care decisions and to encourage beneficiaries to share more responsibility for the improvement in their health outcomes through participation in medical and lifestyle intervention programs. Authorizes DOD to charge fees for missing scheduled appointments. 
 
(Sec. 729) Requires DOD to establish regional centers of excellence for the provision of military specialty care to covered beneficiaries at existing DOD major medical centers. Authorizes DOD to establish satellite centers to provide specialty care for post- traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. 
 
(Sec. 730) Requires DOD to conduct a program to: (1) establish best practices for the delivery of health care services for certain diseases or conditions at military treatment facilities, (2) incorporate those best practices into the daily operations of military treatment facilities participating in the program, and (3) eliminate variability in health outcomes and improve the quality of health care services delivered at military treatment facilities. 
 
(Sec. 731) Requires DOD to establish an advisory committee for each military medical treatment facility and requires the committee to include specified beneficiaries. 
 
(Sec. 732) Requires DOD to implement a standardized medical appointment scheduling system at military treatment facilities throughout the military health system. 
 
(Sec. 733) Requires military treatment facilities to display average wait times at each urgent care clinic, emergency department, and pharmacy. 
 
(Sec. 734) Requires DOD to implement specified measures to improve and maintain the combat casualty care and trauma care skills for health care providers. 
 
(Sec. 735) Requires DOD to implement and the GAO to assess specified measures to maintain the critical wartime medical readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers within the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 736) Requires DOD to establish military-civilian integrated health delivery systems through partnerships with other health systems, including local or regional health systems in the private sector and the Veterans Health Administration. 
 
(Sec. 737) Requires DOD to enter into centrally-managed, performance-based contracts with private sector entities to augment the delivery of health care services at military treatment facilities that have a limited or restricted ability to provide health care services, such as primary care or expanded-hours urgent care. 
 
(Sec. 738) Amends the requirement for DOD to implement a performance-based, strategic-sourcing contract for acquiring health care professional staffing services for the military health system to require all components of the military health system to use the contract. Requires DOD to develop a process for obtaining a waiver, based on documented rationale, to use another contract or acquisition approach. 
 
(Sec. 739) Removes the annual requirement for managed care support contractors to generate and mail an enrollment renewal letter to all beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime.
 
 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 751) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expanding the use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine at DOD medical facilities in order to meet the increasing demand for mental health care providers at such facilities through the use of a psychiatry fellowship program for physician assistants. 
 
(Sec. 752) Requires DOD to implement a phased plan to eliminate DOD graduate medical education programs that do not directly support the operational medical force readiness requirements for health care providers within the Armed Forces or the medical readiness of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 753) Authorizes the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to grant certificates, certifications, and undergraduate degrees, in addition to advanced degrees. 
 
(Sec. 754) Require DOD to enter into memoranda of agreement with local or regional institutions of higher education that offer degrees in allopathic or osteopathic medicine to establish affiliations between the institutions and military treatment facilities.
 
(Sec. 755) Extends the authority for the joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund. 
 
(Sec. 756) Prohibits DOD and each service secretary from funding or conducting a medical research and development project unless the project would protect, enhance, or restore the health and safety of members of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 757) Authorizes DOD to reimburse an entity carrying out a state vaccination program for the cost of providing vaccines to covered beneficiaries. 
 
(Sec. 758) Requires DOD to reinstate the reimbursement rates in effect on March 1, 2016, for the provision of applied behavior analysis therapy and to preserve those rates throughout the duration of the Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration Program.
 
(Sec. 759) Requires DOD to begin actions to integrate into certain surveys questions designed to obtain information on the experiences of servicewomen with family planning and counseling. 
 
(Sec. 760) Requires DOD to assess the extent to which families of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces serving on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days experience difficulties in transitioning to health care benefits provided under the TRICARE program. 
 
(Sec. 761) Requires DOD to review and monitor prescribing practices at military treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. 
 
(Sec. 762) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan to improve pediatric care and related services for children of members of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 763) Requires the GAO to submit to Congress a report assessing various issues relating to the delivery of health care in the military health system, with an emphasis on identifying potential waste and inefficiency. 
 
(Sec. 764) Provides that Section 756 of this bill, relating to a prohibition on funding and conduct of certain medical research and development projects by DOD, shall have no force or effect. 
 
Provides that Section 898 of this bill, relating to a limitation on the authority of DOD to enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for congressional special interest medical research programs under the DOD congressionally directed medical research program shall have no force or effect. 
 
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS
 
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy Management 
 
(Sec. 801) Modifies requirements that apply to rapid acquisition authorities. 
 
(Sec. 802) Allows Principal Military Deputies to serve in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the position of the Service Acquisition Executive. 
 
(Sec. 803) Specifies that the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) prepares or approves independent cost estimates and cost analyses for major defense acquisition programs, major automated information system programs, and major subprograms. Prohibits DOD from approving the technology maturation and risk reduction, the engineering and manufacturing development, or the production and deployment of a major defense acquisition program, major automated information system program, or major subprogram unless an independent cost estimate of the full life-cycle cost of the program prepared or approved by Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation has been considered. 
 
(Sec. 804) Requires DOD to revise Department of Defense Instruction 5000.74 to: (1) provide guidance on how the acquisition community should consider the changing nature of the technology and professional services markets; (2) reflect a review of, and appropriate revisions to, the current categories of services acquisition; and (3) reflect a review of existing service contracts to reduce redundancy and duplication.
 
Requires DOD to issue new guidance to address the training and development of the acquisition workforce, particularly those involved in the acquisition of services. 
 
(Sec. 805) Modifies congressional notification requirements for the exercise of waiver authority to acquire vital national security capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 806) Repeals the temporary suspension of public-private competitions for the conversion of DOD function to performance by contractors. 
 
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 811) Establishes an independent board chaired by the Chief Financial Officer of DOD to prescribe, amend, and rescind cost accounting standards as they affect DOD operations. 
 
(Sec. 812) Establishes a $5,000 micro-purchase threshold for DOD activities. 
 
(Sec. 813) Specifies the definition of competition and the role of the prime contractor in determining whether a subcontract meets the competitive or commercial test with respect to enhanced competition requirements. 
 
(Sec. 814) Specifies the circumstances under which independent research and development costs are considered fair, reasonable, and allowable expenses for DOD contracts. 
 
(Sec. 815) Exempts certain multiple-award task or delivery order contracts from the requirement to include cost or price to the federal government as an evaluation factor in the evaluation of proposals for all contracts. 
 
(Sec. 816) Amends the restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions (UCAs) to: (1) require a written determination by senior officials to extend a UCA beyond 90 days, (2) require UCAs to be awarded on a fixed price level of effort basis, and (3) extend the 180 day definitization requirement to contracts in support of Foreign Military Sales cases. 
 
(Sec. 817) Revises the definition of &quot;non-traditional contractor&quot; to address an entity which was intended to be interpreted as allowing specific business units within a corporation to be considered as a non-traditional contractor. 
 
(Sec. 818) Codifies the authority for DOD to negotiate and administer comprehensive subcontracting plans for the purpose of reducing administrative burdens on contractors while enhancing opportunities provided under DOD contracts for small businesses. 
 
(Sec. 819) Prohibits task and delivery protests if DOD has appointed an ombudsman to review complaints related to task order and delivery contracts. 
 
(Sec. 820) Modifies data collections requirements that apply to the procurement of services. 
 
(Sec. 821) Requires a large contractor filing a bid protest on a defense contract with the GAO to cover the cost of processing the protest if all of the elements in the protest are denied in a GAO opinion. Imposes a withhold on payments above incurred costs on any bridge or temporary contract to an incumbent contractor who submits a protest that results in the issuance of a bridge or temporary contract. Makes the distribution of the withheld payments dependent on the outcome of the protest. 
 
(Sec. 822) Requires DOD to enter into a contract with an independent research entity to carry out a comprehensive study on the prevalence and impact of bid protests on DOD acquisition. 
 
(Sec. 823) Specifies that the use of side-by-side testing of certain equipment, munitions, and technologies manufactured and developed under cooperative research and development agreements is considered to be the use of competitive procedures when procuring items that have been successfully tested and found to satisfy U.S. military requirements or to correct operational deficiencies. 
 
(Sec. 824) Expands the scope of the defense acquisition challenge program to include alternatives to existing acquisition programs and specifies that the general solicitation competitive procedures used under the program are competitive procedures. 
 
(Sec. 825) Specifies that it is DOD policy to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria in inappropriate circumstances that potentially deny DOD the benefits of cost and technical tradeoffs in the source selection process. Limits the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria to specified situations. 
 
Requires DOD, to the maximum extent practicable, to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria when the procurement is predominately for the acquisition of information technology services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, audit or audit readiness services, or other knowledge-based professional services. 
 
Requires DOD to report to Congress on the use of lowest-price technically acceptable source selection criteria. 
 
(Sec. 826) Requires each military department and defense agency to pay a penalty for the use of cost-type contracts in certain cases.
 
(Sec. 827) Requires DOD to revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to establish a preference for fixed-price contracts, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts, in the determination of contract type and establish an approval mechanism for the use of cost type contracts over $5 million in value. 
 
(Sec. 828) Requires DOD to prescribe regulations to require the use of firm fixed-price contracts for foreign military sales, subject to a waiver if DOD determines that a different type of contract is in the best interest of the taxpayers. 
 
(Sec. 829) Establishes a preference for performance-based payments to contractors. 
 
(Sec. 829B) Provides that Sections 1036 and 1037 of this bill shall have no force and effect, and that the amendments proposed by Section 1037 shall not be made. 
 
Requires any competition for a contract for the provision of launch services for the evolved expendable launch vehicle (EELV) program to be open for award to all certified providers of EELV-class systems. 
 
Specifies that, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this bill and ending on December 31, 2022, DOD may: 
 
 
 award the contract to a provider that intends to use any certified launch vehicle in its inventory without regard to the country of origin of the rocket engine that will be used on that launch vehicle, and 
 
 award contracts utilizing an engine designed or manufactured in Russia for only phase 1(a) and phase 2 EELV procurements. 
 
 
Limits to 18 the total number of rocket engines designed or manufactured in Russia that may be used on launch vehicles for the EELV program. 
 
Requires the Defense Acquisition University to develop and implement a training program for DOD acquisition personnel on share-in-savings contracts. 
 
(Sec. 829C) Provides DOD with special emergency procurement authority for property or services that would facilitate defense against or recovery from a cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against the United States. 
 
(Sec. 829D) Requires DOD to: (1) prohibit the use of reverse auctions and lowest priced technically acceptable contracting methods for the procurement of personal protective equipment where the level of quality needed or the failure of the item could result in combat casualties, and (2) establish a preference for best value contracting methods when procuring such equipment. 
 
(Sec. 829E) Requires DOD to ensure that contract language does not specify a brand name in solicitations unless justification for the specification is provided and approved under specified provisions of current law. 
 
(Sec. 829F) Sunsets and repeals various contracting limitations, requirements, and other provisions related to contracting. 
 
(Sec. 829G) Establishes an award to recognize defense acquisition programs and acquisition professionals that make the best use of flexibilities and authorities granted in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System). 
 
(Sec. 829H) Limits contracting with the AbilityOne program and requires DOD to contract directly with qualified nonprofit agencies for the severely disabled until the DOD Inspector General certifies that specified requirements have been met. 
 
(Sec. 829I) Limits the application of acquisition regulations required by Executive Order 13673 (Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces) to DOD contractors or subcontractors that have been suspended or debarred as a result of the federal labor law violations referenced in the Executive Order in effect on May 28, 2015. 
 
(Sec. 829J) Authorizes DOD to close out contracts entered into prior to FY2000 without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section. 
 
(Sec. 829K) Authorizes the Navy to close out contracts entered into between FY1974-FY1998 to design, construct, repair, or support the construction or repair of Navy submarines without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section. 
 
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
 
(Sec. 831) Repeals the separate acquisition process and requirements for major automated information systems. 
 
(Sec. 832) Revises the definition of a major defense acquisition program to exclude fixed-price prototypes not planned as part of an existing major defense acquisition programs and those programs or projects developed under the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway. 
 
(Sec. 833) Requires the acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition program to also consider a comprehensive sustainment strategy which includes all aspects of the total life cycle management of the weapon system, including product support, logistics, product support engineering, supply chain integration, maintenance, acquisition logistics, and all aspects of software sustainment. 
 
(Sec. 834) Revises requirements for life cycle cost controls to: 
 
 
 require rapid fielding guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to include direction on a process for identifying and exploiting opportunities to use the rapid fielding pathway to reduce total ownership costs; 
 
 include life cycle cost management as a procedure that DOD should establish for alternative acquisition pathways to meet national security needs; 
 
 require DOD to implement policies to maximize the use of fixed-price contracts and the ability to implement tradeoffs among total cost of ownership, schedule, and performance; 
 
 require sustainment reviews of acquisition programs five years after their operational capability, unless the program has failed to maintain its availability or reliability threshold or has breached its affordability cap before that time. 
 
 
Requires DOD to establish a commercial operational and support saving initiative to insert existing commercial items or technology into military legacy programs through rapid development and fielding of prototypes in order to improve readiness and reduce operations and support costs. 
 
(Sec. 835) Modifies Milestone B (initiates engineering and manufacturing development) certification requirements to eliminate the need for waivers for programs that are executed at the beginning of the fiscal year but before the future years defense program (FYDP) has been submitted, and should receive Milestone B certification as long as there is funding in the current FYDP. 
 
(Sec. 836) Removes the requirement for disclosure of confidence levels for baseline estimates of major defense acquisition programs. Specifies requirements for the disclosure of risk in cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 837) Expands the authority to designate increments or blocks of items delivered under major defense acquisition programs as major subprograms for the purposes of acquisition reporting. 
 
(Sec. 838) Includes first and second tier subcontracts awarded by DOD under major defense acquisition programs in DOD's overall count of small business goals. 
 
(Sec. 839) Requires unit costs to be calculated in constant dollars with an economy-wide inflation index, such as the Gross Domestic Product Price Index. 
 
(Sec. 840) Waives the requirement for an agency to notify Congress regarding a decision to acquire a higher quantity of an end item for tactical missiles and munitions annual procurements. 
 
(Sec. 841) Authorizes DOD to conduct a multiyear contract, over a period of up to four years, for the purchase of units for multiple defense programs that are produced at common facilities at a high rate, and which maximize commonality, efficiencies, and quality, in order to provide maximum benefit to DOD. 
 
(Sec. 842) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to decrease the number of Key Performance Parameters on acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 843) Requires DOD to implement modular open systems architecture in acquisition programs in specified mission areas. 
 
(Sec. 844) Establishes specific cost growth thresholds and cost controls for the Air Force's B-21 bomber program. Requires the Air Force to submit quarterly program performance data to the GAO, and requires the GAO to assess the data. Requires specified funds to be transferred to the Rapid Prototyping Fund.
 
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
 
(Sec. 851) Specifies the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense; the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; and the service acquisition executives for improving program and project management. Requires DOD to develop department-wide standards, policies and guidelines for program and project management. 
 
(Sec. 852) Modifies the authority to waive tenure requirements for program managers for program definition and program execution periods.
 
 (Sec. 853) Requires DOD to establish a set of activities that use data analysis, measurement, and other evaluation-related methods to improve the acquisition outcomes of DOD and enhance organizational learning. 
 
(Sec. 854) Expands the purpose for which the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be used to include the development of acquisition tools and methodologies and the undertaking of research and development of activities that could lead to acquisition policies and practices that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of defense acquisition efforts. 
 
Subtitle E--Provision Related to Commercial Items 
 
(Sec. 861) Requires the establishment of a list in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement of defense-unique statutes that are inapplicable to contracts for commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
 
(Sec. 862) Exempts DOD purchases of commercial off-the-shelf items from regulations to implement specified executive orders and presidential memoranda. Permits DOD to waive any of the regulations to implement the specified executive orders and presidential memoranda for the purchases of other items. 
 
(Sec. 863) Requires DOD to use performance and commercial specifications and standards in lieu of military specifications and standards, including for procuring new systems, major modifications, upgrades to current systems, non-developmental and commercial items, and programs in all acquisition categories, unless no practical alternative exists to meet user needs. 
 
(Sec. 864) Requires DOD to revise guidance related to the preference for commercial services to prohibit an agency from entering into a contract in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold for facilities-related services, knowledge-based services, equipment-related services, construction services, medical services, logistics management services, or transportation services that are not commercial services unless no commercial services are suitable to meet the agency's needs. 
 
(Sec. 865) Treats items that are valued at less than $10,000 and purchased prior to the release of a prime contract request for proposal as commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 866) Treats business units of nontraditional contractors that offer services as a commercial item, if the business unit uses the same personnel and similar pricing as offered to commercial customers. 
 
(Sec. 867) Requires the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include: (1) a requirement that firm fixed-priced contracts, fixed-price incentive contracts or fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts be used to the maximum extent practicable for the acquisition of commercial items, and (2) a prohibition on the use of cost-type contracts for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 868) Permits DOD to carry out a commercial solutions opening pilot program, under which innovative commercial items may be acquired through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of the proposals. 
 
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters 
 
(Sec. 871) Requires DOD to develop a plan to reduce the barriers to the seamless integration between the persons and organizations that comprise the National Technical Industrial Base. Expands the definition of the National Technical Industrial Base to include the United Kingdom and Australia. (Under current law the term &quot;National Technology and Industrial Base&quot; means the persons and organizations that are engaged in research, development, production, integration, services, or information technology activities conducted within the United States and Canada.) 
 
(Sec. 872) Requires DOD, when meeting the national security strategy for the national technology and industrial base to engage in acquisition reform efforts that: (1) rely, to the maximum extent practicable, upon the commercial national technology and industrial base that is required to meet the national security needs of the United States; (2) reduce the reliance of DOD on technology and industrial base sectors that are economically dependent on DOD business; and (3) reduce federal government barriers to the use of commercial products, processes, and standards. 
 
(Sec. 873) Authorizes DOD to make available storage and distribution services support to weapons system support contractors in support of the performance of a contract related to the production, modification, maintenance, or repair of a DOD weapons system. 
 
(Sec. 874) Amends the Small Business Act to make permanent DOD's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. 
 
(Sec. 875) Modifies requirements for the distribution of assistance under procurement technical assistance cooperative agreements to conform the requirements for the Procurement Technical Assistance Program with the current practice of the Defense Logistics Agency of using states as the geographic basis for cooperative agreement awards. 
 
(Sec. 876) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program for nontraditional contractors and small business concerns to design, develop, and demonstrate innovative prototype military platforms of significant scope for the purpose of demonstrating new capabilities that could provide alternatives to existing acquisition programs and assets.
 
Subtitle G--International Contracting Matters 
 
(Sec. 881) Requires DOD to: (1) develop a plan to improve the management and use of fees collected on transfer of defense articles under programs over which the Defense Security Cooperation Agency has administration responsibilities; and (2) establish a process for contractors to provide input, feedback, and adjudication of any differences regarding the appropriateness of governmental pricing and availability estimates. 
 
(Sec. 882) Authorizes DOD to establish a working capital fund to finance inventories of supplies of precision guided munitions in advance of partner and allied forces requirements to enhance the effectiveness of overseas contingency operations conducted or supported by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 883) Extends the authority to acquire products and services produced in countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 884) Codifies for DOD contracts the exemption included in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.000(b) that specifies that small business set-asides are not applied to overseas contracts. 
 
(Sec. 885) Authorizes DOD to make a determination to limit competition or provide a preference for products and services produced in areas where the United States has long-term agreements with host nations in the African region. 
 
(Sec. 886) Maintains the prohibition on procuring military items from China that meet the definition of goods and services controlled as munitions items when moved to the &quot;600 series&quot; of the Commerce Control List. 
 
Subtitle H--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 891) Requires DOD to develop and initiate a program to improve contractor business systems.
 
 (Sec. 892) Exempts audits for the National Nuclear Security Administration from the prohibition on the performance of non-defense audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 
 
(Sec. 893) Requires all DOD entities, with the exception of the Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence, which conduct commercial and not inherently governmental work to establish cost baselines for their operations and begin to adopt best commercial and business management practices to reduce costs and improve performance. 
 
(Sec. 894) Transfers the functions of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Director of Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Specifies that the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on developmental test and evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 895) Exempts information technology equipment included as an integral part of a weapon system from certain requirements related to capital planning and investment control, unless the Milestone Decision Authority determines in writing that the application of the requirements is in the best interests of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 896) Specifies that the use of a technical, merit-based selection procedure or the Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program for the pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects is considered using competitive procedures. Requires DOD to establish procedures under which a small business or a nontraditional contractor may engage an independent certified public accountant for the review and certification of its accounting system for the purposes of any audits required by regulation. 
 
(Sec. 897) Permits funds authorized for electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare to be used for the development and fielding of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare capabilities. Includes electronic warfare programs in the rapid acquisition authority program. 
 
(Sec. 898) Prohibits DOD from entering into a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for congressional special interest medical research programs under the DOD congressionally directed medical research program unless there is sufficient transparency of cost accounting and other specified requirements are met. 
 
(Sec. 899) Extends the enhanced transfer authority for technology developed at DOD laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 899A) Authorizes the Army, Navy, and Air Force each to establish service-specific funds for acquisition programs under the rapid fielding and prototyping pathways.
 
(Sec. 899B) Extends and modifies the authorization for the Defense Modernization Account. Modifies provisions regarding the funds available for the account, transfers, authorized uses of the funds, and the availability of funds by appropriation. 
 
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 901) Establishes the position of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to serve as the chief acquisition officer and the chief technology officer of DOD and the principal adviser on scientific, technological and acquisition matters to the Secretary and to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
 
Consolidates certain Assistant Secretary of Defense positions to establish a new position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Policy and Oversight. Eliminates specified Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense positions. 
 
(Sec. 902) Specifies that management experience with a large and complex organization is a qualification for individuals serving as secretaries of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 903) Establishes the position of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information as the Chief Information Officer to report to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense and be responsible for cyber and space policy, information network defense, policies and standards governing information technology systems and related information security activities of DOD and oversight of the Defense Information Systems Agency. 
 
(Sec. 904) Reduces the maximum number of personnel permitted for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other DOD headquarters offices. 
 
(Sec. 905) Limits the funds available for staff augmentation contracts at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the headquarters of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 906) Authorizes DOD to establish a delivery unit of personnel to be responsible for providing expertise and support throughout DOD for efforts relating to management reform and business transformation. Permits the unit to use public-private talent exchange authorities available to DOD. 
 
Subtitle B--Combatant Command Matters 
 
(Sec. 921) Specifies that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is responsible for ensuring that the President and the Secretary of Defense receive military advice on the comprehensive organization, training, equipping, and employment of the armed forces. 
 
Requires the primary focus of the Chairman to be the development of the military elements of national security and defense strategy, assisting the President and the Secretary in the integration of military operations and activities worldwide, and advocating for military requirements of the present and future joint force of the United States. 
 
Specifies that the role of the other members of the Joint Chiefs includes provide military advice to civilian leaders, including on the military elements of strategy. Strikes the requirement that the Joint Chiefs provide advice to civilian leaders ''upon request.'' 
 
Changes the terms of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from two year terms with eligibility for a two year renewal to single, staggered four-year terms, with the authority for a single two-year extension. Prohibits the Vice Chairman from being eligible to serve as the Chairman or any other position in the armed services. 
 
Specifies that the primary duties of the combatant commanders (COCOMs) are to execute the national defense strategies in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to prepare and plan for conflict, to take necessary actions to deter conflict, and if directed by the Secretary, to command U.S. armed forces in combat. 
 
Creates a Combatant Commanders Council, consisting of all the COCOMs, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense to aid in the execution of defense strategy and the global integration of military activities across the regional and functional divisions of the COCOMs. 
 
(Sec. 922) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to delegate some authority to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the worldwide reallocation of limited military assets on a short-term basis, consistent with the Secretary's policy guidance and the national defense strategy. 
 
(Sec. 923) Modifies the roles and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. 
 
(Sec. 924) Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program on organizing the subordinate commands of a unified combatant command in the form of joint task forces. 
 
(Sec. 925) Requires at least one deputy commander of the combatant command of the geographic area of responsibility which includes the United States be a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, unless a reserve component officer is serving as commander of that combatant command. 
 
Subtitle C--Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements 
 
(Sec. 941) Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement an organizational strategy for DOD that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 942) Requires the next Secretary of Defense to submit to a report on the management of DOD that includes: 
 
 
 a human capital strategy, 
 
 personnel cost savings targets, 
 
 a plan to eliminate unnecessary or redundant functions within each component of DOD, 
 
 recommendations for legislative actions for force management and shaping authorities to achieve the savings targets, and 
 
 a process for delayering headquarters organizations across DOD. 
 
 
(Sec. 943) Modifies the composition and mission of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC). Specifies that the service chief of the relevant military service is responsible for all service-specific requirements, and the JROC's validation is not required before commencing a service specific acquisition program, unless: (1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided that service-specific requirement should be a joint requirement and be subject to the oversight of the Oversight Council, or (2) the program for meeting the requirement would be a major defense acquisition program. 
 
Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to determine whether a major defense acquisition program may meet joint requirements before that program or subprogram may receive Milestone A approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B. 
 
Shifts the responsibility for making recommendations about military capabilities to meet applicable requirements from the JROC as a whole to the Vice Chairman alone. 
 
(Sec. 944) Authorizes the National Guard to appoint, employ, administer, detail, and assign federal civilian employees to provide full- time support to the non-federalized National Guard. Specifies that that state adjutants general will continue to exercise their authority to hire, employ, and supervise the federal civilian employees providing full-time support to their state. Authorizes the National Guard to delegate to the adjutants general the authority to appoint, employ, and administer federal civilian employees within the states and territories with authority to conduct all personnel actions for employees except in the case of any appeal right or complaint filed by an employee appointed under this section. 
 
(Sec. 945) Requires DOD to undertake actions to support a decision on whether: (1) to maintain a separate clandestine human intelligence collection capability within the Defense Intelligence Agency; or (2) consolidate clandestine human intelligence collection within the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a military division within the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
 
(Sec. 946) Eliminates the Department of Defense Financial Management Modernization Executive Committee. 
 
(Sec. 947) Reorganizes and redesignates the Office of Family Policy and the Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs.
 
(Sec. 948) Establishes a pilot program to permit laboratory directors, as well as the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to waive on a temporary basis DOD regulations, instructions, publications, policies, and procedures to improve operations and personnel management. 
 
(Sec. 949) Redesignates the &quot;Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition&quot; as the &quot;Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.&quot;
 
Subtitle D--Whistle-Blower Protections for Members of the Armed Forces 
 
(Sec. 961) Expands the types of adverse personnel actions prohibited under the military whistle-blower protection program, to include retaliatory investigations and failures of superiors to respond to retaliatory actions in certain circumstances, as prohibited personnel actions that are reviewable. 
 
Requires inspectors general to notify the secretary concerned if, during the IG's preliminary investigation, the IG determined there were reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel action occurred, and that the action would result in an immediate hardship to the servicemember. Authorizes the secretary concerned to take action, as appropriate, in such cases. 
 
Requires an IG to provide periodic updates to whistle-blowers on the progress of investigations. Requires the DOD IG to prescribe uniform standards for the conduct of military whistle-blower investigations and for the training of staff conducting investigations. 
 
(Sec. 962) Specifies that a secretary of a military department who receives an IG report substantiating that a prohibited personnel action occurred may consider whether to take corrective action, but may not make a determination that a prohibited personnel action did not occur. 
 
(Sec. 963) Requires boards for correction of military records (BCMRs) to: (1) notify claimants of the specific information or documents needed to make their claim reviewable, (2) make reasonable efforts to obtain missing records when they cannot be obtained by a claimant, and (3) consider any request for reconsideration of a determination of a BCMR when new information is provided by a claimant, not previously considered. 
 
Specifies that claimants may seek judicial review of BCMR decisions and requires BCMRs to publish final decisions with personally identifiable information redacted. 
 
Requires DOD to develop and report to Congress on a comprehensive training curriculum for members of BCMRs. 
 
(Sec. 964) Requires the GAO to review the integrity of the DOD whistle-blower program. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 971) Elevates oversight of recovery policy and operations for current conflicts from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to the Secretary of Defense, and specifies that the DPAA director retains authority to establish policy and execute recovery operations for missing persons from past conflicts. Specifies that DOD is required to account for missing persons only to the extent practicable upon discovery of remains of missing personnel. 
 
(Sec. 972) Modifies the authority of DOD to appoint law enforcement personnel to protect the Pentagon reservation and DOD activities in the National Capital Region. Sets the rates of basic pay for law enforcement and security personnel whose permanent duty station is the Pentagon reservation. 
 
(Sec. 973) Requires DOD to take actions to allow the Defense Security Service to conduct before October 1, 2017, all personnel background and security investigations adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility of DOD. 
 
Requires DOD and the Office of Personnel Management to develop and carry out a plan to transfer government investigative personnel and contracted resources to DOD in proportion to the background and security investigative workload to be assumed by DOD. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) ensure that insider threat programs collect, store, and retain information from specified data sources; (2) establish a personnel security program and take other appropriate actions to support the Innovation Initiative to better leverage commercial technology; and (3) issue an updated reciprocity directive that accounts for security policy changes associated with new position designation regulations, new continuous evaluation policies, and new federal investigative standards. 
 
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1001) Permits DOD to make transfers between amounts authorized for FY2017 in division A of this bill, subject to specified limitations and a congressional notification requirement. 
 
(Sec. 1002) Requires DOD to competitively procure as soon as practicable information technology services to improve preparation of auditable financial statements. Authorizes science and technology funding, prototypes, and test and evaluation resources to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1003) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the statutory budget caps imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 remain an unreasonable and inadequate budgeting tool to address the nation's fiscal challenges. 
 
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities 
 
(Sec. 1006) Codifies and modifies the authority of DOD to provide support for counter-drug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime of civilian law enforcement agencies 
 
(Sec. 1007) Extends the authority to support the unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 
 
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
 
(Sec. 1011) Prohibits funds from being used to retire, prepare to retire, or inactivate a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, or Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship, unless specified requirements are met. 
 
(Sec. 1012) Prohibits funds from being used to retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage any Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter, or associated equipment, or to make any reductions to the manning levels of any Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship or Sea Dragon squadron or detachment. Permits the Navy to waive this prohibition by submitting a required certification to Congress.
 
 Subtitle D--Counterterrorism 
 
(Sec. 1021) Extends through 2017 the prohibition on the use of DOD funds to transfer or release individuals detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (Guantanamo) to the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1022) Extends through 2017, the prohibition on the use of DOD funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1022A) Prohibits DOD from submitting to Congress reprogramming requests for funds for the transfer or release, or construction for the transfer or release, of individuals detained at Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1023) Authorizes DOD to use funds for designing and planning related to the construction or modification of facilities in the United States to house individuals detained at Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1024) Authorizes the temporary transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo to the United States for necessary medical treatment that is not available at Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1025) Provides U.S. District Court judges with jurisdiction to use video teleconferencing to arraign, accept a plea to a charge from, and enter a judgment of conviction and sentencing against individuals held at Guantanamo. Authorizes the Department of Justice to transfer detainees to third countries to serve their sentences. 
 
(Sec. 1026) Extends through 2017 the prohibition on the use of DOD funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo to Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen. 
 
(Sec. 1027) Specifies that certifications provided by DOD for the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to foreign countries must include a requirement that the United States and the government of the foreign government of transfer have entered into a written memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer of the individual and the memorandum of understanding has been provided to Congress.
 
 (Sec. 1028) Requires DOD, prior to transferring any individual detained at Guantanamo to any foreign government or entity, to submit to Congress a report on the individuals' previous terrorist activities, memberships in, affiliations, or associations with terrorist organizations, and a description of the individuals' support or participation in attacks against the United States or U.S. allies. 
 
(Sec. 1029) Prohibits the use of funds to transfer any individual held at Guantanamo to a foreign country that is the subject of a State Department travel warning with certain exceptions. 
 
(Sec. 1030) Extends through 2017 the prohibition on the use of DOD funds for the closure or abandonment of Guantanamo, the relinquishment of control of Guantanamo to Cuba, or the implementation of a material modification to the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo. 
 
Subtitle E--Assured Access to Space 
 
(Sec. 1036) Prohibits DOD from: (1) launching any national security satellite with a launch vehicle requiring a rocket engine designed or manufactured in Russia, or (2) certifying any entity to bid for the award or renewal of a contract for the procurement of property or services for space launch activities for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program if that entity would use a rocket engine designed or manufactured in Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1037) Requires that assured access to space be achieved without the use of rocket engines designed or manufactured in Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1038) Repeals provisions that permit the use of rocket engines from Russia for the EELV program. 
 
Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 1041) Require the secretaries of the military departments, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, to assign forces under the jurisdiction of the secretaries concerned to the combatant commands to perform missions assigned to the combatant commands. Specifies that forces that are not assigned will remain under the control of the respective military department secretaries for purposes of carrying out specified responsibilities under current law, including organizing, training, and mobilizing of all U.S. military forces. 
 
(Sec. 1042) Requires DOD to commission a quadrennial independent review of U.S. policy in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
 
(Sec. 1043) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report assessing the future security requirements for one or more strategic ports in the Arctic. 
 
(Sec. 1044) Modifies congressional notification requirements for sensitive military operations. 
 
(Sec. 1045) Requires the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to: (1) oversee the modeling of an alternative Army design and operational concept for the Reconnaissance Strike Group, and (2) submit to Congress a report that explicitly addresses the value of a follow-on pilot program to test further any promising alternative force designs and concept of operation. 
 
(Sec. 1046) Requires the Air Force, no later than September 30, 2019, to fully transition to an organizational model for all Air Force remotely piloted aircraft that uses enlisted personnel as operators rather than officers. 
 
(Sec. 1047) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer or place in storage any aircraft in Marine Corps Search and Rescue Units (SRU); or (2) reduce the manning levels with respect to any SRU. 
 
(Sec. 1048) Delays from January 1, 2017, to October 1, 2017, the implementation date for the conversion of certain military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. Specifies that the positions to be converted will be reviewed and determined by leadership from the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the National Guard Bureau, and the State Adjutants General. 
 
(Sec. 1049) Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to ensure that the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs has access to, and support from, offices, agencies, and programs of the department necessary to achieve its intended function. 
 
(Sec. 1050) Authorizes DOD and the Department of State to enter into an agreement allowing each department to provide support, supplies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by exchange of support, supplies, and services, to the other department during a contingency operation and related transition period. 
 
(Sec. 1051) Specifies requirements for information sharing and the coordination of military training between DOD and the Department of Homeland Security. 
 
(Sec. 1052) Limits the provision of defense sensitive support to non-DOD departments and agencies until DOD determines and notifies Congress that: (1) the support does not interfere with the mission and functions of DOD; or (2) is in the U.S. national security interest if it does interfere. 
 
(Sec. 1053) Modifies the authority to transfer DOD property for law enforcement activities with respect to the determination of eligible defense items and notification requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1054) Authorizes DOD to exempt certain information related to military tactics, techniques, and procedures from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. 
 
(Sec. 1055) Authorizes DOD to designate information as being DOD critical infrastructure security information to ensure that the information is not disseminated without authorization. Requires certain critical infrastructure security information that is provided to a state or local government to remain under the control of DOD. Specifies that a state or local law authorizing or requiring a state or local government to disclose the information does not apply to such information, and any request for disclosure must be provided to DOD to determine whether to exempt the information from disclosure. 
 
(Sec. 1056) Authorizes the Army to acquire from any person any excess rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or other supplies which were provided to any country on a grant basis and transfer the items to certain individuals. 
 
(Sec. 1057) Expresses the sense of the Senate on the definition of and need for continued prioritization, development, and fielding of fifth-generation airborne capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1058) Makes technical and clerical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
 
Subtitle G--National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service 
 
(Sec. 1066) Specifies that the purpose of this title is to establish a National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to: (1) review the military selective service process (commonly referred to as &quot;the draft&quot;); and (2) consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service in order to address national security and other public service needs of the nation. Specifies requirements for the scope of the review. 
 
(Sec. 1067) Establishes the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service as an independent commission. Specifies requirements and procedures for the appointment of members, composition of the commission, pay rates for members and staff, and other authorities related to the operations of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 1068) Requires the commission to conduct public hearings (except classified hearings) on recommendations under consideration.
 
(Sec. 1069) Requires the President to establish and transmit to the commission and Congress principles for reform of the military selective service process. Requires certain cabinet officials and other officials or experts to transmit to the commission and Congress recommendations for the reform of the military selective service process, and military, national, and public service in connection with that process. 
 
Requires the commission to submit to Congress and the President a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the commission, including legislative language and recommendations for administrative action to implement the recommendations of the Commission. 
 
(Sec. 1070) Authorizes the commission to appoint, and fix the rate of pay of, an Executive Director and staff. Limits detailees from the Executive Branch and performance reviews for staff of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 1071) Precludes the actions of the President, cabinet officials and other individuals required to provide recommendations under this subtitle, and the commission from judicial review of their actions taken under this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 1072) Requires the commission to be terminated no later than 36 months after the establishment date. 
 
(Sec. 1073) Authorizes specified DOD appropriations to be used for the commission. 
 
Subtitle H--Studies and Reports 
 
(Sec. 1076) Requires the military service chiefs and the commanders of the individual functional and geographic combatant commands to submit to Congress a list, in priority order, of the unfunded requirements for each individual service branch or combatant command. 
 
(Sec. 1077) Requires DOD to oversee and report to Congress on an assessment of the joint ground forces of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 1078) Requires DOD to submit to Congress an assessment from an independent organization of the adequacy and sufficiency of the force structure of the Armed Forces to meet future threats to the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1079) Requires DOD to submit to Congress an annual report on the observation flights over the United States under the Open Skies Treaty during the previous year. 
 
(Sec. 1080) Requires DOD to provide certain reports and notifications to Congress regarding programs that DOD manages under alternative compensatory control measures.
 
 (Sec. 1081) Adds the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to a reporting requirement regarding expenditures of certain funds by the Defense Intelligence Agency without regard to the provisions of law or regulation relating to the expenditure of U.S. Government funds. 
 
(Sec. 1082) Repeals several DOD reporting requirements included in an annual National Defense Authorization Act and other laws. 
 
(Sec. 1083) Repeals several DOD reporting requirements included in an annual National Defense Authorization Act. 
 
(Sec. 1084) Repeals the requirement for DOD to develop and execute an efficiencies plan for the civilian personnel workforce and the service contractor workforce. 
 
(Sec. 1085) Requires the Air Force to report to Congress on priorities for bed downs, basing criteria, and special mission units for the C-130J aircraft. 
 
Subtitle I--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1086) Disestablishes the F-35 Joint Program Office and devolves relevant responsibilities to the Air Force and the Navy. Requires the Air Force and the Navy to establish: (1) separate program offices to manage the production, sustainment, and modernization of their respective aircraft; and (2) processes to coordinate on issues where commonality exists. 
 
(Sec. 1087) Requires DOD to treat the F-35 Follow-on Modernization program as a separate Major Defense Acquisition Program. 
 
(Sec. 1088) Reduces from 10 to 9 the number of Navy carrier air wing and carrier air wing headquarters that are required to be maintained. 
 
(Sec. 1089) Limits the size of the National Security Council (NSC) professional staff to no more than 150 individuals including detailees and assignees from other agencies and contractors. Modifies other requirements for the NSC. 
 
(Sec. 1090) Requires the annual national security strategy report to be transmitted in classified form and permits the report to include an unclassified summary. 
 
(Sec. 1091) Requires DHS to develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of security at ports of entry, between ports of entry, and in the maritime environment. 
 
(Sec. 1092) Requires all marketing functions of the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard to be consolidated within the Army Marketing Research Group. 
 
(Sec. 1093) Prohibits a person from using specified Naval Special Warfare insignia in connection with any promotion, service or other commercial activity when a particular use would be likely to suggest a false affiliation, connection, or association with, endorsement by, or approval of, the United States, DOD, or the Navy. Authorizes the Department of Justice to initiate civil proceedings to prevent unauthorized use of the insignia. 
 
(Sec. 1094) Requires DOD to conduct a program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
 
(Sec. 1095) Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding the basing of KC-46A tanker aircraft outside of the continental United States. 
 
(Sec. 1096) Requires DOD to provide Congress with an annual national defense strategy to replace the Quadrennial Defense Review required under current law. Requires the strategy to address: 
 
 
 the highest priority missions for DOD, 
 
 the most critical and enduring threats to the national security of the United States and its allies posed by states or non-state actors, and the strategies that DOD will use to counter those threats; 
 
 a strategic framework to prioritize the missions and threats; and 
 
 the major investments in defense capabilities, force readiness, global posture, and technological innovation that DOD will make over the following five-year period in accordance with the strategic framework. 
 
 
The Secretary of Defense must seek the military advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in preparing each defense strategy required by this subsection.
 
(Sec. 1097) Establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: 
 
 
 adopt and oversee government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management; 
 
 chair the Program Management Policy Council; 
 
 establish standards and policies for executive agencies consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery; 
 
 engage with the private sector; 
 
 conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs and programs identified as high risk by the GAO; and 
 
 establish a five-year strategic plan for program and project management. 
 
 
Requires certain federal agencies to designate a Program Management Improvement Officer to implement program management policies and develop a written strategy for enhancing the role of program managers. Exempts DOD from this requirement if it is substantially similar or duplicative of specified existing requirements. 
 
Establishes the Program Management Policy Council within OMB to act as the principal interagency forum for improving practices related to program and project management. 
 
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations that: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed for an agency program and project manager, (2) establish a new job series for program and project management, and (3) establish a new career path for program and project managers. 
 
 TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Department of Defense Matters Generally 
 
(Sec. 1101) Removes restrictions on managing civilian personnel within DOD on the basis of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees. Requires annual reports to Congress regarding the management of the DOD civilian workforce. 
 
(Sec. 1102) Repeals the requirement for DOD to submit a biennial strategic workforce plan. 
 
(Sec. 1103) Authorizes DOD to make: (1) a temporary appointment or a term appointment when the need for the services of an employee in DOD is not permanent, and (2) make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment in DOD to address critical hiring needs. 
 
(Sec. 1104) Changes the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project from an indefinite project to a permanent system to provide DOD with the permanent authority to establish and adjust a special system of personnel authorities for the civilian acquisition workforce and supporting personnel assigned to work directly with that workforce. 
 
(Sec. 1105) Provides each secretary of a military department with the direct hire authority for a limited number of financial management experts. 
 
(Sec. 1106) Authorizes DOD to recruit and appoint a limited number of qualified recent graduates and current post-secondary students to positions within DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1107) Authorizes DOD, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of the employee, to arrange for the temporary assignment of a DOD employee to the private-sector organization, or from the private-sector organization to a DOD organization. 
 
(Sec. 1108) Requires training for DOD employment and human resources personnel on special recruitment, hiring, special pays, and retention authorities for positions at the U.S. Cyber Command. 
 
(Sec. 1109) Increases the maximum amount of separation pay authorized for Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay from the current ceiling of $25,000 to $40,000 for DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 1110) Repeals the authority for DOD to waive the restriction on the appointment of retired members of the armed forces to positions in the civil service in DOD within 180 days of their retirement based on a state of national emergency. 
 
(Sec. 1111) Creates a pilot program on career sabbaticals for DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 1112) Limits the number of employees at the DOD who are in the Senior Executive Service. 
 
(Sec. 1113) Specifies that there is no time limitation on a relocating spouse's eligibility for noncompetitive appointment from the date of the service member's permanent change of station orders to the spouses' permanent appointment per duty station, 
 
Subtitle B--Department of Defense Science and Technology Laboratories and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 1121) Makes permanent the alternative personnel management authority for experts in science and engineering. 
 
(Sec. 1122) Permanently extends and modifies the authority for DOD science and technology laboratories to hire students enrolled in scientific and engineering programs. Permits the laboratories to hire a greater number of students using the direct hire authority. 
 
(Sec. 1123) Provides DOD with direct hire authority for a limited number of scientific and engineering positions for test and evaluation facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base. 
 
(Sec. 1124) Makes permanent the authority for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel between DOD and the private sector. 
 
(Sec. 1125) Establishes a pilot program to provide enhanced pay authorities to assist the military departments in attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and technology experts in positions responsible for managing and performing complex, high cost research and technology development efforts in DOD science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 1126) Requires DOD authorities for conducting certain personnel demonstration projects for defense laboratories to be discharged through the Under Secretary of Research and Engineering and requires the emphasis in exercising the authorities to be placed on enhancing efficient operations of the laboratory. 
 
Subtitle C--Government-Wide Matters 
 
(Sec. 1131) Expands the personnel flexibilities available to land management agencies to include all agencies government-wide, including the Department of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 1132) Directs the OPM to permit certain agencies to use direct-hire authority for permanent or non-permanent positions in the competitive services for prevailing rate employees, if there is either a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for the positions. 
 
(Sec. 1133) Authorizes agencies to appoint an individual to a prevailing rate position at a rate of basic pay above the minimum rate of the appropriate grade in cases where there is an unusually large shortage of qualified candidates for employment, unique qualifications of a candidate of employment, or a special need of the government for the services of a candidate for employment. 
 
(Sec. 1134) Limits the application of points for preference eligible hiring to the first appointment of a preference eligible candidate in a permanent position in the competitive service. 
 
(Sec. 1135) Authorizes the use of advance payment of basic pay for current employees who relocate within the United States and its territories to a location outside the employee's current commuting area. Limits the advance payment to two pay periods. 
 
(Sec. 1136) Allows overtime pay for nonexempt federal civilian employees assigned to temporary duty travel in a foreign area. 
 
(Sec. 1137) Extends through 2017 the authority of heads of executive agencies to waive the limitation on the aggregate of basic and premium pay of federal civilian employees working overseas in support of a military operation or an operation in response to a declared emergency. 
 
Subtitle D--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1151) Modifies the flat rate per diem requirements for DOD military and civilian personnel on long-term temporary duty assignments. 
 
(Sec. 1152) Extends for one year the discretionary authority of the head of a federal agency to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities comparable to those provided to members of the Foreign Service to an agency's civilian employees on official duty in a combat zone. 
 
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training 
 
(Sec. 1201) Extends through FY2019 the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. Expands the authorization to make certain payments to redress injury and loss in Iraq to include Afghanistan and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1202) Increases the amounts available for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Requires DOD to submit to Congress plan for using the increased amounts, an annual spending plan, and quarterly updates on certain transactions associated with the fund. 
 
(Sec. 1203) Codifies the authority for DOD to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing military operations by U.S. special operations forces to combat terrorism. Increases the annual cap on the authority and limits the amount available to support any particular military operation under the authority. 
 
(Sec. 1204) Prohibits DOD from using funds to invite, assist, or otherwise assure the participation of the government of Cuba in any joint or multilateral exercise or related security conference between the United States and Cuba until DOD submits specified assurances to Congress. Includes an exception for any joint or multilateral exercise or operation related to humanitarian assistance or disaster response. 
 
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
 
(Sec. 1211) Extends through December 31, 2017: (1) the authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan, and (2) the exemption for excess defense articles (EDA) transferred from DOD stocks in Afghanistan from the annual limitation on the aggregate value of EDA transferred under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 1212) Modifies the authority to reimburse certain coalition nations for support, including requirements regarding the military operations covered, limitations on the amounts available, and the treatment of 2016 unobligated balances. 
 
(Sec. 1213) Prohibits DOD from using funds for a construction or other infrastructure project in Afghanistan that cannot be safely accessed by U.S. government personnel. Permits waivers for specified programs and projects.
 
 (Sec. 1214) Authorizes DOD to use specified funds to reimburse Pakistan for certain activities that enhance the security situation in the northwest regions of Pakistan and along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Makes a portion of the funds contingent upon a certification from DOD that Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network in Pakistan. 
 
(Sec. 1215) Requires the Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel to submit a report on the oversight activities of U.S. Inspectors General in Afghanistan planned for FY2017. 
 
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 
 
(Sec. 1221) Extends and modifies the authority for DOD to provide assistance to the vetted elements of the Syrian opposition. Strikes the prior approval reprogramming requirement and replaces it with a notification requirement before carrying out new initiatives. 
 
(Sec. 1222) Extends the authority to provide assistance to military and other security forces of or associated with the government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces, with a national mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 
 
Extends the requirement for an assessment of the extent to which the government of Iraq is increasing political inclusiveness, addressing the grievances of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhancing minority integration in the political and military structures in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 1223) Extends the authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
 
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Iran 
 
(Sec. 1226) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on the military power of Iran. 
 
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
 
(Sec. 1231) Extends through FY2019 the authority for DOD to provide security assistance and intelligence support to military and other security forces of the government of Ukraine and authorizes appropriations for this purpose. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of half of the funds authorized to be appropriated in FY2017 under this authority until DOD certifies that Ukraine has taken substantial action to make defense institutional reforms and outlines areas where additional action is needed. 
 
(Sec. 1232) Extends through FY2018 the authority for DOD to provide multilateral or regional training, and pay the incremental expenses of participating in such training, for countries in Eastern Europe that are a signatory to the Partnership for Peace Framework Documents but not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or became a NATO member after January 1, 1999. Authorizes specified funds for the European Reassurance Initiative to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1233) Adds additional requirements for the annual report on Russian military and security developments, including an assessment of Russian operations in Ukraine and an analysis of the nuclear strategy and associated doctrine of Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1234) Expresses the sense of the Senate on European investment in security and stability. Requires DOD to submit to Congress an accounting of European investment in security capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1235) Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding the European Deterrence Initiative. 
 
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Asia-Pacific Region 
 
(Sec. 1241) Requires DOD to submit to Congress annually a report including an update of the most current DOD Freedom of Navigation Report under the Freedom of Navigation Operations program. Requires the report to document the types and locations of excessive claims that the Armed Forces have challenged in the previous year in order to preserve the rights, freedoms, and uses of the sea and airspace guaranteed to all countries by international law. 
 
(Sec. 1242) Includes the Philippines as an &quot;allied country&quot; for the purpose of DOD's authority to enter into cooperative military airlift agreements with allied countries. 
 
(Sec. 1243) Requires DOD to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and officials between the United States and Taiwan to improve military to military relations. 
 
(Sec. 1244) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should strengthen and enhance its long-standing partnership and strategic cooperation with Taiwan, with the objective of reinforcing its commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act and the ''Six Assurances.'' 
 
(Sec. 1245) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it would further U.S. national security interests if the prohibition on the sale of lethal military equipment to Vietnam were removed, (2) future sales should be monitored, and (3) the United States should continue to expand the military-to-military relationship with the government of Vietnam. 
 
(Sec. 1246) Redesignates the &quot;South China Sea Initiative&quot; as the&quot; Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative.&quot;
 
(Sec. 1247) Requires DOD to ensure that exchanges of senior military officers and senior civilian defense officials between India and the United States: 
 
 
 are at a level appropriate to enhance engagement between the militaries of the two countries for developing threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning, logistical support, intelligence collection and analysis, tactics, techniques, procedures, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief; 
 
 include exchanges of general and flag officers; and 
 
 significantly enhance joint military operations. 
 
 
Subtitle G--Reform of Department of Defense Security Cooperation 
 
(Sec. 1251) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding DOD security cooperation programs and activities, as well as the broader security sector assistance activities of the U.S. government. 
 
(Sec. 1252) Creates a new chapter of the U.S. Code on security cooperation, and transfers, modifies, and codifies security cooperation related provisions from elsewhere in the U.S. Code and public law to this new chapter. 
 
Repeals several ''train and equip'' authorities and replaces the authorities with a provision that includes all of DOD's existing &quot;train and equip&quot; authorities. 
 
Transfers to the new chapter on security cooperation the authority of DOD to administer the Regional Centers for Security Studies. Reduces the number of regional centers and provides DOD with increased flexibility in assigning the areas of focus for the centers. 
 
(Sec. 1253) Combines existing security cooperation authorities permitting the exchange of military and defense personnel with allies of the United States and other friendly foreign countries. 
 
(Sec. 1254) Consolidates and modifies similar authorities permitting the payment of personnel expenses of allied or partner countries during theater security cooperation activities. 
 
(Sec. 1255) Combines and modifies similar authorities for the payment of expenses in connection with training exercises with the military forces or other security forces of a friendly foreign country
 
(Sec. 1256) Consolidates and modifies authorities relating to the provision of operational support to partners and allies in combined operations with U.S. Armed Forces or in military operations that support U.S. national security interests. 
 
(Sec. 1257) Codifies and makes permanent the Department of Defense State Partnership Program. 
 
(Sec. 1258) Transfers to the new U.S. Code chapter on security cooperation the regional combating terrorism fellowship program. Modifies the program to authorize DOD to carry out a program under which DOD may pay costs associated with the education and training of national-level security officials of friendly foreign nations. 
 
(Sec. 1259) Consolidates international engagement authorities for the service academies of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 1260) Creates a central fund for DOD security cooperation programs and activities, known as the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund. Requires DOD to: (1) transfer all unobligated balances from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, the Iraq Train and Equip Fund, the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative, and any account or fund of the Department of Defense for security cooperation programs and activities into the new fund; and (2) transition the execution of all security programs and activities to the authorities contained in the new security cooperation. 
 
(Sec. 1261) Consolidates and standardize DOD's reporting on security cooperation authorities and programs in an annual report. 
 
(Sec. 1262) Requires the President to submit a consolidated annual budget for DOD security programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1263) Requires DOD to create a security cooperation workforce program to oversee the development and management of a professional workforce supporting DOD security cooperation programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1264) Requires DOD and the Department of State to establish regulations to facilitate and streamline coordination between the departments on all matters relating to the policy, planning, and implementation of covered security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1265) Repeals superseded, obsolete, or duplicate statutes relating to security cooperation authorities. 
 
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1271) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to require the President to develop a plan for negotiating and entering into one or more free trade agreements with certain sub-Saharan African countries. 
 
(Sec. 1272) Extends and modifies the authority to provide assistance to the governments of Tunisia and Egypt to support efforts to enhance security along borders with Libya. 
 
(Sec. 1273) Increases the annual limitation of the authority for DOD to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation, on a joint basis with Israel to establish anti-tunnel defense capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize underground tunnels. Specifies requirements related to matching contributions by Israel and the use of certain funds for research, development, test, and evaluation activities in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1274) Extends the authority of DOD to develop, manage, and execute a Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery personnel recovery program for isolated DOD, U.S. government, and other designated personnel supporting U.S. national interests worldwide. 
 
(Sec. 1275) Requires an independent assessment directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to report on the impact of the proliferation of remotely piloted aircraft on U.S. national security interests. 
 
(Sec. 1276) Requires DOD to implement policies and procedures to ensure that personnel of the Armed Forces, including uniformed personnel and civilians engaged in partnership with foreign nations, receive education and training on human slavery and the appropriate role of the U.S. Armed Forces in combatting trafficking in persons. Authorizes grants to support transformational programs and projects that seek to achieve a measurable and substantial reduction of the prevalence of modern slavery in targeted populations within partner countries. 
 
(Sec. 1277) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the U.S. commitment to the Republic of Palau. 
 

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 

 
Subtitle I--Human Rights Sanctions 
 
(Sec. 1282) Provides definitions for the terms &quot;foreign person,&quot; &quot;person,&quot; and &quot;United States person.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1283) Authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: 
 
 
 is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, or promote human rights and freedoms; 
 
 acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such activities; 
 
 is a government official or senior associate of an official responsible for, or complicit in, ordering or otherwise directing acts of significant corruption; or 
 
 has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities. 
 
 
Specifies that the authority to block and prohibit transactions in property and property interests shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
 
Requires the President, after receiving a request from Congress with respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in a prohibited activity: 
 
 
 to determine if the person has engaged in such an activity, and 
 
 submit to Congress a report including a statement of whether or not sanctions will be imposed and a description of any sanctions that will be imposed. 
 
 
Provides that sanctions shall not apply to an individual as necessary for law enforcement purposes, or to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or other applicable international obligations of the United States. 
 
Permits the President to terminate sanctions under specified conditions. 
 
Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to submit to the Department of State the names of foreign persons who may meet the sanctions criteria. 
 
(Sec. 1284) Requires the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition. 
 
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
 
(Sec. 1301) Specifies the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and authorizations of appropriations included in this bill and authorizes CTR funds to be obligated for FY2017-FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 1302) Allocates authorizations of appropriations of funds for the CTR program in FY2017. 
 
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Programs 
 
(Sec. 1401) Authorizes appropriations for Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1402) Authorizes appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction--Defense at the levels identified in section 4501.
 
 (Sec. 1403) Authorizes appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities--Defense-Wide at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1404) Authorizes appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General of DOD at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1405) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1406) Authorizes appropriations for the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile 
 
(Sec. 1411) Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to: (1) authorize the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) to recover, acquire, recycle, and manage the disposal of excess and recyclable strategic and critical materials containing rare earth elements (REE) from other federal agencies, including DOD; and (2) authorizes the NDS Manager to fund the qualification of domestically-produced strategic materials and REE to meet the requirements of defense and essential civilian industries in times of national emergency. 
 
(Sec. 1412) Requires the NDS Manager to dispose of excess materials in order to acquire seven specified new materials and rare earth elements that have been identified by DOD as essential to meet military requirements. 
 
Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Matters 
 
(Sec. 1421) Authorizes DOD to destroy specified U.S-origin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama. 
 
(Sec. 1422) Requires the Army to into an arrangement with the Board on Army Science and Technology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study of the DOD's conventional munitions demilitarization program.
 
Subtitle D--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1431) Authorizes DOD to transfer funds from the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center. 
 
(Sec. 1432) Authorizes appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
 
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 1501) Specifies that the purpose of this title is to authorize FY2017 appropriations for overseas contingency operations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 1502) Designates authorizations of appropriations in this title as overseas contingency operations funding. 
 
(Sec. 1503) Authorizes additional appropriations for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4102. 
 
(Sec. 1504) Authorizes additional appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4202. 
 
(Sec. 1505) Authorizes additional appropriations for Operation and Maintenance at the levels identified in section 4302. 
 
(Sec. 1506) Authorizes additional appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in section 4402. 
 
(Sec. 1507) Authorizes additional appropriations for Defense Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1508) Authorizes additional appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities-- Defense-Wide at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1509) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1510) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1511) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
Subtitle B--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1521) Specifies that appropriations authorized by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this bill. 
 
(Sec. 1522) Authorizes the transfer of up to $3.5 billion of the FY2017 authorizations included in this title among other FY2017 authorizations, subject to the requirements and restrictions included in section 1001 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1531) Authorizes the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, which provides DOD with the authority to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist in the defeat of improvised explosive devices for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and other operations or military missions designated by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1532) Extends and modifies the authority for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
 
(Sec. 1533) Continues the existing limitation and restrictions on the use of funds in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Extends the authority to accept certain equipment procured using the funds and to treat the equipment as DOD stocks. Continues the goal of using specified funds to support the efforts of the government of Afghanistan to recruit, train and integrate women into the Afghan National Security Forces and the requirement for a report on the plan to promote the security of Afghan women. 
 
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Space Activities
 
(Sec. 1601) Prohibits funds from being used for the pilot program for the acquisition of commercial satellite communication services until DOD submits to Congress a plan to demonstrate that the program will achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in satellite communications capability. 
 
(Sec. 1602) Requires the Air Force to develop a plan to use allied launch vehicles to meet assured access to space requirements, in the event that the requirements cannot be met, for a limited period of time, using only U.S launch vehicles. Prohibits the use of launch vehicles from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. 
 
(Sec. 1603) Requires the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command to submit to Congress a DOD strategy for the availability, use, and protection of electromagnetic spectrum for warfare during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the submittal of the strategy. 
 
(Sec. 1604) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a five-year plan for the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center. 
 
(Sec. 1605) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to review the acquisition strategy for the Next Generation Operational Control System for the Global Positioning System. 
 
(Sec. 1606) Requires the GAO to conduct assessments of the cost, schedule, and performance of each program of the National Reconnaissance Office for developing, acquiring, launching, and deploying satellites or overhead reconnaissance systems that receives funding from the Military Intelligence Program or is supported by DOD personnel. 
 
(Sec. 1607) Requires the GAO to conduct an analysis of the cost and benefits of allowing the use of excess ballistic missile solid rocket motors for commercial space launch purposes. 
 
(Sec. 1608) Requires the GAO to assess the types of analyses that DOD has conducted to understand the costs and benefits of the use of KA-band commercial satellite communications.
 
(Sec. 1609) Limits the use of funds for increment three of the Joint Space Operations Center Mission System until the Air Force submits to Congress a strategy for acquiring a common software and hardware framework for battle management, communication, and control. 
 
(Sec. 1610) Restricts the use of funds for the current product development contract for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System until DOD submits to Congress the certification required under current law regarding cost growth in major defense acquisition programs (commonly referred to as a Nunn-McCurdy certification). 
 
(Sec. 1611) Permits up to half of the funds made available for a replacement space launch propulsion system or new launch vehicle in FY2016, FY2017, or any future year, to be made available for meeting the requirements in connection with U.S. policy on assured access to space. 
 
(Sec. 1612) Authorizes specified Air Force research, development, test, and evaluation funds from FY2015 and FY2016 to be used for specified secure voice conferencing capabilities. 
 
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
 
(Sec. 1621) Requires DOD to ensure that each military intelligence officer serving as a unit or service intelligence officer, or in command of an intelligence unit or activity, has an active security clearance. 
 
Subtitle C--Cyber Warfare, Cybersecurity, and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 1631) Authorizes DOD to provide cyber protection support to personnel that occupy DOD positions determined to be of highest risk of vulnerability to cyber attacks on their personal devices, networks, and persons. 
 
(Sec. 1632) Provides DOD with interim authority to take certain actions related to hiring and retaining civilian personnel for Cyber Mission Force positions until DOD has established the excepted service personnel system authorized under current law for civilians supporting DOD's cyber mission. 
 
Directs the Principal Cyber Advisor to (1) supervise the development of training standards and capacity to train civilian cyber personnel to develop tools and weapons for the Cyber Mission Forces, and (2) ensure that sufficient priority exists for the timely completion of security clearance investigations and adjudications for such personnel. 
 
(Sec. 1633) Expresses the sense of Congress that the arrangement (commonly referred to as a ''dual-hat arrangement'') under which the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) also serves as the Director of the National Security Agency is in the national security interests of the United States.
 
 Prohibits DOD from taking action to end the ''dual-hat arrangement'' until the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly determine and certify to Congress that ending the arrangement will not pose unacceptable risks to the military effectiveness of CYBERCOM. Requires the establishment of conditions-based criteria for assessing the need to sustain the ''dual-hat arrangement.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1634) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of applying consequence-driven, cyber- informed engineering methodologies to military installation operating technologies, including industrial control systems, to increase resilience against cybersecurity threats. 
 
(Sec. 1635) Modifies the requirements for evaluating the cyber vulnerabilities of the F-35 aircraft and support systems.
 
(Sec. 1636) Requires the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a research and technology development strategy in support of its missions. 
 
(Sec. 1637) Requires DOD to evaluate the cyber vulnerabilities of DOD critical infrastructure and submit to Congress a plan for the evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 1638) Requires the Chief Information Officer of DOD and the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command to jointly develop and implement a plan for a modernized, enterprise-wide information security continuous monitoring capability (ISCM) and a comply-to-connect policy. Requires the plan and policy required by this provision to comply with specified software license inventory requirements. 
 
Limits the availability of DOD funds for a software license unless DOD is able through automated means to both count the number of licenses in use and determine the security status of each instance of use of the software license.
 
 (Sec. 1639) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report outlining in detail the authorities that have been delegated by the President to the Secretary of Defense for the conduct of cyber operations. 
 
(Sec. 1640) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit to the President and Congress a report on the military and nonmilitary options available to the United States to deter Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and terrorist organizations in cyberspace. Requires the President, after the Chairman's report is submitted, to submit to Congress a report on determining when an action carried out in cyberspace constitutes an act of war against the United States. 
 
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces 
 
(Sec. 1651) Authorizes specified Missile Procurement--Air Force funds to be used for the procurement of certain commercially available parts for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 
 
(Sec. 1652) Adds reporting requirements to the annual report of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System for readiness. 
 
(Sec. 1653) Requires the GAO to review DOD's nuclear enterprise review process to ascertain whether recommendations are adequately being implemented. 
 
(Sec. 1654) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding nuclear deterrence. 
 
(Sec. 1655) Requires DOD to: (1) follow an expedited process to decide if the land-based missile fields using UH-1N helicopters meet security requirements and if there are any shortfalls or gaps in meeting the requirements, and (2) report to Congress on the decision relating to a request for forces.
 
Specifies requirements for the implementation of the decision if the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff determines implementation is warranted to mitigate any risk posed to the U.S. nuclear forces. 
 
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs 
 
(Sec. 1661) Requires the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to administer a flight test of the ground-based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once a year. 
 
(Sec. 1662) Authorizes specified funds for the MDA to provide to the government of Israel to procure Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production of such interceptors in the United States. Requires the MDA and the Under Secretary of Defense, prior to disbursing the funds, to certify that the March 5, 2014 bilateral international agreement concerning Iron Dome, as amended, is being implemented. Limits funding available to Israel for the David's Sling Weapon System until Congress receives a specified plan required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 1663) Modifies reporting requirements for the plan to develop one or more programs of record for a space-based missile intercept layer. Authorizes DOD to commence coordination and activities associated with research, development, test, and evaluation on the programs not later than 60 days after the report is submitted. 
 
(Sec. 1664) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly conduct a review of the strategy, programs, and capabilities to counter cruise and ballistic missiles prior to launch in support of regional and homeland missile defense, using the full range of active, passive, kinetic, and nonkinetic defense measures. 
 
(Sec. 1665) Amends the National Missile Defense Act of 1999 to modify the statement of the national missile defense policy. States that it is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense. 
 
(Sec. 1666) Extends the prohibition on providing certain missile defense information to Russia. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1671) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to conduct: (1) a review of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to assess the capabilities and capacity of the enterprise to meet present and future defense intelligence requirements, and (2) a survey of each geographic combatant command to determine how each prioritizes and allocates its intelligence resources. 
 
(Sec. 1672) Requires DOD to make a Milestone A decision for Conventional Prompt Global Strike no later than the earlier of: (1) September 30, 2020, or (2) eight months after the successful completion of the Intermediate Range Flight 2 test. 
 
(Sec. 1673) Authorizes DOD to establish at Fort George G. Meade the ''Cyber Center for Education and Innovation and the National Cryptologic Museum'' and to enter into an agreement with the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation for the design, construction, and operation of the center. 
 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 2002) Establishes the expiration date for authorizations in this bill for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as the later of: (1) October 1, 2019; or (2) the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction FY2020. 
 
(Sec. 2003) Specifies that Titles XXI through XXVII take effect on the later of: (1) October 1, 2016; or (2) the date of the enactment of this bill. 
 
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
 
 (Sec. 2101) Authorizes specified Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2102) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Army. 
 
(Sec. 2103) Authorizes appropriations for Army military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2104) Modifies the authorization for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to permit the Army to construct an aircraft washing apron. 
 
(Sec. 2105) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2106) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2201) Authorizes specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
 
 (Sec. 2202) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2203) Authorizes the Navy to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2204) Authorizes appropriations for Navy military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2205) Modifies the authorization for the construction of a water transmission line in Pearl City, Hawaii, to permit the Navy to construct a specified water transmission line as part of the network required to provide the main water supply to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
 
(Sec. 2206) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2207) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2301) Authorizes specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2302) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2303) Authorizes the Air Force to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2304) Authorizes appropriations for Air Force military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2305) Modifies the authorization for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, for construction of a Tactical Response Force Alert Facility to permit the Air Force to construct an emergency power generator system consistent with the Air Force's construction guidelines. 
 
(Sec. 2306) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2401) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for defense agencies. 
 
(Sec. 2402) Authorizes DOD to carry out specified energy conservation projects. 
 
(Sec. 2403) Authorizes appropriations for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of defense agencies at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2404) Modifies the authorization for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for construction of a high school to permit DOD to construct a combined middle/high school. 
 
(Sec. 2405) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2406) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
 
(Sec. 2501) Authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security equal to the sum of amount authorized in section 2502 and the amount collected from NATO for construction previously financed by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 2502) Authorizes appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program at the levels identified in section 4601 
 
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
 
(Sec. 2511) Authorizes DOD to accept specified military construction projects from the Republic of Korea as in-kind contributions. 
 
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
 
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 2601) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard.
 
 (Sec. 2602) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2603) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2604) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2605) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2606) Authorize appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve military construction at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2611) Modifies the authorization for construction of a new Army Reserve Center in Bullville, New York, to permit the Army to add to or alter the existing Army Reserve Center at Bullville, New York. 
 
(Sec. 2612) Modifies the authorization for construction of a Reserve Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to permit the Navy to acquire specified adjacent land, obtain necessary interest in land, and construct road improvements and associated supporting facilities to provide required access to the Reserve Training Center. 
 
(Sec. 2613) Extends the FY2013 authorization for the Joint Reserve Center in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. 
 
(Sec. 2614) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 National Guard and Reserve projects. 
 
(Sec. 2615) Requires the Air Force to submit to Congress an assessment of the need to replace the security forces and communications training facility at Frances S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base.
 
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
 
(Sec. 2701) Authorizes appropriations for ongoing Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2702) Specifies that nothing in this bill authorizes an additional BRAC round. 
 
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 
 
(Sec. 2801) Reauthorizes contingency construction authority in certain areas outside the United States for an additional year. 
 
(Sec. 2802) Authorizes DOD to increase the scope of military construction projects by up to 10% above the amount authorized by Congress after notifying the appropriate congressional committees. 
 
(Sec. 2803) Makes permanent the authority to accept contributions from the government of Kuwait for certain infrastructure projects that are mutually beneficial to DOD and Kuwait Military Forces. 
 
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration 
 
(Sec. 2811) Authorizes DOD to carry out military construction projects for energy resiliency and security that were not previously authorized. 
 
(Sec. 2812) Allows a service secretary to accept facility improvements at government-owned/contractor-operated industrial plants or facilities if necessary for the development or production of military weapon systems, munitions, components, or supplies. 
 
(Sec. 2813) Specifies that all federal or state chartered insured depository institutions operating on a military installation may be treated equally with respect to the financial terms of leases, services, and utilities. 
 
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances 
 
(Sec. 2821) Authorizes the Army to acquire specified land from Arlington County, Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the expansion of Arlington National Cemetery in order to maximize the number of interment sites and the compatible use of adjacent properties. 
 
(Sec. 2822) Authorizes the Air Force to convey, without consideration, specified acres of the remaining public land currently withdrawn by the Air Force at the former Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, to the town of Galena, Alaska, for public purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2823) Authorizes the Air Force to convey specified parcels of real property: (1) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, and the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Facility to the University of Alaska for consideration; and (2) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Corporation. 
 
(Sec. 2824) Transfers the administrative jurisdiction of the Fort Belvoir Mark Center Campus from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 2825) Provides for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of property at Navajo Army Depot, Arizona, to the Department of the Army for the purposes of continued military operations. 
 
(Sec. 2826) Authorizes the Air Force to lease specified properties located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to: (1) the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, to use the leased property for recreational purposes; and (2) the Mountain View Lions Club for the installation, operation, maintenance, protection, repair, and removal of recreational equipment. Specifies terms and conditions for the leases. 
 
Subtitle D--Utah Land Withdrawals and Exchanges. 
 

Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act 

 
Part I--Authorization for Temporary Closure of Certain Public Land Adjacent to the Utah Test and Training Range 
 
(Sec. 2832) Provides the definitions for the Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Authorities. 
 
(Sec. 2833) Requires the Air Force and the Department of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement that authorizes the Air Force to impose limited closures of specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land for military operations and national security and public safety purposes at the Utah Test and Training Range. 
 
(Sec. 2834) Authorizes the Air Force to take necessary actions to temporarily close any road, trail, or other portion of the BLM land in the Utah Test and Training Range for military operations, public safety, or national security. 
 
(Sec. 2835) Prohibits the United States from being held liable for an injury or damage to any individual or property suffered in the course of any mining, mineral, or geothermal activity, or any other authorized non-defense-related activity conducted on the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 2836) Establishes the Utah Test and Training Range Community Resource Advisory Group to provide regular and continuing input to Interior and the Air Force on matters involving public access to, use of, and overall management of the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 2837) Specifies that nothing in this subtitle affects existing training or weapons impact areas, military special use airspace, special recreational areas, historical trails, water rights, federally recognized Indian tribes, and other specified laws. 
 
Part II--Bureau of Land Management Land Exchange With State of Utah 
 
(Sec. 2841) Defines the terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 2842) Authorizes Interior to exchange with Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain federal land for all right, title, and interest in and to certain non-federal land.
 
 (Sec. 2843) Requires the non-federal land transferred to the United States to be added to and administered as part of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness. 
 
(Sec. 2844) Specifies that the cost of remedial actions related to hazardous materials on land acquired under this subtitle shall be paid by those entities responsible for the cost under applicable law. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2851) Prohibits the expenditure of any funds for the construction of hangars, housing, maintenance or related facilities to support any current or future F/A-18 or F-35 squadrons at Naval Air Station Lemoore until an analysis of operational requirements confirms that Naval Air Station Lemoore is the optimal location for those squadrons. 
 
(Sec. 2852) Authorizes the Army and the Department of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Cochise Conservation Recharge Network, Arizona, in support of efforts to replenish the regional aquifer identified in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. 
 
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2901) Authorizes specified Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2902) Authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2903) Authorizes appropriations for OCO military construction at the levels identified in sections 4602 and 4603. 
 
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations 
 
(Sec. 3101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. Authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations. 
 
(Sec. 3102) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Defense Environmental Cleanup activities at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3103) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Other Defense Activities in carrying out programs as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3104) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for nuclear energy as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 3111) Requires the NNSA to: (1) complete implementation of a common financial system for the nuclear security enterprise no later than three years after the date of enactment of this bill, and (2) report annually to Congress on the progress toward implementing a common financial system. 
 
(Sec. 3112) Requires the NNSA to identify and oversee the implementation of best practices of industry in the operations of its facilities for the purpose of lower costs, maintaining or reducing risks, and, preserving and protecting health, safety, and security. 
 
(Sec. 3113) Limits the rate at which the NNSA is authorized to dismantle weapons to the schedule and funding profile put forth in the FY2016 stockpile stewardship and management plan submitted to Congress. Provides exceptions for: (1) certain treaty obligations, or (2) a need to obtain critical components from retired weapons that cannot be reasonably acquired through other means for use in support of life extension, weapon alteration, or weapon modification programs as described in the plan. 
 
(Sec. 3114) Requires the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the Chief of Engineers to act as an owner's agent for DOE with respect to its Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) construction project. Requires the Chief to assess the contractual, technical, and managerial risks associated with the MFFF. 
 
(Sec. 3115) Prohibits certain funds authorized for laboratory-directed research and development programs from being used to cover the costs of the laboratories for general and administrative overhead. 
 
(Sec. 3116) Increases the limits that apply to DOE funds used for conceptual and construction design. 
 
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports 
 
(Sec. 3121) Requires DOE to submit to Congress a rough estimate of the total life cycle cost of the cleanup of tank waste at Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. 
 
(Sec. 3122) Requires DOE to enter into agreement with: (1) a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) to conduct an analysis of supplemental waste treatment options at the Hanford site; and (2) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a peer review of the FFRDC analysis. 
 
(Sec. 3123) Requires DOD to enter into an arrangement with a FFRDC to conduct comprehensive analyses of options for disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Requires the GAO to review of the design, methodology, and conclusions of the analyses.
 
 (Sec. 3124) Eliminates duplicate GAO reviews of the NNSA's budget. 
 
(Sec. 3125) Repeals a requirement for the GAO to report on the program on scientific engagement for nonproliferation. 
 
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
 
(Sec. 3201) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
 

Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 

 
TITLE XXXIII--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION THIRD CLASS MEDICAL REFORM AND GENERAL AVIATION PILOT PROTECTIONS 
 
(Sec. 3302) Creates an exemption, under specified circumstances, to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) current third-class airman medical certification requirements for general aviation (GA) pilots. 
 
(Sec. 3303) Amends the Pilot's Bill of Rights to revise provisions that allow an individual denied an airman certificate to appeal the denial to U.S. District Court after it has been upheld under the normal National Transportation Safety Board's appeals process. Permits individuals who have had their airman certificates suspended or revoked to use the same appeals process, and modifies the standard of review for appeals in U.S. District Court to ensure a case is reviewed de novo. 
 
(Sec. 3304) Prohibits the FAA from reexamining a GA pilot holding a student, sport, recreational, or private pilot airman certificate unless the agency has reasonable grounds to: (1) establish a lack of qualification on the part of the pilot; or (2) demonstrate that the certificate was obtained through fraud or an exam that was inadequate. Requires the FAA, prior to taking action to reexamine a GA pilot, to provide the pilot with the reasonable basis for the reexamination and relevant information that formed that basis. 
 
(Sec. 3305) Prohibits the FAA from taking enforcement action against an individual for violation of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) regarding airspace system information until the FAA certifies its compliance with certain NOTAM Improvement Program requirements. 
 
Requires the FAA, under the NOTAM Improvement Program, to: 
 
 
 continue developing and modernizing the NOTAM repository, making all NOTAMs Internet-accessible, machine-readable, and searchable; and 
 
 specify the times during which temporary flight restrictions are in effect and the duration of a designation of special use airspace in a specific area. 
 
 
Requires the FAA to consider the NOTAM repository to be the sole location for airmen to check for NOTAMs. Prohibits the FAA from considering a NOTAM announced or published until it is in the repository.
 
 Prohibits the FAA from taking any enforcement action against an airman for a violation of a NOTAM during a flight if that NOTAM is not available through the repository before the flight's commencement and the NOTAM is not reasonably accessible and identifiable to the airman, subject to an exception for national security. 
 
(Sec. 3306) Requires the FAA, upon receiving from an individual subject to an investigation a request for a flight record of air traffic data not in its possession, to request the record from a FAA contract air traffic control tower or other FAA contractor possessing it. Requires the contract tower or other contractor to provide the FAA any covered flight record it created, maintained, or controls. 
 
(Sec. 3307) Requires the FAA to revise its regulations to authorize legal counsel to close certain enforcement actions with a warning notice, letter of corrections, or other administrative action. 
 
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
 
(Sec. 3501) Authorizes appropriations for Maritime Administration programs. 
 
(Sec. 3502) Modifies provisions that exempt floating dry docks that are used for the construction of a naval vessel in a U.S. shipyard from certain restrictions that apply to floating dry docks. Requires the floating dry dock to be purchased prior to December 19, 2017. (Under current law, the floating dry dock must be purchased prior to the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. &quot;Buck&quot; McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.) 
 
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES 
 
(Sec. 4001) Provides for the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the tables in division D of this bill, subject to reprogramming requirements. 
 
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT 
 
(Sec. 4101) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement. 
 
(Sec. 4102) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
(Sec. 4201) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 4202) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
(Sec. 4301) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance. 
 
(Sec. 4302) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL 
 
(Sec. 4401) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel. 
 
(Sec. 4402) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 4501) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for other specified authorizations, including: the Working Capital Fund, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, the Defense Health Program, and the Security Cooperation Enhancement Fund. 
 
(Sec. 4502) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for the Working Capital Fund, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 4601) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction. 
 
(Sec. 4602) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
(Sec. 4701) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Department of Energy National Security Programs. 
 

Military Justice Act of 2016 

 
DIVISION E--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM 
 
TITLE LI--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5101) Makes technical amendments to provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) relating to the definitions of ''military judge'' and ''judge advocate.&quot;
 
 (Sec. 5102) Specifies that Reserve Component members performing inactive duty training are subject to the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5103) Revises the requirements for disqualifying individuals from acting as a staff judge advocate or legal officer for any reviewing or convening authority due to prior involvement in a case. 
 
(Sec. 5104) Makes a conforming amendment to add ''military magistrate'' to the list of officials whose fitness to perform duties is subject to investigation and disposition under regulations prescribed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 5105) Specifies procedures and requirements regarding the appointment of individuals to assume the rights of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased. Transfers provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different section of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses. 
 
TITLE LII--APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT
 
 (Sec. 5121) Amends provisions regarding the restraint of persons charged with offenses and the actions that must be taken by military commanders and convening authorities when persons subject to the UCMJ are held for trial by court-martial. Requires the President to prescribe regulations setting forth procedures relating to referral for trial, including procedures for prompt forwarding of the charges and specifications and, if applicable, the preliminary hearing report. 
 
(Sec. 5122) Specifies that that no member of the Armed Forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with: (1) enemy prisoners of war; or (2) other individuals who are detained under the law of war, are foreign nationals, and are not members of the U.S. Armed Forces. 
 
TITLE LIII--NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT 
 
(Sec. 5141) Modifies requirements for confinement as non-judicial punishment to prohibit punishment in the form of a diet consisting only of bread and water. 
 
TITLE LIV--COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION 
 
(Sec. 5161) Amends courts-martial classifications. Establishes standard panel sizes, requires a military judge to be detailed to all special courts-martial, and adds the option of referral to a non-jury special court-martial including only a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5162) Makes conforming changes to the descriptions of the types of courts-martial. Specifies the sexual offenses over which general courts-martial have exclusive jurisdiction. 
 
(Sec. 5163) Amends the UCMJ to align the statute with proposed changes regarding the composition of special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5164) Specifies that a summary court-martial is a noncriminal forum and that a finding of guilty at a summary court-martial does not constitute a criminal conviction. 
 
TITLE LV--COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5181) Makes a technical amendment to provisions of the UCMJ regarding the person authorized to convene general courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5182) Permits the detail of enlisted personnel for service on a court-martial panel without a specific request from the accused. Requires the convening authority to detail a sufficient number of members for impanelment. 
 
(Sec. 5183) Establishes a standard panel size of 12 court-martial members in capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5184) Amends the UCMJ to conform to the proposed amendments that ensure a military judge is detailed to every general and special court-martial; require the Judge Advocates General to select military judges based on statutory criteria and an evaluation of their individual education, training, experience, and judicial temperament; provide for a minimum tour length for military judges; expressly authorize cross-service detailing of military judges; and codify the position of chief trial judge. 
 
(Sec. 5185) Modifies the qualifications for trial counsel and defense counsel to: (1) broaden the disqualification provision to include appellate judges who have participated previously in the same case, (2) extend the qualification requirement to any assistant defense counsel detailed to a general court-martial, (3) require any defense counsel or assistant defense counsel detailed to a special court-martial to be qualified under specified provisions of the UCMJ, and (4) require at least one defense counsel detailed to a capital case to be learned in such cases. 
 
(Sec. 5186) Specifies the function of assembly in general and special courts-martial and the situations in which a member may be absent or excused after assembly. Requires the military judge to impanel the number of members required. Provides for the detail of new members if the membership on the panel is reduced below certain thresholds. Specifies procedures for: (1) detailing of a new military judge when the military judge is unable to proceed as a result of disability, and (2) presenting the prior trial proceedings to the newly detailed members or judge. 
 
(Sec. 5187) Sets forth minimum qualifications under which the Judge Advocates General could, if so authorized under regulations of the Secretary concerned, certify military magistrates to preside over proceedings when designated by a military judge. 
 
TITLE LVI--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5201) Reorganizes provisions and replaces the requirement to take immediate steps to dispose of charges and specifications with a requirement for the proper authority to, as soon as practicable, determine what disposition should be made. 
 
(Sec. 5202) Provides statutory authority for military judges or magistrates to provide timely review, prior to referral of charges, of certain matters currently subject to judicial review only on a delayed basis at trial. 
 
(Sec. 5203) Specifies requirements for conducting preliminary hearings before referral of charges and specifications to general courts-martial for trial. 
 
(Sec. 5204) Requires the establishment and maintenance of non-binding guidance regarding factors that commanders, convening authorities, staff judge advocates, and judge advocates should take into account when exercising their duties with respect to disposition of charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline under the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5205) Specifies requirements and procedures for a convening authority to consult with a staff judge advocate prior to the referral of charges and specifications to a general court-martial for trial. 
 
(Sec. 5206) Conforms procedures for service of charges and waiting period requirements to current practice and other UCMJ articles. 
 
TITLE LVII--TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5221) Makes a conforming amendment to provisions regarding the duties of an assistant defense counsel. 
 
(Sec. 5222) Specifies that military judges preside at arraignments. 
 
(Sec. 5223) Specifies that a summary court-martial is the only exception to the general rule that the authority to grant continuances is vested solely in the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5224) Makes conforming changes regarding standard panel sizes in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5225) Extends the statute of limitations applicable to child abuse offenses, fraudulent enlistment, and for cases in which DNA testing implicates an identified person in the commission of an offense punishable by confinement for more than one year. 
 
(Sec. 5226) Specifies the circumstances under which jeopardy attaches to align it with federal civilian standards concerning double jeopardy. 
 
(Sec. 5227) Permits an accused to plead guilty in a capital case when the death penalty is not a mandatory punishment and establishes a harmless error rule if the variance from the requirements does not materially prejudice the substantial rights of the accused. 
 
(Sec. 5228) Allows subpoenas duces tecum to be issued for investigations of offenses under the UCMJ when authorized by a general court-martial convening authority. Authorizes military judges to issue warrants and orders for the production of stored electronic communications under the Stored Communications Act. Moves provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different article of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses, consistent with related victims' rights provisions. 
 
(Sec. 5229) Provides that civilians who fail to comply with military subpoenas issued under the UCMJ, are guilty of an offense against the United States. 
 
(Sec. 5230) Specifies those who may exercise contempt authority, transfers the review function for contempt punishment from the convening authority to the appropriate appellate court, and specifies requirements for the appeal process.
 
 (Sec. 5231) Modifies procedures and practices related to the representation of parties by counsel, the admissibility and use of a deposition as evidence, and prohibiting the government from using depositions in capital cases 
 
(Sec. 5232) Permits sworn testimony from a court of inquiry to be played from an audio-visual recording if the deposed witness is unavailable at trial and the evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence. 
 
(Sec. 5233) Makes a conforming change to eliminate special courts-martial without a military judge.
 
 (Sec. 5234) Makes a conforming change to remove references to courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5235) Standardizes the percentage of votes required by a court-martial panel for conviction and for a specific sentence at 75% for non-capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5236) Requires sentencing by a military judge in all non-capital general and special courts-martial. Requires the members to participate in the sentence determination in cases where the accused may be sentenced to death. 
 
(Sec. 5237) Transfers provisions regarding plea agreements to a different code section. Provides rules for the construction and negotiation of plea agreements. 
 
(Sec. 5238) Requires the court reporter, instead of the military judge or prosecutor, to certify the record of trial. Requires a complete record of trial in any general or special court-martial if the sentence includes death, dismissal, discharge, or confinement or forfeitures for more than six months. Provides all victims who testify at a court-martial with access to records of trial. 
 
TITLE LVIII--SENTENCES 
 
(Sec. 5261) Specifies the factors that must be taken into consideration by a court-martial during sentencing. Requires offense-based sentencing for confinement and fines, rather than unitary sentencing, in all general and special courts-martial. Permits the U.S. government to appeal a sentence if it violates the law or the sentence is plainly unreasonable. 
 
(Sec. 5262) Reorganizes provisions regarding effective dates for punishments. Provides that, with the exception of death and punitive discharges, sentences are effective by operation of law, without any additional approval, upon entry of judgment. 
 
(Sec. 5263) Makes conforming changes regarding the sentence of reduction in enlisted grade. 
 
(Sec. 5264) Repeals provisions related to sentencing reductions after guidelines related to sentencing parameters and criteria take effect. 
 
TITLE LIX--POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5281) Provides for the distribution of the trial results and authorizes the filing of post-trial motions with the military judge in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5282) Specifies requirements regarding the authority to act on a sentence in certain post-trial circumstances. Retains limitations on the convening authority's post-trial actions, subject to a limited suspension authority upon the recommendation of a military judge. Revises the authority regarding accused who provide substantial assistance to the government, allows the accused and a victim of the offense to submit matters to the convening authority for consideration, and requires the decision of the convening authority to be forwarded to the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5283) Specifies the convening authority's post-trial authorities and responsibilities with respect to the findings and sentence of summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5284) Establishes the entry of judgment, which would require the military judge to enter the judgment of the court-martial into the record in all general and special courts-martial, and would mark the conclusion of trial proceedings. 
 
(Sec. 5285) Makes conforming changes regarding the waiver of the right to appeal and the withdrawal of an appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5286) Authorizes an appeal by the government when, upon defense motion, the military judge sets aside a panel's finding of guilty because of legally insufficient evidence. Extends interlocutory appeals to all general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5287) Removes the sentence limitation at a rehearing in cases in which an accused changes the plea from guilty to not guilty, or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of a pre-trial agreement; or a sentence is set aside based on a government appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5288) Modifies requirements for reviews of findings of guilty by a judge advocate. Requires each summary court-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be reviewed by a judge advocate. 
 
(Sec. 5289) Requires the trial record in all general and special courts-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be transmitted to the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Specifies the process for reviews conducted by the Office of the Judge Advocate General. 
 
(Sec. 5290) Establishes an appeal as of right in non-capital cases under the UCMJ and expands the opportunity for direct review of courts-martial convictions by the service courts of criminal appeals. Provides statutory standards for factual sufficiency review, sentence appropriateness review, and review of excessive post-trial delay. Provides the courts of criminal appeals with express authority to order a hearing, rehearing or remand for further proceedings as may be necessary to address a substantial issue. 
 
(Sec. 5291) Provides for notification by a Judge Advocate General to the other Judge Advocates General prior to certifying a case for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 5292) Makes a technical amendment the UCMJ to add &quot;United States&quot; before ''Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5293) Allows the accused a one-year period in which to file for review in the Office of the Judge Advocate General, extendable to three years for good cause. Permits the review to consider issues of newly discovered evidence, fraud on the court, lack of jurisdiction over the accused or the offense, error prejudicial to the substantial rights of the accused, or the appropriateness of the sentence. 
 
(Sec. 5294) Requires that, in any capital case, to the greatest extent practicable, at least one appellate defense counsel must be learned in the law applicable to capital cases in which the death penalty was adjudged at trial. 
 
(Sec. 5295) Authorizes a special court-martial convening authority to detail a qualified judge advocate to preside at the vacation hearing, which must be held before a suspended sentence can be vacated. 
 
(Sec. 5296) Increases from two to three years the time period for an accused to petition for a new trial. 
 
(Sec. 5297) Requires the President to establish regulations governing eligibility for pay and allowances for the period after the date on which an executed part of a court-martial sentence is set aside. 
 
(Sec. 5298) Makes conforming changes to provisions regarding leave requirements pending review of certain court-martial convictions. 
 
TITLE LX--PUNITIVE ARTICLES 
 
(Sec. 5301) Reorganizes the punitive articles by transferring and redesignating several articles within the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5302) Authorizes the President to designate an authoritative, but non-exhaustive, list of lesser included offenses for each punitive article of the UCMJ in addition to judicially determined lesser included offenses. 
 
(Sec. 5303) Consolidates the general solicitation offense in a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5304) Transfers provisions regarding malingering to a different section of the UCMJ and makes technical corrections. 
 
(Sec. 5305) Transfers the offense of ''quarantine: medical, breaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5306) Incorporates the offense of ''jumping from vessel into the water'' into offense of ''missing movement.''
 
 (Sec. 5307) Create a new section of the UCMJ to move and consolidate the offenses of ''restriction, breaking'' and ''correctional custody-offenses against.'' 
 
(Sec. 5308) Moves and consolidates the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' under the offense of ''disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5309) Transfers the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' to a different article of the UCMJ. Focuses the article on the willful disobedience of a lawful command of a superior commissioned officer. 
 
(Sec. 5310) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to address accountability for sexual misconduct committed by recruiters and trainers during the various phases within the recruiting and basic military training environments. 
 
(Sec. 5311) Moves the loitering portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5312) Moves the disrespect portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5313) Moves the separate offense of ''drinking liquor with prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5314) Amends provisions related to penalties for acting as a spy to replace the mandatory death penalty currently required with a discretionary death penalty. 
 
(Sec. 5315) Moves the offense of ''public record: altering, concealing, removing, mutilating, obliterating, or destroying'' to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates it as ''public records offenses.''
 
 (Sec. 5316) Moves the offense of ''false or unauthorized pass offenses'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5317) Moves the offense of ''impersonating a commissioned, warrant, non-commissioned, petty officer or agent or official'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5318) Moves the offense of ''wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5319) Moves the offense of ''false swearing&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5320) Moves the offense of ''parole, violation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5321) Moves the offense of ''mail:taking, opening, secreting, destroying, or stealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5322) Prohibits improper hazarding of an aircraft in addition to the existing ''improper hazarding of vessel&quot; offense. 
 
(Sec. 5323) Moves the offense of &quot;fleeing the scene of an accident'' to a different section of the UCMJ and adds the title &quot;leaving scene of accident&quot; to the section. 
 
(Sec. 5324) Moves the offenses of ''drunkenness-in-capacitation for performance of duties through prior wrongful indulgence in intoxicating liquor or any drug'' and ''drunk prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5325) Decreases the blood alcohol limits for a conviction of &quot;drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5326) Moves the offenses &quot;reckless endangerment,&quot; &quot;firearm discharge, endangering human life,&quot; and &quot;carrying concealed weapon&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates the section as &quot;endangerment offenses .&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5327) Moves the offenses of ''threat, communicating,'' and ''threat or hoax designed or intended to cause panic or public fear&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5328) Makes a technical amendment to remove the term &quot;forcible sodomy&quot; from the offense of &quot;murder.&quot; (The crime of forcible sodomy is already contained in the offense of ''rape and sexual assault generally.&quot;) 
 
(Sec. 5329) Moves the offense of &quot;child endangerment'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5330) Revises the definition of ''sexual act'' with respect to the offenses of rape and sexual assault to conform to the definition of that term in federal criminal law in the civilian sector.
 
 (Sec. 5331) Moves the offense of ''mails: depositing or causing to be deposited obscene materials in'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5332) Establishes a new section of the UCMJ to specifically address the misuse of credit cards, debit cards, and other electronic payment technology, also known as ''access devices.'' 
 
(Sec. 5333) Moves the offense of ''false pretenses, obtaining services under&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5334) Modifies the offense of &quot;robbery&quot; by removing the words &quot;with the intent to steal&quot; to eliminate the requirement to show that the accused intended to permanently deprive the victim of his property. 
 
(Sec. 5335) Moves the offense of ''stolen property: knowingly receiving, buying concealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5336) Creates a new punitive article of the UCMJ to address offenses concerning government computers. 
 
(Sec. 5337) Moves the offense of ''bribery&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5338) Moves the offense of ''graft'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5339) Moves the offense of ''kidnapping'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5340) Moves the offense of ''burning with intent to defraud'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5341) Adds to the offense of &quot;assault&quot; a standard involving the intent of the accused to commit bodily harm. Moves the offenses of &quot;assault-with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, sodomy, arson, burglary, or housebreaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5342) Reorganizes provisions of the UCMJ regarding burglary and unlawful entry. 
 
(Sec. 5343) Modifies provisions of the UCMJ related to stalking. Amends the provisions to address cyberstalking and threats to intimate partners. 
 
(Sec. 5344) Moves the offense of ''perjury: subornation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5345) Moves the offense of ''obstructing justice&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5346) Moves the offense of ''misprision of serious offense&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5347) Moves the offense of ''testify: wrongful refusal' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5348) Moves the offense of ''seizure: destruction, removal, or disposal of property to prevent'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5349) Moves the offense of ''wrongful interference with an adverse administrative proceeding&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5350) Establishes a new offense that prohibits retaliation against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense. 
 
(Sec. 5351) Authorize prosecution of all non-capital federal crimes of general applicability, regardless of where the federal crime is committed. 
 
(Sec. 5352) Amends a table of contents to reflect amendments included in this bill. 
 
TITLE LXI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5401) Provides individuals employed by DHS, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the right to be designated as parties in interest when they have a direct interest in the subject of a court of inquiry. 
 
(Sec. 5402) Makes a technical amendment to a provision regarding the authority to administer oaths and act as a notary. 
 
(Sec. 5403) Requires officers, in addition to enlisted personnel, to receive UCMJ training upon entry to service, and periodically thereafter. Requires specific military justice training for military commanders and convening authorities. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) prescribe regulations for additional specialized UCMJ training for combatant commanders and commanders of combined commands, and (2) to maintain an electronic version of the UCMJ and Manual for Court-Martial that would be updated periodically and made available on the Internet for review by service members and the public. 
 
(Sec. 5404) Requires DOD to establish uniform standards and criteria for case processing and management, military justice data collection, production and distribution of records of trial, and access to case information. 
 
TITLE LXII--MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL AND ANNUAL REPORTS 
 
(Sec. 5421) Establishes a Military Justice Review Panel comprised of an independent panel of experts to conduct a periodic evaluation of military justice practices and procedures. 
 
(Sec. 5422) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to compile the annual reports issued individually by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Judge Advocates General, and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps into a single volume. 
 
TITLE LXIII--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATES 
 
(Sec. 5441) Makes conforming amendments to the tables of sections for several subchapters of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5442) Specifies that the amendments made by this title take effect on the first day of the first calendar month that begins two years after the date of enactment of this bill. 

action_date: 2016-07-07
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Highlights: 

 
This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation. 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: 
 
 
 Procurement; 
 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 
 
 Operation and Maintenance; 
 
 Cooperative Threat Reduction; 
 
 Working Capital Funds; 
 
the National Defense Sealift Fund; 
 
 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; 
 
 Defense-Wide Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; 
 
 the Defense Inspector General; 
 
 the Defense Health Program; and 
 
 the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 
 
 
The bill also authorizes appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from discretionary spending limits. OCO appropriations authorized in the bill support base budget requirements as well as OCO activities. 
 
The bill authorizes the FY2017 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding: 
 
 
 military personnel; 
 
 compensation and other personnel benefits; 
 
 health care; 
 
 acquisition policy and management; 
 
 DOD organization and management; 
 
 civilian personnel matters; 
 
 matters relating to foreign nations; 
 
 cooperative threat reduction; and 
 
 strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters. 
 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction; base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities; and DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. The bill prohibits an additional BRAC round. 
 
The bill includes provisions that affect the application of the Endangered Species Act to the greater sage grouse, the lesser prairie chicken, and the American burying beetle.
 
The bill also amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to reorganize the UCMJ and revise the procedures and structure of the military justice system. 
 

Full Summary: 

 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
(Sec. 3) Defines &quot;congressional defense committees&quot; as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. 
 
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill.
 
 Subtitle B--Army Programs 
 
(Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache helicopters beginning in FY2017.
 
(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 113) Requires DOD, in consultation with the Army, to assess and report to Congress on the capabilities of the Army with respect to: 
 
 
 AH-64 Apache-equipped attack reconnaissance battalions;
 
 air defense artillery; 
 
 chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear capabilities and modernization needs; 
 
 field artillery; 
 
 changes in doctrine and war plans consistent with DOD policy on cluster munitions and unintended harm to civilians; 
 
 fuel distribution and water purification; 
 
 watercraft and port-opening; 
 
 transportation capacity and responsiveness; 
 
 military police; and 
 
tactical mobility and tactical wheeled vehicle capacity. 
 
 
(Sec. 114) Increases the funding authorized by this bill to be appropriated to the Army for the Surface-To-Air Missile System--MSE Missile. Decreases the funding authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D--Material Management and Minimization.
 
Subtitle C--Navy Programs 
 
(Sec. 121) Provides economic order quantity authority for the construction of two Ford-class aircraft carriers and incremental funding authority for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of five Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. 
 
(Sec. 122) Expresses the sense of Congress on the Navy's aircraft carrier procurement schedules. 
 
(Sec. 123) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for design and construction of the LHA (Amphibious Assault Ship) replacement ship designated LHA 8. 
 
(Sec. 124) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for design and construction of the replacement dock landing ship designated LX(R) or the amphibious transport dock designated LPD-29. 
 
(Sec. 125) Authorizes the Navy to enter into a contract for the procurement of up to 45 Ship to Shore Connector craft. 
 
(Sec. 126) Prohibits the Navy from selecting a single contractor for the Littoral Combat Ship or any successor frigate class ship program until the Navy certifies to Congress that a selection of a single contractor will be conducted using competitive procedures and for the limited purpose of constructing a frigate class ship. 
 
(Sec. 127) Requires the Navy to report to Congress on the future capabilities for the P-8 Poseidon aircraft.
 
 Subtitle D--Air Force Programs 
 
(Sec. 131) Strikes the requirement for DOD to report annually to Congress on aircraft inventory. 
 
(Sec. 132) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to repeal the requirement for the Air Force to continue to preserve certain C-5 aircraft in a storage condition that would allow a recall of retired aircraft to future service in the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, or Active Force structure. 
 
(Sec. 133) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to repeal the requirement for certain F-117 aircraft to be maintained in a condition that would allow the aircraft to be recalled to future service. 
 
(Sec. 134) Prohibits the Air Force from using FY2017 funds to retire the A-10 Aircraft and requires the Air Force to maintain a minimum of 171 A-10 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory.
 
Prohibits the Air Force from significantly reducing the manning levels for any A-10 aircraft squadron or division until the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Secretary of the Air Force submit to Congress reports on the initial operational test and evaluation of the F-35 aircraft program, as well as the comparison test and evaluation that examines the capabilities of the F-35A and A-10C. 
 
(Sec. 135) Prohibits the retirement of Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft in FY2018, except for aircraft that the Air Force determines to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 
 
(Sec. 136) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the cost of the B-21 aircraft. 
 
(Sec. 137) Prohibits the Air Force from using funds to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any U-2 aircraft. 
 
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
 
(Sec. 141) Amends the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to terminate the requirement for quarterly reports on the use of combat mission requirements funds. 
 
(Sec. 142) Requires the Army and the Navy to issue guidance regarding fire suppressant and fuel containment standards for certain vehicles. 
 
(Sec. 143) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the munitions strategy for the combatant commands.
 
(Sec. 144) Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the sustainment support structure for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program. 
 
(Sec. 145) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to brief Congress on the acquisition strategy for the Ground Mobility Vehicle for use with the Global Response Force. 
 
(Sec. 146) Requires DOD, if the Army and the Marine Corps are each using different variants of 5.56mm rifle ammunition, to: (1) submit to Congress a report explaining the reasons for using different variants of the ammunition; and (2) ensure that, within one year of enactment of this bill, that the Army and the Marine Corps are using the same variant of the ammunition. Includes an exception for a state of emergency that requires the Army and the Marine Corps to use different variants of the ammunition. 
 
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4201 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 211) Requires DOD to establish a Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program, under which panels will: 
 
 
 review and make recommendations with respect to: (1) existing policies and practices affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories to improve the research output of the laboratories and (2) new initiatives proposed by the science and technology reinvention laboratories; 
 
 support implementation of initiatives affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories; and 
 
 conduct assessments or data analysis on other issues as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
 
 
(Sec. 212) Amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009 to modify the authority for defense laboratories to use funds for research and development of technologies for military missions. Sets the level of funding at 3% of funds available to the defense laboratory, eliminates the termination date for the authority, and allows certain federally funded research and development centers to utilize the authority. 
 
(Sec. 213) Requires the Navy to notify Congress before initiating certain rapid prototyping, experimentation, or demonstration activities. 
 
(Sec. 214) Directs DOD to: (1) implement a quality assurance and quality control program for any facility producing biological select agents and toxins, and (2) report to Congress on the potential consolidation of facilities that work with biological select agents and toxins. 
 
Requires the GAO to report on DOD's: (1) progress in carrying out the quality assurance and quality control program, and (2) actions to address the findings and recommendations of the Army report titled &quot;Individual and Institutional Accountability for the Shipment of Viable Bacillus Anthracis from Dugway Proving Grounds.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 215) Requires DOD, in consultation with the Directors of National Intelligence and the Office of Personnel Management to: (1) develop and implement a new security clearance information technology architecture; and (2) issue guidance establishing the respective roles, responsibilities, and obligations of the Secretary and directors with respect to the development and implementation of the system. 
 
Requires DOD to review laws, regulations, and executive orders relating to the maintenance of personnel security clearance information by the federal government. 
 
(Sec. 216) Prohibits DOD from using FY2017 funds for research, development, and prototyping of the countering weapons of mass destruction situational awareness information system, known as ''Constellation'' and requires the Chief Information Officer to report to Congress on the requirements and program plan for the system. 
 
(Sec. 217) Limits the availability of funds for the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) until DOD submits a specified report to Congress on the DIUx. 
 
(Sec. 218) Limits the availability of funds for the Tactical Combat Training System (TCTS) Increment II program until the Navy and Air Force submit to Congress a required report on the baseline and alternatives to the TCTS Increment II program of the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 219) Requires the Army to: (1) discontinue development efforts for any component of the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) of the Army after Increment 1 where commercial software exists that is capable of fulfilling at least 80% of the system requirements, and (2) review the acquisition strategy to ensure commercial software procurement is the preferred method for meeting program requirements. 
 
Prohibits the Army from awarding any contract for the development of any capability for the distributed common ground system if the capability is available for purchase on the commercial market, except for certain minor capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 220) Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior DOD official as the official with principal responsibility for the development and demonstration of directed energy weapons and sets forth the responsibilities of the official for the programs. 
 
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 231) Requires DOD to develop a strategy to ensure that it has assured access to trusted microelectronics by not later than September 30, 2020. 
 
(Sec. 232) Requires the Defense Information Systems Agency to establish a pilot program to evaluate commercially available information technology tools to better understand and characterize their potential impact on DOD networks and computing environments through prototyping, experimentation, operational demonstration, military user assessment, or other means to obtain quantitative and qualitative feedback. 
 
(Sec. 233) Requires the Assistant Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to jointly carry out a pilot program to demonstrate methods for the more effective development of research, development, test, and evaluation functions. 
 
(Sec. 234) Permits DOD to carry out a pilot program on the modernization of spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare systems. 
 
(Sec. 235) Requires the Navy to establish an independent review team to review the Navy's data on, and mitigation efforts related to, the increase in F/A-18 physiological events since January 1, 2009. 
 
(Sec. 236) Requires DOD to seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on technologies with the potential to prevent and mitigate helicopter crashes. 
 
(Sec. 237) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, acting through the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee, to report to Congress on DOD electronic warfare capabilities. 
 
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for Operation and Maintenance activities at the levels identified in section 4301 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 302) Increases the Operation and Maintenance--Defense-wide funds authorized by this bill be appropriated for Civil Military Programs (to be used in support of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program).
 
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment 
 
(Sec. 311) Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to specify that requirements regarding the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with alternative fuels do not constrain any conventional or unconventional fuel procurement necessary for military operations. 
 
(Sec. 312) Authorizes the Army to: (1) provide for the production, treatment, management, and use of natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky, without regard to section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands; (2) enter into a contract with an appropriate entity to carry out the activities; and (3) take ownership of any gas production and treatment equipment and facilities and associated infrastructure from an entity with which the Army has entered into a contract in accordance with the terms of the contract. Requires any natural gas produced under this authority to be used only to support activities and operations at Fort Knox. 
 
(Sec. 313) Requires the Army, in carrying out the disposal of munitions in the stockpile of conventional ammunition awaiting demilitarization and disposal (commonly referred to as munitions in the &quot;B5A account&quot;) to consider using cost-competitive technologies that minimize waste generation and air emissions as alternatives to disposal by open burning, open detonation, direct contact combustion, and incineration. 
 
(Sec. 314) Expresses the sense of Congress that DOD should work with state and local health officials to prevent human exposure to perfluorinated chemicals (commonly referred to as PFCs). 
 
(Sec. 315) Prohibits DOD from carrying out provisions of specified executive orders relating to: (1) preparing the United States for the impact of climate change, and (2) planning for federal sustainability in the next decade. 
 
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment 
 
(Sec. 321) Authorizes a five-year pilot program to permit government-owned, contractor-operated industrial plants to participate in the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Initiative. (The ARMS Initiative was created to allow the Army to rent portions of its ammunition plants that are not being used in production to commercial companies.) 
 
(Sec. 322) Requires the Navy to submit to Congress quarterly assessments of Naval ship maintenance and loading activities carried out by private sector entities at specified ports. 
 
(Sec. 323) Limits funding for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) until the DCMA Director briefs Congress on the agency's plan to foster the adoption, implementation, and verification of DOD's revised Item Unique Identification policy across DOD and the defense industrial base. 
 
Subtitle D--Reports 
 
(Sec. 331) Modifies and extends requirements for annual DOD reports related to energy management, including the Annual Report Related to Installations Energy Management and the Annual Report Related to Operational Energy. 
 
(Sec. 332) Requires DOD to report to Congress on weapons, weapons systems, components, subcomponents, and end-items purchased from foreign entities that could be manufactured domestically in depots or arsenals as well as a plan for moving the workload into those arsenals or depots. 
 
Authorizes a two-year pilot program to permit Army arsenals to adjust their labor rates charged to customers based upon changes in workload and other factors. Requires DOD to brief Congress on specified information related to labor rates. 
 
(Sec. 333) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the travel expenses of members of the reserve components.
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 341) Adds the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps to the list of basic Army branches. 
 
(Sec. 342) Establishes the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Program to ensure close and continuous coordination between the military departments on matters relating to explosive ordnance disposal. 
 
(Sec. 343) Requires the Department of Transportation to: (1) require a person to give public notice of the construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion of a structure if the notice will promote the interests of national security as determined by DOD; and (2) include national security interests in conducting certain required aeronautical studies and reports. 
 
(Sec. 344) Requires the Army and Marine Corps to develop a joint acquisition strategy to provide more effective personal protective equipment and organizational clothing and equipment to meet the specific and unique requirements for female Marines and soldiers. 
 
(Sec. 345) Requires DOD to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center for an independent study on the space-available travel system of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 346) Exempts certain small business manufacturers of specialty motors from the requirements of specified federal regulations regarding energy conservation standards. 
 
(Sec. 347) Limits the availability of funds for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy until DOD establishes and implements a process for members of the Armed Forces to carry appropriate firearms on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 348) Requires DOD to evaluate the need for proven safety technology in vehicles transporting Transportation Protective Services shipments, such as electronic logging devices, roll stability control, forward collision avoidance, lane departure warning systems, and speed limiters. 
 
(Sec. 349) Requires DOD to brief Congress on the well-drilling capabilities of the active and reserve components. 
 
(Sec. 350) Encourages DOD to enter into contracts with third-party vendors to provide certain members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas with free access to wireless high-speed Internet and network connections. 
 
(Sec. 351) Requires DOD to implement a formal process to provide government agencies outside DOD with information on the availability of surplus, serviceable ammunition for the purpose of reducing the overall storage and disposal costs related to the ammunition. 
 
(Sec. 352) Increases the funds authorized by this bill for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities--Defense-Wide (to be used in support of the National Guard counter-drug programs). Decreases the funds authorized by this bill for specified Aircraft Procurement--Navy; and Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation accounts. 
 
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Active Forces 
 
(Sec. 401) Authorizes specified end strengths for Active Duty personnel of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 402) Establishes new minimum Active Duty end strengths for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces 
 
(Sec. 411) Authorizes specified end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel. 
 
(Sec. 412) Authorizes specified end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves. 
 
(Sec. 413) Authorizes specified end strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
 
(Sec. 414) Establishes the maximum end strengths for the Reserve Components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians. 
 
(Sec. 415) Authorizes the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty during FY2017 to provide operational support. 
 
(Sec. 416) Expresses the sense of Congress that an adequately supported, full-time support force consisting of active and reserve personnel and military technicians for the Army National Guard is essential to maintaining the readiness of the Army National Guard. 
 
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in section 4401 of this bill. 
 
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
 
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy 
 
(Sec. 501) Authorizes adjustments to the number and distribution of Marine Corps general officers, including: an increase in the number of general officers in the grade above major general, a decrease in the number of general officers in the grade of major general, and an increase in the number of deputy commandants. 
 
(Sec. 502) Authorizes the Secretaries of the military departments to consider officers for involuntary separation below the grade of lieutenant colonel or commander as a single, consolidated year group without distinctions based on retirement eligibility. 
 
(Sec. 503) Permits the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security (the department in which the Coast Guard is operating) to drop from the rolls of the armed forces a commissioned officer who: 
 
 
 has been absent without authority for at least three months, 
 
may be separated by reason of a sentence to confinement adjudged by a court-martial, or 
 
 is sentenced to confinement in a federal or state penitentiary or correctional institution after having been found guilty of an offense by a court other than a court-martial or other military court, and whose sentence has become final. 
 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management 
 
(Sec. 511) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to extend for three years authorities for the transfer of officers between the Active and Inactive National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 512) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to extend the authority for the Air Force to use Active Guard and Reserve personnel and dual status military technicians to provide training and instruction regarding pilot training. 
 
(Sec. 513) Authorizes DOD to order forces to Active Duty during the year of execution if DOD identifies manpower and associated costs for the year of execution and provides a 30-day notice to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 514) Exempts military dual-status technicians from civilian employee furloughs. 
 
(Sec. 515) Requires DOD to establish an electronic means by which members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces can track their operational active-duty service performed after January 28, 2008.
 
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities 
 
(Sec. 521) Makes technical corrections to the annual authorization of personnel strengths. 
 
(Sec. 522) Provides leave for dual military couples to adopt a child. 
 
(Sec. 523) Revises the Army's deployability rating system and the manner in which the Army is required to track prioritization of deployable units. Requires the Army to maintain: (1) a system for identifying the priority of deployment for units of all components of the Army, and (2) a readiness rating system for units of all components of the Army that provides an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and the shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of additional resources. 
 
(Sec. 524) Permits notaries to execute military testamentary instruments. Extends federal notary powers to civilian paralegals working within military legal assistance offices. 
 
(Sec. 525) Makes technical corrections to provisions regarding voluntary separation pay and benefits. 
 
(Sec. 526) Requires the Secretaries of the military departments to notify service members with dependents annually, and prior to deployment, of the child custody protections guaranteed under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
 
(Sec. 527) Requires the Army to carry out a pilot program to consolidate the recruiting efforts of the Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard under which a recruiter in one of the components may recruit individuals to enlist in any of the components and receive credit toward enlistment goals for each enlistment regardless of the component in which the individual enlists. 
 
(Sec. 528) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the current and future need for a centralized registration system under the Military Selective Service Act.
 
(Sec. 529) Authorizes 14 days of leave for a member of the Armed Forces who becomes a parent when the member's spouse gives birth.
 
Subtitle D--Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention and Response 
 
(Sec. 541) Requires DOD military and civilian personnel working on military installations, who are otherwise required by law to report suspected instances of child abuse and neglect to their chain of command, to also promptly notify State Child Protective Services. 
 
(Sec. 542) Extends through 2021 the requirement for the annual report of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office and requires the release to coincide with the release of the Family Advocacy Report.
 
 (Sec. 543) Requires DOD to submit to Congress annually a report including the child abuse and domestic abuse incident data contained in the Family Advocacy Program central registry for the previous year and an analysis of the effectiveness of the Family Advocacy Program. 
 
(Sec. 544) Requires DOD to establish a comprehensive data collection system for reports related to hazing in the Armed Forces. Requires the Secretary of each military department to improve training to better recognize, prevent, and respond to hazing. 
 
(Sec. 545) Specifies the burden of proof that applies for investigations of prohibited retaliatory personnel actions. 
 
(Sec. 546) Requires DOD to ensure that any individual investigating an allegation of retaliation is trained in the definition and characteristics of retaliation, and where applicable, the characteristics of sex-related offenses. 
 
(Sec. 547) Requires the Secretary of each military department to establish a career military justice litigation track for judge advocates in the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
 
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition 
 
(Sec. 561) Revises the requirements for credentialing programs used in connection with programs that enable members of the Armed Forces to obtain professional credentials. 
 
(Sec. 562) Authorizes DOD to establish cyber institutes at each of the senior military colleges and each of the Reserve Officer Training Corps institutions selected for partnership by the cyber institutes at the individual service academies to accelerate the development of expertise in critical cyber operational skills for future leaders of the armed forces and DOD.
 
(Sec. 563) Requires DOD and DHS to jointly report on the steps the departments have taken to: (1) maximize the extent to which Armed Forces service, training, and qualifications are creditable towards U.S. merchant mariner licenses and certifications; and (2) to promote awareness among Armed Forces personnel serving in vessel operating positions of the requirements for post-service use of training, education, and practical experience from service in the Armed Forces in satisfying requirements for merchant mariner licenses and certifications. 
 
(Sec. 564) Permits DOD to hire staff for professional military education courses regardless of course length. 
 
(Sec. 565) Permits a person who legally changes their name to reflect their gender identity after separation from the Armed Forces to receive a new certificate of discharge or acceptance of resignation order under the new name. 
 
(Sec. 566) Permits DOD to carry out a pilot program to enhance efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members in the National Guard and Reserves. 
 
(Sec. 567) Prohibits DOD from establishing, maintaining, or supporting a Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit at an educational institution that displays the Confederate battle flag except where the board of visitors has voted to take down the flag. 
 
(Sec. 568) Requires the GAO to report to Congress on the demographic composition of service academies. 
 
(Sec. 569) Requires the preseparation counseling provided to members of the Armed Forces being discharged to include information concerning the availability of treatment options and resources to address substance abuse, including alcohol, prescription drug, and opioid abuse. 
 
(Sec. 569A) Requires the Department of Labor to include in the Transition Assistance Program information regarding the deduction of disability compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs by reason of voluntary separation pay received by the member. 
 
(Sec. 569B) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to submit to Congress and make available to the public, a report evaluating the success of the Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (known as JTEST-AI) and SkillBridge initiatives, under which civilian businesses and companies provide training or internship opportunities to members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from the Armed Forces.
 
(Sec. 569C) Requires congressional notification in advance of appointments to service academies. 
 
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
 
(Sec. 571) Authorizes appropriations for the continuation in FY2017 of DOD assistance to local educational agencies impacted by the enrollment of dependent children of military members and DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 572) Authorizes DOD to provide support to nonprofit organizations that carry out camp or camp-like programs for children of military families who have experienced the death of a family member or other loved one or who have another family member living with a substance use disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.
 
(Sec. 573) Specifies requirements for applying the amendments made by the Every Student Succeeds Act with respect to Impact Aid payments for federally connected children in FY2016, FY2017, and each succeeding year. 
 
(Sec. 574) Permits a relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces to remain eligible for a noncompetitive appointment for the duration of the spouse's relocation to the permanent duty station of the member. 
 
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards 
 
(Sec. 581) Requires the Secretaries of the military departments to review the service records of certain Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander veterans from the Korean War and Vietnam War to determine if the Medal of Honor is appropriate. Waives the statute of limitations for the award if the Secretary concerned determines that the records support the award of the Medal of Honor. 
 
(Sec. 582) Waives the statutory time limitation to permit the President to award specified medals to a member or former member of the Armed Forces identified as warranting award of that medal pursuant to the review of valor award nominations for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation Inherent Resolve that was directed by the Secretary of Defense.
 
(Sec. 583) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Gary M. Rose, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War. 
 
(Sec. 584) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Charles S. Kettles, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War. 
 
(Sec. 585) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Melvin M. Spruiell, who served in the Army during World War II. 
 
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 591) Requires the Army to: (1) ensure that the cremated remains of an individual, whose service has been determined to be Active Duty service, are eligible for inurnment with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery, and (2) report to Congress on the interment and inurnment capacity of Arlington National Cemetery. 
 
(Sec. 592) Requires enlisted or retired enlisted members of the Armed Forces to be represented on any board, council, or committee established to make recommendations regarding military personnel issues. 
 
(Sec. 593) Requires DOD to review the current body mass index test procedure used by the Armed Forces and other methods to measure body fat with a more holistic health and wellness approach. 
 
(Sec. 594) Requires information to be provided during transition separation counseling concerning options for donating brain tissue at the time of the member's death for chronic traumatic encephalopathy research. 
 
(Sec. 595) Recognizes women who have served in or are currently serving in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 596) Expresses the sense of Congress that DOD should enhance access to intensive medical and mental health treatment of male victims of sexual assault, look for opportunities to use them as presenters at prevention training, and ensure medical and mental health providers are trained to meet the needs of male victims. 
 
(Sec. 597) Expresses the sense of Congress that a statute currently exists that permits DOD to enlist individuals who are not otherwise eligible for enlistment if the enlistment is vital to the national interest. 
 

Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act 

 
(Sec. 598) Provides that, for the purpose of federal firearms laws, a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and the spouse of the member are residents of the state in which the permanent duty station of the member is located and that the spouse may satisfy the identification document requirements by presenting specified documents. 
 
(Sec. 599) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using portable, disposable alcohol breathalyzers and a cloud based server platform to collect data and monitor the progress of alcohol abuse prevention programs. 
 
(Sec. 599A) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the transfer of skills into equivalent college credits or technical certifications for members of the Armed Forces leaving the military. 
 
(Sec. 599B) Requires DOD to design and produce a military service medal, to be known as the &quot;Atomic Veterans Service Medal,&quot; to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans. 
 
(Sec. 599C) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report detailing the information, assistance, and efforts to support and inform active duty members of the Armed Forces with respect to the rights and resources available under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act regarding student loans. 
 
(Sec. 599D) Excludes certain medical reimbursements and other expenses from the determination of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans, surviving spouses, and children of veterans. 
 
(Sec. 599E) Expresses the sense of Congress on the desirability of a service-wide adoption of the Gold Star Installation Access Card. 
 
(Sec. 599F) Modifies requirements of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program related to the effect that failing to notify a spouse in a timely manner regarding a member's election not to be insured under the program has on the validity of the election or a beneficiary designation. 
 
(Sec. 599G) Extends through FY2018 the DOD Suicide Prevention and Resilience Program. 
 
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
 
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances 
 
(Sec. 601) Requires the rates of basic pay to be increased in accordance with provisions under current law permitting adjustments to monthly basic pay, notwithstanding a determination by the President of the need for an alternative adjustment. 
 
(Sec. 602) Extends the authority of DOD to temporarily increase the rates of basic allowance for housing in areas impacted by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel.
 
 (Sec. 603) Prohibits the Secretary concerned from altering the per diem allowance for the duration of a temporary duty assignment of a member of the Armed Forces or an employee of DOD. 
 
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
 
(Sec. 611) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for Reserve Forces.
 
 (Sec. 612) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. 
 
(Sec. 613) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
 
(Sec. 614) Extends specified special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
 
(Sec. 615) Extends specified bonus and special pay authorities. 
 
(Sec. 616) Increases the statutory limits for the aviation incentive pay and retention bonus and allow the Secretary concerned the flexibility to increase the aviation incentive pay limit set forth in regulations issued by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 617) Conforms the consolidated bonus amount to the current authorized amount of $20,000. 
 
(Sec. 618) Makes technical and clerical amendments related to the 2008 consolidation of certain special pay authorities. 
 
(Sec. 619) Corrects the computation of Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) to match the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 enacted military retirement system reduction in the retirement base pay multiplier from 2.5% percent to 2% percent for the years of service formula to calculate retired pay to be restored by CRSC. 
 
Subtitle C--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
 
(Sec. 621) Repeals a provision that added an additional definition of separation from government service for members of the military participating in the Thrift Savings Plan who have been discharged or released from service in the uniformed services. 
 
(Sec. 622) Permits DOD to pay continuation pay at any point between the time the member completes 8 years of service and before the member reaches 12 years of service, in exchange for an agreement to continue serving for a period of not less than 3 additional years. 
 
(Sec. 623) Extends the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance at $310 per month through FY2018. 
 
(Sec. 624) Provides equal benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan for members of the Reserve Component who die from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during Inactive-Duty training and members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty while on Active Duty.
 
 (Sec. 625) Changes the calculation concerning a service member's retired pay in a division of property involving disposable retired pay. 
 
Subtitle D--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations 
 
(Sec. 631) Requires DOD to develop and implement a strategy to optimize management practices across the defense commissary system and the exchange system that reduce reliance on appropriated funding without reducing benefits or the revenue generated by nonappropriated fund entities or instrumentalities of DOD for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. 
 
Requires DOD to ensure that savings generated due to the optimization practices are shared by the defense commissary system and the exchange system through contracts or agreements that appropriately reflect the participation of the systems in the development and implementation of the practices. 
 
(Sec. 632) Requires DOD to ensure that: (1) commissary stores accept the Military Star Card as payment, and (2) the Army and Air Force Exchange Service assumes any U.S. financial liability relating to the acceptance of the card. (The Military Star Card is a credit card administered under the Exchange Credit Program by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.)
 
Subtitle E--Travel and Transportation Allowances and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 641) Authorizes DOD, on a case-by-case basis, to reimburse travel expenses at a higher amount for Reserve Component members traveling to training from rural areas. 
 
(Sec. 642) Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for DOD recovery of amounts owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services due to an overpayment of salaries and benefits or unpaid bills. Requires the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to quantify the lost revenue from this provision. 
 
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Reform of TRICARE and Military Health System 
 
(Sec. 701) Requires DOD to establish TRICARE Preferred as a self-managed, preferred provider network option to replace TRICARE Standard and Extra. Establishes annual enrollment fees and fixed dollar copayments for Active Duty family members and retirees who join the armed services on or after January 1, 2018, and enroll in TRICARE Preferred or in TRICARE Prime (the managed care option). Authorizes DOD to establish an annual enrollment fee for TRICARE Preferred for beneficiaries who were in the Active Duty or retired categories prior to January 1, 2018. 
 
(Sec. 702) Requires the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to be responsible for the administration of each military medical treatment facility, including: 
 
 
 budgetary matters, 
 
information technology, 
 
 health care administration and management, 
 
 administrative policy and procedure, and 
 
 any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 
 
 
Requires DOD to establish within the DHA a professional staff to carry out this section. Permits DOD to establish an Assistant Director for Health Care Administration within the DHA. 
 
Requires the commander of each military medical facility to be responsible for: (1) ensuring the readiness of the members of the armed forces and civilian employees at the facility, and (2) furnishing the health care and medical treatment provided at the facility. 
 
(Sec. 703) Establishes requirements for military medical treatment facilities in order to support medical readiness of the Armed Forces and the readiness of medical personnel. 
 
Requires DOD to submit to Congress: (1) a report updating the Military Health System Modernization Study to address the restructuring or realignment of military medical treatment facilities required by this bill, and (2) an implementation plan for restructuring or realigning the military medical treatment facilities.
 
(Sec. 704) Requires DOD to ensure that urgent care is available through 11:00 p.m. at military treatment facilities at locations that DOD determines to be appropriate. Requires that, if urgent care is unavailable at the military treatment facilities, access to urgent care through the TRICARE network providers must be available through 11:00 p.m. Eliminates the preauthorization requirement for urgent care. 
 
(Sec. 705) Requires DOD to expand the primary care clinic hours at military treatment facilities during the week and on weekends beyond the standard business hours of the installation. 
 
(Sec. 706) Authorizes DOD to develop and implement value-based incentive programs as part of TRICARE contracts to encourage health care providers to improve the quality of care and the experience of the covered beneficiaries. 
 
(Sec. 707) Revises the criteria for partnership agreements between the military and local or regional health care systems to increase access to health care and readiness. 
 
(Sec. 708) Requires DOD to submit to Congress an implementation plan to establish a Joint Trauma System within the DHA to improve trauma care for members of the Armed Forces and other individuals who are eligible to be treated for trauma at a military medical treatment facility. 
 
(Sec. 709) Requires DOD to establish a Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate to ensure that the traumatologists of the Armed Forces maintain readiness and are able to be rapidly deployed for future armed conflicts. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) enter into partnerships with civilian academic medical centers and large metropolitan teaching hospitals that have certain civilian trauma centers, and (2) conduct an analysis to determine the number of traumatologists of the Armed Forces, by specialty, that must be maintained within DOD to meet the requirements of the combatant commands. 
 
(Sec. 710) Requires DOD to ensure that military medical treatment facilities implement and consistently practice the following requirements: first call resolution, standardized appointment scheduling, increased provider productivity, and managed appointment utilization through maximizing use of telehealth and secure messaging. 
 
(Sec. 711) Requires DOD to adopt the core quality performance metrics agreed upon by the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (a collaborative group of federal agencies, health plans, national physician organizations, employers, and consumers) to evaluate the performance of the military health system and the TRICARE network. 
 
(Sec. 712) Requires DOD to study options for providing health care coverage to certain current and former members of the Selected Reserve. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Health Care Benefits 
 
(Sec. 721) Requires DOD to sell hearing aids to dependents of retired members of the uniformed services. 
 
(Sec. 722) Require members of the National Guard to be treated as if they were on Active Duty for purposes of coverage under TRICARE while performing disaster response duty, if the period immediately follows a period of full-time National Guard duty, unless a Governor determines that it is not in the best interest of the member or state. 
 
Subtitle C--Health Care Administration 
 
(Sec. 731) Requires DHS to make a prospective payment to DOD for treatment or care provided to members of the Coast Guard, former members of the Coast Guard, and their dependents at facilities under the jurisdiction of DOD except for any period during which the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 732) Requires DOD to: (1) review the prescribing practices at military treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of post-traumatic stress, (2) monitor the prescribing of pharmaceutical agents that are discouraged from use under the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Post-Traumatic Stress, and (3) implement a plan to address any deviations from the guidelines. 
 
(Sec. 733) Specifies requirements for using melfoquine for the prophylaxis of malaria when providing health care to members of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 734) Requires DOD to: (1) ensure that TRICARE reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis are not less than the rates that were in effect on March 31, 2016; and (2) conduct a specified analysis to set future reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis. 
 
Increases the Defense Health Care funding authorized by this bill for Private Sector Care. Decreases the Operation and Maintenance funds authorized by this bill for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
 
Subtitle D--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 741) Requires DOD to: (1) develop a methodology that identifies which member of the military services are at high risk of suicide based on association with units that have a high rate of suicide, and (2) provide additional mental health resources to members who have deployed with the units. 
 
(Sec. 742) Authorizes appropriations to award grants to medical researchers and universities to support research into early detection of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. 
 
(Sec. 743) Requires DOD to consider using active oscillating negative pressure treatment for members of the Armed Forces who incur blast-related injuries. 
 
(Sec. 744) Requires DOD to carry out a long-term study of career helicopter and tiltrotor pilots to assess potential links between the operation of helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft and acute and chronic medical conditions experienced by the pilots. 
 
(Sec. 745) Authorizes DOD to conduct a pilot program to evaluate whether, in carrying out the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program, extending additional discounts for prescription drugs filled at retail pharmacies will maintain or reduce prescription drug costs for DOD. 
 
(Sec. 746) Requires DOD to study the feasibility of displaying average wait times at urgent care clinics, pharmacies, and emergency rooms of military medical treatment facilities. 
 
(Sec. 747) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the feasibility of furnishing acupuncture services and chiropractic services under the TRICARE program to beneficiaries who are retired members of the uniformed services (not including any dependent of the retired member). 
 
(Sec. 748) Specifies the requirements for the submission of reports to Congress regarding a longitudinal study on the effects of traumatic brain injury incurred by members of the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. 
 
(Sec. 749) Requires the DOD Office of Health to collaborate with the National Institutes of Health to identify and provide specified information related to triple negative breast cancer. 
 
(Sec. 750) Requires DOD to conduct specified studies on preventing the diversion of opioid medications. 
 
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 801) Revises authorities related to the DOD Test Resource Management Center to limit the application of existing law to the Major Range and Test Facility Base and those test and evaluation facilities that are used to support the acquisition programs of DOD. Prevents reporting requirements from being broadened to small laboratory and educational test and evaluation facilities. Defines the term &quot;significant change&quot; in test and evaluation facilities. 
 
(Sec. 802) Amends the restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions. Requires DOD to consider the cost risk to the contractor as of the date that a qualifying proposal to definitize a contract was submitted if the contract was not then definitized within the statutory 180-day period. Applies the 180-day definitization period to foreign military sales contracts. Defines a qualifying proposal as a proposal that contains sufficient information to enable a meaningful audit of the definitization proposal. 
 
(Sec. 803) Revises requirements related to DOD's accounting for and reporting of contracts for services. 
 
(Sec. 804) Specifies that the source selection criteria to be used in the procurement of personal protective equipment or critical safety items are criteria that: (1) are predominately based on technical qualifications of the item and not predominately based on price, (2) do not use reverse auction or lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods, and (3) reflect a preference for best value source selection methods. 
 
(Sec. 805) Removes the retroactive application requirement for the cap on the allowable compensation of contractor employees. (As a result, the cap would apply to compensation costs incurred after January 1, 2012, under contracts entered into on or after December 31, 2011.) 
 
(Sec. 806) Revises requirements for the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts to require contractors and DOD to meet certain requirements using &quot;suppliers that meet anticounterfeiting requirements&quot; rather than &quot;trusted suppliers.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 807) Expands the permissible uses of special emergency procurement authorities to include support of international disaster assistance and support of a national emergency or natural disaster relief efforts in the United States as defined by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
 
(Sec. 808) Requires DOD to comply with domestic source requirements for footwear furnished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces. Requires DOD to furnish the footwear directly to members instead of providing a cash allowance. Permits a waiver to be granted in cases of medical necessity. 
 
(Sec. 809) Establishes a procurement policy checklist to ensure accountability in the acquisition of services and specifies requirements for the checklist. 
 
(Sec. 809A) Extends for one year the cap on the total spending for services contracts. 
 
(Sec. 809B) Extends the authority for the enhanced transfer of technology developed at DOD laboratories. 
 
Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
 
(Sec. 811) Changes the date that the comprehensive annual Selected Acquisition Reports are due to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 812) Specifies that the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) conducts or approves independent cost estimates (ICEs) for all major defense acquisition programs and major automated information systems. Authorizes CAPE to approve ICEs conducted by the military departments. Requires CAPE to develop policies, procedures, guidance, and a collection method to ensure that acquisition cost data are collected in a standardized format that facilitates cost estimation and comparison across acquisition programs. Requires assessments of risk and potential consequences in ICEs, instead of the current reporting of confidence intervals. 
 
(Sec. 813) Removes the requirement for the milestone decision authority, prior to milestone B (initiates engineering and manufacturing development) approval, to determine affordability and funding levels for a major defense acquisition program relative to the Future Years Defense Program submitted during the year in which the determination is made. 
 
(Sec. 814) Requires DOD to review the extent to which sustainment matters are considered in decisions related to the requirements, acquisition, cost estimating, and programming and budgeting processes for major defense acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 815) Adds the Secretaries of the military departments to the list of people who receive and may comment on the annual report of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Extends the annual report through January 31, 2021. 
 
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
 
(Sec. 821) Expands the types of nondevelopmental items that may be considered commercial items to include items that the procuring agency determines were developed at private expense and sold in substantial quantities on a competitive basis to foreign governments. 
 
(Sec. 822) Requires DOD procurement officials to conduct or obtain market research when determining price reasonableness for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 823) Permits contractors to submit information or analysis pertaining to the value of a commercial item when responding to solicitations. Permits contracting officers to consider value analysis, in addition to historic pricing data, when determining price reasonableness for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 824) Expands DOD centralized records relating to commercial item determinations to include market research and price reasonableness analysis. Eliminates the requirement that the records be publicly accessible. 
 
(Sec. 825) Permits DOD to carry out a commercial solutions opening pilot program, under which innovative commercial items may be acquired through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of the proposals. 
 
Subtitle D--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 831) Requires DOD to enter into a contract with an independent entity to conduct a review of the bid protest processes related to major defense acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 832) Requires the GAO to report on the use by DOD of indefinite delivery contracts entered into during FY2015-FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 833) Requires DOD to review contractual flow-down provisions related to major defense acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 834) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to review the policy, guidance, regulations, and training related to specifications included in information technology acquisitions to ensure that current policies eliminate the unjustified use of potentially anti-competitive specifications. 
 
(Sec. 835) Specifies the roles and functions of officials involved in Coast Guard major acquisition programs, including: the Chief Acquisitions Officer, the Acquisition Directorate, and the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
 
Prohibits the Coast Guard from awarding a contract for the design of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for use by the Coast Guard. Requires the Coast Guard to use and operate only UASs that have already been acquired by either DOD or DHS. 
 
Permits the Coast Guard to extend major acquisition program contracts if the GAO finds that extending a current contract would be more cost effective than awarding a new contract. 
 
Requires the Commandant to report to Congress on how the Commandant can play a more appropriate role in the acquisitions process with regard to policies, requirements, and implementing a more customer-oriented acquisition system. 
 
Requires the Secretary for the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to submit to Congress an analysis of multiyear procurement authorities for the procurement of at least five Fast Response Cutters (beginning with hull 43) and Offshore Patrol Cutters (beginning with hull 5). 
 
(Sec. 836) Waives congressional notification requirements regarding the acquisition of a higher quantity of tactical missiles and munitions than is specified in law. 
 
(Sec. 837) Authorizes the Navy to close out specified older contracts to assist in obtaining a clean financial audit. 
 
(Sec. 838) Requires certain auxiliary ship components to be procured from a manufacturer in the national technology and industrial base. 
 
(Sec. 839) Permits DOD to reduce from $400 million to $0 the threshold for the amount that must be credited to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund during FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 840) Exempts audits for the National Nuclear Security Administration from the prohibition on the performance of non-defense audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 
 
(Sec. 841) Requires DOD to select service providers for auditing services and audit readiness services based on the best value, as determined by the resource sponsor for an auditing contract, rather than based on the lowest price technically acceptable service provider. 
 
(Sec. 842) Modifies the justification and approval process for sole-source contracts valued at $20 million or greater. 
 
(Sec. 843) Requires DOD to brief Congress on the use and implementation of the two-phase design-build selection procedures for defense contracts. 
 
(Sec. 844) Prohibits any DOD function performed by DOD civilian employees and tied to a certain military base from being converted to contractor performance until DOD assesses whether it has carried out sufficient outreach programs to assist small business concerns owned and controlled by women or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals that are located near the military base. 
 
(Sec. 845) Requires the GAO to include in its annual report to Congress a list of the most common grounds for sustaining bid protests during the year. 
 
(Sec. 846) Revises the effective dates for amendments related to the Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information that were included in the Carl Levin and Howard P. &quot;Buck&quot; Mckeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
 
(Sec. 847) Specifies that it is DOD policy to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria in inappropriate circumstances that potentially deny DOD the benefits of cost and technical tradeoffs in the source selection process. Limits the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria to specified situations. 
 
Requires DOD, to the maximum extent practicable, to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria when the procurement is predominately for the acquisition of information technology services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, audit or audit readiness services, or other knowledge-based professional services. 
 
Requires DOD to report to Congress on the use of lowest-price technically acceptable source selection criteria. 
 
(Sec. 848) Requires the GAO to study and report on DOD procurement contracts awarded to minority-owned and women-owned businesses during FY2010-FY2015. 
 
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Goldwater-Nichols Reform 
 
(Sec. 901) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the principles that should be adhered to in any reform of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. 
 
(Sec. 902) Repeals a requirement for DOD to conduct a comprehensive examination of the national defense strategy. 
 
(Sec. 903) Establishes the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States to examine and make recommendations with respect to the national defense strategy for the United States. 
 
(Sec. 904) Revises the requirements for the defense strategic and policy guidance that the Secretary of Defense is required to provide to the heads of DOD components. Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide: 
 
 
 written strategic guidance every four years to DOD components that expresses the national defense strategy; 
 
 written policy guidance annually to DOD components that provides program and budget guidance for the development of the force; 
 
 written policy guidance every two years or more frequently, as needed, to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that provides contingency planning guidance; and 
 
 a copy of all written guidance described above to Congress. 
 
 
(Sec. 905) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to prepare a new National Military Strategy or update a previous one during each even-numbered year. Requires the strategy to support the objectives of national security and defense strategic guidance issued by the President and the Secretary of Defense, and, at a minimum, focus on: 
 
 
 developing military ends, ways, and means to support national security objectives; 
 
 assessing strategic and military risks, and developing risk mitigation options; 
 
 establishing a strategic framework for the development of operational and contingency plans; 
 
 prioritizing joint force capabilities, capacities, and resources; and 
 
establishing military guidance for the development of the joint force. 
 
 
(Sec. 906) Amends the requirements for an independent study of the national security strategy formulation process to add a requirement to address the workforce responsible for conducting strategic planning and examine how Congress fits into the strategy formulation process. 
 
(Sec. 907) Extends from two to four years the term of office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prohibits the reappointment of the Chairman to additional terms, except during a time of war. Limits the combined period of service of an officer serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to eight years. 
 
(Sec. 908) Specifies that the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff include providing advice to: (1) the President and the Secretary of Defense on ongoing military operations, and (2) to the Secretary on the allocation and transfer of forces among combatant commands. 
 
(Sec. 909) Allows U.S. military forces within the continental United States to be assigned to a military department as directed by the Secretary of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 910) Specifies that the grade of an officer serving as the commander of a service or functional component command may not be higher than lieutenant general or vice admiral. Requires the total number of officers in the grade of general or admiral on active duty to be reduced by five positions. 
 
(Sec. 911) Establishes a unified combatant command for cyber operations to prepare cyber operations forces to carry out assigned missions. 
 
(Sec. 912) Reduces the joint duty assignment tour length to a minimum of two years for officers of all ranks, and removes the statutory requirement for services to maintain a tour length average. 
 
(Sec. 913) Revises the definitions used for joint officer management, including the definitions of &quot;joint matters,&quot; &quot;integrated forces,&quot; and &quot;joint duty assignment.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 914) Requires DOD to enter into a contract for an independent assessment of combatant command structure, and to provide recommendations for improving the overall effectiveness of combatant command structures. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 921) Modifies the requirements for the annual report from the Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. 
 
(Sec. 922) Authorizes the Joint Special Operations University to employ civilian faculty members. 
 
(Sec. 923) Establishes guidelines for using military personnel for functions currently being performed by civilian personnel or contractors. 
 
(Sec. 924) Requires the DOD Inspector General to publicly release reports of administrative investigations that confirm misconduct of members of the Senior Executive Service, schedule C employees, or commissioned officers in the Armed Forces in pay grades O-6 promotable and above. 
 
(Sec. 925) Removes responsibility for recovering personnel who are missing during current operations or activities from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. 
 
(Sec. 926) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President's appointment of the National Security Adviser to be subject to Senate confirmation if the National Security Council staff exceeds 100 employees. 
 
Subtitle C--Department of the Navy and Marine Corps 
 
(Sec. 931) Redesignates the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. and redesignates the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Requires other specified statutory offices to be redesignated. 
 
(Sec. 932) Makes conforming amendments consistent with the redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. 
 
(Sec. 933) Amends other provisions of law and other references consistent with the redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps and the redesignation of the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. 
 
(Sec. 934) Specifies the effective date for this subtitle. 
 
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1001) Permits DOD to make transfers between amounts authorized for FY2017 in division A of this bill, subject to specified limitations and a congressional notification requirement. 
 
(Sec. 1002) Reduces the unobligated balance of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund by $475 million. 
 
 (Sec. 1003) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report ranking all military departments and defense agencies in order of how advanced they are in achieving auditable financial statements as required by law. 
 
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities 
 
(Sec. 1011) Extends the authority of DOD to provide assistance to support counterdrug activities of foreign governments. 
 
(Sec. 1012) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review and approve the curriculum and program structure of each of the National Guard counterdrug schools. 
 
(Sec. 1013) Extends by one year the authority to support the unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 
 
(Sec. 1014) Requires DOD to coordinate unmanned aerial systems training missions along the southern border of the United States in order to support DHS's counter-narcotic trafficking efforts. 
 
(Sec. 1015) Increases the amounts authorized by this bill for Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities--Defense-wide. Decreases the Operation and Maintenance funds authorized by this bill for administration and servicewide activities of the Defense Logistics Agency. 
 
(Sec. 1016) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the effectiveness of the U.S. Southern Command Operation to limit threats to U.S. national security by detecting and monitoring drug trafficking, specifically heroin and fentanyl.
 
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
 
(Sec. 1021) Expands from six to ten months the definition of &quot;short-term work&quot; with respect to the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of naval vessels. 
 
(Sec. 1022) Requires shipbuilding contracts to include warranty of work for a period of at least one year. Permits a contracting officer to waive this requirement if a limited liability of warranted work is in the best interest of the government. 
 
(Sec. 1023) Extends through 2018 the authority for DOD to transfer specified funds to the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. Permits the Navy to use the fund for the multiyear procurement of critical components to support continuous production. Revises the definition of a national sea-based deterrence vessel. 
 
(Sec. 1024) Prohibits the Navy from using funds to retire a cruiser or dock landing ship or to place in a modernization status more than six cruisers and one dock landing ship. Limits the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense until the Navy enters into contracts for: (1) the modernization of four cruisers and one dock landing ship, and (2) the procurement of combat systems upgrades associated with six cruisers. 
 
(Sec. 1025) Prohibits the Navy from performing any overhaul, repair, or maintenance work that takes longer than six months in foreign shipyards. 
 
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism 
 
(Sec. 1031) Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide monthly counterterrorism operations briefings to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1032) Prohibits DOD from using funds to transfer or release detainees at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (Guantanamo) to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions. 
 
(Sec. 1033) Prohibits DOD from using funds to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any detainee transferred from Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1034) Prohibits DOD from using funds to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Guantanamo to Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen. 
 
(Sec. 1035) Prohibits DOD from using funds for the closure or abandonment of Guantanamo, the relinquishment of control of Guantanamo to Cuba, or the implementation of a material modification to the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1036) Modifies congressional notification requirements for sensitive military operations. 
 
(Sec. 1037) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the detention of current and future individuals captured and held pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force pending the end of hostilities. (The law authorized the President to use force in response to the terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States on September 11, 2001.) 
 
(Sec. 1038) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to: (1) complete a declassification review of certain intelligence reports regarding the past terrorist activities of detainees transferred from U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and (2) make available to the public any information declassified as a result of the review. 
 
(Sec. 1039) Prohibits any order, ruling, finding, or other determination of a military commission from being construed or implemented to prevent members of the Armed Forces from carrying out otherwise lawful duties based on the member's gender. 
 
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 1041) Reinstates DOD's authority to provide transportation to allied military personnel and civilians in contingencies or disaster responses on a non-interference basis, without charge, and expands the authority to include allied and civilian cargo, as well as passengers. Authorizes DOD to enter into a contract or other arrangement with one or more commercial providers to provide commercial insurance products to non-DOD shippers using the Defense Transportation System. 
 
(Sec. 1042) Prohibits funds from being used to deactivate, decommission, or place in reduced operating status any mine countermeasures ships. Permits a waiver if the Navy certifies that the operational test and evaluation for replacement mine countermeasures capabilities are available in sufficient quantity and capacity to meet combatant commander requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1043) Extends the authority of the Department of Transportation to provide aviation insurance and reinsurance upon the request of another U.S. government agency. 
 
(Sec. 1044) Requires the Navy to change the mandatory possession or wear date of the alternate combination cover or the unisex combination cover from October 31, 2016, to October 31, 2020. Prohibits the Navy from implementing or enforcing any change to Navy female service dress uniforms until it submits to Congress an evaluation of Navy female service dress uniforms. 
 
(Sec. 1045) Amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to specify that, if a required report determines that the reallocation and auction of certain spectrum would harm national security by impacting existing terrestrial federal spectrum operations at the Nevada Test and Training Range, the Federal Communications Commission must establish rules for licensees of the spectrum sufficient to mitigate harmful interference to the operations.
 
(Sec. 1046) Authorizes transportation on military aircraft on a space-available basis for disabled veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1047) Specifies that it is DOD policy that flyovers of public events in support of community relations activities may only be flown as part of an approved training mission at no additional expense to the federal government. Specifies requirements for reports and the approval process. 
 
(Sec. 1048) Applies the Freedom of Information Act to the National Security Council. 
 
(Sec. 1049) Requires DOD, in transferring certain excess personal property to federal and state agencies, to give first preference to DHS and then to federal and state agencies that agree to use the property primarily for strengthening border security along the U.S. southern border. Applies to unmanned aerial vehicles, the Aerostat radar system, night-vision goggles, and high mobility multi-purpose wheel vehicles (commonly known as humvees). 
 
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports 
 
(Sec. 1061) Continues various DOD reporting requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1062) Modifies reporting requirements for the DOD Rewards Program to specify the requirements for reporting the designation of countries for which rewards or payments-in-kind may be paid. 
 
(Sec. 1063) Requires DOD to notify Congress within 15 days of notifying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and/or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of any theft, loss, or release of biological select agents or toxins. 
 
(Sec. 1064) Requires DOD to report to Congress on common service support contributed from each of the military services toward special operations forces. 
 
(Sec. 1065) Requires DOD and the Department of State to jointly report to Congress on military units that have been assigned to policing or citizen security responsibilities in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. 
 
(Sec. 1066) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a biennial report on counterproliferation activities and programs. 
 
(Sec. 1067) Amends the requirement for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit to Congress the annual Integrated Priorities List of the combatant commands to require the Chairman to also submit the integrated priorities list requirements for ballistic missile defense by the geographic combatant commands and the prioritized capabilities list for ballistic missile defense developed by the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command. 
 
(Sec. 1068) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to: (1) conduct and report to Congress on a comprehensive review of all DOD uses of spectrum, and (2) to certify at the time of submission of the report that they understand any potential impacts to DOD use of spectrum that could result from a spectrum auction, reallocation, or sharing arrangement as of that date. 
 
Requires DOD to notify Congress as to whether DOD has concurred or otherwise objected to the most recent version of the 10-year plan developed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration no later than 30 days after the date of the non-concurrence or objection.
 
 Limits the availability of DOD funding for operation and maintenance for headquarters operations until the report and certification are submitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1069) Requires the National Guard to submit to Congress and specified officials a report setting forth the personnel, training, and equipment required by the National Guard during the next year to carry out its mission, while not federalized, to provide prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities in support of civilian authorities in connection with natural and man-made disasters. 
 
(Sec. 1070) Requires the Air Force to brief Congress on the process and reasoning for using proximity to primary medium commercial hub airports as part of the mission criteria for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters strategic basing process. 
 
(Sec. 1071) Requires the Navy to submit to Congress an assessment of all operational minehunting Synthetic Aperture Sonar technologies suitable to meet the requirements for use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Package. 
 
(Sec. 1072) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the impact of changes to existing carrier air wing force structure and the impact a potential reduction to nine carrier air wings would have on overall fleet readiness if aircraft and personnel were to be distributed throughout the remaining nine air wings. 
 
(Sec. 1073) Requires the Air Force and the Army to report quarterly to Congress on parachute jumps conducted at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina, and air support provided by the Air Force for the jumps. 
 
(Sec. 1074) Requires DOD to brief Congress on the status of the Installation Geospatial Information and Services of DOD as it relates to DOD real property inventory, and the extent to which DOD has used the cadastral geographic information systems-based real property inventory. 
 
(Sec. 1075) Requires DOD to report to Congress on adjustment and diversification assistance. 
 
(Sec. 1076) Requires DOD to brief Congress on efforts to protect the personally identifiable information of members of the Armed Forces, their families, and DOD employees. 
 
Subtitle G--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1081) Makes technical and clerical amendments to existing laws. 
 
(Sec. 1082) Modifies and extends through January 31, 2021, the ''Support for Non-Federal Development and Testing of Material for Chemical Agent Defense.'' Requires the report to include details regarding instances where DOD provides biological select agents or toxins to a non-federal entity for development of biological defenses. 
 
(Sec. 1083) Increases the monetary cap for the cost of equipment, services, and supplies for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance provided by DOD.
 
(Sec. 1084) Authorizes DOD to liquidate unpaid debts owed to the United States by a foreign government or international organization as a result of DOD providing logistic support, supplies, or services to that foreign government or international organization. Permits DOD to liquidate the debts by offsetting the debt against any amounts owed by DOD to the foreign government or international organization for logistic support, supplies, or services obtained by DOD pursuant to specified transactions. 
 
(Sec. 1085) Amends the requirements for airlift service to specify that both contracts and subcontracts for airlift service are covered by the requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1086) Requires DOD and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Agriculture to jointly develop a national biodefense strategy and associated implementation plan. Requires the GAO to review the strategy and implementation plan to analyze gaps and resources mapped against the requirements of the National Biodefense Strategy and existing U.S. biodefense policy documents. 
 
(Sec. 1087) Requires the Army to carry out a program to support the socio-cultural understanding needs of the Army, to be known as the Global Cultural Knowledge Network. Prohibits DOD from deploying social scientists to a conflict zone as a part of the network. 
 
(Sec. 1088) Delays from January 1, 2017, to October 1, 2017, the implementation date for the conversion of certain military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. Specifies that the positions to be converted will be reviewed and determined by leadership from the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the National Guard Bureau, and the State Adjutants General. Requires DOD to report to Congress on the feasibility of converting any remaining military technicians (dual status) to personnel performing Active Guard and Reserve Duty. 
 
(Sec. 1089) Expresses the sense of Congress commending the dedication and contribution of the people of Connecticut to the Navy and the submarine force. 
 
(Sec. 1090) Requires the Department of Energy to issue a final decision on any application for the authorization to export natural gas not later than 30 days after completing an environmental review or the date of enactment of this bill. (The requirement applies to proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the United States Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate LNG export facilities.) 
 
(Sec. 1091) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the reporting of the MV-22 mishap in Marana, Arizona, on April 8, 2000. 
 
(Sec. 1092) Requires the Army to transfer excess .45 caliber M1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program. 
 
(Sec. 1093) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of Panama City, Florida, to the history and future of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 1094) Requires religious organizations that are recipients of or offerors for a federal government contract to be provided protections and exemptions consistent with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 
 
(Sec. 1095) Exempts DOD and the National Nuclear Security Administration from implementation of Executive Order 13673 (Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces). 
 
(Sec. 1096) Requires DOD to determine and disclose the transportation costs incurred by DOD for certain congressional trips outside the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1097) Permits U.S. Customs and Border Protection to waive certain polygraph examination requirements for qualifying veterans. 
 
(Sec. 1098) Requires DOD to ensure that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is accepted as a valid credential for unescorted access to DOD installations by transportation workers. 
 
Exempts TWIC-carrying transportation workers who also have a current DOD Secret Level Clearance issued by DOD from further vetting when seeking unescorted access at DOD facilities. 
 
Requires DOD to document and report to Congress on each instance when a credentialed transportation worker is denied unescorted access to a military facility. 
 
(Sec. 1098A) Prohibits DOD from using funds for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions until DOD reports to Congress on the development of replacement anti-personnel landmine munitions. Includes an exception for any anti-personnel landmine munitions that are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 
 
(Sec. 1098B) Prohibits DOD from transferring individuals detained at Guantanamo to a foreign country unless it certifies that the U.S. and the foreign country have entered into a written memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer of the individual and the memorandum of understanding has previously been transmitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1098C) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding American veterans who are disabled for life. 
 
(Sec. 1098D) Requires DOD to: (1) study the effects of military helicopter noise on National Capital Region communities and individuals; and (2) develop recommendations for the reduction of the effects of military helicopter noise on individuals, structures, and property values in the region. 
 

Maritime Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee Act 

 
(Sec. 1098E) Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish a Maritime Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary of Labor in formulating maritime industry standards and regarding matters pertaining to the administration of the Act related to the maritime industry. 
 
(Sec. 1098F) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding U.S. Northern Command Preparedness. 
 
(Sec. 1098G) Requires DOD to post on its public website the costs, including the relevant legacy costs, to each taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1098H) Provides U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services additional authority to approve H-2B (temporary nonagricultural worker) visa application renewals for contractors performing work on Guam in direct support of all military-funded construction, repairs, renovation, and facilities services, or to perform services or labor on Guam as a healthcare worker. 
 
(Sec. 1098I) Requires DOD to review and update its regulations to ensure that the regulations comply with federal consumer protection law regarding the collection of debt. 
 
(Sec. 1098J) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of the role played by women in World War II. 
 
(Sec. 1098K) Authorizes the Army to acquire from any person any excess rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or other supplies which were provided to any country on a grant basis and transfer the items to certain individuals. 
 
(Sec. 1098L) Establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: 
 
 
 adopt and oversee government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management; 
 
chair the Program Management Policy Council; 
 
 establish standards and policies for executive agencies consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery; 
 
 engage with the private sector; 
 
 conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs and programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office; and 
 
 establish a five-year strategic plan for program and project management. 
 
 
Requires certain federal agencies to designate a Program Management Improvement Officer to implement program management policies and develop a written strategy for enhancing the role of program managers. Exempts DOD from this requirement if it is substantially similar or duplicative of specified existing requirements. 
 
Establishes the Program Management Policy Council within OMB to act as the principal interagency forum for improving practices related to program and project management. 
 
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations that: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed for an agency program and project manager, (2) establish a new job series for program and project management, and (3) establish a new career path for program and project managers. 
 
Requires the GAO to report to Congress on the effectiveness of policies on program and project management.
 

United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act 

 
Subtitle H--United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act 
 
(Sec. 1099A) Sets forth findings regarding the U.S Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
 
(Sec. 1099B) Prohibits the modification, abrogation, or other related actions with respect to commitments contained in the Guantanamo Lease Agreements, or the U.S. jurisdiction over U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without specified congressional actions. 
 
(Sec. 1099C) Defines the term &quot;Guantanamo Lease Agreements&quot; for the purpose of this subtitle. 
 
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
 
(Sec. 1101) Provides DOD with direct-hire authority for DOD industrial base facilities located in the United States, as well as the Major Range and Test Facilities Base, for two years. 
 
(Sec. 1102) Permits DOD industrial base facilities located in the United States and Major Range and Test Facilities Base centers to hire temporary employees into permanent positions outside of the requirements of the competitive service.
 
(Sec. 1103) Extends for one year the authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
 
(Sec. 1104) Authorizes advance payment of basic pay for current civilian employees who relocate within the United States and its territories to a location outside of the employee's current commuting area. 
 
(Sec. 1105) Makes permanent the alternative personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. 
 
(Sec. 1106) Modifies the Information Technology Exchange Program to rename the program the &quot;Cyber and Information Technology Exchange Program&quot; and increase from 10 to 50 the number of personnel that may be exchanged. 
 
(Sec. 1107) Consolidates per diem localities in the Dayton, Ohio area. 
 
(Sec. 1108) Modifies the circumstances under which employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment are eligible to compete for a permanent appointment at any federal agency. 
 
(Sec. 1109) Prohibits a federal employee from being placed on administrative leave, or other paid non-duty status without charging leave, for more than 14 total days for reasons relating to misconduct or performance. 
 
(Sec. 1110) Requires the head of an agency to make a permanent notation in an individual's personnel file if the individual resigns from government employment while the subject of a personnel investigation and an adverse finding against the individual is made as a result of the investigation. 
 
(Sec. 1111) Requires an appointing authority to review and consider the information relating to a prospective employee's former government service in the candidate's official personnel record file prior to making any determination regarding the appointment or reinstatement of the employee to such a position. 
 
(Sec. 1112) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the structure and number of its civilian workforce and contractors. 
 
(Sec. 1113) Authorizes DOD, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of the employee, to arrange for the temporary assignment of a DOD employee to the private-sector organization, or from the private-sector organization to a DOD organization. 
 
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training 
 
(Sec. 1201) Authorizes DOD to provide supplies, services, transportation, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan during FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 1202) Extends the authority for training of general purpose forces of the Armed Forces with military and other security forces of friendly foreign countries to December 31, 2019. 
 
(Sec. 1203) Extends through FY2020, the authority to provide assistance to the military and civilian first responder organizations of countries that share a border with Syria in order to enhance the capability of the countries to respond effectively to potential incidents involving weapons of mass destruction in Syria and the surrounding region. 
 
Requires DOD to notify Congress within 48 hours of determining that assistance provided to certain countries is expected to exceed $4 million. Limits the funding for the assistance to $20 million per year. 
 
(Sec. 1204) Extends through FY2020 the authority to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing military operations by U.S. special operations forces to combat terrorism. 
 
(Sec. 1205) Modifies and codifies certain reporting requirements for DOD programs to provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement relating to security cooperation authorities. 
 
(Sec. 1206) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center, or another appropriate independent entity, with expertise in security cooperation to conduct an assessment of the Strategic Framework for Department of Defense Security Cooperation. 
 
(Sec. 1207) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation framework for security cooperation. 
 
(Sec. 1208) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the implementation of provisions under current law that prohibit funds from being used to assist units of foreign security forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights. 
 
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
 
(Sec. 1211) Extends the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. Authorizes ex gratia payments for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 1212) Extends the authority for reimbursement of coalition nations for support provided to the United States for military operations in Afghanistan. Limits the overall amount available for reimbursement to $1.1 billion, of which $900 million is available for reimbursement to Pakistan. 
 
Extends congressional notification and certification requirements regarding reimbursements to Pakistan. Specifies that certain reimbursements to Pakistan are ineligible for a national security waiver unless DOD makes specified certifications regarding the activities of Pakistan with respect to the Haqqani Network. 
 
(Sec. 1213) Extends the authority to acquire products and services produced in countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 1214) Extends the authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. Extends the quarterly reporting requirement for this authority. Exempts excess defense articles transferred from DOD stocks to the military and security forces of Afghanistan from specified authorities and limitations in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 1215) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding U.S. policy and strategy in Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 1216) Extends the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program through December 31, 2017, and modifies the eligibility requirements for the program. 
 
(Sec. 1217) Requires DOD's semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan to include a description of the status of the implementation of the Afghan Personnel and Pay System. 
 
(Sec. 1218) Expresses the sense of Congress that Dr. Shakil Afridi is an international hero and that the government of Pakistan should release him immediately from prison. 
 
(Sec. 1219) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the extent to which the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan has adequate access to financial records of the government of Afghanistan to audit the use of funds authorized or otherwise made available to assist Afghanistan. 
 
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 
 
(Sec. 1221) Extends through FY2017 the Syria Train and Equip Program and associated reprogramming requirements. Requires DOD to certify, with each reprogramming request, that the required number and type of U.S. Armed Forces have been deployed to support: 
 
 
 the strategy for Syria required under current law, 
 
 a plan to retake and hold Raqqa, Syria; and 
 
 the elements of the Syrian opposition and other Syrian groups and individuals trained and equipped to defend themselves from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the forces of the Syrian government. 
 
 
(Sec. 1222) Authorizes DOD to provide specified funds to the military and other security forces of, or associated with, the government of Iraq, including Kurdish and Sunni tribal security forces or other local security forces with a national security mission, through 2017. 
 
Restricts the availability of funds for the Iraqi Train and Equip Fund until after DOD submits to Congress a plan to retake and hold Mosul, Iraq. 
 
Authorizes funds, which are not subject to the restriction, for stipends and sustainment to the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga, the Sunni tribal security forces, or other local security forces with a national security mission. 
 
Requires a specified portion of the funds to be available for the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga. Requires DOD and the State Department to provide Congress with an assessment of the extent to which the government of Iraq is meeting certain conditions relating to the political inclusion of ethnic and sectarian minorities within the security forces of Iraq. 
 
Prohibits U.S. assistance authorized under this section from being provided to Iraq 90 days after the enactment of this bill unless DOD certifies that Iraq has taken actions to safeguard against U.S. assistance being transferred to or acquired by violent extremist organizations. 
 
(Sec. 1223) Extends the authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. Permits the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to authorize the office to conduct training activities in support of the Iraqi Border Police. 
 
(Sec. 1224) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the political, economic, and security conditions in Iraq and Syria that would be necessary and sufficient to prevent the formation of future terrorist organizations in Iraq and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1225) Requires DOD and the State Department to jointly submit to Congress a semiannual report on the political and military strategies to defeat ISIL. Requires the GAO to submit a report that: (1) reviews the accountability measures taken by the government of Iraq for assistance provided under the Iraq Train and Equip Fund, and (2) the financial management capacity and accountability of U.S. assistance with respect to the recipients under the fund. 
 
(Sec. 1226) Expresses the sense of Congress condemning continuing attacks on medical facilities in Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1227) Directs the President to instruct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) to use the voice and vote of the United States at the UN to seek the establishment of a UN processing center in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, to assist internationally-displaced communities. 
 
(Sec. 1228) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should focus all necessary efforts in the Middle East to disrupt the financing of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) through oil production and sale. 
 
(Sec. 1229) Prohibits funds from being used to transfer or facilitate the transfer of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to any entity in Syria. 
 
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
 
(Sec. 1231) Limits the use of funds to approve or otherwise permit Russia to carry out an initial or exhibition observation flight or certification event of an observation aircraft with an upgraded sensor with infrared or synthetic aperture radar capability over the territories of the United States or a covered state party under the Open Skies Treaty, until a specified certification and report are provided to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1232) Limits the availability of DOD funds to provide support services to the Executive Office of the President until DOD: (1) submits to Congress the plan required under current law for the development of military capabilities to respond to the violation of the Treaty on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty) by Russia, and (2) carries out the development of capabilities pursuant to the plan and requirements under current law. 
 
(Sec. 1233) Prohibits FY2017 funds from being used for bilateral military-to-military cooperation between the governments of the United States and Russia until DOD certifies to Congress that Russia has: (1) ceased its occupation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive activities that threaten the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (2) is abiding by the terms of and taking steps in support of the Minsk Protocols regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Permits a waiver under specified conditions. 
 
(Sec. 1234) States that it is the policy of the United States to reassure U.S. partners and allies in Europe and to work with U.S. partners and allies to deter aggression by the government of Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1235) Makes conforming changes to provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 regarding the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
 
(Sec. 1236) Prohibits funds from being used to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition by certifying to Congress that it is in the national interest. 
 
(Sec. 1237) Modifies and extends reporting requirements regarding military assistance provided to Ukraine. 
 
(Sec. 1238) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on military and security developments involving Russia. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1241) Expresses the sense of Congress on malign activities of the government of Iran. 
 
(Sec. 1242) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on military and security developments involving China. 
 
(Sec. 1243) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding trilateral cooperation between Japan, South Korea, and the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1244) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding cooperation between the United States and Singapore. 
 
(Sec. 1245) Authorizes DOD to use specified FY2017 Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid funds to conduct monitoring and evaluation of the programs funded from the account. 
 
(Sec. 1246) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to enter into an agreement under which each department may provide covered support, supplies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by exchange with the other department during a contingency operation and a transition period for up to two years following the end of the operation. 
 
(Sec. 1247) Extends and modifies the authority of DOD to develop, manage, and execute a Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery personnel recovery program for isolated DOD, U.S. government, and other designated personnel supporting U.S. national interests worldwide. Permits the recovery of other individuals, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, when a non-conventional assisted recovery capability is already in place. 
 
(Sec. 1248) Authorizes DOD to destroy specified U.S-origin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama. 
 
(Sec. 1249) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a strategy for U.S. defense interests in Africa. 
 
(Sec. 1250) Authorizes DOD to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation activities, on a joint basis with Israel, to establish directed energy capabilities to detect and defeat ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and other threats to the United States, deployed U.S. forces, or Israel. Limits the authorization for the activities to not more than $25 million. 
 
Requires a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the U.S. and Israel regarding the sharing of research and development costs for directed energy capability to counter the threats and requires the MOA be provided Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1251) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding U.S. support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 
 
(Sec. 1252) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding U.S. support for Georgia. 
 
(Sec. 1253) Requires the Annual Report on the Military Power of Iran to include: (1) an estimate of Iran's military cyber capabilities, and (2) information on Iranian military and security organizations responsible for detaining members of the Armed Forces or interfering in U.S. military operations.
 
(Sec. 1254) Expresses the sense of Congress that DOD should conduct a program of senior military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan. 
 
(Sec. 1255) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a quarterly report on any excessive territorial claims of foreign countries that were challenged by freedom of navigation operations and flights carried out by the armed forces during the quarter.
 
(Sec. 1256) Requires DOD to report to Congress regarding foreign military sales to Taiwan. 
 
(Sec. 1257) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the July 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland. 
 
(Sec. 1258) Requires DOD to report to Congress on violence and cartel activity in Mexico and the impact on U.S.national security. 
 
(Sec. 1259) States the policy that the Taiwan Relations Act forms the cornerstone of U.S. policy and relations with Taiwan. Requires DOD and the State Department to jointly report to Congress on steps the United States has taken, plans to take, and will take to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act. 
 
(Sec. 1259A) Prohibits funds from being used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until it has been ratified by the Senate and implementing legislation has been enacted. 
 
(Sec. 1259B) Limits bilateral military-to-military contact or cooperation between the United States and Cuba until DOD and the State Department certify to Congress that the Cuban government and military have met specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1259C) Establishes a Global Engagement Center to lead and coordinate efforts to track foreign propaganda and disinformation efforts intended to undermine U.S. national security interests, and to develop strategies for countering such campaigns. Authorizes the center to provide grants to support civil society groups, journalists, nongovernmental organizations, federally-funded research and development centers, private companies, or academic institutions in analyzing, reporting on, and refuting foreign disinformation efforts. 
 
(Sec. 1259D) Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to establish the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). 
 
Terminates the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau upon appointment of the CEO, and transfers all responsibilities, authorities, and immunities of the Director or the board to the CEO. 
 
Authorizes the CEO to: (1) condition grants or cooperative agreement to RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks on authority to determine membership of their boards, and the consolidation of the entities into a single organization; (2) redirect funds and condition grants or cooperative agreements as necessary to meet the purposes of this bill, and (3) change the name of the BBG after notifying Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1259E) Authorizes the CEO to condition annual grants to RFE/RL,Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks on the consolidation of the grantees into a single, consolidated private, non-profit corporation which may broadcast and provide news and information to audiences wherever the agency may broadcast, for activities that the CEO determines are consistent with the purposes of this bill. 
 
Specifies that officers of RFE/RL Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks or any organization that is established through the consolidation of the entities, or authorized under this bill, shall serve at the pleasure of the CEO. 
 
Authorizes the CEO to establish an independent grantee organization, as a private nonprofit organization, to carry out all broadcasting and related programs currently performed by the Voice of America. 
 
(Sec. 1259F) Redesignates the &quot;South China Sea Initiative&quot; as the &quot;Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1259G) Requires DOD to report to Congress on: (1) efforts to make U.S. manufacturers aware of opportunities to equip foreign military entities that have been approved to receive assistance from the United States, and (2) any new plans or strategies to raise awareness of the opportunities. 
 
(Sec. 1259H) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit to Congress specified reports regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and the Open Skies Treaty. 
 
(Sec. 1259I) Expresses the sense of Congress that continued U.S. leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is critical to the national security of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1259J) Authorizes the President to provide assistance to Israel to improve maritime security and maritime domain awareness. 
 
(Sec. 1259K) Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. foreign policy should support a denuclearized Korean peninsula. 
 
(Sec. 1259L) Requires the President to impose specified measures against a person involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States, including prohibiting agencies from entering into, renewing, or extending a contract to procure goods or services from the person. 
 
(Sec. 1259M) Requires DOD and the State Department to jointly report to Congress on cooperation between Iran and Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1259N) Requires the President to report to Congress on the maintenance of Israel's defensive capability against threats to its territory and population. 
 
(Sec. 1259O) Requires the President to report to Congress on use by the government of Iran of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities. 
 
(Sec. 1259P) Authorizes DOD to grant observer status to the military forces of Taiwan in any maritime exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. 
 
(Sec. 1259Q) Authorizes DOD, with the concurrence of the State Department, to enter into agreements with the governments of foreign countries to develop land-based water resources in support of and in preparation for contingency operations. 
 
(Sec. 1259R) Extends reporting requirements on the use of certain Iranian seaports by foreign vessels and use of foreign airports by sanctioned Iranian air carriers. 
 
(Sec. 1259S) Requires the President to notify Congress and initiate a specified assessment within 48 hours of a suspected ballistic missile launch, including a test, by Iran based on credible information indicating that such a launch took place. 
 
(Sec. 1259T) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage and enable as appropriate an integrated ballistic missile defense system that links Gulf Cooperation Council partner countries, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel in order assist in preventing an attack by Iran against the countries. 
 
(Sec. 1259U) Authorizes DOD to provide assistance and training to increase maritime security and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, or the Mediterranean Sea in order to deter and counter illicit smuggling and related maritime activity by Iran, including illicit Iranian weapons shipments. 
 
(Sec. 1259V) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding military relations between Vietnam and the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1259W) Requires DOD, the State Department, and the Department of Justice to jointly submit to Congress a report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. 
 
Subtitle F--Codification and Consolidation of Department of Defense Security Cooperation Authorities 
 
(Sec. 1261) Creates a new chapter in the U.S. Code entitled ''Security Cooperation,'' and transfers and codifies, as appropriate, specified existing security cooperation-related provisions to the new chapter.
 
(Sec. 1262) Requires DOD and the State Department to take specified actions to increase defense and security cooperation with India. 
 
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
 
(Sec. 1301) Specifies the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and authorizations of appropriations included in this bill and authorizes CTR funds to be obligated for FY2017-FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 1302) Allocates authorizations of appropriations of funds for the CTR program in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 1303) Requires DOD to obligate and expend funds on CTR activities in China in quarterly installments. Prohibits DOD from using CTR funds for activities in China unless it submits to Congress a certification regarding certain nonproliferation benchmarks with respect to China (including the arrest of Li Fangwei, also known as ''Karl Lee''). 
 
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Programs 
 
(Sec. 1401) Authorizes appropriations for Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4501.
 
 (Sec. 1402) Authorizes appropriations for the National Defense Sealift Fund at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1403) Authorizes appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction--Defense at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1404) Authorizes appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities--Defense-Wide at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1405) Authorizes appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General of DOD at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1406) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1407) Authorizes appropriations for National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile 
 
(Sec. 1411) Authorizes the disposal of certain materials from and the acquisition of materials for the National Defense Stockpile. 
 
(Sec. 1412) Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to permit DOD to contract with facilities to recycle strategic and critical materials.
 
Subtitle C--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1421) Authorizes DOD to transfer funds from the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center. 
 
(Sec. 1422) Authorizes appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
 
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 1501) Specifies that the purpose of this title is to authorize FY2017 appropriations for: (1) overseas contingency operations, and (2) additional funding requirements in support of base budget requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1502) Authorizes additional appropriations for Procurement at the levels identified in sections 4102 and 4103. 
 
(Sec. 1503) Authorizes additional appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in sections 4202 and 4203. 
 
(Sec. 1504) Authorizes additional appropriations for Operation and Maintenance at the levels identified in sections 4302 and 4303. 
 
Prohibits funds authorized for the Syria Train and Equip Programs from being provided to any recipient that DOD has reported as having misused provided training and equipment.
 
(Sec. 1505) Authorizes additional appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in sections 4402 and 4403. 
 
(Sec. 1506) Authorizes additional appropriations for Defense Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1507) Authorizes additional appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities-- Defense-Wide at the levels identified in sections 4502 and 4503. 
 
 (Sec. 1508) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1509) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1510) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
Subtitle B--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1521) Specifies that appropriations authorized by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this bill. 
 
(Sec. 1522) Authorizes the transfer of up to $4.5 billion of the FY2017 authorizations included in this title among other FY2017 authorizations, subject to the requirements and restrictions included in section 1001 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1531) Continues the existing limitations and restrictions on the use of the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) for FY2017. Requires specified funds from the ASFF to be used for: (1) the recruitment, integration, retention, training, and treatment of women serving in the Afghan National Security Forces; and (2) the recruitment, training, and contracting of female security personnel for future elections in Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 1532) Extends the use and transfer authority for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund to FY2017. Expands the foreign governments to whom assistance may be provided in order to counter the flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. Extends the authority for interdiction of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals to December 31, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 1533) Extends the authority for DOD to use specified Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund appropriations to fund training activities for foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices. 
 
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Space Activities 
 
(Sec. 1601) Modifies the existing requirement for DOD to develop a next-generation rocket propulsion system that enables the transition from the use of non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national security space launches. 
 
Requires funds for the development of the rocket propulsion system to be used only for the development of the rocket propulsion system to replace non-allied space launch engines and for the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, the rocket propulsion system with an existing or new launch vehicle. 
 
Prohibits specified funds from being used to develop or procure a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure unless a specified certification and reprogramming request is submitted to Congress. 
 
Requires DOD to develop a plan to protect the U.S. investment and the assured access to space, including acquiring the rights, as appropriate, for the purpose of developing alternative sources of supply and manufacture in the event such alternative sources are necessary and in the best interest of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1602) Creates exceptions to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. 
 
(Sec. 1603) Specifies requirements for the scope of the analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications that DOD is required to conduct under current law. 
 
(Sec. 1604) Modifies the pilot program for the acquisition of commercial satellite communications services to require DOD to implement specified goals of the program by September 30, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 1605) Requires DOD and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to jointly establish mechanisms to collaborate and coordinate in defining the roles and responsibilities of DOD and NOAA to: (1) carry out space-based environmental monitoring, and (2) plan for future nongovernmental space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1606) Requires DOD to ensure that, during the period beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this bill and ending on September 30, 2018, the Armed Forces and each element of DOD do not use a non-allied positioning, navigation, and timing system or a service provided by such a system. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition if it is in the national security interest and is necessary to mitigate exigent operational concerns, subject to congressional notification requirements. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress an assessment of the risks to national security and to the operations and plans of DOD from using a non-allied positioning, navigation, and timing system or service provided by such a system. 
 
(Sec. 1607) Limits the FY2017 funds that may be used for increment 3 of the Joint Space Operations Center Mission System program, until the Air Force submits to Congress a specified report on the increment. 
 
(Sec. 1608) Prohibits DOD from developing or acquiring alternatives to: (1) the space-based infrared system program of record, or (2) the advanced extremely high frequency program of record, until the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command and the Director of the Space Security and Defense Program jointly submit to Congress an assessment of the resilience and mission assurance of each alternative considered for the respective programs. Includes an exception for efforts to examine and develop technology insertion opportunities for the programs. 
 
(Sec. 1609) Limits funding for the weather satellite follow-on program until the Air Force submits to Congress a plan to transfer, beginning with FY2018, the acquisition and funding authority for certain space-based environmental monitoring missions from the Air Force to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). 
 
Requires the NRO to develop a plan to carry out certain space-based environmental monitoring missions. Authorizes the NRO to conduct certain pre-acquisition activities in FY2017 that are necessary for developing the plan.
 
 Requires the Director of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to certify that the funding identified by the Air Force and the NRO is sufficient. 
 
(Sec. 1610) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to assess the viability of commercial satellite weather data to support DOD requirements. Permits specified funds to be used to carry out the program by purchasing and evaluating commercial weather data that meets the standards and specifications set by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1611) Directs DOD and the Office of Management and Budget to each report to Congress on recommendations to strengthen the leadership, management, and organization of DOD with respect to national security space activities. 
 
(Sec. 1612) Requires DOD to review the charter of the Operationally Responsive Space Program Office. 
 
(Sec. 1613) Requires the Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security to jointly assess and identify the technology-neutral requirements to backup and complement the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the Global Positioning System for national security and critical infrastructure.
 
(Sec. 1614) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the feasibility of using available spacecraft assets of the space-based infrared system wide-field-of-view program to satisfy other mission requirements of DOD or the intelligence community.
 
 Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
 
(Sec. 1621) Limits the availability of funds for intelligence management until the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence reports to Congress on counterintelligence activities described in the classified annex accompanying this bill. 
 
(Sec. 1622) Limits the availability of FY2017 funds for the U.S. Central Command Intelligence Fusion Center until specified reports are submitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1623) Limits the availability of funds for increased intelligence manpower positions for operation of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex at Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom until DOD provides to Congress a revised analysis of alternatives for the basing of a new complex.
 
 Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 1631) Authorizes special emergency procurement authority to facilitate the defense against or recovery from a cyber attack. 
 
(Sec. 1632) Changes the name of the Information Resources Management College to the College of Information and Cyberspace.
 
(Sec.1633) Requires DOD to: (1) enter into agreements with each combatant command relating to the use of cyber opposition forces by September 30, 2017, and (2) issue a joint training and certification standard for use by all cyber opposition forces within DOD by March 31, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 1634) Limits the availability of FY2017 funds for cryptographic systems and key management infrastructure until DOD reports to Congress on the integration of the cryptographic modernization and key management infrastructure programs of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 1635) Requires the Army and the Air Force to each carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of the Army and the Air Force, respectively, to recruit cyber professionals. Authorizes the Secretaries, under the program, to allow individuals who meet educational, physical, and other requirements to receive original appointments as commissioned officers in a cyber specialty. 
 
(Sec. 1636) Requires DOD to report to Congress on policies, doctrine, procedures, and authorities governing DOD activities in response to malicious cyber activities carried out against the United States or U.S. persons by foreign states or non-state actors. 
 
(Sec. 1637) Requires DOD to: (1) assess the sufficiency of the regulatory mechanisms to secure defense information held by cleared defense contractors, and (2) prescribe regulations to improve the security of the information. 
 
(Sec. 1638) Expresses the sense of Congress that the National Guard should be constantly seeking ways to improve and expand its communications and networking capabilities to provide for enhanced performance and resilience in the face of cyberattacks or disruptions, as well as other instances of degradation. 
 
(Sec. 1639) Requires the Secretary of the Army to brief Congress on a strategy for incorporating Army National Guard cyber protection teams into the DOD cyber mission force.
 
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces 
 
(Sec. 1641) Amends the statutory charter of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System Council to add to its responsibilities: (1) the oversight of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system, and (2) the continuity of government functions of DOD. 
 
Requires the council to: (1) submit to Congress a report reviewing potential changes to the architectures of certain Air Force space systems, (2) notify Congress and wait at least one year before making any changes to systems that would reduce the strategic missile attack warning time provided to the national leadership of the United States, and (3) determine annually whether the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system and its command and control system have met all warfighter requirements for operational availability, survivability, and endurability. 
 
(Sec. 1642) Modifies requirements for the control and protection of sensitive information that DOD provides to state and local governments, including information related to the physical protection of special nuclear material and critical infrastructure security information. 
 
(Sec. 1643) Authorizes specified Missile Procurement--Air Force funds to be used for the procurement of certain commercially available parts for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 
 
(Sec. 1644) Prohibits FY2017 or FY2018 funds from being used for a mobile variant of the ground-based strategic deterrent missile. 
 
(Sec. 1645) Prohibits funds from being used to extend the New START Treaty until: (1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submits a specified report to Congress, and (2) the Director of National Intelligence submits to Congress a specified National Intelligence Estimate. 
 
(Sec. 1646) Requires the Air Force to consolidate under a major command, commanded by a single general officer, the responsibility, authority, accountability, and resources for carrying out the nuclear command, control, and communications functions of the Air Force. Requires the Air Force to provide the commander with responsibility, authority, accountability, and resources for oversight activities and budget approval. 
 
(Sec. 1647) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, a report on the leadership survivability, command and control, and continuity of government programs and activities with respect to China and Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1648) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of the independent nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom. 
 
(Sec. 1649) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to certify to Congress that the Chairman has approved any requests for forces, as of the date of the enactment of this bill, of a commander of a combatant command to meet the security requirements of land-based nuclear forces. 
 
Limits the availability of funds for the travel and representational expenses of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics until the Under Secretary certifies to Congress that there is a competitive acquisition process in place to ensure that a UH-1N replacement aircraft is under contract in FY2018. 
 
(Sec. 1649A) Specifies that it is U.S. policy to maintain and modernize a responsive and alert intercontinental ballistic missile force to ensure robust nuclear deterrence by preventing any adversary from believing it can carry out a small, surprise, first-strike attack on the United States that disarms the strategic forces of the United States. 
 
Prohibits funds from being used for reducing or preparing to reduce: (1) the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States, (2) or the quantity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a number less than 400. 
 
Includes exceptions for: (1) the maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles; (2) ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles; and (3) reductions that comply with the New START Treaty and specified provisions under current law. 
 
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs 
 
(Sec. 1651) Extends until January 1, 2027, the prohibitions regarding sharing certain missile defense information with Russia and integrating U.S. missile defenses with Russian or Chinese systems. 
 
(Sec. 1652) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly review the missile defeat capability, policy, and strategy of the United States with respect to left- and right-of-launch ballistic missile defense, the integration of offensive and defensive forces for the defeat of ballistic missiles, and the cruise missile defense of the homeland. 
 
Requires the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to submit to the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Congress an annual update on the implementation of the missile defeat strategy for the five-year period. 
 
Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress an unclassified summary of the existing ballistic and cruise missile threats to the United States, the deployed forces of the United States and the allies of the United States, and an assessment of the threat in 2026. 
 
Prohibits DOD from changing the non-standard acquisition authorities of the Missile Defense Agency until after Congress is notified. 
 
Requires DOD to designate a military department or defense agency with acquisition authority with respect to: (1) the capability to defend the homeland from cruise missiles, and (2) left-of-launch ballistic missile defeat capability.
 
(Sec. 1653) Authorizes appropriations to be provided for Israel to procure Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through coproduction in the United States by U.S. industry. 
 
Makes the funds subject to the terms, conditions, and coproduction targets specified in a bilateral international agreement amending the ''Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement.'' 
 
Requires the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to submit to Congress a certification that the agreement is being implemented and an assessment of any risks relating to the implementation. 
 
Authorizes appropriations for procurement and coproduction of the David's Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier missile defense system, subject to specified terms and conditions. 
 
(Sec. 1654) Requires DOD to evaluate the optimal anti-air warfare capability for each current Aegis Ashore site and as part of the future deployment of an Aegis Ashore site. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to submit to Congress an evaluation of: (1) the ballistic missile and air threat against the continental United States and the efficacy of deploying one or more Aegis Ashore sites and Aegis Ashore components for the ballistic and cruise missile defense of the continental United States; and (2) the ballistic missile and air threat against Guam, and the cost and efficacy of deploying Aegis Ashore there. 
 
Prohibits DOD from reducing the manning levels or test capability of the Aegis Ashore site on the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii or putting the site into a ''cold'' or ''stand by'' status. 
 
Requires the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to notify Congress if the preferred alternative for fielding a medium-range ballistic missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii would require any study or assessment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires the MDA to initiate the study or analysis not later than 60 days after the notification. 
 
Requires the Secretary and the Chairman to jointly submit to Congress an evaluation of the ballistic and air threat to Hawaii; the efficacy of making the Aegis Ashore site at PMRF operational; deploying the preferred alternative for fielding a medium-range ballistic missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii; and any other alternatives. 
 
(Sec. 1655) Specifies that the Director of the MDA is the DOD technical authority for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs. Permits the Director to obtain specified detailees from the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, as necessary for technical authority responsibilities. 
 
(Sec. 1656) Requires the MDA to begin the planning for: (1) the concept definition, design, research, development, engineering evaluation, and test of a space-based ballistic missile intercept and defeat layer; and (2) the research, development, test, and evaluation activities with respect to a space test bed for a missile interceptor capability. Requires the MDA to submit with the President's FY2018 budget request a detailed budget and development plan assuming an initial on-orbit demonstration by 2025. 
 
(Sec. 1657) Requires the MDA to: (1) establish a program of record to develop and field a defensive system to defeat hypersonic boost-glide and maneuvering ballistic missiles, and (2) consider opportunities for co-development of the defensive system, including through financial support, with allies and partners of the United States. 
 
Limits the headquarters expenditures of both the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics until the MDA certifies the establishment of the program of record and submits with the FY2018 budget request a plan for the cost and schedule to develop such a defensive capability. 
 
Requires DOD to report to Congress on the implications for the Missile Technology Control Regime of such a defensive system. 
 
(Sec. 1658) Limits funding for the Patriot lower tier air and missile defense capability of the Army until specified certifications and reports are submitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1659) Limits funding for the conventional prompt global strike capability until specified DOD officials report to Congress on: (1) whether there are warfighter requirements or integrated priorities list submitted needs for a limited operational conventional prompt strike capability, and (2) whether the program plan and schedule proposed by the program office supports such requirements and integrated priorities lists submissions. 
 
(Sec. 1660) Requires the MDA to carry out a pilot program to implement improvements to the data protection options in the programs of the MDA (including the contractors of the agency), particularly with respect to unclassified, controlled technical information and controlled unclassified information. 
 
(Sec. 1661) Requires the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to report to Congress on the ground-based midcourse defense system. Requires the Commander of U.S. Northern Command to submit to Congress a certification that the budget request includes a sufficient level of funding for the ground-based midcourse defense system to modernize the system to remain paced ahead of the developing limited ballistic missile threat to the homeland. Requires the MDA to report to Congress on transportable ground-based interceptors. 
 
(Sec. 1662) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide to Congress: (1) both the classified and unclassified declaratory U.S. policy regarding the use of left-of-launch capability of the United States against potential targets and how the Secretary and Chairman intend to ensure that such capability is a deterrent to attacks by adversaries; (2) both the classified and unclassified concept of operations for the use of such capability across and between the combatant commands; and (3) both the classified and unclassified employment strategy, plans, and options for such capability. 
 
(Sec. 1663) Requires the MDA to: (1) issue a request for proposals for a medium-range discrimination radar no later than October 1, 2017, and (2) plan to procure a medium-range discrimination radar or equivalent sensor to improve the ballistic missile defense of Hawaii. 
 
(Sec. 1664) Requires the MDA to notify Congress semiannually regarding certain matters related to flight and intercept tests. 
 
(Sec. 1665) Amends the National Missile Defense Act of 1999 to modify the statement of the national missile defense policy. States that it is the policy of the United States to maintain and improve a robust layered missile defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States, allies, deployed forces, and capabilities against the developing and increasingly complex ballistic missile threat with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense. 
 
(Sec. 1666) States the sense of the Congress regarding the declaration at the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in Warsaw, Poland, of the initial operating capability of the second phase of the European Phased Adaptive Approach. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1671) Authorizes DOD and the Armed Forces to take certain actions necessary to mitigate the threat of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system that poses an imminent threat to the safety or security of certain assets or facilities relating to the nuclear deterrence, missile defense, or national security space missions of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1672) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on the value of an intradepartmental council in DOD to improve its coordination on the use of the electromagnetic spectrum. 
 
(Sec. 1673) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from permitting commercial terrestrial operations in the 1525-1559 megahertz band or the 1626.5-1660.5 megahertz band until 90 days after the FCC resolves concerns of widespread harmful interference by the operations in the band to DOD Global Position System (GPS) devices. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) assess the ability of DOD GPS devices to receive signals from GPS satellites without widespread harmful interference, and (2) determine if commercial communications services are causing or will cause widespread harmful interference with DOD GPS devices. 
 
TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION AGILITY 
 
(Sec. 1701) Requires all major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) initiated after January 1, 2019, to be designed and developed with a modular open system approach (MOSA), to the maximum extent practicable. 
 
Defines MOSA as an integrated business and technical strategy that: 
 
 
employs a modular design with major system interfaces between a major system platform (such as a ground vehicle, ship, or aircraft) and its major system components (such as sensors or communication equipment) or between major system components;
 
 is subjected to verification to ensure major system interfaces comply with widely supported and consensus-based standards; 
 
uses a system architecture that allows severable major system components at the appropriate level to be incrementally added, removed, or replaced throughout the life cycle of a major system platform to afford opportunities for enhanced competition and innovation while yielding: significant cost savings or avoidance, schedule reduction, opportunities for technical upgrades, increased interoperability, or other benefits; and
 
 complies with requirements for technical data rights.
 
 
Requires MOSA to be addressed throughout the requirements development and acquisition processes for MDAPs. 
 
(Sec. 1702) Requires a MDAP initiated after January 1, 2019, to include only technical development that the milestone decision authority for the program determines, with a high degree of confidence, would not delay the fielding target for the program. 
 
Specifies requirements for defense budget materials related to advanced component development and prototype activities within the research, development, test, and evaluation budget. 
 
Requires each of the military services to establish an oversight board or identify a similar group of senior advisors for managing prototype projects for weapon system components and other technologies and subsystems, including the use of funds for such projects.
 
Requires prototype projects to be selected by the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned through a merit-based selection process that identifies the most promising and cost-effective prototypes that address a high priority warfighter need and are expected to be successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment.
 
Provides the military services with new funding and acquisition flexibility to experiment with, prototype, and rapidly deploy weapon system components and other technologies.
 
(Sec. 1703) Requires DOD to assign program cost and fielding targets when MDAPs are initiated and specifies procedures and requirements for the establishment of the targets. Requires that, if a program exceeds it targets, the milestone decision authority must request relief from the Secretary before granting Milestone B approval. Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to conduct an independent technical risk assessment prior to program milestones decisions. Specifies that the service acquisition executives are the milestone decision authorities for joint programs being initiated after October 1, 2019. 
 
(Sec. 1704) Requires the milestone decision authority for a MDAP to provide specified reports to Congress at each milestone decision point. Requires the reports to present key decision metrics, including the program's cost and fielding targets, cost and schedule estimates, and evaluations of technical risks. 
 
(Sec. 1705) Specifies the technical data rights provided to the U.S. government in various types of interfaces. Requires the U.S. government and DOD contractors to negotiate for data rights when items or processes are developed with a mix of federal and private funds. Limits deferred ordering of technical data to six years after delivery of the last item on a contract and to technical data generated, not utilized, in the performance of the contract. 
 
TITLE XVIII--MATTERS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Improving Transparency and Clarity for Small Businesses 
 
(Sec. 1801) Amends requirements for small business procurements included in the Small Business Act to reorganize the section and modernize the terms used, consistent with other sections of the U.S. Code. 
 
(Sec. 1802) Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA), using data already required to be collected from contractors, to track companies that outgrow or no longer qualify for a small business program, as well as identify how prime contracting goals are met. 
 
(Sec. 1803) Requires the General Services Administration to issue an annual report on the share of total contract value awarded to small businesses. Requires the report to include all procurements made for the period covered by the report without excluding any contract awarded. 
 
(Sec. 1804) Amends the Small Business Act to update procurement terminology, consistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and with terminology used in other titles of the U.S. Code. 
 
Subtitle B--Clarifying the Roles of Small Business Advocates 
 
(Sec. 1811) Specifies that procurement center representatives review consolidated contracts or task orders that are fully or partially set aside or reserved for small business. Authorize the SBA to limit reviews by procurement center representatives of certain types of contracts, such as foreign military sales, contingency operation contracts, or humanitarian operations, unless the contracting agency requests such a review. 
 
(Sec. 1812) Specifies that the responsibilities of the commercial market representatives employed by the SBA include: (1) helping prime contractors to find small business concerns that are capable of performing subcontracts, (2) assisting prime contractors with meeting specified subcontracting obligations found in the Small Business Act, (3) providing counseling on how a small business concern may promote its capacity to contractors awarded contracts, and (4) conducting periodic reviews of contractors awarded contracts to assess compliance with required subcontracting plans. 
 
(Sec. 1813) Revises the duties of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in federal agencies. Authorizes the offices to: (1) provide assistance to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and participants in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone program, and (2) review annual summaries of government credit card purchases to ensure compliance with the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1814) Requires the SBA to: (1) provide assistance to small businesses contractors in finding resources for education and training on compliance with contracting regulations after a contract is awarded, and (2) provide to small business development centers, entities participating in the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, and on the website of the SBA a list of resources for small business concerns seeking education and assistance on compliance with contracting regulations. 
 
Requires any mentor-protege agreement approved by the SBA or DOD to address the provision of compliance assistance to the protege firm. 
 
(Sec. 1815) Adds a job description and reporting hierarchy for business opportunity specialists of the SBA. 
 
Subtitle C--Strengthening Opportunities for Competition in Subcontracting 
 
(Sec. 1821) Specifies that the failure to provide contractual documentation showing compliance with a subcontracting plan is a material contract breach. Authorizes Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to review subcontracting plans. Requires the SBA to provide examples of activities that would be considered a failure to make a good-faith effort to comply with a subcontracting plan. 
 
(Sec. 1822) Establishes a three-year pilot program in which small, first-tier subcontractors may obtain past-performance credit from the SBA. Requires the SBA to coordinate past-performance requests with the relevant Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the prime contractor and assign a favorable past-performance rating if all parties agree. 
 
Subtitle D--Mentor-Protege Programs 
 
(Sec. 1831) Requires the SBA to determine whether a prospective protege firm is affiliated with its proposed mentor prior to approval of a mentor-protege agreement. Removes the same requirement from DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1832) Requires DOD to obtain approval from the SBA prior to carrying out a mentor-protege program. 
 
Subtitle E--Women's Business Programs 
 
(Sec. 1841) Specifies the duties of the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership and requires the office to establish an accreditation program for its grant recipients. 
 
(Sec. 1842) Revises requirements for the Women's Business Center Program to provide definitions of key terms relating to eligibility, to adjust the statutory cap on grants and requirement for matching funds, establish a mechanism for use of unobligated grant funds at the end of the fiscal year, and modify the procedures for the oversight of grant recipients. 
 
(Sec. 1843) Limits the ability of the SBA to waive the requirement for matching funds by grant recipients under the Women's Business Center Program. Exempts excess non-federal dollars obtained by a grant recipient from specified federal regulations. 
 
Subtitle F--SCORE Program 
 
(Sec. 1851) Reauthorizes the SCORE program through FY2018 and permits the current level of appropriations to extend through that period. 
 
(Sec. 1852) Renames the Service Corps of Retired Executives program the &quot;SCORE program.&quot; Defines terms used in the SCORE program and requires an annual report on the effectiveness of the program. Directs the SBA to establish standards protecting the information of entrepreneurs counseled by SCORE. 
 
(Sec. 1853) Requires SCORE to use online counseling, including by developing and implementing webinars and an electronic mentoring platforms. 
 
(Sec. 1854) Requires SCORE to study the future role of the program and implement a strategic plan for evolving to meet the needs of small business concerns and potential future small business concerns over the course of the five years following enactment of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 1855) Makes technical and conforming amendments to change references to &quot;Service Corps of Retired Executives&quot; to the &quot;SCORE program.&quot; 
 
Subtitle G--Miscellaneous Provisions 
 
(Sec. 1861) Requires the SBA to annually share a list of regulatory changes affecting small-business contracting with entities responsible for training acquisition personnel and to entities providing technical assistance to small contractors. Requires the applicable entities to periodically update training materials. 
 
(Sec. 1862) Makes permanent the authorization for the GAO to decide certain bid protests in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of a task or delivery order. 
 
(Sec. 1863) Revises the definition of an agricultural enterprise included in the Small Business Act. Authorizes the SBA to establish different size standards for various types of agricultural enterprises using the existing method and appeals process by which the SBA establishes other size standards. 
 
(Sec. 1864) Standardizes definitions for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the regulations established by the SBA for establishing ownership and control of VOSBs and SDVOSBs. Authorizes the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the SBA to decide challenges to the status of a VOSB or SDVOSB based upon issues of ownership or control. 
 
(Sec. 1865) Requires the SBA to submit to Congress information regarding certain federal major information technology investments. (Under current law, the information must be provided by federal agencies to the Office of Management and Budget and made public.) 
 
(Sec. 1866) Specifies that the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals only hears appeals regarding programs found in the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1867) Requires the SBA to issue guidance with respect to changes to the Small Business Act made in this title. 
 
(Sec. 1868) Establishes requirements and authorities for the role of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) with respect to providing: (1) assistance in furtherance of the Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy; and (2) access to cyber security specialists to counsel, assist, and inform small businesses in furtherance of the strategy. 
 
(Sec. 1869) Amends the Small Business Act to permit DHS, and another federal department or agency in coordination with DHS, to assist SBDCs, through the dissemination of cybersecurity risk information and other homeland security information, to help small business concerns in developing or enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat awareness, and cyber training programs for employees. 
 
(Sec. 1869A) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit DHS to provide assistance to SBDCs, through the dissemination of cybersecurity risk information and other homeland security information, to help small business concerns in developing or enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat awareness, and cyber training programs for employees. 
 
(Sec. 1869B) Requires the GAO to conduct a review of current cyber security resources at the federal level aimed at assisting small business concerns with developing or enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat awareness, or cyber training programs for employees. 
 
Requires the SBA and DHS to work collaboratively to develop a Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy. 
 
(Sec. 1869C) Specifies that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 1868 through 1869B of this bill or the amendments made by the sections. 
 

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2016 

 
(Sec. 1872) Amends the Small Business Act to provide that the SBA may only use specified authorized programs to deliver entrepreneurial development services, entrepreneurial education, support for the development and maintenance of clusters, or business training. Includes an exception for services provided to assist small business concerns owned by an Indian tribe. Requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on all entrepreneurial development activities undertaken in the current fiscal year. 
 
(Sec. 1873) Permits grant recipients under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program to market and advertise their services to individuals and small businesses. 
 
(Sec. 1874) Requires the SBA to consult with SBDC associations on the creation of documents governing data collection activities related to SBDCs. 
 
(Sec. 1875) Permits SBDCs to collect fees or other income related to the operation of private partnerships or co-sponsorships. 
 
(Sec. 1876) Eliminates the authorization for the SBA to use specified SBDC funds to pay for examination expenses associated with reviewing SBDCs. 
 
(Sec. 1877) Prohibits SBDCs (including consortia and affiliated contractors or agents) from disclosing certain identifying information of any individual or small business receiving assistance to any state, local, or federal agency or third party. 
 
(Sec. 1878) Prohibits the SBA from awarding grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under the SBDC program to any entity other than those that: (1) received such grants prior to the enactment of this bill, and (2) seek to renew them after such date. Exempts not-for-profit institutions of higher education from such prohibition. 
 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 2002) Specifies that the authorizations provided in titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX of this bill expire on October 1, 2019, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2020, whichever is later. 
 
(Sec. 2003) Specifies that titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXIX of this bill take effect on October 1, 2016, or the date of enactment of this bill, whichever is later. 
 
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2101) Authorizes specified Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2102) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Army. 
 
(Sec. 2103) Authorizes appropriations for Army military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2104) Modifies the authorization for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to permit the Army to construct an aircraft washing apron. 
 
(Sec. 2105) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2106) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2201) Authorizes specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects 
 
(Sec. 2202) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2203) Authorizes the Navy to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2204) Authorizes appropriations for Navy military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2205) Modifies the authorization for the construction of a water transmission line in Pearl City, Hawaii, to permit the Navy to construct a specified water transmission line as part of the network required to provide the main water supply to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
 
(Sec. 2206) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2207) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2208) Requires the Navy to report to Congress regarding the status of the implementation of the &quot;net negative&quot; policy regarding the total number of acres of the real property controlled by Navy on Guam. (The &quot;net negative&quot; policy provides that the relocation of Marines to Guam in 2011 will not cause the total number of acres of real property controlled by the Navy on Guam upon the completion of the relocation to exceed the total number of acres of real property controlled by the Navy on Guam prior to the relocation.) 
 
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2301) Authorizes specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2302) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2303) Authorizes the Air Force to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2304) Authorizes appropriations for Air Force military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2305) Modifies the authorization for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, for construction of a Tactical Response Force Alert Facility to permit the Air Force to construct an emergency power generator system consistent with the Air Force's construction guidelines. 
 
(Sec. 2306) Extends the authorization for a specified project at Lajes Field, Portugal. 
 
(Sec. 2307) Extends the authorization for the Guardian Angel Operations Facility at the Aviano Air Base in Italy. 
 
(Sec. 2308) Prohibits the Air Force from using funds to acquire property or interests in property at an unspecified location in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands until it submits to Congress a report that provides the location and other specified details. 
 
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2401) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for defense agencies. 
 
(Sec. 2402) Authorizes DOD to carry out specified energy conservation projects. 
 
(Sec. 2403) Authorizes appropriations for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of defense agencies at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2404) Modifies the authorization for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for construction of a high school to permit DOD to construct a combined middle/high school. 
 
(Sec. 2405) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2406) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
 
(Sec. 2501) Authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security equal to the sum of amount authorized in section 2502 and the amount collected from NATO for construction previously financed by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 2502) Authorizes appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program at the levels identified in section 4601 
 
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
 
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 2601) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2602) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2603) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2604) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2605) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2606) Authorize appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve military construction at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2611) Modifies the authorization for construction of a new Army Reserve Center in Bullville, New York, to permit the Army to add to or alter the existing Army Reserve Center at Bullville, New York. 
 
(Sec. 2612) Modifies the authorization for construction of a Reserve Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to permit the Navy to acquire specified adjacent land, obtain necessary interest in land, and construct road improvements and associated supporting facilities to provide required access to the Reserve Training Center. 
 
(Sec. 2613) Modifies the authorization for the construction of an Army Reserve Center/Aviation Support Facility for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to permit the Army to relocate and construct replacement skeet and grenade launcher ranges necessary to clear the site for the new Army Reserve facilities. 
 
(Sec. 2614) Extends the FY2013 authorization for the Joint Reserve Center in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. 
 
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
 
(Sec. 2701) Authorizes appropriations for ongoing Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2702) Specifies that nothing in this bill authorizes an additional BRAC round. 
 
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
 
(Sec. 2801) Increases the minor military construction threshold for laboratory revitalization projects. Eliminates requirements for review and approval by the Secretary of Defense and adds requirements for congressional notification and a wait-period. 
 
(Sec. 2802) Reclassifies facility conversion projects as repair projects to allow all work within the existing dimensions of a facility to be considered repair. 
 
(Sec. 2803) Extends through FY2017 the authority for DOD to use funds appropriated for Operation and Maintenance for military construction to meet temporary operational requirements during a time of declared war, national emergency, or contingency operation. 
 
(Sec. 2804) Extends for five years the temporary project authority for acceptance and use of contributions for construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually beneficial to DOD and Kuwait military forces. 
 
(Sec. 2805) Revises congressional notification and reporting requirements for certain energy conservation construction projects. 
 
(Sec. 2806) Expands the defense laboratory modernization pilot program to include a DOD research, development, test, and evaluation facility that is not designated as a Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory, but is involved with developmental test and evaluation. 
 
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration 
 
(Sec. 2811) Establishes a congressional notification requirement for payment in-kind and in-kind contributions used for overseas military construction projects. Repeals the authorization requirement for the projects established by the Carl Levin and Howard P. ''Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
 
(Sec. 2812) Prohibits any military installation, excluding installations located outside of the United States, from being used to house unaccompanied alien children. 
 
(Sec. 2813) Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to allot space and services on military installations to local agencies administering the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to service members and their families. 
 
(Sec. 2814) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the need for DOD to consult with state and local officials prior to acquisitions of real property. 
 
(Sec. 2815) Expresses the sense of Congress that stormwater systems and components are included within the meaning of ''wastewater system'' under the DOD authority for conveyance of utility systems. 
 
(Sec. 2816) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report that includes an update of the July 2011 assessment on the condition and capacity of elementary and secondary public schools on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 2817) Requires DOD to establish a process by which a foreign government may request the transfer of surplus real property or improvements under the jurisdiction of DOD in the foreign country. Authorizes the DOD Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account to be used for military readiness programs. 
 
Subtitle C--Provision Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 
 
(Sec. 2821) Amends the restrictions placed on the development of civilian infrastructure on Guam to support the realignment of Marine Corps Forces in the Asia-Pacific region to allow the use of funds for infrastructure projects that are identified in the report of the Economic Adjustment Committee required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. 
 
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances 
 
(Sec. 2831) Authorizes the Air Force to convey specified parcels of real property: (1) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, and the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Facility to the University of Alaska for consideration, and (2) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Corporation. 
 
(Sec. 2832) Authorizes the Air Force to convey, without consideration, specified acres of the remaining public land currently withdrawn by the Air Force at the former Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, to the town of Galena, Alaska, for public purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2833) Authorizes the Navy to exchange specified land in San Diego, California, that contains parking spaces, with the San Diego Unified Port District in return for property of equal value, and without encumbrances, that provides the rights to an equivalent number of parking spaces, 
 
(Sec. 2834) Authorizes the Air Force to release any and all exceptions, limitations, and conditions specified by the United States in the deeds conveying specified real property in Okaloosa County, Florida, which were conveyed to the Air Force Enlisted Men's' Widows and Dependents Home Foundations, Incorporated. 
 
(Sec. 2835) Authorizes the Army to exchange land at Fort Hood, Texas, with the city of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the city's efforts to improve arterial transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development. 
 
(Sec. 2836) Authorizes the Army to convey, without consideration, to the Laredo Community College all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Historic Building, P-36 Quartermaster Warehouse, at Colbern U.S. Army Reserve Center, Laredo, Texas. 
 
(Sec. 2837) Authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of public land in St. George, Utah, for the purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use the land for military purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2838) Authorizes the Department of Transportation to release, for consideration, to the Port of Benton all remaining right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property in Richland, Washington. 
 
(Sec. 2839) Amends the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Act of 1992 to modify the terms of the land conveyance related to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. 
 
(Sec. 2839A) Requires the Federal Aviation Administration to release the city of St. Marys, Georgia, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Marys Airport, to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limitations are enforceable by the FAA. Specifies requirements for the release of the restrictions. 
 
(Sec. 2839B) Prohibits DOD from transferring administrative jurisdiction over the parcel of federal land depicted as &quot;Parcel D&quot; on the map entitled &quot;Organ Mountains Area - Fillmore Canyon&quot; and dated April 19, 2016, from DOD to the Department of the Interior. 
 
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals 
 
(Sec. 2841) Extends the public lands withdrawn for military purposes listed in the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 until the Secretary of a military department determines a military purpose does not exist, or Interior permanently transfers the administrative jurisdiction to the Secretary of the military department concerned. 
 
(Sec. 2842) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to make permanent or authorize transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the public land withdrawal for the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California. 
 
Subtitle F--Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
 
(Sec. 2851) Authorizes DOD to establish the Cyber Center for Education and Innovation--Home of the National Cryptologic Museum at Fort George G. Meade.
 
(Sec. 2852) Changes the name of the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center in Dayton, Ohio, to the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum. 
 
(Sec. 2853) Authorizes DOD to: (1) provide financial support for military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military, and (2) to enter into a contract with a non-profit organization to carry out the activities describe above, subject to congressional notification and reporting requirements. 
 
(Sec. 2854) Authorizes Interior to acquire the land and interest in land from willing sellers and without use of condemnation, to expand the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield. Authorizes a specified land swap between Interior and the Army. 
 
(Sec. 2855) Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to prohibit the designation of federal property as a National Historic Landmark or for nomination to the World Heritage List if the head of the agency managing the federal property objects for national security reasons. Authorizes the expedited removal of federal property listed on the National Register of Historic Places if the managing agency of that federal property submits a request to Interior for the removal for national security reasons. 
 
(Sec. 2856) Requires a certification by the Secretaries of the Air Force, Navy, and the Army to allow recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as America's National World War II Aviation Museum.
 
(Sec. 2857) Establishes within the Department of the Interior a grant program for the preservation of our nation's most historic battleships.
 
Subtitle G--Designations and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2861) Designates the cantonment area at Moffett Federal Airfield, California, utilized by the California Air National Guard as Moffett Air National Guard Base.
 
 (Sec. 2862) Changes the name of the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center to the Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center.
 
 (Sec. 2863) Authorizes the Army to transfer certain items under the control of the Omar Bradley Foundation to the descendants of General Omar Bradley. 
 
(Sec. 2864) Delays findings by the Department of the Interior with respect to the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act until September 30, 2026. Prohibits Interior or the Department of Agriculture from amending any federal resource management plans affecting the greater sage grouse in a state in which the governor has notified the Secretaries that a state management plan is in place.
 
 (Sec. 2865) Prohibits Interior from treating the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 before December 31, 2022. 
 
(Sec. 2866) Removes the endangered species status for the American burying beetle. 
 
(Sec. 2867) Requires the Army Corps of Engineers to report to Congress on the process by which it acquired specified properties along the Columbia River, Washington.
 
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2901) Authorizes specified Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2902) Authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2903) Authorizes appropriations for OCO military construction at the levels identified in sections 4602 and 4603. 
 
TITLE XXX--UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE ENCROACHMENT PREVENTION AND TEMPORARY CLOSURE AUTHORITIES 
 
(Sec. 3001) States certain findings and provides the definitions for the Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Authorities. 
 
Subtitle A--Utah Test and Training Range 
 
(Sec. 3011) Directs Interior and the Air Force to enter into a memorandum of agreement for the continued management of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land by Interior for the preservation of the Utah Test and Training Range. 
 
(In this subtitle, BLM land refers to Bureau of Land Management land in Utah comprising approximately 625,643 acres, as depicted on the map entitled &quot;Utah Test and Training Range Enhancement/West Desert Land Exchange&quot; and dated February 12, 2016.) 
 
(Sec. 3012) Authorizes the Air Force to take necessary actions to temporarily close any road, trail, or other portion of the BLM land in the Utah Test and Training Range for military operations, public safety, or national security. 
 
(Sec. 3013) Establishes the Utah Test and Training Range Community Resource Group to provide regular and continuing input to Interior and the Air Force on matters involving public access to, use of, and overall management of the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 3014) Prohibits the United States from being held liable for an injury or damage to any individual or property suffered in the course of any mining, mineral, or geothermal activity, or any other authorized non-defense-related activity conducted on the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 3015) Specifies that nothing in this subtitle affects existing training or weapons impact areas, military special use airspace, special recreational areas, historical trails, water rights, federally recognized Indian tribes, and other specified laws. 
 
Subtitle B--Land Exchange 
 
(Sec. 3021) States findings and defines the purpose for the exchange of certain federal and non-federal land between the United States and Utah. 
 
(Sec. 3022) Defines the terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 3023) Authorizes Interior to exchange with Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain federal land for all right, title, and interest in and to certain non-federal land. 
 
(Sec. 3024) Requires the non-federal land transferred to the United States in the Cedar Mountain Wilderness to be administered as part of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness. 
 
(Sec. 3025) Specifies that the cost of remedial actions related to hazardous materials on land acquired under this subtitle shall be paid by those entities responsible for the cost under applicable law.
 
 Subtitle C--Highway Rights-of-Way 
 
(Sec. 3031) Recognizes the existence and validity of certain highway rights-of-way and authorizes the Secretary with administrative jurisdiction to convey, without consideration, to certain counties and Utah as joint tenants, easements for motorized travel rights-of-way across federal land for specified highways. 
 
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations 
 
(Sec. 3101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. Authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations. 
 
(Sec. 3102) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Defense Environmental Cleanup activities at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. Authorizes a new plant project for defense environmental cleanup activities at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. 
 
(Sec. 3103) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Other Defense Activities in carrying out programs as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3104) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for nuclear energy as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 3111) Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management to ensure that an independent entity reviews capital assets acquisition projects that have a total project cost of more than $500 million at various phases of the acquisition process. 
 
(Sec. 3112) Prohibits DOE funds from being used for research and development (R&D) of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium (LEU). 
 
Authorizes appropriations for the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors to commence initial planning and early R&D of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on LEU for aircraft carriers and submarines. 
 
Specifies that, if DOE and the Navy jointly determine to pursue R&D of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on LEU, the departments shall ensure that funding for the efforts is requested only within a budget line within defense nuclear nonproliferation. 
 
(Sec. 3113) Requires DOE to use specified funds for construction and program support activities relating to the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. Permits a waiver if DOE submits specified details to Congress and waits 15 days. 
 
(Sec. 3114) Requires DOE to update, by August 31, 2016, a DOE order relating to the design basis threat for protecting nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, and other critical assets in the custody of DOE. 
 
(Sec. 3115) Prohibits funds provided for atomic energy defense activities from being used to enter into a contract with, or otherwise provide assistance to Russia. Permits a national security waiver. 
 
(Sec. 3116) Limits the availability of NNSA funds for defense-related federal Salaries and Expenses until DOE submits to Congress, as required by the Atomic Energy Defense Act, an updated plan regarding the designing and building of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes. 
 
(Sec. 3117) Limits the availability of funds for program direction within the defense environmental cleanup program until DOE submits to Congress the future-years defense environmental clean-up plan required during calendar year 2017 pursuant to the Atomic Energy Defense Act. 
 
(Sec. 3118) Authorizes specified NNSA funds to be used to carry out nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities. Prohibits funds from being used to: (1) accelerate the nuclear weapons dismantlement activities of NNSA beyond the rate contained in a specified dismantlement schedule, or (2) dismantle or dispose of a W84 nuclear weapon. Specifies exception for the prohibitions regarding the W84 and dismantlement schedule. 
 
(Sec. 3119) Requires DOE to annually certify to Congress that the management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise have certified to the Administrator for Nuclear Security that they are aware of the contents of each container shipped by the contractor to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, in sufficient detail. 
 
(Sec. 3119A) Limits the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Energy until DOE submits to Congress the full report, and any related materials, titled &quot;U.S. Nuclear Deterrence in the Coming Decades,&quot; dated August 15, 2014. 
 
(Sec. 3119B) Expresses the sense of Congress that DOE should ensure that each laboratory operating contractor or plant or site manager of a NNSA facility adopts generally accepted and consistent accounting practices for laboratory, plant, or site directed research and development. 
 
(Sec. 3119C) Authorizes DOE to take actions necessary to mitigate the threat of an unmanned aircraft that poses an imminent threat to the safety or security of certain nuclear facilities. Specifies that the actions include: (1) disrupting control of the aircraft, (2) seizing and exercising control of the aircraft, (3) seizing or otherwise confiscating the aircraft, and (4) using reasonable force to disable or destroy the aircraft. 
 
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports 
 
(Sec. 3121) Specifies requirements for the annual report and certification on the status of security at atomic energy defense facilities. 
 
(Sec. 3122) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on the NNSA service support contracts to require the inclusion of: (1) the cost of each contract, and (2) an identification of the program or program direction accounts that support each contract. 
 
(Sec. 3123) Repeals requirements for: (1) biennial reports on a plan to protect against the inadvertent release of restricted data and formerly restricted data, and (2) a GAO report on the NNSA's program of scientific engagement for nonproliferation. 
 
(Sec. 3124) Requires DOE to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for an independent assessment of the defense environmental cleanup program. 
 
(Sec. 3125) Requires the President to submit to Congress, within 90 days of enactment of this bill, a comprehensive and detailed update to the plan for verification and monitoring of nuclear weapons and fissile material required under current law. Limits the availability of FY2017 DOD funds for supporting the Executive Office of the President until the updated plan is submitted. 
 
(Sec. 3126) Requires DOD, DOE, and the State Department to brief Congress on the feasibility and potential benefits of a dialogue between the United States and France on the use of low-enriched uranium in naval reactors.
 
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
 
(Sec. 3201) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
 

Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act

 
TITLE XXXIII--NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION CAPABILITIES 
 
(Sec. 3302) Amends provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 regarding DOE's civilian nuclear energy research and development mission to address private sector partnerships with national laboratories for the purpose of developing novel reactor concepts. 
 
(Sec. 3303) Makes technical changes to provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 regarding nuclear energy research programs. 
 
(Sec. 3304) Makes technical changes to provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 regarding the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative. 
 
(Sec. 3305) Makes technical changes to provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 regarding university nuclear science and engineering support. 
 
(Sec. 3306) Requires DOE to: (1) determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility; and (2) submit to Congress a detailed plan for the establishment of the user facility. 
 
(Sec. 3307) Makes technical changes to provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 regarding the security of nuclear facilities. 
 
(Sec. 3308) Requires DOE to carry out a program to use its supercomputing infrastructure to accelerate nuclear energy research and development capabilities for advanced fission and fusion reactor technologies. 
 
(Sec. 3309) Authorizes DOE to enable the private sector to construct and operate privately-funded reactor prototypes at DOE sites. 
 
(Sec. 3310) Requires DOE to submit to Congress: (1) specified 10-year budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and development, and (2) a report identifying engineering designs for innovative fusion energy systems that have the potential to demonstrate net energy production not later than 15 years after the start of construction. 
 
(Sec. 3311) Makes conforming changes to the table of contents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
 
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
 
(Sec. 3401) Authorizes appropriations for the operation and maintenance of the Naval Petroleum Reserves. 
 
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
 
(Sec. 3501) Authorizes appropriations for the national security aspects of the Merchant Marine. 
 
(Sec. 3502) Permits the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make a pro rata reduction in the amounts paid to vessel owners or operators under operating agreements if appropriations are insufficient to make full payment of the amounts authorized and agreed to under current law. 
 
(Sec. 3503) Authorizes DOD, in conjunction with DOT, to extend the 20- and 25-year age restrictions for vessels in the maritime security fleet for a period of up to 5 years, when the departments jointly determine that it would be in the national interest to do so. 
 
(Sec. 3504) Makes technical and conforming corrections to the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015. 
 
(Sec. 3505) Codifies the legal status of National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) vessels. Specifies that the U.S. Maritime Administration's training ships which are part of the NDRF are public vessels. Specifies that NDRF vessels remain ''vessels'' until they are delivered to a dismantling facility. 
 
(Sec. 3506) Authorizes the Maritime Administration to enter into a contract for a National Security Multi-Mission Vessel for: (1) use as a training vessel that can be provided to state maritime academies; and (2) humanitarian assistance, disaster response, domestic and foreign emergency contingency operations, and other authorized uses of vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
 
 (Sec. 3507) Codifies the qualifications for appointment to the position of Superintendent of the Merchant Marine Academy. 
 
(Sec. 3508) Increases the apportionment of National Defense Reserve Fleet scrapping proceeds to the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program. 
 
(Sec. 3509) Exempts floating dry docks that are used for the construction of a naval vessel in a U.S. shipyard from certain restrictions that apply to floating dry docks. 
 
(Sec. 3510) Requires DHS to seek to expedite processing of applications for transportation security cards for members of the Armed Forces who are separating from active duty service with a discharge other than a dishonorable discharge. 
 
(Sec. 3511) Requires the Transition Assistance Program to provide information on career opportunities for employment available to members with transportation security cards. 
 
(Sec. 3512) Specifies that, for the purposes of any federal law except the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) any vessel, including a foreign vessel, being repaired or dismantled is deemed to be a recreational vessel during the repair or dismantling, if the vessel: (1) shares elements of design and construction of traditional recreational vessels; and (2) when operating is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. 
 

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act 

 
TITLE XXXVI--BALLAST WATER 
 
(Sec. 3602) Provides definitions for the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act. 
 
(Sec. 3603) Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards and requirements for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel. 
 
(Sec. 3604) Specifies uniform national standards and requirements for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operations of a vessel. 
 
(Sec. 3605) Establishes a technology certification process for ballast water treatment technology. 
 
(Sec. 3606) Establishes exemptions from standards regarding a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel. 
 
(Sec. 3607) Requires DHS to promulgate regulations establishing one or more compliance programs as an alternative to ballast water management regulations issued under this bill for a vessel that: (1) has a maximum ballast water capacity of less than eight cubic meters; (2) is less than three years from the end of the useful life of the vessel, and (3) discharges ballast water into a facility for the reception of ballast water that meets standards promulgated by the EPA. 
 
(Sec. 3608) Establishes the process of judicial review for a final regulation promulgated under this title. 
 
(Sec. 3609) Prohibits a state or political subdivision from adopting or enforcing any statute or regulation with respect to a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel after the date of enactment of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3610) Provides that this title is the exclusive statutory authority for regulation by the federal government of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel to which this title applies.
 
 DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES 
 
(Sec. 4001) Provides for the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the tables in division D of this bill, subject to reprogramming requirements. 
 
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT 
 
(Sec. 4101) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement. 
 
(Sec. 4102) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4103) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLII--RESEA RCH, DEVELOPMENT , TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
(Sec. 4201) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluati on. 
 
(Sec. 4202) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4203) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
(Sec. 4301) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance. 
 
(Sec. 4302) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4303) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL 
 
(Sec. 4401) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel. 
 
(Sec. 4402) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4403) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 4501) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for other specified authorizations, including: the Working Capital Fund, the National Defense Sealift Fund, the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program. 
 
(Sec. 4502) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for the Working Capital Fund, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4503) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 4601) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction. 
 
(Sec. 4602) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4603) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
(Sec. 4701) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Department of Energy National Security Programs. 
 

Military Justice Act of 2016 

 
DIVISION E--MILITARY JUSTICE 
 
TITLE LX--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 6001) Makes technical amendments to provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) relating to the definitions of ''military judge'' and ''judge advocate.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 6002) Specifies that Reserve Component members performing inactive duty training are subject to the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6003) Revises the requirements for disqualifying individuals from acting as a staff judge advocate or legal officer for any reviewing or convening authority due to prior involvement in a case. 
 
(Sec. 6004) Makes a conforming amendment to add ''military magistrate'' to the list of officials whose fitness to perform duties is subject to investigation and disposition under regulations prescribed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 6005) Specifies procedures and requirements regarding the appointment of individuals to assume the rights of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased. Transfers provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different section of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses. 
 
TITLE LXI--APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT 
 
(Sec. 6101) Amends provisions regarding the restraint of persons charged with offenses and the actions that must be taken by military commanders and convening authorities when persons subject to the UCMJ are held for trial by court-martial. Requires the President to prescribe regulations setting forth procedures relating to referral for trial, including procedures for prompt forwarding of the charges and specifications and, if applicable, the preliminary hearing report. 
 
(Sec. 6102) Specifies that that no member of the Armed Forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with: (1) enemy prisoners of war; or (2) other individuals who are detained under the law of war, are foreign nationals, and are not members of the U.S. Armed Forces. 
 
TITLE LXII--NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT 
 
(Sec. 6201) Modifies requirements for confinement as non-judicial punishment to prohibit punishment in the form of a diet consisting only of bread and water.
 
TITLE LXIII--COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION 
 
(Sec. 6301) Amends courts-martial classifications. Establishes standard panel sizes, requires a military judge to be detailed to all special courts-martial, and adds the option of referral to a non-jury special court-martial including only a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 6302) Makes conforming changes to the descriptions of the types of courts-martial. Specifies the sexual offenses over which general courts-martial have exclusive jurisdiction. 
 
(Sec. 6303) Amends the UCMJ to align the statute with proposed changes regarding the composition of special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 6304) Specifies that a summary court-martial is a noncriminal forum and that a finding of guilty at a summary court-martial does not constitute a criminal conviction.
 
 TITLE LXIV--COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 6401) Make a technical amendment to provisions of the UCMJ regarding the person authorized to convene general courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 6402) Permits the detail of enlisted personnel for service on a court-martial panel without a specific request from the accused. Requires the convening authority to detail a sufficient number of members for impanelment. 
 
(Sec. 6403) Establishes a standard panel size of 12 court-martial members in capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 6404) Amends the UCMJ to conform to the proposed amendments that ensure a military judge is detailed to every general and special court-martial; require the Judge Advocates General to select military judges based on statutory criteria and an evaluation of their individual education, training, experience, and judicial temperament; provide for a minimum tour length for military judges; expressly authorize cross-service detailing of military judges; and codify the position of chief trial judge.
 
 (Sec. 6405) Modifies the qualifications for trial counsel and defense counsel to: (1) broaden the disqualification provision to include appellate judges who have participated previously in the same case, (2) extend the qualification requirement to any assistant defense counsel detailed to a general court-martial, (3) require any defense counsel or assistant defense counsel detailed to a special court-martial to be qualified under specified provisions of the UCMJ, and (4) require at least one defense counsel detailed to a capital case to be learned in such cases. 
 
(Sec. 6406) Specifies the function of assembly in general and special courts-martial and the situations in which a member may be absent or excused after assembly. Requires the military judge to impanel the number of members required. Provides for the detail of new members if the membership on the panel is reduced below certain thresholds. Specifies procedures for: (1) detailing of a new military judge when the military judge is unable to proceed as a result of disability, and (2) presenting the prior trial proceedings to the newly detailed members or judge. 
 
(Sec. 6407) Sets forth minimum qualifications under which the Judge Advocates General could, if so authorized under regulations of the Secretary concerned, certify military magistrates to preside over proceedings when designated by a military judge. 
 
TITLE LXV--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 6501) Reorganizes provisions and replaces the requirement to take immediate steps to dispose of charges and specifications with a requirement for the proper authority to, as soon as practicable, determine what disposition should be made. 
 
(Sec. 6502) Specifies requirements for conducting preliminary hearings before referral of charges and specifications to general courts-martial for trial. 
 
(Sec. 6503) Requires the establishment and maintenance of non-binding guidance regarding factors that commanders, convening authorities, staff judge advocates, and judge advocates should take into account when exercising their duties with respect to disposition of charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline under the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6504) Specifies requirements and procedures for a convening authority to consult with a staff judge advocate prior to the referral of charges and specifications to a general court-martial for trial.
 
(Sec. 6505) Specifies that the accused has a right to object, in peacetime, to the commencement of trial before the completion of a statutory period following service of charges: three days for special courts-martial and five days for general courts-martial.
 
 TITLE LXVI--TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 6601) Makes a conforming amendment to provisions regarding the duties of an assistant defense counsel. 
 
(Sec. 6602) Specifies that military judges preside at arraignments. 
 
(Sec. 6603) Specifies that a summary court-martial is the only exception to the general rule that the authority to grant continuances is vested solely in the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 6604) Makes conforming changes regarding standard panel sizes in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 6605) Extends the statute of limitations applicable to child abuse offenses, fraudulent enlistment, and for cases in which DNA testing implicates an identified person in the commission of an offense punishable by confinement for more than one year. 
 
(Sec. 6606) Specifies the circumstances under which jeopardy attaches to align it with federal civilian standards concerning double jeopardy. 
 
(Sec. 6607) Permits an accused to plead guilty in a capital case when the death penalty is not a mandatory punishment and establishes a harmless error rule if the variance from the requirements does not materially prejudice the substantial rights of the accused. 
 
(Sec. 6608) Specifies those who may exercise contempt authority, transfers the review function for contempt punishment from the convening authority to the appropriate appellate court, and specifies requirements for the appeal process.
 
 (Sec. 6609) Modifies procedures and practices related to the representation of parties by counsel, the admissibility and use of a deposition as evidence, and prohibiting the government from using depositions in capital cases 
 
(Sec. 6610) Permits sworn testimony from a court of inquiry to be played from an audio-visual recording if the deposed witness is unavailable at trial and the evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence. 
 
(Sec. 6611) Makes a conforming change to eliminate special courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 6612) Makes a conforming change to remove references to courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 6613) Standardizes the percentage of votes required by a court-martial panel for conviction and for a specific sentence at 75% for non-capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 6614) Transfers provisions regarding plea agreements to a different code section. Provides rules for the construction and negotiation of plea agreements. 
 
(Sec. 6615) Requires the court reporter, instead of the military judge or prosecutor, to certify the record of trial. Requires a complete record of trial in any general or special court-martial if the sentence includes death, dismissal, discharge, or confinement or forfeitures for more than six months. Provides all victims who testify at a court-martial with access to records of trial. 
 
TITLE LXVII--SENTENCES 
 
(Sec. 6701) Specifies the factors that must be taken into consideration by a court-martial during sentencing. Requires offense-based sentencing for confinement and fines, rather than unitary sentencing, in all general and special courts-martial. Permits the U.S. government to appeal a sentence if it violates the law or the sentence is plainly unreasonable. 
 
(Sec. 6701A) Establishes a minimum period of confinement for those convicted of certain sex-related offenses. 
 
(Sec. 6702) Reorganizes provisions regarding effective dates for punishments. Provides that, with the exception of death and punitive discharges, sentences are effective by operation of law, without any additional approval, upon entry of judgment. 
 
(Sec. 6703) Makes conforming changes regarding the sentence of reduction in enlisted grade. 
 
TITLE LXVIII--POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 6801) Provides for the distribution of the trial results and authorizes the filing of post-trial motions with the military judge in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 6802) Specifies requirements regarding the authority to act on a sentence in certain post-trial circumstances. Retains limitations on the convening authority's post-trial actions, subject to a limited suspension authority upon the recommendation of a military judge. Revises the authority regarding accused who provide substantial assistance to the government, allows the accused and a victim of the offense to submit matters to the convening authority for consideration, and requires the decision of the convening authority to be forwarded to the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 6803) Specifies the convening authority's post-trial authorities and responsibilities with respect to the findings and sentence of summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 6804) Establishes the entry of judgment, which would require the military judge to enter the judgment of the court-martial into the record in all general and special courts-martial, and would mark the conclusion of trial proceedings. 
 
(Sec. 6805) Makes conforming changes regarding the waiver of the right to appeal and the withdrawal of an appeal. 
 
(Sec. 6806) Authorizes an appeal by the government when, upon defense motion, the military judge sets aside a panel's finding of guilty because of legally insufficient evidence. Extends interlocutory appeals to all general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 6807) Removes the sentence limitation at a rehearing in cases in which an accused changes the plea from guilty to not guilty, or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of a pre-trial agreement; or a sentence is set aside based on a government appeal. 
 
(Sec. 6808) Modifies requirements for reviews of findings of guilty by a judge advocate. Requires each summary court-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be reviewed by a judge advocate. 
 
(Sec. 6809) Requires the trial record in all general and special courts-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be transmitted to the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Specifies the process for reviews conducted by the Office of the Judge Advocate General. 
 
(Sec. 6810) Requires the President to establish minimum tour lengths for appellate military judges. Establishes discretionary review by the Court of Criminal Appeals in cases that are not eligible for an appeal as of right. Provides standards of review for appeals. Codifies the authority of Courts of Criminal Appeals to remand cases and order rehearings. 
 
(Sec. 6811) Provides for notification by a Judge Advocate General to the other Judge Advocates General prior to certifying a case for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 6812) Makes a technical amendment the UCMJ to add &quot;United States&quot; before ''Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 6813) Allows the accused a one-year period in which to file for review in the Office of the Judge Advocate General, extendable to three years for good cause. Permits the review to consider issues of newly discovered evidence, fraud on the court, lack of jurisdiction over the accused or the offense, error prejudicial to the substantial rights of the accused, or the appropriateness of the sentence. 
 
(Sec. 6814) Requires that, in any capital case, to the greatest extent practicable, at least one appellate defense counsel must be learned in the law applicable to capital cases in which the death penalty was adjudged at trial. 
 
(Sec. 6815) Authorizes a special court-martial convening authority to detail a qualified judge advocate to preside at the vacation hearing, which must be held before a suspended sentence can be vacated. 
 
(Sec. 6816) Increases from two to three years the time period for an accused to petition for a new trial. 
 
(Sec. 6817) Requires the President to establish regulations governing when an accused may receive pay and allowances while pending a rehearing. 
 
(Sec. 6818) Makes conforming changes to provisions regarding leave requirements pending review of certain court-martial convictions. 
 
TITLE LXIX--PUNITIVE ARTICLES 
 
(Sec. 6901) Reorganizes the punitive articles by transferring and redesignating several articles within the UCMJ.
 
(Sec. 6902) Authorizes the President to designate an authoritative, but non-exhaustive, list of lesser included offenses for each punitive article of the UCMJ in addition to judicially determined lesser included offenses. 
 
(Sec. 6903) Consolidates the general solicitation offense in a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6904) Transfers provisions regarding malingering to a different section of the UCMJ and makes technical corrections. 
 
(Sec. 6905) Transfers the offense of ''quarantine: medical, breaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6906) Incorporates the offense of ''jumping from vessel into the water'' into offense of ''missing movement.'' 
 
(Sec. 6907) Create a new section of the UCMJ to move and consolidate the offenses of ''restriction, breaking'' and ''correctional custody-offenses against.'' 
 
(Sec. 6908) Moves and consolidates the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' under the offense of ''disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 6909) Transfers the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' to a different article of the UCMJ. Focuses the article on the willful disobedience of a lawful command of a superior commissioned officer. 
 
(Sec. 6910) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to address accountability for sexual misconduct committed by recruiters and trainers during the various phases within the recruiting and basic military training environments. 
 
(Sec. 6911) Moves the loitering portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6912) Moves the disrespect portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6913) Moves the separate offense of ''drinking liquor with prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6914) Amends provisions related to penalties for acting as a spy to replace the mandatory death penalty currently required with a discretionary death penalty. 
 
(Sec. 6915) Moves the offense of ''public record: altering, concealing, removing, mutilating, obliterating, or destroying'' to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates it as ''public records offenses.'' 
 
(Sec. 6916) Moves the offense of ''false or unauthorized pass offenses'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6917) Moves the offense of ''impersonating a commissioned, warrant, non-commissioned, petty officer or agent or official'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6918) Moves the offense of ''wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6919) Moves the offense of ''false swearing&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6920) Moves the offense of ''parole, violation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6921) Moves the offense of ''mail:taking, opening, secreting, destroying, or stealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6922) Prohibits improper hazarding of an aircraft in addition to the existing ''improper hazarding of vessel&quot; offense. 
 
(Sec. 6923) Moves the offense of &quot;fleeing the scene of an accident'' to a different section of the UCMJ and adds the title &quot;leaving scene of accident&quot; to the section.
 
(Sec. 6924) Moves the offenses of ''drunkenness-in-capacitation for performance of duties through prior wrongful indulgence in intoxicating liquor or any drug'' and ''drunk prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6925) Decreases the blood alcohol limits for a conviction of &quot;drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 6926) Moves the offenses &quot;reckless endangerment,&quot; &quot;firearm discharge, endangering human life,&quot; and &quot;carrying concealed weapon&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates the section as &quot;endangerment offenses.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 6927) Moves the offenses of ''threat, communicating,'' and ''threat or hoax designed or intended to cause panic or public fear&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6928) Makes a technical amendment to remove the term &quot;forcible sodomy&quot; from the offense of &quot;murder.&quot; (The crime of forcible sodomy is already contained in the offense of ''rape and sexual assault generally.&quot;) 
 
(Sec. 6929) Moves the offense of &quot;child endangerment'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6930) Moves the offense of ''mails: depositing or causing to be deposited obscene materials in'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6931) Establishes a new section of the UCMJ to specifically address the misuse of credit cards, debit cards, and other electronic payment technology, also known as ''access devices.'' 
 
(Sec. 6932) Moves the offense of ''false pretenses, obtaining services under&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6933) Modifies the offense of &quot;robbery&quot; by removing the words &quot;with the intent to steal&quot; to eliminate the requirement to show that the accused intended to permanently deprive the victim of his property. 
 
(Sec. 6934) Moves the offense of ''stolen property: knowingly receiving, buying concealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6935) Creates a new punitive article of the UCMJ to address offenses concerning government computers. 
 
(Sec. 6936) Moves the offense of ''bribery&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6937) Moves the offense of ''graft'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6938) Moves the offense of ''kidnapping'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6939) Moves the offense of ''burning with intent to defraud'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6940) Adds to the offense of &quot;assault&quot; a standard involving the intent of the accused to commit bodily harm. Moves the offenses of &quot;assault-with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, sodomy, arson, burglary, or housebreaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6941) Reorganizes provisions of the UCMJ regarding burglary and unlawful entry. 
 
(Sec. 6942) Modifies provisions of the UCMJ related to stalking. Amends the provisions to address cyberstalking and threats to intimate partners. 
 
(Sec. 6943) Moves the offense of ''perjury: subornation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6944) Moves the offense of ''obstructing justice&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6945) Moves the offense of ''misprision of serious offense&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6946) Moves the offense of ''testify: wrongful refusal' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6947) Moves the offense of ''seizure: destruction, removal, or disposal of property to prevent'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6948) Moves the offense of ''wrongful interference with an adverse administrative proceeding&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 6949) Establishes a new offense that prohibits retaliation against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense. 
 
(Sec. 6950) Specifies that the term &quot;crimes and offenses not capital&quot; includes any conduct engaged in outside the United States that would constitute a crime or offense not capital if the conduct had been engaged in within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 6951) Amends a table of contents to reflect amendments included in this bill. 
 
TITLE LXX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 7001) Provides individuals employed by DHS, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the right to be designated as parties in interest when they have a direct interest in the subject of a court of inquiry. 
 
(Sec. 7002) Makes a technical amendment to a provision regarding the authority to administer oaths and act as a notary. 
 
(Sec. 7003) Requires officers, in addition to enlisted personnel, to receive UCMJ training upon entry to service, and periodically thereafter. Requires specific military justice training for military commanders and convening authorities. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) prescribe regulations for additional specialized UCMJ training for combatant commanders and commanders of combined commands, and (2) to maintain an electronic version of the UCMJ and Manual for Court-Martial that would be updated periodically and made available on the Internet for review by service members and the public. 
 
(Sec. 7004) Requires DOD to establish uniform standards and criteria for case processing and management, military justice data collection, production and distribution of records of trial, and access to case information. 
 

Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act 

 
(Sec. 7005) Requires all U.S. interest in and to specified lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, to be transferred to the Department of the Interior to be held in trust for: (1) the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless the tribe elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status; and (2) the Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo Reservation, unless the Navajo Nation elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status. Specifies terms and conditions for the conveyances. 
 
TITLE LXXI--MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL AND ANNUAL REPORTS 
 
(Sec. 7101) Establishes a Military Justice Review Panel comprised of an independent panel of experts tasked to conduct a periodic evaluation of military justice practices and procedures. 
 
(Sec. 7102) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to compile the annual reports issued individually by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Judge Advocates General, and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps into a single volume. 
 
TITLE LXXII--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATES 
 
(Sec. 7201) Makes conforming amendments to the tables of sections for several subchapters of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 7202) Specifies that the effective date of amendments contained in this division is two years after the date of the enactment of this bill. 
 

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act 

 
TITLE LXXIII--GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT 
 
(Sec. 7302) Recognizes the suffering and the loyalty of the residents of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II. 
 
(Sec. 7303) Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a fund for the payment of claims submitted by compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable Guam decedents. 
 
(Sec. 7304) Directs Treasury to make specified payments to: (1) living Guam residents who were raped, severely injured, interned, subjected to forced labor or marches, or forced to hide to evade internment, as a result of, or incident to, such occupation and subsequent liberation; and (2) survivors of compensable residents who died in war (after payments have been made to surviving Guam residents). 
 
(Sec. 7305) Directs the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to adjudicate claims and determine the eligibility of individuals for payments. Specifies procedures and requirements for filing claims, adjudicating claims, and making payments. 
 
(Sec. 7306) Requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program for research, educational, and media activities that memorialize the events surrounding the occupation of Guam during World War II or honor the loyalty of the people of Guam during such occupation. 
 
(Sec. 7307) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) Guam World War II Claims Payments and Adjudication, and (2) the Guam World War II Grants Program. 

action_date: 2016-11-30
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Highlights: 

 
This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation. 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: 
 
 
 Procurement; 
 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 
 
 Operation and Maintenance; 
 
 Cooperative Threat Reduction; 
 
 Working Capital Funds; 
 
 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; 
 
 Defense-Wide Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; 
 
 the Defense Inspector General; and 
 
 the Defense Health Program. 
 
 
The bill also authorizes appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from discretionary spending limits. OCO appropriations authorized in the bill support base budget requirements as well as OCO activities. 
 
The bill authorizes the FY2017 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding: 
 
 
 military personnel; 
 
 compensation and other personnel benefits; 
 
 health care; 
 
 acquisition policy and management; 
 
 DOD organization and management; 
 
 civilian personnel matters; 
 
 matters relating to foreign nations; 
 
 cooperative threat reduction; and 
 
 strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters. 
 
 
 The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction; base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities; and DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. The bill prohibits an additional BRAC round. 
 
The bill also amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to reorganize the UCMJ and revise the procedures and structure of the military justice system. 
 

Full Summary: 

 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
(Sec. 3) Defines &quot;congressional defense committees&quot; as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. 
 
(Sec. 4) Requires the budgetary effects of this bill to be determined in accordance with the procedures established in the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
 
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Army Programs 
 
(Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 113) Requires the Army to: (1) take actions to improve training for operators of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) and their leaders, at division level and below tactical units; and (2) rapidly identify and field an effective, suitable and survivable solution for division and below tactical units by acquiring a commercially available off the shelf, non-developmental capability that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 114) Requires DOD, in consultation with the Army, to assess and report to Congress on the capabilities of the Army with respect to: 
 
 
 AH-64 Apache-equipped attack reconnaissance battalions; 
 
air defense artillery; 
 
 chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear capabilities and modernization needs; 
 
 field artillery; 
 
 changes in doctrine and war plans consistent with DOD policy on cluster munitions and unintended harm to civilians; 
 
 fuel distribution and water purification; 
 
 watercraft and port-opening; 
 
 transportation capacity and responsiveness; 
 
 military police; and 
 
 tactical mobility and tactical wheeled vehicle capacity. 
 
 
Subtitle C--Navy Programs 
 
(Sec. 121) Requires the Navy to deem ship delivery to occur on the date on which: (1) the Navy determines that the vessel is assembled and complete, and (2) custody of the vessel and all systems contained in the vessel transfers to the Navy. Requires the Navy to certify to Congress that the delivery dates for specified vessels have been adjusted in accordance with this section. 
 
(Sec. 122) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for detail design and construction of the LHA (Amphibious Assault Ship) replacement ship designated LHA 8. 
 
(Sec. 123) Requires an annual report on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission packages and a certification of the acquisition inventory objective of LCS mission packages. 
 
Requires DOD to provide a specified certification to Congress prior to a revision or deviation from revision three of the LCS acquisition strategy. 
 
Prohibits DOD from selecting a single prime contractor for the LCS or any successor frigate class ship unless the selection is conducted using competitive procedures, performed for the purpose of constructing a frigate class ship, and occurs only after a frigate design has reached sufficient maturity and design completeness. 
 
(Sec. 124) Prohibits funds from being used to enter into or prepare to enter into sole source contracts for one or more joint high speed vessels or expeditionary fast transports unless the Navy submits a certification and report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 125) Restricts the use of funds for research and development, design, procurement, or advanced procurement of materials for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to be installed on U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80) until DOD submits a specified acquisition report to Congress. 
 
Limits funds for the AAG to be installed on U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) unless the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) determines that the AAG should be installed on that ship and notifies Congress of the determination. 
 
Requires DOD to execute reporting requirements for unit cost and critical cost growth, as though DOD had submitted a Selected Acquisition Report with a specified baseline estimate included, but exempts DOD from having to rescind the milestone decision approval for the AAG program during the required reviews. 
 
Specifies that, during the required review of critical cost growth, DOD may not approve a contract, enter into a new contract, exercise an option under a contract, or otherwise extend the scope of a contract for advanced arresting gear for the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80), except to the extent determined necessary by the milestone decision authority, on a non-delegable basis, to ensure that the program can be restructured as intended by DOD without unnecessarily wasting resources. 
 
(Sec. 126) Limits the use of funds for advance procurement or procurement for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) or the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80) until the Navy submits a report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 127) Expresses the sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement schedules. 
 
(Sec. 128) Requires the Navy to report to Congress on potential upgrades to the capabilities for the P-8 Poseidon aircraft. 
 
(Sec. 129) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for design and construction of the replacement dock landing ship designated LX(R) or the amphibious transport dock designated LPD-29. 
 
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs 
 
(Sec. 131) Authorizes the Air Force to use FY2017 funds to transfer the primary mission equipment of the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft fleet to an aircraft platform that the Air Force determines is: (1) more operationally effective and survivable than the existing EC-130H Compass Call aircraft platform, and (2) meets the requirements of the combatant commands. 
 
Limits procurement to the first two aircraft of the planned ten aircraft fleet until the Air Force determines there is a high likelihood the program will meet the requirements of the combatant commands. 
 
(Sec. 132) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to repeal the requirement for the Air Force to continue to preserve certain C-5 aircraft in a storage condition that would allow a recall of retired aircraft to future service in the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, or Active Force structure. 
 
(Sec. 133) Repeals the requirement for the Air Force to maintain F-117A aircraft in a condition that would allow recall of the aircraft to future service. 
 
(Sec. 134) Prohibits the Air Force from using FY2017 funds to retire the A-10 Aircraft and requires the Air Force to maintain a minimum of 171 A-10 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory.
 
 Prohibits the Air Force from significantly reducing the manning levels for any A-10 aircraft squadron or division until the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Secretary of the Air Force submit to Congress reports on the initial operational test and evaluation of the F-35 aircraft program, as well as the comparison test and evaluation that examines the capabilities of the F-35A and A-10C. 
 
(Sec. 135) Limits the availability of funds for scrapping, destroying, or otherwise disposing of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status in the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) that have serviceable wings or other components that could be used to prevent total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status due to unserviceable wings or other components. 
 
Requires the Air Force to: (1) notify Congress in advance of any action to scrap, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status at AMARG, and (2) to submit with the FY2018 DOD budget and implement a plan to prevent any total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status for unserviceable wings or any other required component over the course of the future years defense plan. 
 
(Sec. 136) Prohibits the retirement of Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft in FY2018, except for aircraft that the Air Force determines to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 
 
(Sec. 137) Strikes the requirement for DOD to report annually to Congress on aircraft inventory. 
 
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint and Multiservice Matters 
 
(Sec. 141) Requires DOD, if the Army and the Marine Corps are each using different variants of 5.56mm rifle ammunition, to: (1) submit to Congress a report explaining the reasons for using different variants of the ammunition; and (2) ensure that, within one year of enactment of this bill, that the Army and the Marine Corps are using the same variant of the ammunition. Includes an exception for a state of emergency that requires the Army and the Marine Corps to use different variants of the ammunition. 
 
(Sec. 142) Requires the Army and the Navy to issue guidance regarding fire suppressant and fuel containment standards for certain vehicles. 
 
(Sec. 143) Limits the funds available for the destruction of cluster munitions until DOD submits a report on its policy and plan for cluster munitions. Includes an exception for the destruction of cluster munitions that: (1) are unserviceable as a result of an inspection, test, field incident, or other significant failure to meet performance or logistics requirements; or (2) are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 
 
(Sec. 144) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on the munitions strategy for the combatant commands for the six-year period beginning on January 1, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 145) Changes from quarterly to annually the requirement for the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command to submit a report on the use of Combat Mission Requirements funds. 
 
(Sec. 146) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on potential alternative management structures for the F-35 joint strike fighter program. 
 
(Sec. 147) Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the sustainment support structure for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program. 
 
(Sec. 148) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to brief Congress on the acquisition strategy for the Ground Mobility Vehicle for use with the Global Response Force of the 82nd Airborne Division. 
 
(Sec. 149) Requires DOD to study and report to Congress on the optimal mix of aircraft capabilities for the Armed Forces.
 
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4201 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 211) Requires DOD to establish a Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program, under which panels will: 
 
 
 review and make recommendations with respect to: (1) existing policies and practices affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories to improve the research output of the laboratories and (2) new initiatives proposed by the science and technology reinvention laboratories; 
 
support implementation of initiatives affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories; and 
 
 conduct assessments or data analysis on other issues as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
 
 
(Sec. 212) Modifies the authority for defense laboratories to use funds for research and development of technologies for military missions. Sets the level of funding at between 2% and 4% of the funds available to the defense laboratory and eliminates the termination date for the authority. Authorizes defense laboratories to charge customer activities a fixed percentage fee of up to 4% of costs, in addition to normal costs of performance. 
 
(Sec. 213) Permanently extends the authorization for the defense research and development Rapid Innovation Program, which accelerates the fielding of innovative technologies.
 
 (Sec. 214) Authorizes the Defense Acquisition University and the National Defense University to enter into cooperative research and development agreements with universities, not-for-profit institutions, and other entities to support their designated missions. 
 
(Sec. 215) Establishes the Manufacturing Education Engineering Education Program for DOD to provide grants to industry, not-for-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, or to consortia of such institutions or industry to support: (1) the enhancement of existing programs in manufacturing engineering education to further a mission of the department, or (2) the establishment of new programs in manufacturing engineering education that meet such requirements. 
 
(Sec. 216) Requires the Navy to notify Congress before initiating certain rapid prototyping, experimentation, or demonstration activities. 
 
(Sec. 217) Increases the micro-purchase threshold for research programs and entities throughout the government from $3,000 to $10,000. 
 
(Sec. 218) Directs DOD to: (1) implement a quality assurance and quality control program for any facility producing biological select agents and toxins, and (2) report to Congress on the potential consolidation of facilities that work with biological select agents and toxins. 
 
Requires the GAO to report on DOD's: (1) progress in carrying out the quality assurance and quality control program, and (2) actions to address the findings and recommendations of the Army report titled &quot;Individual and Institutional Accountability for the Shipment of Viable Bacillus Anthracis from Dugway Proving Grounds.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 219) Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior DOD official as the official with principal responsibility for the development and demonstration of directed energy weapons and sets forth the responsibilities of the official for the programs. 
 
(Sec. 220) Requires the Army to restructure versions of the distributed common ground system (DCGS) after Increment 1 by: (1) discontinuing development of new software code, excluding the configuration and testing of system interfaces to commercial, open source, and existing government off the shelf (GOTS) software, of any component for which there is commercial, open source, or government off the shelf software that is capable of fulfilling at least 80% of the system requirements; and (2) reviewing the acquisition strategy to ensure commercial software procurement is the preferred method for meeting program requirements. 
 
Prohibits the Army from awarding any contract for the development of new component software capability for the DCGS if the capability is already a commercial item or open source, except for configuration of capabilities that are incidental to and necessary for the proper functioning of the system. 
 
Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to report to Congress on the Increment 2 of the DCGS. 
 
(Sec. 221) Limits the use of funds for the countering weapons of mass destruction situational awareness information system commonly known as &quot;Constellation&quot; until DOD provides an independent review and assessment of the requirements and implementation plan for the system. 
 
(Sec. 222) Limits the availability of funds for the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) until DOD submits a specified report to Congress on the DIUx. 
 
(Sec. 223) Prohibits funds from being used for the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program unless the contract for engineering and manufacturing development uses a firm fixed-price contract structure, subject to a waiver for national security. 
 
(Sec. 224) Prohibits DOD from awarding any follow-on modernization development contracts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter until DOD submits to Congress a report that contains the basic elements of an acquisition program baseline for Block 4 Modernization. Requires the GAO to review the report. 
 
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 231) Requires DOD to develop a strategy to ensure that it has assured access to trusted microelectronics by September 30, 2019. 
 
(Sec. 232) Requires the Defense Information Systems Agency to establish a pilot program to evaluate commercially available information technology tools to better understand the potential impact of the tools on DOD networks and computing environments. 
 
(Sec. 233) Establishes a pilot program to permit research and development laboratories, test and evaluation centers, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to temporarily waive any regulation, restriction, requirement, guidance, policy, procedure, or departmental instruction that would affect value and efficiencies in research and development activities, the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and the rapid deployment of warfighter capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 234) Permits DOD to carry out a pilot program on the modernization and fielding of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare systems. Authorizes appropriated electromagnetic spectrum warfare and electronic warfare funds to be used for the development and fielding of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 235) Establishes a pilot program on: (1) permitting DOD to provide defense contractors performing under a DOD federally-funded research and development center contract with access to sensitive information necessary to carry out their assigned functions and duties, and (2) appropriately protecting proprietary information from unauthorized disclosure or use by such centers. 
 
(Sec. 236) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program to enhance interaction between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the service academies to promote technology transition, education, and training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields that are relevant to DOD. 
 
(Sec. 237) Requires the Navy to establish an independent review team to review the Navy's data on, and mitigation efforts related to, the increase in F/A-18 physiological events since January 1, 2009. 
 
(Sec. 238) Requires DOD to submit to Congress and the GAO specified program accountability matrices for the B-21 bomber aircraft program. 
 
(Sec. 239) Requires DOD to seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on technologies with the potential to prevent and mitigate helicopter crashes. 
 
(Sec. 240) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, acting through the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee, to submit to Congress a strategy on DOD's electronic and electromagnetic spectrum warfare capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 241) Expresses the sense of the Congress on the development and fielding of fifth generation airborne capabilities. 
 
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for Operation and Maintenance activities at the levels identified in section 4301 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment 
 
(Sec. 311) Modifies the requirements for DOD's annual report related to installations energy management. 
 
(Sec. 312) Permits DOD to waive provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 regarding the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with alternative fuels procured by DOD if the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 313) Permits DOD to carry out a pilot program to investigate the utilization of utility data management services to perform utility bill aggregation, analysis, third-party payment, storage, and distribution. Specifies a funding cap for the program. 
 
(Sec. 314) Authorizes the Army, in carrying out the disposal of munitions in the stockpile of conventional ammunition awaiting demilitarization and disposal (commonly referred to as munitions in the &quot;B5A account&quot;) to use cost-competitive technologies that minimize waste generation and air emissions as alternatives to disposal by open burning, open detonation, direct contact combustion, and incineration. 
 
(Sec. 315) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to report to Congress on efforts to achieve cost savings at military installations with high levels of energy intensity. 
 
(Sec. 316) Expresses the sense of Congress on DOD funding decisions relating to climate change. 
 
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment 
 
(Sec. 321) Revises the Army's deployability rating system and the manner in which the Army is required to track prioritization of deployable units. Requires the Army to maintain: (1) a system for identifying the priority of deployment for units of all components of the Army, and (2) a readiness rating system for units of all components of the Army that provides an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and the shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of additional resources. 
 
(Sec. 322) Requires the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in coordination with the Director of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, to revise the corrosion-related guidance to clearly define specific roles of the corrosion control and prevention executives of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 323) Authorizes a five-year pilot program to permit government-owned, contractor-operated industrial plants to participate in the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Initiative. (The ARMS Initiative was created to allow the Army to rent portions of its ammunition plants that are not being used in production to commercial companies.) 
 
(Sec. 324) Permits DOD to transfer specified funds to the Navy for the repair, recapitalization, and certification of dry docks at government-owned, government-operated shipyards of the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 325) Requires the Navy to submit to Congress quarterly assessments of Naval ship maintenance and loading activities carried out by private sector entities at specified ports. 
 
(Sec. 326) Require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a strategy to revitalize the organic industrial base of the Army. (The term &quot;organic industrial base&quot; refers to U.S. military facilities, including arsenals, depots, munition plants and centers, and storage sites, that advance a vital national security interest by producing, maintaining, repairing, and storing materiel, munitions, and hardware.) 
 
Subtitle D--Reports 
 
(Sec. 331) Modifies requirements for the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 332) Requires the GAO to report to Congress on the travel expenses of members of the reserve components. 
 
(Sec. 333) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan to modernize, sustain training, and provide depot maintenance for all components of the HH-60 helicopter fleet until total force combat rescue units have been fully equipped with HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 341) Expands notice requirements for structures interfering with air commerce, to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) require a person to give adequate public notice of the construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion of a structure or sanitary landfill if the notice will promote the interests of national security as determined by DOD; and (2) include national security interests in conducting certain required aeronautical studies and reports. 
 
Requires DOT to review flight path changes at civilian airports to determine if recent adjustments have had an impact on local communities. 
 
(Sec. 342) Requires all new contracts involving tactical explosive detection dogs to include a provision that would transfer the dogs to the 341st Training Squadron after the end of their useful service life and reclassify them as military animals for the purpose of adoption procedures required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 343) Requires DOD to develop a plan to establish an explosive ordnance disposal program within DOD to ensure close and continuous coordination among the military departments on matters relating to explosive ordnance disposal. 
 
(Sec. 344) Requires DOD to implement a formal process to provide federal agencies outside DOD with information on the availability of surplus, serviceable ammunition from DOD for the purpose of reducing costs relating to the storage and disposal of the ammunition. 
 
(Sec. 345) Directs DOD to remove and replace window coverings with accessible cords from military housing units in which children under the age of nine reside. Requires future contracts for the acquisition or construction of military family housing to prohibit the use of window coverings with accessible cords in the housing, 
 
(Sec. 346) Requires DOD to establish policies under which drivers employed by commercial transportation companies may be authorized to access military installations to serve base personnel. 
 
(Sec. 347) Authorizes DOD to enter into contracts with third-party vendors to provide certain members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas with free access to wireless high-speed Internet and network connections. 
 
(Sec. 348) Limits the availability of funds for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence until DOD establishes and implements a process for members of the Armed Forces to carry appropriate firearms on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 349) Prohibits funds from being used for the development or fielding of new camouflage uniforms, new utility uniforms, or new families of uniforms until one year after DOD notifies Congress of the proposed development or fielding. 
 
(Sec. 350) Directs the Air Force to submit to Congress a plan for an improved dedicated adversary air training enterprise. 
 
(Sec. 351) Requires the Air Force to commission an independent review and assessment of: (1) the assumptions underlying the Air Force's annual continuation training requirements and (2) the overall effectiveness of the Ready Aircrew Program of the Air Force in managing aircrew training requirements. Requires the GAO to review the assessment. 
 
(Sec. 352) Requires DOD to seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent study on the space-available travel system of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 353) Requires DOD to evaluate the need for proven safety technology in vehicles transporting Transportation Protective Services shipments, such as electronic logging devices, roll stability control, forward collision avoidance, lane departure warning systems, and speed limiters. 
 
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Active Forces 
 
(Sec. 401) Authorizes specified end strengths for Active Duty personnel of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 402) Establishes new minimum Active Duty end strengths for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces 
 
(Sec. 411) Authorizes specified end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel. 
 
(Sec. 412) Authorizes specified end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves. 
 
(Sec. 413) Authorizes specified end strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
 
(Sec. 414) Establishes the maximum end strengths for the Reserve Components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians. 
 
(Sec. 415) Authorizes the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty during FY2017 to provide operational support. 
 
(Sec. 416) Makes technical corrections to the annual authorization of personnel strengths. 
 
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in section 4401 of this bill. 
 
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
 
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy 
 
(Sec. 501) Establishes the authorized distribution and strength of general and flag officers for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force after December 31, 2022. Requires a specified reduction in the number of general and flag officers in the military departments. Establishes reporting requirements for implementing the reduction and distribution. 
 
(Sec. 502) Repeals or amends various provisions that specify a general or flag office grade for certain positions in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 503) Authorizes adjustments to the number and distribution of Marine Corps general officers, including: the distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades, general and flag officers on active duty, and deputy commandants. 
 
(Sec. 504) Specifies that the period for promotion eligibility of an officer does not expire during the period when the Senate is unable to obtain information necessary to give its advice and consent to the appointment concerned because the information is under control of a department or agency of the federal government other than DOD. 
 
(Sec. 505) Authorizes service secretaries to allow officers in a grade above O-4 who are serving in military occupational specialties designated by the secretary to remain on Active Duty for up to 40 years of active service. 
 
(Sec. 506) Authorizes the secretaries of the military departments to convene boards to consider officers for involuntary separation below the grade of lieutenant colonel or commander as a single, consolidated year group without distinctions based on retirement eligibility. Aligns separation boards for the officers with the practices for promotion selection boards. 
 
(Sec. 507) Permits the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security (the department in which the Coast Guard is operating) to drop from the rolls of the Armed Forces a commissioned officer who: 
 
 
 has been absent without authority for at least three months, 
 
may be separated by reason of a sentence to confinement adjudged by a court-martial, or
 
 is sentenced to confinement in a federal or state penitentiary or correctional institution after having been found guilty of an offense by a court other than a court-martial or other military court, and whose sentence has become final. 
 
 
(Sec. 508) Extends force management authorities related to personnel management, including: 
 
 
 temporary early retirement authority; 
 
 the authority for service secretaries to manage authorized officer personnel strength by shortening the period of continuation of service by officers on Active Duty, authorizing involuntary early retirement for certain officers on Active Duty, and considering officers for involuntary discharge who are not eligible for retirement; 
 
the authority to provide voluntary separation pay and benefits; and 
 
 the authority for early retirement for up to 4% of the authorized Active-Duty strength of officers in the grades of O-5 and O-6 without reduction in grade, in each fiscal year. 
 
 
(Sec. 509) Authorizes the military departments to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of the Armed Forces to recruit cyber professionals. Authorizes the military departments, under the program, to allow individuals who meet educational, physical, and other requirements to receive original appointments as commissioned officers in a cyber specialty. 
 
(Sec. 510) Modifies the qualifying period for joint duty assignments from three years to not less than two years. Repeals the average tour length requirement and the authority for shorter tour lengths for officers initially assigned to critical occupational specialties. 
 
(Sec. 510A) Revises the definitions used for joint officer management. Repeals the definition of &quot;critical occupational specialty.&quot; 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management 
 
(Sec. 511) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to extend the term of office of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau for up to 90 days. 
 
(Sec. 512) Amends provisions related to the employment rights and protections of military technicians. 
 
(Sec. 513) Specifies that laws providing military leave to individuals appointed to the civil service do not apply to National Guard technicians performing Active Guard and Reserve duty. 
 
(Sec. 514) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to extend for three years authorities for the transfer of officers between the Active and Inactive National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 515) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to extend the authority for the Air Force to use Active Guard and Reserve personnel and dual status military technicians to provide training and instruction regarding pilot training. 
 
(Sec. 516) Requires at least one deputy commander of the combatant command of the geographic area of responsibility which includes the United States be a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, unless a reserve component officer is serving as commander of that combatant command. 
 
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities 
 
(Sec. 521) Authorizes specified uncharged leave for servicemembers who are the primary or secondary caregiver for the birth or adoption of a child. Specifies requirements for DOD regulations implementing this section. Prohibits leave from being authorized unless it is expressly permitted by law. 
 
(Sec. 522) Changes the location in the U.S. Code of provisions that authorize the reimbursement of members of the Armed Force for expenses incurred in connection with leave cancelled due to contingency operations. 
 
(Sec. 523) Permits notaries to execute military testamentary instruments. Extends federal notary powers to civilian paralegals working within military legal assistance offices. 
 
(Sec. 524) Requires the military departments to ensure that members with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury in connection with sexual assault receive a medical examination prior to administrative separation. 
 
(Sec. 525) Reduces from five to three years the maximum tenure for servicemembers placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List due to an injury or illness eligible for disability retirement. 
 
(Sec. 526) Makes technical corrections to provisions regarding voluntary separation pay and benefits. 
 
(Sec. 527) Requires all marketing functions of the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard to be consolidated within the Army Marketing Research Group. 
 
Requires the Army to carry out a pilot program to consolidate the recruiting efforts of the Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard under which a recruiter in one of the components may recruit individuals to enlist in any of the components and receive credit toward enlistment goals for each enlistment regardless of the component in which the individual enlists. 
 
Subtitle D--Member Whistleblower Protections and Correction of Military Records 
 
(Sec. 531) Expands the types of adverse personnel actions prohibited under the military whistle-blower protection program to include retaliatory investigations and failures of superiors to respond to retaliatory actions in certain circumstances, as prohibited personnel actions that are reviewable. 
 
Requires inspectors general to notify the secretary concerned if, during the IG's preliminary investigation, the IG determined there were reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel action occurred, and that the action would result in an immediate hardship to the servicemember. Authorizes the secretary concerned to take action, as appropriate, in such cases. 
 
Requires an IG to provide periodic updates to whistle-blowers on the progress of investigations. Requires the DOD IG to prescribe uniform standards for the conduct of military whistle-blower investigations and for the training of staff conducting investigations. 
 
(Sec. 532) Specifies that a secretary of a military department who receives an IG report substantiating that a prohibited personnel action occurred may consider whether to take corrective action, but may not make a determination that a prohibited personnel action did not occur. 
 
(Sec. 533) Requires the military department concerned or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make available on a public website information regarding claims considered quarterly by: (1) boards for correction of military records, and (2) service discharge review boards. 
 
(Sec. 534) Requires boards for correction of military records (BCMRs) to: 
 
 
 notify claimants of the specific information or documents needed to make their claim reviewable, 
 
 make reasonable efforts to obtain missing records when they cannot be obtained by a claimant, 
 
 consider any request for reconsideration of a determination of a BCMR when new information is provided by a claimant that was not previously considered, and 
 
 publish final decisions with personally identifiable information redacted. 
 
 
Requires DOD to develop and report to Congress on a comprehensive training curriculum for members of BCMRs. 
 
(Sec. 535) Specifies requirements for the review by a discharge review board of certain claims by former members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) in connection with combat or sexual trauma as a basis for review of discharge. 
 
Requires the board, in considering the claims, to: (1) review medical evidence of the VA or a civilian health care provider that is presented by the former member, and (2) to review the case with liberal consideration to the former member that PTSD or TBI potentially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization. 
 
(Sec. 536) Requires the GAO to review the integrity of the DOD whistle-blower program. 
 
Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters 
 
(Sec. 541) Modifies the terms of two civilian judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the daily rate of compensation for senior judges performing judicial duties with the court. Authorizes judges of the court to administer oaths in a similar manner as other federal judges. Repeals a provision that precludes more than three judges of the court from being from the same political party.
 
 (Sec. 542) Requires the services secretaries to: (1) establish professional developmental programs to ensure effective prosecution and defense in all courts-martial, (2) establish and use a system of military justice experience designators or skill identifiers, and (3) carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a deliberate professional development process for judge advocates that leads to military justice practitioners capable of prosecuting and defending complex cases in military courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 543) Requires the annual report on sexual assault and response efforts to include information on complaints of retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 544) Extends the requirement for the annual report of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office and requires the release to coincide with the release of the Family Advocacy Program Report. 
 
(Sec. 545) Requires the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to establish and issue to the military departments: (1) metrics to be used to evaluate the efforts of the Armed Forces to prevent and respond to retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault, and (2) best practices to be used in the prevention of and response to retaliation in connection with the reports. 
 
(Sec. 546) Requires DOD to ensure that individuals who investigate claims of retaliation receive training on the nature and consequences of retaliation, and, in cases involving reports of sexual assault, the nature and consequences of sexual assault trauma. 
 
(Sec. 547) Requires the results of an investigation by DOD or the Armed Forces of a complaint by a member of the Armed Forces of retaliation to be reported in writing to the member. 
 
(Sec. 548) Modifies the definition of sexual harassment for the purposes of investigations of complaints of harassment by commanding officers. 
 
(Sec. 549) Requires DOD to establish a comprehensive and consistent data collection system for reports related to hazing in the Armed Forces. Requires the Secretary of each military department to improve training to better recognize, prevent, and respond to hazing. 
 
Subtitle F--National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service 
 
(Sec. 551) Specifies that the purpose of this subtitle is to establish a National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to: (1) review the military selective service process (commonly referred to as &quot;the draft&quot;); and (2) consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service in order to address national security and other public service needs of the nation. Specifies requirements for the scope of the review. 
 
(Sec. 552) Requires: (1) DOD to report to Congress and the commission on the current and future need for a centralized registration system under the Military Selective Service Act, and (2) the GAO to review of the procedures used by DOD in evaluating selective service requirements. 
 
(Sec. 553) Establishes the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service as an independent commission in the executive branch. Specifies requirements and procedures for the appointment of members, composition of the commission, pay rates for members and staff, and other authorities related to the operations of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 554) Specifies requirements for commission hearings and meetings. Requires hearings on recommendations to be open to the public, unless classified information is being considered. 
 
(Sec. 555) Requires the commission to: (1) conduct a review of the military selective service process; (2) consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service opportunities to address national security and other public service needs of the nation; and (3) develop recommendations on the matters subject to its review that are consistent with principles submitted by the President. 
 
Requires the President to establish and transmit to the commission and Congress principles for reform of the military selective service process. Requires certain cabinet officials and other officials or experts to transmit to the commission and Congress recommendations for the reform of the military selective service process, and military, national, and public service in connection with that process. 
 
Requires the commission to submit to Congress and the President a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the commission, including legislative language and recommendations for administrative action to implement the recommendations of the Commission. 
 
(Sec. 556) Authorizes the commission to appoint, and fix the rate of pay of, an Executive Director and staff. Limits detailees from the Executive Branch and performance reviews for staff of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 557) Requires the commission to be terminated no later than 36 months after the establishment date. 
 
Subtitle G--Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition 
 
(Sec. 561) Includes within the program to assist members in obtaining professional credentials those credentials that were acquired during military service, but which were not necessarily obtained incident to the performance of their military duties. Replaces the requirement that credentialing programs be accredited by third party accreditation bodies with a requirement that credentialing programs meet specified quality assurance benchmarks. 
 
(Sec. 562) Requires the preseparation counseling provided to members of the Armed Forces being discharged to include information concerning the availability of treatment options and resources to address substance abuse, including alcohol, prescription drug, and opioid abuse. 
 
(Sec. 563) Requires the Department of Labor to include in the Transition Assistance Program information regarding the deduction of disability compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs by reason of voluntary separation pay received by the member. 
 
(Sec. 564) Requires the Transition Assistance Program to provide information on career opportunities for employment available to members with transportation security cards. 
 
(Sec. 565) Extends through FY2018 the DOD Suicide Prevention and Resilience Program. 
 
(Sec. 566) Requires congressional notification in advance of appointments to service academies. 
 
(Sec. 567) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to submit to Congress and make available to the public, a report evaluating the success of the Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (known as JTEST-AI) and SkillBridge initiatives for members of the Armed Forces who are being separated. 
 
(Sec. 568) Requires DOD and DHS to jointly report on the steps the departments have taken to: (1) maximize the extent to which Armed Forces service, training, and qualifications are creditable towards U.S. merchant mariner licenses and certifications; and (2) to promote awareness among Armed Forces personnel serving in vessel operating positions of the requirements for post-service use of training, education, and practical experience from service in the Armed Forces in satisfying requirements for merchant mariner licenses and certifications. 
 
Subtitle H--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
 
(Sec. 571) Authorizes appropriations to continue assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian employees, including: (1) assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependents, and (2) impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
 
(Sec. 572) Extends the authorities for support related to the transition of military dependent students to local educational agencies. Specifies details that must be included in budget justifications regarding future requests for extensions. 
 
(Sec. 573) Requires the secretaries of the military departments to notify service members with dependents annually, and prior to deployment, of the child custody protections guaranteed under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
 
(Sec. 574) Requires DOD to submit to Congress annually a report including the child abuse and domestic abuse incident data contained in the Family Advocacy Program central registry for the previous year and an analysis of the effectiveness of the Family Advocacy Program. 
 
(Sec. 575) Requires DOD and DHS to prescribe regulations to ensure that the family advocacy program office at a military installation to which a member of the Armed Forces is assigned is provided an immediate report of credible information obtained by any individual in the chain of command of the servicemember, that a child in the family or home of the servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require a similar report by any member of the Armed Forces in specified professions who has reason to suspect that a child in the family or home of a servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. 
 
(Sec. 576) Repeals the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education. 
 
(Sec. 577) Authorizes DOD to provide support to nonprofit organizations that carry out camp or camp-like programs for children of military families who have experienced the death of a family member or other loved one or who have another family member living with a substance use disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. 
 
(Sec. 578) Requires the GAO to assess the effectiveness of each Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 579) Specifies requirements for applying the amendments made by the Every Student Succeeds Act with respect to Impact Aid payments for federally connected children in FY2016, FY2017, and each succeeding year. Authorizes a provision that counts all military-connected students living in military housing equally to take effect immediately. 
 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) make a technical correction to prevent some local school districts whose boundaries are within the perimeter of military installations from being disqualified from the Impact Aid heavily impacted program, (2) provide additional time to collect data on the effects of the program, and (3) modify eligibility criteria. 
 
Subtitle I--Decorations and Awards 
 
(Sec. 581) Posthumously advances Colonel George E. ''Bud'' Day, U.S. Air Force, to the rank of brigadier general on the retired list of the U.S. Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 582) Waives the statutory time limitation to permit the President to award specified medals to a member or former member of the Armed Forces identified as warranting award of that medal pursuant to the review of valor award nominations for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation Inherent Resolve that was directed by the Secretary of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 583) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Gary M. Rose and James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. 
 
(Sec. 584) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Melvin M. Spruiell, for acts of valor while serving in the Army during World War II. 
 
(Sec. 585) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor while interned as a prisoner of war by Japan during World War II. 
 
(Sec. 586) Requires the Secretaries of the military departments to review the service records of certain Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander war veterans previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross during the Korean War or the Vietnam War to determine whether a Medal of Honor should be awarded. Waives the statutory time limitations if the Secretary determines that a Medal of Honor should be awarded. 
 
Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 591) Repeals the requirement for the chaplain at the U.S. Air Force Academy to be appointed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 592) Extends the limitation on reducing the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with the service review agencies. 
 
(Sec. 593) Requires the Army and the Marine Corps to report to Congress on the progress of integrating women into military occupational specialties and units recently opened to women. 
 
(Sec. 594) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing an electronic means by which members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces can track their operational active-duty service performed after January 28, 2008. 
 
(Sec. 595) Requires the Navy and the Air Force to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of the discharge by warrant officers of pilot and other flight officer positions in the Armed Forces that are currently discharged by commissioned officers. 
 
(Sec. 596) Requires each military department to review: (1) the current body mass index test procedure used by each Armed Force, and (2) other methods to measure body fat with a more holistic health and wellness approach. 
 
(Sec. 597) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the career progression track for entry level and laterally moved female service members in combat arms units. 
 
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
 
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances 
 
(Sec. 601) Authorizes a pay raise of 2.1% for all members of the uniformed services effective January 1, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 602) Requires DOD to ensure that pay tables of basic pay for members of the uniformed services reflect the operation of the pay cap required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 603) Extends the authority of DOD to temporarily increase the rate of the basic allowance for housing (BAH) in areas impacted by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel. 
 
(Sec. 604) Requires DOD to submit to Congress specified reports on a new single-salary pay structure for members of the Armed Forces, which assumes the repeal of the basic allowance for housing and basic allowance subsistence for members of the Armed Forces in favor of a single-salary pay system. 
 
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
 
(Sec. 611) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for Reserve Forces. 
 
(Sec. 612) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. 
 
(Sec. 613) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
 
(Sec. 614) Extends specified special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
 
(Sec. 615) Extends specified bonus and special pay authorities. 
 
(Sec. 616) Authorizes a maximum aviation bonus of $35,000 for each 12-month period of obligated service, and requires the appropriate Service Secretary to include specified details regarding the bonuses in budget justification documents. 
 
(Sec. 617) Conforms the consolidated bonus amount to the current authorized amount of $20,000. 
 
(Sec. 618) Makes technical and clerical amendments related to the 2008 consolidation of certain special pay authorities. 
 
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances 
 
(Sec. 621) Authorizes DOD, on a case-by-case basis, to reimburse travel expenses at a higher amount for members of the reserves attending inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distances. 
 
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
 
Part I--Amendments in Connection With Retired Pay Reform 
 
(Sec. 631) Specifies the election period for cadets and midshipmen at the service academies to opt-in to the new military retirement system. Specifies the timing of elections for reservists who are on Inactive Duty during the election period otherwise provided for under the new retirement system. 
 
(Sec. 632) Makes a technical correction for the new military retirement plan related to defining separation from service under the Thrift Savings Plan. 
 
(Sec. 633) Permits DOD to pay continuation pay to full Thrift Savings Plan Members at any point between the time the member completes 8 years of service and before the member reaches 12 years of service, in exchange for an agreement to continue serving for a period of not less than 3 additional years. 
 
(Sec. 634) Makes a technical and conforming amendment to the Combat-Related Special Compensation calculation to bring the authority in line with the new military retirement system. 
 
Part II--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 641) Modifies the division of military retired pay in a divorce decree to use the member's pay grade and years of service at the time of the divorce, adjusted by the annual retired pay cost-of-living adjustments between the date of the divorce decree and the date of retirement. (Under current law, the final retirement pay grade and years of service is used.) 
 
(Sec. 642) Provides equal benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan for members of the Reserve Component who die from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during Inactive-Duty training and members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty while on Active Duty. 
 
(Sec. 643) Authorizes the deduction of Survivor Benefit Plan premiums from monthly combat-related special compensation when retired pay is insufficient to cover the premiums. 
 
(Sec. 644) Expands the areas eligible for the allowance for covering monthly premiums for the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance to include any designated combat zone or an area directly supporting a designated combat zone. 
 
(Sec. 645) Authorizes payment of certain pay and allowances of a servicemember or retired servicemember to an individual to whom the member has granted authority to manage these funds pursuant to a valid and legally executed durable power of attorney. 
 
(Sec. 646) Extends the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance at $310 per month until May 31, 2018. 
 
(Sec. 647) Repeals provisions related to an obsolete authority for combat-related injury rehabilitation pay. 
 
(Sec. 648) Requires DOD to provide for an independent assessment of the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan by a federally-funded research and development center. 
 
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations 
 
(Sec. 661) Requires DOD to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to optimize management practices across the defense commissary system and the exchange system that reduce reliance on appropriated funding without reducing benefits or the revenue generated by nonappropriated fund entities or instrumentalities of DOD for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the Armed Forces. 
 
Requires DOD to ensure that savings generated due to the optimization practices are shared by the defense commissary system and the exchange system through contracts or agreements that appropriately reflect the participation of the systems in the development and implementation of the practices. 
 
Authorizes DOD to establish a variable pricing program, under which prices may be established in response to market conditions and customer demand, subject to specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 662) Requires DOD to ensure that: (1) commissary stores accept the Military Star Card as payment, and (2) the Army and Air Force Exchange Service assumes any U.S. financial liability relating to the acceptance of the card. (The Military Star Card is a credit card administered under the Exchange Credit Program by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.) 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 671) Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for DOD recovery of amounts owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services due to an overpayment of salaries and benefits or unpaid bills. Requires the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to quantify the lost revenue from this provision. 
 
Directs DOD to review all bonus pays, special pays, student loan repayments, and similar special payments paid to members of the California National Guard between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2015. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to waive collection of overpayments or to repay previously recouped payments that were unwarranted. Requires the Secretary concerned to notify consumer credit reporting agencies if the review determines that an indebtedness previously reported to the credit reporting agency was invalid. 
 
(Sec. 672) Modifies the flat rate per diem requirements for DOD military and civilian personnel on long-term temporary duty assignments. 
 
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Reform of TRICARE and Military Health System 
 
(Sec. 701) Requires DOD to establish TRICARE Select as a self-managed, preferred provider network option to replace TRICARE Standard and Extra. Establishes annual enrollment fees and fixed dollar copayments for Active Duty family members and retirees who join the Armed Services on or after January 1, 2018, and enroll in TRICARE Select or in TRICARE Prime (the managed care option). Authorizes DOD to establish an annual enrollment fee for TRICARE Select for beneficiaries who were in the Active Duty or retired categories prior to January 1, 2018. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) establish an open enrollment period, with a grace period during the first year of open enrollment, and to allow enrollment for qualifying events for annual participation in either TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select; and (2) prescribe certain requirements for pre-authorization for referrals under TRICARE Prime. 
 
Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program on the incorporation of value-based health care methodology in the purchased care component of the TRICARE program by reducing copayments or cost shares for targeted populations of covered beneficiaries in the receipt of high-value medications and services and the use of high-value providers under such purchased care component, including by exempting certain services from deductible requirements. 
 
(Sec. 702) Requires the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to be responsible for the administration of each military medical treatment facility, including: 
 
 
 budgetary matters, 
 
 information technology, 
 
health care administration and management, 
 
 administrative policy and procedure, 
 
 military medical construction, 
 
 any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 
 
 
Requires the commander of each military medical facility to be responsible for: (1) ensuring the readiness of the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees at the facility, and (2) furnishing the health care and medical treatment provided at the facility. 
 
Requires DOD to establish within the DHA a professional staff to carry out this section. Permits DOD to establish an Assistant Director for Health Care Administration within the DHA. 
 
Specifies the roles and responsibilities of the Services' Surgeons General. 
 
(Sec. 703) Establishes requirements for military medical treatment facilities in order to support medical readiness of the Armed Forces and the readiness of medical personnel. Specifies requirements for medical centers, hospitals, and ambulatory care centers.
 
 Authorizes DOD to establish regional centers of excellence for the provision of military specialty care to covered beneficiaries at existing DOD major medical centers. Authorizes DOD to establish satellite centers to provide specialty care for post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. 
 
Requires DOD to submit to Congress: (1) a report updating the Military Health System Modernization Study to address the restructuring or realignment of military medical treatment facilities required by this bill, and (2) an implementation plan for restructuring or realigning the military medical treatment facilities. 
 
(Sec. 704) Requires DOD to ensure that urgent care is available through 11:00 p.m. at military treatment facilities at locations that DOD determines to be appropriate. Requires that, if urgent care is unavailable at the military treatment facilities, access to urgent care through the TRICARE network providers must be available through 11:00 p.m. Eliminates the preauthorization requirement for urgent care. 
 
Requires DOD to expand the primary care clinic hours at military treatment facilities during the week and on weekends beyond the standard business hours of the installation. 
 
(Sec. 705) Requires DOD to develop and implement value-based incentive programs as a part of contracts awarded for the provision of health care services to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. 
 
Transfers contracting responsibility for the acquisition of managed care support contracts under the TRICARE program from the DHA to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 
 
Requires DOD to develop and implement a new acquisition strategy for managed care support contracts under the TRICARE program and to modify contracts existing prior to implementation of this strategy to ensure consistency with the strategy 
 
(Sec. 706) Requires DOD to establish military-civilian integrated health delivery systems through partnerships with other health systems, including local or regional health systems in the private sector. 
 
(Sec. 707) Requires DOD to submit to Congress an implementation plan to establish a Joint Trauma System within the DHA to improve trauma care for members of the Armed Forces and other individuals who are eligible to be treated for trauma at a military medical treatment facility. 
 
(Sec. 708) Requires DOD to establish a Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate to ensure that the traumatologists of the Armed Forces maintain readiness and are able to be rapidly deployed for future armed conflicts. 
 
Authorizes DOD to enter into partnerships with civilian academic medical centers and large metropolitan teaching hospitals that have certain civilian trauma centers. 
 
Requires DOD to establish a personnel management plan for specified wartime medical specialties. 
 
(Sec. 709) Requires DOD to implement: (1) a standardized medical appointment scheduling system at military treatment facilities throughout the military health system to enable timely access to care for covered beneficiaries, and (2) standards for the productivity of health care providers at military treatment facilities. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Health Care Benefits 
 
(Sec. 711) Authorizes DOD to extend TRICARE program coverage for certain members of the National Guard and dependents performing certain disaster response duty if the period immediately follows a period of full-time National Guard duty. Requires DOD to charge a state or the District of Columbia for the costs of providing the extended coverage.
 
(Sec. 712) Requires DOD to study options for providing health care coverage that improves the continuity of health care provided to certain current and former members of the Selected Reserve. 
 
Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program jointly with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide commercial health insurance coverage to eligible reserve component members who enroll for either individual, self plus one, or self and family coverage.
 
 (Sec. 713) Authorizes DOD to sell hearing aids to dependents of retired members of the uniformed services. 
 
(Sec. 714) Provides TRICARE program coverage for medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive disorders and inherited metabolic disorders. 
 
(Sec. 715) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement with the OPM to offer eligible beneficiaries the opportunity to purchase dental and vision insurance currently available to federal employees. 
 
(Sec. 716) Requires DOD to: (1) ensure that TRICARE reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis are not less than the rates that were in effect on March 31, 2016; and (2) conduct a specified analysis to set future reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis. 
 
(Sec. 717) Authorizes a veteran or civilian to be evaluated and treated at a military treatment facility if: (1) the evaluation and treatment is necessary to maintain the medical readiness skills and competencies of health care providers at the facility; (2) health care providers at the facility have the competencies, skills and abilities to treat the individual; and (3) the facility has available space, equipment, and materials. 
 
Requires: (1) the evaluation and treatment of covered beneficiaries at military treatment facilities to be prioritized ahead of the evaluation and treatment of veterans and civilians under this section., and (2) the facility to bill and to accept reimbursement from a civilian or a third-party payer on behalf of the individual for the costs of health care services provided to the individual. 
 
Requires DOD to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the VA under which the VA would reimburse a military treatment facility for the costs of any health care services provided to individuals eligible for health care services from the VA. 
 
(Sec. 718) Requires DOD to incorporate the use of telehealth services throughout the direct and purchased care components of the military health system. Requires DOD to: (1) establish standardized payment methods to reimburse health care providers for telehealth services provided to covered beneficiaries in the purchased care component of the TRICARE program, and (2) reduce or eliminate co-payments or cost-shares for covered beneficiaries for receipt of telehealth services.
 
 (Sec. 719) Authorizes DOD to reimburse an entity carrying out a state vaccination program for the cost of providing vaccines to covered beneficiaries. 
 
Subtitle C--Health Care Administration 
 
(Sec. 721) Requires DOD to establish a process to define the military medical and dental personnel requirements necessary to meet operational medical force readiness requirements Authorizes DOD to convert certain military medical and dental positions to civilian positions if the positions are not necessary to meet operational medical force readiness requirements. 
 
(Sec. 722) Requires DHS to make a prospective payment to DOD for treatment or care provided to members of the Coast Guard, former members of the Coast Guard, and their dependents at facilities under the jurisdiction of DOD except for any period during which the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 723) Removes the annual requirement for managed care support contractors to generate and mail an enrollment renewal letter to all beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime. 
 
(Sec. 724) Authorizes the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to grant certificates, certifications, and undergraduate degrees, in addition to advanced degrees. 
 
(Sec. 725) Requires DOD to implement and the GAO to assess specified measures to maintain the critical wartime medical readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers within the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 726) Requires DOD to implement a program to establish best practices for the delivery of health care services for certain diseases or conditions at military medical treatment facilities and incorporate those best practices into the daily operations of the facilities to eliminate variability in health outcomes and to improve the quality of care. 
 
(Sec. 727) Requires DOD to develop and carry out a performance-based, strategic sourcing acquisition strategy with respect to entering into contracts for the services of health care professional staff at military medical treatment facilities located in a state. 
 
(Sec. 728) Requires DOD to adopt, to the extent appropriate, the core quality performance metrics agreed upon by the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (a collaborative group of federal agencies, health plans, national physician organizations, employers, and consumers) for use by the military health system and in contracts awarded to carry out the TRICARE program. 
 
(Sec. 729) Requires DOD to establish a program to incentivize covered beneficiaries to participate in medical intervention programs, such as comprehensive disease management programs, that may include lowering TRICARE enrollment fees, copayments, and cost-share amounts for health care services during a particular year for covered beneficiaries with certain chronic diseases or conditions who met participation milestones in medical intervention programs. 
 
Requires DOD to establish programs to incentivize lifestyle interventions and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle for covered beneficiaries, through activities such as smoking cessation, exercise, and weight management. 
 
(Sec. 730) Requires DOD to incorporate performance accountability measures into the annual performance reviews of certain leadership positions in the military health care system. 
 
(Sec. 731) Requires DOD to establish an advisory committee for each military treatment facility. 
 
Subtitle D--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 741) Extends the authority for the joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on plans to implement all information technology capabilities required by the executive agreement entered into under the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010 that remain unimplemented. 
 
(Sec. 742) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program on expanding the use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine at DOD medical facilities through the use of a psychiatry fellowship program for physician assistants. 
 
(Sec. 743) Authorizes DOD to conduct a pilot program to evaluate whether, in carrying out the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program, extending additional discounts for prescription drugs filled at retail pharmacies will maintain or reduce prescription drug costs for DOD. 
 
(Sec. 744) Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program for the display of wait times at urgent care clinics and pharmacies of military medical treatment facilities. 
 
(Sec. 745) Requires DOD to review and monitor prescribing practices at military treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. 
 
(Sec. 746) Requires DOD to conduct specified studies on preventing the diversion of opioid medications. 
 
(Sec. 747) Requires DOD to integrate into the Health Related Behavior Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel questions designed to obtain information on the experiences of servicemembers with family planning services and counseling. 
 
(Sec. 748) Requires DOD to assess the extent to which families of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces serving on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days experience difficulties in transitioning to health care benefits provided under the TRICARE program. Expands the authority of DOD to eliminate balance billing for families of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces serving on Active Duty. 
 
(Sec. 749) Requires DOD to establish and implement a process to provide oversight of the graduate medical education programs of the military departments to ensure that the programs fully support the operational medical force readiness requirements for health care providers of the Armed Forces and the medical readiness of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 750) Requires DOD to carry out a study of career helicopter and tiltrotor pilots to assess potential links between the operation of helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft and acute and chronic medical conditions experienced by the pilots. 
 
(Sec. 751) Requires the GAO to submit to Congress a report assessing the delivery of health care in the military health system, with an emphasis on identifying potential waste and inefficiency. 
 
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management 
 
(Sec. 801) Modifies requirements that apply to rapid acquisition authorities. 
 
(Sec. 802) Allows Principal Military Deputies to serve in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the position of the Service Acquisition Executive. 
 
(Sec. 803) Requires DOD to review and, if necessary, revise Department of Defense Instruction 5000.74 and other guidance pertaining to the acquisition of services. Requires DOD to examine: (1) how the acquisition community should consider the changing nature of the technology and professional services markets; and (2) the services acquisition portfolio groups referenced in the Acquisition of Services Instruction and other guidance in order to ensure the portfolio groups are fully reflective of changes to the technology and professional services market. 
 
Requires DOD to issue guidance addressing the training and development of the DOD workforce engaged in the procurement of services, including those personnel not designated as members of the acquisition workforce. 
 
(Sec. 804) Extends and modifies the authorization for the Defense Modernization Account. Modifies provisions regarding the funds available for the account, transfers, authorized uses of the funds, and the availability of funds by appropriation. 
 
Subtitle B--Department of Defense Acquisition Agility 
 
(Sec. 805) Requires all major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) that receive Milestone A or Milestone B approval after January 1, 2019, to be designed and developed, to the maximum extent practicable, with a modular open system approach (MOSA) to enable incremental development and enhance competition, innovation, and interoperability. 
 
Defines MOSA as an integrated business and technical strategy that: 
 
 
 employs a modular design with major system interfaces between a major system platform (such as a ground vehicle, ship, or aircraft) and its major system components (such as sensors or communication equipment) or between major system components and platforms; 
 
 is subjected to verification to ensure major system interfaces comply with widely supported and consensus-based standards; 
 
 uses a system architecture that allows severable major system components at the appropriate level to be incrementally added, removed, or replaced throughout the life cycle of a major system platform to afford opportunities for enhanced competition and innovation while yielding: significant cost savings or avoidance, schedule reduction, opportunities for technical upgrades, increased interoperability, or other benefits; and 
 
 complies with requirements for technical data rights. 
 
 
Requires MOSA to be addressed throughout the requirements development and acquisition processes for MDAPs. 
 
(Sec. 806) Specifies requirements for defense budget materials related to advanced component development and prototype activities within the research, development, test, and evaluation budget. 
 
Requires each of the military services to establish an oversight board or identify a similar group of existing senior advisors for managing prototype projects for weapon system components and other technologies and subsystems, including the use of funds for such projects. 
 
Requires weapon system component or technology prototype projects to: 
 
 
 be completed within two years of initiation, 
 
be selected by the service acquisition executive using a merit-based selection process that identifies the most promising and cost-effective prototypes that address a high priority warfighter need and are expected to be successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment; 
 
 be funded through contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions; 
 
 comply with specified funding limitations, and 
 
 develop a plan for transition into a fielded system or operational use. 
 
 
Requires a MDAP initiated after January 1, 2019, to include only technical development that the milestone decision authority for the program determines, with a high degree of confidence, would not delay the fielding target for the program. 
 
Provides the military services with new funding and acquisition flexibility to experiment with, prototype, and rapidly deploy weapon system components and other technologies. 
 
(Sec. 807) Requires DOD to assign program cost and fielding targets before funds are obligated for technology development, system development, or production of a MDAP. Specifies procedures and requirements for the establishment of the targets. 
 
Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to conduct an independent technical risk assessment prior to program milestones decisions. 
 
Specifies that the service acquisition executives are the milestone decision authorities for joint programs being initiated after October 1, 2019. 
 
(Sec. 808) Requires the milestone decision authority for a MDAP to provide specified reports to Congress at each milestone decision point. Requires the reports to present key decision metrics, including the program's cost and fielding targets, cost and schedule estimates, and evaluations of technical risks. 
 
(Sec. 809) Specifies the technical data rights provided to the U.S. government in various types of interfaces. 
 
Authorizes DOD to negotiate for rights other than government purpose rights for technical data relating to major system interfaces if it would be in the best interest of the United States. 
 
Requires DOD to identify major system interfaces in contract solicitations and contracts. Specifies that, for major system interfaces developed exclusively at private expense, DOD must negotiate with the developer appropriate compensation for the technical data. 
 
Specifies the U.S. government's rights to technical data pertaining to privately funded general interfaces necessary for the segregation and reintegration of an item or process. 
 
Extends the duration of the government-industry advisory panel established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and requires the advisory panel to consider the technical data rights necessary to support the modular open system approach (MOSA) required elsewhere in this bill. 
 
Limits deferred ordering of technical data to six years after delivery of the last item on a contract and to technical data generated, not utilized, in the performance of the contract. 
 
Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 811) Amends the restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions (UCAs) to: (1) require a written determination by senior officials to extend a UCA beyond 90 days, (2) and extend the 180 day definitization requirement to contracts in support of Foreign Military Sales cases. 
 
Specifies that, if a contractor submits a qualifying proposal to definitize an undefinitized contractual action and the contracting officer definitizes the contract after the end of the 180-day period, the agency concerned must ensure that the profit allowed on the contract accurately reflects the cost risk of the contractor as the risk existed on the date the contractor submitted the qualifying proposal. 
 
(Sec. 812) Revises requirements related to inventory and tracking of purchases for services. 
 
(Sec. 813) Specifies that it is DOD policy to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria in circumstances that would deny DOD the benefits of cost and technical tradeoffs in the source selection process. 
 
Limits the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria to specified situations. 
 
Requires DOD, to the maximum extent practicable, to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria when the procurement is predominately for the acquisition of information technology services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, audit or audit readiness services, or other knowledge-based professional services. 
 
(Sec. 814) Requires DOD to: (1) prohibit the use of reverse auctions and lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods for the procurement of personal protective equipment if the level of quality or the failure of the item could result in combat casualties, and (2) establish a preference for best value contracting methods when procuring such equipment. 
 
(Sec. 815) Revises requirements for the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts to require contractors and DOD to meet certain requirements using &quot;suppliers that meet anticounterfeiting requirements&quot; rather than &quot;trusted suppliers.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 816) Expands the permissible uses of special emergency procurement authorities to include support of international disaster assistance and support of a national emergency or natural disaster relief efforts in the United States as defined by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
 
(Sec. 817) Requires DOD to comply with domestic source requirements for footwear furnished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces. Requires DOD to furnish the footwear directly to members instead of providing a cash allowance. Permits a waiver to be granted in cases of medical necessity. Authorizes DOD, for two years, to purchase additional footwear that is necessary to provide sufficient choices to minimize the incidence of athletic injuries in initial entry training. 
 
(Sec. 818) Extends the authority for the enhanced transfer of technology developed at DOD laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 819) Modifies congressional notification requirements for the exercise of waiver authority to acquire vital national security capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 820) Modifies requirements and duties for the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB). Requires Federal Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) be reconciled, to the extent possible, with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Permits the head of a federal agency to waive the application of the CAS for contracts valued at less than $100 million. 
 
Establishes the Defense Accounting Standards Board to: 
 
 
 review cost accounting standards and recommend changes to the CASB; 
 
oversee implementation of CAS within DOD to achieve uniformity and consistency in the standards governing measurement, assignment, and allocation of costs to contracts with DOD; and
 
ensure that managerial cost accounting is appropriately implemented for commercial functions performed by DOD employees. 
 
 
(Sec. 821) Establishes a $5,000 micro-purchase threshold for DOD activities. 
 
(Sec. 822) Specifies the definition of competition and the role of the prime contractor in determining whether a subcontract meets the competitive or commercial test with respect to enhanced competition requirements. 
 
(Sec. 823) Removes the retroactive application requirement for the cap on the allowable compensation of contractor employees. (As a result, the cap would apply to compensation costs incurred after January 1, 2012, under contracts entered into on or after December 31, 2011.) 
 
(Sec. 824) Specifies requirements for the treatment of independent research and development costs as fair, reasonable, and allowable expenses for DOD contracts. 
 
Requires bid and proposal expenses considered as allowable indirect costs on cost-reimbursement contracts to be reported independently of independent research and development costs. 
 
Establishes for DOD a goal that department-wide bid and proposal costs should not exceed 1% of the amount of contractor sales to the department. Specifies that, if DOD fails to meet the goal, an advisory panel must be established to provide recommendations on changes to statute, regulation, and practice to reduce bid and proposal costs. 
 
Requires DOD to contract with an outside, independent entity to study the laws, regulations, and practices relating to expenses incurred by contractors for bids and proposals. 
 
Requires DOD to report to Congress on bid and proposal costs and independent research and development costs. 
 
(Sec. 825) Exempts certain multiple-award task or delivery order contracts from the requirement to include cost or price to the federal government as an evaluation factor in the evaluation of proposals for all contracts. 
 
(Sec. 826) Extends through FY2027 the authority for DOD to negotiate and administer small business contracting plans. 
 
(Sec. 827) Specifies that the use of side-by-side testing of certain equipment, munitions, and technologies manufactured and developed under cooperative research and development agreements may be considered to be the use of competitive procedures. Specifies that the items must be procured within five years of an initial determination that the items have been successfully tested and found to satisfy U.S. military requirements or to correct operational deficiencies.
 
(Sec. 828) Expands the scope of the defense acquisition challenge program to include alternatives to existing acquisition programs and specifies that the general solicitation competitive procedures used under the program are competitive procedures. 
 
(Sec. 829) Requires DOD to revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to establish a preference for fixed-price contracts, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts, in the determination of contract type and establish an approval mechanism for the use of cost type contracts the exceed specified dollar thresholds. 
 
(Sec. 830) Requires DOD to prescribe regulations to require the use of firm fixed-price contracts for foreign military sales, subject to a waiver if DOD determines that a different type of contract is in the best interest of the taxpayers. 
 
(Sec. 831) Establishes a preference for performance-based payments to contractors. 
 
(Sec. 832) Requires the Defense Acquisition University to develop and implement a training program for DOD acquisition personnel on fixed-priced incentive fee contracts, public-private partnerships, performance-based contracting, and other authorities in law and regulation designed to give incentives to contractors to achieve long-term savings and improve administrative practices and mission performance. 
 
(Sec. 833) Sunsets and repeals various contracting limitations, requirements, and other provisions related to contracting. 
 
(Sec. 834) Establishes an award to recognize defense acquisition programs and acquisition professionals that make the best use of flexibilities and authorities granted in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System). 
 
(Sec. 835) Permanently authorizes protests of task and delivery orders with values exceeding $10 million at civilian agencies. Increases from $10 million to $25 million the minimum value of a DOD task or delivery order that may be protested. 
 
(Sec. 836) Authorizes DOD to close out contracts entered into prior to FY2000 without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section. 
 
(Sec. 837) Authorizes the Navy to close out contracts entered into between FY1974-FY1998 to design, construct, repair, or support the construction or repair of Navy submarines without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section.
 
 Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
 
(Sec. 841) Changes the date that the comprehensive annual Selected Acquisition Reports are due to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 842) Specifies that the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) conducts or approves independent cost estimates (ICEs) for all major defense acquisition programs and major automated information systems. Authorizes CAPE to approve ICEs conducted by the military departments. 
 
Requires an ICE for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram that identifies the key contributors to the life-cycle costs of the program or subprogram. 
 
Requires CAPE to develop policies, procedures, guidance, and a collection method to ensure that acquisition cost data are collected in a standardized format that facilitates cost estimation and comparison across acquisition programs. Requires assessments of risk and potential consequences in ICEs, instead of the current reporting of confidence intervals. 
 
(Sec. 843) Removes the requirement for the milestone decision authority, prior to milestone B (initiates engineering and manufacturing development) approval, to determine affordability and funding levels for a major defense acquisition program relative to the Future Years Defense Program submitted during the year in which the determination is made. 
 
(Sec. 844) Requires DOD to review the extent to which sustainment matters are considered in decisions related to the requirements, acquisition, cost estimating, and programming and budgeting processes for major defense acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 845) Adds the Secretaries of the military departments to the list of people who receive and may comment on the annual report of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Extends the annual report through January 31, 2021. 
 
(Sec. 846) Repeals on September 30, 2017, the separate acquisition process and requirements for major automated information systems. 
 
(Sec. 847) Revises the definition of a major defense acquisition program to exclude an acquisition program that is carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
 
(Sec. 848) Makes technical changes to provisions under current law that require an acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition program. 
 
(Sec. 849) Revises requirements for life cycle cost controls to: 
 
 
 require rapid fielding guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to include direction on a process for identifying and exploiting opportunities to use the rapid fielding pathway to reduce total ownership costs; 
 
 include life cycle cost management as a procedure that DOD should establish for alternative acquisition pathways to meet national security needs; and 
 
 require the military departments to conduct a sustainment review five years after declaration of initial operational capability of a major defense acquisition program and throughout the system's life cycle, using availability and reliability thresholds and cost estimates as the triggers that prompt the review. 
 
 
Authorizes DOD to establish a commercial operational and support savings initiative to improve readiness and reduce operations and support costs by inserting existing commercial items or technology into military legacy systems through the rapid development of prototypes and fielding of production items based on current commercial technology. 
 
(Sec. 850) Expands the authority to designate increments or blocks of items delivered under major defense acquisition programs as major subprograms for the purposes of acquisition reporting. 
 
(Sec. 851) Requires DOD to provide specified reports to Congress regarding small business participation in DOD programs. 
 
(Sec. 852) Waives congressional notification requirements regarding the acquisition of a higher quantity of tactical missiles and munitions than is specified in law. 
 
(Sec. 853) Authorizes DOD to conduct a multiyear contract, over a period of up to four years, for the purchase of units for multiple defense programs that are produced at common facilities at a high rate, and which maximize commonality, efficiencies, and quality, in order to provide maximum benefit to DOD. 
 
(Sec. 854) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to decrease the number of Key Performance Parameters for acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 855) Requires DOD to establish mission integration management activities for specified mission areas that involve multiple Armed Forces and multiple programs, including: 
 
 
 close air support; 
 
 air defense and offensive and defensive counter-air; 
 
 interdiction; 
 
 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; 
 
 any other overlapping mission area of significance, as jointly designated by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
 
 
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
 
(Sec. 861) Establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: 
 
 
 adopt and oversee government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management; 
 
 chair the Program Management Policy Council; 
 
 establish standards and policies for executive agencies consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery; 
 
 engage with the private sector; 
 
 conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs and programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office; and 
 
 establish a five-year strategic plan for program and project management. 
 
 
Requires certain federal agencies to designate a Program Management Improvement Officer to implement program management policies and develop a written strategy for enhancing the role of program managers. Exempts DOD from this requirement if it is substantially similar or duplicative of specified existing requirements. 
 
Establishes the Program Management Policy Council within OMB to act as the principal interagency forum for improving practices related to program and project management. 
 
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations that: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed for an agency program and project manager, (2) establish a new job series for program and project management, and (3) establish a new career path for program and project managers. 
 
Requires the GAO to report to Congress on the effectiveness of policies on program and project management. 
 
(Sec. 862) Modifies the authority to waive tenure requirements for program managers for program definition and program execution periods. 
 
(Sec. 863) Expands the purposes for which the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be used to include the development of acquisition tools and methodologies and the undertaking of research and development of activities that could lead to acquisition policies and practices that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of defense acquisition efforts. 
 
Limits the amount of funds that may be used in FY2017 for acquisition tools and methodologies and the undertaking of research and development. 
 
Specifies that the advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations that was established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: (1) is an independent advisory panel to be supported by the Defense Acquisition University and the National Defense University, and (2) has specified hiring authorities. 
 
(Sec. 864) Requires DOD to transfer specified funds from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in FY2017 to the Rapid Prototyping Fund. 
 
(Sec. 865) Limits the funds available for staff augmentation contracts at management headquarters of DOD and the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 866) Establishes the positions of Senior Military Acquisition Advisors within the Defense Acquisition Corps to: (1) serve as advisors to, and provide senior level acquisition expertise to, the Service Acquisition Executive of the officers' military departments, and (2) be assigned as adjunct professors at the Defense Acquisition University. 
 
(Sec. 867) Changes the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project from an indefinite project to a permanent system to provide DOD with the permanent authority to establish and adjust a special system of personnel authorities for the civilian acquisition workforce and supporting personnel assigned to work directly with that workforce. Moves the administration of the project from OPM to DOD. 
 
Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
 
(Sec. 871) Requires DOD procurement officials to conduct or obtain market research when determining price reasonableness for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 872) Permits contractors to submit information or analysis pertaining to the value of a commercial item when responding to solicitations. Permits contracting officers to consider value analysis, in addition to historic pricing data, when determining price reasonableness for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 873) Expands DOD centralized records relating to commercial item determinations to include market research and price reasonableness analysis. Eliminates the requirement for the records to be publicly accessible. 
 
(Sec. 874) Requires the establishment of a list in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement of certain defense-unique statutes that are inapplicable to contracts for commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
 
(Sec. 875) Requires DOD to use commercial or non-government specifications and standards in lieu of military specifications and standards, including for procuring new systems, major modifications, upgrades to current systems, non-developmental and commercial items, and programs in all acquisition categories, unless no practical alternative exists to meet user needs. Requires DOD to maintain an inventory of commercial and non-governmental standards licenses. 
 
(Sec. 876) Requires DOD to revise guidance related to the preference for commercial services to prohibit an agency from entering into certain contracts for facilities-related services, knowledge-based services, equipment-related services, construction services, medical services, logistics management services, or transportation services that are not commercial services unless specified officials determine in writing that no commercial services are suitable to meet the agency's needs. 
 
(Sec. 877) Requires items that are valued at less than $10,000 to be treated as a commercial item if they: (1) are procured by any contractor for use in the performance of multiple contracts with DOD and other parties, and (2) are not identifiable to any particular contract. 
 
(Sec. 878) Treats services provided by business units of nontraditional contractors as commercial items if the business unit uses the same personnel and similar pricing as offered to commercial customers. 
 
(Sec. 879) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to carry out a defense commercial solutions opening pilot program under which the Secretary may acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and services through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of such proposals. 
 
(Sec. 880) Permits the General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security to carry out a commercial solutions opening pilot program under which innovative commercial items may be acquired through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of such proposals. 
 
Subtitle G--Industrial Base Matters 
 
(Sec. 881) Requires DOD to develop a plan to reduce the barriers to the seamless integration between the persons and organizations that comprise the National Technical Industrial Base. Expands the definition of the National Technical Industrial Base to include the United Kingdom and Australia. (Under current law the term &quot;National Technology and Industrial Base&quot; means the persons and organizations that are engaged in research, development, production, integration, services, or information technology activities conducted within the United States and Canada.) 
 
(Sec. 882) Requires DOD, when meeting the national security strategy for the national technology and industrial base to engage in acquisition reform efforts that: (1) rely, to the maximum extent practicable, upon the commercial national technology and industrial base that is required to meet the national security needs of the United States; (2) reduce the reliance of DOD on technology and industrial base sectors that are economically dependent on DOD business; and (3) reduce federal government barriers to the use of commercial products, processes, and standards. 
 
(Sec. 883) Authorizes DOD to carry out a six-year pilot program under which DOD may make available storage and distribution services support to a contractor in support of the performance by the contractor of a contract for the production, modification, maintenance, or repair of a weapon system that is entered into by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 884) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program for nontraditional contractors and small business concerns to design, develop, and demonstrate innovative prototype military platforms of significant scope for the purpose of demonstrating new capabilities that could provide alternatives to existing acquisition programs and assets. 
 
Subtitle H--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 885) Requires DOD to enter into a contract with an independent research entity for a comprehensive study on the prevalence and impact of bid protests on DOD acquisitions, including protests filed with contracting agencies, the GAO, and the Court of Federal Claims. 
 
(Sec. 886) Requires the GAO to report on the use by DOD of indefinite delivery contracts entered into during FY2015-FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 887) Requires DOD to review and report on contractual flow-down provisions related to major defense acquisition programs on contractors and suppliers.
 
(Sec. 888) Requires DOD to ensure that competition in DOD contracts is not limited through the use of specifying brand names or brand-name or equivalent descriptions, or proprietary specifications or standards, in solicitations unless a justification for the specification is provided and approved in accordance with specified provisions under current law. Requires DOD to review the policy, guidance, regulations, and training related to specifications included in information technology acquisitions to ensure current policies eliminate the unjustified use of potentially anti-competitive specifications. 
 
(Sec. 889) Requires the GAO to include in its annual report to Congress a list of the most common grounds for sustaining bid protests during the year. 
 
(Sec. 890) Requires the GAO to study and report on DOD procurement contracts awarded to minority-owned and women-owned businesses during FY2010-FY2015. 
 
(Sec. 891) Exempts audits for the National Nuclear Security Administration from the prohibition on the performance of non-defense audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 
 
(Sec. 892) Requires DOD to select service providers for auditing services and audit readiness services based on the best value, as determined by the resource sponsor for an auditing contract, rather than based on the lowest price technically acceptable service provider. 
 
(Sec. 893) Requires DOD to identify and make public clear business system requirements, allow contractors to submit certifications from their third-party independent auditors that their business systems conform to DOD's business system requirements, and allow a milestone decision authority to require further auditing of business systems to manage contractual risk. Specifies that business system requirements only apply to contractors that have covered contracts with the U.S. government accounting for greater than 1% of their total gross revenue and that are not subject to full cost accounting standards under specified provisions of current law. 
 
(Sec. 894) Requires all DOD entities, with the exception of the Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence, that conduct commercial and not inherently governmental work to establish cost baselines for their operations and begin to adopt best commercial and business management practices to reduce costs and improve performance. 
 
(Sec. 895) Exempts information technology equipment included as an integral part of a weapon system from certain requirements related to capital planning and investment control, unless the Milestone Decision Authority determines in writing that the application of the requirements is in the best interests of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 896) Specifies that the use of a technical, merit-based selection procedure or the Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program for the pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects is considered using competitive procedures. 
 
Requires DOD to establish procedures under which a small business or a nontraditional contractor may engage an independent certified public accountant for the review and certification of its accounting system for the purposes of any audits required by regulation. 
 
Includes auditing officials in the list of personnel who are provided guidance and training on the flexible use and tailoring of authorities under the pilot program. 
 
(Sec. 897) Authorizes the Army, Navy, and Air Force each to establish service-specific funds for acquisition programs under the rapid fielding and prototyping pathways. 
 
(Sec. 898) Establishes a panel on DOD and AbilityOne contracting oversight, accountability, and integrity to review and address the effectiveness and internal controls of the program related to DOD contracts. 
 
(Sec. 899) Specifies the roles and functions of officials involved in Coast Guard major acquisition programs, including: the Chief Acquisition Officer, the Acquisition Directorate, and the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
 
Prohibits the Coast Guard from awarding a contract for the design of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for use by the Coast Guard. Specifies limitations on the acquisition of UASs by the Coast Guard . 
 
Authorizes the Coast Guard to extend major acquisition program contracts if the DHS Cost Analysis Division determines that extending a current contract would be more cost effective than awarding a new contract. 
 
Requires the Commandant to report to Congress on how the Commandant can play a more appropriate role in the acquisitions process with regard to policies, requirements, and implementing a more customer-oriented acquisition system. 
 
Requires the Secretary for the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to submit to Congress an analysis of multiyear procurement authorities for the procurement of at least five Fast Response Cutters (beginning with hull 43) and Offshore Patrol Cutters (beginning with hull 5). 
 
(Sec. 899A) Authorizes DOD to make a determination to limit competition or provide a preference for products and services produced in areas where the United States has long-term agreements with host nations in the African region. 
 
Provides an exemption from preferred local procurement for items included on a specified procurement list if the item can be produced and delivered by a qualified non-profit agency for the blind or a non-profit agency for other severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mission requirements. 
 
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 901) Establishes an Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, an Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and a Chief Management Officer within DOD. Requires DOD to review and report to Congress on the organization and management structure for the department. 
 
(Sec. 902) Specifies the responsibilities and reporting of the Chief Information Officer of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 903) Limits the number of personnel in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and in other DOD headquarters offices. Permits the limitations to be exceeded by 15% in a time of national emergency. 
 
(Sec. 904) Repeals the Department of Defense Financial Management Modernization Executive Committee. 
 
Subtitle B--Organization and Management of the Department of Defense Generally 
 
(Sec. 911) Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement an organizational strategy for DOD that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 912) Requires the next Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a specified report on the policy, organization, and management goals and priorities for DOD. 
 
(Sec. 913) Authorizes DOD to establish a delivery unit of personnel to be responsible for providing expertise and support to improve the implementation of policies and priorities across DOD. 
 
(Sec. 914) Establishes guidelines for using military personnel for functions currently being performed by civilian personnel or contractors. 
 
(Sec. 915) Repeals the requirement for DOD to develop and execute an efficiencies plan for the civilian personnel workforce and the service contractor workforce. 
 
Subtitle C--Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combatant Command Matters 
 
(Sec. 921) Modifies functions of the Joints Chiefs of Staff as military advisers. Extends the terms of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman to four years and requires the terms to be staggered. 
 
Specifies the functions of the Chairman with respect to planning, advice, global military integration, and ensuring open communication between the combatant commands and the Chairman. 
 
(Sec. 922) Modifies the roles and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. 
 
(Sec. 923) Establishes a unified combatant command for cyber operations to prepare cyber operations forces to carry out assigned missions. 
 
(Sec. 924) Require the secretaries of the military departments, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, to assign forces under the jurisdiction of the secretaries concerned to the combatant commands to perform missions assigned to the combatant commands. Specifies that forces that are not assigned will remain under the control of the respective military department secretaries for purposes of carrying out specified responsibilities under current law, including organizing, training, and mobilizing of all U.S. military forces. 
 
(Sec. 925) Modifies the joint and service-specific requirements process. Modifies the composition and mission of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC). Specifies that the responsibilities of the JROC include: (1) determining gaps in joint military capabilities; (2) validating that proposed capabilities fulfill a gap; and (3) approving only joint performance requirements, such as interoperability or those involving more than one military service. 
 
Specifies that the service chief of the relevant military service is responsible for all service-specific performance requirements, and the JROC's validation is not required before commencing a service specific acquisition program, unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided that service-specific requirement should be a joint requirement and be subject to the oversight of JROC. 
 
Shifts the responsibility for making recommendations about military capabilities to meet applicable requirements from the JROC as a whole to the Vice Chairman alone. 
 
Requires DOD to establish a process to develop program cost and fielding targets. 
 
(Sec. 926) Requires DOD to conduct an assessment of the organization of the combatant commands, provide recommendations for changes to improve the effectiveness of the commands, and enter into a contract for an independent assessment of the organization of the combatant commands. 
 
Subtitle D--Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements 
 
(Sec. 931) Specifies that the secretaries of the military departments must, to the greatest extent practicable, be appointed from among persons most highly qualified for the position by reason of background and experience, including persons with appropriate management or leadership experience. 
 
(Sec. 932) Authorizes the National Guard to appoint, employ, administer, detail, and assign federal civilian employees to provide full-time support to the non-federalized National Guard. Specifies that that state adjutants general will continue to exercise their authority to hire, employ, and supervise the federal civilian employees providing full-time support to their state. Authorizes the National Guard to delegate to the adjutants general the authority to appoint, employ, and administer federal civilian employees within the states and territories with authority to conduct all personnel actions for employees except in the case of any appeal right or complaint filed by an employee appointed under this section. 
 
(Sec. 933) Reorganizes and redesignates the Office of Family Policy into the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy and the Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs into the Office of Special Needs. Reorganizes the Office of Special Needs under the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy. 
 
(Sec. 934) Redesignates the &quot;Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition&quot; as the &quot;Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.&quot; 
 
Subtitle E--Strategies, Reports, and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 941) Requires DOD to provide Congress with an annual national defense strategy to replace the Quadrennial Defense Review required under current law. Requires the strategy to address: 
 
 
 the highest priority missions for DOD, 
 
 the most critical and enduring threats to the national security of the United States and its allies posed by state or non-state actors, and the strategies that DOD will use to counter those threats; 
 
 a strategic framework to prioritize the missions and threats; and 
 
 the major investments in defense capabilities, force readiness, global posture, and technological innovation that DOD will make over the following five-year period in accordance with the strategic framework. 
 
 
(Sec. 942) Establishes the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States to examine and make recommendations with respect to the national defense strategy for the United States. 
 
(Sec. 943) Revises the requirements for the national military strategy required to be prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
 
(Sec. 944) Requires the annual national security strategy report to be transmitted in classified form and permits the report to include an unclassified summary. 
 
(Sec. 945) Amends the requirements for an independent study of the national security strategy formulation process to add a requirement to address the workforce responsible for conducting strategic planning and examine how Congress fits into the strategy formulation process. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 951) Requires DOD to develop an implementation plan for the Defense Security Service to conduct before October 1, 2017, all personnel background and security investigations adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility of DOD. 
 
Requires DOD and the Office of Personnel Management to develop a plan to transfer government investigative personnel and contracted resources to DOD in proportion to the background and security investigative workload to be assumed by DOD. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) ensure that insider threat programs collect, store, and retain information from specified data sources; (2) establish a personnel security program and take other appropriate actions to support the Innovation Initiative to better leverage commercial technology; and (3) issue an updated reciprocity directive that accounts for security policy changes associated with new position designation regulations, new continuous evaluation policies, and new federal investigative standards. 
 
Permits DOD to waive certain statutory deadlines related to the timelines for background investigations. 
 
(Sec. 952) Modifies the authority of DOD to appoint law enforcement personnel to protect the Pentagon reservation and other DOD facilities in the National Capital Region. Sets the rates of basic pay for law enforcement and security personnel whose permanent duty station is the Pentagon reservation. 
 
(Sec. 953) Transfers oversight of recovery policy and operations for current conflicts from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to the Secretary of Defense, and specifies that the DPAA director retains authority to establish policy and execute recovery operations for missing persons from past conflicts. Specifies that DOD is required to account for missing persons only to the extent practicable upon discovery of remains of missing personnel. 
 
(Sec. 954) Modifies the requirements for the annual report from the Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. 
 
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1001) Permits DOD to make transfers between amounts authorized for FY2017 in division A of this bill, subject to specified limitations and a congressional notification requirement. 
 
(Sec. 1002) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report ranking all military departments and Defense Agencies in order of how advanced they are in achieving auditable financial statements as required by law. 
 
(Sec. 1003) Requires DOD to competitively procure or develop, as soon as practicable, information technology services to improve preparation of auditable financial statements. Authorizes science and technology funding, prototypes, and test and evaluation resources to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1004) Expresses the sense of the Congress that sequestration is an unreasonable and inadequate budgeting tool, imposes unacceptable limitations on the budget and increased risk to national security, and that the spending caps in the Budget Control Act of 2011 should be modified through a bipartisan legislative agreement. 
 
(Sec. 1005) Reduces the unobligated balance of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund by $475 million. 
 
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities 
 
(Sec. 1011) Codifies and modifies the authority of DOD to provide support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime of civilian law enforcement agencies. Requires coordination with the State Department for support for foreign law enforcement agencies under the authority. 
 
(Sec. 1012) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review and approve the curriculum and program structure of each of the National Guard counterdrug schools. 
 
(Sec. 1013) Extends the authority to support the unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 
 
(Sec. 1014) Specifies requirements for information sharing and the coordination of military training between DOD and the Department of Homeland Security. 
 
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
 
(Sec. 1021) Expands from six to ten months the definition of &quot;short-term work&quot; with respect to the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of naval vessels. 
 
(Sec. 1022) Requires new shipbuilding contracts within the Navy's Shipbuilding and Conversion account to require the work performed under the contract to be covered by a warranty for a period of at least one year. Permits a contracting officer to waive this requirement if a limited liability of warranted work is in the best interest of the government. 
 
(Sec. 1023) Authorizes the Navy to use the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procurement of critical components to support continuous production of the common missile compartment. Revises the definition of a national sea-based deterrence vessel. 
 
(Sec. 1024) Prohibits the retirement, preparation for retirement, inactivation, or placement in storage of any Ticonderoga-class cruisers or Whidbey Island-class amphibious ships, except to allow the modernization and upgrades for those ships to continue in accordance with specified provisions of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ''Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
 
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism 
 
(Sec. 1031) Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide monthly counterterrorism operations briefings to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1032) Prohibits DOD from using funds to transfer or release detainees at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (Guantanamo) to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions. 
 
(Sec. 1033) Prohibits DOD from using funds to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any detainee transferred from Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1034) Prohibits DOD from using funds to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Guantanamo to Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen. 
 
(Sec. 1035) Prohibits DOD from using funds for the closure or abandonment of Guantanamo, the relinquishment of control of Guantanamo to Cuba, or the implementation of a material modification to the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1036) Modifies congressional notification requirements for sensitive military operations. 
 
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 1041) Reinstates DOD's authority to provide transportation to allied military personnel and civilians in contingencies or disaster responses without charge, and expands the authority to include allied and civilian cargo, as well as passengers. Authorizes DOD to enter into a contract or other arrangement with one or more commercial providers to provide commercial insurance products to non-DOD shippers using the Defense Transportation System. 
 
(Sec. 1042) Reduces the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings required to be maintained from 10 to 9 until additional deployable aircraft carriers can fully support a tenth carrier air wing, or October 1, 2025, whichever comes first. 
 
(Sec. 1043) Modifies and extends through January 31, 2021, the ''Support for Non-Federal Development and Testing of Material for Chemical Agent Defense&quot; report. Requires the report to include details regarding instances where DOD provides biological select agents or toxins to a non-federal entity for development of biological defenses. 
 
(Sec. 1044) Amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to specify that, if a specified required report determines that the reallocation and auction of certain spectrum would harm national security by impacting existing terrestrial federal spectrum operations at the Nevada Test and Training Range, the Federal Communications Commission must establish rules for licensees of the spectrum sufficient to mitigate harmful interference to the operations. 
 
(Sec. 1045) Prohibits funds from being used for the retirement of specified legacy maritime countermeasures platforms. Permits the Navy to waive this prohibition by submitting a required certification to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1046) Extends the authority of the Department of Transportation to provide aviation insurance and reinsurance upon the request of another U.S. government agency. 
 
(Sec. 1047) Requires the Navy to change the mandatory possession or wear date of the alternate combination cover or the unisex combination cover from October 31, 2016, to October 31, 2018. Requires the Navy to submit to Congress a report on the evaluation of the Navy female service dress uniforms based on surveying a representative group of female officer and enlisted service members. 
 
(Sec. 1048) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement for an independent evaluation of the DOD excess property program. 
 
(Sec. 1049) Permits U.S. Customs and Border Protection to waive certain polygraph examination requirements for qualifying veterans. 
 
(Sec. 1050) Requires DOD to ensure that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is accepted as a valid credential for unescorted access to DOD installations by transportation workers. 
 
Exempts TWIC-carrying transportation workers who also have a current DOD Secret Level Clearance issued by DOD from further vetting when seeking unescorted access at DOD facilities. 
 
(Sec. 1051) Prohibits DOD from using funds for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions until DOD submits a specified report to Congress. Includes an exception for any anti-personnel landmine munitions that are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 
 
(Sec. 1052) Requires the Air Force to transition to an organizational model for all Air Force remotely piloted aircraft that uses a significant number of enlisted personnel as operators of the aircraft rather than officers only. 
 
(Sec. 1053) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer or place in storage any aircraft in Marine Corps Search and Rescue Units (SRU); or (2) reduce the manning levels with respect to any SRU. 
 
(Sec. 1054) Requires the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs to be selected by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, from among commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who are general or flag officers. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to ensure that the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs has access to, and support from, offices, agencies, and programs of the department necessary to achieve the intended function. 
 
(Sec. 1055) Limits the provision of defense sensitive support to non-DOD departments and agencies until DOD determines and notifies Congress that the support: (1) is consistent with the mission and functions of DOD; and (2) does not significantly interfere with the mission and functions of DOD, or is in the U.S. national security interest if it does interfere. 
 
(Sec. 1056) Prohibits any order, ruling, finding, or other determination of a military commission from being construed or implemented to prohibit or restrict a member of the Armed Forces from carrying out otherwise lawfully assigned duties where the basis for the prohibition or restriction is the sex of the member. 
 
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports 
 
(Sec. 1061) Continues various DOD reporting requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1062) Requires DOD to provide certain reports and notifications to Congress regarding programs that DOD manages under alternative compensatory control measures. 
 
(Sec. 1063) Modifies reporting requirements for the DOD Rewards Program to specify the requirements for reporting the designation of countries for which rewards or payments-in-kind may be paid. 
 
(Sec. 1064) Requires the military service chiefs and the commanders of the individual functional and geographic combatant commands to submit to Congress a list, in priority order, of the unfunded requirements for each individual service branch or combatant command. 
 
(Sec. 1065) Requires DOD to: (1) ensure the effective organization and management of electromagnetic spectrum used by DOD, and (2) establish an enduring review and evaluation process that considers all requirements relating to the spectrum and ensures that all users of the spectrum are involved in the decision-making process concerning the potential sharing, reassigning, or reallocating of the spectrum, or the relocation of the uses by DOD of the spectrum. 
 
(Sec. 1066) Adds the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to a reporting requirement regarding expenditures of certain funds by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
 
(Sec. 1067) Requires DOD to notify Congress within 15 days of notifying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and/or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of any theft, loss, or release of biological select agents or toxins. 
 
(Sec. 1068) Requires DOD to report to Congress on support contributed from each of the military services toward special operations forces. 
 
(Sec. 1069) Requires DOD and the Department of State to jointly report to Congress on military units that have been assigned to policing or citizen security responsibilities in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. 
 
(Sec. 1070) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on counterproliferation activities and programs of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1071) Requires the Navy to submit to Congress an assessment of all operational minehunting Synthetic Aperture Sonar technologies suitable to meet the requirements for use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Package. 
 
(Sec. 1072) Requires the Air Force and the Army to report quarterly to Congress on parachute jumps conducted at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina and Air Force support for the jumps. 
 
(Sec. 1073) Requires DOD to: (1) study the effects of military helicopter noise on National Capital Region communities and individuals; and (2) develop recommendations for the reduction of the effects of military helicopter noise on individuals, structures, and property values in the region. 
 
(Sec. 1074) Requires DOD to commission an independent review of U.S. policy in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
 
(Sec. 1075) Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide for and oversee an assessment of the joint ground forces of the Armed Forces. 
 
Subtitle G--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1081) Makes technical and clerical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and other statutes.
 
 (Sec. 1082) Increases the monetary cap for the cost of equipment, services, and supplies for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance provided by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1083) Authorizes DOD to liquidate unpaid debts owed to the United States by a foreign government or international organization as a result of DOD providing logistic support, supplies, or services to that foreign government or international organization. Permits DOD to liquidate the debts by offsetting the debt against any amounts owed by DOD to the foreign government or international organization for logistic support, supplies, or services obtained by DOD pursuant to specified transactions. 
 
(Sec. 1084) Delays from January 1, 2017, to October 1, 2017, the implementation date for the conversion of certain military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. Specifies that the positions to be converted will be reviewed and determined by leadership of the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the National Guard Bureau, the State Adjutants General; and the Secretary of Defense. Requires DOD to report to Congress on the feasibility of converting any remaining military technicians (dual status) to personnel performing Active Guard and Reserve Duty. 
 
(Sec. 1085) Limits the size of the National Security Council (NSC) professional staff to no more than 200 individuals including detailees and assignees from other agencies and contractors. Modifies other requirements for the NSC. 
 
(Sec. 1086) Requires DOD and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Agriculture to jointly develop a national biodefense strategy and associated implementation plan. Requires the GAO to review the strategy and implementation plan to analyze gaps and resources mapped against the requirements of the National Biodefense Strategy and existing U.S. biodefense policy documents. 
 
(Sec. 1087) Requires the Army to carry out a program to support the socio-cultural understanding needs of the Army, to be known as the Global Cultural Knowledge Network. 
 
(Sec. 1088) Expresses the sense of Congress commending the dedication and contribution of the people of Connecticut to the Navy and the submarine force.
 
 (Sec. 1089) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the reporting of the MV-22 mishap in Marana, Arizona, on April 8, 2000. 
 
(Sec. 1090) Requires DOD to post on its public website the costs to each taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1091) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Staff of the Army, to each conduct a separate analysis of Reconnaissance Strike Group organizational design and operational concepts and report to Congress on the results. Requires a Federally Funded Research and Development Center to review and evaluate the reports. 
 
(Sec. 1092) Requires DHS to develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of security at ports of entry, between ports of entry, and in the maritime environment. 
 
(Sec. 1093) Requires DOD to conduct a program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
 
(Sec. 1094) Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding the basing of KC-46A tanker aircraft outside of the continental United States. 
 
(Sec. 1095) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report assessing the future security requirements for one or more strategic ports in the Arctic. 
 
(Sec. 1096) Authorizes the Army to acquire from any person any excess rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or other supplies which were provided to any country on a grant basis and transfer the items to certain individuals. Requires the Army to receive fair market value for the item. 
 
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Department of Defense Matters Generally 
 
(Sec. 1101) Removes restrictions on managing civilian personnel within DOD on the basis of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees. Requires annual reports to Congress regarding the management of the DOD civilian workforce. 
 
(Sec. 1102) Repeals the requirement for DOD to submit a biennial strategic workforce plan. 
 
(Sec. 1103) Requires training for DOD employment and human resources personnel on special recruitment, hiring, special pays, and retention authorities for positions at the U.S. Cyber Command. 
 
(Sec. 1104) Authorizes DOD, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of the employee, to arrange for the temporary assignment of a DOD employee to the private-sector organization, or from the private-sector organization to a DOD organization. 
 
(Sec. 1105) Authorizes DOD to make: (1) a temporary appointment or a term appointment when the need for the services of an employee in DOD is not permanent, and (2) make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment in DOD to address critical hiring needs. 
 
(Sec. 1106) Authorizes DOD to recruit and appoint a limited number of qualified recent graduates and current post-secondary students to competitive service positions in professional and administrative occupations within DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1107) Temporarily increases the maximum amount of separation pay authorized for Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay from the current ceiling of $25,000 to $40,000 for DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 1108) Extends the authority to pay overtime to Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
 
(Sec. 1109) Limits the number of DOD Senior Executive Service positions. 
 
(Sec. 1110) Provides each Secretary of a military department with the direct hire authority for a limited number of financial management experts. 
 
(Sec. 1111) Repeals the authority for DOD to waive the restriction on the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the civil service in DOD within 180 days of their retirement based on a state of national emergency. 
 
Subtitle B--Department of Defense Science and Technology Laboratories and Related Matters 
 
(Sec.1121) Makes permanent the alternative personnel management authority for experts in science and engineering. 
 
(Sec. 1122) Permanently extends and modifies the authority for DOD science and technology laboratories to hire students enrolled in scientific and engineering programs. Permits the laboratories to hire a greater number of students using the direct hire authority. 
 
(Sec. 1123) Extends the authority for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel between DOD and the private sector. Renames the program the &quot;Cyber and Information Technology Exchange Program&quot; and increases from 10 to 50 the number of personnel that may be exchanged. 
 
(Sec. 1124) Establishes a pilot program to provide enhanced pay authorities to assist the military departments in attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and technology experts in positions responsible for managing and performing complex, high cost research and technology development efforts in DOD science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 1125) Provides DOD with temporary direct-hire authority for DOD industrial base facilities located in the United States, the Major Range and Test Facilities Base, and the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. 
 
Subtitle C--Government-Wide Matters 
 
(Sec. 1131) Permits a relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces to remain eligible for a noncompetitive appointment for the duration of the spouse's relocation to the permanent duty station of the member. 
 
(Sec. 1132) Permits DOD industrial base facilities located in the United States and Major Range and Test Facilities Base centers to hire temporary employees into permanent positions outside of the requirements of the competitive service. 
 
(Sec. 1133) Extends for one year the authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
 
(Sec. 1134) Authorizes a limited number of advance payments of basic pay for current employees who relocate within the United States and its territories to a location outside the employee's current commuting area. 
 
(Sec. 1135) Modifies the circumstances under which employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment are eligible to compete for a permanent appointment at any federal agency. 
 
(Sec. 1136) Requires an appointing authority to review and consider the information relating to a prospective employee's former government service in the candidate's official personnel record file prior to making any determination regarding the appointment or reinstatement of the employee to such a position. 
 
(Sec. 1137) Extends through 2017 the authority of agencies to waive the limitation on the aggregate of basic and premium pay of federal civilian employees working overseas in support of a military operation or an operation in response to a declared emergency. 
 

Administrative Leave Act of 2016 

 
(Sec. 1138) Prohibits a federal employee from being placed on administrative leave for more than 10 work days per calendar year. Authorizes additional periods of administrative leave only for employees under investigation or in a notice period, subject to a determination by the agency that the continued presence of the employee in the workplace poses a threat to other employees, evidence relevant to a pending investigation, government property, or legitimate government interests. 
 
(Sec. 1139) Directs the Office of Personnel Management to permit certain agencies to use direct-hire authority for permanent or non-permanent positions in the competitive services for prevailing rate employees, if there is either a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for the positions. 
 
(Sec. 1140) Requires agencies to make a permanent notation in an individual's personnel file if the individual resigns from government employment while the subject of a personnel investigation and an adverse finding against the individual is made as a result of the investigation.
 
 TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training 
 
(Sec. 1201) Extends the authority for DOD to provide supplies, services, transportation, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 1202) Increases the amounts available for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan for using the increased amounts, quarterly spending plans, and annual inventories. Specifies that certain funds may only be used to procure and stock precision guided munitions that may be required by partner and allied forces to enhance the effectiveness of their contribution to overseas contingency operations conducted or supported by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1203) Codifies the authority for DOD to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing military operations by U.S. special operations forces to combat terrorism. Increases the annual cap on the authority. 
 
(Sec. 1204) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement for an independent evaluation of the Strategic Framework for Department of Defense Security Cooperation. 
 
(Sec. 1205) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation framework for security cooperation. 
 
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
 
(Sec. 1211) Extends and modifies the Commanders' Emergency Response Program. Expands the authorization to make certain payments to redress injury and loss in Iraq to include Afghanistan and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1212) Extends the authority to acquire products and services produced in countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 1213) Extends through December 31, 2017: (1) the authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan, and (2) the exemption for excess defense articles (EDA) transferred from DOD stocks in Afghanistan from the annual limitation on the aggregate value of EDA transferred under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 1214) Extends the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program through December 31, 2017; modifies the eligibility requirements; and increases the number of visas that may be provided under the program. 
 
(Sec. 1215) Requires DOD's semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan to include a description of the status of the implementation of the Afghan Personnel and Pay System. 
 
(Sec. 1216) Prohibits DOD from using funds for a construction or other infrastructure project in Afghanistan that cannot be safely accessed by U.S. government personnel. Permits waivers for specified programs and projects. 
 
(Sec. 1217) Requires the Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel to submit a report on the oversight activities of U.S. Inspectors General in Afghanistan planned for FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 1218) Extends and modifies the authorization for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support of U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Expands the authorization to include support for operations in Syria. 
 
Authorizes DOD to use specified funds to reimburse Pakistan for certain activities that enhance the security situation in the northwest regions of Pakistan and along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Makes a portion of the funds contingent upon a certification from DOD that Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network in Pakistan. 
 
Modifies the list of security enhancement activities for which Pakistan is eligible for reimbursement. Sets forth limits on the overall amounts available for reimbursement and the amount available for reimbursement to Pakistan. 
 
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
 
(Sec. 1221) Extends and modifies the authority for DOD to provide assistance to the vetted elements of the Syrian opposition. 
 
(Sec. 1222) Extends the authority to provide assistance to military and other security forces of or associated with the government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces with a national mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 
 
Extends the requirement for an assessment of the extent to which the government of Iraq is increasing political inclusiveness, addressing the grievances of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhancing minority integration in the political and military structures in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 1223) Extends the authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 1224) Requires DOD and the State Department to notify Congress if a determination is made to provide man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to the vetted Syrian opposition. 
 
(Sec. 1225) Requires the Annual Report on the Military Power of Iran to include specified details regarding Iran's cyber capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1226) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress quarterly reports regarding confirmed ballistic missile launches by Iran. Requires the State Department and the Department of the Treasury to submit to Congress quarterly reports regarding the imposition of sanctions in connection with launches. 
 
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
 
(Sec. 1231) Limits the availability of DOD funds to provide support services to the Executive Office of the President until DOD completes the meaningful development of military capabilities to respond to the violation of the Treaty on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty) by Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1232) Prohibits FY2017 funds from being used for bilateral military-to-military cooperation between the governments of the United States and Russia until DOD certifies to Congress that Russia: (1) has ceased its occupation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive activities that threaten the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (2) is abiding by the terms of and taking steps in support of the Minsk Protocols regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Specifies exceptions and permits a waiver for national security. 
 
(Sec. 1233) Extends through FY2018 and modifies the authority for DOD to provide multilateral or regional training, and pay the incremental expenses of participating in such training, for countries in Eastern Europe that are a signatory to the Partnership for Peace Framework Documents but not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or became a NATO member after January 1, 1999. Authorizes the payment of the incremental expenses incurred by a country as a result of national security forces participation in certain types of training. Authorizes specified funds for the European Deterrence Initiative to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1234) Prohibits funds from being used to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition by certifying to Congress that it is in the national interest. 
 
(Sec. 1235) Adds additional requirements for the annual report on Russian military and security developments. 
 
(Sec. 1236) Limits funding that may be used to vote to approve or otherwise adopt any implementing decision of the Open Skies Consultative Commission to authorize approval of requests by state parties to the treaty to certify infrared or synthetic aperture radar sensors pursuant to Article IV of the treaty until DOD certifies to Congress that the decision would not be detrimental or otherwise harmful to the national security of the United States. Sets forth reporting requirements. 
 
Limits funding that may be used to carry out any activities to implement the Open Skies Treaty until the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the State Department submit specified evaluations and reports to Congress regarding the treaty. 
 
(Sec. 1237) Extends through FY2018 the authority for DOD to provide security assistance and intelligence support to military and other security forces of the government of Ukraine and authorizes appropriations for this purpose. Limits the use of specified FY2017 funds under this authority until DOD certifies that Ukraine has taken substantial action to make defense institutional reforms and outlines areas where additional action is needed. 
 
(Sec. 1238) Requires DOD to submit specified reports to Congress regarding the INF Treaty and the Open Skies Treaty. 
 
Subtitle E--Reform of Department of Defense Security Cooperation 
 
(Sec. 1241) Creates a new chapter of the U.S. Code on security cooperation and transfers, modifies, and codifies security cooperation related provisions from elsewhere in the U.S. Code and public law to this new chapter. 
 
Repeals several ''train and equip'' authorities and replaces the authorities with a provision that includes all of DOD's existing &quot;train and equip&quot; authorities. 
 
Limits the scope of the authority for DOD to provide assistance to build the capacity of a friendly foreign nation to conduct specified military operations, modifies the availability of funds for such purposes, and changes notification requirements. 
 
Requires DOD to designate an individual and office at the Under Secretary of Defense-level or below with responsibility for oversight of strategic policy and guidance and responsibility for overall resource allocation for security cooperation programs and activities of the department. 
 
Authorizes DOD to provide support to other departments and agencies of the U.S. government for the purpose of implementing or supporting foreign assistance programs and activities that advance security cooperation objectives. 
 
(Sec. 1242) Combines existing security cooperation authorities permitting the exchange of military and defense personnel with allies of the United States and other friendly foreign countries. 
 
(Sec. 1243) Consolidates and modifies similar authorities permitting the payment of personnel expenses of allied or partner countries during theater security cooperation activities. 
 
(Sec. 1244) Combines and modifies similar authorities for the payment of expenses of partner nations when conducting training with U.S. Armed Forces and for the payment of the expenses of developing countries when participating in exercises. 
 
(Sec. 1245) Consolidates and modifies authorities relating to the provision of operational support to partners and allies in combined operations with U.S. Armed Forces or in military operations that support U.S. national security interests. 
 
(Sec. 1246) Codifies and makes permanent the Department of Defense State Partnership Program. 
 
(Sec. 1247) Transfers to the new U.S. Code chapter on security cooperation the regional combating terrorism fellowship program. 
 
(Sec. 1248) Consolidates international engagement authorities for the service academies of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 1249) Requires the President to submit a consolidated annual budget for DOD security programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1250) Requires DOD to create a security cooperation workforce program to oversee the development and management of a professional workforce supporting DOD security cooperation programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1251) Modifies and codifies certain reporting requirements for DOD programs to provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement relating to security cooperation authorities. 
 
(Sec. 1252) Requires the President to conduct a quadrennial review of all U.S. government security sector assistance programs, policies, authorities, and resources. 
 
(Sec. 1253) Repeals superseded, obsolete, or duplicate statutes relating to security cooperation authorities. 
 

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 

 
Subtitle F--Human Rights Sanctions 
 
(Sec. 1262) Defines terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 1263) Authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: 
 
 
 is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote human rights and freedoms; 
 
 acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such activities; 
 
 is a government official or senior associate of an official responsible for, or complicit in, ordering or otherwise directing acts of significant corruption; or 
 
 has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities. 
 
 
Specifies that the authority to block and prohibit transactions in property and property interests does not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
 
Requires the President, after receiving a request from Congress with respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in a prohibited activity: (1) to determine if the person has engaged in such an activity, and (2) submit to Congress a report including a statement of whether or not sanctions will be imposed and a description of any sanctions that will be imposed. 
 
Provides that sanctions shall not apply to an individual as necessary for law enforcement purposes, or to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or other applicable international obligations of the United States. 
 
Permits the President to terminate sanctions under specified conditions. 
 
Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to submit to the Department of State the names of foreign persons who may meet the sanctions criteria. 
 
(Sec. 1264) Requires the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition. 
 
(Sec. 1265) Terminates the authority to impose sanctions on the date that is six years after the date of enactment of this bill. 
 
Subtitle G--Miscellaneous Reports 
 
(Sec. 1271) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on military and security developments involving China. 
 
(Sec. 1272) Authorizes DOD to use specified FY2017 and FY2018 Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid funds to conduct monitoring and evaluation of the programs funded from the account. 
 
(Sec. 1273) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a strategy for U.S. defense interests in Africa. 
 
(Sec. 1274) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on the potential for cooperative development by the United States and Israel of a directed energy capability to defeat ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, mortars, and improvised explosive devices that threaten the United States, deployed forces of the United States, or Israel. 
 
(Sec. 1275) Requires DOD to submit to Congress annually a report including an update of the most current DOD Freedom of Navigation Report under the Freedom of Navigation Operations program. Requires the report to document the types and locations of excessive claims that the Armed Forces have challenged in the previous year in order to preserve the rights, freedoms, and uses of the sea and airspace guaranteed to all countries by international law. 
 
(Sec. 1276) Requires an independent assessment directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to report on the impact of the proliferation of remotely piloted aircraft on U.S. national security interests.
 
 Subtitle H--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1281) Authorizes DOD and the State Department to enter into an agreement under which each department may provide covered support, supplies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by exchange with the other department during a contingency operation and a transition period for up to two years following the end of the operation. 
 
(Sec. 1282) Extends and modifies the authority of DOD to develop, manage, and execute a Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery personnel recovery program for isolated DOD, U.S. government, and other designated personnel supporting U.S. national interests worldwide. Permits the recovery of other individuals, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, when a non-conventional assisted recovery capability is already in place. 
 
(Sec. 1283) Authorizes DOD to destroy specified U.S-origin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama. 
 
(Sec. 1284) Specifies that DOD should carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and officials between the United States and Taiwan to improve military to military relations. 
 
(Sec. 1285) Prohibits funds from being used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until it has been ratified by the Senate and implementing legislation has been enacted. 
 
(Sec. 1286) Prohibits the use of funds to invite, assist, or otherwise assure the participation of Cuba in certain joint or multilateral exercise or related security conferences until DOD and the State Department certify to Congress that the Cuban government and military have met specified requirements, with certain exceptions. 
 
(Sec. 1287) Establishes a Global Engagement Center to lead, synchronize, and coordinate efforts of the federal government to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining U.S. national security interests. 
 
Authorizes the center to provide grants to support civil society groups, media content providers, nongovernmental organizations, federally-funded research and development centers, private companies, or academic institutions in analyzing, reporting on, and refuting foreign disinformation efforts. 
 
(Sec. 1288) Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to establish the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). 
 
Terminates the position of the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau upon appointment of the CEO, and transfers all responsibilities, authorities, and immunities of the Director or the board to the CEO. 
 
Authorizes the CEO to: (1) condition grants or cooperative agreement to RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks on authority to determine membership of their boards, and the consolidation of the entities into a single organization; (2) redirect funds and condition grants or cooperative agreements as necessary to meet the purposes of this bill subject to congressional notification requirements, and (3) change the name of the BBG after notifying Congress. 
 
Establishes the International Broadcasting Advisory Board to provide the CEO with counsel and recommendations for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the agency and its programming and perform other specified functions. 
 
(Sec. 1289) Redesignates the &quot;South China Sea Initiative&quot; as the &quot;Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1290) Requires the President to impose specified measures against a person involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States, including prohibiting agencies from entering into, renewing, or extending a contract to procure goods or services from the person. 
 
Requires Treasury to submit to Congress a list of persons involved in sanctionable activity that will be subject to immediate sanctions. 
 
Specifies that the sanctions exclude countries that are determined by the Director of National Intelligence to be closely cooperating with the United States on intelligence matters. 
 
Specifies requirements for waiving or delaying the imposition of sanctions. 
 
(Sec. 1291) Authorizes DOD, with the concurrence of the State Department, to enter into agreements with the governments of foreign countries to develop land-based water resources in support of and in preparation for contingency operations. 
 
(Sec. 1292) Requires DOD and the State Department to take specified actions to enhance defense and security cooperation with India. Specifies requirements for exchanges between senior military officers and senior civilian defense officials of the United States and India. 
 
(Sec. 1293) Specifies requirements for the coordination of efforts to develop and implement free trade agreements with Sub-Saharan African countries. 
 
(Sec. 1294) Extends and modifies the authority to provide assistance to the governments of Tunisia and Egypt to support efforts to enhance security along borders with Libya. 
 
(Sec. 1295) Increases the annual funding limitation of the authority for DOD to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation, on a joint basis with Israel to establish anti-tunnel defense capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize underground tunnels. Specifies requirements related to matching contributions by Israel and the use of certain funds for research, development, test, and evaluation activities in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1296) Maintains the prohibition on procuring military items from China that meet the definition of goods and services controlled as munitions items when moved to the &quot;600 series&quot; of the Commerce Control List. 
 
(Sec. 1297) Requires DOD to: (1) develop a plan to improve the management and use of fees collected on transfer of defense articles under programs over which the Defense Security Cooperation Agency has administration responsibilities, and (2) establish a process for gathering input from contractors. 
 
(Sec. 1298) Requires DOD to brief Congress on policies and guidance with respect to the education and training on human slavery and the appropriate role of Armed Forces in combatting trafficking in persons. Authorizes grants to support transformational programs and projects that seek to achieve a measurable and substantial reduction of the prevalence of modern slavery in targeted populations within partner countries. 
 
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
 
(Sec. 1301) Specifies the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and authorizations of appropriations included in this bill and authorizes CTR funds to be obligated for FY2017-FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 1302) Allocates authorizations of appropriations of funds for the CTR program in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 1303) Requires DOD to obligate and expend funds on CTR activities in China in semiannual installments. Specifies reporting requirements with respect to steps China has taken regarding the proliferation activities of Li Fangwei (also known as Karl Lee). 
 
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Programs 
 
(Sec. 1401) Authorizes appropriations for Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1402) Authorizes appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction--Defense at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1403) Authorizes appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities--Defense-Wide at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1404) Authorizes appropriations for the DOD Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1405) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile 
 
(Sec. 1411) Authorizes the disposal of certain materials from and the acquisition of materials for the National Defense Stockpile (NDS). 
 
(Sec. 1412) Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to: (1) authorize the NDS to recover, acquire, recycle, and manage the disposal of excess and recyclable strategic and critical materials containing rare earth elements (REE) from other federal agencies, including DOD; and (2) authorize the NDS Manager to fund the qualification of domestically-produced strategic materials and REE to meet the requirements of defense and essential civilian industries in times of national emergency. 
 
Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Matters 
 
(Sec. 1421) Requires the Army to into an arrangement with the Board on Army Science and Technology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study of the DOD's conventional munitions demilitarization program. 
 
Subtitle D--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1431) Authorizes DOD to transfer funds from the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center. 
 
(Sec. 1432) Authorizes appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
 
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 1501) Specifies that the purpose of this title is to authorize FY2017 appropriations for: (1) overseas contingency operations (OCO), and (2) additional funding requirements in support of base budget requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1502) Authorizes additional appropriations for Procurement at the levels identified in sections 4102 and 4103. 
 
(Sec. 1503) Authorizes additional appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in sections 4202 and 4203. 
 
(Sec. 1504) Authorizes additional appropriations for Operation and Maintenance at the levels identified in sections 4302 and 4303. 
 
(Sec. 1505) Authorizes additional appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in sections 4402 and 4403. 
 
(Sec. 1506) Authorizes additional appropriations for Defense Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1507) Authorizes additional appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities-- Defense-Wide at the levels identified in sections 4502 and 4503. 
 
(Sec. 1508)) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1509) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
Subtitle B--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1511) Specifies that appropriations authorized by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this bill. 
 
(Sec. 1512) Authorizes the transfer of up to $3.5 billion of the FY2017 OCO funding authorized by this title included in this title to unforeseen higher priority needs in accordance with normal reprogramming procedures. 
 
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1521) Continues the existing limitation and restrictions on the use of funds in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Extends the authority to accept certain equipment procured using the funds and to treat the equipment as DOD stocks. Continues the goal of using specified funds to support the efforts of the government of Afghanistan to recruit, train and integrate women into the Afghan National Security Forces and the requirement for a report on the plan to promote the security of Afghan women. 
 
(Sec. 1522) Extends the use and transfer authority for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. Expands the foreign governments to whom assistance may be provided in order to counter the flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. Extends the authority for interdiction of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. Modifies and expands reporting requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1523) Extends the authority for DOD to use specified Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund appropriations to fund training activities for foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices. 
 
(Sec. 1524) Designates authorizations of appropriations in this title as Overseas Contingency Operations funding. 
 
(Sec. 1525) Extends and modifies the authority for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
 
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Space Activities 
 
(Sec. 1601) Repeals provisions that permit the use of rocket engines from Russia for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. 
 
(Sec. 1602) Creates exceptions to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for the EELV program. Prohibits the award of a contract requiring a rocket engine designed or manufactured in Russia after December 31, 2022. 
 
(Sec. 1603) Modifies the existing requirement for DOD to develop a next-generation rocket propulsion system that enables the transition from the use of non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national security space launches. 
 
Requires funds for the development of the rocket propulsion system to be used only for: (1) the development of the rocket propulsion system to replace non-allied space launch engines; and (2) for the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, the rocket propulsion system with an existing or new launch vehicle. 
 
Prohibits specified funds from being used to develop or procure a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure unless a specified certification and reprogramming request is submitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1604) Requires DOD to develop a plan to use allied launch vehicles to meet the requirements for achieving the policy relating to assured access to space in the event that such requirements cannot be met, for a limited period, using only launch vehicles of the United States. (The term &quot;allied launch vehicle&quot; excludes vehicles from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.) 
 
(Sec. 1605) Specifies requirements for the scope of the analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications that DOD is required to conduct under current law. Requires the GAO to review the analysis and assess the types of analyses that DOD has conducted to understand the costs and benefits of the use of KA-band commercial satellite communications. 
 
(Sec. 1606) Modifies the pilot program for the acquisition of commercial satellite communications services to require DOD to implement specified goals of the program by September 30, 2017. 
 
Limits funding for the headquarters operations of the Air Force Space Command until DOD submits to Congress a plan to demonstrate that the program will achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in satellite communications capability. 
 
(Sec. 1607) Requires DOD and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to jointly establish mechanisms to collaborate and coordinate in defining the roles and responsibilities of DOD and NOAA to: (1) carry out space-based environmental monitoring, and (2) plan for future nongovernmental space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1608) Requires DOD to ensure that, during the period beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this bill and ending on September 30, 2018, the Armed Forces and each element of DOD do not use a non-allied positioning, navigation, and timing system or a service provided by such a system. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition if it is in the national security interest and is necessary to mitigate exigent operational concerns, subject to congressional notification requirements. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress an assessment of the risks to national security and to the operations and plans of DOD from using a non-allied positioning, navigation, and timing system or service provided by such a system. 
 
(Sec. 1609) Prohibits FY2017 funds from being used for increment 3 of the Joint Space Operations Center Mission System program until the Air Force submits to Congress a specified report on the increment. 
 
(Sec. 1610) Restricts the use of funds for the current product development contract for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System until DOD submits to Congress the certification required under current law regarding cost growth in major defense acquisition programs (commonly referred to as a Nunn-McCurdy certification). Imposes additional limitations on spending until Congress receives certain certifications and briefings. 
 
(Sec. 1611) Authorizes specified Air Force research, development, test, and evaluation funds from FY2015 and FY2016 to be used for specified secure voice conferencing capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1612) Prohibits DOD from developing or acquiring alternatives to: (1) the space-based infrared system program of record, or (2) the advanced extremely high frequency program of record, until the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command and the Director of the Space Security and Defense Program jointly submit to Congress an assessment of the resilience and mission assurance of each alternative considered for the respective programs. Includes an exception for efforts to examine and develop technology insertion opportunities for the programs. 
 
(Sec. 1613) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to assess the viability of commercial satellite weather data to support DOD requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1614) Limits funding for the weather satellite follow-on program until the Air Force submits to Congress a plan to transfer, beginning with FY2018, the acquisition and funding authority for certain space-based environmental monitoring missions from the Air Force to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). 
 
Requires the NRO to develop a plan to carry out certain space-based environmental monitoring missions. Authorizes the NRO to conduct certain pre-acquisition activities in FY2017 that are necessary for developing the plan. 
 
Requires the Director of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to certify that the funding identified by the Air Force and the NRO is sufficient. 
 
Permits the Air Force and the NRO to waive the limitation and requirement for a plan if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly certify that the Air Force is carrying out a formal acquisition program that has received milestone A approval to address the cloud characterization and theater weather imagery requirements of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1615) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a five-year plan for the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center. 
 
(Sec. 1616) Directs DOD and the Office of Management and Budget to each report to Congress on: (1) recommendations to strengthen the leadership, management, and organization of DOD with respect to national security space activities, and (2) the findings covered in a specified GAO report regarding DOD space acquisition and oversight. 
 
(Sec. 1617) Requires DOD to review the charter of the Operationally Responsive Space Program Office. 
 
(Sec. 1618) Requires the Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security to jointly assess and identify the technology-neutral requirements to backup and complement the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the Global Positioning System for national security and critical infrastructure. 
 
(Sec. 1619) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the advisability and feasibility of using available spacecraft assets of the space-based infrared system wide-field-of-view program to satisfy other mission requirements of DOD or the intelligence community. 
 
(Sec. 1620) Requires the NRO to provide the GAO with timely access to the cost, schedule, and performance information that the GAO requires to conduct assessments, as required by any of the appropriate congressional committees, of the programs of the NRO. 
 
(Sec. 1621) Requires the GAO to conduct an analysis of the cost and benefits of allowing the use of excess ballistic missile solid rocket motors for commercial space launch purposes. 
 
(Sec. 1622) Requires DOD to seek to enter into an arrangement for an independent assessment of the acquisition strategy of the Air Force for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System. 
 
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
 
(Sec. 1631) Requires the Commander of the U.S. Central Command to submit to Congress a report on the steps taken by the Commander to formalize and disseminate procedures for establishing, staffing, and operating the Intelligence Fusion Center of the U.S. Central Command. 
 
(Sec. 1632) Prohibits specified FY2017 funds from being used for the procurement of certain supplies and equipment for the relocation of the NATO Intelligence Fusion Cell to Royal Air Force Base Croughton, United Kingdom. Requires DOD to report to Congress on the requirements and costs associated with such a relocation. 
 
(Sec. 1633) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to conduct: (1) a review of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to assess the capabilities and capacity of the enterprise to meet present and future defense intelligence requirements, and (2) a survey of each geographic combatant command to determine how each prioritizes and allocates its intelligence resources. 
 
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 1641) Authorizes special emergency procurement authority to facilitate the defense against or recovery from a cyber attack. 
 
(Sec. 1642) Prohibits DOD from terminating the arrangement (commonly referred to as a ''dual-hat arrangement'') under which the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) also serves as the Director of the National Security Agency until DOD carries out a specified assessment, meets certain conditions, and certifies that the termination of the dual-hat arrangement will not pose risks to the military effectiveness of the U.S. Cyber Command that are unacceptable to the national security interests of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1643) Provides DOD with interim authority to take certain actions related to hiring and retaining civilian personnel for Cyber Mission Force positions until DOD has established the excepted service personnel system authorized under current law for civilians supporting DOD's cyber mission. 
 
Directs the Principal Cyber Advisor to (1) supervise the development of training standards and capacity to train civilian cyber personnel to develop tools and weapons for the Cyber Mission Forces, and (2) ensure that sufficient priority exists for the timely completion of security clearance investigations and adjudications for such personnel. 
 
(Sec. 1644) Requires DOD to: (1) enter into agreements with each combatant command relating to the use of cyber opposition forces by September 30, 2017; (2) issue a joint training and certification standard for use by all cyber opposition forces within DOD by March 31, 2017; and (3) issue a joint training and certification standard for the protection of control systems for use by all cyber operations forces within DOD by June 30, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 1645) Authorizes DOD to provide cyber protection support to personnel that occupy DOD positions that are highly vulnerable to cyberattack. 
 
(Sec. 1646) Prohibits any DOD service or agency from declaring full operational capability for deployment of joint regional security stacks until the service or agency has completed operational test and evaluation activities to determine the effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of the system. Permits the requirement to be waived under certain circumstances. 
 
(Sec. 1647) Requires to DOD to establish an advisory committee to review, assess, and make recommendations with respect to industrial security and industrial base policy. 
 
(Sec. 1648) Changes the name of the &quot;Information Resources Management College&quot; to the &quot;College of Information and Cyberspace.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1649) Modifies the requirements for evaluating the cyber vulnerabilities of the F-35 aircraft and support systems. 
 
(Sec. 1650) Requires DOD to: (1) submit to Congress a plan to evaluate the cyber vulnerabilities of DOD critical infrastructure; and (2) carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of applying new, innovative methodologies or engineering approaches to address and prevent cyberattacks. 
 
(Sec. 1651) Requires the Army to provide Congress with a briefing on a strategy for incorporating reserve component cyber protection teams into the DOD cyber mission force. 
 
(Sec. 1652) Requires the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a strategic plan that reviews the requirements and missions of the agency, and assesses the adequacy of the technology strategy, workforce, and facilities to meet those requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1653) Requires the Chief Information Officer of DOD and the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command to jointly develop and implement a plan for a modernized, enterprise-wide information security continuous monitoring capability and a comply-to-connect policy. Requires the plan and policy required by this provision to comply with specified software license inventory requirements. 
 
Limits the availability of DOD funds for certain software licenses unless DOD is able through automated means to both count the number of licenses in use and determine the security status of each instance of use of the software license. 
 
(Sec. 1654) Requires DOD to submit to the President and Congress a report on the military and nonmilitary options available to the United States for deterring and responding to imminent threats in cyberspace and malicious cyber activities carried out against the United States by foreign governments and terrorist organizations. Requires the President to submit to Congress a report describing the types of actions carried out in cyberspace against the United States that may warrant a military response. 
 
(Sec. 1655) Expresses the sense of Congress, that, to the greatest extent practicable, the National Guard should continuously seek ways to improve, expand, and provide resources for its communications and networking systems to enhance the performance and resilience of such systems in the face of cyber attacks, disruptions, and other threats. 
 
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces 
 
(Sec. 1661) Amends the statutory charter of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System Council to add to its responsibilities: (1) the oversight of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system, and (2) the continuity of government functions of DOD. 
 
Requires the council to: (1) submit to Congress a report reviewing potential changes to the architectures of certain Air Force space systems; (2) notify Congress and wait at least one year before making any changes to systems that would reduce the strategic missile attack warning time provided to the national leadership of the United States; (3) determine annually whether the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system and its command and control system have met all warfighter requirements for operational availability, survivability, and endurability; and (4) report to Congress on an assessment of the readiness of the command, control, and communications system for the national leadership of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1662) Authorizes DOD to designate information as being DOD critical infrastructure security information to ensure that the information is not disseminated without authorization. Requires certain critical infrastructure security information that is provided to a state or local government to remain under the control of DOD. Specifies that a state or local law authorizing or requiring a state or local government to disclose the information does not apply to such information, and any request for disclosure must be provided to DOD to determine whether to exempt the information from disclosure. 
 
(Sec. 1663) Authorizes specified Missile Procurement--Air Force funds to be used for the procurement of certain commercially available parts for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 
 
(Sec. 1664) Prohibits FY2017 or FY2018 funds from being used for a mobile variant of the ground-based strategic deterrent missile. 
 
(Sec. 1665) Prohibits funds from being used to extend the New START Treaty until: (1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submits a specified report to Congress, and (2) the Director of National Intelligence submits to Congress a specified National Intelligence Estimate. 
 
(Sec. 1666) Requires the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command to certify to Congress and the Secretary of Defense that: (1) the Air Force is appropriately organized, staffed, trained, and equipped to carry out the portions of the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission assigned to the Air Force that are survivable and endurable; and (2) the programs and plans of the Air Force for sustaining, modernizing, training, and exercising capabilities relating to such mission are sufficient to ensure the success of the mission. 
 
Specifies that if the Commander is unable to make the required certifications, the Air Force must immediately consolidate the terrestrial and aerial components of the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system of the Air Force that are survivable and enduring under the Air Force Global Strike Command. 
 
(Sec. 1667) Prohibits funds from being used for reducing or preparing to reduce: (1) the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States, (2) or the quantity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a number less than 400. 
 
Includes exceptions for: (1) the maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles; (2) ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles; and (3) reductions that comply with the New START Treaty and specified provisions under current law. 
 
(Sec. 1668) Requires DOD to: (1) follow an expedited process to decide if the land-based missile fields using UH-1N helicopters meet security requirements and if there are any shortfalls or gaps in meeting the requirements, and (2) report to Congress on the decision relating to a request for forces. 
 
Limits the availability of funds for the travel and representational expenses of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics until the Under Secretary certifies to Congress that there is an acquisition process in place to ensure that a UH-1N replacement aircraft is under contract in FY2018. 
 
(Sec. 1669) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, a report on the leadership survivability, command and control, and continuity of government programs and activities with respect to China and Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1670) Requires the GAO to review DOD's nuclear enterprise review process to ascertain whether recommendations are adequately being implemented. 
 
(Sec. 1671) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding nuclear deterrence. 
 
(Sec. 1672) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of the independent nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom. 
 
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs 
 
(Sec. 1681) Revises the national missile defense policy. Specifies that it is the policy of the United States to maintain and improve an effective, robust layered missile defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States, allies, deployed forces, and capabilities against the developing and increasingly complex ballistic missile threat with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense. 
 
(Sec. 1682) Extends until January 1, 2019, the prohibitions regarding sharing certain missile defense information with Russia and integrating U.S. missile defenses with Russian or Chinese systems. 
 
(Sec. 1683) Modifies reporting requirements for the plan to develop one or more programs of record for a space-based missile intercept layer. Authorizes DOD to commence coordination and activities associated with research, development, test, and evaluation on the programs not later than 60 days after the report is submitted. 
 
(Sec. 1684) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly conduct a new review of the missile defeat capability, policy, and strategy of the United States with respect to left- and right-of-launch ballistic missile defense, the integration of offensive and defensive forces for the defeat of ballistic missiles, and the cruise missile defense of the homeland. Specifies related reporting and notification requirements for specified officials and entities within DOD. 
 
Prohibits DOD from changing the non-standard acquisition authorities of the Missile Defense Agency until after Congress is notified. 
 
Requires DOD to designate a military department or defense agency with acquisition authority with respect to: (1) the capability to defend the homeland from cruise missiles, and (2) left-of-launch ballistic missile defeat capability. 
 
(Sec. 1685) Requires DOD to continue the development, procurement, and deployment of anti-air warfare capabilities at each Aegis Ashore site in Romania and Poland. 
 
Requires DOD to evaluate the optimal anti-air warfare capability for each current Aegis Ashore site and as part of the future deployment of an Aegis Ashore site. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to submit to Congress an evaluation of: (1) the ballistic missile and air threat against the continental United States and the efficacy of deploying one or more Aegis Ashore sites and Aegis Ashore components for the ballistic and cruise missile defense of the continental United States; and (2) the ballistic missile and air threat against Guam, and the cost and efficacy of deploying Aegis Ashore there. 
 
Prohibits DOD from reducing the manning levels or test capability of the Aegis Ashore site on the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii or putting the site into a ''cold'' or ''stand by'' status. 
 
Requires the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to notify Congress if the preferred alternative for fielding a medium-range ballistic missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii would require any study or assessment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires the MDA to initiate the study or analysis not later than 60 days after the notification. 
 
Requires the Secretary and the Chairman to jointly submit to Congress an evaluation of the ballistic and air threat to Hawaii; the efficacy of making the Aegis Ash ore site at PMRF operational; deploying the preferred alternative for fielding a medium-range ballistic missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii; and any other alternatives. 
 
(Sec. 1686) Specifies that the Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is the DOD technical authority for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs. Permits the Director to obtain specified detailees from the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, as necessary for technical authority responsibilities. 
 
(Sec. 1687) Directs the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to serve as the executive agent for DOD for the development of a capability to counter hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capabilities and conventional prompt global strike capabilities that may be employed against the U.S., its allies, and U.S. deployed forces; and establish a program of record for such capability not later than September 30, 2017. Requires reports to Congress on the architecture and sensors needed to detect hypersonic threats and on the military capabilities and capability gaps related to the threat posed by hypersonic boost-glide vehicles and maneuvering ballistic missiles. 
 
(Sec. 1688) Requires DOD to make a Milestone A decision for Conventional Prompt Global Strike no later than the earlier of: (1) September 30, 2020; or (2) 240 days after the successful completion of the Intermediate Range Flight 2 test. 
 
Limits funding for the conventional prompt global strike capability until specified DOD officials report to Congress on: (1) whether there are warfighter requirements or integrated priorities list submitted needs for a limited operational conventional prompt strike capability, and (2) whether the program plan and schedule proposed by the program office supports such requirements and integrated priorities lists submissions. 
 
(Sec. 1689) Requires the MDA to administer a flight test of the ground-based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once a year. 
 
(Sec. 1690) Authorizes specified funds for the MDA to provide to the government of Israel to procure Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production of such interceptors in the United States. 
 
Makes the funds subject to the terms, conditions, and coproduction targets specified in a bilateral international agreement amending the ''Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement.'' 
 
Requires the Director of the MDA and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, prior to disbursing the funds, to submit to Congress a certification that the bilateral international agreement is being implemented and an assessment of any risks relating to the implementation. 
 
Authorizes appropriations for procurement and coproduction of the David's Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier missile defense system, subject to specified terms and conditions. 
 
(Sec. 1691) Limits funding for the Patriot lower tier air and missile defense capability of the Army until specified certifications and reports are submitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1692) Requires the MDA to carry out a pilot program to implement improvements to the data protection options in the programs of the MDA (including the contractors of the agency), particularly with respect to unclassified, controlled technical information and controlled unclassified information. 
 
(Sec. 1693) Requires the MDA to develop a plan to: (1) procure a medium-range discrimination radar or equivalent sensor for a location the Director determines will improve homeland missile defense for the defense of Hawaii from the limited ballistic missile threat (including accidental or unauthorized launch), and (2) field the radar or equivalent sensor by December 31, 2021. 
 
Requires the MDA to issue a request for proposals for a medium-range discrimination radar or equivalent sensor. 
 
(Sec. 1694) Requires the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to report to Congress on the ground-based midcourse defense system. Requires the MDA to report to Congress on transportable ground-based interceptors. 
 
(Sec. 1695) Requires the MDA to notify Congress semiannually regarding certain matters related to missile defense tests and costs. 
 
(Sec. 1696) Requires the MDA to submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Congress a report on the unfunded priorities of the MDA. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1697) Authorizes DOD to take actions that are necessary to mitigate the threat, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of certain facilities or asset. Specifies the actions that are authorized. 
 
(Sec. 1698) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from permitting commercial terrestrial operations in the 1525-1559 megahertz band or the 1626.5-1660.5 megahertz band until 90 days after the FCC resolves concerns of widespread harmful interference by the operations in the band to DOD Global Position System (GPS) devices. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) assess the ability of DOD GPS devices to receive signals from GPS satellites without widespread harmful interference, and (2) determine if commercial communications services are causing or will cause widespread harmful interference with DOD GPS devices. 
 

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act 

 
TITLE XVII--GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT 
 
(Sec. 1702) Recognizes the suffering and the loyalty of the residents of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II. 
 
(Sec. 1703) Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a fund for the payment of claims submitted by compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable Guam decedents. 
 
(Sec. 1704) Directs Treasury to make specified payments to: (1) living Guam residents who were raped, severely injured, interned, subjected to forced labor or marches, or forced to hide to evade internment, as a result of, or incident to, such occupation and subsequent liberation; and (2) survivors of compensable residents who died in war (after payments have been made to surviving Guam residents). 
 
(Sec. 1705) Directs the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to adjudicate claims and determine the eligibility of individuals for payments. Specifies procedures and requirements for filing claims, adjudicating claims, and making payments. 
 
(Sec. 1706) Requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program for research, educational, and media activities that memorialize the events surrounding the occupation of Guam during World War II or honor the loyalty of the people of Guam during such occupation. 
 
(Sec. 1707) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) Guam World War II Claims Payments and Adjudication, and (2) the Guam World War II Grants Program. 
 
TITLE XVIII--MATTERS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Improving Transparency and Clarity for Small Businesses 
 
(Sec. 1801) Amends requirements for small business procurements included in the Small Business Act to reorganize the section and modernize the terms used, consistent with other sections of the U.S. Code. 
 
(Sec. 1802) Requires the General Services Administration to issue an annual report on the share of total contract value awarded to small businesses. Requires the report to include all procurements made for the period covered by the report without excluding any contract awarded. 
 
Subtitle B--Clarifying the Roles of Small Business Advocates 
 
(Sec. 1811) Specifies that procurement center representatives of the Small Business Administration (SBA) review consolidated contracts or task orders that are fully or partially set aside or reserved for small business. 
 
Specifies that: (1) procurement center representatives may not review contracts awarded pursuant to status of forces agreements or DOD contracts awarded and performed overseas, and (2) contracts excluded from procurement center representative review may not be included in any calculation of DOD's attainment of the small business goals established in the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1812) Revises the duties of the Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in federal agencies. Authorizes the offices to: (1) provide assistance to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and participants in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone program, and (2) review annual summaries of government credit card purchases to ensure compliance with the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1813) Requires the Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to provide assistance to small business contractors in finding resources for education and training on compliance with contracting regulations after a contract is awarded. 
 
Requires the SBA to provide to small business development centers, entities participating in the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, and on the website of the SBA a list of resources for small business concerns seeking education and assistance on compliance with contracting regulations. 
 
Requires any mentor-protege agreement approved by DOD or the SBA to address the provision of compliance assistance to the protege firm. 
 
(Sec. 1814) Requires the SBA to annually share a list of regulatory changes affecting small business contracting with entities responsible for training acquisition personnel and to entities providing technical assistance to small contractors. Requires the applicable entities to periodically update training materials. 
 
Subtitle C--Strengthening Opportunities for Competition in Subcontracting 
 
(Sec. 1821) Specifies that the failure to provide contractual documentation showing compliance with a subcontracting plan is a material contract breach. Authorizes Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to review subcontracting plans. Requires the SBA to provide examples of activities that would be considered a failure to make a good-faith effort to comply with a subcontracting plan. 
 
(Sec. 1822) Establishes a three-year pilot program provide opportunities for qualified contractors to obtain past performance ratings from the SBA. 
 
(Sec. 1823) Requires the SBA to determine whether a prospective protege firm is affiliated with its proposed mentor prior to approval of a mentor-protege agreement. Removes the same requirement from DOD. 
 
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions 
 
(Sec. 1831) Revises the definition of an agricultural enterprise included in the Small Business Act. Authorizes the SBA to establish different size standards for various types of agricultural enterprises using the existing method and appeals process by which the SBA establishes other size standards. 
 
(Sec. 1832) Standardizes definitions for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the regulations established by the SBA for establishing ownership and control of VOSBs and SDVOSBs. Authorizes the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the SBA to decide challenges to the status of a VOSB or SDVOSB based upon issues of ownership or control. 
 
(Sec. 1833) Specifies that the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals only hears appeals regarding programs found in the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1834) Amends the Small Business Act to extend the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. 
 
(Sec. 1835) Requires the SBA to issue guidance with respect to changes to the Small Business Act made in this title. 
 
Subtitle E--Improving Cyber Preparedness for Small Businesses 
 
(Sec. 1841) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in the form of training and dissemination of information on cybersecurity. 
 
(Sec. 1842) Establishes requirements and authorities for the role of SBDCs with respect to cybersecurity and preparedness. 
 
(Sec. 1843) Amends the Small Business Act to permit DHS, and another federal department or agency in coordination with DHS, to assist SBDCs, through the dissemination of cybersecurity risk information and other homeland security information, to help small business concerns in developing or enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat awareness, and cyber training programs for employees. 
 
(Sec. 1844) Specifies that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 1841 through 1843 of this bill or the amendments made by the sections. 
 
TITLE XIX--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATION 
 
(Sec. 1901) Authorizes DHS to establish and operate departmental joint task forces to conduct joint operations using personnel and capabilities of the department for: (1) securing the land and maritime borders of the United States, (2) homeland security crises, and (3) establishing regionally-based operations. 
 
Requires DHS to establish outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of each joint task force. 
 
Requires DHS to establish a joint duty program in the department to enhance coordination within the department and promote workforce professional development. Requires the program to be tailored to improve joint operations as part of the joint task forces. 
 
(Sec. 1902) Establishes within DHS an Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans to be headed by an Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. Specifies functions and duties of the Under Secretary. 
 
(Sec. 1903) Specifies that the Under Secretary for Management is the first assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and specifies responsibilities for the position. Requires the Under Secretary of Management to: (1) submit to Congress specified details regarding waivers for conducting business with suspended or debarred contractors, and (2) require all department contracting and grant officials to consult the System for Award Management (or successor system) as maintained by the General Services Administration prior to awarding a contract or grant or entering into other transactions to ascertain whether the selected contractor is excluded from receiving federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits. 
 
Requires DHS to notify Congress of vacancies in certain senior positions and authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate other officers further in succession to serve as Acting Secretary. 
 
(Sec. 1904) Sets forth the responsibilities for the Chief Human Capital Officer of DHS and specifies that the officer reports directly to the Under Secretary for Management. Requires each component of DHS to develop a five-year workforce strategy for the component that will support the goals, objectives, and performance measures of the department for determining the proper balance of federal employees and private labor resources. 
 
(Sec. 1905) Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to initiate a study to determine the feasibility of gathering data and providing information to Congress on the use of federal grant awards, for expenditures of more than $5,000, by entities that receive specified federal grant awards under the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program. 
 
(Sec. 1906) Requires DHS to maintain a detailed list containing specified information regarding research and development programs. 
 
(Sec. 1907) Requires the President to review known instances since 2011 in which a person has traveled or attempted to travel to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization. 
 
(Sec. 1908) Requires the President to: (1) submit to Congress a national strategy to combat terrorist travel and specified updates to the strategy, (2) direct each relevant agency to develop implementation plans for the strategy, and (3) submit an implementation plan to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1909) Authorizes the DHS National Operations Center to enter into agreements with other federal operations centers and other homeland security partners, as appropriate, to facilitate the sharing of information. 
 
Requires DHS to establish a position, on a rotating basis, for a representative of state and local emergency responders at the National Operations Center to ensure the effective sharing of information between the federal government and state and local emergency response services. 
 
(Sec. 1910) Requires DHS to submit to Congress a comprehensive three-year strategy for DHS international programs in which personnel and resources are deployed abroad for vetting and screening of persons seeking to enter the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1911) Modifies membership requirements for planning committees or working groups required to be established by states and high-risk urban areas receiving State Homeland Security Grant Program and Urban Area Security Initiative funding. Specifies that membership should include stakeholders representing local and tribal government officials, emergency response providers, public health, educational institutions, state and regional interoperable communications coordinators, and fusion centers, as appropriate. (Under current law, local and tribal government officials and emergency response providers are required to be represented). 
 
(Sec. 1912) Requires DHS to develop a departmental strategy to carry out cybersecurity responsibilities as set forth in law. 
 
(Sec. 1913) Requires DHS to develop, regularly update, and submit to Congress a strategy to protect critical infrastructure against threats of geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and, to the extent practicable, to perform research and development and incident response planning to mitigate the consequences of threats of EMP and GMD. 
 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 2002) Specifies that the authorizations provided in titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX of this bill expire on October 1, 2019, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2020, whichever is later. 
 
(Sec. 2003) Specifies that titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXIX of this bill take effect on October 1, 2016, or the date of enactment of this bill, whichever is later. 
 
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2101) Authorizes specified Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2102) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Army. 
 
(Sec. 2103) Authorizes appropriations for Army military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2104) Modifies the authorization for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to permit the Army to construct an aircraft washing apron. 
 
(Sec. 2105) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2106) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects.
 
 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2201) Authorizes specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
 
 (Sec. 2202) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2203) Authorizes the Navy to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2204) Authorizes appropriations for Navy military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2205) Modifies the authorization for the construction of a water transmission line in Pearl City, Hawaii, to permit the Navy to construct a specified water transmission line as part of the network required to provide the main water supply to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
 
(Sec. 2206) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2207) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2208) Requires the Navy to report to Congress regarding the status of the implementation of the &quot;net negative&quot; policy regarding the total number of acres of the real property controlled by Navy on Guam. (The &quot;net negative&quot; policy provides that the relocation of Marines to Guam in 2011 will not cause the total number of acres of real property controlled by the Navy on Guam upon the completion of the relocation to exceed the total number of acres of real property controlled by the Navy on Guam prior to the relocation.) 
 
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2301) Authorizes specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2302) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2303) Authorizes the Air Force to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2304) Authorizes appropriations for Air Force military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2305) Modifies the authorization for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, for construction of a Tactical Response Force Alert Facility to permit the Air Force to construct an emergency power generator system consistent with the Air Force's construction guidelines. 
 
(Sec. 2306) Extends the authorization for a specified project at Lajes Field, Portugal. 
 
(Sec. 2307) Extends the authorization for the Guardian Angel Operations Facility at the Aviano Air Base in Italy. 
 
(Sec. 2308) Prohibits the Air Force from using funds to acquire property or interests in property at an unspecified location in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands until it submits to Congress a report that provides the location and other specified details. 
 
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2401) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for defense agencies. 
 
(Sec. 2402) Authorizes DOD to carry out specified energy conservation projects. 
 
(Sec. 2403) Authorizes appropriations for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of defense agencies at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2404) Modifies the authorization for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for construction of a high school to permit DOD to construct a combined middle/high school. 
 
(Sec. 2405) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2406) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
 
(Sec. 2501) Authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security equal to the sum of amount authorized in section 2502 and the amount collected from NATO for construction previously financed by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 2502) Authorizes appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program at the levels identified in section 4601 
 
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
 
(Sec. 2511) Authorizes DOD to accept specified military construction projects from the Republic of Korea as in-kind contributions. 
 
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
 
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 2601) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2602) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2603) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2604) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2605) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2606) Authorize appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve military construction at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2611) Modifies the authorization for construction of a new Army Reserve Center in Bullville, New York, to permit the Army to add to or alter the existing Army Reserve Center at Bullville, New York. 
 
(Sec. 2612) Modifies the authorization for construction of a Reserve Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to permit the Navy to acquire specified adjacent land, obtain necessary interest in the land, and construct road improvements and associated supporting facilities to provide required access to the Reserve Training Center. 
 
(Sec. 2613) Modifies the authorization for the construction of an Army Reserve Center/Aviation Support Facility for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to permit the Army to relocate and construct replacement skeet and grenade launcher ranges necessary to clear the site for the new Army Reserve facilities. 
 
(Sec. 2614) Extends the FY2013 authorization for the Joint Reserve Center in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. 
 
(Sec. 2615) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 National Guard and Reserve projects. 
 
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
 
(Sec. 2701) Authorizes appropriations for ongoing Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2702) Specifies that nothing in this bill authorizes an additional BRAC round. 
 
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 
 
(Sec. 2801) Increases the minor military construction threshold for laboratory revitalization projects. Eliminates requirements for review and approval by the Secretary of Defense and adds requirements for congressional notification and a wait-period. Extends the authorization through 2025. 
 
(Sec. 2802) Reclassifies facility conversion projects as repair projects to allow all work within the existing dimensions of a facility to be considered repair. 
 
(Sec. 2803) Authorizes DOD to increase the scope of military construction projects by up to 10% above the amount authorized by Congress after notifying the appropriate congressional committees. 
 
(Sec. 2804) Extends the authority for DOD to use funds appropriated for Operation and Maintenance for military construction to meet temporary operational requirements during a time of declared war, national emergency, or contingency operation. 
 
(Sec. 2805) Revises congressional notification and reporting requirements for certain energy conservation construction projects. Expands the authority of the Energy Conservation Investment Program to include resiliency projects. 
 
(Sec. 2806) Expands the defense laboratory modernization pilot program to include a DOD research, development, test, and evaluation facility that is not designated as a Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory, but is involved with developmental test and evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 2807) Extends the authority to accept and use contributions from the government of Kuwait for certain infrastructure projects that are mutually beneficial to DOD and Kuwait Military Forces. 
 
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration 
 
(Sec. 2811) Establishes a congressional notification requirement for payment in-kind and in-kind contributions used for overseas military construction projects. Repeals the authorization requirement for the projects established by the Carl Levin and Howard P. ''Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
 
(Sec. 2812) Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to allot space and services on military installations to local agencies administering the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to service members and their families. 
 
(Sec. 2813) Expresses the sense of Congress that stormwater systems and components are included within the meaning of ''wastewater system'' under the DOD authority for conveyance of utility systems. 
 
(Sec. 2814) Requires DOD to submit to Congress and the GAO to review a report that includes an update of the July 2011 assessment of public schools on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 2815) Prohibits DOD from signing a memorandum of agreement with another federal agency to provide temporary housing support unless DOD certifies to Congress that the use of the facilities will not negatively affect military training, operations, readiness, or other military requirements, including National Guard and Reserve readiness. 
 
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances 
 
(Sec. 2821) Authorizes the Air Force to convey specified parcels of real property: (1) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, and the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Facility to the University of Alaska for consideration; and (2) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Corporation. 
 
(Sec. 2822) Authorizes the Air Force to convey, without consideration, specified acres of the remaining public land currently withdrawn by the Air Force at the former Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, to the town of Galena, Alaska, for public purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2823) Authorizes the Air Force to lease specified properties located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to: (1) the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, to use the leased property for recreational purposes; and (2) the Mountain View Lions Club for the installation, operation, maintenance, protection, repair, and removal of recreational equipment. Specifies terms and conditions for the leases. 
 
(Sec. 2824) Provides for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of property at Navajo Army Depot, Arizona, to the Department of the Army for the purposes of continued military operations. 
 
(Sec. 2825) Authorizes the Navy to exchange specified land in San Diego, California, that contains parking spaces, with the San Diego Unified Port District in return for property of equal value, and without encumbrances, that provides the rights to an equivalent number of parking spaces, 
 
(Sec. 2826) Authorizes the Air Force to release any and all exceptions, limitations, and conditions specified by the United States in the deeds conveying specified real property in Okaloosa County, Florida, which were conveyed to the Air Force Enlisted Mens' Widows and Dependents Home Foundations, Incorporated. 
 
(Sec. 2827) Authorizes the Army to exchange land at Fort Hood, Texas, with the city of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the city's efforts to improve arterial transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development. 
 
(Sec. 2828) Authorizes the Army to convey, without consideration, to the Laredo Community College all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Historic Building, P-36 Quartermaster Warehouse, at Colbern U.S. Army Reserve Center, Laredo, Texas. 
 
(Sec. 2829) Authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of public land in St. George, Utah, for the purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use the land for military purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2829A) Authorizes the Army to acquire specified land from Arlington County, Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the expansion of Arlington National Cemetery in order to maximize the number of interment sites and the compatible use of adjacent properties. 
 
(Sec. 2829B) Authorizes the Department of Transportation to release, for consideration, to the Port of Benton all remaining right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property in Richland, Washington. 
 
(Sec. 2829C) Amends the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Act of 1992 to modify the terms of the land conveyance related to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. 
 
(Sec. 2829D) Requires the Federal Aviation Administration to release the city of St. Marys, Georgia, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Marys Airport, to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limitations are enforceable by the FAA. Specifies requirements for the release of the restrictions. 
 
(Sec. 2829E) Transfers the administrative jurisdiction of the Fort Belvoir Mark Center Campus from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 2829F) Requires all U.S. interest in and to specified lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, to be transferred to the Department of the Interior to be held in trust for: (1) the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless the tribe elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status; and (2) the Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo Reservation, unless the Navajo Nation elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status. Specifies terms and conditions for the conveyances. 
 
Subtitle D--Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
 
(Sec. 2831) Authorizes DOD to establish the Cyber Center for Education and Innovation--Home of the National Cryptologic Museum at Fort George G. Meade. 
 
(Sec. 2832) Changes the name of the &quot;John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center&quot; in Dayton, Ohio, to the &quot;John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 2833) Authorizes DOD to provide specified funds for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military. 
 
(Sec. 2834) Authorizes Interior to acquire the land and interest in land from willing sellers and without use of condemnation, to expand the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield. Authorizes a specified land swap between Interior and the Army. 
 
Subtitle E--Designations and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2841) Designates the cantonment area at Moffett Federal Airfield, California, utilized by the California Air National Guard as Moffett Air National Guard Base. 
 
(Sec. 2842) Changes the name of the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center to the Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center. 
 
(Sec. 2843) Authorizes the Army and the Department of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Cochise Conservation Recharge Network, Arizona, in support of efforts to replenish the regional aquifer identified in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. 
 
(Sec. 2844) Amends the restrictions placed on the development of civilian infrastructure on Guam to support the realignment of Marine Corps Forces in the Asia-Pacific region to allow the use of funds for infrastructure projects that are identified in the report of the Economic Adjustment Committee required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. Applies the exemption to projects intended to improve: (1) water and wastewater systems, or (2) curation of archeological and cultural artifacts. 
 
(Sec. 2845) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to extend the duration of the public land withdrawal for the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California from March 31, 2039, to March 31, 2064. 
 
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2901) Authorizes specified Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2902) Authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2903) Authorizes appropriations for OCO military construction at the levels identified in sections 4602 and 4603. 
 
TITLE XXX--UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE AND RELATED MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization for Temporary Closure of Certain Public Land Adjacent to the Utah Test and Training Range 
 
(Sec. 3001) Provides the definitions for terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 3002) Requires the Air Force and the Department of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement that authorizes the Air Force to impose limited closures of specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land for military operations and national security and public safety purposes at the Utah Test and Training Range. 
 
(Sec. 3003) Authorizes the Air Force to take necessary actions to temporarily close any road, trail, or other portion of the BLM land in the Utah Test and Training Range for military operations, public safety, or national security. 
 
(Sec. 3004) Prohibits the United States from being held liable for an injury or damage to any individual or property suffered in the course of any mining, mineral, or geothermal activity, or any other authorized non-defense-related activity conducted on the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 3005) Establishes the Utah Test and Training Range Community Resource Advisory Group to provide regular and continuing input to Interior and the Air Force on matters involving public access to, use of, and overall management of the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 3006) Specifies that nothing in this subtitle affects existing training or weapons impact areas, military special use airspace, special recreational areas, historical trails, water rights, federally recognized Indian tribes, and other specified laws. 
 
Subtitle B--Bureau of Land Management Land Exchange With State of Utah 
 
(Sec. 3011) Defines the terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 3012) Authorizes Interior to exchange with Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain federal land for all right, title, and interest in and to certain non-federal land. 
 
(Sec. 3013) Requires the non-federal land transferred to the United States to be added to and administered as part of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness. 
 
(Sec. 3014) Specifies that the cost of remedial actions related to hazardous materials on land acquired under this subtitle shall be paid by those entities responsible for the cost under applicable law. 
 
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations 
 
(Sec. 3101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. Authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations. 
 
(Sec. 3102) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Defense Environmental Cleanup activities at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3103) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Other Defense Activities in carrying out programs as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3104) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for nuclear energy as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 3111) Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management to ensure that an independent entity reviews capital assets acquisition projects that have a total project cost of more than $500 million at various phases of the acquisition process. 
 
(Sec. 3112) Authorizes DOE to take actions that are necessary to mitigate the threat that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of certain facilities or assets. Specifies the actions that are authorized. 
 
(Sec. 3113) Requires the NNSA to: (1) complete implementation of a common financial system for the nuclear security enterprise no later than four years after the date of enactment of this bill, and (2) report annually to Congress on the progress toward implementing a common financial system. 
 
(Sec. 3114) Requires DOE to submit to Congress a rough estimate of the total life cycle cost of the cleanup of tank waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington. 
 
(Sec. 3115) Requires DOE to annually certify to Congress that the management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise have certified to the Administrator for Nuclear Security that they are aware of the contents of each container shipped by the contractor to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, in sufficient detail. 
 
(Sec. 3116) Requires the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the Chief of Engineers to act as an owner's agent for DOE with respect to its Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility (MFFF) construction project. Requires the Chief to assess the contractual, technical, and managerial risks associated with the MFFF. Directs DOD to carry out construction and project support activities relating to the MOX facility. 
 
(Sec. 3117) Requires DOE to update, within 30 days of enactment of this bill, a DOE order relating to the design basis threat for protecting nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, and other critical assets in the custody of DOE. 
 
(Sec. 3118) Requires the NNSA to identify and oversee the implementation of best practices of industry in the operations of its facilities for the purposes of: 
 
 
 improving mission performance and effectiveness; 
 
lowering costs and administrative burdens; 
 
 maintaining or reducing risks; and 
 
 preserving and protecting health, safety, and security. 
 
 
(Sec. 3119) Requires DOE to establish and report to Congress on a pilot program under which each national security laboratory is prohibited from using laboratory-directed research and development funds to cover the costs of general and administrative overhead for the laboratory. 
 
(Sec. 3120) Prohibits DOE funds from being used for research and development (R&D) of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium (LEU). 
 
Authorizes appropriations for the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors to commence initial planning and early R&D of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on LEU. 
 
Specifies that, if DOE and the Navy jointly determine to pursue R&D of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on LEU, the departments shall ensure that funding for the efforts is requested only within a budget line within defense nuclear nonproliferation. 
 
(Sec. 3121) Increases the limits that apply to DOE funds used for conceptual and construction design. 
 
(Sec. 3122) Prohibits funds provided for atomic energy defense activities from being used to enter into a contract with, or otherwise provide assistance to Russia. Permits a waiver for urgent circumstances and includes an exception for the DOE Russian Health Studies Program. 
 
(Sec. 3123) Limits the availability of NNSA funds for defense-related federal salaries and expenses until DOE submits to Congress, as required by the Atomic Energy Defense Act, an updated plan regarding the designing and building of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes. 
 
(Sec. 3124) Limits the availability of funds for program direction within the defense environmental cleanup program until DOE submits to Congress the future-years defense environmental clean-up plan required during calendar year 2017 pursuant to the Atomic Energy Defense Act. 
 
(Sec. 3125) Authorizes specified NNSA funds to be used to carry out nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities. Prohibits funds from being used to accelerate the nuclear weapons dismantlement activities of NNSA beyond the rate contained in a specified dismantlement schedule. Specifies exceptions. 
 
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports 
 
(Sec. 3131) Requires DOE to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for an independent assessment of the defense environmental cleanup program. 
 
(Sec. 3132) Requires the President to submit to Congress, within 90 days of enactment of this bill, a comprehensive and detailed update to the plan for verification and monitoring of nuclear weapons and fissile material required under current law. Limits the availability of FY2017 DOD funds for supporting the Executive Office of the President until the updated plan is submitted. 
 
(Sec. 3133) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress specified reports on various matters related to the impact of using highly-enriched uranium for naval reactors. 
 
(Sec. 3134) Requires DOE to enter into agreement with: (1) a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) to conduct an analysis of supplemental waste treatment options at the Hanford site; and (2) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a peer review of the FFRDC analysis. 
 
(Sec. 3135) Specifies requirements for the annual report and certification on the status of security at atomic energy defense facilities. 
 
(Sec. 3136) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on the NNSA service support contracts to require the inclusion of: (1) the cost of each contract, and (2) an identification of the program or program direction accounts that support each contract. Extends the authority for DOE to appoint certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. 
 
(Sec. 3137) Eliminates specified GAO reporting requirements. Modifies requirements for a briefing regarding a strategy on risk to nonproliferation caused by additive manufacturing. 
 
(Sec. 3138) Requires DOE to submit to Congress the full report, and any related materials, titled &quot;U.S. Nuclear Deterrence in the Coming Decades,&quot; dated August 15, 2014.
 
 TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
 
(Sec. 3201) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
 
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
 
(Sec. 3401) Authorizes appropriations for the operation and maintenance of the Naval Petroleum Reserves. 
 
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration, Coast Guard, and Shipping Matters 
 
(Sec. 3501) Authorizes appropriations for the national security aspects of the Merchant Marine. 
 
(Sec. 3502) Authorizes DOD, in conjunction with DOT, to extend certain age restrictions for vessels in the Maritime Security Fleet. 
 
(Sec. 3503) Makes technical and conforming corrections to the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015. 
 
(Sec. 3504) Codifies the legal status of National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) vessels. Specifies that the U.S. Maritime Administration's training ships which are part of the NDRF are public vessels. Specifies that NDRF vessels remain ''vessels'' until they are delivered to a dismantling facility. 
 
(Sec. 3505) Requires the Department of Transportation to ensure that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has completed the design of the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel that will allow for the start of construction in FY2018. Requires MARAD to provide for an entity other than MARAD to contract for the construction of the vessel. 
 
(Sec. 3506) Specifies the qualifications for appointment to the position of Superintendent of the Merchant Marine Academy. 
 
(Sec. 3507) Increases the apportionment of National Defense Reserve Fleet scrapping proceeds to the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program. Requires MARAD to submit to Congress a report on the management of NDRF scrapping proceeds and the National Heritage Grant Program. 
 
(Sec. 3508) Exempts floating dry docks that are used for the construction of a naval vessel in a U.S. shipyard from certain restrictions that apply to floating dry docks. 
 
(Sec. 3509) Requires DOD to enter into a memorandum of understanding, with DHS to prioritize the processing of applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) by members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing separation, discharge or release from the Armed Forces. Requires adjudication of the applications not later than 30 days after the application is submitted, unless an appeal or waiver applies, or if other documentation is required. 
 
(Sec. 3510) Establishes requirements for policies and training regarding sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Expands existing requirements for an annual assessment of sexual assault and harassment policies to include a biennial focus group. 
 
(Sec. 3511) Requires the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to employ or contract with at least one full-time sexual assault response coordinator, maintain a program for volunteer sexual assault victim advocates, and maintain a 24-hour hotline through which a victim of a sexual assault can receive victim support services. 
 
(Sec. 3512) Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to submit to Congress a report that describes the effectiveness of the sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response program at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 
 
(Sec. 3513) Requires MARAD to convene a working group to examine methods to improve the prevention of, and response to, any sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct, as well as methods to improve the shipboard climate, that occurs during a cadet's Sea Year experience with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 
 
(Sec. 3514) Requires MARAD to establish: (1) criteria that vessel operators must meet in order to participate in the Sea Year program of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy that addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other inappropriate conduct; and (2) a process for verifying compliance with the criteria. 
 
(Sec. 3515) Requires any individual enrolled at a state maritime academy in a merchant marine officer program to meet, throughout enrollment at the academy, the medical and physical requirements required to obtain a mariner's license or merchant mariner documentation. 
 
(Sec. 3516) Increases from 40 to 50 the number of potential non-competitive appointments to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for individuals the Department of Transportation (DOT) considers to be of special value to the academy. 
 
(Sec. 3517) Requires MARAD to convene a working group to examine and assess the size of the pool of U.S. citizen mariners necessary to support the U.S. flag fleet in times of national emergency, and report to Congress on the assessment and recommendations for improving the quality of interagency data. 
 
(Sec. 3518) Requires DOT to establish a task force to analyze the impact of extreme weather events on the maritime environment and to report to Congress on best practices and recommendations. 
 
(Sec. 3519) Requires MARAD to review and update its workforce and onboarding policies to fully implement competency models for mission-critical occupations, align training programs and systems, and report to Congress on actions taken. 
 
(Sec. 3520) Requires MARAD to: (1) review MARAD's drug and alcohol policies, procedures, and training practices; (2) ensure that all fleet managers have received applicable training on DOT's drug and alcohol policy; (3) institute a system for tracking all drug and alcohol policy training in a standardized training repository; and (4) report to Congress on actions taken. 
 
(Sec. 3521) Requires MARAD to report to submit to Congress a report that describes the policies and procedures for vessel transfer at MARAD, including updated Vessel Transfer Office procedures to process vessel transfer applications. 
 
(Sec. 3522) Specifies that a continuation board convened for the Coast Guard must consist of at least five officers (other than the Commandant) serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral. 
 
(Sec. 3523) Requires DHS to submit to Congress a detailed recapitalization plan to address the 2013 Department of Homeland Security Mission Need Statement with respect to icebreaking. 
 
(Sec. 3524) Requires GAO to report to Congress on the current state of the U.S. federal icebreaking fleet. 
 

Pribilof Islands Transition Completion Amendments Act of 2016 

 
Subtitle B--Pribilof Islands Transition Completion 
 
(Sec. 3532) Amends the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 to revise the terms of land conveyance of specified federal property to the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Island (one of a group of five the Pribilof Islands off the coast of mainland Alaska named Saint Paul, Saint George, Walrus, Otter, and Sea Lion Rock). 
 
(Sec. 3533) Specifies requirements for the transfer, use, and disposal of tract 43 in Alaska . Requires the Department of Commerce to: (1) terminate the license, and (2) transfer tract 43 to the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. 
 
Requires the Coast Guard to report to Congress on: (1) lands and improvements in tract 43 that are not necessary to carry out Coast Guard communications and search and rescue activities, and (2) the smallest practicable tract enclosing lands and improvements in tract 43 that are necessary to carry out such communications and activities. 
 
Requires the land and improvements that are not necessary for Coast Guard activities to be conveyed to Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul Island. Specifies requirements and procedures for the conveyance. 
 
Subtitle C--Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
 
(Sec. 3541) Requires the Department of Commerce to develop a policy on the prevention of and response to sexual harassment involving employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), members of the commissioned officer corps of NOAA, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3542) Requires Commerce to develop a comprehensive policy on the prevention of and response to sexual assaults involving employees of NOAA, members of the commissioned officer corps of NOAA, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3543) Specifies that the victim of a sexual assault has the right to be reasonably protected from the accused. 
 
(Sec. 3544) Requires the timely consideration of a unit transfer or work location change to accommodate the victim of a sexual assault at NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3545) Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to ensure that each contract into which the Under Secretary enters for the use of a vessel by NOAA that covers the crew of the vessel includes a condition that subjects the crew to the policies for addressing sexual harassment and sexual assault at NOAA required to be developed by this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3546) Requires Commerce to submit to Congress a report on the sexual assaults involving employees of NOAA, members of the commissioned officer corps of NOAA, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3547) Specifies that, in this subtitle, the term &quot;sexual assault&quot; has the definition used in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 
 
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES 
 
(Sec. 4001) Provides for the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the tables in division D of this bill, subject to reprogramming requirements. 
 
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT 
 
(Sec. 4101) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement. 
 
(Sec. 4102) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4103) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
(Sec. 4201) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 4202) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4203) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
(Sec. 4301) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance. 
 
(Sec. 4302) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4303) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL 
 
(Sec. 4401) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel. 
 
(Sec. 4402) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4403) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 4501) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for other specified authorizations, including: the Working Capital Fund, the National Defense Sealift Fund, the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program. 
 
(Sec. 4502) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for the Working Capital Fund, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4503) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements.
 
 TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 4601) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction. 
 
(Sec. 4602) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4603) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
(Sec. 4701) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Department of Energy National Security Programs. 
 

Military Justice Act of 2016 

 
DIVISION E--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM 
 
TITLE LI--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5101) Makes technical amendments to provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) relating to the definitions of ''military judge'' and ''judge advocate.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5102) Specifies that Reserve Component members performing inactive duty training are subject to the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5103) Revises the requirements for disqualifying individuals from acting as a staff judge advocate or legal officer for any reviewing or convening authority due to prior involvement in a case. 
 
(Sec. 5104) Makes a conforming amendment to add ''military magistrate'' to the list of officials whose fitness to perform duties is subject to investigation and disposition under regulations prescribed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 5105) Specifies procedures and requirements regarding the appointment of individuals to assume the rights of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased. Transfers provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different section of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses. 
 
TITLE LII--APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT 
 
(Sec. 5121) Amends provisions regarding the restraint of persons charged with offenses and the actions that must be taken by military commanders and convening authorities when persons subject to the UCMJ are held for trial by court-martial. Requires the President to prescribe regulations setting forth procedures relating to referral for trial, including procedures for prompt forwarding of the charges and specifications and, if applicable, the preliminary hearing report. 
 
(Sec. 5122) Specifies that that no member of the Armed Forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with: (1) enemy prisoners, or (2) other individuals who are detained under the law of war, are foreign nationals, and are not members of the U.S. Armed Forces. 
 
TITLE LIII--NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT 
 
(Sec. 5141) Modifies requirements for confinement as non-judicial punishment to prohibit punishment in the form of a diet consisting only of bread and water.
 
TITLE LIV--COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION 
 
(Sec. 5161) Amends courts-martial classifications. Establishes standard panel sizes, requires a military judge to be detailed to all special courts-martial, and adds the option of referral to a non-jury special court-martial including only a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5162) Makes conforming changes to the descriptions of the types of courts-martial. Specifies the sexual offenses over which general courts-martial have exclusive jurisdiction. 
 
(Sec. 5163) Amends the UCMJ to align the statute with proposed changes regarding the composition of special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5164) Specifies that a summary court-martial is a noncriminal forum and that a finding of guilty at a summary court-martial does not constitute a criminal conviction. 
 
TITLE LV--COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5181) Makes a technical amendment to provisions of the UCMJ regarding the persons authorized to convene general courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5182) Permits the detail of enlisted personnel for service on a court-martial panel without a specific request from the accused. Requires the convening authority to detail a sufficient number of members for impanelment. Specifies that sentencing in courts-martial in which members convict the accused for any offense is by military judge alone unless, after the findings are announced and before any matter is presented in the sentencing phase, the accused requests sentencing by members. 
 
(Sec. 5183) Establishes a standard panel size of 12 court-martial members in capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5184) Amends the UCMJ to conform to the proposed amendments that ensure a military judge is detailed to every general and special court-martial; require the Judge Advocates General to select military judges based on statutory criteria and an evaluation of their individual education, training, experience, and judicial temperament; provide for a minimum tour length for military judges; expressly authorize cross-service detailing of military judges; and codify the position of chief trial judge. 
 
(Sec. 5185) Establishes requirements for minimum qualifications for military magistrates. Permits a military magistrates to be assigned to perform duties of a nonjudicial natures. 
 
(Sec. 5186) Modifies the qualifications for trial counsel and defense counsel to: (1) broaden the disqualification provision to include appellate judges who have participated previously in the same case, (2) extend the qualification requirement to any assistant defense counsel detailed to a general court-martial, (3) require any defense counsel or assistant defense counsel detailed to a special court-martial to be qualified under specified provisions of the UCMJ, and (4) require at least one defense counsel detailed to a capital case to be learned in such cases. 
 
(Sec. 5187) Specifies the function of assembly in general and special courts-martial and the situations in which a member may be absent or excused after assembly. Requires the military judge to impanel the number of members required. Provides for the detail of new members if the membership on the panel is reduced below certain thresholds. Specifies procedures for: (1) detailing of a new military judge when the military judge is unable to proceed as a result of disability, and (2) presenting the prior trial proceedings to the newly detailed members or judge. 
 
TITLE LVI--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5201) Reorganizes provisions and replaces the requirement to take immediate steps to dispose of charges and specifications with a requirement for the proper authority to, as soon as practicable, determine what disposition should be made. 
 
(Sec. 5202) Provides statutory authority for military judges or magistrates to provide timely review, prior to referral of charges, of certain matters currently subject to judicial review only on a delayed basis at trial. Limits the matters which may be reviewed prior to referral of charges to pre-referral investigative subpoenas, pre-referral warrants or orders for electronic communications, and pre-referral matters referred by an appellate court. 
 
(Sec. 5203) Specifies requirements for conducting preliminary hearings before referral of charges and specifications to general courts-martial for trial. Requires the preliminary hearing officer to provide an analysis of information that will be useful in fulfilling the statutory responsibilities of the staff judge advocate, in providing legal determinations and a disposition recommendation to the convening authority; and to assist the convening authority, in disposing of the charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline. 
 
(Sec. 5204) Requires the establishment and maintenance of non-binding guidance regarding factors that commanders, convening authorities, staff judge advocates, and judge advocates should take into account when exercising their duties with respect to disposition of charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline under the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5205) Specifies requirements and procedures for a convening authority to consult with a staff judge advocate prior to the referral of charges and specifications to a general court-martial for trial. 
 
(Sec. 5206) Conforms procedures for service of charges and waiting period requirements to current practice and other UCMJ articles. 
 
TITLE LVII--TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5221) Makes a conforming amendment to provisions regarding the duties of an assistant defense counsel. 
 
(Sec. 5222) Specifies that military judges preside at arraignments unless the accused requests sentencing by members. 
 
(Sec. 5223) Specifies that a summary court-martial is the only exception to the general rule that the authority to grant continuances is vested solely in the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5224) Makes conforming changes regarding standard panel sizes in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5225) Extends the statute of limitations applicable to child abuse offenses, fraudulent enlistment, and for cases in which DNA testing implicates an identified person in the commission of an offense punishable by confinement for more than one year. 
 
(Sec. 5226) Specifies the circumstances under which jeopardy attaches to align it with federal civilian standards concerning double jeopardy. 
 
(Sec. 5227) Permits an accused to plead guilty in a capital case when the death penalty is not a mandatory punishment and establishes a harmless error rule if the variance from the requirements does not materially prejudice the substantial rights of the accused. 
 
(Sec. 5228) Allows subpoenas duces tecum to be issued for investigations of offenses under the UCMJ when authorized by a general court-martial convening authority. 
 
Authorizes military judges to: (1) issue warrants and orders for the production of stored electronic communications under the Stored Communications Act, and (2) issue an investigative subpoena before referral of charges to a court-martial. 
 
Moves provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different article of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses, consistent with related victims' rights provisions. 
 
(Sec. 5229) Provides that civilians who fail to comply with military subpoenas issued under the UCMJ, are guilty of an offense against the United States. 
 
(Sec. 5230) Specifies those who may exercise contempt authority, transfers the review function for contempt punishment from the convening authority to the appropriate appellate court, and specifies requirements for the appeal process. 
 
(Sec. 5231) Modifies procedures and practices related to depositions, including the representation of parties by counsel, the admissibility and use of a deposition as evidence, and prohibiting the government from using depositions in capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5232) Permits sworn testimony from a court of inquiry to be played from an audio-visual recording if the deposed witness is unavailable at trial and the evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence. 
 
(Sec. 5233) Makes a conforming change to eliminate special courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5234) Makes a conforming change to remove references to courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5235) Standardizes the percentage of votes required by a court-martial panel for conviction and for a specific sentence at 75% for non-capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5236) Requires sentencing by a military judge in all non-capital general and special courts-martial, unless the accused requests sentencing by members. Requires the members to participate in the sentence determination in cases where the accused may be sentenced to death. 
 
(Sec. 5237) Transfers provisions regarding plea agreements to a different code section. Provides rules for the construction and negotiation of plea agreements. 
 
(Sec. 5238) Requires the court reporter, instead of the military judge or prosecutor, to certify the record of trial. Requires a complete record of trial in any general or special court-martial if the sentence includes death, dismissal, discharge, or confinement or forfeitures for more than six months. Provides all victims who testify at a court-martial with access to records of trial. 
 
TITLE LVIII--SENTENCES 
 
(Sec. 5301) Specifies the factors that must be taken into consideration by a court-martial during sentencing. Requires offense-based sentencing for confinement and fines, rather than unitary sentencing, in all general and special courts-martial. Permits the U.S. government to appeal a sentence if it violates the law or the sentence is plainly unreasonable. Provides the accused with the option to request sentencing by members. 
 
(Sec. 5302) Reorganizes provisions regarding effective dates for punishments. Provides that, with the exception of death and punitive discharges, sentences are effective by operation of law, without any additional approval, upon entry of judgment. 
 
(Sec. 5303) Makes conforming changes regarding the sentence of reduction in enlisted grade. 
 
TITLE LIX--POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5321) Provides for the distribution of the trial results and authorizes the filing of post-trial motions with the military judge in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5322) Specifies requirements regarding the authority to act on a sentence in certain post-trial circumstances. Retains limitations on the convening authority's post-trial actions, subject to a limited suspension authority upon the recommendation of a military judge. Revises the authority regarding accused who provide substantial assistance to the government, allows the accused and a victim of the offense to submit matters to the convening authority for consideration, and requires the decision of the convening authority to be forwarded to the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5323) Specifies the convening authority's post-trial authorities and responsibilities with respect to the findings and sentence of summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5324) Establishes the entry of judgment, which would require the military judge to enter the judgment of the court-martial into the record in all general and special courts-martial, and would mark the conclusion of trial proceedings. 
 
(Sec. 5325) Makes conforming changes regarding the waiver of the right to appeal and the withdrawal of an appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5326) Authorizes an appeal by the government when, upon defense motion, the military judge sets aside a panel's finding of guilty because of legally insufficient evidence. Extends interlocutory appeals to all general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5327) Removes the sentence limitation at a rehearing in cases in which an accused changes the plea from guilty to not guilty, or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of a pre-trial agreement; or a sentence is set aside based on a government appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5328) Modifies requirements for reviews of findings of guilty by a judge advocate. Requires each summary court-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be reviewed by a judge advocate. 
 
(Sec. 5329) Requires the trial record in all general and special courts-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be transmitted to the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Specifies the process for reviews conducted by the Office of the Judge Advocate General. 
 
(Sec. 5330) Requires the President to establish minimum tour lengths for appellate military judges. Establishes discretionary review by the Court of Criminal Appeals in cases that are not eligible for an appeal as of right. Provides standards of review for appeals. Codifies the authority of Courts of Criminal Appeals to remand cases and order rehearings. 
 
(Sec. 5331) Provides for notification by a Judge Advocate General to the other Judge Advocates General prior to certifying a case for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 5332) Makes a technical amendment the UCMJ to add &quot;United States&quot; before ''Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5333) Allows the accused a one-year period in which to file for review in the Office of the Judge Advocate General, extendable to three years for good cause. Permits the review to consider issues of newly discovered evidence, fraud on the court, lack of jurisdiction over the accused or the offense, error prejudicial to the substantial rights of the accused, or the appropriateness of the sentence. 
 
(Sec. 5334) Requires that, in any capital case, to the greatest extent practicable, at least one appellate defense counsel must be learned in the law applicable to capital cases in which the death penalty was adjudged at trial. 
 
(Sec. 5335) Authorizes a special court-martial convening authority to detail a qualified judge advocate to preside at the vacation hearing, which must be held before a suspended sentence can be vacated. 
 
(Sec. 5336) Increases from two to three years the time period for an accused to petition for a new trial. 
 
(Sec. 5337) Requires the President to establish regulations governing eligibility for pay and allowances for the period after the date on which an executed part of a court-martial sentence is set aside. 
 
(Sec. 5338) Makes conforming changes to provisions regarding leave requirements pending review of certain court-martial convictions. 
 
TITLE LX--PUNITIVE ARTICLES 
 
(Sec. 5401) Reorganizes the punitive articles by transferring and redesignating several articles within the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5402) Authorizes the President to designate an authoritative, but non-exhaustive, list of lesser included offenses for each punitive article of the UCMJ in addition to judicially determined lesser included offenses. 
 
(Sec. 5403) Consolidates the general solicitation offense in a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5404) Transfers provisions regarding malingering to a different section of the UCMJ and makes technical corrections. 
 
(Sec. 5405) Transfers the offense of ''quarantine: medical, breaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5406) Incorporates the offense of ''jumping from vessel into the water'' into offense of ''missing movement.'' 
 
(Sec. 5407) Create a new section of the UCMJ to move and consolidate the offenses of ''restriction, breaking'' and ''correctional custody-offenses against.'' 
 
(Sec. 5408) Moves and consolidates the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' under the offense of ''disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5409) Transfers the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' to a different article of the UCMJ. Focuses the article on the willful disobedience of a lawful command of a superior commissioned officer. 
 
(Sec. 5410) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to address accountability for sexual misconduct committed by recruiters and trainers during the various phases within the recruiting and basic military training environments. 
 
(Sec. 5411) Moves the loitering portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5412) Moves the disrespect portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5413) Moves the separate offense of ''drinking liquor with prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5414) Amends provisions related to penalties for acting as a spy to replace the mandatory death penalty currently required with a discretionary death penalty. 
 
(Sec. 5415) Moves the offense of ''public record: altering, concealing, removing, mutilating, obliterating, or destroying'' to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates it as ''public records offenses.'' 
 
(Sec. 5416) Moves the offense of ''false or unauthorized pass offenses'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5417) Moves the offense of ''impersonating a commissioned, warrant, non-commissioned, petty officer or agent or official'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5418) Moves the offense of ''wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5419) Moves the offense of ''false swearing&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5420) Moves the offense of ''parole, violation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5421) Moves the offense of ''mail:taking, opening, secreting, destroying, or stealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5422) Prohibits improper hazarding of an aircraft in addition to the existing ''improper hazarding of vessel&quot; offense. 
 
(Sec. 5423) Moves the offense of &quot;fleeing the scene of an accident'' to a different section of the UCMJ and adds the title &quot;leaving scene of accident&quot; to the section. 
 
(Sec. 5424) Moves the offenses of ''drunkenness-in-capacitation for performance of duties through prior wrongful indulgence in intoxicating liquor or any drug'' and ''drunk prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5425) Decreases the blood alcohol limits for a conviction of &quot;drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5426) Moves the offenses &quot;reckless endangerment,&quot; &quot;firearm discharge, endangering human life,&quot; and &quot;carrying concealed weapon&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates the section as &quot;endangerment offenses.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5427) Moves the offenses of ''threat, communicating,'' and ''threat or hoax designed or intended to cause panic or public fear&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5428) Makes a technical amendment to remove the term &quot;forcible sodomy&quot; from the offense of &quot;murder.&quot; (The crime of forcible sodomy is already contained in the offense of ''rape and sexual assault generally.&quot;) 
 
(Sec. 5429) Moves the offense of &quot;child endangerment'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5430) Revises the definition of ''sexual act'' with respect to the offenses of rape and sexual assault. 
 
(Sec. 5431) Moves the offense of ''mails: depositing or causing to be deposited obscene materials in'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5432) Establishes a new section of the UCMJ to specifically address the misuse of credit cards, debit cards, and other electronic payment technology, also known as ''access devices.'' 
 
(Sec. 5433) Moves the offense of ''false pretenses, obtaining services under&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5434) Modifies the offense of &quot;robbery&quot; by removing the words &quot;with the intent to steal&quot; to eliminate the requirement to show that the accused intended to permanently deprive the victim of his property. 
 
(Sec. 5435) Moves the offense of ''stolen property: knowingly receiving, buying concealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5436) Creates a new punitive article of the UCMJ to address offenses concerning government computers. 
 
(Sec. 5437) Moves the offense of ''bribery&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5438) Moves the offense of ''graft'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5439) Moves the offense of ''kidnapping'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5440) Moves the offense of ''burning with intent to defraud'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5441) Adds to the offense of &quot;assault&quot; a standard involving the intent of the accused to commit bodily harm. Moves the offenses of &quot;assault-with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, sodomy, arson, burglary, or housebreaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5442) Reorganizes provisions of the UCMJ regarding burglary and unlawful entry. 
 
(Sec. 5443) Modifies provisions of the UCMJ related to stalking. Amends the provisions to address cyberstalking and threats to intimate partners. 
 
(Sec. 5444) Moves the offense of ''perjury: subornation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5445) Moves the offense of ''obstructing justice&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5446) Moves the offense of ''misprision of serious offense&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5447) Moves the offense of ''testify: wrongful refusal' to a different section of the UCMJ.
 
 (Sec. 5448) Moves the offense of ''seizure: destruction, removal, or disposal of property to prevent'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5449) Moves the offense of ''wrongful interference with an adverse administrative proceeding&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5450) Establishes a new offense that prohibits retaliation against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense. 
 
(Sec. 5451) Authorize prosecution of all non-capital federal crimes of general applicability, regardless of where the federal crime is committed. 
 
(Sec. 5452) Amends a table of contents to reflect amendments included in this bill
 
 TITLE LXI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5501) Provides individuals employed by DHS, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the right to be designated as parties in interest when they have a direct interest in the subject of a court of inquiry. 
 
(Sec. 5502) Makes a technical amendment to a provision regarding the authority to administer oaths and act as a notary. 
 
(Sec. 5503) Requires officers, in addition to enlisted personnel, to receive UCMJ training upon entry to service, and periodically thereafter. Requires specific military justice training for military commanders and convening authorities. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) prescribe regulations for additional specialized UCMJ training for combatant commanders and commanders of combined commands, and (2) to maintain an electronic version of the UCMJ and Manual for Court-Martial that would be updated periodically and made available on the Internet for review by service members and the public. 
 
(Sec. 5504) Requires DOD to establish uniform standards and criteria for case processing and management, military justice data collection, production and distribution of records of trial, and access to case information. 
 
TITLE LXII--MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL AND ANNUAL REPORTS 
 
(Sec. 5521) Establishes a Military Justice Review Panel comprised of an independent panel of experts to conduct a periodic evaluation of military justice practices and procedures. 
 
(Sec. 5522) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to compile the annual reports issued individually by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Judge Advocates General, and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps into a single volume. 
 
TITLE LXIII--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATES 
 
(Sec. 5541) Makes conforming amendments to the tables of sections for several subchapters of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5542) Specifies that the amendments made by this title take effect on the first day of the first calendar month that begins two years after the date of enactment of this bill. 

action_date: 2016-12-23
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on November 30, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Highlights: 

 
This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation. 
 
The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: 
 
 
 Procurement; 
 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; 
 
 Operation and Maintenance; 
 
 Cooperative Threat Reduction; 
 
 Working Capital Funds; 
 
 Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; 
 
 Defense-Wide Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; 
 
 the Defense Inspector General; and 
 
 the Defense Health Program. 
 
 
The bill also authorizes appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from discretionary spending limits. OCO appropriations authorized in the bill support base budget requirements as well as OCO activities. 
 
The bill authorizes the FY2017 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding: 
 
 
 military personnel; 
 
 compensation and other personnel benefits; 
 
 health care; 
 
 acquisition policy and management; 
 
 DOD organization and management; 
 
 civilian personnel matters; 
 
 matters relating to foreign nations; 
 
 cooperative threat reduction; and 
 
 strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters. 
 
 
 The bill authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction; base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities; and DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. The bill prohibits an additional BRAC round. 
 
The bill also amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to reorganize the UCMJ and revise the procedures and structure of the military justice system. 
 

Full Summary: 

 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
(Sec. 3) Defines &quot;congressional defense committees&quot; as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. 
 
(Sec. 4) Requires the budgetary effects of this bill to be determined in accordance with the procedures established in the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
 
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Army Programs 
 
(Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 112) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters beginning in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 113) Requires the Army to: (1) take actions to improve training for operators of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) and their leaders, at division level and below tactical units; and (2) rapidly identify and field an effective, suitable and survivable solution for division and below tactical units by acquiring a commercially available off the shelf, non-developmental capability that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 114) Requires DOD, in consultation with the Army, to assess and report to Congress on the capabilities of the Army with respect to: 
 
 
 AH-64 Apache-equipped attack reconnaissance battalions; 
 
air defense artillery; 
 
 chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear capabilities and modernization needs; 
 
 field artillery; 
 
 changes in doctrine and war plans consistent with DOD policy on cluster munitions and unintended harm to civilians; 
 
 fuel distribution and water purification; 
 
 watercraft and port-opening; 
 
 transportation capacity and responsiveness; 
 
 military police; and 
 
 tactical mobility and tactical wheeled vehicle capacity. 
 
 
Subtitle C--Navy Programs 
 
(Sec. 121) Requires the Navy to deem ship delivery to occur on the date on which: (1) the Navy determines that the vessel is assembled and complete, and (2) custody of the vessel and all systems contained in the vessel transfers to the Navy. Requires the Navy to certify to Congress that the delivery dates for specified vessels have been adjusted in accordance with this section. 
 
(Sec. 122) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for detail design and construction of the LHA (Amphibious Assault Ship) replacement ship designated LHA 8. 
 
(Sec. 123) Requires an annual report on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission packages and a certification of the acquisition inventory objective of LCS mission packages. 
 
Requires DOD to provide a specified certification to Congress prior to a revision or deviation from revision three of the LCS acquisition strategy. 
 
Prohibits DOD from selecting a single prime contractor for the LCS or any successor frigate class ship unless the selection is conducted using competitive procedures, performed for the purpose of constructing a frigate class ship, and occurs only after a frigate design has reached sufficient maturity and design completeness. 
 
(Sec. 124) Prohibits funds from being used to enter into or prepare to enter into sole source contracts for one or more joint high speed vessels or expeditionary fast transports unless the Navy submits a certification and report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 125) Restricts the use of funds for research and development, design, procurement, or advanced procurement of materials for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to be installed on U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80) until DOD submits a specified acquisition report to Congress. 
 
Limits funds for the AAG to be installed on U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) unless the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) determines that the AAG should be installed on that ship and notifies Congress of the determination. 
 
Requires DOD to execute reporting requirements for unit cost and critical cost growth, as though DOD had submitted a Selected Acquisition Report with a specified baseline estimate included, but exempts DOD from having to rescind the milestone decision approval for the AAG program during the required reviews. 
 
Specifies that, during the required review of critical cost growth, DOD may not approve a contract, enter into a new contract, exercise an option under a contract, or otherwise extend the scope of a contract for advanced arresting gear for the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80), except to the extent determined necessary by the milestone decision authority, on a non-delegable basis, to ensure that the program can be restructured as intended by DOD without unnecessarily wasting resources. 
 
(Sec. 126) Limits the use of funds for advance procurement or procurement for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) or the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80) until the Navy submits a report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 127) Expresses the sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement schedules. 
 
(Sec. 128) Requires the Navy to report to Congress on potential upgrades to the capabilities for the P-8 Poseidon aircraft. 
 
(Sec. 129) Authorizes the Navy to enter into and incrementally fund a contract for design and construction of the replacement dock landing ship designated LX(R) or the amphibious transport dock designated LPD-29. 
 
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs 
 
(Sec. 131) Authorizes the Air Force to use FY2017 funds to transfer the primary mission equipment of the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft fleet to an aircraft platform that the Air Force determines is: (1) more operationally effective and survivable than the existing EC-130H Compass Call aircraft platform, and (2) meets the requirements of the combatant commands. 
 
Limits procurement to the first two aircraft of the planned ten aircraft fleet until the Air Force determines there is a high likelihood the program will meet the requirements of the combatant commands. 
 
(Sec. 132) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to repeal the requirement for the Air Force to continue to preserve certain C-5 aircraft in a storage condition that would allow a recall of retired aircraft to future service in the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, or Active Force structure. 
 
(Sec. 133) Repeals the requirement for the Air Force to maintain F-117A aircraft in a condition that would allow recall of the aircraft to future service. 
 
(Sec. 134) Prohibits the Air Force from using FY2017 funds to retire the A-10 Aircraft and requires the Air Force to maintain a minimum of 171 A-10 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory.
 
 Prohibits the Air Force from significantly reducing the manning levels for any A-10 aircraft squadron or division until the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Secretary of the Air Force submit to Congress reports on the initial operational test and evaluation of the F-35 aircraft program, as well as the comparison test and evaluation that examines the capabilities of the F-35A and A-10C. 
 
(Sec. 135) Limits the availability of funds for scrapping, destroying, or otherwise disposing of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status in the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) that have serviceable wings or other components that could be used to prevent total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status due to unserviceable wings or other components. 
 
Requires the Air Force to: (1) notify Congress in advance of any action to scrap, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any A-10 aircraft in any storage status at AMARG, and (2) to submit with the FY2018 DOD budget and implement a plan to prevent any total active inventory A-10 aircraft from being permanently removed from flyable status for unserviceable wings or any other required component over the course of the future years defense plan. 
 
(Sec. 136) Prohibits the retirement of Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft in FY2018, except for aircraft that the Air Force determines to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 
 
(Sec. 137) Strikes the requirement for DOD to report annually to Congress on aircraft inventory. 
 
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint and Multiservice Matters 
 
(Sec. 141) Requires DOD, if the Army and the Marine Corps are each using different variants of 5.56mm rifle ammunition, to: (1) submit to Congress a report explaining the reasons for using different variants of the ammunition; and (2) ensure that, within one year of enactment of this bill, that the Army and the Marine Corps are using the same variant of the ammunition. Includes an exception for a state of emergency that requires the Army and the Marine Corps to use different variants of the ammunition. 
 
(Sec. 142) Requires the Army and the Navy to issue guidance regarding fire suppressant and fuel containment standards for certain vehicles. 
 
(Sec. 143) Limits the funds available for the destruction of cluster munitions until DOD submits a report on its policy and plan for cluster munitions. Includes an exception for the destruction of cluster munitions that: (1) are unserviceable as a result of an inspection, test, field incident, or other significant failure to meet performance or logistics requirements; or (2) are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 
 
(Sec. 144) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on the munitions strategy for the combatant commands for the six-year period beginning on January 1, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 145) Changes from quarterly to annually the requirement for the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command to submit a report on the use of Combat Mission Requirements funds. 
 
(Sec. 146) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on potential alternative management structures for the F-35 joint strike fighter program. 
 
(Sec. 147) Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the sustainment support structure for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program. 
 
(Sec. 148) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to brief Congress on the acquisition strategy for the Ground Mobility Vehicle for use with the Global Response Force of the 82nd Airborne Division. 
 
(Sec. 149) Requires DOD to study and report to Congress on the optimal mix of aircraft capabilities for the Armed Forces.
 
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4201 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 211) Requires DOD to establish a Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program, under which panels will: 
 
 
 review and make recommendations with respect to: (1) existing policies and practices affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories to improve the research output of the laboratories and (2) new initiatives proposed by the science and technology reinvention laboratories; 
 
support implementation of initiatives affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories; and 
 
 conduct assessments or data analysis on other issues as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
 
 
(Sec. 212) Modifies the authority for defense laboratories to use funds for research and development of technologies for military missions. Sets the level of funding at between 2% and 4% of the funds available to the defense laboratory and eliminates the termination date for the authority. Authorizes defense laboratories to charge customer activities a fixed percentage fee of up to 4% of costs, in addition to normal costs of performance. 
 
(Sec. 213) Permanently extends the authorization for the defense research and development Rapid Innovation Program, which accelerates the fielding of innovative technologies.
 
 (Sec. 214) Authorizes the Defense Acquisition University and the National Defense University to enter into cooperative research and development agreements with universities, not-for-profit institutions, and other entities to support their designated missions. 
 
(Sec. 215) Establishes the Manufacturing Education Engineering Education Program for DOD to provide grants to industry, not-for-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, or to consortia of such institutions or industry to support: (1) the enhancement of existing programs in manufacturing engineering education to further a mission of the department, or (2) the establishment of new programs in manufacturing engineering education that meet such requirements. 
 
(Sec. 216) Requires the Navy to notify Congress before initiating certain rapid prototyping, experimentation, or demonstration activities. 
 
(Sec. 217) Increases the micro-purchase threshold for research programs and entities throughout the government from $3,000 to $10,000. 
 
(Sec. 218) Directs DOD to: (1) implement a quality assurance and quality control program for any facility producing biological select agents and toxins, and (2) report to Congress on the potential consolidation of facilities that work with biological select agents and toxins. 
 
Requires the GAO to report on DOD's: (1) progress in carrying out the quality assurance and quality control program, and (2) actions to address the findings and recommendations of the Army report titled &quot;Individual and Institutional Accountability for the Shipment of Viable Bacillus Anthracis from Dugway Proving Grounds.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 219) Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior DOD official as the official with principal responsibility for the development and demonstration of directed energy weapons and sets forth the responsibilities of the official for the programs. 
 
(Sec. 220) Requires the Army to restructure versions of the distributed common ground system (DCGS) after Increment 1 by: (1) discontinuing development of new software code, excluding the configuration and testing of system interfaces to commercial, open source, and existing government off the shelf (GOTS) software, of any component for which there is commercial, open source, or government off the shelf software that is capable of fulfilling at least 80% of the system requirements; and (2) reviewing the acquisition strategy to ensure commercial software procurement is the preferred method for meeting program requirements. 
 
Prohibits the Army from awarding any contract for the development of new component software capability for the DCGS if the capability is already a commercial item or open source, except for configuration of capabilities that are incidental to and necessary for the proper functioning of the system. 
 
Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to report to Congress on the Increment 2 of the DCGS. 
 
(Sec. 221) Limits the use of funds for the countering weapons of mass destruction situational awareness information system commonly known as &quot;Constellation&quot; until DOD provides an independent review and assessment of the requirements and implementation plan for the system. 
 
(Sec. 222) Limits the availability of funds for the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) until DOD submits a specified report to Congress on the DIUx. 
 
(Sec. 223) Prohibits funds from being used for the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program unless the contract for engineering and manufacturing development uses a firm fixed-price contract structure, subject to a waiver for national security. 
 
(Sec. 224) Prohibits DOD from awarding any follow-on modernization development contracts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter until DOD submits to Congress a report that contains the basic elements of an acquisition program baseline for Block 4 Modernization. Requires the GAO to review the report. 
 
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 231) Requires DOD to develop a strategy to ensure that it has assured access to trusted microelectronics by September 30, 2019. 
 
(Sec. 232) Requires the Defense Information Systems Agency to establish a pilot program to evaluate commercially available information technology tools to better understand the potential impact of the tools on DOD networks and computing environments. 
 
(Sec. 233) Establishes a pilot program to permit research and development laboratories, test and evaluation centers, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to temporarily waive any regulation, restriction, requirement, guidance, policy, procedure, or departmental instruction that would affect value and efficiencies in research and development activities, the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and the rapid deployment of warfighter capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 234) Permits DOD to carry out a pilot program on the modernization and fielding of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare systems. Authorizes appropriated electromagnetic spectrum warfare and electronic warfare funds to be used for the development and fielding of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 235) Establishes a pilot program on: (1) permitting DOD to provide defense contractors performing under a DOD federally-funded research and development center contract with access to sensitive information necessary to carry out their assigned functions and duties, and (2) appropriately protecting proprietary information from unauthorized disclosure or use by such centers. 
 
(Sec. 236) Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program to enhance interaction between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the service academies to promote technology transition, education, and training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields that are relevant to DOD. 
 
(Sec. 237) Requires the Navy to establish an independent review team to review the Navy's data on, and mitigation efforts related to, the increase in F/A-18 physiological events since January 1, 2009. 
 
(Sec. 238) Requires DOD to submit to Congress and the GAO specified program accountability matrices for the B-21 bomber aircraft program. 
 
(Sec. 239) Requires DOD to seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on technologies with the potential to prevent and mitigate helicopter crashes. 
 
(Sec. 240) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, acting through the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee, to submit to Congress a strategy on DOD's electronic and electromagnetic spectrum warfare capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 241) Expresses the sense of the Congress on the development and fielding of fifth generation airborne capabilities. 
 
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for Operation and Maintenance activities at the levels identified in section 4301 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment 
 
(Sec. 311) Modifies the requirements for DOD's annual report related to installations energy management. 
 
(Sec. 312) Permits DOD to waive provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 regarding the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with alternative fuels procured by DOD if the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 313) Permits DOD to carry out a pilot program to investigate the utilization of utility data management services to perform utility bill aggregation, analysis, third-party payment, storage, and distribution. Specifies a funding cap for the program. 
 
(Sec. 314) Authorizes the Army, in carrying out the disposal of munitions in the stockpile of conventional ammunition awaiting demilitarization and disposal (commonly referred to as munitions in the &quot;B5A account&quot;) to use cost-competitive technologies that minimize waste generation and air emissions as alternatives to disposal by open burning, open detonation, direct contact combustion, and incineration. 
 
(Sec. 315) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to report to Congress on efforts to achieve cost savings at military installations with high levels of energy intensity. 
 
(Sec. 316) Expresses the sense of Congress on DOD funding decisions relating to climate change. 
 
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment 
 
(Sec. 321) Revises the Army's deployability rating system and the manner in which the Army is required to track prioritization of deployable units. Requires the Army to maintain: (1) a system for identifying the priority of deployment for units of all components of the Army, and (2) a readiness rating system for units of all components of the Army that provides an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and the shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of additional resources. 
 
(Sec. 322) Requires the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in coordination with the Director of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, to revise the corrosion-related guidance to clearly define specific roles of the corrosion control and prevention executives of the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 323) Authorizes a five-year pilot program to permit government-owned, contractor-operated industrial plants to participate in the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Initiative. (The ARMS Initiative was created to allow the Army to rent portions of its ammunition plants that are not being used in production to commercial companies.) 
 
(Sec. 324) Permits DOD to transfer specified funds to the Navy for the repair, recapitalization, and certification of dry docks at government-owned, government-operated shipyards of the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 325) Requires the Navy to submit to Congress quarterly assessments of Naval ship maintenance and loading activities carried out by private sector entities at specified ports. 
 
(Sec. 326) Require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a strategy to revitalize the organic industrial base of the Army. (The term &quot;organic industrial base&quot; refers to U.S. military facilities, including arsenals, depots, munition plants and centers, and storage sites, that advance a vital national security interest by producing, maintaining, repairing, and storing materiel, munitions, and hardware.) 
 
Subtitle D--Reports 
 
(Sec. 331) Modifies requirements for the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 332) Requires the GAO to report to Congress on the travel expenses of members of the reserve components. 
 
(Sec. 333) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan to modernize, sustain training, and provide depot maintenance for all components of the HH-60 helicopter fleet until total force combat rescue units have been fully equipped with HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. 
 
Subtitle E--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 341) Expands notice requirements for structures interfering with air commerce, to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) require a person to give adequate public notice of the construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion of a structure or sanitary landfill if the notice will promote the interests of national security as determined by DOD; and (2) include national security interests in conducting certain required aeronautical studies and reports. 
 
Requires DOT to review flight path changes at civilian airports to determine if recent adjustments have had an impact on local communities. 
 
(Sec. 342) Requires all new contracts involving tactical explosive detection dogs to include a provision that would transfer the dogs to the 341st Training Squadron after the end of their useful service life and reclassify them as military animals for the purpose of adoption procedures required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 343) Requires DOD to develop a plan to establish an explosive ordnance disposal program within DOD to ensure close and continuous coordination among the military departments on matters relating to explosive ordnance disposal. 
 
(Sec. 344) Requires DOD to implement a formal process to provide federal agencies outside DOD with information on the availability of surplus, serviceable ammunition from DOD for the purpose of reducing costs relating to the storage and disposal of the ammunition. 
 
(Sec. 345) Directs DOD to remove and replace window coverings with accessible cords from military housing units in which children under the age of nine reside. Requires future contracts for the acquisition or construction of military family housing to prohibit the use of window coverings with accessible cords in the housing, 
 
(Sec. 346) Requires DOD to establish policies under which drivers employed by commercial transportation companies may be authorized to access military installations to serve base personnel. 
 
(Sec. 347) Authorizes DOD to enter into contracts with third-party vendors to provide certain members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas with free access to wireless high-speed Internet and network connections. 
 
(Sec. 348) Limits the availability of funds for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence until DOD establishes and implements a process for members of the Armed Forces to carry appropriate firearms on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 349) Prohibits funds from being used for the development or fielding of new camouflage uniforms, new utility uniforms, or new families of uniforms until one year after DOD notifies Congress of the proposed development or fielding. 
 
(Sec. 350) Directs the Air Force to submit to Congress a plan for an improved dedicated adversary air training enterprise. 
 
(Sec. 351) Requires the Air Force to commission an independent review and assessment of: (1) the assumptions underlying the Air Force's annual continuation training requirements and (2) the overall effectiveness of the Ready Aircrew Program of the Air Force in managing aircrew training requirements. Requires the GAO to review the assessment. 
 
(Sec. 352) Requires DOD to seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent study on the space-available travel system of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 353) Requires DOD to evaluate the need for proven safety technology in vehicles transporting Transportation Protective Services shipments, such as electronic logging devices, roll stability control, forward collision avoidance, lane departure warning systems, and speed limiters. 
 
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Active Forces 
 
(Sec. 401) Authorizes specified end strengths for Active Duty personnel of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 402) Establishes new minimum Active Duty end strengths for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces 
 
(Sec. 411) Authorizes specified end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel. 
 
(Sec. 412) Authorizes specified end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves. 
 
(Sec. 413) Authorizes specified end strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
 
(Sec. 414) Establishes the maximum end strengths for the Reserve Components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians. 
 
(Sec. 415) Authorizes the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty during FY2017 to provide operational support. 
 
(Sec. 416) Makes technical corrections to the annual authorization of personnel strengths. 
 
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in section 4401 of this bill. 
 
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
 
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy 
 
(Sec. 501) Establishes the authorized distribution and strength of general and flag officers for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force after December 31, 2022. Requires a specified reduction in the number of general and flag officers in the military departments. Establishes reporting requirements for implementing the reduction and distribution. 
 
(Sec. 502) Repeals or amends various provisions that specify a general or flag office grade for certain positions in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 503) Authorizes adjustments to the number and distribution of Marine Corps general officers, including: the distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades, general and flag officers on active duty, and deputy commandants. 
 
(Sec. 504) Specifies that the period for promotion eligibility of an officer does not expire during the period when the Senate is unable to obtain information necessary to give its advice and consent to the appointment concerned because the information is under control of a department or agency of the federal government other than DOD. 
 
(Sec. 505) Authorizes service secretaries to allow officers in a grade above O-4 who are serving in military occupational specialties designated by the secretary to remain on Active Duty for up to 40 years of active service. 
 
(Sec. 506) Authorizes the secretaries of the military departments to convene boards to consider officers for involuntary separation below the grade of lieutenant colonel or commander as a single, consolidated year group without distinctions based on retirement eligibility. Aligns separation boards for the officers with the practices for promotion selection boards. 
 
(Sec. 507) Permits the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security (the department in which the Coast Guard is operating) to drop from the rolls of the Armed Forces a commissioned officer who: 
 
 
 has been absent without authority for at least three months, 
 
may be separated by reason of a sentence to confinement adjudged by a court-martial, or
 
 is sentenced to confinement in a federal or state penitentiary or correctional institution after having been found guilty of an offense by a court other than a court-martial or other military court, and whose sentence has become final. 
 
 
(Sec. 508) Extends force management authorities related to personnel management, including: 
 
 
 temporary early retirement authority; 
 
 the authority for service secretaries to manage authorized officer personnel strength by shortening the period of continuation of service by officers on Active Duty, authorizing involuntary early retirement for certain officers on Active Duty, and considering officers for involuntary discharge who are not eligible for retirement; 
 
the authority to provide voluntary separation pay and benefits; and 
 
 the authority for early retirement for up to 4% of the authorized Active-Duty strength of officers in the grades of O-5 and O-6 without reduction in grade, in each fiscal year. 
 
 
(Sec. 509) Authorizes the military departments to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of the Armed Forces to recruit cyber professionals. Authorizes the military departments, under the program, to allow individuals who meet educational, physical, and other requirements to receive original appointments as commissioned officers in a cyber specialty. 
 
(Sec. 510) Modifies the qualifying period for joint duty assignments from three years to not less than two years. Repeals the average tour length requirement and the authority for shorter tour lengths for officers initially assigned to critical occupational specialties. 
 
(Sec. 510A) Revises the definitions used for joint officer management. Repeals the definition of &quot;critical occupational specialty.&quot; 
 
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management 
 
(Sec. 511) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to extend the term of office of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau for up to 90 days. 
 
(Sec. 512) Amends provisions related to the employment rights and protections of military technicians. 
 
(Sec. 513) Specifies that laws providing military leave to individuals appointed to the civil service do not apply to National Guard technicians performing Active Guard and Reserve duty. 
 
(Sec. 514) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to extend for three years authorities for the transfer of officers between the Active and Inactive National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 515) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to extend the authority for the Air Force to use Active Guard and Reserve personnel and dual status military technicians to provide training and instruction regarding pilot training. 
 
(Sec. 516) Requires at least one deputy commander of the combatant command of the geographic area of responsibility which includes the United States be a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, unless a reserve component officer is serving as commander of that combatant command. 
 
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities 
 
(Sec. 521) Authorizes specified uncharged leave for servicemembers who are the primary or secondary caregiver for the birth or adoption of a child. Specifies requirements for DOD regulations implementing this section. Prohibits leave from being authorized unless it is expressly permitted by law. 
 
(Sec. 522) Changes the location in the U.S. Code of provisions that authorize the reimbursement of members of the Armed Force for expenses incurred in connection with leave cancelled due to contingency operations. 
 
(Sec. 523) Permits notaries to execute military testamentary instruments. Extends federal notary powers to civilian paralegals working within military legal assistance offices. 
 
(Sec. 524) Requires the military departments to ensure that members with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury in connection with sexual assault receive a medical examination prior to administrative separation. 
 
(Sec. 525) Reduces from five to three years the maximum tenure for servicemembers placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List due to an injury or illness eligible for disability retirement. 
 
(Sec. 526) Makes technical corrections to provisions regarding voluntary separation pay and benefits. 
 
(Sec. 527) Requires all marketing functions of the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard to be consolidated within the Army Marketing Research Group. 
 
Requires the Army to carry out a pilot program to consolidate the recruiting efforts of the Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard under which a recruiter in one of the components may recruit individuals to enlist in any of the components and receive credit toward enlistment goals for each enlistment regardless of the component in which the individual enlists. 
 
Subtitle D--Member Whistleblower Protections and Correction of Military Records 
 
(Sec. 531) Expands the types of adverse personnel actions prohibited under the military whistle-blower protection program to include retaliatory investigations and failures of superiors to respond to retaliatory actions in certain circumstances, as prohibited personnel actions that are reviewable. 
 
Requires inspectors general to notify the secretary concerned if, during the IG's preliminary investigation, the IG determined there were reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel action occurred, and that the action would result in an immediate hardship to the servicemember. Authorizes the secretary concerned to take action, as appropriate, in such cases. 
 
Requires an IG to provide periodic updates to whistle-blowers on the progress of investigations. Requires the DOD IG to prescribe uniform standards for the conduct of military whistle-blower investigations and for the training of staff conducting investigations. 
 
(Sec. 532) Specifies that a secretary of a military department who receives an IG report substantiating that a prohibited personnel action occurred may consider whether to take corrective action, but may not make a determination that a prohibited personnel action did not occur. 
 
(Sec. 533) Requires the military department concerned or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make available on a public website information regarding claims considered quarterly by: (1) boards for correction of military records, and (2) service discharge review boards. 
 
(Sec. 534) Requires boards for correction of military records (BCMRs) to: 
 
 
 notify claimants of the specific information or documents needed to make their claim reviewable, 
 
 make reasonable efforts to obtain missing records when they cannot be obtained by a claimant, 
 
 consider any request for reconsideration of a determination of a BCMR when new information is provided by a claimant that was not previously considered, and 
 
 publish final decisions with personally identifiable information redacted. 
 
 
Requires DOD to develop and report to Congress on a comprehensive training curriculum for members of BCMRs. 
 
(Sec. 535) Specifies requirements for the review by a discharge review board of certain claims by former members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) in connection with combat or sexual trauma as a basis for review of discharge. 
 
Requires the board, in considering the claims, to: (1) review medical evidence of the VA or a civilian health care provider that is presented by the former member, and (2) to review the case with liberal consideration to the former member that PTSD or TBI potentially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization. 
 
(Sec. 536) Requires the GAO to review the integrity of the DOD whistle-blower program. 
 
Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters 
 
(Sec. 541) Modifies the terms of two civilian judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the daily rate of compensation for senior judges performing judicial duties with the court. Authorizes judges of the court to administer oaths in a similar manner as other federal judges. Repeals a provision that precludes more than three judges of the court from being from the same political party.
 
 (Sec. 542) Requires the services secretaries to: (1) establish professional developmental programs to ensure effective prosecution and defense in all courts-martial, (2) establish and use a system of military justice experience designators or skill identifiers, and (3) carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a deliberate professional development process for judge advocates that leads to military justice practitioners capable of prosecuting and defending complex cases in military courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 543) Requires the annual report on sexual assault and response efforts to include information on complaints of retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 544) Extends the requirement for the annual report of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office and requires the release to coincide with the release of the Family Advocacy Program Report. 
 
(Sec. 545) Requires the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to establish and issue to the military departments: (1) metrics to be used to evaluate the efforts of the Armed Forces to prevent and respond to retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault, and (2) best practices to be used in the prevention of and response to retaliation in connection with the reports. 
 
(Sec. 546) Requires DOD to ensure that individuals who investigate claims of retaliation receive training on the nature and consequences of retaliation, and, in cases involving reports of sexual assault, the nature and consequences of sexual assault trauma. 
 
(Sec. 547) Requires the results of an investigation by DOD or the Armed Forces of a complaint by a member of the Armed Forces of retaliation to be reported in writing to the member. 
 
(Sec. 548) Modifies the definition of sexual harassment for the purposes of investigations of complaints of harassment by commanding officers. 
 
(Sec. 549) Requires DOD to establish a comprehensive and consistent data collection system for reports related to hazing in the Armed Forces. Requires the Secretary of each military department to improve training to better recognize, prevent, and respond to hazing. 
 
Subtitle F--National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service 
 
(Sec. 551) Specifies that the purpose of this subtitle is to establish a National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to: (1) review the military selective service process (commonly referred to as &quot;the draft&quot;); and (2) consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service in order to address national security and other public service needs of the nation. Specifies requirements for the scope of the review. 
 
(Sec. 552) Requires: (1) DOD to report to Congress and the commission on the current and future need for a centralized registration system under the Military Selective Service Act, and (2) the GAO to review of the procedures used by DOD in evaluating selective service requirements. 
 
(Sec. 553) Establishes the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service as an independent commission in the executive branch. Specifies requirements and procedures for the appointment of members, composition of the commission, pay rates for members and staff, and other authorities related to the operations of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 554) Specifies requirements for commission hearings and meetings. Requires hearings on recommendations to be open to the public, unless classified information is being considered. 
 
(Sec. 555) Requires the commission to: (1) conduct a review of the military selective service process; (2) consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service opportunities to address national security and other public service needs of the nation; and (3) develop recommendations on the matters subject to its review that are consistent with principles submitted by the President. 
 
Requires the President to establish and transmit to the commission and Congress principles for reform of the military selective service process. Requires certain cabinet officials and other officials or experts to transmit to the commission and Congress recommendations for the reform of the military selective service process, and military, national, and public service in connection with that process. 
 
Requires the commission to submit to Congress and the President a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the commission, including legislative language and recommendations for administrative action to implement the recommendations of the Commission. 
 
(Sec. 556) Authorizes the commission to appoint, and fix the rate of pay of, an Executive Director and staff. Limits detailees from the Executive Branch and performance reviews for staff of the commission. 
 
(Sec. 557) Requires the commission to be terminated no later than 36 months after the establishment date. 
 
Subtitle G--Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition 
 
(Sec. 561) Includes within the program to assist members in obtaining professional credentials those credentials that were acquired during military service, but which were not necessarily obtained incident to the performance of their military duties. Replaces the requirement that credentialing programs be accredited by third party accreditation bodies with a requirement that credentialing programs meet specified quality assurance benchmarks. 
 
(Sec. 562) Requires the preseparation counseling provided to members of the Armed Forces being discharged to include information concerning the availability of treatment options and resources to address substance abuse, including alcohol, prescription drug, and opioid abuse. 
 
(Sec. 563) Requires the Department of Labor to include in the Transition Assistance Program information regarding the deduction of disability compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs by reason of voluntary separation pay received by the member. 
 
(Sec. 564) Requires the Transition Assistance Program to provide information on career opportunities for employment available to members with transportation security cards. 
 
(Sec. 565) Extends through FY2018 the DOD Suicide Prevention and Resilience Program. 
 
(Sec. 566) Requires congressional notification in advance of appointments to service academies. 
 
(Sec. 567) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to submit to Congress and make available to the public, a report evaluating the success of the Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (known as JTEST-AI) and SkillBridge initiatives for members of the Armed Forces who are being separated. 
 
(Sec. 568) Requires DOD and DHS to jointly report on the steps the departments have taken to: (1) maximize the extent to which Armed Forces service, training, and qualifications are creditable towards U.S. merchant mariner licenses and certifications; and (2) to promote awareness among Armed Forces personnel serving in vessel operating positions of the requirements for post-service use of training, education, and practical experience from service in the Armed Forces in satisfying requirements for merchant mariner licenses and certifications. 
 
Subtitle H--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
 
(Sec. 571) Authorizes appropriations to continue assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian employees, including: (1) assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependents, and (2) impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
 
(Sec. 572) Extends the authorities for support related to the transition of military dependent students to local educational agencies. Specifies details that must be included in budget justifications regarding future requests for extensions. 
 
(Sec. 573) Requires the secretaries of the military departments to notify service members with dependents annually, and prior to deployment, of the child custody protections guaranteed under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
 
(Sec. 574) Requires DOD to submit to Congress annually a report including the child abuse and domestic abuse incident data contained in the Family Advocacy Program central registry for the previous year and an analysis of the effectiveness of the Family Advocacy Program. 
 
(Sec. 575) Requires DOD and DHS to prescribe regulations to ensure that the family advocacy program office at a military installation to which a member of the Armed Forces is assigned is provided an immediate report of credible information obtained by any individual in the chain of command of the servicemember, that a child in the family or home of the servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require a similar report by any member of the Armed Forces in specified professions who has reason to suspect that a child in the family or home of a servicemember has suffered an incident of child abuse. 
 
(Sec. 576) Repeals the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education. 
 
(Sec. 577) Authorizes DOD to provide support to nonprofit organizations that carry out camp or camp-like programs for children of military families who have experienced the death of a family member or other loved one or who have another family member living with a substance use disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. 
 
(Sec. 578) Requires the GAO to assess the effectiveness of each Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 579) Specifies requirements for applying the amendments made by the Every Student Succeeds Act with respect to Impact Aid payments for federally connected children in FY2016, FY2017, and each succeeding year. Authorizes a provision that counts all military-connected students living in military housing equally to take effect immediately. 
 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) make a technical correction to prevent some local school districts whose boundaries are within the perimeter of military installations from being disqualified from the Impact Aid heavily impacted program, (2) provide additional time to collect data on the effects of the program, and (3) modify eligibility criteria. 
 
Subtitle I--Decorations and Awards 
 
(Sec. 581) Posthumously advances Colonel George E. ''Bud'' Day, U.S. Air Force, to the rank of brigadier general on the retired list of the U.S. Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 582) Waives the statutory time limitation to permit the President to award specified medals to a member or former member of the Armed Forces identified as warranting award of that medal pursuant to the review of valor award nominations for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation Inherent Resolve that was directed by the Secretary of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 583) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to Gary M. Rose and James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. 
 
(Sec. 584) Waives the statutory time limitation to allow the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Melvin M. Spruiell, for acts of valor while serving in the Army during World War II. 
 
(Sec. 585) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor while interned as a prisoner of war by Japan during World War II. 
 
(Sec. 586) Requires the Secretaries of the military departments to review the service records of certain Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander war veterans previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross during the Korean War or the Vietnam War to determine whether a Medal of Honor should be awarded. Waives the statutory time limitations if the Secretary determines that a Medal of Honor should be awarded. 
 
Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 591) Repeals the requirement for the chaplain at the U.S. Air Force Academy to be appointed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 592) Extends the limitation on reducing the number of military and civilian personnel assigned to duty with the service review agencies. 
 
(Sec. 593) Requires the Army and the Marine Corps to report to Congress on the progress of integrating women into military occupational specialties and units recently opened to women. 
 
(Sec. 594) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing an electronic means by which members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces can track their operational active-duty service performed after January 28, 2008. 
 
(Sec. 595) Requires the Navy and the Air Force to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of the discharge by warrant officers of pilot and other flight officer positions in the Armed Forces that are currently discharged by commissioned officers. 
 
(Sec. 596) Requires each military department to review: (1) the current body mass index test procedure used by each Armed Force, and (2) other methods to measure body fat with a more holistic health and wellness approach. 
 
(Sec. 597) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the career progression track for entry level and laterally moved female service members in combat arms units. 
 
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
 
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances 
 
(Sec. 601) Authorizes a pay raise of 2.1% for all members of the uniformed services effective January 1, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 602) Requires DOD to ensure that pay tables of basic pay for members of the uniformed services reflect the operation of the pay cap required under current law. 
 
(Sec. 603) Extends the authority of DOD to temporarily increase the rate of the basic allowance for housing (BAH) in areas impacted by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel. 
 
(Sec. 604) Requires DOD to submit to Congress specified reports on a new single-salary pay structure for members of the Armed Forces, which assumes the repeal of the basic allowance for housing and basic allowance subsistence for members of the Armed Forces in favor of a single-salary pay system. 
 
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
 
(Sec. 611) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for Reserve Forces. 
 
(Sec. 612) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. 
 
(Sec. 613) Extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
 
(Sec. 614) Extends specified special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
 
(Sec. 615) Extends specified bonus and special pay authorities. 
 
(Sec. 616) Authorizes a maximum aviation bonus of $35,000 for each 12-month period of obligated service, and requires the appropriate Service Secretary to include specified details regarding the bonuses in budget justification documents. 
 
(Sec. 617) Conforms the consolidated bonus amount to the current authorized amount of $20,000. 
 
(Sec. 618) Makes technical and clerical amendments related to the 2008 consolidation of certain special pay authorities. 
 
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances 
 
(Sec. 621) Authorizes DOD, on a case-by-case basis, to reimburse travel expenses at a higher amount for members of the reserves attending inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distances. 
 
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
 
Part I--Amendments in Connection With Retired Pay Reform 
 
(Sec. 631) Specifies the election period for cadets and midshipmen at the service academies to opt-in to the new military retirement system. Specifies the timing of elections for reservists who are on Inactive Duty during the election period otherwise provided for under the new retirement system. 
 
(Sec. 632) Makes a technical correction for the new military retirement plan related to defining separation from service under the Thrift Savings Plan. 
 
(Sec. 633) Permits DOD to pay continuation pay to full Thrift Savings Plan Members at any point between the time the member completes 8 years of service and before the member reaches 12 years of service, in exchange for an agreement to continue serving for a period of not less than 3 additional years. 
 
(Sec. 634) Makes a technical and conforming amendment to the Combat-Related Special Compensation calculation to bring the authority in line with the new military retirement system. 
 
Part II--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 641) Modifies the division of military retired pay in a divorce decree to use the member's pay grade and years of service at the time of the divorce, adjusted by the annual retired pay cost-of-living adjustments between the date of the divorce decree and the date of retirement. (Under current law, the final retirement pay grade and years of service is used.) 
 
(Sec. 642) Provides equal benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan for members of the Reserve Component who die from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during Inactive-Duty training and members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty while on Active Duty. 
 
(Sec. 643) Authorizes the deduction of Survivor Benefit Plan premiums from monthly combat-related special compensation when retired pay is insufficient to cover the premiums. 
 
(Sec. 644) Expands the areas eligible for the allowance for covering monthly premiums for the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance to include any designated combat zone or an area directly supporting a designated combat zone. 
 
(Sec. 645) Authorizes payment of certain pay and allowances of a servicemember or retired servicemember to an individual to whom the member has granted authority to manage these funds pursuant to a valid and legally executed durable power of attorney. 
 
(Sec. 646) Extends the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance at $310 per month until May 31, 2018. 
 
(Sec. 647) Repeals provisions related to an obsolete authority for combat-related injury rehabilitation pay. 
 
(Sec. 648) Requires DOD to provide for an independent assessment of the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan by a federally-funded research and development center. 
 
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations 
 
(Sec. 661) Requires DOD to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to optimize management practices across the defense commissary system and the exchange system that reduce reliance on appropriated funding without reducing benefits or the revenue generated by nonappropriated fund entities or instrumentalities of DOD for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the Armed Forces. 
 
Requires DOD to ensure that savings generated due to the optimization practices are shared by the defense commissary system and the exchange system through contracts or agreements that appropriately reflect the participation of the systems in the development and implementation of the practices. 
 
Authorizes DOD to establish a variable pricing program, under which prices may be established in response to market conditions and customer demand, subject to specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 662) Requires DOD to ensure that: (1) commissary stores accept the Military Star Card as payment, and (2) the Army and Air Force Exchange Service assumes any U.S. financial liability relating to the acceptance of the card. (The Military Star Card is a credit card administered under the Exchange Credit Program by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.) 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 671) Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for DOD recovery of amounts owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services due to an overpayment of salaries and benefits or unpaid bills. Requires the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to quantify the lost revenue from this provision. 
 
Directs DOD to review all bonus pays, special pays, student loan repayments, and similar special payments paid to members of the California National Guard between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2015. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to waive collection of overpayments or to repay previously recouped payments that were unwarranted. Requires the Secretary concerned to notify consumer credit reporting agencies if the review determines that an indebtedness previously reported to the credit reporting agency was invalid. 
 
(Sec. 672) Modifies the flat rate per diem requirements for DOD military and civilian personnel on long-term temporary duty assignments. 
 
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Reform of TRICARE and Military Health System 
 
(Sec. 701) Requires DOD to establish TRICARE Select as a self-managed, preferred provider network option to replace TRICARE Standard and Extra. Establishes annual enrollment fees and fixed dollar copayments for Active Duty family members and retirees who join the Armed Services on or after January 1, 2018, and enroll in TRICARE Select or in TRICARE Prime (the managed care option). Authorizes DOD to establish an annual enrollment fee for TRICARE Select for beneficiaries who were in the Active Duty or retired categories prior to January 1, 2018. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) establish an open enrollment period, with a grace period during the first year of open enrollment, and to allow enrollment for qualifying events for annual participation in either TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select; and (2) prescribe certain requirements for pre-authorization for referrals under TRICARE Prime. 
 
Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program on the incorporation of value-based health care methodology in the purchased care component of the TRICARE program by reducing copayments or cost shares for targeted populations of covered beneficiaries in the receipt of high-value medications and services and the use of high-value providers under such purchased care component, including by exempting certain services from deductible requirements. 
 
(Sec. 702) Requires the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to be responsible for the administration of each military medical treatment facility, including: 
 
 
 budgetary matters, 
 
 information technology, 
 
health care administration and management, 
 
 administrative policy and procedure, 
 
 military medical construction, 
 
 any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 
 
 
Requires the commander of each military medical facility to be responsible for: (1) ensuring the readiness of the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees at the facility, and (2) furnishing the health care and medical treatment provided at the facility. 
 
Requires DOD to establish within the DHA a professional staff to carry out this section. Permits DOD to establish an Assistant Director for Health Care Administration within the DHA. 
 
Specifies the roles and responsibilities of the Services' Surgeons General. 
 
(Sec. 703) Establishes requirements for military medical treatment facilities in order to support medical readiness of the Armed Forces and the readiness of medical personnel. Specifies requirements for medical centers, hospitals, and ambulatory care centers.
 
 Authorizes DOD to establish regional centers of excellence for the provision of military specialty care to covered beneficiaries at existing DOD major medical centers. Authorizes DOD to establish satellite centers to provide specialty care for post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. 
 
Requires DOD to submit to Congress: (1) a report updating the Military Health System Modernization Study to address the restructuring or realignment of military medical treatment facilities required by this bill, and (2) an implementation plan for restructuring or realigning the military medical treatment facilities. 
 
(Sec. 704) Requires DOD to ensure that urgent care is available through 11:00 p.m. at military treatment facilities at locations that DOD determines to be appropriate. Requires that, if urgent care is unavailable at the military treatment facilities, access to urgent care through the TRICARE network providers must be available through 11:00 p.m. Eliminates the preauthorization requirement for urgent care. 
 
Requires DOD to expand the primary care clinic hours at military treatment facilities during the week and on weekends beyond the standard business hours of the installation. 
 
(Sec. 705) Requires DOD to develop and implement value-based incentive programs as a part of contracts awarded for the provision of health care services to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. 
 
Transfers contracting responsibility for the acquisition of managed care support contracts under the TRICARE program from the DHA to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 
 
Requires DOD to develop and implement a new acquisition strategy for managed care support contracts under the TRICARE program and to modify contracts existing prior to implementation of this strategy to ensure consistency with the strategy 
 
(Sec. 706) Requires DOD to establish military-civilian integrated health delivery systems through partnerships with other health systems, including local or regional health systems in the private sector. 
 
(Sec. 707) Requires DOD to submit to Congress an implementation plan to establish a Joint Trauma System within the DHA to improve trauma care for members of the Armed Forces and other individuals who are eligible to be treated for trauma at a military medical treatment facility. 
 
(Sec. 708) Requires DOD to establish a Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate to ensure that the traumatologists of the Armed Forces maintain readiness and are able to be rapidly deployed for future armed conflicts. 
 
Authorizes DOD to enter into partnerships with civilian academic medical centers and large metropolitan teaching hospitals that have certain civilian trauma centers. 
 
Requires DOD to establish a personnel management plan for specified wartime medical specialties. 
 
(Sec. 709) Requires DOD to implement: (1) a standardized medical appointment scheduling system at military treatment facilities throughout the military health system to enable timely access to care for covered beneficiaries, and (2) standards for the productivity of health care providers at military treatment facilities. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Health Care Benefits 
 
(Sec. 711) Authorizes DOD to extend TRICARE program coverage for certain members of the National Guard and dependents performing certain disaster response duty if the period immediately follows a period of full-time National Guard duty. Requires DOD to charge a state or the District of Columbia for the costs of providing the extended coverage.
 
(Sec. 712) Requires DOD to study options for providing health care coverage that improves the continuity of health care provided to certain current and former members of the Selected Reserve. 
 
Authorizes DOD to carry out a pilot program jointly with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide commercial health insurance coverage to eligible reserve component members who enroll for either individual, self plus one, or self and family coverage.
 
 (Sec. 713) Authorizes DOD to sell hearing aids to dependents of retired members of the uniformed services. 
 
(Sec. 714) Provides TRICARE program coverage for medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive disorders and inherited metabolic disorders. 
 
(Sec. 715) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement with the OPM to offer eligible beneficiaries the opportunity to purchase dental and vision insurance currently available to federal employees. 
 
(Sec. 716) Requires DOD to: (1) ensure that TRICARE reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis are not less than the rates that were in effect on March 31, 2016; and (2) conduct a specified analysis to set future reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis. 
 
(Sec. 717) Authorizes a veteran or civilian to be evaluated and treated at a military treatment facility if: (1) the evaluation and treatment is necessary to maintain the medical readiness skills and competencies of health care providers at the facility; (2) health care providers at the facility have the competencies, skills and abilities to treat the individual; and (3) the facility has available space, equipment, and materials. 
 
Requires: (1) the evaluation and treatment of covered beneficiaries at military treatment facilities to be prioritized ahead of the evaluation and treatment of veterans and civilians under this section., and (2) the facility to bill and to accept reimbursement from a civilian or a third-party payer on behalf of the individual for the costs of health care services provided to the individual. 
 
Requires DOD to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the VA under which the VA would reimburse a military treatment facility for the costs of any health care services provided to individuals eligible for health care services from the VA. 
 
(Sec. 718) Requires DOD to incorporate the use of telehealth services throughout the direct and purchased care components of the military health system. Requires DOD to: (1) establish standardized payment methods to reimburse health care providers for telehealth services provided to covered beneficiaries in the purchased care component of the TRICARE program, and (2) reduce or eliminate co-payments or cost-shares for covered beneficiaries for receipt of telehealth services.
 
 (Sec. 719) Authorizes DOD to reimburse an entity carrying out a state vaccination program for the cost of providing vaccines to covered beneficiaries. 
 
Subtitle C--Health Care Administration 
 
(Sec. 721) Requires DOD to establish a process to define the military medical and dental personnel requirements necessary to meet operational medical force readiness requirements Authorizes DOD to convert certain military medical and dental positions to civilian positions if the positions are not necessary to meet operational medical force readiness requirements. 
 
(Sec. 722) Requires DHS to make a prospective payment to DOD for treatment or care provided to members of the Coast Guard, former members of the Coast Guard, and their dependents at facilities under the jurisdiction of DOD except for any period during which the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 723) Removes the annual requirement for managed care support contractors to generate and mail an enrollment renewal letter to all beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime. 
 
(Sec. 724) Authorizes the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to grant certificates, certifications, and undergraduate degrees, in addition to advanced degrees. 
 
(Sec. 725) Requires DOD to implement and the GAO to assess specified measures to maintain the critical wartime medical readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers within the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 726) Requires DOD to implement a program to establish best practices for the delivery of health care services for certain diseases or conditions at military medical treatment facilities and incorporate those best practices into the daily operations of the facilities to eliminate variability in health outcomes and to improve the quality of care. 
 
(Sec. 727) Requires DOD to develop and carry out a performance-based, strategic sourcing acquisition strategy with respect to entering into contracts for the services of health care professional staff at military medical treatment facilities located in a state. 
 
(Sec. 728) Requires DOD to adopt, to the extent appropriate, the core quality performance metrics agreed upon by the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (a collaborative group of federal agencies, health plans, national physician organizations, employers, and consumers) for use by the military health system and in contracts awarded to carry out the TRICARE program. 
 
(Sec. 729) Requires DOD to establish a program to incentivize covered beneficiaries to participate in medical intervention programs, such as comprehensive disease management programs, that may include lowering TRICARE enrollment fees, copayments, and cost-share amounts for health care services during a particular year for covered beneficiaries with certain chronic diseases or conditions who met participation milestones in medical intervention programs. 
 
Requires DOD to establish programs to incentivize lifestyle interventions and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle for covered beneficiaries, through activities such as smoking cessation, exercise, and weight management. 
 
(Sec. 730) Requires DOD to incorporate performance accountability measures into the annual performance reviews of certain leadership positions in the military health care system. 
 
(Sec. 731) Requires DOD to establish an advisory committee for each military treatment facility. 
 
Subtitle D--Reports and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 741) Extends the authority for the joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on plans to implement all information technology capabilities required by the executive agreement entered into under the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010 that remain unimplemented. 
 
(Sec. 742) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program on expanding the use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine at DOD medical facilities through the use of a psychiatry fellowship program for physician assistants. 
 
(Sec. 743) Authorizes DOD to conduct a pilot program to evaluate whether, in carrying out the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program, extending additional discounts for prescription drugs filled at retail pharmacies will maintain or reduce prescription drug costs for DOD. 
 
(Sec. 744) Requires DOD to carry out a pilot program for the display of wait times at urgent care clinics and pharmacies of military medical treatment facilities. 
 
(Sec. 745) Requires DOD to review and monitor prescribing practices at military treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. 
 
(Sec. 746) Requires DOD to conduct specified studies on preventing the diversion of opioid medications. 
 
(Sec. 747) Requires DOD to integrate into the Health Related Behavior Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel questions designed to obtain information on the experiences of servicemembers with family planning services and counseling. 
 
(Sec. 748) Requires DOD to assess the extent to which families of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces serving on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days experience difficulties in transitioning to health care benefits provided under the TRICARE program. Expands the authority of DOD to eliminate balance billing for families of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces serving on Active Duty. 
 
(Sec. 749) Requires DOD to establish and implement a process to provide oversight of the graduate medical education programs of the military departments to ensure that the programs fully support the operational medical force readiness requirements for health care providers of the Armed Forces and the medical readiness of the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 750) Requires DOD to carry out a study of career helicopter and tiltrotor pilots to assess potential links between the operation of helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft and acute and chronic medical conditions experienced by the pilots. 
 
(Sec. 751) Requires the GAO to submit to Congress a report assessing the delivery of health care in the military health system, with an emphasis on identifying potential waste and inefficiency. 
 
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management 
 
(Sec. 801) Modifies requirements that apply to rapid acquisition authorities. 
 
(Sec. 802) Allows Principal Military Deputies to serve in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the position of the Service Acquisition Executive. 
 
(Sec. 803) Requires DOD to review and, if necessary, revise Department of Defense Instruction 5000.74 and other guidance pertaining to the acquisition of services. Requires DOD to examine: (1) how the acquisition community should consider the changing nature of the technology and professional services markets; and (2) the services acquisition portfolio groups referenced in the Acquisition of Services Instruction and other guidance in order to ensure the portfolio groups are fully reflective of changes to the technology and professional services market. 
 
Requires DOD to issue guidance addressing the training and development of the DOD workforce engaged in the procurement of services, including those personnel not designated as members of the acquisition workforce. 
 
(Sec. 804) Extends and modifies the authorization for the Defense Modernization Account. Modifies provisions regarding the funds available for the account, transfers, authorized uses of the funds, and the availability of funds by appropriation. 
 
Subtitle B--Department of Defense Acquisition Agility 
 
(Sec. 805) Requires all major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) that receive Milestone A or Milestone B approval after January 1, 2019, to be designed and developed, to the maximum extent practicable, with a modular open system approach (MOSA) to enable incremental development and enhance competition, innovation, and interoperability. 
 
Defines MOSA as an integrated business and technical strategy that: 
 
 
 employs a modular design with major system interfaces between a major system platform (such as a ground vehicle, ship, or aircraft) and its major system components (such as sensors or communication equipment) or between major system components and platforms; 
 
 is subjected to verification to ensure major system interfaces comply with widely supported and consensus-based standards; 
 
 uses a system architecture that allows severable major system components at the appropriate level to be incrementally added, removed, or replaced throughout the life cycle of a major system platform to afford opportunities for enhanced competition and innovation while yielding: significant cost savings or avoidance, schedule reduction, opportunities for technical upgrades, increased interoperability, or other benefits; and 
 
 complies with requirements for technical data rights. 
 
 
Requires MOSA to be addressed throughout the requirements development and acquisition processes for MDAPs. 
 
(Sec. 806) Specifies requirements for defense budget materials related to advanced component development and prototype activities within the research, development, test, and evaluation budget. 
 
Requires each of the military services to establish an oversight board or identify a similar group of existing senior advisors for managing prototype projects for weapon system components and other technologies and subsystems, including the use of funds for such projects. 
 
Requires weapon system component or technology prototype projects to: 
 
 
 be completed within two years of initiation, 
 
be selected by the service acquisition executive using a merit-based selection process that identifies the most promising and cost-effective prototypes that address a high priority warfighter need and are expected to be successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment; 
 
 be funded through contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions; 
 
 comply with specified funding limitations, and 
 
 develop a plan for transition into a fielded system or operational use. 
 
 
Requires a MDAP initiated after January 1, 2019, to include only technical development that the milestone decision authority for the program determines, with a high degree of confidence, would not delay the fielding target for the program. 
 
Provides the military services with new funding and acquisition flexibility to experiment with, prototype, and rapidly deploy weapon system components and other technologies. 
 
(Sec. 807) Requires DOD to assign program cost and fielding targets before funds are obligated for technology development, system development, or production of a MDAP. Specifies procedures and requirements for the establishment of the targets. 
 
Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to conduct an independent technical risk assessment prior to program milestones decisions. 
 
Specifies that the service acquisition executives are the milestone decision authorities for joint programs being initiated after October 1, 2019. 
 
(Sec. 808) Requires the milestone decision authority for a MDAP to provide specified reports to Congress at each milestone decision point. Requires the reports to present key decision metrics, including the program's cost and fielding targets, cost and schedule estimates, and evaluations of technical risks. 
 
(Sec. 809) Specifies the technical data rights provided to the U.S. government in various types of interfaces. 
 
Authorizes DOD to negotiate for rights other than government purpose rights for technical data relating to major system interfaces if it would be in the best interest of the United States. 
 
Requires DOD to identify major system interfaces in contract solicitations and contracts. Specifies that, for major system interfaces developed exclusively at private expense, DOD must negotiate with the developer appropriate compensation for the technical data. 
 
Specifies the U.S. government's rights to technical data pertaining to privately funded general interfaces necessary for the segregation and reintegration of an item or process. 
 
Extends the duration of the government-industry advisory panel established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and requires the advisory panel to consider the technical data rights necessary to support the modular open system approach (MOSA) required elsewhere in this bill. 
 
Limits deferred ordering of technical data to six years after delivery of the last item on a contract and to technical data generated, not utilized, in the performance of the contract. 
 
Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 811) Amends the restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions (UCAs) to: (1) require a written determination by senior officials to extend a UCA beyond 90 days, (2) and extend the 180 day definitization requirement to contracts in support of Foreign Military Sales cases. 
 
Specifies that, if a contractor submits a qualifying proposal to definitize an undefinitized contractual action and the contracting officer definitizes the contract after the end of the 180-day period, the agency concerned must ensure that the profit allowed on the contract accurately reflects the cost risk of the contractor as the risk existed on the date the contractor submitted the qualifying proposal. 
 
(Sec. 812) Revises requirements related to inventory and tracking of purchases for services. 
 
(Sec. 813) Specifies that it is DOD policy to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria in circumstances that would deny DOD the benefits of cost and technical tradeoffs in the source selection process. 
 
Limits the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria to specified situations. 
 
Requires DOD, to the maximum extent practicable, to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria when the procurement is predominately for the acquisition of information technology services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, audit or audit readiness services, or other knowledge-based professional services. 
 
(Sec. 814) Requires DOD to: (1) prohibit the use of reverse auctions and lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods for the procurement of personal protective equipment if the level of quality or the failure of the item could result in combat casualties, and (2) establish a preference for best value contracting methods when procuring such equipment. 
 
(Sec. 815) Revises requirements for the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts to require contractors and DOD to meet certain requirements using &quot;suppliers that meet anticounterfeiting requirements&quot; rather than &quot;trusted suppliers.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 816) Expands the permissible uses of special emergency procurement authorities to include support of international disaster assistance and support of a national emergency or natural disaster relief efforts in the United States as defined by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
 
(Sec. 817) Requires DOD to comply with domestic source requirements for footwear furnished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces. Requires DOD to furnish the footwear directly to members instead of providing a cash allowance. Permits a waiver to be granted in cases of medical necessity. Authorizes DOD, for two years, to purchase additional footwear that is necessary to provide sufficient choices to minimize the incidence of athletic injuries in initial entry training. 
 
(Sec. 818) Extends the authority for the enhanced transfer of technology developed at DOD laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 819) Modifies congressional notification requirements for the exercise of waiver authority to acquire vital national security capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 820) Modifies requirements and duties for the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB). Requires Federal Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) be reconciled, to the extent possible, with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Permits the head of a federal agency to waive the application of the CAS for contracts valued at less than $100 million. 
 
Establishes the Defense Accounting Standards Board to: 
 
 
 review cost accounting standards and recommend changes to the CASB; 
 
oversee implementation of CAS within DOD to achieve uniformity and consistency in the standards governing measurement, assignment, and allocation of costs to contracts with DOD; and
 
ensure that managerial cost accounting is appropriately implemented for commercial functions performed by DOD employees. 
 
 
(Sec. 821) Establishes a $5,000 micro-purchase threshold for DOD activities. 
 
(Sec. 822) Specifies the definition of competition and the role of the prime contractor in determining whether a subcontract meets the competitive or commercial test with respect to enhanced competition requirements. 
 
(Sec. 823) Removes the retroactive application requirement for the cap on the allowable compensation of contractor employees. (As a result, the cap would apply to compensation costs incurred after January 1, 2012, under contracts entered into on or after December 31, 2011.) 
 
(Sec. 824) Specifies requirements for the treatment of independent research and development costs as fair, reasonable, and allowable expenses for DOD contracts. 
 
Requires bid and proposal expenses considered as allowable indirect costs on cost-reimbursement contracts to be reported independently of independent research and development costs. 
 
Establishes for DOD a goal that department-wide bid and proposal costs should not exceed 1% of the amount of contractor sales to the department. Specifies that, if DOD fails to meet the goal, an advisory panel must be established to provide recommendations on changes to statute, regulation, and practice to reduce bid and proposal costs. 
 
Requires DOD to contract with an outside, independent entity to study the laws, regulations, and practices relating to expenses incurred by contractors for bids and proposals. 
 
Requires DOD to report to Congress on bid and proposal costs and independent research and development costs. 
 
(Sec. 825) Exempts certain multiple-award task or delivery order contracts from the requirement to include cost or price to the federal government as an evaluation factor in the evaluation of proposals for all contracts. 
 
(Sec. 826) Extends through FY2027 the authority for DOD to negotiate and administer small business contracting plans. 
 
(Sec. 827) Specifies that the use of side-by-side testing of certain equipment, munitions, and technologies manufactured and developed under cooperative research and development agreements may be considered to be the use of competitive procedures. Specifies that the items must be procured within five years of an initial determination that the items have been successfully tested and found to satisfy U.S. military requirements or to correct operational deficiencies.
 
(Sec. 828) Expands the scope of the defense acquisition challenge program to include alternatives to existing acquisition programs and specifies that the general solicitation competitive procedures used under the program are competitive procedures. 
 
(Sec. 829) Requires DOD to revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to establish a preference for fixed-price contracts, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts, in the determination of contract type and establish an approval mechanism for the use of cost type contracts the exceed specified dollar thresholds. 
 
(Sec. 830) Requires DOD to prescribe regulations to require the use of firm fixed-price contracts for foreign military sales, subject to a waiver if DOD determines that a different type of contract is in the best interest of the taxpayers. 
 
(Sec. 831) Establishes a preference for performance-based payments to contractors. 
 
(Sec. 832) Requires the Defense Acquisition University to develop and implement a training program for DOD acquisition personnel on fixed-priced incentive fee contracts, public-private partnerships, performance-based contracting, and other authorities in law and regulation designed to give incentives to contractors to achieve long-term savings and improve administrative practices and mission performance. 
 
(Sec. 833) Sunsets and repeals various contracting limitations, requirements, and other provisions related to contracting. 
 
(Sec. 834) Establishes an award to recognize defense acquisition programs and acquisition professionals that make the best use of flexibilities and authorities granted in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System). 
 
(Sec. 835) Permanently authorizes protests of task and delivery orders with values exceeding $10 million at civilian agencies. Increases from $10 million to $25 million the minimum value of a DOD task or delivery order that may be protested. 
 
(Sec. 836) Authorizes DOD to close out contracts entered into prior to FY2000 without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section. 
 
(Sec. 837) Authorizes the Navy to close out contracts entered into between FY1974-FY1998 to design, construct, repair, or support the construction or repair of Navy submarines without completing further reconciliation audits other than those specified in this section.
 
 Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
 
(Sec. 841) Changes the date that the comprehensive annual Selected Acquisition Reports are due to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 842) Specifies that the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) conducts or approves independent cost estimates (ICEs) for all major defense acquisition programs and major automated information systems. Authorizes CAPE to approve ICEs conducted by the military departments. 
 
Requires an ICE for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram that identifies the key contributors to the life-cycle costs of the program or subprogram. 
 
Requires CAPE to develop policies, procedures, guidance, and a collection method to ensure that acquisition cost data are collected in a standardized format that facilitates cost estimation and comparison across acquisition programs. Requires assessments of risk and potential consequences in ICEs, instead of the current reporting of confidence intervals. 
 
(Sec. 843) Removes the requirement for the milestone decision authority, prior to milestone B (initiates engineering and manufacturing development) approval, to determine affordability and funding levels for a major defense acquisition program relative to the Future Years Defense Program submitted during the year in which the determination is made. 
 
(Sec. 844) Requires DOD to review the extent to which sustainment matters are considered in decisions related to the requirements, acquisition, cost estimating, and programming and budgeting processes for major defense acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 845) Adds the Secretaries of the military departments to the list of people who receive and may comment on the annual report of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Extends the annual report through January 31, 2021. 
 
(Sec. 846) Repeals on September 30, 2017, the separate acquisition process and requirements for major automated information systems. 
 
(Sec. 847) Revises the definition of a major defense acquisition program to exclude an acquisition program that is carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
 
(Sec. 848) Makes technical changes to provisions under current law that require an acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition program. 
 
(Sec. 849) Revises requirements for life cycle cost controls to: 
 
 
 require rapid fielding guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to include direction on a process for identifying and exploiting opportunities to use the rapid fielding pathway to reduce total ownership costs; 
 
 include life cycle cost management as a procedure that DOD should establish for alternative acquisition pathways to meet national security needs; and 
 
 require the military departments to conduct a sustainment review five years after declaration of initial operational capability of a major defense acquisition program and throughout the system's life cycle, using availability and reliability thresholds and cost estimates as the triggers that prompt the review. 
 
 
Authorizes DOD to establish a commercial operational and support savings initiative to improve readiness and reduce operations and support costs by inserting existing commercial items or technology into military legacy systems through the rapid development of prototypes and fielding of production items based on current commercial technology. 
 
(Sec. 850) Expands the authority to designate increments or blocks of items delivered under major defense acquisition programs as major subprograms for the purposes of acquisition reporting. 
 
(Sec. 851) Requires DOD to provide specified reports to Congress regarding small business participation in DOD programs. 
 
(Sec. 852) Waives congressional notification requirements regarding the acquisition of a higher quantity of tactical missiles and munitions than is specified in law. 
 
(Sec. 853) Authorizes DOD to conduct a multiyear contract, over a period of up to four years, for the purchase of units for multiple defense programs that are produced at common facilities at a high rate, and which maximize commonality, efficiencies, and quality, in order to provide maximum benefit to DOD. 
 
(Sec. 854) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to decrease the number of Key Performance Parameters for acquisition programs. 
 
(Sec. 855) Requires DOD to establish mission integration management activities for specified mission areas that involve multiple Armed Forces and multiple programs, including: 
 
 
 close air support; 
 
 air defense and offensive and defensive counter-air; 
 
 interdiction; 
 
 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; 
 
 any other overlapping mission area of significance, as jointly designated by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
 
 
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
 
(Sec. 861) Establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: 
 
 
 adopt and oversee government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management; 
 
 chair the Program Management Policy Council; 
 
 establish standards and policies for executive agencies consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery; 
 
 engage with the private sector; 
 
 conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs and programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office; and 
 
 establish a five-year strategic plan for program and project management. 
 
 
Requires certain federal agencies to designate a Program Management Improvement Officer to implement program management policies and develop a written strategy for enhancing the role of program managers. Exempts DOD from this requirement if it is substantially similar or duplicative of specified existing requirements. 
 
Establishes the Program Management Policy Council within OMB to act as the principal interagency forum for improving practices related to program and project management. 
 
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations that: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed for an agency program and project manager, (2) establish a new job series for program and project management, and (3) establish a new career path for program and project managers. 
 
Requires the GAO to report to Congress on the effectiveness of policies on program and project management. 
 
(Sec. 862) Modifies the authority to waive tenure requirements for program managers for program definition and program execution periods. 
 
(Sec. 863) Expands the purposes for which the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be used to include the development of acquisition tools and methodologies and the undertaking of research and development of activities that could lead to acquisition policies and practices that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of defense acquisition efforts. 
 
Limits the amount of funds that may be used in FY2017 for acquisition tools and methodologies and the undertaking of research and development. 
 
Specifies that the advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations that was established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: (1) is an independent advisory panel to be supported by the Defense Acquisition University and the National Defense University, and (2) has specified hiring authorities. 
 
(Sec. 864) Requires DOD to transfer specified funds from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in FY2017 to the Rapid Prototyping Fund. 
 
(Sec. 865) Limits the funds available for staff augmentation contracts at management headquarters of DOD and the military departments. 
 
(Sec. 866) Establishes the positions of Senior Military Acquisition Advisors within the Defense Acquisition Corps to: (1) serve as advisors to, and provide senior level acquisition expertise to, the Service Acquisition Executive of the officers' military departments, and (2) be assigned as adjunct professors at the Defense Acquisition University. 
 
(Sec. 867) Changes the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project from an indefinite project to a permanent system to provide DOD with the permanent authority to establish and adjust a special system of personnel authorities for the civilian acquisition workforce and supporting personnel assigned to work directly with that workforce. Moves the administration of the project from OPM to DOD. 
 
Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
 
(Sec. 871) Requires DOD procurement officials to conduct or obtain market research when determining price reasonableness for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 872) Permits contractors to submit information or analysis pertaining to the value of a commercial item when responding to solicitations. Permits contracting officers to consider value analysis, in addition to historic pricing data, when determining price reasonableness for commercial items. 
 
(Sec. 873) Expands DOD centralized records relating to commercial item determinations to include market research and price reasonableness analysis. Eliminates the requirement for the records to be publicly accessible. 
 
(Sec. 874) Requires the establishment of a list in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement of certain defense-unique statutes that are inapplicable to contracts for commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
 
(Sec. 875) Requires DOD to use commercial or non-government specifications and standards in lieu of military specifications and standards, including for procuring new systems, major modifications, upgrades to current systems, non-developmental and commercial items, and programs in all acquisition categories, unless no practical alternative exists to meet user needs. Requires DOD to maintain an inventory of commercial and non-governmental standards licenses. 
 
(Sec. 876) Requires DOD to revise guidance related to the preference for commercial services to prohibit an agency from entering into certain contracts for facilities-related services, knowledge-based services, equipment-related services, construction services, medical services, logistics management services, or transportation services that are not commercial services unless specified officials determine in writing that no commercial services are suitable to meet the agency's needs. 
 
(Sec. 877) Requires items that are valued at less than $10,000 to be treated as a commercial item if they: (1) are procured by any contractor for use in the performance of multiple contracts with DOD and other parties, and (2) are not identifiable to any particular contract. 
 
(Sec. 878) Treats services provided by business units of nontraditional contractors as commercial items if the business unit uses the same personnel and similar pricing as offered to commercial customers. 
 
(Sec. 879) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to carry out a defense commercial solutions opening pilot program under which the Secretary may acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and services through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of such proposals. 
 
(Sec. 880) Permits the General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security to carry out a commercial solutions opening pilot program under which innovative commercial items may be acquired through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of such proposals. 
 
Subtitle G--Industrial Base Matters 
 
(Sec. 881) Requires DOD to develop a plan to reduce the barriers to the seamless integration between the persons and organizations that comprise the National Technical Industrial Base. Expands the definition of the National Technical Industrial Base to include the United Kingdom and Australia. (Under current law the term &quot;National Technology and Industrial Base&quot; means the persons and organizations that are engaged in research, development, production, integration, services, or information technology activities conducted within the United States and Canada.) 
 
(Sec. 882) Requires DOD, when meeting the national security strategy for the national technology and industrial base to engage in acquisition reform efforts that: (1) rely, to the maximum extent practicable, upon the commercial national technology and industrial base that is required to meet the national security needs of the United States; (2) reduce the reliance of DOD on technology and industrial base sectors that are economically dependent on DOD business; and (3) reduce federal government barriers to the use of commercial products, processes, and standards. 
 
(Sec. 883) Authorizes DOD to carry out a six-year pilot program under which DOD may make available storage and distribution services support to a contractor in support of the performance by the contractor of a contract for the production, modification, maintenance, or repair of a weapon system that is entered into by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 884) Requires DOD to conduct a pilot program for nontraditional contractors and small business concerns to design, develop, and demonstrate innovative prototype military platforms of significant scope for the purpose of demonstrating new capabilities that could provide alternatives to existing acquisition programs and assets. 
 
Subtitle H--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 885) Requires DOD to enter into a contract with an independent research entity for a comprehensive study on the prevalence and impact of bid protests on DOD acquisitions, including protests filed with contracting agencies, the GAO, and the Court of Federal Claims. 
 
(Sec. 886) Requires the GAO to report on the use by DOD of indefinite delivery contracts entered into during FY2015-FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 887) Requires DOD to review and report on contractual flow-down provisions related to major defense acquisition programs on contractors and suppliers.
 
(Sec. 888) Requires DOD to ensure that competition in DOD contracts is not limited through the use of specifying brand names or brand-name or equivalent descriptions, or proprietary specifications or standards, in solicitations unless a justification for the specification is provided and approved in accordance with specified provisions under current law. Requires DOD to review the policy, guidance, regulations, and training related to specifications included in information technology acquisitions to ensure current policies eliminate the unjustified use of potentially anti-competitive specifications. 
 
(Sec. 889) Requires the GAO to include in its annual report to Congress a list of the most common grounds for sustaining bid protests during the year. 
 
(Sec. 890) Requires the GAO to study and report on DOD procurement contracts awarded to minority-owned and women-owned businesses during FY2010-FY2015. 
 
(Sec. 891) Exempts audits for the National Nuclear Security Administration from the prohibition on the performance of non-defense audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 
 
(Sec. 892) Requires DOD to select service providers for auditing services and audit readiness services based on the best value, as determined by the resource sponsor for an auditing contract, rather than based on the lowest price technically acceptable service provider. 
 
(Sec. 893) Requires DOD to identify and make public clear business system requirements, allow contractors to submit certifications from their third-party independent auditors that their business systems conform to DOD's business system requirements, and allow a milestone decision authority to require further auditing of business systems to manage contractual risk. Specifies that business system requirements only apply to contractors that have covered contracts with the U.S. government accounting for greater than 1% of their total gross revenue and that are not subject to full cost accounting standards under specified provisions of current law. 
 
(Sec. 894) Requires all DOD entities, with the exception of the Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence, that conduct commercial and not inherently governmental work to establish cost baselines for their operations and begin to adopt best commercial and business management practices to reduce costs and improve performance. 
 
(Sec. 895) Exempts information technology equipment included as an integral part of a weapon system from certain requirements related to capital planning and investment control, unless the Milestone Decision Authority determines in writing that the application of the requirements is in the best interests of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 896) Specifies that the use of a technical, merit-based selection procedure or the Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program for the pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects is considered using competitive procedures. 
 
Requires DOD to establish procedures under which a small business or a nontraditional contractor may engage an independent certified public accountant for the review and certification of its accounting system for the purposes of any audits required by regulation. 
 
Includes auditing officials in the list of personnel who are provided guidance and training on the flexible use and tailoring of authorities under the pilot program. 
 
(Sec. 897) Authorizes the Army, Navy, and Air Force each to establish service-specific funds for acquisition programs under the rapid fielding and prototyping pathways. 
 
(Sec. 898) Establishes a panel on DOD and AbilityOne contracting oversight, accountability, and integrity to review and address the effectiveness and internal controls of the program related to DOD contracts. 
 
(Sec. 899) Specifies the roles and functions of officials involved in Coast Guard major acquisition programs, including: the Chief Acquisition Officer, the Acquisition Directorate, and the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
 
Prohibits the Coast Guard from awarding a contract for the design of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for use by the Coast Guard. Specifies limitations on the acquisition of UASs by the Coast Guard . 
 
Authorizes the Coast Guard to extend major acquisition program contracts if the DHS Cost Analysis Division determines that extending a current contract would be more cost effective than awarding a new contract. 
 
Requires the Commandant to report to Congress on how the Commandant can play a more appropriate role in the acquisitions process with regard to policies, requirements, and implementing a more customer-oriented acquisition system. 
 
Requires the Secretary for the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to submit to Congress an analysis of multiyear procurement authorities for the procurement of at least five Fast Response Cutters (beginning with hull 43) and Offshore Patrol Cutters (beginning with hull 5). 
 
(Sec. 899A) Authorizes DOD to make a determination to limit competition or provide a preference for products and services produced in areas where the United States has long-term agreements with host nations in the African region. 
 
Provides an exemption from preferred local procurement for items included on a specified procurement list if the item can be produced and delivered by a qualified non-profit agency for the blind or a non-profit agency for other severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mission requirements. 
 
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 901) Establishes an Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, an Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and a Chief Management Officer within DOD. Requires DOD to review and report to Congress on the organization and management structure for the department. 
 
(Sec. 902) Specifies the responsibilities and reporting of the Chief Information Officer of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 903) Limits the number of personnel in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and in other DOD headquarters offices. Permits the limitations to be exceeded by 15% in a time of national emergency. 
 
(Sec. 904) Repeals the Department of Defense Financial Management Modernization Executive Committee. 
 
Subtitle B--Organization and Management of the Department of Defense Generally 
 
(Sec. 911) Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement an organizational strategy for DOD that meets specified requirements. 
 
(Sec. 912) Requires the next Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a specified report on the policy, organization, and management goals and priorities for DOD. 
 
(Sec. 913) Authorizes DOD to establish a delivery unit of personnel to be responsible for providing expertise and support to improve the implementation of policies and priorities across DOD. 
 
(Sec. 914) Establishes guidelines for using military personnel for functions currently being performed by civilian personnel or contractors. 
 
(Sec. 915) Repeals the requirement for DOD to develop and execute an efficiencies plan for the civilian personnel workforce and the service contractor workforce. 
 
Subtitle C--Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combatant Command Matters 
 
(Sec. 921) Modifies functions of the Joints Chiefs of Staff as military advisers. Extends the terms of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman to four years and requires the terms to be staggered. 
 
Specifies the functions of the Chairman with respect to planning, advice, global military integration, and ensuring open communication between the combatant commands and the Chairman. 
 
(Sec. 922) Modifies the roles and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. 
 
(Sec. 923) Establishes a unified combatant command for cyber operations to prepare cyber operations forces to carry out assigned missions. 
 
(Sec. 924) Require the secretaries of the military departments, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, to assign forces under the jurisdiction of the secretaries concerned to the combatant commands to perform missions assigned to the combatant commands. Specifies that forces that are not assigned will remain under the control of the respective military department secretaries for purposes of carrying out specified responsibilities under current law, including organizing, training, and mobilizing of all U.S. military forces. 
 
(Sec. 925) Modifies the joint and service-specific requirements process. Modifies the composition and mission of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC). Specifies that the responsibilities of the JROC include: (1) determining gaps in joint military capabilities; (2) validating that proposed capabilities fulfill a gap; and (3) approving only joint performance requirements, such as interoperability or those involving more than one military service. 
 
Specifies that the service chief of the relevant military service is responsible for all service-specific performance requirements, and the JROC's validation is not required before commencing a service specific acquisition program, unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided that service-specific requirement should be a joint requirement and be subject to the oversight of JROC. 
 
Shifts the responsibility for making recommendations about military capabilities to meet applicable requirements from the JROC as a whole to the Vice Chairman alone. 
 
Requires DOD to establish a process to develop program cost and fielding targets. 
 
(Sec. 926) Requires DOD to conduct an assessment of the organization of the combatant commands, provide recommendations for changes to improve the effectiveness of the commands, and enter into a contract for an independent assessment of the organization of the combatant commands. 
 
Subtitle D--Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements 
 
(Sec. 931) Specifies that the secretaries of the military departments must, to the greatest extent practicable, be appointed from among persons most highly qualified for the position by reason of background and experience, including persons with appropriate management or leadership experience. 
 
(Sec. 932) Authorizes the National Guard to appoint, employ, administer, detail, and assign federal civilian employees to provide full-time support to the non-federalized National Guard. Specifies that that state adjutants general will continue to exercise their authority to hire, employ, and supervise the federal civilian employees providing full-time support to their state. Authorizes the National Guard to delegate to the adjutants general the authority to appoint, employ, and administer federal civilian employees within the states and territories with authority to conduct all personnel actions for employees except in the case of any appeal right or complaint filed by an employee appointed under this section. 
 
(Sec. 933) Reorganizes and redesignates the Office of Family Policy into the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy and the Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs into the Office of Special Needs. Reorganizes the Office of Special Needs under the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy. 
 
(Sec. 934) Redesignates the &quot;Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition&quot; as the &quot;Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.&quot; 
 
Subtitle E--Strategies, Reports, and Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 941) Requires DOD to provide Congress with an annual national defense strategy to replace the Quadrennial Defense Review required under current law. Requires the strategy to address: 
 
 
 the highest priority missions for DOD, 
 
 the most critical and enduring threats to the national security of the United States and its allies posed by state or non-state actors, and the strategies that DOD will use to counter those threats; 
 
 a strategic framework to prioritize the missions and threats; and 
 
 the major investments in defense capabilities, force readiness, global posture, and technological innovation that DOD will make over the following five-year period in accordance with the strategic framework. 
 
 
(Sec. 942) Establishes the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States to examine and make recommendations with respect to the national defense strategy for the United States. 
 
(Sec. 943) Revises the requirements for the national military strategy required to be prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
 
(Sec. 944) Requires the annual national security strategy report to be transmitted in classified form and permits the report to include an unclassified summary. 
 
(Sec. 945) Amends the requirements for an independent study of the national security strategy formulation process to add a requirement to address the workforce responsible for conducting strategic planning and examine how Congress fits into the strategy formulation process. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 951) Requires DOD to develop an implementation plan for the Defense Security Service to conduct, after October 1, 2017, all personnel background and security investigations adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility of DOD. 
 
Requires DOD and the Office of Personnel Management to develop a plan to transfer government investigative personnel and contracted resources to DOD in proportion to the background and security investigative workload to be assumed by DOD. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) ensure that insider threat programs collect, store, and retain information from specified data sources; (2) establish a personnel security program and take other appropriate actions to support the Innovation Initiative to better leverage commercial technology; and (3) issue an updated reciprocity directive that accounts for security policy changes associated with new position designation regulations, new continuous evaluation policies, and new federal investigative standards. 
 
Permits DOD to waive certain statutory deadlines related to the timelines for background investigations. 
 
(Sec. 952) Modifies the authority of DOD to appoint law enforcement personnel to protect the Pentagon reservation and other DOD facilities in the National Capital Region. Sets the rates of basic pay for law enforcement and security personnel whose permanent duty station is the Pentagon reservation. 
 
(Sec. 953) Transfers oversight of recovery policy and operations for current conflicts from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to the Secretary of Defense, and specifies that the DPAA director retains authority to establish policy and execute recovery operations for missing persons from past conflicts. Specifies that DOD is required to account for missing persons only to the extent practicable upon discovery of remains of missing personnel. 
 
(Sec. 954) Modifies the requirements for the annual report from the Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. 
 
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1001) Permits DOD to make transfers between amounts authorized for FY2017 in division A of this bill, subject to specified limitations and a congressional notification requirement. 
 
(Sec. 1002) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report ranking all military departments and Defense Agencies in order of how advanced they are in achieving auditable financial statements as required by law. 
 
(Sec. 1003) Requires DOD to competitively procure or develop, as soon as practicable, information technology services to improve preparation of auditable financial statements. Authorizes science and technology funding, prototypes, and test and evaluation resources to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1004) Expresses the sense of the Congress that sequestration is an unreasonable and inadequate budgeting tool, imposes unacceptable limitations on the budget and increased risk to national security, and that the spending caps in the Budget Control Act of 2011 should be modified through a bipartisan legislative agreement. 
 
(Sec. 1005) Reduces the unobligated balance of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund by $475 million. 
 
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities 
 
(Sec. 1011) Codifies and modifies the authority of DOD to provide support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime of civilian law enforcement agencies. Requires coordination with the State Department for support for foreign law enforcement agencies under the authority. 
 
(Sec. 1012) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to review and approve the curriculum and program structure of each of the National Guard counterdrug schools. 
 
(Sec. 1013) Extends the authority to support the unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 
 
(Sec. 1014) Specifies requirements for information sharing and the coordination of military training between DOD and the Department of Homeland Security. 
 
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
 
(Sec. 1021) Expands from six to ten months the definition of &quot;short-term work&quot; with respect to the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of naval vessels. 
 
(Sec. 1022) Requires new shipbuilding contracts within the Navy's Shipbuilding and Conversion account to require the work performed under the contract to be covered by a warranty for a period of at least one year. Permits a contracting officer to waive this requirement if a limited liability of warranted work is in the best interest of the government. 
 
(Sec. 1023) Authorizes the Navy to use the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procurement of critical components to support continuous production of the common missile compartment. Revises the definition of a national sea-based deterrence vessel. 
 
(Sec. 1024) Prohibits the retirement, preparation for retirement, inactivation, or placement in storage of any Ticonderoga-class cruisers or Whidbey Island-class amphibious ships, except to allow the modernization and upgrades for those ships to continue in accordance with specified provisions of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ''Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
 
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism 
 
(Sec. 1031) Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide monthly counterterrorism operations briefings to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1032) Prohibits DOD from using funds to transfer or release detainees at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (Guantanamo) to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions. 
 
(Sec. 1033) Prohibits DOD from using funds to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any detainee transferred from Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1034) Prohibits DOD from using funds to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Guantanamo to Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen. 
 
(Sec. 1035) Prohibits DOD from using funds for the closure or abandonment of Guantanamo, the relinquishment of control of Guantanamo to Cuba, or the implementation of a material modification to the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo. 
 
(Sec. 1036) Modifies congressional notification requirements for sensitive military operations. 
 
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 1041) Reinstates DOD's authority to provide transportation to allied military personnel and civilians in contingencies or disaster responses without charge, and expands the authority to include allied and civilian cargo, as well as passengers. Authorizes DOD to enter into a contract or other arrangement with one or more commercial providers to provide commercial insurance products to non-DOD shippers using the Defense Transportation System. 
 
(Sec. 1042) Reduces the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings required to be maintained from 10 to 9 until additional deployable aircraft carriers can fully support a tenth carrier air wing, or October 1, 2025, whichever comes first. 
 
(Sec. 1043) Modifies and extends through January 31, 2021, the ''Support for Non-Federal Development and Testing of Material for Chemical Agent Defense&quot; report. Requires the report to include details regarding instances where DOD provides biological select agents or toxins to a non-federal entity for development of biological defenses. 
 
(Sec. 1044) Amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to specify that, if a specified required report determines that the reallocation and auction of certain spectrum would harm national security by impacting existing terrestrial federal spectrum operations at the Nevada Test and Training Range, the Federal Communications Commission must establish rules for licensees of the spectrum sufficient to mitigate harmful interference to the operations. 
 
(Sec. 1045) Prohibits funds from being used for the retirement of specified legacy maritime countermeasures platforms. Permits the Navy to waive this prohibition by submitting a required certification to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1046) Extends the authority of the Department of Transportation to provide aviation insurance and reinsurance upon the request of another U.S. government agency. 
 
(Sec. 1047) Requires the Navy to change the mandatory possession or wear date of the alternate combination cover or the unisex combination cover from October 31, 2016, to October 31, 2018. Requires the Navy to submit to Congress a report on the evaluation of the Navy female service dress uniforms based on surveying a representative group of female officer and enlisted service members. 
 
(Sec. 1048) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement for an independent evaluation of the DOD excess property program. 
 
(Sec. 1049) Permits U.S. Customs and Border Protection to waive certain polygraph examination requirements for qualifying veterans. 
 
(Sec. 1050) Requires DOD to ensure that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is accepted as a valid credential for unescorted access to DOD installations by transportation workers. 
 
Exempts TWIC-carrying transportation workers who also have a current DOD Secret Level Clearance issued by DOD from further vetting when seeking unescorted access at DOD facilities. 
 
(Sec. 1051) Prohibits DOD from using funds for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions until DOD submits a specified report to Congress. Includes an exception for any anti-personnel landmine munitions that are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 
 
(Sec. 1052) Requires the Air Force to transition to an organizational model for all Air Force remotely piloted aircraft that uses a significant number of enlisted personnel as operators of the aircraft rather than officers only. 
 
(Sec. 1053) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer or place in storage any aircraft in Marine Corps Search and Rescue Units (SRU); or (2) reduce the manning levels with respect to any SRU. 
 
(Sec. 1054) Requires the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs to be selected by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, from among commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who are general or flag officers. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to ensure that the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs has access to, and support from, offices, agencies, and programs of the department necessary to achieve the intended function. 
 
(Sec. 1055) Limits the provision of defense sensitive support to non-DOD departments and agencies until DOD determines and notifies Congress that the support: (1) is consistent with the mission and functions of DOD; and (2) does not significantly interfere with the mission and functions of DOD, or is in the U.S. national security interest if it does interfere. 
 
(Sec. 1056) Prohibits any order, ruling, finding, or other determination of a military commission from being construed or implemented to prohibit or restrict a member of the Armed Forces from carrying out otherwise lawfully assigned duties where the basis for the prohibition or restriction is the sex of the member. 
 
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports 
 
(Sec. 1061) Continues various DOD reporting requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1062) Requires DOD to provide certain reports and notifications to Congress regarding programs that DOD manages under alternative compensatory control measures. 
 
(Sec. 1063) Modifies reporting requirements for the DOD Rewards Program to specify the requirements for reporting the designation of countries for which rewards or payments-in-kind may be paid. 
 
(Sec. 1064) Requires the military service chiefs and the commanders of the individual functional and geographic combatant commands to submit to Congress a list, in priority order, of the unfunded requirements for each individual service branch or combatant command. 
 
(Sec. 1065) Requires DOD to: (1) ensure the effective organization and management of electromagnetic spectrum used by DOD, and (2) establish an enduring review and evaluation process that considers all requirements relating to the spectrum and ensures that all users of the spectrum are involved in the decision-making process concerning the potential sharing, reassigning, or reallocating of the spectrum, or the relocation of the uses by DOD of the spectrum. 
 
(Sec. 1066) Adds the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to a reporting requirement regarding expenditures of certain funds by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
 
(Sec. 1067) Requires DOD to notify Congress within 15 days of notifying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and/or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of any theft, loss, or release of biological select agents or toxins. 
 
(Sec. 1068) Requires DOD to report to Congress on support contributed from each of the military services toward special operations forces. 
 
(Sec. 1069) Requires DOD and the Department of State to jointly report to Congress on military units that have been assigned to policing or citizen security responsibilities in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. 
 
(Sec. 1070) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on counterproliferation activities and programs of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1071) Requires the Navy to submit to Congress an assessment of all operational minehunting Synthetic Aperture Sonar technologies suitable to meet the requirements for use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Package. 
 
(Sec. 1072) Requires the Air Force and the Army to report quarterly to Congress on parachute jumps conducted at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina and Air Force support for the jumps. 
 
(Sec. 1073) Requires DOD to: (1) study the effects of military helicopter noise on National Capital Region communities and individuals; and (2) develop recommendations for the reduction of the effects of military helicopter noise on individuals, structures, and property values in the region. 
 
(Sec. 1074) Requires DOD to commission an independent review of U.S. policy in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
 
(Sec. 1075) Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide for and oversee an assessment of the joint ground forces of the Armed Forces. 
 
Subtitle G--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1081) Makes technical and clerical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and other statutes.
 
 (Sec. 1082) Increases the monetary cap for the cost of equipment, services, and supplies for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance provided by DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1083) Authorizes DOD to liquidate unpaid debts owed to the United States by a foreign government or international organization as a result of DOD providing logistic support, supplies, or services to that foreign government or international organization. Permits DOD to liquidate the debts by offsetting the debt against any amounts owed by DOD to the foreign government or international organization for logistic support, supplies, or services obtained by DOD pursuant to specified transactions. 
 
(Sec. 1084) Delays from January 1, 2017, to October 1, 2017, the implementation date for the conversion of certain military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. Specifies that the positions to be converted will be reviewed and determined by leadership of the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the National Guard Bureau, the State Adjutants General; and the Secretary of Defense. Requires DOD to report to Congress on the feasibility of converting any remaining military technicians (dual status) to personnel performing Active Guard and Reserve Duty. 
 
(Sec. 1085) Limits the size of the National Security Council (NSC) professional staff to no more than 200 individuals including detailees and assignees from other agencies and contractors. Modifies other requirements for the NSC. 
 
(Sec. 1086) Requires DOD and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Agriculture to jointly develop a national biodefense strategy and associated implementation plan. Requires the GAO to review the strategy and implementation plan to analyze gaps and resources mapped against the requirements of the National Biodefense Strategy and existing U.S. biodefense policy documents. 
 
(Sec. 1087) Requires the Army to carry out a program to support the socio-cultural understanding needs of the Army, to be known as the Global Cultural Knowledge Network. 
 
(Sec. 1088) Expresses the sense of Congress commending the dedication and contribution of the people of Connecticut to the Navy and the submarine force.
 
 (Sec. 1089) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the reporting of the MV-22 mishap in Marana, Arizona, on April 8, 2000. 
 
(Sec. 1090) Requires DOD to post on its public website the costs to each taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1091) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Staff of the Army, to each conduct a separate analysis of Reconnaissance Strike Group organizational design and operational concepts and report to Congress on the results. Requires a Federally Funded Research and Development Center to review and evaluate the reports. 
 
(Sec. 1092) Requires DHS to develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of security at ports of entry, between ports of entry, and in the maritime environment. 
 
(Sec. 1093) Requires DOD to conduct a program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
 
(Sec. 1094) Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding the basing of KC-46A tanker aircraft outside of the continental United States. 
 
(Sec. 1095) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report assessing the future security requirements for one or more strategic ports in the Arctic. 
 
(Sec. 1096) Authorizes the Army to acquire from any person any excess rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or other supplies which were provided to any country on a grant basis and transfer the items to certain individuals. Requires the Army to receive fair market value for the item. 
 
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Department of Defense Matters Generally 
 
(Sec. 1101) Removes restrictions on managing civilian personnel within DOD on the basis of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees. Requires annual reports to Congress regarding the management of the DOD civilian workforce. 
 
(Sec. 1102) Repeals the requirement for DOD to submit a biennial strategic workforce plan. 
 
(Sec. 1103) Requires training for DOD employment and human resources personnel on special recruitment, hiring, special pays, and retention authorities for positions at the U.S. Cyber Command. 
 
(Sec. 1104) Authorizes DOD, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of the employee, to arrange for the temporary assignment of a DOD employee to the private-sector organization, or from the private-sector organization to a DOD organization. 
 
(Sec. 1105) Authorizes DOD to make: (1) a temporary appointment or a term appointment when the need for the services of an employee in DOD is not permanent, and (2) make a noncompetitive temporary appointment or a noncompetitive term appointment in DOD to address critical hiring needs. 
 
(Sec. 1106) Authorizes DOD to recruit and appoint a limited number of qualified recent graduates and current post-secondary students to competitive service positions in professional and administrative occupations within DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1107) Temporarily increases the maximum amount of separation pay authorized for Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay from the current ceiling of $25,000 to $40,000 for DOD civilian employees. 
 
(Sec. 1108) Extends the authority to pay overtime to Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
 
(Sec. 1109) Limits the number of DOD Senior Executive Service positions. 
 
(Sec. 1110) Provides each Secretary of a military department with the direct hire authority for a limited number of financial management experts. 
 
(Sec. 1111) Repeals the authority for DOD to waive the restriction on the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the civil service in DOD within 180 days of their retirement based on a state of national emergency. 
 
Subtitle B--Department of Defense Science and Technology Laboratories and Related Matters 
 
(Sec.1121) Makes permanent the alternative personnel management authority for experts in science and engineering. 
 
(Sec. 1122) Permanently extends and modifies the authority for DOD science and technology laboratories to hire students enrolled in scientific and engineering programs. Permits the laboratories to hire a greater number of students using the direct hire authority. 
 
(Sec. 1123) Extends the authority for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel between DOD and the private sector. Renames the program the &quot;Cyber and Information Technology Exchange Program&quot; and increases from 10 to 50 the number of personnel that may be exchanged. 
 
(Sec. 1124) Establishes a pilot program to provide enhanced pay authorities to assist the military departments in attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and technology experts in positions responsible for managing and performing complex, high cost research and technology development efforts in DOD science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
 
(Sec. 1125) Provides DOD with temporary direct-hire authority for DOD industrial base facilities located in the United States, the Major Range and Test Facilities Base, and the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. 
 
Subtitle C--Government-Wide Matters 
 
(Sec. 1131) Permits a relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces to remain eligible for a noncompetitive appointment for the duration of the spouse's relocation to the permanent duty station of the member. 
 
(Sec. 1132) Permits DOD industrial base facilities located in the United States and Major Range and Test Facilities Base centers to hire temporary employees into permanent positions outside of the requirements of the competitive service. 
 
(Sec. 1133) Extends for one year the authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
 
(Sec. 1134) Authorizes a limited number of advance payments of basic pay for current employees who relocate within the United States and its territories to a location outside the employee's current commuting area. 
 
(Sec. 1135) Modifies the circumstances under which employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment are eligible to compete for a permanent appointment at any federal agency. 
 
(Sec. 1136) Requires an appointing authority to review and consider the information relating to a prospective employee's former government service in the candidate's official personnel record file prior to making any determination regarding the appointment or reinstatement of the employee to such a position. 
 
(Sec. 1137) Extends through 2017 the authority of agencies to waive the limitation on the aggregate of basic and premium pay of federal civilian employees working overseas in support of a military operation or an operation in response to a declared emergency. 
 

Administrative Leave Act of 2016 

 
(Sec. 1138) Prohibits a federal employee from being placed on administrative leave for more than 10 work days per calendar year. Authorizes additional periods of administrative leave only for employees under investigation or in a notice period, subject to a determination by the agency that the continued presence of the employee in the workplace poses a threat to other employees, evidence relevant to a pending investigation, government property, or legitimate government interests. 
 
(Sec. 1139) Directs the Office of Personnel Management to permit certain agencies to use direct-hire authority for permanent or non-permanent positions in the competitive services for prevailing rate employees, if there is either a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for the positions. 
 
(Sec. 1140) Requires agencies to make a permanent notation in an individual's personnel file if the individual resigns from government employment while the subject of a personnel investigation and an adverse finding against the individual is made as a result of the investigation.
 
 TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training 
 
(Sec. 1201) Extends the authority for DOD to provide supplies, services, transportation, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 1202) Increases the amounts available for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Requires DOD to submit to Congress a plan for using the increased amounts, quarterly spending plans, and annual inventories. Specifies that certain funds may only be used to procure and stock precision guided munitions that may be required by partner and allied forces to enhance the effectiveness of their contribution to overseas contingency operations conducted or supported by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1203) Codifies the authority for DOD to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing military operations by U.S. special operations forces to combat terrorism. Increases the annual cap on the authority. 
 
(Sec. 1204) Requires DOD to enter into an agreement for an independent evaluation of the Strategic Framework for Department of Defense Security Cooperation. 
 
(Sec. 1205) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation framework for security cooperation. 
 
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
 
(Sec. 1211) Extends and modifies the Commanders' Emergency Response Program. Expands the authorization to make certain payments to redress injury and loss in Iraq to include Afghanistan and Syria. 
 
(Sec. 1212) Extends the authority to acquire products and services produced in countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
 
(Sec. 1213) Extends through December 31, 2017: (1) the authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan, and (2) the exemption for excess defense articles (EDA) transferred from DOD stocks in Afghanistan from the annual limitation on the aggregate value of EDA transferred under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
(Sec. 1214) Extends the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program through December 31, 2017; modifies the eligibility requirements; and increases the number of visas that may be provided under the program. 
 
(Sec. 1215) Requires DOD's semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan to include a description of the status of the implementation of the Afghan Personnel and Pay System. 
 
(Sec. 1216) Prohibits DOD from using funds for a construction or other infrastructure project in Afghanistan that cannot be safely accessed by U.S. government personnel. Permits waivers for specified programs and projects. 
 
(Sec. 1217) Requires the Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel to submit a report on the oversight activities of U.S. Inspectors General in Afghanistan planned for FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 1218) Extends and modifies the authorization for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support of U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Expands the authorization to include support for operations in Syria. 
 
Authorizes DOD to use specified funds to reimburse Pakistan for certain activities that enhance the security situation in the northwest regions of Pakistan and along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Makes a portion of the funds contingent upon a certification from DOD that Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network in Pakistan. 
 
Modifies the list of security enhancement activities for which Pakistan is eligible for reimbursement. Sets forth limits on the overall amounts available for reimbursement and the amount available for reimbursement to Pakistan. 
 
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
 
(Sec. 1221) Extends and modifies the authority for DOD to provide assistance to the vetted elements of the Syrian opposition. 
 
(Sec. 1222) Extends the authority to provide assistance to military and other security forces of or associated with the government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces with a national mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 
 
Extends the requirement for an assessment of the extent to which the government of Iraq is increasing political inclusiveness, addressing the grievances of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhancing minority integration in the political and military structures in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 1223) Extends the authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 1224) Requires DOD and the State Department to notify Congress if a determination is made to provide man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to the vetted Syrian opposition. 
 
(Sec. 1225) Requires the Annual Report on the Military Power of Iran to include specified details regarding Iran's cyber capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1226) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress quarterly reports regarding confirmed ballistic missile launches by Iran. Requires the State Department and the Department of the Treasury to submit to Congress quarterly reports regarding the imposition of sanctions in connection with launches. 
 
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
 
(Sec. 1231) Limits the availability of DOD funds to provide support services to the Executive Office of the President until DOD completes the meaningful development of military capabilities to respond to the violation of the Treaty on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty) by Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1232) Prohibits FY2017 funds from being used for bilateral military-to-military cooperation between the governments of the United States and Russia until DOD certifies to Congress that Russia: (1) has ceased its occupation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive activities that threaten the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (2) is abiding by the terms of and taking steps in support of the Minsk Protocols regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Specifies exceptions and permits a waiver for national security. 
 
(Sec. 1233) Extends through FY2018 and modifies the authority for DOD to provide multilateral or regional training, and pay the incremental expenses of participating in such training, for countries in Eastern Europe that are a signatory to the Partnership for Peace Framework Documents but not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or became a NATO member after January 1, 1999. Authorizes the payment of the incremental expenses incurred by a country as a result of national security forces participation in certain types of training. Authorizes specified funds for the European Deterrence Initiative to be used for this purpose. 
 
(Sec. 1234) Prohibits funds from being used to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition by certifying to Congress that it is in the national interest. 
 
(Sec. 1235) Adds additional requirements for the annual report on Russian military and security developments. 
 
(Sec. 1236) Limits funding that may be used to vote to approve or otherwise adopt any implementing decision of the Open Skies Consultative Commission to authorize approval of requests by state parties to the treaty to certify infrared or synthetic aperture radar sensors pursuant to Article IV of the treaty until DOD certifies to Congress that the decision would not be detrimental or otherwise harmful to the national security of the United States. Sets forth reporting requirements. 
 
Limits funding that may be used to carry out any activities to implement the Open Skies Treaty until the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the State Department submit specified evaluations and reports to Congress regarding the treaty. 
 
(Sec. 1237) Extends through FY2018 the authority for DOD to provide security assistance and intelligence support to military and other security forces of the government of Ukraine and authorizes appropriations for this purpose. Limits the use of specified FY2017 funds under this authority until DOD certifies that Ukraine has taken substantial action to make defense institutional reforms and outlines areas where additional action is needed. 
 
(Sec. 1238) Requires DOD to submit specified reports to Congress regarding the INF Treaty and the Open Skies Treaty. 
 
Subtitle E--Reform of Department of Defense Security Cooperation 
 
(Sec. 1241) Creates a new chapter of the U.S. Code on security cooperation and transfers, modifies, and codifies security cooperation related provisions from elsewhere in the U.S. Code and public law to this new chapter. 
 
Repeals several ''train and equip'' authorities and replaces the authorities with a provision that includes all of DOD's existing &quot;train and equip&quot; authorities. 
 
Limits the scope of the authority for DOD to provide assistance to build the capacity of a friendly foreign nation to conduct specified military operations, modifies the availability of funds for such purposes, and changes notification requirements. 
 
Requires DOD to designate an individual and office at the Under Secretary of Defense-level or below with responsibility for oversight of strategic policy and guidance and responsibility for overall resource allocation for security cooperation programs and activities of the department. 
 
Authorizes DOD to provide support to other departments and agencies of the U.S. government for the purpose of implementing or supporting foreign assistance programs and activities that advance security cooperation objectives. 
 
(Sec. 1242) Combines existing security cooperation authorities permitting the exchange of military and defense personnel with allies of the United States and other friendly foreign countries. 
 
(Sec. 1243) Consolidates and modifies similar authorities permitting the payment of personnel expenses of allied or partner countries during theater security cooperation activities. 
 
(Sec. 1244) Combines and modifies similar authorities for the payment of expenses of partner nations when conducting training with U.S. Armed Forces and for the payment of the expenses of developing countries when participating in exercises. 
 
(Sec. 1245) Consolidates and modifies authorities relating to the provision of operational support to partners and allies in combined operations with U.S. Armed Forces or in military operations that support U.S. national security interests. 
 
(Sec. 1246) Codifies and makes permanent the Department of Defense State Partnership Program. 
 
(Sec. 1247) Transfers to the new U.S. Code chapter on security cooperation the regional combating terrorism fellowship program. 
 
(Sec. 1248) Consolidates international engagement authorities for the service academies of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 1249) Requires the President to submit a consolidated annual budget for DOD security programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1250) Requires DOD to create a security cooperation workforce program to oversee the development and management of a professional workforce supporting DOD security cooperation programs and activities. 
 
(Sec. 1251) Modifies and codifies certain reporting requirements for DOD programs to provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement relating to security cooperation authorities. 
 
(Sec. 1252) Requires the President to conduct a quadrennial review of all U.S. government security sector assistance programs, policies, authorities, and resources. 
 
(Sec. 1253) Repeals superseded, obsolete, or duplicate statutes relating to security cooperation authorities. 
 

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 

 
Subtitle F--Human Rights Sanctions 
 
(Sec. 1262) Defines terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 1263) Authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: 
 
 
 is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote human rights and freedoms; 
 
 acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such activities; 
 
 is a government official or senior associate of an official responsible for, or complicit in, ordering or otherwise directing acts of significant corruption; or 
 
 has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities. 
 
 
Specifies that the authority to block and prohibit transactions in property and property interests does not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
 
Requires the President, after receiving a request from Congress with respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in a prohibited activity: (1) to determine if the person has engaged in such an activity, and (2) submit to Congress a report including a statement of whether or not sanctions will be imposed and a description of any sanctions that will be imposed. 
 
Provides that sanctions shall not apply to an individual as necessary for law enforcement purposes, or to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or other applicable international obligations of the United States. 
 
Permits the President to terminate sanctions under specified conditions. 
 
Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to submit to the Department of State the names of foreign persons who may meet the sanctions criteria. 
 
(Sec. 1264) Requires the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition. 
 
(Sec. 1265) Terminates the authority to impose sanctions on the date that is six years after the date of enactment of this bill. 
 
Subtitle G--Miscellaneous Reports 
 
(Sec. 1271) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on military and security developments involving China. 
 
(Sec. 1272) Authorizes DOD to use specified FY2017 and FY2018 Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid funds to conduct monitoring and evaluation of the programs funded from the account. 
 
(Sec. 1273) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a strategy for U.S. defense interests in Africa. 
 
(Sec. 1274) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a report on the potential for cooperative development by the United States and Israel of a directed energy capability to defeat ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, mortars, and improvised explosive devices that threaten the United States, deployed forces of the United States, or Israel. 
 
(Sec. 1275) Requires DOD to submit to Congress annually a report including an update of the most current DOD Freedom of Navigation Report under the Freedom of Navigation Operations program. Requires the report to document the types and locations of excessive claims that the Armed Forces have challenged in the previous year in order to preserve the rights, freedoms, and uses of the sea and airspace guaranteed to all countries by international law. 
 
(Sec. 1276) Requires an independent assessment directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to report on the impact of the proliferation of remotely piloted aircraft on U.S. national security interests.
 
 Subtitle H--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1281) Authorizes DOD and the State Department to enter into an agreement under which each department may provide covered support, supplies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by exchange with the other department during a contingency operation and a transition period for up to two years following the end of the operation. 
 
(Sec. 1282) Extends and modifies the authority of DOD to develop, manage, and execute a Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery personnel recovery program for isolated DOD, U.S. government, and other designated personnel supporting U.S. national interests worldwide. Permits the recovery of other individuals, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, when a non-conventional assisted recovery capability is already in place. 
 
(Sec. 1283) Authorizes DOD to destroy specified U.S-origin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama. 
 
(Sec. 1284) Specifies that DOD should carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and officials between the United States and Taiwan to improve military to military relations. 
 
(Sec. 1285) Prohibits funds from being used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until it has been ratified by the Senate and implementing legislation has been enacted. 
 
(Sec. 1286) Prohibits the use of funds to invite, assist, or otherwise assure the participation of Cuba in certain joint or multilateral exercise or related security conferences until DOD and the State Department certify to Congress that the Cuban government and military have met specified requirements, with certain exceptions. 
 
(Sec. 1287) Establishes a Global Engagement Center to lead, synchronize, and coordinate efforts of the federal government to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining U.S. national security interests. 
 
Authorizes the center to provide grants to support civil society groups, media content providers, nongovernmental organizations, federally-funded research and development centers, private companies, or academic institutions in analyzing, reporting on, and refuting foreign disinformation efforts. 
 
(Sec. 1288) Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to establish the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). 
 
Terminates the position of the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau upon appointment of the CEO, and transfers all responsibilities, authorities, and immunities of the Director or the board to the CEO. 
 
Authorizes the CEO to: (1) condition grants or cooperative agreement to RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks on authority to determine membership of their boards, and the consolidation of the entities into a single organization; (2) redirect funds and condition grants or cooperative agreements as necessary to meet the purposes of this bill subject to congressional notification requirements, and (3) change the name of the BBG after notifying Congress. 
 
Establishes the International Broadcasting Advisory Board to provide the CEO with counsel and recommendations for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the agency and its programming and perform other specified functions. 
 
(Sec. 1289) Redesignates the &quot;South China Sea Initiative&quot; as the &quot;Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1290) Requires the President to impose specified measures against a person involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States, including prohibiting agencies from entering into, renewing, or extending a contract to procure goods or services from the person. 
 
Requires Treasury to submit to Congress a list of persons involved in sanctionable activity that will be subject to immediate sanctions. 
 
Specifies that the sanctions exclude countries that are determined by the Director of National Intelligence to be closely cooperating with the United States on intelligence matters. 
 
Specifies requirements for waiving or delaying the imposition of sanctions. 
 
(Sec. 1291) Authorizes DOD, with the concurrence of the State Department, to enter into agreements with the governments of foreign countries to develop land-based water resources in support of and in preparation for contingency operations. 
 
(Sec. 1292) Requires DOD and the State Department to take specified actions to enhance defense and security cooperation with India. Specifies requirements for exchanges between senior military officers and senior civilian defense officials of the United States and India. 
 
(Sec. 1293) Specifies requirements for the coordination of efforts to develop and implement free trade agreements with Sub-Saharan African countries. 
 
(Sec. 1294) Extends and modifies the authority to provide assistance to the governments of Tunisia and Egypt to support efforts to enhance security along borders with Libya. 
 
(Sec. 1295) Increases the annual funding limitation of the authority for DOD to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation, on a joint basis with Israel to establish anti-tunnel defense capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize underground tunnels. Specifies requirements related to matching contributions by Israel and the use of certain funds for research, development, test, and evaluation activities in the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1296) Maintains the prohibition on procuring military items from China that meet the definition of goods and services controlled as munitions items when moved to the &quot;600 series&quot; of the Commerce Control List. 
 
(Sec. 1297) Requires DOD to: (1) develop a plan to improve the management and use of fees collected on transfer of defense articles under programs over which the Defense Security Cooperation Agency has administration responsibilities, and (2) establish a process for gathering input from contractors. 
 
(Sec. 1298) Requires DOD to brief Congress on policies and guidance with respect to the education and training on human slavery and the appropriate role of Armed Forces in combatting trafficking in persons. Authorizes grants to support transformational programs and projects that seek to achieve a measurable and substantial reduction of the prevalence of modern slavery in targeted populations within partner countries. 
 
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
 
(Sec. 1301) Specifies the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and authorizations of appropriations included in this bill and authorizes CTR funds to be obligated for FY2017-FY2019. 
 
(Sec. 1302) Allocates authorizations of appropriations of funds for the CTR program in FY2017. 
 
(Sec. 1303) Requires DOD to obligate and expend funds on CTR activities in China in semiannual installments. Specifies reporting requirements with respect to steps China has taken regarding the proliferation activities of Li Fangwei (also known as Karl Lee). 
 
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Programs 
 
(Sec. 1401) Authorizes appropriations for Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1402) Authorizes appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction--Defense at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1403) Authorizes appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities--Defense-Wide at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1404) Authorizes appropriations for the DOD Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
(Sec. 1405) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4501. 
 
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile 
 
(Sec. 1411) Authorizes the disposal of certain materials from and the acquisition of materials for the National Defense Stockpile (NDS). 
 
(Sec. 1412) Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to: (1) authorize the NDS to recover, acquire, recycle, and manage the disposal of excess and recyclable strategic and critical materials containing rare earth elements (REE) from other federal agencies, including DOD; and (2) authorize the NDS Manager to fund the qualification of domestically-produced strategic materials and REE to meet the requirements of defense and essential civilian industries in times of national emergency. 
 
Subtitle C--Chemical Demilitarization Matters 
 
(Sec. 1421) Requires the Army to into an arrangement with the Board on Army Science and Technology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study of the DOD's conventional munitions demilitarization program. 
 
Subtitle D--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1431) Authorizes DOD to transfer funds from the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center. 
 
(Sec. 1432) Authorizes appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
 
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 1501) Specifies that the purpose of this title is to authorize FY2017 appropriations for: (1) overseas contingency operations (OCO), and (2) additional funding requirements in support of base budget requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1502) Authorizes additional appropriations for Procurement at the levels identified in sections 4102 and 4103. 
 
(Sec. 1503) Authorizes additional appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in sections 4202 and 4203. 
 
(Sec. 1504) Authorizes additional appropriations for Operation and Maintenance at the levels identified in sections 4302 and 4303. 
 
(Sec. 1505) Authorizes additional appropriations for Military Personnel at the levels identified in sections 4402 and 4403. 
 
(Sec. 1506) Authorizes additional appropriations for Defense Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1507) Authorizes additional appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities-- Defense-Wide at the levels identified in sections 4502 and 4503. 
 
(Sec. 1508)) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
(Sec. 1509) Authorizes additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4502. 
 
Subtitle B--Financial Matters 
 
(Sec. 1511) Specifies that appropriations authorized by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this bill. 
 
(Sec. 1512) Authorizes the transfer of up to $3.5 billion of the FY2017 OCO funding authorized by this title included in this title to unforeseen higher priority needs in accordance with normal reprogramming procedures. 
 
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1521) Continues the existing limitation and restrictions on the use of funds in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Extends the authority to accept certain equipment procured using the funds and to treat the equipment as DOD stocks. Continues the goal of using specified funds to support the efforts of the government of Afghanistan to recruit, train and integrate women into the Afghan National Security Forces and the requirement for a report on the plan to promote the security of Afghan women. 
 
(Sec. 1522) Extends the use and transfer authority for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. Expands the foreign governments to whom assistance may be provided in order to counter the flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. Extends the authority for interdiction of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. Modifies and expands reporting requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1523) Extends the authority for DOD to use specified Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund appropriations to fund training activities for foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices. 
 
(Sec. 1524) Designates authorizations of appropriations in this title as Overseas Contingency Operations funding. 
 
(Sec. 1525) Extends and modifies the authority for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
 
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Space Activities 
 
(Sec. 1601) Repeals provisions that permit the use of rocket engines from Russia for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. 
 
(Sec. 1602) Creates exceptions to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for the EELV program. Prohibits the award of a contract requiring a rocket engine designed or manufactured in Russia after December 31, 2022. 
 
(Sec. 1603) Modifies the existing requirement for DOD to develop a next-generation rocket propulsion system that enables the transition from the use of non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national security space launches. 
 
Requires funds for the development of the rocket propulsion system to be used only for: (1) the development of the rocket propulsion system to replace non-allied space launch engines; and (2) for the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, the rocket propulsion system with an existing or new launch vehicle. 
 
Prohibits specified funds from being used to develop or procure a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure unless a specified certification and reprogramming request is submitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1604) Requires DOD to develop a plan to use allied launch vehicles to meet the requirements for achieving the policy relating to assured access to space in the event that such requirements cannot be met, for a limited period, using only launch vehicles of the United States. (The term &quot;allied launch vehicle&quot; excludes vehicles from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.) 
 
(Sec. 1605) Specifies requirements for the scope of the analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications that DOD is required to conduct under current law. Requires the GAO to review the analysis and assess the types of analyses that DOD has conducted to understand the costs and benefits of the use of KA-band commercial satellite communications. 
 
(Sec. 1606) Modifies the pilot program for the acquisition of commercial satellite communications services to require DOD to implement specified goals of the program by September 30, 2017. 
 
Limits funding for the headquarters operations of the Air Force Space Command until DOD submits to Congress a plan to demonstrate that the program will achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in satellite communications capability. 
 
(Sec. 1607) Requires DOD and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to jointly establish mechanisms to collaborate and coordinate in defining the roles and responsibilities of DOD and NOAA to: (1) carry out space-based environmental monitoring, and (2) plan for future nongovernmental space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1608) Requires DOD to ensure that, during the period beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this bill and ending on September 30, 2018, the Armed Forces and each element of DOD do not use a non-allied positioning, navigation, and timing system or a service provided by such a system. Permits DOD to waive the prohibition if it is in the national security interest and is necessary to mitigate exigent operational concerns, subject to congressional notification requirements. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress an assessment of the risks to national security and to the operations and plans of DOD from using a non-allied positioning, navigation, and timing system or service provided by such a system. 
 
(Sec. 1609) Prohibits FY2017 funds from being used for increment 3 of the Joint Space Operations Center Mission System program until the Air Force submits to Congress a specified report on the increment. 
 
(Sec. 1610) Restricts the use of funds for the current product development contract for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System until DOD submits to Congress the certification required under current law regarding cost growth in major defense acquisition programs (commonly referred to as a Nunn-McCurdy certification). Imposes additional limitations on spending until Congress receives certain certifications and briefings. 
 
(Sec. 1611) Authorizes specified Air Force research, development, test, and evaluation funds from FY2015 and FY2016 to be used for specified secure voice conferencing capabilities. 
 
(Sec. 1612) Prohibits DOD from developing or acquiring alternatives to: (1) the space-based infrared system program of record, or (2) the advanced extremely high frequency program of record, until the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command and the Director of the Space Security and Defense Program jointly submit to Congress an assessment of the resilience and mission assurance of each alternative considered for the respective programs. Includes an exception for efforts to examine and develop technology insertion opportunities for the programs. 
 
(Sec. 1613) Requires DOD to establish a pilot program to assess the viability of commercial satellite weather data to support DOD requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1614) Limits funding for the weather satellite follow-on program until the Air Force submits to Congress a plan to transfer, beginning with FY2018, the acquisition and funding authority for certain space-based environmental monitoring missions from the Air Force to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). 
 
Requires the NRO to develop a plan to carry out certain space-based environmental monitoring missions. Authorizes the NRO to conduct certain pre-acquisition activities in FY2017 that are necessary for developing the plan. 
 
Requires the Director of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to certify that the funding identified by the Air Force and the NRO is sufficient. 
 
Permits the Air Force and the NRO to waive the limitation and requirement for a plan if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly certify that the Air Force is carrying out a formal acquisition program that has received milestone A approval to address the cloud characterization and theater weather imagery requirements of DOD. 
 
(Sec. 1615) Requires DOD to submit to Congress a five-year plan for the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center. 
 
(Sec. 1616) Directs DOD and the Office of Management and Budget to each report to Congress on: (1) recommendations to strengthen the leadership, management, and organization of DOD with respect to national security space activities, and (2) the findings covered in a specified GAO report regarding DOD space acquisition and oversight. 
 
(Sec. 1617) Requires DOD to review the charter of the Operationally Responsive Space Program Office. 
 
(Sec. 1618) Requires the Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security to jointly assess and identify the technology-neutral requirements to backup and complement the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the Global Positioning System for national security and critical infrastructure. 
 
(Sec. 1619) Requires DOD to report to Congress on the advisability and feasibility of using available spacecraft assets of the space-based infrared system wide-field-of-view program to satisfy other mission requirements of DOD or the intelligence community. 
 
(Sec. 1620) Requires the NRO to provide the GAO with timely access to the cost, schedule, and performance information that the GAO requires to conduct assessments, as required by any of the appropriate congressional committees, of the programs of the NRO. 
 
(Sec. 1621) Requires the GAO to conduct an analysis of the cost and benefits of allowing the use of excess ballistic missile solid rocket motors for commercial space launch purposes. 
 
(Sec. 1622) Requires DOD to seek to enter into an arrangement for an independent assessment of the acquisition strategy of the Air Force for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System. 
 
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
 
(Sec. 1631) Requires the Commander of the U.S. Central Command to submit to Congress a report on the steps taken by the Commander to formalize and disseminate procedures for establishing, staffing, and operating the Intelligence Fusion Center of the U.S. Central Command. 
 
(Sec. 1632) Prohibits specified FY2017 funds from being used for the procurement of certain supplies and equipment for the relocation of the NATO Intelligence Fusion Cell to Royal Air Force Base Croughton, United Kingdom. Requires DOD to report to Congress on the requirements and costs associated with such a relocation. 
 
(Sec. 1633) Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to conduct: (1) a review of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to assess the capabilities and capacity of the enterprise to meet present and future defense intelligence requirements, and (2) a survey of each geographic combatant command to determine how each prioritizes and allocates its intelligence resources. 
 
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters 
 
(Sec. 1641) Authorizes special emergency procurement authority to facilitate the defense against or recovery from a cyber attack. 
 
(Sec. 1642) Prohibits DOD from terminating the arrangement (commonly referred to as a ''dual-hat arrangement'') under which the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) also serves as the Director of the National Security Agency until DOD carries out a specified assessment, meets certain conditions, and certifies that the termination of the dual-hat arrangement will not pose risks to the military effectiveness of the U.S. Cyber Command that are unacceptable to the national security interests of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1643) Provides DOD with interim authority to take certain actions related to hiring and retaining civilian personnel for Cyber Mission Force positions until DOD has established the excepted service personnel system authorized under current law for civilians supporting DOD's cyber mission. 
 
Directs the Principal Cyber Advisor to (1) supervise the development of training standards and capacity to train civilian cyber personnel to develop tools and weapons for the Cyber Mission Forces, and (2) ensure that sufficient priority exists for the timely completion of security clearance investigations and adjudications for such personnel. 
 
(Sec. 1644) Requires DOD to: (1) enter into agreements with each combatant command relating to the use of cyber opposition forces by September 30, 2017; (2) issue a joint training and certification standard for use by all cyber opposition forces within DOD by March 31, 2017; and (3) issue a joint training and certification standard for the protection of control systems for use by all cyber operations forces within DOD by June 30, 2017. 
 
(Sec. 1645) Authorizes DOD to provide cyber protection support to personnel that occupy DOD positions that are highly vulnerable to cyberattack. 
 
(Sec. 1646) Prohibits any DOD service or agency from declaring full operational capability for deployment of joint regional security stacks until the service or agency has completed operational test and evaluation activities to determine the effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of the system. Permits the requirement to be waived under certain circumstances. 
 
(Sec. 1647) Requires to DOD to establish an advisory committee to review, assess, and make recommendations with respect to industrial security and industrial base policy. 
 
(Sec. 1648) Changes the name of the &quot;Information Resources Management College&quot; to the &quot;College of Information and Cyberspace.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 1649) Modifies the requirements for evaluating the cyber vulnerabilities of the F-35 aircraft and support systems. 
 
(Sec. 1650) Requires DOD to: (1) submit to Congress a plan to evaluate the cyber vulnerabilities of DOD critical infrastructure; and (2) carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of applying new, innovative methodologies or engineering approaches to address and prevent cyberattacks. 
 
(Sec. 1651) Requires the Army to provide Congress with a briefing on a strategy for incorporating reserve component cyber protection teams into the DOD cyber mission force. 
 
(Sec. 1652) Requires the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a strategic plan that reviews the requirements and missions of the agency, and assesses the adequacy of the technology strategy, workforce, and facilities to meet those requirements. 
 
(Sec. 1653) Requires the Chief Information Officer of DOD and the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command to jointly develop and implement a plan for a modernized, enterprise-wide information security continuous monitoring capability and a comply-to-connect policy. Requires the plan and policy required by this provision to comply with specified software license inventory requirements. 
 
Limits the availability of DOD funds for certain software licenses unless DOD is able through automated means to both count the number of licenses in use and determine the security status of each instance of use of the software license. 
 
(Sec. 1654) Requires DOD to submit to the President and Congress a report on the military and nonmilitary options available to the United States for deterring and responding to imminent threats in cyberspace and malicious cyber activities carried out against the United States by foreign governments and terrorist organizations. Requires the President to submit to Congress a report describing the types of actions carried out in cyberspace against the United States that may warrant a military response. 
 
(Sec. 1655) Expresses the sense of Congress, that, to the greatest extent practicable, the National Guard should continuously seek ways to improve, expand, and provide resources for its communications and networking systems to enhance the performance and resilience of such systems in the face of cyber attacks, disruptions, and other threats. 
 
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces 
 
(Sec. 1661) Amends the statutory charter of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System Council to add to its responsibilities: (1) the oversight of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system, and (2) the continuity of government functions of DOD. 
 
Requires the council to: (1) submit to Congress a report reviewing potential changes to the architectures of certain Air Force space systems; (2) notify Congress and wait at least one year before making any changes to systems that would reduce the strategic missile attack warning time provided to the national leadership of the United States; (3) determine annually whether the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system and its command and control system have met all warfighter requirements for operational availability, survivability, and endurability; and (4) report to Congress on an assessment of the readiness of the command, control, and communications system for the national leadership of the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1662) Authorizes DOD to designate information as being DOD critical infrastructure security information to ensure that the information is not disseminated without authorization. Requires certain critical infrastructure security information that is provided to a state or local government to remain under the control of DOD. Specifies that a state or local law authorizing or requiring a state or local government to disclose the information does not apply to such information, and any request for disclosure must be provided to DOD to determine whether to exempt the information from disclosure. 
 
(Sec. 1663) Authorizes specified Missile Procurement--Air Force funds to be used for the procurement of certain commercially available parts for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 
 
(Sec. 1664) Prohibits FY2017 or FY2018 funds from being used for a mobile variant of the ground-based strategic deterrent missile. 
 
(Sec. 1665) Prohibits funds from being used to extend the New START Treaty until: (1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submits a specified report to Congress, and (2) the Director of National Intelligence submits to Congress a specified National Intelligence Estimate. 
 
(Sec. 1666) Requires the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command to certify to Congress and the Secretary of Defense that: (1) the Air Force is appropriately organized, staffed, trained, and equipped to carry out the portions of the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission assigned to the Air Force that are survivable and endurable; and (2) the programs and plans of the Air Force for sustaining, modernizing, training, and exercising capabilities relating to such mission are sufficient to ensure the success of the mission. 
 
Specifies that if the Commander is unable to make the required certifications, the Air Force must immediately consolidate the terrestrial and aerial components of the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system of the Air Force that are survivable and enduring under the Air Force Global Strike Command. 
 
(Sec. 1667) Prohibits funds from being used for reducing or preparing to reduce: (1) the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States, (2) or the quantity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a number less than 400. 
 
Includes exceptions for: (1) the maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles; (2) ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles; and (3) reductions that comply with the New START Treaty and specified provisions under current law. 
 
(Sec. 1668) Requires DOD to: (1) follow an expedited process to decide if the land-based missile fields using UH-1N helicopters meet security requirements and if there are any shortfalls or gaps in meeting the requirements, and (2) report to Congress on the decision relating to a request for forces. 
 
Limits the availability of funds for the travel and representational expenses of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics until the Under Secretary certifies to Congress that there is an acquisition process in place to ensure that a UH-1N replacement aircraft is under contract in FY2018. 
 
(Sec. 1669) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, a report on the leadership survivability, command and control, and continuity of government programs and activities with respect to China and Russia. 
 
(Sec. 1670) Requires the GAO to review DOD's nuclear enterprise review process to ascertain whether recommendations are adequately being implemented. 
 
(Sec. 1671) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding nuclear deterrence. 
 
(Sec. 1672) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of the independent nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom. 
 
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs 
 
(Sec. 1681) Revises the national missile defense policy. Specifies that it is the policy of the United States to maintain and improve an effective, robust layered missile defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States, allies, deployed forces, and capabilities against the developing and increasingly complex ballistic missile threat with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense. 
 
(Sec. 1682) Extends until January 1, 2019, the prohibitions regarding sharing certain missile defense information with Russia and integrating U.S. missile defenses with Russian or Chinese systems. 
 
(Sec. 1683) Modifies reporting requirements for the plan to develop one or more programs of record for a space-based missile intercept layer. Authorizes DOD to commence coordination and activities associated with research, development, test, and evaluation on the programs not later than 60 days after the report is submitted. 
 
(Sec. 1684) Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly conduct a new review of the missile defeat capability, policy, and strategy of the United States with respect to left- and right-of-launch ballistic missile defense, the integration of offensive and defensive forces for the defeat of ballistic missiles, and the cruise missile defense of the homeland. Specifies related reporting and notification requirements for specified officials and entities within DOD. 
 
Prohibits DOD from changing the non-standard acquisition authorities of the Missile Defense Agency until after Congress is notified. 
 
Requires DOD to designate a military department or defense agency with acquisition authority with respect to: (1) the capability to defend the homeland from cruise missiles, and (2) left-of-launch ballistic missile defeat capability. 
 
(Sec. 1685) Requires DOD to continue the development, procurement, and deployment of anti-air warfare capabilities at each Aegis Ashore site in Romania and Poland. 
 
Requires DOD to evaluate the optimal anti-air warfare capability for each current Aegis Ashore site and as part of the future deployment of an Aegis Ashore site. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to submit to Congress an evaluation of: (1) the ballistic missile and air threat against the continental United States and the efficacy of deploying one or more Aegis Ashore sites and Aegis Ashore components for the ballistic and cruise missile defense of the continental United States; and (2) the ballistic missile and air threat against Guam, and the cost and efficacy of deploying Aegis Ashore there. 
 
Prohibits DOD from reducing the manning levels or test capability of the Aegis Ashore site on the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii or putting the site into a ''cold'' or ''stand by'' status. 
 
Requires the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to notify Congress if the preferred alternative for fielding a medium-range ballistic missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii would require any study or assessment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires the MDA to initiate the study or analysis not later than 60 days after the notification. 
 
R equires the Secretary and the Chairman to jointly submit to Congress an evaluation of the ballisti c and air threat to Hawaii; the efficacy of making the Aegis Asho re site at PMRF operational; deploying the preferred alternative for fielding a medium-range ballistic missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii; and any other alternatives. 
 
(Sec. 1686) Specifies that the Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is the DOD technical authority for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs. Permits the Director to obtain specified detailees from the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, as necessary for technical authority responsibilities. 
 
(Sec. 1687) Directs the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to serve as the executive agent for DOD for the development of a capability to counter hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capabilities and conventional prompt global strike capabilities that may be employed against the U.S., its allies, and U.S. deployed forces; and establish a program of record for such capability not later than September 30, 2017. Requires reports to Congress on the architecture and sensors needed to detect hypersonic threats and on the military capabilities and capability gaps related to the threat posed by hypersonic boost-glide vehicles and maneuvering ballistic missiles. 
 
(Sec. 1688) Requires DOD to make a Milestone A decision for Conventional Prompt Global Strike no later than the earlier of: (1) September 30, 2020; or (2) 240 days after the successful completion of the Intermediate Range Flight 2 test. 
 
Limits funding for the conventional prompt global strike capability until specified DOD officials report to Congress on: (1) whether there are warfighter requirements or integrated priorities list submitted needs for a limited operational conventional prompt strike capability, and (2) whether the program plan and schedule proposed by the program office supports such requirements and integrated priorities lists submissions. 
 
(Sec. 1689) Requires the MDA to administer a flight test of the ground-based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once a year. 
 
(Sec. 1690) Authorizes specified funds for the MDA to provide to the government of Israel to procure Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production of such interceptors in the United States. 
 
Makes the funds subject to the terms, conditions, and coproduction targets specified in a bilateral international agreement amending the ''Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement.'' 
 
Requires the Director of the MDA and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, prior to disbursing the funds, to submit to Congress a certification that the bilateral international agreement is being implemented and an assessment of any risks relating to the implementation. 
 
Authorizes appropriations for procurement and coproduction of the David's Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier missile defense system, subject to specified terms and conditions. 
 
(Sec. 1691) Limits funding for the Patriot lower tier air and missile defense capability of the Army until specified certifications and reports are submitted to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1692) Requires the MDA to carry out a pilot program to implement improvements to the data protection options in the programs of the MDA (including the contractors of the agency), particularly with respect to unclassified, controlled technical information and controlled unclassified information. 
 
(Sec. 1693) Requires the MDA to develop a plan to: (1) procure a medium-range discrimination radar or equivalent sensor for a location the Director determines will improve homeland missile defense for the defense of Hawaii from the limited ballistic missile threat (including accidental or unauthorized launch), and (2) field the radar or equivalent sensor by December 31, 2021. 
 
Requires the MDA to issue a request for proposals for a medium-range discrimination radar or equivalent sensor. 
 
(Sec. 1694) Requires the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to report to Congress on the ground-based midcourse defense system. Requires the MDA to report to Congress on transportable ground-based interceptors. 
 
(Sec. 1695) Requires the MDA to notify Congress semiannually regarding certain matters related to missile defense tests and costs. 
 
(Sec. 1696) Requires the MDA to submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Congress a report on the unfunded priorities of the MDA. 
 
Subtitle F--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 1697) Authorizes DOD to take actions that are necessary to mitigate the threat, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of certain facilities or asset. Specifies the actions that are authorized. 
 
(Sec. 1698) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from permitting commercial terrestrial operations in the 1525-1559 megahertz band or the 1626.5-1660.5 megahertz band until 90 days after the FCC resolves concerns of widespread harmful interference by the operations in the band to DOD Global Position System (GPS) devices. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) assess the ability of DOD GPS devices to receive signals from GPS satellites without widespread harmful interference, and (2) determine if commercial communications services are causing or will cause widespread harmful interference with DOD GPS devices. 
 

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act 

 
TITLE XVII--GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT 
 
(Sec. 1702) Recognizes the suffering and the loyalty of the residents of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II. 
 
(Sec. 1703) Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a fund for the payment of claims submitted by compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable Guam decedents. 
 
(Sec. 1704) Directs Treasury to make specified payments to: (1) living Guam residents who were raped, severely injured, interned, subjected to forced labor or marches, or forced to hide to evade internment, as a result of, or incident to, such occupation and subsequent liberation; and (2) survivors of compensable residents who died in war (after payments have been made to surviving Guam residents). 
 
(Sec. 1705) Directs the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to adjudicate claims and determine the eligibility of individuals for payments. Specifies procedures and requirements for filing claims, adjudicating claims, and making payments. 
 
(Sec. 1706) Requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program for research, educational, and media activities that memorialize the events surrounding the occupation of Guam during World War II or honor the loyalty of the people of Guam during such occupation. 
 
(Sec. 1707) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) Guam World War II Claims Payments and Adjudication, and (2) the Guam World War II Grants Program. 
 
TITLE XVIII--MATTERS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT 
 
Subtitle A--Improving Transparency and Clarity for Small Businesses 
 
(Sec. 1801) Amends requirements for small business procurements included in the Small Business Act to reorganize the section and modernize the terms used, consistent with other sections of the U.S. Code. 
 
(Sec. 1802) Requires the General Services Administration to issue an annual report on the share of total contract value awarded to small businesses. Requires the report to include all procurements made for the period covered by the report without excluding any contract awarded. 
 
Subtitle B--Clarifying the Roles of Small Business Advocates 
 
(Sec. 1811) Specifies that procurement center representatives of the Small Business Administration (SBA) review consolidated contracts or task orders that are fully or partially set aside or reserved for small business. 
 
Specifies that: (1) procurement center representatives may not review contracts awarded pursuant to status of forces agreements or DOD contracts awarded and performed overseas, and (2) contracts excluded from procurement center representative review may not be included in any calculation of DOD's attainment of the small business goals established in the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1812) Revises the duties of the Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in federal agencies. Authorizes the offices to: (1) provide assistance to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and participants in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone program, and (2) review annual summaries of government credit card purchases to ensure compliance with the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1813) Requires the Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to provide assistance to small business contractors in finding resources for education and training on compliance with contracting regulations after a contract is awarded. 
 
Requires the SBA to provide to small business development centers, entities participating in the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, and on the website of the SBA a list of resources for small business concerns seeking education and assistance on compliance with contracting regulations. 
 
Requires any mentor-protege agreement approved by DOD or the SBA to address the provision of compliance assistance to the protege firm. 
 
(Sec. 1814) Requires the SBA to annually share a list of regulatory changes affecting small business contracting with entities responsible for training acquisition personnel and to entities providing technical assistance to small contractors. Requires the applicable entities to periodically update training materials. 
 
Subtitle C--Strengthening Opportunities for Competition in Subcontracting 
 
(Sec. 1821) Specifies that the failure to provide contractual documentation showing compliance with a subcontracting plan is a material contract breach. Authorizes Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to review subcontracting plans. Requires the SBA to provide examples of activities that would be considered a failure to make a good-faith effort to comply with a subcontracting plan. 
 
(Sec. 1822) Establishes a three-year pilot program provide opportunities for qualified contractors to obtain past performance ratings from the SBA. 
 
(Sec. 1823) Requires the SBA to determine whether a prospective protege firm is affiliated with its proposed mentor prior to approval of a mentor-protege agreement. Removes the same requirement from DOD. 
 
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions 
 
(Sec. 1831) Revises the definition of an agricultural enterprise included in the Small Business Act. Authorizes the SBA to establish different size standards for various types of agricultural enterprises using the existing method and appeals process by which the SBA establishes other size standards. 
 
(Sec. 1832) Standardizes definitions for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the regulations established by the SBA for establishing ownership and control of VOSBs and SDVOSBs. Authorizes the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the SBA to decide challenges to the status of a VOSB or SDVOSB based upon issues of ownership or control. 
 
(Sec. 1833) Specifies that the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals only hears appeals regarding programs found in the Small Business Act. 
 
(Sec. 1834) Amends the Small Business Act to extend the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. 
 
(Sec. 1835) Requires the SBA to issue guidance with respect to changes to the Small Business Act made in this title. 
 
Subtitle E--Improving Cyber Preparedness for Small Businesses 
 
(Sec. 1841) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in the form of training and dissemination of information on cybersecurity. 
 
(Sec. 1842) Establishes requirements and authorities for the role of SBDCs with respect to cybersecurity and preparedness. 
 
(Sec. 1843) Amends the Small Business Act to permit DHS, and another federal department or agency in coordination with DHS, to assist SBDCs, through the dissemination of cybersecurity risk information and other homeland security information, to help small business concerns in developing or enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat awareness, and cyber training programs for employees. 
 
(Sec. 1844) Specifies that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 1841 through 1843 of this bill or the amendments made by the sections. 
 
TITLE XIX--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATION 
 
(Sec. 1901) Authorizes DHS to establish and operate departmental joint task forces to conduct joint operations using personnel and capabilities of the department for: (1) securing the land and maritime borders of the United States, (2) homeland security crises, and (3) establishing regionally-based operations. 
 
Requires DHS to establish outcome-based and other appropriate performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of each joint task force. 
 
Requires DHS to establish a joint duty program in the department to enhance coordination within the department and promote workforce professional development. Requires the program to be tailored to improve joint operations as part of the joint task forces. 
 
(Sec. 1902) Establishes within DHS an Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans to be headed by an Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. Specifies functions and duties of the Under Secretary. 
 
(Sec. 1903) Specifies that the Under Secretary for Management is the first assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and specifies responsibilities for the position. Requires the Under Secretary of Management to: (1) submit to Congress specified details regarding waivers for conducting business with suspended or debarred contractors, and (2) require all department contracting and grant officials to consult the System for Award Management (or successor system) as maintained by the General Services Administration prior to awarding a contract or grant or entering into other transactions to ascertain whether the selected contractor is excluded from receiving federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits. 
 
Requires DHS to notify Congress of vacancies in certain senior positions and authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate other officers further in succession to serve as Acting Secretary. 
 
(Sec. 1904) Sets forth the responsibilities for the Chief Human Capital Officer of DHS and specifies that the officer reports directly to the Under Secretary for Management. Requires each component of DHS to develop a five-year workforce strategy for the component that will support the goals, objectives, and performance measures of the department for determining the proper balance of federal employees and private labor resources. 
 
(Sec. 1905) Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to initiate a study to determine the feasibility of gathering data and providing information to Congress on the use of federal grant awards, for expenditures of more than $5,000, by entities that receive specified federal grant awards under the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program. 
 
(Sec. 1906) Requires DHS to maintain a detailed list containing specified information regarding research and development programs. 
 
(Sec. 1907) Requires the President to review known instances since 2011 in which a person has traveled or attempted to travel to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization. 
 
(Sec. 1908) Requires the President to: (1) submit to Congress a national strategy to combat terrorist travel and specified updates to the strategy, (2) direct each relevant agency to develop implementation plans for the strategy, and (3) submit an implementation plan to Congress. 
 
(Sec. 1909) Authorizes the DHS National Operations Center to enter into agreements with other federal operations centers and other homeland security partners, as appropriate, to facilitate the sharing of information. 
 
Requires DHS to establish a position, on a rotating basis, for a representative of state and local emergency responders at the National Operations Center to ensure the effective sharing of information between the federal government and state and local emergency response services. 
 
(Sec. 1910) Requires DHS to submit to Congress a comprehensive three-year strategy for DHS international programs in which personnel and resources are deployed abroad for vetting and screening of persons seeking to enter the United States. 
 
(Sec. 1911) Modifies membership requirements for planning committees or working groups required to be established by states and high-risk urban areas receiving State Homeland Security Grant Program and Urban Area Security Initiative funding. Specifies that membership should include stakeholders representing local and tribal government officials, emergency response providers, public health, educational institutions, state and regional interoperable communications coordinators, and fusion centers, as appropriate. (Under current law, local and tribal government officials and emergency response providers are required to be represented). 
 
(Sec. 1912) Requires DHS to develop a departmental strategy to carry out cybersecurity responsibilities as set forth in law. 
 
(Sec. 1913) Requires DHS to develop, regularly update, and submit to Congress a strategy to protect critical infrastructure against threats of geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and, to the extent practicable, to perform research and development and incident response planning to mitigate the consequences of threats of EMP and GMD. 
 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

 
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 2002) Specifies that the authorizations provided in titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX of this bill expire on October 1, 2019, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2020, whichever is later. 
 
(Sec. 2003) Specifies that titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXIX of this bill take effect on October 1, 2016, or the date of enactment of this bill, whichever is later. 
 
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2101) Authorizes specified Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2102) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Army. 
 
(Sec. 2103) Authorizes appropriations for Army military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2104) Modifies the authorization for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to permit the Army to construct an aircraft washing apron. 
 
(Sec. 2105) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2106) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects.
 
 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2201) Authorizes specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
 
 (Sec. 2202) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2203) Authorizes the Navy to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2204) Authorizes appropriations for Navy military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2205) Modifies the authorization for the construction of a water transmission line in Pearl City, Hawaii, to permit the Navy to construct a specified water transmission line as part of the network required to provide the main water supply to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
 
(Sec. 2206) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2207) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2208) Requires the Navy to report to Congress regarding the status of the implementation of the &quot;net negative&quot; policy regarding the total number of acres of the real property controlled by Navy on Guam. (The &quot;net negative&quot; policy provides that the relocation of Marines to Guam in 2011 will not cause the total number of acres of real property controlled by the Navy on Guam upon the completion of the relocation to exceed the total number of acres of real property controlled by the Navy on Guam prior to the relocation.) 
 
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2301) Authorizes specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
 
(Sec. 2302) Authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2303) Authorizes the Air Force to make improvements to existing units of family housing. 
 
(Sec. 2304) Authorizes appropriations for Air Force military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2305) Modifies the authorization for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, for construction of a Tactical Response Force Alert Facility to permit the Air Force to construct an emergency power generator system consistent with the Air Force's construction guidelines. 
 
(Sec. 2306) Extends the authorization for a specified project at Lajes Field, Portugal. 
 
(Sec. 2307) Extends the authorization for the Guardian Angel Operations Facility at the Aviano Air Base in Italy. 
 
(Sec. 2308) Prohibits the Air Force from using funds to acquire property or interests in property at an unspecified location in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands until it submits to Congress a report that provides the location and other specified details. 
 
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2401) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for defense agencies. 
 
(Sec. 2402) Authorizes DOD to carry out specified energy conservation projects. 
 
(Sec. 2403) Authorizes appropriations for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of defense agencies at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2404) Modifies the authorization for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for construction of a high school to permit DOD to construct a combined middle/high school. 
 
(Sec. 2405) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2013 projects. 
 
(Sec. 2406) Extends the authorizations of specified FY2014 projects. 
 
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
 
(Sec. 2501) Authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security equal to the sum of amount authorized in section 2502 and the amount collected from NATO for construction previously financed by the United States. 
 
(Sec. 2502) Authorizes appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program at the levels identified in section 4601 
 
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
 
(Sec. 2511) Authorizes DOD to accept specified military construction projects from the Republic of Korea as in-kind contributions. 
 
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
 
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
 
(Sec. 2601) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2602) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2603) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2604) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air National Guard. 
 
(Sec. 2605) Authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force Reserve. 
 
(Sec. 2606) Authorize appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve military construction at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
Subtitle B--Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2611) Modifies the authorization for construction of a new Army Reserve Center in Bullville, New York, to permit the Army to add to or alter the existing Army Reserve Center at Bullville, New York. 
 
(Sec. 2612) Modifies the authorization for construction of a Reserve Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to permit the Navy to acquire specified adjacent land, obtain necessary interest in the land, and construct road improvements and associated supporting facilities to provide required access to the Reserve Training Center. 
 
(Sec. 2613) Modifies the authorization for the construction of an Army Reserve Center/Aviation Support Facility for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to permit the Army to relocate and construct replacement skeet and grenade launcher ranges necessary to clear the site for the new Army Reserve facilities. 
 
(Sec. 2614) Extends the FY2013 authorization for the Joint Reserve Center in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. 
 
(Sec. 2615) Extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 National Guard and Reserve projects. 
 
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
 
(Sec. 2701) Authorizes appropriations for ongoing Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities at the levels identified in section 4601. 
 
(Sec. 2702) Specifies that nothing in this bill authorizes an additional BRAC round. 
 
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 
 
(Sec. 2801) Increases the minor military construction threshold for laboratory revitalization projects. Eliminates requirements for review and approval by the Secretary of Defense and adds requirements for congressional notification and a wait-period. Extends the authorization through 2025. 
 
(Sec. 2802) Reclassifies facility conversion projects as repair projects to allow all work within the existing dimensions of a facility to be considered repair. 
 
(Sec. 2803) Authorizes DOD to increase the scope of military construction projects by up to 10% above the amount authorized by Congress after notifying the appropriate congressional committees. 
 
(Sec. 2804) Extends the authority for DOD to use funds appropriated for Operation and Maintenance for military construction to meet temporary operational requirements during a time of declared war, national emergency, or contingency operation. 
 
(Sec. 2805) Revises congressional notification and reporting requirements for certain energy conservation construction projects. Expands the authority of the Energy Conservation Investment Program to include resiliency projects. 
 
(Sec. 2806) Expands the defense laboratory modernization pilot program to include a DOD research, development, test, and evaluation facility that is not designated as a Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory, but is involved with developmental test and evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 2807) Extends the authority to accept and use contributions from the government of Kuwait for certain infrastructure projects that are mutually beneficial to DOD and Kuwait Military Forces. 
 
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration 
 
(Sec. 2811) Establishes a congressional notification requirement for payment in-kind and in-kind contributions used for overseas military construction projects. Repeals the authorization requirement for the projects established by the Carl Levin and Howard P. ''Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
 
(Sec. 2812) Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to allot space and services on military installations to local agencies administering the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to service members and their families. 
 
(Sec. 2813) Expresses the sense of Congress that stormwater systems and components are included within the meaning of ''wastewater system'' under the DOD authority for conveyance of utility systems. 
 
(Sec. 2814) Requires DOD to submit to Congress and the GAO to review a report that includes an update of the July 2011 assessment of public schools on military installations. 
 
(Sec. 2815) Prohibits DOD from signing a memorandum of agreement with another federal agency to provide temporary housing support unless DOD certifies to Congress that the use of the facilities will not negatively affect military training, operations, readiness, or other military requirements, including National Guard and Reserve readiness. 
 
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances 
 
(Sec. 2821) Authorizes the Air Force to convey specified parcels of real property: (1) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, and the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Facility to the University of Alaska for consideration; and (2) near Gulkana Village, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Corporation. 
 
(Sec. 2822) Authorizes the Air Force to convey, without consideration, specified acres of the remaining public land currently withdrawn by the Air Force at the former Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, to the town of Galena, Alaska, for public purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2823) Authorizes the Air Force to lease specified properties located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to: (1) the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, to use the leased property for recreational purposes; and (2) the Mountain View Lions Club for the installation, operation, maintenance, protection, repair, and removal of recreational equipment. Specifies terms and conditions for the leases. 
 
(Sec. 2824) Provides for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of property at Navajo Army Depot, Arizona, to the Department of the Army for the purposes of continued military operations. 
 
(Sec. 2825) Authorizes the Navy to exchange specified land in San Diego, California, that contains parking spaces, with the San Diego Unified Port District in return for property of equal value, and without encumbrances, that provides the rights to an equivalent number of parking spaces, 
 
(Sec. 2826) Authorizes the Air Force to release any and all exceptions, limitations, and conditions specified by the United States in the deeds conveying specified real property in Okaloosa County, Florida, which were conveyed to the Air Force Enlisted Mens' Widows and Dependents Home Foundations, Incorporated. 
 
(Sec. 2827) Authorizes the Army to exchange land at Fort Hood, Texas, with the city of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the city's efforts to improve arterial transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development. 
 
(Sec. 2828) Authorizes the Army to convey, without consideration, to the Laredo Community College all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Historic Building, P-36 Quartermaster Warehouse, at Colbern U.S. Army Reserve Center, Laredo, Texas. 
 
(Sec. 2829) Authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of public land in St. George, Utah, for the purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use the land for military purposes. 
 
(Sec. 2829A) Authorizes the Army to acquire specified land from Arlington County, Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the expansion of Arlington National Cemetery in order to maximize the number of interment sites and the compatible use of adjacent properties. 
 
(Sec. 2829B) Authorizes the Department of Transportation to release, for consideration, to the Port of Benton all remaining right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property in Richland, Washington. 
 
(Sec. 2829C) Amends the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Act of 1992 to modify the terms of the land conveyance related to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. 
 
(Sec. 2829D) Requires the Federal Aviation Administration to release the city of St. Marys, Georgia, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Marys Airport, to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limitations are enforceable by the FAA. Specifies requirements for the release of the restrictions. 
 
(Sec. 2829E) Transfers the administrative jurisdiction of the Fort Belvoir Mark Center Campus from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Defense. 
 
(Sec. 2829F) Requires all U.S. interest in and to specified lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, to be transferred to the Department of the Interior to be held in trust for: (1) the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless the tribe elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status; and (2) the Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo Reservation, unless the Navajo Nation elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status. Specifies terms and conditions for the conveyances. 
 
Subtitle D--Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
 
(Sec. 2831) Authorizes DOD to establish the Cyber Center for Education and Innovation--Home of the National Cryptologic Museum at Fort George G. Meade. 
 
(Sec. 2832) Changes the name of the &quot;John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center&quot; in Dayton, Ohio, to the &quot;John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 2833) Authorizes DOD to provide specified funds for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military. 
 
(Sec. 2834) Authorizes Interior to acquire the land and interest in land from willing sellers and without use of condemnation, to expand the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield. Authorizes a specified land swap between Interior and the Army. 
 
Subtitle E--Designations and Other Matters 
 
(Sec. 2841) Designates the cantonment area at Moffett Federal Airfield, California, utilized by the California Air National Guard as Moffett Air National Guard Base. 
 
(Sec. 2842) Changes the name of the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center to the Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center. 
 
(Sec. 2843) Authorizes the Army and the Department of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Cochise Conservation Recharge Network, Arizona, in support of efforts to replenish the regional aquifer identified in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. 
 
(Sec. 2844) Amends the restrictions placed on the development of civilian infrastructure on Guam to support the realignment of Marine Corps Forces in the Asia-Pacific region to allow the use of funds for infrastructure projects that are identified in the report of the Economic Adjustment Committee required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. Applies the exemption to projects intended to improve: (1) water and wastewater systems, or (2) curation of archeological and cultural artifacts. 
 
(Sec. 2845) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to extend the duration of the public land withdrawal for the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California from March 31, 2039, to March 31, 2064. 
 
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 2901) Authorizes specified Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy. 
 
(Sec. 2902) Authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force. 
 
(Sec. 2903) Authorizes appropriations for OCO military construction at the levels identified in sections 4602 and 4603. 
 
TITLE XXX--UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE AND RELATED MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Authorization for Temporary Closure of Certain Public Land Adjacent to the Utah Test and Training Range 
 
(Sec. 3001) Provides the definitions for terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 3002) Requires the Air Force and the Department of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement that authorizes the Air Force to impose limited closures of specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land for military operations and national security and public safety purposes at the Utah Test and Training Range. 
 
(Sec. 3003) Authorizes the Air Force to take necessary actions to temporarily close any road, trail, or other portion of the BLM land in the Utah Test and Training Range for military operations, public safety, or national security. 
 
(Sec. 3004) Prohibits the United States from being held liable for an injury or damage to any individual or property suffered in the course of any mining, mineral, or geothermal activity, or any other authorized non-defense-related activity conducted on the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 3005) Establishes the Utah Test and Training Range Community Resource Advisory Group to provide regular and continuing input to Interior and the Air Force on matters involving public access to, use of, and overall management of the BLM land. 
 
(Sec. 3006) Specifies that nothing in this subtitle affects existing training or weapons impact areas, military special use airspace, special recreational areas, historical trails, water rights, federally recognized Indian tribes, and other specified laws. 
 
Subtitle B--Bureau of Land Management Land Exchange With State of Utah 
 
(Sec. 3011) Defines the terms used in this subtitle. 
 
(Sec. 3012) Authorizes Interior to exchange with Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain federal land for all right, title, and interest in and to certain non-federal land. 
 
(Sec. 3013) Requires the non-federal land transferred to the United States to be added to and administered as part of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness. 
 
(Sec. 3014) Specifies that the cost of remedial actions related to hazardous materials on land acquired under this subtitle shall be paid by those entities responsible for the cost under applicable law. 
 
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations 
 
(Sec. 3101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. Authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations. 
 
(Sec. 3102) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Defense Environmental Cleanup activities at the levels identified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3103) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for Other Defense Activities in carrying out programs as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3104) Authorizes appropriations to DOE for nuclear energy as specified in section 4701 of this bill. 
 
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
 
(Sec. 3111) Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management to ensure that an independent entity reviews capital assets acquisition projects that have a total project cost of more than $500 million at various phases of the acquisition process. 
 
(Sec. 3112) Authorizes DOE to take actions that are necessary to mitigate the threat that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of certain facilities or assets. Specifies the actions that are authorized. 
 
(Sec. 3113) Requires the NNSA to: (1) complete implementation of a common financial system for the nuclear security enterprise no later than four years after the date of enactment of this bill, and (2) report annually to Congress on the progress toward implementing a common financial system. 
 
(Sec. 3114) Requires DOE to submit to Congress a rough estimate of the total life cycle cost of the cleanup of tank waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington. 
 
(Sec. 3115) Requires DOE to annually certify to Congress that the management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise have certified to the Administrator for Nuclear Security that they are aware of the contents of each container shipped by the contractor to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, in sufficient detail. 
 
(Sec. 3116) Requires the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the Chief of Engineers to act as an owner's agent for DOE with respect to its Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility (MFFF) construction project. Requires the Chief to assess the contractual, technical, and managerial risks associated with the MFFF. Directs DOD to carry out construction and project support activities relating to the MOX facility. 
 
(Sec. 3117) Requires DOE to update, within 30 days of enactment of this bill, a DOE order relating to the design basis threat for protecting nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, and other critical assets in the custody of DOE. 
 
(Sec. 3118) Requires the NNSA to identify and oversee the implementation of best practices of industry in the operations of its facilities for the purposes of: 
 
 
 improving mission performance and effectiveness; 
 
lowering costs and administrative burdens; 
 
 maintaining or reducing risks; and 
 
 preserving and protecting health, safety, and security. 
 
 
(Sec. 3119) Requires DOE to establish and report to Congress on a pilot program under which each national security laboratory is prohibited from using laboratory-directed research and development funds to cover the costs of general and administrative overhead for the laboratory. 
 
(Sec. 3120) Prohibits DOE funds from being used for research and development (R&D) of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium (LEU). 
 
Authorizes appropriations for the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors to commence initial planning and early R&D of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on LEU. 
 
Specifies that, if DOE and the Navy jointly determine to pursue R&D of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on LEU, the departments shall ensure that funding for the efforts is requested only within a budget line within defense nuclear nonproliferation. 
 
(Sec. 3121) Increases the limits that apply to DOE funds used for conceptual and construction design. 
 
(Sec. 3122) Prohibits funds provided for atomic energy defense activities from being used to enter into a contract with, or otherwise provide assistance to Russia. Permits a waiver for urgent circumstances and includes an exception for the DOE Russian Health Studies Program. 
 
(Sec. 3123) Limits the availability of NNSA funds for defense-related federal salaries and expenses until DOE submits to Congress, as required by the Atomic Energy Defense Act, an updated plan regarding the designing and building of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes. 
 
(Sec. 3124) Limits the availability of funds for program direction within the defense environmental cleanup program until DOE submits to Congress the future-years defense environmental clean-up plan required during calendar year 2017 pursuant to the Atomic Energy Defense Act. 
 
(Sec. 3125) Authorizes specified NNSA funds to be used to carry out nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities. Prohibits funds from being used to accelerate the nuclear weapons dismantlement activities of NNSA beyond the rate contained in a specified dismantlement schedule. Specifies exceptions. 
 
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports 
 
(Sec. 3131) Requires DOE to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for an independent assessment of the defense environmental cleanup program. 
 
(Sec. 3132) Requires the President to submit to Congress, within 90 days of enactment of this bill, a comprehensive and detailed update to the plan for verification and monitoring of nuclear weapons and fissile material required under current law. Limits the availability of FY2017 DOD funds for supporting the Executive Office of the President until the updated plan is submitted. 
 
(Sec. 3133) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress specified reports on various matters related to the impact of using highly-enriched uranium for naval reactors. 
 
(Sec. 3134) Requires DOE to enter into agreement with: (1) a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) to conduct an analysis of supplemental waste treatment options at the Hanford site; and (2) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a peer review of the FFRDC analysis. 
 
(Sec. 3135) Specifies requirements for the annual report and certification on the status of security at atomic energy defense facilities. 
 
(Sec. 3136) Modifies the requirements for the annual report on the NNSA service support contracts to require the inclusion of: (1) the cost of each contract, and (2) an identification of the program or program direction accounts that support each contract. Extends the authority for DOE to appoint certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. 
 
(Sec. 3137) Eliminates specified GAO reporting requirements. Modifies requirements for a briefing regarding a strategy on risk to nonproliferation caused by additive manufacturing. 
 
(Sec. 3138) Requires DOE to submit to Congress the full report, and any related materials, titled &quot;U.S. Nuclear Deterrence in the Coming Decades,&quot; dated August 15, 2014.
 
 TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
 
(Sec. 3201) Authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
 
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
 
(Sec. 3401) Authorizes appropriations for the operation and maintenance of the Naval Petroleum Reserves. 
 
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME MATTERS 
 
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration, Coast Guard, and Shipping Matters 
 
(Sec. 3501) Authorizes appropriations for the national security aspects of the Merchant Marine. 
 
(Sec. 3502) Authorizes DOD, in conjunction with DOT, to extend certain age restrictions for vessels in the Maritime Security Fleet. 
 
(Sec. 3503) Makes technical and conforming corrections to the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015. 
 
(Sec. 3504) Codifies the legal status of National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) vessels. Specifies that the U.S. Maritime Administration's training ships which are part of the NDRF are public vessels. Specifies that NDRF vessels remain ''vessels'' until they are delivered to a dismantling facility. 
 
(Sec. 3505) Requires the Department of Transportation to ensure that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has completed the design of the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel that will allow for the start of construction in FY2018. Requires MARAD to provide for an entity other than MARAD to contract for the construction of the vessel. 
 
(Sec. 3506) Specifies the qualifications for appointment to the position of Superintendent of the Merchant Marine Academy. 
 
(Sec. 3507) Increases the apportionment of National Defense Reserve Fleet scrapping proceeds to the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program. Requires MARAD to submit to Congress a report on the management of NDRF scrapping proceeds and the National Heritage Grant Program. 
 
(Sec. 3508) Exempts floating dry docks that are used for the construction of a naval vessel in a U.S. shipyard from certain restrictions that apply to floating dry docks. 
 
(Sec. 3509) Requires DOD to enter into a memorandum of understanding, with DHS to prioritize the processing of applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) by members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing separation, discharge or release from the Armed Forces. Requires adjudication of the applications not later than 30 days after the application is submitted, unless an appeal or waiver applies, or if other documentation is required. 
 
(Sec. 3510) Establishes requirements for policies and training regarding sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Expands existing requirements for an annual assessment of sexual assault and harassment policies to include a biennial focus group. 
 
(Sec. 3511) Requires the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to employ or contract with at least one full-time sexual assault response coordinator, maintain a program for volunteer sexual assault victim advocates, and maintain a 24-hour hotline through which a victim of a sexual assault can receive victim support services. 
 
(Sec. 3512) Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to submit to Congress a report that describes the effectiveness of the sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response program at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 
 
(Sec. 3513) Requires MARAD to convene a working group to examine methods to improve the prevention of, and response to, any sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct, as well as methods to improve the shipboard climate, that occurs during a cadet's Sea Year experience with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 
 
(Sec. 3514) Requires MARAD to establish: (1) criteria that vessel operators must meet in order to participate in the Sea Year program of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy that addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other inappropriate conduct; and (2) a process for verifying compliance with the criteria. 
 
(Sec. 3515) Requires any individual enrolled at a state maritime academy in a merchant marine officer program to meet, throughout enrollment at the academy, the medical and physical requirements required to obtain a mariner's license or merchant mariner documentation. 
 
(Sec. 3516) Increases from 40 to 50 the number of potential non-competitive appointments to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for individuals the Department of Transportation (DOT) considers to be of special value to the academy. 
 
(Sec. 3517) Requires MARAD to convene a working group to examine and assess the size of the pool of U.S. citizen mariners necessary to support the U.S. flag fleet in times of national emergency, and report to Congress on the assessment and recommendations for improving the quality of interagency data. 
 
(Sec. 3518) Requires DOT to establish a task force to analyze the impact of extreme weather events on the maritime environment and to report to Congress on best practices and recommendations. 
 
(Sec. 3519) Requires MARAD to review and update its workforce and onboarding policies to fully implement competency models for mission-critical occupations, align training programs and systems, and report to Congress on actions taken. 
 
(Sec. 3520) Requires MARAD to: (1) review MARAD's drug and alcohol policies, procedures, and training practices; (2) ensure that all fleet managers have received applicable training on DOT's drug and alcohol policy; (3) institute a system for tracking all drug and alcohol policy training in a standardized training repository; and (4) report to Congress on actions taken. 
 
(Sec. 3521) Requires MARAD to report to submit to Congress a report that describes the policies and procedures for vessel transfer at MARAD, including updated Vessel Transfer Office procedures to process vessel transfer applications. 
 
(Sec. 3522) Specifies that a continuation board convened for the Coast Guard must consist of at least five officers (other than the Commandant) serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral. 
 
(Sec. 3523) Requires DHS to submit to Congress a detailed recapitalization plan to address the 2013 Department of Homeland Security Mission Need Statement with respect to icebreaking. 
 
(Sec. 3524) Requires GAO to report to Congress on the current state of the U.S. federal icebreaking fleet. 
 

Pribilof Islands Transition Completion Amendments Act of 2016 

 
Subtitle B--Pribilof Islands Transition Completion 
 
(Sec. 3532) Amends the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 to revise the terms of land conveyance of specified federal property to the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Island (one of a group of five the Pribilof Islands off the coast of mainland Alaska named Saint Paul, Saint George, Walrus, Otter, and Sea Lion Rock). 
 
(Sec. 3533) Specifies requirements for the transfer, use, and disposal of tract 43 in Alaska . Requires the Department of Commerce to: (1) terminate the license, and (2) transfer tract 43 to the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. 
 
Requires the Coast Guard to report to Congress on: (1) lands and improvements in tract 43 that are not necessary to carry out Coast Guard communications and search and rescue activities, and (2) the smallest practicable tract enclosing lands and improvements in tract 43 that are necessary to carry out such communications and activities. 
 
Requires the land and improvements that are not necessary for Coast Guard activities to be conveyed to Alaska Native Village Corporation for St. Paul Island. Specifies requirements and procedures for the conveyance. 
 
Subtitle C--Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
 
(Sec. 3541) Requires the Department of Commerce to develop a policy on the prevention of and response to sexual harassment involving employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), members of the commissioned officer corps of NOAA, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3542) Requires Commerce to develop a comprehensive policy on the prevention of and response to sexual assaults involving employees of NOAA, members of the commissioned officer corps of NOAA, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3543) Specifies that the victim of a sexual assault has the right to be reasonably protected from the accused. 
 
(Sec. 3544) Requires the timely consideration of a unit transfer or work location change to accommodate the victim of a sexual assault at NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3545) Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to ensure that each contract into which the Under Secretary enters for the use of a vessel by NOAA that covers the crew of the vessel includes a condition that subjects the crew to the policies for addressing sexual harassment and sexual assault at NOAA required to be developed by this bill. 
 
(Sec. 3546) Requires Commerce to submit to Congress a report on the sexual assaults involving employees of NOAA, members of the commissioned officer corps of NOAA, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of NOAA. 
 
(Sec. 3547) Specifies that, in this subtitle, the term &quot;sexual assault&quot; has the definition used in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 
 
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES 
 
(Sec. 4001) Provides for the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the tables in division D of this bill, subject to reprogramming requirements. 
 
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT 
 
(Sec. 4101) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement. 
 
(Sec. 4102) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4103) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Procurement for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
 
(Sec. 4201) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation. 
 
(Sec. 4202) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4203) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
 
(Sec. 4301) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance. 
 
(Sec. 4302) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4303) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Operation and Maintenance for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL 
 
(Sec. 4401) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel. 
 
(Sec. 4402) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4403) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
 
(Sec. 4501) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for other specified authorizations, including: the Working Capital Fund, the National Defense Sealift Fund, the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program. 
 
(Sec. 4502) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for the Working Capital Fund, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4503) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements.
 
 TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
 
(Sec. 4601) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction. 
 
(Sec. 4602) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations. 
 
(Sec. 4603) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Military Construction for Overseas Contingency Operations for base requirements. 
 
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
 
(Sec. 4701) Sets forth amounts requested and authorized for Department of Energy National Security Programs. 
 

Military Justice Act of 2016 

 
DIVISION E--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM 
 
TITLE LI--GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5101) Makes technical amendments to provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) relating to the definitions of ''military judge'' and ''judge advocate.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5102) Specifies that Reserve Component members performing inactive duty training are subject to the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5103) Revises the requirements for disqualifying individuals from acting as a staff judge advocate or legal officer for any reviewing or convening authority due to prior involvement in a case. 
 
(Sec. 5104) Makes a conforming amendment to add ''military magistrate'' to the list of officials whose fitness to perform duties is subject to investigation and disposition under regulations prescribed by the President. 
 
(Sec. 5105) Specifies procedures and requirements regarding the appointment of individuals to assume the rights of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased. Transfers provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different section of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses. 
 
TITLE LII--APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT 
 
(Sec. 5121) Amends provisions regarding the restraint of persons charged with offenses and the actions that must be taken by military commanders and convening authorities when persons subject to the UCMJ are held for trial by court-martial. Requires the President to prescribe regulations setting forth procedures relating to referral for trial, including procedures for prompt forwarding of the charges and specifications and, if applicable, the preliminary hearing report. 
 
(Sec. 5122) Specifies that that no member of the Armed Forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with: (1) enemy prisoners, or (2) other individuals who are detained under the law of war, are foreign nationals, and are not members of the U.S. Armed Forces. 
 
TITLE LIII--NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT 
 
(Sec. 5141) Modifies requirements for confinement as non-judicial punishment to prohibit punishment in the form of a diet consisting only of bread and water.
 
TITLE LIV--COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION 
 
(Sec. 5161) Amends courts-martial classifications. Establishes standard panel sizes, requires a military judge to be detailed to all special courts-martial, and adds the option of referral to a non-jury special court-martial including only a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5162) Makes conforming changes to the descriptions of the types of courts-martial. Specifies the sexual offenses over which general courts-martial have exclusive jurisdiction. 
 
(Sec. 5163) Amends the UCMJ to align the statute with proposed changes regarding the composition of special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5164) Specifies that a summary court-martial is a noncriminal forum and that a finding of guilty at a summary court-martial does not constitute a criminal conviction. 
 
TITLE LV--COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5181) Makes a technical amendment to provisions of the UCMJ regarding the persons authorized to convene general courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5182) Permits the detail of enlisted personnel for service on a court-martial panel without a specific request from the accused. Requires the convening authority to detail a sufficient number of members for impanelment. Specifies that sentencing in courts-martial in which members convict the accused for any offense is by military judge alone unless, after the findings are announced and before any matter is presented in the sentencing phase, the accused requests sentencing by members. 
 
(Sec. 5183) Establishes a standard panel size of 12 court-martial members in capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5184) Amends the UCMJ to conform to the proposed amendments that ensure a military judge is detailed to every general and special court-martial; require the Judge Advocates General to select military judges based on statutory criteria and an evaluation of their individual education, training, experience, and judicial temperament; provide for a minimum tour length for military judges; expressly authorize cross-service detailing of military judges; and codify the position of chief trial judge. 
 
(Sec. 5185) Establishes requirements for minimum qualifications for military magistrates. Permits a military magistrates to be assigned to perform duties of a nonjudicial natures. 
 
(Sec. 5186) Modifies the qualifications for trial counsel and defense counsel to: (1) broaden the disqualification provision to include appellate judges who have participated previously in the same case, (2) extend the qualification requirement to any assistant defense counsel detailed to a general court-martial, (3) require any defense counsel or assistant defense counsel detailed to a special court-martial to be qualified under specified provisions of the UCMJ, and (4) require at least one defense counsel detailed to a capital case to be learned in such cases. 
 
(Sec. 5187) Specifies the function of assembly in general and special courts-martial and the situations in which a member may be absent or excused after assembly. Requires the military judge to impanel the number of members required. Provides for the detail of new members if the membership on the panel is reduced below certain thresholds. Specifies procedures for: (1) detailing of a new military judge when the military judge is unable to proceed as a result of disability, and (2) presenting the prior trial proceedings to the newly detailed members or judge. 
 
TITLE LVI--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5201) Reorganizes provisions and replaces the requirement to take immediate steps to dispose of charges and specifications with a requirement for the proper authority to, as soon as practicable, determine what disposition should be made. 
 
(Sec. 5202) Provides statutory authority for military judges or magistrates to provide timely review, prior to referral of charges, of certain matters currently subject to judicial review only on a delayed basis at trial. Limits the matters which may be reviewed prior to referral of charges to pre-referral investigative subpoenas, pre-referral warrants or orders for electronic communications, and pre-referral matters referred by an appellate court. 
 
(Sec. 5203) Specifies requirements for conducting preliminary hearings before referral of charges and specifications to general courts-martial for trial. Requires the preliminary hearing officer to provide an analysis of information that will be useful in fulfilling the statutory responsibilities of the staff judge advocate, in providing legal determinations and a disposition recommendation to the convening authority; and to assist the convening authority, in disposing of the charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline. 
 
(Sec. 5204) Requires the establishment and maintenance of non-binding guidance regarding factors that commanders, convening authorities, staff judge advocates, and judge advocates should take into account when exercising their duties with respect to disposition of charges and specifications in the interest of justice and discipline under the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5205) Specifies requirements and procedures for a convening authority to consult with a staff judge advocate prior to the referral of charges and specifications to a general court-martial for trial. 
 
(Sec. 5206) Conforms procedures for service of charges and waiting period requirements to current practice and other UCMJ articles. 
 
TITLE LVII--TRIAL PROCEDURE 
 
(Sec. 5221) Makes a conforming amendment to provisions regarding the duties of an assistant defense counsel. 
 
(Sec. 5222) Specifies that military judges preside at arraignments unless the accused requests sentencing by members. 
 
(Sec. 5223) Specifies that a summary court-martial is the only exception to the general rule that the authority to grant continuances is vested solely in the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5224) Makes conforming changes regarding standard panel sizes in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5225) Extends the statute of limitations applicable to child abuse offenses, fraudulent enlistment, and for cases in which DNA testing implicates an identified person in the commission of an offense punishable by confinement for more than one year. 
 
(Sec. 5226) Specifies the circumstances under which jeopardy attaches to align it with federal civilian standards concerning double jeopardy. 
 
(Sec. 5227) Permits an accused to plead guilty in a capital case when the death penalty is not a mandatory punishment and establishes a harmless error rule if the variance from the requirements does not materially prejudice the substantial rights of the accused. 
 
(Sec. 5228) Allows subpoenas duces tecum to be issued for investigations of offenses under the UCMJ when authorized by a general court-martial convening authority. 
 
Authorizes military judges to: (1) issue warrants and orders for the production of stored electronic communications under the Stored Communications Act, and (2) issue an investigative subpoena before referral of charges to a court-martial. 
 
Moves provisions concerning defense counsel interviews of victims of sex-related offenses to a different article of the UCMJ and extends those provisions to victims of all offenses, consistent with related victims' rights provisions. 
 
(Sec. 5229) Provides that civilians who fail to comply with military subpoenas issued under the UCMJ, are guilty of an offense against the United States. 
 
(Sec. 5230) Specifies those who may exercise contempt authority, transfers the review function for contempt punishment from the convening authority to the appropriate appellate court, and specifies requirements for the appeal process. 
 
(Sec. 5231) Modifies procedures and practices related to depositions, including the representation of parties by counsel, the admissibility and use of a deposition as evidence, and prohibiting the government from using depositions in capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5232) Permits sworn testimony from a court of inquiry to be played from an audio-visual recording if the deposed witness is unavailable at trial and the evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence. 
 
(Sec. 5233) Makes a conforming change to eliminate special courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5234) Makes a conforming change to remove references to courts-martial without a military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5235) Standardizes the percentage of votes required by a court-martial panel for conviction and for a specific sentence at 75% for non-capital cases. 
 
(Sec. 5236) Requires sentencing by a military judge in all non-capital general and special courts-martial, unless the accused requests sentencing by members. Requires the members to participate in the sentence determination in cases where the accused may be sentenced to death. 
 
(Sec. 5237) Transfers provisions regarding plea agreements to a different code section. Provides rules for the construction and negotiation of plea agreements. 
 
(Sec. 5238) Requires the court reporter, instead of the military judge or prosecutor, to certify the record of trial. Requires a complete record of trial in any general or special court-martial if the sentence includes death, dismissal, discharge, or confinement or forfeitures for more than six months. Provides all victims who testify at a court-martial with access to records of trial. 
 
TITLE LVIII--SENTENCES 
 
(Sec. 5301) Specifies the factors that must be taken into consideration by a court-martial during sentencing. Requires offense-based sentencing for confinement and fines, rather than unitary sentencing, in all general and special courts-martial. Permits the U.S. government to appeal a sentence if it violates the law or the sentence is plainly unreasonable. Provides the accused with the option to request sentencing by members. 
 
(Sec. 5302) Reorganizes provisions regarding effective dates for punishments. Provides that, with the exception of death and punitive discharges, sentences are effective by operation of law, without any additional approval, upon entry of judgment. 
 
(Sec. 5303) Makes conforming changes regarding the sentence of reduction in enlisted grade. 
 
TITLE LIX--POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL 
 
(Sec. 5321) Provides for the distribution of the trial results and authorizes the filing of post-trial motions with the military judge in general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5322) Specifies requirements regarding the authority to act on a sentence in certain post-trial circumstances. Retains limitations on the convening authority's post-trial actions, subject to a limited suspension authority upon the recommendation of a military judge. Revises the authority regarding accused who provide substantial assistance to the government, allows the accused and a victim of the offense to submit matters to the convening authority for consideration, and requires the decision of the convening authority to be forwarded to the military judge. 
 
(Sec. 5323) Specifies the convening authority's post-trial authorities and responsibilities with respect to the findings and sentence of summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5324) Establishes the entry of judgment, which would require the military judge to enter the judgment of the court-martial into the record in all general and special courts-martial, and would mark the conclusion of trial proceedings. 
 
(Sec. 5325) Makes conforming changes regarding the waiver of the right to appeal and the withdrawal of an appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5326) Authorizes an appeal by the government when, upon defense motion, the military judge sets aside a panel's finding of guilty because of legally insufficient evidence. Extends interlocutory appeals to all general and special courts-martial. 
 
(Sec. 5327) Removes the sentence limitation at a rehearing in cases in which an accused changes the plea from guilty to not guilty, or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of a pre-trial agreement; or a sentence is set aside based on a government appeal. 
 
(Sec. 5328) Modifies requirements for reviews of findings of guilty by a judge advocate. Requires each summary court-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be reviewed by a judge advocate. 
 
(Sec. 5329) Requires the trial record in all general and special courts-martial in which there is a finding of guilty to be transmitted to the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Specifies the process for reviews conducted by the Office of the Judge Advocate General. 
 
(Sec. 5330) Requires the President to establish minimum tour lengths for appellate military judges. Establishes discretionary review by the Court of Criminal Appeals in cases that are not eligible for an appeal as of right. Provides standards of review for appeals. Codifies the authority of Courts of Criminal Appeals to remand cases and order rehearings. 
 
(Sec. 5331) Provides for notification by a Judge Advocate General to the other Judge Advocates General prior to certifying a case for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
 
(Sec. 5332) Makes a technical amendment the UCMJ to add &quot;United States&quot; before ''Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5333) Allows the accused a one-year period in which to file for review in the Office of the Judge Advocate General, extendable to three years for good cause. Permits the review to consider issues of newly discovered evidence, fraud on the court, lack of jurisdiction over the accused or the offense, error prejudicial to the substantial rights of the accused, or the appropriateness of the sentence. 
 
(Sec. 5334) Requires that, in any capital case, to the greatest extent practicable, at least one appellate defense counsel must be learned in the law applicable to capital cases in which the death penalty was adjudged at trial. 
 
(Sec. 5335) Authorizes a special court-martial convening authority to detail a qualified judge advocate to preside at the vacation hearing, which must be held before a suspended sentence can be vacated. 
 
(Sec. 5336) Increases from two to three years the time period for an accused to petition for a new trial. 
 
(Sec. 5337) Requires the President to establish regulations governing eligibility for pay and allowances for the period after the date on which an executed part of a court-martial sentence is set aside. 
 
(Sec. 5338) Makes conforming changes to provisions regarding leave requirements pending review of certain court-martial convictions. 
 
TITLE LX--PUNITIVE ARTICLES 
 
(Sec. 5401) Reorganizes the punitive articles by transferring and redesignating several articles within the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5402) Authorizes the President to designate an authoritative, but non-exhaustive, list of lesser included offenses for each punitive article of the UCMJ in addition to judicially determined lesser included offenses. 
 
(Sec. 5403) Consolidates the general solicitation offense in a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5404) Transfers provisions regarding malingering to a different section of the UCMJ and makes technical corrections. 
 
(Sec. 5405) Transfers the offense of ''quarantine: medical, breaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5406) Incorporates the offense of ''jumping from vessel into the water'' into offense of ''missing movement.'' 
 
(Sec. 5407) Create a new section of the UCMJ to move and consolidate the offenses of ''restriction, breaking'' and ''correctional custody-offenses against.'' 
 
(Sec. 5408) Moves and consolidates the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' under the offense of ''disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5409) Transfers the offense of ''assaulting a superior commissioned officer'' to a different article of the UCMJ. Focuses the article on the willful disobedience of a lawful command of a superior commissioned officer. 
 
(Sec. 5410) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to address accountability for sexual misconduct committed by recruiters and trainers during the various phases within the recruiting and basic military training environments. 
 
(Sec. 5411) Moves the loitering portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5412) Moves the disrespect portion of the offense of ''sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5413) Moves the separate offense of ''drinking liquor with prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5414) Amends provisions related to penalties for acting as a spy to replace the mandatory death penalty currently required with a discretionary death penalty. 
 
(Sec. 5415) Moves the offense of ''public record: altering, concealing, removing, mutilating, obliterating, or destroying'' to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates it as ''public records offenses.'' 
 
(Sec. 5416) Moves the offense of ''false or unauthorized pass offenses'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5417) Moves the offense of ''impersonating a commissioned, warrant, non-commissioned, petty officer or agent or official'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5418) Moves the offense of ''wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5419) Moves the offense of ''false swearing&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5420) Moves the offense of ''parole, violation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5421) Moves the offense of ''mail:taking, opening, secreting, destroying, or stealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5422) Prohibits improper hazarding of an aircraft in addition to the existing ''improper hazarding of vessel&quot; offense. 
 
(Sec. 5423) Moves the offense of &quot;fleeing the scene of an accident'' to a different section of the UCMJ and adds the title &quot;leaving scene of accident&quot; to the section. 
 
(Sec. 5424) Moves the offenses of ''drunkenness-in-capacitation for performance of duties through prior wrongful indulgence in intoxicating liquor or any drug'' and ''drunk prisoner'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5425) Decreases the blood alcohol limits for a conviction of &quot;drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5426) Moves the offenses &quot;reckless endangerment,&quot; &quot;firearm discharge, endangering human life,&quot; and &quot;carrying concealed weapon&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ and redesignates the section as &quot;endangerment offenses.&quot; 
 
(Sec. 5427) Moves the offenses of ''threat, communicating,'' and ''threat or hoax designed or intended to cause panic or public fear&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5428) Makes a technical amendment to remove the term &quot;forcible sodomy&quot; from the offense of &quot;murder.&quot; (The crime of forcible sodomy is already contained in the offense of ''rape and sexual assault generally.&quot;) 
 
(Sec. 5429) Moves the offense of &quot;child endangerment'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5430) Revises the definition of ''sexual act'' with respect to the offenses of rape and sexual assault. 
 
(Sec. 5431) Moves the offense of ''mails: depositing or causing to be deposited obscene materials in'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5432) Establishes a new section of the UCMJ to specifically address the misuse of credit cards, debit cards, and other electronic payment technology, also known as ''access devices.'' 
 
(Sec. 5433) Moves the offense of ''false pretenses, obtaining services under&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5434) Modifies the offense of &quot;robbery&quot; by removing the words &quot;with the intent to steal&quot; to eliminate the requirement to show that the accused intended to permanently deprive the victim of his property. 
 
(Sec. 5435) Moves the offense of ''stolen property: knowingly receiving, buying concealing'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5436) Creates a new punitive article of the UCMJ to address offenses concerning government computers. 
 
(Sec. 5437) Moves the offense of ''bribery&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5438) Moves the offense of ''graft'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5439) Moves the offense of ''kidnapping'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5440) Moves the offense of ''burning with intent to defraud'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5441) Adds to the offense of &quot;assault&quot; a standard involving the intent of the accused to commit bodily harm. Moves the offenses of &quot;assault-with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, sodomy, arson, burglary, or housebreaking'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5442) Reorganizes provisions of the UCMJ regarding burglary and unlawful entry. 
 
(Sec. 5443) Modifies provisions of the UCMJ related to stalking. Amends the provisions to address cyberstalking and threats to intimate partners. 
 
(Sec. 5444) Moves the offense of ''perjury: subornation of&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5445) Moves the offense of ''obstructing justice&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5446) Moves the offense of ''misprision of serious offense&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5447) Moves the offense of ''testify: wrongful refusal' to a different section of the UCMJ.
 
 (Sec. 5448) Moves the offense of ''seizure: destruction, removal, or disposal of property to prevent'' to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5449) Moves the offense of ''wrongful interference with an adverse administrative proceeding&quot; to a different section of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5450) Establishes a new offense that prohibits retaliation against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense. 
 
(Sec. 5451) Authorize prosecution of all non-capital federal crimes of general applicability, regardless of where the federal crime is committed. 
 
(Sec. 5452) Amends a table of contents to reflect amendments included in this bill
 
 TITLE LXI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
(Sec. 5501) Provides individuals employed by DHS, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the right to be designated as parties in interest when they have a direct interest in the subject of a court of inquiry. 
 
(Sec. 5502) Makes a technical amendment to a provision regarding the authority to administer oaths and act as a notary. 
 
(Sec. 5503) Requires officers, in addition to enlisted personnel, to receive UCMJ training upon entry to service, and periodically thereafter. Requires specific military justice training for military commanders and convening authorities. 
 
Requires DOD to: (1) prescribe regulations for additional specialized UCMJ training for combatant commanders and commanders of combined commands, and (2) to maintain an electronic version of the UCMJ and Manual for Court-Martial that would be updated periodically and made available on the Internet for review by service members and the public. 
 
(Sec. 5504) Requires DOD to establish uniform standards and criteria for case processing and management, military justice data collection, production and distribution of records of trial, and access to case information. 
 
TITLE LXII--MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL AND ANNUAL REPORTS 
 
(Sec. 5521) Establishes a Military Justice Review Panel comprised of an independent panel of experts to conduct a periodic evaluation of military justice practices and procedures. 
 
(Sec. 5522) Creates a new section of the UCMJ to compile the annual reports issued individually by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Judge Advocates General, and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps into a single volume. 
 
TITLE LXIII--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATES 
 
(Sec. 5541) Makes conforming amendments to the tables of sections for several subchapters of the UCMJ. 
 
(Sec. 5542) Specifies that the amendments made by this title take effect on the first day of the first calendar month that begins two years after the date of enactment of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 114-328.
action_date: 2016-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 114-328.
action_date: 2016-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-14
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-12-14
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-12-10
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 179, enrollment corrections on S. 2943 have been made.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 7. Record Vote Number: 159.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 7. Record Vote Number: 159.
action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S6862-6873)
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S6795-6826)
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Cloture on the conference report invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 7. Record Vote Number: 158. (consideration: CR S6795; text: CR S6795)
action_date: 2016-12-05
text: Cloture motion on the conference report presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6684-6685; text: CR S6685)
action_date: 2016-12-05
text: Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 375 - 34 (Roll no. 600).
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 375 - 34 (Roll no. 600).
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7133)
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany S. 2943.
action_date: 2016-12-02
text: Mr. Thornberry brought up conference report H. Rept. 114-840 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 937. (consideration: CR H7123-7134)
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Rule H. Res. 937 passed House.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 937 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. 2943 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. The resolution waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Conference report H. Rept. 114-840 filed. (text of conference report: CR H6376-6885)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 114-840 filed.(text of conference report: CR H6376-6885)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Motion by Senator Sullivan to instruct Senate conferees (military operations) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 12. Record Vote Number: 132. (consideration: CR S5112-5113, S5113)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Motion by Senator Shaheen to instruct Senate conferees (Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 12. Record Vote Number: 131. (consideration: CR S5111-5112)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Senate disagrees to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agrees to request for conference, appoints the following conferees: McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Wicker, Ayotte, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Tillis, Sullivan, Lee, Graham, Cruz, Reed, Nelson, McCaskill, Manchin, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Donnelly, Hirono, Kaine, King, and Heinrich by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and appoint the following conferees: McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Wicker, Ayotte, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Tillis, Sullivan, Lee, Graham, Cruz, Reed, Nelson, McCaskill, Manchin, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Donnelly, Hirono, Kaine, King, and Heinrich invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 7. Record Vote Number: 130. (consideration: CR S5111)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and appoint the following conferees: McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Wicker, Ayotte, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Tillis, Sullivan, Lee, Graham, Cruz, Reed, Nelson, McCaskill, Manchin, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Donnelly, Hirono, Kaine, King, and Heinrich presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5111)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and appoint the following conferees: McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Wicker, Ayotte, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Tillis, Sullivan, Lee, Graham, Cruz, Reed, Nelson, McCaskill, Manchin, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Donnelly, Hirono, Kaine, King, and Heinrich made in Senate.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5111-5114)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of sec. 1271 of the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference: Brady (TX), Reichert, and Levin.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration of secs. 706, 755, and 1431 of the Senate bill, and secs. 741, 1421, and 1864 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Roe (TN), Bost, and Takano.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 541, 562, 601, 961, 3302-07, 3501, and 3502 of the Senate bill, and secs. 343, 601, 731, 835, 1043, 1671, 3119C, 3501, 3504, 3509, 3512, and title XXXVI of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hunter, Rouzer, and Maloney, Sean.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Small Business for consideration of secs. 818, 838, 874, and 898 of the Senate bill, and title XVIII of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chabot, Knight, and Velazquez.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for consideration of sec. 874 of the Senate bill and secs. 1605, 1673, and title XXXIII of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Smith (TX), Weber (TX), and Johnson, E. B.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for consideration of secs. 339, 703, 819, 821, 829H, 829I, 861, 944, 1048, 1054, 1097, 1103-07, 1109-13, 1121, 1124, 1131-33, 1135, and 1136 of the Senate bill, and secs. 574, 603, 807, 821, 1048, 1088, 1095, 1098L, 1101, 1102, 1104-06, 1108-11, 1113, 1259C, and 1631 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chaffetz, Russell, and Cummings.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Natural Resources for consideration of secs. 601, 2825, subtitle D of title XXVIII, and sec. 2852 of the Senate bill, and secs. 312, 601, 1090, 1098H, 2837, 2839, 2839A, subtitle E of title XXVIII, secs. 2852, 2854, 2855, 2864-66, title XXX, secs. 3508, 7005, and title LXXIII of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Cook, Hardy, and Grijalva.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of secs. 829J, 829K, 944, 963, 1006, 1023-25, 1053, 1093, 1283, 3303, and 3304 of the Senate bill, and secs. 598, 1090, 1098H, 1216, 1261, and 3608 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Goodlatte, Issa, and Conyers.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Homeland Security for consideration of secs. 564 and 1091 of the Senate bill, and secs. 1097, 1869, 1869A, and 3510 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: McCaul, Donovan, and Thompson (MS).
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of secs. 828, 1006, 1007, 1050, 1056, 1089, 1204, 1211, 1221-23, 1231, 1232, 1242, 1243, 1247, 1252, 1253, 1255-58, 1260, 1263, 1264, 1271-73, 1276, 1283, 1301, 1302, 1531-33, and 1662 of the Senate bill, and secs. 926, 1011, 1013, 1083, 1084, 1098K, 1099B, 1099C, 1201, 1203, 1214, 1221-23, 1227, 1229, 1233, 1235, 1236, 1245, 1246, 1250, 1259A-59E, 1259J, 1259L, 1259P, 1259Q, 1259U, 1261, 1262, 130103, 1510, 1531-33, 1645, 1653, and 2804 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Royce, Zeldin, and Engel.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of secs. 3112 and 3123 of the Senate bill, and secs. 346, 601, 749, 1045, 1090, 1095, 1673, 3119A, and 3119C of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:: Latta, Johnson of Ohio, and Pallone.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of secs. 571-74 and 578 of the Senate bill, and secs. 571, 573, 1098E, and 3512 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Walberg, Guthrie, and Scott (VA).
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 of rule X: Nunes, Pompeo, and Schiff.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Armed Services for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Thornberry, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Bishop (UT), Turner, Kline, Rogers (AL), Franks (AZ), Shuster, Conaway, Lamborn, Wittman, Gibson, Hartzler, Heck (NV), Stefanik, Smith (WA), Sanchez, Loretta, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Tsongas, Garamendi, Johnson (GA), Speier, and Peters.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Mr. Thornberry moved that the House close portions of the conference. (consideration: CR H4562)
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H4554)
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H4554)
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion from Mr. Thornberry.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Mr. Thornberry moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference. (consideration: CR H4554)
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 809, Mr. Thornberry moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference. (consideration: CR H4554)
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 4909. Agreed to pursuant to H. Res. 809.
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Considered pursuant to H. Res. 809.
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Consideration initiated pursuant to H. Res. 809. (consideration: CR H4482-4483)
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 13. Record Vote Number: 98. (text: CR 6/15/2016 S4011-4255)
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 13. Record Vote Number: 98.(text: CR 6/15/2016 S4011-4255)
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3835-3841)
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3815-3823)
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 23. Record Vote Number: 97. (consideration: CR S3789; text: CR S3789)
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3787-3790, S3790, S3791-3792, S3792; text: CR S3788-3790)
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3668-3677, S3677-3715)
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3635; text: CR S3635)
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3601-3604, S3604-3632, S3635)
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3474-3492, S3492-3511, S3525-3534)
action_date: 2016-06-06
text: Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3397-3408)
action_date: 2016-06-06
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3234-3253)
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3135-3162, S3163-3167)
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 87. (consideration: CR S3135; text: CR S3135)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3047-3048; text: CR S3047)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3047-3048; text: CR S3047)
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator McCain. With written report No. 114-255. Additional and Minority views filed.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator McCain. With written report No. 114-255. Additional and Minority views filed.
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
action_date: 2016-04-05
text: Committee on Armed Services Senate Subcommittee on Airland. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-658, pt. 4.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Committee on Armed Services Senate Subcommittee on Airland. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-658, pt. 4.
action_date: 2016-03-08
text: Committee on Armed Services Senate Subcommittee on Personnel. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-658, pt. 6.
action_date: 2016-03-08
text: Committee on Armed Services Senate Subcommittee on Airland. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-658, pt. 4.

Enacted as: number: 114-328