An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
PL 115-91 (H.R.2810), enacted 12/12/2017

131 STAT. 1283 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Public Law 115–91 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divisions as 
follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security 
Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Authority to expedite procurement of 7.62mm rifles. 
Sec. 112. Limitation on availability of funds for Increment 2 of the Warfighter In-
formation Network-Tactical program. 
Sec. 113. Limitation on availability of funds for upgrade of M113 vehicles. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 122. Icebreaker vessel. 
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers. 
Sec. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. 
Sec. 125. Design and construction of the lead ship of the amphibious ship replace-
ment designated LX(R) or amphibious transport dock designated LPD– 
30. 
Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
Sec. 127. Extension of limitation on use of sole-source shipbuilding contracts for 
certain vessels. 
National Defense 
Authorization 
Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018. 
Dec. 12, 2017 
[H.R. 2810] 
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Sec. 128. Limitation on availability of funds for the enhanced multi-mission para-
chute system. 
Sec. 129. Report on Navy capacity to increase production of certain rotary wing air-
craft. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Inventory requirement for Air Force fighter aircraft. 
Sec. 132. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of E–8 JSTARS air-
craft. 
Sec. 133. Requirement for continuation of JSTARS aircraft recapitalization pro-
gram. 
Sec. 134. Limitation on selection of single contractor for C–130H avionics mod-
ernization program increment 2. 
Sec. 135. Limitation on availability of funds for EC–130H Compass Call recapital-
ization program. 
Sec. 136. Limitation on retirement of U–2 and RQ–4 aircraft. 
Sec. 137. Cost-benefit analysis of upgrades to MQ–9 Reaper aircraft. 
Sec. 138. Plan for modernization of the radar for F–16 fighter aircraft of the Na-
tional Guard. 
Sec. 139. Comptroller General review of Air Force fielding plan for HH–60 replace-
ment programs. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 141. F–35 economic order quantity contracting authority. 
Sec. 142. Authority for explosive ordnance disposal units to acquire new or emerg-
ing technologies and capabilities. 
Sec. 143.
Requirement that certain aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles use 
specified standard data link. 
Sec. 144. Reinstatement of requirement to preserve certain C–5 aircraft; mobility 
capability and requirements study. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Cost controls for presidential aircraft recapitalization program. 
Sec. 212. Capital investment authority. 
Sec. 213. Prizes for advanced technology achievements. 
Sec. 214. Joint Hypersonics Transition Office. 
Sec. 215. Department of Defense directed energy weapon system prototyping and 
demonstration program. 
Sec. 216. Appropriate use of authority for prototype projects. 
Sec. 217. Mechanisms for expedited access to technical talent and expertise at aca-
demic institutions to support Department of Defense missions. 
Sec. 218. Modification of laboratory quality enhancement program. 
Sec. 219. Reauthorization of Department of Defense Established Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research. 
Sec. 220. Codification and enhancement of authorities to provide funds for defense 
laboratories for research and development of technologies for military 
missions. 
Sec. 221. Expansion of definition of competitive procedures to include competitive 
selection for award of science and technology proposals. 
Sec. 222. Inclusion of modeling and simulation in test and evaluation activities for 
purposes of planning and budget certification. 
Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Follow- 
On Modernization. 
Sec. 224. Improvement of update process for populating mission data files used in 
advanced combat aircraft. 
Sec. 225. Support for national security innovation and entrepreneurial education. 
Sec. 226. Limitation on cancellation of designation Executive Agent for a certain 
Defense Production Act program. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Columbia-class program accountability matrices. 
Sec. 232. Review of barriers to innovation in research and engineering activities of 
the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 233. Pilot program to improve incentives for technology transfer from Depart-
ment of Defense laboratories. 
Sec. 234. Competitive acquisition plan for low probability of detection data link net-
works. 
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Sec. 235. Clarification of selection dates for pilot program for the enhancement of 
the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 236. Requirement for a plan to build a prototype for a new ground combat ve-
hicle for the Army. 
Sec. 237. Plan for successfully fielding the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Bat-
tle Command System. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 312. Energy performance goals and master plan. 
Sec. 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon. 
Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas. 
Sec. 315. Department of the Army cleanup and removal of petroleum, oil, and lubri-
cant associated with the Prinz Eugen. 
Sec. 316. Centers for Disease Control study on health implications of per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water. 
Sec. 317. Sentinel Landscapes Partnership. 
Sec. 318. Report on release of radium or radioactive material into the groundwater 
near the industrial reserve plant in Bethpage, New York. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Reauthorization of multi-trades demonstration project. 
Sec. 322. Increased percentage of sustainment funds authorized for realignment to 
restoration and modernization at each installation. 
Sec. 323. Guidance regarding use of organic industrial base. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Quarterly reports on personnel and unit readiness. 
Sec. 332. Biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair capability. 
Sec. 333. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs of non-fed-
eralized National Guard. 
Sec. 334. Annual report on military working dogs used by the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 335. Report on effects of climate change on Department of Defense. 
Sec. 336. Report on optimization of training in and management of special use air-
space. 
Sec. 337. Plan for modernized, dedicated Department of the Navy adversary air 
training enterprise. 
Sec. 338. Updated guidance regarding biennial core report. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 341. Explosive safety board. 
Sec. 342. Servicewomen’s commemorative partnerships. 
Sec. 343. Limitation on availability of funds for advanced skills management soft-
ware system of the Navy. 
Sec. 344. Cost-benefit analysis of uniform specifications for Afghan military or se-
curity forces. 
Sec. 345. Temporary installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots, and 
plants. 
Sec. 346. Comprehensive plan for sharing depot-level maintenance best practices. 
Sec. 347. Pilot program for operation and maintenance budget presentation. 
Sec. 348. Repurposing and reuse of surplus Army firearms. 
Sec. 349. Department of the Navy marksmanship awards. 
Sec. 350. Civilian training for National Guard pilots and sensor operator aircrews 
of MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicles. 
Sec. 351. Training for National Guard personnel on wildfire response. 
Sec. 352. Modification of the Second Division Memorial. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2018 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Sec. 416. Number of members of the National Guard on full-time duty in support 
of the reserves within the National Guard Bureau. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Modification of deadline for submittal by officers of written communica-
tions to promotion selection boards on matters of importance to their se-
lection. 
Sec. 502. Clarification to exception for removal of officers from list of officers rec-
ommended for promotion after 18 months without appointment. 
Sec. 503. Modification of requirement for specification of number of officers who 
may be recommended for early retirement by a Selective Early Retire-
ment Board. 
Sec. 504. Extension of service-in-grade waiver authority for voluntary retirement of 
certain general and flag officers for purposes of enhanced flexibility in 
officer personnel management. 
Sec. 505. Inclusion of Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics among officers subject 
to repeal of statutory specification of general officer grade. 
Sec. 506. Clarification of effect of repeal of statutory specification of general or flag 
officer grade for various positions in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 507. Standardization of authorities in connection with repeal of statutory spec-
ification of general officer grade for the Dean of the Academic Board of 
the United States Military Academy and the Dean of the Faculty of the 
United States Air Force Academy. 
Sec. 508. Flexibility in promotion of officers to positions of Staff Judge Advocate to 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Deputy Judge Advocate Gen-
eral of the Navy or Air Force. 
Sec. 509. Grandfathering of retired grade of Assistant Judge Advocates General of 
the Navy as of repeal of statutory specification of general and flag offi-
cers grades in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Equal treatment of orders to serve on active duty under sections 12304a 
and 12304b of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 512. Service credit for cyberspace experience or advanced education upon origi-
nal appointment as a commissioned officer. 
Sec. 513. Consolidation of authorities to order members of the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces to perform duty. 
Sec. 514. Pilot program on use of retired senior enlisted members of the Army Na-
tional Guard as Army National Guard recruiters. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
PART I—MATTERS RELATING TO DISCHARGE AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
Sec. 520. Consideration of additional medical evidence by Boards for the Correction 
of Military Records and liberal consideration of evidence relating to 
post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. 
Sec. 521. Public availability of information related to disposition of claims regard-
ing discharge or release of members of the Armed Forces when the 
claims involve sexual assault. 
Sec. 522. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members 
who are victims of sex-related offenses. 
Sec. 523. Training requirements for members of boards for the correction of mili-
tary records and personnel who investigate claims of retaliation. 
Sec. 524. Pilot program on use of video teleconferencing technology by boards for 
the correction of military records and discharge review boards. 
PART II—OTHER GENERAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 526. Modification of basis for extension of period for enlistment in the Armed 
Forces under the Delayed Entry Program. 
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Sec. 527. Reauthorization of authority to order retired members to active duty in 
high-demand, low-density assignments. 
Sec. 528. Notification of members of the Armed Forces undergoing certain adminis-
trative separations of potential eligibility for veterans benefits. 
Sec. 529. Extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for 
the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract physicians. 
Sec. 530. Provision of information on naturalization through military service. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other Legal Issues 
Sec. 531. Clarifying amendments related to the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
reform by the Military Justice Act of 2016. 
Sec. 532. Enhancement of effective prosecution and defense in courts-martial and 
related matters. 
Sec. 533. Punitive article under the Uniform Code of Military Justice on wrongful 
broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images or visual images of 
sexually explicit conduct. 
Sec. 534. Garnishment to satisfy judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or 
emotionally abusing a child. 
Sec. 535. Sexual assault prevention and response training for all individuals en-
listed in the Armed Forces under a delayed entry program. 
Sec. 536. Special Victims’ Counsel training regarding the unique challenges often 
faced by male victims of sexual assault. 
Sec. 537. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding military sex-
ual harassment and incidents involving nonconsensual distribution of 
private sexual images. 
Sec. 538. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding sexual as-
saults committed by a member of the Armed Forces against the mem-
ber’s spouse or other family member. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition 
Sec. 541. Element in preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces on 
assistance and support services for caregivers of certain veterans 
through the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 542. Improved employment assistance for members of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, and Marine Corps and veterans. 
Sec. 543. Limitation on release of military service academy graduates to participate 
in professional athletics. 
Sec. 544. Two-year extension of suicide prevention and resilience program for the 
National Guard and Reserves. 
Sec. 545. Annual certifications related to Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the 
Navy. 
Sec. 546. Authority to expand eligibility for the United States Military Apprentice-
ship Program. 
Sec. 547. Limitation on availability of funds for attendance of Air Force enlisted 
personnel at Air Force officer professional military education in-resi-
dence courses. 
Sec. 548. Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarships. 
Sec. 549. Pilot programs on appointment in the excepted service in the Department 
of Defense of physically disqualified former cadets and midshipmen. 
Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
PART I—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION MATTERS 
Sec. 551. Assistance to schools with military dependent students. 
Sec. 552. Transitions of military dependent students from Department of Defense 
dependent schools to other schools and among schools of local edu-
cational agencies. 
Sec. 553. Report on educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics for children who are dependents of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
PART II—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS MATTERS 
Sec. 555. Codification of authority to conduct family support programs for imme-
diate family members of members of the Armed Forces assigned to spe-
cial operations forces. 
Sec. 556. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a spouse of 
a member of the Armed Forces arising from relocation to another State. 
Sec. 557. Temporary extension of extended period of protections for members of 
uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and 
eviction. 
Sec. 558. Enhancing military childcare programs and activities of the Department 
of Defense. 
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Sec. 559. Direct hire authority for Department of Defense for childcare services pro-
viders for Department child development centers. 
Sec. 560. Pilot program on public-private partnerships for telework facilities for 
military spouses on military installations outside the United States. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 561. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Garlin M. Conner for 
acts of valor during World War II. 
Sec. 562. Authorization for award of Distinguished-Service Cross to Specialist 
Frank M. Crary for acts of valor in Vietnam. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 571. Analysis and report on accompanied and unaccompanied tours of duty in 
remote locations with high family support costs. 
Sec. 572. Review and reports on policies for regular and reserve officer career man-
agement. 
Sec. 573. Review and report on effects of personnel requirements and limitations on 
the availability of members of the National Guard for the performance 
of funeral honors duty for veterans. 
Sec. 574. Review and report on authorities for the employment, use, and status of 
National Guard and Reserve technicians. 
Sec. 575. Assessment and report on expanding and contracting for childcare serv-
ices of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 576. Review and report on compensation provided childcare services providers 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 577. Comptroller General of the United States assessment and report on the 
Office of Complex Investigations within the National Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 578. Modification of submittal date of Comptroller General of the United 
States report on integrity of the Department of Defense whistleblower 
program. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 581. Expansion of United States Air Force Institute of Technology enrollment 
authority to include civilian employees of the homeland security indus-
try. 
Sec. 582. Conditional designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic 
branch of the Army. 
Sec. 583. Designation of office within Office of the Secretary of Defense to oversee 
use of food assistance programs by members of the Armed Forces on ac-
tive duty. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Annual adjustment of basic monthly pay. 
Sec. 602. Prohibiting collection of additional amounts from members living in units 
under Military Housing Privatization Initiative. 
Sec. 603. Limitation on modification of payment authority for Military Housing Pri-
vatization Initiative housing. 
Sec. 604. Housing treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces, and their 
spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of sta-
tion within the United States. 
Sec. 605. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic al-
lowance for housing under certain circumstances. 
Sec. 606. Reevaluation of BAH for the military housing area including Staten Is-
land. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for re-
serve forces. 
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health 
care professionals. 
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear offi-
cers. 
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 
pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bo-
nuses and special pays. 
Sec. 616. Report regarding the national pilot shortage. 
Sec. 617. Special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for enlisted members 
who operate remotely piloted aircraft. 
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Sec. 618. Technical and conforming amendments relating to 2008 consolidation of 
special pay authorities. 
Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 621. Permanent extension and cost-of-living adjustments of special survivor in-
demnity allowances under the Survivor Benefit Plan. 
Sec. 622. Adjustments to Survivor Benefit Plan for members electing lump sum 
payments of retired pay under the modernized retirement system for 
members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 623. Technical correction regarding election to participate in modernized re-
tirement system for reserve component members experiencing a break 
in service. 
Sec. 624. Technical corrections to use of member’s current pay grade and years of 
service in a division of property involving disposable retired pay. 
Sec. 625. Continuation pay for the Coast Guard. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 631. Land conveyance authority, Army and Air Force Exchange Service prop-
erty, Dallas, Texas. 
Sec. 632. Authority for the Secretaries of the military departments to provide for 
care of remains of those who die on active duty and are interred in a 
foreign cemetery. 
Sec. 633. Construction of domestic source requirement for footwear furnished to en-
listed members of the Armed Forces on initial entry into the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 634. Review and update of regulations governing debt collectors interactions 
with unit commanders of members of the Armed Forces. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Continued access to medical care at facilities of the uniformed services for 
certain members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing requirements for the TRICARE Pharmacy 
Benefits Program and treatment of certain pharmaceutical agents. 
Sec. 703. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 704. Specification that individuals under the age of 21 are eligible for hospice 
care services under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 705. Physical examinations for members of a reserve component who are sepa-
rating from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 706. Mental health assessments before members separate from the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 707. Expansion of sexual trauma counseling and treatment for members of the 
reserve components. 
Sec. 708. Expedited evaluation and treatment for prenatal surgery under the 
TRICARE program. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Maintenance of inpatient capabilities of military medical treatment facili-
ties located outside the United States. 
Sec. 712. Modification of priority for evaluation and treatment of individuals at 
military treatment facilities. 
Sec. 713. Clarification of administration of military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 714. Regular update of prescription drug pricing standard under TRICARE re-
tail pharmacy program. 
Sec. 715. Modification of execution of TRICARE contracting responsibilities. 
Sec. 716. Additional emergency uses for medical products to reduce deaths and se-
verity of injuries caused by agents of war. 
Sec. 717. Modification of determination of average wait times at urgent care clinics 
and pharmacies at military medical treatment facilities under pilot pro-
gram. 
Sec. 718. Requirement for reimbursement by Department of Defense to entities car-
rying out State vaccination programs for costs of vaccines provided to 
covered beneficiaries. 
Sec. 719. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 720. Residency requirements for podiatrists. 
Sec. 721. Authorization of physical therapist assistants and occupational therapy 
assistants to provide services under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 722. Selection of military commanders and directors of military medical treat-
ment facilities. 
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Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 731. Pilot program on health care assistance system. 
Sec. 732. Feasibility study on conduct of pilot program on mental health readiness 
of part-time members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 733. Report on plan to improve pediatric care and related services for children 
of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 734. Longitudinal medical study on blast pressure exposure of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 735. Study on safe opioid prescribing practices. 
Sec. 736. Report on implementation of GAO recommendations. 
Sec. 737. Declassification by Department of Defense of certain incidents of exposure 
of members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances. 
Sec. 738. Coordination by Veterans Health Administration of efforts to understand 
effects of burn pits. 
Sec. 739. TRICARE technical amendments. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Statements of purpose for Department of Defense acquisition. 
Sec. 802. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 803. Performance of incurred cost audits. 
Sec. 804. Repeal of certain auditing requirements. 
Sec. 805. Increased simplified acquisition threshold. 
Sec. 806. Requirements related to the micro-purchase threshold. 
Sec. 807. Process for enhanced supply chain scrutiny. 
Sec. 808. Defense policy advisory committee on technology. 
Sec. 809. Report on extension of development, acquisition, and sustainment au-
thorities of the military departments to the United States Special Oper-
ations Command. 
Sec. 810. Technical and conforming amendments related to program management 
provisions. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Modifications to cost or pricing data and reporting requirements. 
Sec. 812. Applicability of cost and pricing data certification requirements. 
Sec. 813. Sunset of certain provisions relating to the procurement of goods other 
than United States goods. 
Sec. 814. Comptroller General report on health and safety records. 
Sec. 815. Limitation on unilateral definitization. 
Sec. 816. Amendment to sustainment reviews. 
Sec. 817. Use of program income by eligible entities that carry out procurement 
technical assistance programs. 
Sec. 818. Enhanced post-award debriefing rights. 
Sec. 819. Amendments relating to information technology. 
Sec. 820. Change to definition of subcontract in certain circumstances. 
Sec. 821. Amendment relating to applicability of inflation adjustments. 
Sec. 822. Use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. 
Sec. 823. Exemption from design-build selection procedures. 
Sec. 824. Contract closeout authority. 
Sec. 825. Elimination of cost underruns as factor in calculation of penalties for cost 
overruns. 
Sec. 826. Modification to annual meeting requirement of Configuration Steering 
Boards. 
Sec. 827. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability 
Office bid protests. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 831. Revisions to definition of major defense acquisition program. 
Sec. 832. Prohibition on use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection 
process for major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 833. Role of the Chief of the armed force in material development decision and 
acquisition system milestones. 
Sec. 834. Requirement to emphasize reliability and maintainability in weapon sys-
tem design. 
Sec. 835. Licensing of appropriate intellectual property to support major weapon 
systems. 
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Sec. 836. Codification of requirements pertaining to assessment, management, and 
control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems. 
Sec. 837. Should-cost management. 
Sec. 838. Improvements to test and evaluation processes and tools. 
Sec. 839. Enhancements to transparency in test and evaluation processes and data. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
Sec. 841. Enhancements to the civilian program management workforce. 
Sec. 842. Credits to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 
Fund. 
Sec. 843. Improvements to the hiring and training of the acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 844. Extension and modifications to acquisition demonstration project. 
Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
Sec. 846. Procurement through commercial e-commerce portals. 
Sec. 847. Revision to definition of commercial item. 
Sec. 848. Commercial item determinations. 
Sec. 849. Review of regulations on commercial items. 
Sec. 850. Training in commercial items procurement. 
Subtitle F—Provisions Relating to Services Contracting 
Sec. 851. Improvement of planning for acquisition of services. 
Sec. 852. Standard guidelines for evaluation of requirements for services contracts. 
Sec. 853. Report on outcome-based services contracts. 
Sec. 854. Pilot program for longer term multiyear service contracts. 
Subtitle G—Provisions Relating to Other Transaction Authority and Prototyping 
Sec. 861. Contract authority for advanced development of initial or additional pro-
totype units. 
Sec. 862. Methods for entering into research agreements. 
Sec. 863. Education and training for transactions other than contracts and grants. 
Sec. 864. Other transaction authority for certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 865. Amendment to nontraditional and small contractor innovation proto-
typing program. 
Sec. 866. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototype and rapid fielding. 
Sec. 867. Preference for use of other transactions and experimental authority. 
Sec. 868. Prototype projects to digitize defense acquisition regulations, policies, and 
guidance, and empower user tailoring of acquisition process. 
Subtitle H—Provisions Relating to Software Acquisition 
Sec. 871. Noncommercial computer software acquisition considerations. 
Sec. 872. Defense Innovation Board analysis of software acquisition regulations. 
Sec. 873. Pilot program to use agile or iterative development methods to tailor 
major software-intensive warfighting systems and defense business sys-
tems. 
Sec. 874. Software development pilot program using agile best practices. 
Sec. 875. Pilot program for open source software. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 881. Extension of maximum duration of fuel storage contracts. 
Sec. 882. Procurement of aviation critical safety items. 
Sec. 883. Modifications to the advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisi-
tion regulations. 
Sec. 884. Repeal of expired pilot program for leasing commercial utility cargo vehi-
cles. 
Sec. 885. Exception for business operations from requirement to accept $1 coins. 
Sec. 886. Development of Procurement Administrative Lead Time. 
Sec. 887. Notional milestones and standard timelines for contracts for foreign mili-
tary sales. 
Sec. 888. Assessment and authority to terminate or prohibit contracts for procure-
ment from Chinese companies providing support to the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 889. Report on defense contracting fraud. 
Sec. 890. Comptroller General report on contractor business system requirements. 
Sec. 891. Training on agile or iterative development methods. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Treatment of incumbent Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics. 
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Sec. 902. Clarification of authority of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment with respect to service acquisition programs for which 
the service acquisition executive is the milestone decision authority. 
Sec. 903. Executive Schedule matters relating to Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment. 
Sec. 904. Consistent period of relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of 
a regular component of the Armed Forces for appointment to Under Sec-
retary of Defense positions. 
Sec. 905. Qualifications for appointment and additional duties and powers of cer-
tain officials within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller). 
Sec. 906. Redesignation of Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense as Dep-
uty Under Secretaries of Defense and related matters. 
Sec. 907. Reduction of number and elimination of specific designations of Assistant 
Secretaries of Defense. 
Sec. 908. Limitation on maximum number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of De-
fense. 
Sec. 909. Appointment and responsibilities of Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 910. Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Data Management and Analytics 
Sec. 911. Policy on treatment of defense business system data related to business 
operations and management. 
Sec. 912. Transparency of defense management data. 
Sec. 913. Establishment of set of activities that use data analysis, measurement, 
and other evaluation-related methods to improve acquisition program 
outcomes. 
Subtitle C—Organization of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements 
Sec. 921. Qualifications for appointment of Assistant Secretaries of the military de-
partments for financial management. 
Sec. 922. Manner of carrying out reductions in major Department of Defense head-
quarters activities pursuant to headquarters reduction plan. 
Sec. 923. Certifications on cost savings achieved by reductions in major Depart-
ment of Defense headquarters activities. 
Sec. 924. Corrosion control and prevention executives matters. 
Sec. 925. Background and security investigations for Department of Defense per-
sonnel. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 931. Additional elements in reports on policy, organization, and management 
goals of the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 932. Report and sense of Congress on responsibility for developmental test and 
evaluation within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
Sec. 933. Report on Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 941. Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Consolidation, codification, and improvement of certain authorities and 
requirements in connection with the audit of the financial statements of 
the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1003. Improper payment matters. 
Sec. 1004. Rankings of auditability of financial statements of the organizations and 
elements of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1005. Financial operations dashboard for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1006. Review and recommendations on efforts to obtain audit opinion on full 
financial statements. 
Sec. 1007. Notification requirement for certain contracts for audit services. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support a unified counterdrug and counterter-
rorism campaign in Colombia. 
Sec. 1012. Venue for prosecution of maritime drug trafficking. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
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Sec. 1022. Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procurement 
of certain critical components. 
Sec. 1023. Operational readiness of littoral combat ships on extended deployment. 
Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga-class 
cruisers or dock landing ships. 
Sec. 1025. Policy of the United States on minimum number of battle force ships. 
Sec. 1026. Surveying ships. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Modification of authority on support of special operations to combat ter-
rorism. 
Sec. 1032. Termination of requirement to submit annual budget justification dis-
play for Department of Defense combating terrorism program. 
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United 
States. 
Sec. 1034. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 
States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain 
countries. 
Sec. 1036. Prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1037. Sense of Congress regarding providing for timely victim and family testi-
mony in military commission trials. 
Sec. 1038. Report on public availability of military commissions proceedings. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Limitation on expenditure of funds for emergency and extraordinary ex-
penses for intelligence and counter-intelligence activities. 
Sec. 1042. Matters relating to the submittal of future-years defense programs. 
Sec. 1043. Modifications to humanitarian demining assistance authorities. 
Sec. 1044. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through 
channel routes. 
Sec. 1045. Prohibition on lobbying activities with respect to the Department of De-
fense by certain officers of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
the Department following separation from military service or employ-
ment with the Department. 
Sec. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine coun-
termeasures platforms. 
Sec. 1047. Report on western Pacific Ocean ship depot maintenance capability and 
capacity. 
Sec. 1048. Annual training regarding the influence campaign of the Russian Fed-
eration. 
Sec. 1049. Workforce issues for military realignments in the Pacific. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1051. Elimination of reporting requirements terminated after November 25, 
2017, pursuant to section 1080 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
Sec. 1052. Report on transfer of defense articles to units committing gross viola-
tions of human rights. 
Sec. 1053. Report on the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Cen-
ter. 
Sec. 1054. Report on Department of Defense Arctic capability and resource gaps 
and required infrastructure. 
Sec. 1055. Review and assessment of Department of Defense personnel recovery 
and nonconventional assisted recovery mechanisms. 
Sec. 1056. Mine warfare readiness inspection plan and report. 
Sec. 1057. Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States 
military operations. 
Sec. 1058. Report on Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex modernization. 
Sec. 1059. Report on alternatives to aqueous film forming foam. 
Sec. 1060. Assessment of global force posture. 
Sec. 1061. Army modernization strategy. 
Sec. 1062. Report on Army plan to improve operational unit readiness by reducing 
number of non-deployable soldiers assigned to operational units. 
Sec. 1063. Efforts to combat physiological episodes on certain Navy aircraft. 
Sec. 1064. Studies on aircraft inventories for the Air Force. 
Sec. 1065. Department of Defense review of Navy capabilities in the Arctic region. 
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Sec. 1066. Comprehensive review of maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnais-
sance, and targeting capabilities. 
Sec. 1067. Report on the need for a Joint Chemical-Biological Defense Logistics 
Center. 
Sec. 1068. Missile Technology Control Regime Category I unmanned aerial vehicle 
systems. 
Sec. 1069. Recommendations for interagency vetting of foreign investments affect-
ing national security. 
Sec. 1070. Briefing on prior attempted Russian cyber attacks against defense sys-
tems. 
Sec. 1071. Enhanced analytical and monitoring capability of the defense industrial 
base. 
Sec. 1072. Report on defense of combat logistics and strategic mobility forces. 
Sec. 1073. Report on acquisition strategy to recapitalize the existing system for un-
dersea fixed surveillance. 
Sec. 1074. Report on implementation of requirements in connection with the orga-
nization of the Department of Defense for management of special oper-
ations forces and special operations. 
Sec. 1075. Report on the global food system and vulnerabilities relevant to Depart-
ment of Defense missions. 
Subtitle G—Modernizing Government Technology 
Sec. 1076. Definitions. 
Sec. 1077. Establishment of agency information technology systems modernization 
and working capital funds. 
Sec. 1078. Establishment of technology modernization fund and board. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Clarification of applicability of certain provisions of law to civilian judges 
of the United States Court of Military Commission Review. 
Sec. 1083. Modification of requirement relating to conversion of certain military 
technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. 
Sec. 1084. National Guard accessibility to Department of Defense issued unmanned 
aircraft. 
Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress regarding aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress recognizing the United States Navy Seabees. 
Sec. 1087. Construction of memorial to the crew of the Apollo I launch test accident 
at Arlington National Cemetery. 
Sec. 1088. Department of Defense engagement with covered non-Federal entities. 
Sec. 1089. Prize competition to identify root cause of physiological episodes on 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force training and operational aircraft. 
Sec. 1090. Providing assistance to House of Representatives in response to cyberse-
curity events. 
Sec. 1091. Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 
Practice and Firearms Safety. 
Sec. 1092. Collaboration between Federal Aviation Administration and Department 
of Defense on unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 1093. Carriage of certain programming. 
Sec. 1094. National strategy for countering violent extremism. 
Sec. 1095. Sense of Congress regarding World War I. 
Sec. 1096. Notice to Congress of terms of Department of Defense settlement agree-
ments. 
Sec. 1097. Office of Special Counsel reauthorization. 
Sec. 1098. Air transportation of civilian Department of Defense personnel to and 
from Afghanistan. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for personnel to as-
sist in business transformation and management innovation. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of direct hire authority for Domestic Defense Industrial Base 
Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation incentive pay for 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1104. Additional Department of Defense science and technology reinvention 
laboratories. 
Sec. 1105. One year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 
pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 
working overseas. 
Sec. 1106. Direct hire authority for financial management experts in the Depart-
ment of Defense workforce. 
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Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for temporary personnel flexibilities for Domestic 
Defense Industrial Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities 
Base civilian personnel. 
Sec. 1108. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, 
and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
Sec. 1109. Extension of overtime rate authority for Department of the Navy em-
ployees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear- 
powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1110. Pilot 
program 
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enhanced 
personnel 
management 
system 
for 
cybsersecurity and legal professionals in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1111. Establishment of senior scientific technical managers at Major Range 
and Test Facility Base Facilities and Defense Test Resource Manage-
ment Center. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting 
certain United States military operations. 
Sec. 1202. Support of special operations for irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1203. Obligation of funds in Special Defense Acquisition Fund for precision 
guided munitions. 
Sec. 1204. Modification of defense institution capacity building and authority to 
build capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority on training for Eastern Euro-
pean national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises. 
Sec. 1206. Global Security Contingency Fund. 
Sec. 1207. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies. 
Sec. 1208. Extension of participation in and support of the Inter-American Defense 
College. 
Sec. 1209. Plan on improvement of ability of national security forces of foreign 
countries participating in United States capacity building programs to 
protect civilians. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain co-
alition nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1213. Special immigrant visas for Afghan allies. 
Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in 
countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1215. Extension of semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in 
Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1216. Human rights vetting of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1221. Report on United States strategy in Syria. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian oppo-
sition. 
Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activi-
ties of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1225. Modification and additional elements in annual report on the military 
power of Iran. 
Sec. 1226. Extension of quarterly reports on confirmed ballistic missile launches 
from Iran and imposition of sanctions in connection with those launches. 
Sec. 1227. Limitation on use of funds for provision of man-portable air defense sys-
tems to the vetted Syrian opposition. 
Sec. 1228. Report on agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation on 
the status of Syria. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian 
Federation over Crimea. 
Sec. 1233. Sense of Congress on European security. 
Sec. 1234. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
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Sec. 1235. Limitation on availability of funds relating to implementation of the 
Open Skies Treaty. 
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on importance of nuclear capabilities of NATO. 
Sec. 1237. Report on Security Cooperation with respect to Western Balkan Coun-
tries. 
Sec. 1238. Plan to respond in case of Russian noncompliance with the New START 
Treaty. 
Sec. 1239. Strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1239A. Strategy to counter the threat of malign influence by the Russian Fed-
eration. 
Subtitle E—Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 
2017 
Sec. 1241. Short title. 
Sec. 1242. Findings. 
Sec. 1243. Compliance enforcement regarding Russian violations of the INF Treaty. 
Sec. 1244. Notification requirement related to Russian Federation development of 
noncompliant systems and United States actions regarding material 
breach of INF Treaty by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1245. Review of RS–26 ballistic missile. 
Sec. 1246. Definitions. 
Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1251. Sense of Congress and Initiative for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1252. Report on strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1253. Assessment of United States force posture and basing needs in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1254. Plan to enhance the extended deterrence and assurance capabilities of 
the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress reaffirming security commitments to the Governments 
of Japan and South Korea and trilateral cooperation between the United 
States, Japan, and South Korea. 
Sec. 1256. Strategy on North Korea. 
Sec. 1257. North Korean nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
Sec. 1258. Advancements in defense cooperation between the United States and 
India. 
Sec. 1259. Strengthening the defense partnership between the United States and 
Taiwan. 
Sec. 1259A. Normalizing the transfer of defense articles and defense services to 
Taiwan. 
Sec. 1259B. Assessment on United States defense implications of China’s expand-
ing global access. 
Sec. 1259C. Agreement supplemental to Compact of Free Association with Palau. 
Sec. 1259D. Study on United States interests in the Freely Associated States. 
Subtitle G—Reports 
Sec. 1261. Modification of annual report on military and security developments in-
volving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1262. Modifications to annual update of Department of Defense Freedom of 
Navigation Operations report. 
Sec. 1263. Report on strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of 
Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-belligerents. 
Sec. 1264. Report on and notice of changes made to the legal and policy frame-
works for the United States’ use of military force and related national 
security operations. 
Sec. 1265. Report on military action of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners in 
Yemen. 
Sec. 1266. Submittal of Department of Defense Supplemental and Cost of War Exe-
cution reports on quarterly basis. 
Sec. 1267. Consolidation of reports on United States Armed Forces, civilian employ-
ees, and contractors deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, 
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, and associated and successor operations. 
Sec. 1268. Comptroller General of the United States report on pricing and avail-
ability with respect to foreign military sales. 
Sec. 1269. Annual report on military and security developments involving the Rus-
sian Federation. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 1271. Security and stability strategy for Somalia. 
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Sec. 1272. Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System. 
Sec. 1273. Future years plan for the European Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1274. Extension of authority to enter into agreements with participating coun-
tries in the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1275. United States military and diplomatic strategy for Yemen. 
Sec. 1276. Transfer of excess high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles to for-
eign countries. 
Sec. 1277. Department of Defense program to protect United States students 
against foreign agents. 
Sec. 1278. Limitation and extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation 
authority. 
Sec. 1279. Anticorruption strategy. 
Sec. 1279A. Strategy to improve defense institutions and security sector forces in 
Nigeria. 
Sec. 1279B. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Trea-
ty. 
Sec. 1279C. Cultural Heritage Protection Coordinator. 
Sec. 1279D. Security assistance for Baltic nations for joint program for interoper-
ability and deterrence against aggression. 
Sec. 1279E. Restriction on funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Com-
prehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. 
Sec. 1279F. Clarification of authority to support border security operations of cer-
tain foreign countries. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1406. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Cap-
tain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1413. Armed Forces Retirement Home matters. 
Sec. 1414. Authority to dispose of certain materials from and to acquire additional 
materials for the National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1415. Acquisition reporting on major chemical demilitarization programs of the 
Department of Defense. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 1502. Overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1503. Procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1505. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1506. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1507. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1510. Defense Health program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1512. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1521. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
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Sec. 1522. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1523. Comptroller General report on feasibility of separation of expenditures. 
Sec. 1524. Guidelines for budget items to be covered by overseas contingency oper-
ations accounts. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Space acquisition and management and oversight. 
Sec. 1602. Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on 
United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring sta-
tions of foreign governments. 
Sec. 1603. Foreign commercial satellite services: cybersecurity threats and 
launches. 
Sec. 1604. Extension of pilot program on commercial weather data. 
Sec. 1605. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle modernization and sustainment of 
assured access to space. 
Sec. 1606. Demonstration of backup and complementary positioning, navigation, 
and timing capabilities of Global Positioning System. 
Sec. 1607. Enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing capacity. 
Sec. 1608. Commercial satellite communications pathfinder program. 
Sec. 1609. Launch support and infrastructure modernization. 
Sec. 1610. Limitation on availability of funding for Joint Space Operations Center 
mission system. 
Sec. 1611. Limitation on use of funds for Delta IV launch vehicle. 
Sec. 1612. Air Force space contractor responsibility watch list. 
Sec. 1613. Certification and briefing on operational and contingency plans for loss 
or degradation of space capabilities. 
Sec. 1614. Report on protected satellite communications. 
Sec. 1615. Sense of Congress on establishment of Space Flag training event. 
Sec. 1616. Sense of Congress on coordinating efforts to prepare for space weather 
events. 
Sec. 1617. Sense of Congress on National Space Defense Center. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Security clearances for facilities of certain companies. 
Sec. 1622. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. 
Sec. 1623. Submission of audits of commercial activity funds. 
Sec. 1624. Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1625. Consideration of service by recipients of Boren scholarships and fellow-
ships in excepted service positions as service by such recipients under 
career appointments for purposes of career tenure. 
Sec. 1626. Review of support provided by Defense intelligence elements to acquisi-
tion activities of the Department. 
Sec. 1627. Establishment of Chairman’s controlled activity within Joint Staff for in-
telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. 
Sec. 1628. Requirements relating to multi-use sensitive compartmented information 
facilities. 
Sec. 1629. Limitation on availability of funds for certain counterintelligence activi-
ties. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
PART I—GENERAL CYBER MATTERS 
Sec. 1631. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations and 
cyber weapons. 
Sec. 1632. Modification to quarterly cyber operations briefings. 
Sec. 1633. Policy of the United States on cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber war-
fare. 
Sec. 1634. Prohibition on use of products and services developed or provided by 
Kaspersky Lab. 
Sec. 1635. Modification of authorities relating to establishment of unified combat-
ant command for cyber operations. 
Sec. 1636. Modification of definition of acquisition workforce to include personnel 
contributing to cybersecurity systems. 
Sec. 1637. Integration of strategic information operations and cyber-enabled infor-
mation operations. 
Sec. 1638. Exercise on assessing cybersecurity support to election systems of 
States. 
Sec. 1639. Measurement of compliance with cybersecurity requirements for indus-
trial control systems. 
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Sec. 1640. Strategic Cybersecurity Program. 
Sec. 1641. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and de-
fense. 
Sec. 1642. Evaluation of agile or iterative development of cyber tools and applica-
tions. 
Sec. 1643. Assessment of defense critical electric infrastructure. 
Sec. 1644. Cyber posture review. 
Sec. 1645. Briefing on cyber capability and readiness shortfalls. 
Sec. 1646. Briefing on cyber applications of blockchain technology. 
Sec. 1647. Briefing on training infrastructure for cyber mission forces. 
Sec. 1648. Report on termination of dual-hat arrangement for Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command. 
PART II—CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION 
Sec. 1649. Cyber Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 1649A. Community college cyber pilot program and assessment. 
Sec. 1649B. Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service program updates. 
Sec. 1649C. Cybersecurity teaching. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1651. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control 
system. 
Sec. 1652. Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to nuclear security en-
terprise. 
Sec. 1653. Notifications regarding dual-capable F–35A aircraft. 
Sec. 1654. Oversight of delayed acquisition programs by Council on Oversight of 
the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications Sys-
tem. 
Sec. 1655. Establishment of Nuclear Command and Control Intelligence Fusion 
Center. 
Sec. 1656. Security of nuclear command, control, and communications system from 
commercial dependencies. 
Sec. 1657. Oversight of aerial-layer programs by Council on Oversight of the Na-
tional Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System. 
Sec. 1658. Security classification guide for programs relating to nuclear command, 
control, and communications and nuclear deterrence. 
Sec. 1659. Evaluation and enhanced security of supply chain for nuclear command, 
control, and communications and continuity of government programs. 
Sec. 1660. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile fuzes. 
Sec. 1661. Presidential National Voice Conferencing System and Phoenix Air-to- 
Ground Communications Network. 
Sec. 1662. Limitation on pursuit of certain command and control concept. 
Sec. 1663. Prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of ground-based 
strategic deterrent missile. 
Sec. 1664. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1665. Modification to annual report on plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, 
nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nu-
clear weapons command and control system. 
Sec. 1666. Establishment of procedures for implementation of Nuclear Enterprise 
Review. 
Sec. 1667. Report on impacts of nuclear proliferation. 
Sec. 1668. Certification that the Nuclear Posture Review addresses deterrent effect 
and operation of United States nuclear forces in current and future se-
curity environments. 
Sec. 1669. Plan to manage Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment 
System and multi-domain sensors. 
Sec. 1670. Certification requirement with respect to strategic radiation hardened 
trusted microelectronics. 
Sec. 1671. Nuclear Posture Review. 
Sec. 1672. Sense of Congress on importance of independent nuclear deterrent of 
United Kingdom. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1676. Administration of missile defense and defeat programs. 
Sec. 1677. Condition for proceeding beyond low-rate initial production. 
Sec. 1678. Preservation of the ballistic missile defense capacity of the Army. 
Sec. 1679. Modernization of Army lower tier air and missile defense sensor. 
Sec. 1680. Defense of Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missile attack. 
Sec. 1681. Designation of location of continental United States interceptor site. 
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Sec. 1682. Aegis Ashore anti-air warfare capability. 
Sec. 1683. Development of persistent space-based sensor architecture. 
Sec. 1684. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli Cooperative 
Missile Defense Program co-development and co-production. 
Sec. 1685. Boost phase ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1686. Ground-based interceptor capability, capacity, and reliability. 
Sec. 1687. Limitation on availability of funds for ground-based midcourse defense 
element of the ballistic missile defense system. 
Sec. 1688. Plan for development of space-based ballistic missile intercept layer. 
Sec. 1689. Sense of Congress on the state of the missile defense of the United 
States. 
Sec. 1690.
Sense of Congress and report on ground-based midcourse defense test-
ing. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1691. Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Electro-
magnetic Pulse Attacks and Similar Events. 
Sec. 1692. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 1693. Conventional prompt global strike weapons system. 
Sec. 1694. Business case analysis regarding ammonium perchlorate. 
Sec. 1695. Report on industrial base for large solid rocket motors and related tech-
nologies. 
Sec. 1696. Pilot program on enhancing information sharing for security of supply 
chain. 
Sec. 1697. Pilot program on electromagnetic spectrum mapping. 
Sec. 1698. Use of commercial items in Distributed Common Ground Systems. 
TITLE XVII—SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT AND INDUSTRIAL BASE 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1701. Amendments to HUBZone provisions of the Small Business Act. 
Sec. 1702. Uniformity in procurement terminology. 
Sec. 1703. Improving reporting on small business goals. 
Sec. 1704. Responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists. 
Sec. 1705. Responsibilities of commercial market representatives. 
Sec. 1706. Modification of past performance pilot program to include consideration 
of past performance with allies of the United States. 
Sec. 1707. Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connec-
tion with registration of small business concerns on procurement 
websites of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1708. Inclusion of SBIR and STTR programs in technical assistance. 
Sec. 1709. Requirements relating to competitive procedures and justification for 
awards under the SBIR and STTR programs. 
Sec. 1710. Pilot program for streamlined technology transition from the SBIR and 
STTR programs of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1711. Pilot program on strengthening manufacturing in the defense industrial 
base. 
Sec. 1712. Review regarding applicability of foreign ownership, control, or influence 
requirements of National Industrial Security Program to national tech-
nology and industrial base companies. 
Sec. 1713. Report on sourcing of tungsten and tungsten powders from domestic pro-
ducers. 
Sec. 1714. Report on utilization of small business concerns for Federal contracts. 
TITLE XVIII—GOVERNMENT PURCHASE AND TRAVEL CARDS 
Sec. 1801. Short title. 
Sec. 1802. Definitions. 
Sec. 1803. Expanded use of data analytics. 
Sec. 1804. Guidance on improving information sharing to curb improper payments. 
Sec. 1805. Interagency charge card data management group. 
Sec. 1806. Reporting requirements. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
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Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2108. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2109. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000, 2005, 2006, 
and 2007 projects. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations for certain fiscal year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 projects. 
Sec. 2306. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resiliency and conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 project. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
Sec. 2512. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 
Sec. 2612. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activi-
ties funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 
(BRAC) round. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Sec. 2801. Elimination of written notice requirement for military construction ac-
tivities and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and re-
ports. 
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Sec. 2802. Modification of thresholds applicable to unspecified minor construction 
projects. 
Sec. 2803. Annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds applicable to unspecified 
minor military construction authorities. 
Sec. 2804. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and mainte-
nance funds for construction projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2805. Use of operation and maintenance funds for military construction 
projects to replace facilities damaged or destroyed by natural disasters 
or terrorism incidents. 
Sec. 2806. Annual report on unfunded requirements for laboratory military con-
struction projects. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2811. Elimination of written notice requirement for military real property 
transactions and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and 
reports. 
Sec. 2812. Certification related to certain acquisitions or leases of real property. 
Sec. 2813. Increased term limit for intergovernmental support agreements to pro-
vide installation support services. 
Sec. 2814. Authorizing reimbursement of States for costs of suppressing wildfires 
caused by Department of Defense activities on State lands; restoration 
of lands of other Federal agencies for damage caused by Department of 
Defense vehicle mishaps. 
Sec. 2815. Criteria for exchanges of property at military installations. 
Sec. 2816. Land exchange valuation of property with reduced development that lim-
its encroachment on military installations. 
Sec. 2817. Requirements for window fall prevention devices in military family hous-
ing. 
Sec. 2818. Prohibiting use of updated assessment of public schools on Department 
of Defense installations to supersede funding of certain projects. 
Sec. 2819. Access to military installations by transportation network companies. 
Subtitle C—Project Management and Oversight Reforms 
Sec. 2821. Notification requirement for certain cost increases. 
Sec. 2822. Annual report on schedule delays. 
Sec. 2823. Report on design errors and omissions related to Fort Bliss hospital re-
placement project. 
Sec. 2824. Report on cost increase and delay related to USSTRATCOM command 
and control facility project at Offutt Air Force Base. 
Subtitle D—Energy Resilience 
Sec. 2831. Energy resilience. 
Sec. 2832. Authority to use energy cost savings for energy resilience, mission assur-
ance, and weather damage repair and prevention measures. 
Sec. 2833. Consideration of energy security and energy resilience in awarding en-
ergy and fuel contracts for military installations. 
Sec. 2834. Requirement to address energy resilience in exercising utility system 
conveyance authority. 
Sec. 2835. In-kind lease payments; prioritization of utility services that promote en-
ergy resilience. 
Sec. 2836. Annual Department of Defense energy management reports. 
Sec. 2837. Aggregation of energy efficiency and energy resilience projects in life 
cycle cost analyses. 
Subtitle E—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2841. Land exchange, Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunnyvale, 
California. 
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. 
Sec. 2843. Lease of real property to the United States Naval Academy Alumni As-
sociation and Naval Academy Foundation at United States Naval Acad-
emy, Annapolis, Maryland. 
Sec. 2844. Land Conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. 
Sec. 2846. Imposition of additional conditions on future use of Castner Range, Fort 
Bliss, Texas. 
Sec. 2847. Land conveyance, former missile alert facility known as Quebec-01, Lar-
amie County, Wyoming. 
Subtitle F—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
Sec. 2861. Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation. 
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Sec. 2862. Principal office of Aviation Hall of Fame. 
Sec. 2863. Establishment of a visitor services facility on the Arlington Ridge tract. 
Sec. 2864. Modification of prohibition on transfer of veterans memorial objects to 
foreign governments without specific authorization in law. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 2871. Authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to accept lessee improve-
ments at Air Force Plant 42. 
Sec. 2872. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield pave-
ment markings. 
Sec. 2873. Authority of Chief Operating Officer of Armed Forces Retirement Home 
to acquire and lease property. 
Sec. 2874. Restrictions on rehabilitation of Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar 
Station. 
Sec. 2875. Permitting machine room-less elevators in Department of Defense facili-
ties. 
Sec. 2876. Disclosure of beneficial ownership by foreign persons of high security 
space leased by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 2877. Joint use of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia, with civil 
aviation. 
Sec. 2878. Report on hurricane damage to Department of Defense assets. 
Sec. 2879. Special rules for certain projects. 
Sec. 2880. Energy security for military installations in Europe. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2906. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Nuclear security enterprise infrastructure modernization initiative. 
Sec. 3112. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture in transportation. 
Sec. 3113. Cost estimates for life extension program and major alteration projects. 
Sec. 3114. Improved information relating to certain defense nuclear nonprolifera-
tion programs. 
Sec. 3115. Research and development of advanced naval reactor fuel based on low- 
enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3116. National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance system. 
Sec. 3117. Budget requests and certification regarding nuclear weapons dismantle-
ment. 
Sec. 3118. Nuclear warhead design competition. 
Sec. 3119. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3120. Extension of authorization of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
Worker Health. 
Sec. 3121. Use of funds for construction and project support activities relating to 
MOX facility. 
Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for programs in Russian Federation. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware relating to de-
fense nuclear nonproliferation. 
Sec. 3132. Annual reports on unfunded priorities of National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 3133. Modification of certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 3134. Modification to stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness 
plan. 
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Sec. 3135. Assessment and development of prototype nuclear weapons of foreign 
countries. 
Sec. 3136. Plan for verification, detection, and monitoring of nuclear weapons and 
fissile material. 
Sec. 3137. Review of United States nuclear and radiological terrorism prevention 
strategy. 
Sec. 3138. Assessment of management and operating contracts of national security 
laboratories. 
Sec. 3139. Evaluation of classification of certain defense nuclear waste. 
Sec. 3140. Improved reporting for anti-smuggling radiation detection systems. 
Sec. 3141. Plutonium capabilities. 
Sec. 3142. Report on critical decision 1 on Material Staging Facility project. 
Sec. 3143. Plan to further minimize the use of highly enriched uranium for medical 
isotopes. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3151. Sense of Congress regarding compensation of individuals relating to ura-
nium mining and nuclear testing. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME MATTERS 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. 
Sec. 3503. Maritime Security Fleet Program; restriction on operation for new en-
trants. 
Sec. 3504. Codification of sections relating to acquisition, charter, and requisition 
of vessels. 
Sec. 3505. Assistance for small shipyards. 
Sec. 3506. Report on sexual assault victim recovery in the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 3507. Centers of excellence. 
Sec. 3508. Foreign spill protection. 
Sec. 3509. Removal of adjunct professor limit at United States Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
Sec. 3510. Acceptance of guarantees in conjunction with partial donations for major 
projects of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3511. Authority to pay conveyance or transfer expenses in connection with ac-
ceptance of a gift to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3512. Authority to participate in Federal, State or other research grants. 
Sec. 3513. Provision of satellite communication devices during Sea Year program. 
Sec. 3514. Actions to address sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking at the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy. 
Sec. 3515. Sexual assault prevention and response staff for the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3516. Protection of cadets at the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
from sexual assault onboard commercial vessels. 
Sec. 3517. Training requirement for sexual assault investigators. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency op-
erations. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
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Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, jointly submitted for printing 
in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and 
Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been 
submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first 
on the conference report or amendment between the Houses. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Authority to expedite procurement of 7.62mm rifles. 
Sec. 112. Limitation on availability of funds for Increment 2 of the Warfighter In-
formation Network-Tactical program. 
Sec. 113. Limitation on availability of funds for upgrade of M113 vehicles. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 122. Icebreaker vessel. 
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers. 
Sec. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. 
Sec. 125. Design and construction of the lead ship of the amphibious ship replace-
ment designated LX(R) or amphibious transport dock designated LPD– 
30. 
Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
Sec. 127. Extension of limitation on use of sole-source shipbuilding contracts for 
certain vessels. 
Sec. 128. Limitation on availability of funds for the enhanced multi-mission para-
chute system. 
Sec. 129. Report on Navy capacity to increase production of certain rotary wing air-
craft. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Inventory requirement for Air Force fighter aircraft. 
Sec. 132. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of E–8 JSTARS air-
craft. 
Sec. 133. Requirement for continuation of JSTARS aircraft recapitalization pro-
gram. 
10 USC 101 note. 
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Sec. 134. Limitation on selection of single contractor for C–130H avionics mod-
ernization program increment 2. 
Sec. 135. Limitation on availability of funds for EC–130H Compass Call recapital-
ization program. 
Sec. 136. Limitation on retirement of U–2 and RQ–4 aircraft. 
Sec. 137. Cost-benefit analysis of upgrades to MQ–9 Reaper aircraft. 
Sec. 138. Plan for modernization of the radar for F–16 fighter aircraft of the Na-
tional Guard. 
Sec. 139. Comptroller General review of Air Force fielding plan for HH–60 replace-
ment programs. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 141. F–35 economic order quantity contracting authority. 
Sec. 142. Authority for explosive ordnance disposal units to acquire new or emerg-
ing technologies and capabilities. 
Sec. 143.
Requirement that certain aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles use 
specified standard data link. 
Sec. 144. Reinstatement of requirement to preserve certain C–5 aircraft; mobility 
capability and requirements study. 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine 
Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. AUTHORITY TO EXPEDITE PROCUREMENT OF 7.62MM RIFLES. 
(a) 7.62MM RIFLES.— 
(1) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army 
is authorized to expedite the procurement of a commercially 
available off-the-shelf item or nondevelopmental item for a 
7.62mm rifle capability in accordance with this section. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Army may use the 
authority under paragraph (1) to procure only the following: 
(A) Not more than 7,000 7.62mm rifles. 
(B) Equipment and ammunition associated with such 
rifles. 
(3) CONTRACTING PROCEDURES.— 
(A) FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.—In awarding con-
tracts under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army 
shall use full and open competition to the extent prac-
ticable. 
(B) PROCEDURES OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETI-
TION.—The Secretary of the Army may not award a contract 
under paragraph (1) using procedures other than full and 
open competition until a period of 10 days has elapsed 
following the date on which the Secretary submits to the 
congressional committees the report described in subpara-
graph (C). 
(C) REPORT.—The report described in this subpara-
graph is a report of the Secretary of the Army that 
includes— 
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(i) a detailed justification for limiting full and open 
competition for the procurement authorized under 
paragraph (1); 
(ii) a description of the objectives, costs, and 
timelines associated with the procurement; and 
(iii) an assessment of the projected impact of the 
procurement on any related programs in terms of cost, 
schedule, and the use of full and open competition 
in such programs. 
(b) RELATED PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army is authorized 
to use funds made available to carry out subsection (a)— 
(A) to accelerate by two years the squad designated 
marksman rifle program of the Army; 
(B) to accelerate by two years the advanced armor 
piercing ammunition program of the Army; and 
(C) subject to paragraph (2), to accelerate the next 
generation squad weapon program of the Army. 
(2) FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.—Any contract awarded 
under the next generation squad weapon program of the Army 
shall be awarded using full and open competition. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘commercially avail-
able off-the-shelf item’’, ‘‘full and open competition’’, and ‘‘non-
developmental item’’ have the meanings given the terms in chapter 
1 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INCREMENT 
2 OF THE WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK-TAC-
TICAL PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2018 for Increment 2 of the Warfighter 
Information Network-Tactical program of the Army (referred to 
in this section as ‘‘WIN-T Increment 2’’) not more than 50 percent 
may be used to enter into, or to prepare to enter into, a contract 
for the procurement of equipment under the program until the 
date on which the Secretary of the Army submits the report under 
subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 31, 2018, the Secretary 
of the Army, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the strategy of the Army for modernizing air-land ad-hoc, mobile 
tactical communications and data networks. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) shall include 
the following: 
(1) A description of the strategy of the Army for modern-
izing air-land ad-hoc, mobile tactical communications and data 
networks. 
(2) The justification, rationale, and decision points for the 
strategy, including how network requirements are being 
redefined. 
(3) How the Army intends to implement the recommenda-
tions accepted by the Secretary of the Army related to air- 
land ad-hoc, mobile tactical communications and data networks 
provided by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation pursuant to section 237 of the National Defense 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 
129 Stat. 781). 
(4) How the Army will address the vulnerabilities identified 
by the report of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation on the mobile, ad-hoc network against a modern 
peer adversary capable of cyber and electronic warfare detection 
and intrusion. 
(5) A timeline and decision points for upgrading fielded 
WIN-T Increment 1B systems. 
(6) A list of planned upgrades for components of WIN- 
T Increment 2 designed to improve program capabilities, 
including size, weight, and complexity, including the impact 
of these improvements on the cost of the program, as well 
as fielding schedules for Army Brigade Combat Teams. 
(7) How the strategy will reduce Army reliance on satellite 
communications, including procurement and test strategies for 
more resilient and secure mid-tier line of sight capability. 
(8) How the strategy will address identified joint interoper-
ability capability gaps, specifically for units known as ‘‘fight 
tonight’’ units, including procurement and test plans for identi-
fied solutions. 
(9) Decision points associated with the near term mod-
ernization strategy for mitigating operational capability gaps 
for such ‘‘fight tonight’’ units. 
(10) The decision points and timelines associated with the 
fielding of modernized mobile tactical network communications 
to the reserve components of the Army. 
(11) The planned funding and program realignments 
required for fiscal year 2018 and across the future years defense 
program that will be required to support the new strategy. 
(12) Identification of the changes in acquisition policy as 
well as operational requirements being implemented to deliver 
an effective, suitable, and survivable network to the warfighter. 
(13) Identification of the changes in leadership and govern-
ance that will be associated with the new strategy. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by section (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 113. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UPGRADE 
OF M113 VEHICLES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for 
the upgrade of M113 vehicles of the Army, not more than 50 
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees the report described in subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—The report described in this subsection is a report 
setting forth the strategy of the Army for the upgrade of M113 
vehicles that includes the following: 
(1) A detailed strategy for upgrading and fielding M113 
vehicles. 
(2) An analysis of the manner in which the Army plans 
to address M113 vehicle survivability and maneuverability con-
cerns. 
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(3) An analysis of the historical costs associated with 
upgrading M113 vehicles, and a validation of current cost esti-
mates for upgrading such vehicles. 
(4) A comparison of— 
(A) the total procurement and life cycle costs of adding 
an echelon above brigade requirement to the Army Multi- 
Purpose Vehicle; and 
(B) the total procurement and life cycle costs of 
upgrading legacy M113 vehicles. 
(5) An analysis of the possibility of further accelerating 
Army Multi-Purpose Vehicle production or modifying the 
fielding strategy for the Army Multi-Purpose Vehicle to meet 
near-term echelon above brigade requirements. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF COST LIMITATION BASELINE FOR CVN– 
78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM.—Section 122 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2105), as most recently amended 
by section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 749), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) CARRIER DESIGNATED AS CVN–79.—The total amount 
obligated from funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, or for any other 
procurement account, for the aircraft carrier designated as 
CVN–79 may not exceed $11,398,000,000 (as adjusted pursuant 
to subsection (b)). 
‘‘(3) FOLLOW-ON SHIPS.—The total amount obligated from 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available for Ship-
building and Conversion, Navy, or for any other procurement 
account, for any ship that is constructed in the CVN–78 class 
of aircraft carriers after the aircraft carrier designated as CVN– 
79 may not exceed $12,568,000,000 (as adjusted pursuant to 
subsection (b)).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to economic inflation— 
‘‘(A) after September 30, 2013, in the case of the air-
craft carrier designated as CVN–79; and 
‘‘(B) after September 30, 2017, in the case of any ship 
that is constructed in the CVN–78 class of aircraft carriers 
after the aircraft carrier designated as CVN–79.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF BATTLE AND INTERIM SPARES FROM COST 
LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy shall exclude from the 
determination of the amounts set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
of subsection (a), the costs of the following items: 
‘‘(1) CVN–78 class battle spares. 
‘‘(2) Interim spares.’’. 
(b) WAIVER
ON LIMITATION
OF AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
FOR 
CVN–79.—The Secretary of Defense may waive subsections (a) and 
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(b) of section 128 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 751) after a period 
of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees a written notifica-
tion of the intent of the Secretary to issue such a waiver. The 
Secretary shall include in any such notification the following: 
(1) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing the waiver. 
(2) The revised test and evaluation master plan that 
describes when full ship shock trials will be held on Ford- 
class aircraft carriers. 
(3) A certification that the Secretary has analyzed and 
accepted the operational risk of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford 
deploying without having conducted full ship shock trials, and 
that the Secretary has not delegated the decision to issue 
such waiver. 
SEC. 122. ICEBREAKER VESSEL. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO PROCURE ONE POLAR-CLASS HEAVY ICE-
BREAKER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be procured for 
the Coast Guard one polar-class heavy icebreaker vessel. 
(2) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any 
obligation of the United States to make a payment under the 
contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to 
the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose 
for such later fiscal year. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT 
OF ICEBREAKER VESSELS.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense for any fiscal year that are unobligated as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended for 
the procurement of an icebreaker vessel other than the one polar- 
class heavy icebreaker vessel authorized to be procured under sub-
section (a)(1). 
(c) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) COAST GUARD.—If funds are appropriated to the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating to carry out sub-
section (a)(1), the head of contracting activity for the Coast 
Guard shall be responsible for contracting actions carried out 
using such funds. 
(2) NAVY.—If funds are appropriated to the Department 
of Defense to carry out subsection (a)(1), the head of contracting 
activity for the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command shall be 
responsible for contracting actions carried out using such funds. 
(3) INTERAGENCY
ACQUISITION.—Notwithstanding para-
graphs (1) and (2), the head of contracting activity for the 
Coast Guard or head of contracting activity for the Navy, Naval 
Sea Systems Command (as the case may be) may authorize 
interagency acquisitions that are within the authority of such 
head of contracting activity. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee 
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on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report assessing the cost of, and schedule for, 
the procurement of new icebreaker vessels for the Federal 
Government. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include an analysis of the following: 
(A) The status of the efforts of the Coast Guard to 
acquire new icebreaking capability, including an expla-
nation of how such efforts are coordinated through the 
integrated program office. 
(B) Actions taken by the Coast Guard to incorporate 
key practices of other countries with respect to the procure-
ment of icebreaker vessels to increase the Coast Guard’s 
knowledge of, and to reduce the costs and risks of, pro-
curing such vessels. 
(C) The extent to which the cost and schedule for 
the construction of Coast Guard icebreakers differs from 
such cost and schedule in other countries. 
(D) The extent to which innovative acquisition practices 
(such as multiyear funding and block buys) may be applied 
to the procurement of icebreaker vessels to reduce the 
costs and accelerate the schedule of such procurement. 
(E) A capacity replacement plan to mitigate a potential 
icebreaker capability gap if the Polar Star cannot remain 
in service. 
(F) Any other matters the Comptroller General con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 123. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH 
BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the 
procurement of up to 15 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided 
missile destroyers. 
(b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary 
of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in 
fiscal year 2018, for advance procurement associated with the 
destroyers for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procure-
ment contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems 
and subsystems associated with such destroyers in economic order 
quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal 
year. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not modify 
a contract entered into under subsection (a) if the modification 
would increase the target price of the destroyer by more than 
10 percent above the target price specified in the original contract 
awarded for the destroyer under subsection (a). 
SEC. 124. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA 
CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
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Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the 
procurement of not more than 13 Virginia class submarines. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not modify 
a contract entered into under subsection (a) if the modification 
would increase the target price of the submarine by more than 
10 percent above the target price specified in the original contract 
awarded for the submarine under subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORITY
FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary 
of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in 
fiscal year 2018, for advance procurement associated with the Vir-
ginia class submarines for which authorization to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a) 
and for equipment or subsystems associated with the Virginia class 
submarine program, including procurement of— 
(1) long lead time material; or 
(2) material or equipment in economic order quantities 
when cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal 
year. 
(e) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION LIABILITY.—A contract for the 
construction of Virginia class submarines entered into under sub-
section (a) shall include a clause that limits the liability of the 
United States to the contractor for any termination of the contract. 
The maximum liability of the United States under the clause shall 
be the amount appropriated for the submarines covered by the 
contract regardless of the amount obligated under the contract. 
(f) VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE DEFINED.—The term ‘‘Virginia 
class submarine’’ means a block V configured Virginia class sub-
marine. 
SEC. 125. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE LEAD SHIP OF THE 
AMPHIBIOUS SHIP REPLACEMENT DESIGNATED LX(R) OR 
AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK DESIGNATED LPD–30. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using funds authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense for Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract, begin-
ning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for the design and 
construction of— 
(1) the lead ship of the amphibious ship replacement class 
designated LX(R); or 
(2) the amphibious transport dock designated LPD–30. 
(b) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect to the con-
tract entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary may use 
incremental funding to make payments under the contract. 
(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—The con-
tract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obliga-
tion of the United States to make a payment under such contract 
for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 126. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR V–22 OSPREY 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code (except as provided 
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in subsection (b)), the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one 
or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the 2018 program 
year, for the procurement of the following: 
(1) V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
(2) Common configuration-readiness and modernization 
upgrades for V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
(b) CONTRACT PERIOD.—Notwithstanding section 2306b(k) of 
title 10, United States Code, the period covered by a contract 
entered into on a multiyear basis under the authority of subsection 
(a) may exceed five years, but may not exceed seven years. 
(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 127. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF SOLE-SOURCE SHIP-
BUILDING CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS. 
Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017 or fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE 
ENHANCED MULTI-MISSION PARACHUTE SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2018 for the enhanced multi-mission para-
chute system, not more than 80 percent may be used to enter 
into, or to prepare to enter into, a contract for the procurement 
of such parachute system until the date on which the Secretary 
of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees the 
certification under subsection (b) and the report under subsection 
(c). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a certification that states— 
(1) whether the multi-mission parachute system fielded 
by the Marine Corps meets Marine Corps requirements; 
(2) whether the RA–1 parachute system of the Army meets 
Marine Corps requirements; 
(3) whether the PARIS, Special Application Parachute of 
the Marine Corps meets Marine Corps requirements; 
(4) whether the testing plan for the enhanced multi-mission 
parachute system meets all applicable regulatory requirements; 
and 
(5) whether the Department of the Navy has determined 
that a high glide canopy parachute system is as safe and 
effective as the fielded free fall parachute systems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— 
(1) an explanation for using the Parachute Industry 
Association specification for a military parachute given that 
sports parachutes are deployed from relatively slow flying 
civilian aircraft at altitudes below 10,000 feet; 
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(2) a cost estimate for any new equipment and training 
that the Marine Corps will require in order to use a high 
glide parachute; 
(3) justification for why the Department of the Navy is 
not conducting any testing of parachutes until first article 
testing; and 
(4) an assessment of the risks associated with high glide 
canopy parachutes with a focus on how the Department of 
the Navy will mitigate the risk of malfunctions experienced 
in other high glide canopy parachute programs. 
SEC. 129. REPORT ON NAVY CAPACITY TO INCREASE PRODUCTION 
OF CERTAIN ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 2018, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that describes and assesses the capacity of the Navy 
to increase production of the aircraft described in subsection (b), 
taking into account an increase in the size of the surface fleet 
of the Navy to 355 ships. 
(b) AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED.—The aircraft described in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) Anti-submarine warfare rotary wing aircraft. 
(2) Search and rescue rotary wing aircraft. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR AIR FORCE FIGHTER AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 8062 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(i)(1) During the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and 
ending on October 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
maintain a total aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft of not less 
than 1,970 aircraft, and a total primary mission aircraft inventory 
(combat-coded) of not less than 1,145 fighter aircraft. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘fighter aircraft’ means an aircraft that— 
‘‘(i) is designated by a mission design series prefix 
of F– or A–; 
‘‘(ii) is manned by one or two crewmembers; and 
‘‘(iii) executes single-role or multi-role missions, 
including air-to-air combat, air-to-ground attack, air inter-
diction, suppression or destruction of enemy air defenses, 
close air support, strike control and reconnaissance, combat 
search and rescue support, or airborne forward air control. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘primary mission aircraft inventory’ means 
aircraft assigned to meet the primary aircraft authorization 
to a unit for the performance of its wartime mission.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF AIR FORCE FIGHTER AIR-
CRAFT.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection (c), 
during the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending 
on October 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air Force may not 
proceed with a decision to retire fighter aircraft in any number 
that would reduce the total number of such aircraft in the 
10 USC 8062 
note. 
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Air Force total active inventory below 1,970, and shall maintain 
a minimum of 1,145 fighter aircraft designated as primary 
mission aircraft inventory. 
(2) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT OF FIGHTER 
AIRCRAFT.—Except as provided in subsection (c), during the 
period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on October 
1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire fighter 
aircraft from the total active inventory as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act until the later of the following: 
(A) The date that is 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary submits the report required under paragraph 
(3). 
(B) The date that is 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense commit-
tees that— 
(i) the retirement of such fighter aircraft will not 
increase the operational risk of meeting the National 
Defense Strategy; and 
(ii) the retirement of such aircraft will not reduce 
the total fighter force structure below 1,970 fighter 
aircraft or the primary mission aircraft inventory below 
1,145. 
(3) REPORT ON RETIREMENT OF AIRCRAFT.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth the following: 
(A) The rationale for the retirement of existing fighter 
aircraft and an operational analysis of the portfolio of 
capabilities of the Air Force that demonstrates performance 
of the designated mission at an equal or greater level 
of effectiveness as the retiring aircraft. 
(B) An assessment of the implications for the Air Force, 
the Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve of 
the force mix ratio of fighter aircraft. 
(C) Such other matters relating to the retirement of 
fighter aircraft as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) EXCEPTION
FOR CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.—The requirement of 
subsection (b) does not apply to individual fighter aircraft that 
the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, 
to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being 
uneconomical to repair. 
(d) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘fighter aircraft’’ has the meaning given the term in subsection 
(i)(2)(A) of section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 132. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF E–8 JSTARS AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT.— 
Except as provided by subsection (b), none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2018 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 
to retire, or prepare to retire, any E–8 Joint Surveillance Target 
Attack Radar System aircraft. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to individual E–8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar 
System aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, 
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on a case-by-case basis, to be non-operational because of mishaps, 
other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 
SEC. 133. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUATION OF JSTARS AIRCRAFT 
RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the budget request submitted to Congress 
for any fiscal year includes a request by the Secretary of the 
Air Force to cancel or modify the JSTARS aircraft recapitalization 
program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit, as part of such 
budget request, the report described in subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—The report described in this subsection, is a report 
that includes the following: 
(1) The assumptions, rationale, and all analysis supporting 
the proposed cancellation or modification of the JSTARS aircraft 
recapitalization program. 
(2) An assessment of the implications of such cancellation 
or modification for meeting the mission requirements for air 
battle management and moving target indicator intelligence 
discipline of the Air Force, the Air National Guard, the Army, 
the Army National Guard, the Navy and Marine Corps, and 
the combatant commands. 
(3) A certification that the plan for the cancellation or 
modification of the recapitalization program would not result 
in an increased time during which there is a capability or 
capacity gap in providing battlefield management, command 
and control and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
capabilities to the combatant commanders. 
(4) Such other matters relating to the proposed cancellation 
or modification as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘budget request’’ means the budget materials 
submitted by the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget 
of the President for a fiscal year (submitted to Congress pursu-
ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code). 
(2) The term ‘‘JSTARS aircraft recapitalization program’’ 
means the recapitalization program for the E–8C Joint Surveil-
lance Target Attack Radar System aircraft as such program 
is proposed to be carried out in the budget request submitted 
to Congress for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 134. LIMITATION ON SELECTION OF SINGLE CONTRACTOR FOR 
C–130H AVIONICS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM INCREMENT 
2. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not select 
only a single prime contractor to carry out increment 2 of the 
C–130H avionics modernization program until the Secretary sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees a written certification 
that, in selecting such a single prime contractor— 
(1) the Secretary will ensure, to the extent practicable, 
that commercially available off-the-shelf items are used under 
the program, including technology solutions and nondevelop-
mental items; and 
(2) excessively restrictive military specification standards 
will not be used to restrict or eliminate full and open competi-
tion in the selection process. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘commercially 
available off-the-shelf item’’, ‘‘full and open competition’’, and ‘‘non-
developmental item’’ have the meanings given the terms in chapter 
1 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EC–130H COM-
PASS CALL RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal 
year for the EC–130H Compass Call recapitalization program of 
the Air Force may be obligated until a period of 30 days has 
elapsed following the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the congres-
sional defense committees the certification described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in this sub-
section is a written statement certifying that— 
(1) an independent review of the acquisition process for 
the EC–130H Compass Call recapitalization program of the 
Air Force has been conducted; and 
(2) as a result of such review, it has been determined 
that the acquisition process for such program complies with 
all applicable laws, guidelines, and best practices. 
SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF U–2 AND RQ–4 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may take no 
action that would prevent the Air Force from maintaining the 
fleets of U–2 aircraft or RQ–4 aircraft in their current, or improved, 
configurations and capabilities until— 
(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics certifies in writing to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that— 
(A) in the case of the RQ–4 aircraft, the validated 
operating and sustainment costs of the capability developed 
to replace the RQ–4 aircraft are less than the validated 
operating and sustainment costs for the RQ–4 aircraft on 
a comparable flight-hour cost basis; or 
(B) in the case of the U–2 aircraft, the validated oper-
ating and sustainment costs of the capability developed 
to replace the U–2 aircraft are less than the validated 
operating and sustainment costs for the U–2 aircraft on 
a comparable flight-hour cost basis; and 
(2) the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight 
Council certifies in writing to the appropriate committees of 
Congress that the capability to be fielded at the same time 
or before the retirement of the U–2 aircraft or RQ-4 aircraft 
(as the case may be) would result in equal or greater capability 
available to the commanders of the combatant commands and 
would not result in less capacity available to the commanders 
of the combatant commands. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the certifi-
cation requirement under subsection (a)(1) with respect to U–2 
aircraft or RQ–4 aircraft if the Secretary— 
(1) determines, after analyzing sufficient and relevant data, 
that a greater capability is worth increased operating and 
sustainment costs; and 
(2) provides to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a certification of such determination and supporting analysis. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(d) REPEAL.—Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1321) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 137. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF UPGRADES TO MQ–9 REAPER 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall conduct an analysis 
that compares the costs and benefits of the following: 
(1) Upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper aircraft to a Block 
5 configuration. 
(2) Proceeding with the procurement of MQ–9B aircraft 
instead of upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper aircraft to a Block 
5 configuration. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes the results of the cost-benefit analysis conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 138. PLAN FOR MODERNIZATION OF THE RADAR FOR F–16 
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) MODERNIZATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall develop a plan to modernize the radars of F–16 fighter 
aircraft of the National Guard by replacing legacy mechanically- 
scanned radars for such aircraft with active electronically scanned 
array radars. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees the plan developed under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 139. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF AIR FORCE FIELDING 
PLAN FOR HH–60 REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a review of the Air Force fielding 
plan for the HH–60 replacement programs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review conducted under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the HH–60 replacement programs, 
the following: 
(1) A description of the recommendations of the National 
Commission on the Structure of the Air Force regarding the 
use of concurrent and proportional fielding and how the Air 
Force applied the recommendations in the fielding plan for 
the HH–60G replacement programs. 
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(2) An evaluation of the fielding plan, including an assess-
ment of the Air Force rationale for the plan, as well as the 
alternative fielding plans considered by the Air Force. 
(3) An evaluation of the potential readiness impact of the 
fielding plan on active duty, National Guard, and Reserve units, 
including the impact of the plan on the ability of such units 
to meet training, maintenance, and deployment requirements, 
as well as the implications for total force integration initiatives 
should the fielding not be proportional. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Comptroller 
General shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees on the review conducted under subsection (a). 
(d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2018, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the congressional committees a 
report that includes the results of the review conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(e) HH–60G REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘HH–60G replacement programs’’ means the HH– 
60G Ops Loss Replacement program and the HH–60W Combat 
Rescue Helicopter program. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and 
Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 
141. 
F–35 
ECONOMIC 
ORDER 
QUANTITY 
CONTRACTING 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) through (e), from 
amounts made available for obligation under the F–35 aircraft 
program, the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more 
contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for 
the procurement of economic order quantities of material and equip-
ment that has completed formal hardware qualification testing for 
the F–35 aircraft program for use in procurement contracts to 
be awarded for such program during fiscal years 2019 and 2020. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The total amount obligated under all contracts 
entered into under subsection (a) shall not exceed $661,000,000. 
(c) PRELIMINARY FINDINGS.—Before entering into a contract 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make each of the following 
findings with respect to such contract: 
(1) The use of such a contract will result in significant 
savings of the total anticipated costs of carrying out the pro-
gram through annual contracts. 
(2) The minimum need for the property to be procured 
is expected to remain substantially unchanged during the con-
templated contract period in terms of production rate, procure-
ment rate, and total quantities. 
(3) There is a reasonable expectation that, throughout the 
contemplated contract period, the Secretary will request 
funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract 
cancellation. 
(4) That there is a stable design for the property to be 
procured and that the technical risks associated with such 
property are not excessive. 
(5) The estimates of both the cost of the contract and 
the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of an economic 
order quantity contract are realistic. 
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(6) Entering into the contract will promote the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(d) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in sub-
section (e), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract 
under subsection (a) until a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congressional 
defense committees, in writing, that each of the following conditions 
is satisfied: 
(1) A sufficient number of end items of the system being 
acquired under such contract have been delivered at or within 
the most recently available estimates of the program acquisition 
unit cost or procurement unit cost for such system to determine 
that the estimates of the unit costs are realistic. 
(2) During the fiscal year in which such contract is to 
be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the 
contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense pro-
gram submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code, for that fiscal year will include the funding 
required to execute the program without cancellation. 
(3) The contract is a fixed-price type contract. 
(4) The proposed contract provides for production at not 
less than minimum economic rates given the existing tooling 
and facilities. 
(5) The Secretary has determined that each of the condi-
tions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection 
(c) will be met by such contract and has provided the basis 
for such determination to the congressional defense committees. 
(6) The determination under paragraph (5) was made after 
the completion of a cost analysis performed by the Director 
of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation for the purpose 
of section 2334(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and the 
analysis supports that determination. 
(e) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Secretary 
of Defense may enter into a contract under subsection (a) on or 
after March 1, 2018, if— 
(1) the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evalua-
tion has not completed a cost analysis of the preliminary 
findings made by the Secretary under subsection (c) with 
respect to the contract; 
(2) the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
committees, in writing, that each of the conditions described 
in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (d) is satisfied; 
and 
(3) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date 
on which the Secretary submits the certification under para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 142. AUTHORITY FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS 
TO ACQUIRE NEW OR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND 
CAPABILITIES. 
The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the head 
of each military service, may provide to an explosive ordnance 
disposal unit the authority to acquire new or emerging technologies 
and capabilities that are not specifically provided for in the author-
ized equipment allowance for the unit, as such allowance is set 
forth in the table of equipment and table of allowance for the 
unit. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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131 STAT. 1321 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 143. REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND UNMANNED 
AERIAL VEHICLES USE SPECIFIED STANDARD DATA LINK. 
Section 157 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1667) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SOLICITATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that any solicitation issued for a Common Data 
Link described in subsection (a), regardless of whether the 
solicitation is issued by a military department or a contractor 
with respect to a subcontract— 
‘‘(A) conforms to a Department of Defense specification 
standard, including interfaces and waveforms, existing as 
of the date of the solicitation; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any proprietary or undocumented 
waveforms or control interfaces or data interfaces as a 
requirement or criterion for evaluation; and 
‘‘(2) notify the congressional defense committees not later 
than 15 days after issuing a solicitation for a Common Data 
Link to be sunset (CDL–TBS) waveform.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘before October 1, 2023’’ after ‘‘commit-
tees’’. 
SEC. 144. REINSTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT TO PRESERVE CERTAIN 
C–5 AIRCRAFT; MOBILITY CAPABILITY AND REQUIRE-
MENTS STUDY. 
(a) PRESERVATION OF RETIRED AIRCRAFT.—Section 141 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1659), as amended by section 132 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328), is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(d) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN RETIRED C–5 AIRCRAFT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
preserve eight retired C–5 aircraft until the date that is 30 
days after the date on which the briefing under section 144(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
is provided to the congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(2) MANNER OF PRESERVATION.—The retired C–5 aircraft 
preserved under paragraph (1) shall be preserved such that 
each aircraft— 
‘‘(A) can be returned to service; and 
‘‘(B) is not used to supply parts to other aircraft unless 
specifically authorized by the Secretary of Defense upon 
a request by the Secretary of the Air Force.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND BRIEFING.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
mobility capability and requirements study that estimates the 
number or airlift aircraft, tanker aircraft, and sealift ships 
needed to meet combatant commander requirements. 
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131 STAT. 1322 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than September 30, 2018, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the results of the study carried out 
under paragraph (1). The briefing shall include— 
(A) a detailed explanation of the strategy and associ-
ated force sizing and shaping constructs, associated sce-
narios, and assumptions used to conduct the analysis; 
(B) estimated risk based on Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff risk management classifications; and 
(C) implications of operations in contested areas with 
regard to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Cost controls for presidential aircraft recapitalization program. 
Sec. 212. Capital investment authority. 
Sec. 213. Prizes for advanced technology achievements. 
Sec. 214. Joint Hypersonics Transition Office. 
Sec. 215. Department of Defense directed energy weapon system prototyping and 
demonstration program. 
Sec. 216. Appropriate use of authority for prototype projects. 
Sec. 217. Mechanisms for expedited access to technical talent and expertise at aca-
demic institutions to support Department of Defense missions. 
Sec. 218. Modification of laboratory quality enhancement program. 
Sec. 219. Reauthorization of Department of Defense Established Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research. 
Sec. 220. Codification and enhancement of authorities to provide funds for defense 
laboratories for research and development of technologies for military 
missions. 
Sec. 221. Expansion of definition of competitive procedures to include competitive 
selection for award of science and technology proposals. 
Sec. 222. Inclusion of modeling and simulation in test and evaluation activities for 
purposes of planning and budget certification. 
Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Follow- 
On Modernization. 
Sec. 224. Improvement of update process for populating mission data files used in 
advanced combat aircraft. 
Sec. 225. Support for national security innovation and entrepreneurial education. 
Sec. 226. Limitation on cancellation of designation Executive Agent for a certain 
Defense Production Act program. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Columbia-class program accountability matrices. 
Sec. 232. Review of barriers to innovation in research and engineering activities of 
the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 233. Pilot program to improve incentives for technology transfer from Depart-
ment of Defense laboratories. 
Sec. 234. Competitive acquisition plan for low probability of detection data link net-
works. 
Sec. 235. Clarification of selection dates for pilot program for the enhancement of 
the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 236. Requirement for a plan to build a prototype for a new ground combat ve-
hicle for the Army. 
Sec. 237. Plan for successfully fielding the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Bat-
tle Command System. 
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131 STAT. 1323 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. COST CONTROLS FOR PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT RECAPITAL-
IZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) FIXED CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), the capability requirements for aircraft procured 
under the presidential aircraft recapitalization program of the Air 
Force (referred to in this section as the ‘‘PAR Program’’) shall 
be the capability requirements identified in version 7.0.2 of the 
system requirement document for the PAR Program. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Chief of Staff of the Air Force may 
adjust the capability requirements described in subsection (a) only 
if the Chief of Staff submits to the congressional defense committees 
a written determination that such adjustment is necessary— 
(1) to resolve an ambiguity relating to the capability 
requirement; 
(2) to address a problem with the administration of the 
capability requirement; 
(3) to lower the development cost or life-cycle cost of the 
PAR program; 
(4) to comply with a change in international, Federal, State, 
or local law or regulation that takes effect after September 
30, 2017; 
(5) to address a safety issue; or 
(6) subject to subsection (c), to address an emerging threat 
or vulnerability. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON ADJUSTMENT
FOR EMERGING THREAT
OR 
VULNERABILITY.—The Chief of Staff of the Air Force may use the 
authority under paragraph (6) of subsection (b) to adjust the require-
ments described in subsection (a) only if the Secretary and the 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, on a nondelegable basis— 
(1) jointly determine that such adjustment is necessary 
and in the interests of the national security of the United 
States; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees notice 
of such joint determination. 
(d) ANALYSIS
FOR FIXED-PRICE TYPE CONTRACTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall work with the contractor and conduct 
an analysis of risk and explore opportunities to enter into additional 
fixed price type contracts for engineering and manufacturing 
development beyond the procurement of the unmodified commercial 
aircraft as described in paragraph (1). 
(e) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 
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131 STAT. 1324 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than October 1, 2017, 
and on a quarterly basis thereafter through October 1, 2022, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the efforts of the Secretary 
to control costs under the PAR Program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall 
include, with respect to the PAR Program, the following: 
(A) An overview of the program schedule. 
(B) A description of each contract awarded under the 
program, including a description of the type of contract 
and the status of the contract. 
(C) An assessment of the status of the program with 
respect to— 
(i) modification; 
(ii) testing; 
(iii) delivery; and 
(iv) sustainment. 
(f) SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101(a)(10) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 212. CAPITAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 2208(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000 for procurements 
by a major range and test facility installation or a science and 
technology reinvention laboratory and not less than $250,000 for 
procurements at all other facilities’’. 
SEC. 213. PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS. 
Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in recognition of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and other types of prizes that the Secretary deter-
mines are appropriate to recognize’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘cash prize of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prize with a fair market value of’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) No prize competition may result in the award of a solely 
nonmonetary prize with a fair market value of more than $10,000 
without the approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or nonmonetary items’’ after ‘‘accept 
funds’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and from State and local governments’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, from State and local governments, and 
from the private sector’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary 
may not give any special consideration to any private sector 
entity in return for a donation.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) USE OF PRIZE AUTHORITY.—Use of prize authority under 
this section shall be considered the use of competitive procedures 
for the purposes of section 2304 of this title.’’. 
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131 STAT. 1325 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 214. JOINT HYPERSONICS TRANSITION OFFICE. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The joint technology office on hypersonics 
in the Office of the Secretary of Defense is redesignated as the 
‘‘Joint Hypersonics Transition Office’’. Any reference in a law (other 
than this section), map, regulation, document, paper, or other record 
of the United States to the joint technology office on hypersonics 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Joint Hypersonics Transi-
tion Office. 
(b) HYPERSONICS DEVELOPMENT.—Section 218 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended by section 
1079(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 999), is amended— 
(1) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking ‘‘JOINT 
TECHNOLOGY OFFICE ON HYPERSONICS’’ and inserting ‘‘JOINT 
HYPERSONICS TRANSITION OFFICE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘joint technology 
office on hypersonics’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Hypersonics 
Transition Office (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’)’’; 
and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘office’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Office’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘joint technology office 
established under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the program required 
by subsection (b), the Office shall do the following: 
‘‘(1) Expedite testing, evaluation, and acquisition of 
hypersonic weapon systems to meet the stated needs of the 
warfighter, including flight testing, ground-based-testing, and 
underwater launch testing. 
‘‘(2) Coordinate and integrate current and future research, 
development, test, and evaluation programs and system dem-
onstration programs of the Department of Defense on 
hypersonics. 
‘‘(3) Undertake appropriate actions to ensure— 
‘‘(A) close and continuous integration of the programs 
on hypersonics of the military departments and the Defense 
Agencies with the programs on hypersonics across the Fed-
eral Government and with appropriate private sector and 
foreign organizations; and 
‘‘(B) that both foundational research and developmental 
and operational testing resources are adequate and well 
funded, and that facilities are made available in a timely 
manner to support hypersonics research, demonstration 
programs, and system development. 
‘‘(4) Approve prototyping demonstration programs on 
hypersonic systems to speed the maturation and deployment 
of the systems to the warfighter,. 
‘‘(5) Ensure that any demonstration program on hypersonic 
systems that is carried out in any year after its approval 
under paragraph (3) is carried out only if certified under sub-
section (e) as being consistent with the roadmap under sub-
section (d). 
10 USC 2358 
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‘‘(6) Develop strategies and roadmaps for hypersonic tech-
nologies to transition to operational capabilities for the 
warfighter. 
‘‘(7) Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and agencies 
to support United States technological advantage in developing 
hypersonics.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘joint technology office 
established under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘joint technology office 
established under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘joint technology 
office’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’. 
SEC. 215. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON 
SYSTEM PROTOTYPING AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DESIGNATION
OF
UNDER
SECRETARY
OF
DEFENSE
FOR 
RESEARCH
AND ENGINEERING
AS
THE OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL 
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATION
OF 
DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 219 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Not 
later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Department of Defense’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering shall serve’’. 
(b) PROTOTYPING AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Such section 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) PROTOTYPING AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary, shall establish a program on 
the prototyping and demonstration of directed energy weapon 
systems to build and maintain the military superiority of the 
United States by— 
‘‘(A) accelerating, when feasible, the fielding of directed 
energy weapon prototypes that would help counter techno-
logical advantages of potential adversaries of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(B) supporting the military departments, the combat-
ant commanders, and other relevant defense agencies and 
entities in developing prototypes and demonstrating oper-
ational utility of high energy lasers and high powered 
microwave weapon systems. 
‘‘(2) GUIDELINES.—(A) Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018, the Under Secretary shall issue guide-
lines for the operation of the program established under para-
graph (1), including the following: 
‘‘(i) Criteria required for an application for funding 
by a military department, defense agency or entity, or 
a combatant command. 
‘‘(ii) The priorities, based on validated requirements 
or capability gaps, for fielding prototype directed energy 
weapon system technologies developed by research funding 
of the Department or industry. 
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‘‘(iii) Criteria for evaluation of an application for 
funding or changes to policies or acquisition and business 
practices by such a department, agency, or command for 
purposes of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of 
the program. 
‘‘(B) Funding for a military department, defense agency, 
or combatant command under the program established under 
paragraph (1) may only be available for advanced technology 
development, prototyping, and demonstrations in which the 
Department of Defense maintains management of the technical 
baseline and a primary emphasis on technology transition and 
evaluating military utility to enhance the likelihood that the 
particular directed energy weapon system will meet the Depart-
ment end user’s need. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING.—(A) Not less frequently 
than once each year, the Under Secretary shall solicit from 
the heads of the military departments, the defense agencies, 
and the combatant commands applications for funding under 
the program established under paragraph (1) to be used to 
enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or other trans-
action agreements entered into pursuant to section 2371b of 
title 10, United States Code, with appropriate entities for the 
prototyping or commercialization of technologies. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
any official of the Department of Defense to provide funding 
under the program to any congressional earmark as defined 
pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives or any congressionally directed spending 
item as defined pursuant to paragraph 5 of rule XLIV of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B) and subject to the availability of appropriations for such 
purpose, of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation, defense-wide, up to 
$100,000,000 may be available to the Under Secretary to allo-
cate to the military departments, the defense agencies, and 
the combatant commands to carry out the program established 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) Not more than half of the amounts made available 
under subparagraph (A) may be allocated as described in such 
paragraph until the Under Secretary— 
‘‘(i) develops the strategic plan required by subsection 
(a)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) submits such strategic plan to the congressional 
defense committees. 
‘‘(5) UNDER SECRETARY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘Under Secretary’ means the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering in the Under Secretary’s capacity 
as the official with principal responsibility for the development 
and demonstration of directed energy weapons pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1).’’. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 216. APPROPRIATE USE OF AUTHORITY FOR PROTOTYPE 
PROJECTS. 
Section 2371b(d)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or nonprofit research institution’’ after 
‘‘defense contractor’’. 
SEC. 217. MECHANISMS FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO TECHNICAL 
TALENT AND EXPERTISE AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO 
SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSIONS. 
(a) ARRANGEMENTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and each sec-
retary of a military department may establish one or more 
multi-institution task order contracts, consortia, cooperative 
agreements, or other arrangements to facilitate expedited 
access to university technical expertise, including faculty, staff, 
and students, in support of Department of Defense missions 
in the areas specified in subsection (e). 
(2) USE FOR TECHNICAL ANALYSES AND ENGINEERING SUP-
PORT.—The Secretary may use an arrangement under para-
graph (1) to fund technical analyses and other engineering 
support as required to address acquisition, management, and 
operational challenges, including support for classified pro-
grams and activities. 
(b) LIMITATION.—An arrangement established under subsection 
(a)(1) may not be used to fund research programs that can be 
executed through other Department of Defense basic research activi-
ties. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES.—An arrangement established under subsection (a)(1) 
shall, to the degree practicable, be made in consultation with other 
Department of Defense activities, including federally funded 
research and development centers (FFRDCs), university affiliated 
research centers (UARCs), and Defense laboratories and test cen-
ters, for purposes of providing technical expertise and reducing 
costs and duplicative efforts. 
(d) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—If the Secretary of Defense 
or a secretary of a military department establishes one or more 
arrangements under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and implement policies and procedures to govern— 
(1) selection of participants in the arrangement or arrange-
ments; 
(2) the awarding of task orders under the arrangement 
or arrangements; 
(3) maximum award size for tasks under the arrangement 
or arrangements; 
(4) the appropriate use of competitive awards and sole 
source awards under the arrangement or arrangements; and 
(5) technical areas under the arrangement or arrange-
ments. 
(e) MISSION AREAS.—The areas specified in this subsection are 
as follows: 
(1) Cybersecurity. 
(2) Air and ground vehicles. 
(3) Shipbuilding. 
(4) Explosives detection and defeat. 
(5) Undersea warfare. 
(6) Trusted electronics. 
10 USC 2358 
note. 
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(7) Unmanned systems. 
(8) Directed energy. 
(9) Energy, power, and propulsion. 
(10) Management science and operations research. 
(11) Artificial intelligence. 
(12) Data analytics. 
(13) Business systems. 
(14) Technology transfer and transition. 
(15) Biological engineering and genetic enhancement. 
(16) High performance computing. 
(17) Materials science and engineering. 
(18) Quantum information sciences. 
(19) Special operations activities. 
(20) Modeling and simulation. 
(21) Autonomous systems. 
(22) Model based engineering. 
(23) Such other areas as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(f) SUNSET.—No new arrangements may be entered into under 
subsection (a)(1) after September 30, 2020. 
(g) ARRANGEMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘arrangement established under 
subsection (a)(1)’’ means a multi-institution task order contract, 
consortia, cooperative agreement, or other arrangement established 
under subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 218. MODIFICATION OF LABORATORY QUALITY ENHANCEMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 211 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) new interpretations of existing statutes and regu-
lations that would enhance the ability of a director of 
a science and technology reinvention laboratory to manage 
the facility and discharge the mission of the laboratory;’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Each panel described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
subsection (b) shall submit to the panel described in paragraph 
(4) of such subsection (relating to governance and oversight proc-
esses) the following: 
‘‘(i) The findings of the panel with respect to the review 
conducted by the panel under subsection (a)(1)(C). 
‘‘(ii) The recommendations made by the panel under such 
subsection. 
‘‘(iii) Such comments, findings, and recommendations as 
the panel may have received by a science and technology re-
invention laboratory with respect to— 
‘‘(I) the review conducted by the panel under such 
subsection; or 
10 USC 2358 
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‘‘(II) recommendations made by the panel under such 
subsection. 
‘‘(B)(i) The panel described in subsection (b)(4) shall review 
and refashion such recommendations as the panel may receive 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) In reviewing and refashioning recommendations under 
clause (i), the panel may, as the panel considers appropriate, consult 
with the science and technology executive of the affected service. 
‘‘(C) The panel described in subsection (b)(4) shall submit to 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering the 
recommendations made by the panel under subsection (a)(1)(C) 
and the recommendations refashioned by the panel under subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsection 
(f) and (g), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(e) INTERPRETATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW.—(1) The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting under 
the guidance of the Secretary, shall issue regulations regarding 
the meaning, scope, implementation, and applicability of any provi-
sion of a statute relating to a science and technology reinvention 
laboratory. 
‘‘(2) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary shall, to the degree practicable, emphasize providing the 
maximum operational flexibility to the directors of the science and 
technology reinvention laboratories to discharge the missions of 
their laboratories. 
‘‘(3) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult and coordinate 
with the secretaries of the military departments and such other 
agencies or entities as the Under Secretary considers relevant, 
on any proposed revision to regulations under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary shall seek recommendations from the panel described 
in subsection (b)(4).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—(1) Subsections (a), (c)(1)(C), and 
(d)(2) of such section are amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 342(b)(3) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103– 
337), as amended by section 211(f) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
SEC. 219. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ESTAB-
LISHED 
PROGRAM 
TO 
STIMULATE 
COMPETITIVE 
RESEARCH. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—Subsection (b) of 
section 257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (1): 
10 USC 2358 
note. 
10 USC 2358 
note. 
10 USC 2358 
note. 
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‘‘(1) To increase the number of university researchers in 
eligible States capable of performing science and engineering 
research responsive to the needs of the Department of 
Defense.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘relevant to the mission of the Department of 
Defense and’’ after ‘‘that is’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (c) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph (3): 
‘‘(3) To provide assistance to science and engineering 
researchers at institutions of higher education in eligible States 
through collaboration between Department of Defense labora-
tories and such researchers.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR STATE PARTICI-
PATION.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘in areas relevant 
to the mission of the Department of Defense’’ after ‘‘programs’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Under Secretary shall not remove a designation of 
a State under paragraph (2) because the State exceeds the funding 
levels specified under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph unless 
the State has exceeded such funding levels for at least two consecu-
tive years.’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION
OF
COORDINATION
REQUIREMENT.—Sub-
section (e) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘relevant to the mission 
of the Department of Defense and’’ after ‘‘Research are’’. 
(e) MODIFICATION OF NAME.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is amended— 
(A) in subsections (a) and (e) by striking ‘‘Experi-
mental’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Established’’; 
and 
(B) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EXPERIMENTAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ESTABLISHED’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Such Act is amended, in the 
table of contents in section 2(b), by striking the item relating 
to section 257 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 257. Defense established program to stimulate competitive research.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 307 of the 1997 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from 
Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, 
Including Those in Bosnia (Public Law 105–18) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Experimental’’ and inserting ‘‘Established’’. 
SEC. 220. CODIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES TO 
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR DEFENSE LABORATORIES FOR 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR 
MILITARY MISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2362 the following new section: 
10 USC 2358 
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‘‘§ 2363. Mechanisms to provide funds for defense labora-
tories for research and development of tech-
nologies for military missions 
‘‘(a) MECHANISMS TO PROVIDE FUNDS.—(1) The Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, shall establish mechanisms under which the director of 
a defense laboratory may use an amount of funds equal to not 
less than two percent and not more than four percent of all funds 
available to the defense laboratory for the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To fund innovative basic and applied research that 
is conducted at the defense laboratory and supports military 
missions. 
‘‘(B) To fund development programs that support the transi-
tion of technologies developed by the defense laboratory into 
operational use. 
‘‘(C) To fund workforce development activities that improve 
the capacity of the defense laboratory to recruit and retain 
personnel with necessary scientific and engineering expertise 
that support military missions. 
‘‘(D) To fund the repair or minor military construction 
of the laboratory infrastructure and equipment, in accordance 
with subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The mechanisms established under paragraph (1) shall 
provide that funding shall be used under paragraph (1) at the 
discretion of the director of a defense laboratory in consultation 
with the science and technology executive of the military depart-
ment concerned. 
‘‘(3) The science and technology executive of a military depart-
ment may develop policies and guidance to leverage funding and 
promote cross-laboratory collaboration, including with laboratories 
of other military departments. 
‘‘(4) After consultation with the science and technology executive 
of the military department concerned, the director of a defense 
laboratory may charge customer activities a fixed percentage fee, 
in addition to normal costs of performance, in order to obtain 
funds to carry out activities authorized by this subsection. The 
fixed fee may not exceed four percent of costs. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
Funds shall be available in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(D) 
only if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense 
committees of the total cost of the project before the date 
on which the Secretary uses the mechanism under such sub-
section for such project; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary ensures that the project complies with 
the applicable cost limitations in— 
‘‘(A) section 2805(d) of this title, with respect to revital-
ization and recapitalization projects; and 
‘‘(B) section 2811 of this title, with respect to repair 
projects. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—(1) Not later 
than March 1 of each year until March 1, 2025, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the use of the authority under subsection (a) during 
the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect 
to the year covered by the report, the following: 
10 USC 2363. 
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‘‘(A) A description of the mechanisms used to provide 
funding under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(B) A statement of the amount of funding made available 
to each defense laboratory for research described under such 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) A description of the investments made by each defense 
laboratory using funds under such subsection. 
‘‘(D) A description and assessment of any improvements 
in the performance of the defense laboratories as a result 
of investments under such subsection. 
‘‘(E) A description and assessment of the contributions to 
the development of needed military capabilities provided by 
research using funds under such subsection. 
‘‘(F) A description of any modification to the mechanisms 
under subsection (a) that would improve the efficiency of the 
authority under such subsection to support military missions.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2362 the following new item: 
‘‘2363. Mechanisms to provide funds for defense laboratories for research and devel-
opment of technologies for military missions.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 219 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), is hereby repealed. 
(2) Section 2805(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘under section 219(a) of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2363(a) 
of this title’’. 
SEC. 221. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES 
TO INCLUDE COMPETITIVE SELECTION FOR AWARD OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROPOSALS. 
Section 2302(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘basic research’’ and inserting ‘‘science and technology’’. 
SEC. 222. INCLUSION OF MODELING AND SIMULATION IN TEST AND 
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OF PLANNING 
AND BUDGET CERTIFICATION. 
Section 196 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘, including modeling and simulation capabilities’’ after ‘‘and 
resources’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘, including modeling 
and simulation activities,’’ after ‘‘evaluation activities’’. 
SEC. 223. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F–35 JOINT 
STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW-ON MODERNIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 25 percent of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2018 or any other fiscal year for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated for F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Follow- 
On Modernization until the Secretary of Defense provides the final 
report required under section 224(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 
(b) DUAL CAPABLE AIRCRAFT.—Neither the limitation in sub-
section (a) nor the limitation in section 224(a) of the National 
10 USC 
prec. 2351. 
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 shall be construed 
to limit or otherwise restrict any funding that is required to develop, 
certify, or deliver F–35A dual capable aircraft. 
SEC. 224. IMPROVEMENT OF UPDATE PROCESS FOR POPULATING MIS-
SION DATA FILES USED IN ADVANCED COMBAT AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS TO UPDATE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to improve the process used to 
update the mission data files used in advanced combat aircraft 
of the United States so that such updates can occur more 
quickly. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In improving the process under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall ensure the following: 
(A) That under such process, updates to the mission 
data files are developed, operationally tested, and loaded 
onto systems of advanced combat aircraft while in theaters 
of operation in a time-sensitive manner to allow for the 
distinguishing of threats, including distinguishing friends 
from foes, loading and delivery of weapon suites, and 
coordination with allied and coalition armed forces. 
(B) When updates are made to the mission data files, 
all areas of responsibility (AoRs) are included. 
(C) The process includes best practices relating to such 
mission data files that have been identified by industry 
and allies of the United States. 
(D) The process improves the exchange of information 
between weapons systems of the United States and weapon 
systems of allies and partners of the United States, with 
respect to such mission data files. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND PILOT PROGRAMS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consult the innovation organizations 
resident in the Department of Defense and may consider carrying 
out a pilot program under another provision of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2018, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the actions taken by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) and 
how the process described in such subsection has been improved. 
SEC. 225. SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION AND 
ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION. 
(a) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, support national security innovation and entrepre-
neurial education programs. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Support under paragraph (1) may include 
the following: 
(A) Materials to recruit participants, including vet-
erans, for programs described in paragraph (1). 
(B) Model curriculum for such programs. 
(C) Training materials for such programs. 
(D) Best practices for the conduct of such programs. 
(E) Experimental learning opportunities for program 
participants to interact with operational forces and better 
understand national security challenges. 
(F) Exchanges and partnerships with Department of 
Defense science and technology activities. 
10 USC 2359 
note. 
10 USC 113 note. 
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(G) Activities consistent with the Proof of Concept 
Commercialization Pilot Program established under section 
1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note). 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may consult with the heads of such Federal agencies, univer-
sities, and public and private entities engaged in the development 
of advanced technologies as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may— 
(1) develop and maintain metrics to assess national security 
innovation and entrepreneurial education activities to ensure 
standards for programs supported under subsection (b) are 
consistent and being met; and 
(2) ensure that any recipient of an award under the Small 
Business Technology Transfer program, the Small Business 
Innovation Research program, and science and technology pro-
grams of the Department of Defense has the option to partici-
pate in training under a national security innovation and entre-
preneurial education program supported under subsection (b). 
(d) PARTICIPATION BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF 
THE
ARMED
FORCES.—The Secretary may encourage Federal 
employees and members of the Armed Forces to participate in 
a national security innovation and entrepreneurial education pro-
gram supported under subsection (a) in order to gain exposure 
to modern innovation and entrepreneurial methodologies. 
(e) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall consider coordinating and partnering with activities and 
organizations involved in the following: 
(1) Hack the Army. 
(2) Hack the Air Force. 
(3) Hack the Pentagon. 
(4) The Army Digital Service. 
(5) The Defense Digital Service. 
(6) The Air Force Digital Service. 
(7) Challenge and prize competitions of the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). 
(8) The Defense Science Study Group. 
(9) The Small Business Innovation Research Program 
(SBIR). 
(10) The Small Business Technology Transfer Program 
(STTR). 
(11) War colleges of the military departments. 
(12) Hacking for Defense. 
(13) The National Security Science and Engineering Fac-
ulty Fellowship (NSSEFF) program. 
(14) The Science, Mathematics and Research for Trans-
formation (SMART) scholarship program. 
(15) The young faculty award program of the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency. 
SEC. 226. LIMITATION ON CANCELLATION OF DESIGNATION EXECU-
TIVE AGENT FOR A CERTAIN DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION ON CANCELLATION OF DESIGNATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not implement the decision, issued on July 
1, 2017, to cancel the designation, under Department of Defense 
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Directive 4400.1E, entitled ‘‘Defense Production Act Programs’’ and 
dated October 12, 2001, of the currently assigned Department of 
Defense Executive Agent for the program carried out under title 
III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) 
until the Secretary has— 
(1) completed the review and assessment required by sub-
section (b)(1); and 
(2) carried out the briefing required by subsection (c). 
(b) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall conduct a review 
and assessment of the program described in subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review and assessment required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Assessment of the current management structure 
for the program, including analysis of the mechanisms 
for accountability, as well as cost and management controls 
currently in place. 
(B) Analysis of alternatives for proposals to modify 
that management structure to increase accountability, cost 
and management controls. Such analysis of alternatives 
should consider the relative merits of centralization and 
decentralization, roles of other military departments in 
program management and contracting, as well as the dif-
ferent roles the Office of the Secretary of Defense might 
play in management, oversight and execution. 
(C) Recommendations for improving the assessment 
and selection of projects in order to— 
(i) ensure that projects selected are appropriate 
for use of funds appropriated to carry out title III 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950; 
(ii) ensure that sufficient vetting and management 
controls are in place to ensure a reasonable degree 
of confidence that project ideas or the companies being 
supported will be viable; and 
(iii) increase overall successful execution for 
selected projects. 
(D) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall brief the appro-
priate Committees of Congress on the findings of the Secretary 
with respect to the review and assessment conducted under sub-
section (b). 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—In the event the Secretary of 
Defense decides to cancel the designation, under Department of 
Defense Directive 4400.1E, entitled ‘‘Defense Production Act Pro-
grams’’ and dated October 12, 2001, of the currently assigned 
Department of Defense Executive Agent for the program described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a written notification of such decision at 
least 60 days before the decision goes into effect. 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means the— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
SEC. 231. COLUMBIA-CLASS PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES. 
(a) SUBMITTAL OF MATRICES.—Concurrent with the President’s 
annual budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
and the Comptroller General of the United States the matrices 
described in subsection (b) relating to the Columbia-class program. 
(b) MATRICES DESCRIBED.—The matrices described in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) DESIGN
AND
CONSTRUCTION
GOALS.—A matrix that 
identifies, in six-month increments, key milestones, develop-
ment events, and specific performance goals for the design 
and construction of the Columbia-class program, which shall 
be subdivided, at a minimum, according to the following: 
(A) Technology-readiness levels of major components 
and key demonstration events. 
(B) Design maturity. 
(C) Manufacturing-readiness levels for critical manu-
facturing operations and key demonstration events. 
(D) Manufacturing operations. 
(E) Reliability. 
(2) COST.—A matrix expressing, in annual increments, the 
total cost phased over the entire Columbia-class design and 
construction period of— 
(A) the Navy service cost position for the prime contrac-
tor’s portion of Columbia-class design and construction 
activities, including the estimated price at completion for 
each submarine and confidence level of this estimate; 
(B) the program manager’s estimate for the prime con-
tractor’s portion of Columbia-class design and construction 
activities, including the estimated price and variance at 
completion for each submarine; and 
(C) the prime contractor’s estimate for the prime con-
tractor’s portion of Columbia-class design and construction 
activities, including the estimated price and variance at 
completion for each submarine. 
(c) UPDATE OF MATRICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of the Navy submits the matrices 
required by subsection (a), and concurrent with the submittal 
of each annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, beginning with the fiscal year 
2020 request, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General 
of the United States updates to the matrices described in sub-
section (b). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each update submitted under paragraph 
(1) shall detail progress made toward the goals identified in 
the matrix described in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated 
cost data as prescribed in subsection (b)(2). 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
INITIAL
MATRICES
AS
BASELINE.—The 
matrices submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated 
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as the baseline for the full Columbia-class design and construc-
tion period for purposes of the updates submitted pursuant 
to paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(4) REPORT TERMINATION.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall terminate upon delivery of the first Columbia- 
class submarine. 
(d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
STATES.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Comp-
troller General of the United States receives an update to a matrix 
under subsection (c)(1), the Comptroller General shall review such 
matrix and provide to the congressional defense committees an 
assessment of such matrix in whatever form that the Comptroller 
General deems appropriate. 
(e) REPEAL
OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Section 131 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (129 Stat. 
754; Public Law 114–92) is hereby repealed. 
(f) MAJOR COMPONENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘major component’’ includes, at a minimum, the integrated power 
system, nuclear reactor, propulsor and related coordinated stern 
features, stern area system, and common missile compartment. 
SEC. 232. REVIEW OF BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN RESEARCH AND 
ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall 
review directives, rules, regulations, and other policies that 
adversely affect the ability of the innovation, research, and 
engineering enterprise of the Department of Defense to effectively 
and efficiently execute its missions, including policies and practices 
concerning the following: 
(1) Personnel and talent management. 
(2) Financial management and budgeting. 
(3) Infrastructure, installations, and military construction. 
(4) Acquisition. 
(5) Management. 
(6) Such other areas as the Secretary may designate. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on— 
(1) the findings of the Secretary with respect to the review 
conducted under subsection (a); 
(2) proposed changes in directives, rules, regulations, and 
other policies that will enhance the ability of the innovation, 
research, and engineering enterprise of the Department to 
executive its designated missions, including a description of 
how proposed changes have been coordinated with other appro-
priate Secretaries of the military departments and the appro-
priate heads of the defense agencies; and 
(3) processes by which new directives, rules, regulations, 
and other policies will be reviewed for their potential to 
adversely affect the ability of the innovation, research, and 
engineering enterprise of the Department and the lead official 
designated to execute such review in consultation with other 
relevant and appropriate Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and heads of defense agencies. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 233. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE INCENTIVES FOR TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
LABORATORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of distrib-
uting royalties and other payments as described in this section. 
Under the pilot program, except as provided in subsections (b) 
and (d), any royalties or other payments received by a Federal 
agency from the licensing and assignment of inventions under agree-
ments entered into by Department of Defense laboratories, and 
from the licensing of inventions of Department of Defense labora-
tories, shall be retained by the laboratory which produced the 
invention and shall be disposed of as follows: 
(1)(A) The laboratory director shall pay each year the first 
$2,000, and thereafter at least 20 percent, of the royalties 
or other payments, other than payments of patent costs as 
delineated by a license or assignment agreement, to the 
inventor or coinventors, if the inventor’s or coinventor’s rights 
are directly assigned to the United States. 
(B) A laboratory director may provide appropriate incen-
tives, from royalties or other payments, to laboratory employees 
who are not an inventor of such inventions but who substan-
tially increased the technical value of the inventions. 
(C) The laboratory shall retain the royalties and other 
payments received from an invention until the laboratory makes 
payments to employees of a laboratory under subparagraph 
(A) or (B). 
(2) The balance of the royalties or other payments shall 
be transferred by the agency to its laboratories, with the 
majority share of the royalties or other payments from any 
invention going to the laboratory where the invention occurred. 
The royalties or other payments so transferred to any laboratory 
may be used or obligated by that laboratory during the fiscal 
year in which they are received or during the 2 succeeding 
fiscal years— 
(A) to reward scientific, engineering, and technical 
employees of the laboratory, including developers of sen-
sitive or classified technology, regardless of whether the 
technology has commercial applications; 
(B) to further scientific exchange among the labora-
tories of the agency; 
(C) for education and training of employees consistent 
with the research and development missions and objectives 
of the agency or laboratory, and for other activities that 
increase the potential for transfer of the technology of 
the laboratories of the agency; 
(D) for payment of expenses incidental to the adminis-
tration and licensing of intellectual property by the agency 
or laboratory with respect to inventions made at that lab-
oratory, including the fees or other costs for the services 
of other agencies, persons, or organizations for intellectual 
property management and licensing services; or 
(E) for scientific research and development consistent 
with the research and development missions and objectives 
of the laboratory. 
(3) All royalties or other payments retained by the labora-
tory after payments have been made pursuant to paragraphs 
10 USC 2514 
note. 
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(1) and (2) that are unobligated and unexpended at the end 
of the second fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in which 
the royalties and other payments were received shall be paid 
into the Treasury of the United States. 
(b) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any payment made to an employee under 
the pilot program shall be in addition to the regular pay of 
the employee and to any other awards made to the employee, 
and shall not affect the entitlement of the employee to any 
regular pay, annuity, or award to which the employee is other-
wise entitled or for which the employee is otherwise eligible 
or limit the amount thereof. Any payment made to an inventor 
as such shall continue after the inventor leaves the laboratory. 
(2) CUMULATIVE
PAYMENTS.—(A) Cumulative payments 
made under the pilot program while the inventor is still 
employed at the laboratory shall not exceed $500,000 per year 
to any one person, unless the Secretary concerned (as defined 
in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) approves 
a larger award. 
(B) Cumulative payments made under the pilot program 
after the inventor leaves the laboratory shall not exceed 
$150,000 per year to any one person, unless the head of the 
agency approves a larger award (with the excess over $150,000 
being treated as an agency award to a former employee under 
section 4505 of title 5, United States Code). 
(c) INVENTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—Under the pilot pro-
gram, a laboratory receiving royalties or other payments as a result 
of invention management services performed for another Federal 
agency or laboratory under section 207 of title 35, United States 
Code, may retain such royalties or payments to the extent required 
to offset payments to inventors under subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (a)(1), costs and expenses incurred under subparagraph 
(D) of subsection (a)(2), and the cost of foreign patenting and mainte-
nance for any invention of the other agency. All royalties and 
other payments remaining after offsetting the payments to inven-
tors, costs, and expenses described in the preceding sentence shall 
be transferred to the agency for which the services were performed, 
for distribution in accordance with subsection (a)(2). 
(d) CERTAIN ASSIGNMENTS.—Under the pilot program, if the 
invention involved was one assigned to the laboratory— 
(1) by a contractor, grantee, or participant, or an employee 
of a contractor, grantee, or participant, in an agreement or 
other arrangement with the agency; or 
(2) by an employee of the agency who was not working 
in the laboratory at the time the invention was made, 
the agency unit that was involved in such assignment shall be 
considered to be a laboratory for purposes of this section. 
(e) SUNSET.—The pilot program under this section shall termi-
nate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 234. COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION PLAN FOR LOW PROBABILITY 
OF DETECTION DATA LINK NETWORKS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, develop 
a plan to procure a secure, low probability of detection data link 
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network capability with the ability to effectively operate in hostile 
jamming environments while preserving the low observable 
characteristics of the relevant platforms, between existing and 
planned— 
(1) fifth-generation combat aircraft; 
(2) fifth-generation and fourth-generation combat aircraft; 
(3) fifth-generation and fourth-generation combat aircraft 
and appropriate support aircraft and other network nodes for 
command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance purposes; and 
(4) fifth-generation and fourth-generation combat aircraft 
and their associated network-enabled precision weapons. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan required by 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) nonproprietary and open systems approaches compatible 
with the Rapid Capabilities Office Open Mission Systems initia-
tive of the Air Force and the Future Airborne Capability 
Environment initiative of the Navy; 
(2) a competitive acquisition process, to include comparative 
flight demonstrations in realistic airborne environments; and 
(3) low risk and affordable solutions with minimal impact 
or changes to existing host platforms, and minimal overall 
integration costs. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than February 15, 2018, the Under 
Secretary and the Vice Chairman shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a potential acquisition strategy and briefing 
on the plan developed under subsection (a). 
(d) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for 
operations and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, not more 
than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 
15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Under Sec-
retary and Vice Chairman submits to the congressional defense 
committees the plan required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 235. CLARIFICATION OF SELECTION DATES FOR PILOT PROGRAM 
FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘the enactment of this 
Act’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘such submittal’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘propose and implement’’ 
and inserting ‘‘submit to the Assistant Secretary concerned 
a proposal on, and implement,’’. 
SEC. 236. REQUIREMENT FOR A PLAN TO BUILD A PROTOTYPE FOR 
A NEW GROUND COMBAT VEHICLE FOR THE ARMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan to build a prototype for a new ground combat 
vehicle for the Army. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
10 USC 2358 
note. 
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(1) A description of how the Secretary intends to exploit 
the latest enabling component technologies that have the poten-
tial to dramatically change basic combat vehicle design and 
improve lethality, protection, mobility, range, and sustainment, 
including an analysis of capabilities of the most advanced for-
eign ground combat vehicles and whether any have characteris-
tics that should inform the development of the Army’s prototype 
vehicle, including whether any United States allies or partners 
have advanced capabilities that could be directly incorporated 
in the prototype. 
(2) The schedule, cost, key milestones, and leadership plan 
to rapidly design and build the prototype ground combat vehicle. 
SEC. 237. PLAN FOR SUCCESSFULLY FIELDING THE INTEGRATED AIR 
AND MISSILE DEFENSE BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 2018, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan to successfully field a suitable, survivable, and 
effective Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command 
System program. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 percent of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act for research, development, 
test, and evaluation may be obligated by the Secretary of the 
Army for the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense and the 
Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System until 
the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a). 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 312. Energy performance goals and master plan. 
Sec. 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon. 
Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas. 
Sec. 315. Department of the Army cleanup and removal of petroleum, oil, and lubri-
cant associated with the Prinz Eugen. 
Sec. 316. Centers for Disease Control study on health implications of per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water. 
Sec. 317. Sentinel Landscapes Partnership. 
Sec. 318. Report on release of radium or radioactive material into the groundwater 
near the industrial reserve plant in Bethpage, New York. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Reauthorization of multi-trades demonstration project. 
Sec. 322. Increased percentage of sustainment funds authorized for realignment to 
restoration and modernization at each installation. 
Sec. 323. Guidance regarding use of organic industrial base. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Quarterly reports on personnel and unit readiness. 
Sec. 332. Biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair capability. 
Sec. 333. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs of non-fed-
eralized National Guard. 
Sec. 334. Annual report on military working dogs used by the Department of De-
fense. 
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Sec. 335. Report on effects of climate change on Department of Defense. 
Sec. 336. Report on optimization of training in and management of special use air-
space. 
Sec. 337. Plan for modernized, dedicated Department of the Navy adversary air 
training enterprise. 
Sec. 338. Updated guidance regarding biennial core report. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 341. Explosive safety board. 
Sec. 342. Servicewomen’s commemorative partnerships. 
Sec. 343. Limitation on availability of funds for advanced skills management soft-
ware system of the Navy. 
Sec. 344. Cost-benefit analysis of uniform specifications for Afghan military or se-
curity forces. 
Sec. 345. Temporary installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots, and 
plants. 
Sec. 346. Comprehensive plan for sharing depot-level maintenance best practices. 
Sec. 347. Pilot program for operation and maintenance budget presentation. 
Sec. 348. Repurposing and reuse of surplus Army firearms. 
Sec. 349. Department of the Navy marksmanship awards. 
Sec. 350. Civilian training for National Guard pilots and sensor operator aircrews 
of MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicles. 
Sec. 351. Training for National Guard personnel on wildfire response. 
Sec. 352. Modification of the Second Division Memorial. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4301. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
SEC. 311. MILITARY AVIATION AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE SITING 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 183 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 183a. 
Military 
Aviation 
and 
Installation 
Assurance 
Clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall estab-
lish a Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearing-
house (in this section referred to as the ‘Clearinghouse’). 
‘‘(2) The Clearinghouse shall be— 
‘‘(A) organized under the authority, direction, and control 
of an Assistant Secretary of Defense designated by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) assigned such personnel and resources as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to carry out this section. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—(1) The Clearinghouse shall coordinate 
Department of Defense review of applications for energy projects 
filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 
of title 49 and received by the Department of Defense from the 
Secretary of Transportation. In performing such coordination, the 
Clearinghouse shall provide procedures to ensure affected local 
military installations are consulted. 
10 USC 183a. 
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‘‘(2) The Clearinghouse shall accelerate the development of 
planning tools necessary to determine the acceptability to the 
Department of Defense of proposals included in an application 
for an energy project submitted pursuant to such section. 
‘‘(3) The Clearinghouse shall perform such other functions as 
the Secretary of Defense assigns. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW
OF PROPOSED ACTIONS.—(1) Not later than 60 
days after receiving from the Secretary of Transportation a proper 
application for an energy project under section 44718 of title 49 
that may have an adverse impact on military operations and readi-
ness, the Clearinghouse shall conduct a preliminary review of such 
application. The review shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the likely scope, duration, and level of risk 
of any adverse impact of such energy project on military oper-
ations and readiness; and 
‘‘(B) identify any feasible and affordable actions that could 
be taken by the Department, the developer of such energy 
project, or others to mitigate the adverse impact and to mini-
mize risks to national security while allowing the energy project 
to proceed with development. 
‘‘(2) If the Clearinghouse finds under paragraph (1) that an 
energy project will have an adverse impact on military operations 
and readiness, the Clearinghouse shall issue to the applicant a 
notice of presumed risk that describes the concerns identified by 
the Department in the preliminary review and requests a discussion 
of possible mitigation actions. 
‘‘(3) At the same time that the Clearinghouse issues to the 
applicant a notice of presumed risk under paragraph (2), the 
Clearinghouse shall provide the same notice to the governor of 
the State in which the project is located and request that the 
governor provide the Clearinghouse any comments the governor 
believes of relevance to the application. The Secretary of Defense 
shall consider the comments of the governor in the Secretary’s 
evaluation of whether the project presents an unacceptable risk 
to the national security of the United States and shall include 
the comments with the finding provided to the Secretary of 
Transportation pursuant to section 44718(f) of title 49. 
‘‘(4) The Clearinghouse shall develop, in coordination with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, an integrated 
review process to ensure timely notification and consideration of 
energy projects filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant 
to section 44718 of title 49 that may have an adverse impact 
on military operations and readiness. 
‘‘(5) The Clearinghouse shall establish procedures for the 
Department of Defense for the coordinated consideration of and 
response to a request for a review received from another Federal 
agency, a State government, an Indian tribal government, a local 
government, a landowner, or the developer of an energy project, 
including guidance to personnel at each military installation in 
the United States on how to initiate such procedures and ensure 
a coordinated Department response. 
‘‘(6) The Clearinghouse shall develop procedures for conducting 
early outreach to parties carrying out energy projects that could 
have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness and 
to clearly communicate to such parties actions being taken by 
the Department of Defense under this section. The procedures shall 
provide for filing by such parties of a project area and preliminary 
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project layout at least one year before expected construction of 
any project proposed within a military training route or within 
line-of-sight of any air route surveillance radar or airport surveil-
lance radar operated or used by the Department of Defense in 
order to provide adequate time for analysis and negotiation of 
mitigation options. Material marked as proprietary or competition 
sensitive by a party filing for this preliminary review shall be 
protected from public release by the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(d) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing the impacts 
upon the military of projects filed with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49. 
‘‘(2) In developing the strategy required by paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the magnitude of interference posed by projects 
filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 
44718 of title 49; 
‘‘(B) solely for the purpose of informing preliminary reviews 
under subsection (c)(1) and early outreach efforts under sub-
section (c)(5), identify distinct geographic areas selected as pro-
posed locations for projects filed, or for projects that are reason-
ably expected to be filed in the near future, with the Secretary 
of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49 where 
the Secretary of Defense can demonstrate such projects could 
have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness, 
including military training routes, and categorize the risk of 
adverse impact in such areas; 
‘‘(C) develop procedures for the initial identification of such 
geographic areas identified under subparagraph (B), to include 
a process to provide notice and seek public comment prior 
to making a final designation of the geographic areas, including 
maps of the area and the basis for identification; 
‘‘(D) develop procedures to periodically review and modify, 
consistent with the notice and public comment process under 
subparagraph (C), geographic areas identified under subpara-
graph (B) and to solicit and identify additional geographic areas 
as appropriate; 
‘‘(E) at the conclusion of the notice and public comment 
period conducted under subparagraph (C), make a final finding 
on the designation of a geographic area of concern or delegate 
the authority to make such finding to a Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, an Under Secretary of Defense, or a Principal 
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(F) specifically identify feasible and affordable long-term 
actions that may be taken to mitigate adverse impacts of 
projects filed, or which may be filed in the future, with the 
Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 
49, on military operations and readiness, including— 
‘‘(i) investment priorities of the Department of Defense 
with respect to research and development; 
‘‘(ii) modifications to military operations to accommo-
date applications for such projects; 
‘‘(iii) recommended upgrades or modifications to 
existing systems or procedures by the Department of 
Defense; 
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‘‘(iv) acquisition of new systems by the Department 
and other departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment and timelines for fielding such new systems; and 
‘‘(v) modifications to the projects for which such 
applications are filed with the Secretary of Transportation 
pursuant to section 44718 of title 49, including changes 
in size, location, or technology. 
‘‘(3) The Clearinghouse shall make access to data reflecting 
geographic areas identified under subparagraph (B) of paragraph 
(2) and reviewed and modified under subparagraph (C) of such 
paragraph available online. 
‘‘(e) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE FINDING
OF UNACCEPTABLE 
RISK.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may not object to an energy 
project filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to sec-
tion 44718 of title 49, except in a case in which the Secretary 
of Defense determines, after giving full consideration to mitigation 
actions identified pursuant to this section, that such project, in 
isolation or cumulatively with other projects, would result in an 
unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. 
The Secretary of Defense’s finding of unacceptable risk to national 
security shall be transmitted to the Secretary of Transportation 
for inclusion in the report required under section 44718(b)(2) of 
title 49. 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 30 days after making a finding of 
unacceptable risk under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report on such finding and the basis 
for such finding. Such report shall include an explanation of the 
operational impact that led to the finding, a discussion of the 
mitigation options considered, and an explanation of why the mitiga-
tion options were not feasible or did not resolve the conflict. The 
report may include a classified annex. Unclassified reports shall 
also be provided to the project proponent. The Secretary of Defense 
may provide public notice through the Federal Register of the 
finding. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate State 
agency of a finding made under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may only delegate the responsi-
bility for making a finding of unacceptable risk under paragraph 
(1) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an under secretary of 
defense, or a deputy under secretary of defense. 
‘‘(4) The Clearinghouse shall develop procedures for making 
a finding of unacceptable risk, including with respect to how to 
implement cumulative effects analysis. Such procedures shall be 
subject to public comment prior to finalization. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY
TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS
OF FUNDS.—The 
Secretary of Defense is authorized to request and accept a voluntary 
contribution of funds from an applicant for a project filed with 
the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 
49. Amounts so accepted shall remain available until expended 
for the purpose of offsetting the cost of measures undertaken by 
the Secretary of Defense to mitigate adverse impacts of such a 
project on military operations and readiness or to conduct studies 
of potential measures to mitigate such impacts. 
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‘‘(g) EFFECT
OF DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE HAZARD ASSESS-
MENT.—An action taken pursuant to this section shall not be consid-
ered to be a substitute for any assessment or determination required 
of the Secretary of Transportation under section 44718 of title 
49. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘adverse impact on military operations and 
readiness’ means any adverse impact upon military operations 
and readiness, including flight operations, research, develop-
ment, testing, and evaluation, and training, that is demon-
strable and is likely to impair or degrade the ability of the 
armed forces to perform their warfighting missions. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘energy project’ means a project that provides 
for the generation or transmission of electrical energy. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘landowner’ means a person that owns a 
fee interest in real property on which a proposed energy project 
is planned to be located. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2801(c)(4) of this title. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘military readiness’ includes any training 
or operation that could be related to combat readiness, including 
testing and evaluation activities. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘military training route’ means a training 
route developed as part of the Military Training Route Program, 
carried out jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration and 
the Secretary of Defense, for use by the armed forces for the 
purpose 
of 
conducting 
low-altitude, 
high-speed 
military 
training. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘unacceptable risk to the national security 
of the United States’ means the construction, alteration, 
establishment, or expansion, or the proposed construction, alter-
ation, establishment, or expansion, of a structure or sanitary 
landfill, that the Secretary of Defense can demonstrate would— 
‘‘(A) endanger safety in air commerce directly related 
to the activities of the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) interfere with the efficient use of the navigable 
airspace directly related to the activities of the Department 
of Defense; or 
‘‘(C) significantly impair or degrade the capability of 
the Department of Defense to conduct training, research, 
development, testing, and evaluation, and operations or 
to maintain military readiness.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL
OF
EXISTING
PROVISION.—Section 358 of the 
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (49 U.S.C. 44718 note) is repealed. 
(2) CROSS-REFERENCE IN TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
Section 44718(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and in accordance with section 183a(e) of title 
10’’ after ‘‘conducted under subsection (b)’’. 
(3) REFERENCE TO DEFINITIONS.—Section 44718(g) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘211.3 of title 
32, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 6, 
2014’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘183a(g) of title 
10’’. 
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(4) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 10 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 183 the following new item: 
‘‘183a. Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse for review 
of mission obstructions.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Not-
withstanding the amendments made by subsection (a), any rule 
or regulation promulgated to carry out section 358 of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (49 U.S.C. 
44718 note), that is in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall continue in effect and apply to the 
extent such rule or regulation is consistent with the authority 
under section 183a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), until such rule or regulation is otherwise amended 
or repealed. 
(d) DEADLINE
FOR INITIAL IDENTIFICATION
OF GEOGRAPHIC 
AREAS.—The initial identification of geographic areas under section 
183a(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING CRITICAL MILITARY- 
USE AIRSPACE AREAS.—Section 44718 of title 49, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (b)(3), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE
FOR IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.—In 
the case of a proposed structure to be located within a geographic 
area identified under section 183a(d)(2)(B) of title 10, the Secretary 
of Transportation may not issue a determination pursuant to this 
section until the Secretary of Defense issues a finding under section 
183a(e) of title 10, the Secretary of Defense advises the Secretary 
of Transportation that no finding under section 183a(e) of title 
10 will be forthcoming, or 180 days have lapsed since the project 
was filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to this 
section, whichever occurs first.’’. 
SEC. 312. ENERGY PERFORMANCE GOALS AND MASTER PLAN. 
Section 2911(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, the future demand for energy, and 
the requirements for the use of energy’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reduce the future demand 
and the requirements for the use of energy’’ and inserting 
‘‘enhance energy resilience to ensure the Department of Defense 
has the ability to prepare for and recover from energy disrup-
tions that affect mission assurance on military installations’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) Opportunities to leverage financing provided by a 
non-Department entity to address installation energy needs.’’. 
SEC. 313. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF 
STIPULATED PENALTY IN CONNECTION WITH UMATILLA 
CHEMICAL DEPOT, OREGON. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
10 USC 183a 
note. 
10 USC 183a 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 171. 
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(1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the Army may 
transfer an amount of not more than $125,000 to the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund established under subchapter A of chapter 
98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any such transfer 
shall be made without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under subsection (a) 
shall be made using funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for 
Base Realignment and Closure, Army. 
(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under subsection (a) 
shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed 
by the Environmental Protection Agency in the settlement agree-
ment approved by the Army on July 14, 2016, against the Umatilla 
Chemical Depot, Oregon under the Federal Facility Agreement 
between the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency dated 
September 19, 1989. 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of the Army 
makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall accept the amount trans-
ferred as payment in full of the penalty referred to in subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 314. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF 
STIPULATED PENALTY IN CONNECTION WITH LONGHORN 
ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, TEXAS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the Army may 
transfer an amount of not more than $1,185,000 to the Haz-
ardous Substance Superfund established under subchapter A 
of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any such 
transfer shall be made without regard to section 2215 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under subsection (a) 
shall be made using funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for 
Environmental Restoration, Army. 
(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under subsection (a) 
shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed 
by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 5, 2013, against 
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas, under the Federal 
Facility Agreement for Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, which 
was entered into between the Army and the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency in 1991. 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of the Army 
makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall accept the amount trans-
ferred as payment in full of the penalty referred to in subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 315. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CLEANUP AND REMOVAL OF 
PETROLEUM, OIL, AND LUBRICANT ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
PRINZ EUGEN. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of the Army may by used for all necessary expenses 
for the removal and cleanup of petroleum, oil, and lubricants associ-
ated with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which was transferred 
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from the United States to the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
in 1986. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of the Army does not 
use the authority provided by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit a certification to the congressional defense committees not 
later than September 30, 2018, that the petroleum, oil, and lubri-
cants associated with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen do not 
adversely impact safety or military operations. 
SEC. 316. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL STUDY ON HEALTH 
IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUB-
STANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER. 
(a) STUDY ON HUMAN HEALTH IMPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry, and, as appropriate, the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences, and in consultation with the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall— 
(A) commence a study on the human health implica-
tions of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 
contamination in drinking water, ground water, and any 
other sources of water and relevant exposure pathways, 
including the cumulative human health implications of 
multiple types of PFAS contamination at levels above and 
below health advisory levels; 
(B) not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act (or 7 years after such date of enactment after 
providing notice to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of the need for the delay)— 
(i) complete such study and make any appropriate 
recommendations; and 
(ii) submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the results of such study; and 
(C) not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter until submission 
of the report under subparagraph (B)(ii), submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
progress of the study. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act for the Department of Defense, $7,000,000 
shall be available to carry out the study under this subsection. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(b) EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
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Registry, and, as appropriate, the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences, and in consultation with the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall conduct an exposure assessment of no 
less than 8 current or former domestic military installations 
known to have PFAS contamination in drinking water, ground 
water, and any other sources of water and relevant exposure 
pathways. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The exposure assessment required under 
this subsection shall— 
(A) include— 
(i) for each military installation covered under the 
exposure assessment, a statistical sample to be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
in consultation with the relevant State health depart-
ments; and 
(ii) bio-monitoring for assessing the contamination 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) produce findings, which shall be— 
(i) used to help design the study described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A); and 
(ii) released to the appropriate congressional 
committees not later than 1 year after the conclusion 
of such exposure assessment. 
(3) TIMING.—The exposure assessment required under this 
subsection shall— 
(A) begin not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(B) conclude not later than 2 years after such date 
of enactment. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—The Agency for 
Toxic Substance and Disease Registry may, as necessary, use staff 
and other resources from other Federal agencies in carrying out 
the study under subsection (a) and the assessment under subsection 
(b). 
(d) NO EFFECT
ON REGULATORY PROCESS.—The study and 
assessment conducted under this section shall not interfere with 
any regulatory processes of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
including determinations of maximum contaminant levels. 
SEC. 317. SENTINEL LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, 
may establish and carry out a program to preserve sentinel land-
scapes. The program shall be known as the ‘‘Sentinel Landscapes 
Partnership’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF SENTINEL LANDSCAPES.—The Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the 
Interior, may, as the Secretaries determine appropriate, collectively 
designate one or more sentinel landscapes. 
(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Secretaries may coordi-
nate actions between their departments and with other agencies 
and private organizations to more efficiently work together for 
the mutual benefit of conservation, working lands, and national 
defense, and to encourage private landowners to engage in voluntary 
land management and conservation activities that contribute to 
the sustainment of military installations, ranges, and airspace. 
10 USC 2684a 
note. 
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(d) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior may give to any eligible landowner 
or agricultural producer within a designated sentinel landscape 
priority consideration for participation in any easement, grant, or 
assistance programs administered by that Secretary’s department. 
Participation in any such program pursuant to this section shall 
be voluntary. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘military installa-
tion’’ has the same meaning as provided in section 670(1) of 
title 16, United States Code. 
(2) STATE-OWNED
NATIONAL
GUARD
INSTALLATION.—The 
term ‘‘State-owned National Guard installation’’ has the same 
meaning as provided in section 670(3) of title 16, United States 
Code. 
(3) SENTINEL LANDSCAPE.—The term ‘‘sentinel landscape’’ 
means a landscape-scale area encompassing— 
(A) one or more military installations or state-owned 
National Guard installations and associated airspace; and 
(B) the working or natural lands that serve to protect 
and support the rural economy, the natural environment, 
outdoor recreation, and the national defense test and 
training missions of the military- or State-owned National 
Guard installation or installations. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 312(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66; 127 Stat. 729; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note) is repealed. 
SEC. 318. REPORT ON RELEASE OF RADIUM OR RADIOACTIVE MATE-
RIAL INTO THE GROUNDWATER NEAR THE INDUSTRIAL 
RESERVE PLANT IN BETHPAGE, NEW YORK. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
addendum to the report submitted to Congress in June 2017 entitled 
‘‘2017 Annual Report For Groundwater Impacts at Naval Weapons 
Industrial Reserve Plant Bethpage, New York’’ that would detail 
any releases by the Department of Defense of radium or radioactive 
material into the groundwater within a 75-mile radius of the indus-
trial reserve plant in Bethpage, New York. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
SEC. 321. REAUTHORIZATION OF MULTI-TRADES DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
Section 338 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 5013 note), as most 
recently amended by section 321 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1694) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2024’’. 
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SEC. 322. INCREASED PERCENTAGE OF SUSTAINMENT FUNDS AUTHOR-
IZED FOR REALIGNMENT TO RESTORATION AND MOD-
ERNIZATION AT EACH INSTALLATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may authorize an 
installation commander to realign up to 7.5 percent of an installa-
tion’s sustainment funds to restoration and modernization. 
(b) SUNSET.—The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 
at the close of September 30, 2022. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘sustainment’’, ‘‘restoration’’, and 
‘‘modernization’’ have the meanings given the terms in the Depart-
ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation. 
SEC. 323. GUIDANCE REGARDING USE OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish clear and 
prescriptive guidance on the process for conducting make-or-buy 
analyses for Army requirements, including the use of the organic 
industrial base. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 331. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PERSONNEL AND UNIT READINESS. 
(a) MODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT.—Section 482 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and inserting ‘‘The reports 
for the first and third quarters of a calendar year’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The reports for the second and fourth quarters of a cal-
endar year shall contain the information required by sub-
section (j).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
REMEDIAL ACTIONS’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Each report’’ and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or 
fourth quarter of a calendar year’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(D) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar 
year’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and inserting 
‘‘A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar year’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar 
year’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar 
year’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) REMEDIAL ACTIONS.—A report for the first or third quarter 
of a calendar year shall include— 
10 USC 4551 
note. 
10 USC 2661 
note. 
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‘‘(1) a description of the mitigation plans of the Secretary 
to address readiness shortfalls and operational deficiencies 
identified in the report submitted for the preceding calendar 
quarter; and 
‘‘(2) for each such shortfall or deficiency, a timeline for 
resolution, the cost necessary for such resolution, the mitigation 
strategy the Department will employ until the resolution is 
in place, and any legislative remedies required.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 117 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘QUAR-
TERLY’’and inserting ‘‘SEMI-ANNUAL’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘quarterly’’ and 
inserting ‘‘semi-annual’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘each quarter’’ and 
inserting ‘‘semi-annually’’. 
SEC. 332. BIENNIAL REPORT ON CORE DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE 
AND REPAIR CAPABILITY. 
Section 2464(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) Any workload shortfalls at any work breakdown struc-
ture category designated as a lower-level category pursuant 
to Department of Defense Instruction 4151.20, or any successor 
instruction. 
‘‘(5) A description of any workload executed at a category 
designated as a first-level category pursuant to such Instruc-
tion, or any successor instruction, that could be used to mitigate 
shortfalls in similar categories. 
‘‘(6) A description of any progress made on implementing 
mitigation plans developed pursuant to paragraph (3). 
‘‘(7) A description of core capability requirements and cor-
responding workloads at the first level category. 
‘‘(8) In the case of any shortfall that is identified, a descrip-
tion of the shortfall and an identification of the subcategory 
of the work breakdown structure in which the shortfall 
occurred. 
‘‘(9) In the case of any work breakdown structure category 
designated as a special interest item or other pursuant to 
such Instruction, or any successor instruction, an explanation 
for such designation. 
‘‘(10) Whether the core depot-level maintenance and repair 
capability requirements described in the report submitted under 
this subsection for the preceding fiscal year have been 
executed.’’. 
SEC. 333. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EQUIP-
MENT NEEDS OF NON-FEDERALIZED NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Section 10504 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 1051, is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘REPORT ON STATE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The report’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The annual report required by paragraph (1)’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NON-FEDERALIZED SERVICE NATIONAL 
GUARD PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Not later than January 31 of each of calendar years 2018 
through 2020, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the recipients 
described in paragraph (3) a report that identifies the personnel, 
training, and equipment required by the non-Federalized National 
Guard— 
‘‘(A) to support civilian authorities in connection with 
natural and man-made disasters during the covered period; 
and 
‘‘(B) to carry out prevention, protection, mitigation, 
response, and recovery activities relating to such disasters 
during the covered period. 
‘‘(2) In preparing each report under paragraph (1), the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with the chief executive of each State, the 
Council of Governors, and other appropriate civilian authorities; 
‘‘(B) collect and validate information from each State 
relating to the personnel, training, and equipment requirements 
described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(C) set forth separately the personnel, training, and equip-
ment requirements for— 
‘‘(i) each of the emergency support functions of the 
National Response Framework; and 
‘‘(ii) each of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency regions; 
‘‘(D) assess core civilian capability gaps relating to natural 
and man-made disasters, as identified by States in submissions 
to the Department of Homeland Security; 
‘‘(E) take into account threat and hazard identifications 
and risk assessments of the Department of Defense, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and the States; and 
‘‘(F) assess the budgets of each State to support the per-
sonnel, training, and equipment requirements of the non-Fed-
eralized National Guard. 
‘‘(3) The annual report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted to the following officials: 
‘‘(A) The congressional defense committees, the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(D) The Council of Governors. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(F) The Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(G) The Commander of the United States Northern Com-
mand. 
‘‘(H) The Commander of the United States Pacific Com-
mand. 
‘‘(I) The Commander of the United States Cyber Command. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘covered period’ means the 
fiscal year beginning after the date on which a report is submitted 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual reports’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 1011 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 10504 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual reports.’’. 
SEC. 334. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY WORKING DOGS USED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) CAPACITY.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Executive Agent for Military Working Dogs (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Executive Agent’’), shall— 
(1) identify the number of military working dogs required 
to fulfill the various missions of the Department of Defense 
for which such dogs are used, including force protection, facility 
and check point security, and explosives and drug detection; 
(2) take such steps as are practicable to ensure an adequate 
number of military working dog teams are available to meet 
and sustain the mission requirements identified in paragraph 
(1); 
(3) ensure that the Department’s needs and performance 
standards with respect to military working dogs are readily 
available to dog breeders and trainers; and 
(4) coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies, 
nonprofit organizations, universities, and private sector entities, 
as appropriate, to increase the training capacity for military 
working dog teams. 
(b) MILITARY WORKING DOG PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Executive Agent, shall work to ensure that 
military working dogs are procured as efficiently as possible and 
at the best value to the Government, while maintaining the nec-
essary level of quality and encouraging increased domestic breeding. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, the Secretary, acting through the Executive Agent, 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the procurement and retirement of military working dogs for the 
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is 
submitted. Each report under this subsection shall include the 
following for the fiscal year covered by the report: 
(1) The number of military working dogs procured, by 
source, by each military department or Defense Agency. 
(2) The cost of procuring military working dogs incurred 
by each military department or Defense Agency. 
(3) The number of domestically-bred and sourced military 
working dogs procured by each military department or Defense 
Agency, including a list of vendors, their location, cost, and 
the quantity of dogs procured from each vendor. 
(4) The number of non-domestically-bred military working 
dogs procured from non-domestic sources by each military 
department or Defense Agency, including a list of vendors, 
their location, cost, and the quantity of dogs procured from 
each vendor. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 10501. 
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(5) The cost of procuring pre-trained and green dogs for 
force protection, facility and checkpoint security, and impro-
vised explosive device, other explosives, and drug detection. 
(6) An analysis of the procurement practices of each mili-
tary department or Defense Agency that limit market access 
for domestic canine vendors and breeders. 
(7) The total cost of procuring domestically-bred military 
working dogs versus the total cost of procuring dogs from 
non-domestic sources. 
(8) The total number of domestically-bred dogs and the 
number of dogs from foreign sources procured by each military 
department or Defense Agency and the number and percentage 
of those dogs that are ultimately deployed for their intended 
use. 
(9) An explanation for any significant difference in the 
cost of procuring military working dogs from different sources. 
(10) An estimate of the number of military working dogs 
expected to retire annually and an identification of the primary 
cause of the retirement of such dogs. 
(11) An identification of the final disposition of military 
working dogs no longer in service. 
(d) MILITARY WORKING DOG DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘military working dog’’ means a dog used in 
any official military capacity, as defined by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 335. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stated: ‘‘It is 
appropriate for the Combatant Commands to incorporate 
drivers of instability that impact the security environment in 
their areas into their planning.’’. 
(2) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stated: ‘‘I agree 
that the effects of a changing climate — such as increased 
maritime access to the Arctic, rising sea levels, desertification, 
among others — impact our security situation.’’. 
(3) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford 
has stated: ‘‘It’s a question, once again, of being forward 
deployed, forward engaged, and be in a position to respond 
to the kinds of natural disasters that I think we see as a 
second or third order effect of climate change.’’. 
(4) Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has stated: 
‘‘Over the next 20 years and more, certain pressures-population, 
energy, climate, economic, environmental-could combine with 
rapid cultural, social, and technological change to produce new 
sources of deprivation, rage, and instability.’’. 
(5) Former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gordon Sullivan 
has stated: ‘‘Climate change is a national security issue. We 
found that climate instability will lead to instability in geo-
politics and impact American military operations around the 
world.’’. 
(6) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
(ODNI) has stated: ‘‘Many countries will encounter climate- 
induced 
disruptions—such 
as 
weather-related 
disasters, 
drought, famine, or damage to infrastructure—that stress their 
capacity to respond, cope with, or adapt. Climate-related 
impacts will also contribute to increased migration, which can 
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be particularly disruptive if, for example, demand for food and 
shelter outstrips the resources available to assist those in 
need.’’. 
(7) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has 
stated: ‘‘DOD links changes in precipitation patterns with 
potential climate change impacts such as changes in the 
number of consecutive days of high or low precipitation as 
well as increases in the extent and duration of droughts, with 
an associated increase in the risk of wildfire. . . this may 
result in mission vulnerabilities such as reduced live-fire 
training due to drought and increased wildfire risk.’’. 
(8) A three-foot rise in sea levels will threaten the oper-
ations of more than 128 United States military sites, and 
it is possible that many of these at-risk bases could be sub-
merged in the coming years. 
(9) As global temperatures rise, droughts and famines can 
lead to more failed states, which are breeding grounds of 
extremist and terrorist organizations. 
(10) In the Marshall Islands, an Air Force radar installation 
built on an atoll at a cost of $1,000,000,000 is projected to 
be underwater within two decades. 
(11) In the western United States, drought has amplified 
the threat of wildfires, and floods have damaged roads, run-
ways, and buildings on military bases. 
(12) In the Arctic, the combination of melting sea ice, 
thawing permafrost, and sea-level rise is eroding shorelines, 
which is damaging radar and communication installations, run-
ways, seawalls, and training areas. 
(13) In the Yukon Training Area, units conducting artillery 
training accidentally started a wildfire despite observing the 
necessary practices during red flag warning conditions. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) climate change is a direct threat to the national security 
of the United States and is impacting stability in areas of 
the world both where the United States Armed Forces are 
operating today, and where strategic implications for future 
conflict exist; 
(2) there are complexities in quantifying the cost of climate 
change on mission resiliency, but the Department of Defense 
must ensure that it is prepared to conduct operations both 
today and in the future and that it is prepared to address 
the effects of a changing climate on threat assessments, 
resources, and readiness; and 
(3) military installations must be able to effectively prepare 
to mitigate climate damage in their master planning and infra-
structure planning and design, so that they might best consider 
the weather and natural resources most pertinent to them. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on vulnerabilities 
to military installations and combatant commander require-
ments resulting from climate change over the next 20 years. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report on vulnerabilities to military 
installations and combatant commander requirements required 
by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
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(A) A list of the ten most vulnerable military installa-
tions within each service based on the effects of rising 
sea tides, increased flooding, drought, desertification, 
wildfires, thawing permafrost, and any other categories 
the Secretary determines necessary. 
(B) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary 
to ensure the continued operational viability and to 
increase the resiliency of the identified vulnerable military 
installations and the cost of such mitigations. 
(C) A discussion of the climate-change related effects 
on the Department, including the increase in the frequency 
of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions 
and the theater campaign plans, contingency plans, and 
global posture of the combatant commanders. 
(D) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary 
to ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitiga-
tions. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 336. REPORT ON OPTIMIZATION OF TRAINING IN AND MANAGE-
MENT OF SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bases, Ranges, and 
Airspace Directorate of the Air Force and the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a 
report on optimization of training in and management of special 
use airspace that includes the following: 
(1) Best practices for the management of special use air-
space, including practices that— 
(A) result in cost savings relating to training; 
(B) increase training opportunities for airmen; 
(C) increase joint use of such airspace; 
(D) improve coordination with respect to such airspace 
with— 
(i) the Federal Aviation Administration; 
(ii) Indian tribes; 
(iii) airports, civilian aircraft operators, and local 
communities; and 
(iv) private landowners and other stakeholders; 
or 
(E) improve the coordination of large force exercises, 
including the use of waivers or other exceptional measures. 
(2) An assessment of whether the capacity of ranges, 
including limitations on flight operations, is adequate to meet 
current and future training needs. 
(3) An assessment of whether the establishment of a dedi-
cated squadron for the purpose of coordinating the use of a 
special use airspace at the installation located in that airspace 
would improve the achievement of the objectives described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1). 
(4) An assessment of the processes in place to consider, 
evaluate, and mitigate special use airspace impacts to the public 
right of transit through navigable airspace and the safe and 
efficient use of the National Airspace System by commercial 
and general aviation. 
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(5) Recommendations for improving the management and 
utilization of special use airspace to meet the objectives 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1) 
and to address any gaps in capacity identified under paragraph 
(2). 
(b) SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘special use airspace’’ means special use airspace designated under 
part 73 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 337. PLAN FOR MODERNIZED, DEDICATED DEPARTMENT OF THE 
NAVY ADVERSARY AIR TRAINING ENTERPRISE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Chief of Naval Operations and the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps shall develop a plan— 
(1) to establish a modernized, dedicated adversary air 
training enterprise for the Department of the Navy in order 
to— 
(A) maximize warfighting effectiveness and synergies 
of the current and planned fourth and fifth generation 
combat air forces through optimized training and readiness; 
and 
(B) harness intelligence analysis, emerging live-virtual- 
constructive training technologies, range infrastructure 
improvements, and results of experimentation and proto-
typing efforts in operational concept development; 
(2) to explore all available opportunities to challenge the 
combat air forces of the Department of the Navy with threat 
representative adversary-to-friendly aircraft ratios, known and 
emerging adversary tactics, and high-fidelity replication of 
threat airborne and ground capabilities; and 
(3) to execute all means available to achieve training and 
readiness goals and objectives of the Navy and Marine Corps 
with demonstrated institutional commitment to the adversary 
air training enterprise through the application of Department 
of the Navy policy and resources, partnering with the other 
Armed Forces, allies, and friends, and employing the use of 
industry contracted services. 
(b) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection (a) 
shall include enterprise goals, objectives, concepts of operations, 
phased implementation timelines, analysis of expected readiness 
improvements, prioritized resource requirements, and such other 
matters as the Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of 
the Marine Corps consider appropriate. 
(c) SUBMITTAL OF PLAN AND BRIEFING.—Not later than March 
1, 2018, the Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of the 
Marine Corps shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a written plan 
and briefing on the plan required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 338. UPDATED GUIDANCE REGARDING BIENNIAL CORE REPORT. 
To ensure that the biennial core reporting procedures of the 
Department of Defense align with the requirements of section 2464 
of title 10, United States Code, and that each reporting agency 
provides accurate and complete information, the Secretary of 
Defense shall direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology and Logistics to update the Department of Defense 
Guidance, in particular Department of Defense Instruction 4151.20, 
to require future biennial core reports include instructions to the 
reporting agencies on how to— 
10 USC 2464 
note. 
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(1) report additional depot workload performed that has 
not been identified as a core requirement; 
(2) accurately capture inter-service workload; 
(3) calculate shortfalls; and 
(4) estimate the cost of planned workload. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. EXPLOSIVE SAFETY BOARD. 
(a) MODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AMMUNITION STORAGE 
BOARD.—Section 172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretaries of the military depart-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Defense’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘that includes members’’ after ‘‘joint board’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘selected by them’’ and inserting ‘‘selected 
by the Secretaries of the military departments,’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘military’’ before ‘‘officers’’; 
(5) by inserting ‘‘designated as the chair and voting mem-
bers of the board for each military department’’ after ‘‘officers’’; 
(6) by inserting ‘‘and other’’ before ‘‘civilian officers’’; 
(7) by striking ‘‘or both’’ and inserting ‘‘as necessary’’; 
(8) by striking ‘‘keep informed on stored’’ and inserting 
‘‘provide oversight on storage and transportation of’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT
BY SECRETARIES
OF
THE MILITARY DEPART-
MENTS.—The Secretaries of the military departments shall provide 
research, development, test, evaluation, and manufacturing over-
sight for energetic materials supporting military requirements.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 172 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Ammunition 
storage’’ and inserting ‘‘Explosive safety’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 172 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘172. Explosive safety board.’’. 
SEC. 342. SERVICEWOMEN’S COMMEMORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may provide not 
more than $5,000,000 in financial support for the acquisition, 
installation, and maintenance of exhibits, facilities, historical dis-
plays, and programs at military service memorials and museums 
that highlight the role of women in the military. The Secretary 
may enter into a contract, partnership, or grant with a non-profit 
organization for the purpose of performing such acquisition, installa-
tion, and maintenance. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The contracts, partnerships, or grants shall 
be limited to serving the purposes of— 
(1) preserving the history of the 3,000,000 women who 
have served in the United States Armed Forces; 
(2) managing an archive of artifacts, historic memorabilia, 
and documents related to servicewomen; 
(3) maintaining a women veterans’ oral history program; 
and 
10 USC 113 note. 
10 USC 
prec. 171. 
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(4) conducting other educational programs related to 
women in service. 
SEC. 343. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ADVANCED 
SKILLS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEM OF THE NAVY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated for the 
enhancement of the advanced skills management software system 
of the Navy until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the 
date on which Secretary of the Navy makes the submission required 
under subsection (b)(3). 
(b) BRIEFING AND CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall— 
(1) provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on any 
enhancements that are needed for the advanced skills manage-
ment software system of the Navy; 
(2) after providing the briefing under paragraph (1), issue 
a request for information for such enhancements in accordance 
with part 15.2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and 
(3) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives— 
(A) the results of the request for information issued 
under paragraph (2); and 
(B) a written certification that— 
(i) as part of the request for information, the Sec-
retary solicited information on commercially available 
off-the-shelf software solutions that may be used to 
enhance the advanced skills management software 
system of the Navy; and 
(ii) the Secretary has considered using such solu-
tions. 
(c) 
ADVANCED
SKILLS
MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
SYSTEM 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘advanced skills management 
software system’’ means a software application designed to— 
(1) identify job task requirements for Navy personnel; 
(2) assist in determining the proficiencies of such personnel; 
(3) document qualifications and certifications of such per-
sonnel; and 
(4) track the technical training completed by Navy aviation 
maintenance personnel. 
SEC. 344. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF UNIFORM SPECIFICATIONS FOR 
AFGHAN MILITARY OR SECURITY FORCES. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, whenever 
the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for the provision 
of uniforms for Afghan military or security forces, the Secretary 
shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the uniform specification 
for the Afghan military or security forces uniform. Such analysis 
shall determine— 
(1) whether there is a more effective alternative uniform 
specification, considering both operational environment and 
cost, available to the Afghan military or security forces; 
(2) the efficacy of the existing pattern compared to other 
alternatives (both proprietary and non-proprietary patterns); 
and 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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(3) the costs and feasibility of transitioning the uniforms 
of the Afghan military or security forces to a pattern owned 
by the United States, using existing excess inventory where 
available, and acquiring the rights to the Spec4ce Forest pat-
tern. 
SEC. 345. TEMPORARY INSTALLATION REUTILIZATION AUTHORITY 
FOR ARSENALS, DEPOTS, AND PLANTS. 
(a) MODIFIED AUTHORITY.—In the case of a military manufac-
turing arsenal, depot, or plant, the Secretary of the Army may 
authorize up to 10 leases and contracts per fiscal year under section 
2667 of title 10, United States Code, for a term of up to 25 years, 
notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) of such section, if the Secretary 
determines that a lease or contract of that duration will promote 
the national defense for the purpose of— 
(1) helping to maintain the viability of the military manu-
facturing arsenal, depot, or plant and any military installations 
on which it is located; 
(2) eliminating, or at least reducing, the cost of Government 
ownership of the military manufacturing arsenal, depot, or 
plant, including the costs of operations and maintenance, the 
costs of environmental remediation, and other costs; and 
(3) leveraging private investment at the military manufac-
turing arsenal, depot, or plant through long-term facility use 
contracts, property management contracts, leases, or other 
agreements that support and advance the preceding purposes. 
(b) DELEGATION AND REVIEW PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may delegate 
the authority provided by this section to the commander of 
the major subordinate command of the Army that has responsi-
bility for the military manufacturing arsenal, depot, or plant 
or, if part of a larger military installation, the installation 
as a whole. The commander may approve a lease or contract 
under such authority on a case-by-case basis or a class basis. 
(2) NOTICE OF APPROVAL.—Upon any approval of a lease 
or contract by a commander pursuant to a delegation of 
authority under paragraph (1), the commander shall notify 
the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers and Congress of 
the approval. 
(3) REVIEW PERIOD.—Any lease or contract that is approved 
utilizing the delegation authority under paragraph (1) is subject 
to a 90-day hold period so that the Chief of the Army Corps 
of Engineers may review the lease or contract pursuant to 
paragraph (4). 
(4) DISPOSITION OF REVIEW.—If the Chief of the Army Corps 
of Engineers disapproves of a contract or lease submitted for 
review under paragraph (3), the agreement shall be null and 
void upon transmittal by the Chief of the Army Corps of Engi-
neers to the delegating authority of a written disapproval, 
including a justification for such disapproval, within the 90- 
day hold period. If no such disapproval is transmitted within 
the 90-day hold period, the agreement shall be deemed 
approved. 
(5) APPROVAL OF REVISED AGREEMENT.—If, not later than 
60 days after receiving a disapproval under paragraph (4), 
the delegating authority submits to the Chief of the Army 
Corps of Engineers a new contract or lease that addresses 
10 USC 2667 
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the concerns of the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers 
outlined in such disapproval, the new contract or lease shall 
be deemed approved unless the Chief of the Army Corps of 
Engineers transmits to the delegating authority a disapproval 
of the new contract or lease within 30 days of such submission. 
(c) MILITARY MANUFACTURING ARSENAL, DEPOT, OR PLANT 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military manufacturing 
arsenal, depot, or plant’’ means a Government-owned, Government- 
operated defense plant of the Army that manufactures weapons, 
weapon components, or both. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall terminate 
at the close of September 30, 2020. Any contracts entered into 
on or before such date shall continue in effect according to their 
terms. 
SEC. 
346. 
COMPREHENSIVE 
PLAN 
FOR 
SHARING 
DEPOT-LEVEL 
MAINTENANCE BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan for 
the sharing of best practices for depot-level maintenance among 
the military services. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive plan required under sub-
section (a) shall cover the sharing of best practices with regard 
to— 
(1) programing and scheduling; 
(2) core capability requirements; 
(3) workload; 
(4) personnel management, development, and sustainment; 
(5) induction, duration, efficiency, and completion metrics; 
(6) parts, supply, tool, and equipment management; 
(7) capital investment and manufacturing and production 
capability; and 
(8) inspection and quality control. 
SEC. 347. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
BUDGET PRESENTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Along with the budget for fiscal years 2019, 
2020, and 2021 submitted by the President pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretaries of the military departments shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives an annex for the following Operation and Mainte-
nance sub-activity groups (SAG): 
(1) For the Army: 
(A) SAG 111 – Maneuver Units. 
(B) SAG 123 – Land Forces Depot Maintenance. 
(C) SAG 131 – Base Operations Support. 
(D) SAG 322 – Flight Training. 
(2) For the Navy: 
(A) SAG 1A5A – Aircraft Depot Maintenance. 
(B) SAG 1B1B – Mission and Other Ship Operations. 
(C) SAG 1B4B – Ship Depot Maintenance. 
(D) SAG BSS1 – Base Operating Support. 
(3) For the Marine Corps: 
(A) SAG 1A1A – Operational Forces. 
(B) SAG 1A3A – Depot Maintenance. 
(C) SAG 1B1B – Field Logistics. 
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(D) SAG BSS1 – Base Operating Support. 
(4) For the Air Force: 
(A) SAG 011A – Primary Combat Forces. 
(B) SAG 011Y – Flying Hour Program. 
(C) SAG 011Z – Base Support. 
(D) SAG 021M – Depot Maintenance. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The annex required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) A summary by appropriation account with subtotals 
for Department of Defense components. 
(2) A summary of each appropriation account by budget 
activity, activity group, and sub-activity group with budget 
activity and activity group subtotals and an appropriation total. 
(3) A detailed sub-activity group by program element and 
expense aggregate listing in budget activity and activity group 
sequence. 
(4) A rollup document by sub-activity group with accom-
panying program element funding with the PB–61 program 
element tags included. 
(5) A summary of each depot maintenance facility with 
information on workload, work force, sources of funding, and 
expenses similar to the exhibit on Mission Funded Naval Ship-
yards included with the 2012 Navy Budget Justification. 
(6) A summary of contractor logistics support for each 
program element, including a measure of workload and unit 
cost. 
(c) FORMATTING.—The annex required under subsection (a) shall 
be formatted in accordance with relevant Department of Defense 
financial management regulations that provide guidance for budget 
submissions to Congress. 
SEC. 348. REPURPOSING AND REUSE OF SURPLUS ARMY FIREARMS. 
(a) REQUIRED TRANSFER.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to subsection (c), 
the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to a suitable organic 
facility all excess firearms, related spare parts and components, 
small arms ammunition, and ammunition components currently 
stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, that are 
no longer actively issued for military service and that are otherwise 
prohibited from commercial sale, or distribution, under Federal 
law. 
(b) REPURPOSING AND REUSE.—The items specified for transfer 
under subsection (a) shall be melted and repurposed for military 
use as determined by the Secretary of the Army, including— 
(1) the reforging of new firearms or their components; 
and 
(2) force protection barriers and security bollards. 
(c) ITEMS EXEMPT FROM TRANSFER.—M–1 Garand, caliber .45 
M1911/M1911A1 pistols, caliber .22 rimfire rifles, and such addi-
tional items as designated by the Secretary in the annual report 
required under subsection (d) are not subject to the transfer require-
ment under subsection (a). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 5 days after the budget 
of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Army, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
10 USC note 
prec. 4681. 
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the Senate and the House of Representatives a report specifying 
additional excess firearms, related spare parts and components, 
small arms ammunition, and ammunition components designated 
as no longer actively issued for military service and that are other-
wise prohibited from commercial sale, or distribution, under Federal 
law. The Secretary of the Army shall designate these items to 
either be added to the transfer list for the purposes described 
under subsection (b) or the list of items exempted under subsection 
(c). The report may not include the redesignation or change in 
status of items previously designated for transfer or exemption 
pursuant to subsections (a) or (c). 
(e) ACTIONS PURSUANT
TO ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary 
of the Army may not take any action to transfer items designated 
in the report submitted under subsection (d) until the date of 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for the 
fiscal year following the year such report is submitted. Upon enact-
ment of such Act, the Secretary shall transfer or exempt the items 
so designated. 
SEC. 349. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MARKSMANSHIP AWARDS. 
Section 40728 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZED NAVY TRANSFERS.—(1) Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Navy may transfer to 
the corporation, in accordance with the procedures prescribed in 
this subchapter, M–1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles held 
within the inventories of the United States Navy and the United 
States Marine Corps and stored at Defense Distribution Depot, 
Anniston, Alabama, or Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, 
Indiana, as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. 
‘‘(2) The items specified for transfer under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall be used as awards for competitors in marksman-
ship competitions held by the United States Marine Corps 
or the United States Navy and may not be resold; and 
‘‘(B) shall be rendered inoperable prior to award and 
transfer to marksmanship competitors.’’. 
SEC. 350. CIVILIAN TRAINING FOR NATIONAL GUARD PILOTS AND 
SENSOR OPERATOR AIRCREWS OF MQ–9 UNMANNED 
AERIAL VEHICLES. 
(a) CONTRACTS FOR TRAINING.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more contracts 
with appropriate civilian entities in order to provide flying or oper-
ating training for Air National Guard pilots and sensor operator 
aircrew members in the MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicle if the 
Secretary of the Air Force determines that— 
(1) Air Force training units lack sufficient capacity to train 
such pilots or sensor operator aircrew members for initial quali-
fication in the MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicle; 
(2) pilots or sensor operator aircrew members of Air 
National Guard units require continuation training in order 
to remain current and qualified in the MQ–9 unmanned aerial 
vehicle; 
(3) non-combat continuation training in the MQ–9 
unmanned aerial vehicle is necessary for such pilots or sensor 
operator aircrew members to achieve required levels of flying 
or operating proficiency; and 
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(4) such training for such pilots or sensor operator aircrew 
members is necessary in order to meet requirements for the 
Air National Guard to provide pilots and sensor operator air-
crew members qualified in the MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicle 
for operations on active duty and in State status. 
(b) NATURE
OF TRAINING UNDER CONTRACTS.—Any training 
provided pursuant to a contract under subsection (a) shall incor-
porate a level of instruction that is equivalent to the instruction 
in the MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicle provided to pilots and sensor 
operator aircrew members at Air Force training units, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Air Force. 
(c) AUTHORITY CONTINGENT ON CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE AND 
WAIT PERIOD.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not use the 
authority in subsection (a) unless and until the Secretary of the 
Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees in 
writing, 90 days in advance of executing such authority provided 
in subsection (a), that the use of the authority is necessary to 
provide required flying or operating training for Air National Guard 
pilots and sensor operator aircrew members in the MQ–9 unmanned 
aerial vehicle. 
SEC. 351. TRAINING FOR NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE 
RESPONSE. 
The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force 
may, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, 
provide support for training of appropriate personnel of the National 
Guard on wildfire response and prevention, with preference given 
to military installations with the highest wildfire suppression need. 
SEC. 352. MODIFICATION OF THE SECOND DIVISION MEMORIAL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Second Indianhead Division Associa-
tion, Inc., Scholarship and Memorials Foundation, an organization 
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code, may 
place additional commemorative elements or engravings on the 
raised platform or stone work of the existing Second Division Memo-
rial located in President’s Park, between 17th Street Northwest 
and Constitution Avenue in the District of Columbia, to further 
honor the members of the Second Infantry Division who have given 
their lives in service to the United States. 
(b) APPLICATION
OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Chapter 
89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall apply to the design and place-
ment of the commemorative elements or engravings authorized 
under subsection (a). 
(c) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used for modifications 
of the Second Division Memorial authorized under subsection (a). 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
40 USC 8903 
note. 
32 USC 501 note. 
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Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2018 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Sec. 416. Number of members of the National Guard on full-time duty in support 
of the reserves within the National Guard Bureau. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 
personnel as of September 30, 2018, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 483,500. 
(2) The Navy, 327,900. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 186,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 325,100. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 
MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 483,500. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 327,900. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 186,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 325,100.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of 
September 30, 2018, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 343,500. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 199,500. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 59,000. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,600. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,800. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths prescribed 
by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 
shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve 
as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of 
the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not in units 
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component who are on active duty (other than for training 
or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
consent at the end of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or individual 
members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are 
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released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such 
reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total 
authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of 
such individual members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUP-
PORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
September 30, 2018, the following number of Reserves to be serving 
on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members 
of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,155. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,101. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,260. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,588. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) 
as of the last day of fiscal year 2018 for the reserve components 
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of 
title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
22,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 19,135. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 8,880. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2018 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
GUARD.—The number of non-dual status 
technicians employed by the National Guard as of September 
30, 2018, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
0. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
0. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2018, 
may not exceed 0. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status 
technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 
30, 2018, may not exceed 0. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 
TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2018, the maximum number of members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving 
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at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 
115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
SEC. 416. NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD ON FULL- 
TIME DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES WITHIN THE 
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. 
(a) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.—As of 
the end of fiscal year 2019, and as of the end of each fiscal year 
thereafter, the number of members of the Army National Guard 
of the United States serving with the National Guard Bureau 
on full-time duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components may 
not exceed the number equal to six percent of the total number 
of members of the Army National Guard of the United States 
authorized for service on full-time duty for that purpose in that 
fiscal year. 
(b) AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.—As of the 
end of fiscal year 2019, and as of the end of each fiscal year 
thereafter, the number of members of the Air National Guard 
of the United States serving with the National Guard Bureau 
on full-time duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components may 
not exceed the number equal to six percent of the total number 
of members of the Air National Guard of the United States author-
ized for service on full-time duty for that purpose in that fiscal 
year. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use 
of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for mili-
tary personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The authorization of 
appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization 
of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2018. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Modification of deadline for submittal by officers of written communica-
tions to promotion selection boards on matters of importance to their se-
lection. 
10 USC 10508 
note. 
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Sec. 502. Clarification to exception for removal of officers from list of officers rec-
ommended for promotion after 18 months without appointment. 
Sec. 503. Modification of requirement for specification of number of officers who 
may be recommended for early retirement by a Selective Early Retire-
ment Board. 
Sec. 504. Extension of service-in-grade waiver authority for voluntary retirement of 
certain general and flag officers for purposes of enhanced flexibility in 
officer personnel management. 
Sec. 505. Inclusion of Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics among officers subject 
to repeal of statutory specification of general officer grade. 
Sec. 506. Clarification of effect of repeal of statutory specification of general or flag 
officer grade for various positions in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 507. Standardization of authorities in connection with repeal of statutory spec-
ification of general officer grade for the Dean of the Academic Board of 
the United States Military Academy and the Dean of the Faculty of the 
United States Air Force Academy. 
Sec. 508. Flexibility in promotion of officers to positions of Staff Judge Advocate to 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Deputy Judge Advocate Gen-
eral of the Navy or Air Force. 
Sec. 509. Grandfathering of retired grade of Assistant Judge Advocates General of 
the Navy as of repeal of statutory specification of general and flag offi-
cers grades in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Equal treatment of orders to serve on active duty under sections 12304a 
and 12304b of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 512. Service credit for cyberspace experience or advanced education upon origi-
nal appointment as a commissioned officer. 
Sec. 513. Consolidation of authorities to order members of the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces to perform duty. 
Sec. 514. Pilot program on use of retired senior enlisted members of the Army Na-
tional Guard as Army National Guard recruiters. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
PART I—MATTERS RELATING TO DISCHARGE AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
Sec. 520. Consideration of additional medical evidence by Boards for the Correction 
of Military Records and liberal consideration of evidence relating to 
post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. 
Sec. 521. Public availability of information related to disposition of claims regard-
ing discharge or release of members of the Armed Forces when the 
claims involve sexual assault. 
Sec. 522. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members 
who are victims of sex-related offenses. 
Sec. 523. Training requirements for members of boards for the correction of mili-
tary records and personnel who investigate claims of retaliation. 
Sec. 524. Pilot program on use of video teleconferencing technology by boards for 
the correction of military records and discharge review boards. 
PART II—OTHER GENERAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 526. Modification of basis for extension of period for enlistment in the Armed 
Forces under the Delayed Entry Program. 
Sec. 527. Reauthorization of authority to order retired members to active duty in 
high-demand, low-density assignments. 
Sec. 528. Notification of members of the Armed Forces undergoing certain adminis-
trative separations of potential eligibility for veterans benefits. 
Sec. 529. Extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for 
the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract physicians. 
Sec. 530. Provision of information on naturalization through military service. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other Legal Issues 
Sec. 531. Clarifying amendments related to the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
reform by the Military Justice Act of 2016. 
Sec. 532. Enhancement of effective prosecution and defense in courts-martial and 
related matters. 
Sec. 533. Punitive article under the Uniform Code of Military Justice on wrongful 
broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images or visual images of 
sexually explicit conduct. 
Sec. 534. Garnishment to satisfy judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or 
emotionally abusing a child. 
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Sec. 535. Sexual assault prevention and response training for all individuals en-
listed in the Armed Forces under a delayed entry program. 
Sec. 536. Special Victims’ Counsel training regarding the unique challenges often 
faced by male victims of sexual assault. 
Sec. 537. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding military sex-
ual harassment and incidents involving nonconsensual distribution of 
private sexual images. 
Sec. 538. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding sexual as-
saults committed by a member of the Armed Forces against the mem-
ber’s spouse or other family member. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition 
Sec. 541. Element in preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces on 
assistance and support services for caregivers of certain veterans 
through the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 542. Improved employment assistance for members of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, and Marine Corps and veterans. 
Sec. 543. Limitation on release of military service academy graduates to participate 
in professional athletics. 
Sec. 544. Two-year extension of suicide prevention and resilience program for the 
National Guard and Reserves. 
Sec. 545. Annual certifications related to Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the 
Navy. 
Sec. 546. Authority to expand eligibility for the United States Military Apprentice-
ship Program. 
Sec. 547. Limitation on availability of funds for attendance of Air Force enlisted 
personnel at Air Force officer professional military education in-resi-
dence courses. 
Sec. 548. Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarships. 
Sec. 549. Pilot programs on appointment in the excepted service in the Department 
of Defense of physically disqualified former cadets and midshipmen. 
Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
PART I—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION MATTERS 
Sec. 551. Assistance to schools with military dependent students. 
Sec. 552. Transitions of military dependent students from Department of Defense 
dependent schools to other schools and among schools of local edu-
cational agencies. 
Sec. 553. Report on educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics for children who are dependents of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
PART II—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS MATTERS 
Sec. 555. Codification of authority to conduct family support programs for imme-
diate family members of members of the Armed Forces assigned to spe-
cial operations forces. 
Sec. 556. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a spouse of 
a member of the Armed Forces arising from relocation to another State. 
Sec. 557. Temporary extension of extended period of protections for members of 
uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and 
eviction. 
Sec. 558. Enhancing military childcare programs and activities of the Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 559. Direct hire authority for Department of Defense for childcare services pro-
viders for Department child development centers. 
Sec. 560. Pilot program on public-private partnerships for telework facilities for 
military spouses on military installations outside the United States. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 561. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Garlin M. Conner for 
acts of valor during World War II. 
Sec. 562. Authorization for award of Distinguished-Service Cross to Specialist 
Frank M. Crary for acts of valor in Vietnam. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 571. Analysis and report on accompanied and unaccompanied tours of duty in 
remote locations with high family support costs. 
Sec. 572. Review and reports on policies for regular and reserve officer career man-
agement. 
Sec. 573. Review and report on effects of personnel requirements and limitations on 
the availability of members of the National Guard for the performance 
of funeral honors duty for veterans. 
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Sec. 574. Review and report on authorities for the employment, use, and status of 
National Guard and Reserve technicians. 
Sec. 575. Assessment and report on expanding and contracting for childcare serv-
ices of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 576. Review and report on compensation provided childcare services providers 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 577. Comptroller General of the United States assessment and report on the 
Office of Complex Investigations within the National Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 578. Modification of submittal date of Comptroller General of the United 
States report on integrity of the Department of Defense whistleblower 
program. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 581. Expansion of United States Air Force Institute of Technology enrollment 
authority to include civilian employees of the homeland security indus-
try. 
Sec. 582. Conditional designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic 
branch of the Army. 
Sec. 583. Designation of office within Office of the Secretary of Defense to oversee 
use of food assistance programs by members of the Armed Forces on ac-
tive duty. 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
SEC. 501. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL BY OFFICERS 
OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO PROMOTION SELEC-
TION BOARDS ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THEIR 
SELECTION. 
(a) OFFICERS
ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 614(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the day’’ and 
inserting ‘‘10 calendar days’’. 
(b) OFFICERS
IN RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS.—Section 14106 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence 
by striking ‘‘the day’’ and inserting ‘‘10 calendar days’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to promotion selection boards 
convened on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. CLARIFICATION TO EXCEPTION FOR REMOVAL OF OFFICERS 
FROM LIST OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR PRO-
MOTION AFTER 18 MONTHS WITHOUT APPOINTMENT. 
Section 629(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Senate is not able to obtain the information nec-
essary’’ and inserting ‘‘the military department concerned is not 
able to obtain and provide to the Senate the information the Senate 
requires’’. 
SEC. 503. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIFICATION OF 
NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR 
EARLY RETIREMENT BY A SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT 
BOARD. 
Section 638a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) In the case of an action under subsection (b)(2), the total 
number of officers described in that subsection that a selection 
board convened under section 611(b) of this title pursuant to the 
authority of that subsection may recommend for early retirement 
may not be more than 30 percent of the number of officers consid-
ered in each grade in each competitive category.’’; and 
10 USC 614 note. 
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The total number of officers to be recommended for dis-
charge by a selection board convened pursuant to subsection (b)(3) 
may not be more than 30 percent of the number of officers consid-
ered.’’. 
SEC. 504. EXTENSION OF SERVICE-IN-GRADE WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR 
VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN GENERAL AND 
FLAG OFFICERS FOR PURPOSES OF ENHANCED FLEXI-
BILITY IN OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1370(a)(2)(G) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 505. INCLUSION OF PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTY TO THE ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR ACQUISITION, TECH-
NOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS AMONG OFFICERS SUBJECT TO 
REPEAL OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF GENERAL 
OFFICER GRADE. 
Section 3016(b)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘a lieutenant general’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’. 
SEC. 506. CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT OF REPEAL OF STATUTORY 
SPECIFICATION OF GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER GRADE 
FOR VARIOUS POSITIONS IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) RETENTION
OF GRADE
OF INCUMBENTS
IN POSITIONS
ON 
EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 502 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2102) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(tt) RETENTION OF GRADE OF INCUMBENTS IN POSITIONS ON 
EFFECTIVE DATE.—The grade of service of an officer serving as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act in a position whose statutory 
grade is affected by an amendment made by this section may 
not be reduced after that date by reason of such amendment as 
long as the officer remains in continuous service in such position 
after that date.’’. 
(2) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as of December 23, 2016, 
and be treated as if included in the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328). 
(b) CLARIFYING AMENDMENT TO CHIEF OF VETERINARY CORPS 
OF THE ARMY REPEAL.—Section 3084 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the last sentence. 
SEC. 507. STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH 
REPEAL OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF GENERAL 
OFFICER GRADE FOR THE DEAN OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD 
OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE 
DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR 
FORCE ACADEMY. 
(a) DEAN OF ACADEMIC BOARD OF MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4335(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the first and third sentences; and 
(2) in the remaining sentence, by striking ‘‘so appointed’’ 
and inserting ‘‘appointed as Dean of the Academic Board’’. 
10 USC 155a 
note. 
10 USC 155a 
note. 
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(b) DEAN OF FACULTY OF AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9335(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘so 
appointed’’ and inserting ‘‘appointed as Dean of the Faculty’’. 
SEC. 508. FLEXIBILITY IN PROMOTION OF OFFICERS TO POSITIONS 
OF STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF 
THE MARINE CORPS AND DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE GEN-
ERAL OF THE NAVY OR AIR FORCE. 
(a) STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE 
CORPS.—Section 5046(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the Navy elects to convene a selection 
board under section 611(a) of this title to consider eligible officers 
for selection to appointment as Staff Judge Advocate, the Secretary 
may, in connection with such consideration for selection— 
‘‘(A) treat any section in chapter 36 of this title referring 
to promotion to the next higher grade as if such section referred 
to promotion to a higher grade; and 
‘‘(B) waive section 619(a)(2) of this title if the Secretary 
determines that the needs of the Marine Corps require the 
waiver.’’. 
(b) DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE NAVY.—Section 
5149(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary of the Navy elects to convene a selection 
board under section 611(a) of this title to consider eligible officers 
for selection to appointment as Deputy Judge Advocate General, 
the Secretary may, in connection with such consideration for selec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) treat any section in chapter 36 of this title referring 
to promotion to the next higher grade as if such section referred 
to promotion to a higher grade; and 
‘‘(B) waive section 619(a)(2) of this title if the Secretary 
determines that the needs of the Navy require the waiver.’’. 
(c) DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE
OF
THE AIR FORCE.—Section 
8037(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the Air Force elects to convene a selection 
board under section 611(a) of this title to consider eligible officers 
for selection to appointment as Deputy Judge Advocate General, 
the Secretary may, in connection with such consideration for selec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) treat any section in chapter 36 of this title referring 
to promotion to the next higher grade as if such section referred 
to promotion to a higher grade; and 
‘‘(B) waive section 619(a)(2) of this title if the Secretary 
determines that the needs of the Air Force require the waiver.’’. 
SEC. 509. GRANDFATHERING OF RETIRED GRADE OF ASSISTANT 
JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL OF THE NAVY AS OF REPEAL 
OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF GENERAL AND FLAG 
OFFICERS GRADES IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the amendments made by 
section 502(gg)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2105), an officer 
10 USC 5149 
note. 
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selected to hold a position specified in subsection (b) as of December 
23, 2016, may be retired after that date in the grade of rear 
admiral (lower half) or brigadier general, as applicable, with the 
retired pay of such grade (unless entitled to higher pay under 
another provision of law). 
(b) SPECIFIED POSITIONS.—Subsection (a) applies with respect 
to the Assistant Judge Advocates General of the Navy provided 
for by subsections (b) and (c) of section 5149 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. EQUAL TREATMENT OF ORDERS TO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY 
UNDER SECTIONS 12304A AND 12304B OF TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS FOR PRE- 
MOBILIZATION HEALTH CARE.—Section 1074(d)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in support of a contingency 
operation under’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 12304b of this title 
or’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS FOR TRANSI-
TIONAL HEALTH CARE.—Section 1145(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in support of a contingency 
operation’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 12304b of this title or 
a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title’’. 
SEC. 512. SERVICE CREDIT FOR CYBERSPACE EXPERIENCE OR 
ADVANCED EDUCATION UPON ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS 
A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. 
(a) ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A RESERVE OFFICER.—Section 
12207 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or (e)’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(e)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, if the Secretary of a military department determines that 
the number of commissioned officers with cyberspace-related experi-
ence or advanced education in reserve active-status in an armed 
force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary is critically below 
the number needed, such Secretary may credit any person receiving 
an original appointment as a reserve commissioned officer with 
a period of constructive service for the following: 
‘‘(A) Special experience or training in a particular cyber-
space-related field if such experience or training is directly 
related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(B) Any period of advanced education in a cyberspace- 
related field beyond the baccalaureate degree level if such 
advanced education is directly related to the operational needs 
of the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(2) Constructive service credited an officer under this sub-
section shall not exceed one year for each year of special experience, 
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training, or advanced education, and not more than three years 
total constructive service may be credited. 
‘‘(3) Constructive service credited an officer under this sub-
section is in addition to any service credited that officer under 
subsection (a) and shall be credited at the time of the original 
appointment of the officer. 
‘‘(4) The authority to award constructive service credit under 
this subsection expires on December 31, 2023.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘or (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (d), or (e)’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH ORIGINAL 
APPOINTMENT OF REGULAR OFFICERS.—Section 533(g)(4) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 513. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES TO ORDER MEMBERS OF 
THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
PERFORM DUTY. 
Section 515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 810) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘such legislation as would be necessary to amend titles 10, 
14, 32, and 37 of the United States Code and other provisions 
of law in order to implement the Secretary’s approach by 
October 1, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘legislation implementing the 
alternate approach by April 30, 2019’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ATTRIBUTES OF ALTERNATE APPROACH.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure the alternate approach described in subsection 
(b)— 
‘‘(1) reduces the number of statutory authorities by which 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces may 
be ordered to perform duty to not more than 8 statutory authori-
ties grouped into 4 duty categories to which specific pay and 
benefits may be aligned, which categories shall include— 
‘‘(A) one duty category that shall generally reflect active 
service performed in support of contingency type operations 
or other military actions in support of the commander 
of a combatant command; 
‘‘(B) a second duty category that shall— 
‘‘(i) generally reflect active service not described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) consist of training, administration, operational 
support, and full-time support of the reserve compo-
nents; 
‘‘(C) a third duty category that shall— 
‘‘(i) generally reflect duty performed under direct 
military supervision while not in active service; and 
‘‘(ii) include duty characterized by partial-day 
service; and 
‘‘(D) a fourth duty category that shall— 
‘‘(i) generally reflect remote duty completed while 
not under direct military supervision; and 
‘‘(ii) include completion of correspondence courses 
and telework; 
‘‘(2) distinguishes among duty performed under titles 10, 
14, and 32, United States Code, and ensures that the reasons 
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the members of the reserve components are utilized under 
the statutory authorities which exist prior to the alternate 
approach are preserved and can be tracked as separate and 
distinct purposes; 
‘‘(3) minimizes, to the maximum extent practicable, disrup-
tions in pay and benefits for members, and adheres to the 
principle that a member should receive pay and benefits 
commensurate with the nature and performance of the mem-
ber’s duties; 
‘‘(4) ensures the Secretary has the flexibility to meet 
emerging requirements and to effectively manage the force; 
and 
‘‘(5) aligns Department of Defense programming and budg-
eting to the types of duty members perform.’’. 
SEC. 514. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF RETIRED SENIOR ENLISTED 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AS ARMY 
NATIONAL GUARD RECRUITERS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army 
may carry out a pilot program for the Army National Guard under 
which retired senior enlisted members of the Army National Guard 
would serve as contract recruiters for the Army National Guard. 
(b) OBJECTIVES OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall design any pilot program conducted under this section to 
determine the following: 
(1) The feasibility and effectiveness of hiring retired senior 
enlisted members of the Army National Guard who have retired 
within the previous two years to serve as recruiters. 
(2) The merits of hiring such retired senior enlisted mem-
bers as contractors or as employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
(3) The best method of providing a competitive compensa-
tion package for such retired senior enlisted members. 
(4) The merits of requiring such retired senior enlisted 
members to wear a military uniform while performing 
recruiting duties under the pilot program. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program under this 
section, the Secretary of the Army shall consult with the operators 
of a previous pilot program carried out by the Army involving 
the use of contract recruiters. 
(d) COMMENCEMENT
AND DURATION.—The Secretary of the 
Army may commence a pilot program under this section on or 
after January 1, 2018, and all activities under such a pilot program 
shall terminate no later than December 31, 2020. 
(e) FUNDING SOURCE.—If a pilot program is conducted under 
this section, the Secretary of the Army shall use funds otherwise 
available for the National Guard Bureau to carry out the program. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—If a pilot program is conducted 
under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report containing an evaluation of the success 
of the pilot program, including the determinations described in 
subsection (b). The report shall be submitted not later than January 
1, 2019. 
10 USC 3013 
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Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
PART I—MATTERS RELATING TO DISCHARGE 
AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
SEC. 520. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EVIDENCE BY 
BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
AND LIBERAL CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE RELATING 
TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC 
BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
(i) and (j), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new sub-
section (h): 
‘‘(h)(1) This subsection applies to a former member of the armed 
forces whose claim under this section for review of a discharge 
or dismissal is based in whole or in part on matters relating 
to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as sup-
porting rationale, or as justification for priority consideration, and 
whose post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury is 
related to combat or military sexual trauma, as determined by 
the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a claimant described in paragraph (1), 
a board established under subsection (a)(1) shall— 
‘‘(A) review medical evidence of the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs or a civilian health care provider that is presented 
by the claimant; and 
‘‘(B) review the claim with liberal consideration to the 
claimant that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain 
injury potentially contributed to the circumstances resulting 
in the discharge or dismissal or to the original characterization 
of the claimant’s discharge or dismissal.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1553(d)(3)(A)(ii) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘discharge of a 
lesser characterization’’ and inserting ‘‘discharge or dismissal or 
to the original characterization of the member’s discharge or dis-
missal’’. 
SEC. 521. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION RELATED TO DIS-
POSITION 
OF 
CLAIMS 
REGARDING 
DISCHARGE 
OR 
RELEASE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHEN THE 
CLAIMS INVOLVE SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
(a) BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Sub-
section (i) of section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, as redesig-
nated by section 520(a)(1), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The number and disposition of claims decided during 
the calendar quarter preceding the calendar quarter in which 
such information is made available in which sexual assault 
is alleged to have contributed, whether in whole or in part, 
to the original characterization of the discharge or release 
of the former member.’’. 
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(b) DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS.—Section 1553(f) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The number and disposition of claims decided during 
the calendar quarter preceding the calendar quarter in which 
such information is made available in which sexual assault 
is alleged to have contributed, whether in whole or in part, 
to the original characterization of the discharge or release 
of the former member.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.— 
Subsection (i) of section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, 
as redesignated by section 520(a)(1) and amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘claimant’’ both places 
it appears and inserting ‘‘former member’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘claimant’’ and 
inserting ‘‘former member’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘claimants’’ and 
inserting ‘‘former members’’. 
(2) DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS.—Section 1553(f)(2) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘claimant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘former member’’. 
SEC. 522. CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW OF CHARACTERIZATION OF TERMS 
OF DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEX- 
RELATED OFFENSES. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF CURRENT CONFIDENTIAL PROCESS.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1554a a new section 
1554b consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 1554b. Confidential review of characterization of terms 
of discharge of members of the armed forces who 
are victims of sex-related offenses’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of section 547 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 1553 note). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 79 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1554a the following new 
item: 
‘‘1554b. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members of 
the armed forces who are victims of sex-related offenses.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 547 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 10 U.S.C. 1553 note) is repealed. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF APPLICABILITY
TO INDIVIDUALS WHO 
ALLEGE SEX-RELATED OFFENSES DURING MILITARY SERVICE.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1554b of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by striking 
‘‘sex-related offense’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sex-related 
offense, or alleges that the individual was the victim of a sex- 
related offense,’’. 
10 USC 
prec. 1551. 
10 USC 1554b. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1554b of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Armed Forces’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘armed forces’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘boards for the correction of military 
records of the military department concerned’’ and inserting 
‘‘boards of the military department concerned established 
in accordance with this chapter’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such an offense’’ and inserting ‘‘a sex- 
related offense’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), striking ‘‘boards for the correction 
of military records’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
and inserting ‘‘boards of the military department concerned 
established in accordance with this chapter’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘title 10, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 
(C) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘such title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
SEC. 523. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF BOARDS FOR 
THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND PER-
SONNEL WHO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS OF RETALIATION. 
(a) MEMBERS OF BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY 
RECORDS.—Section 534(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1552 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘This curriculum shall also address the proper handling of claims 
in which a sex-related offense is alleged to have contributed to 
the original characterization of the discharge or release of the 
claimant, including guidelines for the consideration of evidence 
substantiating such allegations in accordance with the requirements 
of section 1554b(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
section 522 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018.’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL WHO INVESTIGATE 
CLAIMS OF RETALIATION.—Section 546(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section.’’ and inserting ‘‘section, including 
guidelines for the consideration of evidence substantiating such 
allegations in accordance with the requirements of section 1554b(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 522 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.’’. 
SEC. 524. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF VIDEO TELECONFERENCING 
TECHNOLOGY BY BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILI-
TARY RECORDS AND DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense 
may carry out a pilot program under which boards for the correction 
of military records established under section 1552 of title 10, United 
States Code, and discharge review boards established under section 
1553 of such title are authorized to utilize, in the performance 
of their duties, video teleconferencing technology, to the extent 
such technology is reasonably available and technically feasible. 
10 USC 1552 
note. 
10 USC 1561 
note. 
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is to evaluate 
the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of utilizing video teleconfer-
encing technology to allow persons who raise a claim before a 
board for the correction of military records, persons who request 
a review by a discharge review board, and witnesses who present 
evidence to such a board to appear before such a board without 
being physically present. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—As part of the pilot program, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall make funds available to develop the capabili-
ties of boards for the correction of military records and discharge 
review boards to effectively use video teleconferencing technology. 
(d) NO EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Nothing in the pilot pro-
gram is intended to alter the eligibility criteria of persons who 
may raise a claim before a board for the correction of military 
records, request a review by a discharge review board, or present 
evidence to such a board. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary of Defense 
to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on December 31, 
2020. 
PART II—OTHER GENERAL SERVICE 
AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 526. MODIFICATION OF BASIS FOR EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR 
ENLISTMENT 
IN 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
UNDER 
THE 
DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM. 
Section 513(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4) and, 
in such paragraph, by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘this subsection’’; 
(2) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (1) 
as paragraph (2) and indenting the left margin of such para-
graph (2) two ems to the right; 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by inserting 
‘‘described in paragraph (1)’’ after ‘‘the 365-day period’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so designated, the 
following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary concerned may extend by up to an addi-
tional 365 days the period of extension under paragraph (2) for 
a person who enlisted before October 1, 2017, under section 504(b)(2) 
of this title if the Secretary determines that the period of extension 
under this paragraph is required for the performance of adequate 
background and security reviews of that person. 
‘‘(B) A person whose period of extension under paragraph (2) 
is extended under this paragraph shall undergo all security and 
suitability screening requirements and receive a favorable military 
security suitability determination before entering into service in 
a regular or reserve component. Screening priority shall be given 
to those persons who were enlisted for a military occupational 
specialty that requires specialized language or medical skills that 
are vital to the national interest. 
‘‘(C) The authority to make an extension under this paragraph 
shall expire one year after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. The expiration 
of such authority shall not effect the validity of any extension 
made in accordance with this paragraph on or before that date.’’. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 527. REAUTHORIZATION OF AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED 
MEMBERS TO ACTIVE DUTY IN HIGH-DEMAND, LOW-DEN-
SITY ASSIGNMENTS. 
Section 688a(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘after December 31, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘outside a 
period as follows: 
‘‘(1) The period beginning on December 2, 2002, and ending 
on December 31, 2011. 
‘‘(2) The period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
and ending on December 31, 2022.’’. 
SEC. 528. NOTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDER-
GOING 
CERTAIN 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
SEPARATIONS 
OF 
POTENTIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR VETERANS BENEFITS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—A member of the Armed Forces 
who receives an administrative separation or mandatory discharge 
under conditions other than honorable shall be provided written 
notification that the member may petition the Veterans Benefits 
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive, 
despite the characterization of the member’s service, certain benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR NOTIFICATION.—Notification under subsection 
(a) shall be provided to a member described in such subsection 
in conjunction with the member’s notification of the administrative 
separation or mandatory discharge or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable. 
SEC. 529. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCT OF MED-
ICAL DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSI-
CIANS. 
Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 
530. 
PROVISION 
OF 
INFORMATION 
ON 
NATURALIZATION 
THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that members of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who are aliens lawfully 
admitted to the United States for permanent residence are informed 
of the availability of naturalization through service in the Armed 
Forces under section 328 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1439) and the process by which to pursue naturalization. 
The Secretary shall ensure that resources are available to assist 
qualified members of the Armed Forces to navigate the application 
and naturalization process. 
10 USC 1781 
note. 
10 USC 1142 
note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other 
Legal Issues 
SEC. 531. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE UNIFORM 
CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM BY THE MILITARY 
JUSTICE ACT OF 2016. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER 
UCMJ.—Section 806b(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code (article 
6b(e)(3) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘President, and, to the extent practicable, 
shall have priority over all other proceedings before the court.’’ 
and inserting the following; ‘‘President, subject to section 830a 
of this title (article 30a).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) To the extent practicable, a petition for a writ of mandamus 
described in this subsection shall have priority over all other pro-
ceedings before the Court of Criminal Appeals. 
‘‘(C) Review of any decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals 
on a petition for a writ of mandamus described in this subsection 
shall have priority in the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 
as determined under the rules of the Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces.’’. 
(b) REVIEW
OF
CERTAIN
MATTERS
BEFORE
REFERRAL
OF 
CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 830a 
of title 10, United States Code (article 30a of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), as added by section 5202 of the Military Justice 
Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2904), 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘, or otherwise act on,’’ after ‘‘to review’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Pre-referral matters under subsection (c) or (e) of 
section 806b of this title (article 6b).’’. 
(c) DEFENSE COUNSEL ASSISTANCE IN POST-TRIAL MATTERS FOR 
ACCUSED CONVICTED BY COURT-MARTIAL.—Section 838(c)(2) of title 
10, United States Code (article 38(c)(2) of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), is amended by striking ‘‘section 860 of this title 
(article 60)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 860, 860a, or 860b of this title 
(article 60, 60a, or 60b)’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF PLEA AGREEMENTS.—Section 
853a of title 10, United States Code (article 53a of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5237 of the Military 
Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2917), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) is prohibited by law; or 
‘‘(5) is contrary to, or is inconsistent with, a regulation 
prescribed by the President with respect to terms, conditions, 
or other aspects of plea agreements.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘shall bind the parties 
and the military judge’’ and inserting ‘‘shall bind the parties 
and the court-martial’’. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES TO SEN-
TENCE APPEAL BY THE UNITED STATES.—Subsection (d)(1) of section 
856 of title 10, United States Code (article 56 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5301 of the Military 
Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2919), is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
after ‘‘concerned,’’ the following: ‘‘and consistent with standards 
and procedures set forth in regulations prescribed by the Presi-
dent,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, as determined in accordance with 
standards and procedures prescribed by the President’’. 
(f) SENTENCE OF REDUCTION IN ENLISTED GRADE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 858a of title 
10, United States Code (article 58a of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), as amended by section 5303(1) of the Military 
Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2923), is further amended in the matter after paragraph 
(3) by striking ‘‘, effective on the date’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, if such a reduction is authorized by regulation pre-
scribed by the President. The reduction in pay grade shall 
take effect on the date’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 858a of title 
10, United States Code (article 58a of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 858a. Art. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter VIII of chapter 47 of title 10, United 
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 858a (article 58a) and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘858a. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade.’’. 
(g) CONVENING AUTHORITY AUTHORITIES.—Section 858b(b) of 
title 10, United States Code (article 58b(b) of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘section 860 of this title (article 60)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 860a 
or 860b of this title (article 60a or 60b)’’. 
(h) APPEAL BY THE UNITED STATES.—Section 862(b) of title 
10, United States Code (article 62(b) of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended by striking ‘‘, notwithstanding section 866(c) 
of this title (article 66(c))’’. 
(i) REHEARING AND SENTENCING.—Subsection (b) of section 863 
of title 10, United States Code (article 63 of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), as added by section 5327 of the Military Justice 
Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2929), 
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, subject to such limitations as the President may prescribe by 
regulation’’. 
(j) COURTS
OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.—Section 866 of title 10, 
United States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), as amended by section 5330 of the Military Justice Act 
10 USC 
prec. 855. 
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of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2932), is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting after ‘‘required’’ 
the following: ‘‘by regulation prescribed by the President or’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of Criminal Appeals’’ after ‘‘Court’’ 
the first time it appears; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘If the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces determines 
that additional proceedings are warranted, the Court of 
Criminal Appeals shall order a hearing or other proceeding 
in accordance with the direction of the Court of Appeals 
for the Armed Forces.’’. 
(k) MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL.—Subsection (f) of section 
946 of title 10, United States Code (article 146 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5521 of the Military 
Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2962), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ in the 
first sentence and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the sentence beginning 
‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the following new sentence: 
‘‘The analysis under this paragraph shall be included in the 
assessment required by paragraph (1).’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following 
new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—With respect to each review and assessment 
under this subsection, the Panel shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives. Each report— 
‘‘(A) shall set forth the results of the review and assess-
ment concerned, including the findings and recommenda-
tions of the Panel; and 
‘‘(B) shall be submitted not later than December 31 
of the calendar year in which the review and assessment 
is concluded.’’. 
(l) TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE.—Section 1059(e) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘the approval of’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘as approved,’’ and inserting ‘‘entry 
of judgment under section 860c of this title (article 60c of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice) if the sentence’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘by a court-martial’’ 
the second place it appears and all that follows through ‘‘include 
any such punishment,’’ and inserting ‘‘for a dependent-abuse 
offense and the conviction is disapproved or is otherwise not 
part of the judgment under section 860c of this title (article 
60c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) or the punishment 
is disapproved or is otherwise not part of the judgment under 
such section (article),’’. 
(m) BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE 
BY
MEMBERS
LOSING
RIGHT
TO
RETIRED
PAY.—Section 
1408(h)(10)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘the approval’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘entry of judgment under section 
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860c of this title (article 60c of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice).’’. 
(n) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN OFFENSES PENDING EXECUTION 
OF MILITARY JUSTICE ACT OF 2016 AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CASES.—Section 5542(c)(1) 
of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2967) is amended by inserting after ‘‘shall 
apply to a case in which’’ the following: ‘‘a specification alleges 
the commission, before the effective date of such amendments, 
of one or more offenses or to a case in which’’. 
(2) CHILD ABUSE OFFENSES.—With respect to offenses com-
mitted before the date designated by the President under sec-
tion 5542(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E 
of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2967), subsection (b)(2)(B) 
of section 843 of title 10, United States Code (article 43 of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall be applied as 
in effect on December 22, 2016. 
(3) FRAUDULENT ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT OFFENSES.— 
With respect to the period beginning on December 23, 2016, 
and ending on the day before the date designated by the Presi-
dent under section 5542(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 
(division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2967), in the 
application of subsection (h) of section 843 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 43 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
as added by section 5225(b) of that Act (130 Stat. 2909), the 
reference in such subsection (h) to section 904a(1) of title 10, 
United States Code (article 104a(1) of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), shall be deemed to be a reference to section 
883(1) of title 10, United States Code (article 83(1) of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
(o) SENTENCING IN CERTAIN TRANSITIONAL CASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any transition-period court-martial, 
the relevant sentencing sections of chapter 47 of title 10, United 
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall be 
applied as follows: 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the rel-
evant sentencing sections shall be applied as if the amend-
ments to such sections made by the Military Justice Act 
of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328) and this section 
had not been enacted. 
(B) If the accused so requests, the relevant sentencing 
sections shall be applied as amended by the Military Justice 
Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328) and this 
section. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) TRANSITION-PERIOD
COURT-MARTIAL.—The term 
‘‘transition-period court-martial’’ means a court-martial 
under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice), that consists of both of 
the following: 
(i) A prosecution of one or more offenses committed 
before the date designated by the President under sec-
tion 5542(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division 
E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2967). 
(ii) A prosecution of one or more offenses com-
mitted on or after that date. 
10 USC 801 note. 
10 USC 843 note. 
10 USC 843 note. 
10 USC 801 note. 
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(B) RELEVANT SENTENCING SECTIONS.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant sentencing sections’’ means section 856 of title 10, 
United States Code (article 56 of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), and any other sections (articles) of 
chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), that, by regulation prescribed 
by the President, are designated as relevant to sentencing 
for the purposes of paragraph (1). 
(p) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect immediately after the amendments made by the 
Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328) 
take effect as provided for in section 5542 of that Act (130 Stat. 
2967). 
SEC. 532. ENHANCEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE 
IN COURTS-MARTIAL AND RELATED MATTERS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT IN PROGRAM FOR EFFECTIVE PROSECU-
TION
AND DEFENSE.—Section 542(a)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 
U.S.C. 827 note) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
the following: ‘‘or there is adequate supervision and oversight of 
trial counsel and defense counsel so detailed to ensure effective 
prosecution and defense in the court-martial’’. 
(b) USE OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TO ADVISE LESS EXPERIENCED 
JUDGE ADVOCATES
IN PROSECUTION
AND DEFENSE.—Section 542 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 827 note) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
(d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section (c): 
‘‘(c) USE OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TO ADVISE LESS EXPERIENCED 
JUDGE ADVOCATES IN PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE.—The Secretary 
concerned may use highly qualified experts and other civilian 
employees who are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary con-
cerned, are available, and are experienced in the prosecution or 
defense of complex criminal cases to provide assistance to, and 
consult with, less experienced judge advocates throughout the court- 
martial process.’’. 
(c) PILOT
PROGRAMS
ON
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENTAL 
PROCESS
FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.—Subsection (d) of section 542 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 827 note), as redesignated by 
subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘establishing’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘a military justice career track for 
judge advocates under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph (4): 
‘‘(4) ELEMENTS.—Each pilot program shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A military justice career track for judge advocates 
that leads to judge advocates with military justice expertise 
in the grade of colonel, or in the grade of captain in the 
case of judge advocates of the Navy. 
10 USC 801 note. 
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‘‘(B) The use of skill identifiers to identify judge advo-
cates for participation in the pilot program from among 
judge advocates having appropriate skill and experience 
in military justice matters. 
‘‘(C) Guidance for promotion boards considering the 
selection for promotion of officers participating in the pilot 
program in order to ensure that judge advocates who are 
participating in the pilot program have the same oppor-
tunity for promotion as all other judge advocate officers 
being considered for promotion by such boards. 
‘‘(D) Such other matters as the Secretary concerned 
considers appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 533. PUNITIVE ARTICLE UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILI-
TARY JUSTICE ON WRONGFUL BROADCAST OR DISTRIBU-
TION OF INTIMATE VISUAL IMAGES OR VISUAL IMAGES 
OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 917 (article 
117 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) the following new 
section (article): 
‘‘§ 917a. Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of 
intimate visual images 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who knowingly and wrongfully broadcasts or distrib-
utes an intimate visual image of another person or a visual 
image of sexually explicit conduct involving a person who— 
‘‘(A) is at least 18 years of age at the time the intimate 
visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct 
was created; 
‘‘(B) is identifiable from the intimate visual image or 
visual image of sexually explicit conduct itself, or from 
information displayed in connection with the intimate 
visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct; 
and 
‘‘(C) does not explicitly consent to the broadcast or 
distribution of the intimate visual image or visual image 
of sexually explicit conduct; 
‘‘(2) who knows or reasonably should have known that 
the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit 
conduct was made under circumstances in which the person 
depicted in the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually 
explicit conduct retained a reasonable expectation of privacy 
regarding any broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual 
image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct; 
‘‘(3) who knows or reasonably should have known that 
the broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image or 
visual image of sexually explicit conduct is likely— 
‘‘(A) to cause harm, harassment, intimidation, emo-
tional distress, or financial loss for the person depicted 
in the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually 
explicit conduct; or 
‘‘(B) to harm substantially the depicted person with 
respect to that person’s health, safety, business, calling, 
career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relation-
ships; and 
10 USC 917a. 
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‘‘(4) whose conduct, under the circumstances, had a reason-
ably direct and palpable connection to a military mission or 
military environment, 
is guilty of wrongful distribution of intimate visual images or visual 
images of sexually explicit conduct and shall be punished as a 
court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BROADCAST.—The term ‘broadcast’ means to electroni-
cally transmit a visual image with the intent that it be viewed 
by a person or persons. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTE.—The term ‘distribute’ means to deliver 
to the actual or constructive possession of another person, 
including transmission by mail or electronic means. 
‘‘(3) INTIMATE VISUAL IMAGE.—The term ‘intimate visual 
image’ means a visual image that depicts a private area of 
a person. 
‘‘(4) PRIVATE
AREA.—The term ‘private area’ means the 
naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female 
areola or nipple. 
‘‘(5) REASONABLE
EXPECTATION
OF
PRIVACY.—The term 
‘reasonable expectation of privacy’ means circumstances in 
which a reasonable person would believe that a private area 
of the person, or sexually explicit conduct involving the person, 
would not be visible to the public. 
‘‘(6) SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT
CONDUCT.—The term ‘sexually 
explicit conduct’ means actual or simulated genital-genital con-
tact, oral-genital contact, anal-genital contact, or oral-anal con-
tact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, 
bestiality, masturbation, or sadistic or masochistic abuse. 
‘‘(7) VISUAL IMAGE.—The term ‘visual image’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Any developed or undeveloped photograph, picture, 
film, or video. 
‘‘(B) Any digital or computer image, picture, film, or 
video made by any means, including those transmitted 
by any means, including streaming media, even if not 
stored in a permanent format. 
‘‘(C) Any digital or electronic data capable of conversion 
into a visual image.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code 
(the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 917 (article 117) the following 
new item: 
‘‘917a. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.’’. 
SEC. 534. GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY JUDGMENT RENDERED FOR 
PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, OR EMOTIONALLY ABUSING A 
CHILD. 
(a) GARNISHMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 1408 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(l) GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY
A JUDGMENT RENDERED
FOR 
PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, OR EMOTIONALLY ABUSING A CHILD.—(1) 
Subject to paragraph (2), any payment of retired pay that would 
otherwise be made to a member shall be paid (in whole or in 
part) by the Secretary concerned to another person if and to the 
10 USC 
prec. 877. 
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extent expressly provided for in the terms of a child abuse garnish-
ment order. 
‘‘(2) A court order providing for the payment of child support 
or alimony or, with respect to a division of property, specifically 
providing for the payment of an amount of the disposable retired 
pay from a member to the spouse or a former spouse of the member, 
shall be given priority over a child abuse garnishment order. The 
total amount of the disposable retired pay of a member payable 
under a child abuse garnishment order shall not exceed 25 percent 
of the member’s disposable retired pay. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘court order’ includes a child 
abuse garnishment order. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘child abuse garnishment order’ 
means a final decree issued by a court that— 
‘‘(A) is issued in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction 
of that court; and 
‘‘(B) provides in the nature of garnishment for the enforce-
ment of a judgment rendered against the member for physically, 
sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. 
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, a judgment rendered for 
physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child is any legal 
claim perfected through a final enforceable judgment, which claim 
is based in whole or in part upon the physical, sexual, or emotional 
abuse of an individual under 18 years of age, whether or not 
that abuse is accompanied by other actionable wrongdoing, such 
as sexual exploitation or gross negligence. 
‘‘(6) If the Secretary concerned is served with more than one 
court order with respect to the retired pay of a member, the dispos-
able retired pay of the member shall be available to satisfy such 
court orders on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to the order 
of precedence specified in paragraph (2), with any such process 
being satisfied out of such monies as remain after the satisfaction 
of all such processes which have been previously served. 
‘‘(7) The Secretary concerned shall not be required to vary 
normal pay and disbursement cycles for retired pay in order to 
comply with a child abuse garnishment order.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—Subsection (l) of section 1408 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to a court order received by the Secretary con-
cerned on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless 
of the date of the court order. 
SEC. 535. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING 
FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS ENLISTED IN THE ARMED FORCES 
UNDER A DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM. 
(a) TRAINING REQUIRED.—Commencing not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned 
shall, insofar as practicable, provide training on sexual assault 
prevention and response to each individual under the jurisdiction 
of such Secretary who is enlisted in the Armed Forces under a 
delayed entry program such that each such individual completes 
such training before the date of commencement of basic training 
or initial active duty for training in the Armed Forces. 
(b) TRAINING ELEMENTS.—The training provided pursuant to 
subsection (a)— 
(1) shall, to the extent practicable, be uniform across the 
Armed Forces; 
10 USC 1561 
note. 
10 USC 1408 
note. 
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(2) should be provided through in-person instruction, when-
ever possible; 
(3) should include instruction on the proper use of social 
media; and 
(4) shall meet such other requirements as the Secretary 
of Defense may establish. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘delayed entry program’’ means the following: 
(A) The Future Soldiers Program of the Army. 
(B) The Delayed Entry Program of the Navy and the 
Marine Corps. 
(C) The program of the Air Force for the delayed entry 
of enlistees into the Air Force. 
(D) The program of the Coast Guard for the delayed 
entry of enlistees into the Coast Guard. 
(E) Any successor program to a program referred to 
in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 536. SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL TRAINING REGARDING THE 
UNIQUE CHALLENGES OFTEN FACED BY MALE VICTIMS 
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
The baseline Special Victims’ Counsel training established 
under section 1044e(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall 
include training for Special Victims’ Counsel to recognize and deal 
with the unique challenges often faced by male victims of sexual 
assault. 
SEC. 537. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL SAPRO REPORTS 
REGARDING 
MILITARY 
SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT 
AND 
INCIDENTS INVOLVING NONCONSENSUAL DISTRIBUTION 
OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1631(b) of 
the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(13) Information and data collected through formal and 
informal reports of sexual harassment involving members of 
the Armed Forces during the year covered by the report, as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) The number of substantiated and unsubstantiated 
reports. 
‘‘(B) A synopsis of each substantiated report. 
‘‘(C) The action taken in the case of each substantiated 
report, including the type of disciplinary or administrative 
sanction imposed, if any, such as— 
‘‘(i) conviction and sentence by court-martial; 
‘‘(ii) imposition of non-judicial punishment under 
section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article 
15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or 
‘‘(iii) administrative separation or other type of 
administrative action imposed. 
‘‘(14) Information and data collected during the year cov-
ered by the report on each reported incident involving the 
nonconsensual distribution by a person subject to chapter 47 
of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military 
10 USC 1044e 
note. 
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Justice), of a private sexual image of another person, including 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of substantiated and unsubstantiated 
reports. 
‘‘(B) A synopsis of each substantiated report. 
‘‘(C) The action taken in the case of each substantiated 
report, including the type of disciplinary or administrative 
sanction imposed, if any, such as— 
‘‘(i) conviction and sentence by court-martial; 
‘‘(ii) imposition of non-judicial punishment under 
section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article 
15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or 
‘‘(iii) administrative separation or other type of 
administrative action imposed.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and apply beginning with the reports required to be submitted 
by March 1, 2020, under section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note). 
SEC. 538. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL SAPRO REPORTS 
REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS COMMITTED BY A MEMBER 
OF THE ARMED FORCES AGAINST THE MEMBER’S SPOUSE 
OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBER. 
Beginning with the reports required to be submitted by March 
1, 2019, under section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 
U.S.C. 1561 note), information regarding a sexual assault committed 
by a member of the Armed Forces against the spouse or intimate 
partner of the member or another dependent of the member shall 
be included in such reports in addition to the annual Family 
Advocacy Program report. The information may be included as 
an annex to such reports. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, 
Resilience, and Transition 
SEC. 541. ELEMENT IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT 
SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS OF CERTAIN VETERANS 
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) A description, developed in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, of the assistance and support serv-
ices for family caregivers of eligible veterans under the program 
conducted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 
section 1720G of title 38, including the veterans covered by 
the program, the caregivers eligible for assistance and support 
through the program, and the assistance and support available 
through the program.’’. 
(b) PARTICIPATION OF POTENTIAL CAREGIVERS IN APPROPRIATE 
PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.— 
10 USC 1142 
note. 
10 USC 1561 
note. 
10 USC 1561 
note. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with procedures established 
by the Secretary of Defense, each Secretary of a military depart-
ment shall take appropriate actions to achieve the following: 
(A) To determine whether each member of the Armed 
Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who is 
undergoing preseparation counseling pursuant to section 
1142 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by sub-
section (a)), and who may require caregiver services after 
separation from the Armed Forces has identified an indi-
vidual to provide such services after the member’s separa-
tion. 
(B) In the case of a member described in subparagraph 
(A) who has identified an individual to provide caregiver 
services after the member’s separation, at the election of 
the member, to permit such individual to participate in 
appropriate sessions of the member’s preseparation coun-
seling in order to inform such individual of— 
(i) the assistance and support services available 
to caregivers of members after separation from the 
Armed Forces; and 
(ii) the manner in which the member’s transition 
to civilian life after separation may likely affect such 
individual as a caregiver. 
(2) CAREGIVERS.—For purposes of this subsection, individ-
uals who provide caregiver services refers to individuals 
(including a spouse, partner, parent, sibling, adult child, other 
relative, or friend) who provide physical or emotional assistance 
to former members of the Armed Forces during and after their 
transition from military life to civilian life following separation 
from the Armed Forces. 
(3) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT.—Each Secretary of a 
miliary department shall commence the actions required pursu-
ant to this subsection by not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 542. IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS AND 
VETERANS. 
(a) IMPROVED
EMPLOYMENT
SKILLS
VERIFICATION.—Section 
1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In order to improve the accuracy and completeness of 
a certification or verification of job skills and experience required 
by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a database to record all training performed 
by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps 
that may have application to employment in the civilian sector; 
and 
‘‘(B) make unclassified information regarding such informa-
tion available to States and other potential employers referred 
to in subsection (c) so that State and other entities may allow 
military training to satisfy licensing or certification require-
ments to engage in a civilian profession.’’. 
(b) IMPROVED ACCURACY OF CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING AND 
SKILLS.—Section 1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, is further 
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amended by inserting after paragraph (2), as added by subsection 
(a), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a certification 
or verification of job skills and experience required by paragraph 
(1) is rendered in such a way that States and other potential 
employers can confirm the accuracy and authenticity of the certifi-
cation or verification.’’. 
(c) IMPROVED RESPONSIVENESS TO CERTIFICATION REQUESTS.— 
Section 1143(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘For the purpose’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) A State may— 
‘‘(i) use a certification or verification of job skills and experi-
ence provided to a member of the armed forces under subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
and Marine Corps, request the Department of Defense to con-
firm the accuracy and authenticity of the certification or 
verification. 
‘‘(B) A response confirming or denying the information shall 
be provided within five business days.’’. 
(d) IMPROVED NOTICE TO MEMBERS.—Section 1142(b)(4)(A) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘, including State-submitted and approved 
lists of military training and skills that satisfy occupational certifi-
cations and licenses’’. 
SEC. 543. LIMITATION ON RELEASE OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY 
GRADUATES TO PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL ATH-
LETICS. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4348(a) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) That the cadet— 
‘‘(A) will not seek release from the cadet’s commis-
sioned service obligation to obtain employment as a profes-
sional athlete following graduation until the cadet com-
pletes a period of at least two consecutive years of commis-
sioned service; and 
‘‘(B) understands that the appointment alternative 
described in paragraph (3) will not be used to allow the 
cadet to obtain such employment until at least the end 
of that two-year period.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6959(a) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) That the midshipman— 
‘‘(A) will not seek release from the midshipman’s 
commissioned service obligation to obtain employment as 
a professional athlete following graduation until the mid-
shipman completes a period of at least two consecutive 
years of commissioned service; and 
‘‘(B) understands that the appointment alternative 
described in paragraph (3) will not be used to allow the 
midshipman to obtain such employment until at least the 
end of that two-year period.’’. 
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(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9348(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) That the cadet— 
‘‘(A) will not seek release from the cadet’s commis-
sioned service obligation to obtain employment as a profes-
sional athlete following graduation until the cadet com-
pletes a period of at least two consecutive years of commis-
sioned service; and 
‘‘(B) understands that the appointment alternative 
described in paragraph (2) will not be used to allow the 
cadet to obtain such employment until at least the end 
of that two-year period.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments shall promptly revise the cadet and midshipman 
service agreements under sections 4348, 6959, and 9348 of title 
10, United States Code, to reflect the amendments made by this 
section. The revised agreement shall apply to cadets and mid-
shipmen who are attending the United States Military Academy, 
the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force 
Academy on the date of the enactment of this Act and to persons 
who begin attendance at such military service academies on or 
after that date. 
SEC. 544. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESIL-
IENCE 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
THE 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
AND 
RESERVES. 
Section 10219(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 545. ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS RELATED TO READY, RELEVANT 
LEARNING INITIATIVE OF THE NAVY. 
(a) ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
1, 2018, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a certification on the status of 
implementation of the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the 
Navy for each applicable enlisted rating. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each certification under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A certification by the Commander of the United States 
Fleet Forces Command that the block learning and modernized 
delivery methods of the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative 
to be implemented during the fiscal year beginning in which 
such certification is submitted will meet or exceed the existing 
training delivery approach for all associated training require-
ments. 
(2) A certification by the Secretary of the Navy that the 
content re-engineering necessary to meet all training objectives 
and transition from the traditional training curriculum to the 
modernized delivery format to be implemented during such 
fiscal year will be complete prior to such transition, including 
full functionality of all required course software and hardware. 
(3) A detailed cost estimate of transitioning to the block 
learning and modernized delivery approaches to be imple-
mented during such fiscal year with funding listed by purpose, 
amount, appropriations account, budget program element or 
line item, and end strength adjustments. 
10 USC note 
prec. 6931. 
10 USC 4348 
note. 
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(4) A detailed phasing plan associated with transitioning 
to the block learning and modernized delivery approaches to 
be implemented during such fiscal year, including the current 
status, timing, and identification of reductions in ‘‘A’’ school 
and ‘‘C’’ school courses, curricula, funding, and personnel. 
(5) A certification by the Secretary of the Navy that— 
(A) 
the 
contracting 
strategy 
associated 
with 
transitioning to the modernized delivery approach to be 
implemented during such fiscal year has been completed; 
and 
(B) contracting actions contain sufficient specification 
detail to enable a low risk approach to receiving the deliver-
able end item or items on-budget, on-schedule, and with 
satisfactory performance. 
SEC. 546. AUTHORITY TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE UNITED 
STATES MILITARY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) EXPANSION AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense may 
expand eligibility for the United Services Military Apprenticeship 
Program to include any member of the uniformed services. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘uniformed services’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(5) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 547. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ATTENDANCE 
OF AIR FORCE ENLISTED PERSONNEL AT AIR FORCE 
OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION IN-RESI-
DENCE COURSES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available for the Department of the 
Air Force may be obligated or expended for the purpose of the 
attendance of Air Force enlisted personnel at Air Force officer 
professional military education (PME) in-residence courses until 
the later of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, and to the Comptroller General of 
the United States, a report on the attendance of such personnel 
at such courses as described in subsection (b); 
(2) the date on which the Comptroller General submits 
to such committees the report setting forth an assessment 
of the report under paragraph (1) as described in subsection 
(c); or 
(3) 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE REPORT.—The report of the 
Secretary described in subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: 
(1) The purpose of the attendance of Air Force enlisted 
personnel at Air Force officer professional military education 
in-residence courses. 
(2) The objectives for the attendance of such enlisted per-
sonnel at such officer professional military education courses. 
(3) The required prerequisites for such enlisted personnel 
to attend such officer professional military education courses. 
(4) The process for selecting such enlisted personnel to 
attend such officer professional military education courses. 
(5) The impact of the attendance of such enlisted personnel 
at such officer professional military education courses on the 
10 USC 1143 
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availability of officer allocations for the attendance of officers 
at such courses. 
(6) The impact of the attendance of such enlisted personnel 
at such officer professional military education courses on the 
morale and retention of officers attending such courses. 
(7) The resources required for such enlisted personnel to 
attend such officer professional military education courses. 
(8) The impact on unit and overall Air Force manning 
levels of the attendance of such enlisted personnel at such 
officer professional military education courses, especially at 
the statutorily-limited end strengths of grades E–8 and E– 
9. 
(9) The extent to which graduation by such enlisted per-
sonnel from such officer professional military education courses 
is a requirement for Air Force or joint assignments. 
(10) The planned assignment utilization for Air Force 
enlisted graduates of such officer professional military edu-
cation courses. 
(11) Any other matters in connection with the attendance 
of such enlisted personnel at such officer professional military 
education courses that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
the Secretary submits the report described in subsection (a)(1), 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a briefing on an assessment of the report by the Comptroller 
General. As soon as practicable after the briefing, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to such committees a report on 
such assessment for purposes of subsection (a)(2). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment of whether the conclusions and 
assertions included in the report of the Secretary under 
subsection (a) are comprehensive, fully supported, and 
sufficiently detailed. 
(B) An identification of any shortcomings, limitations, 
or other reportable matters that affect the quality of the 
findings or conclusions of the report of the Secretary. 
SEC. 548. LIEUTENANT HENRY OSSIAN FLIPPER LEADERSHIP SCHOL-
ARSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall designate 
a number of scholarships under the Army Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps (SROTC) program that are available to students 
at minority-serving institutions as ‘‘Lieutenant Henry Ossian 
Flipper Leadership Scholarships’’. 
(b) NUMBER DESIGNATED.—The number of scholarships des-
ignated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be the number the Sec-
retary determines appropriate to increase the number of Senior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships at minority-serving 
institutions. In making the determination, the Secretary shall give 
appropriate consideration to the following: 
(1) The number of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
scholarships available at all institutions participating in the 
Senior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps program. 
10 USC 2107 
note. 
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(2) The number of such minority-serving institutions that 
offer the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program to 
their students. 
(c) AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP.—The Secretary may increase any 
scholarship designated pursuant to subsection (a) to an amount 
in excess of the amount of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps program scholarship that would otherwise be offered at the 
minority-serving institution concerned if the Secretary considers 
that a scholarship of such increased amount is appropriate for 
the purpose of the scholarship. 
(d) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an institution of 
higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
SEC. 549. PILOT PROGRAMS ON APPOINTMENT IN THE EXCEPTED 
SERVICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF PHYS-
ICALLY 
DISQUALIFIED 
FORMER 
CADETS 
AND 
MID-
SHIPMEN. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military department 
may carry out a pilot program under which former cadets 
or midshipmen described in paragraph (2) (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘eligible individuals’’) under the jurisdiction of 
such Secretary may be appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
in the excepted service under section 3320 of title 5, United 
States Code, in the Department of Defense. 
(2) CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), a former cadet or midshipman described in this 
paragraph is any former cadet at the United States Military 
Academy or the United States Air Force Academy, and any 
former midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, 
who— 
(A) completed the prescribed course of instruction and 
graduated from the applicable service academy; and 
(B) is determined to be medically disqualified to com-
plete a period of active duty in the Armed Forces prescribed 
in an agreement signed by such cadet or midshipman in 
accordance with section 4348, 6959, or 9348 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—A former cadet or midshipman whose med-
ical disqualification as described in paragraph (2)(B) is the 
result of the gross negligence or misconduct of the former 
cadet or midshipman is not an eligible individual for purposes 
of appointment under a pilot program. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot programs conducted 
under this section is to evaluate the feasibility and advisability 
of permitting eligible individuals who cannot accept a commission 
or complete a period of active duty in the Armed Forces prescribed 
by the Secretary of the military department concerned to fulfill 
an obligation for active duty service in the Armed Forces through 
service as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense. 
(c) POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The positions to which an eligible indi-
vidual may be appointed under a pilot program conducted under 
this section are existing positions within the Department of 
Defense in grades up to GS–9 under the General Schedule 
10 USC note 
prec. 1580. 
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under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code (or equivalent). 
The authority in subsection (a) does not authorize the creation 
of additional positions, or create any vacancies to which eligible 
individuals may be appointed under a pilot program. 
(2) TERM POSITIONS.—Any appointment under a pilot pro-
gram shall be to a position having a term of five years or 
less. 
(d) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) RECRUITMENT
AND
RETENTION
OF
ELIGIBLE
INDIVID-
UALS.—The authority in subsection (a) may be used only to 
the extent necessary to recruit and retain on a non-competitive 
basis cadets and midshipmen who are relieved of an obligation 
for active duty in the Armed Forces due to becoming medically 
disqualified from serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, 
and may not be used to appoint any other individuals in the 
excepted service. 
(2) VOLUNTARY
ACCEPTANCE
OF
APPOINTMENTS.—A pilot 
program conducted under this section may not be used as 
an implicit or explicit basis for compelling an eligible individual 
to accept an appointment in the excepted service in accordance 
with this section. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO REPAYMENT PROVISIONS.—Completion of 
a term appointment pursuant to a pilot program conducted under 
this section shall relieve the eligible individual concerned of any 
repayment obligation under section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37, United 
States Code, with respect to the agreement of the individual 
described in subsection (a)(2)(B). 
(f) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to appoint eligible individ-
uals in the excepted service under a pilot program conducted 
under this section shall expire on the date that is four years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—The termination 
by paragraph (1) of the authority in subsection (a) shall not 
affect any appointment made under that authority before the 
termination date specified in paragraph (1) in accordance with 
the terms of such appointment. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than the date that is 
three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
Secretary of a military department shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report containing an evalua-
tion of the effectiveness of the pilot program conducted by 
such Secretary under this section, including the number of 
eligible individuals appointed as civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense under the program and the retention 
rate for such employees. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Subtitle 
F—Defense 
Dependents’ 
Edu-
cation and Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
PART I—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION 
MATTERS 
SEC. 551. ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH MILITARY DEPENDENT STU-
DENTS. 
(a) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 301 and avail-
able for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities 
as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 
shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
(2) USE OF CERTAIN AMOUNT.—Of the amount available 
under subsection (a) for payments as described in that sub-
section, $5,000,000 shall be available for such payments to 
local educational agencies determined by the Secretary of 
Defense, in the discretion of the Secretary, to have higher 
concentrations of military children with severe disabilities. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF 
MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 by section 301 and available 
for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $40,000,000 shall be 
available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local edu-
cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109– 
163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
SEC. 552. TRANSITIONS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS FROM 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO 
OTHER SCHOOLS AND AMONG SCHOOLS OF LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) PERMANENT SUPPORT AUTHORITY.—Section 574(c) of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–364; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 572(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended by striking ‘‘that includes 
a request for the extension of section 574(c) of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 shall 
include’’ and inserting ‘‘shall include, with respect to section 574(c) 
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note),’’. 
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SEC. 553. REPORT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FOR 
CHILDREN WHO ARE DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing a description and 
assessment of— 
(1) current Department of Defense programs intended to 
improve educational opportunities and achievement in science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics for children who are 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and 
(2) Department of Defense efforts to increase opportunities 
and achievement in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics for children who are dependents of members of 
the Armed Forces. 
PART II—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS 
MATTERS 
SEC. 555. CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT FAMILY SUP-
PORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS FORCES. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Chapter 88 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1788 
a new section 1788a consisting of— 
(1) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 1788a. Family support programs: immediate family mem-
bers of members of special operations forces’’; and 
(2) a text consisting of subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) 
of section 554 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1788 note). 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 1788a of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d), as so added, as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after such subsection the following new 
subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, 
and each March 1 thereafter, the Commander, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
ness, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the progress made in achieving the goals 
of the family support programs conducted under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORTS.—Each report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A detailed description of the programs conducted 
under this section to address family support requirements 
for family members of members of the armed forces 
assigned to special operations forces. 
10 USC 1788a. 
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‘‘(B) An assessment of the impact of the programs 
on military readiness and on family members of members 
of the armed forces assigned to special operations forces. 
‘‘(C) A description of the special operations-peculiar 
aspects of the programs and a comparison and differentia-
tion of these programs with other programs conducted by 
the Secretaries of the military departments to provide 
family support services to immediate family members of 
members of the armed forces. 
‘‘(D) 
Recommendations 
for 
incorporating 
lessons 
learned into other family support programs. 
‘‘(E) Any other matters the Commander considers 
appropriate regarding the programs.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of section 1788a of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section and redesig-
nated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended by striking 
‘‘specified’’ and all that follows through the end of the subsection 
and inserting ‘‘, from funds available for Major Force Program 
11, to carry out family support programs under this section.’’. 
(d) ELIMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM REFERENCES AND OTHER 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1788a of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Armed Forces’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘armed forces’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘up to three’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘providing’’ and inserting ‘‘programs to provide’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘title 10, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘such title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1788 
the following new item: 
‘‘1788a. Family support programs: immediate family members of members of special 
operations forces.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 554 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 
U.S.C. 1788 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 556. REIMBURSEMENT FOR STATE LICENSURE AND CERTIFI-
CATION COSTS OF A SPOUSE OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 
FORCES ARISING FROM RELOCATION TO ANOTHER STATE. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORIZED.—Section 476 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(p)(1) From amounts otherwise made available for a fiscal 
year to provide travel and transportation allowances under this 
chapter, the Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the 
10 USC 
prec. 1781. 
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armed forces for qualified relicensing costs of the spouse of the 
member when— 
‘‘(A) the member is reassigned, either as a permanent 
change of station or permanent change of assignment, from 
a duty station in one State to a duty station in another State; 
and 
‘‘(B) the movement of the member’s dependents is author-
ized at the expense of the United States under this section 
as part of the reassignment. 
‘‘(2) Reimbursement provided to a member under this sub-
section may not exceed $500 in connection with each reassignment 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
respect to the Coast Guard, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Government Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report— 
‘‘(A) describing the extent to which the reimbursement 
authority provided by this subsection has been used; and 
‘‘(B) containing a recommendation by the Secretaries 
regarding whether the authority should be extended beyond 
the date specified in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) No reimbursement may be provided under this subsection 
for qualified relicensing costs paid or incurred after December 31, 
2022. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘qualified relicensing costs’ 
means costs, including exam and registration fees, that— 
‘‘(A) are imposed by the State of the new duty station 
to secure a license or certification to engage in the same profes-
sion that the spouse of the member engaged in while in the 
State of the original duty station; and 
‘‘(B) are paid or incurred by the member or spouse to 
secure the license or certification from the State of the new 
duty station after the date on which the orders directing the 
reassignment described in paragraph (1) are issued.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPEDITE LICENSE 
PORTABILITY FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.— 
(1) CONSULTATION WITH STATES.—The Secretary of Defense, 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the 
Coast Guard, shall consult with States— 
(A) to identify barriers to the portability between 
States of a license, certification, or other grant of permis-
sion held by the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 
to engage in an occupation when the spouse moves between 
States as part of a permanent change of station or perma-
nent change of assignment of the member; and 
(B) to develop recommendations for the Federal 
Government and the States, together or separately, to expe-
dite the portability of such licenses, certifications, and other 
grants of permission for military spouses. 
(2) SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the consulta-
tion and preparing the recommendations under paragraph (1), 
the Secretaries shall consider the feasibility of— 
(A) States accepting licenses, certifications, and other 
grants of permission described in paragraph (1) issued 
by another State and in good standing in that State; 
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(B) the issuance of a temporary license pending comple-
tion of State-specific requirements; and 
(C) the establishment of an expedited review process 
for military spouses. 
(3) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 15, 2018, 
the Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees and the States a report containing the recommenda-
tions developed under this subsection. 
(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 557. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXTENDED PERIOD OF PROTEC-
TIONS 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
UNIFORMED 
SERVICES 
RELATING TO MORTGAGES, MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE, 
AND EVICTION. 
Section 710(d) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring 
for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 50 
U.S.C. 3953 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘January 1, 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 558. ENHANCING MILITARY CHILDCARE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI-
TIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) HOURS OF OPERATION OF MILITARY CHILDCARE DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS.—Each Secretary of a military department shall 
ensure, to the extent practicable, that the hours of operation of 
each childcare development center under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary are established and maintained in manner that takes 
into account the demands and circumstances of members of the 
Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components, who 
use such center in facilitation of the performance of their military 
duties. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The demands and 
circumstances to be taken into account under subsection (a) for 
purposes of setting and maintaining the hours of operation of a 
childcare development center shall include the following: 
(1) Mission requirements of units whose members use the 
childcare development center. 
(2) The unpredictability of work schedules, and fluctuations 
in day-to-day work hours, of such members. 
(3) The potential for frequent and prolonged absences of 
such members for training, operations, and deployments. 
(4) The location of the childcare development center on 
the military installation concerned, including the location in 
connection with duty locations of members and applicable mili-
tary family housing. 
(5) Such other matters as the Secretary of the military 
department concerned considers appropriate for purposes of 
this section. 
(c) CHILDCARE COORDINATORS FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 
Each Secretary of a military department may provide for a childcare 
coordinator at each military installation under the jurisdiction of 
10 USC 1791 
note. 
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the Secretary at which are stationed significant numbers of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces with accompanying dependent children, 
as determined by the Secretary. The childcare coordinator may 
work with the commander of the installation to ensure that 
childcare is available and responsive to the needs of members 
assigned to the installation. 
SEC. 559. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR DEPARTMENT 
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may appoint, with-
out regard to any provision of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, qualified childcare services providers in 
the competitive service if the Secretary determines that— 
(1) there is a critical hiring need for childcare services 
providers for Department of Defense child development centers; 
and 
(2) there is a shortage of childcare services providers. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out this section 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for pur-
poses of this section. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe the regulations required by subsection (b), and commence 
implementation of subsection (a), by not later than May 1, 2018. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
of fiscal years 2019 and 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the use of the appointment 
authority provided by subsection (a). 
(e) CHILDCARE SERVICES PROVIDER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘childcare services provider’’ means a person who provides 
childcare services for dependent children of members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in 
child development centers on Department installations. 
(f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The appointment authority pro-
vided by subsection (a) expires on September 30, 2021. 
SEC. 560. PILOT PROGRAM ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR 
TELEWORK FACILITIES FOR MILITARY SPOUSES ON MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasability and advis-
ability of providing telework facilities for military spouses on mili-
tary installations outside the United States. The Secretary shall 
consult with the host nation or nations concerned in carrying out 
the pilot program. 
(b) NUMBER OF INSTALLATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the pilot program at not less than two military installations outside 
the United States selected by the Secretary for purposes of the 
pilot program. 
(c) DURATION.—The duration of the pilot program shall be 
a period selected by the Secretary, but not more than three years. 
(d) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program shall include the following 
elements: 
10 USC 1784 
note. 
10 USC 1792 
note. 
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(1) The pilot program shall be conducted as one or more 
public-private partnerships between the Department of Defense 
and a private corporation or partnership of private corporations. 
(2) The corporation or corporations participating in the 
pilot program shall contribute to the carrying out of the pilot 
program an amount equal to the amount committed by the 
Secretary to the pilot program at the time of its commencement. 
(3) The Secretary shall enter into one or more memoranda 
of understanding with the corporation or corporations partici-
pating in the pilot program for purposes of the pilot program, 
including the amounts to be contributed by such corporation 
or corporations pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(4) The telework undertaken by military spouses under 
the pilot program may only be for United States companies. 
(5) The pilot program shall permit military spouses to 
provide administrative, informational technology, professional, 
and other necessary support to companies through telework 
from Department installations outside the United States. 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2018 by section 421 and available for military per-
sonnel as specified in the funding table in section 4401, up to 
$1,000,000 may be available to carry out the pilot program, 
including entry into memoranda of understanding pursuant to sub-
section (d)(3) and payment by the Secretary of the amount com-
mitted by the Secretary to the pilot program pursuant to subsection 
(d)(2). 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
SEC. 561. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR 
TO GARLIN M. CONNER FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING 
WORLD WAR II. 
(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 
medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President 
may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title 
to Garlin M. Conner for the acts of valor during World War II 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Garlin M. Conner during 
combat on January 24, 1945, as a member of the United States 
Army in the grade of First Lieutenant in France while serving 
with Company K, 3d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry 
Division, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished- 
Service Cross. 
SEC. 562. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE 
CROSS TO SPECIALIST FRANK M. CRARY FOR ACTS OF 
VALOR IN VIETNAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals 
to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may 
award the Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of such 
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title to Specialist Frank M. Crary for the acts of valor in Vietnam 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Frank M. Crary on April 
7, 1966, as a member of the Army serving in the grade of Specialist 
in Vietnam while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 
12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting 
Requirements 
SEC. 571. ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON ACCOMPANIED AND UNACCOM-
PANIED TOURS OF DUTY IN REMOTE LOCATIONS WITH 
HIGH FAMILY SUPPORT COSTS. 
(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a comparative analysis of accompanied tours of duty and 
unaccompanied tours of duty of members of the Armed Forces 
in remote locations with high family support costs (including facility 
construction and operation costs), including— 
(1) the Azores; 
(2) United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 
(3) Okinawa, Japan; 
(4) the Republic of Korea; 
(5) Kwajalein Atoll; 
(6) Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar; and 
(7) such other locations as the Secretary considers appro-
priate for purposes of the analysis. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the results of the analysis conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 572. REVIEW AND REPORTS ON POLICIES FOR REGULAR AND 
RESERVE OFFICER CAREER MANAGEMENT. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct 
a review of the policies of the Department of Defense for the 
career management of regular and reserve officers of the Armed 
Forces pursuant to the Defense Officer Personnel Management 
Act (commonly referred to as ‘‘DOPMA’’) and the Reserve Officer 
Personnel Management Act (commonly referred to as ‘‘ROPMA’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A statistical analysis, based on exit surveys and other 
data available to the military departments, on the impact that 
current personnel policies under the Defense Officer Personnel 
Management Act have on recruiting and retention of qualified 
regular and reserve officers of the Armed Forces. Specifically, 
the statistical analysis shall include an estimate of the number 
of officers who leave the Armed Forces each year because 
of dissatisfaction with the current personnel policies, including 
career progression, promotion policies, and a perceived lack 
of opportunity for schooling and broadening assignments. 
(2) An analysis of the extent to which current personnel 
policies inhibit the professional development of officers. 
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(3) An analysis of the impact that increased flexibility 
in promotion, assignments, and career length would have on 
officer competency in their military occupational specialties. 
(4) An analysis of the efficacy of officer talent management 
systems currently used by the military departments. 
(5) An analysis of the benefits and limitations of the current 
promotion timelines and the ‘‘up-or-out’’ system required by 
policy and law. 
(6) An analysis of the reasons and frequency with which 
officers in the grade of O–3 or above are passed over for 
promotion to the next higher grade, particularly those officers 
who have pursued advanced degrees, broadening assignments, 
and non-traditional career patterns. 
(7) The utility and feasibility of creating new competitive 
categories or an independent career and promotion path for 
officers in low-density military occupational specialties. 
(8) An analysis of how best to encourage and facilitate 
the recruitment and retention of officers with technical exper-
tise. 
(9) The utility and feasibility of encouraging officers to 
pursue careers of lengths that vary from the traditional 20- 
year military career and the mechanisms that could be 
employed to encourage officers to pursue these varying career 
lengths. 
(10) An analysis of what actions have been or could be 
taken within current statutory authority to address officer 
management challenges. 
(11) An analysis of what actions can be taken by the 
Armed Forces to change the institutional culture regarding 
commonly held perceptions on appropriate promotion timelines, 
career progression, and traditional career patterns. 
(12) An analysis of how the Armed Forces can avoid an 
officer corps disproportionately weighted toward officers serving 
in the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel and 
Navy grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and cap-
tain, if statutory officer grade caps are relaxed. 
(13) The utility and feasibility of allowing officers to repeat-
edly and seamlessly transition between active duty and reserve 
active-status throughout the course of their military careers. 
(14) An analysis of the current officer force-shaping authori-
ties and any changes needed to these authorities to improve 
recruiting, retention, and readiness. 
(15) An analysis of any other matters the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate to improve the effective recruit-
ment and retention of officers. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report evaluating the impact on officer retention of granting 
promotion boards the authority to recommend officers of par-
ticular merit be placed at the top of the promotion list. 
(2) COMPLETE REPORT.—Not later than July 31, 2018, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report setting forth the results of the review conducted under 
subsection (a). 
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(3) SCOPE OF REPORT.—If any recommendation of the Sec-
retary of Defense in a report required by this subsection 
requires legislative or administrative action for implementation, 
the report shall include a proposal for legislative action, or 
a description of administrative action, as applicable, to imple-
ment such recommendation. 
SEC. 573. REVIEW AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF PERSONNEL REQUIRE-
MENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF MEM-
BERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE PERFORMANCE 
OF FUNERAL HONORS DUTY FOR VETERANS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall under-
take a review of the effects of the personnel requirements and 
limitations described in subsection (b) with respect to the members 
of the National Guard in order to determine whether or not such 
requirements unduly limit the ability of the Armed Forces to meet 
the demand for personnel to perform funeral honors in connection 
with funerals of veterans. 
(b) PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
AND LIMITATIONS.—The per-
sonnel requirements and limitations described in this subsection 
are the following: 
(1) Requirements, such as the ceiling on the authorized 
number of members of the National Guard on active duty 
pursuant to section 115(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
or end-strength limitations, that may operate to limit the 
number of members of the National Guard available for the 
performance of funeral honors duty. 
(2) Any other requirements or limitations applicable to 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces in general, or 
the National Guard in particular, that may operate to limit 
the number of members of the National Guard available for 
the performance of funeral honors duty. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report on the review undertaken pursuant to subsection (a). 
The report shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the review. 
(2) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
appropriate in light of the review for legislative or administra-
tive action to expand the number of members of the National 
Guard available for the performance of funeral honors functions 
at funerals of veterans. 
SEC. 574. REVIEW AND REPORT ON AUTHORITIES FOR THE EMPLOY-
MENT, USE, AND STATUS OF NATIONAL GUARD AND 
RESERVE TECHNICIANS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a review of the following: 
(1) Authority for the employment, use, and status of 
National Guard technicians under section 709 of title 32, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the National Guard 
Technicians Act of 1968). 
(2) Authorities for the employment, use, and status of 
National Guard and Reserve technicians under sections 10216 
through 10218 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) Any other authorities on the employment, use, and 
status of National Guard and Reserve technicians under law. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the review under subsection 
(a) shall be as follows: 
(1) To define the mission and requirements of National 
Guard and Reserve technicians. 
(2) To identify means to improve the management and 
administration of the National Guard and Reserve technician 
workforce. 
(3) To identify means to enhance the capability of the 
Department of Defense to recruit and retain National Guard 
and Reserve technicians. 
(4) To assess the current career progression tracks of 
National Guard and Reserve technicians. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Army Reserve, the Chief 
of Air Force Reserve, and representatives of National Guard and 
Reserve technicians, including collective bargaining representatives 
of such technicians. 
(d) INCLUSION OF RECENT AUTHORITIES IN REVIEW.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that the review conducted under 
subsection (a) takes into account authorities, and modifications 
of authorities, for the employment, use, and status of National 
Guard and Reserve technicians contained in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328). 
(e) REQUIRED REVIEW ELEMENTS.—In meeting the purposes 
of the review conducted under subsection (a), as set forth in sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall address, in particular, 
the following: 
(1) The extent to which National Guard and Reserve techni-
cians are assigned military duties inconsistent with, or of a 
different nature than, their civilian duties, the impact of such 
assignments on unit readiness, and the effect of such assign-
ments on the career progression of technicians. 
(2) The use by the Department of Defense (especially within 
the National Guard) of selective retention boards to separate 
National Guard and Reserve technicians from military service 
(with the effect of thereby separating them from civilian service) 
before they accrue a full, unreduced retirement annuity in 
connection with Federal civilian service, and whether that use 
is consistent with the authority in section 10216(f) of title 
10, United States Code, that technicians be permitted to remain 
in service past their mandatory separation date until they 
qualify for an unreduced retirement annuity. 
(3) The impact on recruitment and retention, and the budg-
etary impact, of permitting National Guard and Reserve techni-
cians who receive an enlistment incentive before becoming a 
technician to retain such incentive upon becoming a technician. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than April 1, 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
containing— 
(1) the results of the review conducted under subsection 
(a), including a discussion of the matters set forth in subsections 
(b) and (e); and 
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(2) such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the 
review in order to improve and enhance the employment, use, 
and status of National Guard and Reserve technicians. 
SEC. 575. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON EXPANDING AND CON-
TRACTING FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of the 
following: 
(1) Expanding the operating hours of childcare facilities 
of the Department of Defense in order to meet childcare services 
requirements for swing-shift, night-shift, and weekend workers. 
(2) Using contracts with private-sector childcare services 
providers to expand the availability of childcare services for 
members of the Armed Forces at locations outside military 
installations at costs similar to the current costs for childcare 
services through child development centers on military installa-
tions. 
(3) Contracting with private-sector childcare services pro-
viders to operate childcare facilities of the Department on mili-
tary installations. 
(4) Expanding childcare services as described in paragraphs 
(1) through (3) to members of the National Guard and Reserves 
in a manner that does not substantially raise costs of childcare 
services for the military departments or conflict with others 
who have a higher priority for space in childcare services pro-
grams, such as members of the Armed Forces on active duty. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than September 1, 
2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report containing the results of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 576. REVIEW AND REPORT ON COMPENSATION PROVIDED 
CHILDCARE SERVICES PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a review of the compensation provided for childcare services pro-
viders within the Department of Defense, including positions subject 
to General Schedule pay grades and positions occupied by non-
appropriated fund instrumentality employees. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A comparison of the compensation provided for childcare 
services provider positions within the Department with the 
compensation provided to childcare services providers in the 
private sector who provide similar childcare services. 
(2) An assessment of the mix of General Schedule pay 
grades and compensation levels for nonappropriated fund 
instrumentality employees currently required by the Depart-
ment to most effectively recruit and retain childcare services 
providers for dependents of members of the Armed Forces. 
(3) A comparison of the budget implications of the current 
General Schedule pay grade mix and nonappropriated fund 
instrumentality compensation levels with the pay grade mix 
and compensation levels determined pursuant to paragraph 
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(2) to be required by the Department to most effectively recruit 
and retain childcare services providers for dependents of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than September 1, 
2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report containing the results of the review conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 577. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ASSESS-
MENT AND REPORT ON THE OFFICE OF COMPLEX INVES-
TIGATIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an assessment on the purpose, struc-
ture, and effectiveness of the Office of Complex Investigations 
within the National Guard Bureau. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment conducted 
under subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The purpose of the Office of Complex Investigations 
and the criteria used to determine which cases will be inves-
tigated by the office. 
(2) The services provided by the Office of Complex Inves-
tigations. 
(3) The authority under which the Office of Complex Inves-
tigations may investigate violations of State law. 
(4) The structure of the Office of Complex Investigations, 
including— 
(A) the number of individuals assigned, both perma-
nently and temporarily, to the office; 
(B) the organizational structure of the office; and 
(C) the annual budget of the office, the source of 
funding, and the extent to which States are required to 
reimburse the Department of Defense for activities con-
ducted by the office. 
(5) The extent to which the investigations conducted by 
the Office of Complex Investigations could be conducted by 
another State or Federal entity. 
(6) The policies governing the Office of Complex Investiga-
tions, and the extent to which the office adheres to these 
policies. 
(7) The training provided to investigators and other 
employees of the Office of Complex Investigations. 
(8) Any other matters the Comptroller General considers 
relevant to the assessment. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than October 31, 2018, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
containing the results of the assessment conducted under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 578. MODIFICATION OF SUBMITTAL DATE OF COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON INTEGRITY OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHISTLEBLOWER PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 536(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2124) is amended 
by striking ‘‘18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
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Subtitle I—Other Matters 
SEC. 581. EXPANSION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY ENROLLMENT AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE 
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY 
INDUSTRY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Subsection (b) of section 9314a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) COVERED PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—(1) In this 
section, the term ‘covered private sector employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual employed by a private firm that is 
engaged in providing to the Department of Defense significant 
and substantial defense-related systems, products, or services; 
or 
‘‘(B) an individual employed by a private firm in one of 
the critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential 
Policy Directive 21 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resil-
ience). 
‘‘(2) A covered private sector employee admitted for instruction 
at the United States Air Force Institute of Technology remains 
eligible for such instruction only so long as the person remains 
employed by the same firm.’’. 
(b) USE OF DEFINED TERM.—Section 9314a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘defense 
industry 
employees 
described in subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered 
private sector employee’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Any such defense industry 
employee’’ and inserting ‘‘A covered private sector 
employee’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘defense industry 
employees’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘covered 
private 
sector 
employees’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘defense industry 
employee’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘covered 
private sector employee’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Defense industry employees’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A covered private sector employee’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘defense industry employees’’ and 
inserting ‘‘covered private sector employees’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘defense industry 
employees’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered private sector employee’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘defense industry 
employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered private sector employees’’. 
(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 9314a of title 
10, United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a defense focused’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a defense-focused or homeland security-focused’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or homeland secu-
rity’’ after ‘‘and defense’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘or the Department of Homeland 
Security, as applicable’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 9314a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: 
admission of certain private sector civilians’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 901 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 9314a and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: admission of certain pri-
vate sector civilians.’’. 
SEC. 582. CONDITIONAL DESIGNATION OF EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DIS-
POSAL CORPS AS A BASIC BRANCH OF THE ARMY. 
(a) CONDITIONAL DESIGNATION.—Subject to subsection (b), sec-
tion 3063(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); 
and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new 
paragraph (13): 
‘‘(13) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps; and’’. 
(b) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE AND CONDITION ON EXECUTION.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on October 1, 2020, but only if the report 
required by paragraph (2) is not submitted before that date 
as required by such paragraph. 
(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than September 
30, 2020, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing certifications that the following 
actions have occurred as of that date: 
(A) The defense budget materials display funding 
requirements for explosive ordnance disposal separately 
and a program of record is established and maintained 
for explosive ordnance disposal. 
(B) A process has been established to ensure that, 
by not later than five years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, there is, and will continue to be, at least 
one general officer in the Army qualified regarding issues 
involving explosive ordnance disposal to ensure officer 
professional development and upward mobility. 
(C) The Ordnance Personnel Proponency Office is, and 
will continue to be, manned with an explosive ordnance 
disposal officer to oversee explosive ordnance disposal 
officer and enlisted personnel proponency. 
(D) Explosive ordnance disposal officer education has 
been included in a basic officer leadership course, a cap-
tains career course, and a policy and planning course spe-
cific to explosive ordnance disposal as part of intermediate 
level education and pre-command courses. 
(E) The office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G8, 
and the office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G3, 
10 USC 3063 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 9301. 
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have, and will continue to be, manned with explosive ord-
nance disposal officers responsible for the decision manage-
ment 
decision 
packages, 
ammunition 
organizational 
integration, and force modernization related to explosive 
ordnance disposal. 
(F) The Army has established and maintained explosive 
ordnance disposal cells at the Army Forces Command, 
Army Service Component Commands, Army Special Oper-
ations Command, Army Training and Doctrine Command, 
and the Army Capability and Integration Center. 
(3) NOTICE OF REPORT.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
notify the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representa-
tives of the submission of the report under paragraph (2) so 
that the Law Revision Counsel does not execute the amend-
ments made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 583. DESIGNATION OF OFFICE WITHIN OFFICE OF THE SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE TO OVERSEE USE OF FOOD ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an office or 
official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for purposes 
as follows: 
(1) To discharge responsibility for overseeing the efforts 
of the Department of Defense to collect, analyze, and monitor 
data on the use of food assistance programs by members of 
the Armed Forces on active duty. 
(2) To establish and maintain relationships with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government to facili-
tate the discharge of the responsibility specified in paragraph 
(1). 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER 
PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Annual adjustment of basic monthly pay. 
Sec. 602. Prohibiting collection of additional amounts from members living in units 
under Military Housing Privatization Initiative. 
Sec. 603. Limitation on modification of payment authority for Military Housing Pri-
vatization Initiative housing. 
Sec. 604. Housing treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces, and their 
spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of sta-
tion within the United States. 
Sec. 605. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic al-
lowance for housing under certain circumstances. 
Sec. 606. Reevaluation of BAH for the military housing area including Staten Is-
land. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for re-
serve forces. 
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health 
care professionals. 
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear offi-
cers. 
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 
pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bo-
nuses and special pays. 
10 USC 131 note. 
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Sec. 616. Report regarding the national pilot shortage. 
Sec. 617. Special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for enlisted members 
who operate remotely piloted aircraft. 
Sec. 618. Technical and conforming amendments relating to 2008 consolidation of 
special pay authorities. 
Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 621. Permanent extension and cost-of-living adjustments of special survivor in-
demnity allowances under the Survivor Benefit Plan. 
Sec. 622. Adjustments to Survivor Benefit Plan for members electing lump sum 
payments of retired pay under the modernized retirement system for 
members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 623. Technical correction regarding election to participate in modernized re-
tirement system for reserve component members experiencing a break 
in service. 
Sec. 624. Technical corrections to use of member’s current pay grade and years of 
service in a division of property involving disposable retired pay. 
Sec. 625. Continuation pay for the Coast Guard. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 631. Land conveyance authority, Army and Air Force Exchange Service prop-
erty, Dallas, Texas. 
Sec. 632. Authority for the Secretaries of the military departments to provide for 
care of remains of those who die on active duty and are interred in a 
foreign cemetery. 
Sec. 633. Construction of domestic source requirement for footwear furnished to en-
listed members of the Armed Forces on initial entry into the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 634. Review and update of regulations governing debt collectors interactions 
with unit commanders of members of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC MONTHLY PAY. 
The adjustment in the rates of monthly basic pay required 
by subsection (a) of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, 
to be made on January 1, 2018, shall take effect, notwithstanding 
any determination made by the President under subsection (e) 
of such section with respect to an alternative pay adjustment to 
be made on such date. 
SEC. 602. PROHIBITING COLLECTION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FROM 
MEMBERS LIVING IN UNITS UNDER MILITARY HOUSING 
PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2886. Prohibiting collection of amounts in addition to rent 
from members assigned to units 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—An agreement for acquiring or constructing 
a military family housing unit or military unaccompanied housing 
unit under this subchapter which is entered into between the Sec-
retary and an eligible entity shall prohibit the entity from imposing 
on a member of the armed forces who occupies the unit a supple-
mental payment, such as an out-of-pocket fee, in addition to the 
amount of rent the eligible entity charges for a unit of similar 
size and composition, without regard to whether or not the amount 
of the member’s basic allowance for housing is less than the amount 
of the rent. 
‘‘(b) PERMITTING CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to prohibit an eligible entity from 
10 USC 2886. 
10 USC 1009 
note. 
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imposing an additional payment for optional services provided to 
residents, such as access to a gym or a parking space, or an 
additional payment for non-essential utility services, as determined 
in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) NO EFFECT
ON RENTAL GUARANTEES
OR DIFFERENTIAL 
LEASE PAYMENTS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary to enter 
into rental guarantee agreements under section 2876 of this title 
or to make differential lease payments under section 2877 of this 
title, so long as such agreements or payments do not require a 
member of the armed forces who is assigned to a military family 
housing unit or military unaccompanied housing unit under this 
subchapter to pay an out-of-pocket fee or payment in addition 
to the member’s basic housing allowance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for subchapter 
IV of chapter 169 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘2886. Prohibiting collection of amounts in addition to rent from members assigned 
to units.’’. 
SEC. 603. LIMITATION ON MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT AUTHORITY 
FOR 
MILITARY 
HOUSING 
PRIVATIZATION 
INITIATIVE 
HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each month during 2018, the Secretary 
of Defense shall pay to a lessor of covered housing 1 percent 
of the amount calculated under section 403(b)(3)(A)(i) of title 37, 
United States Code, for the area in which the covered housing 
exists. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered housing’’ 
means a unit of housing— 
(1) acquired or constructed under the alternative authority 
of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 
Code (known as the Military Housing Privatization Initiative); 
(2) that is leased to a member of a uniformed service 
who resides in such unit; and 
(3) for which the lessor charges such member rent that 
equals or exceeds the amount calculated under section 
403(b)(3)(A) of title 37, United States Code. 
(c) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a review of the following: 
(1) The management of the Military Housing Privatization 
Initiative to date. 
(2) Plans for the Military Housing Privatization Initiative 
after March 1, 2018. 
(3) The viability of the Military Housing Privatization Ini-
tiative after March 1, 2018. 
(4) Alternatives to the Military Housing Privatization Ini-
tiative. 
SEC. 604. HOUSING TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED 
FORCES, 
AND 
THEIR 
SPOUSES 
AND 
OTHER 
DEPENDENTS, UNDERGOING A PERMANENT CHANGE OF 
STATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) HOUSING TREATMENT.— 
10 USC 
prec. 2871. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 403 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 403a. Housing treatment for certain members of the armed 
forces, and their spouses and other dependents, 
undergoing a permanent change of station within 
the United States 
‘‘(a) HOUSING TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS WHO HAVE 
A SPOUSE OR OTHER DEPENDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) HOUSING TREATMENT REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe regulations that permit a member of 
the armed forces described in paragraph (2) who is undergoing 
a permanent change of station within the United States to 
request the housing treatment described in subsection (b) 
during the covered relocation period of the member. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—A member described in this para-
graph is any member who— 
‘‘(A) has a spouse who is gainfully employed or enrolled 
in a degree, certificate or license granting program at the 
beginning of the covered relocation period; 
‘‘(B) has one or more dependents attending an 
elementary or secondary school at the beginning of the 
covered relocation period; 
‘‘(C) has one or more dependents enrolled in the Excep-
tional Family Member Program; or 
‘‘(D) is caring for an immediate family member with 
a chronic or long-term illness at the beginning of the cov-
ered relocation period. 
‘‘(b) HOUSING TREATMENT.— 
‘‘(1) CONTINUATION OF HOUSING FOR THE SPOUSE AND OTHER 
DEPENDENTS.—If a spouse or other dependent of a member 
whose request under subsection (a) is approved resides in 
Government-owned or Government-leased housing at the begin-
ning of the covered relocation period, the spouse or other 
dependent may continue to reside in such housing during a 
period determined in accordance with the regulations prescribed 
pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(2) EARLY
HOUSING
ELIGIBILITY.—If a spouse or other 
dependent of a member whose request under subsection (a) 
is approved is eligible to reside in Government-owned or 
Government-leased housing following the member’s permanent 
change of station within the United States, the spouse or other 
dependent may commence residing in such housing at any 
time during the covered relocation period. 
‘‘(3) TEMPORARY USE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR GOVERN-
MENT-LEASED
HOUSING
INTENDED
FOR
MEMBERS
WITHOUT
A 
SPOUSE
OR
DEPENDENT.—If a spouse or other dependent of 
a member relocates at a time different from the member in 
accordance with a request approved under subsection (a), the 
member may be assigned to Government-owned or Government- 
leased housing intended for the permanent housing of members 
without a spouse or dependent until the member’s detachment 
date or the spouse or other dependent’s arrival date, but only 
if such Government-owned or Government-leased housing is 
available without displacing a member without a spouse or 
dependent at such housing. 
10 USC 403a. 
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‘‘(4) EQUITABLE
BASIC
ALLOWANCE
FOR
HOUSING.—If a 
spouse or other dependent of a member relocates at a time 
different from the member in accordance with a request 
approved under subsection (a), the amount of basic allowance 
for housing payable may be based on whichever of the following 
areas the Secretary concerned determines to be the most equi-
table: 
‘‘(A) The area of the duty station to which the member 
is reassigned. 
‘‘(B) The area in which the spouse or other dependent 
resides, but only if the spouse or other dependent resides 
in that area when the member departs for the duty station 
to which the member is reassigned, and only for the period 
during which the spouse or other dependent resides in 
that area. 
‘‘(C) The area of the former duty station of the member, 
but only if that area is different from the area in which 
the spouse or other dependent resides. 
‘‘(c) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION
RELATED
TO
CERTAIN
BASIC 
ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING PAYMENTS.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit the payment or the amount of basic allowance 
for housing payable under section 403(d)(3)(A) of this title to a 
member whose request under subsection (a) is approved. 
‘‘(d) HOUSING TREATMENT EDUCATION.—The regulations pre-
scribed pursuant to this section shall ensure the relocation assist-
ance programs under section 1056 of title 10 include, as part of 
the assistance normally provided under such section, education 
about the housing treatment available under this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED RELOCATION PERIOD.—(A) Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘covered relocation period’, when used with 
respect to a permanent change of station of a member of the 
armed forces, means the period that— 
‘‘(i) begins 180 days before the date of the permanent 
change of station; and 
‘‘(ii) ends 180 days after the date of the permanent 
change of station. 
‘‘(B) The regulations prescribed pursuant to this section 
may provide for a shortening or lengthening of the covered 
relocation period of a member for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘dependent’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 401 of this title. 
‘‘(3) PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.—The term ‘perma-
nent change of station’ means a permanent change of station 
described in section 452(b)(2) of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 7 such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 403 the following new item: 
‘‘403a. Housing treatment for certain members of the armed forces, and their 
spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of sta-
tion within the United States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 
37 USC 403a 
note. 
37 USC 
prec. 401. 
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SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY 
INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 606. REEVALUATION OF BAH FOR THE MILITARY HOUSING AREA 
INCLUDING STATEN ISLAND. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, using the most recent data 
available to the Secretary, shall reevaluate the basic housing allow-
ance prescribed under section 403(b) of title 37, United States 
Code, for the military housing area that includes Staten Island, 
New York. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Special and 
Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL 
PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve reenlist-
ment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve affiliation 
or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted 
members assigned to certain high-priority units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment 
bonus for persons without prior service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment 
and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve enlistment 
and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service. 
(7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of travel 
expenses for inactive-duty training outside of normal com-
muting distance. 
(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments 
for reserve component members experiencing extended and fre-
quent mobilization for active duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL 
PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of title 10, 
United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate 
accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education 
loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected 
Reserve. 
(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, 
United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
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(1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and retention 
bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for reg-
istered nurses. 
(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive special pay for 
nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for Selected 
Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime special-
ties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for dental 
officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus for pharmacy 
officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus for medical 
officers in critically short wartime specialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus for dental 
specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS 
AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-quali-
fied officers extending period of active service. 
(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career accession 
bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career annual incen-
tive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 
37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for 
enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for 
officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and incentive 
pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive 
pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive 
pay authorities for officers in health professions. 
(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets 
and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps. 
(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. 
(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special 
duty pay. 
(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or pro-
ficiency bonus. 
(10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for 
members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to 
high priority units. 
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SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAY-
MENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer retention 
bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment incentive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment bonus for active 
members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 
(5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for members 
of precommissioning programs pursuing foreign language pro-
ficiency. 
(6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new offi-
cers in critical skills. 
(7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for conversion 
to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage. 
(8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for transfer 
between Armed Forces. 
(9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer 
candidates. 
SEC. 616. REPORT REGARDING THE NATIONAL PILOT SHORTAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 2018, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a report regarding the extent of the national pilot shortage and 
the impact that such shortage has on the ability of the Department 
of Defense to retain pilots. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
assessments of the following: 
(1) The severity of the national pilot shortage, including 
which of the following are most acutely affected by such short-
age— 
(A) geographic areas of the United States; and 
(B) sectors of the commercial aviation industry; 
(2) Compensation practices within the commercial aviation 
industry, including whether and how such practices affect the 
ability of the Department of Defense to retain pilots. 
(3) The annual business case of the Secretary of the Air 
Force for aviation bonus payments under section 334(c)(2) of 
title 37, United States Code, specifically— 
(A) whether the business case meets the requirements 
under such section of title 37; 
(B) whether the business case justifies the bonus 
amount for each aircraft type category; and 
(C) whether projections indicate that the business case 
will reduce the pilot shortage, and, if so, how quickly for 
each aircraft type category. 
(4) Non-monetary incentives the Secretary of the Air Force 
has used to retain pilots. 
(5) Other incentives available under current law and poli-
cies of the Department of Defense to increase retention of 
pilots. 
(6) Such other matters as the Comptroller General con-
siders appropriate. 
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SEC. 617. SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS WHO OPERATE REMOTELY 
PILOTED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 334 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 334a. Special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities: 
enlisted members who operate remotely piloted 
aircraft 
‘‘(a) AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY.— 
‘‘(1) INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary concerned 
may pay aviation incentive pay under this section to an enlisted 
member in a regular or reserve component of a uniformed 
service who— 
‘‘(A) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this 
title or compensation under 206 of this title; 
‘‘(B) is designated as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot, 
or is in training leading to such a designation; 
‘‘(C) engages in, or is in training leading to, frequent 
and regular performance of operational flying duty or pro-
ficiency flying duty; 
‘‘(D) engages in or remains in aviation service for a 
specified period; and 
‘‘(E) meets such other criteria as the Secretary con-
cerned determines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) ENLISTED
MEMBERS
NOT
CURRENTLY
ENGAGED
IN 
FLYING
DUTY.—The Secretary concerned may pay aviation 
incentive pay under this section to an enlisted member who 
is otherwise qualified for such pay but who is not currently 
engaged in the performance of operational flying duty or pro-
ficiency flying duty if the Secretary determines, under regula-
tions prescribed under section 374 of this title, that payment 
of aviation pay to that enlisted member is in the best interests 
of the service. 
‘‘(b) AVIATION BONUS.—The Secretary concerned may pay an 
aviation bonus under this section to an enlisted member in a 
regular or reserve component of a uniformed service who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to aviation incentive pay under subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(2) is within one year of completing the enlistment of 
the member; 
‘‘(3) reenlists or voluntarily extends the enlistment of the 
member— 
‘‘(A) for a period of at least one year; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an enlisted member serving pursuant 
to an indefinite reenlistment, executes a written agree-
ment— 
‘‘(i) to remain on active duty for a period of at 
least one year; or 
‘‘(ii) to remain in an active status in a reserve 
component for a period of at least one year; and 
‘‘(4) meets such other criteria as the Secretary concerned 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
determine the amount of a bonus or incentive pay to be paid 
under this section, except that— 
37 USC 334a. 
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‘‘(A) aviation incentive pay under subsection (a) shall 
be paid at a monthly rate not to exceed $1,000 per month; 
and 
‘‘(B) an aviation bonus under subsection (b) may not 
exceed $35,000 for each 12-month period of obligated 
service agreed to under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) LUMP
SUM
OR
INSTALLMENTS.—A bonus under this 
section may be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments, 
as determined by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(3) FIXING BONUS AMOUNT.—Upon acceptance by the Sec-
retary concerned of the written agreement required by sub-
section (d), the total amount of the bonus to be paid under 
the agreement shall be fixed. 
‘‘(d) WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR BONUS.—To receive an aviation 
bonus under this section, an enlisted member determined to be 
eligible for the bonus shall enter into a written agreement with 
the Secretary concerned that specifies— 
‘‘(1) the amount of the bonus; 
‘‘(2) the method of payment of the bonus under subsection 
(c)(2); 
‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; and 
‘‘(4) the type or conditions of the service. 
‘‘(e) RESERVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MEMBERS PERFORMING 
INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING.—An enlisted member of reserve compo-
nent who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this 
title and who is authorized aviation incentive pay under this section 
may be paid an amount of incentive pay that is proportionate 
to the compensation received under section 206 of this title for 
inactive-duty training. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.— 
‘‘(1) AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY.—Aviation incentive pay paid 
to an enlisted member under subsection (a) shall be in addition 
to any other pay and allowance to which the enlisted member 
is entitled, except that an enlisted member may not receive 
a payment under such subsection and section 351(a)(2) or 353(a) 
of this title for the same skill and period of service. 
‘‘(2) AVIATION
BONUS.—An aviation bonus paid to an 
enlisted member under subsection (b) shall be in addition to 
any other pay and allowance to which the enlisted member 
is entitled, except that an enlisted member may not receive 
a bonus payment under such subsection and section 331 or 
353(b) of this title for the same skill and period of service. 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—An enlisted member who receives aviation 
incentive pay or an aviation bonus under this section and who 
fails to fulfill the eligibility requirements for the receipt of the 
incentive pay or bonus or complete the period of service for which 
the incentive pay or bonus is paid, as specified in the written 
agreement under subsection (d) in the case of a bonus, shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 of this title. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AVIATION SERVICE.—The term ‘aviation service’ means 
participation in aerial flight performed, under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary concerned, by an eligible enlisted 
member who is a remotely piloted aircraft pilot. 
‘‘(2) OPERATIONAL
FLYING
DUTY.—The term ‘operational 
flying duty’ means flying performed under competent orders 
by enlisted members of the regular or reserve components 
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while serving in assignments in which basic flying skills are 
normally maintained in the performance of assigned duties 
as determined by the Secretary concerned, and flying duty 
performed by members in training that leads to designation 
as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(3) PROFICIENCY
FLYING
DUTY.—The term ‘proficiency 
flying duty’ means flying performed under competent orders 
by enlisted members of the regular or reserve components 
while serving in assignments in which such skills would nor-
mally not be maintained in the performance of assigned duties. 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—No agreement may be 
entered into under this section after December 31, 2018.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 334 the following new item: 
‘‘334a. Special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities: enlisted members who 
operate remotely piloted aircraft.’’. 
SEC. 618. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
2008 CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) REPAYMENT PROVISIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—The following provisions of title 10, United 
States Code, are each amended by inserting ‘‘or 373’’ before 
‘‘of title 37’’: 
(A) Section 510(i). 
(B) Subsections (a)(3) and (c) of section 2005. 
(C) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2007(e). 
(D) Section 2105. 
(E) Section 2123(e)(1)(C). 
(F) Section 2128(c). 
(G) Section 2130a(d). 
(H) Section 2171(g). 
(I) Section 2173(g)(2). 
(J) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2200a(e). 
(K) Section 4348(f). 
(L) Section 6959(f). 
(M) Section 9348(f). 
(N) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 16135. 
(O) Section 16203(a)(1)(B). 
(P) Section 16301(h). 
(Q) Section 16303(d). 
(R) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 16401(f). 
(2) TITLE
14.—Section 182(g) of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 373’’ before ‘‘of title 37’’. 
(b) OFFICERS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT UNDER 
SECTION 329 OF TITLE 37.—Section 641 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (6). 
(c) REENLISTMENT LEAVE.—The matter preceding paragraph 
(1) of section 703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a)’’ after ‘‘section 
310(a)(2)’’. 
(d) REST AND RECUPERATION ABSENCE FOR QUALIFIED MEMBERS 
EXTENDING DUTY AT DESIGNATED LOCATION OVERSEAS.—The matter 
following paragraph (4) of section 705(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after ‘‘section 314’’. 
(e) REST AND RECUPERATION ABSENCE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
UNDERGOING EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT ZONE.—Section 
37 USC 
prec. 301. 
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705a(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or 352(a)’’ after ‘‘section 305’’. 
(f) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF THE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.—Section 116(a) of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616i(a)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or 335(b)’’ after ‘‘section 302(b)’’. 
(g) MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCES CONTINUANCE WHILE IN 
A MISSING STATUS.—Section 552(a)(2) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 351(a)(2)’’ after ‘‘section 
301’’. 
(h) MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—Section 907(d) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 351’’ after 
‘‘section 301’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after 
‘‘section 301c’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 353(a)’’ after 
‘‘section 304’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after 
‘‘section 305’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after 
‘‘section 305a’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after 
‘‘section 305b’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after 
‘‘section 307a’’; 
(H) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after 
‘‘section 314’’; 
(I) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘316’’ and inserting 
‘‘353(b)’’; and 
(J) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘323’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 355’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 352’’ after 
‘‘section 307’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘308’’ and 
inserting ‘‘331’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘309’’ and 
inserting ‘‘331’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 353’’ after 
‘‘section 320’’. 
(i) PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
SERVICE.—Section 208(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 210(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 373’’ after ‘‘303a(b)’’. 
Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, 
and Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 621. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST-
MENTS OF SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCES 
UNDER THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN. 
Section 1450(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(I) for months from October 2016 through December 
2018, $310; and 
‘‘(J) for months during any calendar year after 2018, 
the amount determined in accordance with paragraph (6).’’; 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following 
new paragraph (6): 
‘‘(6) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AFTER 2018.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the allowance pay-
able under paragraph (1) for months during any calendar 
year beginning after 2018 shall be— 
‘‘(i) the amount payable pursuant to paragraph 
(2) for months during the preceding calendar year, 
plus 
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to the percentage of the 
amount determined pursuant to clause (i) which 
percentage is equal to the percentage increase in 
retired pay of members and former members of the 
armed forces for such calendar year under section 
1401a of this title. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC NOTICE ON AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE PAY-
ABLE.—The Secretary of Defense shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register each year the amount of the allowance pay-
able under paragraph (1) for months in such year by reason 
of the operation of this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 622. ADJUSTMENTS TO SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN FOR MEMBERS 
ELECTING LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF RETIRED PAY UNDER 
THE MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF BASE AMOUNT.—Section 1447(6)(A) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding clause 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or 1415(b)(1)(B)’’ after ‘‘section 1409(b)(2)’’. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH REDUCTIONS IN RETIRED PAY.—Section 
1452 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, other than retired 
pay received as a lump sum under section 1415(b)(1)(A) of 
this title,’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) after 
‘‘, the retired pay’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, other than retired 
pay received as a lump sum under section 1415(b)(1)(A) of 
this title,’’ after ‘‘The retired pay’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, other than retired 
pay received as a lump sum under section 1415(b)(1)(A) 
of this title,’’ after ‘‘The retired pay’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or 1415(b)(1)(B)’’ 
after ‘‘section 1409(b)(2)’’. 
SEC. 
623. 
TECHNICAL 
CORRECTION 
REGARDING 
ELECTION 
TO 
PARTICIPATE IN MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR 
RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS EXPERIENCING A BREAK 
IN SERVICE. 
(a) PERSONS EXPERIENCING
A BREAK
IN SERVICE.—Section 
12739(f)(2)(B)(iii) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
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striking ‘‘on the date of the reentry’’ and inserting ‘‘within 30 
days after the date of the reentry’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on January 1, 2018, immediately after the coming 
into effect of the amendment made by section 631(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 843), to which the amendment made by subsection 
(a) relates. 
SEC. 624. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO USE OF MEMBER’S CURRENT 
PAY GRADE AND YEARS OF SERVICE IN A DIVISION OF 
PROPERTY INVOLVING DISPOSABLE RETIRED PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘(as determined pursuant to subparagraph 
(B)’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case of a 
division of property as part of a final decree of divorce, dissolu-
tion, annulment, or legal separation that becomes final prior 
to the date of a member’s retirement, the total monthly retired 
pay to which the member is entitled shall be— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a member not described in clause 
(ii), the amount of retired pay to which the member would 
have been entitled using the member’s retired pay base 
and years of service on the date of the decree of divorce, 
dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, as computed 
under section 1406 or 1407 of this title, whichever is 
applicable, increased by the sum of the cost-of-living adjust-
ments that— 
‘‘(I) would have occurred under section 1401a(b) 
of this title between the date of the decree of divorce, 
dissolution, annulment, or legal separation and the 
time of the member’s retirement using the adjustment 
provisions under section 1401a of this title applicable 
to the member upon retirement; and 
‘‘(II) occur under 1401a of this title after the mem-
ber’s retirement; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a member who becomes entitled 
to retired pay pursuant to chapter 1223 of this title, the 
amount of retired pay to which the member would have 
been entitled using the member’s retired pay base and 
creditable service points on the date of the decree of divorce, 
dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, as computer 
under chapter 1223 of this title, increased by the sum 
of the cost-of-living adjustments as described in clause 
(i) that apply with respect to the member.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) A division of property award computed as a percentage 
of a member’s disposable retired pay shall be increased by the 
same percentage as any cost-of-living adjustment made under sec-
tion 1401a after the member’s retirement.’’. 
10 USC 12739 
note. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on December 23, 2016, as if enacted immediately 
following the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) to which such amend-
ments relate. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to any division of property as part of 
a final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation 
involving a member of the Armed Forces to which section 1408 
of title 10, United States Code, applies that becomes final after 
December 23, 2016. 
SEC. 625. CONTINUATION PAY FOR THE COAST GUARD. 
For providing continuation pay for the United States Coast 
Guard under section 356 of title 37, United States Code, funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 in 
the amount of $3,286,277. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 631. LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE 
EXCHANGE SERVICE PROPERTY, DALLAS, TEXAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE
AUTHORIZED.—The Army and Air Force 
Exchange Service may convey, by sale, exchange, or a combination 
thereof, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, that— 
(1) is located at 8901 Autobahn Drive in Dallas, Texas; 
and 
(2) was purchased using nonappropriated funds of the Army 
and Air Force Exchange Service. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Consideration for the real property con-
veyed under subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the fair 
market value of the property, as determined by the Army 
and Air Force Exchange Service. 
(2) TREATMENT OF CASH CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 574 of title 40, United States Code, any cash consider-
ation received from the conveyance of the property under sub-
section (a) may be retained by the Army and Air Force 
Exchange Service because the property was acquired using 
nonappropriated funds. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection 
(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Army and 
Air Force Exchange Service. The recipient of the property shall 
be required to cover the cost of the survey. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Army and Air 
Force Exchange Service may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) 
as the Army and Air Force Exchange Service considers appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States. 
(e) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Section 
2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to a conveyance 
of property under this section. 
10 USC 1408 
note. 
10 USC 1408 
note. 
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SEC. 632. AUTHORITY FOR THE SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR CARE OF REMAINS OF 
THOSE WHO DIE ON ACTIVE DUTY AND ARE INTERRED 
IN A FOREIGN CEMETERY. 
Section 1482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) In the case of a decedent under the jurisdiction of 
a Secretary of a military department at the time of death, 
enduring care of remains interred in a foreign cemetery if 
the burial location was designated by such Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 633. CONSTRUCTION OF DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIREMENT FOR 
FOOTWEAR FURNISHED TO ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ON INITIAL ENTRY INTO THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
Section 418(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) This subsection does not apply to the furnishing of athletic 
footwear to members of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, or 
the Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the armed forces, 
or prohibit the provision of a cash allowance to such members 
for such purpose, if the Secretary of Defense determines that compli-
ance with paragraph (2) would result in a sole source contract 
for procurement of athletic footwear for the purpose stated in para-
graph (1) because there would be only a sole certified source of 
supply for such footwear. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all procurements 
of athletic footwear to which this subsection applies are made 
using firm fixed price contracts.’’. 
SEC. 634. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEBT 
COLLECTORS INTERACTIONS WITH UNIT COMMANDERS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and update Depart-
ment of Defense Directive 1344.09 and any associated regulations 
to ensure that such regulations comply with Federal consumer 
protection laws with respect to the collection of debt. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Continued access to medical care at facilities of the uniformed services for 
certain members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing requirements for the TRICARE Pharmacy 
Benefits Program and treatment of certain pharmaceutical agents. 
Sec. 703. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 704. Specification that individuals under the age of 21 are eligible for hospice 
care services under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 705. Physical examinations for members of a reserve component who are sepa-
rating from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 706. Mental health assessments before members separate from the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 707. Expansion of sexual trauma counseling and treatment for members of the 
reserve components. 
Sec. 708. Expedited evaluation and treatment for prenatal surgery under the 
TRICARE program. 
5 USC 5520a 
note. 
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Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Maintenance of inpatient capabilities of military medical treatment facili-
ties located outside the United States. 
Sec. 712. Modification of priority for evaluation and treatment of individuals at 
military treatment facilities. 
Sec. 713. Clarification of administration of military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 714. Regular update of prescription drug pricing standard under TRICARE re-
tail pharmacy program. 
Sec. 715. Modification of execution of TRICARE contracting responsibilities. 
Sec. 716. Additional emergency uses for medical products to reduce deaths and se-
verity of injuries caused by agents of war. 
Sec. 717. Modification of determination of average wait times at urgent care clinics 
and pharmacies at military medical treatment facilities under pilot pro-
gram. 
Sec. 718. Requirement for reimbursement by Department of Defense to entities car-
rying out State vaccination programs for costs of vaccines provided to 
covered beneficiaries. 
Sec. 719. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 720. Residency requirements for podiatrists. 
Sec. 721. Authorization of physical therapist assistants and occupational therapy 
assistants to provide services under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 722. Selection of military commanders and directors of military medical treat-
ment facilities. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 731. Pilot program on health care assistance system. 
Sec. 732. Feasibility study on conduct of pilot program on mental health readiness 
of part-time members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 733. Report on plan to improve pediatric care and related services for children 
of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 734. Longitudinal medical study on blast pressure exposure of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 735. Study on safe opioid prescribing practices. 
Sec. 736. Report on implementation of GAO recommendations. 
Sec. 737. Declassification by Department of Defense of certain incidents of exposure 
of members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances. 
Sec. 738. Coordination by Veterans Health Administration of efforts to understand 
effects of burn pits. 
Sec. 739. TRICARE technical amendments. 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health 
Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. CONTINUED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AT FACILITIES OF 
THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) TRICARE RESERVE
SELECT.—Paragraph (2) of section 
1076d(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘TRICARE Reserve Select’ means— 
‘‘(A) medical care at facilities of the uniformed services 
to which a dependent described in section 1076(a)(2) of 
this title is entitled; and 
‘‘(B) health benefits under the TRICARE Select self- 
managed, preferred provider network option under section 
1075 of this title made available to beneficiaries by reason 
of this section and subject to the cost-sharing requirements 
set forth in such section 1075.’’. 
(b) TRICARE RETIRED RESERVE.—Section 1076e is amended— 
(1) In subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘RETIRED RESERVE’’; 
(2) In subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Retired Reserve’’ the 
last place it appears; and 
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(3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘TRICARE Retired Reserve’ means— 
‘‘(A) medical care at facilities of the uniformed services 
to which a dependent described in section 1076(a)(2) of 
this title is entitled; and 
‘‘(B) health benefits under the TRICARE Select self- 
managed, preferred provider network option under section 
1075 of this title made available to beneficiaries by reason 
of this section and subject to the cost-sharing requirements 
set forth in such section 1075.’’. 
SEC. 702. MODIFICATIONS OF COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM AND TREAT-
MENT OF CERTAIN PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 1074g(a) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6)(A) In the case of any of the years 2018 through 2027, 
the cost-sharing amounts under this subsection for eligible covered 
beneficiaries shall be determined in accordance with the following 
table: 
‘‘For: 
The cost- 
sharing 
amount for 
a 30-day 
supply of a 
retail ge-
neric is: 
The cost- 
sharing 
amount for 
a 30-day 
supply of a 
retail for-
mulary is: 
The cost- 
sharing 
amount for 
a 90-day 
supply of a 
mail order 
generic is: 
The cost- 
sharing 
amount for 
a 90-day 
supply of a 
mail order 
formulary 
is: 
The cost- 
sharing 
amount for 
a 90-day 
supply of a 
mail order 
non-for-
mulary is: 
2018 
$11 
$28 
$7 
$24 
$53 
2019 
$11 
$28 
$7 
$24 
$53 
2020 
$13 
$33 
$10 
$29 
$60 
2021 
$13 
$33 
$10 
$29 
$60 
2022 
$14 
$38 
$12 
$34 
$68 
2023 
$14 
$38 
$12 
$34 
$68 
2024 
$16 
$43 
$13 
$38 
$76 
2025 
$16 
$43 
$13 
$38 
$76 
2026 
$16 
$48 
$14 
$44 
$85 
2027 
$16 
$48 
$14 
$44 
$85 
‘‘(B) For any year after 2027, the cost-sharing amounts under 
this subsection for eligible covered beneficiaries shall be equal to 
the cost-sharing amounts for the previous year adjusted by an 
amount, if any, determined by the Secretary to reflect changes 
in the costs of pharmaceutical agents and prescription dispensing, 
rounded to the nearest dollar. 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the cost- 
sharing amounts under this subsection for a dependent of a member 
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of the uniformed services who dies while on active duty, a member 
retired under chapter 61 of this title, or a dependent of a member 
retired under such chapter shall be equal to the cost-sharing 
amounts, if any, for 2017.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS.— 
(1) 
PHARMACY
BENEFITS
PROGRAM.—Such 
section 
is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (5), and (6), in order 
to encourage the use by covered beneficiaries of pharmaceutical 
agents that provide the best clinical effectiveness to covered bene-
ficiaries and the Department of Defense (as determined by the 
Secretary, including considerations of better care, healthier people, 
and smarter spending), the Secretary may, upon the recommenda-
tion of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee established 
under subsection (b) and review by the Uniform Formulary Bene-
ficiary Advisory Panel established under subsection (c)— 
‘‘(A) exclude from the pharmacy benefits program any 
pharmaceutical agent that the Secretary determines provides 
very little or no clinical effectiveness to covered beneficiaries 
and the Department under the program; and 
‘‘(B) give preferential status to any non-generic pharma-
ceutical agent on the uniform formulary by treating it, for 
purposes of cost-sharing under paragraph (6), as a generic 
product under the TRICARE retail pharmacy program and 
mail order pharmacy program.’’. 
(2) MEDICAL
CONTRACTS.—Section 1079 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(q) In the case of any pharmaceutical agent (as defined in 
section 1074g(g) of this title) provided under a contract entered 
into under this section by a physician, in an outpatient department 
of a hospital, or otherwise as part of any medical services provided 
under such a contract, the Secretary of Defense may, under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, adopt special reimbursement 
methods, amounts, and procedures to encourage the use of high- 
value products and discourage the use of low-value products, as 
determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—In order to implement expeditiously the 
reforms authorized by the amendments made by paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the Secretary of Defense may prescribe such changes 
to the regulations implementing the TRICARE program (as 
defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate— 
(A) by prescribing an interim final rule; and 
(B) not later than one year after prescribing such 
interim final rule and considering public comments with 
respect to such interim final rule, by prescribing a final 
rule. 
SEC. 703. PROVISION OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY FOR CERTAIN 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) HBOT TREATMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074n the following 
new section: 
10 USC 1074g 
note. 
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‘‘§ 1074o. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain 
members 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may furnish hyperbaric 
oxygen therapy available at a military medical treatment facility 
to a covered member if such therapy is prescribed by a physician 
to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. 
‘‘(b) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘covered member’ means a member of the armed forces who is— 
‘‘(1) serving on active duty; and 
‘‘(2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or trau-
matic brain injury.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 1074n the following new item: 
‘‘1074o. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 704. SPECIFICATION THAT INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR HOSPICE CARE SERVICES UNDER THE 
TRICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1079(a)(15) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except 
that hospice care may be provided to an individual under the 
age of 21 concurrently with health care services or hospitalization 
for the same condition’’. 
SEC. 705. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF A RESERVE 
COMPONENT WHO ARE SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
(e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section (d): 
‘‘(d) PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS
OF
A 
RESERVE COMPONENT.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall provide 
a physical examination pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to each 
member of a reserve component who— 
‘‘(A) during the two-year period before the date on which 
the member is scheduled to be separated from the armed forces 
served on active duty in support of a contingency operation 
for a period of more than 30 days; 
‘‘(B) will not otherwise receive such an examination under 
such subsection; and 
‘‘(C) elects to receive such a physical examination. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall— 
‘‘(A) provide the physical examination under paragraph 
(1) to a member during the 90-day period before the date 
on which the member is scheduled to be separated from the 
armed forces; and 
‘‘(B) issue orders to such a member to receive such physical 
examination. 
10 USC 1074o 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 1071. 
10 USC 1074o. 
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‘‘(3) A member may not be entitled to health care benefits 
pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by reason of being 
provided a physical examination under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) In providing to a member a physical examination under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide to the member 
a record of the physical examination.’’. 
SEC. 706. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS BEFORE MEMBERS SEPA-
RATE FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1145(a)(5)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and a mental health assessment 
conducted pursuant to section 1074n of this title’’ after ‘‘a physical 
examination’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1074n(a) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(and before separation from active duty 
pursuant to section 1145(a)(5)(A) of this title)’’ after ‘‘each calendar 
year’’. 
SEC. 707. EXPANSION OF SEXUAL TRAUMA COUNSELING AND TREAT-
MENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
Section 1720D(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on active duty’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘that was suffered by the member while serving on active 
duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training’’. 
SEC. 708. EXPEDITED EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FOR PRENATAL 
SURGERY UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall implement 
processes and procedures to ensure that a covered beneficiary under 
the TRICARE program whose pregnancy is complicated with (or 
suspected of complication with) a fetal condition may elect to receive 
expedited evaluation, nondirective counseling, and medical treat-
ment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist capable of providing 
surgical management and intervention in utero. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered bene-
ficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
SEC. 711. MAINTENANCE OF INPATIENT CAPABILITIES OF MILITARY 
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) MAINTENANCE
OF INPATIENT CAPABILITIES
AT MILITARY 
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES LOCATED OUTSIDE
THE UNITED 
STATES.—(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that each covered facility maintains, at a minimum, 
inpatient capabilities that the Secretary determines are similar 
to the inpatient capabilities of such facility on September 30, 2016. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not eliminate the inpatient capabilities 
of a covered facility until the day that is 180 days after the Secretary 
provides a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the proposed 
10 USC 1074d 
note. 
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elimination. During any such briefing, the Secretary shall certify 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary has entered into agreements with hos-
pitals or medical centers in the host nation of such covered 
facility that— 
‘‘(i) replace the inpatient capabilities the Secretary pro-
poses to eliminate; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure members of the armed forces and covered 
beneficiaries who receive health care from such covered 
facility, have, within a distance the Secretary determines 
is reasonable, access to quality health care, including case 
management and translation services. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary has consulted with the commander of 
the geographic combatant command in which such covered 
facility is located to ensure that the proposed elimination would 
have no impact on the operational plan for such geographic 
combatant command. 
‘‘(C) Before the Secretary eliminates the inpatient capabili-
ties of such covered facility, the Secretary shall provide each 
member of the armed forces or covered beneficiary who receives 
health care from the covered facility with— 
‘‘(i) a transition plan for continuity of health care for 
such member or covered beneficiary; and 
‘‘(ii) a public forum to discuss the concerns of the 
member or covered beneficiary regarding the proposed 
reduction. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘covered facility’ means a 
military medical treatment facility located outside the United 
States.’’. 
SEC. 712. MODIFICATION OF PRIORITY FOR EVALUATION AND TREAT-
MENT OF INDIVIDUALS AT MILITARY TREATMENT FACILI-
TIES. 
Subsection (b) of section 717 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the evaluation and treatment of covered beneficiaries at mili-
tary treatment facilities shall be prioritized ahead of the evalua-
tion and treatment of veterans and civilians at such facilities 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the requirement 
under paragraph (1) in order to provide timely evaluation and 
treatment for individuals who are— 
‘‘(A) severely wounded or injured by acts of terror 
that occur in the United States; or 
‘‘(B) residents of the United States who are severely 
wounded or injured by acts of terror outside the United 
States.’’. 
SEC. 713. CLARIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY MEDICAL 
TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
Section 1073c(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘miliary’’ and inserting 
‘‘military’’; 
10 USC 1071 
note. 
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(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘commander’’ and inserting ‘‘military com-
mander or director’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) If the Secretary of Defense determines it appropriate, a 
military director (or any other senior military officer or officers) 
of a military medical treatment facility may be a commanding 
officer for purposes of chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice) with respect to military personnel assigned 
to the military medical treatment facility.’’. 
SEC. 714. REGULAR UPDATE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING 
STANDARD UNDER TRICARE RETAIL PHARMACY PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1074g(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) With respect to the TRICARE retail pharmacy program 
described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii), the Secretary shall ensure that 
a contract entered into with a TRICARE pharmacy program con-
tractor includes requirements described in section 1860D–12(b)(6) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–112(b)(6)) to ensure 
the provision of information regarding the pricing standard for 
prescription drugs.’’. 
SEC. 715. MODIFICATION OF EXECUTION OF TRICARE CONTRACTING 
RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Subsection (b) of section 705 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) 
EXECUTION
OF
CONTRACTING
RESPONSIBILITY.—With 
respect to any acquisition of managed care support services under 
the TRICARE program initiated after the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(1) decisions relating to such acquisition; 
‘‘(2) approving the acquisition strategy; and 
‘‘(3) conducting pre-solicitation, pre-award, and post-award 
acquisition reviews.’’. 
SEC. 716. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY USES FOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS 
TO REDUCE DEATHS AND SEVERITY OF INJURIES CAUSED 
BY AGENTS OF WAR. 
Section 1107a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO REDUCE DEATHS AND SEVERITY 
OF INJURIES CAUSED BY AGENTS OF WAR.—(1) In a case in which 
an emergency use of an unapproved product or an emergency 
unapproved use of an approved product cannot be authorized under 
section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360bbb–3) because the emergency does not involve an actual or 
threatened attack with a biological, chemical, radiological, or 
nuclear agent or agents, the Secretary of Defense may authorize 
an emergency use outside the United States of the product to 
reduce the number of deaths or the severity of harm to members 
of the armed forces (or individuals associated with deployed mem-
bers of the armed forces) caused by a risk or agent of war. 
10 USC 1073a 
note. 
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‘‘(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an 
authorization by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall have 
the same effect with respect to the armed forces as an emergency 
use authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may issue an authorization under paragraph 
(1) with respect to the emergency use of an unapproved product 
or the emergency unapproved use of an approved product only 
if— 
‘‘(A) the committee established under paragraph (5) has 
recommended that the Secretary issue the authorization; and 
‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
makes a written determination, after consultation with the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, that, based on the totality 
of scientific evidence available to the Assistant Secretary, cri-
teria comparable to those specified in section 564(c) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb– 
3(c)) have been met. 
‘‘(4) With respect to the emergency use of an unapproved 
product or the emergency unapproved use of an approved product 
under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
such scope, conditions, and terms under this subsection as the 
Secretary considers appropriate, including scope, conditions, and 
terms comparable to those specified in section 564 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3). 
‘‘(5)(A) There is established in the Department of Defense a 
Department of Defense Emergency Use Authorization Committee 
(in this paragraph referred to as the ‘Committee’) to advise the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on proposed 
authorizations under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Defense and shall consist of prominent health care 
professionals who are not employees of the Department of Defense 
(other than for purposes of serving as a member of the Committee). 
‘‘(C) The Committee may be established as a subcommittee 
of another Federal advisory committee. 
‘‘(6) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘biological product’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 262(i)). 
‘‘(B) The terms ‘device’ and ‘drug’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
‘‘(C) The term ‘product’ means a drug, device, or biological 
product. 
‘‘(D) The terms ‘unapproved product’ and ‘unapproved use 
of an approved product’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 564(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3(a)(4)).’’. 
SEC. 717. MODIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE WAIT 
TIMES AT URGENT CARE CLINICS AND PHARMACIES AT 
MILITARY 
MEDICAL 
TREATMENT 
FACILITIES 
UNDER 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) URGENT CARE CLINICS.—Subsection (c)(2) of section 744 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328) is amended to read as follows: 
10 USC 1092 
note. 
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‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall determine the average wait time to display 
under such paragraph by using a formula derived from best 
practices in the health care industry.’’. 
(b) PHARMACIES.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall determine the average wait time to display 
under such paragraph by using a formula derived from best 
practices in the health care industry.’’. 
SEC. 718. REQUIREMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO ENTITIES CARRYING OUT STATE VACCINA-
TION PROGRAMS FOR COSTS OF VACCINES PROVIDED TO 
COVERED BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 719 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1074g note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZATION 
OF
REIMBURSEMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘REIMBURSEMENT’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 719. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as amended 
by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291), section 723 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92), and section 741(a) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
SEC. 720. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PODIATRISTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to any other qualification 
required by law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that to serve as a podiatrist in the Armed Forces, an individual 
must have successfully completed a three-year podiatric medicine 
and surgical residency. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
an individual who is commissioned as an officer in the Armed 
Forces on or after the date that is one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 721. AUTHORIZATION OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS AND 
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS TO PROVIDE SERV-
ICES UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) ADDITION TO LIST OF AUTHORIZED PROFESSIONAL PROVIDERS 
OF CARE.—The Secretary of Defense shall revise section 199.6(c) 
of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, to add to the list of individual profes-
sional providers of care who are authorized to provide services 
to beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, as defined in section 
1072 of title 10, United States Code, the following types of health 
care practitioners: 
10 USC 1073 
note. 
10 USC 1073 
note. 
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(1) Licensed or certified physical therapist assistants who 
meet the qualifications for physical therapist assistants speci-
fied in section 484.4 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulation, to furnish services under the super-
vision of a physical therapist. 
(2) Licensed or certified occupational therapy assistants 
who meet the qualifications for occupational therapy assistants 
specified in such section 484.4, or any successor regulation, 
to furnish services under the supervision of an occupational 
therapist. 
(b) SUPERVISION.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish in 
regulations requirements for the supervision of physical therapist 
assistants and occupational therapy assistants, respectively, by 
physical therapists and occupational therapists, respectively. 
(c) MANUALS AND OTHER GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall update the CHAMPVA Policy Manual and other relevant 
manuals and subregulatory guidance of the Department of Defense 
to carry out the revisions and requirements of this section. 
SEC. 722. SELECTION OF MILITARY COMMANDERS AND DIRECTORS 
OF MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall establish the common qualifications and core 
competencies required for an individual to serve as a military 
commander or director of a military medical treatment facility. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Secretary under this sec-
tion shall be to ensure that each individual selected to serve as 
a military commander or director of a military medical treatment 
facility is highly qualified to serve as health system executive. 
(c) STANDARDS.—In establishing common qualifications and core 
competencies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include 
standards with respect to the following: 
(1) Professional competence. 
(2) Moral and ethical integrity and character. 
(3) Formal education in health care executive leadership 
and in health care management. 
(4) Such other matters the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
SEC. 731. PILOT PROGRAM ON HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a pilot program to provide a health care assistance service to 
certain covered beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Select using 
purchased care to improve the health outcomes and patient experi-
ence for covered beneficiaries with complex medical conditions. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program under subsection (a) may 
include the following elements: 
(1) Assisting beneficiaries with complex medical conditions 
to understand and use the health benefits under the TRICARE 
program. 
(2) Supporting such beneficiaries in accessing and navi-
gating the purchased care health care delivery system. 
10 USC 1075 
note. 
10 USC 1073c 
note. 
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(3) Providing such beneficiaries with information to allow 
the beneficiaries to make informed decisions regarding the 
quality, safety, and cost of available health care services. 
(4) Improving the health outcomes for such beneficiaries. 
(c) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program 
for an amount of time determined appropriate by the Secretary 
during the five-year period beginning 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report containing an evaluation 
of the success of the pilot program under subsection (a), including— 
(1) an analysis of the implementation of the elements under 
subsection (b); and 
(2) the feasibility of incorporating such elements into 
TRICARE support contracts. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered bene-
ficiary’’, ‘‘TRICARE program’’, and ‘‘TRICARE Select’’ have the 
meaning given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 732. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CONDUCT OF PILOT PROGRAM ON 
MENTAL HEALTH READINESS OF PART-TIME MEMBERS OF 
THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a feasibility study and cost estimate for a pilot program that uses 
predictive analytics and screening to identify mental health risk 
and provide early, targeted intervention for part-time members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to improve readiness 
and mission success. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The feasibility study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include elements to assess the following with 
respect to the pilot program studied under such subsection: 
(1) The anticipated improvement in quality of behavioral 
health services for part-time members of the reserve compo-
nents of the Armed Forces and the impact of such improvement 
in quality of behavioral health services on their families and 
employers. 
(2) The anticipated impact on the culture surrounding 
behavioral health treatment and help-seeking behavior. 
(3) The feasibility of embedding mental health professionals 
with units that— 
(A) perform core mission sets and capabilities; and 
(B) carry out high-risk and high-demand missions. 
(4) The particular preventative mental health needs of 
units at different states of their operational readiness cycle. 
(5) The need for additional personnel of the Department 
of Defense to implement the pilot program. 
(6) The cost of implementing the pilot program throughout 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
(7) The benefits of an integrated operational support team 
for the Air National Guard and Army National Guard units. 
(c) COMPARISON TO FULL-TIME MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS.—As part of the feasibility study conducted under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall assess the mental health risk of part- 
time members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
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as compared to full-time members of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces. 
(d) USE OF EXISTING MODELS.—In conducting the feasibility 
study under subsection (a), the Secretary, to the extent practicable, 
shall make use of existing models for preventative mental health 
care. 
SEC. 733. REPORT ON PLAN TO IMPROVE PEDIATRIC CARE AND 
RELATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report setting forth a plan of the Department 
of Defense to improve pediatric care and related services for children 
of members of the Armed Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) In order to ensure that children receive developmentally 
appropriate and age-appropriate health care services from the 
Department, a plan to align preventive pediatric care under 
the TRICARE program with— 
(A) standards for such care as required by the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148); 
(B) guidelines established for such care by the Early 
and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program 
under the Medicaid program carried out under title XIX 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and 
(C) recommendations by organizations that specialize 
in pediatrics. 
(2) A plan to develop a uniform definition of ‘‘pediatric 
medical necessity’’ for the Department that aligns with rec-
ommendations of organizations that specialize in pediatrics in 
order to ensure that a consistent definition of such term is 
used in providing health care in military treatment facilities 
and by health care providers under the TRICARE program. 
(3) A plan to develop measures to evaluate and improve 
access to pediatric care, coordination of pediatric care, and 
health outcomes for such children. 
(4) A plan to include an assessment of access to pediatric 
specialty care in the annual report to Congress on the effective-
ness of the TRICARE program. 
(5) A plan to improve the quality of and access to behavioral 
health care under the TRICARE program for children of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces, including intensive outpatient and 
partial hospitalization services. 
(6) A plan to mitigate the impact of permanent changes 
of station and other service-related relocations of members of 
the Armed Forces on the continuity of health care services 
received by such children who have special medical or behav-
ioral health needs. 
(7) A plan to mitigate deficiencies in data collection, data 
utilization, and data analysis to improve pediatric care and 
related services for children of members of the Armed Forces. 
(c) TRICARE PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 734. LONGITUDINAL MEDICAL STUDY ON BLAST PRESSURE EXPO-
SURE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
longitudinal medical study on blast pressure exposure of members 
of the Armed Forces during combat and training, including members 
who train with any high overpressure weapon system, such as 
anti-tank recoilless rifles or heavy-caliber sniper rifles. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) monitor, record, and analyze data on blast pressure 
exposure for any member of the Armed Forces who is likely 
to be exposed to a blast in training or combat; 
(2) assess the feasibility and advisability of including blast 
exposure history as part of the service record of a member, 
as a blast exposure log, in order to ensure that, if medical 
issues arise later, the member receives care for any service- 
connected injuries; and 
(3) review the safety precautions surrounding heavy 
weapons training to account for emerging research on blast 
exposure and the effects of such exposure on cognitive perform-
ance of members of the Armed Forces. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives an interim report on the study 
methods and action plan for the study under subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than four years after the 
date the Secretary begins the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
the results of such study. 
SEC. 735. STUDY ON SAFE OPIOID PRESCRIBING PRACTICES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
on the effectiveness of the training provided to military health 
care providers regarding opioid prescribing practices, initiatives 
in opioid safety, the use of the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline 
for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain, and other 
related training. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall address 
the effectiveness of training with respect to the following: 
(1) Identifying and treating individuals with chronic pain. 
(2) Reducing the total number of prescription opioids dis-
pensed by the Department of Defense to beneficiaries of health 
care furnished by the Department. 
(3) Prescribing practices for opioid analgesic therapy, 
including— 
(A) reducing average dosage sizes; 
(B) reducing the average number of dosages; 
(C) reducing initial and average durations of opioid 
analgesic therapy; 
(D) reducing dose escalation when opioid analgesic 
therapy results in adequate pain reduction; and 
(E) reducing the average number of prescription opioid 
analgesics dispensed by the Department of Defense. 
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(4) Reducing the number of overdoses due to prescription 
opioids for patients with acute pain and patients undergoing 
opioid therapy for chronic pain. 
(5) Providing counseling and referrals to treatment alter-
natives to opioid analgesics. 
(6) Providing education on the risks of opioid medications 
to individuals for whom such medications are prescribed, and 
to their families, with special consideration given to raising 
awareness among adolescents on such risks. 
(7) Effectiveness in communicating to military health care 
providers changes in policies of the Department of Defense 
regarding opioid safety and prescribing practices. 
(c) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall also consider 
the feasibility and advisability of further strengthening opioid pre-
scribing practices by means of the following: 
(1) Developing and implementing a physician advisory com-
mittee of the Department of Defense regarding education pro-
grams for prescribers of opioid analgesics. 
(2) Developing methods to encourage health care providers 
of the Department to use physical therapy or alternative 
methods to treat acute or chronic pain. 
(3) Developing curricula regarding pain management and 
safe opioid analgesic prescription practices that incorporate 
opioid analgesic prescribing guidelines issued by the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a briefing on the results of the study under subsection (a) and 
the assessment under subsection (c). 
SEC. 736. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees on the implementation by the 
Department of Defense of the recommendations from the Govern-
ment Accountability Office report entitled ‘‘Actions Needed to 
Ensure Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury 
Are Considered in Misconduct Separations’’ and published May 
16, 2017. 
SEC. 737. DECLASSIFICATION BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF CER-
TAIN INCIDENTS OF EXPOSURE OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
declassification review of documents related to any known incident 
in which not fewer than 100 members of the Armed Forces were 
intentionally exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least 
one case of a disability that a member of the medical profession 
has determined to be associated with that toxic substance. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The declassification required by subsection 
(a) shall be limited to information necessary for an individual 
who was potentially exposed to a toxic substance to determine 
the following: 
(1) Whether that individual was exposed to that toxic sub-
stance. 
(2) The potential severity of the exposure of that individual 
to that toxic substance. 
10 USC 1074 
note. 
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(3) Any potential health conditions that may have resulted 
from exposure to that toxic substance. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense is not required to 
declassify documents under subsection (a) if the Secretary deter-
mines that declassification of those documents would materially 
and immediately threaten the security of the United States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ARMED
FORCES.—The term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) EXPOSED.—The term ‘‘exposed’’ means, with respect to 
a toxic substance, that an individual came into contact with 
that toxic substance in a manner that could be hazardous 
to the health of that individual, that may include if that toxic 
substance was inhaled, ingested, or touched the skin or eyes. 
(3) EXPOSURE.—The term ‘‘exposure’’ means, with respect 
to a toxic substance, an event during which an individual 
was exposed to that toxic substance. 
(4) TOXIC SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘toxic substance’’ means 
any substance determined by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to be harmful to the environment 
or hazardous to the health of an individual if inhaled or 
ingested by or absorbed through the skin of that individual. 
SEC. 738. COORDINATION BY VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
OF EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND EFFECTS OF BURN PITS. 
The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, acting through the Office of Public Health of the Veterans 
Health Administration, shall coordinate efforts related to furthering 
understanding of burn pits, the effect of burn pits on veterans, 
and effective treatments relating to such effects, including with 
respect to research efforts and training of clinical staff on related 
matters. 
SEC. 739. TRICARE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF TRICARE STANDARD.—Paragraph (15) of 
section 1072 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘TRICARE Standard’ means the TRICARE 
program made available prior to January 1, 2018, covering 
health benefits contracted for under the authority of section 
1079(a) or 1086(a) of this title and subject to the same rates 
and conditions as apply to persons covered under those sec-
tions.’’. 
(b) COST-SHARING AMOUNTS.— 
(1) TRICARE SELECT.— 
(A) ALLOWANCE OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS AS DETER-
MINED BY THE SECRETARY.—Subsection (d) of section 1075 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The cost-sharing requirements applicable to services not 
specifically addressed in the table set forth in paragraph (1) shall 
be established by the Secretary.’’. 
(B) MODIFICATION
OF
REFERENCE
TO
AMBULANCE 
CIVILIAN NETWORK.—Paragraph (1) of such subsection is 
amended, in the first column of the table, by striking 
‘‘Ambulance civilian network’’ and inserting ‘‘Ground ambu-
lance civilian network’’. 
38 USC 527 note. 
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(2) TRICARE PRIME.— 
(A) ALLOWANCE OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS AS DETER-
MINED BY THE SECRETARY.—Subsection (b) of section 1075a 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The cost-sharing requirements applicable to services not 
specifically addressed in the table set forth in paragraph (1) shall 
be established by the Secretary.’’. 
(B) MODIFICATION
OF
REFERENCE
TO
AMBULANCE 
CIVILIAN
NETWORK.—Paragraph (1) of such section is 
amended, in the first column of the table, by striking 
‘‘Ambulance civilian network’’ and inserting ‘‘Ground ambu-
lance civilian network’’. 
(c) MEDICAL CARE FOR DEPENDENTS.— 
(1) REFERENCE TO MEDICALLY NECESSARY VITAMINS.—Para-
graphs (3) and (18) of section 1077(a) of such title are amended 
by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘subsection (h)’’. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY
OF
DEPENDENTS
TO
PURCHASE
HEARING 
AIDS.—Section 1077(g) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘of former members of the uniformed services’’ and inserting 
‘‘eligible for care under this section’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF REFERENCE TO FISCAL YEAR.— 
(1) CONTRACTS FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR SPOUSES AND CHIL-
DREN.—Section 1079(b) such title is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘calendar year’’. 
(2) CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEM-
BERS, FORMER
MEMBERS, AND
THEIR
DEPENDENTS.—Section 
1086(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘calendar year’’. 
(e) 
REFERRALS
AND
PREAUTHORIZATIONS
FOR
TRICARE 
PRIME.— 
(1) PREAUTHORIZATION FOR CARE AT RESIDENTIAL TREAT-
MENT CENTERS.—Section 1095f(b) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Inpatient care at a residential treatment center.’’. 
(2) REFERENCE.—Section 1075a(c) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 1075f(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1095f(a)’’. 
(f) APPLICABILITY OF PREMIUM FOR DEPENDENT COVERAGE.— 
Section 1110b(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘section 
1075 of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1075 or 1075a of this 
title, as appropriate’’. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, AC-
QUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RE-
LATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Statements of purpose for Department of Defense acquisition. 
Sec. 802. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 803. Performance of incurred cost audits. 
Sec. 804. Repeal of certain auditing requirements. 
Sec. 805. Increased simplified acquisition threshold. 
Sec. 806. Requirements related to the micro-purchase threshold. 
Sec. 807. Process for enhanced supply chain scrutiny. 
Sec. 808. Defense policy advisory committee on technology. 
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Sec. 809. Report on extension of development, acquisition, and sustainment au-
thorities of the military departments to the United States Special Oper-
ations Command. 
Sec. 810 . Technical and conforming amendments related to program management 
provisions. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Modifications to cost or pricing data and reporting requirements. 
Sec. 812. Applicability of cost and pricing data certification requirements. 
Sec. 813. Sunset of certain provisions relating to the procurement of goods other 
than United States goods. 
Sec. 814. Comptroller General report on health and safety records. 
Sec. 815. Limitation on unilateral definitization. 
Sec. 816. Amendment to sustainment reviews. 
Sec. 817. Use of program income by eligible entities that carry out procurement 
technical assistance programs. 
Sec. 818. Enhanced post-award debriefing rights. 
Sec. 819. Amendments relating to information technology. 
Sec. 820. Change to definition of subcontract in certain circumstances. 
Sec. 821. Amendment relating to applicability of inflation adjustments. 
Sec. 822. Use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. 
Sec. 823. Exemption from design-build selection procedures. 
Sec. 824. Contract closeout authority. 
Sec. 825. Elimination of cost underruns as factor in calculation of penalties for cost 
overruns. 
Sec. 826. Modification to annual meeting requirement of Configuration Steering 
Boards. 
Sec. 827. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability 
Office bid protests. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 831. Revisions to definition of major defense acquisition program. 
Sec. 832. Prohibition on use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection 
process for major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 833. Role of the Chief of the armed force in material development decision and 
acquisition system milestones. 
Sec. 834. Requirement to emphasize reliability and maintainability in weapon sys-
tem design. 
Sec. 835. Licensing of appropriate intellectual property to support major weapon 
systems. 
Sec. 836. Codification of requirements pertaining to assessment, management, and 
control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems. 
Sec. 837. Should-cost management. 
Sec. 838. Improvements to test and evaluation processes and tools. 
Sec. 839. Enhancements to transparency in test and evaluation processes and data. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
Sec. 841. Enhancements to the civilian program management workforce. 
Sec. 842. Credits to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 
Fund. 
Sec. 843. Improvements to the hiring and training of the acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 844. Extension and modifications to acquisition demonstration project. 
Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
Sec. 846. Procurement through commercial e-commerce portals. 
Sec. 847. Revision to definition of commercial item. 
Sec. 848. Commercial item determinations. 
Sec. 849. Review of regulations on commercial items. 
Sec. 850. Training in commercial items procurement. 
Subtitle F—Provisions Relating to Services Contracting 
Sec. 851. Improvement of planning for acquisition of services. 
Sec. 852. Standard guidelines for evaluation of requirements for services contracts. 
Sec. 853. Report on outcome-based services contracts. 
Sec. 854. Pilot program for longer term multiyear service contracts. 
Subtitle G—Provisions Relating to Other Transaction Authority and Prototyping 
Sec. 861. Contract authority for advanced development of initial or additional pro-
totype units. 
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Sec. 862. Methods for entering into research agreements. 
Sec. 863. Education and training for transactions other than contracts and grants. 
Sec. 864. Other transaction authority for certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 865. Amendment to nontraditional and small contractor innovation proto-
typing program. 
Sec. 866. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototype and rapid fielding. 
Sec. 867. Preference for use of other transactions and experimental authority. 
Sec. 868. Prototype projects to digitize defense acquisition regulations, policies, and 
guidance, and empower user tailoring of acquisition process. 
Subtitle H—Provisions Relating to Software Acquisition 
Sec. 871. Noncommercial computer software acquisition considerations. 
Sec. 872. Defense Innovation Board analysis of software acquisition regulations. 
Sec. 873. Pilot program to use agile or iterative development methods to tailor 
major software-intensive warfighting systems and defense business sys-
tems. 
Sec. 874. Software development pilot program using agile best practices. 
Sec. 875. Pilot program for open source software. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 881. Extension of maximum duration of fuel storage contracts. 
Sec. 882. Procurement of aviation critical safety items. 
Sec. 883. Modifications to the advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisi-
tion regulations. 
Sec. 884. Repeal of expired pilot program for leasing commercial utility cargo vehi-
cles. 
Sec. 885. Exception for business operations from requirement to accept $1 coins. 
Sec. 886. Development of Procurement Administrative Lead Time. 
Sec. 887. Notional milestones and standard timelines for contracts for foreign mili-
tary sales. 
Sec. 888. Assessment and authority to terminate or prohibit contracts for procure-
ment from Chinese companies providing support to the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 889. Report on defense contracting fraud. 
Sec. 890. Comptroller General report on contractor business system requirements. 
Sec. 891. Training on agile or iterative development methods. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 801. STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Defense Federal 
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to include the following state-
ments of purpose: 
(1) The defense acquisition system (as defined in section 
2545 of title 10, United States Code) exists to manage the 
investments of the United States in technologies, programs, 
and product support necessary to achieve the national security 
strategy prescribed by the President pursuant to section 108 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) and 
to support the United States Armed Forces. 
(2) The investment strategy of the Department of Defense 
shall be postured to support not only the current United States 
Armed Forces, but also future Armed Forces of the United 
States. 
(3) The primary objective of Department of Defense acquisi-
tion is to acquire quality products that satisfy user needs with 
measurable improvements to mission capability and operational 
support, in a timely manner, and at a fair and reasonable 
price. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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SEC. 802. MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS 
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2321 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2322. Management of intellectual property matters within 
the Department of Defense 
‘‘(a) POLICY
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, shall develop policy on the acquisition or licensing 
of intellectual property— 
‘‘(1) to enable coordination and consistency across the mili-
tary departments and the Department of Defense in strategies 
for acquiring or licensing intellectual property and commu-
nicating with industry; 
‘‘(2) to ensure that program managers are aware of the 
rights afforded the Federal Government and contractors in 
intellectual property and that program managers fully consider 
and use all available techniques and best practices for acquiring 
or licensing intellectual property early in the acquisition 
process; and 
‘‘(3) to encourage customized intellectual property strate-
gies for each system based on, at a minimum, the unique 
characteristics of the system and its components, the product 
support strategy for the system, the organic industrial base 
strategy of the military department concerned, and the commer-
cial market. 
‘‘(b) CADRE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXPERTS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish a cadre of per-
sonnel who are experts in intellectual property matters. The purpose 
of the cadre is to ensure a consistent, strategic, and highly 
knowledgeable approach to acquiring or licensing intellectual prop-
erty by providing expert advice, assistance, and resources to the 
acquisition workforce on intellectual property matters, including 
acquiring or licensing intellectual property. 
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary shall establish an appropriate leader-
ship structure and office within which the cadre shall be managed, 
and shall determine the appropriate official to whom members 
of the cadre shall report. 
‘‘(3) The cadre of experts shall be assigned to a program office 
or an acquisition command within a military department to advise, 
assist, and provide resources to a program manager or program 
executive officer on intellectual property matters at various stages 
of the life cycle of a system. In performing such duties, the experts 
shall— 
‘‘(A) interpret and provide counsel on laws, regulations, 
and policies relating to intellectual property; 
‘‘(B) advise and assist in the development of an acquisition 
strategy, product support strategy, and intellectual property 
strategy for a system; 
‘‘(C) conduct or assist with financial analysis and valuation 
of intellectual property; 
‘‘(D) assist in the drafting of a solicitation, contract, or 
other transaction; 
10 USC 2322. 
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‘‘(E) interact with or assist in interactions with contractors, 
including communications and negotiations with contractors 
on solicitations and awards; and 
‘‘(F) conduct or assist with mediation if technical data 
delivered pursuant to a contract is incomplete or does not 
comply with the terms of agreements. 
‘‘(4)(A) In order to achieve the purpose set forth in paragraph 
(1), the Under Secretary shall ensure the cadre has the appropriate 
number of staff and such staff possesses the necessary skills, knowl-
edge, and experience to carry out the duties under paragraph (2), 
including in relevant areas of law, contracting, acquisition, logistics, 
engineering, financial analysis, and valuation. The Under Secretary, 
in coordination with the Defense Acquisition University and in 
consultation with academia and industry, shall develop a career 
path, including development opportunities, exchanges, talent 
management programs, and training, for the cadre. The Under 
Secretary may use existing authorities to staff the cadre, including 
those in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (F). 
‘‘(B) Civilian personnel from within the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense, Joint Staff, military departments, Defense Agencies, 
and combatant commands may be assigned to serve as members 
of the cadre, upon request of the Director. 
‘‘(C) The Under Secretary may use the authorities for highly 
qualified experts under section 9903 of title 5, to hire experts 
as members of the cadre who are skilled professionals in intellectual 
property and related matters. 
‘‘(D) The Under Secretary may enter into a contract with a 
private-sector entity for specialized expertise to support the cadre. 
Such entity may be considered a covered Government support con-
tractor, as defined in section 2320 of this title. 
‘‘(E) In establishing the cadre, the Under Secretary shall give 
preference to civilian employees of the Department of Defense, 
rather than members of the armed forces, to maintain continuity 
in the cadre. 
‘‘(F) The Under Secretary is authorized to use amounts in 
the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund for the pur-
pose of recruitment, training, and retention of the cadre, including 
paying salaries of newly hired members of the cadre for up to 
three years.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘2322. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department of De-
fense.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ACQUISITION POSITION.—Subsection 1721(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) Intellectual property.’’. 
SEC. 803. PERFORMANCE OF INCURRED COST AUDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2313a the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits 
‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS OF RISK AND MATERIALITY.— 
Not later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall 
10 USC 2313b. 
10 USC 
prec. 2301. 
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comply with commercially accepted standards of risk and materi-
ality in the performance of each incurred cost audit of costs associ-
ated with a contract of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF QUALIFIED AUDITORS TO PER-
FORM INCURRED COST AUDITS.—(1) To support the need of the 
Department of Defense for timely and effective incurred cost audits, 
and to ensure that the Defense Contract Audit Agency is able 
to allocate resources to higher-risk and more complex audits, the 
Secretary of Defense shall use qualified private auditors to perform 
a sufficient number of incurred cost audits of contracts of the 
Department of Defense to— 
‘‘(A) eliminate, by October 1, 2020, any backlog of incurred 
cost audits of the Defense Contract Audit Agency; 
‘‘(B) ensure that incurred cost audits are completed not 
later than one year after the date of receipt of a qualified 
incurred cost submission; 
‘‘(C) maintain an appropriate mix of Government and pri-
vate sector capacity to meet the current and future needs 
of the Department of Defense for the performance of incurred 
cost audits; 
‘‘(D) ensure that qualified private auditors perform incurred 
cost audits on an ongoing basis to improve the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the performance of incurred cost audits; and 
‘‘(E) limit multiyear auditing to ensure that multiyear 
auditing is conducted only— 
‘‘(A) to address outstanding incurred cost audits for 
which a qualified incurred cost submission was submitted 
to the Defense Contract Audit Agency more than 12 months 
before the date of the enactment of this section; or 
‘‘(B) when the contractor being audited submits a writ-
ten request, including a justification for the use of 
multiyear auditing, to the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with Federal agen-
cies that have awarded contracts or task orders to qualified private 
auditors to ensure that the Department of Defense is using, as 
appropriate, best practices relating to contracting with qualified 
private auditors. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a qualified 
private auditor performing an incurred cost audit under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) has no conflict of interest in performing such an audit, 
as defined by generally accepted government auditing stand-
ards; 
‘‘(B) possesses the necessary independence to perform such 
an audit, as defined by generally accepted government auditing 
standards; 
‘‘(C) signs a nondisclosure agreement, as appropriate, to 
protect proprietary or nonpublic data; 
‘‘(D) accesses and uses proprietary or nonpublic data fur-
nished to the qualified private auditor only for the purposes 
stated in the contract; 
‘‘(E) takes all reasonable steps to protect proprietary and 
nonpublic data furnished during the audit; and 
‘‘(F) does not use proprietary or nonpublic data provided 
to the qualified private auditor under the authority of this 
section to compete for Government or nongovernment contracts. 
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‘‘(c) PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF QUALIFIED PRIVATE AUDI-
TORS.—(1) Not later than October 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to 
implement the requirements of subsection (b). Such plan shall 
include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) a description of the incurred cost audits that the 
Secretary determines are appropriate to be conducted by quali-
fied private auditors, including the approximate number and 
dollar value of such incurred cost audits; 
‘‘(B) an estimate of the number and dollar value of incurred 
cost audits to be conducted by qualified private auditors for 
each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2025 necessary to meet 
the requirements of subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) all other elements of an acquisition plan as required 
by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(2) Not later than April 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense 
or a Federal department or agency authorized by the Secretary 
shall award a contract or issue a task order under an existing 
contract to two or more qualified private auditors to perform 
incurred cost audits of costs associated with contracts of the Depart-
ment of Defense. The Defense Contract Management Agency or 
a contract administration office of a military department shall use 
a contract or a task order awarded or issued pursuant to this 
paragraph for the performance of an incurred cost audit, if doing 
so will assist the Secretary in meeting the requirements in sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(3) To improve the quality of incurred cost audits and reduce 
duplication of performance of such audits, the Secretary of Defense 
may provide a qualified private auditor with information on past 
or ongoing audit results or other relevant information on the entities 
the qualified private auditor is auditing. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall consider the results of 
an incurred cost audit performed under this section without regard 
to whether the Defense Contract Audit Agency or a qualified private 
auditor performed the audit. 
‘‘(5) The contracting officer for a contract that is the subject 
of an incurred cost audit shall have the sole discretion to determine 
what action should be taken based on an audit finding on direct 
costs of the contract. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED PRIVATE AUDITOR REQUIREMENTS.—(1) A quali-
fied private auditor awarded a contract or issued an task order 
under subsection (c)(2) shall conduct an incurred cost audit in 
accordance with the generally accepted government auditing stand-
ards. 
‘‘(2) A qualified private auditor awarded a contract or issued 
an task order under subsection (c)(2) shall develop and maintain 
complete and accurate working papers on each incurred cost audit. 
All working papers and reports on the incurred cost audit prepared 
by such qualified private auditor shall be the property of the Depart-
ment of Defense, except that the qualified private auditor may 
retain a complete copy of all working papers to support such reports 
made pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) A breach of contract by a qualified private auditor with 
respect to use of proprietary or nonpublic data may subject the 
qualified private auditor to— 
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‘‘(A) criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual actions 
for penalties, damages, and other appropriate remedies by the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) civil actions for damages and other appropriate rem-
edies by the contractor or subcontractor whose data are affected 
by the breach. 
‘‘(e) PEER REVIEW.—(1) Effective October 1, 2022, the Defense 
Contract Audit Agency may issue unqualified audit findings for 
an incurred cost audit only if the Defense Contract Audit Agency 
is peer reviewed by a commercial auditor and passes such peer 
review. Such peer review shall be conducted in accordance with 
the peer review requirements of generally accepted government 
auditing standards, including the requirements related to frequency 
of peer reviews, and shall be deemed to meet the requirements 
of the Defense Contract Audit Agency for a peer review under 
such standards. 
‘‘(2) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives an update on the process of 
securing a commercial auditor to perform the peer review referred 
to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) NUMERIC MATERIALITY STANDARDS
FOR INCURRED COST 
AUDITS.—(1) Not later than October 1, 2020, the Department of 
Defense shall implement numeric materiality standards for incurred 
cost audits to be used by auditors that are consistent with commer-
cially accepted standards of risk and materiality. 
‘‘(2) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining proposed numeric materiality standards required under 
paragraph (1). In developing such standards, the Secretary shall 
consult with commercial auditors that conduct incurred cost audits, 
the advisory panel authorized under section 809 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 889), and other governmental and nongovernmental 
entities with relevant expertise. 
‘‘(g) TIMELINESS OF INCURRED COST AUDITS.—(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall ensure that all incurred cost audits performed 
by qualified private auditors or the Defense Contract Audit Agency 
are performed in a timely manner. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall notify a contractor of the 
Department of Defense within 60 days after receipt of an incurred 
cost submission from the contractor whether the submission is 
a qualified incurred cost submission. 
‘‘(3) With respect to qualified incurred cost submissions received 
on or after the date of the enactment of this section, audit findings 
shall be issued for an incurred cost audit not later than one year 
after the date of receipt of such qualified incurred cost submission. 
‘‘(4) Not later than October 1, 2020, and subject to paragraph 
(5), if audit findings are not issued within one year after the 
date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission, the audit 
shall be considered to be complete and no additional audit work 
shall be conducted. 
‘‘(5) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) may waive 
the requirements of paragraph (4) on a case-by-case basis if the 
Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency submits a written 
request. The Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency shall 
include in the report required under section 2313a of this title 
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the total number of waivers issued and the reasons for issuing 
each such waiver. 
‘‘(h) REVIEW OF AUDIT PERFORMANCE.—Not later than April 
1, 2025, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that evaluates 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, and ending on August 
31, 2023— 
‘‘(1) the timeliness, individual cost, and quality of incurred 
cost audits, set forth separately by incurred cost audits per-
formed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and by qualified 
private auditors; 
‘‘(2) the cost to contractors of the Department of Defense 
for incurred cost audits, set forth separately by incurred cost 
audits performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and 
by qualified private auditors; 
‘‘(3) the effect, if any, on other types of audits conducted 
by the Defense Contract Audit Agency that results from 
incurred cost audits conducted by qualified private auditors; 
and 
‘‘(4) the capability and capacity of qualified private auditors 
to conduct incurred cost audits for the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘commercial auditor’ means a private entity 
engaged in the business of performing audits. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘incurred cost audit’ means an audit of 
charges to the Government by a contractor under a flexibly 
priced contract. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘flexibly priced contract’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘flexibly-priced contracts and subcontracts’ in 
part 30 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (section 30.001 
of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘generally accepted government auditing 
standards’ means the generally accepted government auditing 
standards of the Comptroller General of the United States. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘numeric materiality standard’ means a dollar 
amount of misstatements, including omissions, contained in 
an incurred cost audit that would be material if the 
misstatements, individually or in the aggregate, could reason-
ably be expected to influence the economic decisions of the 
Government made on the basis of the incurred cost audit. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘qualified incurred cost submission’ means 
a submission by a contractor of costs incurred under a flexibly 
priced contract that has been qualified by the Department 
of Defense as sufficient to conduct an incurred cost audit. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘qualified private auditor’ means a commer-
cial auditor— 
‘‘(A) that performs audits in accordance with generally 
accepted government auditing standards; and 
‘‘(B) that has received a passing peer review rating, 
as defined by generally accepted government auditing 
standards.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2313a the following new item: 
‘‘2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits.’’. 
10 USC 
prec. 2301. 
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(c) AMENDMENT TO DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY PANEL ON STREAM-
LINING
AND
CODIFYING
ACQUISITION
REGULATIONS.—Subsection 
(c)(2) of section 809 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 889), as amended 
by section 863(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2303), is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
(F); 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) improve the efficiency of the contract auditing 
process, including through the development of risk-based 
materiality standards; and’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(A) through (E)’’. 
SEC. 804. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUDITING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 190 of title 10, United States Code, as proposed to 
be added by section 820(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2274), 
is amended by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 805. INCREASED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD. 
Section 134 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’. 
SEC. 806. REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE MICRO-PURCHASE 
THRESHOLD. 
(a) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD.—Section 1902(a)(1) of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000’’. 
(b) CONVENIENCE CHECKS.—A convenience check may not be 
used for an amount in excess of one half of the micro-purchase 
threshold under section 1902(a) of title 41, United States Code, 
or a lower amount established by the head of the agency. 
SEC. 807. PROCESS FOR ENHANCED SUPPLY CHAIN SCRUTINY. 
(a) PROCESS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a process for enhancing scrutiny of acquisition decisions in order 
to improve the integration of supply chain risk management into 
the overall acquisition decision cycle. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The process under subsection (a) shall include 
the following elements: 
(1) Designation of a senior official responsible for overseeing 
the development and implementation of the process. 
(2) Development or integration of tools to support commer-
cial due-diligence, business intelligence, or otherwise analyze 
and monitor commercial activity to understand business rela-
tionships with entities determined to be threats to the United 
States. 
(3) Development of risk profiles of products or services 
based on commercial due-diligence tools and data services. 
(4) Development of education and training curricula for 
the acquisition workforce that supports the process. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
41 USC 1902 
note. 
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(5) Integration, as needed, with intelligence sources to 
develop threat profiles of entities determined to be threats 
to the United States. 
(6) Periodic review and assessment of software products 
and services on computer networks of the Department of 
Defense to remove prohibited products or services. 
(7) Synchronization of the use of current authorities for 
making supply chain decisions, including section 806 of Public 
Law 111–383 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) or improved use of suspen-
sion and debarment officials. 
(8) Coordination with interagency, industrial, and inter-
national partners, as appropriate, to share information, develop 
Government-wide strategies for dealing with significant entities 
determined to be significant threats to the United States, and 
effectively use authorities in other departments and agencies 
to provide consistent, Government-wide approaches to supply 
chain threats. 
(9) Other matters as the Secretary considers necessary. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after establishing 
the process required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
a written notification to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives that the process has 
been established. The notification also shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of the official designated under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(2) Identification of tools and services currently available 
to the Department of Defense under subsection (b)(2). 
(3) Assessment of additional tools and services available 
under subsection (b)(2) that the Department of Defense should 
evaluate. 
(4) Identification of, or recommendations for, any statutory 
changes needed to improve the effectiveness of the process. 
(5) Projected resource needs for implementing any rec-
ommendations made by the Secretary. 
SEC. 808. DEFENSE POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Chief Management Officer, shall form a committee 
of senior executives from United States firms in the national tech-
nology and industrial base to meet with the Secretary, the Secre-
taries of the military departments, and members of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff to exchange information, including, as appropriate, classified 
information, on technology threats to the national security of the 
United States and on the emerging technologies from the national 
technology and industrial base that may become available to counter 
such threats in a timely manner. 
(b) MEETINGS.—The defense policy advisory committee on tech-
nology formed pursuant to subsection (a) shall meet with the Sec-
retary and the other Department of Defense officials specified in 
such subsection collectively at least once annually in each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022. The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
the congressional defense committees annual briefings on the 
meetings. 
(c) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the defense policy 
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advisory committee on technology established pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 809. REPORT ON EXTENSION OF DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, 
AND SUSTAINMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS COMMAND. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a review 
of the authorities available to the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the acquisition executives of the military departments 
for the development, acquisition, and sustainment of technology, 
equipment, and services for the military departments in order to 
determine the feasibility and advisability of the provision of such 
authorities to the Commander of the United States Special Oper-
ations Command and the acquisition executive of the Command 
for the development, acquisition, and sustainment of special oper-
ations-peculiar technology, equipment, and services. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report on the review required by subsection (a). The report shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the review. 
(2) An identification of the authorities the Secretary rec-
ommends for provision to the Commander of the United States 
Special Operations Command and the acquisition executive 
of the Command as described in subsection (a), and rec-
ommendations for any modifications of such authorities that 
the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the United 
States Special Operations Command. 
(3) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
action as the Secretary considers appropriate for the provision 
of authorities identified pursuant to paragraph (2) as described 
in subsection (a). 
(4) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate in light of the review. 
SEC. 810. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE PROVISION RELATED TO PROGRAM 
AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.—Subsection (c) of section 503 of title 
31, United States Code, as added by section 861(a)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2298), is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE PROVISION RELATED TO PROGRAM 
MANAGEMENT
OFFICERS
AND
PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT
POLICY 
COUNCIL.—Section 1126 of title 31, United States Code, as added 
by section 861(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2299), is repealed. 
(c) REPEAL
OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.—Section 861 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2299) is repealed. 
130 Stat. 2298; 
31 USC 503 note, 
1126 note. 
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Subtitle B—Amendments to General Con-
tracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
SEC. 811. MODIFICATIONS TO COST OR PRICING DATA AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS
TO
SUBMISSIONS
OF
COST
OR
PRICING 
DATA.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Subsection (a) of section 2306a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘December 5, 1990’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 5, 1991’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2018’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(D) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), (C)(i), (C)(ii), and 
(D)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘December 5, 1990’’ 
and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘to the amount’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘higher multiple of $50,000.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in accordance with section 1908 of title 41.’’. 
(2) TITLE 41.—Section 3502 of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘October 13, 1994’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(iii) in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), (3)(A), (3)(B), and 
(4)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘October 13, 1994’’ 
and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’; and 
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘to the amount’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘higher multiple of $50,000.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in accordance with section 1908.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SUBMISSION.— 
Paragraph (1) of section 2306a(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the contracting officer shall require submis-
sion of’’ and all the follows through ‘‘to the extent necessary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the offeror shall be required to submit to the contracting 
officer data other than certified cost or pricing data (if requested 
by the contracting officer), to the extent necessary’’. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF MODIFICATIONS TO COST 
OR PRICING DATA SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
March 1, 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
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implementation and effect of the amendments made by subsections 
(a) and (b). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS
FOR DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY 
REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2313a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and dollar value’’ after 
‘‘number’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, set forth separately by type 
of audit’’ after ‘‘pending’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, both from 
the date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submis-
sion and from the date the audit begins’’ after ‘‘audit’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) the sustained questioned costs, set forth separately 
by type of audit, both as a total value and as a percentage 
of the total questioned costs for the audit;’’; 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) the total number and dollar value of incurred 
cost audits completed, and the method by which such 
incurred cost audits were completed; 
‘‘(F) the aggregate cost of performing audits, set forth 
separately by type of audit; 
‘‘(G) the ratio of sustained questioned costs to the 
aggregate costs of performing audits, set forth separately 
by type of audit; and 
‘‘(H) the total number and dollar value of audits that 
are pending for a period longer than one year as of the 
end of the fiscal year covered by the report, and the fiscal 
year in which the qualified submission was received, set 
forth separately by type of audit;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘incurred cost audit’ and ‘qualified incurred 
cost submission’ have the meaning given those terms in section 
2313b of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘sustained questioned costs’ means questioned 
costs that were recovered by the Federal Government as a 
result of contract negotiations related to such questioned costs.’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION TO REPORT TERMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 
111 note), as amended by section 1061(j) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2405; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), does not apply 
to the report required to be submitted to Congress under section 
2313a of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) ADJUSTMENT
TO
VALUE
OF
COVERED
CONTRACTS
FOR 
REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO ALLOWABLE COSTS.—Subparagraph 
(B) of section 2324(l)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘to the equivalent’’ and all that follows through ‘‘higher 
10 USC 111 note. 
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multiple of $50,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘in accordance with section 
1908 of title 41.’’. 
SEC. 812. APPLICABILITY OF COST AND PRICING DATA CERTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 830(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2286) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘same product’’ and 
inserting ‘‘same or similar product’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF SAME OR SIMILAR PRODUCT.—The 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly 
determine whether a product is considered to be a similar 
product for the purposes of this pilot program. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER OF COST OR PRICING CERTIFICATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may waive the certification requirement under 
section 2306a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, if the Sec-
retary determines that the Federal Government has sufficient 
data and information regarding the reasonableness of the 
price.’’. 
SEC. 813. SUNSET OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE 
PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED STATES 
GOODS. 
(a) CHEMICAL WEAPONS ANTIDOTE.—Section 2534(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) CHEMICAL WEAPONS ANTIDOTE.—Subsections (a)(2) and 
(b)(2) shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2018.’’. 
(b) PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES.—Effective October 1, 2018, section 
858 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 10 U.S.C. 2534 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 814. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON HEALTH AND SAFETY 
RECORDS. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and 
the congressional defense committees a report on the safety 
and health records of Department of Defense contractors. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the existing procedures of the 
Department of Defense to evaluate the safety and health 
records of current and prospective contractors. 
(B) An evaluation of the adherence of the Department 
of Defense to such procedures. 
(C) An assessment of the current incidence of safety 
and health violations by Department of Defense contrac-
tors. 
(D) An assessment of whether the Secretary of Labor 
has the resources to investigate and identify safety and 
health violations by Department of Defense contractors. 
(E) An assessment of whether the Secretary of Labor 
should consider assuming an expanded investigatory role 
10 USC 2534 
note. 
22 USC 2762 
note. 
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or a targeted enforcement program for ensuring the safety 
and health of individuals working under Department of 
Defense contracts. 
SEC. 815. LIMITATION ON UNILATERAL DEFINITIZATION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Section 2326 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), 
and (i) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section (c): 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON
UNILATERAL
DEFINITIZATION
BY
CON-
TRACTING OFFICER.—With respect to any undefinitized contractual 
action with a value greater than $50,000,000, if agreement is not 
reached on contractual terms, specifications, and price within the 
period or by the date provided in subsection (b)(1), the contracting 
officer may not unilaterally definitize those terms, specifications, 
or price over the objection of the contractor until— 
‘‘(1) the service acquisition executive for the military 
department that awarded the contract, or the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment if the contract 
was awarded by a Defense Agency or other component of the 
Department of Defense, approves the definitization in writing; 
‘‘(2) the contracting officer provides a copy of the written 
approval to the contractor; and 
‘‘(3) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed after the 
written approval is provided to the contractor.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2326(b)(3) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(h)’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation to implement section 2326 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by this section. 
SEC. 816. AMENDMENT TO SUSTAINMENT REVIEWS. 
Section 2441(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary concerned shall 
make the memorandum and supporting documentation for each 
sustainment review available to the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment within 30 days after the review 
is completed.’’. 
SEC. 817. USE OF PROGRAM INCOME BY ELIGIBLE ENTITIES THAT 
CARRY OUT PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 2414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘LIMITATION’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FUNDING’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) USE OF PROGRAM INCOME.— 
‘‘(1) An eligible entity that earned income in a specified 
fiscal year from activities carried out pursuant to a procurement 
technical assistance program funded under this chapter may 
expend an amount of such income, not to exceed 25 percent 
of the cost of furnishing procurement technical assistance in 
10 USC 2326 
note. 
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such specified fiscal year, during the fiscal year following such 
specified fiscal year, to carry out a procurement technical assist-
ance program funded under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) An eligible entity that does not enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the Secretary for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) shall notify the Secretary of the amount of any 
income the eligible entity carried over from the previous 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) may retain an amount of such income equal to 
10 percent of the value of assistance furnished by the 
Secretary under this section during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) In determining the value of assistance furnished by 
the Secretary under this section for any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall account for the amount of any income the eligible 
entity carried over from the previous fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 818. ENHANCED POST-AWARD DEBRIEFING RIGHTS. 
(a) RELEASE
OF CONTRACT AWARD INFORMATION.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supple-
ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that all 
required post-award debriefings, while protecting the confidential 
and proprietary information of other offerors, include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(1) In the case of a contract award in excess of 
$100,000,000, a requirement for disclosure of the agency’s writ-
ten source selection award determination, redacted to protect 
the confidential and proprietary information of other offerors 
for the contract award, and, in the case of a contract award 
in excess of $10,000,000 and not in excess of $100,000,000 
with a small business or nontraditional contractor, an option 
for the small business or nontraditional contractor to request 
such disclosure. 
(2) A requirement for a written or oral debriefing for all 
contract awards and task or delivery orders valued at 
$10,000,000 or higher. 
(3) Provisions ensuring that both unsuccessful and winning 
offerors are entitled to the disclosure described in paragraph 
(1) and the debriefing described in paragraph (2). 
(4) Robust procedures, consistent with section 2305(b)(5)(D) 
of title 10, United States Code, and provisions implementing 
that section in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, to protect 
the confidential and proprietary information of other offerors. 
(b) 
OPPORTUNITY
FOR
FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS.—Section 
2305(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) an opportunity for a disappointed offeror to submit, 
within two business days after receiving a post-award 
debriefing, additional questions related to the debriefing.’’; and 
10 USC 2305 
note. 
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The agency shall respond in writing to any additional 
question submitted under subparagraph (B)(vii) within five business 
days after receipt of the question. The agency shall not consider 
the debriefing to be concluded until the agency delivers its written 
responses to the disappointed offeror.’’. 
(c) 
COMMENCEMENT
OF
POST-BRIEFING
PERIOD.—Section 
3553(d)(4) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
(i) and (ii) respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The period’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The period’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) For procurements conducted by any component of the 
Department of Defense, the 5-day period described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) does not commence until the day the Government delivers 
to a disappointed offeror the written responses to any questions 
submitted pursuant to section 2305(b)(5)(B)(vii) of title 10.’’. 
SEC. 819. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY AND 
RISK MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVEST-
MENTS.—Subsection (c) of section 11302 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the first paragraph (5). 
(b) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET RELATING TO INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY PORTFOLIO, PROGRAM, AND RESOURCE REVIEWS.—Section 
11319 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking para-
graph (6). 
(c) EXTENSION OF SUNSET RELATING TO FEDERAL DATA CENTER 
CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE.—Subsection (e) of section 834 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 44 U.S.C. 3601 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 820. CHANGE TO DEFINITION OF SUBCONTRACT IN CERTAIN CIR-
CUMSTANCES. 
Section 1906(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The term does not include 
agreements entered into by a contractor for the supply of commod-
ities that are intended for use in the performance of multiple 
contracts with the Federal Government and other parties and are 
not identifiable to any particular contract.’’. 
SEC. 821. AMENDMENT RELATING TO APPLICABILITY OF INFLATION 
ADJUSTMENTS. 
Section 1908(d) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and shall 
apply, in the case of the procurement of property or services by 
contract, to a contract, and any subcontract at any tier under 
the contract, in effect on that date without regard to the date 
of award of the contract or subcontract.’’. 
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SEC. 822. USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCE 
SELECTION PROCESS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b) of section 813 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat 2270; 10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) the Department of Defense would realize no, or 
minimal, additional innovation or future technological advan-
tage by using a different methodology; and 
‘‘(8) with respect to a contract for procurement of goods, 
the goods procured are predominantly expendable in nature, 
nontechnical, or have a short life expectancy or short shelf 
life.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended 
by striking ‘‘contract exceeding $10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
tract exceeding $5,000,000’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this sub-
section shall apply with respect to the second, third, and fourth 
reports submitted under subsection (d) of section 813 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat 2271; 10 U.S.C. 2305 note). 
SEC. 823. EXEMPTION FROM DESIGN-BUILD SELECTION PROCEDURES. 
Subsection (d) of section 2305a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the second and third sentences and inserting 
the following: ‘‘If the contract value exceeds $4,000,000, the max-
imum number specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 
unless— 
‘‘(1) the solicitation is issued pursuant to a indefinite 
delivery-indefinite quantity contract for design-build construc-
tion; or 
‘‘(2)(A) the head of the contracting activity, delegable to 
a level no lower than the senior contracting official within 
the contracting activity, approves the contracting officer’s jus-
tification with respect to an individual solicitation that a max-
imum number greater than 5 is in the interest of the Federal 
Government; and 
‘‘(B) the contracting officer provides written documentation 
of how a maximum number greater than 5 is consistent with 
the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection proce-
dures.’’. 
SEC. 824. CONTRACT CLOSEOUT AUTHORITY. 
Section 836(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2286) is 
amended by striking ‘‘entered into prior to fiscal year 2000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘entered into on a date that is at least 17 fiscal years 
before the current fiscal year’’. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
10 USC 2305 
note. 
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SEC. 825. ELIMINATION OF COST UNDERRUNS AS FACTOR IN CALCULA-
TION OF PENALTIES FOR COST OVERRUNS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 828 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 
U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘each fiscal year beginning 
with fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or underrun’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or underruns’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘,Technology, and Logistics’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and Sustainment’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and cost underruns’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or underruns’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, except that the 
cost overrun penalty may not be a negative amount’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
(d) and (e), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TOTAL COST OVERRUN PENALTY.—Notwithstanding the 
amount of a cost overrun penalty determined in (b), the total 
cost overrun penalty for a military department (including any cost 
overrun penalty for joint programs of military departments) for 
a fiscal year may not exceed $50,000,000.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘OR 
PROCUREMENT’’ after ‘‘EVALUATION’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘each fiscal year beginning with 
fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘each research’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
research’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘evaluation account’’ and inserting 
‘‘evaluation or procurement accounts’’; and 
(v) 
by 
striking 
‘‘percentage’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘amount’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AMOUNT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS’’; 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘percentage 
reduction’’ 
and 
inserting ‘‘reductions’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘evaluation accounts’’ and inserting 
‘‘evaluation or procurement accounts’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) is the percentage 
reduction’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) are the reduc-
tions’’; and 
(v) by inserting ‘‘, when combined,’’ after ‘‘equal’’. 
(b) PRIOR FISCAL YEARS.—The requirements of section 828 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply 
with respect to fiscal years beginning on or before October 1, 2016. 
10 USC 2430 
note. 
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SEC. 826. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL MEETING REQUIREMENT OF 
CONFIGURATION STEERING BOARDS. 
Section 814(c)(4) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4529; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) ANNUAL MEETING.—Except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If the service acquisition executive 
of the military department concerned determines, in 
writing, that there have been no changes to the program 
requirements of a major defense acquisition program 
during the preceding year, the Configuration Steering 
Board for such major defense acquisition program is not 
required to meet as described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 827. PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR DENIED 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BID PROTESTS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of requiring 
contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs 
incurred in processing covered protests. 
(b) DURATION.—The pilot program shall— 
(1) begin on the date that is two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) end on the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which 
the pilot program under subsection (a) ends, the Secretary shall 
provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate assessing the feasibility of 
making permanent such pilot program. 
(d) COVERED PROTEST DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered protest’’ means a bid protest that was— 
(1) denied in an opinion issued by the Government Account-
ability Office; 
(2) filed by a party with revenues in excess of $250,000,000 
(based on fiscal year 2017 constant dollars) during the previous 
year; and 
(3) filed on or after October 1, 2019 and on or before 
September 30, 2022. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major 
Defense Acquisition Programs 
SEC. 831. REVISIONS TO DEFINITION OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 2430(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘in the case of a 
program that is not a program for the acquisition of an auto-
mated information system (either a product or a service),’’ after 
‘‘(B)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘does not include an acquisition pro-
gram’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘does not include— 
10 USC 2304 
note. 
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‘‘(A) an acquisition program’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘; or 
‘‘(B) an acquisition program for a defense business system 
(as defined in section 2222(i)(1) of this title) carried out using 
the acquisition guidance issued pursuant to section 883(e) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note).’’. 
SEC. 832. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY 
ACCEPTABLE SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS FOR MAJOR 
DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 144 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2441 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2442. Prohibition on use of lowest price technically accept-
able source selection process 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense shall not use 
a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for 
the engineering and manufacturing development contract of a major 
defense acquisition program. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) LOWEST
PRICE
TECHNICALLY
ACCEPTABLE
SOURCE 
SELECTION PROCESS.—The term ‘lowest price technically accept-
able source selection process’ has the meaning given that term 
in part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(2) MAJOR
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major defense acquisition program’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2430 of this title. 
‘‘(3) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CON-
TRACT.—The term ‘engineering and manufacturing development 
contract’ means a prime contract for the engineering and manu-
facturing development of a major defense acquisition program.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2441 the following new item: 
‘‘2442. Prohibition on use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection proc-
ess.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements of section 2442 of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply 
to major defense acquisition programs for which budgetary 
authority is requested for fiscal year 2019 or a subsequent fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 833. ROLE OF THE CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCE IN MATERIAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
DECISION 
AND 
ACQUISITION 
SYSTEM 
MILESTONES. 
Section 2547(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Consistent with the performance of duties under subsection 
(a), the Chief of the armed force concerned, or in the case of 
a joint program the chiefs of the armed forces concerned, with 
respect to major defense acquisition programs, shall— 
10 USC 2442 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2430. 
10 USC 2442 
note. 
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‘‘(A) concur with the need for a material solution as identi-
fied in the Material Development Decision Review prior to 
entry into the Material Solution Analysis Phase under Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 5000.02; 
‘‘(B) concur with the cost, schedule, technical feasibility, 
and performance trade-offs that have been made with regard 
to the program before Milestone A approval is granted under 
section 2366a of this title; 
‘‘(C) concur that appropriate trade-offs among cost, 
schedule, technical feasibility, and performance objectives have 
been made to ensure that the program is affordable when 
considering the per unit cost and the total life-cycle cost before 
Milestone B approval is granted under section 2366b of this 
title; and 
‘‘(D) concur that the requirements in the program capability 
document are necessary and realistic in relation to program 
cost and fielding targets as required by paragraph (1) before 
Milestone C approval is granted.’’. 
SEC. 834. REQUIREMENT TO EMPHASIZE RELIABILITY AND MAINTAIN-
ABILITY IN WEAPON SYSTEM DESIGN. 
(a) SUSTAINMENT FACTORS IN WEAPON SYSTEM DESIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 144 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by section 832, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2443. Sustainment factors in weapon system design 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the defense acquisition system gives ample emphasis to sustainment 
factors, particularly those factors that are affected principally by 
the design of a weapon system, in the development of a weapon 
system. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
reliability and maintainability are included in the performance 
attributes of the key performance parameter on sustainment during 
the development of capabilities requirements. 
‘‘(c) SOLICITATION AND AWARD OF CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The program manager of a weapon 
system shall include in the solicitation for and terms of a 
covered contract for the weapon system clearly defined and 
measurable requirements for engineering activities and design 
specifications for reliability and maintainability. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the program manager determines that 
engineering activities and design specifications for reliability 
or maintainability should not be a requirement in a covered 
contract or a solicitation for such a contract, the program man-
ager shall document in writing the justification for the decision. 
‘‘(3) SOURCE
SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that sustainment factors, including reliability and 
maintainability, are given ample emphasis in the process for 
source selection. The Secretary shall encourage the use of objec-
tive reliability and maintainability criteria in the evaluation 
of competitive proposals. 
‘‘(d) CONTRACT PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
Department of Defense uses best practices for responding to 
the positive or negative performance of a contractor in meeting 
10 USC 2443. 
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the sustainment requirements of a covered contract for a 
weapon system. The Secretary shall encourage the use of incen-
tive fees and penalties as appropriate and authorized in para-
graph (2) in all covered contracts for weapons systems. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY FOR INCENTIVE FEES AND PENALTIES.—The 
Secretary of Defense is authorized to include in any covered 
contract provisions for the payment of incentive fees to the 
contractor based on achievement of design specification require-
ments for reliability and maintainability of weapons systems 
under the contract, or the imposition of penalties to be paid 
by the contractor to the Government for failure to achieve 
such design specification requirements. Information about such 
fees or penalties shall be included in the solicitation for any 
covered contract that includes such fees or penalties. 
‘‘(3) MEASUREMENT OF RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY.— 
In carrying out paragraph (2), the program manager shall 
base determinations of a contractor’s performance on reliability 
and maintainability data collected during the program. Such 
data collection and associated evaluation metrics shall be 
described in detail in the covered contract. To the maximum 
extent practicable, such data shall be shared with appropriate 
contractor and government organizations. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify 
the congressional defense committees upon entering into a cov-
ered contract that includes incentive fees or penalties author-
ized in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘covered contract’, with respect to a weapon system, means a con-
tract— 
‘‘(1) for the engineering and manufacturing development 
of a weapon system, including embedded software; or 
‘‘(2) for the production of a weapon system, including 
embedded software.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter I of such chapter, as amended by 
section 832, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘2443. Sustainment factors in weapon system design.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Subsections (c) 
and (d) of section 2443 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to any covered contract 
(as defined in that section) for which the contract solicitation is 
issued on or after the date occurring one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) ENGINEERING CHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense may fund 
engineering changes to the design of a weapon system in the 
engineering and manufacturing development phase or in the produc-
tion phase of an acquisition program to improve reliability or 
maintainability of the weapon system and reduce projected oper-
ating and support costs. 
SEC. 835. LICENSING OF APPROPRIATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO 
SUPPORT MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
(a) NEGOTIATION
OF PRICE
FOR TECHNICAL DATA BEFORE 
DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM.— 
10 USC 2443 
note. 
10 USC 2443 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2430. 
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 144 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2438 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2439. Negotiation of price for technical data before 
development or production of major weapon sys-
tems 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department 
of Defense, before selecting a contractor for the engineering and 
manufacturing development of a major weapon system, or for the 
production of a major weapon system, negotiates a price for tech-
nical data to be delivered under a contract for such development 
or production.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2438 the following new item: 
‘‘2439. Negotiation of price for technical data before development or production of 
major weapon systems.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Section 2439 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect 
to any contract for engineering and manufacturing development 
of a major weapon system, or for the production of a major 
weapon system, for which the contract solicitation is issued 
on or after the date occurring one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) WRITTEN DETERMINATION FOR MILESTONE B APPROVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(3) of section 2366b of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (M); 
and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(O) appropriate actions have been taken to negotiate 
and enter into a contract or contract options for the tech-
nical data required to support the program; and’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Section 2366b(a)(3)(O) of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply 
with respect to any major defense acquisition program receiving 
Milestone B approval on or after the date occurring one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) PREFERENCE
FOR NEGOTIATION
OF CUSTOMIZED LICENSE 
AGREEMENTS.—Section 2320 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) PREFERENCE FOR SPECIALLY NEGOTIATED LICENSES.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
negotiate and enter into a contract with a contractor for a specially 
negotiated license for technical data to support the product support 
strategy of a major weapon system or subsystem of a major weapon 
system. In performing the assessment and developing the cor-
responding strategy required under subsection (e) for such a system 
or subsystem, a program manager shall consider the use of specially 
10 USC 2366b 
note. 
10 USC 2439 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2430. 
10 USC 2439. 
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negotiated licenses to acquire customized technical data appropriate 
for the particular elements of the product support strategy.’’. 
SEC. 836. CODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO ASSESS-
MENT, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF OPERATING AND 
SUPPORT COSTS FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
(a) CODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2337 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2337a. Assessment, management, and control of operating 
and support costs for major weapon systems 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
and maintain guidance on actions to be taken to assess, manage, 
and control Department of Defense costs for the operation and 
support of major weapon systems. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The guidance required by subsection (a) shall, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) be issued in conjunction with the comprehensive guid-
ance on life-cycle management and the development and 
implementation of product support strategies for major weapon 
systems required by section 2337 of this title; 
‘‘(2) require the military departments to retain each esti-
mate of operating and support costs that is developed at any 
time during the life cycle of a major weapon system, together 
with supporting documentation used to develop the estimate; 
‘‘(3) require the military departments to update estimates 
of operating and support costs periodically throughout the life 
cycle of a major weapon system, to determine whether prelimi-
nary information and assumptions remain relevant and 
accurate, and identify and record reasons for variances; 
‘‘(4) establish policies and procedures for the collection, 
organization, maintenance, and availability of standardized 
data on operating and support costs for major weapon systems 
in accordance with section 2222 of this title; 
‘‘(5) establish standard requirements for the collection and 
reporting of data on operating and support costs for major 
weapon systems by contractors performing weapon system 
sustainment functions in an appropriate format, and develop 
contract clauses to ensure that contractors comply with such 
requirements; 
‘‘(6) require the military departments— 
‘‘(A) to collect and retain data from operational and 
developmental testing and evaluation on the reliability and 
maintainability of major weapon systems; and 
‘‘(B) to use such data to inform system design decisions, 
provide insight into sustainment costs, and inform esti-
mates of operating and support costs for such systems; 
‘‘(7) require the military departments to ensure that 
sustainment factors are fully considered at key life-cycle 
management decision points and that appropriate measures 
are taken to reduce operating and support costs by influencing 
system design early in development, developing sound 
sustainment strategies, and addressing key drivers of costs; 
‘‘(8) require the military departments to conduct an inde-
pendent logistics assessment of each major weapon system prior 
10 USC 2337a. 
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to key acquisition decision points (including milestone decisions) 
to identify features that are likely to drive future operating 
and support costs, changes to system design that could reduce 
such costs, and effective strategies for managing such costs; 
‘‘(9) include— 
‘‘(A) reliability metrics for major weapon systems; and 
‘‘(B) requirements on the use of metrics under subpara-
graph (A) as triggers— 
‘‘(i) to conduct further investigation and analysis 
into drivers of those metrics; and 
‘‘(ii) to develop strategies for improving reliability, 
availability, and maintainability of such systems at 
an affordable cost; and 
‘‘(10) require the military departments to conduct periodic 
reviews of operating and support costs of major weapon systems 
after such systems achieve initial operational capability to iden-
tify and address factors resulting in growth in operating and 
support costs and adapt support strategies to reduce such costs. 
‘‘(c) RETENTION OF DATA ON OPERATING AND SUPPORT COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation shall be responsible for developing and 
maintaining a database on operating and support estimates, 
supporting documentation, and actual operating and support 
costs for major weapon systems. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the Director, in carrying out such responsibility— 
‘‘(A) promptly receives the results of all cost estimates 
and cost analyses conducted by the military departments 
with regard to operating and support costs of major weapon 
systems; 
‘‘(B) has timely access to any records and data of the 
military departments (including classified and proprietary 
information) that the Director considers necessary to carry 
out such responsibility; and 
‘‘(C) with the concurrence of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, may direct the 
military departments to collect and retain information nec-
essary to support the database. 
‘‘(d) MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘major weapon system’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2379(f) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 2337 the following new item: 
‘‘2337a. Assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for 
major weapon systems.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED SECTION.— 
(1) 
REPEAL.—Section 
832 
of 
the 
National 
Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 
10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2441(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2337 of 
this title’’ and all that follows through the period and inserting 
‘‘sections 2337 and 2337a of this title.’’. 
10 USC 
prec. 2301. 
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SEC. 837. SHOULD-COST MANAGEMENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall amend the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation to provide for the appropriate use of the should-cost 
review process of a major weapon system in a manner that is 
transparent, objective, and provides for the efficiency of the systems 
acquisition process in the Department of the Defense. 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The regulations required under sub-
section (a) shall incorporate, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) A description of the features of the should-cost review 
process. 
(2) Establishment of a process for communicating with 
the prime contractor on the program the elements of a proposed 
should-cost review. 
(3) A method for ensuring that identified should-cost 
savings opportunities are based on accurate, complete, and 
current information and can be quantified and tracked. 
(4) A description of the training, skills, and experience 
that Department of Defense and contractor officials carrying 
out a should-cost review in subsection (a) should possess. 
(5) A method for ensuring appropriate collaboration with 
the contractor throughout the review process. 
(6) Establishment of review process requirements that pro-
vide for sufficient analysis and minimize any impact on program 
schedule. 
SEC. 838. IMPROVEMENTS TO TEST AND EVALUATION PROCESSES AND 
TOOLS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENTAL TEST PLAN SUFFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) ADDITION TO MILESTONE B BRIEF SUMMARY REPORT.— 
Section 2366b(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subpara-
graph (H); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following 
new subparagraph (G): 
‘‘(G) An assessment of the sufficiency of developmental 
test and evaluation plans, including the use of automated 
data analytics or modeling and simulation tools and meth-
odologies.’’. 
(2) ADDITION TO MILESTONE C BRIEF SUMMARY REPORT.— 
Section 2366c(a) of such title is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) An assessment of the sufficiency of the developmental 
test and evaluation completed, including the use of automated 
data analytics or modeling and simulation tools and methodolo-
gies.’’. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
CONDUCTING
ASSESSMENTS.—For 
purposes of the sufficiency assessments required by section 
2366b(c)(1) and section 2366c(a)(4) of such title, as added by 
paragraphs (1) and (2), with respect to a major defense acquisi-
tion program— 
(A) if the milestone decision authority for the program 
is the service acquisition executive of the military depart-
ment that is managing the program, the sufficiency assess-
ment shall be conducted by the senior official within the 
10 USC 2366b 
note. 
10 USC 2337a 
note. 
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military department with responsibility for developmental 
testing; and 
(B) if the milestone decision authority for the program 
is the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, the sufficiency assessment shall be conducted 
by the senior Department of Defense official with responsi-
bility for developmental testing. 
(4) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Within one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the senior Department of Defense 
official with responsibility for developmental testing shall 
develop guidance for the sufficiency assessments required by 
section 2366b(c)(1) and section 2366c(a)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by paragraphs (1) and (2). At a minimum, 
the guidance shall require— 
(A) for the sufficiency assessment required by section 
2366b(c)(1) of such title, that the assessment address the 
sufficiency of— 
(i) the developmental test and evaluation plan; 
(ii) 
the 
developmental 
test 
and 
evaluation 
schedule, including a comparison to historic analogous 
systems; 
(iii) 
the 
developmental 
test 
and 
evaluation 
resources (facilities, personnel, test assets, data ana-
lytics tools, and modeling and simulation capabilities); 
(iv) the risks of developmental test and production 
concurrency; and 
(v) the developmental test criteria for entering the 
production phase; and 
(B) for the sufficiency assessment required by section 
2366c(a)(4) of such title, that the assessment address— 
(i) the sufficiency of the developmental test and 
evaluation completed; 
(ii) the sufficiency of the plans and resources avail-
able for remaining developmental test and evaluation; 
(iii) the risks identified during developmental 
testing to the production and deployment phase; 
(iv) the sufficiency of the plans and resources for 
remaining developmental test and evaluation; and 
(v) the readiness of the system to perform sched-
uled initial operational test and evaluation. 
(b) EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEED FOR CEN-
TRALIZED TOOLS
FOR DEVELOPMENTAL TEST
AND EVALUATION.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the strategy of the Depart-
ment of Defense for developing and expanding the use of tools 
designed to facilitate the cost effectiveness and efficiency of develop-
mental testing, including automated test methods and tools, mod-
eling and simulation tools, and data analytics technologies. The 
evaluation shall include a determination of the appropriate role 
of the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility 
for developmental testing in developing enterprise level strategies 
related to such types of testing tools. 
SEC. 839. ENHANCEMENTS TO TRANSPARENCY IN TEST AND EVALUA-
TION PROCESSES AND DATA. 
(a) ADDITIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION DUTIES OF MILITARY 
SECRETARIES AND DEFENSE AGENCY HEADS.— 
10 USC 2399 
note. 
10 USC 2366b. 
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(1) REPORT
ON
COMPARISON
OF
OPERATIONAL
TEST
AND 
EVALUATION
RESULTS
TO
LEGACY
ITEMS
OR
COMPONENTS.— 
Concurrent with the submission of a report required under 
section 2399(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
of a military department or the head of a Defense Agency 
may provide to the congressional defense committees and the 
Secretary of Defense a report describing of the performance 
of the items or components evaluated as part of the operational 
test and evaluation for each major defense acquisition program 
conducted under such section by the Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation in relation to comparable legacy items 
or components, if such items or components exist and relevant 
data are available without requiring additional testing. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORT ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUA-
TION ACTIVITIES.—Within 45 days after the submission of an 
annual report required by section 139(h) of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretaries of the military departments may 
each submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
addressing any concerns related to information included in 
the annual report, or providing updated or additional informa-
tion, as appropriate. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF COST DATA ON TEST 
AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and subject to paragraph (2), 
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the senior 
official of the Department of Defense with responsibility for 
developmental testing, and the Director of the Test Resource 
Management Center shall jointly develop policies, procedures, 
guidance, and a method to collect data that ensures that con-
sistent and high quality data are collected on the full range 
of estimated and actual developmental, live fire, and operational 
testing costs for major defense acquisition programs. 
(2) CONCURRENCE AND COORDINATION REQUIRED.—Before 
implementing the policies, procedures, guidance, and method 
developed under paragraph (1), the Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation, the senior official of the Department 
of Defense with responsibility for developmental testing, and 
the Director of the Test Resource Management Center shall— 
(A) obtain the concurrence of the Director for Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation; and 
(B) coordinate with the Secretaries of the military 
departments. 
(3) DATA REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) ELECTRONIC
DATABASE.—Data on estimated and 
actual developmental, live fire, and operational testing 
costs shall be maintained in an electronic database main-
tained by the Director for Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation or another appropriate official of the Depart-
ment of Defense, and shall be made available for analysis 
by testing, acquisition, and other appropriate officials of 
the Department of Defense, as determined by the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation, the senior official of 
the Department of Defense with responsibility for develop-
mental testing, or the Director of the Test Resource 
Management Center. 
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(B) DIAGGREGATION
BY
COSTS.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, data collected under this subsection 
shall be set forth separately by costs for developmental 
testing, operational testing, and training. 
(c) MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘major defense acquisition program’’ has the 
meaning provided in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 
Acquisition Workforce 
SEC. 841. ENHANCEMENTS TO THE CIVILIAN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM MANAGER DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall imple-
ment a program manager development program to provide for 
the professional development of high-potential, experienced 
civilian personnel. Personnel shall be competitively selected 
for the program based on their potential to become a program 
manager of a major defense acquisition program, as defined 
in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code. The program 
shall be administered and overseen by the Secretary of each 
military department, acting through the service acquisition 
executive for the department concerned. 
(2) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive plan 
to implement the program established under paragraph (1). 
In developing the plan, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 
the input of relevant external parties, including professional 
associations, other government entities, and industry. The plan 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of the minimum level of subject 
matter experience, education, years of experience, certifi-
cations, and other qualifications required to be selected 
into the program, set forth separately for current Depart-
ment of Defense employees and for personnel hired into 
the program from outside the Department of Defense. 
(B) A description of hiring flexibilities to be used to 
recruit qualified personnel from outside the Department 
of Defense. 
(C) A description of the extent to which mobility agree-
ments will be required to be signed by personnel selected 
for the program during their participation in the program 
and after their completion of the program. The use of 
mobility agreements shall be applied to help maximize 
the flexibility of the Department of Defense in assigning 
personnel, while not inhibiting the participation of the 
most capable candidates. 
(D) A description of the tenure obligation required 
of personnel selected for the program. 
10 USC 1722b 
note. 
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(E) A plan for training during the course of the pro-
gram, including training in leadership, program manage-
ment, engineering, finance and budgeting, market research, 
business acumen, contracting, supplier management, 
requirement setting and tradeoffs, intellectual property 
matters, and software. 
(F) A description of career paths to be followed by 
personnel in the program in order to ensure that personnel 
in the program gain expertise in the program management 
functional career field competencies identified by the 
Department in existing guidance and the topics listed in 
subparagraph (E), including— 
(i) a determination of the types of advanced edu-
cational degrees that enhance program management 
skills and the mechanisms available to the Department 
of Defense to facilitate the attainment of those degrees 
by personnel in the program; 
(ii) a determination of required assignments to 
positions within acquisition programs, including posi-
tion type and acquisition category of the program office; 
(iii) a determination of required or encouraged 
rotations to career broadening positions outside of 
acquisition programs; and 
(iv) a determination of how the program will 
ensure the opportunity for a required rotation to 
industry of at least six months to develop an under-
standing of industry motivation and business acumen, 
such as by developing an industry exchange program 
for civilian program managers, similar to the Corporate 
Fellows Program of the Secretary of Defense. 
(G) A general description of the number of personnel 
anticipated to be selected into the program, how frequently 
selections will occur, how long personnel selected into the 
program will participate in the program, and how personnel 
will be placed into an assignment at the completion of 
the program. 
(H) A description of benefits that will be offered under 
the program using existing human capital flexibilities to 
retain qualified employees, such as student loan repay-
ments, bonuses, or pay banding. 
(I) An assessment of personnel flexibilities needed to 
allow the military departments and the Defense Agencies 
to reassign or remove program managers that do not per-
form effectively. 
(J) A description of how the program will be adminis-
tered and overseen by the Secretaries of each military 
department, acting through the service acquisition execu-
tive for the department concerned. 
(K) A description of how the program will be integrated 
with existing program manager development efforts at each 
military department. 
(3) USE OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
FUND.—Amounts in the Department of Defense Acquisition 
Workforce Development Fund (established under section 1705 
of title 10, United States Code) may be used to pay the base 
salary of personnel in the program established under paragraph 
(1) during the period of time such personnel are temporarily 
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assigned to a developmental rotation or training program antici-
pated to last at least six months. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—The program established under 
paragraph (1) shall be implemented not later than September 
30, 2019. 
(b) INDEPENDENT STUDY OF INCENTIVES FOR PROGRAM MAN-
AGERS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall enter into a contract with an independent research entity 
described in paragraph (2) to carry out a comprehensive study 
of incentives for Department of Defense civilian and military 
program managers for major defense acquisition programs, 
including— 
(A) additional pay options for program managers to 
provide incentives to senior civilian employees and military 
officers to accept and remain in program manager roles; 
(B) a financial incentive structure to reward program 
managers for delivering capabilities on budget and on time; 
and 
(C) a comparison between financial and non-financial 
incentive structures for program managers in the Depart-
ment of Defense and an appropriate comparison group 
of private industry companies. 
(2) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity described 
in this subsection is an independent research entity that is 
a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded research and 
development center with appropriate expertise and analytical 
capability. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) TO SECRETARY.—Not later than nine months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the independent 
research entity shall provide to the Secretary a report 
containing— 
(i) the results of the study required by paragraph 
(1); and 
(ii) such recommendations to improve the financial 
incentive structure of program managers for major 
defense acquisition programs as the independent 
research entity considers to be appropriate. 
(B) TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after receipt 
of the report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit such report, together with any addi-
tional views or recommendations of the Secretary, to the 
congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 842. CREDITS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND. 
Section 1705(d)(2)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary of Defense may adjust the amount speci-
fied in subparagraph (C) for a fiscal year if the Secretary 
determines that the amount is greater or less than reasonably 
needed for purposes of the Fund for such fiscal year. The 
Secretary may not adjust the amount for a fiscal year to an 
amount that is more than $600,000,000 or less than 
$400,000,000.’’. 
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SEC. 843. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HIRING AND TRAINING OF THE 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS FROM THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT FUND TO PAY SALARIES OF PERSONNEL TO MANAGE 
THE FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection 1705(e) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Subject to the provi-
sions of this subsection’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) Amounts in the Fund also may be used to pay salaries 
of personnel at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, military 
departments, and Defense Agencies to manage the Fund.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(C); 
(ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end of subparagraph (D); and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) describing the amount from the Fund that may 
be used to pay salaries of personnel at the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, military departments, and Defense 
Agencies to manage the Fund and the circumstances under 
which such amounts may be used for such purpose.’’. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
issue, and submit to the congressional defense committees, 
the policy guidance required by subparagraph (E) of section 
1705(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1). 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW
OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF 
HIRING AND RETENTION FLEXIBILITIES FOR ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 2019, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the effectiveness of hiring 
and retention flexibilities for the acquisition workforce. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under this subsection shall 
include the following: 
(A) A determination of the extent to which the Depart-
ment of Defense experiences challenges with recruitment 
and retention of the acquisition workforce, such as post- 
employment restrictions. 
(B) A description of the hiring and retention flexibilities 
available to the Department to fill civilian acquisition posi-
tions and the extent to which the Department has used 
the flexibilities available to it to target critical or under-
staffed career fields. 
(C) A determination of the extent to which the Depart-
ment has the necessary data and metrics on its use of 
hiring and retention flexibilities for the civilian acquisition 
workforce to strategically manage the use of such flexibili-
ties. 
10 USC 1705 
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(D) An identification of the factors that affect the use 
of hiring and retention flexibilities for the civilian acquisi-
tion workforce. 
(E) Recommendations for any necessary changes to 
the hiring and retention flexibilities available to the 
Department to fill civilian acquisition positions. 
(F) A description of the flexibilities available to the 
Department to remove underperforming members of the 
acquisition workforce and the extent to which any such 
flexibilities are used. 
(c) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT REQUIRED ON BUSINESS-RELATED 
TRAINING FOR THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall conduct an assessment of 
the following: 
(A) The effectiveness of industry certifications, other 
industry training programs, including fellowships, and 
training and education programs at educational institutions 
outside of the Defense Acquisition University available to 
defense acquisition workforce personnel. 
(B) Gaps in knowledge of industry operations, industry 
motivation, and business acumen in the acquisition 
workforce. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2018, the Under 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of the assessment conducted under this 
subsection. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and report under para-
graphs (1) and (2) shall address the following: 
(A) Current sources of training and career development 
opportunities, industry rotations, and other career develop-
ment opportunities related to knowledge of industry oper-
ations, industry motivation, and business acumen for each 
acquisition position, as designated under section 1721 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(B) Gaps in training, industry rotations, and other 
career development opportunities related to knowledge of 
industry operations, industry motivation, and business acu-
men for each such acquisition position. 
(C) Plans to address those gaps for each such acquisi-
tion position. 
(D) Consideration of the role industry-taught classes 
and classes taught at educational institutions outside of 
the Defense Acquisition University could play in addressing 
gaps. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF ACQUISITION TRAINING 
FOR NON-ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 2019, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on acquisition-related 
training for personnel working on acquisitions but not consid-
ered to be part of the acquisition workforce (as defined in 
section 101(18) of title 10, United States Code) (hereafter in 
this subsection referred to as ‘‘non-acquisition workforce per-
sonnel’’). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall address the following: 
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(A) The extent to which non-acquisition workforce per-
sonnel play a significant role in defining requirements, 
conducting market research, participating in source selec-
tion and contract negotiation efforts, and overseeing con-
tract performance. 
(B) The extent to which the Department is able to 
identify and track non-acquisition workforce personnel per-
forming the roles identified in subparagraph (A). 
(C) The extent to which non-acquisition workforce per-
sonnel are taking acquisition training. 
(D) The extent to which the Defense Acquisition 
Workforce Development Fund has been used to provide 
acquisition training to non-acquisition workforce personnel. 
(E) A description of sources of funding other than 
the Fund that are available to and used by the Department 
to provide non-acquisition workforce personnel with 
acquisition training. 
(F) The extent to which additional acquisition training 
is needed for non-acquisition workforce personnel, including 
the types of training needed, the positions that need the 
training, and any challenges to delivering necessary addi-
tional training. 
SEC. 844. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATIONS TO ACQUISITION DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1762(g) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN LIMIT ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Section 
1762(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the demonstration project under this section may not exceed 
120,000’’ and inserting ‘‘at any one time the demonstration project 
under this section may not exceed 130,000’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN ACQUISI-
TION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 
(1) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop an implementation strategy to address areas for 
improvement in the demonstration project required by section 
1762 of title 10, United States Code, as identified in the second 
assessment of such demonstration project required by section 
1762(e) of such title. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall include the following 
elements: 
(A) Actions that have been or will be taken to assess 
whether the flexibility to set starting salaries at different 
levels is being used appropriately by supervisors and man-
agers to compete effectively for highly skilled and motivated 
employees. 
(B) Actions that have been or will be taken to assess 
reasons for any disparities in career outcomes across race 
and gender for employees in the demonstration project. 
(C) Actions that have been or will be taken to 
strengthen the link between employee contribution and 
compensation for employees in the demonstration project. 
(D) Actions that have been or will be taken to enhance 
the transparency of the pay system for employees in the 
demonstration project. 
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(E) A time frame and individual responsible for each 
action identified under subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(3) BRIEFING
REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives on the implementation strategy required by para-
graph (1). 
Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to 
Commercial Items 
SEC. 846. PROCUREMENT THROUGH COMMERCIAL E-COMMERCE POR-
TALS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall 
establish a program to procure commercial products through 
commercial e-commerce portals for purposes of enhancing competi-
tion, expediting procurement, enabling market research, and 
ensuring reasonable pricing of commercial products. The Adminis-
trator shall carry out the program in accordance with this section, 
through multiple contracts with multiple commercial e-commerce 
portal providers, and shall design the program to be implemented 
in phases with the objective of enabling Government-wide use of 
such portals. 
(b) USE OF PROGRAM.—The head of a department or agency 
may procure, as appropriate, commercial products for the depart-
ment or agency using the program established pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION
AND
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation 
with the Administrator and the heads of other relevant departments 
and agencies, shall carry out the implementation phases set forth 
in, and submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
items of information required by, the following paragraphs: 
(1) PHASE I: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an implementa-
tion plan and schedule for carrying out the program established 
pursuant to subsection (a), including a discussion and rec-
ommendations regarding whether any changes to, or exemp-
tions from, laws that set forth policies, procedures, require-
ments, or restrictions for the procurement of property or serv-
ices by the Federal Government are necessary for effective 
implementation of this section. 
(2) PHASE II: MARKET ANALYSIS AND CONSULTATION.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the submission of the 
implementation plan and schedule required under paragraph 
(1), recommendations for any changes to, or exemptions from, 
laws necessary for effective implementation of this section, 
and information on the results of the following actions: 
(A) Market analysis and initial communications with 
potential commercial e-commerce portal providers on tech-
nical considerations of how the portals function (including 
the use of standard terms and conditions of the portals 
by the Government), the degree of customization that can 
occur without creating a Government-unique portal, the 
41 USC 1901 
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measures necessary to address the considerations for sup-
plier and product screening specified in subsection (e), secu-
rity of data, considerations pertaining to nontraditional 
Government contractors, and potential fees, if any, to be 
charged by the Administrator, the portal provider, or the 
suppliers for participation in the program established 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(B) Consultation with affected departments and agen-
cies about their unique procurement needs, such as supply 
chain risks for health care products, information tech-
nology, software, or any other category determined nec-
essary by the Administrator. 
(C) An assessment of the products or product categories 
that are suitable for purchase on the commercial e-com-
merce portals. 
(D) An assessment of the precautions necessary to 
safeguard any information pertaining to the Federal 
Government, especially precautions necessary to protect 
against national security or cybersecurity threats. 
(E) A review of standard terms and conditions of 
commercial e-commerce portals in the context of Govern-
ment requirements. 
(F) An assessment of the impact on existing programs, 
including schedules, set-asides for small business concerns, 
and other preference programs. 
(3) PHASE III: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—Not 
later than two years after the date of the submission of the 
implementation plan and schedule required under paragraph 
(1), guidance to implement and govern the use of the program 
established pursuant to subsection (a), including protocols for 
oversight of procurement through the program, and compliance 
with laws pertaining to supplier and product screening require-
ments, data security, and data analytics. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PHASES.—A description 
of additional implementation phases, as determined by the 
Administrator, that includes a selection of agencies to partici-
pate in any such additional implementation phase (which may 
include the award of contracts to multiple commercial e-com-
merce portal providers). 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL E-COMMERCE PORTALS.— 
The Administrator shall consider commercial e-commerce portals 
for use under the program established pursuant to subsection (a) 
that are widely used in the private sector and have or can be 
configured to have features that facilitate the execution of program 
objectives, including features related to supplier and product selec-
tion that are frequently updated, an assortment of product and 
supplier reviews, invoicing payment, and customer service. 
(e) INFORMATION ON SUPPLIERS, PRODUCTS, AND PURCHASES.— 
(1) SUPPLIER
PARTICIPATION
AND
PRODUCT
SCREENING.— 
The Administrator shall provide or ensure electronic avail-
ability to a commercial e-commerce portal provider awarded 
a contract pursuant to subsection (a) on a periodic basis 
information necessary to ensure compliance with laws per-
taining to supplier and product screening as identified during 
implementation phase III, as described in subsection (c)(3). 
(2) PROVISION OF ORDER INFORMATION.—The Administrator 
shall require each commercial e-commerce portal provider 
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awarded a contract pursuant to subsection (a) to provide order 
information as determined by the Administrator during 
implementation phase II, as described in subsection (c)(2). 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) All laws, including laws that set forth policies, proce-
dures, requirements, or restrictions for the procurement of prop-
erty or services by the Federal Government, apply to the pro-
gram established pursuant to subsection (a) unless otherwise 
provided in this section. 
(2) A procurement of a product made through a commercial 
e-commerce portal under the program established pursuant 
to subsection (a) is deemed to be an award of a prime contract 
for purposes of the goals established under section 15(g) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)), if the purchase 
is from a supplier that is a small business concern. 
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting 
the authority of a department or agency to restrict competition 
to small business concerns. 
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting 
the applicability of section 1341 of title 31, United States Code 
(popularly referred to as the Anti-Deficiency Act). 
(g) USE OF COMMERCIAL PRACTICES AND STANDARD TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS.—A procurement of a product through a commercial 
e-commerce portal used under the program established pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be made, to the maximum extent practicable, 
under the standard terms and conditions of the portal relating 
to purchasing on the portal. 
(h) DISCLOSURE, PROTECTION, AND USE OF INFORMATION.—In 
any contract awarded to a commercial e-commerce portal provider 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall require that 
the provider— 
(1) agree not to sell or otherwise make available to any 
third party any information pertaining to a product ordered 
by the Federal Government through the commercial e-commerce 
portal in a manner that identifies the Federal Government, 
or any of its departments or agencies, as the purchaser, except 
if the information is needed to process or deliver an order 
or the Administrator provides written consent; 
(2) agree to take the necessary precautions to safeguard 
any information pertaining to the Federal Government, espe-
cially precautions necessary to protect against national security 
or cybersecurity threats; and 
(3) agree not to use, for pricing, marketing, competitive, 
or other purposes, any information related to a product from 
a third-party supplier featured on the commercial e-commerce 
portal or the transaction of such a product, except as necessary 
to comply with the requirements of the program established 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(i) 
SIMPLIFIED
ACQUISITION
THRESHOLD.—A 
procurement 
through a commercial e-commerce portal used under the program 
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall not exceed the sim-
plified acquisition threshold in section 134 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(j) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 
90 days after the Director of the Office of Management and 
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Budget submits the implementation plan described in sub-
section (c)(1) to the appropriate congressional committees, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the 
plan, including any other matters the Comptroller General 
considers relevant to the plan. 
(2) ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than three years after the first contract with a commercial 
e-commerce portal provider is awarded pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
challenges and benefits the General Services Administration 
and participating departments and agencies observe regarding 
implementation of the program established pursuant to sub-
section (a). The report shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the acquisition of the commercial 
e-commerce portals (including the extent to which the por-
tals had to be configured or otherwise modified to meet 
the needs of the program) costs, and the implementation 
schedule. 
(B) A description of participation by suppliers, with 
particular attention to those described under subsection 
(e), that have registered or that have sold goods with 
at least one commercial e-commerce portal provider, 
including numbers, categories, and trends. 
(C) The effect, if any, of the program on the ability 
of agencies to meet goals established for suppliers and 
products described under subsection (e), including goals 
established under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 644(g)). 
(D) A discussion of the limitations, if any, to participa-
tion by suppliers in the program. 
(E) Any other matters the Comptroller General con-
siders relevant to report. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of General Services. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(C) 
The 
Committee 
on 
Small 
Business 
and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives. 
(3) COMMERCIAL E-COMMERCE PORTAL.—The term ‘‘commer-
cial e-commerce portal’’ means a commercial solution providing 
for the purchase of commercial products aggregated, distrib-
uted, sold, or manufactured via an online portal. The term 
does not include an online portal managed by the Government 
for, or predominantly for use by, Government agencies. 
(4) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘commercial product’’ 
means a commercially available off-the-shelf item, as defined 
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in section 104 of title 41, United States Code, except the term 
does not include services. 
(5) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term ‘‘small business 
concern’’ has the meaning given such term under section 3 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 847. REVISION TO DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(8) of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘or to multiple foreign governments’’. 
(b) EFFECT ON SECTION 2464 OF TITLE 10.—Nothing in the 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall affect the meaning of 
the term ‘‘commercial item’’ for purposes of subsection (a)(5) of 
section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, or any requirement 
under subsection (a)(3) or subsection (c) of such section. 
SEC. 848. COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS. 
Section 2380 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) ITEMS PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED USING COMMERCIAL ITEM 
ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATIONS.—A contract for an item acquired 
using commercial item acquisition procedures under part 12 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall serve as a prior 
commercial item determination with respect to such item for 
purposes of this chapter unless the senior procurement execu-
tive of the military department or the Department of Defense 
as designated for purposes of section 1702(c) of title 41 deter-
mines in writing that it is no longer appropriate to acquire 
the item using commercial item acquisition procedures. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—(A) Except as provided under subpara-
graph (B), funds appropriated or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Defense may not be used for the procurement 
under part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation of an 
item that was previously acquired under a contract using 
commercial item acquisition procedures under part 12 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(B) The limitation under subparagraph (A) does not apply 
to the procurement of an item that was previously acquired 
using commercial item acquisition procedures under part 12 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation following— 
‘‘(i) a written determination by the head of contracting 
activity pursuant to section 2306a(b)(4)(B) of this title that 
the use of such procedures was improper; or 
‘‘(ii) a written determination by the senior procurement 
executive of the military department or the Department 
of Defense as designated for purposes of section 1702(c) 
of title 41 that it is no longer appropriate to acquire the 
item using such procedures.’’. 
SEC. 849. REVIEW OF REGULATIONS ON COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 
(a) REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS NOT TO EXEMPT DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS
FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS
AND COMMER-
CIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS FROM CERTAIN LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
41 USC 103 note. 
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(1) review each determination of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulatory Council pursuant to section 1906(b)(2), section 
1906(c)(3), or section 1907(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, 
not to exempt contracts and subcontracts described in sub-
section (a) of section 2375 of title 10, United States Code, 
from laws such contracts and subcontracts would otherwise 
be exempt from under section 1906(d) of title 41, United States 
Code; and 
(2) propose revisions to the Department of Defense Supple-
ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide an 
exemption from each law subject to such determination unless 
the Secretary determines there is a specific reason not to pro-
vide the exemption. 
(b) REVIEW
OF CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAUSE REQUIREMENTS 
APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL ITEM CONTRACTS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall— 
(1) review the Department of Defense Supplement to the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to assess all regulations that 
require a specific contract clause for a contract using commer-
cial item acquisition procedures under part 12 of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, except for regulations required by law 
or Executive order; and 
(2) propose revisions to the Department of Defense Supple-
ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to eliminate regula-
tions reviewed under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary deter-
mines on a case-by-case basis that there is a specific reason 
not to eliminate the regulation. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAUSE REGULATIONS 
APPLICABLE
TO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEM 
SUBCONTRACTS.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) review the Department of Defense Supplement to the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to assess all regulations that 
require a prime contractor to include a specific contract clause 
in a subcontract for commercially available off-the-shelf items 
unless the inclusion of such clause is required by law or Execu-
tive order; and 
(2) propose revisions to the Department of Defense Supple-
ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to eliminate regula-
tions reviewed under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary deter-
mines on a case-by-case basis that there is a specific reason 
not to eliminate the regulation. 
SEC. 850. TRAINING IN COMMERCIAL ITEMS PROCUREMENT. 
(a) TRAINING.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President of the Defense Acquisition 
University shall establish a comprehensive training program on 
part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The training shall 
cover, at a minimum, the following topics: 
(1) The origin of part 12 and the congressional mandate 
to prefer commercial procurements. 
(2) The definition of a commercial item, with a particular 
focus on the ‘‘of a type’’ concept. 
(3) Price analysis and negotiations. 
(4) Market research and analysis. 
(5) Independent cost estimates. 
10 USC 1746 
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(6) Parametric estimating methods. 
(7) Value analysis. 
(8) Best practices in pricing from commercial sector 
organizations, foreign government organizations, and other Fed-
eral, State, and local public sectors organizations. 
(9) Other topics on commercial procurements necessary 
to ensure a well-educated acquisition workforce. 
(b) ENROLLMENTS
GOALS.—The President of the Defense 
Acquisition University shall set goals for student enrollment for 
the comprehensive training program established under subsection 
(a). 
(c) SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall, 
in support of the achievement of the goals of this section— 
(1) engage academic experts on research topics of interest 
to improve commercial item identification and pricing meth-
odologies; and 
(2) facilitate exchange and interface opportunities between 
government personnel to increase awareness of best practices 
and challenges in commercial item identification and pricing. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense shall use amounts 
available in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
Development Fund established under section 1705 of title 10, United 
States Code, to fund the comprehensive training program estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
Subtitle F—Provisions Relating to Services 
Contracting 
SEC. 851. IMPROVEMENT OF PLANNING FOR ACQUISITION OF SERV-
ICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IMPROVEMENT OF PLANNING FOR ACQUISITION OF SERV-
ICES.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2328 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2329. Procurement of services: data analysis and require-
ments validation 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) appropriate and sufficiently detailed data are collected 
and analyzed to support the validation of requirements for 
services contracts and inform the planning, programming, budg-
eting, and execution process of the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(2) requirements for services contracts are evaluated 
appropriately and in a timely manner to inform decisions 
regarding the procurement of services; and 
‘‘(3) decisions regarding the procurement of services con-
sider available resources and total force management policies 
and procedures. 
‘‘(b) SPECIFICATION OF AMOUNTS REQUESTED IN BUDGET.—Effec-
tive October 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall annually submit 
to Congress information on services contracts that clearly and sepa-
rately identifies the amount requested for each category of services 
to be procured for each Defense Agency, Department of Defense 
Field Activity, command, or military installation. Such information 
shall— 
10 USC 2329. 
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‘‘(1) be submitted at or about the time of the budget submis-
sion by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31; 
‘‘(2) cover the fiscal year covered by such budget submission 
by the President; 
‘‘(3) be consistent with total amounts of estimated expendi-
tures and proposed appropriations necessary to support the 
programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense 
included in such budget submission by the President for that 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(4) be organized using a common enterprise data structure 
developed under section 2222 of this title. 
‘‘(c) DATA ANALYSIS.—(1) Each Secretary of a military depart-
ment shall regularly analyze past spending patterns and anticipated 
future requirements with respect to the procurement of services 
within such military department. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall regularly analyze past 
spending patterns and anticipated future requirements with respect 
to the procurement of services— 
‘‘(i) within each Defense Agency and Department of Defense 
Field Activity; and 
‘‘(ii) across military departments, Defense Agencies, and 
Department of Defense Field Activities. 
‘‘(B) The Secretaries of the military departments shall make 
data on services contracts available to the Secretary of Defense 
for purposes of conducting the analysis required under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(3) The analyses conducted under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) identify contracts for similar services that are procured 
for three or more consecutive years at each Defense Agency, 
Department of Defense Field Activity, command, or military 
installation; 
‘‘(B) evaluate patterns in the procurement of services, to 
the extent practicable, at each Defense Agency, Department 
of Defense Field Activity, command, or military installation 
and by category of services procured; 
‘‘(C) be used to validate requirements for services contracts 
entered into after the date of the enactment of this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(D) be used to inform decisions on the award of and 
funding for such services contracts. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS EVALUATION.—Each Services Requirements 
Review Board shall evaluate each requirement for a services con-
tract, taking into consideration total force management policies 
and procedures, available resources, the analyses conducted under 
subsection (c), and contracting efficacy and efficiency. An evaluation 
of a services contract for compliance with contracting policies and 
procedures may not be considered to be an evaluation of a require-
ment for such services contract. 
‘‘(e) TIMELY PLANNING TO AVOID BRIDGE CONTRACTS.—(1) Effec-
tive October 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
a requirements owner shall, to the extent practicable, plan appro-
priately before the date of need of a service at a Defense Agency, 
Department of Defense Field Activity, command, or military 
installation to avoid the use of a bridge contract to provide for 
continuation of a service to be performed through a services con-
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to be validated, a services contract to be entered into, and funding 
for the services contract to be secured. 
‘‘(2)(A) Upon the first use, due to inadequate planning (as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense), of a bridge contract to 
provide for continuation of a service to be performed through a 
services contract, the requirements owner, along with the con-
tracting officer or a designee of the contracting officer for the 
contract, shall— 
‘‘(i) for a services contract in an amount less than 
$10,000,000, provide an update on the status of the bridge 
contract (including the rationale for using the bridge contract) 
to the commander or the senior civilian official of the Defense 
Agency concerned, Department of Defense Field Activity con-
cerned, command concerned, or military installation concerned, 
as applicable; or 
‘‘(ii) for a services contract in an amount equal to or greater 
than $10,000,000, provide an update on the status of the bridge 
contract (including the rationale for using the bridge contract) 
to the service acquisition executive for the military department 
concerned, the head of the Defense Agency concerned, the 
combatant commander concerned, or the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, as applicable. 
‘‘(B) Upon the second use, due to inadequate planning (as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense), of a bridge contract to 
provide for continuation of a service to be performed through a 
services contract in an amount less than $10,000,000, the com-
mander or senior civilian official referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) 
shall provide notification of such second use to the Vice Chief 
of Staff of the armed force concerned and the service acquisition 
executive of the military department concerned, the head of the 
Defense Agency concerned, the combatant commander concerned, 
or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 
as applicable. 
‘‘(f) EXCEPTION.—Except with respect to the analyses required 
under subsection (c), this section shall not apply to— 
‘‘(1) services contracts in support of contingency operations, 
humanitarian assistance, or disaster relief; 
‘‘(2) services contracts in support of a national security 
emergency declared with respect to a named operation; or 
‘‘(3) services contracts entered into pursuant to an inter-
national agreement. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘bridge contact’ means— 
‘‘(A) an extension to an existing contract beyond the 
period of performance to avoid a lapse in service caused 
by a delay in awarding a subsequent contract; or 
‘‘(B) a new short-term contract awarded on a sole- 
source basis to avoid a lapse in service caused by a delay 
in awarding a subsequent contract. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘requirements owner’ means a member of 
the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) or a civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense responsible for a 
requirement for a service to be performed through a services 
contract. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Services Requirements Review Board’ has 
the meaning given in Department of Defense Instruction 
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5000.74, titled ‘Defense Acquisition of Services’ and dated 
January 5, 2016, or a successor instruction.’’ 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2328 the following new item: 
‘‘2329. Procurement of services: data analysis and requirements validation.’’. 
SEC. 852. STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION OF REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR SERVICES CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall encourage 
the use of standard guidelines within the Department of Defense 
for the evaluation of requirements for services contracts. Such 
guidelines shall be available to the Services Requirements Review 
Boards (established under Department of Defense Instruction 
5000.74, titled ‘‘Defense Acquisition of Services’’ and dated January 
5, 2016, or a successor instruction) within each Defense Agency, 
each Department of Defense Field Activity, and each military 
department for the purpose of standardizing the requirements 
evaluation required under section 2329 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘Defense Agency’’, ‘‘Department of Defense 
Field Activity’’, and ‘‘military department’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘total force management policies and proce-
dures’’ means the policies and procedures established under 
section 129a of such title. 
SEC. 853. REPORT ON OUTCOME-BASED SERVICES CONTRACTS. 
Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the merits of using outcome- 
based services contracts within the Department of Defense. Such 
report shall include a comparison of the use of outcome-based 
services contracts by the Department of Defense compared to input- 
based services contracts, the limitations of outcome-based services 
contracts, and an analysis of the cost implications of both 
approaches. 
SEC. 854. PILOT PROGRAM FOR LONGER TERM MULTIYEAR SERVICE 
CONTRACTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a pilot program under which the Secretary may use the authority 
under subsection (a) of section 2306c of title 10, United States 
Code, to enter into up to five contracts for periods of not more 
than 10 years for services described in subsection (b) of such section. 
Each contract entered into pursuant to this subsection may be 
extended for up to five additional one-year terms. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
enter into an agreement with an independent organization 
with relevant expertise to study best practices and lessons 
learned from using services contracts for periods longer than 
five years by commercial companies, foreign governments, and 
State governments, as well as service contracts for periods 
10 USC 2306c 
note. 
10 USC 2329 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2301. 
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longer than five years used by the Federal Government, such 
as energy savings performance contracts (as defined in section 
to section 804(3) of the National Energy Conservation Policy 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(3)). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the pilot program carried out under this 
section. 
Subtitle G—Provisions Relating to Other 
Transaction Authority and Prototyping 
SEC. 861. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF 
INITIAL OR ADDITIONAL PROTOTYPE UNITS. 
(a) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2302d the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2302e. Contract authority for advanced development of 
initial or additional prototype units 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A contract initially awarded from the competi-
tive selection of a proposal resulting from a general solicitation 
referred to in section 2302(2)(B) of this title may contain a contract 
line item or contract option for— 
‘‘(1) the provision of advanced component development, 
prototype, or initial production of technology developed under 
the contract; or 
‘‘(2) the delivery of initial or additional items if the item 
or a prototype thereof is created as the result of work performed 
under the contract. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMAL AMOUNT.—A contract line item or contract 
option described in subsection (a)(2) shall require the delivery 
of the minimal amount of initial or additional items to allow 
for the timely competitive solicitation and award of a follow- 
on development or production contract for those items. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—A contract line item or contract option 
described in subsection (a) shall be for a term of not more 
than 2 years. 
‘‘(3) DOLLAR
VALUE
OF
WORK.—The dollar value of the 
work to be performed pursuant to a contract line item or 
contract option described in subsection (a) may not exceed 
$100,000,000, in fiscal year 2017 constant dollars. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The authority provided in subsection 
(a) applies only to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary 
of the Air Force.’’. 
10 USC 2302e. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2302d the following new item: 
‘‘2302e. Contract authority for advanced development of initial or additional proto-
type units.’’. 
(b) REPEAL
OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 819 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 862. METHODS FOR ENTERING INTO RESEARCH AGREEMENTS. 
Section 2358(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) by transactions (other than contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and grants) entered into pursuant to section 2371 
or 2371b of this title; or 
‘‘(6) by purchases through procurement for experimental 
purposes pursuant to section 2373 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 863. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR TRANSACTIONS OTHER 
THAN CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. 
Section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that management, technical, and contracting 
personnel of the Department of Defense involved in the award 
or administration of transactions under this section or other 
innovative forms of contracting are afforded opportunities for 
adequate education and training; and 
‘‘(2) establish minimum levels and requirements for contin-
uous and experiential learning for such personnel, including 
levels and requirements for acquisition certification programs.’’. 
SEC. 864. OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROTOTYPE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) EXPANDED AUTHORITY
FOR PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—Sub-
section (a)(2) of section 2371b of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for a prototype project’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘for a transaction (for a prototype 
project)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$250,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$500,000,000’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$250,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$500,000,000’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF SMALL BUSINESSES PARTICI-
PATING IN SBIR OR STTR.—Subparagraph (B) of section 2371b(d)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(including 
small businesses participating in a program described under section 
10 USC 
prec. 2301. 
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9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638))’’ after ‘‘small 
businesses’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF COST SHARING REQUIREMENT FOR USE 
OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.—Subparagraph (C) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘provided by parties to the trans-
action’’ and inserting ‘‘provided by sources other than’’. 
(d) USE
OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY
FOR ONGOING 
PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 2371b of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘A transaction includes all individual prototype sub-
projects awarded under the transaction to a consortium of United 
States industry and academic institutions.’’. 
SEC. 865. AMENDMENT TO NONTRADITIONAL AND SMALL CON-
TRACTOR INNOVATION PROTOTYPING PROGRAM. 
Section 884(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2318; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new para-
graph (9): 
‘‘(9) Unmanned ground logistics and unmanned air logistics 
capabilities enhancement.’’. 
SEC. 866. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID PROTOTYPE AND 
RAPID FIELDING. 
Section 804(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subpara-
graphs (C) and (D), respectively. 
SEC. 867. PREFERENCE FOR USE OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS AND 
EXPERIMENTAL AUTHORITY. 
In the execution of science and technology and prototyping 
programs, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a preference, 
to be applied in circumstances determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary, for using transactions other than contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and grants entered into pursuant to sections 2371 
and 2371b of title 10, United States Code, and authority for procure-
ment for experimental purposes pursuant to section 2373 of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 868. PROTOTYPE PROJECTS TO DIGITIZE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
REGULATIONS, POLICIES, AND GUIDANCE, AND EMPOWER 
USER TAILORING OF ACQUISITION PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
shall conduct development efforts to develop prototypes to digitize 
defense acquisition regulations, policies, and guidance and to 
develop a digital decision support tool that facilitates the ability 
of users to tailor programs in accordance with existing laws, regula-
tions, and guidance. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Under the prototype projects, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) convert existing acquisition policies, guides, memos, 
templates, and reports to an online, interactive digital format 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
10 USC 2371 
note. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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to create a dynamic, integrated, and authoritative knowledge 
environment for purposes of assisting program managers and 
the acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense to navi-
gate the complex lifecycle for each major type of acquisition 
program or activity of the Department; 
(2) as part of this digital environment, create a digital 
decision support capability that uses decision trees and tailored 
acquisition models to assist users to develop strategies and 
facilitate coordination and approvals; and 
(3) as part of this environment, establish a foundational 
data layer to enable advanced data analytics on the acquisition 
enterprise of the Department, to include business process re-
engineering to improve productivity. 
(c) USE OF PROTOTYPES IN ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES.—The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall encourage 
the use of these prototypes to model, develop, and test any proce-
dures, policies, instructions, or other forms of direction and guidance 
that may be required to support acquisition training, practices, 
and policies of the Department of Defense. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use the authority under sec-
tion 1705(e)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, to develop acquisi-
tion support prototypes and tools under this program. 
Subtitle H—Provisions Relating to 
Software Acquisition 
SEC. 871. NONCOMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE ACQUISITION 
CONSIDERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by section 802, is further amended by 
inserting after section 2322 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2322a. Requirement for consideration of certain matters 
during acquisition of noncommercial computer 
software 
‘‘(a) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As part of any negotiation for 
the acquisition of noncommercial computer software, the Secretary 
of Defense shall ensure that such negotiations consider, to the 
maximum extent practicable, acquisition, at the appropriate time 
in the life cycle of the noncommercial computer software, of all 
software and related materials necessary— 
‘‘(1) to reproduce, build, or recompile the software from 
original source code and required libraries; 
‘‘(2) to conduct required computer software testing; and 
‘‘(3) to deploy working computer software system binary 
files on relevant system hardware. 
‘‘(b) DELIVERY OF SOFTWARE AND RELATED MATERIALS.—Any 
noncommercial computer software or related materials required 
to be delivered as a result of considerations in subsection (a) shall, 
to the extent appropriate as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) include computer software delivered in a useable, dig-
ital format; 
‘‘(2) not rely on external or additional software code or 
data, unless such software code or data is included in the 
items to be delivered; and 
10 USC 2322a. 
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‘‘(3) in the case of negotiated terms that do not allow 
for the inclusion of dependent software code or data, sufficient 
documentation to support maintenance and understanding of 
interfaces and software revision history.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the 
item relating to section 2322, as added by section 802, the 
following new item: 
‘‘2322a. Requirement for consideration of certain matters during acquisition of non-
commercial computer software.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue updated 
guidance to implement section 2322a of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 872. DEFENSE INNOVATION BOARD ANALYSIS OF SOFTWARE 
ACQUISITION REGULATIONS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
direct the Defense Innovation Board to undertake a study on 
streamlining software development and acquisition regulations. 
(2) MEMBER PARTICIPATION.—The Chairman of the Defense 
Innovation Board shall select appropriate members from the 
membership of the Board to participate in the study, and may 
recommend additional temporary members or contracted sup-
port personnel to the Secretary of Defense for the purposes 
of the study. In considering additional appointments to the 
study, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that members 
have significant technical, legislative, or regulatory expertise 
and reflect diverse experiences in the public and private sector. 
(3) SCOPE.—The study conducted pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) review the acquisition regulations applicable to, 
and organizational structures within, the Department of 
Defense with a view toward streamlining and improving 
the efficiency and effectiveness of software acquisition in 
order to maintain defense technology advantage; 
(B) review ongoing software development and acquisi-
tion programs, including a cross section of programs that 
offer a variety of application types, functional communities, 
and scale, in order to identify case studies of best and 
worst practices currently in use within the Department 
of Defense; 
(C) produce specific and detailed recommendations for 
any legislation, including the amendment or repeal of regu-
lations, as well as non-legislative approaches, that the 
members of the Board conducting the study determine 
necessary to— 
(i) streamline development and procurement of 
software; 
(ii) adopt or adapt best practices from the private 
sector applicable to Government use; 
(iii) promote rapid adoption of new technology; 
(iv) improve the talent management of the software 
acquisition workforce, including by providing incentives 
10 USC 2322a 
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10 USC 
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for the recruitment and retention of such workforce 
within the Department of Defense; 
(v) ensure continuing financial and ethical integ-
rity in procurement; and 
(vi) protect the best interests of the Department 
of Defense; and 
(D) produce such additional recommendations for legis-
lation as such members consider appropriate. 
(4) ACCESS
TO
INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide the Defense Innovation Board with timely access 
to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so 
that the Board may conduct a thorough and independent anal-
ysis as required under this subsection. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than 150 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit a report to or brief the congressional defense 
committees on the interim findings of the study conducted 
pursuant to subsection (a). The Defense Innovation Board shall 
provide regular updates to the Secretary of Defense and the 
congressional defense committees for purposes of providing the 
interim report. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the Sec-
retary of Defense directs the Defense Advisory Board to conduct 
the study, the Board shall transmit a final report of the study 
to the Secretary. Not later than 30 days after receiving the 
final report, the Secretary of Defense shall transmit the final 
report, together with such comments as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate, to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 873. PILOT PROGRAM TO USE AGILE OR ITERATIVE DEVELOP-
MENT METHODS TO TAILOR MAJOR SOFTWARE-INTENSIVE 
WARFIGHTING SYSTEMS AND DEFENSE BUSINESS SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments 
and the chiefs of the armed forces, shall establish a pilot 
program to tailor and simplify software development require-
ments and methods for major software-intensive warfighting 
systems and defense business systems. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries 
of the military departments and the chiefs of the armed forces, 
shall develop a plan for implementing the pilot program 
required under this subsection, including guidance for imple-
menting the program and for selecting systems for participation 
in the program. 
(3) SELECTION OF SYSTEMS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(A) The implementation plan shall require that systems 
be selected as follows: 
(i) For major software-intensive warfighting sys-
tems, one system per armed force and one defense- 
wide system, including at least one major defense 
10 USC 2223a 
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acquisition program or major automated information 
system. 
(ii) For defense business systems, not fewer than 
two systems and not greater than eight systems. 
(B) In selecting systems for participation, the Secretary 
shall prioritize systems as follows: 
(i) For major software-intensive warfighting sys-
tems, systems that— 
(I) have identified software development as 
a high risk; 
(II) have experienced cost growth and schedule 
delay; and 
(III) did not deliver any operational capability 
within the prior calendar year. 
(ii) For defense business systems, systems that— 
(I) have experienced cost growth and schedule 
delay; 
(II) did not deliver any operational capability 
within the prior calendar year; and 
(III) 
are 
underperforming 
other 
systems 
within a defense business system portfolio with 
similar user requirements. 
(b) REALIGNMENT PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after selecting 
a system for the pilot program under subsection (a)(3), the 
Secretary shall develop a plan for realigning the system by 
breaking down the system into smaller increments using agile 
or iterative development methods. The realignment plan shall 
include a revised cost estimate that is lower than the cost 
estimate for the system that was current as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) REALIGNMENT
EXECUTION.—Each increment for a 
realigned system shall— 
(A) be designed to deliver a meaningfully useful capa-
bility within the first 180 days following realignment; 
(B) be designed to deliver subsequent meaningfully 
useful capabilities in time periods of less than 180 days; 
(C) incorporate multidisciplinary teams focused on soft-
ware production that prioritize user needs and control of 
total cost of ownership; 
(D) be staffed with highly qualified technically trained 
staff and personnel with management and business process 
expertise in leadership positions to support requirements 
modification, acquisition strategy, and program decision-
making; 
(E) ensure that the acquisition strategy for the 
realigned system is broad enough to allow for proposals 
of a service, system, modified business practice, configura-
tion of personnel, or combination thereof for implementing 
the strategy; 
(F) include periodic engagement with the user commu-
nity, as well as representation by the user community 
in program management and software production activity; 
(G) ensure that the acquisition strategy for the 
realigned system favors outcomes-based requirements defi-
nition and capability as a service, including the establish-
ment of technical evaluation criteria as outcomes to be 
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used to negotiate service-level agreements with vendors; 
and 
(H) consider options for termination of the relationship 
with any vendor unable or unwilling to offer terms that 
meet the requirements of this section. 
(c) REMOVAL OF SYSTEMS.—The Secretary may remove a system 
selected for the pilot program under subsection (a)(3) only after 
the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a written determination 
that indicates that the selected system has been unsuccessful in 
reducing cost or schedule growth, or is not meeting the overall 
needs of the pilot program. 
(d) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN AGILE OR ITERATIVE DEVELOP-
MENT METHODS.— 
(1) TRAINING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that any personnel from the relevant organizations in each 
of the military departments and Defense Agencies participating 
in the pilot program, including organizations responsible for 
engineering, budgeting, contracting, test and evaluation, 
requirements validation, and certification and accreditation, 
receive targeted training in agile or iterative development 
methods, including the interim course required by section 891 
of this Act. 
(2) SUPPORT.—In carrying out the pilot program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that personnel partici-
pating in the program provide feedback to inform the develop-
ment of education and training curricula as required by section 
891. 
(e) SUNSET.—The pilot program required under subsection (a) 
shall terminate on September 30, 2023. Any system selected under 
subsection (a)(3) for the pilot program shall continue after that 
date through the execution of its realignment plan. 
(f) AGILE OR ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘agile or iterative development’’, with respect to 
software— 
(1) means acquisition pursuant to a method for delivering 
multiple, rapid, incremental capabilities to the user for oper-
ational use, evaluation, and feedback not exclusively linked 
to any single, proprietary method or process; and 
(2) involves— 
(A) the incremental development and fielding of 
capabilities, commonly called ‘‘spirals’’, ‘‘spins’’, or ‘‘sprints’’, 
which can be measured in a few weeks or months; and 
(B) continuous participation and collaboration by users, 
testers, and requirements authorities. 
SEC. 874. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM USING AGILE 
BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify 
no fewer than four and up to eight software development activities 
within the Department of Defense or military departments to be 
developed in a pilot program using agile acquisition methods. 
(b) STREAMLINED PROCESSES.—Software development activities 
identified under subsection (a) shall be selected for the pilot program 
and developed without incorporation of the following contract or 
transaction requirements: 
10 USC 2302 
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(1) Earned value management (EVM) or EVM-like 
reporting. 
(2) Development of integrated master schedule. 
(3) Development of integrated master plan. 
(4) Development of technical requirement document. 
(5) Development of systems requirement documents. 
(6) Use of information technology infrastructure library 
agreements. 
(7) Use of software development life cycle (methodology). 
(c) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Selected activities shall include the fol-
lowing roles and responsibilities: 
(A) A program manager that is authorized to make 
all programmatic decisions within the overarching activity 
objectives, including resources, funding, personnel, and con-
tract or transaction termination recommendations. 
(B) A product owner that reports directly to the pro-
gram manager and is responsible for the overall design 
of the product, prioritization of roadmap elements and 
interpretation 
of 
their 
acceptance 
criteria, 
and 
prioritization of the list of all features desired in the 
product. 
(C) An engineering lead that reports directly to the 
program manager and is responsible for the implementa-
tion and operation of the software. 
(D) A design lead that reports directly to the program 
manager and is responsible for identifying, communicating, 
and visualizing user needs through a human-centered 
design process. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish quali-
fications for personnel filling the positions described in para-
graph (1) prior to their selection. The qualifications may not 
include a positive education requirement and must be based 
on technical expertise or experience in delivery of software 
products, including agile concepts. 
(3) COORDINATION PLAN FOR TESTING AND CERTIFICATION 
ORGANIZATIONS.—The program manager shall ensure the avail-
ability of resources for test and certification organizations sup-
port of iterative development processes. 
(d) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for 
each selected activity under the pilot program. The plan shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) Definition of a product vision, identifying a succinct, 
clearly defined need the software will address. 
(2) Definition of a product road map, outlining a non-
contractual plan that identifies short-term and long-term 
product goals and specific technology solutions to help meet 
those goals and adjusts to mission and user needs at the 
product owner’s discretion. 
(3) The use of a broad agency announcement, other trans-
action authority, or other rapid merit-based solicitation proce-
dure. 
(4) Identification of, and continuous engagement with, end 
users. 
(5) Frequent and iterative end user validation of features 
and usability consistent with the principles outlined in the 
Digital Services Playbook of the U.S. Digital Service. 
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(6) Use of commercial best practices for advanced com-
puting systems, including, where applicable— 
(A) Automated testing, integration, and deployment; 
(B) compliance with applicable commercial accessibility 
standards; 
(C) capability to support modern versions of multiple, 
common web browsers; 
(D) capability to be viewable across commonly used 
end user devices, including mobile devices; and 
(E) built-in application monitoring. 
(e) PROGRAM SCHEDULE.—The Secretary shall ensure that each 
selected activity includes— 
(1) award processes that take no longer than three months 
after a requirement is identified; 
(2) planned frequent and iterative end user validation of 
implemented features and their usability; 
(3) delivery of a functional prototype or minimally viable 
product in three months or less from award; and 
(4) follow-on delivery of iterative development cycles no 
longer than four weeks apart, including security testing and 
configuration management as applicable. 
(f) OVERSIGHT METRICS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
selected activities— 
(1) use a modern tracking tool to execute requirements 
backlog tracking; and 
(2) use agile development metrics that, at a minimum, 
track— 
(A) pace of work accomplishment; 
(B) completeness of scope of testing activities (such 
as code coverage, fault tolerance, and boundary testing); 
(C) product quality attributes (such as major and minor 
defects and measures of key performance attributes and 
quality attributes); 
(D) delivery progress relative to the current product 
roadmap; and 
(E) goals for each iteration. 
(g) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) USE
OF
FUNDS.—No funds made available for the 
selected activities may be expended on estimation or evaluation 
using source lines of code methodologies. 
(2) CONTRACT TYPES.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
use lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods or 
cost plus contracts to carry out selected activities under this 
section, and shall encourage the use of existing streamlined 
and flexible contracting arrangements. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY COMMENCEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days before the 
commencement of a software development activity under 
the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the activity (in this subsection referred to as a ‘‘pilot 
activity’’). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report on a pilot activity under 
this paragraph shall set forth a description of the pilot 
activity, including the following information: 
(i) The purpose of the pilot activity. 
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(ii) The duration of the pilot activity. 
(iii) The efficiencies and benefits anticipated to 
accrue to the Government under the pilot program. 
(2) SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY COMPLETION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
completion of a pilot activity, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
pilot activity. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report on a pilot activity under 
this paragraph shall include the following elements: 
(i) A description of results of the pilot activity. 
(ii) Such recommendations for legislative or 
administrative action as the Secretary considers appro-
priate in light of the pilot activity. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGILE ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘agile acquisition’’ means 
acquisition using agile or iterative development. 
(2) AGILE OR ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘agile 
or iterative development’’, with respect to software— 
(A) means acquisition pursuant to a method for deliv-
ering multiple, rapid, incremental capabilities to the user 
for operational use, evaluation, and feedback not exclu-
sively linked to any single, proprietary method or process; 
and 
(B) involves— 
(i) the incremental development and fielding of 
capabilities, commonly called ‘‘spirals’’, ‘‘spins’’, or 
‘‘sprints’’, which can be measured in a few weeks or 
months; and 
(ii) continuous participation and collaboration by 
users, testers, and requirements authorities. 
SEC. 875. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate 
for the Department of Defense the open source software pilot pro-
gram established by the Office of Management and Budget Memo-
randum M-16-21 titled ‘‘Federal Source Code Policy: Achieving Effi-
ciency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open 
Source Software’’ and dated August 8, 2016. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide a report to Congress with details of the plan of the Depart-
ment of Defense to implement the pilot program required by sub-
section (a). Such plan shall include identifying candidate software 
programs, selection criteria, intellectual property and licensing 
issues, and other matters determined by the Secretary. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 
2019, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide 
a report to Congress on the implementation of the pilot program 
required by subsection (a) by the Secretary of Defense. The report 
shall address, at a minimum, the compliance of the Secretary with 
the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget Memo-
randum M-16-21, the views of various software and information 
technology stakeholders in the Department of Defense, and any 
other matters determined by the Comptroller General. 
10 USC 2223 
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Subtitle I—Other Matters 
SEC. 881. EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM DURATION OF FUEL STORAGE CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 2922(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and may be applied to a contract 
entered into before that date if the total contract period under 
the contract (including options) has not expired as of the date 
of any extension of such contract period by reason of such amend-
ment. 
SEC. 882. PROCUREMENT OF AVIATION CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS. 
Section 814(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2271; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or an aviation critical safety item 
(as defined in section 2319(g) of this title)’’ after ‘‘personal 
protective equipment’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘equipment or’’ after ‘‘failure of the’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or item’’ after ‘‘equip-
ment’’. 
SEC. 883. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY PANEL ON STREAM-
LINING AND CODIFYING ACQUISITION REGULATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF DATE FOR FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) TRANSMITTAL
OF
PANEL
FINAL
REPORT.—Subsection 
(e)(1) of section 809 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 889), 
as amended by section 863(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2303), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than two years after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the 
advisory panel’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than January 15, 
2019’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary.’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary of Defense and the congressional defense commit-
tees.’’. 
(2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ACTION ON FINAL REPORT.— 
Subsection (e)(4) of such section is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 30 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than 60 days’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the final report, together with such 
comments as the Secretary determines appropriate,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such comments as the Secretary determines 
appropriate’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF PANEL.—Such section is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION OF PANEL.—The advisory panel shall termi-
nate 180 days after the date on which the final report of the 
panel is transmitted pursuant to subsection (e)(1).’’. 
10 USC 2922 
note. 
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(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘resources,,’’ and inserting ‘‘resources,’’. 
SEC. 884. REPEAL OF EXPIRED PILOT PROGRAM FOR LEASING 
COMMERCIAL UTILITY CARGO VEHICLES. 
Section 807(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2401a note) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 885. EXCEPTION FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS FROM REQUIRE-
MENT TO ACCEPT $1 COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 5112(p) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new flush sentence: 
‘‘This paragraph does not apply with respect to business oper-
ations conducted by any entity under a contract with an agency 
or instrumentality of the United States, including with any 
nonappropriated fund instrumentality established under title 
10, United States Code.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Such paragraph is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and all entities that operate any business, 
including vending machines, on any premises owned by the 
United States or under the control of any agency or instrumen-
tality of the United States, including the legislative and judicial 
branches of the Federal Government,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘all transit systems’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (B) of such para-
graph is amended by striking ‘‘displays’’ and inserting ‘‘display’’. 
SEC. 886. DEVELOPMENT OF PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEAD 
TIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop, 
make available for public comment, and finalize— 
(1) a definition of the term ‘‘Procurement Administrative 
Lead Time’’ or ‘‘PALT’’, to be applied Department of Defense- 
wide, that describes the amount of time from the date on 
which a solicitation is issued to the date of an initial award 
of a contract or task order of the Department of Defense; 
and 
(2) a plan for measuring and publicly reporting data on 
PALT for Department of Defense contracts and task orders 
above the simplified acquisition threshold. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR DEFINITION.—Unless the Secretary deter-
mines otherwise, the amount of time in the definition of PALT 
developed under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) begin on the date on which the initial solicitation is 
issued for a contract or task order of the Department of Defense 
by the Secretary of a military department or head of a Defense 
Agency; and 
(2) end on the date of the award of the contract or task 
order. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In developing the definition of PALT, the 
Secretary shall coordinate with— 
(1) the senior contracting official of each military depart-
ment and Defense Agency to determine the variations of the 
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definition in use across the Department of Defense and each 
military department and Defense Agency; and 
(2) the Administrator of the General Services Administra-
tion on modifying the existing data system of the Federal 
Government to determine the date on which the initial solicita-
tion is issued. 
(d) USE OF EXISTING PROCUREMENT DATA SYSTEMS.—In devel-
oping the plan for measuring and publicly reporting data on PALT 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, rely on the information contained in the Federal 
procurement data system established pursuant to section 1122(a)(4) 
of title 41, United States Code, including any modifications to 
that system. 
SEC. 887. NOTIONAL MILESTONES AND STANDARD TIMELINES FOR 
CONTRACTS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
specific notional milestones and standard timelines for the 
Department of Defense to achieve such milestones in its proc-
essing of a foreign military sale (as authorized under chapter 
2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.)). 
Such milestones and timelines— 
(A) may vary depending on the complexity of the for-
eign military sale; and 
(B) shall cover the period beginning on the date of 
receipt of a complete letter of request (as described in 
chapter 5 of the Security Assistance Management Manual 
of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency) from a foreign 
country and ending on the date of the final delivery of 
a defense article or defense service sold through the foreign 
military sale. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the 
milestones and timelines developed pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this section. 
(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) QUARTERLY NOTIFICATION.—During the period begin-
ning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and ending on December 31, 2021, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress, on a quarterly basis, 
a report that includes a list of each foreign military sale with 
a value greater than or equal to the dollar threshold for congres-
sional notification under section 36 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2776)— 
(A) for which the final delivery of a defense article 
or defense service has not been completed; and 
(B) that has not met a standard timeline to achieve 
a notional milestone as established under subsection (a). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than November 1, 2019, 
and annually thereafter until December 31, 2021, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
that summarizes— 
(A) the number, set forth separately by dollar value 
and notional milestone, of foreign military sales that met 
22 USC 2761 
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the standard timeline to achieve a notional milestone estab-
lished under subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year; 
and 
(B) the number, set forth separately by dollar value 
and notional milestone, of each foreign military sale that 
did not meet the standard timeline to achieve a notional 
milestone established under subsection (a), and a descrip-
tion of any extenuating factors explaining why such a sale 
did not achieve such milestone. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense service’’ have 
the meanings given those terms, respectively, in section 47 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794); and 
(2) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 888. ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE OR PROHIBIT 
CONTRACTS FOR PROCUREMENT FROM CHINESE COMPA-
NIES PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct an 
assessment of trade between the People’s Republic of China 
and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including ele-
ments deemed to be important to United States national secu-
rity and defense. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) assess the composition of all trade between China 
and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including 
trade in goods and services; 
(B) identify whether any Chinese commercial entities 
that are engaged in such trade materially support illicit 
activities on the part of North Korea; 
(C) evaluate the extent to which the United States 
Government procures goods or services from any commer-
cial entity identified under subparagraph (B); 
(D) provide a list of commercial entities identified 
under subparagraph (B) that provide defense goods or serv-
ices for the Department of Defense; and 
(E) evaluate the ramifications to United States national 
security, including any impacts to the defense industrial 
base, Department of Defense acquisition programs, and 
Department of Defense logistics or supply chains, of prohib-
iting procurements from commercial entities listed under 
subparagraph (D). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the assessment required by paragraph 
(1). The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
22 USC 9224 
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(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may terminate 
existing contracts or prohibit the award of contracts for the procure-
ment of goods or services for the Department of Defense from 
a Chinese commercial entity included on the list described under 
subsection (a)(2)(D) based on a determination informed by the 
assessment required under subsection (a)(1). 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of, and 
detailed justification for, any exercise of the authority in subsection 
(b) not less than 30 days before the date on which the authority 
is exercised. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 889. REPORT ON DEFENSE CONTRACTING FRAUD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on defense con-
tracting fraud. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) A summary of fraud-related criminal convictions and 
civil judgments or settlements over the previous five fiscal 
years. 
(2) A listing of contractors that within the previous five 
fiscal years performed contracts for the Department of Defense 
and were debarred or suspended from Federal contracting based 
on a criminal conviction for fraud. 
(3) An assessment of the total value of Department of 
Defense contracts entered into during the previous five fiscal 
years with contractors that have been indicted for, settled 
charges of, been fined by any Federal department or agency 
for, or been convicted of fraud in connection with any contract 
or other transaction entered into with the Federal Government. 
(4) Recommendations by the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense or other appropriate Department of 
Defense official regarding how to penalize contractors repeat-
edly involved in fraud in connection with contracts or other 
transactions entered into with the Federal Government, 
including an update on implementation by the Department 
of any previous such recommendations. 
SEC. 890. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CONTRACTOR BUSI-
NESS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report evalu-
ating the implementation and effectiveness of the program for the 
improvement of contractor business systems established pursuant 
to section 893 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note). The report shall— 
(1) describe how the requirements of such program were 
implemented, including the roles and responsibilities of relevant 
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Defense Agencies and known costs to the Federal Government 
and covered contractors; 
(2) analyze the extent to which implementation of such 
program has affected, if at all, covered contractor performance 
or the management and oversight of covered contracts of the 
Department of Defense; 
(3) assess how the amendments to contractor business 
system requirements made by section 893 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2324) were implemented, including— 
(A) the effects of revising the definition of ‘‘covered 
contractor’’ in section 893(g)(2) of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) and the feasibility 
and the potential effects of further increasing the percent-
age of the total gross revenue included in the definition; 
and 
(B) the extent to which third-party independent audi-
tors have conducted contractor business system assess-
ments pursuant to section 893(c) of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note); 
(4) identify any additional information or management 
practices that could enhance the process for assessing contractor 
business systems, particularly when covered contractors have 
multiple covered contracts with the Department of Defense; 
and 
(5) include any other matters the Comptroller General 
determines to be relevant. 
(b) CONTRACTOR BUSINESS SYSTEM DEFINITIONS.—In this sec-
tion, the terms ‘‘covered contractor’’, ‘‘covered contract’’, and ‘‘con-
tractor business system’’ have the meanings given in section 893 
of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
SEC. 
891. 
TRAINING 
ON 
AGILE 
OR 
ITERATIVE 
DEVELOPMENT 
METHODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall 
establish a training course at the Defense Acquisition University 
on agile or iterative development methods to provide training for 
personnel implementing and supporting the pilot programs required 
by sections 873 and 874 of this Act. 
(b) COURSE ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The course shall be taught in residence 
at the Defense Acquisition University and shall include the 
following elements: 
(A) Training designed to instill a common under-
standing of all functional roles and dependencies involved 
in developing and producing a capability using agile or 
iterative development methods. 
(B) An exercise involving teams composed of personnel 
from pertinent functions and functional organizations 
engaged in developing an integrated agile or iterative 
development method for a specific program. 
10 USC 1746 
note. 
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(C) Instructors and content from non-governmental 
entities, as appropriate, to highlight commercial best prac-
tices in using an agile or iterative development method. 
(2) COURSE UPDATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
course is updated as needed, including through incorporating 
lessons learned from the implementation of the pilot programs 
required by sections 873 and 874 of this Act in subsequent 
versions of the course. 
(c) COURSE ATTENDANCE.—The course shall be— 
(1) available for certified acquisition personnel working 
on programs or projects using agile or iterative development 
methods; and 
(2) mandatory for personnel participating in the pilot pro-
grams required by sections 873 and 874 of this Act from the 
relevant organizations in each of the military departments and 
Defense Agencies, including organizations responsible for 
engineering, budgeting, contracting, test and evaluation, 
requirements validation, and certification and accreditation. 
(d) AGILE ACQUISITION SUPPORT.—The Secretary and the senior 
acquisition executives in each of the military departments and 
Defense Agencies, in coordination with the Director of the Defense 
Digital Service, shall assign to offices supporting systems selected 
for participation in the pilot programs required by sections 873 
and 874 of this Act a subject matter expert with knowledge of 
commercial agile acquisition methods and Department of Defense 
acquisition processes to provide assistance and to advise appropriate 
acquisition authorities of the expert’s observations. 
(e) AGILE RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The President of the Defense 
Acquisition University shall establish a research program to conduct 
research on and development of agile acquisition practices and 
tools best tailored to meet the mission needs of the Department 
of Defense. 
(f) AGILE
OR ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘agile or iterative development’’, with respect to software— 
(1) means acquisition pursuant to a method for delivering 
multiple, rapid, incremental capabilities to the user for oper-
ational use, evaluation, and feedback not exclusively linked 
to any single, proprietary method or process; and 
(2) involves— 
(A) the incremental development and fielding of 
capabilities, commonly called ‘‘spirals’’, ‘‘spins’’, or ‘‘sprints’’, 
which can be measured in a few weeks or months; and 
(B) continuous participation and collaboration by users, 
testers, and requirements authorities. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Treatment of incumbent Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics. 
Sec. 902. Clarification of authority of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment with respect to service acquisition programs for which 
the service acquisition executive is the milestone decision authority. 
Sec. 903. Executive Schedule matters relating to Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment. 
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Sec. 904. Consistent period of relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of 
a regular component of the Armed Forces for appointment to Under Sec-
retary of Defense positions. 
Sec. 905. Qualifications for appointment and additional duties and powers of cer-
tain officials within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller). 
Sec. 906. Redesignation of Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense as Dep-
uty Under Secretaries of Defense and related matters. 
Sec. 907. Reduction of number and elimination of specific designations of Assistant 
Secretaries of Defense. 
Sec. 908. Limitation on maximum number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of De-
fense. 
Sec. 909. Appointment and responsibilities of Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 910. Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Data Management and Analytics 
Sec. 911. Policy on treatment of defense business system data related to business 
operations and management. 
Sec. 912. Transparency of defense management data. 
Sec. 913. Establishment of set of activities that use data analysis, measurement, 
and other evaluation-related methods to improve acquisition program 
outcomes. 
Subtitle C—Organization of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements 
Sec. 921. Qualifications for appointment of Assistant Secretaries of the military de-
partments for financial management. 
Sec. 922. Manner of carrying out reductions in major Department of Defense head-
quarters activities pursuant to headquarters reduction plan. 
Sec. 923. Certifications on cost savings achieved by reductions in major Depart-
ment of Defense headquarters activities. 
Sec. 924. Corrosion control and prevention executives matters. 
Sec. 925. Background and security investigations for Department of Defense per-
sonnel. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 931. Additional elements in reports on policy, organization, and management 
goals of the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 932. Report and sense of Congress on responsibility for developmental test and 
evaluation within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
Sec. 933. Report on Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 941. Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States. 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of 
Defense and Related Matters 
SEC. 901. TREATMENT OF INCUMBENT UNDER SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGIS-
TICS. 
Section 901(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2339; 10 U.S.C. 
133a note) is amended by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 902. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF UNDER SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT WITH 
RESPECT TO SERVICE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS FOR 
WHICH THE SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE IS THE 
MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY. 
Effective on February 1, 2018, and immediately after the 
coming into effect of the amendment made by section 901(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2340), subsection (b)(6) of section 133b 
10 USC 133b 
note. 
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of title 10, United States Code, as added by such section 901(b), 
is amended by striking ‘‘supervisory authority’’ and inserting 
‘‘advisory authority’’. 
SEC. 903. EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE MATTERS RELATING TO UNDER SEC-
RETARY 
OF 
DEFENSE 
FOR 
ACQUISITION 
AND 
SUSTAINMENT. 
(a) REPEAL OF PENDING EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE AMENDMENT.— 
Section 901(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2342; 5 U.S.C. 5313 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘new items’’ and inserting ‘‘new item’’; and 
(2) by striking the item relating to the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL III.—Effective on February 
1, 2018, section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the item relating to the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy the following new item: 
‘‘Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment.’’. 
SEC. 904. CONSISTENT PERIOD OF RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS 
A COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF A REGULAR COMPONENT 
OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR APPOINTMENT TO UNDER 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE POSITIONS. 
Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 135(a), by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘A person may not be appointed as Under Sec-
retary within seven years after relief from active duty as a 
commissioned officer of a regular component of the armed 
forces.’’; 
(2) in section 136(a), by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘A person may not be appointed as Under Sec-
retary within seven years after relief from active duty as a 
commissioned officer of a regular component of the armed 
forces.’’; and 
(3) in section 137(a), by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘A person may not be appointed as Under Sec-
retary within seven years after relief from active duty as a 
commissioned officer of a regular component of the armed 
forces.’’. 
SEC. 905. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AND ADDITIONAL 
DUTIES AND POWERS OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS WITHIN THE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMP-
TROLLER). 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER).— 
(1) QUALIFICATION
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—Section 135(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 904, is 
further amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall be 
appointed from among persons who have significant budget, finan-
cial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.’’. 
(2) DUTIES AND POWERS.—Section 135 of title 10, United 
States Code, is further amended— 
5 USC 5314 note. 
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(A) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as sub-
sections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) In addition to any duties under subsection (c), the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall, subject to the authority, 
direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, do the following: 
‘‘(1) Provide guidance and instruction on annual perform-
ance plans and evaluations to the following: 
‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretaries of the military depart-
ments for financial management. 
‘‘(B) Any other official of an agency, organization, or 
element of the Department of Defense with responsibility 
for financial management. 
‘‘(2) Give directions to the military departments, Defense 
Agencies, and other organizations and elements of the Depart-
ment of Defense regarding their financial statements and the 
audit and audit readiness of such financial statements.’’. 
(b) QUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY CHIEF FINAN-
CIAL OFFICER.—The Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense shall be appointed from among persons who have 
significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in 
complex organizations. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The appointment qualifications imposed by 
the amendments made by subsection (a)(1) and the appointment 
qualifications imposed by subsection (b) shall apply with respect 
to appointments as Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and 
Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense that 
are made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 906. REDESIGNATION OF PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SECRE-
TARIES OF DEFENSE AS DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARIES OF 
DEFENSE AND RELATED MATTERS. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 137a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Principal’’ each place it appears. 
(b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER.—Section 137a(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘five’’ and 
inserting ‘‘six’’. 
(c) REPLACEMENT OF ATL POSITION WITH TWO POSITIONS IN 
CONNECTION WITH OSD REFORM.—Effective on February 1, 2018, 
section 137a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as para-
graphs (3) through (6), respectively; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
‘‘(2) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OSD.—Paragraph (6) of section 131(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.’’. 
(2) PRECEDENCE.—Section 138(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Principal’’. 
(e) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
10 USC 137a 
note. 
10 USC 135 note. 
10 USC 135 note. 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Principal’’ in the items relating to the 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness, the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller), and the Principal Deputy Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence; and 
(2) by inserting before the item relating to the Deputy 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, as amended by para-
graph (1), the following new items: 
‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering. 
‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment.’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 137a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 137a. Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 137a and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘137a. Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 907. REDUCTION OF NUMBER AND ELIMINATION OF SPECIFIC 
DESIGNATIONS OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZED NUMBER.—Section 138(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘14’’ and 
inserting ‘‘13’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC DESIGNATIONS.—Section 
138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as para-
graphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 908. LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT 
SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE. 
The maximum number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of 
Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act may not exceed 
48. 
SEC. 909. APPOINTMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF INFORMA-
TION OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) APPOINTMENT
METHOD
AND
QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 
142(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, who shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
from among civilians who are qualified to serve as such officer’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF
CERTAIN
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 
142(b)(1)(I) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the networking and cyber defense architecture’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
information technology, networking, information assurance, cyberse-
curity, and cyber capability architectures’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO BUDGETS AND 
STANDARDS.—Section 142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and 
10 USC 138 note. 
10 USC 
prec. 131. 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall require the Secretaries 
of the military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies 
with responsibilities associated with any activity specified in para-
graph (1) to transmit the proposed budget for such activities for 
a fiscal year and for the period covered by the future-years defense 
program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title 
for that fiscal year to the Chief Information Officer for review 
under subparagraph (B) before submitting the proposed budget 
to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). 
‘‘(B) The Chief Information Officer shall review each proposed 
budget transmitted under subparagraph (A) and, not later than 
January 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which the 
budget is proposed, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a 
report containing the comments of the Chief Information Officer 
with respect to all such proposed budgets, together with the certifi-
cation of the Chief Information Officer regarding whether each 
proposed budget is adequate. 
‘‘(C) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report specifying each proposed 
budget contained in the most-recent report submitted under 
subparagraph (B) that the Chief Information Officer did not certify 
to be adequate. The report of the Secretary shall include the fol-
lowing matters: 
‘‘(i) A discussion of the actions that the Secretary proposes 
to take, together with any recommended legislation that the 
Secretary considers appropriate, to address the inadequacy of 
the proposed budgets specified in the report. 
‘‘(ii) Any additional comments that the Secretary considers 
appropriate regarding the inadequacy of the proposed budgets. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of a military department or head of a 
Defense Agency may not develop or procure information technology 
(as defined in section 11101 of title 40) that does not fully comply 
with such standards as the Chief Information Officer may establish. 
‘‘(B) The Chief Information Officer shall implement and enforce 
a process for— 
‘‘(i) developing, adopting, or publishing standards for 
information technology, networking, or cyber capabilities to 
which any military department or defense agency would need 
to adhere in order to run such capabilities on defense networks; 
and 
‘‘(ii) certifying on a regular and ongoing basis that any 
capabilities being developed or procured meets such standards 
as have been published by the Department at the time of 
certification. 
‘‘(C) The Chief Information Officer shall identify gaps in stand-
ards and mitigation plans for operating in the absence of acceptable 
standards.’’. 
(d) DIRECTION
AND PRECEDENCE.—Section 142 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(c) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense 
shall report directly to the Secretary of Defense in the performance 
of duties under this section. 
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‘‘(d) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense 
takes precedence in the Department of Defense with the officials 
serving in positions specified in section 131(b)(4) of this title. The 
officials serving in positions specified in such section and the Chief 
Information Officer take precedence among themselves in the order 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(e) ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not later than March 1, 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a proposal for such alternatives or modifications to 
the realignment of responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense required by the amendments made 
by subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate, together 
with an implementation plan for such proposal. The proposal may 
not be carried out unless approved by statute. 
(f) SERVICE OF INCUMBENT WITHOUT FURTHER APPOINTMENT.— 
The individual serving in the position of Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense as of January 1, 2019, may continue 
to serve in such position commencing as of that date without further 
appointment pursuant to section 142 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by this section. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2019. 
SEC. 910. CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective February 1, 2018, section 132a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 132a. Chief Management Officer 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS.—(1) There is a Chief 
Management Officer of the Department of Defense, appointed from 
civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The Chief Management Officer shall be appointed from 
among persons who have an extensive management or business 
background and experience with managing large or complex 
organizations. A person may not be appointed as Chief Management 
Officer within seven years after relief from active duty as a commis-
sioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to the authority, direction, and 
control of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, the Chief Management Officer shall perform such duties 
and exercise such powers as the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary 
may prescribe, including the following: 
‘‘(1) Serving as the chief management officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense with the mission of managing enterprise busi-
ness operations and shared services of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(2) Serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary and 
the Deputy Secretary on establishing policies for, and directing, 
all enterprise business operations of the Department, including 
planning and processes, business transformation, performance 
measurement and management, and business information tech-
nology management and improvement activities and programs, 
including the allocation of resources for enterprise business 
10 USC 132a 
note. 
10 USC 142 note. 
10 USC 142 note. 
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operations and unifying business management efforts across 
the Department. 
‘‘(3) Exercising authority, direction, and control over the 
Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities 
providing shared business services for the Department that 
are designated by the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary for 
purposes of this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) As of January 1, 2019— 
‘‘(A) serving as the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department for purposes of section 2222 of this title; 
‘‘(B) administering the responsibilities and duties speci-
fied in sections 11315 and 11319 of title 40, section 
3506(a)(2) of title 44, and section 2223(a) of this title for 
business systems and management; and 
‘‘(C) Exercising any responsibilities, duties, and powers 
relating to business systems or management that are exer-
cisable by a chief information officer for the Department, 
other than those responsibilities, duties, and powers of 
a chief information officer that are vested in the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense by section 
142 of this title. 
‘‘(5) Serving as the official with principal responsibility 
in the Department for providing for the availability of common, 
usable, Defense-wide data sets with applications such as 
improving acquisition outcomes and personnel management. 
‘‘(6) Authority to direct the Secretaries of the military 
departments and the heads of all other elements of the Depart-
ment with regard to matters for which the Chief Management 
Officer has responsibility under this section. 
‘‘(c) PRECEDENCE.—The Chief Management Officer takes prece-
dence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense 
and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(d) ENTERPRISE BUSINESS OPERATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘enterprise business operations’ means those activities 
that constitute the cross-cutting business operations used by mul-
tiple components of the Department of Defense, but not those activi-
ties that are directly tied to a single military department or Depart-
ment of Defense component. The term includes business-support 
functions designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section, such as aspects 
of financial management, healthcare, acquisition and procurement, 
supply chain and logistics, certain information technology, real prop-
erty, and human resources operations.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Effective February 1, 2018, the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 132a and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘132a. Chief Management Officer.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL
OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES
ON CHIEF 
MANAGEMENT OFFICER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on January 31, 2018, subsection 
(c) of section 901 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2341; 
10 U.S.C. 131 note) is repealed, and the amendments to be 
made by paragraph (4) of that subsection shall not be made. 
10 USC 132 note. 
10 USC 
prec. 131. 
10 USC note 
prec. 131. 
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(2) FURTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Effective on Feb-
ruary 1, 2018, section 132 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ON PRECEDENCE IN DOD.—Effec-
tive on February 1, 2018, and immediately after the coming into 
effect of the amendments made by section 901 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2339; 10 U.S.C. 131 note)— 
(1) section 131(b) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 906(d)(1) of this Act, is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as 
paragraphs (3) through (10), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) The Chief Management Officer of the Department of 
Defense.’’; 
(2) section 133a(c) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, and the Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the Chief Manage-
ment Officer,’’ after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary,’’; and 
(3) section 133b(c) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the Chief Manage-
ment Officer of the Department of Defense,’’ after ‘‘the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the Chief Manage-
ment Officer,’’ after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary,’’. 
(d) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL II.—Effective on February 1, 
2018, and immediately after the coming into effect of the amend-
ment made by section 901(h) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2342; 
5 U.S.C. 5313 note), section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before the item relating to the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering the following 
new item: 
‘‘Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.’’. 
(e) SERVICE
OF
INCUMBENT
DEPUTY
CHIEF
MANAGEMENT 
OFFICER AS CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER UPON COMMENCEMENT 
OF LATTER POSITION WITHOUT FURTHER APPOINTMENT.—The indi-
vidual serving in the position of Deputy Chief Management Officer 
of the Department of Defense as of February 1, 2018, may continue 
to serve as Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense 
under section 132a of title 10, United States Code (as amended 
by subsection (a)), commencing as of that date without further 
appointment pursuant to such section 132a. 
(f) DEFENSE
AGENCIES
AND
FIELD
ACTIVITIES
PROVIDING 
SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES.— 
(1) INITIAL
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
January 15, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report specifying each 
Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity pro-
viding shared business services for the Department of Defense 
that is to be designated by the Secretary of Defense or the 
10 USC 132a 
note. 
10 USC 132a 
note. 
5 USC 5313 note. 
10 USC 131 note. 
10 USC 132 note. 
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Deputy Secretary of Defense for purposes of subsection (b)(3) 
of section 132a of title 10, United States Code (as amended 
by subsection (a)), as of the coming into effect of such section 
132a. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON TRANSFER OF OVERSIGHT.— 
Upon the transfer to the Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense of responsibility for oversight of shared 
business services of a Defense Agency or Department of Defense 
Field Activity specified in the report required by paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a notice of the transfer, including the 
Defense Agency or Field Activity subject to the transfer and 
a description of the nature and scope of the responsibility 
for oversight transferred. 
Subtitle B—Data Management and 
Analytics 
SEC. 911. POLICY ON TREATMENT OF DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM 
DATA RELATED TO BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a data policy for the Department of Defense that 
mandates that any data contained in a defense business system 
related to business operations and management is an asset of 
the Department of Defense. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—As part of the policy required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, except as otherwise 
provided by law or regulation, data described in such subsection 
shall be made readily available to members of the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the military departments, 
the combatant commands, the Defense Agencies, the Department 
of Defense Field Activities, and all other offices, agencies, activities, 
and commands of the Department of Defense, as applicable. 
SEC. 912. TRANSPARENCY OF DEFENSE MANAGEMENT DATA. 
(a) COMMON ENTERPRISE DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2222(e) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) COMMON
ENTERPRISE
DATA.—The defense business 
enterprise shall include enterprise data that may be automati-
cally extracted from the relevant systems to facilitate Depart-
ment of Defense-wide analysis and management of its business 
operations. 
‘‘(6) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) The Chief Management Officer of the Department 
of Defense shall have primary decision-making authority 
with respect to the development of common enterprise data. 
In consultation with the Defense Business Council, the 
Chief Management Officer shall— 
‘‘(i) develop an associated data governance process; 
and 
‘‘(ii) oversee the preparation, extraction, and provi-
sion of data across the defense business enterprise. 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
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‘‘(B) The Chief Management Officer and the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall— 
‘‘(i) in consultation with the Defense Business 
Council, document and maintain any common enter-
prise data for their respective areas of authority; 
‘‘(ii) participate in any related data governance 
process; 
‘‘(iii) extract data from defense business systems 
as needed to support priority activities and analyses; 
‘‘(iv) when appropriate, ensure the source data is 
the same as that used to produce the financial state-
ments subject to annual audit; 
‘‘(v) in consultation with the Defense Business 
Council, provide access, except as otherwise provided 
by law or regulation, to such data to the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the military 
departments, the combatant commands, the Defense 
Agencies, the Department of Defense Field Activities, 
and all other offices, agencies, activities, and com-
mands of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(vi) ensure consistency of the common enterprise 
data maintained by their respective organizations. 
‘‘(C) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation shall have access to data for the purpose of 
executing missions as designated by the Secretary of 
Defense. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, commanders of combatant commands, the heads 
of the Defense Agencies, the heads of the Department 
of Defense Field Activities, and the heads of all other 
offices, agencies, activities, and commands of the Depart-
ment of Defense shall provide access to the relevant system 
of such department, combatant command, Defense Agency, 
Defense Field Activity, or office, agency, activity, and com-
mand organization, as applicable, and data extracted from 
such system, for purposes of automatically populating data 
sets coded with common enterprise data.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2222(i) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) COMMON ENTERPRISE DATA.—The term ‘common enter-
prise data’ means business operations or management-related 
data, generally from defense business systems, in a usable 
format that is automatically accessible by authorized personnel 
and organizations. 
‘‘(11) DATA GOVERNANCE PROCESS.—The term ‘data govern-
ance process’ means a system to manage the timely Department 
of Defense-wide sharing of data described under subsection 
(a)(6)(A).’’. 
(b) DUTIES
OF
UNDER
SECRETARY
OF
DEFENSE
(COMP-
TROLLER).—Section 135(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in the second sentence by inserting after ‘‘shall perform’’ 
the following: ‘‘the duties assigned to the Under Secretary in section 
2222 of this title and’’. 
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(c) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM 
EVALUATION.—Section 139a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Performing the duties assigned to the Director in sec-
tion 2222 of this title.’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR COMMON ENTERPRISE DATA.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, acting through the Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense, shall develop a plan to implement 
the amendments made by subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the implementation plan 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) The major tasks required to implement the require-
ments imposed by the amendments made by subsection 
(a) and the recommended time frames for each task. 
(B) The estimated resources required to complete each 
major task identified pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
(C) Any challenges associated with each major task 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and related steps 
to mitigate such challenge. 
(D) A description of how data security issues will be 
appropriately addressed in the implementation of such 
requirements. 
(E) A review of the curriculum taught at the National 
Defense University, the Defense Acquisition University, 
professional military educational institutions, and appro-
priate private sector academic institutions to determine 
the extent to which the curricula include appropriate 
courses on data management, data analytics and other 
evaluation-related methods. 
(3) ROLE
OF
UNDER
SECRETARY
OF
DEFENSE
(COMP-
TROLLER).—The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall 
ensure that the implementation plan required by paragraph 
(1) does not conflict with the financial statement audit priorities 
and timeline of the Department of Defense. 
(4) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—Upon completion of the 
implementation plan required by paragraph (1), the Chief 
Management Officer shall submit the plan to the congressional 
defense committees. 
(e) APPLICATION OF NEW AUTHORITIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) DATA ANALYTICS CAPABILITY REQUIRED.—Not later than 
September 30, 2020, the Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense shall establish and maintain within 
the Department of Defense a data analytics capability for pur-
poses of supporting enhanced oversight and management of 
the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activi-
ties. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The data analytics capability shall permit 
the following: 
(A) The maintenance on a continuing basis of an 
accurate tabulation of the amounts expended by the 
Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activi-
ties on Government and contractor personnel. 
(B) The maintenance on a continuing basis of an 
accurate number of the personnel currently supporting the 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
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Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activi-
ties, including the following: 
(i) Members of the regular components of the 
Armed Forces. 
(ii) Members of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces. 
(iii) Civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
(iv) Detailees, whether from another organization 
or element of the Department or from another depart-
ment or agency of the Federal Government. 
(C) The tracking of costs for employing contract per-
sonnel, including federally funded research and develop-
ment centers. 
(D) The maintenance on a continuing basis of the fol-
lowing: 
(i) An identification of the functions being per-
formed by each Defense Agency and Department of 
Defense Field Activity. 
(ii) An accurate tabulation of the amounts being 
expended by each Defense Agency and Department 
of Defense Field Activity on its functions. 
(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Manage-
ment Officer of the Department of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on 
progress in establishing the data analytics capability. The 
report shall include the following: 
(i) A description and assessment of the efforts of 
the Chief Management Officer through the date of 
the report to establish the data analytics capability. 
(ii) A description of current gaps in the data 
required to establish the data analytics capability, and 
a description of the efforts to be undertaken to elimi-
nate such gaps. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2020, 
the Chief Management Officer shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the data analytics 
capability as established pursuant to this section. 
(f) ADDITIONAL PILOT PROGRAMS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
pilot programs to develop data integration strategies for the 
Department of Defense to address high-priority management 
challenges of the Department. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The pilot programs carried out under the 
authority of this subsection shall involve data integration 
strategies to address challenges of the Department with respect 
to the following: 
(A) The budget of the Department. 
(B) Logistics. 
(C) Personnel security and insider threats. 
(D) At least two other high-priority challenges of the 
Department identified by the Secretary for purposes of 
this subsection. 
(3) REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAMS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
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of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the pilot programs to be carried out under 
this section, including the challenge of the Department to be 
addressed by the pilot program and the manner in which the 
data integration strategy under the pilot program will address 
the challenge. If any proposed pilot program requires legislative 
action for the waiver or modification of a statutory requirement 
that otherwise prevents or impedes the implementation of the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall include in the report a rec-
ommendation for legislative action to waive or modify the statu-
tory requirement. 
SEC. 913. ESTABLISHMENT OF SET OF ACTIVITIES THAT USE DATA 
ANALYSIS, MEASUREMENT, AND OTHER EVALUATION- 
RELATED METHODS TO IMPROVE ACQUISITION PROGRAM 
OUTCOMES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a set of activities that use data analysis, measure-
ment, and other evaluation-related methods to improve the acquisi-
tion outcomes of the Department of Defense and enhance organiza-
tional learning. 
(b) TYPES
OF ACTIVITIES.—The set of activities established 
under subsection (a) may include any or all of the following: — 
(1) Establishment of data analytics capabilities and 
organizations within an Armed Force. 
(2) Development of capabilities in Department of Defense 
laboratories, test centers, and federally funded research and 
development centers to provide technical support for data ana-
lytics activities that support acquisition program management 
and business process re-engineering activities. 
(3) Increased use of existing analytical capabilities avail-
able to acquisition programs and offices to support improved 
acquisition outcomes. 
(4) Funding of intramural and extramural research and 
development activities to develop and implement data analytics 
capabilities in support of improved acquisition outcomes. 
(5) Publication, to the maximum extent practicable, and 
in a manner that protects classified and proprietary informa-
tion, of data collected by the Department of Defense related 
to acquisition program costs and activities for access and anal-
yses by the general public or Department research and edu-
cation organizations. 
(6) Promulgation by the Chief of Staff of the Army, the 
Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 
and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, in coordination 
with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Sec-
retary for Acquisition and Sustainment, of a consistent policy 
as to the role of data analytics in establishing budgets and 
making milestone decisions for major defense acquisition pro-
grams. 
(7) Continual assessment, in consultation with the private 
sector, of the efficiency of current data collection and analyses 
processes, so as to minimize the requirement for collection 
and delivery of data by, from, and to Government organizations. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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(8) Promulgation of guidance to acquisition programs and 
activities on the efficient use, quality, and sharing of enterprise 
data between programs and organizations to improve acquisi-
tion program analytics and outcomes. 
(9) Establishment of focused research and educational 
activities at the Defense Acquisition University, and appro-
priate private sector academic institutions, to support enhanced 
use of data management, data analytics, and other evaluation- 
related methods to improve acquisition outcomes. 
Subtitle C—Organization of Other Depart-
ment of Defense Offices and Elements 
SEC. 921. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRE-
TARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR FINANCIAL 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—Section 3016(b)(4) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Assistant Secretary shall have as his 
principal responsibility’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall 
be’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by 
paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among 
persons who have significant budget, financial management, or 
audit experience in complex organizations.’’. 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.—Section 5016(b)(3) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Assistant Secretary shall have as his 
principal responsibility’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall 
be’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by 
paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among 
persons who have significant budget, financial management, or 
audit experience in complex organizations.’’. 
(c) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR
FORCE.—Section 
8016(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Assistant Secretary shall have as his 
principal responsibility’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall 
be’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by 
paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among 
persons who have significant budget, financial management, or 
audit experience in complex organizations.’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The appointment qualifications imposed by 
the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect 
10 USC 3016 
note. 
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to an appointment as an Assistant Secretary of a military depart-
ment for financial management that is made on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 922. MANNER OF CARRYING OUT REDUCTIONS IN MAJOR DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES PURSU-
ANT TO HEADQUARTERS REDUCTION PLAN. 
Section 346(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 796; 10 U.S.C. 
111 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) MANNER OF CARRYING OUT REDUCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
implement the headquarters reduction plan referred to in 
paragraph (1), as modified pursuant to that paragraph, 
so that reductions in major Department of Defense head-
quarters activities pursuant to the plan are carried out 
only after consideration of— 
‘‘(i) the current manpower levels of major Depart-
ment of Defense headquarters activities; 
‘‘(ii) the historic manpower levels of major Depart-
ment of Defense headquarters activities; 
‘‘(iii) the mission requirements of major Depart-
ment of Defense headquarters activities; and 
‘‘(iv) the anticipated staffing needs of major 
Department of Defense headquarters activities nec-
essary to meet national defense objectives. 
‘‘(B) CONFORMING MODIFICATION OF PLAN FOR ACHIEVE-
MENT OF COST SAVINGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
modify the plan for achievement of cost savings required 
by subsection (a) to take into account the requirement 
specified in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 923. CERTIFICATIONS ON COST SAVINGS ACHIEVED BY REDUC-
TIONS IN MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEAD-
QUARTERS ACTIVITIES. 
Section 346(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 796 10 U.S.C. 
111 note), as amended by section 922, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) CERTIFICATIONS ON COST SAVINGS ACHIEVED.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
and not later than 60 days after the end of each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2020, the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation shall certify to the Secretary of 
Defense, and to the congressional defense committees, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The validity of the cost savings achieved for each 
major Department of Defense headquarters activity during 
the previous fiscal year, including the cost of personnel 
detailed by another Department entity to the headquarters 
activity. 
‘‘(B) Whether the cost savings achieved for each major 
Department of Defense headquarters activity during that 
fiscal year met the savings objective for the headquarters 
activity for that fiscal year, as established pursuant to 
paragraph (1).’’. 
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SEC. 924. CORROSION CONTROL AND PREVENTION EXECUTIVES MAT-
TERS. 
(a) SCOPE
AND LEVEL
OF POSITIONS.—Section 903(a) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2228 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall be the senior official’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall be a senior official’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Each 
individual so designated shall be a senior civilian employee 
of the military department concerned in pay grade GS–15 or 
higher.’’. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 903 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2228 note) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—Any individual designated as a corrosion 
control and prevention executive of a military department pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) have a working knowledge of corrosion prevention and 
control; 
‘‘(2) have strong program management and communication 
skills; and 
‘‘(3) understand the acquisition, research, development, 
test, and evaluation, and sustainment policies and procedures 
of the military department, including for the sustainment of 
infrastructure.’’. 
SEC. 925. BACKGROUND AND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS FOR DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL. 
(a) 
TRANSITION
TO
DISCHARGE
BY
DEFENSE
SECURITY 
SERVICE.— 
(1) SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense has 
the authority to conduct security, suitability, and credentialing 
background investigations for Department of Defense personnel. 
In carrying out such authority, the Secretary may use such 
authority, or may delegate such authority to another entity. 
(2) PHASED TRANSITION.—As part of providing for the con-
duct of background investigations initiated by the Department 
of Defense through the Defense Security Service by not later 
than the deadline specified in subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, provide for a phased transition from the conduct 
of such investigations by the National Background Investiga-
tions Bureau of the Office of Personnel Management to the 
conduct of such investigations by the Defense Security Service 
by that deadline. 
(3) TRANSITION ELEMENTS.—The phased transition required 
by paragraph (2) shall— 
(A) provide for the transition of the conduct of inves-
tigations to the Defense Security Service using a risk 
management approach; and 
(B) be consistent with the transition from legacy 
information technology operated by the Office of Personnel 
Management to the new information technology, including 
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the National Background Investigations System, as 
described in subsection (f). 
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR ONGOING 
DISCHARGE
OF INVESTIGATIONS THROUGH DSS.—Not later than 
October 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall commence carrying 
out the implementation plan developed pursuant to section 951(a)(1) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2371; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note). 
(c) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS WITHIN DOD TO DSS.— 
(1) TRANSFER
REQUIRED.—For purposes of meeting the 
requirements in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of 
Defense shall transfer to the Defense Security Service the func-
tions, personnel, and associated resources of the following 
organizations: 
(A) The Consolidated Adjudications Facility. 
(B) Other organizations identified by the Secretary 
for purposes of this paragraph. 
(2) SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATIONS.—In addition to the 
organizations identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing organizations shall prioritize resources to directly sup-
port the execution of requirements in subsections (a) and (b): 
(A) The Office of Cost Analysis and Program Evalua-
tion. 
(B) The Defense Digital Service. 
(C) Other organizations designated by the Secretary 
for purposes of this paragraph. 
(3) TIMING AND MANNER OF TRANSFER.—The Secretary— 
(A) may carry out the transfer required by paragraph 
(1) at any time before the date specified in subsection 
(b) that the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes 
of this section; and 
(B) shall carry out the transfer in a manner designed 
to minimize disruptions to the conduct of background inves-
tigations for personnel of the Department of Defense. 
(d) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS IN OPM TO DSS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of meeting the requirements 
in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for the transfer of the functions described in paragraph (2), 
and any associated personnel and resources, to the Department 
of Defense. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions to be transferred pursuant 
to paragraph (1) are the following: 
(A) Any personnel security investigations functions 
transferred by the Secretary to the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management pursuant to section 906 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–136; 5 U.S.C. 1101 note). 
(B) Any other functions of the Office of Personnel 
Management in connection with background investigations 
initiated by the Department of Defense that the Secretary 
and the Director jointly consider appropriate. 
(3) ASSESSMENT.—In carrying out the transfer of functions 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct a com-
prehensive assessment of workforce requirements for both the 
Department of Defense and the National Background Investiga-
tions Bureau synchronized to the transition plan, including 
a forecast of workforce needs across the current future-years 
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defense plan for the Department. Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing the results of the assessment. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget. 
(5) LOCATION WITHIN DOD.—Any functions transferred to 
the Department of Defense pursuant to this subsection shall 
be located within the Defense Security Service. 
(e) CONDUCT OF CERTAIN ACTIONS.—For purposes of the conduct 
of background investigations following the commencement of car-
rying out the implementation plan referred to in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the following: 
(1) A single capability for the centralized funding, submis-
sions, and processing of all background investigations, from 
within the Defense Security Service. 
(2) The discharge by the Consolidated Adjudications 
Facility, from within the Defense Security Service pursuant 
to transfer under subsection (c), of adjudications in connection 
with the following: 
(A) Background investigations. 
(B) Continuous evaluation and vetting checks. 
(f) ENHANCEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES 
OF NBIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a review of the information technology capabilities of the 
National Background Investigations System in order to deter-
mine whether enhancements to such capabilities are required 
for the following: 
(A) Support for background investigations pursuant 
to this section and section 951 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2371; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note). 
(B) Support of the National Background Investigations 
Bureau. 
(C) Execution of the conduct of background investiga-
tions initiated by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to this section, including submissions and adjudications. 
(2) COMMON COMPONENT.—In providing for the transition 
and operation of the National Background Investigations 
System as described in paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall 
develop a common component of the System usable for back-
ground investigations by both the Defense Security Service 
and the National Background Investigations Bureau. 
(3) ENHANCEMENTS.—If the review pursuant to paragraph 
(1) determines that enhancements described in that paragraph 
are required, the Secretary shall carry out such enhancements. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out this sub-
section in consultation with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management. 
(g) USE
OF CERTAIN PRIVATE INDUSTRY DATA.—In carrying 
out background and security investigations pursuant to this section 
and section 951 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2371; 10 U.S.C. 
1564 note), the Secretary of Defense may use background materials 
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collected on individuals by the private sector, in accordance with 
national policies and standards, that are applicable to such inves-
tigations, including materials as follows: 
(1) Financial information, including credit scores and credit 
status. 
(2) Criminal records. 
(3) Drug screening. 
(4) Verifications of information on resumes and employment 
applications, such as previous employers, educational achieve-
ment, and educational institutions attended. 
(5) Other publicly available electronic information. 
(h) SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall review 
the requirements of the Department of Defense relating to 
position sensitivity designations for contractor personnel in 
order to determine whether such requirements may be 
reassessed or modified to reduce the number and range of 
contractor personnel who are issued security clearances in 
connection with work under contracts with the Department. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue guidance to pro-
gram managers, contracting officers, and security personnel 
of the Department specifying requirements for the review of 
contractor position sensitivity designations and the number 
of contractor personnel of the Department who are issued secu-
rity clearances for the purposes of determining whether the 
number of such personnel who are issued security clearances 
should and can be reduced. 
(i) PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall authorize the Director of the Defense 
Security Service to promptly increase the number of personnel 
of the Defense Security Service for the purpose of beginning the 
establishment and expansion of investigative capacity to support 
the phased transfer of investigative functions from the Office of 
Personnel Management to the Department of Defense under this 
section. The Director of Cost Analysis and Program Assessment 
shall advise the Secretary on the size of the initial investigative 
workforce and the rate of growth of that workforce. 
(j) REPORT ON FUTURE PERIODIC REINVESTIGATIONS, INSIDER 
THREAT, AND CONTINUOUS VETTING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that includes the following: 
(A) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability 
of periodic reinvestigations of backgrounds of Government 
and 
contractor 
personnel 
with 
security 
clearances, 
including lessons from all of the continuous evaluation 
pilots being conducted throughout the Government, and 
identification of new or additional data sources and data 
analytic tools needed for improving current continuous 
evaluation or vetting capabilities. 
(B) A plan to provide the Government with an 
enhanced risk management model that reduces the gaps 
in coverage perpetuated by the current time-based periodic 
reinvestigations model, particularly in light of the 
increasing use of continuous background evaluations of 
personnel referred to in subparagraph (A). 
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(C) A plan for expanding continuous background vet-
ting capabilities, such as the Installation Matching Engine 
for Security and Analysis, to the broader population, 
including those at the lowest tiers and levels of access, 
which plan shall include details to ensure that all individ-
uals credentialed for physical access to Department of 
Defense facilities and installations are vetted to the same 
level of fitness determinations and subject to appropriate 
continuous vetting. 
(D) A plan to fully integrate and incorporate insider 
threat data, tools, and capabilities into the new end-to- 
end vetting processes and supporting information tech-
nology established by the Defense Security Service to 
ensure a holistic and transformational approach to 
detecting, deterring, and mitigating threats posed by 
trusted insiders. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall prepare the report 
under paragraph (1) in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management. 
(k) QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF TIMELINESS.—Not later than 
December 31, 2018, and each December 31 thereafter through 
the date specified in paragraph (4), the Security Executive 
Agent, in coordination with the Chair and other Principals 
of the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance 
Accountability Council, shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report on the timeliness of personnel security 
clearance initiations, investigations, and adjudications, by clear-
ance level, for both initial investigations and periodic reinves-
tigations during the prior fiscal year for Government and con-
tractor employees, including the following: 
(A) The average periods of time taken by each author-
ized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative 
agency to initiate cases, conduct investigations, and adju-
dicate cases as compared with established timeliness objec-
tives, from the date a completed security clearance applica-
tion is received to the date of adjudication and notification 
to the subject and the subject’s employer. 
(B) The number of initial investigations and periodic 
reinvestigations initiated and adjudicated by each author-
ized adjudicative agency. 
(C) The number of initial investigations and periodic 
reinvestigations carried over from prior fiscal years by each 
authorized investigative and adjudicative agency. 
(D) The number of initial investigations and periodic 
reinvestigations that resulted in a denial or revocation 
of a security clearance by each authorized adjudicative 
agency. 
(E) The costs to the executive branch related to per-
sonnel security clearance initiations, investigations, adju-
dications, revocations, and continuous evaluation. 
(F) A discussion of any impediments to the timely 
processing of personnel security clearances. 
(G) The number of clearance holders enrolled in contin-
uous evaluation and the numbers and types of adverse 
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actions taken as a result by each authorized adjudicative 
agency. 
(H) The number of personnel security clearance cases, 
both initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations, 
awaiting or under investigation by the National Back-
ground Investigations Bureau. 
(I) Other information as appropriate, including any 
recommendations to improve the timeliness and efficiency 
of personnel security clearance initiations, investigations, 
and adjudications. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than the end of each 
calendar-year quarter beginning after January 1, 2018, through 
the date specified in paragraph (4), the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing on the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the 
requirements of this section during that calendar-year quarter. 
Until the backlog of security clearance applications at the 
National Background Investigations Bureau is eliminated, each 
quarterly briefing shall also include the current status of the 
backlog and the resulting mission and resource impact to the 
Department of Defense and the defense industrial base. Until 
the phased transition described in subsection (a) is complete, 
each quarterly briefing shall also include identification of any 
resources planned for movement from the National Background 
Investigations Bureau to the Department of Defense during 
the next calendar-year quarter. 
(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than December 31, 2018, 
and each December 31 thereafter through the date specified 
in paragraph (4), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the fol-
lowing for the calendar year in which the report is to be 
submitted: 
(A) The status of the Secretary in meeting the require-
ments in subsections (a), (b), and (c). 
(B) The status of any transfers to be carried out pursu-
ant to subsection (d). 
(C) An assessment of the personnel security capabilities 
of the Department of Defense. 
(D) The average periods of time taken by each author-
ized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative 
agency to initiate cases, conduct investigations, and adju-
dicate cases as compared with established timeliness objec-
tives, from the date a completed security clearance applica-
tion is received to the date of adjudication and notification 
to the subject and the subject’s employer. 
(E) The number of initial investigations and periodic 
reinvestigations initiated and adjudicated by each author-
ized adjudicative agency. 
(F) The number of initial investigations and periodic 
reinvestigations carried over from prior fiscal years by each 
authorized investigative and adjudicative agency. 
(G) The number of initial investigations and periodic 
reinvestigations that resulted in a denial or revocation 
of a security clearance by each authorized adjudicative 
agency. 
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(H) The costs to the Department of Defense related 
to personnel security clearance initiations, investigations, 
adjudications, revocations, and continuous evaluation. 
(I) A discussion of any impediments to the timely proc-
essing of personnel security clearances. 
(J) The number of clearance holders enrolled in contin-
uous evaluation and the numbers and types of adverse 
actions taken as a result. 
(K) The number of personnel security clearance cases, 
both initial investigations and periodic reinvestigations, 
awaiting or under investigation by the National Back-
ground Investigations Bureau. 
(L) Other information that the Secretary considers 
appropriate, including any recommendations to improve 
the timeliness and efficiency of personnel security clearance 
initiations, investigations, and adjudications. 
(4) TERMINATION.—No briefing or report is required under 
this subsection after December 31, 2021. 
(l) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, 
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Reporting 
Requirements 
SEC. 931. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN REPORTS ON POLICY, ORGANIZA-
TION, AND MANAGEMENT GOALS OF THE SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 912(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2349) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) A civilian operating force structure sized for oper-
ational effectiveness that is manned, equipped, and trained 
to support deployment time and rotation ratios that sustain 
the readiness and needed retention levels of the regular 
and reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(E) The hiring authorities and other actions that the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretaries of the military 
departments will take to eliminate any gaps between 
desired programmed civilian workforce levels and the cur-
rent size of the civilian workforce, set forth by mission 
and functional area.’’. 
SEC. 932. REPORT AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND EVALUATION WITHIN THE 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT ON PLANS TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND 
EVALUATION RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report containing a strategy 
to ensure that there is sufficient expertise, oversight, and policy 
direction on developmental test and evaluation within the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense after the completion of the reorga-
nization of such Office required under section 901 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2339). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
address the following: 
(A) The structure of the roles and responsibilities of 
the senior Department of Defense official responsible for 
developmental test and evaluation, as distinct from oper-
ational test and evaluation or systems engineering. 
(B) The location of the senior Department of Defense 
official responsible for developmental test and evaluation 
within the organizational structure of the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense. 
(C) An estimate of personnel and other resources that 
should be made available to the senior Department of 
Defense official responsible for developmental test and 
evaluation to ensure that such official can provide inde-
pendent expertise, oversight, and policy direction and guid-
ance Department of Defense-wide. 
(D) Methods to ensure that the senior Department 
of Defense official responsible for developmental test and 
evaluation will be empowered to facilitate Department of 
Defense-wide efficiencies by helping programs to optimize 
test designs and activities, including ensuring access to 
program data and participation in acquisition program 
oversight. 
(E) Methods to ensure that an advocate for test and 
evaluation workforce will continue to exist within the 
acquisition workforce. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) developmental testing is critical to reducing acquisition 
program risk by providing valuable information to support 
sound decision making; 
(2) major defense acquisition programs often do not conduct 
enough developmental testing, so too many problems are first 
identified during operational testing, when they are expensive 
and time-consuming to fix; and 
(3) in order to ensure that effective developmental testing 
is conducted on major defense acquisition programs, the Sec-
retary of Defense should— 
(A) carefully consider where the senior Department 
of Defense official responsible for developmental test and 
evaluation is located within the organizational structure 
of the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and 
(B) ensure that such official has sufficient authority 
and resources to provide oversight and policy direction 
on developmental test and evaluation Department of 
Defense-wide. 
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SEC. 933. REPORT ON OFFICE OF CORROSION POLICY AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report— 
(1) evaluating the continued need for the Office of Corrosion 
Policy and Oversight; and 
(2) containing a recommendation regarding whether to 
retain or terminate the Office. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—As part of the report required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment to deter-
mine whether there is duplication in matters relating to corrosion 
prevention and control and mitigation of corrosion of the military 
equipment and infrastructure of the Department of Defense between 
the Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight and other elements 
of the Department, including, in particular, the Corrosion Control 
and Prevention Executives of the military departments. 
(c) RECOMMENDATION.—If the report required by subsection 
(a) includes a recommendation to terminate the Office of Corrosion 
Policy and Oversight, the Secretary of Defense shall include rec-
ommendations for such additional authorities, if any, for the mili-
tary departments and the Armed Forces as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to ensure the proper discharge by the Department 
of Defense of functions relating to corrosion prevention and control 
and mitigation of corrosion in the absence of the Office. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 941. COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF DEADLINES FOR REPORTING AND BRIEFING 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 942(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2368) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 1, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘July 1, 2018’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘June 1, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 1, 2018’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF COMMISSION.—Section 942 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2368) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Commission shall 
operate as a legislative advisory committee and shall not be subject 
to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public 
Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App.) or section 552b of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly known as the Government in the Sunshine 
Act).’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Consolidation, codification, and improvement of certain authorities and 
requirements in connection with the audit of the financial statements of 
the Department of Defense. 
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Sec. 1003. Improper payment matters. 
Sec. 1004. Rankings of auditability of financial statements of the organizations and 
elements of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1005. Financial operations dashboard for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1006. Review and recommendations on efforts to obtain audit opinion on full 
financial statements. 
Sec. 1007. Notification requirement for certain contracts for audit services. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support a unified counterdrug and counterter-
rorism campaign in Colombia. 
Sec. 1012. Venue for prosecution of maritime drug trafficking. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1022. Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procurement 
of certain critical components. 
Sec. 1023. Operational readiness of littoral combat ships on extended deployment. 
Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga-class 
cruisers or dock landing ships. 
Sec. 1025. Policy of the United States on minimum number of battle force ships. 
Sec. 1026. Surveying ships. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Modification of authority on support of special operations to combat ter-
rorism. 
Sec. 1032. Termination of requirement to submit annual budget justification dis-
play for Department of Defense combating terrorism program. 
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United 
States. 
Sec. 1034. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 
States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain 
countries. 
Sec. 1036. Prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1037. Sense of Congress regarding providing for timely victim and family testi-
mony in military commission trials. 
Sec. 1038. Report on public availability of military commissions proceedings. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Limitation on expenditure of funds for emergency and extraordinary ex-
penses for intelligence and counter-intelligence activities. 
Sec. 1042. Matters relating to the submittal of future-years defense programs. 
Sec. 1043. Modifications to humanitarian demining assistance authorities. 
Sec. 1044. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through 
channel routes. 
Sec. 1045. Prohibition on lobbying activities with respect to the Department of De-
fense by certain officers of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
the Department following separation from military service or employ-
ment with the Department. 
Sec. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine coun-
termeasures platforms. 
Sec. 1047. Report on western Pacific Ocean ship depot maintenance capability and 
capacity. 
Sec. 1048. Annual training regarding the influence campaign of the Russian Fed-
eration. 
Sec. 1049. Workforce issues for military realignments in the Pacific. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1051. Elimination of reporting requirements terminated after November 25, 
2017, pursuant to section 1080 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
Sec. 1052. Report on transfer of defense articles to units committing gross viola-
tions of human rights. 
Sec. 1053. Report on the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Cen-
ter. 
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Sec. 1054. Report on Department of Defense Arctic capability and resource gaps 
and required infrastructure. 
Sec. 1055. Review and assessment of Department of Defense personnel recovery 
and nonconventional assisted recovery mechanisms. 
Sec. 1056. Mine warfare readiness inspection plan and report. 
Sec. 1057. Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States 
military operations. 
Sec. 1058. Report on Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex modernization. 
Sec. 1059. Report on alternatives to aqueous film forming foam. 
Sec. 1060. Assessment of global force posture. 
Sec. 1061. Army modernization strategy. 
Sec. 1062. Report on Army plan to improve operational unit readiness by reducing 
number of non-deployable soldiers assigned to operational units. 
Sec. 1063. Efforts to combat physiological episodes on certain Navy aircraft. 
Sec. 1064. Studies on aircraft inventories for the Air Force. 
Sec. 1065. Department of Defense review of Navy capabilities in the Arctic region. 
Sec. 1066. Comprehensive review of maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnais-
sance, and targeting capabilities. 
Sec. 1067. Report on the need for a Joint Chemical-Biological Defense Logistics 
Center. 
Sec. 1068. Missile Technology Control Regime Category I unmanned aerial vehicle 
systems. 
Sec. 1069. Recommendations for interagency vetting of foreign investments affect-
ing national security. 
Sec. 1070. Briefing on prior attempted Russian cyber attacks against defense sys-
tems. 
Sec. 1071. Enhanced analytical and monitoring capability of the defense industrial 
base. 
Sec. 1072. Report on defense of combat logistics and strategic mobility forces. 
Sec. 1073. Report on acquisition strategy to recapitalize the existing system for un-
dersea fixed surveillance. 
Sec. 1074. Report on implementation of requirements in connection with the orga-
nization of the Department of Defense for management of special oper-
ations forces and special operations. 
Sec. 1075. Report on the global food system and vulnerabilities relevant to Depart-
ment of Defense missions. 
Subtitle G—Modernizing Government Technology 
Sec. 1076. Definitions. 
Sec. 1077. Establishment of agency information technology systems modernization 
and working capital funds. 
Sec. 1078. Establishment of technology modernization fund and board. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Clarification of applicability of certain provisions of law to civilian judges 
of the United States Court of Military Commission Review. 
Sec. 1083. Modification of requirement relating to conversion of certain military 
technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. 
Sec. 1084. National Guard accessibility to Department of Defense issued unmanned 
aircraft. 
Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress regarding aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress recognizing the United States Navy Seabees. 
Sec. 1087. Construction of memorial to the crew of the Apollo I launch test accident 
at Arlington National Cemetery. 
Sec. 1088. Department of Defense engagement with covered non-Federal entities. 
Sec. 1089. Prize competition to identify root cause of physiological episodes on 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force training and operational aircraft. 
Sec. 1090. Providing assistance to House of Representatives in response to cyberse-
curity events. 
Sec. 1091. Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 
Practice and Firearms Safety. 
Sec. 1092. Collaboration between Federal Aviation Administration and Department 
of Defense on unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 1093. Carriage of certain programming. 
Sec. 1094. National strategy for countering violent extremism. 
Sec. 1095. Sense of Congress regarding World War I. 
Sec. 1096. Notice to Congress of terms of Department of Defense settlement agree-
ments. 
Sec. 1097. Office of Special Counsel reauthorization. 
Sec. 1098. Air transportation of civilian Department of Defense personnel to and 
from Afghanistan. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
fiscal year 2018 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations 
so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 
under 
the 
authority 
of 
this 
section 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,500,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
TRANSFERS
BETWEEN
MILITARY
PER-
SONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of funds between military 
personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted 
toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) to 
transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
have a higher priority than the items from which authority 
is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
has been denied authorization by Congress. 
(c) EFFECT
ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer made 
from one account to another under the authority of this section 
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account 
to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the 
amount transferred. 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall promptly notify 
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1002. CONSOLIDATION, CODIFICATION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF 
CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS IN CONNEC-
TION WITH THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CHAPTER ON AUDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subtitle A of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 9 the fol-
lowing new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 9A—AUDIT 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘251. Audit of Department of Defense financial statements. 
‘‘252. Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan. 
‘‘253. Audit: consolidated corrective action plan; centralized reporting system. 
‘‘254. Audits: audit of financial statements of Department of Defense components by 
independent external auditors. 
‘‘254a. Audits: use of commercial data integration and analysis products in pre-
paring audits. 
‘‘254b. Audits: selection of service providers for audit services.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of chapters at the 
beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and 
10 USC note 
prec. 101. 
10 USC 
prec. 251. 
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part I of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 9 the following new item: 
‘‘9A. Audit .............................................................................................................
251’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9A of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), is amended by inserting 
after the table of sections a new section 251 as follows: 
‘‘§ 251. Audit of Department of Defense financial statements 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL AUDIT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that a full audit is performed on the financial statements 
of the Department of Defense for each fiscal year as required 
by section 3521(e) of title 31. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON AUDIT.—The Secretary shall submit 
to Congress the results of the audit performed in accordance with 
subsection (a) for a fiscal year by not later than March 31 of 
the following fiscal year.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 1003 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is repealed. 
(c) FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9A of title 10, United States 
Code, as added and amended by this section, is further amended 
by inserting after section 251, as added by subsection (b), 
a new section 252 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 252. Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan’’; 
and 
(B) a text consisting subsection (a) of section 1003 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (10 U.S.C. 2222 note). 
(2) AMENDMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH CODIFICATION.—Sub-
section (a) of section 252 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘develop and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘of title 10, United 
States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 
(3) IMPROVEMENTS.—Such section 252, as added and 
amended by this subsection, is further amended— 
(A) in the subsection headings for subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS 
PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT 
REMEDIATION PLAN’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Financial 
Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan’’ and inserting 
‘‘Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) by striking the matter preceding 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) describe specific actions to be taken, including 
interim milestones with a detailed description of the 
subordinate activities required, and estimate the costs asso-
ciated with—’’; 
10 USC 252. 
10 USC 251. 
10 USC note 
prec. 101. 
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(bb) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘are vali-
dated as ready for audit’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘go under full financial state-
ment audit, and that the Department leader-
ship makes every effort to reach an unmodified 
opinion as soon as possible;’’; and 
(cc) by adding at the end the following 
new clauses: 
‘‘(iii) achieving an unqualified audit opinion for 
each major element of the statement of budgetary 
resources of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(iv) addressing the existence and completeness 
of each major category of Department of Defense 
assets; and’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘business’’ 
before 
‘‘process and control’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘the business enterprise 
architecture and transition plan required by’’; 
and 
(cc) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; and 
(III) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); 
and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 2019, and 
annually thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller) shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the status of the implementation by the 
Department of Defense of the Financial Improvement and 
Audit Remediation Plan under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subparagraph (A) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) An analysis of the consolidated corrective 
action plan management summary prepared pursuant 
to section 253a of this title. 
‘‘(ii) Current Department of Defense-wide informa-
tion on the status of corrective actions plans related 
to critical capabilities and material weaknesses, 
including the standard data elements recommended 
in the implementation guide for Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A–123, for the armed forces, mili-
tary departments, and Defense Agencies. 
‘‘(iii) A current description of the work undertaken 
and planned to be undertaken by the Department of 
Defense, and the military departments, Defense Agen-
cies, and other organizations and elements of the 
Department, to test and verify transaction data perti-
nent to obtaining an unqualified audit of their financial 
statements, including from feeder systems. 
‘‘(iv) A current projected timeline of the Depart-
ment in connection with the audit of the full financial 
statements of the Department, to be submitted to Con-
gress annually not later than six months after the 
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submittal to Congress of the budget of the President 
for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, including 
the following: 
‘‘(I) The date on which the Department 
projects the beginning of an audit of the full finan-
cial statements of the Department, and the mili-
tary departments, Defense Agencies, and other 
organizations and elements of the Department, for 
a fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) The date on which the Department 
projects the completions of audits of the full finan-
cial statements of the Department, and the mili-
tary departments, Defense Agencies, and other 
organizations and elements of the Department, for 
a fiscal year. 
‘‘(III) The dates on which the Department esti-
mates it will obtain an unqualified audit opinion 
on the full financial statements of the Department, 
the military departments, the Defense Agencies, 
and other organizations and elements of the 
Department for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(v) A current estimate of the anticipated annual 
costs of maintaining an unqualified audit opinion on 
the full financial statements of the Department, the 
military departments, the Defense Agencies, and other 
organizations and elements of the Department for a 
fiscal year after an unqualified audit opinion on such 
full financial statements for a fiscal year is first 
obtained. 
‘‘(vi) A certification of the results of the audit of 
the financial statements of the Department performed 
for the preceding fiscal year, and a statement summa-
rizing, based on such results, the current condition 
of the financial statements of the Department. 
‘‘(2) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than January 31 
and June 30 each year, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller) and the comptrollers of the military departments shall 
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on 
the status of the corrective action plan. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL CAPABILITIES DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘critical capabilities’ means the critical capabilities 
described in the Department of Defense report titled ‘Financial 
Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan Status Report’ 
and dated May 2016.’’. 
(4) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 1003 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 is repealed. 
(d) CONSOLIDATED CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.—Chapter 9A of 
title 10, United States Code, as added and amended by this section, 
is further amended by adding after section 252, as added and 
amended by subsection (c), a new section 253 consisting of— 
(1) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 253. Audit: consolidated corrective action plan; centralized 
reporting system’’; and 
(2) a text as follows: 
‘‘The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall— 
10 USC 253. 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
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‘‘(1) on a bimonthly basis, prepare a consolidated corrective 
action plan management summary on the status of key correc-
tive actions plans related to critical capabilities for the armed 
forces and for the components of the Department of Defense 
that support the armed forces; and 
‘‘(2) develop and maintain a centralized monitoring and 
reporting process that captures and maintains up-to-date 
information, including the standard data elements rec-
ommended in the implementation guide for Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–123, for key corrective action 
plans and findings and recommendations Department-wide that 
pertain to critical capabilities.’’. 
(e) AUDIT OF DOD COMPONENTS BY INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL 
AUDITORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9A of title 10, United States 
Code, as added and amended by this section, is further amended 
by adding after section 253, as added and amended by sub-
section (d), a new section 254 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 254. Audits: audit of financial statements of Department 
of Defense components by independent external 
auditors’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of section 1005 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 861; 10 U.S.C. 2222 
note). 
(2) AMENDMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH CODIFICATION.—Sec-
tion 254 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
(1), is further amended— 
(A) in subsections (d)(1)(A) and (e)(3), by striking ‘‘, 
United States Code’’; and 
(B) in subsections (a) and (e)(2), by striking ‘‘, United 
States Code,’’. 
(3) IMPROVEMENTS.—Such section 254, as added and 
amended by this subsection, is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and the Chief 
Management Officer of the Department of Defense’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (D); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B), the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) the head of each component audited; and’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(4) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 1005 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is repealed. 
(f) USE
OF COMMERCIAL DATA INTEGRATION
AND ANALYSIS 
PRODUCTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9A of title 10, United States 
Code, as added and amended by this section, is further amended 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
10 USC 254. 
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by adding after section 254, as added and amended by sub-
section (e), a new section 254a consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 254a. Audits: use of commercial data integration and anal-
ysis products in preparing audits’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of subsections (a) and (b) of section 
1003 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2380; 10 U.S.C. 
2222 note). 
(2) AMENDMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH CODIFICATION.—Sec-
tion 254a of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
(1), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of title 10, United States Code,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of this title’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, as soon as practicable,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this deployment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘deployment of technologies and services as 
described in subsection (a)’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 1003 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is repealed. 
(g) SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR AUDIT SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9A of title 10, United States 
Code, as added and amended by this section, is further amended 
by adding after section 254a, as added and amended by sub-
section (f), a new section 254b consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 254b. Audits: selection of service providers for audit serv-
ices’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of section 892 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2324; 10 U.S.C. 2331 note). 
(2) IMPROVEMENT.—Section 254b of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by paragraph (1), is amended by striking ‘‘and 
audit readiness services’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 892 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is repealed. 
(h) REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH 
RELIABILITY OF DOD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.—Section 1008 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f). 
SEC. 1003. IMPROPER PAYMENT MATTERS. 
Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary 
of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall 
take the following actions: 
(1) With regard to estimating improper payments: 
(A) Establish and implement key quality assurance 
procedures, such as reconciliations, to ensure the complete-
ness and accuracy of sampled populations. 
(B) Revise the procedures for the sampling methodolo-
gies of the Department of Defense so that such proce-
dures— 
(i) comply with Office of Management and Budget 
guidance and generally accepted statistical standards; 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
10 USC 2331 
note. 
10 USC 254b. 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
10 USC 254a. 
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(ii) produce statistically valid improper payment 
error rates, statistically valid improper payment dollar 
estimates, and appropriate confidence intervals for 
both; and 
(iii) in meeting clauses (i) and (ii), take into account 
the size and complexity of the transactions being sam-
pled. 
(2) With regard to identifying programs susceptible to 
significant improper payments, conduct a risk assessment that 
complies with the Improper Payments Elimination and 
Recovery Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–204) and the amend-
ments made by that Act (in this section collectively referred 
to as ‘‘IPERA’’). 
(3) With regard to reducing improper payments, establish 
procedures that produce corrective action plans that— 
(A) comply fully with IPERA and associated Office 
of Management and Budget guidance, including by holding 
individuals responsible for implementing corrective actions 
and monitoring the status of corrective actions; and 
(B) are in accordance with best practices, such as those 
recommended by the Chief Financial Officers Council, 
including by providing for— 
(i) measurement of the progress made toward 
remediating root causes of improper payments; and 
(ii) communication to the Secretary of Defense and 
the heads of departments, agencies, and organizations 
and elements of the Department of Defense, and key 
stakeholders, on the progress made toward remediating 
the root causes of improper payments. 
(4) With regard to implementing recovery audits for 
improper payments, develop and implement procedures to— 
(A) identify costs related to the recovery audits and 
recovery efforts of the Department of Defense; and 
(B) evaluate improper payment recovery efforts in 
order to ensure that they are cost effective. 
(5) Monitor the implementation of the revised chapter of 
the Financial Management Regulations on recovery audits in 
order to ensure that the Department of Defense, the military 
departments, the Defense Agencies, and the other organizations 
and elements of the Department of Defense either conduct 
recovery audits or demonstrate that it is not cost effective 
to do so. 
(6) Develop and submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget for approval a payment recapture audit plan that fully 
complies with Office of Management and Budget guidance. 
(7) With regard to reporting on improper payments, design 
and implement procedures to ensure that the annual improper 
payment and recovery audit reporting of the Department of 
Defense is complete, accurate, and complies with IPERA and 
associated Office of Management and Budget guidance. 
SEC. 1004. RANKINGS OF AUDITABILITY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
OF 
THE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
AND 
ELEMENTS 
OF 
THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the 
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Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report setting forth a ranking of the 
auditability of the financial statements of the departments, agen-
cies, organizations, and elements of the Department of Defense 
according to the progress made toward achieving auditability as 
required by law. The Under Secretary shall determine the criteria 
to be used for purposes of the rankings. 
SEC. 1005. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS DASHBOARD FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
shall develop and maintain on an Internet website available to 
Department of Defense agencies a tool (commonly referred to as 
a ‘‘dashboard)’’ to permit officials to track key indicators of the 
financial performance of the Department of Defense. Such key 
indicators may include outstanding accounts payable, abnormal 
accounts payable, outstanding advances, unmatched disbursements, 
abnormal undelivered orders, negative unliquidated obligations, vio-
lations of sections 1341 and 1517(a) of title 31, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Anti-Deficiency Act’’), costs 
deriving from payment delays, interest penalty payments, and 
improper payments, and actual savings realized through interest 
payments made, discounts for timely or advanced payments, and 
other financial management and improvement initiatives. 
(b) INFORMATION COVERED.—The tool shall cover financial 
performance information for the military departments, the defense 
agencies, and any other organizations or elements of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(c) TRACKING OF PERFORMANCE OVER TIME.—The tool shall 
permit the tracking of financial performance over time, including 
by month, quarter, and year, and permit users of the tool to export 
both current and historical data on financial performance. 
(d) UPDATES.—The information covered by the tool shall be 
updated not less frequently than quarterly. 
SEC. 1006. REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON EFFORTS TO OBTAIN 
AUDIT OPINION ON FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may establish 
within the Department of Defense a team of distinguished, private 
sector experts with experience conducting financial audits of large 
public or private sector organizations to review and make rec-
ommendations to improve the efforts of the Department to obtain 
an audit opinion on its full financial statements. 
(b) SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES.—A team established pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) identify impediments to the progress of the Department 
in obtaining an audit opinion on its full financial statements, 
including an identification of the organizations or elements 
that are lagging in their efforts toward obtaining such audit 
opinion; 
(2) estimate when an audit opinion on the full financial 
statements of the Department will be obtained; and 
(3) consider mechanisms and incentives to support efficient 
achievement by the Department of its audit goals, including 
organizational mechanisms to transfer direction and manage-
ment control of audit activities from subordinate organizations 
to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, individual personnel 
10 USC 251 note. 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
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incentives, workforce improvements (including in senior leader-
ship positions), business process, technology, and systems 
improvements (including the use of data analytics), and metrics 
by which the Secretary and Congress may measure and assess 
progress toward achievement of the audit goals of the Depart-
ment. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF TEAM.—If the Secretary 
takes action pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 
not later than September 30, 2019, submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the team established pursuant 
to that subsection, including a description of the actions taken 
and to be taken by the team pursuant to subsection (b). 
(2) REPORT ON DETERMINATION NOT TO ESTABLISH TEAM.— 
If as of June 1, 2019, the Secretary has determined not to 
establish a team authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives on that date a report on 
the determination, including an explanation and justification 
for the determination. 
SEC. 1007. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS 
FOR AUDIT SERVICES. 
(a) NOTIFICATION
TO CONGRESS.—If the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller) makes a written finding that a delay in 
performance of a covered contract while a protest is pending would 
hinder the annual preparation of audited financial statements for 
the Department of Defense, and the head of the procuring activity 
responsible for the award of the covered contract does not authorize 
the award of the contract (pursuant to section 3553(c)(2) of title 
31, United States Code) or the performance of the contract (pursu-
ant to section 3553(d)(3)(C) of such title), the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) notify the congressional defense committees within 10 
days after such finding is made; and 
(2) describe any steps the Department of Defense plans 
to take to mitigate any hindrance identified in such finding 
to the annual preparation of audited financial statements for 
the Department. 
(b) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered contract’’ means a contract for services to perform an 
audit to comply with the requirements of section 3515 of title 
31, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT A UNIFIED 
COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN 
COLOMBIA. 
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1013 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2385), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 1012. VENUE FOR PROSECUTION OF MARITIME DRUG TRAF-
FICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70504(b) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) VENUE.—A person violating section 70503 or 70508— 
‘‘(1) shall be tried in the district in which such offense 
was committed; or 
‘‘(2) if the offense was begun or committed upon the high 
seas, or elsewhere outside the jurisdiction of any particular 
State or district, may be tried in any district.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1009(d) of the Con-
trolled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 959(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection title, by striking ‘‘; VENUE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Any person who violates this section shall 
be tried in the United States district court at the point of 
entry where such person enters the United States, or in the 
United States District Court for the District of Columbia.’’. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
(a) FUND PURPOSES; DEPOSITS.—Section 2218 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (D); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subpara-
graph (D); 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or (D)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph 
(4): 
‘‘(4) Any other funds made available to the Department 
of Defense to carry out any of the purposes described in sub-
section (c).’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS.—Subsection (f) 
of such section is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding the limitations under subsection 
(c)(1)(E) and paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may, as part 
of a program to recapitalize the Ready Reserve Force component 
of the national defense reserve fleet and the Military Sealift Com-
mand surge fleet, purchase any used vessel, regardless of where 
such vessel was constructed if such vessel— 
‘‘(i) participated in the Maritime Security Fleet; and 
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‘‘(ii) is available for purchase at a reasonable cost, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that no used vessel meeting 
the requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) 
is available, the Secretary may purchase a used vessel comparable 
to a vessel described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), regardless 
of the source of the vessel or where the vessel was constructed, 
if such vessel is available for purchase at a reasonable cost, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary may not use the authority under this para-
graph to purchase more than two foreign constructed ships. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall ensure that the initial conversion, 
or modernization of any vessel purchased under the authority of 
subparagraph (A) occurs in a shipyard located in the United States. 
‘‘(E) Not later than 30 days after the purchase of any vessel 
using the authority under this paragraph, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Maritime Administrator, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that contains each of 
the following with respect to such purchase: 
‘‘(i) The date of the purchase. 
‘‘(ii) The price at which the vessel was purchased. 
‘‘(iii) The anticipated cost of modernization of the vessel. 
‘‘(iv) The proposed military utility of the vessel. 
‘‘(v) The proposed date on which the vessel will be available 
for use by the Ready Reserve. 
‘‘(vi) The contracting office responsible for the completion 
of the purchase. 
‘‘(vii) Certification that— 
‘‘(I) there was no vessel available for purchase at a 
reasonable price that was constructed in the United States; 
and 
‘‘(II) the used vessel purchased supports the recapital-
ization of the Ready Reserve Force component of the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet or the Military Sealift Com-
mand surge fleet.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF MARITIME SECURITY FLEET.—Subsection (k) 
of such section is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘Maritime Security Fleet’ means the fleet 
established under section 53102(a) of title 46.’’. 
(d) BUDGETING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NAVAL VESSELS.—Section 
231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘year—’’ and inserting ‘‘year each of 
the following:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a plan’’ and inserting ‘‘A plan’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘combatant and support vessels 
for the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘naval vessels’’; 
(iii) by striking the semicolon and inserting ‘‘for 
each of the following classes of ships:’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) Combatant and support vessels. 
‘‘(B) Auxiliary vessels.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a certification’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A certification’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) 
as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 
new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) A detailed program for the construction of auxiliary 
vessels for the Navy over the next 30 fiscal years.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘auxiliary vessel’ means any ship designed 
to operate in the open ocean in a variety of sea states to 
provide general support to either combatant forces or shore 
based establishments.’’. 
SEC. 1022. USE OF NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND FOR 
MULTIYEAR 
PROCUREMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
CRITICAL 
COMPONENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 2218a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the common missile compartment’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘critical components’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘critical parts, components, 
systems, and subsystems’’ and inserting ‘‘critical components’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF CRITICAL COMPONENT.—Subsection (k) of 
such section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘critical component’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A common missile compartment component. 
‘‘(B) A spherical air flask. 
‘‘(C) An air induction diesel exhaust valve. 
‘‘(D) An auxiliary seawater valve. 
‘‘(E) A hovering valve. 
‘‘(F) A missile compensation valve. 
‘‘(G) A main seawater valve. 
‘‘(H) A launch tube. 
‘‘(I) A trash disposal unit. 
‘‘(J) A logistics escape trunk. 
‘‘(K) A torpedo tube. 
‘‘(L) A weapons shipping cradle weldment. 
‘‘(M) A control surface. 
‘‘(N) A launcher component. 
‘‘(O) A propulsor.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The subsection heading for sub-
section (i) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘OF THE COMMON 
MISSILE COMPARTMENT’’. 
SEC. 1023. OPERATIONAL READINESS OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS 
ON EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT. 
Section 7310(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE SECRETARY 
OF THE NAVY’’ in the subsection heading after ‘‘VESSELS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A naval vessel (or any other vessel under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) A naval vessel’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subject to subpara-
graph (B), in the case of a naval vessel classified as a Littoral 
Combat Ship and operating on deployment, corrective and preven-
tive maintenance or repair (whether intermediate or depot level) 
and facilities maintenance may be performed on the vessel— 
‘‘(i) in a foreign shipyard; 
‘‘(ii) at a facility outside of a foreign shipyard; or 
‘‘(iii) at any other facility convenient to the vessel. 
‘‘(B)(i) Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair may 
be performed on a vessel as described in subparagraph (A) if the 
work is performed by United States Government personnel or 
United States contractor personnel. 
‘‘(ii) Facilities maintenance may be performed by a foreign 
contractor on a vessel as described in subparagraph (A) only as 
approved by the Secretary of the Navy. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘corrective and preventive maintenance or 
repair’ means— 
‘‘(I) maintenance or repair actions performed as a result 
of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to 
acceptable performance levels; and 
‘‘(II) scheduled maintenance or repair actions to pre-
vent or discover functional failures. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘facilities maintenance’ means preservation 
or corrosion control efforts and cleaning services. 
‘‘(D) This paragraph shall expire on September 30, 2020.’’. 
SEC. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR INACTIVA-
TION OF TICONDEROGA-CLASS CRUISERS OR DOCK 
LANDING SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2018 may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to retire, prepare to retire, or inactivate a cruiser or 
dock landing ship; or 
(2) to place more than six cruisers and one dock landing 
ship in the modernization program under section 1026(a)(2) 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3490). 
SEC. 1025. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON MINIMUM NUMBER 
OF BATTLE FORCE SHIPS. 
(a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United States to 
have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle 
force ships, comprised of the optimal mix of platforms, with funding 
subject to the availability of appropriations or other funds. 
(b) BATTLE FORCE SHIPS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘battle force ship’’ has the meaning given the term in Secretary 
of the Navy Instruction 5030.8C. 
SEC. 1026. SURVEYING SHIPS. 
(a) SURVEYING SHIP REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval 
Operations shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth a force structure assessment that establishes 
a surveying ship requirement. The Chief of Naval Operations shall 
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conduct the assessment for purposes of the report, and may limit 
the assessment to surveying ships. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘surveying ship’’ has the meaning given the 
term in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5030.8C. 
(2) The term ‘‘force structure assessment’’ has the meaning 
given the term in Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 
3050.27. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON SUPPORT OF SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM. 
(a) OVERSIGHT OF SUPPORT.—Section 127e of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section (g): 
‘‘(g) OVERSIGHT BY ASD FOR SOLIC.—The Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict shall 
have primary responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense for oversight of policies and programs for support author-
ized by this section.’’. 
(b) REPORT SUBMITTAL MATTERS.—Subsection (h) of such sec-
tion, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘March 1 each year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘120 days after the last day of each fiscal year’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘September 1 each year’’ and inserting 
‘‘six months after the date of the submittal of the report 
most recently submitted under paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘under this paragraph’’ after ‘‘in which 
the report’’. 
SEC. 1032. TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT ANNUAL 
BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DISPLAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE COMBATING TERRORISM PROGRAM. 
Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a budget jus-
tification display under this section shall terminate on December 
31, 2020.’’. 
SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 
RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA TO THE 
UNITED STATES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Department of Defense may be used during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on December 31, 2018, to transfer, release, or assist in 
the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, 
or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee 
who— 
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(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
SEC. 1034. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY 
FACILITIES 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
HOUSE 
DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may 
be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2018, to construct or 
modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or posses-
sions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the 
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under 
the control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘individual detained at Guantanamo’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1034(f)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 971; 10 U.S.C. 801 note). 
SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 
RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Department of Defense may be used during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on December 31, 2018, to transfer, release, or assist in 
the transfer or release of any individual detained in the custody 
or under the control of the Department of Defense at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control 
of any country, or any entity within such country, as follows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
SEC. 1036. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH 
CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 
may be used— 
(1) to close or abandon United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 
(2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic 
of Cuba; or 
(3) to implement a material modification to the Treaty 
Between the United States of America and Cuba signed at 
Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1934, that constructively closes 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. 
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SEC. 1037. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROVIDING FOR TIMELY 
VICTIM AND FAMILY TESTIMONY IN MILITARY COMMIS-
SION TRIALS. 
It is the sense of Congress that in the interests of justice, 
efficiency, and providing closure to victims of terrorism and their 
families, military judges overseeing military commissions in United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should consider 
making arrangements to take recorded testimony from victims and 
their families should they wish to provide testimony before such 
a commission. 
SEC. 1038. REPORT ON PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY COMMIS-
SIONS PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) GAO STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of expanding 
the public availability of military commissions proceedings that 
are made open to the public. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2018, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives 
a report containing the interim findings of the Comptroller 
General pursuant to the study required by subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and of the House of Representatives a final report on the 
findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General 
pursuant to such study. 
(3) FORM OF REPORTS.—The reports required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and 
Limitations 
SEC. 1041. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY 
AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES FOR INTELLIGENCE 
AND COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Subsection (c) of section 127 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), funds may not be obli-
gated or expended in an amount in excess of $100,000 under the 
authority of subsection (a) or (b) for intelligence or counter-intel-
ligence activities until the Secretary of Defense has notified the 
congressional defense committees and the congressional intelligence 
committees of the intent to obligate or expend the funds and 15 
days have elapsed since the date of the notification. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive subparagraph (A) 
if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is necessary due 
to extraordinary circumstances that affect the national security 
of the United States. If the Secretary issues a waiver under this 
subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense and congressional intelligence committees, by not later 
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than 48 hours after issuing the waiver, written notice of and jus-
tification for the waiver.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Not later’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘to the congressional defense committees’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
an em dash; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(A) to the congressional defense committees a report on 
all expenditures during the preceding fiscal year under sub-
sections (a) and (b); and 
‘‘(B) to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
on expenditures relating to intelligence and counter-intelligence 
during the preceding fiscal year under subsections (a) and 
(b). 
‘‘(2) Each report required to be submitted under paragraph 
(1) shall include a detailed explanation, by category of activity 
and approving authority (the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense, and the Secretary of a 
military department), of the expenditures during the preceding 
fiscal year.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION
OF CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT-
TEES.—In this section, the term ‘congressional intelligence commit-
tees’ means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate.’’. 
(d) REPORT
ON
INTELLIGENCE
AND
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE 
FUNDING AUTHORITIES.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense and intelligence committees a report 
describing current and, if necessary, any required, funding authori-
ties to sustain recurring expenses for intelligence and counter- 
intelligence activities in lieu of section 127 of title 10, United 
States Code. Such report shall include a description of the potential 
benefits and negative consequences of the codification of a distinct 
authority for such purposes. 
SEC. 1042. MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBMITTAL OF FUTURE-YEARS 
DEFENSE PROGRAMS. 
(a) TIMING OF SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 221 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘at or about the time that’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than five 
days after the date on which’’. 
(b) MANNER AND FORM OF SUBMITTAL.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall make available to Con-
gress, the Congressional Budget Office, the Comptroller General 
of the United States, and the Congressional Research Service each 
future-years defense program under this section as follows: 
‘‘(A) By making such program available electronically in 
the form of an unclassified electronic database. 
‘‘(B) By delivering printed copies of such program to the 
congressional defense committees. 
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‘‘(2) In the event inclusion of classified material in a future- 
years defense program would otherwise render the totality of the 
program classified for purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) such program shall be made available to Congress 
in unclassified form, with such material attached as a classified 
annex; and 
‘‘(B) such annex shall be submitted to the congressional 
defense committees, the Congressional Budget Office, the 
Comptroller General of the United States, and the Congres-
sional Research Service.’’. 
(c) ACCURACY
OF
INFORMATION.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Each future-years defense program under this subsection 
shall be accompanied by a certification by the Under Secretary 
of Defense (Comptroller), in the case of the Department of Defense, 
and the comptroller of each military department, in the case of 
such military department, that any information entered into the 
Standard Data Collection System of the Department of Defense, 
the Comptroller Information System, or any other data system, 
as applicable, for purposes of assembling such future-years defense 
program was accurate.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply to future-years defense programs submitted at the time 
of budgets of the President for fiscal years beginning after fiscal 
year 2018. 
(e) DOD GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 
update Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
7000.14–R, and any other appropriate instructions and guidance, 
to ensure that the Department of Defense takes appropriate actions 
to comply with the amendments made by this section in the sub-
mittal of future-years defense programs in calendar years after 
calendar year 2017. 
SEC. 1043. MODIFICATIONS TO HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE 
AUTHORITIES. 
(a) MODIFICATION TO THE ROLE OF ARMED FORCES IN PROVIDING 
HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a)(3) of section 
407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or stockpiled conventional munitions assistance’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, unexploded explosive ordnance,’’ 
after ‘‘landmines’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or stockpiled conventional munitions, 
as applicable’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF HUMANITARIAN DEMINING 
ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, unexploded explosive ordnance,’’ after 
‘‘landmines’’ in each place it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, and the disposal’’ and all that follows 
and inserting a period. 
(c) MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF STOCKPILED CONVENTIONAL 
MUNITIONS
ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (e)(2) of such section is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘, the detection and 
clearance of landmines and other explosive remnants of war,’’. 
10 USC 221 note. 
10 USC 221 note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1044. PROHIBITION ON CHARGE OF CERTAIN TARIFFS ON AIR-
CRAFT TRAVELING THROUGH CHANNEL ROUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2652. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft 
traveling through channel routes 
‘‘The United States Transportation Command may not charge 
a tariff by reason of the use by a military service of an aircraft 
of that military service on a route designated by the United States 
Transportation Command as a channel route.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘2652. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel 
routes.’’. 
SEC. 1045. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT 
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY CERTAIN OFFI-
CERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
OF THE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING SEPARATION FROM 
MILITARY SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DEPART-
MENT. 
(a) TWO-YEAR PROHIBITION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—An individual described in paragraph 
(2) may not engage in lobbying activities with respect to the 
Department of Defense during the two-year period beginning 
on the date of retirement or separation from service in the 
Armed Forces or the date of retirement or separation from 
service with the Department, as applicable. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual described in this 
paragraph is the following: 
(A) An officer of the Armed Forces in grade O–9 or 
higher at the time of retirement or separation from the 
Armed Forces. 
(B) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense 
who had a civilian grade equivalent to a military grade 
specified in subparagraph (A) at the time of the employee’s 
retirement or separation from service with the Department. 
(b) ONE-YEAR PROHIBITION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—An individual described in paragraph 
(2) may not engage in lobbying activities with respect to the 
Department of Defense during the one-year period beginning 
on the date of retirement or separation from service in the 
Armed Forces or the date of retirement or separation from 
service with the Department, as applicable. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual described in this 
paragraph is the following: 
(A) An officer of the Armed Forces in grade O–7 or 
O–8 at the time of retirement or separation from the Armed 
Forces. 
(B) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense 
who had a civilian grade equivalent to a military grade 
specified in subparagraph (A) at the time of the employee’s 
retirement or separation from service with the Department. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
10 USC note 
prec. 971. 
10 USC 
prec. 2631. 
10 USC 2652. 
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(1) The term ‘‘lobbying activities with respect to the Depart-
ment of Defense’’ means the following: 
(A) Lobbying contacts and other lobbying activities 
with covered executive branch officials with respect to the 
Department of Defense. 
(B) Lobbying contacts with covered executive branch 
officials described in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of sec-
tion 3(3) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1602(3)) in the Department of Defense. 
(2) The terms ‘‘lobbying activities’’ and ‘‘lobbying contacts’’ 
have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602). 
(3) The term ‘‘covered executive branch official’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3(3) of the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(3)). 
SEC. 1046. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF 
LEGACY MARITIME MINE COUNTERMEASURES PLAT-
FORMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend funds to— 
(1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage 
any AVENGER-class mine countermeasures ship or associated 
equipment; 
(2) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage 
any SEA DRAGON (MH–53) helicopter or associated equip-
ment; 
(3) make any reductions to manning levels with respect 
to any AVENGER-class mine countermeasures ship; or 
(4) make any reductions to manning levels with respect 
to any SEA DRAGON helicopter squadron or detachment. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a)— 
(1) with respect to an AVENGER-class ship or a SEA 
DRAGON helicopter, if the Secretary certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that the Secretary has— 
(A) identified a replacement capability and the nec-
essary quantity of such systems to meet all combatant 
commander mine countermeasures operational require-
ments that are currently being met by the ship or helicopter 
to be retired, transferred, or placed in storage; 
(B) achieved initial operational capability of all systems 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) deployed a sufficient quantity of systems described 
in subparagraph (A) that have achieved initial operational 
capability to continue to meet or exceed all combatant 
commander mine countermeasures operational require-
ments currently being met by the ship or helicopter to 
be retired, transferred, or placed in storage; or 
(2) with respect to a SEA DRAGON helicopter, if the Sec-
retary certifies to such committees that the Secretary has deter-
mined, on a case-by-case basis, that such a helicopter is non- 
operational because of a mishap or other damage or because 
it is uneconomical to repair. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1047. REPORT ON WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN SHIP DEPOT MAINTE-
NANCE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY. 
(a) LIMITATION OF USE OF FUNDS.—Not more than 75 percent 
of the amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act for Sec-
retary of the Navy for emergency and extraordinary expenses may 
be obligated or expended before the date on which the report 
required by subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense 
committees. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the ship 
depot maintenance capability and capacity required for Navy 
ships operating in the western Pacific Ocean. The report shall 
include each of the following: 
(A) An analysis of the requirements relating to Navy 
ship depot maintenance during peacetime and in response 
to the most likely, stressing, and dangerous contingency 
scenarios. 
(B) A description of the extent to which the existing 
Navy ship depot capacity can meet the requirements 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) A description of any specific shortfalls in such 
capability or capacity with respect to meeting such require-
ments. 
(D) An analysis of options to address any shortfalls 
described in subparagraph (C). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the submittal of the report required by subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a certification— 
(1) that the current ship depot maintenance capability and 
capacity, including drydocks, in the western Pacific Ocean are 
sufficient to meet peacetime and contingency requirements; 
or 
(2) certification that such capability and capacity are not 
sufficient and a description of the options being pursued to 
address areas of insufficiency. 
(d) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2018, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a business case analysis of the options described 
in paragraph (2) that includes the analysis described in para-
graph (3). 
(2) OPTIONS TO BE INCLUDED.—The business case analysis 
required by paragraph (1) shall cover options that could 
increase the Navy depot-level ship repair capacity and capabili-
ties in the western Pacific Ocean, including the following four 
courses of action: 
(A) Enhancing current maintenance capability and 
capacity by repairing Lima Wharf, United States Naval 
Base, Guam. 
(B) Adding drydock capability and capacity with associ-
ated facilities for conventionally-powered ships. 
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(C) Adding drydock capability and capacity with associ-
ated facilities for nuclear-powered submarines. 
(D) Maintaining the status quo with respect to the 
ship repair capabilities and capacity in the western Pacific 
Ocean. 
(3) ANALYSIS OF OPTIONS.—For each course of action listed 
in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall include an analysis of 
the following: 
(A) Any additional maintenance actions that would 
be possible with respect to the course of action and esti-
mated use during peacetime and during the most likely, 
stressing and dangerous contingency operations. 
(B) Any additional infrastructure, including facilities 
and equipment, that would be necessary to carry out the 
course of action. 
(C) The military, civilian, and contractor personnel 
requirements to reach full operational capability with 
respect to the course of action, including personnel to be 
assigned on both a temporary and permanent basis. 
(D) A description of how the course of action would 
improve materiel readiness and operational availability of 
ships operating in the Pacific. 
(E) The estimated cost and schedule to implement the 
course of action, including detailed estimates for major 
cost elements. 
(F) In the case of a course of action described in 
subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), an evaluation 
of acquisition strategies (including procurement, leasing, 
public-private partnerships, and enhanced use leases) and 
an identification of the desired ship tonnage each drydock 
would be able to accommodate. 
SEC. 1048. ANNUAL TRAINING REGARDING THE INFLUENCE CAMPAIGN 
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
In addition to any currently mandated training, the Secretary 
of Defense may furnish annual training to all members of the 
Armed Forces and all civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense, regarding attempts by the Russian Federation and its 
proxies and agents to influence and recruit members of the Armed 
Forces as part of its influence campaign. 
SEC. 1049. WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR MILITARY REALIGNMENTS IN THE 
PACIFIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(b) of the Joint Resolution entitled 
‘‘A Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To Establish a 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union 
With the United States of America’, and for other purposes’’, 
approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS FOR NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS GENERALLY.—An alien, 
if otherwise qualified, may seek admission to Guam or 
to the Commonwealth during the transition program as 
a nonimmigrant worker under section 101(a)(15)(H) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)) 
without counting against the numerical limitations set 
forth in section 214(g) of such Act (8 USC 1184(g)). 
10 USC note 
prec. 2001. 
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‘‘(B) H-2B WORKERS.—In the case of such an alien 
who seeks admission under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of 
such Act, such alien, if otherwise qualified, may, before 
October 1, 2023, be admitted under such section for a 
period of up to 3 years to perform service or labor on 
Guam or the Commonwealth pursuant to any agreement 
entered into by a prime contractor or subcontractor calling 
for services or labor required for performance of a contact 
or subcontract for construction, repairs, renovations, or 
facility services that is directly connected to, or associated 
with, the military realignment occurring on Guam and 
the Commonwealth, notwithstanding the requirement of 
such section that the service or labor be temporary. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—For any fiscal year, not 
more 4,000 aliens may be admitted to Guam and the 
Commonwealth pursuant to paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(B) LOCATION.—Paragraph (1)(B) does not apply with 
respect to the performance of services or labor at a location 
other than Guam or the Commonwealth.’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Upon conclusion of all required 
agreements between the Secretary of Defense and the heads of 
relevant Federal agencies, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands (including the Commonwealth Port Authority), and 
local agencies to support the required construction and operation 
of the divert activities and exercises program of the Air Force 
in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands joint military 
training program of the Marine Corps, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees certification of such conclu-
sion and a report describing such agreements. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and shall apply as follows: 
(1) In the case of services or labor to be performed on 
Guam, such amendment shall apply beginning on the date 
that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) In the case of services or labor to be performed on 
the Common Wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, such 
amendment shall apply beginning on the later of— 
(A) the date that is 120 days after the date of the 
submittal of the certification and report required under 
subsection (b); or 
(B) the date on which the transition program ends 
under section 6(a)(2) of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A 
Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To Establish 
a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Polit-
ical Union With the United States of America’, and for 
other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 
1806(a)(2)). 
48 USC 1806 
note. 
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Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1051. ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TERMINATED 
AFTER NOVEMBER 25, 2017, PURSUANT TO SECTION 1080 
OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2016. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, United States 
Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) SECTION 113 REPORTS.— 
(A) RESERVE FORCES POLICY BOARD REPORT.—Section 
113(c) is amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively. 
(B) TOTAL FORCE MANAGEMENT REPORT.—Section 113 
is amended by striking subsection (l). 
(2) DIVERSITY IN MILITARY LEADERSHIP REPORT.—Section 
115a(g) is amended by striking ‘‘during fiscal years 2013 
through 2017’’. 
(3) DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECURITY REPORT.—Section 428 
is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(4) MILITARY MUSICAL UNITS GIFT REPORT.—Section 974(d) 
is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(5) HEALTH PROTECTION QUALITY REPORT.—Section 1073b 
is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(6) MASTER
PLANS
FOR
REDUCTIONS
IN
CIVILIAN
POSI-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1597 is amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (c); 
(ii) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) as sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and 
(iii) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking 
‘‘or a master plan prepared under subsection (c)’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 129a(d) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(7) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND REPORT.— 
Section 1705 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (h)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)(2)’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (f); and 
(C) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as sub-
sections (f) and (g), respectively. 
(8) ACQUISITION CORPS REPORT.—Section 1722b is amended 
by striking subsection (c). 
(9) MILITARY FAMILY READINESS REPORT.—Section 1781b 
is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(10) PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REPORT.— 
(A) ELIMINATION.—Section 2157 is repealed. 
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(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 107 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 2157. 
(11) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONFERENCES FEE-COLLEC-
TION REPORT.—Section 2262 is amended by striking subsection 
(d). 
(12) UNITED
STATES
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
NATO
COMMON- 
FUNDED BUDGETS REPORT.—Section 2263 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(13) FOREIGN COUNTER-SPACE PROGRAMS REPORT.— 
(A) ELIMINATION.—Section 2277 is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 135 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 2277. 
(14) USE
OF
MULTIYEAR
CONTRACTS
REPORT.—Section 
2306b(l)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all 
that follows through the colon and inserting the following: 
‘‘Each report required by paragraph (5) with respect to a con-
tract (or contract extension) shall contain the following:’’. 
(15) BURDEN
SHARING
CONTRIBUTIONS
REPORT.—Section 
2350j is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(16) CONTRACT
PROHIBITION
WAIVER
REPORT.—Section 
2410i(c) is amended by striking the second sentence. 
(17) STRATEGIC SOURCING PLAN OF ACTION REPORT.—Sub-
section (a) of section 2475 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) STRATEGIC SOURCING PLAN OF ACTION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘Strategic Sourcing Plan of Action’ means a Stra-
tegic Sourcing Plan of Action for the Department of Defense (as 
identified in the Department of Defense Interim Guidance dated 
February 29, 2000, or any successor Department of Defense guid-
ance or directive) in effect for a fiscal year.’’. 
(18) TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE POLICY GUIDANCE 
REPORT.—Section 2506 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Such guidance’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF GUIDANCE.—The guidance prescribed pursuant 
to subsection (a)’’. 
(19) FOREIGN-CONTROLLED CONTRACTORS REPORT.—Section 
2537 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(20) SUPPORT FOR SPORTING EVENTS REPORT.—Section 2564 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘section 377’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 277’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (e); 
(C) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as sub-
sections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(D) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by ‘‘striking 
sections 375 and 376’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 275 and 
276’’. 
(21) GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER QUARTERS REPORT.—Sec-
tion 2831 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); 
10 USC 
prec. 2271. 
10 USC 
prec. 2151. 
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(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); 
and 
(C) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(22) MILITARY INSTALLATIONS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT 
REPORTS.—Section 2859 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). 
(23) INDUSTRIAL FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM CONSTRUC-
TION REPORT.—Section 2861 is amended by striking subsection 
(d). 
(24) STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR WATER CON-
SERVATION
AT
MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.—Section 2866(b) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(25) ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF MILITARY UNACCOM-
PANIED
HOUSING
PILOT
PROJECTS
REPORT.—Section 2881a is 
amended by striking subsection (e). 
(26) STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM ENERGY COST 
SAVINGS.—Section 2912 is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(27) ARMY TRAINING REPORT.— 
(A) ELIMINATION.—Section 4316 is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 401 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 4316. 
(28) STATE OF THE ARMY RESERVE REPORT.—Section 3038(f) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(29) STATE OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE REPORT.—Sec-
tion 5144(d) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(30) STATE OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE REPORT.—Section 
8038(f) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, 1985.—Sec-
tion 1003 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 
(Public Law 98–525; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), relating to an annual 
report on allied contributions to the common defense, is amended 
by striking subsections (c) and (d). 
(c) NATIONAL
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT, FISCAL
YEAR 
1989.—Section 1009 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), 
relating to an annual report on the official development assistance 
program of Japan, is amended by striking subsection (b). 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
1991.—Section 1518 of the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 24 U.S.C. 418), relating to reports 
on the results of inspection of Armed Forces Retirement Homes, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Congress and’’; and 
10 USC 
prec. 4301. 
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(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Not later’’; and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEARS 
1992 AND 1993.—Section 1046 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–190; 
22 U.S.C. 1928 note), relating to an annual report on defense 
cost-sharing, is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f). 
(f) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
1994.—Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note), 
relating to an annual report on counterproliferation policy and 
programs of the United States, is amended by striking subsection 
(d). 
(g) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
1995.—Section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), relating 
to an annual report on personnel readiness factors by race and 
gender, is repealed. 
(h) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2000.—Section 366 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), relating 
to an annual report on spare parts, logistics, and sustainment 
standards, is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(i) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2002.—The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2002 (Public Law 107–107) is amended as follows: 
(1) ARMY WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM REPORT.— 
Section 346 (115 Stat. 1062) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b). 
(2) RELIABILITY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPORT.—Sec-
tion 1008(d) (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘On each’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(j) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2003.—Section 817 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 
2306a note), relating to an annual report on commercial item and 
exceptional case exceptions and waivers, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
(k) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 2006.—The 
National Defense Authorization Act for 2006 (Public Law 109– 
163) is amended as follows: 
(1) NOTIFICATION OF ADJUSTMENT IN LIMITATION AMOUNT 
FOR NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER PROGRAM.—Section 123 (119 
Stat. 3156) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
(2) CERTIFICATION OF BUDGETS FOR JOINT TACTICAL RADIO 
SYSTEM REPORT.—Section 218(c) (119 Stat. 3171) is amended 
by striking paragraph (3). 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COSTS TO CARRY OUT UNITED 
NATIONS RESOLUTIONS REPORT.—Section 1224 (10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is repealed. 
(l) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2007.—Section 357(b) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 22 
U.S.C. 4865 note), relating to an annual report on Department 
of Defense overseas personnel subject to chief of mission authority, 
is amended by striking ‘‘shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees’’ and inserting ‘‘shall prepare’’. 
(m) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2008.—The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amended as follows: 
(1) ARMY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES 
REPORT.—Section 328 (10 U.S.C. 4544 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (b). 
(2) ARMY
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
REPORT.—Section 330 
(122 Stat. 68) is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(n) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2009.—The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417) is amended as follows: 
(1) SUPPORT FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOVERY 
ACTIVITIES REPORT.—Section 943 (122 Stat. 4578) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF NAVY MESS EXPENSES REPORT.— 
Section 1014 (122 Stat. 4585) is amended by striking subsection 
(c). 
(3) ELECTROMAGNETIC
PULSE
ATTACK
REPORT.—Section 
1048 (122 Stat. 4603) is repealed. 
(o) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2010.—Section 121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2211) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). 
(p) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2011.—The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383) is amended as follows: 
(1) NAVY AIRBORNE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, 
AND
RECONNAISSANCE
CAPABILITIES
REPORT.—Section 112(b) 
(124 Stat. 4153) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(2) INCLUSION
OF
TECHNOLOGY
PROTECTION
FEATURES 
DURING
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
DEFENSE
SYSTEMS 
REPORT.—Section 243 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as sub-
sections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(3) ACQUISITION OF MILITARY PURPOSE NONDEVELOPMENTAL 
ITEMS
REPORT.—Section 866(d) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(2) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.—If the Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.—If the Secretary’’; and 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and indenting 
the left margin of such paragraphs, as so redesignated, 
two ems from the left margin. 
(4) NUCLEAR TRIAD REPORT.—Section 1054 (10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is repealed. 
(q) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2012.—The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81) is amended as follows: 
(1) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND APPOINTMENT 
PROCEDURES
REPORT.—Section 1102 (5 U.S.C. 9902 note) is 
amended by striking subsection (b). 
(2) GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND REPORT.—Section 
1207 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (n); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (o) and (p) as sub-
sections (n) and (o). 
(3) DATA SERVERS AND CENTERS COST SAVINGS REPORT.— 
Section 2867 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note) is amended by striking 
subsection (d). 
(r) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2013.—The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239) is amended as follows: 
(1) F–22A RAPTOR MODERNIZATION PROGRAM REPORT.—Sec-
tion 144 (126 Stat. 1663) is amended by striking subsection 
(c). 
(2) TRICARE MAIL-ORDER PHARMACY PROGRAM REPORT.— 
Section 716 (10 U.S.C. 1074g note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as sub-
sections (e) and (f). 
(3) WARRIORS IN TRANSITION PROGRAMS REPORT.—Section 
738 (10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). 
(4) USE OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS REPORT.—Section 
865 (126 Stat. 1861) is repealed. 
(5) COUNTER SPACE TECHNOLOGY REPORT.—Section 917 (126 
Stat. 1878) is repealed. 
(6) IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION 
SUPPORT REPORT.—Section 921 (126 Stat. 1878) is amended 
by striking subsection (c). 
(7) 
COMPUTER
NETWORK
OPERATIONS
COORDINATION 
REPORT.—Section 1079 (10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (c). 
(8) UPDATES
OF
ACTIVITIES
OF
OFFICE
OF
SECURITY 
COOPERATION IN IRAQ REPORT.—Section 1211(d) (126 Stat. 1983) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(9) UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE ATARES PROGRAM 
REPORT.—Section 1276 (10 U.S.C. 2350c note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e). 
(s) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2014.—The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66) is amended as follows: 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(1) MODERNIZING PERSONNEL SECURITY STRATEGY METRICS 
REPORT.—Section 907(c)(3) (10 U.S.C. 1564 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) METRICS
REQUIRED.—In’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(2) DEFENSE CLANDESTINE SERVICE REPORT.—Section 923 
(10 U.S.C. prec. 421 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
subsection (b), (c), and (d), respectively. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS
RELATING
TO
DOD 
REPORT.—Section 1249 (127 Stat. 925) is repealed. 
(4) SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH REPORT.—Section 1611 (127 
Stat. 946) is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(t) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2015.—The Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291) is amended as follows: 
(1) ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL TO DEFENSE 
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY REPORT.—Section 232 
(10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as sub-
sections (e) and (f), respectively. 
(2) GOVERNMENT LODGING PROGRAM REPORT.—Section 914 
(5 U.S.C. 5911 note) is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(3) DOD 
RESPONSE
TO
COMPROMISES
OF
CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION
REPORT.—Section 1052 (128 Stat. 3497) is 
repealed. 
(4) PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY 
EQUIPMENT LOAN REPORT.—Section 1207 (10 U.S.C. 2342 note) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(5) DOD ASSISTANCE
TO
COUNTER
ISIS
REPORT.—Section 
1236 (128 Stat. 3558) is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(6) COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM USE OF CON-
TRIBUTIONS
REPORT.—Section 1325 (50 U.S.C. 3715) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as sub-
sections (e) and (f), respectively. 
(7) COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM FACILITIES 
CERTIFICATION
REPORT.—Section 1341 (50 U.S.C. 3741) is 
repealed. 
(8) COOPERATIVE
THREAT
REDUCTION
PROGRAM
PROJECT 
CATEGORY REPORT.—Section 1342 (50 U.S.C. 3742) is repealed. 
(9) STATEMENT ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR SPACE SECU-
RITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM.—Section 1607 (128 Stat. 3625) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘This requirement shall terminate on December 19, 2019.’’. 
(u) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—Effective 
as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as enacted, 
10 USC 111 note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended as follows: 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU REPORT.—By inserting after 
paragraph (63) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(64) Section 10504(b).’’. 
(2) REPORT
ON
PROCUREMENT
OF
CONTRACT
SERVICES.— 
By inserting after paragraph (64), as added by paragraph (1), 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(65) Section 235.’’. 
(3) ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS REPORT.— 
By inserting after paragraph (65), as added by paragraph (2), 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(66) Section 115a.’’. 
(4) STARBASE PROGRAM REPORT.—By inserting after para-
graph (66), as added by paragraph (3), the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(67) Section 2193b(g).’’. 
(v) PRESERVATION OF VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSITION REPORT.— 
Effective as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as 
enacted, section 1061(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) Section 1209(d) (128 Stat. 3542).’’. 
(w) PRESERVATION OF REPORTS REQUIRED BY OTHER LAWS.— 
Effective as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as 
enacted, section 1061(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended as follows: 
(1) NATIONAL
GUARD
YOUTH
CHALLENGE
REPORT.—By 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(34) Section 509(k) of title 32, United States Code.’’. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
SUPPORT
TO
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES
CONDUCTING
COUNTER-TERRORISM
ACTIVITIES.—By 
inserting after paragraph (34), as added by paragraph (1), 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(35) Section 1022(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 371 note).’’. 
(x) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—Effective 
on December 31, 2021, the reports required under the following 
provisions of title 10, United States Code, shall no longer be 
required to be submitted to Congress: 
(1) Section 113(c)(1). 
(2) Section 113(e). 
(3) Section 116. 
(4) Section 2432. 
(y) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than February 1, 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that 
includes the following: 
(1) A list of all reports required to be submitted to Congress 
by the Department of Defense, or any officer, official, compo-
nent, or element of the Department, from any source of law 
other than an annual national defense authorization Act as 
of April 1, 2015. 
(2) For each report included on the list under paragraph 
(1), a citation to the provision of law under which the report 
is required to be submitted. 
10 USC 113 note. 
10 USC 111 note. 
10 USC 111 note. 
10 USC 111 note. 
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(z) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in subsections (u), 
(v), and (w) the amendments made by this section shall take effect 
on the later of— 
(1) the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) November 25, 2017. 
SEC. 1052. REPORT ON TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO UNITS 
COMMITTING GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the transfer of defense articles 
to units committing gross violations of human rights. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the current laws, guidance, and policies, 
if any, for Department of Defense personnel to monitor and 
report the transfer of defense articles, provided to the govern-
ment of a foreign state pursuant to a Department of Defense 
assistance authority, that have subsequently been provided by 
that government to a unit of that foreign state that is prohibited 
from receiving assistance from the United States by reason 
of a determination by the Secretary of State that there is 
credible evidence that such unit has committed a gross violation 
of human rights. 
(2) A description of any confirmed instances since January 
1, 2016, in which the government of a foreign state that has 
received defense articles pursuant to a Department of Defense 
assistance authority has subsequently transferred the equip-
ment to a unit of that foreign state that is prohibited from 
receiving assistance from the United States by reason of a 
determination by the Secretary of State that there is credible 
evidence that such unit has committed a gross violation of 
human rights. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1053. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL BIODEFENSE ANALYSIS AND 
COUNTERMEASURES CENTER. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report, prepared in 
consultation with the officials listed in subsection (b), on the 
National 
Biodefense 
Analysis 
and 
Countermeasures 
Center 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘NBACC’’). Such report shall 
contain the following information: 
(1) The functions of the NBACC. 
(2) The end users of the NBACC, including those whose 
assets may be managed by other agencies. 
(3) The cost and mission impact for each user identified 
under paragraph (2) of any potential closure of the NBACC, 
including an analysis of the functions of the NBACC that 
cannot be replicated by other departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government. 
10 USC 113 note. 
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(4) In the case of closure of the NBACC, a transition 
plan for any essential functions currently performed by the 
NBACC to ensure mission continuity, including the storage 
of samples needed for ongoing criminal cases. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The officials listed in this subsection are 
the following: 
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(2) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(3) The Attorney General. 
(4) The Director of National Intelligence. 
(5) As determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the leaders of other offices that use the NBACC. 
(c) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
annex. 
(d) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated in this Act may be used to support the closure or transfer 
of the NBACC until— 
(1) the report required by subsection (a) has been sub-
mitted; and 
(2) the heads of the Federal agencies that use the NBACC 
jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees cer-
tification that the closure or transfer of the NBACC would 
not have a negative effect on biological defense capabilities. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, the Committees on Judiciary of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1054. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARCTIC CAPABILITY 
AND RESOURCE GAPS AND REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth— 
(1) necessary steps the Department of Defense is under-
taking to resolve Arctic security capability and resource gaps; 
and 
(2) the requirements and investment plans for military 
infrastructure required to protect United States national secu-
rity interests in the Arctic region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
an analysis of each of the following: 
(1) The infrastructure needed to ensure national security 
in the Arctic region. 
(2) Any shortfalls in observation, remote sensing capabili-
ties, ice prediction, and weather forecasting, including an anal-
ysis of— 
(A) the readiness challenges posed by a changing Arctic 
region; and 
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(B) changes to the Arctic region that affect existing 
military infrastructure. 
(3) Any shortfalls of the Department in navigational aids. 
(4) Any additional, necessary high-latitude electronic and 
communications infrastructure requirements. 
(5) Any gaps in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance coverage and recommendations for additional intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. 
(6) Any shortfalls in personnel recovery capabilities. 
(7) United States national security interests in the Arctic 
region, including strategic national assets, United States citi-
zens, territory, freedom of navigation, and economic and trade 
interests in the region. 
(8) United States military capabilities needed for operations 
in Arctic terrain, including types of forces, major weapon sys-
tems, and logistics required for operations in such terrain. 
(9) The installations, infrastructure, and deep water ports 
for deployment of assets required to support operations in the 
Arctic region, including the stationing, deployment, and 
training of military forces for operations in the region. 
(10) Any additional capabilities the Secretary determines 
should be incorporated into future Navy surface combatants. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1055. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PERSONNEL 
RECOVERY 
AND 
NONCONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED RECOVERY MECHANISMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a review and assessment of personnel recovery and nonconventional 
assisted recovery programs, authorities, and policies. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following elements: 
(1) An overall strategy defining personnel recovery and 
nonconventional assisted recovery programs and activities, 
including how such programs and activities support the require-
ments of the geographic combatant commanders. 
(2) A comprehensive review and assessment of statutory 
authorities, policies, and interagency coordination mechanisms, 
including limitations and shortfalls, for personnel recovery and 
nonconventional assisted recovery programs and activities. 
(3) A comprehensive description of current validated 
requirements and anticipated future personnel recovery and 
nonconventional assisted recovery requirements across the 
future years defense program, as validated by the Joint Staff. 
(4) An overview of validated current and expected future 
force 
structure 
requirements 
necessary 
to 
meet 
near-, 
mid-, and long-term personnel recovery and nonconventional 
assisted recovery programs and activities of the geographic 
combatant commanders. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) FORM OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment required under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
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(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the assessment required under subsection 
(a) is submitted, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of 
such assessment. 
SEC. 1056. MINE WARFARE READINESS INSPECTION PLAN AND 
REPORT. 
(a) INSPECTION PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Chief of Naval Operations, 
in consultation with the Combatant Commanders, shall submit 
a plan for inspections of each unit and organization tasked with 
delivering operational capability, missions and mission essential 
tasks, functions, supporting roles, organization, manning, training, 
and materiel for naval mine warfare. At a minimum, inspected 
units and organizations shall include those required in the Joint 
Strategic Capabilities Plan and those assigned in the Forces For 
Unified Commands document or have the potential to support, 
by deployment or otherwise, a directed Operation Plan, Concept 
Plan, contingency operation, homeland security operation, or 
Defense Support of Civil Authorities requirements for naval offen-
sive or defensive mine warfare. 
(b) CRITERIA.—This inspection plan shall propose methods to 
analytically assess, evaluate, improve and assure mission readiness 
of each unit or organization with required operational capabilities 
for naval mine warfare. Inspection shall include— 
(1) an assessment or verification of material condition; 
(2) unit wide training and personnel readiness as measured 
by established tasks, conditions and standards that dem-
onstrate the unit readiness to perform their wartime or home-
land defense mission; 
(3) force through unit level training; 
(4) readiness to support multi-echelon, joint service mine 
warfare operations as part of an offensive, defensive mining 
or mine countermeasures task; 
(5) readiness to support combatant commander campaign 
plans, operational plan, concept plan, or the Joint Strategic 
Capabilities Plan; 
(6) required operational capability; 
(7) inspection and reinspection process; and 
(8) inspection periodicy. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The inspection requirements under this 
subsection apply to the following units and organizations: 
(1) Surface MCM vessels or vessels performing MCM tasks. 
(2) Airborne MCM squadrons. 
(3) Mobile mine assembly groups and mobile mine assembly 
units. 
(4) Fleet patrol squadrons with mine laying capabilities. 
(5) LCS and LCS MCM mission modules upon reaching 
IOC. 
(6) Mine countermeasures squadrons. 
(7) Units exercising command and control over MIW forces. 
(8) MCM operational support ships. 
(9) Attack and guided missile submarines with mine laying 
capabilities. 
(10) Magnetic and acoustic silencing facilities. 
(11) EOD MCM or VSW Companies and Platoons. 
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(12) SEAL (ESG / CSG) USMC units with VSW capability. 
(d) CERTIFICATION.—The Chief of Naval Operations shall 
submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Combatant Commanders, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to Congress a report 
on the program under this subsection. The report shall contain 
a classified section which addresses capability and capacity to meet 
JSCP, OPLAN, CONPLAN and contingency requirements and 
unclassified section with general summary and readiness trends. 
(e) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1090 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 1057. ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION 
WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1 each 
year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on civilian casualties caused as a 
result of United States military operations during the preceding 
year. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall set forth 
the following: 
(1) A list of all the United States military operations during 
the year covered by such report that were confirmed, or reason-
ably suspected, to have resulted in civilian casualties. 
(2) For each military operation listed pursuant to para-
graph (1), each of the following: 
(A) The date. 
(B) The location. 
(C) An identification of whether the operation occurred 
inside or outside of a declared theater of active armed 
conflict. 
(D) The type of operation. 
(E) An assessment of the number of civilian and enemy 
combatant casualties. 
(3) A description of the process by which the Department 
of Defense investigates allegations of civilian casualties 
resulting from United States military operations. 
(4) A description of steps taken by the Department to 
mitigate harm to civilians in conducting such operations. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
are relevant. 
(c) USE OF SOURCES.—In preparing a report under this section, 
the Secretary of Defense shall take into account relevant and cred-
ible all-source reporting, including information from public reports 
and nongovernmental sources. 
(d) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit a report under sub-
section (a) shall expire on the date that is five years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1058. REPORT ON JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX MOD-
ERNIZATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding 
proposed improvements to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) An analysis of existing Joint Pacific Alaska Range Com-
plex infrastructure. 
(2) A summary of improvements to the range infrastructure 
the Secretary determines are necessary— 
(A) for fifth generation fighters to train at maximum 
potential; and 
(B) to provide a realistic air warfare environment 
versus a near-peer adversary for— 
(i) four squadrons of fifth generation fighters; 
(ii) annual Red Flag-Alaska exercises; and 
(iii) biannual Operation Northern Edge exercises. 
SEC. 1059. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVES TO AQUEOUS FILM FORMING 
FOAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the Department’s status with respect 
to developing a new military specification for safe and effective 
alternatives to aqueous film forming foam (hereinafter referred 
to as ‘‘AFFF’’) that do not contain perfluorooctanoic acid (hereinafter 
referred to as ‘‘PFOA’’) or erfluorooctanesulfonic acid (hereinafter 
referred to as ‘‘PFOS’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subparagraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A detailed explanation of the Department’s status with 
respect to developing a new military specification for safe and 
effective alternatives to AFFF that do not contain PFOA or 
PFOS. 
(2) An update on the Secretary’s plans for replacing AFFF 
containing PFOA or PFOS at military installations across the 
country and methods of disposal for AFFF containing PFOA 
or PFOS. 
(3) An overview of current and planned research and 
development for AFFF alternatives that do not contain PFOA 
or PFOS. 
(4) An assessment of how the establishment of a maximum 
contaminant level for PFOA or PFOS under the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), rather than the current 
health advisory level, would impact the Department’s mitiga-
tion actions, prioritization of such actions, and research and 
development related to PFOA and PFOS. 
SEC. 1060. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL FORCE POSTURE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall, 
in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
the chiefs of the military services, and the commanders of the 
combatant commands, provide for and oversee an assessment of 
the global force posture of the Armed Forces. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the earlier of 180 days after the 
production of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (which is intended 
to be closely coordinated with and complementary to a new National 
Security Strategy) or December 31, 2018, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the assessment required by sub-
section (a). The report shall include the following: 
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(1) Recommendations for force size, structure, and basing 
globally that reflect and complement the force sizing and plan-
ning construct included in the 2018 National Defense Strategy 
in order to guide the growth of the force structure of the 
Armed Forces, which recommendations shall be based on an 
evaluation of the relative costs of rotational and forward-based 
forces as well as impacts to deployment timelines of threats 
to lines of communication and anti-access area denial capabili-
ties of potential adversaries. 
(2) An assessment by each commander of a combatant 
command of the capability and force structure gaps within 
the context of an evaluation of the projected threats in the 
theater of operations of the combatant command concerned 
and the operation plans of each combatant command. 
(3) An evaluation of the headquarters manning require-
ments to oversee and direct execution of current operational 
plans. 
SEC. 1061. ARMY MODERNIZATION STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
develop a modernization strategy for the total Army. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A comprehensive description of the future total Army, 
including key objectives, war fighting challenges, and risks, 
sufficient to establish requirements, set priorities, identify 
opportunity costs, and establish acquisition time lines for the 
total Army over a period beyond the period of the current 
future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) Mechanisms for identifying programs of the Army that 
may be unnecessary, or do not perform according to expecta-
tions, in achieving the future total Army. 
(3) A comprehensive description of the manner in which 
the future total Army intends to fight and win as part of 
a joint force engaged in combat across all operational domains. 
(4) A comprehensive description of the mechanisms 
required by the future total Army to maintain command, con-
trol, and communications and sustainment. 
(5) A description of— 
(A) the combat vehicle modernization priorities of the 
Army over the next 5 and 10 years; 
(B) the extent to which such priorities can be supported 
at current funding levels within a relevant time period; 
(C) the extent to which additional funds are required 
to support such priorities; 
(D) how the Army is balancing and resourcing such 
priorities with efforts to rebuild and sustain readiness and 
increase force structure capacity over this same time period; 
and 
(E) how the Army is balancing its near-term mod-
ernization efforts with an accelerated long-term strategy 
for acquiring next generation combat vehicle capabilities. 
(c) PARTICULAR CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the strategy 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into particular 
account the following: 
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(1) Current trends and developments in weapons and equip-
ment technologies. 
(2) New tactics and force design of peer adversaries, 
including the rapid pace of development of such tactics and 
force design by such adversaries. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 2018, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—If the report is submitted in classified form, 
the report shall be accompanied by an unclassified summary. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an assessment of the modernization 
strategy required by subsection (a). 
(2) FOCUS.—In carrying out the assessment under para-
graph (1), the Comptroller General shall focus on evaluating— 
(A) the development of the modernization priorities 
of the Army for the five-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) how the Army is balancing and resourcing such 
priorities with efforts to rebuild and sustain readiness and 
increase force structure capacity over such period; and 
(C) the extent to which the Army has balanced its 
near-term modernization efforts with its long-term strategy 
for acquiring new capabilities. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.— 
(A) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 1, 2018, the Comp-
troller General shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the preliminary assessment of 
the Comptroller General under paragraph (1). 
(B) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
final assessment of the Comptroller General under such 
paragraph. 
(f) TOTAL ARMY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘total 
Army’’ means the active components and the reserve components 
of the Army. 
SEC. 1062. REPORT ON ARMY PLAN TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL UNIT 
READINESS BY REDUCING NUMBER OF NON-DEPLOYABLE 
SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO OPERATIONAL UNITS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the plans of the Army to improve 
operational unit readiness in the Army by reducing the number 
of non-deployable soldiers assigned to operational units of the Army 
and replacing such soldiers with soldiers capable of world-wide 
deployment. 
SEC. 1063. EFFORTS TO COMBAT PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES ON CER-
TAIN NAVY AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until 
January 1, 2020, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees information on efforts by the 
Navy’s Physiological Episode Team to combat the prevalence of 
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physiological episodes in F/A–18 Hornet and Super Hornet, EA– 
18G Growler, and T–45 Goshawk aircraft. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The information required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of Naval Aviation Enterprise activities 
addressing physiological episodes during the reporting period. 
(2) An estimate of funding expended in support of the 
activities described under paragraph (1). 
(3) A description of any planned or executed changes to 
Physiological Episode Team structure or processes. 
(4) A description of activities planned for the upcoming 
two quarters. 
(c) FORM.—The information required under subsection (a) may 
be provided in a written report or a briefing. 
SEC. 1064. STUDIES ON AIRCRAFT INVENTORIES FOR THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for the performance of three independent studies of alternative 
aircraft inventories through 2030, and an associated force-sizing 
construct, for the Air Force. 
(2) SUBMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the Secretary shall submit the results of each study 
to the congressional defense committees. 
(3) FORM.—The result of each study shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(b) ENTITIES TO PERFORM STUDIES.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide for the studies under subsection (a) to be performed as follows: 
(1) One study shall be performed by the Secretary of the 
Air Force, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
Net Assessment. 
(2) One study shall be performed by a federally funded 
research and development center. 
(3) One study shall be conducted by an independent, non-
governmental institute which is described in section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code, and has recognized creden-
tials and expertise in national security and military affairs. 
(c) PERFORMANCE OF STUDIES.— 
(1) INDEPENDENT
PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall 
require the studies under this section to be conducted independ-
ently of one another. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In performing a study 
under this section, the organization performing the study, while 
being aware of current and projected aircraft inventories for 
the Air Force, shall not be limited by such current or projected 
aircraft inventories, and shall consider the following matters: 
(A) The national security and national defense strate-
gies of the United States. 
(B) Potential future threats to the United States and 
to United States air and space forces through 2030. 
(C) Traditional roles and missions of the Air Force. 
(D) Alternative roles and missions for the Air Force. 
(E) The force-sizing methodology and rationale used 
to calculated aircraft inventory levels. 
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(F) Other government and nongovernment analyses 
that would contribute to the study through variations in 
study assumptions or potential scenarios. 
(G) The role of evolving technology on future air forces, 
including unmanned and space systems. 
(H) 
Opportunities 
for 
reduced 
operation 
and 
sustainment costs. 
(I) Current and projected capabilities of other Armed 
Forces that could affect force structure capability and 
capacity requirements of the Air Force. 
(d) STUDY RESULTS.—The results of each study under this 
section shall— 
(1) identify a force-sizing construct for the Air Force that 
connects national security strategy to aircraft inventories; 
(2) present the alternative aircraft inventories considered, 
with assumptions and possible scenarios identified for each; 
(3) provide for presentation of minority views of study 
participants; and 
(4) for the recommended inventories, provide— 
(A) the numbers and types of aircraft, the numbers 
and types of manned and unmanned aircraft, and the basic 
capabilities of each of such platforms; 
(B) describe the force-sizing rationale used to arrive 
at the recommended inventory levels; 
(C) other information needed to understand the aircraft 
inventories in basic form and the supporting analysis; and 
(D) options to address aircraft types whose retirement 
commences before 2030. 
SEC. 1065. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF NAVY CAPABILITIES 
IN THE ARCTIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT ON CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the capabilities of the Navy in the Arctic region. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include an analysis of the following: 
(A) The current naval capabilities of the Department 
of Defense in the Arctic region, with a particular emphasis 
on surface capabilities. 
(B) Any gaps that exist between the current naval 
capabilities described in subparagraph (A) and the ability 
of the Department to fully execute its updated strategy 
for the Arctic region. 
(C) Any gaps in the capabilities described in subpara-
graph (A) that require ice-hardening of existing vessels 
or the construction of new vessels to preserve freedom 
of navigation in the Arctic region whenever and wherever 
necessary. 
(D) An analysis and recommendation of which Navy 
vessels could be ice-hardened to effectively preserve 
freedom of navigation in the Arctic region when and where 
necessary, in all seasons and weather conditions. 
(E) An analysis of any cost increases or schedule 
adjustments that may result from ice-hardening existing 
or new Navy vessels. 
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(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a review of the report, including any matters in connec-
tion with the report and the review that the Comptroller General 
considers appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) and the review 
under subsection (b) shall each be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1066. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MARITIME INTELLIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE, 
RECONNAISSANCE, 
AND 
TARGETING 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, 
and targeting capabilities. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—The report required in subsection 
(a) shall include a comprehensive review of the following elements 
for the 2025 and 2035 timeframes: 
(1) A description of the projected steady-state demands 
for maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tar-
geting capabilities and capacity in each timeframe, including 
protracted gray-zone or low-intensity confrontations between 
the United States or its allies and potential adversaries such 
as Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. 
(2) A description of potential warfighting planning sce-
narios in which maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnais-
sance, and targeting capabilities will be required in each pre-
scribed timeframe, including the most demanding such scenario. 
(3) A description of the undersea, surface, and air threats 
for each scenario described in paragraph (2) that will require 
maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tar-
geting to be conducted in order to achieve warfighting objec-
tives. 
(4) An assessment of the sufficiency of maritime intel-
ligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting program 
capability and capacity to achieve the warfighting objectives 
described in paragraph (3) in the most demanding scenario 
described in paragraph (2), including the effects of attrition. 
(5) Planned operational concepts, including a High level 
operational concept graphic (OV–1) for each such concept, for 
conducting maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, 
and targeting capabilities during steady state operations and 
warfighting scenarios described in paragraph (2), including 
consideration of distributed combat operations in a satellite 
denied environment. 
(6) Specific capability or capacity gaps and risk areas in 
the ability or sufficiency of maritime intelligence, surveillance, 
reconnaissance, and targeting capabilities. 
(7) Potential mitigation or solutions to address the capa-
bility and capacity gaps and risk areas identified in paragraph 
(6), including new capabilities, increased capacity, or new oper-
ating concepts that could be employed by the Navy. 
(8) A description of the funding amount by fiscal year, 
initial operational capability, and full operational capability 
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for each maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, 
and targeting program identified in paragraph (4), based on 
the President’s fiscal year 2019 future years defense program, 
including unfunded and partially funded programs. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1067. REPORT ON THE NEED FOR A JOINT CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS CENTER. 
Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes the following: 
(1) A description of the operational need and requirement 
for a consolidated Joint Chemical-Biological Defense Logistics 
Center. 
(2) Identification of the specific operational requirements 
for rapid deployment of chemical and biological defense assets 
and the sustainment requirements for maintenance, storage, 
inspection, and distribution of specialized chemical, biological, 
radiological, and nuclear equipment at the Joint Chemical- 
Biological Defense Logistics Center. 
(3) A definition of program objectives and milestones to 
achieve initial operating capability and full operating capability. 
(4) Estimated facility and personnel resource requirements 
for use in planning, programming, and budgeting. 
(5) An environmental assessment of proposed effects in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 1068. MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME CATEGORY I 
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report providing an evaluation of the impact to national 
security of current United States policy regarding proliferation of 
complete unmanned aerial vehicle systems under Category I of 
the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) An analysis of Category I unmanned aerial vehicles 
(UAVs) in production globally and the countries that export 
such systems, including the volume and location. 
(2) An evaluation of the impact of the MTCR presumption 
of denial relating to Category I UAVs on identified United 
States security interests, including the presumption’s non-
proliferation benefits and the extent to which the presumption 
may foster the growth of foreign UAV providers, reducing 
United States Government influence and the qualitative United 
States technological edge. 
(3) An evaluation of the potential risks and benefits to 
security posed by exports of UAVs, whether or not covered 
by Category I criteria, to identify characteristics that pose 
particular concerns, such as speed, radar cross-section, 
swarming capability, surveillance payload, low observable fea-
tures, armor, and anti-aircraft countermeasures. 
(4) A discussion of how the evaluation above should inform 
United States Government and allied and partner licensing 
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guidance with respect to the MTCR presumption of denial 
and its potential impacts, United States Government proposals 
for revisions to the MTCR Guidelines, and differences among 
UAVs (Category I, as well as Category II UAVs that pose 
particular concerns). 
(5) Any other matters the Secretaries consider appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1069. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERAGENCY VETTING OF FOR-
EIGN INVESTMENTS AFFECTING NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense, in concurrence with the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall assess 
and develop a plan and recommendations for agencies of the United 
States Government, other than the Department of Defense, to 
improve the effectiveness of the interagency vetting of foreign 
investments that could potentially impair the national security 
of the United States. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The recommendations required by subsection 
(a) shall have the following objectives: 
(1) To increase collaboration and coordination among agen-
cies of the United States Government in the identification 
and prevention of foreign investments that could potentially 
impair the national security of the United States. 
(2) To increase collaboration and cooperation among the 
United States Government and governments of United States 
allies and partners on investments described in paragraph (1), 
including through information sharing. 
(3) To increase collaboration and cooperation among agen-
cies of the United States Government to identify and mitigate 
potential threats to critical United States technologies from 
foreign state owned or state controlled entities. 
(c) ANALYSIS.—The recommendations required by subsection 
(a) shall be based upon analysis of the following: 
(1) Whether the current interagency vetting processes and 
policies place adequate focus on the potential threats presented 
by influence of the foreign governments over business entities 
seeking investment in the United States. 
(2) The current or projected major vulnerabilities of the 
defense industrial base pertaining to foreign investment, 
including in the areas of cybersecurity, reliance on foreign 
suppliers in the defense supply chain access to materials that 
are essential for national defense, and the use of transportation 
assets and other critical infrastructure for training, mobilizing, 
and deploying forces. 
(3) Whether the current interagency vetting process for 
foreign investments— 
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(A) requires additional resources to be effective; 
(B) permits the interagency establishment adequate 
time to thoroughly review transactions and to conduct 
national security threat assessments; 
(C) assesses the risks posed by transactions before 
they are implemented; and 
(D) provides adequate monitoring and compliance of 
agreements to mitigate such risks. 
(4) The counterintelligence risks posed by purchases or 
leases of Federal land. 
(5) Whether and to what extent industrial espionage is 
occurring against private United States companies to obtain 
commercial secrets related to critical or foundational tech-
nologies. 
(6) Whether and to what extent foreseeable foreign invest-
ments have the potential to— 
(A) reduce any United States technological or industrial 
advantage of the United States; or 
(B) increase the vulnerability of the United States 
to information operations, including the purposeful dissemi-
nation of false or misleading information to the American 
public and the manipulation of American public opinion 
on critical public policy issues. 
(7) Whether currently mandated annual reports to Con-
gress on the interagency vetting of foreign investments should 
be revised to ensure that they provide valuable information. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—The recommendations required by sub-
section (a) shall take into consideration each of the following: 
(1) Trends in foreign investment transactions, including 
joint ventures, the sale of assets pursuant to bankruptcy, and 
the purchase or lease of real estate in proximity to Government 
installations that could impair national security. 
(2) Strategies used by foreign investors to exploit 
vulnerabilities in existing foreign investment vetting processes 
and regulations. 
(3) Any market distortion or unfair competition incurred 
by foreign transactions that directly or indirectly impairs the 
national security or the United States. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the progress of the Secretary in developing the recommenda-
tions required by subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth 
the recommendations developed pursuant to subsection (a). 
(3) FORM.—Each report under this subsection shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
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(D) the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Finance of the Senate; 
(F) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(G) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1070. BRIEFING ON PRIOR ATTEMPTED RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACKS 
AGAINST DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing 
on all attempts to breach, intrude, or otherwise hack into Depart-
ment of Defense systems that— 
(1) occurred during the last 24-month period ending on 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) were attributable either to the government of the Rus-
sian Federation or actors substantially supported by the govern-
ment of the Russian Federation. 
SEC. 1071. ENHANCED ANALYTICAL AND MONITORING CAPABILITY OF 
THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a process, or designate an existing process, for enhancing the 
ability of the Department of Defense to analyze, assess, and 
monitor the vulnerabilities of, and concentration of purchases 
in, the defense industrial base. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The process required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) Designation of a senior official responsible for over-
seeing the development and implementation of the process. 
(B) Development or integration of tools to support 
commercial due diligence and business intelligence or to 
otherwise analyze and monitor commercial activity to 
understand business relationships affecting the defense 
industrial base. 
(C) Development of risk profiles of products, services, 
or entities based on business intelligence, commercial due 
diligence tools and data services. 
(D) As the Secretary determines necessary, integration 
with intelligence sources to develop threat profiles of enti-
ties attempting transactions with a defense industrial base 
companies. 
(E) Other matters as the Secretary deems necessary. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after estab-
lishing or designating the process required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives notice in 
writing that such process has been established or otherwise 
designated. Such notification shall include the following: 
(A) Identification of the official required to be des-
ignated under paragraph (2)(A). 
(B) Identification of the tools described in paragraph 
(2)(B) that are currently available to Department of Defense 
and any other tools available commercially or otherwise 
10 USC 2501 
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that might contribute to enhancing the analytic capability 
of the process. 
(C) Identification of, or recommendations for, any statu-
tory changes needed to improve the effectiveness of the 
process. 
(D) Projected resources necessary to purchase any 
commercially available tools identified under subparagraph 
(B) and to carry out any statutory changes identified under 
subparagraph (C). 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATED
REPORT
ON
VULNERABILITIES
OF, AND 
CONCENTRATION OF PURCHASES IN, THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
BASE.— 
(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—For each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a consolidated 
report that combines all of the reports required to be pro-
vided to Congress for that fiscal year on the adequacy 
of, vulnerabilities of, and concentration of purchases in 
the defense industrial sector. Such consolidated report shall 
include each of the following: 
(i) The report required under section 721(m) of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(m)) 
(relating to concentrations of purchases of the defense 
industrial base). 
(ii) The report required under section 723(a) of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4568(a)) 
(relating to offsets in defense production). 
(iii) The report required under section 2504 of 
title 10, United States Code (relating to annual indus-
trial capabilities). 
(iv) Any other reports the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(B) DEADLINE.—A consolidated report under subpara-
graph (A) shall be submitted by not later than March 
31 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which 
the report is submitted. 
(2) REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION POLICY.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report describing any need for 
reforms of policies governing the export of technology or related 
intellectual property, along with any proposed legislative 
changes the Secretary believes are necessary. 
(3) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report submitted under this 
subsection shall be in unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex. 
(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1072. REPORT ON DEFENSE OF COMBAT LOGISTICS AND STRA-
TEGIC MOBILITY FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the defense of combat logistics and strategic mobility forces. 
(b) COVERED PERIODS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall cover two periods: 
(1) The period from 2018 through 2025. 
(2) The period from 2026 through 2035. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, for each of the periods covered by the report, the following: 
(1) A description of potential warfighting planning sce-
narios in which combat logistics and strategic mobility forces 
will be threatened, including the most demanding operational 
plan requiring such forces. 
(2) A description of the combat logistics and strategic 
mobility forces capacity, including additional combat logistics 
and strategic mobility forces, that may be required due to 
losses from attacks under each scenario described pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
(3) A description of the projected capability and capacity 
of subsurface threats to combat logistics and strategic mobility 
forces for each scenario described pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(4) A description of planned operating concepts for 
defending combat logistics and strategic mobility forces from 
subsurface, surface, and air threats for each scenario described 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(5) An assessment of the ability and availability of United 
States naval forces to defend combat logistics and strategic 
mobility forces from the threats described pursuant to para-
graph (1), while also accomplishing other assigned missions, 
for each scenario described pursuant to that paragraph. 
(6) A description of specific capability gaps or risk areas 
in the ability or availability of United States naval forces to 
defend combat logistics and strategic mobility forces from the 
threats described pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(7) A description and assessment of potential solutions 
to address the capability gaps and risk areas identified pursu-
ant to paragraph (6), including new capabilities, increased 
capacity, or new operating concepts that could be employed 
by United States naval forces. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) COMBAT
LOGISTICS
AND
STRATEGIC
MOBILITY
FORCES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘combat logistics and strategic 
mobility forces’’ means the combat logistics force, the Ready Reserve 
Force, and the Military Sealift Command surge fleet. 
SEC. 1073. REPORT ON ACQUISITION STRATEGY TO RECAPITALIZE THE 
EXISTING SYSTEM FOR UNDERSEA FIXED SURVEILLANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition 
strategy to recapitalize the existing system for undersea fixed 
surveillance. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
address the following matters: 
(1) A description of undersea fixed surveillance system 
recapitalization requirements, including key performance 
parameters and key system attributes as applicable. 
(2) Cost estimates for procuring a future system or systems. 
(3) Projected dates for key milestones within the acquisition 
strategy. 
(4) A description of how the acquisition strategy will 
improve performance in the areas of detection and localization 
compared to the legacy system to enable effective performance 
against current, emerging, and future threats over the life 
of the systems. 
(5) A description of how the acquisition strategy will 
encourage competition and reward innovation for addressing 
system performance requirements. 
SEC. 1074. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS IN 
CONNECTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the implementation of section 922 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2354) and the amendments made 
by that section (in this section collectively referred to as the ‘‘covered 
authority’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A statement of the responsibilities of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict that is consistent with the covered authority, including 
an identification of any responsibilities to be divested by the 
Assistant Secretary pursuant to the covered authority. 
(2) A resource-unconstrained analysis of manpower require-
ments necessary to satisfy the responsibilities akin to those 
of the Secretary of a military department that are specified 
by the covered authority. 
(3) An accounting of civilian, military, and contractor per-
sonnel currently assigned to the fulfillment of the responsibil-
ities akin to those of the Secretary of a military department 
that are specified by the covered authority, including respon-
sibilities relating to budget, personnel, programs and require-
ments, acquisition, and special access programs. 
(4) A description of actions taken to implement the covered 
authority as of the date of the report, including the assignment 
of any additional civilian, military, or contractor personnel to 
fulfill additional responsibilities akin to those of the Secretary 
of a military department that are specified by the covered 
authority. 
(5) An explanation how the responsibilities akin to those 
of the Secretary of a military department that assigned to 
the Assistant Secretary by the covered authority will be fulfilled 
in the absence of additional personnel being assigned to the 
office of the Assistant Secretary. 
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(6) An assessment of whether the responsibilities specified 
in section 138(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, could be 
accomplished more effectively if the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict were 
elevated to an Under Secretary, including the potential benefits 
and negative consequences of such a change. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 
1075. 
REPORT 
ON 
THE 
GLOBAL 
FOOD 
SYSTEM 
AND 
VULNERABILITIES 
RELEVANT 
TO 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE MISSIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the heads of such components of the Department 
of Defense as the Secretary considers appropriate, submit to the 
congressional defense committees an assessment of Department 
of Defense policies and operational plans for addressing the national 
security implications of global food system vulnerabilities. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) An evaluation of vulnerabilities in the global food 
system that may affect the national security of the United 
States and the Department of Defense roles, missions, and 
capabilities in addressing such vulnerabilities, including 
information technology, data management, and surveillance 
capabilities for detection and assessment of food system shocks 
with the potential to result in the deployment of the Armed 
Forces or directly affect bilateral security interests with allies 
or partners. 
(2) A characterization of how Department of Defense 
strategy, policies, and plans, including the Unified Command 
Plan, defense planning scenarios, operational plans, theater 
cooperation plans, and other relevant planning documents and 
procedures, account for food system vulnerabilities as precur-
sors to and components of protracted major state conflicts, 
civil wars, insurgencies, or terrorism. 
(3) An evaluation of United States interests, including the 
interests of allies and strategic partners, and potential United 
States military operations, including thresholds for ordering 
such operations, in regions where food system instability rep-
resents an urgent and growing threat, including due to the 
presence of destabilizing non-state actors who may weaponize 
access to food. 
(4) An identification of opportunities to initiate or further 
develop cooperative military-to-military relationships to build 
partner capacity to avoid, minimize, or control global and 
regional food system shocks. 
Subtitle G—Modernizing Government 
Technology 
SEC. 1076. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of General Services. 
40 USC 11301 
note. 
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(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Technology Mod-
ernization Board established under section 1094(c)(1). 
(3) CLOUD COMPUTING.—The term ‘‘cloud computing’’ has 
the meaning given the term by the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology in NIST Special Publication 800–145 and 
any amendatory or superseding document thereto. 
(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget. 
(5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Technology Mod-
ernization Fund established under section 1094(b)(1). 
(6) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘information 
technology’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3502 
of title 44, United States Code. 
(7) IT WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—The term ‘‘IT working cap-
ital fund’’ means an information technology system moderniza-
tion and working capital fund established under section 
1093(b)(1). 
(8) LEGACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘legacy information technology system’’ means an outdated or 
obsolete system of information technology. 
SEC. 1077. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGENCY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
SYSTEMS 
MODERNIZATION 
AND 
WORKING 
CAPITAL 
FUNDS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered agency’’ 
means each agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(b) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM MODERNIZATION
AND 
WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The head of a covered agency may 
establish within the covered agency an information technology 
system modernization and working capital fund for necessary 
expenses described in paragraph (3). 
(2) SOURCE
OF
FUNDS.—The following amounts may be 
deposited into an IT working capital fund: 
(A) Reprogramming and transfer of funds made avail-
able in appropriations Acts enacted after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including the transfer of any funds for 
the operation and maintenance of legacy information tech-
nology systems, in compliance with any applicable re-
programming law or guidelines of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives or transfer authority specifically provided in appro-
priations law. 
(B) Amounts made available to the IT working capital 
fund through discretionary appropriations made available 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An IT working capital fund established 
under paragraph (1) may only be used— 
(A) to improve, retire, or replace existing information 
technology systems in the covered agency to enhance cyber-
security and to improve efficiency and effectiveness across 
the life of a given workload, procured using full and open 
competition among all commercial items to the greatest 
extent practicable; 
(B) to transition legacy information technology systems 
at the covered agency to commercial cloud computing and 
40 USC 11301 
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other innovative commercial platforms and technologies, 
including those serving more than 1 covered agency with 
common requirements; 
(C) to assist and support covered agency efforts to 
provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective information 
technology capabilities that address evolving threats to 
information security; 
(D) to reimburse funds transferred to the covered 
agency from the Fund with the approval of the Chief 
Information Officer, in consultation with the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, of the covered agency; and 
(E) for a program, project, or activity or to increase 
funds for any program, project, or activity that has not 
been denied or restricted by Congress. 
(4) EXISTING FUNDS.—An IT working capital fund may not 
be used to supplant funds provided for the operation and 
maintenance of any system within an appropriation for the 
covered agency at the time of establishment of the IT working 
capital fund. 
(5) PRIORITIZATION OF FUNDS.—The head of each covered 
agency— 
(A) shall prioritize funds within the IT working capital 
fund of the covered agency to be used initially for cost 
savings activities approved by the Chief Information Officer 
of the covered agency; and 
(B) may reprogram and transfer any amounts saved 
as a direct result of the cost savings activities approved 
under clause (i) for deposit into the IT working capital 
fund of the covered agency, consistent with paragraph 
(2)(A). 
(6) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any funds deposited into an IT 
working capital fund shall be available for obligation for 
the 3-year period beginning on the last day of the fiscal 
year in which the funds were deposited. 
(B) 
TRANSFER
OF
UNOBLIGATED
AMOUNTS.—Any 
amounts in an IT working capital fund that are unobligated 
at the end of the 3-year period described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. 
(7) AGENCY CIO RESPONSIBILITIES.—In evaluating projects 
to be funded by the IT working capital fund of a covered 
agency, the Chief Information Officer of the covered agency 
shall consider, to the extent applicable, guidance issued under 
section 1094(b)(1) to evaluate applications for funding from 
the Fund that include factors including a strong business case, 
technical design, consideration of commercial off-the-shelf prod-
ucts and services, procurement strategy (including adequate 
use of rapid, iterative software development practices), and 
program management. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the 
head of each covered agency shall submit to the Director, with 
respect to the IT working capital fund of the covered agency— 
(A) a list of each information technology investment 
funded, including the estimated cost and completion date 
for each investment; and 
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(B) a summary by fiscal year of obligations, expendi-
tures, and unused balances. 
(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall make the 
information submitted under paragraph (1) publicly available 
on a website. 
SEC. 1078. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND 
AND BOARD. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury 
a Technology Modernization Fund for technology-related activi-
ties, to improve information technology, to enhance cybersecu-
rity across the Federal Government, and to be administered 
in accordance with guidance issued by the Director. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Chief Information Officers Council and with 
the approval of the Director, shall administer the Fund in 
accordance with this subsection. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator shall, in accordance 
with recommendations from the Board, use amounts in the 
Fund— 
(A) to transfer such amounts, to remain available until 
expended, to the head of an agency for the acquisition 
of products and services, or the development of such prod-
ucts and services when more efficient and cost effective, 
to improve, retire, or replace existing Federal information 
technology systems to enhance cybersecurity and privacy 
and improve long-term efficiency and effectiveness; 
(B) to transfer such amounts, to remain available until 
expended, to the head of an agency for the operation and 
procurement of information technology products and serv-
ices, or the development of such products and services 
when more efficient and cost effective, and acquisition 
vehicles for use by agencies to improve Governmentwide 
efficiency and cybersecurity in accordance with the require-
ments of the agencies; 
(C) to provide services or work performed in support 
of— 
(i) the activities described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B); and 
(ii) the Board and the Director in carrying out 
the responsibilities described in subsection (c)(2); and 
(D) to fund only programs, projects, or activities or 
to fund increases for any programs, projects, or activities 
that have not been denied or restricted by Congress. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS; CREDITS; AVAIL-
ABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(A) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $250,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
(B) CREDITS.—In addition to any funds otherwise 
appropriated, the Fund shall be credited with all 
reimbursements, advances, or refunds or recoveries relating 
40 USC 11301 
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to information technology or services provided for the pur-
poses described in paragraph (3). 
(C) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited, cred-
ited, or otherwise made available to the Fund shall be 
available until expended for the purposes described in para-
graph (3). 
(5) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(A) REIMBURSEMENT BY AGENCY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The head of an agency shall 
reimburse the Fund for any transfer made under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3), including 
any services or work performed in support of the 
transfer under paragraph (3)(C), in accordance with 
the terms established in a written agreement described 
in paragraph (6). 
(ii) REIMBURSEMENT FROM SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an agency may make a reimbursement required under 
clause (i) from any appropriation made available after 
the date of enactment of this Act for information tech-
nology activities, consistent with any applicable re-
programming law or guidelines of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(iii) RECORDING OF OBLIGATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 1501 of title 31, United States Code, an obliga-
tion to make a payment under a written agreement 
described in paragraph (6) in a fiscal year after the 
date of enactment of this Act shall be recorded in 
the fiscal year in which the payment is due. 
(B) PRICES FIXED BY ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director, shall establish amounts to be 
paid by an agency under this paragraph and the terms 
of repayment for activities funded under paragraph 
(3), including any services or work performed in sup-
port of that development under paragraph (3)(C), at 
levels sufficient to ensure the solvency of the Fund, 
including operating expenses. 
(ii) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—Before making any 
changes to the established amounts and terms of repay-
ment, the Administrator shall conduct a review and 
obtain approval from the Director. 
(C) FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY REIMBURSEMENT.—The 
Administrator may obtain reimbursement from an agency 
under this paragraph by the issuance of transfer and 
counterwarrants, or other lawful transfer documents, sup-
ported by itemized bills, if payment is not made by the 
agency during the 90-day period beginning after the expira-
tion of a repayment period described in a written agreement 
described in paragraph (6). 
(6) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Before the transfer of funds to an 
agency under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3), 
the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, and 
the head of the agency shall enter into a written agree-
ment— 
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(i) documenting the purpose for which the funds 
will be used and the terms of repayment, which may 
not exceed 5 years unless approved by the Director; 
and 
(ii) which shall be recorded as an obligation as 
provided in paragraph (5)(A). 
(B) REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING, 
COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS
AND
SERVICES, 
AND
RAPID, 
ITERATIVE
DEVELOPMENT
PRACTICES.—The Administrator 
shall ensure— 
(i) for any funds transferred to an agency under 
paragraph (3)(A), in the absence of compelling cir-
cumstances documented by the Administrator at the 
time of transfer, that such funds shall be transferred 
only on an incremental basis, tied to metric-based 
development milestones achieved by the agency 
through the use of rapid, iterative, development proc-
esses; and 
(ii) that the use of commercial products and serv-
ices are incorporated to the greatest extent practicable 
in activities funded under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of paragraph (3), and that the written agreement 
required under paragraph (6) documents this pref-
erence. 
(7) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) LIST OF PROJECTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
maintain a list of each project funded by the Fund, 
to be updated not less than quarterly, that includes 
a description of the project, project status (including 
any schedule delay and cost overruns), financial 
expenditure data related to the project, and the extent 
to which the project is using commercial products and 
services, including if applicable, a justification of why 
commercial products and services were not used and 
the associated development and integration costs of 
custom development. 
(ii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The list required under 
clause (i) shall be published on a public website in 
a manner that is, to the greatest extent possible, con-
sistent with applicable law on the protection of classi-
fied information, sources, and methods. 
(B) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress and make publically avail-
able a report assessing— 
(i) the costs associated with establishing the Fund 
and maintaining the oversight structure associated 
with the Fund compared with the cost savings associ-
ated with the projects funded both annually and over 
the life of the acquired products and services by the 
Fund; 
(ii) the reliability of the cost savings estimated 
by agencies associated with projects funded by the 
Fund; 
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(iii) whether agencies receiving transfers of funds 
from the Fund used full and open competition to 
acquire the custom development of information tech-
nology products or services; and 
(iv) the number of IT procurement, development, 
and modernization programs, offices, and entities in 
the Federal Government, including 18F and the United 
States Digital Services, the roles, responsibilities, and 
goals of those programs and entities, and the extent 
to which they duplicate work. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Technology 
Modernization Board to evaluate proposals submitted by agen-
cies for funding authorized under the Fund. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the Board 
are— 
(A) to provide input to the Director for the development 
of processes for agencies to submit modernization proposals 
to the Board and to establish the criteria by which those 
proposals are evaluated, which shall include— 
(i) addressing the greatest security, privacy, and 
operational risks; 
(ii) having the greatest Governmentwide impact; 
and 
(iii) having a high probability of success based 
on factors including a strong business case, technical 
design, consideration of commercial off-the-shelf prod-
ucts and services, procurement strategy (including ade-
quate use of rapid, agile iterative software development 
practices), and program management; 
(B) to make recommendations to the Administrator 
to assist agencies in the further development and refine-
ment of select submitted modernization proposals, based 
on an initial evaluation performed with the assistance of 
the Administrator; 
(C) to review and prioritize, with the assistance of 
the Administrator and the Director, modernization pro-
posals based on criteria established pursuant to subpara-
graph (A); 
(D) to identify, with the assistance of the Adminis-
trator, opportunities to improve or replace multiple 
information technology systems with a smaller number 
of information technology services common to multiple 
agencies; 
(E) to recommend the funding of modernization 
projects, in accordance with the uses described in sub-
section (b)(3), to the Administrator; 
(F) to monitor, in consultation with the Administrator, 
progress and performance in executing approved projects 
and, if necessary, recommend the suspension or termi-
nation of funding for projects based on factors including 
the failure to meet the terms of a written agreement 
described in subsection (b)(6); and 
(G) to monitor the operating costs of the Fund. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist of 7 voting mem-
bers. 
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(4) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be the Adminis-
trator of the Office of Electronic Government. 
(5) PERMANENT MEMBERS.—The permanent members of the 
Board shall be— 
(A) the Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
Government; and 
(B) a senior official from the General Services Adminis-
tration having technical expertise in information technology 
development, appointed by the Administrator, with the 
approval of the Director. 
(6) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The other members of the Board 
shall be— 
(i) 1 employee of the National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate of the Department of Homeland 
Security, appointed by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security; and 
(ii) 4 employees of the Federal Government pri-
marily having technical expertise in information tech-
nology development, financial management, cybersecu-
rity and privacy, and acquisition, appointed by the 
Director. 
(B) TERM.—Each member of the Board described in 
paragraph (A) shall serve a term of 1 year, which shall 
be renewable not more than 4 times at the discretion 
of the appointing Secretary or Director, as applicable. 
(7) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board 
may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by rea-
son of their service on the Board. 
(8) STAFF.—Upon request of the Chair of the Board, the 
Director and the Administrator may detail, on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis, any employee of the Federal Govern-
ment to the Board to assist the Board in carrying out the 
functions of the Board. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the responsibilities 
described in subsection (b), the Administrator shall support 
the activities of the Board and provide technical support to, 
and, with the concurrence of the Director, oversight of, agencies 
that receive transfers from the Fund. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the Adminis-
trator are— 
(A) to provide direct technical support in the form 
of personnel services or otherwise to agencies transferred 
amounts under subsection (b)(3)(A) and for products, serv-
ices, and acquisition vehicles funded under subsection 
(b)(3)(B); 
(B) 
to 
assist 
the 
Board 
with 
the 
evaluation, 
prioritization, and development of agency modernization 
proposals. 
(C) to perform regular project oversight and monitoring 
of approved agency modernization projects, in consultation 
with the Board and the Director, to increase the likelihood 
of successful implementation and reduce waste; and 
(D) to provide the Director with information necessary 
to meet the requirements of subsection (b)(7). 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the 
date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 2 years 
after the date on which the Comptroller General of the United 
States issues the third report required under subsection 
(b)(7)(B), the Administrator may not award or transfer funds 
from the Fund for any project that is not already in progress 
as of such date. 
(2) TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date on which all projects that received 
an award from the Fund are completed, any amounts in the 
Fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury 
and shall be used for deficit reduction. 
(3) TERMINATION OF TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION BOARD.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date on which all projects 
that received an award from the Fund are completed, the 
Technology Modernization Board and all the authorities of sub-
section (c) shall terminate. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, United States 
Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 113(j)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘the Committee 
on’’ the first place it appears and all that follows through 
‘‘of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’. 
(2) Section 115(i)(9) is amended by striking ‘‘section 1203(b) 
of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
5952(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1321(a) of the Department of 
Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711(a))’’. 
(3) Section 122a(a) is amended by striking ‘‘acting through 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public 
Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘acting through the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs’’. 
(4) Section 127(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘the Committee 
on’’ the first place it appears and all that follows through 
‘‘of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’. 
(5) Section 129a(b) is amended by striking ‘‘(as identified 
pursuant to section 118b of this title)’’. 
(6) Section 130f(b)(1) is amended by adding a period at 
the end. 
(7) Section 139b(c)(2) is amended by inserting a period 
at the end of subparagraph (K). 
(8) Section 153(a) is amended by inserting a colon after 
‘‘the following’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1). 
(9) Section 162(a)(4) is amended by striking the comma 
after ‘‘command of’’. 
(10) Section 164(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
664(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 664(d)’’. 
(11) Section 166(c) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 322’’. 
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(12) Section 167b(e)(2)(A)(iii)(II) is amended by striking 
‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘Fiscal Year 2016’’. 
(13) Section 171a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(4))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4)))’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ‘‘section 2366(e)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 2366(e) and 2366a(d)’’. 
(14) Section 179(f)(3)(B)(iii) is amended by striking ‘‘Joints’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Joint’’. 
(15) Section 181(b)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘section 118’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 113(g)’’. 
(16) Section 222(b) is amended by striking ‘‘both’’ through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘major force programs.’’. 
(17) Section 342(j)(2) is amended by striking the second 
period at the end. 
(18) Section 347(a)(1)(A) is amended by inserting ‘‘section’’ 
in clauses (i) and (iii) after ‘‘Academy under’’. 
(19) Section 494(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘of title 
10’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 
(20) Section 661(c) is amended by striking ‘‘section 664(f)’’ 
in paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (3)(A) and inserting ‘‘section 664(d)’’. 
(21) Section 801 (article 1 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘chapter:’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter (the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice):’’. 
(22) Section 806b(b) (article 6b(b) of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice) is amended by striking ‘‘(the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice)’’. 
(23) Section 1073c(a)(1)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘miliary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘military’’. 
(24) Section 1074g(a)(9) is amended by moving subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) two ems to the left. 
(25) Section 1451 is amended in subsections (a) and (b) 
by striking ‘‘section 1450(a)(4)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 1450(a)(5)’’. 
(26) Section 1452(c) is amended in paragraphs (1) and 
(3) by striking ‘‘section 1450(a)(4)’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 1450(a)(5)’’. 
(27) Subsection (i) of section 1552, as redesignated by sec-
tion 511(a)(1) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘calender’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘calendar’’. 
(28) Section 1553(f) is amended by striking ‘‘calender’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘calendar’’. 
(29) Section 2264(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘the date 
of the’’ and all the follows through ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 19, 2014’’. 
(30) Section 2330a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘management.;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘management;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE- 
BASED.—’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(ii) by designating the four paragraphs after para-
graph (4) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respec-
tively; 
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(iii) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by inserting 
‘‘SERVICE
ACQUISITION
PORTFOLIO
GROUPS.—’’ after 
‘‘(5)’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by inserting 
‘‘STAFF AUGMENTATION CONTRACTS.—’’ after ‘‘(6)’’. 
(31) Section 2334(a)(6)(B) is amended by adding a semicolon 
at the end. 
(32) Section 2335 is amended by striking ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 431 
et seq.)’’ in subsections (c)(1) and (d)(3) and inserting ‘‘(52 
U.S.C. 30101 et seq.)’’. 
(33) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 
is amended by inserting at period at the end of the items 
relating to sections 2372 and 2372a. 
(34) Section 2364(a)(6) is amended by striking ‘‘conveys’’ 
and inserting ‘‘convey’’. 
(35) Section 2372 is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(A)’’. 
(36) Section 2411(1)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘(Public 
Law 93–638; 25 U.S.C. 450b(l))’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
5304(l))’’. 
(37) The item relating to section 2431b in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 144 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘2431b. Risk management and mitigation in major defense acquisition programs 
and major systems.’’. 
(38) Section 2430 is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ 
in subsections (b) and (c) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(B)’’. 
(39) Section 2431a(d) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after 
‘‘REVIEW.—’’. 
(40) Section 2446b(e) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘in writing that—’’ and inserting ‘‘in writing—’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, that’’ after ‘‘open 
system approach’’. 
(41) Section 2548(e) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘by the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT.— 
The annual report prepared by the Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘system; and’’ and inserting ‘‘system.’’; 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2). 
(42) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 152 
is amended by inserting a period at the end of the item relating 
to section 2567. 
(43) Section 2576a(b) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of paragraph (4). 
(44) Section 2612(a) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2166(f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 343(f)(4)’’. 
(45) Section 2662(f)(1)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
334’’ and inserting ‘‘section 254’’. 
(46) Section 2667(e) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘military museum 
described in section 489(a) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘mili-
tary museum’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘before January 1, 
2005, shall be deposited into the account’’ and inserting 
10 USC 
prec. 2551. 
10 USC 
prec. 2430. 
10 USC 
prec. 2351. 
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‘‘shall be deposited into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (5). 
(47) Section 2667(k) is amended by striking ‘‘section 9101’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 8101’’. 
(48) Section 2925(b)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
138c’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2926(b)’’. 
(49) Chapter 449 is amended— 
(A) by striking the second section 4781; and 
(B) in the table of sections, by striking the item relating 
to the second section 4781. 
(50) Section 7235(e)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘24 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘November 25, 2017,’’. 
(51) The item relating to section 9517 in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 931 is amended by making 
the first letter of the third word lower case. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO REPEAL OF PENDING AUTHORITY 
TO ESTABLISH UNDER SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE
FOR BUSINESS 
MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION.— 
(1) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2015.—Effective as of December 23, 2016, section 901 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 
128 Stat. 3462), as amended by section 901(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2342), is further amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (j); 
(B) in subsection (l)(1), by striking subparagraph (A); 
(C) in subsection (m), by striking paragraphs (1) and 
(2); and 
(D) in subsection (n), by striking paragraph (1). 
(2) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2016.—Effective as of November 25, 2015, subsection (f) of sec-
tion 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92), as added by section 1081(c)(5) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328), is amended by striking paragraph (1). 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO UNIFORM CODE OF 
MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by 
the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 
114–328), is further amended as follows: 
(A) Section 801 (article 1) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice)’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 
(B) Subsection (b) of section 806b (article 6b), as 
amended by section 5105 of the Military Justice Act of 
2016 (130 Stat. 2895) is amended by striking ‘‘(the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice)’’. 
(C) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 816 (article 16), 
as amended by section 5161 of the Military Justice Act 
of 2016 (130 Stat. 2897) are amended by striking ‘‘sections 
825(d)(3) and 829 of this title (articles 25(d)(3) and 29)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sections 825(e)(3) and 
829 of this title (articles 25(e)(3) and 29)’’. 
10 USC 2222 
note. 
5 USC 5313 note. 
10 USC 
prec. 9511. 
10 USC 
prec. 4771. 
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(D) Subsection (a)(4) of section 839 (article 39), as 
added by section 5222(1) of the Military Justice Act of 
2016 (130 Stat. 2909), is amended by striking ‘‘in non- 
capital cases unless the accused requests sentencing by 
members under section 825 of this title (article 25)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under section 853(b)(1) of this title (article 
53(b)(1))’’. 
(E) Subsection (i) of section 843 (article 43), as added 
by section 5225(c) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 
Stat. 2909), is amended by striking ‘‘DNA EVIDENCE.—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DNA EVIDENCE.—’’. 
(F) Section 848(c)(1) (article 48(c)(1)), as amended by 
section 5230 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 
2913), is further amended by striking ‘‘section 866(g) of 
this title (article 66(g))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 866(h) of 
this title (article 66(h))’’. 
(G) 
Section 
853(b)(1)(B) 
(article 
53(b)(1)(B)), 
as 
amended by section 5236 of the Military Justice Act of 
2016 (130 Stat. 2937), is further amended by striking ‘‘in 
a trial’’. 
(H) Subsection (d) of section 853a (article 53a), as 
added by section 5237 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 
(130 Stat. 2917), is amended by striking ‘‘military judge’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘court-martial’’. 
(I) Section 864(a) (article 64(a)), as amended by section 
5328(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2929), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘(a) (a) IN GENERAL.— 
’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’. 
(J) Subsection (b)(1) of section 865 (article 65), as added 
by section 5329 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 
Stat. 2930), is amended by striking ‘‘section 866(b)(2) of 
this title (article 66(b)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 866(b)(3) 
of this title (article 66(b)(3))’’. 
(K) Subsection (f)(3) of section 866 (article 66), as added 
by section 5330 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 
Stat. 2932), is amended by inserting after ‘‘Court’’ the 
first place it appears the following: ‘‘of Criminal Appeals’’. 
(L) Section 869(c)(1)(A) (article 69(c)(1)(A)), as amended 
by section 5333 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 
Stat. 2935), is further amended by inserting a comma after 
‘‘in part’’. 
(M) Section 882(b) (article 82(b)), as amended by sec-
tion 5403 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 
2939), is further amended by striking ‘‘section 99’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 899’’. 
(N) Section 919a(b) (article 119a(b)), as amended by 
section 5401(13)(B) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 
(130 Stat. 2939), is further amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘928a, 926, and 928’’ and inserting 
‘‘926, 928, and 928a’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘128a 126, and 128’’ and inserting 
‘‘126, 128, and 128a’’. 
(O) Section 920(g)(2) (article 120(g)(2)), as amended 
by section 5430(b) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 
Stat. 2949), is further amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘brest’’ and inserting ‘‘breast’’. 
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(P) Section 928(b)(2) (article 128(b)(2)), as amended 
by section 5441 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 
Stat. 2954), is further amended by striking the comma 
after ‘‘substantial bodily harm’’. 
(Q) Subsection (b)(2) of section 932 (article 132), as 
added by section 5450 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 
(130 Stat. 2957), is amended by striking ‘‘section 1034(h)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1034(j)’’. 
(R) Section 937 (article 137), as amended by section 
5503 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2960), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘(the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice)’’ each place it appears as follows: 
(i) In subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A). 
(ii) In subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A). 
(iii) In subsection (d), in the matter preceding para-
graph (1). 
(2) CROSS-REFERENCES
TO
STALKING.—Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(A) Section 673(a) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘920a, or 920c’’ and inserting ‘‘920c, 
or 930’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘120a, or 120c’’ and inserting ‘‘120c, 
or 130’’. 
(B) Section 674(a) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘920a, 920b, 920c, or 925’’ and 
inserting ‘‘920b, 920c, or 930’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘120a, 120b, 120c, or 125’’ and 
inserting ‘‘120b, 120c, or 130’’. 
(C) Section 1034(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 920 through 920c of this title (articles 120 through 
120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 920, 920b, 920c, or 930 of this title (article 120, 
120b, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)’’. 
(D) Section 1044e(g)(1) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘920a, 920b, 920c, or 925’’ and 
inserting ‘‘920b, 920c, or 930’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘120a, 120b, 120c, or 125’’ and 
inserting ‘‘120b, 120c, or 130’’. 
(3) CROSS-REFERENCE IN TITLE 5.—Section 8312(b)(2)(A) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘article 
106 (spies), or article 106a (espionage)’’ and inserting ‘‘article 
103a (espionage), or article 106 (spies)’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall take effect immediately after the amendments 
made by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public 
Law 114–328) take effect as provided for in section 5542 of 
that Act (130 Stat. 2967). 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2017.—Effective as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein 
as enacted, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 217(a)(2) (130 Stat. 2051) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 821b’’ and inserting ‘‘section 821(b)’’. 
10 USC 
prec. 2301. 
10 USC 131 note. 
10 USC 801 note. 
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(2) Section 233 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note; 130 Stat. 2061) is 
amended in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), by striking ‘‘secre-
taries’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretaries’’. 
(3) Section 728(b)(1) (130 Stat. 2234) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(c)’’ after ‘‘Section 1073b’’. 
(4) Section 805(a)(2) (130 Stat. 2255) is amended by striking 
‘‘The table of chapters for title 10, United States Code, is’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The tables of chapters at the beginning of sub-
title A, and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of title 
10, United States Code, are’’. 
(5) The matter to be inserted by section 824(d)(1)(B) (130 
Stat. 2279) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’. 
(6) Section 833(b)(2)(C) (130 Stat. 2284) is amended— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Section 2330a(j) of title 
10, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 2330a(h) 
of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 
812(d),’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), in the matter proposed to be inserted, 
by striking ‘‘section 2330a(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2330a(h)’’. 
(7) Section 865(b)(2) (130 Stat. 2305) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 2330a(g)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2330a(h)(4)’’. 
(8) Section 893(c) (130 Stat. 2324) is amended by inserting 
‘‘paragraph (2) of’’ after ‘‘is further amended in’’. 
(9) Section 902(b) (130 Stat. 2344) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 151(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 131(b)(5)’’. 
(10) Section 921(c) (130 Stat. 2351) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘The text of’’ the following: ‘‘subsection (a) (after the 
subsection heading)’’. 
(11) Section 1061(c)(23) (130 Stat. 2400) is amended by 
striking ‘‘488(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘488’’. 
(12) Section 1061(i) (130 Stat. 2404) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (23), by striking ‘‘2010 (Public Law 
110–417)’’ and inserting ‘‘2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 
U.S.C. prec. 701 note)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘2009’’. 
(13) Section 1064(b) (130 Stat. 2409) is amended by striking 
‘‘Public Law 113–239’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Law 112–239’’. 
(14) Section 1253(b) (130 Stat. 2532) is amended by striking 
‘‘this subchapter’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘this 
subtitle’’. 
(15) Section 2811(c) (130 Stat. 2716) is amended by striking 
‘‘, and the provisions of law amended by subsections (a) and 
(b) of that section shall be restored as if such section had 
not been enacted into law’’. 
(16) Section 2829E(a) (130 Stat. 2733) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3). 
(17) Section 5225(f) (130 Stat. 2910) is amended by striking 
‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’. 
(18) The table of sections to be inserted by section 5452 
(130 Stat. 2958) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Art.’’ each place it appears, except 
the first place it appears; 
10 USC 
prec. 877. 
10 USC 843 note. 
10 USC 2674. 
10 USC 2687a 
and note, 2802. 
10 USC 301 note. 
10 USC 111 note. 
10 USC 111 note. 
10 USC 153. 
10 USC 131. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
10 USC 2358 
note. 
10 USC 2313a. 
10 USC prec. 
101, prec. 2201. 
10 USC 1073b. 
10 USC 2358 
note. 
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(B) in the item relating to section 887a, by striking 
‘‘Resistence’’ and inserting ‘‘Resistance’’; 
(C) in the item relating to section 908, by striking 
‘‘of the United States–Loss’’ and inserting ‘‘of United 
States–Loss,’’; 
(D) in the item relating to section 909, by striking 
‘‘of the’’ and inserting ‘‘of’’; and 
(E) in the item relating to section 909a, by striking 
the second period at the end. 
(19) The matters to be inserted by section 5541 (130 Stat. 
2965) is amended— 
*(A) by striking ‘‘Art.’’ each place it appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘825.’’ and inserting ‘‘825a.’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘830.’’ and inserting ‘‘830a.’’. 
(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2016.—Effective as of November 25, 2015, and as if included therein 
as enacted, section 574 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 831) is amended 
by striking ‘‘1785 note’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘1788 
note’’. 
(f) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, and as if included therein 
as enacted, section 1044(a)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3493) 
is amended by striking ‘‘October 28’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30’’. 
(g) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2011.—Effective as of January 7, 2011, and as if included therein 
as enacted, section 896(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–398; 124 
Stat. 4315) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subchapter II of chapter’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘subchapter’’. 
(h) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2009.—Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417), as 
amended by section 1205(c)(2) of Public Law 112–81 (125 Stat. 
1623), is further amended by striking the second period at the 
end of the first sentence. 
(i) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2004.—Section 1022(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 271 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 1004(j)’’ and all that follows through 
the end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘section 284(i) of title 
10, United States Code’’. 
(j) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE BY THIS 
ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions 
of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by this 
section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before 
any such amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
* Note: Citations in Sec. 1801(d)(19)(A) for title 10, United States Code: 10 USC prec. 807, 
prec. 822, prec. 830, prec. 838, prec. 855, prec. 859, prec. 935, prec. 941. 
10 USC 101 note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2501. 
10 USC 2508. 
10 USC 2501 
note. 
10 USC 2642. 
10 USC 2642 
note. 
10 USC 1788 
note. 
10 USC 1788 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 830. 
10 USC 
prec. 822. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1082. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVI-
SIONS OF LAW TO CIVILIAN JUDGES OF THE UNITED 
STATES COURT OF MILITARY COMMISSION REVIEW. 
Section 950f(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of sections 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 
of title 18, the term ‘special Government employee’ shall include 
a judge of the Court appointed under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) A person appointed as a judge of the Court under para-
graph (3) shall be considered to be an officer or employee of the 
United States with respect to such person’s status as a judge, 
but only during periods in which such person is performing the 
duties of such a judge. Any provision of law that prohibits or 
limits the political or business activities of an employee of the 
United States shall only apply to such a judge during such periods.’’. 
SEC. 1083. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CONVER-
SION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) 
POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS. 
(a) REVISED REDUCTION.—Section 1053(a)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 10 U.S.C. 10216 note), as amended by section 1084(a)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2421), is further amended by striking 
‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘12.6 percent’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1084(a)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2421), is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’. 
SEC. 1084. NATIONAL GUARD ACCESSIBILITY TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ISSUED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Commander 
of United States Northern Command, and the Commander of United 
States Pacific Command, shall conduct an efficiency and effective-
ness review of the governance structure, coordination processes, 
documentation, and timing and deadline requirements stipulated 
in Department of Defense Policy Memorandum 15-002, entitled 
‘‘Guidance for the Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems’’ 
and dated February 17, 2015. In conducting the review, the Sec-
retary shall take into account information and data points provided 
by State governors and State adjutant generals in assessing the 
efficiency and effectiveness of accessing Department of Defense 
issued unmanned aircraft systems for State and National Guard 
operations. 
(b) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the completion of the review required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall submit the review to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1085. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Naval aviation was born in the United States when 
Eugene Ely launched from the deck of a United States Navy 
ship on November 14, 1910, in a Curtiss Model D. 
10 USC 10216 
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(2) In 1915, Cpt. Henry C. Mustin made the first catapult 
launch aboard a ship underway in a Curtiss Model AB-2, begin-
ning a century of technological advancements that have led 
to today’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. 
(3) In 1924, Lt. Dixie Kiefer made the first night catapult 
launch in a Vought UO-1 in San Diego harbor. 
(4) The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enter-
prise (CVN 65), was commissioned in 1961, ushering in a 
new era of the world’s most dominant and capable warships. 
(5) In 2013, aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 
73) provided humanitarian assistance, medical supplies, food, 
and water to the victims in the Republic of the Philippines 
of Super Typhoon Haiyan, once again demonstrating the 
versatility of aircraft carriers for combat, diplomatic, and 
humanitarian operations. 
(6) In 2017, the first of the next generation of aircraft 
carriers, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), was commissioned, 
marking a continuation of the innovative naval aviation spirit, 
technological advancement, and war fighting capabilities of air-
craft carriers. 
(7) For over 70 years, aircraft carriers have been employed 
in every major and many smaller conflicts, including World 
War II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Lebanon, Libya, Operation 
Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the fight against ter-
rorism. 
(8) The United States Navy’s aircraft carriers are a corner-
stone of the Nation’s ability to project its power and strength. 
(9) When aircraft carriers sail the globe they are a state-
ment of national purpose and a symbol of the Nation’s indus-
trial strength, competitive edge, and economic prosperity. 
(10) Aircraft carriers are 4.5 acres of sovereign United 
States territory enabling the Nation to reduce its dependency 
on other nations while it pursues its national security interests. 
(11) Aircraft carriers enable the United States Armed 
Forces to carry out operations from international waters, often 
obviating the need to obtain fly-over rights and land-base rights 
from other nations. 
(12) Aircraft carriers are modern, mobile United States 
military bases complete with airfield, hospital, and communica-
tions systems from which the United States can strike at its 
enemies. 
(13) Over 90 percent of world trade is moved by sea, 
including much of the world’s gas and oil supply, and aircraft 
carriers patrol vital regions of the world to keep shipping 
lanes open and protect the interests of the United States and 
its allies. 
(14) There are more than 2,450 companies in 48 States 
and over 364 congressional districts, and more than 13,100 
shipbuilders, who proudly contribute to the construction and 
maintenance of these complex and technologically advanced 
ships. 
(15) Thousands of members of the United States Armed 
Forces have served the Nation aboard aircraft carriers in war, 
peace, and times of crisis. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) United States aircraft carriers are premier sea-based 
power projection platforms and have served the Nation’s 
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interests in times of war and peace, adapting to the immediate 
and ever-changing nature of the world for over 90 years; and 
(2) aircraft carrier contributions and heritage should be 
celebrated. 
SEC. 1086. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE UNITED STATES 
NAVY SEABEES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On March 5, 1942, Navy Construction Force personnel, 
known as the ‘‘Seabees’’, were officially established by the Navy 
Department. 
(2) The purpose of the Navy Seabees is to build, maintain, 
and support base infrastructure in remote locations for the 
Navy and Marine Corps, while simultaneously being capable 
of engaging in combat operations. 
(3) The Navy Seabees dual-role is exemplified by the Seabee 
motto Construimus, Batuimus: We Build, We Fight. 
(4) Throughout their history, the Navy Seabees have 
answered the call of duty to protect the United States and 
its democratic values both in times of war and peace. 
(5) The Navy Seabees support United States national secu-
rity at Navy fleet and combatant commands worldwide, through 
the construction, both on land and underwater, of bases, air-
fields, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. 
(6) The Navy Seabees and their families have demonstrated 
unmatched courage and dedication to sacrifice for the United 
States, from service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam 
to the recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. 
(7) The Navy Seabees exhibit honor, personal courage, and 
commitment as they sacrifice their personal comfort to keep 
the United States safe from threats. 
(8) The Navy Seabees continue to display strength, profes-
sionalism, and bravery in the all-volunteer force. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—Congress recognizes the United 
States Navy Seabees and the Navy personnel who comprise the 
construction force for the Navy and the Marine Corps as critical 
elements 
in 
deterring 
conflict, 
overcoming 
aggression, 
and 
rebuilding democratic institutions. 
SEC. 1087. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL TO THE CREW OF THE 
APOLLO I LAUNCH TEST ACCIDENT AT ARLINGTON 
NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
Subject to applicable requirements of section 2409(b)(2)(E) of 
title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the Advisory 
Committee on Arlington National Cemetery, shall authorize the 
construction, at an appropriate place in Arlington National Ceme-
tery, Virginia, of a memorial marker honoring the three members 
of the crew of the Apollo I who died during a launch rehearsal 
test on January 27, 1967, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The memorial 
may not be constructed in a location that is otherwise suitable 
as an interment site. 
SEC. 1088. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENGAGEMENT WITH COVERED 
NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES. 
(a) REVIEW OF CURRENT GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
10 USC 113 note. 
38 USC 2409 
note. 
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and the Secretary of State shall jointly conduct a review of the 
guidance of the Department of Defense applicable to Department 
of Defense engagements with covered non-Federal entities. 
(b) ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.—If the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State determine pursuant to the review under 
subsection (a) that additional guidance is required in connection 
with Department of Defense engagements with covered non-Federal 
entities, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, shall, by not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, issue such additional guidance 
as the Secretaries consider appropriate in light of the review. Any 
such additional guidance shall be consistent with— 
(1) applicable law, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act; 
(2) Department of Defense guidance with respect to solicita-
tion and preferential treatment, as in effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, including such guidance specified 
in the Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulations; and 
(3) the principle that the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development are the 
principal United States agencies with primary responsibility 
for providing and coordinating humanitarian and economic 
assistance. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 150 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a briefing on the findings 
of the review required under subsection (a). 
(d) COVERED NON-FEDERAL ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered non-Federal entity’’ means an organization that— 
(1) is based in the United States; 
(2) has an independent board of directors and is subject 
to independent financial audits; 
(3) is substantially privately-funded; 
(4) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
of such Code; 
(5) provides international assistance; and 
(6) has a stated mission of supporting United States mili-
tary missions abroad. 
SEC. 1089. PRIZE COMPETITION TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE OF PHYSIO-
LOGICAL EPISODES ON NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND AIR 
FORCE TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the authority of section 2374a of title 
10, United States Code, and section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, the 
Secretary of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, 
and the heads of any other appropriate Federal agencies that have 
experience in prize competitions, and when appropriate, in coordina-
tion with private organizations, may establish a prize competition 
designed to accelerate identification of the root cause or causes 
of, or find solutions to, physiological episodes experienced in Navy, 
Marine Corps, and Air Force training and operational aircraft. 
10 USC 2374a 
note. 
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(b) EVALUATION OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary of Defense, or 
the Secretary’s designee, shall select the person or persons to con-
duct the competition authorized in subsection (a) and evaluate 
any submissions. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not exercise 
the authority under subsection (a) before the date that is 15 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to congres-
sional defense committees certification in writing that the use of 
the authority will not compromise classified information, propri-
etary information, or intellectual property. 
SEC. 1090. PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
IN RESPONSE TO CYBERSECURITY EVENTS. 
(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—If the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives (or the Speaker’s designee), with the concurrence 
of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives (or the 
Minority Leader’s designee), determines that a cybersecurity event 
has occurred and that containing, mitigating, or resolving the event 
exceeds the resources of the House of Representatives, then notwith-
standing any other provision of law or any rule, regulation, or 
executive order— 
(1) the Speaker may request assistance in responding to 
the event from the head of any Executive department, military 
department, or independent establishment; 
(2) not later than 24 hours after receiving the request, 
the head of the department or establishment shall begin to 
provide appropriate assistance in response to the incident, 
including (if necessary) restoring the information systems of 
the House to an operational state which allows for the continu-
ation of the legislative process and for Members, officers, and 
employees of the House to continue to meet their official and 
representational duties; and 
(3) such assistance shall be provided without reimburse-
ment by the House of Representatives. 
(b) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The assistance provided to the Speaker 
by the head of a department or establishment under this section 
may consist only of a type that the head of the department 
or establishment is authorized under law to provide to the 
department or establishment, another Executive department, 
military department, or independent establishment, or a private 
entity. 
(2) CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OR ESTABLISHMENT 
AND
HOUSE
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS.—In providing assistance 
under this section— 
(A) personnel of a department or establishment may 
not log onto the information systems of the House without 
the authorization of the Speaker (or the Speaker’s des-
ignee); and 
(B) personnel of a department or establishment may 
provide the House with access to technological support 
services of the department or establishment, including by 
authorizing personnel or systems of the House to connect 
with and operate services or programs of the department 
or establishment with guidance from subject matter experts 
of the department or establishment. 
(c) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
2 USC 5510. 
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(1) TERMINATION UPON NOTICE FROM SPEAKER.—After initi-
ating assistance under this section, the head of the department 
or establishment shall continue providing assistance until the 
Speaker (or Speaker’s designee) notifies the head of the depart-
ment or establishment that the cybersecurity incident has 
terminated and that it is no longer necessary for the depart-
ment or establishment to provide post-incident assistance. 
(2) REMOVAL OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 
receiving notice from the Speaker under paragraph (1), the 
head of the department or establishment shall ensure that 
any technological support services or programs of the depart-
ment or establishment are removed from the information sys-
tems of the House, and that personnel of the department or 
establishment are no longer monitoring such systems. 
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING STANDARDS.—In providing 
assistance under this section, the head of the Executive department, 
military department, or independent establishment shall meet the 
requirements of section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31). 
(e) NO EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.— 
Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the authority 
of an Executive department, military department, or independent 
establishment to provide any support, including cybersecurity sup-
port, to the House of Representatives under any other law, rule, 
or regulation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, each of the terms ‘‘Executive 
department’’, ‘‘military department’’, and ‘‘independent establish-
ment’’ has the meaning given such term in chapter 1 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1091. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO CORPORATION FOR 
THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS 
SAFETY. 
(a) TRANSFER REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the 
Secretary of the Army shall transfer surplus caliber .45 M1911/ 
M1911A1 pistols described in paragraph (2) to the Corporation 
for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety in 
accordance with this section. 
(2) PISTOLS DESCRIBED.—The pistols described in this para-
graph are surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and spare 
parts and related accessories for those pistols that, on the 
date of the enactment of this section, are under the control 
of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the 
Department of the Army. 
(3) NUMBER TO BE TRANSFERRED.— 
(A) TOTAL NUMBER.—For any fiscal year, a total of 
not more than 10,000 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 
pistols may be transferred to the Corporation under this 
section and section 40728 of title 36, United States Code. 
(B) FISCAL YEAR 2018.—For fiscal year 2018, not less 
than 8,000 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols shall 
be transferred to the Corporation pursuant to this section. 
(4) TERMS OF TRANSFERS.—Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and 
(g) of section 40728 of title 36, United States Code, shall apply 
to a transfer under this section in the same manner such 
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subsections apply to transfers of firearms under such section 
40728. 
(5) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b)(1), subchapter II of chapter 407 of title 36, United 
States Code, shall apply with respect to firearms transferred 
under this section. 
(b) SUSPENSION OF DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period described in paragraph 
(2), the Secretary of the Army may only transfer surplus caliber 
.45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the Corporation under the 
authority of this section and may not transfer such pistols 
to such Corporation under section 40728 of title 36, United 
States Code. 
(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in this para-
graph is the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on the earlier of the following dates: 
(A) The date that is 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020. 
(B) June 1, 2020. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL
OF PILOT PROGRAM
FOR TRANSFER 
OF PISTOLS.—Section 1087 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1012) 
is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c). 
(d) REPORTS ON TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year during which the 
Secretary transfers surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report detailing the transfer and sale of such pistols during 
such fiscal year. A report under this paragraph for a fiscal 
year shall be submitted not later than 5 days after the budget 
of the President for the subsequent fiscal year is submitted 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the 
report— 
(A) the number of surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 
pistols transferred to the Corporation under subsection (a); 
(B) the number of such pistols sold by the Corporation; 
and 
(C) to the extent feasible based on the information 
available to the Secretary, information on any crimes com-
mitted using any such pistols transferred to or sold by 
the Corporation. 
(e) EVALUATION OF CORPORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
enter into an agreement with a Federally funded research 
and development center with relevant expertise to conduct an 
evaluation of the Corporation for the Promotion for Rifle Prac-
tice and Firearms Safety for the purpose of assessing future 
transfers of excess firearms to the Corporation. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation required under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Civilian 
Marksmanship Program, including an examination of the 
functions and activities of the Program, as described in 
36 USC 40728 
note. 
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section 40722 of title 36, United States Code, that support 
the mission of the Program. 
(B) A comparison the Civilian Marksmanship Program 
to similar organizations that offer instruction in marksman-
ship, firearm practice and safety, and opportunities for 
marksmanship competitions. 
(C) An evaluation of benefits the Army receives from 
the Civilian Marksmanship Program relative to the 
resources the Army provides to the Program. 
(D) An assessment of present and prospective funding 
models to support a transition to self-sustainment, 
including opportunities for non-Federal resources. 
(E) An assessment of the costs and profits associated 
with the transfer of excess firearms from the Army to 
the Civilian Marksmanship Program (including the costs 
associated with the storage, inspection, and, refurbishment 
of such firearms), which shall be determined with respect 
to surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A pistols using data 
from a minimum of 8,000 sales transactions. 
(F) Any other matters the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the evaluation by not later than January 1, 2019, and shall 
provide interim briefings upon request. 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEWS.— 
(1) CONCURRENT REVIEW OF CORPORTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the Federally 
funded research and development center conducts the 
evaluation under subsection (d), the Comptroller General 
shall conduct a review of the Corporation for the Promotion 
for Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The review required under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following elements: 
(i) A review of whether the procedures relating 
to sales of surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A pistols 
covered by the evaluation were conducted in accordance 
with applicable Federal laws. 
(ii) A review of the business operations of the 
Civilian Marksmanship Program in comparison to the 
business operations of other Federally chartered 
organizations. 
(iii) An evaluation of any authorities or agreements 
governing the relationship between the Army and the 
Program. 
(iv) An assessment of the financial operations of 
the Civilian Marksmanship Program, including how 
the Program’s endowment is funded by the proceeds 
from sales of excess weapons transferred to the Pro-
gram from the Army. 
(v) An assessment of the costs and profits associ-
ated with the transfer of excess firearms from the 
Army to the Civilian Marksmanship Program, which 
shall be determined with respect to surplus caliber 
.45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols using data from a min-
imum of 8,000 sales transactions. 
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(vi) Any other matters the Comptroller General 
determines are relevant. 
(C) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the review required by subparagraph (A) by 
not later than January 1, 2019. 
(2) REVIEW OF FFRDC REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall con-
duct a review of the report submitted under subsection 
(d)(3). 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the Sec-
retary of the Army submits the report required under sub-
section (d)(3), the Comptroller General shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
preliminary results of the review required by paragraph 
(1). 
(C) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the Sec-
retary submits such report, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the findings and recommendations of the Comp-
troller General pursuant to the review required by para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 1092. COLLABORATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINIS-
TRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
(a) COLLABORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration and the Secretary of Defense may collabo-
rate on sense-and-avoid capabilities for unmanned aircraft sys-
tems. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The collaboration described in paragraph 
(1) may include, as appropriate, the following: 
(A) 
Sharing 
information 
on 
safely 
integrating 
unmanned aircraft systems and manned aircraft in the 
national airspace system. 
(B) The development of civil standards, policies, and 
procedures for the Federal Aviation Administration for inte-
grating unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace 
system by leveraging the historical and current testing, 
training, and operational experiences of the Department 
of Defense, particularly the Air Force, of unmanned flight 
operations 
(C) Informing stakeholders about— 
(i) the development of airborne and ground-based 
sense-and-avoid capabilities for unmanned aircraft sys-
tems; and 
(ii) research and development on unmanned air-
craft systems, especially with respect to matters 
involving human factors, information assurance, and 
security. 
(b) PARTICIPATION BY FAA IN DOD ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration may participate, and provide assistance 
to the Secretary of Defense for activities during the test and 
evaluation efforts of the Department of Defense, including the 
49 USC 40101 
note. 
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Air Force, relating to airborne and ground-based sense-and- 
avoid capabilities for unmanned aircraft systems. 
(2) PARTICIPATION
THROUGH
TEST
SITES.—Participation 
under paragraph (1) may include provision of assistance 
through Department of Defense unmanned aircraft systems 
test sites or a Federal Aviation Administration test range. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft 
system’’ and ‘‘test range’’ have the meaning given such terms in 
section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
(d) RESTORATION OF RULES FOR REGISTRATION AND MARKING 
OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.—The rules adopted by the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration in the matter of registration 
and marking requirements for small unmanned aircraft (FAA-2015- 
7396; published on December 16, 2015) that were vacated by the 
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
in Taylor v. Huerta (No. 15-1495; decided on May 19, 2017) shall 
be restored to effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1093. CARRIAGE OF CERTAIN PROGRAMMING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘local commercial television station’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 614(h) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(h)); 
(2) the term ‘‘multichannel video programming distributor’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 602 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522); 
(3) the term ‘‘qualified noncommercial educational tele-
vision station’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
615(l) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 535(l)); 
(4) the term ‘‘retransmission consent’’ means the authority 
granted to a multichannel video programming distributor under 
section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
325(b)) to retransmit the signal of a television broadcast station; 
and 
(5) the term ‘‘television broadcast station’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 76.66(a) of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(b) CARRIAGE
OF CERTAIN CONTENT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a multichannel video programming dis-
tributor may not be directly or indirectly required, including as 
a condition of obtaining retransmission consent, to— 
(1) carry non-incidental video content from a local commer-
cial television station, qualified noncommercial educational tele-
vision station, or television broadcast station to the extent 
that such content is owned, controlled, or financed (in whole 
or in part) by the Government of the Russian Federation; 
or 
(2) lease, or otherwise make available, channel capacity 
to any person for the provision of video programming that 
is owned, controlled, or financed (in whole or in part) by the 
Government of the Russian Federation. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed as applying to the editorial use by a local commercial 
television station, qualified noncommercial educational television 
station, or television broadcast station of programming that is 
47 USC 537a. 
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owned, controlled, or financed (in whole or in part) by the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation. 
SEC. 1094. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTRE-
MISM. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2018, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on a comprehensive, interagency national strategy for coun-
tering violent extremism. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive, interagency national 
strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following 
elements: 
(A) Identification of the interagency tools for combating 
and countering violent extremism, including— 
(i) countering violent extremist messaging and 
ideological support; 
(ii) combating violent extremist financing, intel-
ligence gathering, and cooperation; 
(iii) law enforcement activities, sanctions, counter-
terrorism, and counterintelligence activities; 
(iv) support to civil-society groups, commercial 
entities, allies, and counter radicalization activities; 
and 
(v) support by the Armed Forces of the United 
States to combat violent extremism. 
(B) Use of, coordination with, or liaison to international 
partners, non-governmental organizations, or commercial 
entities that support United States policy goals in coun-
tering violent extremist ideologies and organizations. 
(C) Synchronization processes for the use of inter-
agency tools to combat violent extremism, including the 
roles and responsibilities of the Global Engagement Center, 
as well as the National Security Council in coordinating 
the interagency tools. 
(D) Recommendations for improving coordination 
between Federal Government agencies, as well as with 
State, local, international, and non-governmental entities. 
(E) Other matters as the President considers appro-
priate. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the submission of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Presi-
dent shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 
assessment of the strategy, including— 
(1) the status of implementation of the strategy; 
(2) progress toward the achievement of benchmarks or 
implementation of any recommendations; and 
(3) any changes to the strategy since such submission. 
(c) FORM.—The report and assessment required by this section 
shall each be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, 
Appropriations, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
and the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, 
Appropriations, Homeland Security, and the Judiciary and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1095. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WORLD WAR I. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States declared war against Germany on 
April 6, 1917, to redress wrongs, including Germany’s resump-
tion of unrestricted submarine warfare, violation of United 
States neutrality, meddling in Mexican affairs, and denial of 
freedom of the seas to nonbelligerent nations. 
(2) The United States associated itself with the allied 
powers of the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth, France 
and its colonies, Russia, Italy, and Japan to defeat the German 
Empire. 
(3) The United States Army, consisting of the Regular 
Army, National Guard, and Reserve Corps, with the addition 
of volunteers and the draftees of the National Army, underwent 
a transformation from a frontier constabulary and coastal 
defense force to a modern land warfare force. 
(4) Early 20th century military and technological advances 
resulted in the incorporation of motor transport, aviation, anti- 
aircraft artillery, tanks, chemical weapons, submarines and 
anti-submarine warfare, underwater mines, and other innova-
tions into the military arsenal of the United States. 
(5) The need to quickly build a military strength of four 
million soldiers and half a million sailors required the mobiliza-
tion of the human resources of the United States, during which 
members of diverse ethnic groups, races, and creeds, both 
native-born and immigrant, forged a new American identity. 
(6) The United States Army maintained its defense of 
American seacoasts, southern border, and overseas possessions, 
while the Army American Expeditionary Forces arrived in 
Europe in June 1917 and deployed for combat operations in 
October. 
(7) By the end of World War I, almost 2,000,000 members 
of the Army served overseas in the American Expeditionary 
Forces. 
(8) During World War I, the United States Navy increased 
in strength from approximately 67,000 sailors and marines 
to approximately 500,000 sailors and marines by the war’s 
end, and the size of the Navy increased from around 200 
ships at the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914, to 342 vessels 
by the time the United States entered the war, and 774 vessels 
by the day of the Armistice 
(9) The Navy operated in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, 
and the North and Mediterranean Seas in cooperation with 
allied navies. 
(10) The Navy began the fight against the German U- 
boat menace by first dispatching 34 destroyers stationed specifi-
cally for such purpose, which by war’s end grew to 110 total 
destroyers 
(11) Navy vessels escorted troop transports carrying 
1,250,000 passengers and escorted supply transports carrying 
27 percent of all cargo shipped to Europe. 
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(12) The Navy deployed five batteries of large-caliber battle-
ship guns mounted on railroad trains to France for service 
as long-range artillery for the Army. 
(13) The United States Coast Guard transferred to the 
operational control of the Navy and augmented that service 
with officers and sailors, vessels of all types, and shore stations. 
(14) The United States Marine Corps, with an eventual 
wartime strength of 53,000 officers and men, detached the 
5th and 6th regiments and a machine gun battalion to con-
stitute an infantry brigade integrated into the Army’s 2d Divi-
sion for service in France. 
(15) On July 4, 1917, Colonel Charles E. Stanton, one 
of the officers on the staff of General John Pershing, commander 
of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, famously 
announced the commitment of the United States to the fight 
when Colonel Stanton proclaimed upon his arrival in France, 
‘‘Lafayette, we are here!’’. 
(16) Whereas the American Expeditionary Forces formed 
three field armies, nine corps and 43 divisions, plus various 
units of the Services of Supply. 
(17) The American Expeditionary Forces suffered 255,000 
casualties and over 50,000 non-battle casualties while partici-
pating in 13 named campaigns in World War I. 
(18) Participation in World War I resulted in the completion 
of a period of reform and professionalism that transformed 
the Armed Forces from a small dispersed organization to a 
modern industrialized fighting force capable of global reach 
and influence. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) honors the memory of the fallen heroes who wore the 
uniform of the United States Armed Forces during World War 
I; 
(2) commends the Unites States Armed Forces for pre-
serving and protecting the interests of the United States during 
World War I; 
(3) commends the brave members of the United States 
Armed Forces for their courage while preserving the founding 
principles of the United States at home and abroad during 
World War I; 
(4) commends the brave members of the United States 
Armed Forces for preserving and protecting the sea lanes of 
commerce and communications during World War I that 
ensured the continued prosperity of the United States; 
(5) celebrates and congratulates the United States Army, 
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard during the 
commemoration of the centennial of World War I for a job 
well done; and 
(6) calls on all people of the United States to join in 
the commemoration of the centennial of World War I in events 
throughout the United States and overseas. 
SEC. 1096. NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF TERMS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. 
(a) REQUEST
OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.—At the request 
of the Chairman, in coordination with the Ranking Member, of 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate or the House 
of Representatives or the Chairman, in coordination with the 
10 USC 113 note. 
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Ranking Member, of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
or the House of Representatives, the Secretary of Defense shall 
make available (in an appropriate manner with respect to classified 
or other protected information) to the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of the requesting committee a settlement agreement 
(including a consent decree) in any civil action in a court of com-
petent jurisdiction involving the Department of Defense, a military 
department, or a Defense Agency. 
(b) PROVISION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure the settlement agreement 
is provided to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the requesting 
committee, including by making any necessary requests to a court 
with competent jurisdiction over the settlement. 
SEC. 1097. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) ADEQUATE ACCESS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INFORMATION.— 
Section 1212(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Special 
Counsel, in carrying out this subchapter, is authorized to— 
‘‘(i) have timely access to all records, data, reports, audits, 
reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other mate-
rial available to the applicable agency that relate to an inves-
tigation, review, or inquiry conducted under— 
‘‘(I) section 1213, 1214, 1215, or 1216 of this title; 
or 
‘‘(II) section 4324(a) of title 38; 
‘‘(ii) request from any agency the information or assistance 
that may be necessary for the Special Counsel to carry out 
the duties and responsibilities of the Special Counsel under 
this subchapter; and 
‘‘(iii) require, during an investigation, review, or inquiry 
of an agency, the agency to provide to the Special Counsel 
any record or other information that relates to an investigation, 
review, or inquiry conducted under— 
‘‘(I) section 1213, 1214, 1215, or 1216 of this title; 
or 
‘‘(II) section 4324(a) of title 38. 
‘‘(B)(i) The authorization of the Special Counsel under subpara-
graph (A) shall not apply with respect to any entity that is an 
element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003), unless the 
Special Counsel is investigating, or otherwise carrying out activities 
relating to the enforcement of, an action under subchapter III 
of chapter 73. 
‘‘(ii) An Inspector General may withhold from the Special 
Counsel material described in subparagraph (A) if the Inspector 
General determines that the material contains information derived 
from, or pertaining to, intelligence activities. 
‘‘(iii) The Attorney General or an Inspector General may with-
hold from the Special Counsel material described in subparagraph 
(A) if— 
‘‘(I)(aa) disclosing the material could reasonably be expected 
to interfere with a criminal investigation or prosecution that 
is ongoing as of the date on which the Special Counsel submits 
a request for the material; or 
‘‘(bb) the material— 
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‘‘(AA) may not be disclosed pursuant to a court order; 
or 
‘‘(BB) has been filed under seal under section 3730 
of title 31; and 
‘‘(II) the Attorney General or the Inspector General, as 
applicable, submits to the Special Counsel a written report 
that describes— 
‘‘(aa) the material being withheld; and 
‘‘(bb) the reason that the material is being withheld. 
‘‘(C)(i) A claim of common law privilege by an agency, or an 
officer or employee of an agency, shall not prevent the Special 
Counsel from obtaining any material described in subparagraph 
(A)(i) with respect to the agency. 
‘‘(ii) The submission of material described in subparagraph 
(A)(i) by an agency to the Special Counsel may not be deemed 
to waive any assertion of privilege by the agency against a non- 
Federal entity or against an individual in any other proceeding. 
‘‘(iii) With respect to any record or other information made 
available to the Special Counsel by an agency under subparagraph 
(A), the Special Counsel may only disclose the record or information 
for a purpose that is in furtherance of any authority provided 
to the Special Counsel under this subchapter. 
‘‘(6) The Special Counsel shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and each committee of Congress with jurisdic-
tion over the applicable agency a report regarding any case of 
contumacy or failure to comply with a request submitted by the 
Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A).’’. 
(b) INFORMATION ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 2307 of chapter 23 of title 5, 
United States Code, and the item related to such section 
in the table of sections for such chapter, is repealed. 
(B) INFORMATION ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.— 
Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by— 
(i) redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘new employee’ means an individual— 
‘‘(i) appointed to a position as an employee on or after 
the date of enactment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) who has not previously served as an employee; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘whistleblower protections’ means the protec-
tions against and remedies for a prohibited personnel practice 
described in paragraph (8) or subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), 
or (D) of paragraph (9) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The head of each agency shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(A) preventing prohibited personnel practices; 
‘‘(B) complying with and enforcing applicable civil service 
laws, rules, and regulations and other aspects of personnel 
management; and 
‘‘(C) ensuring, in consultation with the Special Counsel 
and the Inspector General of the agency, that employees of 
5 USC 
prec. 2301. 
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the agency are informed of the rights and remedies available 
to the employees under this chapter and chapter 12, including— 
‘‘(i) information with respect to whistleblower protec-
tions available to new employees during a probationary 
period; 
‘‘(ii) the role of the Office of Special Counsel and the 
Merit Systems Protection Board with respect to whistle-
blower protections; and 
‘‘(iii) the means by which, with respect to information 
that is otherwise required by law or Executive order to 
be kept classified in the interest of national defense or 
the conduct of foreign affairs, an employee may make a 
lawful disclosure of the information to— 
‘‘(I) the Special Counsel; 
‘‘(II) the Inspector General of an agency; 
‘‘(III) Congress; or 
‘‘(IV) another employee of the agency who is des-
ignated to receive such a disclosure. 
‘‘(3) The head of each agency shall ensure that the information 
described in paragraph (2) is provided to each new employee of 
the agency not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
new employee is appointed. 
‘‘(4) The head of each agency shall make available information 
regarding whistleblower protections applicable to employees of the 
agency on the public website of the agency and on any online 
portal that is made available only to employees of the agency, 
if such portal exists. 
‘‘(5) Any employee to whom the head of an agency delegates 
authority for any aspect of personnel management shall, within 
the limits of the scope of the delegation, be responsible for the 
activities described in paragraph (2).’’. 
(2) INFORMATION ON APPEAL RIGHTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any notice provided to an employee 
under section 7503(b)(1), section 7513(b)(1), or section 
7543(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, shall include 
detailed information with respect to— 
(i) the right of the employee to appeal an action 
brought under the applicable section; 
(ii) the forums in which the employee may file 
an appeal described in clause (i); and 
(iii) any limitations on the rights of the employee 
that would apply because of the forum in which the 
employee decides to file an appeal. 
(B) DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION.—The information 
described in subparagraph (A) shall be developed by the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in con-
sultation with the Special Counsel, the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission. 
(3) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 4505a(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 2302(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 2302(d)’’. 
(B) Section 5755(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 2302(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 2302(d)’’. 
5 USC 7503 note. 
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(C) Section 110(b)(2) of the Whistleblower Protection 
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 2302(e)(1) or (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2302(f)(1) or (2)’’. 
(D) Section 1217(d)(3) of the Panama Canal Act of 
1979 (22 U.S.C. 3657(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2302(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2302(d)’’. 
(E) Section 1233(b) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 
(22 U.S.C. 3673(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2302(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2302(d)’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER PROVISIONS.— 
(1) PROHIBITED
PERSONNEL
PRACTICES.—Section 2302 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(9)(C), by inserting ‘‘(or any other 
component responsible for internal investigation or review)’’ 
after ‘‘Inspector General’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(II) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(III) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
following: 
‘‘(F) the disclosure was made before the date on which 
the individual was appointed or applied for appointment 
to a position; or’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) If a disclosure is made during the normal course of 
duties of an employee, the principal job function of whom 
is to regularly investigate and disclose wrongdoing (referred 
to in this paragraph as the ‘disclosing employee’), the disclosure 
shall not be excluded from subsection (b)(8) if the disclosing 
employee demonstrates that an employee who has the authority 
to take, direct other individuals to take, recommend, or approve 
any personnel action with respect to the disclosing employee 
took, failed to take, or threatened to take or fail to take a 
personnel action with respect to the disclosing employee in 
reprisal for the disclosure made by the disclosing employee.’’. 
(2) EXPLANATIONS FOR FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION.—Section 
1213 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘15 days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘45 days’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Any such report’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Any report required under subsection 
(c) or paragraph (5) of this subsection’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of any report that the head of an agency 
is required to submit under subsection (c), the Special Counsel 
shall review the report and determine whether— 
‘‘(A) the findings of the head of the agency appear 
reasonable; and 
‘‘(B) if the Special Counsel requires the head of the 
agency to submit a supplemental report under paragraph 
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(5), the reports submitted by the head of the agency collec-
tively contain the information required under subsection 
(d).’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘agency report 
received pursuant to subsection (c) of this section’’ and 
inserting ‘‘report submitted to the Special Counsel by 
the head of an agency under subsection (c) or para-
graph (5) of this subsection’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) If, after conducting a review of a report under para-
graph (2), the Special Counsel concludes that the Special 
Counsel requires additional information or documentation to 
determine whether the report submitted by the head of an 
agency is reasonable and sufficient, the Special Counsel may 
request that the head of the agency submit a supplemental 
report— 
‘‘(A) containing the additional information or docu-
mentation identified by the Special Counsel; and 
‘‘(B) that the head of the agency shall submit to the 
Special Counsel within a period of time specified by the 
Special Counsel.’’. 
(3) TRANSFER REQUESTS DURING STAYS.— 
(A) PRIORITY GRANTED.—Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) If the Board grants a stay under subparagraph 
(A), the head of the agency employing the employee who 
is the subject of the action shall give priority to a request 
for a transfer submitted by the employee.’’. 
(B) PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES.—Section 1221 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (k); and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) If the Board grants a stay under subsection (c) and the 
employee who is the subject of the action is in probationary status, 
the head of the agency employing the employee shall give priority 
to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee.’’. 
(4) RETALIATORY INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 1214 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The Special Counsel may petition the Board to order correc-
tive action, including fees, costs, or damages reasonably incurred 
by an employee due to an investigation of the employee by an 
agency, if the investigation by an agency was commenced, expanded, 
or extended in retaliation for a disclosure or protected activity 
described in section 2302(b)(8) or subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), 
or (D) of section 2302(b)(9), without regard to whether a personnel 
action, as defined in section 2302(a)(2)(A), is taken.’’. 
(d) PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS AS CRITERIA IN PERFORM-
ANCE APPRAISALS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEMS.—Section 4302 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
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‘‘(b)(1) The head of each agency, in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Special 
Counsel, shall develop criteria that— 
‘‘(A) the head of the agency shall use as a critical element 
for establishing the job requirements of a supervisory employee; 
and 
‘‘(B) promote the protection of whistleblowers. 
‘‘(2) The criteria required under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) principles for the protection of whistleblowers, such 
as the degree to which supervisory employees— 
‘‘(i) respond constructively when employees of the 
agency make disclosures described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of section 2302(b)(8); 
‘‘(ii) take responsible actions to resolve the disclosures 
described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) foster an environment in which employees of the 
agency feel comfortable making disclosures described in 
clause (i) to supervisory employees or other appropriate 
authorities; and 
‘‘(B) for each supervisory employee— 
‘‘(i) whether the agency entered into an agreement 
with an individual who alleged that the supervisory 
employee committed a prohibited personnel practice; and 
‘‘(ii) if the agency entered into an agreement described 
in clause (i), the number of instances in which the agency 
entered into such an agreement with respect to the super-
visory employee. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘agency’ means any entity the employees 
of which are covered under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 
2302(b), without regard to whether any other provision of this 
section is applicable to the entity; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘prohibited personnel practice’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2302(a)(1); 
‘‘(C) the term ‘supervisory employee’ means an employee 
who would be a supervisor, as defined in section 7103(a), if 
the agency employing the employee was an agency for purposes 
of chapter 71; and 
‘‘(D) the term ‘whistleblower’ means an employee who 
makes a disclosure described in section 2302(b)(8).’’. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS.—Section 4313 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) protecting whistleblowers, as described in section 
4302(b)(2).’’. 
(3) ANNUAL
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
ON
UNACCEPTABLE 
PERFORMANCE IN WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the terms 
‘‘agency’’ and ‘‘whistleblower’’ have the meanings given the 
terms in section 4302(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, 
as amended by paragraph (1). 
(B) REPORT.—Each agency shall annually submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and 
5 USC 4302 note. 
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Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
each committee of Congress with jurisdiction over the 
agency a report that details— 
(i) the number of performance appraisals, for the 
year covered by the report, that determined that an 
employee of the agency failed to meet the standards 
for protecting whistleblowers that were established 
under section 4302(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
as amended by paragraph (1); 
(ii) the reasons for the determinations described 
in clause (i); and 
(iii) each performance-based or corrective action 
taken by the agency in response to a determination 
under clause (i). 
(4) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
4301 of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘For the purpose of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as otherwise expressly provided, for the pur-
pose of’’. 
(e) DISCIPLINE OF SUPERVISORS BASED ON RETALIATION AGAINST 
WHISTLEBLOWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking section 7515; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against 
whistleblowers 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in section 
2302(a)(2)(C), without regard to whether any other provi-
sion of this chapter is applicable to the entity; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any entity that is an element 
of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘prohibited personnel action’ means taking 
or failing to take an action in violation of paragraph (8), (9), 
or (14) of section 2302(b) against an employee of an agency; 
and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘supervisor’ means an employee who would 
be a supervisor, as defined in section 7103(a), if the entity 
employing the employee was an agency. 
‘‘(b) PROPOSED DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 1214(f), if the head 
of the agency in which a supervisor is employed, an administra-
tive law judge, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Special 
Counsel, a judge of the United States, or the Inspector General 
of the agency in which a supervisor is employed has determined 
that the supervisor committed a prohibited personnel action, 
the head of the agency in which the supervisor is employed, 
consistent with the procedures required under paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) for the first prohibited personnel action committed 
by the supervisor— 
‘‘(i) shall propose suspending the supervisor for 
a period that is not less than 3 days; and 
5 USC 7515. 
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‘‘(ii) may propose an additional action determined 
appropriate by the head of the agency, including a 
reduction in grade or pay; and 
‘‘(B) for the second prohibited personnel action com-
mitted by the supervisor, shall propose removing the super-
visor. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.—A supervisor against whom an action 
is proposed to be taken under paragraph (1) is entitled 
to written notice that— 
‘‘(i) states the specific reasons for the proposed 
action; and 
‘‘(ii) informs the supervisor about the right of the 
supervisor to review the material that is relied on 
to support the reasons given in the notice for the 
proposed action. 
‘‘(B) ANSWER AND EVIDENCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A supervisor who receives notice 
under subparagraph (A) may, not later than 14 days 
after the date on which the supervisor receives the 
notice, submit an answer and furnish evidence in sup-
port of that answer. 
‘‘(ii) NO EVIDENCE FURNISHED; INSUFFICIENT EVI-
DENCE
FURNISHED.—If, after the end of the 14-day 
period described in clause (i), a supervisor does not 
furnish any evidence as described in that clause, or 
if the head of the agency in which the supervisor 
is employed determines that the evidence furnished 
by the supervisor is insufficient, the head of the agency 
shall carry out the action proposed under subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as applicable. 
‘‘(C) SCOPE
OF
PROCEDURES.—An action carried out 
under this section— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall be subject 
to the same requirements and procedures, including 
those with respect to an appeal, as an action under 
section 7503, 7513, or 7543; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be subject to— 
‘‘(I) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7503(b); 
‘‘(II) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) 
and subsection (c) of section 7513; and 
‘‘(III) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) 
and subsection (c) of section 7543. 
‘‘(3) NON-DELEGATION.—If the head of an agency is respon-
sible for determining whether a supervisor has committed a 
prohibited personnel action for purposes of paragraph (1), the 
head of the agency may not delegate that responsibility.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table 
of sections for subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking any item relating to section 7515; and 
(B) adding at the end the following: 
‘‘7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against whistleblowers.’’. 
(f) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS BY THE OFFICE 
OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.—Section 1214(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
5 USC 
prec. 7501. 
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‘‘(6)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
not later than 30 days after the date on which the Special 
Counsel receives an allegation of a prohibited personnel practice 
under paragraph (1), the Special Counsel may terminate an 
investigation of the allegation without further inquiry if the 
Special Counsel determines that— 
‘‘(i) the same allegation, based on the same set of 
facts and circumstances, had previously been— 
‘‘(I)(aa) made by the individual; and 
‘‘(bb) investigated by the Special Counsel; or 
‘‘(II) filed by the individual with the Merit Systems 
Protection Board; 
‘‘(ii) the Special Counsel does not have jurisdiction 
to investigate the allegation; or 
‘‘(iii) the individual knew or should have known of 
the alleged prohibited personnel practice on or before the 
date that is 3 years before the date on which the Special 
Counsel received the allegation. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Special Counsel terminates an investigation under subpara-
graph (A), the Special Counsel shall provide a written notifica-
tion to the individual who submitted the allegation of a prohib-
ited personnel practice that states the basis of the Special 
Counsel for terminating the investigation.’’. 
(g) ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING WITHIN THE OFFICE OF SPE-
CIAL COUNSEL.—Section 1212 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The Special Counsel shall enter into at least 1 agreement 
with the Inspector General of an agency under which— 
‘‘(1) the Inspector General shall— 
‘‘(A) receive, review, and investigate allegations of 
prohibited personnel practices or wrongdoing filed by 
employees of the Office of Special Counsel; and 
‘‘(B) develop a method for an employee of the Office 
of Special Counsel to communicate directly with the 
Inspector General; and 
‘‘(2) the Special Counsel— 
‘‘(A) may not require an employee of the Office of 
Special Counsel to seek authorization or approval before 
directly contacting the Inspector General in accordance 
with the agreement; and 
‘‘(B) may reimburse the Inspector General for services 
provided under the agreement.’’. 
(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 1218 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1218. Annual report 
‘‘The Special Counsel shall submit to Congress, on an annual 
basis, a report regarding the activities of the Special Counsel, 
which shall include, for the year preceding the submission of the 
report— 
‘‘(1) the number, types, and disposition of allegations of 
prohibited personnel practices filed with the Special Counsel 
and the costs of resolving such allegations; 
‘‘(2) the number of investigations conducted by the Special 
Counsel; 
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‘‘(3) the number of stays and disciplinary actions negotiated 
with agencies by the Special Counsel; 
‘‘(4) the number of subpoenas issued by the Special Counsel; 
‘‘(5) the number of instances in which the Special Counsel 
reopened an investigation after the Special Counsel had made 
an initial determination with respect to the investigation; 
‘‘(6) the actions that resulted from reopening investigations, 
as described in paragraph (5); 
‘‘(7) the number of instances in which the Special Counsel 
did not make a determination before the end of the 240-day 
period described in section 1214(b)(2)(A)(i) regarding whether 
there were reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited 
personnel practice had occurred, existed, or was to be taken; 
‘‘(8) a description of the recommendations and reports made 
by the Special Counsel to other agencies under this subchapter 
and the actions taken by the agencies as a result of the rec-
ommendations or reports; 
‘‘(9) the number of— 
‘‘(A) actions initiated before the Merit Systems Protec-
tion Board, including the number of corrective action peti-
tions and disciplinary action complaints initiated; and 
‘‘(B) stays and extensions of stays obtained from the 
Merit Systems Protection Board; 
‘‘(10) the number of prohibited personnel practice com-
plaints that resulted in a favorable action for the complainant, 
other than a stay or an extension of a stay, organized by 
actions in— 
‘‘(A) complaints dealing with reprisals against whistle-
blowers; and 
‘‘(B) all other complaints; 
‘‘(11) the number of prohibited personnel practice com-
plaints that were resolved by an agreement between an agency 
and an individual, organized by agency and agency components 
in— 
‘‘(A) complaints dealing with reprisals against whistle-
blowers; and 
‘‘(B) all other complaints; 
‘‘(12) the number of corrective actions that the Special 
Counsel required an agency to take after a finding by the 
Special Counsel of a prohibited personnel practice, as defined 
in section 2302(a)(1); and 
‘‘(13) the results for the Office of Special Counsel of any 
employee viewpoint survey conducted by the Office of Personnel 
Management or any other agency.’’. 
(2) PUBLIC
INFORMATION.—Section 1219(a)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) a list of any noncriminal matters referred to the head 
of an agency under section 1213(c), together with— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the information transmitted to the head 
of the agency under section 1213(c)(1); 
‘‘(B) any report from the agency under section 
1213(c)(1)(B) relating to the matter; 
‘‘(C) if appropriate, not otherwise prohibited by law, 
and consented to by the complainant, any comments from 
the complainant under section 1213(e)(1) relating to the 
matter; and 
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‘‘(D) the comments or recommendations of the Special 
Counsel under paragraph (3) or (4) of section 1213(e);’’. 
(3) NOTICE OF COMPLAINT SETTLEMENTS.—Section 1217 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Special Counsel’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Special Counsel’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an allegation submitted to the Special 
Counsel is resolved by an agreement between an agency and 
an individual, the Special Counsel shall submit to Congress 
and each congressional committee with jurisdiction over the 
agency a report regarding the agreement. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Any report required under paragraph (1) 
shall identify, with respect to an agreement described in that 
paragraph— 
‘‘(A) the agency that entered into the agreement; 
‘‘(B) the position and employment location of the 
employee who submitted the allegation that formed the 
basis of the agreement, provided the information is not 
so specific as to be reasonably likely to identify the 
employee; 
‘‘(C) the position and employment location of any 
employee alleged by an employee described in subpara-
graph (B) to have committed a prohibited personnel prac-
tice, as defined in section 2302(a)(1); 
‘‘(D) a description of the allegation described in 
subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(E) whether the agency that entered into the agree-
ment has agreed to pursue any disciplinary action as a 
result of the allegation described in subparagraph (B).’’. 
(i) ESTABLISHMENT OF SURVEY PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Special Counsel shall design 
and establish a pilot program under which the Office shall 
conduct, during the first full fiscal year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, a survey of individuals who have filed a 
complaint or disclosure with the Office. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The survey under paragraph (1) shall be 
designed for the purpose of collecting information and 
improving service at various stages of a review or investigation 
by the Office of Special Counsel. 
(3) RESULTS.—The results of the survey under paragraph 
(1) shall be published in the annual report of the Office of 
Special Counsel. 
(4) SUSPENSION
OF
OTHER
SURVEYS.—During the period 
beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 
2018, section 13 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthorize 
the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes’’, approved 
October 29, 1994 (5 U.S.C. 1212 note), shall have no force 
or effect. 
(j) STAYS OF THE MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD.—Section 
1214(b)(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate,’’. 
(k) PENALTIES UNDER THE HATCH ACT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7326 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 7326. Penalties 
‘‘An employee or individual who violates section 7323 or 7324 
shall be subject to— 
‘‘(1) disciplinary action consisting of removal, reduction in 
grade, debarment from Federal employment for a period not 
to exceed 5 years, suspension, or reprimand; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000; 
or 
‘‘(3) any combination of the penalties described in para-
graph (1) or (2).’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
shall apply to any violation of section 7323 or 7324 of title 
5, United States Code, occurring after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(l) AMENDMENTS TO DR. CHRIS KIRKPATRICK WHISTLEBLOWER 
PROTECTION ACT.—Section 105 of the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistle-
blower Protection Act of 2017 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘credible’’ before ‘‘informa-
tion indicating’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PERMISSION OF NEXT OF KIN.—The head of the agency 
shall only make a referral under subsection (a) regarding an 
employee after receiving written permission from the next of kin, 
as such term is defined in section 6381 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the employee.’’. 
(m) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Special Counsel shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to perform— 
(A) the functions of the Special Counsel under sub-
chapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code, 
including regulations that are necessary to carry out sec-
tions 1213, 1214, and 1215 of that title; and 
(B) any functions of the Special Counsel that are 
required because of the amendments made by this section. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Any regulations prescribed under para-
graph (1) shall be published in the Federal Register. 
(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(2) of the Whistleblower 
Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 
through 2023’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect as though enacted on September 30, 2017. 
SEC. 1098. AIR TRANSPORTATION OF CIVILIAN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE PERSONNEL TO AND FROM AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) POLICY REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a policy review regarding the use of commercial air transportation 
or alternative forms of air transportation to transport civilian per-
sonnel of the Department of Defense to and from Afghanistan. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
completion of the policy review required by subsection (a), the 
10 USC note 
prec. 2631. 
5 USC 5509 note. 
5 USC 1212 note. 
Ante, p. 1238. 
5 USC 7326 note. 
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Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results 
of such review. 
(c) UPDATED GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 days after the 
completion of the policy review required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall issue updated guidelines, based on the report sub-
mitted under subsection (b), regarding the use of commercial air 
transportation or alternative forms of air transportation to transport 
civilian personnel of the Department to and from Afghanistan. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for personnel to as-
sist in business transformation and management innovation. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of direct hire authority for Domestic Defense Industrial Base 
Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation incentive pay for 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1104. Additional Department of Defense science and technology reinvention 
laboratories. 
Sec. 1105. One year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 
pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 
working overseas. 
Sec. 1106. Direct hire authority for financial management experts in the Depart-
ment of Defense workforce. 
Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for temporary personnel flexibilities for Domestic 
Defense Industrial Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities 
Base civilian personnel. 
Sec. 1108. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, 
and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
Sec. 1109. Extension of overtime rate authority for Department of the Navy em-
ployees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear- 
powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1110. Pilot 
program 
on 
enhanced 
personnel 
management 
system 
for 
cybsersecurity and legal professionals in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1111. Establishment of senior scientific technical managers at Major Range 
and Test Facility Base Facilities and Defense Test Resource Manage-
ment Center. 
SEC. 1101. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN BUSINESS 
TRANSFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may appoint in the 
Department of Defense individuals described in subsection (b) with-
out regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, for the purpose of assisting and facilitating 
the efforts of the Department in business transformation and 
management innovation. 
(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—The individuals described in this 
subsection are individuals who have all of the following: 
(1) A management or business background. 
(2) Experience working with large or complex organizations. 
(3) Expertise in management and organizational change, 
data analytics, or business process design. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
NUMBER.—The number of individuals 
appointed pursuant to this section at any one time may not exceed 
10 individuals. 
(d) NATURE OF APPOINTMENT.—Any appointment under this 
section shall be on a term basis, and shall be subject to the term 
appointment regulations in part 316 of title 5, Code of Federal 
10 USC note 
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Regulations (other than requirements in such regulations relating 
to competitive hiring). The term of any such appointment shall 
be specified by the Secretary at the time of the appointment. 
(e) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2019, and 
September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate 
committees of Congress on the exercise of the authority in 
this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under this subsection shall 
include the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the results of 
the use of such authority as of the date of such briefing. 
(B) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
appropriate for extension or modification of such authority. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Government Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives. 
(f) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to appoint individuals in 
this section shall expire on September 30, 2021. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION
WITH
EXISTING
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
expiration in paragraph (1) of the authority in this section 
shall not be construed to terminate any appointment made 
under this section before the date of expiration that continues 
according to its term as of the date of expiration. 
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC 
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR 
RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1125 of subtitle 
B of title XI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended by striking ‘‘During 
fiscal years 2017 and 2018,’’ and inserting ‘‘During each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2021,’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
of fiscal years 2019 and 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate including— 
(1) a description of the effect of such section 1125 (as 
amended by subsection (a)) on the management of the Depart-
ment of Defense civilian workforce during the most recently 
ended fiscal year; and 
(2) the number of employees— 
(A) hired under such section during such fiscal year; 
and 
(B) expected to be hired under such section during 
the fiscal year in which the briefing is provided. 
10 USC note 
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SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPA-
RATION INCENTIVE PAY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1107 of subtitle A of title XI of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2019, and 
December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate including— 
(1) a description of the effect of such section 1107 (as 
amended by subsection (a)) on the management of the Depart-
ment of Defense civilian workforce during the most recently 
ended fiscal year; 
(2) the number of employees offered voluntary separation 
incentive payments during such fiscal year by operation of 
such section; and 
(3) the number of such employees that accepted such pay-
ments. 
SEC. 1104. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. 
Section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2487; 10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) The Naval Medical Research Center. 
‘‘(21) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center. 
‘‘(22) The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary 
Warfare Center.’’. 
SEC. 1105. ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL 
LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITA-
TION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
WORKING OVERSEAS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1137 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2460), is amended by striking 
‘‘through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2018’’. 
SEC. 1106. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
EXPERTS 
IN 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1110 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2450; 
10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Defense Agencies 
or the applicable military Department’’ and inserting ‘‘a Depart-
ment of Defense component’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the Defense Agencies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each Department of Defense component listed 
in subsection (f) other than the Department of the Army, the 
Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force’’; 
5 USC 9902 note. 
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(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any Defense Agency or military depart-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘any Department of Defense compo-
nent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such Defense Agency or military 
department’’ and inserting ‘‘such Department of Defense 
component’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘Department of Defense component’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(1) A Defense Agency. 
‘‘(2) The Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff. 
‘‘(3) The Joint Staff. 
‘‘(4) A combatant command. 
‘‘(5) The Office of the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense. 
‘‘(6) A Field Activity of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(7) The Department of the Army. 
‘‘(8) The Department of the Navy. 
‘‘(9) The Department of the Air Force.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
of fiscal years 2019 and 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate including— 
(1) a description of the effect of section 1110 of subtitle 
A of title XI of the National Defense Authorization Act, 2017 
(Public Law 114–328), as amended by subsection (a), on the 
management of the Department of Defense civilian workforce 
during the most recently ended fiscal year; and 
(2) the number of employees— 
(A) hired under such section during such fiscal year; 
and 
(B) expected to be hired under such section during 
the fiscal year in which the briefing is provided. 
SEC. 1107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY PERSONNEL 
FLEXIBILITIES FOR DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILI-
TIES BASE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1132 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2457) is amended by striking ‘‘and 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2021’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
of fiscal years 2019 and 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate including— 
10 USC note 
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(1) a description of the effect of such section 1132 (as 
amended by subsection (a)) on the management of civilian 
personnel at domestic defense industrial base facilities and 
Major Range and Test Facilities Base during the most recently 
ended fiscal year; and 
(2) the number of employees— 
(A) hired under such section during such fiscal year; 
and 
(B) expected to be hired under such section during 
the fiscal year in which the briefing is provided. 
SEC. 1108. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 
GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO 
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT 
ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), 
as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1133 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2459), is further amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF OVERTIME RATE AUTHORITY FOR DEPART-
MENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PERFORMING WORK 
ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR- 
POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN 
JAPAN. 
Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
SEC. 1110. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM FOR CYBSERSECURITY AND LEGAL PROFES-
SIONALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out within the Department of Defense a pilot program to 
assess the feasability and advisability of an enhanced personnel 
management system in accordance with this section for cybersecu-
rity and legal professionals in the Department described in sub-
section (b) who enter civilian service with the Department on or 
after January 1, 2020. 
(b) CYBERSECURITY AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The cybersecurity and legal professionals 
described in this subsection are the following: 
(A) Civilian cybersecurity professionals in the Depart-
ment of Defense consisting of civilian personnel engaged 
in or directly supporting planning, commanding and 
controlling, training, developing, acquiring, modifying, and 
operating systems and capabilities, and military units and 
intelligence organizations (other than those funded by the 
National Intelligence Program) that are directly engaged 
in or used for offensive and defensive cyber and information 
warfare or intelligence activities in support thereof. 
10 USC note 
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(B) Civilian legal professionals in the Department occu-
pying legal or similar positions, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense for purposes of the pilot program, that 
require eligibility to practice law in a State or territory 
of the United States. 
(2) INAPPLICABILITY TO SES POSITIONS.—The pilot program 
shall not apply to positions within the Senior Executive Service 
under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(c) DIRECT-APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) INAPPLICABILITY OF GENERAL CIVIL SERVICE APPOINT-
MENT
AUTHORITIES
TO
APPOINTMENTS.—Under the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Defense 
Agencies, and the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, with respect to the military departments, may appoint 
qualified candidates as cybersecurity and legal professionals 
without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
33 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) APPOINTMENT
ON
DIRECT-HIRE
BASIS.—Appointments 
under the pilot program shall be made on a direct-hire basis. 
(d) TERM APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) RENEWABLE
TERM
APPOINTMENTS.—Each individual 
shall serve with the Department of Defense as a cybersecurity 
or legal professional under the pilot program pursuant to an 
initial appointment to service with the Department for a term 
of not less than 2 years nor more than 8 years. Any term 
of appointment under the pilot program may be renewed for 
one or more additional terms of not less than 2 years nor 
more than 8 years as provided in subsection (h). 
(2) LENGTH OF TERMS.—The length of the term of appoint-
ment to a position under the pilot program shall be prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense taking into account the national 
security, mission, and other applicable requirements of the 
position. Positions having identical or similar requirements or 
terms may be grouped into categories for purposes of the pilot 
program. The Secretary may delegate any authority in this 
paragraph to a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces in 
pay grade O–7 or above or an employee in the Department 
in the Senior Executive Service. 
(e) NATURE OF SERVICE UNDER APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF PERSONNEL APPOINTED AS EMPLOYEES.— 
Except as otherwise provided by this section, individuals 
serving with the Department of Defense as cybersecurity or 
legal professionals under the pilot program pursuant to appoint-
ments under this section shall be considered employees (as 
specified in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) for 
purposes of the provisions of title 5, United States Code, and 
other applicable provisions of law, including, in particular, for 
purposes as follows: 
(A) 
Eligibility 
for 
participation 
in 
the 
Federal 
Employees’ Retirement System under chapter 84 of title 
5, United States Code, subject to the provisions of section 
8402 of such title and the regulations prescribed pursuant 
to such section. 
(B) Eligibility for enrollment in a health benefits plan 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
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referred as the ‘‘Federal Employees Health Benefits Pro-
gram’’). 
(C) Eligibility for and subject to the employment protec-
tions of subpart F of part III of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to merit principles and protections. 
(D) Eligibility for the protections of chapter 81, of 
title 5, United States Code, relating to workers compensa-
tion. 
(2) SCOPE OF RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—In administering the 
pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall specify, and from 
time to time update, a comprehensive description of the rights 
and benefits of individuals serving with the Department under 
the pilot program pursuant to this subsection and of the provi-
sions of law under which such rights and benefits arise. 
(f) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) BASIC PAY.—Individuals serving with the Department 
of Defense as cybersecurity or legal professionals under the 
pilot program shall be paid basic pay for such service in accord-
ance with a schedule of pay prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense for purposes of the pilot program. 
(2) TREATMENT AS BASIC PAY.—Basic pay payable under 
the pilot program shall be treated for all purposes as basic 
pay paid under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—Individuals serving with the 
Department as cybersecurity or legal professionals under the 
pilot program may be awarded such performance awards for 
outstanding performance as the Secretary shall prescribe for 
purposes of the pilot program. The performance awards may 
include a monetary bonus, time off with pay, or such other 
awards as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes 
of the pilot program. The award of performance awards under 
the pilot program shall be based in accordance with such poli-
cies and requirements as the Secretary shall prescribe for pur-
poses of the pilot program. 
(4) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—Individuals serving with 
the Department as cybersecurity or legal professionals under 
the pilot program may be awarded such additional compensa-
tion above basic pay as the Secretary (or the designees of 
the Secretary) consider appropriate in order to promote the 
recruitment and retention of highly skilled and productive 
cybersecurity and legal professionals to and with the Depart-
ment. 
(g) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The following terms of appointment 
shall be treated as a probationary period under the pilot program: 
(1) The first term of appointment of an individual to service 
with the Department of Defense as a cybersecurity or legal 
professional, regardless of length. 
(2) The first term of appointment of an individual to a 
supervisory position in the Department as a cybersecurity or 
legal professional, regardless of length and regardless of 
whether or not such term of appointment to a supervisory 
position is the first term of appointment of the individual 
concerned to service with the Department as a cybersecurity 
or legal professional. 
(h) RENEWAL OF APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
the conditions for the renewal of appointments under the pilot 
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program. The conditions may apply to one or more categories 
of positions, positions on a case-by-case basis, or both. 
(2) PARTICULAR CONDITIONS.—In prescribing conditions for 
the renewal of appointments under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall take into account the following (in the order speci-
fied): 
(A) The necessity for the continuation of the position 
concerned based on mission requirements and other 
applicable justifications for the position. 
(B) The service performance of the individual serving 
in the position concerned, with individuals with satisfactory 
or better performance afforded preference in renewal. 
(C) Input from employees on conditions for renewal. 
(D) Applicable private and public sector labor market 
conditions. 
(3) SERVICE PERFORMANCE.—The assessment of the service 
performance of an individual under the pilot program for pur-
poses of paragraph (2)(B) shall consist of an assessment of 
the ability of the individual to effectively accomplish mission 
goals for the position concerned as determined by the supervisor 
or manager of the individual based on the individual’s perform-
ance evaluations and the knowledge of and review by such 
supervisor or manager (developed in consultation with the indi-
vidual) of the individual’s performance in the position. An 
individual’s tenure of service in a position or the Department 
of Defense may not be the primary element of the assessment. 
(i) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The pilot program shall pro-
vide for the professional development of individuals serving with 
the Department of Defense as cybersecurity and legal professionals 
under the pilot program in a manner that— 
(1) creates opportunities for education, training, and career- 
broadening experiences, and for experimental opportunities in 
other organizations within and outside the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(2) reflects the differentiated needs of personnel at different 
stages of their careers. 
(j) SABBATICALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall provide for an 
individual who is in a successive term after the first 8 years 
with the Department of Defense as a cybersecurity or legal 
professional under the pilot program to take, at the election 
of the individual, a paid or unpaid sabbatical from service 
with the Department for professional development or education 
purposes. The length of a sabbatical shall be any length not 
less than 6 months nor more than 1 year (unless a different 
period is approved by the Secretary of the military department 
or head of the organization or element of the Department 
concerned for purposes of this subsection). The purpose of any 
sabbatical shall be subject to advance approval by the organiza-
tion or element in the Department in which the individual 
is currently performing service. The taking of a sabbatical 
shall be contingent on the written agreement of the individual 
concerned to serve with the Department for an appropriate 
length of time at the conclusion of the term of appointment 
in which the sabbatical commences, with the period of such 
service to be in addition to the period of such term of appoint-
ment. 
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(2) NUMBER
OF
SABBATICALS.—An individual may take 
more than one sabbatical under this subsection. 
(3) REPAYMENT.—Except as provided in paragraph (4), an 
individual who fails to satisfy a written agreement executed 
under paragraph (1) with respect to a sabbatical shall repay 
the Department an amount equal to any pay, allowances, and 
other benefits received by the individual from the Department 
during the period of the sabbatical. 
(4) WAIVER OF REPAYMENT.—An agreement under para-
graph (1) may include such conditions for the waiver of repay-
ment otherwise required under paragraph (3) for failure to 
satisfy such agreement as the Secretary specifies in such agree-
ment. 
(k) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall administer 
the pilot program under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
for purposes of the pilot program. 
(l) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary of Defense 
to appoint individuals for service with the Department of 
Defense as cybersecurity or legal professionals under the pilot 
program shall expire on December 31, 2029. 
(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—The termination 
of authority in paragraph (1) shall not be construed to terminate 
or otherwise affect any appointment made under this section 
before December 31, 2029, that remains valid as of that date. 
(m) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) INTERIM FINAL RULE.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe an interim final rule to implement the pilot 
program. 
(2) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 180 days after prescribing 
the interim final rule under paragraph (1) and considering 
public comments with respect to such interim final rule, the 
Secretary shall prescribe a final rule to implement the pilot 
program. 
(3) OBJECTIVES.—The regulations prescribed under para-
graphs (1) and (2) shall accomplish the objectives set forth 
in subsections (a) through (j) and otherwise ensure flexibility 
and expedited appointment of cybersecurity and legal profes-
sionals in the Department of Defense under the pilot program. 
(n) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than January 30 of each 
of 2022, 2025, and 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
carrying out of the pilot program. Each report shall include 
the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the carrying out 
of the pilot program during the period since the commence-
ment of the pilot program or the previous submittal of 
a report under this subsection, as applicable. 
(B) A description and assessment of the successes in 
and impediments to carrying out the pilot program system 
during such period. 
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(C) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
appropriate for legislative action to improve the pilot pro-
gram and to otherwise improve civilian personnel manage-
ment of cybersecurity and legal professionals by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(D) In the case of the report submitted in 2028, an 
assessment and recommendations by the Secretary on 
whether to make the pilot program permanent. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 1111. ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL MAN-
AGERS AT MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE 
FACILITIES AND DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT CENTER. 
Section 2358a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘, each facility of the Major Range and Test 
Facility Base, and the Defense Test Resource Manage-
ment Center’’ after ‘‘each STRL’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, of such 
facility of the Major Range and Test Facility Base, 
or the Defense Test Resource Management Center’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The positions’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
The laboratory positions’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The test and evaluation positions described in 
paragraph (1) may be filled, and shall be managed, by 
the director of the Major Range and Test Facility Base, 
in the case of a position at a facility of the Major Range 
and Test Facility Base, and the director of the Defense 
Test Resource Management Center, in the case of a position 
at such center, under criteria established pursuant to sec-
tion 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 
note), relating to personnel demonstration projects at lab-
oratories of the Department of Defense, except that the 
director involved shall determine the number of such posi-
tions at each facility of the Major Range and Test Facility 
Base and the Defense Test Resource Management Center, 
not to exceed two percent of the number of scientists and 
engineers, but at least one position, employed at the Major 
Range and Test Facility Base or the Defense Test Resource 
Management Center, as the case may be, as of the close 
of the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which any 
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appointments subject to those numerical limitations are 
made.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as para-
graphs (2) and (4), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (A), the following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Defense Test Resource Management Center’ 
means the Department of Defense Test Resource Management 
Center established under section 196 of this title.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Major Range and Test Facility Base’ means 
the test and evaluation facilities and resources that are des-
ignated by the Secretary of Defense as facilities and resources 
comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base.’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO 
FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting 
certain United States military operations. 
Sec. 1202. Support of special operations for irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1203. Obligation of funds in Special Defense Acquisition Fund for precision 
guided munitions. 
Sec. 1204. Modification of defense institution capacity building and authority to 
build capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority on training for Eastern Euro-
pean national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises. 
Sec. 1206. Global Security Contingency Fund. 
Sec. 1207. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies. 
Sec. 1208. Extension of participation in and support of the Inter-American Defense 
College. 
Sec. 1209. Plan on improvement of ability of national security forces of foreign 
countries participating in United States capacity building programs to 
protect civilians. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain co-
alition nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1213. Special immigrant visas for Afghan allies. 
Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in 
countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1215. Extension of semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in 
Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1216. Human rights vetting of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1221. Report on United States strategy in Syria. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian oppo-
sition. 
Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activi-
ties of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1225. Modification and additional elements in annual report on the military 
power of Iran. 
Sec. 1226. Extension of quarterly reports on confirmed ballistic missile launches 
from Iran and imposition of sanctions in connection with those launches. 
Sec. 1227. Limitation on use of funds for provision of man-portable air defense sys-
tems to the vetted Syrian opposition. 
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Sec. 1228. Report on agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation on 
the status of Syria. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian 
Federation over Crimea. 
Sec. 1233. Sense of Congress on European security. 
Sec. 1234. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1235. Limitation on availability of funds relating to implementation of the 
Open Skies Treaty. 
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on importance of nuclear capabilities of NATO. 
Sec. 1237. Report on Security Cooperation with respect to Western Balkan Coun-
tries. 
Sec. 1238. Plan to respond in case of Russian noncompliance with the New START 
Treaty. 
Sec. 1239. Strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1239A. Strategy to counter the threat of malign influence by the Russian Fed-
eration. 
Subtitle E—Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 
2017 
Sec. 1241. Short title. 
Sec. 1242. Findings. 
Sec. 1243. Compliance enforcement regarding Russian violations of the INF Treaty. 
Sec. 1244. Notification requirement related to Russian Federation development of 
noncompliant systems and United States actions regarding material 
breach of INF Treaty by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1245. Review of RS–26 ballistic missile. 
Sec. 1246. Definitions. 
Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1251. Sense of Congress and Initiative for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1252. Report on strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1253. Assessment of United States force posture and basing needs in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1254. Plan to enhance the extended deterrence and assurance capabilities of 
the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress reaffirming security commitments to the Governments 
of Japan and South Korea and trilateral cooperation between the United 
States, Japan, and South Korea. 
Sec. 1256. Strategy on North Korea. 
Sec. 1257. North Korean nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
Sec. 1258. Advancements in defense cooperation between the United States and 
India. 
Sec. 1259. Strengthening the defense partnership between the United States and 
Taiwan. 
Sec. 1259A. Normalizing the transfer of defense articles and defense services to 
Taiwan. 
Sec. 1259B. Assessment on United States defense implications of China’s expand-
ing global access. 
Sec. 1259C. Agreement supplemental to Compact of Free Association with Palau. 
Sec. 1259D. Study on United States interests in the Freely Associated States. 
Subtitle G—Reports 
Sec. 1261. Modification of annual report on military and security developments in-
volving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1262. Modifications to annual update of Department of Defense Freedom of 
Navigation Operations report. 
Sec. 1263. Report on strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of 
Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-belligerents. 
Sec. 1264. Report on and notice of changes made to the legal and policy frame-
works for the United States’ use of military force and related national 
security operations. 
Sec. 1265. Report on military action of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners in 
Yemen. 
Sec. 1266. Submittal of Department of Defense Supplemental and Cost of War Exe-
cution reports on quarterly basis. 
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Sec. 1267. Consolidation of reports on United States Armed Forces, civilian employ-
ees, and contractors deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, 
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, and associated and successor operations. 
Sec. 1268. Comptroller General of the United States report on pricing and avail-
ability with respect to foreign military sales. 
Sec. 1269. Annual report on military and security developments involving the Rus-
sian Federation. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 1271. Security and stability strategy for Somalia. 
Sec. 1272. Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System. 
Sec. 1273. Future years plan for the European Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1274. Extension of authority to enter into agreements with participating coun-
tries in the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1275. United States military and diplomatic strategy for Yemen. 
Sec. 1276. Transfer of excess high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles to for-
eign countries. 
Sec. 1277. Department of Defense program to protect United States students 
against foreign agents. 
Sec. 1278. Limitation and extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation 
authority. 
Sec. 1279. Anticorruption strategy. 
Sec. 1279A. Strategy to improve defense institutions and security sector forces in 
Nigeria. 
Sec. 1279B. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Trea-
ty. 
Sec. 1279C. Cultural Heritage Protection Coordinator. 
Sec. 1279D. Security assistance for Baltic nations for joint program for interoper-
ability and deterrence against aggression. 
Sec. 1279E. Restriction on funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Com-
prehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. 
Sec. 1279F. Clarification of authority to support border security operations of cer-
tain foreign countries. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALI-
TION FORCES SUPPORTING CERTAIN UNITED STATES 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 394), as most 
recently amended by section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2473), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 2017, 
and ending on December 31, 2018’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1202. SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WAR-
FARE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission, expend up to 
$10,000,000 during each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020 to provide 
support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals 
engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing and authorized irreg-
ular warfare operations by United States Special Operations Forces. 
(b) FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds for support under this section in 
a fiscal year shall be derived from amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for that fiscal year for the Department of Defense 
for operation and maintenance. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Funds may not be made available under 
paragraph (1) until 15 days after the submittal of the strategy 
required by section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1020). 
(c) PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section shall be 
exercised in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary 
shall establish for purposes of this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures required under paragraph 
(1) shall establish, at a minimum, the following: 
(A) Policy guidance for the execution of, and constraints 
within, activities under the authority in this section. 
(B) The processes through which activities under the 
authority in this section are to be developed, validated, 
and coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant entities of 
the United States Government. 
(C) The processes through which legal reviews and 
determinations are made to comply with the authority in 
this section and ensure that the exercise of such authority 
is consistent with the national security of the United 
States. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON PROCEDURES AND MATERIAL 
MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall notify the congressional 
defense committees of the procedures established pursuant to 
this section before any exercise of the authority in this section, 
and shall notify such committee of any material modification 
of the procedures. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before exercising 
the authority in this section to make funds available to initiate 
support of an ongoing and authorized operation or changing 
the scope or funding level of any support under this section 
for such an operation by $500,000 or an amount equal to 
10 percent of such funding level (whichever is less), the Sec-
retary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the 
use of such authority with respect to such operation. Any such 
notification shall be in writing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by this subsection 
shall include the following: 
(A) The type of support to be provided to United States 
Special Operations Forces, and a description of the ongoing 
and authorized operation to be supported. 
(B) A description of the foreign forces, irregular forces, 
groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating 
the ongoing and authorized operation that is to be the 
recipient of funds. 
(C) The type of support to be provided to the recipient 
of the funds, and a description of the end-use monitoring 
to be used in connection with the use of the funds. 
(D) The amount obligated under the authority to pro-
vide support. 
(E) The determination of the Secretary that the provi-
sion of support does not constitute any of the following: 
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(i) A specific authorization within the meaning 
of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1544(b)) for the introduction of United States Armed 
Forces into hostilities or situations wherein hostilities 
are clearly indicated by circumstances. 
(ii) A covert action, as such term is defined in 
section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 
(iii) An authorization for the provision of support 
to regular forces, irregular forces, groups or individuals 
for the conduct of operations that United States Special 
Operations Forces are not otherwise legally authorized 
to conduct themselves. 
(iv) The conduct or support of activities, whether 
directly or indirectly, that are inconsistent with the 
laws of armed conflict. 
(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
to make funds available under this section for support of a military 
operation may not be delegated. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for 
any of the following: 
(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such term is defined 
in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947. 
(2) The introduction of United States Armed Forces, within 
the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution, 
into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly 
indicated by the circumstances. 
(3) The provision of support to regular forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals for the conduct of operations 
that United States Special Operations Forces are not otherwise 
legally authorized to conduct themselves. 
(4) The conduct or support of activities, directly or 
indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict. 
(g) PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY OVERSIGHT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict 
shall have primary programmatic and policy oversight within the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense of support to irregular warfare 
activities authorized by this section. 
(h) BIANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT ON PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR.—Not later than 
120 days after the close of each fiscal year in which subsection 
(a) is in effect, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the support provided under 
this section during the preceding fiscal year. 
(2) REPORT ON CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.—Not later than 
180 days after the submittal of each report required by para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the support provided under 
this section during the first half of the fiscal year in which 
the report under this paragraph is submitted. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by this subsection 
shall include the following: 
(A) A summary of the ongoing irregular warfare oper-
ations, and associated authorized campaign plans, being 
conducted by United States Special Operations Forces that 
were supported or facilitated by foreign forces, irregular 
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forces, groups, or individuals for which support was pro-
vided under this section during the period covered by such 
report. 
(B) A description of the support or facilitation provided 
by such foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individ-
uals to United States Special Operations Forces during 
such period. 
(C) The type of recipients that were provided support 
under this section during such period, identified by author-
ized category (foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or 
individuals). 
(D) A detailed description of the support provided to 
the recipients under this section during such period. 
(E) The total amount obligated for support under this 
section during such period, including budget details. 
(F) The intended duration of support provided under 
this section during such period. 
(G) An assessment of value of the support provided 
under this section during such period, including a summary 
of significant activities undertaken by foreign forces, irreg-
ular forces, groups, or individuals to support irregular war-
fare operations by United States Special Operations Forces. 
(H) The total amount obligated for support under this 
section in prior fiscal years. 
(i) IRREGULAR WARFARE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘irregular warfare’’ means activities in support of predetermined 
United States policy and military objectives conducted by, with, 
and through regular forces, irregular forces, groups, and individuals 
participating in competition between state and non-state actors 
short of traditional armed conflict. 
SEC. 1203. OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
FUND FOR PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114(c)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Of the amount’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘only to procure’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the amount of annual 
obligations from the Special Defense Acquisition Fund in each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022, not less than 20 percent shall 
be for funds to procure’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as of October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 1204. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY 
BUILDING AND AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOR-
EIGN SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING.—Section 332 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and members of the 
armed forces’’ after ‘‘civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to assign civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense and members 
of the armed forces as advisors or trainers’’ after ‘‘carry 
out a program’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘employees’’ in each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘advisors or trainers’’; and 
10 USC 114 note. 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘each assigned employee’s activi-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘the activities of each assigned 
advisor or trainer’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘or a member of the armed forces’’ after ‘‘a civilian employee 
of the Department of Defense’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘employee as an 
advisor’’ and inserting ‘‘advisor or trainer’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘employee’’ and 
inserting ‘‘advisor or trainer’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY
TO BUILD CAPACITY
OF FOREIGN SECURITY 
FORCES.—Subsection (c) of section 333 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and the rule 
of law’’ and inserting ‘‘the rule of law, and civilian control 
of the military’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Respect for 
civilian control of the military’’ and inserting ‘‘Institutional 
capacity building’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HUMAN
RIGHTS 
TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘OBSERVANCE
OF
AND
RESPECT 
FOR
THE
LAW
OF
ARMED
CONFLICT, HUMAN
RIGHTS
AND 
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, THE RULE OF LAW, AND CIVILIAN 
CONTROL OF THE MILITARY’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Department of State’’ after 
‘‘Department of Defense’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘human rights training that includes 
a comprehensive curriculum on human rights and the law 
of armed conflict’’ and inserting ‘‘training that includes 
a comprehensive curriculum on the law of armed conflict, 
human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule 
of law, and that enhances the capacity to exercise respon-
sible civilian control of the military’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘that the Depart-
ment is already undertaking, or will undertake as part 
of the program’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘that 
the Department of Defense or another department or 
agency is already undertaking, or will undertake as part 
of the security sector assistance provided to the foreign 
country concerned, a program of institutional capacity 
building with appropriate institutions of such foreign 
country to enhance the capacity of such foreign country 
to organize, administer, employ, manage, maintain, sus-
tain, or oversee the national security forces of such foreign 
country.’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 1205. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON 
TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL SECURITY 
FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL EXERCISES. 
(a) TWO-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1251 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1070; 10 U.S.C. 2282 note), as amended 
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by section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2489), is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2016 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS
FOR
ADMINISTRATION
OF
INCREMENTAL 
EXPENSES.—Subsection (d) of such section, as so amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall pre-
scribe regulations for payment of incremental expenses 
under subsection (a). Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall submit the regulations to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURES TO BE INCLUDED.—The regulations 
required under subparagraph (A) shall include proce-
dures— 
‘‘(i) to require reimbursement of incremental 
expenses from non-developing countries determined 
pursuant to subsection (c) to be eligible for the provi-
sion of training under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(ii) to provide for a waiver of the requirement 
of reimbursement of incremental expenses under clause 
(i), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary of Defense 
determines special circumstances exist to provide for 
the waiver. 
‘‘(C) QUARTERLY
REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, on a quarterly basis, a report that includes 
a description of each waiver of the requirement of 
reimbursement of incremental expenses under subpara-
graph (B)(i) that was in effect at any time during the 
preceding calendar quarter. 
‘‘(D) NON-DEVELOPING
COUNTRY
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘non-developing country’ means a 
country that is not a developing country, as such term 
is defined in section 301(4) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) is in addition’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) is in addition’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) shall not be construed to include authority for the 
training of irregular forces, groups, or individuals.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section, 
as so amended, is further amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘military’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘security’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘that’’ and inserting ‘‘than’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 2282’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 16’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘means’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘has the meaning given such term in 
section 301(5) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1206. GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND. 
Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’; and 
(2) in subsection (p)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2019’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘through 
2019’’. 
SEC. 1207. DEFENSE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may operate an 
institute to be known as the ‘‘Defense Institute of International 
Legal Studies’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Institute’’) in 
accordance with this section to further the United States security 
and foreign policy objectives of— 
(1) promoting an understanding of and appreciation for 
the rule of law; and 
(2) encouraging the international development of internal 
capacities of foreign governments for civilian control of the 
military, military justice, the legal aspects of peacekeeping, 
good governance and anti-corruption in defense reform, and 
human rights. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the purposes specified in sub-
section (a), the Institute may conduct activities as follows: 
(1) Exchange of ideas on best practices and lessons learned 
in order to improve compliance with international legal norms. 
(2) Education and training involving professional legal 
engagement with foreign military personnel and related 
civilians, both within and outside the United States. 
(3) Building the legal capacity of foreign military and other 
security forces, including equitable, transparent, and account-
able defense institutions, civilian control of the military, human 
rights, and democratic governance. 
(4) Institutional legal capacity building of foreign defense 
and security institutions. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a comprehen-
sive review of the mission, workforce, funding, and other sup-
port of the Institute. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review shall include, but not be limited 
to, the following: 
(A) An assessment of the scope of the mission of the 
Institute, taking into account the increasing security 
cooperation authorities and requirements of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including core rule of law training in 
the United States and abroad, defense legal institution 
10 USC note 
prec. 341. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
building, and statutorily required human rights and legal 
capacity building of foreign security forces. 
(B) An assessment of the workforce of the Institute, 
including whether it is appropriately sized to align with 
the full scope of the mission of the Institute. 
(C) A review of the funding mechanisms for the activi-
ties of the Institute, including the current mechanisms 
for reimbursing the Institute by the Department of State 
and by the Department of Defense through the budget 
of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. 
(D) An evaluation of the feasibility and advisability 
of the provision of funds appropriated for the Department 
of Defense directly to the Institute, and the actions, if 
any, required to authorize the Institute to receive such 
funds directly. 
(E) A description of the challenges, if any, faced by 
the Institute to increase its capacity to provide residence 
courses to meet demands for training and assistance. 
(F) An assessment of the capacity of the Department 
of Defense to assess, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness 
of the human rights training and other activities of the 
Institute. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report summarizing the 
findings of the review and any recommendations for enhancing 
the capability of the Institute to fulfill its mission that the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that sets forth the following: 
(A) A description of the mechanisms and authorities 
used by the Department of Defense and the Department 
of State to conduct training of foreign security forces on 
human rights and international humanitarian law. 
(B) A description of the funding used to support the 
training described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) A description and assessment of the methodology 
used by each of the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of State to assess the effectiveness of such training. 
(D) Such recommendations for improvements to such 
training as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 
(E) Such other matters relating to such training as 
the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
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131 STAT. 1647 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1208. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT OF THE 
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE. 
Subsection (c) of section 1243 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2516; 10 U.S.C. 1050 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2017, 2018, AND 2019’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2017, 2018, and 2019’’. 
SEC. 1209. PLAN ON IMPROVEMENT OF ABILITY OF NATIONAL SECU-
RITY FORCES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING 
IN UNITED STATES CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS TO 
PROTECT CIVILIANS. 
(a) REPORT ON PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report setting forth a plan, to be implemented as 
part of appropriate capacity building programs under section 333(c) 
of title 10, United States Code, to improve the ability of national 
security forces of foreign countries to protect civilians. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) Efforts to develop and integrate principles and tech-
niques on the protection of civilians in relevant partner force 
standard operating procedures. 
(2) Efforts to build partner capacity to collect, track, and 
analyze civilian casualty data and apply lessons learned to 
future operations. 
(3) Efforts to support enhanced investigatory and account-
ability standards in partner forces in order to ensure that 
such forces comply with the laws of armed conflict and observe 
appropriate standards for human rights and the protection 
of civilians. 
(4) Efforts to increase partner transparency, which may 
include the establishment of capabilities within partner mili-
taries to improve communication with the public. 
(5) The estimated resources required to implement the 
efforts described in paragraphs (1) through (4). 
(6) The appropriate roles of the Department of Defense 
and the Department of State in such efforts. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State consider appropriate. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
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131 STAT. 1648 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), as most recently amended 
by section 1213 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2478), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’. 
(b) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of such sec-
tion 1222, as so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2017’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 1218 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2482), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending 
on December 31, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on 
October 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 2018,’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS
ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection (d)(1) 
of such section 1233, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 
2017, may not exceed $1,100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on 
December 31, 2018, may not exceed $900,000,000’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the period beginning 
on October 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2017, may 
not exceed $900,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 
2018, may not exceed $700,000,000’’. 
(c) EXTENSION
OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT
ON REIMBURSE-
MENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sub-
section (e)(2) of such section 1233, as added by section 1218 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter,’’ after ‘‘December 
31, 2017,’’. 
(d) 
EXTENSION
OF
NOTICE
REQUIREMENT
RELATING
TO 
REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PAKI-
STAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended 
by section 1218(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017, is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN 
PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently amended by section 
1218(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017, is further amended by striking ‘‘for any period prior to 
December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for any period prior to December 
31, 2018’’. 
(f) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN 
PENDING CERTIFICATION
ON PAKISTAN.—Of the total amount of 
reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan during fiscal 
year 2018 pursuant to the second sentence of section 1233(d)(1) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(as amended by subsection (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible 
for the waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless 
the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that— 
(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military operations that 
are contributing to significantly disrupting the safe havens, 
fundraising and recruiting efforts, and freedom of movement 
of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its commit-
ment to prevent the Haqqani Network from using any Pakistan 
territory as a safe haven and for fundraising and recruiting 
efforts; 
(3) the Government of Pakistan is making an attempt 
to actively coordinate with the Government of Afghanistan 
to restrict the movement of militants, such as the Haqqani 
Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border; and 
(4) Pakistan has shown progress in arresting and pros-
ecuting senior leaders and mid-level operatives of the Haqqani 
Network. 
SEC. 1213. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 
Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended in the matter preceding clause 
(i) by striking ‘‘11,000’’ and inserting ‘‘14,500’’. 
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND 
SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUNTRIES ALONG A MAJOR 
ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399), as most 
recently amended by section 1212 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2478), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 1215. EXTENSION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON ENHANCING SECU-
RITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1225(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3550), as amended by section 
1215(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2480), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘December 15, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 15, 2020’’. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1216. HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
AND SECURITY FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense may establish within the Department 
of Defense one or more permanent positions to oversee and support, 
in coordination with the Department of State, the implementation 
of section 362 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to 
the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, 
and Iran 
SEC. 1221. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2018, the Presi-
dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that describes the strategy of the United States in Syria. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of— 
(A) the key United States security interests and the 
political and military objectives, long-term goals, and end- 
states for Syria; and 
(B) indicators for the effectiveness of efforts to achieve 
such objectives, goals, and end-states. 
(2) A description of United States assumptions underlying 
current intelligence assessments, the roles and ambitions of 
other countries, and the interests of relevant Syrian groups 
with respect to such objectives. 
(3) A description of how current military, diplomatic, and 
humanitarian assistance efforts in Syria align with such objec-
tives. 
(4) The estimated annual resources required through fiscal 
year 2022 for the relevant departments and agencies to achieve 
such objectives. 
(5) An analysis of the threats posed to United States 
interests, including to United States military or civilian per-
sonnel in Syria or the surrounding region, by Russian and 
Iranian activities in Syria, as well as the threats posed to 
such interests or personnel by the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and other violent extremist 
organizations in Syria. 
(6) A description of United States objectives for a sustain-
able political settlement in Syria. 
(7) A description of the coordination between the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Department of State regarding the 
transition from military operations to stabilization efforts in 
areas liberated from the control of the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria, including a description of how local governance 
and civil society will be restored in areas secured through 
coalition military operations in Syria. 
(8) A description of the current and planned response of 
the United States to the humanitarian crisis in Syria as a 
result of attacks by the Syrian Government on its people, 
including support for the needs of refugees and internally dis-
placed populations and for improving access to humanitarian 
aid, especially in areas where such aid has been blocked. 
10 USC 362 note. 
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(9) A description of amounts and sources of Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria financing in Syria and efforts to disrupt 
this financing as part of the broader strategy of the United 
States in Syria. 
(10) An assessment of the capabilities and willingness of 
the Syrian government and its allies to use chemical or other 
weapons of mass destruction against its citizens or against 
United States and associated military forces in Syria. 
(11) A description of the roles and responsibilities of United 
States allies and partners and other countries in the region 
in establishing regional stability. 
(12) A description of all mechanisms for coordination and 
deconfliction between the United States and the governments 
of Russia and other state actors in order to achieve the United 
States strategy in Syria. 
(13) A description of the current legal authorities that 
support the strategy of the United States in Syria and any 
additional legal authorities that may be necessary to implement 
such strategy. 
(14) A description of the military conditions that must 
be met for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to be considered 
defeated. 
(15) Any other matters the President determines to be 
relevant. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PRO-
VIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF 
IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559), 
as most recently amended by section 1222 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2485), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion 1236, as most recently amended by section 1222 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1049), is further amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by adding at the end before the period the following: ‘‘, 
which shall be provided in unclassified form with a classified 
annex if necessary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) An assessment of— 
‘‘(A) security in liberated areas in Iraq; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which security forces trained and 
equipped, directly or indirectly, by the United States are 
prepared to provide post-conflict stabilization and security 
in such liberated areas; and 
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‘‘(C) the effectiveness of security forces in the post- 
conflict environment and an identification of which such 
forces will provide post-conflict stabilization and security 
in such liberated areas.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) of such section 1236 
is further amended by striking ‘‘facility and infrastructure 
repair and renovation,’’ and inserting ‘‘infrastructure repair 
and renovation, small-scale construction of temporary facilities 
necessary to meet urgent operational or force protection require-
ments with a cost less than $4,000,000,’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATIONS
AND
REQUIREMENTS.—Such 
section 1236 is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(m) LIMITATION
ON
AGGREGATE
COST
OF
CONSTRUCTION, 
REPAIR, AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.—The aggregate amount of 
construction, repair, and renovation projects carried out under this 
section in any fiscal year may not exceed $30,000,000. 
‘‘(n) APPROVAL AND NOTICE BEFORE CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION, 
REPAIR, AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—A construction, repair, or renovation 
project costing more than $1,000,000 may not be carried out 
under this section unless approved in advance by the Com-
mander of the United States Central Command. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—When a decision is made to carry out a 
construction, repair, or renovation project to which paragraph 
(1) applies, the Commander of the United States Central Com-
mand shall notify in writing the appropriate committees of 
Congress of that decision, including the justification for the 
project and the estimated cost of the project. The project may 
be carried out only after the end of the 21-day period beginning 
on the date the notification is received by the committees 
or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the 
date on which a copy of the notification is provided in an 
electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
(3) ELEMENT IN QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CONSTRUCTION, 
REPAIR, AND RENOVATION.—Paragraph (8) of subsection (d) of 
such section 1236 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) A list of new projects for construction, repair, or renova-
tion commenced during the period covered by such progress 
report, and a list of projects for construction, repair, or renova-
tion continuing from the period covered by the preceding 
progress report.’’. 
(d) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section 1236, as most 
recently amended by section 1222 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 for Overseas Contingency Operations in 
title XV for fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for the Department 
of Defense for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 
2018’’; and 
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$630,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,269,000,000’’. 
(e) NAME OF ISLAMIC STATE OR IRAQ AND SYRIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section 1236 is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘the Levant’’ and inserting ‘‘Syria’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘ISIL’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘ISIS’’; and 
(B) in subsection (l)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘the Levant 
(ISIL)’’ and inserting ‘‘Syria (ISIS)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘ISIL’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ISIS’’. 
(2) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 
1236 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1236. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA.’’. 
SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE 
TO THE VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) NATURE
OF ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3541), as amended by section 1221(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2485), is further amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘construction of training and associated facilities’’ 
and inserting ‘‘construction and repair of training and associated 
facilities or other facilities necessary to meet urgent military oper-
ational requirements of a temporary nature with a cost less than 
$4,000,000’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF ELEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN QUAR-
TERLY PROGRESS REPORTS.—Subsection (d)(9) of such section 1209 
is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, 
including new construction or repair commenced during the period 
covered by such progress report and construction and repair con-
tinuing from the period covered by the preceding progress report’’. 
(c) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING REPROGRAMMING REQUESTS.— 
Subsection (f)(2) of such section 1209, as amended by section 1221(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) A description of any material use of assistance 
provided under subsection (a) by an appropriately vetted 
recipient of such assistance for a purpose other than the 
purposes specified in subsection (a) that occurred since 
the most recent reprogramming or transfer request of the 
Secretary pursuant to this subsection, which description 
shall set forth, for each such material misuse, the following: 
‘‘(i) The details of such material misuse. 
‘‘(ii) The recipient or recipients responsible for such 
material misuse. 
‘‘(iii) The consequences of such material misuse. 
‘‘(iv) The actions taken by the Secretary to reme-
diate the causes and effects of such material misuse.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND 
REPAIR PROJECTS.—Such section 1209 is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND 
REPAIR PROJECTS.—The aggregate amount of construction and 
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repair projects carried out under this section in any fiscal year 
may not exceed $10,000,000.’’. 
(e) APPROVAL AND NOTICE BEFORE CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION AND 
REPAIR PROJECTS.—Such section 1209 is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) APPROVAL AND NOTICE BEFORE CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION 
AND REPAIR PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—A construction or repair project costing 
more than $1,000,000 may not be carried out under this section 
unless approved in advance by the Commander of the United 
States Central Command. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—When a decision is made to carry out a 
construction or repair project to which paragraph (1) applies, 
the Commander of the United States Central Command shall 
notify in writing the appropriate committees of Congress of 
that decision, including the justification for the project and 
the estimated cost of the project. The project may be carried 
out only after the end of the 21-day period beginning on the 
date the notification is received by the committees or, if earlier, 
the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which 
a copy of the notification is provided in an electronic medium 
pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1224. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUP-
PORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 1215 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017 may 
not exceed $70,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018 
may not exceed $42,000,000’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
(2) LIMITATION OF USE OF FY18 FUNDS PENDING PLAN.— 
Of the amount available for fiscal year 2018 for section 1215 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, 
as amended by this section, not more than 50 percent may 
be obligated or expended until 30 days after the date on which 
the plan required by the joint explanatory statement to accom-
pany the conference report on S.2943 of the 114th Congress, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, 
and entitled ‘‘To transition the activities conducted by OSC- 
I but funded by the Department of Defense to another entity 
or transition the funding of such activities to another source’’ 
is provided to the appropriate committees of Congress. 
(c) CLARIFICATION
OF OSC-I MANDATE
AND EXPANSION
OF 
ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Subsection (f) of such section 1215 is further 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘training activities in 
support of Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Counter Terrorism 
Service personnel’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘activities 
to support the following: 
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‘‘(A) Defense institution building to mitigate capability 
gaps and promote effective and sustainable defense institu-
tions. 
‘‘(B) Professionalization, strategic planning and reform, 
financial management, manpower management, and logis-
tics management of military and other security forces with 
a national security mission.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OF TRAINING’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘training’’ and inserting ‘‘activities of 
the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq’’. 
SEC. 1225. MODIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN ANNUAL 
REPORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and from’’ after ‘‘transfers to’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘from non-Iranian sources’’ and 
inserting ‘‘from or to non-Iranian sources or destinations’’; 
and 
(C) by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including transfers that pertain to nuclear 
development, ballistic missiles, and chemical, biological, 
and advanced conventional weapons, weapon systems, and 
delivery vehicles’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) An assessment of the use of civilian transportation 
assets and infrastructure, including commercial aircraft, air-
ports, commercial vessels, and seaports, used to transport illicit 
military cargo to or from Iran, including military personnel, 
military goods, weapons, military-related electric parts, and 
related components. 
‘‘(7) An assessment of military-to-military cooperation 
between Iran and foreign counties, including Cuba, North 
Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and any other 
country designated by the Secretary of Defense with additional 
reference to cooperation and collaboration on the development 
of nuclear, biological, chemical, and advanced conventional 
weapons, weapon systems, and delivery vehicles. 
‘‘(8) An assessment of the extent to which the commercial 
aviation sector of Iran knowingly provides financial, material, 
or technological support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
Corps, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics 
of Iran, the Bashar al-Assad regime, Hezbollah, Hamas, Kata’ib 
Hezbollah, or any other foreign terrorist organization.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted under 
section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 after that date. 
10 USC 113 note. 
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SEC. 1226. EXTENSION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CONFIRMED BAL-
LISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHES FROM IRAN AND IMPOSITION 
OF SANCTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE LAUNCHES. 
Section 1226(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2487) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1227. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROVISION OF MAN- 
PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO THE VETTED 
SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—If a determination is made during fiscal year 
2018 to use funds available to the Department of Defense for 
that fiscal year to provide man-portable air defense systems 
(MANPADs) to the vetted Syrian opposition pursuant to the 
authority in section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), such funds may not be 
used for that purpose until— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the determination; and 
(2) 30 days elapse after the date of the submittal of such 
report to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall set forth the following: 
(1) A description of each element of the vetted Syrian 
opposition that will provided man-portable air defense systems 
as described in subsection (a), including— 
(A) the geographic location of such element; 
(B) a detailed intelligence assessment of such element; 
(C) a description of the alignment of such element 
within the broader conflict in Syria; and 
(D) a description and assessment of the assurance, 
if any, received by the commander of such element in 
connection with the provision of man-portable air defense 
systems. 
(2) The number and type of man-portable air defense sys-
tems to be so provided. 
(3) The logistics plan for providing and resupplying each 
element to be so provided man-portable air defense systems 
with additional man-portable air defense systems. 
(4) The duration of support to be provided in connection 
with the provision of man-portable air defense systems. 
(5) The justification for the provision of man-portable air 
defense systems to each element of the vetted Syrian opposition, 
including an explanation of the purpose and expected employ-
ment of such systems. 
(6) Any other matters that the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State jointly consider appropriate. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1209(e)(2) of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541). 
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SEC. 1228. REPORT ON AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE STATUS OF SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 calendar days after reaching 
any agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation 
relating to a political settlement or long-term territorial control 
in Syria, the President shall transmit to Congress a report on 
the agreement. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the text of the agreement, including all related materials 
and annexes; 
(2) a list of all parties to the agreement; 
(3) an explanation of each of the terms established by 
the agreement; 
(4) a description of each of the obligations established by 
the agreement; and 
(5) a description of any territorial demarcations, apportion-
ments, or areas of control contemplated by the agreement. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
Section 1232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2488) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or 2018’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘in the fiscal year concerned’’ after 
‘‘may be used’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘with respect to funds 
for a fiscal year’’ after ‘‘the limitation in subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 1232. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER 
CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction on the obligation 
or expenditure of funds required by subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that to do so is in the national security 
interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits a notification of the waiver, at the time the 
waiver is invoked, to the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1233. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Russia’s ongoing aggressive actions, including its inva-
sions of Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014, threats to 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, rapid mili-
tary modernization, advanced anti-access and area denial 
capabilities, increasing military activity in the Arctic region 
and Mediterranean Sea, evolving nuclear doctrine and capabili-
ties, and violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union 
of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Treaty on Open Skies, 
constitute a major challenge to the security interests of the 
United States and its allies and partners in Europe. 
(2) Russia’s ongoing malign influence activities, including 
misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, cyberattacks, elec-
tion interference, active measures, and hybrid warfare oper-
ations pose not only a threat to the security interests of the 
United States and its allies and partners in Europe, but to 
the integrity of Western democracies and the institutions and 
alliances they support. 
(3) Russia’s doctrine of ‘‘escalate to de-escalate’’, along with 
its tactical nuclear capabilities, threaten United States forces 
and European allies and exacerbate the risk of miscalculation 
and escalation in a crisis. 
(4) The European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) continues 
to improve credible deterrence against Russian aggression by— 
(A) training and equipping military forces of NATO 
allies and European partners; 
(B) enhancing the indications and warning, interoper-
ability, and logistics capabilities of United States allies 
and partners; and 
(C) improving the agility and flexibility of partners 
and allies to address threats across the full spectrum of 
domains. 
(5) A strong NATO alliance is the cornerstone of trans-
atlantic security cooperation and the guarantor of peace and 
stability in Europe. 
(6) The steps taken at the NATO 2014 Wales Summit 
and the NATO 2016 Warsaw Summit, including the adoption 
and implementation of the Readiness Action Plan (RAP), the 
formation of the Very High Joint Readiness Force (VJTF), 
the Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) multinational battalions 
deployed to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, and the 
Tailored Forward Presence in Romania and Bulgaria, have 
strengthened NATO readiness and collective defense. 
(7) Montenegro’s accession into NATO is a strong step 
toward strengthening the alliance, enhancing security and sta-
bility in Southeastern Europe, and reaffirming NATO’s commit-
ment to an ‘‘Open Door’’ policy. 
(8) Cooperation with non-NATO allies and members of 
the Partnership for Peace program enhances security and sta-
bility in Europe. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should support a Europe whole, free, 
and at peace and the sovereign right of all European states 
to pursue integration into the Euro-Atlantic community through 
institutions such as NATO and the European Union; 
(2) the United States should develop and implement a 
policy and strategy backed by all elements of United States 
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power to deter and, if necessary, defeat Russian aggression, 
which will require— 
(A) enhancing United States military capability and 
capacity in Europe, including strong consideration of invest-
ments in increased permanently-stationed and continued 
rotational forces as well as the facilities and infrastructure 
necessary to support United States presence and training 
with its allies and partners; and 
(B) strengthening United States capability and capacity 
to counter malign Russian influence, including Russian 
hybrid warfare operations short of traditional armed con-
flict, malicious Russian cyber activities, and Russia’s use 
of misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda; 
(3) investments that support the security and stability of 
Europe, including the EDI, and support to European countries 
in further developing their security capabilities, are in the 
long-term national security interests of the United States, and 
as such, funds for such efforts should be included in the Presi-
dent’s base budget request for the Department of Defense in 
order to fully support United States combat capability in 
Europe, facilitate efficient planning and execution, and ensure 
budgetary transparency; 
(4) the United States should maintain an ironclad commit-
ment to its obligations under Article 5 of the North Atlantic 
Treaty, which declares that an ‘‘armed attack against one or 
more [NATO allies] shall be considered an attack against them 
all’’; 
(5) while NATO allies have made progress toward high 
levels of defense spending, it is important that all NATO allies 
fulfill their commitments to levels and composition of defense 
expenditures as agreed upon at the NATO 2014 Wales Summit 
and NATO 2016 Warsaw Summit in order to uphold their 
obligations under Article 3 of the North Atlantic Treaty to 
‘‘maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity 
to resist armed attack’’; 
(6) NATO allies should continue to coordinate defense 
investments to both improve deterrence against Russian aggres-
sion and more appropriately balance defense spending across 
the alliance; and 
(7) because the NATO alliance defends not only the common 
security of the United States and its NATO allies, but our 
common values as well, it is essential that all NATO allies 
uphold their obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty to 
‘‘safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilization of 
their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual 
liberty and the rule of law’’. 
SEC. 1234. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068), as amended 
by section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2494), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(12) Treatment of wounded Ukrainian soldiers in the 
United States in medical treatment facilities through the Secre-
tarial Designee Program, including transportation, lodging, 
meals, and other appropriate non-medical support in connection 
with such treatment, and education and training for Ukrainian 
healthcare specialists such that they can provide continuing 
care and rehabilitation services for wounded Ukrainian soldiers. 
‘‘(13) Air defense and coastal defense radars. 
‘‘(14) Naval mine and counter-mine capabilities. 
‘‘(15) Littoral-zone and coastal defense vessels.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$175,000,000 of the 
funds available for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to subsection 
(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent of the funds available 
for fiscal year 2018 pursuant to subsection (f)(3)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, and potential 
opportunities for privatization’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
sustainment, and inventory management’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by inserting after ‘‘addi-
tional action is needed’’ the following: ‘‘and a descrip-
tion of the methodology used to evaluate whether 
Ukraine has made progress in defense institutional 
reforms relative to previously established goals and 
objectives’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, with not more than $100,000,000 
available for the purposes as follows for any particular 
country’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2018, $350,000,000.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
SEC. 1235. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPEN SKIES TREATY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON CONDUCT OF FLIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense 
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, or operation and 
maintenance, Air Force, may be obligated or expended to con-
duct any flight during such fiscal year for purposes of imple-
menting the Open Skies Treaty until the date that is seven 
days after the date on which the President submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees a plan described in para-
graph (2) with respect to such fiscal year. 
(2) PLAN DESCRIBED.—The plan described in this paragraph 
is a plan developed by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, that contains 
a description of the objectives for all planned flights described 
in paragraph (1) during such fiscal year. 
(3) UPDATE.—To the extent necessary and appropriate, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
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State, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 
Director of National Intelligence, may update the plan described 
in paragraph (2) with respect to a fiscal year and submit 
the updated plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(5) SUNSET.—The requirements of this subsection shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON ACTIVITIES TO MODIFY UNITED STATES AIR-
CRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, 
for arms control implementation (PE 0305145F) or procure-
ment, Air Force, for digital visual imaging system (BA–05, 
Line Item #1900) may be obligated or expended to carry out 
any activities to modify any United States aircraft for purposes 
of implementing the Open Skies Treaty until the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
the certification described in paragraph (2) and the President 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees the certifi-
cation described in paragraph (3). 
(2) CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The certifi-
cation described in this paragraph is a certification that con-
tains a determination of the Secretary of Defense, without 
delegation, that modification of digital visual imaging systems 
in United States OC–135 aircraft under the Open Skies Treaty 
will provide superior digital imagery as compared to digital 
imagery that is available to the Department of Defense on 
a commercial basis. 
(3) CERTIFICATION BY PRESIDENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The certification described in this 
paragraph is a certification of the President that— 
(i) the President has imposed treaty violations 
responses and legal countermeasures on the Russian 
Federation for its violations of the Open Skies Treaty; 
and 
(ii) the President has fully informed the appro-
priate congressional committees of such responses and 
countermeasures. 
(B) DELEGATION.—The President may delegate the 
responsibility for making a certification under subpara-
graph (A) to the Secretary of the State. 
(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
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(c) OPEN SKIES TREATY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at 
Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 
SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEAR 
CAPABILITIES OF NATO. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Warsaw Summit Communique, issued on July 9, 
2016, by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘NATO’’) clearly defines the need for, and the 
importance of, the nuclear mission of NATO. 
(2) The Warsaw Summit Communique states— 
(A) with respect to the nuclear deterrence capability 
of NATO, ‘‘As a means to prevent conflict and war, credible 
deterrence and defence is essential. Therefore, deterrence 
and defence, based on an appropriate mix of nuclear, 
conventional, and missile defence capabilities, remains a 
core element of our overall strategy. . . The fundamental 
purpose of NATO’s nuclear capability is to preserve peace, 
prevent coercion, and deter aggression. Nuclear weapons 
are unique. Any employment of nuclear weapons against 
NATO would fundamentally alter the nature of a conflict. 
The circumstances in which NATO might have to use 
nuclear weapons are extremely remote’’; 
(B) with respect to the nature of the nuclear deterrence 
posture of NATO, ‘‘NATO must continue to adapt its 
strategy in line with trends in the security environment– 
including with respect to capabilities and other measures 
required–to ensure that NATO’s overall deterrence and 
defence posture is capable of addressing potential adver-
saries’ doctrine and capabilities, and that it remains cred-
ible, flexible, resilient, and adaptable.’’; and 
(C) with respect to the importance of contributions 
to the nuclear deterrence mission from across the NATO 
alliance, ‘‘The strategic forces of the Alliance, particularly 
those of the United States, are the supreme guarantee 
of the security of the Allies. The independent strategic 
nuclear forces of the United Kingdom and France have 
a deterrent role of their own and contribute to the overall 
security of the Alliance. These Allies’ separate centres of 
decision-making contribute to deterrence by complicating 
the calculations of potential adversaries. NATO’s nuclear 
deterrence posture also relies, in part, on United States’ 
nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe and on 
capabilities and infrastructure provided by Allies con-
cerned. These Allies will ensure that all components of 
NATO’s nuclear deterrent remain safe, secure, and effec-
tive. That requires sustained leadership focus and institu-
tional excellence for the nuclear deterrence mission and 
planning guidance aligned with 21st century requirements. 
The Alliance will ensure the broadest possible participation 
of Allies concerned in their agreed nuclear burden-sharing 
arrangements.’’. 
(3) Secretary of Defense James Mattis, in response to the 
advance policy questions for his Senate confirmation hearing 
on January 12, 2017, stated that— 
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(A) ‘‘NATO’s nuclear deterrence posture relies in part 
on U.S. nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe and 
on capabilities and infrastructure provided by NATO allies. 
These capabilities include dual-capable aircraft that con-
tribute to current burden-sharing arrangements within 
NATO. In general, we must take care to maintain this 
particular capability, and to modernize it appropriately 
and in a timely fashion.’’; and 
(B) the role of the nuclear weapons of the United 
States is ‘‘to deter nuclear war and to serve as last resort 
weapons of self-defense. In this sense, U.S. nuclear weapons 
are fundamental to our nation’s security and have histori-
cally provided a deterrent against aggression and security 
assurance to U.S. allies. A robust, flexible, and survivable 
U.S. nuclear arsenal underpins the U.S. ability to deploy 
conventional forces worldwide.’’. 
(4) On March 28, 2017, General Curtis Scaparrotti, Com-
mander of the United States European Command and the 
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testified to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that ‘‘NATO 
and U.S. nuclear forces continue to be a vital component of 
our deterrence. Our modernization efforts are crucial; we must 
preserve a ready, credible, and safe nuclear capability.’’. 
(5) The Russian Federation is currently undergoing signifi-
cant modernization and recapitalization of all three legs of 
its nuclear triad, continues to field and modernize a large 
variety of non-strategic nuclear weapons, and is developing 
and deploying new and unique nuclear capabilities. 
(6) Russia remains in violation of the INF Treaty due 
to the development, testing, and, most recently, the operational 
deployment of ground-launched cruise missiles in violation of 
the INF Treaty. 
(7) On March 28, 2017, General Paul Selva, Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the security consequences 
of the deployment of such INF Treaty-violating missiles, testi-
fying to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives that ‘‘our assessment of the impact is that 
it more threatens NATO and infrastructure within the Euro-
pean continent than any other...area of the world that we 
have national interests in or alliance interests in.’’. 
(8) On March 28, 2017, General Curtis Scaparrotti, in 
testimony before the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives, responded to a question asking if Russia 
intends to return to compliance with the INF Treaty by stating, 
‘‘I don’t have any indication that they will at this time.’’. 
(9) Rhetoric from Russian officials has demonstrated that 
Moscow has sought to leverage its nuclear arsenal to threaten 
and intimidate neighboring countries, including members of 
NATO, as was the case when the Russian Ambassador to 
Denmark stated, ‘‘Danish warships will be targets for Russian 
nuclear missiles’’ in response to Denmark’s potential coopera-
tion in the NATO missile defense system. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the nuclear and conventional deterrence capabilities 
of NATO are of critical importance to the security of the United 
States and of the NATO alliance, and must continue to adapt 
to the changed security environment in Europe; 
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(2) the ability of the United States to forward-deploy dual- 
capable aircraft and nuclear weapons, and of select members 
of NATO to participate in the nuclear deterrence mission of 
NATO by hosting forward-deployed nuclear weapons of the 
United States or operating dual-capable aircraft, is central 
to the credibility of the nuclear deterrence and defense posture 
of NATO; 
(3) the strategic forces of the United States, the inde-
pendent nuclear forces of the United Kingdom and the French 
Republic, and the dual-capable aircraft operated by the United 
States and other members of NATO constitute foundational 
elements of the nuclear deterrence and defense posture of 
NATO; 
(4) NATO should modernize its nuclear-related infrastruc-
ture to ensure the highest-level of safety and security; 
(5) effective deterrence requires NATO to conduct nuclear 
planning and exercises aligned with 21st century requirements 
and modernize nuclear-related capabilities and infrastructure, 
including dual-capable aircraft, command and control networks, 
and facilities; and 
(6) to ensure the continued credibility of the deterrence 
and defense posture of NATO, the planned completion of F– 
35A aircraft development and testing, as well as the delivery 
of such aircraft to members of NATO, must not be delayed. 
(c) INF TREATY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘INF 
Treaty’’ means the Treaty Between the United States of America 
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination 
of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) 
Treaty’’, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into 
force June 1, 1988. 
SEC. 1237. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH RESPECT TO 
WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees and the Committees on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives a report on security cooperation with respect to Western 
Balkan countries. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of security cooperation between each 
Western Balkan country and the Russian Federation, including 
the following: 
(A) A list of Russian weapons systems and other mili-
tary hardware and technology valued at $1,000,000 or more 
that have been provided to or purchased by each Western 
Balkan country since 2012. 
(B) A description of the participation of each Western 
Balkan country’s security forces in training or exercises 
with the Russian Federation since 2012. 
(C) A description of any security cooperation agree-
ments each Western Balkan country has entered into with 
the Russian Federation. 
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(D) An assessment of intelligence cooperation between 
each Western Balkan country and the Russian Federation. 
(E) An assessment of how security cooperation between 
each Western Balkan country and the Russian Federation 
affects the security interests of the United States, the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Western 
Balkan country, and each NATO member state that borders 
the Western Balkan country. 
(2) An assessment of security cooperation between each 
Western Balkan country and the United States, including the 
following: 
(A) A list of United States weapons systems and other 
military hardware and technology valued at $1,000,000 
or more that have been provided to or purchased by each 
Western Balkan country since 2012. 
(B) A description of the participation of each Western 
Balkan country’s security forces in training or exercises 
with the United States since 2012. 
(C) A description of any security cooperation agree-
ments each Western Balkan country has entered into with 
the United States. 
(D) An assessment of intelligence cooperation between 
each Western Balkan country and the United States. 
(3) An assessment of security cooperation between each 
Western Balkan country and NATO. 
(4) A description of each Western Balkan country’s partici-
pation and activities in NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, 
if applicable. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) 
DEFINITION.—The 
term 
‘‘Western 
Balkan 
countries’’ 
means— 
(1) Serbia; 
(2) Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
(3) Kosovo; and 
(4) Macedonia. 
SEC. 1238. PLAN TO RESPOND IN CASE OF RUSSIAN NONCOMPLIANCE 
WITH THE NEW START TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report— 
(1) describing the options available in response to a failure 
by Russia to achieve the reductions required by the New START 
Treaty before February 5, 2018; and 
(2) including the assessment of the Secretary of Defense 
whether such a failure would constitute a material breach 
of the New START Treaty, providing grounds for the United 
States to withdraw from the treaty. 
(b) OPTIONS DESCRIBED.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall specifically describe options to respond to such a failure 
relating to the following: 
(1) Economic sanctions. 
(2) Diplomacy. 
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(3) Additional deployment of ballistic or cruise missile 
defense capabilities, or other United States capabilities that 
would offset any potential Russian military advantage from 
such a failure. 
(4) Redeployment of United States nuclear forces beyond 
the levels required by the New START Treaty, and the associ-
ated costs and impacts on United States operations. 
(5) Legal countermeasures available under other treaties 
between the United States and Russia, including under the 
Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and 
entered into force January 1, 2002. 
(c) NEW START TREATY.—In this section, the term ‘‘New 
START Treaty’’ means the Treaty between the United States of 
America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further 
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at 
Prague April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011. 
SEC. 1239. STRATEGY TO COUNTER THREATS BY THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) STRATEGY
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State and in consultation with 
each of the Secretaries of the military departments, the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, and the commanders of each of the regional and functional 
combatant commands, shall develop and implement a comprehen-
sive strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by this subsection 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) An evaluation of strategic objectives and motiva-
tions of the Russian Federation. 
(B) A detailed description of Russian threats to the 
national security of the United States, including threats 
that may pose challenges below the threshold of armed 
conflict. 
(C) A discussion of how the strategy complements the 
National Defense Strategy and the National Military 
Strategy. 
(D) A discussion of the ends, ways, and means inherent 
to the strategy. 
(E) A discussion of the strategy’s objectives with respect 
to deterrence, escalation control, and conflict resolution. 
(F) A description of the military activities across 
geographic regions and military functions and domains that 
are inherent to the strategy. 
(G) A description of the posture, forward presence, 
and readiness requirements inherent to the strategy. 
(H) A description of the roles of the United States 
Armed Forces in implementing the strategy, including— 
(i) the role of United States nuclear capabilities; 
(ii) the role of United States space capabilities; 
(iii) the role of United States cyber capabilities; 
(iv) the role of United States conventional ground 
forces; 
10 USC 113 note. 
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(v) the role of United States naval forces; 
(vi) the role of United States air forces; and 
(vii) the role of United States special operations 
forces. 
(I) An assessment of the force requirements needed 
to implement and sustain the strategy. 
(J) A description of the logistical requirements needed 
to implement and sustain the strategy. 
(K) An assessment of the technological research and 
development requirements needed to implement and sus-
tain the strategy. 
(L) An assessment of the training and exercise require-
ments needed to implement and sustain the strategy. 
(M) An assessment of the budgetary resource require-
ments needed to implement and sustain the strategy 
through December 31, 2030. 
(N) An analysis of the adequacy of current authorities 
and command structures for countering unconventional 
warfare. 
(O) Recommendations for improving the counter- 
unconventional warfare capabilities, authorities, and com-
mand structures of the Department of Defense. 
(P) A discussion of how the strategy provides a frame-
work for future planning and investments in regional 
defense initiatives, including the European Deterrence Ini-
tiative. 
(Q) A plan to increase conventional precision strike 
weapon stockpiles in the United States European Com-
mand’s areas of responsibility, which shall include nec-
essary increases in the quantities of such stockpiles that 
the Secretary of Defense determines will enhance deter-
rence and warfighting capability of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization forces. 
(R) A plan to counter the military capabilities of the 
Russian Federation, which, in addition to elements the 
Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate, shall 
include recommendations for— 
(i) improving the capability of United States Armed 
Forces to operate in a Global Positioning System (GPS)- 
denied or GPS-degraded environment; 
(ii) improving the capability of United States 
Armed Forces to counter Russian unmanned aircraft 
systems, electronic warfare, and long-range precision 
strike capabilities; and 
(iii) countering unconventional capabilities and 
hybrid threats from the Russian Federation. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this subsection shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1239A. STRATEGY TO COUNTER THE THREAT OF MALIGN INFLU-
ENCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the appropriate United 
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States Government officials, shall jointly develop a comprehen-
sive strategy to counter the threat of malign influence by the 
Russian Federation. 
(2) SCOPE OF STRATEGY.—The strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following actions: 
(A) To attribute, defend against, and counter hybrid 
warfare operations short of traditional armed conflict 
against the United States and its allies and partners. 
(B) To deter, and respond when necessary, to malicious 
cyber activities by the Russian Federation. 
(C) To identify and defend against the threat of malign 
influence by the Russian Federation, including actions to 
counter— 
(i) the use of misinformation, disinformation, and 
propaganda in social and traditional media; 
(ii) corrupt or illicit financing of political parties, 
think tanks, media organizations, and academic 
institutions; and 
(iii) the use of coercive economic tools, including 
sanctions, market access, cryptocurrencies, and dif-
ferential pricing, especially in the energy sector. 
(D) To promote the core values and principles of the 
United States, enhance the transatlantic relationship, 
strengthen good governance and democracy among Euro-
pean allies and partners, and further integration into multi-
lateral institutions underpinning the global order, including 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the 
European Union. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) SECURITY
MEASURES.—Actions to counter the use of 
force, coercion, and other hybrid warfare operations of the 
military, intelligence, and other security forces, including 
irregulars, groups, or individuals, of the Russian Federation, 
including the following: 
(A) Actions to build the military presence and capabili-
ties of military and security forces of the United States 
and European allies and partners to deter and respond 
to aggression by the Russian Federation. 
(B) Actions to improve indications and warnings, and 
capabilities to identify and attribute responsibility for the 
use of force, coercion, or other hybrid warfare operations 
by the Russian Federation. 
(C) Actions to support NATO allies and non-NATO 
partners in maintaining their sovereignty and territorial 
integrity. 
(2) INFORMATION OPERATIONS.—Actions to counter informa-
tion operations of the Russian Federation, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Actions to identify, attribute, and counter malign 
disinformation, active measures, propaganda, and decep-
tion and denial activities of the Russian Federation in 
the United States and Europe, through traditional and 
social media. 
(B) To enhance joint, regional, and combined informa-
tion operations and strategic communication strategies to 
counter Russian Federation information warfare, malign 
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influence, and propaganda activities and increase coopera-
tion, exercises, and policy development with the NATO 
Strategic Communications Center of Excellence. 
(C) The establishment of interagency mechanisms for 
the coordination and implementation of the strategy with 
respect to disinformation, active measures, propaganda, 
and deception and denial activities of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(D) Actions to strengthen the effectiveness of and fully 
resource the Global Engagement Center to carry out its 
purpose specified in section 1287(a)(2) of National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 
note) to lead, synchronize, and coordinate efforts of the 
Federal Government to recognize, understand, expose, and 
counter propaganda and disinformation efforts by the Rus-
sian Federation, other foreign governments, and non-state 
actors. 
(E) Programs to strengthen investigative journalism 
and media independence abroad in countries most vulner-
able to malign influence by the Russian Federation. 
(F) Actions to build resilience to disinformation, active 
measures, propaganda, and deception and denial activities 
of the Russian Federation in the United States and other 
countries vulnerable to malign influence by the Russian 
Federation. 
(G) Efforts to work with traditional and social media 
providers to attribute and counter the threat of malign 
influence by the Russian Federation. 
(3) CYBER
MEASURES.—Actions to counter the threat of 
malign influence by the Russian Federation in cyberspace, 
including the following: 
(A) To increase inclusion of regional cyber planning 
within larger United States joint planning exercises in 
the European region and increase joint exercises and policy 
development through the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense 
Center of Excellence. 
(B) To identify potential areas of cybersecurity 
collaboration and partnership capabilities with NATO and 
other European allies and partners. 
(C) Programs to educate citizens, information and 
communications technology experts, and private sector 
organizations in the United States and abroad to enhance 
their resilience to malign influence by the Russian Federa-
tion in cyberspace. 
(4) POLITICAL
AND
DIPLOMATIC
MEASURES.—Actions to 
counter malign political influence by the Russian Federation 
in the United States and among European allies and partners, 
including the following: 
(A) Programs and activities to enhance the resilience 
of United States democratic institutions and infrastructure 
at the national and subnational levels. 
(B) Programs working through the Department of State 
and the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment to promote good governance and enhance democratic 
institutions abroad, particularly in countries deemed most 
vulnerable to malign influence by the Russian Federation. 
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(C) Actions within the United Nations, the Organiza-
tion for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other 
multi-lateral organizations to counter malign influence by 
the Russian Federation. 
(D) Actions to identify organizations or networks of 
individuals affiliated or collaborating with the Government 
of the Russian Federation or proxies of the Russian Federa-
tion in the United States or European allies and partners. 
(5) FINANCIAL MEASURES.—Actions to counter corrupt and 
illicit financial networks of the Russian Federation in the 
United States and abroad, including the following: 
(A) Actions to promote the transparency of corrupt 
and illicit financial transactions of the Russian Federation, 
and other anti-corruption measures. 
(B) Actions to maintain and enhance the focus within 
the Department of the Treasury on tracing corrupt and 
illicit financial flows linked to the Russian Federation that 
interact with the United States financial system and 
exposing beneficial ownership and opaque Russia-related 
business transactions of significant importance. 
(C) Actions to build the capacity of financial intel-
ligence units of allies and partners. 
(D) Actions to enhance financial intelligence coopera-
tion between the United States and the European Union. 
(6) ENERGY SECURITY MEASURES.—Actions to promote the 
energy security of European allies and partners, and to reduce 
their dependence on energy imports from the Russian Federa-
tion that the Russian Federation uses as a weapon to coerce, 
intimidate, and influence those countries, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Actions to develop plans, working with the govern-
ments of European allies and partners to enhance energy 
market liberalization, effective regulation and oversight, 
energy reliability, and energy efficiency. 
(B) Actions to work with the European Union to pro-
mote the growth of liquefied natural gas trade and expan-
sion of the gas transport infrastructure in Europe. 
(C) Actions to promote a dialogue within the NATO 
on a coherent, strategic approach to energy security for 
NATO members and partner nations. 
(7) PROMOTION
OF
VALUES.—Actions to promote United 
States values and principles to provide a strong, credible alter-
native to malign influence by the Russian Federation, including 
the following: 
(A) Actions to promote alliance structure, the impor-
tance of transatlantic security as it relates to United States 
national security, and the continued integration of coun-
tries within multilateral institutions within Europe. 
(B) Public diplomacy and outreach to the people of 
the Russian Federation. 
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAWS.—The strategy required 
by subsection (a) shall be consistent with the following: 
(1) The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-
tions Act (Public Law 115–44). 
(2) The Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 
8921 et seq.). 
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(3) The Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, 
and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 
8901 et seq.). 
(4) The Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 5811 note). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report detailing the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In the 
section the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, Housing 
and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Financial Services, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
Subtitle 
E—Intermediate-Range 
Nuclear 
Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 
2017 
SEC. 1241. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Intermediate-Range Nuclear 
Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 1242. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The 2014, 2015, and 2016 Department of State reports 
entitled, ‘‘Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, 
Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commit-
ments’’, all stated that the United States has determined that 
‘‘the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under 
the INF Treaty not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground- 
launched cruise missile (GLCM) with a range capability of 
500 km to 5,500 km, or to possess or produce launchers of 
such missiles’’. 
(2) The 2016 report also noted that ‘‘the cruise missile 
developed by Russia meets the INF Treaty definition of a 
ground-launched cruise missile with a range capability of 500 
km to 5,500 km, and as such, all missiles of that type, and 
all launchers of the type used or tested to launch such a 
missile, are prohibited under the provisions of the INF Treaty’’. 
(3) 
Potential 
consistency 
and 
compliance 
concerns 
regarding the INF Treaty noncompliant GLCM have existed 
since 2008, were not officially raised with the Russian Federa-
tion until 2013, and were not briefed to the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) until January 2014. 
(4) The United States Government is aware of other consist-
ency and compliance concerns regarding Russia actions vis- 
a
`-vis its INF Treaty obligations. 
22 USC 2551 
note. 
Intermediate- 
Range Nuclear 
Forces (INF) 
Treaty 
Preservation Act 
of 2017. 
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(5) Since 2013, senior United States officials, including 
the President, the Secretary of State, and the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have raised Russian noncompliance 
with the INF Treaty to their counterparts, but no progress 
has been made in bringing the Russian Federation back into 
compliance with the INF Treaty. 
(6) In April 2014, General Breedlove, the Supreme Allied 
Commander Europe, correctly stated, ‘‘A weapon capability that 
violates the INF, that is introduced into the greater European 
land mass, is absolutely a tool that will have to be dealt 
with . . . It can’t go unanswered.’’. 
(7) The Department of Defense in its September 2013 
report, Report on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Options 
if Exempt from the Restrictions of the Intermediate-Range 
Nuclear Forces Treaty Between the United States of America 
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, stated that it 
has multiple validated military requirement gaps due to the 
prohibitions imposed on the United States as a result of its 
compliance with the INF Treaty. 
(8) It is not in the national security interests of the United 
States to be unilaterally legally prohibited from developing 
dual-capable ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges 
between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, while Russia makes 
advances in developing and fielding this class of weapon sys-
tems, and such unilateral limitation cannot be allowed to con-
tinue indefinitely. 
(9) Admiral Harry Harris, Jr., Commander of the United 
States Pacific Command, testified before the Senate Armed 
Services Committee on April 27, 2017, that ‘‘[W]e’re in a multi- 
polar world where we have a lot of countries who are developing 
these weapons, including China, that I worry about. And I 
worry about their DF-21 and DF-26 missile programs, their 
anti-carrier ballistic missile programs, if you will. INF doesn’t 
address missiles launched from ships or airplanes, but it focuses 
on those land-based systems. I think there’s goodness in the 
INF treaty, anything you can do to limit nuclear weapons 
writ-large is generally good. But the aspects of the INF Treaty 
that limit our ability to counter Chinese and other countries’ 
land-based missiles, I think, is problematic.’’. 
(10) A material breach of the INF Treaty by the Russian 
Federation affords the United States the right to invoke legal 
countermeasures which include suspension of the treaty in 
whole or in part. 
(11) Article XV of the INF Treaty provides that ‘‘Each 
Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the 
right to withdraw from this Treaty if it decides that extraor-
dinary events related to the subject matter of this Treaty have 
jeopardized its supreme interests.’’. 
SEC. 1243. COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING RUSSIAN VIOLA-
TIONS OF THE INF TREATY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the actions undertaken by the Russian Federation in 
violation of the INF Treaty constitute a material breach of 
the treaty; 
(2) in light of the Russian Federation’s material breach 
of the INF Treaty, the United States is legally entitled to 
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suspend the operation of the INF Treaty in whole or in part 
for so long as the Russian Federation continues to be in mate-
rial breach; and 
(3) for so long as the Russian Federation remains in non-
compliance with the INF Treaty, the United States should 
take actions to encourage the Russian Federation return to 
compliance, including by— 
(A) providing additional funds for the capabilities 
identified in section 1243(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1062); and 
(B) seeking additional missile defense assets in the 
European theater to protect United States and NATO forces 
from ground-launched missile systems of the Russian Fed-
eration that are in noncompliance with the INF Treaty. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2018 for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 
division D, $58,000,000 shall be made available for the development 
of— 
(1) active defenses to counter ground-launched missile sys-
tems with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers; 
(2) counterforce capabilities to prevent attacks from these 
missiles; and 
(3) countervailing strike capabilities to enhance the 
capabilities of the United States identified in section 1243(d) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1062). 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF INF RANGE GROUND-LAUNCHED MISSILE 
SYSTEM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM OF RECORD.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a program of record to develop 
a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile 
system with a range of between 500 to 5,500 kilometers, 
including research and development activities with respect to 
such cruise missile system. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the cost and schedule for, and feasibility of, modifying United 
States missile systems in existence or planned as of such date 
of enactment for ground launch with a range of between 500 
and 5,500 kilometers as compared with the cost and schedule 
for, and feasibility of, developing a new ground-launched missile 
using new technology with the same range. 
SEC. 1244. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT RELATED TO RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION DEVELOPMENT OF NONCOMPLIANT SYSTEMS 
AND UNITED STATES ACTIONS REGARDING MATERIAL 
BREACH OF INF TREATY BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) NOTIFICATION BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intelligence shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees of any develop-
ment, deployment, or test of a system by the Russian Federation 
that the Director determines is inconsistent with the INF 
Treaty. 
22 USC 2593a 
note. 
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(2) DEADLINE.—A notification under this subsection shall 
be made not later than 15 days after the date on which the 
Director makes the determination under this subsection with 
respect to which the notification is required. 
(b) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An amount equal to $50,000,000 of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance, Defense-wide, for fiscal year 2018 to carry out special 
mission area activities of the Defense Information Systems 
Agency shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure until 
the date on which the President has submitted both the certifi-
cation described in paragraph (2) and the report described 
in subsection (e). 
(2) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification described 
in this paragraph is a certification by the President to the 
appropriate congressional committees of the following: 
(A) Each requirement of section 1290 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2538; 22 U.S.C. 2593e) has been 
fully implemented and is continuing to be fully imple-
mented. 
(B) The President has notified the appropriate congres-
sional committees under such section 1290 of the imposition 
of measures described in subsection (c) of such section 
with respect to each person identified in a report under 
subsection (a) of such section, including a detailed descrip-
tion of the imposition of all such measures. 
(c) REPORT ON PLAN TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall develop and submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes— 
(A) a plan to impose the measures described in para-
graph (3) with respect to each person described in para-
graph (2) by reason of non-compliance by the Russian Fed-
eration with the INF Treaty; and 
(B) a list of each such person. 
(2) PERSONS
DESCRIBED.—The persons described in this 
paragraph are individuals who— 
(A) the President determines are responsible for 
ordering or facilitating non-compliance by the Russian Fed-
eration with the INF Treaty; or 
(B) are senior foreign political figures (as such term 
is defined in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act) of the Government of the Russian Federation. 
(3) MEASURES DESCRIBED.—The measures described in this 
paragraph are the following, with respect to a person described 
in paragraph (2): 
(A) Blocking and prohibiting all transactions in prop-
erty and interests in property of such person, if such prop-
erty and interests in property are in the United States, 
come within the United States, or are or come within 
the possession or control of a United States person. 
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(B) Inadmissibility to the United States, ineligibility 
to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United 
States, and ineligibility to be admitted or paroled into 
the United States or to receive any other benefit under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), and revocation of any visa or other entry documenta-
tion. 
(C) Prohibiting United States procurement from such 
person. 
(D) Any other sanctions the President determines to 
be appropriate. 
(4) FORM.—The report described in paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form. 
(5) DRAFT REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the submission of the plan described in para-
graph (1), the President shall prescribe in draft form such 
regulations as may be necessary to impose the measures 
described in paragraph (3) with respect to each person described 
in paragraph (2). 
SEC. 1245. REVIEW OF RS–26 BALLISTIC MISSILE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall conduct a review of the RS–26 ballistic missile of the Russian 
Federation. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the review conducted under subsection (a). The report shall 
include— 
(1) a determination whether the RS–26 ballistic missile 
is covered under the New START Treaty or would be a violation 
of the INF Treaty because Russia has flight-tested such missile 
to ranges covered by the INF Treaty in more than one warhead 
configuration; and 
(2) if the President determines that the RS–26 ballistic 
missile is covered under the New START Treaty, a determina-
tion whether the Russian Federation— 
(A) has agreed through the Bilateral Consultative 
Commission that such a system is limited under the New 
START Treaty central limits; and 
(B) has agreed to an exhibition of such a system. 
(c) EFFECT
OF DETERMINATION.—If the President, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of 
National Intelligence, determines that the RS–26 ballistic missile 
is covered under the New START Treaty and that the Russian 
Federation has not taken the steps described under subsection 
(b)(2), the United States Government shall consider for purposes 
of all policies and decisions that the RS–26 ballistic missile of 
the Russian Federation is a violation of the INF Treaty. 
SEC. 1246. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
22 USC 2593a 
note. 
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(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 
between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate- 
Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, signed at Washington 
December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(4) NEW START TREATY.—The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty between the United States of America and 
the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction 
and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Prague 
April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011. 
(5) OPEN SKIES TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 
24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 
Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1251. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND INITIATIVE FOR THE INDO-ASIA- 
PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the security, stability, and prosperity of the Indo-Asia- 
Pacific region are vital to the national interests of the United 
States; 
(2) the United States should maintain a military capability 
in the region that is able to project power, deter acts of aggres-
sion, and respond, if necessary, to regional threats; 
(3) the defense of the United States and its allies against 
North Korean or any other aggression remains a top priority; 
(4) continuing efforts by the Department of Defense to 
realign forces, commit additional assets, and increase invest-
ments to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region are necessary to maintain 
a robust United States commitment to the region; 
(5) the Secretary of Defense should— 
(A) assess the current United States force posture in 
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to ensure that the United 
States maintains an appropriate forward presence in the 
region; 
(B) invest in critical munitions, undersea warfare 
capabilities, 
amphibious 
capabilities, 
resilient 
space 
architectures, missile defense, offensive and defensive cyber 
capabilities, and other capabilities conducive to operating 
effectively in contested environments; and 
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(C) enhance regional force readiness through joint 
training and exercises, considering contingencies ranging 
from grey zone to high-end near-peer conflict; 
(6) the United States commitment to freedom of navigation, 
ensuring free access to sea lanes and overflights to the United 
States naval and air forces, remains a core security interest; 
and 
(7) the United States should continue to engage in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region by strengthening alliances and partner-
ships, supporting regional institutions and bodies such as the 
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), building 
cooperative security arrangements, addressing shared chal-
lenges, and reinforcing the role of international law, including 
respect for human rights. 
(b) INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC STABILITY INITIATIVE.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a program of activities to enhance stability 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region that shall be known as the ‘‘Indo- 
Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Initiative’’). 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The activities under the Initiative shall include 
the following: 
(1) Activities to increase the presence and capabilities and 
enhance the posture of the United States Armed Forces in 
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) Bilateral and multilateral military training and exer-
cises with allies and partner nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
region. 
(3) Activities to improve military and defense infrastruc-
ture, logistics, and access in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region in 
order to enhance the responsiveness and capabilities of the 
United States Armed Forces in that region. 
(4) Activities to enhance the storage and pre-positioning 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region of equipment of the United 
States Armed Forces. 
(5) Activities to build the defense and security capacity— 
(A) of the United States Armed Forces in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region; and 
(B) of allies and partner nations in the Indo-Asia- 
Pacific region, under— 
(i) section 2282 of title 10, United States Code, 
or section 333 of such title, relating to the authority 
to build the capacity of foreign security forces; 
(ii) section 332 of title 10, United States Code, 
relating to defense institution capacity building for 
friendly foreign countries and international and 
regional organizations; 
(iii) 
section 
1263 
of 
the 
National 
Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2282 
note), relating to the Southeast Asia Maritime Security 
Initiative; 
(iv) section 1206 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (10 U.S.C. 2282 note), relating 
to training of security forces and associated ministries 
of foreign countries to promote respect for the rule 
of law and human rights; or 
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(v) any other authority available to the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(d) GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Funds may only be made 
available to carry out this section through the transfer authority 
provided under section 1001. 
(e) INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that 
includes the following: 
(A) A detailed description of each project or activity 
to be carried out under the Initiative, including any request 
of the Commander of the United States Pacific Command 
for support, urgent operational need, or emergent oper-
ational need. 
(B) The amount planned to be obligated or expended 
on each such project or activity, and the timeline for such 
obligation or expenditure. 
(2) FORM.—The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(f) INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION DEFINED.—In this subtitle, the 
term ‘‘Indo-Asia-Pacific region’’ means the region that falls under 
the responsibility and jurisdiction of United States Pacific Com-
mand. 
SEC. 1252. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE UNITED STATES 
DEFENSE INTERESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF DEADLINE
FOR STRATEGY.—Subsection (a) 
of section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1072) is amended in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2018’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the President issues the Presidential Policy Directive 
required under subsection (b) of such section 1261, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report that contains a strategy 
to prioritize United States defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
region. The strategy shall be informed by the overall strategy 
described in subsection (a) and shall address each of the following: 
(1) The national security interests of the United States 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) The security environment, including threats to global 
and regional national security interests of the United States 
emanating from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region such as efforts 
by China to advance national interests in the region. 
(3) The primary objectives and priorities in the Indo-Asia- 
Pacific region, including— 
(A) the military missions necessary to address threats 
on the Korean Peninsula; 
(B) the role of the Department of Defense in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region regarding security challenges posed by 
China; 
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(C) the primary objectives and priorities for combating 
terrorism in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; 
(4) Department of Defense plans, force posture, capabilities, 
and resources to support United States national security 
interests and to address any gaps. 
(5) The roles of allies, partners, and other countries in 
achieving United States defense objectives and priorities. 
(6) Actions the Department of Defense could take, in 
cooperation with other Federal departments or agencies, to 
advance United Sates national security interests in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsections (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) REPEAL.—Section 1251 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3570) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 1253. ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE AND 
BASING NEEDS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
an assessment of United States force posture and basing needs 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A review of military requirements based on oper-
ation and contingency plans, scenarios, capabilities of 
potential adversaries, and any assessed gaps or shortfalls 
of the Armed Forces. 
(B) A review of current United States military force 
posture and deployment plans of the United States Pacific 
Command. 
(C) An analysis of potential future realignments of 
United States forces in the region, including options for 
strengthening United States presence, access, readiness, 
training, exercises, logistics, and pre-positioning. 
(D) A discussion of any factors that may influence 
the United States posture. 
(E) Any recommended changes to the United States 
posture in the region. 
(F) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes the assessment required 
under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1254. PLAN TO ENHANCE THE EXTENDED DETERRENCE AND 
ASSURANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 
THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress recognizes that Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea successful test of an intercontinental ballistic 
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missile (ICBM) and nuclear explosive tests constitute a grave and 
imminent threat to United States security and to the security 
of United States allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the nuclear and missile program of North Korea is 
one of the most dangerous national security threats facing 
the United States today and the defense of the Republic of 
Korea and Japan must remain a top priority for the administra-
tion; 
(2) given the threat posed by North Korea to our allies, 
the United States maintains an unwavering and steadfast 
commitment to the policy of extended deterrence, especially 
with respect to South Korea and Japan; 
(3) the Department of Defense’s Nuclear Posture Review 
that is to be completed in 2017 should fully consider— 
(A) the perspectives of key allies and partners of the 
United States in the Asia-Pacific region; and 
(B) actions to reassure South Korea and Japan of the 
enduring commitment of the United States to provide its 
full range of defensive capabilities; 
(4) bilateral extended deterrence dialogues and discussions 
with South Korea and Japan are of great value to the United 
States and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region 
and must remain a central component of these relationships; 
(5) the United States must sustain and modernize current 
United States nuclear capabilities to ensure the extended deter-
rence commitments of the United States remain credible and 
executable; and 
(6) the timely development, production, and deployment 
of modern nuclear-capable aircraft are fundamental to ensure 
that the United States remains able to meet extended deter-
rence requirements in the Asia-Pacific region far into the future. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Commander of the United States Pacific Command and the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Command, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a plan to enhance the 
extended deterrence and assurance capabilities of the United States 
in the Asia-Pacific region. 
(d) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such plan shall include consid-
eration of actions that will enhance United States security by 
strengthening deterrence of North Korean aggression and providing 
increased assurance to United States allies in the Asia-Pacific 
region, including the following: 
(1) Increased visible presence of key United States military 
assets, such as missile defenses, long-range strike assets, and 
intermediate-range strike assets to the region. 
(2) Increased military cooperation, exercises, and integra-
tion of defenses with allies in the region. 
(3) Increased foreign military sales to allies in the region. 
(4) Planning for, exercising, or deploying dual-capable air-
craft to the region. 
(5) Any necessary modifications to the United States 
nuclear force posture, including re-deployment of submarine- 
launched nuclear cruise missiles to the region. 
(6) Such other actions the Secretary considers appropriate 
to strengthen extended deterrence and assurance in the region. 
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(e) FORM.—Such plan shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to alter the shared goal of the United States, South 
Korea, and Japan for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. 
SEC. 1255. SENSE OF CONGRESS REAFFIRMING SECURITY COMMIT-
MENTS TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF JAPAN AND SOUTH 
KOREA AND TRILATERAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States values its alliances with the Govern-
ments of Japan and the Republic of Korea, based on shared 
values of democracy, the rule of law, free and open markets, 
and respect for human rights; 
(2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to these 
alliances with Japan and South Korea, which are cornerstones 
for the preservation of peace and stability in the Indo-Asia- 
Pacific region and throughout the world; 
(3) the United States recognizes the substantial financial 
commitments of Japan and South Korea to the maintenance 
of United States forces in these countries, making them among 
the most significant burden-sharing partners of the United 
States; 
(4) the United States, South Korea, and Japan are indispen-
sable partners in tackling global challenges, including com-
bating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, pre-
venting piracy, assisting the victims of conflict and disaster 
worldwide, safeguarding maritime security, and ensuring 
freedom of navigation, commerce, and overflight in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region; 
(5) the United States reaffirms its commitment to Article 
V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between 
the United States of America and Japan, which applies to 
the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands; 
(6) although the United States Government does not take 
a position on sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the United 
States acknowledges that the islands are under the administra-
tion of Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would 
seek to undermine their administration by Japan, and any 
such unilateral actions of a third party will not affect United 
States’ acknowledgement of the administration of Japan over 
the Senkaku Islands; 
(7) the United States supports continued strengthening 
of defense cooperation with Japan in accordance with the 2015 
U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines and additional measures to 
strengthen this defense cooperation, including by expanding 
foreign military sales, establishing new cooperative technology 
development programs, increasing military exercises, or other 
actions as appropriate; 
(8) the United States and South Korea share deep concerns 
that the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of North Korea 
and its repeated provocations pose great threats to peace and 
stability on the Korean Peninsula, and the United States recog-
nizes that South Korea has made important commitments to 
the bilateral security alliance, including by hosting a Terminal 
High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system; 
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(9) the United States and South Korea should continue 
further defense cooperation, by enhancing mutual security 
based on the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States 
and the Republic of Korea and investing in capabilities critical 
to the combined defense; 
(10) the United States should closely consult and coordinate 
with South Korea on measures to strengthen the alliance and 
defend against provocations committed by the North Korean 
regime; 
(11) the United States welcomes greater security coopera-
tion with, and among, Japan and South Korea to promote 
mutual interests and address shared concerns, including the 
bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact between Japan and 
South Korea, signed on November 23, 2016, and the trilateral 
intelligence sharing agreement between the United States, 
Japan, and South Korea, signed on December 29, 2015; and 
(12) recognizing that North Korea poses a threat to each 
of the United States, Japan, and South Korea, and that the 
security of the three countries is intertwined, the United States 
welcomes and encourages deeper trilateral defense coordination 
and 
cooperation, 
including 
through 
expanded 
exercises, 
training, and information sharing that strengthens integration. 
SEC. 1256. STRATEGY ON NORTH KOREA. 
(a) REPORT ON STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth the strategy of the United 
States with respect to North Korea. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the primary threats 
to United States national security interests from North Korea. 
(2) A description of known foreign nation, foreign entity, 
or individual violations of current United Nations sanctions 
against North Korea, together with parameters for determining 
whether and on what timeline it serves United States interests 
to target such violators with unilateral secondary sanctions. 
(3) A description of the diplomatic, economic, and trade 
relationships between China and North Korea and between 
Russia and North Korea, including trends in such relationships 
and their impact on the Government of North Korea. 
(4) An identification of the diplomatic, economic, and secu-
rity objectives for the Korean Peninsula and the desired end 
state in North Korea with respect to the security threats ema-
nating from North Korea. 
(5) A detailed roadmap to reach the objectives and end 
state identified pursuant to paragraph (4), including timelines 
for each element of the roadmap. 
(6) A description of the unilateral and multilateral options 
available to the United States regarding North Korea, together 
with an assessment of the degree to which such options would 
impose costs on North Korea. 
(7) A description of the resources and authorities necessary 
to carry out the roadmap described in paragraph (5). 
(8) A description of operational plans and associated mili-
tary requirements for the protection of United States interests 
with respect to North Korea. 
22 USC 9203. 
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(9) An identification of any capability or resource gaps 
that would affect the implementation of the strategy described 
in subsection (a), and a mitigation plan to address such gaps. 
(10) An assessment of current and desired partner contribu-
tions to countering threats from North Korea, and a plan to 
enhance cooperation among countries with shared security 
interests with respect to North Korea. 
(11) Any other matters the President considers appropriate. 
(c) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The President shall submit to Congress 
in writing on an annual basis a report describing and assessing 
progress in the implementation of the strategy described in sub-
section (a). 
(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) and each report 
under subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1257. NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 
MISSILES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the hazards or risks posed directly 
or indirectly by the nuclear ambitions of North Korea, focusing 
upon— 
(1) the development and deployment of intercontinental 
ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons; 
(2) the consequences to the United States, the interests 
of the United States, and allies of the United States of North 
Korea’s nuclear and missile programs; 
(3) a plan to deter and defend against such threats from 
North Korea; 
(4) protecting vital interest and capabilities of the United 
States in space from such threats from North Korea; and 
(5) the potential damage or destruction caused by electro-
magnetic pulse weapons. 
SEC. 1258. ADVANCEMENTS IN DEFENSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND INDIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1292(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2559; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the semi-
colon at the end the following: ‘‘, and to advance the 
Communications Interoperability and Security Memo-
randum of Agreement and The Basic Exchange and 
Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Cooperation’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, including common security, and to 
enhance role of United States partners and allies in the 
defense relationship between the United States and India;’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(J) support joint exercises, operations, and patrols 
and mutual defense planning with India; 
‘‘(K) work with representatives of the Government of 
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Government 
22 USC 2751 
note. 
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of India to promote stability and development in Afghani-
stan; and 
‘‘(L) support such other matters with respect to defense 
and security cooperation with India that the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of State consider appropriate.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘The report shall also include a forward-looking 
strategy on enhancing defense and security cooperation with 
India.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) REPORT FORM.—The report required by paragraph (2) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex.’’. 
(b) INTERAGENCY DEFINITION
OF INDIA
AS MAJOR DEFENSE 
PARTNER.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and 
the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly produce a common defini-
tion that recognizes India’s status as a ‘‘Major Defense Partner’’ 
for joint use by the Department of Defense, the Department of 
State, and the Department of Commerce. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENHANCED COOPERATION.— 
(1) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State jointly 
shall make the designation required by paragraph (1)(B) of 
section 1292(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES.—Paragraph (1)(B) of section 
1292(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) to promote United States defense trade with 
India for the benefit of job creation and commercial 
competitiveness in the United States;’’. 
(3) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, appro-
priate officials of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 
appropriate officials of the Department of State shall brief 
the appropriate committees of Congress on the actions of the 
Department of Defense and the Department of State, respec-
tively, to promote defense cooperation between the United 
States and India and the duties specified in paragraph (1)(B) 
of section 1292(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (as amended by paragraph (2) of this 
subsection). The requirement for briefings under this paragraph 
shall cease on the date of the designation of an individual 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
22 USC 2751 
note. 
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SEC. 1259. STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 
THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
to reinforce its commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations 
Act and consistent with the ‘‘Six Assurances’’ as both governments 
work to improve Taiwan’s self-defense capability. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States should— 
(1) strengthen and enhance its longstanding partnership 
and cooperation with Taiwan; 
(2) conduct regular transfers of defense articles and defense 
services necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient 
self-defense capability, based solely on the needs of Taiwan; 
(3) invite the military forces of Taiwan to participate in 
military exercises, such as the ‘‘Red Flag’’ exercises; 
(4) carry out a program of exchanges of senior military 
officers and senior officials with Taiwan to improve military- 
to-military relations, as expressed in section 1284 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2544); 
(5) support expanded exchanges focused on practical 
training for Taiwan personnel by and with United States mili-
tary units, including exchanges among services; 
(6) conduct bilateral naval exercises, to include pre-sail 
conferences, in the western Pacific Ocean with the Taiwan 
navy; and 
(7) consider the advisability and feasibility of reestablishing 
port of call exchanges between the United States navy and 
the Taiwan navy. 
SEC. 1259A. NORMALIZING THE TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 
DEFENSE SERVICES TO TAIWAN. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
any requests from the Government of Taiwan for defense articles 
and defense services should receive a case-by-case review by the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
that is consistent with the standard processes and procedures in 
an effort to normalize the arms sales process with Taiwan. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense receives a Letter of Request 
from Taiwan with respect to the transfer of a defense article 
or defense service to Taiwan, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
(A) the status of such request; 
(B) if the transfer of such article or service would 
require a certification or report to Congress pursuant to 
any applicable provision of section 36 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), the status of any Letter 
of Offer and Acceptance the Secretary of Defense intends 
to issue with respect to such request; and 
(C) an assessment of whether the transfer of such 
article or service would be consistent with United States 
obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 
96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). 
22 USC 3302 
note. 
22 USC 3301 
note. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under paragraph (1) 
shall specify the following: 
(A) The date the Secretary of Defense received the 
Letter of Request. 
(B) The value of the sale proposed by such Letter 
of Request. 
(C) A description of the defense article or defense 
service proposed to be transferred. 
(D) The view of the Secretary of Defense with respect 
to such proposed sale and whether such sale would be 
consistent with United States defense initiatives with 
Taiwan. 
(3) FORM.—Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide 
a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees with respect 
to the security challenges faced by Taiwan and the military coopera-
tion between the United States and Taiwan, including a description 
of any requests from Taiwan for the transfer of defense articles 
or defense services and the status, whether signed or unsigned, 
of any Letters of Offer and Acceptance with respect to such requests. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) DEFENSE
ARTICLE; 
DEFENSE
SERVICE.—The terms 
‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense service’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2794). 
(3) LETTER OF REQUEST; LETTER OF OFFER AND ACCEPT-
ANCE.—The terms ‘‘Letter of Request’’ and ‘‘Letter of Offer 
and Acceptance’’ have the meanings given such terms for pur-
poses of Chapter 5 of the Security Assistance Management 
Manual of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1259B. ASSESSMENT ON UNITED STATES DEFENSE IMPLICATIONS 
OF CHINA’S EXPANDING GLOBAL ACCESS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall assess the foreign military 
and non-military activities of the People’s Republic of China 
that could affect the regional and global national security and 
defense interests of the United States. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by paragraph (1) 
shall evaluate the following: 
(A) The expansion by China of military and non-mili-
tary means in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and globally, 
including influence campaigns, loans, access to military 
equipment, military training, tourism, media, investment 
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projects, infrastructure, and access to foreign ports and 
military bases, and whether such means could affect United 
States national security or defense interests, including 
operational access. 
(B) The implications, if any, of such means for the 
military force posture, access, training, and logistics of 
both the United States and China. 
(C) The United States strategy and policy for miti-
gating any harmful effects resulting from such means. 
(D) The resources required to implement such strategy 
and policy, and the plan to address and mitigate any gaps 
in capabilities or resources necessary for such implementa-
tion of the policy and strategy. 
(E) Measures to bolster the roles of allies, partners, 
and other countries to implement such strategy and policy. 
(F) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense or 
the Secretary of State determines to be appropriate. 
(3) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
on the assessment required under subsection (b). 
(B) FORM.—The report required by this paragraph shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 1259C. AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL TO COMPACT OF FREE 
ASSOCIATION WITH PALAU. 
(a) APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL TO COMPACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions that meet the total financial obligations for such purpose, 
the Compact Review Agreement and appendices signed by the 
United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 
2010, in connection with section 432 of the Compact of Free 
Association with Palau (Public Law 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 
note) are approved. 
(2) FUNDING SCHEDULE.—The Compact Review Agreement 
includes a funding schedule that is to be modified by the 
parties to the Compact Review Agreement, and such funding 
schedule (as so modified) is approved. The Compact Review 
Agreement, appendices, and funding schedule (as so modified) 
are referred to hereinafter as the ‘‘Agreement’’. 
(b) STATUS OF PRIOR YEAR PAYMENTS.—Amounts provided to 
the Government of Palau by the Government of the United States 
in fiscal years 2011 through 2017 shall also be considered as funding 
to implement the Agreement. 
(c) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 
U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
48 USC 1931 
note. 
48 USC 1931 
note. 
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SEC. 1259D. STUDY ON UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN THE FREELY 
ASSOCIATED STATES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter 
into an agreement with an appropriate independent entity to con-
duct a study and assessment of United States security and foreign 
policy interests in the Freely Associated States of the Republic 
of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated 
States of Micronesia. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall address the following: 
(1) The role of the Compacts of Free Association in pro-
moting United States defense and foreign policy interests, 
including the United States defense posture and plans. 
(2) The status of the obligations of the United States and 
the Freely Associated States under the Compacts of Free 
Association. 
(3) The economic assistance practices of the People’s 
Republic of China in the Freely Associated States, and the 
implications of such practices for United States defense and 
foreign policy interests in the Freely Associated States and 
the Pacific region. 
(4) The economic assistance practices of other countries 
in the Freely Associated States, as determined by the Comp-
troller General, and the implications of such practices for 
United States defense and foreign policy interests in the Freely 
Associated States and the Pacific region. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate 
for purposes of the study. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall 
provide the entity conducting the study pursuant to subsection 
(a) with timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, 
and analysis so that the entity may conduct a thorough and inde-
pendent assessment of the matters covered by the study, including 
the matters specified in subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2018, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth the results of the study conducted pursu-
ant to subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified for, but may include a classified 
annex. 
Subtitle G—Reports 
SEC. 1261. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND 
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Subsection (b) of section 1202 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 
U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by section 1271 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2538), is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(23) Any Chinese laws, regulations, or policies that could 
jeopardize the economic security of the United States.’’. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1262. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL UPDATE OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
FREEDOM 
OF 
NAVIGATION 
OPERATIONS 
REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) SCOPE OF REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 1275 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2540) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or have not been so challenged’’ after ‘‘international law’’. 
(2) UNCHALLENGED CLAIMS.—Subsection (b) of such section 
1275 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) For each country identified under paragraph (1), the 
types of any excessive maritime claims by such country that 
have not been challenged by the United States under the pro-
gram referred to in subsection (a). 
‘‘(5) A list of each country, other than a country identified 
under paragraph (1), making excessive maritime claims that 
have not been challenged by the United States under the pro-
gram referred to in subsection (a) and the types and natures 
of such claims.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made subsection (a) 
take effect of the date of the enactment of this Act and apply 
with respect to each report required to be submitted under section 
1275 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 on or after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 1263. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO DEFEAT AL-QAEDA, THE TALIBAN, 
THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA (ISIS), AND 
THEIR ASSOCIATED FORCES AND CO-BELLIGERENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the United States 
strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-belligerents. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the adequacy of the existing legal frame-
work to accomplish the strategy described in subsection (a), 
particularly with respect to the Authorization for Use of Mili-
tary Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). 
(2) An analysis of the estimated defense and non-defense 
budgetary resources through fiscal year 2022 necessary to 
accomplish the strategy described in subsection (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1264. REPORT ON AND NOTICE OF CHANGES MADE TO THE LEGAL 
AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR THE UNITED STATES’ USE 
OF MILITARY FORCE AND RELATED NATIONAL SECURITY 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
50 USC 1549. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the legal 
and policy frameworks for the United States’ use of military 
force and related national security operations. 
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the legal, factual, and policy jus-
tifications for any changes made to such legal and policy frame-
works during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and 
ending on the date the report is submitted. 
(b) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which a change is made to the legal and policy frameworks 
described in subsection (a)(1), the President shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees of such change, including the legal, 
factual, and policy justification for such change. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) and each 
notice required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1265. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTION OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS 
COALITION PARTNERS IN YEMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
military action of Saudi Arabia and its coalitions partners in Yemen. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include a description of the following: 
(1) The extent to which the Government of Saudi Arabia 
and its coalition partners in Yemen are taking demonstrable 
actions to— 
(A) reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian 
objects, in compliance with obligations under international 
humanitarian law, including by minimizing harm to 
civilians, discriminating between civilian objects and mili-
tary objectives, and exercising proportional use of force; 
(B) facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid and commer-
cial goods into Yemen, including commercial fuel and 
commodities not subject to sanction or prohibition under 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015); 
and 
(C) target al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and 
affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as part 
of the coalition’s military operations in Yemen. 
(2) The role of United States military personnel with 
respect to operations of such coalition partners in Yemen. 
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(3) Progress made by the Government of Saudi Arabia 
and its coalition partners in avoiding and investigating, if nec-
essary, civilian casualties, including improvements to— 
(A) targeting methodology; 
(B) the strike approval process; and 
(C) training of personnel, including by implementing 
the recommendations of the Joint Incident Assessment 
Team. 
(4) Progress made to support implementation of the provi-
sions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015) 
that call for the observance of applicable international humani-
tarian and human rights laws and the unimpeded provision 
of humanitarian assistance to those in need in Yemen. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State determine to be relevant. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1266. SUBMITTAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL 
AND COST OF WAR EXECUTION REPORTS ON QUARTERLY 
BASIS. 
Subsection (c) of section 1221 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) QUARTERLY SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS AND GAO OF CERTAIN 
REPORTS ON COSTS.—Not later than 45 days after the end of each 
fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of 
the United States the Department of Defense Supplemental and 
Cost of War Execution report for such fiscal year quarter.’’. 
SEC. 1267. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS ON UNITED STATES ARMED 
FORCES, 
CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES, 
AND 
CONTRACTORS 
DEPLOYED 
IN 
SUPPORT 
OF 
OPERATION 
INHERENT 
RESOLVE, OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, AND ASSO-
CIATED AND SUCCESSOR OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on United States Armed Forces, Department 
of Defense civilian employees, and Department of Defense contractor 
employees deployed in support of the following: 
(1) Operation Inherent Resolve. 
(2) Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. 
(3) Any operation associated with, or successor to, an oper-
ation referred to in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) The number of members of the United States Armed 
Forces, set forth by Armed Force and component (whether 
regular, National Guard, or Reserve), Department of Defense 
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civilian employees, and Department of Defense contractor 
employees deployed in support of the operations covered by 
subsection (a) for the most recent month for which data is 
available, and a description of the functions performed by such 
deployed personnel. 
(2) An estimate for the 3-month period following the date 
on which the report is submitted of the total number of mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces, set forth by Armed 
Force and component (whether regular, National Guard, or 
Reserve), Department civilian employees, and Department con-
tractor employees to be deployed in support of the operations 
covered by subsection (a), and a description of the functions 
to be performed by such deployed personnel during such period. 
(3) A description of any limitations on the number of United 
States Armed Forces, Department civilian employees, and 
Department contractor employees deployed in support of the 
operations covered by subsection (a). 
(4) A description of military functions that are and are 
not subject to the limitations described in paragraph (3). 
(5) The number of members of the United States Armed 
Forces, set forth by Armed Force and component (whether 
regular, National Guard, or Reserve), Department civilian 
employees, and Department contractor employees deployed in 
support of the operations covered by subsection (a) that are 
not subject to the limitations described in paragraph (3) for 
the most recent month for which data is available. 
(6) Any changes to the limitations described in paragraph 
(3), and the rationale for such changes. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) MANNER OF PRESENTATION.—Each report under subsection 
(a) shall set forth each element specified in subsection (b)— 
(1) with respect to each operation covered by subsection 
(a); and 
(2) with respect to each country in which each such oper-
ation is being conducted. 
(d) FORM.—If any report under subsection (a) is submitted 
in classified form, such report shall be accompanied by an unclassi-
fied summary that includes, at a minimum, the information 
required by subsection (b)(1). 
(e) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports under this 
section shall terminate on the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which all operations covered by subsection 
(a) have terminated; or 
(2) the date that is five years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(f) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Section 1224 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1053) is repealed. 
SEC. 1268. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT 
ON PRICING AND AVAILABILITY WITH RESPECT TO FOR-
EIGN MILITARY SALES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on pricing and availability with respect to foreign military 
sales. The report shall include the following: 
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(1) An assessment of the purpose and role of pricing and 
availability within the foreign military sales process. 
(2) An assessment of the guidance provided by the Depart-
ment of Defense for the preparation of pricing and availability 
data for foreign military sales. 
(3) An assessment of the assumptions, estimations, and 
sources of data used by the Department in the preparation 
of pricing and availability data for foreign military sales. 
(4) An assessment of the degree of accuracy and trans-
parency provided by the Department in preparing pricing and 
availability data during the foreign military sales process. 
(5) An assessment of the factors that may account for 
discrepancies between prices of major items or services offered 
by the Department in pricing and availability data provided 
to foreign governments for foreign military sales and prices 
offered by relevant United States commercial entities for similar 
items or services, including— 
(A) a description of the magnitude of the extent of 
differences in such prices; and 
(B) a description of common discrepancies that account 
for such differences, including Department administrative 
fees, cost for training and spares, and other factors, 
including recurring factors. 
(6) An assessment of the extent to which the Department 
has identified instances where discrepancies in pricing for major 
items or services resulted in the loss of a foreign military 
sale for a United States commercial entity. 
(7) Any other matters the Comptroller General considers 
appropriate. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—The Comptroller General shall provide periodic 
briefings to the appropriate committees of Congress on any prelimi-
nary findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General 
as a result of work in furtherance of the report required by sub-
section (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
of Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1269. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP-
MENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
Section 1245(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3566), as most recently amended 
by section 1235(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2490), is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (20) as para-
graphs (16) through (22), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(14) An assessment of Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy 
and capabilities, including— 
‘‘(A) 
Russia’s 
information 
warfare 
strategy 
and 
capabilities, 
including 
the 
use 
of 
misinformation, 
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disinformation, and propaganda in social and traditional 
media; 
‘‘(B) Russia’s financing of political parties, think tanks, 
media organizations, and academic institutions; 
‘‘(C) Russia’s malicious cyber activities; 
‘‘(D) Russia’s use of coercive economic tools, including 
sanctions, market access, and differential pricing, especially 
in energy exports; and 
‘‘(E) Russia’s use of criminal networks and corruption 
to achieve political objectives. 
‘‘(15) An assessment of attempts by Russia, or any foreign 
person acting as an agent of or on behalf of Russia, during 
the preceding year to knowingly disseminate Russian-supported 
disinformation or propaganda, through social media applica-
tions or related Internet-based means, to members of the Armed 
Forces with probable intent to cause injury to the United States 
or advantage the Government of the Russian Federation.’’. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 1271. SECURITY AND STABILITY STRATEGY FOR SOMALIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that contains a comprehen-
sive United States strategy to achieve long-term security and sta-
bility in Somalia and includes each of the following elements: 
(1) A description of United States strategic objectives in 
Somalia and the benchmarks for assessing progress toward 
such objectives. 
(2) An assessment of the threats posed to Somalia, the 
broader region, the United States, and partners of the United 
States, by al-Shabaab and organizations affiliated with the 
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Somalia, including the ori-
gins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding sources, and 
leadership of each organization. 
(3) A description of the key international and United States 
governance, diplomatic, development, military, and intelligence 
resources available to address instability in Somalia. 
(4) A plan to improve coordination among, and effectiveness 
of, United States governance, diplomatic, development, military, 
and intelligence resources to counter the threat of al-Shabaab 
and organizations affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria in Somalia. 
(5) A description of the role the United States is playing 
or will play to address political instability and support long- 
term security and stability in Somalia. 
(6) A description of the contributions made by the African 
Union Mission in Somalia (in this section referred to as 
‘‘AMISOM’’) to security in Somalia and an assessment of the 
anticipated duration of support provided to AMISOM by troop 
contributing countries. 
(7) A plan to train the Somali National Army and other 
Somali security forces, that also includes— 
(A) a description of the assistance provided by other 
countries for such training; and 
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(B) a description of the efforts to integrate regional 
militias into the uniformed Somali security forces; and 
(C) a description of the security assistance authorities 
under which any such training would be provided by the 
United States and the recommendations of the Secretary 
to address any gaps under such authorities to advise, assist, 
or accompany the Somali National Army or other Somali 
security forces within appropriate roles and responsibilities 
that are not fulfilled by other countries or by international 
organizations. 
(8) A description of the steps the United States, AMISOM, 
and any forces trained by the United States are taking in 
Somalia to minimize civilian casualties and other harm to 
civilians. 
(9) Any other matters the President considers appropriate. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1272. GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT 
INFORMATION SYSTEM. 
(a) UPDATE OF GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(A) update relevant security cooperation guidance 
issued by the Secretary for use of the Global Theater Secu-
rity Cooperation Management Information System (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘G-TSCMIS’’), including guidance 
relating to the matters described in paragraph (3); and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that contains such guidance. 
(2) SUCCESSOR
SYSTEM.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the adoption of any security cooperation information 
system that is a successor to G-TSCMIS, the Secretary of 
Defense shall— 
(A) update relevant security cooperation guidance 
issued by the Secretary for use of such system, including 
guidance relating to the matters described in paragraph 
(3); and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that contains such guidance. 
(3) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—The matters described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) Designation of an authoritative data repository for 
security cooperation information, with enforceable data 
standards and data controls. 
(B) Responsibilities for entry of data relating to pro-
grams and activities into the system. 
10 USC 2223a 
note. 
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(C) Oversight and accountability measures to ensure 
the full scope of activities are entered into the system 
consistently and in a timely manner. 
(D) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the adoption 
of any security cooperation information system that is the suc-
cessor to G-TSCMIS, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
a review of measures for evaluating the system in order to 
comply with guidance required by subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the impacts of inconsistent 
information on the system’s functionality as a tool for plan-
ning, resource allocation, and adjustment. 
(B) An evaluation of the effectiveness of oversight and 
accountability measures. 
(C) An evaluation of feedback from the operational 
community to inform future requirements. 
(D) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1273. FUTURE YEARS PLAN FOR THE EUROPEAN DETERRENCE 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Commander of the United States Euro-
pean Command, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a future years plan on activities and resources 
of the European Deterrence Initiative (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘EDI’’). 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The plan shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2018 and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the objectives of the EDI. 
(2) An assessment of resource requirements to achieve the 
objectives of the EDI. 
(3) An assessment of capabilities requirements to achieve 
the objectives of the EDI. 
(4) An assessment of logistics requirements, including force 
enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance 
requirements, to achieve the objectives of the EDI. 
(5) An identification and assessment of required infrastruc-
ture investments to achieve the objectives of the EDI, including 
potential infrastructure investments by host nations and new 
construction or modernization of existing sites that would be 
funded by the United States. 
(6) An assessment of security cooperation investments 
required to achieve the objectives of the EDI. 
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(7) An analysis of the challenges to the ability of the 
United States to deploy significant forces from the continental 
United States to the European theater in the event of a major 
contingency, and a description of the plans of the Department 
of Defense, including military exercises, to address such chal-
lenges. 
(8) A plan to fully resource United States force posture 
and capabilities, including— 
(A) details regarding the strategy to balance the force 
structure of the United States forces to source additional 
permanently stationed United States forces in Europe as 
a part of any planned growth in end strength and force 
posture; 
(B) the infrastructure capacity of existing locations 
and their ability to accommodate additional permanently 
stationed United States forces in Europe; 
(C) the potential new locations for additional perma-
nently stationed United States forces in Europe, including 
an assessment of infrastructure and military construction 
resources necessary to accommodate additional United 
States forces in Europe; 
(D) a detailed timeline to achieve desired permanent 
posture requirements; 
(E) a reevaluation of sites identified for divestiture 
but not yet divested under the European Infrastructure 
Consolidation initiative, accounting for updated military 
requirements; and 
(F) any changes and associated costs incurred with 
retaining each site identified for divestiture but not yet 
divested under the European Infrastructure Consolidation 
initiative, 
including 
possible 
leasing 
agreements, 
sustainment, and maintenance. 
(c) FORM.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not take any action to divest any site identified for divestiture 
but not yet divested under the European Infrastructure Consoli-
dation initiative until the Secretary submits to the congres-
sional defense committees the plan required under subsection 
(a). 
(2) SITE-SPECIFIC LIMITATION.—In the case of a proposed 
divestiture of a site under the European Infrastructure Consoli-
dation initiative, the Secretary of Defense may not take any 
action to divest the site unless prior to taking such action, 
the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that no military requirement for future use of the site is foresee-
able. 
SEC. 1274. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS 
WITH PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAN, 
BRITISH, CANADIAN, AND AUSTRALIAN ARMIES’ PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1274(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2026; 10 U.S.C. 
2350a note) is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘ten 
years’’. 
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SEC. 1275. UNITED STATES MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY FOR 
YEMEN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that contains a military 
and diplomatic strategy for Yemen. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) An explanation of the military and diplomatic strategy 
for Yemen, including a description of the ends, ways, and 
means inherent to the strategy. 
(2) An explanation of the legal authorities supporting the 
strategy. 
(3) A detailed description of the political and security 
environment in Yemen. 
(4) A detailed description of the threats posed by Al Qaeda 
in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria–Yemen Province, including the intent, capabilities, stra-
tegic aims, and resources attributable to each organization. 
(5) A detailed description of the threats posed to freedom 
of navigation through the Bab al Mandab Strait and waters 
in proximity to Yemen as well as any United States efforts 
to mitigate those threats. 
(6) A detailed description of the threats posed to the United 
States and its allies and partners by the proliferation of 
advanced conventional weapons in Yemen. 
(7) A detailed description of the threats posed to United 
States interests by state actors in Yemen. 
(8) A discussion of United States objectives regarding long- 
term stability and counterterrorism in Yemen. 
(9) A plan to integrate the United States diplomatic, 
development, military, and intelligence resources necessary to 
implement the strategy. 
(10) A detailed description of the roles of the United States 
Armed Forces in supporting the strategy. 
(11) Any other matters as the President considers appro-
priate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1276. TRANSFER OF EXCESS HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE 
WHEELED VEHICLES TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before an excess high mobility multipur-
pose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) is transferred on a grant or 
sales basis to a foreign country for the purpose of operation 
by that country, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
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the vehicle receives the same new, modernized powertrain and 
a modernized, armored or armor-capable crew compartment 
restored to like-new condition that the vehicle would receive 
were the vehicle to be modernized for operational used by 
the Armed Forces. 
(2) SAME
NEW, MODERNIZED
POWERTRAIN.—For purposes 
of 
paragraph 
(1), 
the 
term 
‘‘same 
new, 
modernized 
powertrain’’— 
(A) means a fully-functioning new powertrain system; 
but 
(B) does not mean an individual part, component, sub-
assembly, assembly, or subsystem integral to the func-
tioning of the powertrain system such as a new engine 
or transmission. 
(3) PERFORMANCE OF WORK.—Any work performed pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall be performed in the United States, 
and shall be covered by section 2460(b)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the President 
may waive the requirements of subsection (a)(1) with respect 
to any particular transfer of high mobility multipurpose 
wheeled vehicles if the President determines in writing that 
the waiver is in the national interests of the United States. 
(2) NOTICE.—If the President makes a written determina-
tion under paragraph (1), the vehicles covered by the determina-
tion may not be transferred until 30 days after the Secretary 
of Defense provides notice of the transfer to the appropriate 
committees of Congress. Each notice on a transfer shall include 
the following: 
(A) The recipient of the vehicles to be transferred, 
the intended use of the vehicles, and a description of the 
national interests of the United States in connection with 
the transfer. 
(B) An explanation of why it is not in the national 
interests of the United States to make the transfer in 
accordance with the requirements of subsection (a)(1). 
(C) The impact of the transfer on the national tech-
nology and industrial base and, in articular, on any reduc-
tion of the opportunities of entities in the national tech-
nology and industrial base to sell new or used high mobility 
multipurpose wheeled vehicles to the countries to which 
the proposed transfer of vehicles is to take place. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUNSET.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply 
to any transfer of excess high mobility multipurpose wheeled 
vehicles that occurs on or after the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SUNSET.—The requirements in subsection (a) shall 
expire on the date that is three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on all proposed and completed transfers of excess 
defense articles that are high mobility multipurpose wheeled 
vehicles under the authority of section 516 of the Foreign 
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Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) during fiscal years 
2012 through 2016. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the timing, rigorousness, and 
procedures used in the determination of the President that 
each transfer described in paragraph (1) did not have an 
adverse impact on the national technology and industrial 
base and, in particular, that such transfer would not reduce 
the opportunities of entities in the national technology 
and industrial base to sell new or used equipment to the 
countries to which such articles were or were to be trans-
ferred in accordance with section 516(b)(1)(E) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
(B) Any related matters the Comptroller General con-
siders appropriate. 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1277. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PROTECT UNITED 
STATES STUDENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
implement a program to prepare United States students studying 
abroad through Department of Defense National Security Education 
Programs to recognize and protect themselves against recruitment 
efforts by intelligence agents. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a briefing on the program required under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1278. LIMITATION AND EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL 
ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERATION AUTHORITY. 
(a) LIMITATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1279 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1079; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) LIMITATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO
RDT&E
ACTIVITIES.—In 
subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) USE OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS FOR RDT&E ACTIVITIES IN 
THE UNITED STATES.—Of the amount provided by the United 
States in support under paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent 
of such amount shall be used for research, development, test, 
and evaluation activities in the United States in connection 
with such support.’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—In subsection (f), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LIMITATION.—Section 1295 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
50 USC 1914. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2562) is amended by striking subsection 
(c). 
SEC. 1279. ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Defense, and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development shall jointly develop a strategy to 
prevent corruption in any reconstruction efforts associated with 
United States contingency operations and submit such strategy 
to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) BENCHMARKS.—The strategy described in subsection (a) 
shall include measurable benchmarks to be met as a condition 
for disbursement of funds for reconstruction efforts. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1279A. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DEFENSE INSTITUTIONS AND 
SECURITY SECTOR FORCES IN NIGERIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that contains a comprehen-
sive strategy to support improvements in defense institutions and 
security sector forces in Nigeria. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the threats posed by terrorist and 
other militant groups operating in Nigeria, including Boko 
Haram, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria – West Africa 
(ISIS-WA), and Niger Delta militants, as well as a description 
of the origins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding sources, 
and leadership structures of each such organization. 
(2) An assessment of efforts by the Government of Nigeria 
to improve civilian protection, accountability for human rights 
violations, and transparency in the defense institutions and 
security sector forces. 
(3) A description of the key international and United States 
diplomatic, development, intelligence, military, and economic 
resources available to address instability across Nigeria, and 
a plan to maximize the coordination and effectiveness of these 
resources to counter the threats posed by Boko Haram, ISIS- 
WA, and Niger Delta militants. 
(4) An assessment of efforts undertaken by the security 
forces of the Government of Nigeria to improve the protection 
of civilians. 
(5) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Civilian Joint 
Task Force that has been operating in parts of northeastern 
Nigeria, as well as any lessons learned from such operations 
and a plan to work with the Government of Nigeria to address 
allegations of participation of child soldiers in the Civilian 
Joint Task Force. 
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(6) A plan for the United States to work with the Nigerian 
security forces and judiciary to transparently investigate allega-
tions of human rights violations committed by the security 
forces of the Government of Nigeria that have involved civilian 
casualties. 
(7) A plan for the United States to work with the Nigerian 
defense institutions and security sector forces to improve 
detainee conditions. 
(8) Any other matters the President considers appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1279B. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 
THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, or to make any change 
to existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress 
in furtherance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to implement such 
Treaty, unless the Treaty has received the advice and consent 
of the Senate and has been the subject of implementing legislation, 
as required, by Congress. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude the Department of Defense from assisting 
foreign countries in bringing their laws and regulations up to United 
States standards. 
SEC. 1279C. CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION COORDINATOR. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an employee 
of the Department of Defense to serve concurrently as the Coordi-
nator for Cultural Heritage Protection, who shall be responsible 
for— 
(1) coordinating the existing obligations of the Department 
of Defense for the protection of cultural heritage, including 
the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Prop-
erty in the Event of Armed Conflict, and other obligations 
for the protection of cultural heritage; and 
(2) coordinating with the Cultural Heritage Coordinating 
Committee convened by the Secretary of State for the national 
security interests of the United States, as appropriate. 
SEC. 1279D. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR BALTIC NATIONS FOR JOINT 
PROGRAM FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND DETERRENCE 
AGAINST AGGRESSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, conduct or support a single 
22 USC 2753 
note. 
10 USC 113 note. 
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joint program of the Baltic nations to improve their interoperability 
and build their capacity to deter and resist aggression by the 
Russian Federation. 
(b) JOINT PROGRAM.—For purposes of subsection (a), a joint 
program of the Baltic nations may be either of the following: 
(1) A program jointly agreed by the Baltic nations to pro-
cure defense articles and services described in subsection (c) 
using assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) An agreement for the joint procurement by the Baltic 
nations of defense articles and services described in subsection 
(c) using assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES.—For purposes of sub-
section (b), the defense articles and services described in this sub-
section include the following: 
(1) Real time or near-real time actionable intelligence, 
including by lease of such capabilities from United States 
commercial entities. 
(2) Unmanned aerial tactical surveillance systems. 
(3) Lethal assistance, such as anti-armor weapon systems, 
mortars, crew-served weapons and ammunition, grenade 
launchers and ammunition, and small arms and ammunition. 
(4) Air defense radars and anti-aircraft weapons. 
(5) Other defense articles or services agreed to by the 
Baltic nations and considered appropriate by the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(d) PARTICIPATION OF OTHER COUNTRIES.—Any country other 
than a Baltic nation may participate in the joint program described 
in subsection (a), but only using funds of such country. 
(e) NOTICE AND WAIT ON ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 60 days 
before initiating activities under the joint program under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a written and electronic notice of the following: 
(1) The countries that will participate in the joint program. 
(2) A detailed assessment of how the joint program will 
improve the interoperability of the Baltic nations and build 
their capacity to deter and resist aggression by the Russian 
Federation. 
(3) A description of the elements of the United States 
European Command theater security cooperation plan, and of 
the interagency integrated country strategy in each Baltic 
nation, that will be advanced by the joint program. 
(4) A detailed evaluation of the capacity of the Baltic 
nations to absorb the defense articles and services to be pro-
cured under the joint program. 
(5) The cost and delivery schedule of the joint program. 
(6) A description of the arrangements, if any, for the 
sustainment of the defense articles and services to be procured 
under the joint program, and the estimated cost and source 
of funds to support sustainment of the capabilities and perform-
ance outcomes achieved under the joint program beyond its 
completion date, if applicable. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts for assistance provided pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for operation 
and maintenance, Defense-wide. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of assistance provided 
pursuant to subsection (a) may not exceed $100,000,000. 
(g) TERMINATION.—Assistance may not be provided pursuant 
to subsection (a) after December 31, 2020. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Baltic nations’’ means the following: 
(A) Estonia. 
(B) Latvia. 
(C) Lithuania. 
SEC. 1279E. RESTRICTION ON FUNDING FOR THE PREPARATORY 
COMMISSION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR- 
TEST-BAN TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
(a) STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—Congress declares that United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 2310 (September 23, 2016) 
does not obligate the United States nor does it impose an obligation 
on the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter 
to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban 
Treaty. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No United States funds may be made 
available to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive 
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The restriction under paragraph (1) shall 
not apply with respect to the availability of— 
(A) United States funds for the Comprehensive 
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s International Mon-
itoring System; or 
(B) United States funds used solely for analysis and 
dissemination of data collected under the International 
Monitoring System. 
SEC. 1279F. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT BORDER 
SECURITY OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES. 
Paragraph (3) of section 1226(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1056), as added by section 1294(b)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2562), is amended by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’ both 
places it appears. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT 
REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
22 USC 2151 
note. 
22 USC 287 note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2018 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS 
DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 2018 Cooperative 
Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 
available by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department 
of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established 
under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made avail-
able by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department 
of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available 
for obligation for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the $324,600,000 authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in division D for 
the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 
established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $12,100,000. 
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $5,000,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $17,900,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $172,800,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $89,800,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/ 
Administrative Costs, $27,000,000. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—The Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3701 
et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1321(g)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3711(g)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’. 
(2) Section 1324 (50 U.S.C. 3714) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘15 days’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘15 days’’. 
(3) Section 1335(a) (50 U.S.C. 3735(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘or expended’’. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1406. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Cap-
tain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
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Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1413. Armed Forces Retirement Home matters. 
Sec. 1414. Authority to dispose of certain materials from and to acquire additional 
materials for the National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1415. Acquisition reporting on major chemical demilitarization programs of the 
Department of Defense. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chem-
ical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under sub-
section (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501, for use of the Armed Forces and other activi-
ties and agencies of the Department of Defense in providing for 
the health of eligible beneficiaries. 
SEC. 1406. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4501. 
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN 
JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by section 1405 and available for the Defense 
Health Program for operation and maintenance, $115,500,000 may 
be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department 
of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection 
(a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated 
as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose 
of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes of sub-
section (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds 
transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of 
the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 
of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as 
a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES 
RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the 
sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home. 
SEC. 1413. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME MATTERS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNDER 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS.— 
(1) SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR.—Section 1513A of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,’’ in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1); and 
(B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(2) OMBUDSMEN.—Section 1517(e)(2) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 
417(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary of Defense’’. 
(3) INSPECTIONS.—Section 1518 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 418) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(b) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 1516 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 
416) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘15 members,’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘15 members.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATORS.—Section 1517(b) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 
417(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 1414. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS FROM 
AND TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to section 5(b) of the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)), 
the National Defense Stockpile Manager may dispose of not more 
than 25 short tons of materials transferred from another depart-
ment or agency of the United States to the National Defense Stock-
pile under section 4(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98c(b)) that the 
National Defense Stockpile Manager determines is no longer 
required from the stockpile. 
(b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Using funds available in the National 
Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager may acquire the following materials deter-
mined to be strategic and critical materials required to meet 
the defense, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the 
United States: 
(A) Electrolytic manganese metal. 
(B) Antimony. 
(2) AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY.—The National Defense Stock-
pile Manager may use up to $9,000,000 in the National Defense 
Stockpile Transaction Fund for acquisition of the materials 
specified in paragraph (1). 
(3) FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—The authority under para-
graph (1) is available for purchases during fiscal year 2018 
through fiscal year 2027. 
SEC. 1415. ACQUISITION REPORTING ON MAJOR CHEMICAL DEMILI-
TARIZATION 
PROGRAMS 
OF 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORTING
ON MAJOR PROGRAMS.—Acquisition reporting 
on each major program within the chemical demilitarization pro-
grams of the Department of Defense, including construction in 
connection with such program, shall— 
(1) comply with reporting guidelines for an Acquisition 
Category 1 (ACAT 1) system; and 
(2) be reported separately from acquisition reporting on 
the other major program within the chemical demilitarization 
programs of the Department of Defense. 
50 USC 1521 
note. 
50 USC 98d note. 
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(b) MAJOR PROGRAM WITHIN THE CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘major program within the chemical demilitariza-
tion programs of the Department of Defense’’ means each program 
as follows: 
(1) Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant program, 
Colorado. 
(2) Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant 
program, Kentucky. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDI-
TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVER-
SEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 1502. Overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1503. Procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1505. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1506. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1507. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1510. Defense Health program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1512. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1521. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1522. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1523. Comptroller General report on feasibility of separation of expenditures. 
Sec. 1524. Guidelines for budget items to be covered by overseas contingency oper-
ations accounts. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS 
OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 to provide additional 
funds for overseas contingency operations being carried out by 
the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the Department of Defense for overseas contingency oper-
ations in such amounts as may be designated as provided in section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
SEC. 1503. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4102. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1504. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4202. 
SEC. 1505. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1506. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1507. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1510. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4502. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1511. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are 
in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act. 
SEC. 1512. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
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available to the Department of Defense in this title for fiscal 
year 2018 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so 
transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of authorizations that 
the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this sub-
section may not exceed $2,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this section shall 
be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under 
section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority provided 
by this section is in addition to the transfer authority provided 
under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 1521. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION
OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES
AND NOTICE
AND 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available to the Department 
of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal 
year 2018 shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections 
(b) through (g) of section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), 
as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 
Stat. 4424). 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that 
is procured using amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund authorized under this Act and is intended for transfer 
to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by 
such security forces. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIPMENT.—Before 
accepting any equipment under the authority provided by para-
graph (1), the Commander of United States forces in Afghani-
stan shall make a determination that the equipment was pro-
cured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security 
forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government 
of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no longer required 
by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to 
such security forces. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making a determina-
tion under paragraph (2) regarding equipment, the Commander 
of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider alter-
natives to Secretary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. 
An explanation of each determination, including the basis for 
the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be 
included in the relevant quarterly report required under para-
graph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT
AS
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
STOCKS.— 
Equipment accepted under the authority provided by paragraph 
(1) may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 
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upon notification to the congressional defense committees of 
such treatment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period 
thereafter during which the authority provided by para-
graph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report describing 
the equipment accepted during the period covered by such 
report under the following: 
(i) This subsection. 
(ii) Section 1521(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2575). 
(iii) Section 1531(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1088). 
(iv) Section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3613). 
(v) Section 1531(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subparagraph (A) 
shall include a list of all equipment that was accepted 
during the period covered by the report and treated as 
stocks of the Department of Defense and copies of the 
determinations made under paragraph (2), as required by 
paragraph (3). 
(c) SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal 
year 2018, it is the goal that $41,000,000, but in no event 
less than $10,000,000, shall be used for— 
(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, training, 
and treatment of women in the Afghan National Defense 
and Security Forces; and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and contracting of female 
security personnel for future elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Such programs 
and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Afghan National 
Defense and Security Forces, including the special oper-
ations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan Ministry 
of Defense Directorate of Human Rights and Gender 
Integration and the Afghan Ministry of Interior Office of 
Human Rights, Gender and Child Rights; 
(C) development and dissemination of gender and 
human rights educational and training materials and pro-
grams within the Afghan Ministry of Defense and the 
Afghan Ministry of Interior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and violence against 
women within the Afghan National Defense and Security 
Forces; 
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(E) improvements to infrastructure that address the 
requirements of women serving in the Afghan National 
Defense and Security Forces, including appropriate equip-
ment for female security and police forces, and transpor-
tation for policewomen to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Police Family 
Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile female police 
and army officers. 
(d) ASSESSMENT
OF
AFGHANISTAN
PROGRESS
ON
SECURITY 
OBJECTIVES.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an assessment 
describing the progress of the Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan toward meeting shared security objec-
tives. In conducting such assessment, the Secretary of Defense 
shall consider each of the following: 
(A) The extent to which the Government of Afghanistan 
has taken steps toward increased accountability and 
reducing corruption within the Ministries of Defense and 
Interior. 
(B) The extent to which the capability and capacity 
of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have 
improved as a result of Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
investment, including through training. 
(C) The extent to which the Afghan National Defense 
and Security Forces have been able to increase pressure 
on the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Haqqani network, and other 
terrorist organizations, including by re-taking territory, 
defending territory, and disrupting attacks. 
(D) Whether or not the Government of Afghanistan 
is ensuring that supplies, equipment, and weaponry sup-
plied by the United States are appropriately distributed 
to security forces charged with fighting the Taliban and 
other terrorist organizations. 
(E) Such other factors as the Secretaries consider 
appropriate. 
(2) 
WITHHOLDING
OF
ASSISTANCE
FOR
INSUFFICIENT 
PROGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines, in coordination with the Secretary of State, pursuant 
to the assessment under paragraph (1) that the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan has made insufficient progress, the 
Secretary of Defense may withhold assistance for the 
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces until such 
time as the Secretary determines sufficient progress has 
been made. 
(B) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—If the Secretary of Defense 
withholds assistance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, provide 
notice to Congress not later than 30 days after making 
the decision to withhold such assistance. 
(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF FUND.— 
5 USC app. 8G 
note. 
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(1) QUALITY STANDARDS FOR IG PRODUCTS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), each product published or issued by 
an Inspector General relating to the oversight of programs 
and activities funded under the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund shall be prepared— 
(A) in accordance with the Generally Accepted Govern-
ment Auditing Standards/Government Auditing Standards 
(GAGAS/GAS), as issued and updated by the Government 
Accountability Office; or 
(B) if not prepared in accordance with the standards 
referred to in subparagraph (A), in accordance with the 
Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation issued 
by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
Efficiency (commonly referred to as the ‘‘CIGIE Blue 
Book’’). 
(2) SPECIFICATION
OF
QUALITY
STANDARDS
FOLLOWED.— 
Each product published or issued by an Inspector General 
relating to the oversight of programs and activities funded 
under the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund shall cite within 
such product the quality standards followed in conducting and 
reporting the work concerned. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Lead Inspector General for Operation 
Freedom’s Sentinel may waive the applicability of paragraph 
(1) to a specific product relating to the oversight by an Inspector 
General of activities and programs funded under the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund if the Lead Inspector General deter-
mines that the waiver would facilitate timely efforts to promote 
efficiency and effectiveness and prevent, detect, and deter fraud, 
waste, and abuse. Any product published or issued pursuant 
to a waiver under this paragraph shall include a statement 
that work for such product was not conducted in accordance 
with the standards referred to in paragraph (1) and an expla-
nation why such standards were not employed. 
SEC. 1522. JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND. 
(a) USE
AND TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), 
as in effect before the amendments made by section 1503 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 
funds made available for fiscal year 2018 to the Department of 
Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. 
(b) INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR 
CHEMICALS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made available 
to the Department of Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat 
Defeat Fund for fiscal year 2018, $15,000,000 may be available 
to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, to provide training, equipment, supplies, and 
services to ministries and other entities of foreign governments 
that the Secretary has identified as critical for countering the 
flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. 
(2) PROVISION THROUGH OTHER UNITED STATES AGENCIES.— 
If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and the 
head of another department or agency of the United States 
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Government, the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds avail-
able under paragraph (1) to such department or agency for 
the provision by such department or agency of training, equip-
ment, supplies, and services to ministries and other entities 
of foreign governments as described in that paragraph. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—None of the funds made avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended 
to supply training, equipment, supplies, or services to a foreign 
country before the date that is 15 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, submits to the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notice that 
contains— 
(A) the foreign country for which training, equipment, 
supplies, or services are proposed to be supplied; 
(B) a description of the training, equipment, supplies, 
and services to be provided using such funds; 
(C) a detailed description of the amount of funds pro-
posed to be obligated or expended to supply such training, 
equipment, supplies or services, including any funds pro-
posed to be obligated or expended to support the participa-
tion of another department or agency of the United States 
and a description of the training, equipment, supplies, or 
services proposed to be supplied; 
(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the efforts 
of the foreign country identified under subparagraph (A) 
to counter the flow of improvised explosive device precursor 
chemicals; and 
(E) an overall plan for countering the flow of precursor 
chemicals in the foreign country identified under subpara-
graph (A). 
(4) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this subsection 
expires on December 31, 2018. 
SEC. 1523. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF 
SEPARATION OF EXPENDITURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report assessing the 
feasibility of separating expenditures of amounts appropriated for 
overseas contingency operations from expenditures of all other 
amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include each of the following: 
(1) A review of the processes the Department of Defense 
currently employs to separate expenditures of amounts appro-
priated for overseas contingency operations from expenditures 
of all other amounts appropriated for the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) A review of the processes the Department of the 
Treasury currently employs to separate expenditures of 
amounts appropriated for overseas contingency operations from 
expenditures of all other amounts appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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(3) A comparison between each of the processes described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) and generally accepted accounting 
principles. 
(4) A description of the costs and requirements associated 
with implementing proposed alternatives to the processes 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for more effectively sepa-
rating expenditures of amounts appropriated for overseas 
contingency operations from expenditures of all other amounts 
appropriated for the Department of Defense. 
(5) Any related information the Comptroller General con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 1524. GUIDELINES FOR BUDGET ITEMS TO BE COVERED BY OVER-
SEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ACCOUNTS. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director 
of Management and Budget, shall update the guidelines regarding 
the budget items that may be covered by overseas contingency 
operations accounts. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, 
CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Space acquisition and management and oversight. 
Sec. 1602. Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on 
United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring sta-
tions of foreign governments. 
Sec. 1603. Foreign commercial satellite services: cybersecurity threats and 
launches. 
Sec. 1604. Extension of pilot program on commercial weather data. 
Sec. 1605. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle modernization and sustainment of 
assured access to space. 
Sec. 1606. Demonstration of backup and complementary positioning, navigation, 
and timing capabilities of Global Positioning System. 
Sec. 1607. Enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing capacity. 
Sec. 1608. Commercial satellite communications pathfinder program. 
Sec. 1609. Launch support and infrastructure modernization. 
Sec. 1610. Limitation on availability of funding for Joint Space Operations Center 
mission system. 
Sec. 1611. Limitation on use of funds for Delta IV launch vehicle. 
Sec. 1612. Air Force space contractor responsibility watch list. 
Sec. 1613. Certification and briefing on operational and contingency plans for loss 
or degradation of space capabilities. 
Sec. 1614. Report on protected satellite communications. 
Sec. 1615. Sense of Congress on establishment of Space Flag training event. 
Sec. 1616. Sense of Congress on coordinating efforts to prepare for space weather 
events. 
Sec. 1617. Sense of Congress on National Space Defense Center. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Security clearances for facilities of certain companies. 
Sec. 1622. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. 
Sec. 1623. Submission of audits of commercial activity funds. 
Sec. 1624. Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1625. Consideration of service by recipients of Boren scholarships and fellow-
ships in excepted service positions as service by such recipients under 
career appointments for purposes of career tenure. 
Sec. 1626. Review of support provided by Defense intelligence elements to acquisi-
tion activities of the Department. 
Sec. 1627. Establishment of Chairman’s controlled activity within Joint Staff for in-
telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. 
Sec. 1628. Requirements relating to multi-use sensitive compartmented information 
facilities. 
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Sec. 1629. Limitation on availability of funds for certain counterintelligence activi-
ties. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
PART I—GENERAL CYBER MATTERS 
Sec. 1631. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations and 
cyber weapons. 
Sec. 1632. Modification to quarterly cyber operations briefings. 
Sec. 1633. Policy of the United States on cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber war-
fare. 
Sec. 1634. Prohibition on use of products and services developed or provided by 
Kaspersky Lab. 
Sec. 1635. Modification of authorities relating to establishment of unified combat-
ant command for cyber operations. 
Sec. 1636. Modification of definition of acquisition workforce to include personnel 
contributing to cybersecurity systems. 
Sec. 1637. Integration of strategic information operations and cyber-enabled infor-
mation operations. 
Sec. 1638. Exercise on assessing cybersecurity support to election systems of 
States. 
Sec. 1639. Measurement of compliance with cybersecurity requirements for indus-
trial control systems. 
Sec. 1640. Strategic Cybersecurity Program. 
Sec. 1641. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and de-
fense. 
Sec. 1642. Evaluation of agile or iterative development of cyber tools and applica-
tions. 
Sec. 1643. Assessment of defense critical electric infrastructure. 
Sec. 1644. Cyber posture review. 
Sec. 1645. Briefing on cyber capability and readiness shortfalls. 
Sec. 1646. Briefing on cyber applications of blockchain technology. 
Sec. 1647. Briefing on training infrastructure for cyber mission forces. 
Sec. 1648. Report on termination of dual-hat arrangement for Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command. 
PART II—CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION 
Sec. 1649. Cyber Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 1649A. Community college cyber pilot program and assessment. 
Sec. 1649B. Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service program updates. 
Sec. 1649C. Cybersecurity teaching. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1651. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control 
system. 
Sec. 1652. Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to nuclear security en-
terprise. 
Sec. 1653. Notifications regarding dual-capable F–35A aircraft. 
Sec. 1654. Oversight of delayed acquisition programs by Council on Oversight of 
the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications Sys-
tem. 
Sec. 1655. Establishment of Nuclear Command and Control Intelligence Fusion 
Center. 
Sec. 1656. Security of nuclear command, control, and communications system from 
commercial dependencies. 
Sec. 1657. Oversight of aerial-layer programs by Council on Oversight of the Na-
tional Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System. 
Sec. 1658. Security classification guide for programs relating to nuclear command, 
control, and communications and nuclear deterrence. 
Sec. 1659. Evaluation and enhanced security of supply chain for nuclear command, 
control, and communications and continuity of government programs. 
Sec. 1660. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile fuzes. 
Sec. 1661. Presidential National Voice Conferencing System and Phoenix Air-to- 
Ground Communications Network. 
Sec. 1662. Limitation on pursuit of certain command and control concept. 
Sec. 1663. Prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of ground-based 
strategic deterrent missile. 
Sec. 1664. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1665. Modification to annual report on plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, 
nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nu-
clear weapons command and control system. 
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Sec. 1666. Establishment of procedures for implementation of Nuclear Enterprise 
Review. 
Sec. 1667. Report on impacts of nuclear proliferation. 
Sec. 1668. Certification that the Nuclear Posture Review addresses deterrent effect 
and operation of United States nuclear forces in current and future se-
curity environments. 
Sec. 1669. Plan to manage Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment 
System and multi-domain sensors. 
Sec. 1670. Certification requirement with respect to strategic radiation hardened 
trusted microelectronics. 
Sec. 1671. Nuclear Posture Review. 
Sec. 1672. Sense of Congress on importance of independent nuclear deterrent of 
United Kingdom. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1676. Administration of missile defense and defeat programs. 
Sec. 1677. Condition for proceeding beyond low-rate initial production. 
Sec. 1678. Preservation of the ballistic missile defense capacity of the Army. 
Sec. 1679. Modernization of Army lower tier air and missile defense sensor. 
Sec. 1680. Defense of Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missile attack. 
Sec. 1681. Designation of location of continental United States interceptor site. 
Sec. 1682. Aegis Ashore anti-air warfare capability. 
Sec. 1683. Development of persistent space-based sensor architecture. 
Sec. 1684. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli Cooperative 
Missile Defense Program co-development and co-production. 
Sec. 1685. Boost phase ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1686. Ground-based interceptor capability, capacity, and reliability. 
Sec. 1687. Limitation on availability of funds for ground-based midcourse defense 
element of the ballistic missile defense system. 
Sec. 1688. Plan for development of space-based ballistic missile intercept layer. 
Sec. 1689. Sense of Congress on the state of the missile defense of the United 
States. 
Sec. 1690.
Sense of Congress and report on ground-based midcourse defense test-
ing. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1691. Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Electro-
magnetic Pulse Attacks and Similar Events. 
Sec. 1692. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 1693. Conventional prompt global strike weapons system. 
Sec. 1694. Business case analysis regarding ammonium perchlorate. 
Sec. 1695. Report on industrial base for large solid rocket motors and related tech-
nologies. 
Sec. 1696. Pilot program on enhancing information sharing for security of supply 
chain. 
Sec. 1697. Pilot program on electromagnetic spectrum mapping. 
Sec. 1698. Use of commercial items in Distributed Common Ground Systems. 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. SPACE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2279c. Air Force Space Command 
‘‘(a) COMMANDER.—(1) The head of the Air Force Space Com-
mand shall be the Commander of the Air Force Space Command, 
who shall be appointed in accordance with section 601 of this 
title. The officer serving as Commander, while so serving, has 
the grade of general without vacating the permanent grade of 
the officer. 
‘‘(2) The Commander shall be appointed to serve a term of 
six years. The Secretary may propose to promote the individual 
serving as the Commander during that term of appointment. 
10 USC 2279c. 
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‘‘(3) The incumbent Commander may serve as the first Com-
mander after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—In addition to the authorities and respon-
sibilities assigned to the Commander before the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Commander has the sole authority with 
respect to each of the following: 
‘‘(1) Organizing, training, and equipping personnel and 
operations of the space forces of the Air Force. 
‘‘(2) Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Air 
Force, serving as the service acquisition executive under section 
1704 of this title for defense space acquisitions. 
‘‘(3) In consultation with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Defense, procurement of commercial satellite 
communications services for the Department of Defense for 
such services entered into on or after the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 2279b the following new item: 
‘‘2279c. Air Force Space Command.’’. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (b)(1) 
of section 2279c of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), may be construed to prohibit or otherwise 
affect the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to provide 
to the space forces of the Air Force the services of the Depart-
ment of the Air Force relating to basic personnel functions, 
the United States Air Force Academy, recruitment, and basic 
training. 
(b) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS AND ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act— 
(A) the position, and the office of, the Principal Depart-
ment of Defense Space Advisor (previously known as the 
Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space) shall 
be terminated; 
(B) the duties, responsibilities, and personnel of such 
office specified in subparagraph (A) shall be transferred 
to a single official selected by the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, without delegation, except the Deputy Secretary 
may not select the Secretary of the Air Force nor the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 
(C) any reference in Federal law, regulations, guidance, 
instructions, or other documents of the Federal Government 
to the Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor or 
the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the official selected by 
the Deputy Secretary under subparagraph (B); 
(D) the position, and the office of, the Deputy Chief 
of Staff of the Air Force for Space Operations shall be 
terminated; and 
(E) the Defense Space Council shall be terminated. 
(2) PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON SPACE CONTROL.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 2279a of title 10, United States 
Code, is repealed. 
10 USC 2271 
note. 
10 USC 2279c 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2271. 
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131 STAT. 1720 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 135 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2279a. 
(b) REDESIGNATION OF OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE PRO-
GRAM OFFICE AS SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE; REPORTING 
TO AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2273a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Operationally 
Responsive Space Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Space 
Rapid Capabilities’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Air Force Space and Missile Sys-
tems Center of the Department of Defense’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Air Force Space Command’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Operationally Responsive Space 
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Rapid Capabilities’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Air Force Space 
and Missile Systems Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force Space 
Command’’; 
(D) in subsections (c) and (f), by striking ‘‘operationally 
responsive space’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘space 
rapid capabilities’’; 
(E) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘operationally responsive space’’ and inserting 
‘‘space rapid capabilities’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘capabilities for 
operationally responsive space’’ and inserting ‘‘space 
rapid capabilities’’; 
(iii) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘oper-
ationally responsive space’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘space rapid capabilities’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘operationally 
responsive space capabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘space 
rapid capabilities’’. 
(F) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Operationally 
Responsive Space’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Rapid Capabili-
ties’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 135 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2273a and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2273a. Space Rapid Capabilities Office.’’. 
(c) REVIEW OF STRUCTURE.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a review and identify a recommended organizational and 
management structure for the national security space compo-
nents of the Department of Defense, including the Air Force 
Space Command, that implements the organizational policy 
guidance expressed in this section and the amendments made 
by this section. 
(2) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees an interim report on the review and rec-
ommended organizational and management structure for the 
national security space components of the Department of 
10 USC 
prec. 2271. 
10 USC 
prec. 2271. 
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131 STAT. 1721 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Defense, including the Air Force Space Command, under para-
graph (1). 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than August 1, 2018, the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a final report on the review and rec-
ommended organizational and management structure for the 
national security space components of the Department of 
Defense, including the Air Force Space Command, under para-
graph (1), including— 
(A) a proposed implementation plan for how the Deputy 
Secretary would implement the recommendations; 
(B) recommendations for revisions to appointments and 
qualifications, duties and powers, and precedent in the 
Department; 
(C) recommendations for such legislative and adminis-
trative action, including conforming and other amendments 
to law, as the Deputy Secretary considers appropriate to 
implement the plan; and 
(D) any other matters that the Deputy Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(4) PROHIBITION ON DELEGATION.—The Deputy Secretary 
of Defense may not delegate the authority to carry out this 
subsection. 
(d) INDEPENDENT PLAN TO ESTABLISH MILITARY DEPARTMENT.— 
(1) PLAN.—Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research 
and development center that is not closely affiliated with the 
Department of the Air Force to develop a plan to establish 
a separate military department responsible for the national 
security space activities of the Department of Defense. Such 
plan shall include recommendations for legislative language. 
(2) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than August 1, 2018, the 
Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees an interim report on the plan developed under 
paragraph (1). 
(3) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2018, 
the Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a final report containing the plan developed under 
paragraph (1), without change. 
SEC. 1602. CODIFICATION, EXTENSION, AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITA-
TION ON CONSTRUCTION ON UNITED STATES TERRITORY 
OF SATELLITE POSITIONING GROUND MONITORING STA-
TIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) CODIFICATION, EXTENSION, AND MODIFICATION.—Chapter 
135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2279c. Limitation on construction on United States terri-
tory of satellite positioning ground monitoring 
stations of certain foreign governments. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to foreign governments that are allies of the United States. 
‘‘(c) SUNSET.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall terminate 
on December 31, 2023.’’. 
10 USC 2279c. 
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131 STAT. 1722 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(b) TRANSFER OF PROVISION.—Subsection (b) of section 1602 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2281 note) is— 
(1) transferred to section 2279c of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a); 
(2) inserted as the first subsection of such section; 
(3) redesignated as subsection (a); and 
(4) amended— 
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘LIMITATION’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (6). 
SEC. 1603. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICES: CYBERSECU-
RITY THREATS AND LAUNCHES. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY RISKS.—Subsection (a) of section 2279 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting: ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) entering into such contract would create an unaccept-
able cybersecurity risk for the Department of Defense.’’. 
(b) LAUNCHES.—Such section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as sub-
sections (c) through (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) LAUNCHES AND MANUFACTURERS.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—In addition to the prohibition in sub-
section (a), and except as provided in paragraph (2) and in 
subsection (c), the Secretary may not enter into a contract 
for satellite services with any entity if the Secretary reasonably 
believes that such satellite services will be provided using sat-
ellites that will be— 
‘‘(A) designed or manufactured in a covered foreign 
country, or by an entity controlled in whole or in part 
by, or acting on behalf of, the government of a covered 
foreign country; or 
‘‘(B) launched using a launch vehicle that is designed 
or manufactured in a covered foreign country, or that is 
provided by the government of a covered foreign country 
or by an entity controlled in whole or in part by, or acting 
on behalf of, the government of a covered foreign country, 
regardless of the location of the launch (unless such location 
is in the United States). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to— 
‘‘(A) a launch that occurs prior to December 31, 2022; 
or 
‘‘(B) a contract or other agreement relating to launch 
services that, prior to the date that is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, was either 
fully paid for by the contractor or covered by a legally 
binding commitment of the contractor to pay for such serv-
ices. 
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131 STAT. 1723 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
‘‘(3) LAUNCH
VEHICLE
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘launch vehicle’ means a fully integrated space launch 
vehicle.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (f) of section 2279 of title 10, 
United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)(A), is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered foreign country’ means any of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A country described in section 1261(c)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2019). 
‘‘(B) The Russian Federation. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘cybersecurity risk’ means threats to and 
vulnerabilities of information or information systems and any 
related consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized 
access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, modification, 
or destruction of such information or information systems, 
including such related consequences caused by an act of ter-
rorism.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 2279 is fur-
ther amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘services and foreign launches’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(C) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘launch or other’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection 
(b)(1), by striking ‘‘prohibition in subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prohibitions in subsection (a) and (b)’’; and 
(E) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘prohibition under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘prohibi-
tion under subsection (a) or (b)’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 2279 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘2279. Foreign commercial satellite services and foreign launches.’’. 
(e) APPLICATION.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, the 
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to con-
tracts for satellite services awarded by the Secretary of Defense 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 
1604. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
PILOT 
PROGRAM 
ON 
COMMERCIAL 
WEATHER DATA. 
Section 1613 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting 
‘‘two years’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
10 USC 2279 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2271. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 1605. EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE MODERNIZATION 
AND SUSTAINMENT OF ASSURED ACCESS TO SPACE. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE.—Using funds 
described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense may only 
obligate or expend funds to carry out the evolved expendable 
launch vehicle program to— 
(A) develop a domestic rocket propulsion system to 
replace non-allied space launch engines; 
(B) develop the necessary interfaces to, or integration 
of, such domestic rocket propulsion system with an existing 
or planned launch vehicle; and 
(C) develop capabilities necessary to enable existing 
or planned commercially available space launch vehicles 
or infrastructure that are primarily for national security 
space missions to meet the assured access to space require-
ments pursuant to section 2273 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in this section, none 
of the funds described in paragraph (3) shall be obligated or 
expended for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
(3) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this para-
graph are the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the 
evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall terminate on the 
date on which the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the 
congressional defense committees that a successful full-scale 
test of a domestic rocket engine has occurred. 
(b) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
or prohibit the Secretary from procuring launch services of evolved 
expendable launch vehicle launch systems, including with respect 
to any associated operation and maintenance of capabilities and 
infrastructure relating to such systems. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days before any date 
on which the Secretary publishes a draft or final request for pro-
posals, or obligates funds, for the development under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees of such proposed draft or final request for proposals or proposed 
obligation, as the case may be. If such proposed draft or final 
request for proposals or proposed obligation relates to intelligence 
requirements, the Secretary shall also notify the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
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Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing 
an assessment of the most cost-effective method to meet the assured 
access to space requirements pursuant to section 2273 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to each of the following periods: 
(1) The five-year period beginning on the date of the report. 
(2) The 10-year period beginning on the date of the report. 
(3) The period consisting of the full lifecycle of the evolved 
expendable launch vehicle program. 
(e) ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘rocket propulsion system’’ means, with respect to the develop-
ment authorized by subsection (a)(1), a main booster, first-stage 
rocket engine (including such an engine using kerosene or methane- 
based or other propellant) or motor. The term does not include 
a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related 
infrastructure. 
SEC. 1606. DEMONSTRATION OF BACKUP AND COMPLEMENTARY POSI-
TIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPABILITIES OF 
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. 
(a) PLAN.—During fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretaries’’) shall 
jointly develop a plan for carrying out a backup GPS capability 
demonstration. The plan shall— 
(1) be based on the results of the study conducted under 
section 1618 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2595); and 
(2) include the activities that the Secretaries determine 
necessary to carry out such demonstration. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing on the plan developed 
under subsection (a). The briefing shall include— 
(1) identification of the sectors that would be expected 
to participate in the backup GPS capability demonstration 
described in the plan; 
(2) an estimate of the costs of implementing the demonstra-
tion in each sector identified in paragraph (1); and 
(3) an explanation of the extent to which the demonstration 
may be carried out with the funds appropriated for such pur-
pose. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions and beginning not earlier than the day after the date 
on which the briefing is provided under subsection (b), the 
Secretaries shall jointly initiate the backup GPS capability 
demonstration to the extent described under subsection (b)(3). 
(2) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the backup 
GPS capability demonstration under paragraph (1) shall termi-
nate on the date that is 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the backup GPS capa-
bility demonstration carried out under subsection (c) that includes— 
(1) a description of the opportunities and challenges learned 
from such demonstration; and 
(2) a description of the next actions the Secretaries deter-
mine appropriate to backup and complement the positioning, 
navigation, and timing capabilities of the Global Positioning 
System for national security and critical infrastructure, 
including, at a minimum, the timeline and funding required 
to issue a request for proposals for such capabilities. 
(e) NSPD–39.— 
(1) JOINT FUNDING.—The costs to carry out this section 
shall be consistent with the responsibilities established in 
National Security Presidential Directive 39 titled ‘‘U.S. Space- 
Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy’’. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be con-
strued to modify the roles or responsibilities established in 
such National Security Presidential Directive 39. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2018 
not more than $10,000,000 for the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding tables in division D. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘backup GPS capability demonstration’’ means 
a proof-of-concept demonstration of capabilities to backup and 
complement the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities 
of the Global Positioning System for national security and 
critical infrastructure. 
SEC. 1607. ENHANCEMENT OF POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING 
CAPACITY. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Council 
on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, 
and Timing Enterprise established by section 2279b of title 10, 
United States Code, shall develop a plan to increase the positioning, 
navigation, and timing capacity of the Department of Defense to 
provide resilience to the positioning, navigation, and timing 
capabilities of the Department. Such plan shall— 
(1) ensure that military Global Positioning System user 
equipment terminals have the capability, including with appro-
priate mitigation efforts, to receive trusted signals from the 
Galileo satellites of the European Union and the QZSS satellites 
of Japan, beginning with increment 2 of the acquisition of 
such terminals; 
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(2) evaluate the risks and benefits with respect to ensuring 
the capability described in paragraph (1); 
(3) include an assessment of the feasibility, benefits, and 
risks of military Global Positioning System user equipment 
terminals having the capability to receive non-allied positioning, 
navigation, and timing signals, beginning with increment 2 
of the acquisition of such terminals; 
(4) include an assessment of options to use hosted payloads 
to provide redundancy for the Global Positioning System signal; 
(5) ensure that the Secretary, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, engages with relevant allies of the United 
States to— 
(A) enable military Global Positioning System user 
equipment terminals to receive the positioning, navigation, 
and timing signals of such allies; and 
(B) negotiate other potential agreements relating to 
the enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing; 
(6) include any other options the Secretary of Defense 
determines appropriate and a determination by the Secretary 
regarding whether the plan should be implemented; and 
(7) include an evaluation by the Director of National Intel-
ligence of the benefits and risks of using non-allied positioning, 
navigation, and timing signals. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate the 
plan under subsection (a); and 
(2) submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate the evaluation described 
in paragraph (6) of such subsection. 
SEC. 1608. COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PATHFINDER 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 
includes the views and plans of the Secretary with respect to 
using the transaction authority provided by section 2371 of title 
10, United States Code, to acquire from commercial providers a 
portion of the satellite bandwidth, ground services, and advanced 
services for the pathfinder program. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘pathfinder program’’ 
means the commercial satellite communications programs of the 
Air Force designed to demonstrate the feasibility of new, alternative 
acquisition and procurement models for commercial satellite 
communications. 
SEC. 1609. LAUNCH SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In support of the policy specified in section 
2273 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a program to modernize infrastructure and improve 
support activities for the processing and launch of United States 
national security space vehicles launching from Federal ranges. 
10 USC 2273 
note. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The program under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) investments in infrastructure to improve operations 
at the Eastern and Western Ranges that may benefit all users, 
to enhance the overall capabilities of ranges, to improve safety, 
and to reduce the long-term cost of operations and maintenance; 
(2) measures to normalize processes, systems, and products 
across the Eastern and Western ranges to minimize the burden 
on launch providers; and 
(3) improvements in transparency, flexibility, and, respon-
siveness for launch scheduling. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary may consult with current and anticipated 
users of the Eastern and Western Ranges. 
(d) COOPERATION.—In carrying out the program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary may consider partnerships authorized 
under section 2276 of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan 
for the implementation of the program under subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) a description of plans and the resources needed 
to improve launch support infrastructure, utilities, support 
equipment, and range operations; 
(B) a description of plans to streamline and normalize 
processes, systems, and products at the Eastern and 
Western ranges, to ensure consistency for range users; 
and 
(C) recommendations for improving transparency, flexi-
bility, and responsiveness in launch scheduling. 
SEC. 1610. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR JOINT 
SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER MISSION SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for 
the Joint Space Operations Center mission system, not more than 
75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that the Secretary has developed the plan under sub-
section (b). 
(b) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop and implement a plan 
to operationalize existing commercial space situational awareness 
capabilities to address warfighter requirements, consistent with 
the best-in-breed concept. Except as provided by subsection (c), 
the Secretary shall commence such implementation by not later 
than May 30, 2018. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the implementation of 
the plan developed under subsection (b) if the Secretary determines 
that existing commercial capabilities will not address national secu-
rity requirements or existing space situational awareness capability 
gaps. The authority under this subsection may not be delegated 
below the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
10 USC 2274 
note. 
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SEC. 1611. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DELTA IV LAUNCH 
VEHICLE. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 or any fiscal 
year thereafter for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 
to maintain infrastructure, system engineering, critical skills, base 
and range support, depreciation, or sustainment commodities for 
the Delta IV launch vehicle until the date on which the Secretary 
of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees 
a certification that the Air Force plans to launch a satellite procured 
by the Air Force on a Delta IV launch vehicle during the three- 
year period beginning on the date of the certification. 
SEC. 1612. AIR FORCE SPACE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY WATCH 
LIST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the Air Force Space and 
Missile Systems Center shall establish and maintain a watch list 
of contractors with a history of poor performance on space procure-
ment contracts or research, development, test, and evaluation space 
program contracts. 
(b) BASIS FOR INCLUSION ON LIST.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—The Commander may place a con-
tractor on the watch list established under subsection (a) upon 
determining that the ability of the contractor to perform a 
contract specified in such subsection is uncertain because of 
any of the following issues: 
(A) Poor performance or award fee scores below 50 
percent. 
(B) Financial concerns. 
(C) Felony convictions or civil judgements. 
(D) Security or foreign ownership and control issues. 
(2) DISCRETION
OF
THE
COMMANDER.—The Commander 
shall be responsible for determining which contractors to place 
on the watch list, whether an entire company or a specific 
division should be included, and when to remove a contractor 
from the list. 
(c) EFFECT OF LISTING.— 
(1) PRIME CONTRACTS.—The Commander may not solicit 
an offer from, award a contract to, execute an engineering 
change proposal with, or exercise an option on any space pro-
gram of the Air Force with a contractor included on the list 
established under subsection (a) without the prior approval 
of the Commander. 
(2) SUBCONTRACTS.—A prime contractor on a contract 
entered into with the Air Force Space and Missile Systems 
Center may not enter into a subcontract valued in excess of 
$3,000,000 or five percent of the prime contract value, which-
ever is lesser, with a contractor included on the watch list 
established under subsection (a) without the prior approval 
of the Commander. 
(d) REQUEST
FOR REMOVAL FROM LIST.—A contractor may 
submit to the Commander a written request for removal from 
the watch list, including evidence that the contractor has resolved 
the issue that was the basis for inclusion on the list. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as preventing the suspension or debarment of a con-
tractor, but inclusion on the watch list shall not be construed 
10 USC 2271 
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as a punitive measure or de facto suspension or debarment of 
a contractor. 
SEC. 1613. CERTIFICATION AND BRIEFING ON OPERATIONAL AND 
CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR LOSS OR DEGRADATION OF 
SPACE CAPABILITIES. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly certify to the 
appropriate congressional committees that appropriate contingency 
plans exist in the event of a loss or degradation of space capabilities 
of the United States. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees a briefing on the mitigation of any loss 
or degradation of space capabilities pursuant to contingency plans 
described in subsection (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1614. REPORT ON PROTECTED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on protected satellite communications 
that contains each of the following: 
(1) A joint certification by the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command and the Commander of the United 
States Northern Command that a protected satellite commu-
nications system other than the advanced extremely high fre-
quency program will meet all applicable requirements for the 
nuclear command, control, and communications mission of the 
Department of Defense, the continuity of government mission 
of the Department, and all other functions relating to protected 
communications of the national command authority and the 
combatant commands, including with respect to operational 
forces in a peer-near-peer jamming environment. 
(2) With respect to such a protected satellite communica-
tions system other than the advanced extremely high frequency 
program, a certification by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff that there is a validated military requirement that 
meets requirements for resilience, mission assurance, and the 
nuclear command, control, and communications mission of the 
Department of Defense. 
(3) An assessment by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff on the effect of developing and fielding all the wave-
forms and terminals required to use such a protected satellite 
communications system other than the advanced extremely 
high frequency program. 
(4) A detailed plan by the Secretary of the Air Force for 
the ground control system and all user terminals developed 
and acquired by the Air Force to be synchronized through 
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development and deployment to meet all applicable require-
ments specified in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1615. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE FLAG 
TRAINING EVENT. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should establish an annual 
capstone training event titled ‘‘Space Flag’’ for space profes-
sionals to— 
(A) develop and test doctrine, concepts of operation, 
and tactics, techniques, and procedures, for— 
(i) protecting and defending assets and interests 
of the United States through the spectrum of space 
control activities; 
(ii) operating in the event of degradation or loss 
of space capabilities; 
(iii) conducting space operations in a conflict that 
extends to space; 
(iv) deterring conflict in space; and 
(v) other areas the Secretary determines necessary; 
and 
(B) inform and develop the appropriate design of the 
operational training infrastructure of the space domain, 
including with respect to appropriate and dedicated ranges, 
threat replication, test community support, advanced space 
training requirements, training simulators, and multi- 
domain force packaging; and 
(2) such a training event should— 
(A) be modeled on the Red Flag and Cyber Flag exer-
cises; and 
(B) include live, virtual, and constructive training and 
on-orbit threat replication, as appropriate. 
SEC. 1616. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COORDINATING EFFORTS TO PRE-
PARE FOR SPACE WEATHER EVENTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 
ensure the timely provision of operational space weather observa-
tions, analyses, forecasts, and other products to support the mission 
of the Department of Defense and coalition partners, including 
the provision of alerts and warnings for space weather phenomena 
that may affect weapons systems, military operations, or the defense 
of the United States. 
SEC. 1617. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL SPACE DEFENSE 
CENTER. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the National Space Defense Center is critical to 
defending and securing the space domain in order to protect 
all United States assets in space; 
(2) integration between the intelligence community and 
the Department of Defense within the National Space Defense 
Center is essential to detecting, assessing, and reacting to 
evolving space threats; and 
(3) the Department of Defense, including the military 
departments, and the elements of the intelligence community 
should seek ways to bolster integration with respect to space 
threats through work at the National Space Defense Center. 
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(b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003(4)). 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and 
Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR FACILITIES OF CERTAIN 
COMPANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain compa-
nies. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—If the senior management official of a covered 
company does not have a security clearance, the Secretary of 
Defense may grant a security clearance to a facility of such company 
only if the following criteria are met: 
‘‘(1) The company has appointed a senior officer, director, 
or employee of the company who has a security clearance at 
the level of the security clearance of the facility to act as 
the senior management official of the company with respect 
to such facility. 
‘‘(2) Any senior management official, senior officer, or 
director of the company who does not have such a security 
clearance will not have access to any classified information, 
including with respect to such facility. 
‘‘(3) The company has certified to the Secretary that the 
senior officer, director, or employee appointed under paragraph 
(1) has the authority to act on behalf of the company with 
respect to such facility independent of any senior management 
official, senior officer, or director described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) The facility meets all of the requirements to be granted 
a security clearance other than any requirement relating to 
the senior management official of the company having an appro-
priate security clearance. 
‘‘(b) COVERED COMPANY.—In this section, the term ‘covered 
company’ means a company that has entered into a contract or 
agreement with the Department of Defense, assists the Department, 
or requires a facility to process classified information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain companies’’. 
SEC. 1622. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN 
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1623. SUBMISSION OF AUDITS OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY FUNDS. 
Section 432(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘promptly’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘by not later than December 31 of each year’’. 
10 USC 
prec. 2381. 
10 USC 2410s. 
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SEC. 1624. CLARIFICATION OF ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE INTEL-
LIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE, 
AND 
RECONNAISSANCE 
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS. 
Section 1626 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3635) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(including with respect to space-based 
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance)’’ after ‘‘intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements’’ both 
places it appears; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘critical intelligence, 
surveillance and reconnaissance requirements’’ and inserting 
‘‘critical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance require-
ments (including with respect to space-based intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance)’’. 
SEC. 1625. CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE BY RECIPIENTS OF BOREN 
SCHOLARSHIPS 
AND 
FELLOWSHIPS 
IN 
EXCEPTED 
SERVICE POSITIONS AS SERVICE BY SUCH RECIPIENTS 
UNDER CAREER APPOINTMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF 
CAREER TENURE. 
Section 802(k) of the David L. Boren National Security Edu-
cation Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902(k)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter before subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘(3)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)(C)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) CAREER TENURE.—In the case of an individual whose 
appointment to a position in the excepted service is converted 
to a career or career-conditional appointment under paragraph 
(1)(B), the period of service described in such paragraph shall 
be treated, for purposes of the service requirements for career 
tenure under title 5, United States Code, as if it were service 
in a position under a career or career-conditional appointment.’’. 
SEC. 1626. REVIEW OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY DEFENSE INTEL-
LIGENCE ELEMENTS TO ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall review the support 
provided by Defense intelligence elements to the acquisition activi-
ties conducted by the Secretary, with a specific focus on such 
support— 
(1) consisting of planning, prioritizing, and resourcing 
relating to developmental weapon systems; and 
(2) for existing weapon systems throughout the program 
lifecycle of such systems. 
(b) BUDGET STRUCTURE.—The Secretary shall develop a specific 
budget structure for a sustainable funding profile to ensure the 
support provided by Defense intelligence elements described in sub-
section (a). The Secretary shall implement such structure beginning 
with the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2020. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
a briefing on the results of the review under subsection (a) and 
a plan to carry out subsection (b). 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be construed 
to relieve the Director of National Intelligence of the responsibility 
10 USC 221 note. 
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to support the acquisition activities of the Department of Defense 
through the National Intelligence Program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘defense budget materials’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 231(f) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ means any 
of the agencies, offices, and elements of the Department of 
Defense included within the definition of ‘‘intelligence commu-
nity’’ under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
SEC. 1627. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAIRMAN’S CONTROLLED ACTIVITY 
WITHIN JOINT STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE, SURVEIL-
LANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE. 
(a) CHAIRMAN’S CONTROLLED ACTIVITY.—The Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall— 
(1) undertake the roles, missions, and responsibilities of, 
and preserve an equal or greater number of personnel billets 
than the amount of such billets previously prescribed for, the 
Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveil-
lance, and Reconnaissance of the United States Strategic Com-
mand; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, establish an organization within the Joint Staff— 
(A) that is designated as the Joint Staff Intelligence, 
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Directorate and Sup-
porting Chairman’s Controlled Activity; 
(B) for which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff shall serve as the joint functional manager; and 
(C) that shall synchronize cross-combatant command 
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance plans and 
develop strategies integrating all intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance capabilities provided by joint services, 
the National Reconnaissance Office, combat support intel-
ligence agencies of the Department of Defense, and allies, 
to satisfy the intelligence needs of the combatant commands 
for the Department of Defense. 
(b) LEAD AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate 
the Secretary of the Air Force as the lead agent and sponsor 
for funding for the organization established under subsection (a)(2). 
(c) DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT ISR ALLOCA-
TION AND SYNCHRONIZATION PROCESSES.—In coordination with the 
Director of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation, the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall issue guidance to the commanders 
of the geographical combatant commands that requires the com-
manders to collect sufficient and relevant data regarding the 
effectiveness of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance meas-
ures in a manner that will— 
(1) enable the standardized, objective evaluation and anal-
ysis of that data with respect to the use and effectiveness 
10 USC 155 note. 
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of the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities 
provided to the commanders; and 
(2) support recommendations made by the organization 
established under subsection (a)(2) to the Secretary of Defense 
regarding the allocation of intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance resources of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1628. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MULTI-USE SENSITIVE 
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to facilitate access for small business 
concerns and nontraditional defense contractors to affordable secure 
spaces, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall develop processes and procedures 
necessary to build, certify, and maintain certifications for multi- 
use sensitive compartmented information facilities not tied to a 
single contract and where multiple companies can securely work 
on multiple projects at different security levels. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
(2) The term ‘‘nontraditional defense contractors’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2302 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1629. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2018 under the Military Intelligence Pro-
gram for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Defense 
Intelligence Agency for counterintelligence activities, not more than 
75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees the report under subsection 
(b). 
(b) REPORT ON CERTAIN RESOURCES.—Not later than March 
1, 2018, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes 
an accounting of the counterintelligence enterprise management 
resources transferred from the Counterintelligence Field Activity 
to the Defense Intelligence Agency that identifies such resources 
that are no longer dedicated to counterintelligence activities, as 
of the date of the report. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
PART I—GENERAL CYBER MATTERS 
SEC. 1631. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SENSITIVE MILITARY 
CYBER OPERATIONS AND CYBER WEAPONS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 130j. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber 
operations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (d), the 
Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the congressional 
defense committees notice in writing of any sensitive military cyber 
operation conducted under this title no later than 48 hours following 
such operation. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
and submit to the congressional defense committees procedures 
for complying with the requirements of subsection (a) consistent 
with the national security of the United States and the protection 
of operational integrity. The Secretary shall promptly notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing of any changes to such 
procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such 
changes. 
‘‘(2) The congressional defense committees shall ensure that 
committee procedures designed to protect from unauthorized disclo-
sure classified information relating to national security of the 
United States are sufficient to protect the information that is sub-
mitted to the committees pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a sensitive 
military cyber operation covered by this section, the Secretary shall 
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the congressional 
defense committees are notified immediately of the sensitive mili-
tary cyber operation concerned. The notification under this para-
graph may be verbal or written, but in the event of a verbal 
notification a written notification shall be provided by not later 
than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal notification. 
‘‘(c) SENSITIVE MILITARY CYBER OPERATION DEFINED.—(1) In 
this section, the term ‘sensitive military cyber operation’ means 
an action described in paragraph (2) that— 
‘‘(A) is carried out by the armed forces of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(B) is intended to cause cyber effects outside a 
geographic location— 
‘‘(i) where the armed forces of the United States 
are involved in hostilities (as that term is used in 
section 1543 of title 50, United States Code); or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to which hostilities have been 
declared by the United States. 
‘‘(2) The actions described in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) An offensive cyber operation. 
‘‘(B) A defensive cyber operation outside the Department 
of Defense Information Networks to defeat an ongoing or 
imminent threat. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The notification requirement under sub-
section (a) does not apply— 
10 USC 130j. 
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‘‘(1) to a training exercise conducted with the consent of 
all nations where the intended effects of the exercise will occur; 
or 
‘‘(2) to a covert action (as that term is defined in section 
3093 of title 50, United States Code). 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to provide any new authority or to alter or otherwise 
affect the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 
U.S.C. 1541 note), or any requirement under the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘§ 130k. Notification requirements for cyber weapons 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the congressional 
defense committees notice in writing of the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to a cyber capability that is intended 
for use as a weapon, on a quarterly basis, the aggregated 
results of all reviews of the capability for legality under inter-
national law pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 
5000.01 carried out by any military department concerned. 
‘‘(2) The use as a weapon of any cyber capability that 
has been approved for such use under international law by 
a military department no later than 48 hours following such 
use. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
and submit to the congressional defense committees procedures 
for complying with the requirements of subsection (a) consistent 
with the national security of the United States and the protection 
of operational integrity. The Secretary shall promptly notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing of any changes to such 
procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such 
changes. 
‘‘(2) The congressional defense committees shall ensure that 
committee procedures designed to protect from unauthorized disclo-
sure classified information relating to national security of the 
United States are sufficient to protect the information that is sub-
mitted to the committees pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a cyber 
capability covered by this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to 
the maximum extent practicable, that the congressional defense 
committees are notified immediately of the cyber capability con-
cerned. The notification under this paragraph may be verbal or 
written, but in the event of a verbal notification a written notifica-
tion shall be provided by not later than 48 hours after the provision 
of the verbal notification. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The notification requirement under sub-
section (a) does not apply— 
‘‘(1) to a training exercise conducted with the consent of 
all nations where the intended effects of the exercise will occur; 
or 
‘‘(2) to a covert action (as that term is defined in section 
3093 of title 50, United States Code). 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to provide any new authority or to alter or otherwise 
affect the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 
10 USC 130k. 
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U.S.C. 1541 note), or any requirement under the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new items: 
‘‘130j. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations 
‘‘130k. Notification requirements for cyber weapons’’. 
SEC. 1632. MODIFICATION TO QUARTERLY CYBER OPERATIONS 
BRIEFINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 484 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide to the congressional defense committees’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to the military operations in cyberspace 
described in such subsection, the following: 
‘‘(1) An update, set forth separately for each geographic 
and functional command, that describes the operations carried 
out by the command and any hostile cyber activity directed 
at the command. 
‘‘(2) An overview of authorities and legal issues applicable 
to the operations, including any relevant legal limitations. 
‘‘(3) An outline of any interagency activities and initiatives 
relating to the operations. 
‘‘(4) Any other matters the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and shall apply with respect to briefings required be provided 
under section 484 of title 10, United States Code, on or after 
that date. 
SEC. 1633. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON CYBERSPACE, CYBERSE-
CURITY, AND CYBER WARFARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall— 
(1) develop a national policy for the United States relating 
to cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the policy. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The national policy required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Delineation of the instruments of national power avail-
able to deter or respond to cyber attacks or other malicious 
cyber activities by a foreign power or actor that targets United 
States interests. 
(2) Available or planned response options to address the 
full range of potential cyber attacks on United States interests 
that could be conducted by potential adversaries of the United 
States. 
(3) Available or planned denial options that prioritize the 
defensibility and resiliency against cyber attacks and malicious 
10 USC 130g 
note. 
10 USC 484 note. 
10 USC 
prec. 121. 
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cyber activities that are carried out against infrastructure crit-
ical to the political integrity, economic security, and national 
security of the United States. 
(4) Available or planned cyber capabilities that may be 
used to impose costs on any foreign power targeting the United 
States or United States persons with a cyber attack or malicious 
cyber activity. 
(5) Development of multi-prong response options, such as— 
(A) boosting the cyber resilience of critical United 
States strike systems (including cyber, nuclear, and non- 
nuclear systems) in order to ensure the United States 
can credibly threaten to impose unacceptable costs in 
response to even the most sophisticated large-scale cyber 
attack; 
(B) developing offensive cyber capabilities and specific 
plans and strategies to put at risk targets most valued 
by adversaries of the United States and their key decision 
makers; and 
(C) enhancing attribution capabilities and developing 
intelligence and offensive cyber capabilities to detect, dis-
rupt, and potentially expose malicious cyber activities. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for procurement, research, development, test and evalua-
tion, and operations and maintenance, for the covered activities 
of the Defense Information Systems Agency, not more than 
60 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report under subsection (a)(2). 
(2) COVERED ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The covered activities 
referred to in paragraph (1) are the activities of the Defense 
Information Systems Agency in support of— 
(A) the White House Communication Agency; and 
(B) the White House Situation Support Staff. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘foreign power’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Homeland Security, and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
SEC. 1634. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEVEL-
OPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No department, agency, organization, or 
other element of the Federal Government may use, whether directly 
or through work with or on behalf of another department, agency, 
organization, or element of the Federal Government, any hardware, 
software, or services developed or provided, in whole or in part, 
by— 
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(1) Kaspersky Lab (or any successor entity); 
(2) any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under 
common control with Kaspersky Lab; or 
(3) any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has majority owner-
ship. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2018. 
(c) REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Attorney General, the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
conduct a review of the procedures for removing suspect prod-
ucts or services from the information technology networks of 
the Federal Government. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the review conducted under paragraph (1). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report under subparagraph (A) 
shall include the following: 
(i) A description of the Federal Government-wide 
authorities that may be used to prohibit, exclude, or 
prevent the use of suspect products or services on 
the information technology networks of the Federal 
Government, including— 
(I) the discretionary authorities of agencies 
to prohibit, exclude, or prevent the use of such 
products or services; 
(II) the authorities of a suspension and debar-
ment official to prohibit, exclude, or prevent the 
use of such products or services; 
(III) authorities relating to supply chain risk 
management; 
(IV) authorities that provide for the continuous 
monitoring of information technology networks to 
identify suspect products or services; and 
(V) the authorities provided under the Federal 
Information Security Management Act of 2002. 
(ii) Assessment of any gaps in the authorities 
described in clause (i), including any gaps in the 
enforcement of decisions made under such authorities. 
(iii) An explanation of the capabilities and meth-
odologies used to periodically assess and monitor the 
information technology networks of the Federal 
Government for prohibited products or services. 
(iv) An assessment of the ability of the Federal 
Government to periodically conduct training and exer-
cises in the use of the authorities described in clause 
(i)— 
(I) to identify recommendations for stream-
lining process; and 
(II) to identify recommendations for education 
and training curricula, to be integrated into 
existing training or certification courses. 
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(v) A description of information sharing mecha-
nisms that may be used to share information about 
suspect products or services, including mechanisms for 
the sharing of such information among the Federal 
Government, industry, the public, and international 
partners. 
(vi) Identification of existing tools for business 
intelligence, application management, and commerce 
due-diligence that are either in use by elements of 
the Federal Government, or that are available commer-
cially. 
(vii) Recommendations for improving the authori-
ties, processes, resourcing, and capabilities of the Fed-
eral Government for the purpose of improving the 
procedures for identifying and removing prohibited 
products or services from the information technology 
networks of the Federal Government. 
(viii) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(C) FORM.—The report under subparagraph (A) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means the following: 
(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Homeland 
Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 1635. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO ESTABLISH-
MENT OF UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR CYBER 
OPERATIONS. 
Section 167b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(d) and (e), respectively. 
SEC. 
1636. 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
DEFINITION 
OF 
ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE TO INCLUDE PERSONNEL CONTRIBUTING 
TO CYBERSECURITY SYSTEMS. 
Section 1705(h)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) contribute significantly to the acquisition or 
development of systems relating to cybersecurity; and’’. 
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SEC. 1637. INTEGRATION OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION OPERATIONS 
AND CYBER-ENABLED INFORMATION OPERATIONS. 
(a) PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR INTEGRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(A) establish processes and procedures to integrate 
strategic 
information 
operations 
and 
cyber-enabled 
information operations across the elements of the Depart-
ment of Defense responsible for such operations, including 
the elements of the Department responsible for military 
deception, public affairs, electronic warfare, and cyber oper-
ations; and 
(B) ensure that such processes and procedures provide 
for integrated Defense-wide strategy, planning, and budg-
eting with respect to the conduct of such operations by 
the Department, including activities conducted to counter 
and deter such operations by malign actors. 
(2) DESIGNATED
SENIOR
OFFICIAL.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department 
of Defense (in this section referred to as the ‘‘designated senior 
official’’) who shall implement and oversee the processes and 
procedures established under paragraph (1). The designated 
senior official shall be selected by the Secretary from among 
individuals serving in the Department of Defense at or below 
the level of an Under Secretary of Defense. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The designated senior official shall 
have, with respect to the implementation and oversight of the 
processes and procedures established under paragraph (1), the 
following responsibilities: 
(A) Oversight of strategic policy and guidance. 
(B) Overall resource management for the integration 
of information operations and cyber-enabled information 
operations of the Department. 
(C) Coordination with the head of the Global Engage-
ment Center to support the purpose of the Center (as 
described section 1287(a)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note)) and liaison with the Center 
and other relevant Federal Government entities to support 
such purpose. 
(D) Development of a strategic framework for the con-
duct of information operations by the Department of 
Defense, including cyber-enabled information operations, 
coordinated across all relevant elements of the Department 
of Defense, including both near-term and long-term guid-
ance for the conduct of such coordinated operations. 
(E) Development and dissemination of a common oper-
ating paradigm across the elements of the Department 
of Defense specified in paragraph (1) to counter the influ-
ence, deception, and propaganda activities of key malign 
actors, including in cyberspace. 
(F) Development of guidance for, and promotion of, 
the capability of the Department of Defense to liaison with 
the private sector, including social media, on matters 
relating to the influence activities of malign actors. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS FOR INFORMATION OPERATIONS.— 
(1) 
COMBATANT
COMMAND
PLANNING
AND
REGIONAL 
STRATEGY.—(A) The Secretary shall require each commander 
10 USC 2224 
note. 
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of a combatant command to develop, in coordination with the 
relevant regional Assistant Secretary of State or Assistant Sec-
retaries of State and with the assistance of the Coordinator 
of the Global Engagement Center and the designated senior 
official, a regional information strategy and interagency 
coordination plan for carrying out the strategy, where 
applicable. 
(B) The Secretary shall require each commander of 
a combatant command to develop such requirements and 
specific plans as may be necessary for the conduct of 
information operations in support of the strategy required 
under subparagraph (A), including plans for deterring 
information operations, including deterrence in the cyber 
domain, by malign actors against the United States, allies 
of the United States, and interests of the United States. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DOD STRATEGY FOR OPER-
ATIONS IN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the designated senior 
official shall— 
(i) review the strategy of the Department of 
Defense titled ‘‘Department of Defense Strategy for 
Operations in the Information Environment’’ and dated 
June 2016; and 
(ii) submit to the congressional defense committees 
a plan for implementation of such strategy. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subpara-
graph (A) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(i) An accounting of the efforts undertaken in sup-
port of the strategy described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
in the period since it was issued in June 2016. 
(ii) A description of any updates or changes to 
such strategy that have been made since it was first 
issued, as well as any expected updates or changes 
resulting from the designation of the designated senior 
official. 
(iii) A description of the role of the Department 
of Defense as part of a broader whole-of-Government 
strategy for strategic communications, including a 
description of any assumptions about the roles and 
contributions of other departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government with respect to such a strategy. 
(iv) Defined actions, performance metrics, and pro-
jected timelines for achieving each of the 15 tasks 
specified in the strategy described in subparagraph 
(A)(i). 
(v) An analysis of any personnel, resourcing, capa-
bility, authority, or other gaps that will need to be 
addressed to ensure effective implementation of the 
strategy described in subparagraph (A)(i) across all 
relevant elements of the Department of Defense. 
(vi) An investment framework and projected 
timeline for addressing any gaps identified under 
clause (v). 
(vii) Such other matters as the Secretary of 
Defense considers relevant. 
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(C) PERIODIC
STATUS
REPORTS.—Not less frequently 
than once every 90 days during the three-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the implementation plan is 
submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii), the designated 
senior official shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report describing the status of the efforts 
of the Department of Defense in accomplishing the tasks 
specified under clauses (iv) and (vi) of subparagraph (B). 
(c) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Consistent with the elements 
of the implementation plan under paragraph (2), the designated 
senior official shall recommend the establishment of programs to 
provide training and education to such members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that such members 
and employees understand the role of information in warfare, the 
central goal of all military operations to affect the perceptions, 
views, and decision making of adversaries, and the effective 
management and conduct of operations in the information environ-
ment. 
SEC. 1638. EXERCISE ON ASSESSING CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT TO 
ELECTION SYSTEMS OF STATES. 
(a) INCLUSION OF CYBER VULNERABILITIES IN ELECTION SYS-
TEMS IN CYBER GUARD EXERCISES.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, may carry out exercises relating to the cybersecurity 
of election systems of States as part of the exercise commonly 
known as the ‘‘Cyber Guard Exercise’’. 
(b) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense may 
carry out an exercise relating to the cybersecurity of a State’s 
election system under subsection (a) only if the State enters into 
a written agreement with the Secretary under which the State— 
(1) agrees to participate in such exercise; and 
(2) agrees to allow vulnerability testing of the components 
of the State’s election system. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the completion of 
any Cyber Guard Exercise, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the ability 
of the National Guard to assist States, if called upon, in defending 
election systems from cyberattacks. Such report shall include a 
description of the capabilities, readiness levels, and best practices 
of the National Guard with respect to the prevention of cyber 
attacks on State election systems. 
SEC. 1639. MEASUREMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH CYBERSECURITY 
REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary 
of Defense shall make such changes to the cybersecurity scorecard 
as are necessary to ensure that the Secretary measures the progress 
of each element of the Department of Defense in securing the 
industrial control systems of the Department against cyber threats, 
including such industrial control systems as supervisory control 
and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, program-
mable logic controllers, and platform information technology. 
(b) CYBERSECURITY SCORECARD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘cybersecurity scorecard’’ means the Department of Defense 
Cybersecurity Scorecard used by the Department to measure compli-
ance with cybersecurity requirements as described in the plan of 
10 USC 2224 
note. 
10 USC 113 note. 
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the Department titled ‘‘Department of Defense Cybersecurity Dis-
cipline Implementation Plan’’. 
SEC. 1640. STRATEGIC CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Director of the National Security Agency, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a plan for the establish-
ment of a program to be known as the ‘‘Strategic Cybersecurity 
Program’’ or ‘‘SCP’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Program shall be comprised of personnel 
assigned to the Program by the Secretary of Defense from among 
personnel, including regular and reserve members of the Armed 
Forces, civilian employees of the Department, and personnel of 
the research laboratories of the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Energy, who have particular expertise in the areas 
of responsibility described in subsection (c). Any personnel assigned 
to the Program from among personnel of the Department of Energy 
shall be so assigned with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Personnel assigned to the Program shall 
assist the Department of Defense in improving the cybersecu-
rity of the following systems of the Federal Government: 
(A) Offensive cyber systems. 
(B) Long-range strike systems. 
(C) Nuclear deterrent systems. 
(D) National security systems. 
(E) Critical infrastructure of the Department of 
Defense (as that term is defined in section 1650(f)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note)). 
(2) REVIEWS OF SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—In car-
rying out the activities described in paragraph (1), the personnel 
assigned to the Program shall conduct appropriate reviews 
of existing systems and infrastructure and acquisition plans 
for proposed systems and infrastructure. The review of an 
acquisition plan for any proposed system or infrastructure shall 
be carried out before Milestone B approval for such system 
or infrastructure. 
(3) RESULTS OF REVIEWS.—The results of each review car-
ried out under paragraph (2), including any remedial action 
recommended pursuant to such review, shall be made available 
to any agencies or organizations of the Department involved 
in the development, procurement, operation, or maintenance 
of the system or infrastructure concerned. 
(d) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER EFFORTS.—The plan required 
under subsection (a) shall build upon, and shall not duplicate, 
other efforts of the Department of Defense relating to cybersecurity, 
including— 
(1) the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon 
systems of the Department of Defense required under section 
1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (114–92; 129 Stat. 1118); 
(2) the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of Department 
of Defense critical infrastructure required under section 1650 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note); and 
10 USC 2224 
note. 
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(3) the activities of the cyber protection teams of the 
Department of Defense. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date on which 
the plan is submitted to the congressional defense committees under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on any activities carried out 
pursuant to such plan. The report shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any activities of the Program carried 
out pursuant to the plan during the time period covered by 
the report. 
(2) A description of particular challenges encountered in 
the course of the activities of the Program, if any, and of 
actions taken to address such challenges. 
(3) A description of any plans for additional activities under 
the Program. 
SEC. 1641. PLAN TO INCREASE CYBER AND INFORMATION OPER-
ATIONS, DETERRENCE, AND DEFENSE. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to— 
(1) increase inclusion of regional cyber planning within 
larger joint planning exercises of the United States in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region; 
(2) enhance joint, regional, and combined information oper-
ations and strategic communication strategies to counter Chi-
nese and North Korean information warfare, malign influence, 
and propaganda activities; and 
(3) identify potential areas of cybersecurity collaboration 
and partnership capabilities with Asian allies and partners 
of the United States. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan required 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1642. EVALUATION OF AGILE OR ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF 
CYBER TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mander’’) shall conduct an evaluation of alternative methods for 
developing, acquiring, and maintaining software-based cyber tools 
and applications for the United States Cyber Command, the Army 
Cyber Command, the Fleet Cyber Command, the Air Force Cyber 
Command, and the Marine Corps Cyberspace Command. 
(b) GOAL.—The goal of the evaluation required by subsection 
(a) shall be to identify a set of practices that will— 
(1) increase the speed of development of cyber capabilities 
of the Armed Forces; 
(2) provide more effective tools and capabilities for devel-
oping, acquiring, and maintaining software-based cyber tools 
and applications for the Armed Forces; and 
(3) create a repeatable, disciplined process for developing, 
acquiring, and maintaining software-based cyber tools and 
applications for the Armed Forces through which progress and 
success or failure can be continuously measured. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF AGILE OR ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND 
OTHER BEST PRACTICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The evaluation required by subsection 
(a) shall include, with respect to the development, acquisition, 
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and maintenance of software-based cyber tools and applications, 
consideration of agile or iterative development practices, agile 
acquisition practices, and other similar best practices of 
commercial industry. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the evaluation 
required by subsection (a), the Commander shall assess require-
ments for implementing the practices described in paragraph 
(1) and consider changes to established acquisition practices 
that may be necessary to implement the practices described 
in such paragraph, including changes to the following: 
(A) The requirements process. 
(B) Contracting. 
(C) Testing. 
(D) User involvement in the development process. 
(E) Program management. 
(F) Milestone reviews and approvals. 
(G) The definitions of ‘‘research and development’’, 
‘‘procurement’’, and ‘‘sustainment’’. 
(H) The constraints of current appropriations account 
definitions. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
In carrying out the evaluation required by subsection (a), the Com-
mander shall assess training and education requirements for per-
sonnel in all areas and at all levels of management relevant to 
the successful adoption of new acquisition models and methods 
for developing, acquiring, and maintaining cyber tools and applica-
tions as described in such subsection. 
(e) SERVICES AND EXPERTISE.—In carrying out the evaluation 
required by subsection (a), the Commander shall— 
(1) obtain services and expertise from— 
(A) the Defense Digital Service; and 
(B) federally funded research and development centers, 
such as the Software Engineering Institute and the MITRE 
Corporation; and 
(2) consult with such commercial software companies as 
the Commander considers appropriate to learn about relevant 
commercial best practices. 
(f) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall submit 
to the Secretary of Defense recommendations for experimenting 
with or adopting new acquisition methods identified pursuant 
to the evaluation under subsection (a), including recommenda-
tions for any actions that should be carried out to ensure 
the successful implementation of such methods. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 14 days after 
submitting recommendations to the Secretary under paragraph 
(1), the Commander shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the recommendations. 
(g) PRESERVATION
OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.—The evaluation 
required under subsection (a) is intended to inform future acquisi-
tion approaches. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 
or impede the Commander in exercising the authority provided 
under section 807 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note). 
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(h) AGILE OR ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘agile or iterative development’’, with respect to 
software— 
(1) means acquisition pursuant to a method for delivering 
multiple, rapid, incremental capabilities to the user for oper-
ational use, evaluation, and feedback not exclusively linked 
to any single, proprietary method or process; and 
(2) involves— 
(A) the incremental development and fielding of 
capabilities, commonly called ‘‘spirals’’, ‘‘spins’’, or ‘‘sprints’’, 
which can be measured in a few weeks or months; and 
(B) continuous participation and collaboration by users, 
testers, and requirements authorities. 
SEC. 1643. ASSESSMENT OF DEFENSE CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
Section 1650(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for fiscal year 2017 (114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) to assess the strategic benefits derived from, and 
the challenges associated with, isolating military infra-
structure from the national electric grid and the use of 
microgrids.’’. 
SEC. 1644. CYBER POSTURE REVIEW. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—In order to 
clarify the near-term policy and strategy of the United States with 
respect to cyber deterrence, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a comprehensive review of the cyber posture of the United States 
over the posture review period. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
the review under subsection (a) in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate. 
(c) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include, for the posture review period, the following 
elements: 
(1) The role of cyber forces in the military strategy, plan-
ning, and programming of the United States. 
(2) Review of the role of cyber operations in combatant 
commander operational planning, the ability of combatant com-
manders to respond to hostile acts by adversaries, and the 
ability of combatant commanders to engage and build capacity 
with allies. 
(3) A review of the law, policies, and authorities relating 
to, and necessary for the United States to maintain, a safe, 
reliable, and credible cyber posture for responding to cyber 
attacks and for deterrence in cyberspace. 
(4) A declaratory policy relating to the responses of the 
United States to cyber attacks of significant consequence. 
(5) Proposed norms for the conduct of offensive cyber oper-
ations for deterrence and in crisis and conflict. 
(6) Guidance for the development of a cyber deterrence 
strategy (which may include activities, capability efforts, and 
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operations other than cyber activities, cyber capability efforts, 
and cyber operations), including— 
(A) a review and assessment of various approaches 
to cyber deterrence, determined in consultation with 
experts from Government, academia, and industry; 
(B) a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of 
the approaches identified under subparagraph (A) relative 
to the threat and to each other; and 
(C) an explanation of how the cyber deterrence strategy 
will inform country-specific deterrence campaign plans 
focused on key leadership of Russia, China, Iran, North 
Korea, and any other country the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(7) Identification of the steps that should be taken to bolster 
stability in cyberspace and, more broadly, stability between 
major powers, taking into account— 
(A) the analysis and gaming of escalation dynamics 
in various scenarios; and 
(B) consideration of the spiral escalatory effects of coun-
tries 
developing 
increasingly 
potent 
offensive 
cyber 
capabilities. 
(8) A determination of whether sufficient personnel are 
trained and equipped to meet validated cyber requirements. 
(9) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the cyber posture review conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under paragraph (1) may 
be submitted in unclassified form or classified form, as nec-
essary. 
(3) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2018 for operations and maintenance 
for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public 
Affairs, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the congressional defense committees the report under para-
graph (1). 
(e) POSTURE REVIEW PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘posture review period’’ means the period beginning on the 
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on the date that is 10 years after such date of 
enactment. 
SEC. 1645. BRIEFING ON CYBER CAPABILITY AND READINESS SHORT-
FALLS. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of Senate and 
the House of Representatives a briefing on the ability of the Army 
Combat Training Centers to provide sufficient cyber training for 
deploying forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
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(1) an assessment of the pre-rotational training require-
ments for all deploying Army forces relating to the conduct 
of, and response to, cyber electromagnetic activities; 
(2) an assessment of the training capabilities of the Army 
Combat Training Centers with respect to cyber electromagnetic 
activities; and 
(3) recommendations for any improvements to training cur-
ricula, exercises, or infrastructure capabilities that may be 
needed to fill gaps in cyber training capabilities as such gaps 
are identified in the assessments under paragraphs (1) and 
(2). 
(c) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the briefing 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall take into 
account the resources available within a 10-mile radius of the 
Army Combat Training Centers that could be used to address 
potential cyber capability and readiness shortfalls, including 
resources from other military departments, defense agencies, and 
field activities. 
(d) CYBER ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘cyber electromagnetic activities’’ has the meaning 
given the term in the Army Field Manual 3–38 titled ‘‘Cyber Electro-
magnetic Activities’’. 
SEC. 1646. BRIEFING ON CYBER APPLICATIONS OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the heads of such other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing 
on the cyber applications of blockchain technology. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) a description of potential offensive and defensive cyber 
applications of blockchain technology and other distributed 
database technologies; 
(2) an assessment of efforts by foreign powers, extremist 
organizations, and criminal networks to utilize such tech-
nologies; 
(3) an assessment of the use or planned use of such tech-
nologies by the Federal Government and critical infrastructure 
networks; and 
(4) an assessment of the vulnerabilities of critical infra-
structure networks to cyber attacks. 
(c) FORM OF BRIEFING.—The briefing under subsection (a) shall 
be provided in unclassified form, but may include a classified supple-
ment. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
on Intelligence, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives. 
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SEC. 1647. BRIEFING ON TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CYBER MIS-
SION FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the Department of Defense 
training infrastructure for cyber mission forces. Such briefing shall 
include the following: 
(1) A strategic plan for the growth and expansion of the 
training infrastructure for cyber mission forces across the 
Department of Defense commensurate with the projected 
growth of the cyber mission force. 
(2) Identification of the shortcomings in such training infra-
structure. 
(3) A plan for the management and oversight of such 
training infrastructure, including management and oversight 
of the implementation of the strategic plan described in para-
graph (1). 
(4) Commercial applications that may potentially be used 
to address the needs identified in the strategic plan described 
in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1648. REPORT ON TERMINATION OF DUAL-HAT ARRANGEMENT 
FOR COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES CYBER COM-
MAND. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the progress of the Department of Defense in meeting 
the requirements of section 1642 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2601). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include, 
with respect to any decision to terminate the dual-hat arrangement 
as described in section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2601), 
the following: 
(1) Metrics and milestones for meeting the conditions 
described in subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section 1642. 
(2) Identification of any challenges to meeting such condi-
tions. 
(3) Using data and support from the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, in consultation with the 
Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the 
Director of the National Security Agency, identification of the 
costs that may be incurred in the effort to meet such conditions. 
(4) Identification of entities or persons requiring additional 
resources as a result of any decision to terminate the dual- 
hat arrangement. 
(5) Identification of any updates to statutory authorities 
needed as a result of any decision to terminate the dual-hat 
arrangement. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
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PART II—CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION 
SEC. 1649. CYBER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) NAME OF PROGRAM.—Section 2200 of title 10, Unites States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) NAME OF PROGRAM.—The programs authorized under this 
chapter shall be known as the ‘Cyber Scholarship Program’.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
TO ALLOCATION
OF FUNDING
FOR CYBER 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 2200a(f) of title 10, Unites States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Not less’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Not less than five percent of the amount available 
for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal year 
shall be available for providing financial assistance for the 
pursuit of an associate degree at an institution described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(c) CYBER DEFINITION.—Section 2200e of title 10, Unites States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2200e. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘cyber’ includes the following: 
‘‘(A) Offensive cyber operations. 
‘‘(B) Defensive cyber operations. 
‘‘(C) Department of Defense information network oper-
ations and defense. 
‘‘(D) Any other information technology that the Sec-
retary of Defense considers to be related to the cyber activi-
ties of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber 
Education’ means an institution of higher education that is 
designated by the Director of the National Security Agency 
as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Chapter 112 of title 10, United States Code, is further 
amended— 
(A) in the chapter heading, by striking ‘‘INFORMA-
TION SECURITY’’ and inserting ‘‘CYBER’’; 
(B) in section 2200 (as amended by subsection (a))— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Department of 
Defense information assurance requirements’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the cyber requirements of the Department 
of Defense’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘information 
assurance’’ and inserting ‘‘cyber disciplines’’; 
(C) in section 2200a (as amended by subsection (b))— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘an information 
assurance discipline’’ and inserting ‘‘a cyber discipline’’; 
(ii) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘information 
assurance’’ and inserting ‘‘cyber disciplines’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘an informa-
tion technology position’’ and inserting ‘‘a cyber posi-
tion’’; 
10 USC 
prec. 2200. 
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(D) in section 2200b, by striking ‘‘information assur-
ance disciplines’’ and inserting ‘‘cyber disciplines’’; 
(E) in the heading of section 2200c, by striking 
‘‘Information Assurance’’ and inserting ‘‘Cyber’’; and 
(F) in section 2200c, by striking ‘‘Information Assur-
ance’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cyber’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 112 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 2200c and inserting the following: 
‘‘2200c. Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education.’’. 
(3) Section 7045 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Information Security Scholarship pro-
gram’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cyber Scholar-
ship program’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘information 
assurance’’ and inserting ‘‘a cyber discipline’’. 
(4) Section 7904(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Information Assurance’’ and inserting 
‘‘Cyber’’. 
(e) REDESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.—The Information Security 
Scholarship program under chapter 112 of title 10, United 
States Code, is redesignated as the ‘‘Cyber Scholarship pro-
gram’’. Any reference in a law (other than this section), map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Information Security Scholarship program shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Cyber Scholarship Program. 
(2) CENTERS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.—Any institution 
of higher education designated by the Director of the National 
Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence in Informa-
tion Assurance Education is redesignated as a Center of Aca-
demic Excellence in Cyber Education. Any reference in a law 
(other than this section), map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to a Center of Academic 
Excellence in Information Assurance Education shall be deemed 
to be a reference to a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber 
Education. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to provide financial 
assistance under section 2200a of title 10, United States Code 
(as amended by this section), and grants under section 2200b of 
such title (as so amended), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 1649A. COMMUNITY COLLEGE CYBER PILOT PROGRAM AND 
ASSESSMENT. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this subtitle, as part of the Federal Cyber Scholar-
ship-for-Service program established under section 302 of the Cyber-
security Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442), the Director 
of the National Science Foundation, in coordination with the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall develop and 
implement a pilot program at not more than 10, but at least 
5, community colleges to provide scholarships to eligible students 
who— 
15 USC 7442 
note. 
10 USC 2200c 
note. 
10 USC 2200 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 2200. 
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(1) are pursuing associate degrees or specialized program 
certifications in the field of cybersecurity; and 
(2)(A) have bachelor’s degrees; or 
(B) are veterans of the Armed Forces. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this subtitle, as part of the Federal Cyber Scholarship- 
for-Service program established under section 302 of the Cybersecu-
rity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442), the Director of 
the National Science Foundation, in coordination with the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, shall assess the potential 
benefits and feasibility of providing scholarships through community 
colleges to eligible students who are pursuing associate degrees, 
but do not have bachelor’s degrees. 
SEC. 1649B. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM 
UPDATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhance-
ment Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) prioritize the employment placement of at least 80 
percent of scholarship recipients in an executive agency (as 
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code); and 
‘‘(4) provide awards to improve cybersecurity education at 
the kindergarten through grade 12 level— 
‘‘(A) to increase interest in cybersecurity careers; 
‘‘(B) to help students practice correct and safe online 
behavior and understand the foundational principles of 
cybersecurity; 
‘‘(C) to improve teaching methods for delivering cyber-
security content for kindergarten through grade 12 com-
puter science curricula; and 
‘‘(D) to promote teacher recruitment in the field of 
cybersecurity.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) POST-AWARD EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS.—Each scholarship 
recipient, as a condition of receiving a scholarship under the pro-
gram, shall enter into an agreement under which the recipient 
agrees to work for a period equal to the length of the scholarship, 
following receipt of the student’s degree, in the cybersecurity mis-
sion of— 
‘‘(1) an executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 
5, United States Code); 
‘‘(2) Congress, including any agency, entity, office, or 
commission established in the legislative branch; 
‘‘(3) an interstate agency; 
‘‘(4) a State, local, or Tribal government; or 
‘‘(5) a State, local, or Tribal government-affiliated non- 
profit that is considered to be critical infrastructure (as defined 
in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) have demonstrated a high level of competency in rel-
evant knowledge, skills, and abilities, as defined by the national 
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cybersecurity awareness and education program under section 
401;’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) be a full-time student in an eligible degree program 
at a qualified institution of higher education, as determined 
by the Director of the National Science Foundation, except 
that in the case of a student who is enrolled in a community 
college, be a student pursuing a degree on a less than full- 
time basis, but not less than half-time basis; and’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (m) to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—The Director of the National Science 
Foundation, in coordination with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management, shall periodically evaluate and make 
public, in a manner that protects the personally identifiable 
information of scholarship recipients, information on the success 
of recruiting individuals for scholarships under this section 
and on hiring and retaining those individuals in the public 
sector cyber workforce, including information on— 
‘‘(A) placement rates; 
‘‘(B) where students are placed, including job titles 
and descriptions; 
‘‘(C) salary ranges for students not released from 
obligations under this section; 
‘‘(D) how long after graduation students are placed; 
‘‘(E) how long students stay in the positions they enter 
upon graduation; 
‘‘(F) how many students are released from obligations; 
and 
‘‘(G) what, if any, remedial training is required. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Director of the National Science 
Foundation, in coordination with the Office of Personnel 
Management, shall submit, not less frequently than once every 
3 years, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives a report, 
including the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1) 
and any recent statistics regarding the size, composition, and 
educational requirements of the Federal cyber workforce. 
‘‘(3) RESOURCES.—The Director of the National Science 
Foundation, in coordination with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management, shall provide consolidated and user- 
friendly online resources for prospective scholarship recipients, 
including, to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) searchable, up-to-date, and accurate information 
about participating institutions of higher education and 
job opportunities related to the field of cybersecurity; and 
‘‘(B) 
a 
modernized 
description 
of 
cybersecurity 
careers.’’. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section, or an amend-
ment made by this section, shall affect any agreement, scholarship, 
loan, or repayment, under section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhance-
ment Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442), in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this subtitle. 
15 USC 7442 
note. 
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SEC. 1649C. CYBERSECURITY TEACHING. 
Section 10(i) of the National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1(i)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘mathematics and science teacher’ means 
a science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or computer 
science, including cybersecurity, teacher at the elementary 
school or secondary school level;’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘science, technology, engineering, or mathe-
matics professional’ means an individual who holds a bacca-
laureate, master’s, or doctoral degree in science, technology, 
engineering, mathematics, or computer science, including cyber-
security, and is working in or had a career in such field or 
a related area; and’’. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1651. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF CYBER RESILIENCY OF NUCLEAR 
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 499. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear com-
mand and control system 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command and the Com-
mander of the United States Cyber Command (in this section 
referred to collectively as the ‘Commanders’) shall jointly conduct 
an assessment of the cyber resiliency of the nuclear command 
and control system. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the assessment required by sub-
section (a), the Commanders shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct an assessment of the sufficiency and resiliency 
of the nuclear command and control system to operate through 
a cyber attack from the Russian Federation, the People’s 
Republic of China, or any other country or entity the Com-
manders identify as a potential threat; and 
‘‘(2) develop recommendations for mitigating any concerns 
of the Commanders resulting from the assessment. 
‘‘(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—(1) The Commanders shall jointly 
submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for submission 
to the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, 
Control, and Communications System established under section 
171a of this title, a report on the assessment required by subsection 
(a) that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) The recommendations developed under subsection 
(b)(2). 
‘‘(B) A statement of the degree of confidence of each of 
the Commanders in the mission assurance of the nuclear deter-
rent against a top tier cyber threat. 
‘‘(C) A detailed description of the approach used to conduct 
the assessment required by subsection (a) and the technical 
basis of conclusions reached in conducting that assessment. 
‘‘(D) Any other comments of the Commanders. 
10 USC 499. 
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‘‘(2) The Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense the 
report required by paragraph (1) and any comments of the Council 
on the report. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees the report required by paragraph (1), any com-
ments of the Council on the report under paragraph (2), and any 
comments of the Secretary on the report. 
‘‘(d) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not less than once every quarter, 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a briefing on any known or suspected critical intelligence parameter 
breaches that were identified during the previous quarter, including 
an assessment of any known or suspected impacts of such breaches 
to the mission effectiveness of military capabilities as of the date 
of the briefing or thereafter. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section shall 
terminate on December 31, 2027.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
24 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 498 the following new item: 
‘‘499. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control sys-
tem.’’. 
SEC. 1652. COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND SHARING OF DATA RELATING 
TO NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by section 1651, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 499a. Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to 
nuclear security enterprise and nuclear forces 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, and 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security, acting through the Director 
for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation, shall collect and 
store cost, programmatic, and technical data relating to programs 
and projects of the nuclear security enterprise and nuclear forces. 
‘‘(b) SHARING OF DATA.—If the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation or the Director for Cost Estimating and 
Program Evaluation requests data relating to programs or projects 
from any element of the Department of Defense or from any element 
of the nuclear security enterprise of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, that element shall provide that data in a timely 
manner. 
‘‘(c) STORAGE OF DATA.—(1) Data collected by the Director of 
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the Director for 
Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation under this section shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) stored in the data storage system of the Defense Cost 
and Resource Center, or successor center, or in a data storage 
system of the National Nuclear Security Administration that 
is comparable to the data storage system of the Defense Cost 
and Resource Center; and 
‘‘(B) made accessible to other Federal agencies as such 
Directors consider appropriate. 
10 USC 499a. 
10 USC 
prec. 491. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure that 
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the 
Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation have suffi-
cient information system support, as determined by such Directors, 
to facilitate the timely hosting, handling, and sharing of data 
relating to programs and projects of the nuclear security enterprise 
under this section at the appropriate level of classification. 
‘‘(3) The Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration may coordinate with the 
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the 
Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation to ensure 
that, at the discretion of the Deputy Administrator, data relating 
to programs and projects of the Office of Naval Reactors are cor-
rectly represented in the data storage system pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(A). 
‘‘(d) 
CONTRACT
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary 
and 
the 
Administrator shall ensure that any relevant contract relating to 
a program or project of the nuclear security enterprise and nuclear 
forces that is entered into on or after the date of the enactment 
of this section appropriately includes— 
‘‘(1) requirements and standards for data collection; and 
‘‘(2) requirements for reporting on cost, programmatic, and 
technical data using procedures, standards, and formats 
approved by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation and the Director for Cost Estimating and Program 
Evaluation. 
‘‘(e) NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2501).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
24 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 499, as added by section 1651, the following new item: 
‘‘499a. Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to nuclear security enterprise 
and nuclear forces.’’. 
SEC. 1653. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING DUAL-CAPABLE F–35A AIR-
CRAFT. 
Section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new para-
graph (6): 
‘‘(6) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or appro-
priating funds for the Department of Defense that, as determined 
by the Council, provides funds in an amount that will result in 
a delay in the nuclear certification or delivery of F–35A dual- 
capable aircraft, the Council shall notify the congressional defense 
committees of the determination.’’. 
SEC. 1654. OVERSIGHT OF DELAYED ACQUISITION PROGRAMS BY 
COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP 
COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 
(a) STATUS UPDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 171a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); 
and 
10 USC 
prec. 491. 
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(B) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
subsection (k): 
‘‘(k) STATUS OF ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.—(1) On a quarterly 
basis, each program manager of a covered acquisition program 
shall transmit to the co-chairs of the Council, acting through the 
senior steering group of the Council, a report that identifies— 
‘‘(A) the covered acquisition program; 
‘‘(B) the requirements of the program; 
‘‘(C) the development timeline of the program; and 
‘‘(D) the status of the program, including whether the pro-
gram is delayed and, if so, whether such delay will result 
in a program schedule delay. 
‘‘(2) Not later than seven days after the end of each semiannual 
period, the co-chairs of the Council shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that identifies, with respect to the 
reports transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) for the 
two quarters in such period— 
‘‘(A) each covered acquisition program that is delayed more 
than 180 days; and 
‘‘(B) any covered acquisition program that should have 
been included in such reports but was excluded, and the reasons 
for such exclusion. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘covered acquisition program’ 
means each acquisition program of the Department of Defense 
that materially contributes to— 
‘‘(A) the nuclear command, control, and communications 
systems of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) the continuity of government systems of the United 
States.’’. 
(2) INSTRUCTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
a Department of Defense Instruction, or revise such an Instruc-
tion, to ensure that program managers carry out subsection 
(k)(1) of section 171a of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1). 
(b) EXECUTION AND PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) DATABASE.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense, as Executive Secretary of the 
Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, 
Control, and Communications System established under section 
171a of title 10, United States Code (or a successor to the 
Chief Information Officer assigned responsibility for policy, 
oversight, guidance, and coordination for nuclear command and 
control systems), shall, in coordination with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, develop 
a database relating to the execution of all nuclear command, 
control, and communications acquisition programs of the 
Department of Defense with an approved Materiel Development 
Decision. The database shall be updated not less frequently 
than annually and upon completion of a major program element 
of such a program. 
(2) DATABASE ELEMENTS.—The database required by para-
graph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following elements 
for each program described in that paragraph, consistent with 
Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02: 
10 USC 171a 
note. 
10 USC 171a 
note. 
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(A) Projected dates for Milestones A, B, and C, 
including cost thresholds and objectives for major elements 
of life cycle cost. 
(B) Projected dates for program design reviews and 
critical design reviews. 
(C) Projected dates for developmental and operation 
tests. 
(D) Projected dates for initial operational capability 
and final operational capability. 
(E) An acquisition program baseline. 
(F) Program acquisition unit cost and average procure-
ment unit cost. 
(G) Contract type. 
(H) Key performance parameters. 
(I) Key system attributes. 
(J) A risk register. 
(K) Technology readiness levels. 
(L) Manufacturing readiness levels. 
(M) Integration readiness levels. 
(N) Any other critical elements that affect the stability 
of the program. 
(3) BRIEFINGS.—The co-chairs of the Council on Oversight 
of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Commu-
nications System shall brief the congressional defense commit-
tees on the status of the database required by paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) upon completion of the database. 
SEC. 1655. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR COMMAND AND CONTROL 
INTELLIGENCE FUSION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Director of National Intelligence shall jointly establish an intel-
ligence fusion center to effectively integrate and unify the protection 
of nuclear command, control, and communications programs, sys-
tems, and processes and continuity of government programs, sys-
tems, and processes. 
(b) CHARTER.—In establishing the fusion center under sub-
section (a), the Secretary and the Director shall develop a charter 
for the fusion center that includes the following: 
(1) To carry out the duties of the fusion center, a description 
of— 
(A) the roles and responsibilities of officials and ele-
ments of the Federal Government, including a detailed 
description of the organizational relationships of such offi-
cials and the elements of the Federal Government that 
are key stakeholders; 
(B) the organization reporting chain of the fusion 
center; 
(C) the staffing of the fusion center; 
(D) the processes of the fusion center; and 
(E) how the fusion center integrates with other ele-
ments of the Federal Government. 
(2) The management and administration processes required 
to carry out the fusion center, including with respect to facilities 
and security authorities. 
10 USC 491 note. 
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(3) Procedures to ensure that the appropriate number of 
staff of the fusion center have the security clearance necessary 
to access information on the programs, systems, and processes 
that relate, either wholly or substantially, to nuclear command, 
control, and communications or continuity of government, 
including with respect to both the programs, systems, and 
processes that are designated as special access programs (as 
described in section 4.3 of Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 
3161 note) or any successor Executive order) and the programs, 
systems, and processes that contain sensitive compartmented 
information. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In establishing the fusion center under 
subsection (a), the Secretary and the Director shall coordinate with 
the elements of the Federal Government that the Secretary and 
Director determine appropriate. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Director 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report containing— 
(A) the charter for the fusion center developed under 
subsection (b); and 
(B) a plan on the budget and staffing of the fusion 
center. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the same time as the President 
submits to Congress the annual budget request under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary and the Director shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the fusion center, including, with respect to the period 
covered by the report— 
(A) any updates to the plan on the budget and staffing 
of the fusion center; 
(B) any updates to the charter developed under sub-
section (b); and 
(C) a summary of the activities and accomplishments 
of the fusion center. 
(3) SUNSET.—No report is required under this subsection 
after December 31, 2021. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1656. SECURITY OF NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMU-
NICATIONS SYSTEM FROM COMMERCIAL DEPENDENCIES. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify 
to the congressional defense committees whether the Secretary 
uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a 
substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical 
technology as part of any system, to carry out— 
(1) the nuclear deterrence mission of the Department of 
Defense, including with respect to nuclear command, control, 
10 USC 491 note. 
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and communications, integrated tactical warning and attack 
assessment, and continuity of government; or 
(2) the homeland defense mission of the Department, 
including with respect to ballistic missile defense. 
(b) PROHIBITION AND MITIGATION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not procure 
or obtain, or extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, 
any equipment, system, or service to carry out the missions 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) that uses 
covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substan-
tial or essential component of any system, or as critical tech-
nology as part of any system. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the prohibition in 
paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis for a single one-year 
period if the Secretary— 
(A) determines such waiver to be in the national secu-
rity interests of the United States; and 
(B) certifies to the congressional committees that— 
(i) there are sufficient mitigations in place to guar-
antee the ability of the Secretary to carry out the 
missions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (a); and 
(ii) the Secretary is removing the use of covered 
telecommunications equipment or services in carrying 
out such missions. 
(3) DELEGATION.—The Secretary may not delegate the 
authority to make a waiver under paragraph (2) to any official 
other than the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the co-chairs 
of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Com-
mand, Control, and Communications System established by 
section 171a of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means any of the 
following: 
(A) The People’s Republic of China. 
(B) The Russian Federation. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered telecommunications equipment or 
services’’ means any of the following: 
(A) 
Telecommunications 
equipment 
produced 
by 
Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any 
subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). 
(B) Telecommunications services provided by such enti-
ties or using such equipment. 
(C) Telecommunications equipment or services pro-
duced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of 
Defense reasonably believes to be an entity owned or con-
trolled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of 
a covered foreign country. 
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SEC. 1657. OVERSIGHT OF AERIAL-LAYER PROGRAMS BY COUNCIL ON 
OVERSIGHT OF THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMMAND, 
CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 
Any analysis of alternatives for the Senior Leader Airborne 
Operations Center, the executive airlift program of the Air Force, 
and the E–6B modernization program may not receive final approval 
by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, and the Director 
of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation may not conduct any 
sufficiency review of such an analysis of alternatives, unless— 
(1) the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership 
Command, Control, and Communications System established 
by section 171a of title 10, United States Code, determines 
that the alternatives for such programs are capable of meeting 
the requirements for senior leadership communications in sup-
port of the nuclear command, control, and communications 
mission of the Department of Defense and the continuity of 
government mission of the Department; 
(2) the Council submits to the congressional defense 
committees such determination; and 
(3) a period of 30 days elapses following the date of such 
submission. 
SEC. 
1658. 
SECURITY 
CLASSIFICATION 
GUIDE 
FOR 
PROGRAMS 
RELATING TO NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND 
COMMUNICATIONS AND NUCLEAR DETERRENCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall require the issuance of a security 
classification guide for each covered program to ensure the protec-
tion of sensitive information from public disclosure. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each security classification guide issued 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) approved by— 
(A) the Council on Oversight of the National Leader-
ship Command, Control, and Communications System with 
respect to covered programs under paragraph (1) or (2) 
of subsection (c); or 
(B) the Nuclear Weapons Council with respect to cov-
ered programs under paragraph (3) of such subsection; 
and 
(2) issued not later than March 19, 2019, with respect 
to a covered program in existence as of such date. 
(c) ANNUAL NOTIFICATIONS.—On an annual basis during the 
three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, without delegation, shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of the status of imple-
menting subsection (a), including a description of any challenges 
to such implementation. 
(d) EXCLUSION.—This section shall not apply with respect to 
restricted data covered by chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.). 
(e) COVERED PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered program’’ means programs of the Department of Defense 
in existence on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
relating to any of the following: 
(1) Continuity of government. 
(2) Nuclear command, control, and communications. 
10 USC 491 note. 
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(3) Nuclear deterrence. 
SEC. 1659. EVALUATION AND ENHANCED SECURITY OF SUPPLY CHAIN 
FOR NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS AND CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) EVALUATIONS OF SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2019, and 
in accordance with the plan under paragraph (2)(A), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall conduct evaluations of the supply chain 
vulnerabilities of each covered program. 
(2) PLAN.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop a plan 
to carry out the evaluations under paragraph (1), including 
with respect to the personnel and resources required to 
carry out such evaluations. 
(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees the plan 
under subparagraph (A). 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case 
basis with respect to a weapons system, a program, or a system 
of systems, of a covered program, either the requirement to 
conduct an evaluation under paragraph (1) or the deadline 
specified in such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the 
congressional defense committees before such date that all 
known supply chain vulnerabilities of such weapons system, 
program, or system of systems have minimal consequences 
for the capability of such weapons system, program, or system 
of systems to meet operational requirements or otherwise sat-
isfy mission requirements. 
(4) RISK
MITIGATION
STRATEGIES.—In carrying out an 
evaluation under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered pro-
gram specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (c)(2), 
the Secretary shall develop strategies for mitigating the risks 
of supply chain vulnerabilities identified in the course of such 
evaluation. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGE-
MENT EFFORTS.— 
(1) INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction, or update such an Instruction, 
establishing the prioritization of supply chain risk management 
programs, including supply chain risk management threat 
assessment 
reporting, 
to 
ensure 
that 
acquisition 
and 
sustainment programs relating to covered programs receive 
the highest priority of such supply chain risk management 
programs and reporting. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
requirements to carry out supply chain risk management 
threat assessment collections and analyses under acquisi-
tion and sustainment programs relating to covered pro-
grams. 
(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
requirements established under subparagraph (A). 
10 USC 491 note. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered programs’’ means programs relating 
to any of the following: 
(A) Nuclear weapons. 
(B) Nuclear command, control, and communications. 
(C) Continuity of government. 
(D) Ballistic missile defense. 
SEC. 1660. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF INTER-
CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FUZES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 1502(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2018 by section 101 and available 
for Missile Procurement, Air Force, as specified in the funding 
table in division D, $6,334,000 shall be available for the procure-
ment of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under 
section 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651). 
(b) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered parts’’ means commercially available off-the-shelf items as 
defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 1661. PRESIDENTIAL NATIONAL VOICE CONFERENCING SYSTEM 
AND PHOENIX AIR-TO-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS NET-
WORK. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF ELEMENTS.— 
(1) PNVCS.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, all program elements and funding 
for the Presidential National Voice Conferencing System shall 
be transferred to the Program Executive Office with responsi-
bility for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Termi-
nals program. The Program Executive Office shall be respon-
sible for approving all such program elements, requests for 
funding, and contract actions (including regarding contract line 
items) relating to the Presidential National Voice Conferencing 
System. 
(2) PAGCN.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, all program elements and funding 
for the Phoenix Air-to-Ground Communications Network shall 
be transferred to the Program Executive Office with responsi-
bility for the nuclear command, control, and communications 
systems of the United States. The Program Executive Office 
shall be responsible for approving all such program elements, 
requests for funding, and contract actions (including regarding 
contract line items) relating to the Phoenix Air-to-Ground 
Communications Network. 
(b) SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.—Commencing not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Presidential National Voice Conferencing System and the Phoenix 
Air-to-Ground Communications Network shall each be deemed to 
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be a program for which a Selected Acquisition Report is required 
pursuant to section 2432 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1662. LIMITATION ON PURSUIT OF CERTAIN COMMAND AND CON-
TROL CONCEPT. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON COMMAND
AND CONTROL CONCEPT.—The 
Secretary of the Air Force may not award a contract for engineering 
and manufacturing development for the ground-based strategic 
deterrent program that would result in a command and control 
concept for such program that consists of less than 15 fixed launch 
control centers per missile wing unless the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command— 
(1) determines that— 
(A) the plans of the Secretary of the Air Force for 
a command and control concept consisting of less than 
15 fixed launch control centers per missile wing are appro-
priate, meet requirements, and do not contain excessive 
risk; 
(B) the risks to schedules and costs from such concept 
are minimized and manageable; 
(C) the strategy and plan of the Secretary of the Air 
Force for addressing cyber threats for such concept are 
robust; and 
(D) with respect to such concept, the Secretary of the 
Air Force has established an appropriate process for consid-
ering and managing trade-offs among requirements 
relating 
to 
survivability, 
long-term 
operations 
and 
sustainment costs, procurement costs, and military per-
sonnel needs; and 
(2) submits, in writing, to the Secretary of Defense and 
the congressional defense committees such determination. 
(b) INABILITY TO MAKE DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary of 
the Air Force proposes to award a contract specified in subsection 
(a) and the Commander is unable to make the determination under 
such subsection, the Commander shall submit, in writing, to the 
Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees 
the reasons for not making such determination. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON COMPETITION.—Nothing in subsection (a) 
or (b) shall be construed to affect or prohibit the ability of the 
Secretary of the Air Force to use fair and open competition proce-
dures in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for the 
ground-based strategic deterrent program. 
SEC. 1663. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MOBILE 
VARIANT OF GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT 
MISSILE. 
Section 1664 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2615) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2019’’. 
SEC. 1664. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL 
BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense 
shall be obligated or expended for— 
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(1) reducing, or preparing to reduce, the responsiveness 
or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States; or 
(2) reducing, or preparing to reduce, the quantity of 
deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States 
to a number less than 400. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any of the following activities: 
(1) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental 
ballistic missiles. 
(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of interconti-
nental ballistic missiles. 
(3) Reduction in the number of deployed intercontinental 
ballistic missiles that are carried out in compliance with— 
(A) the limitations of the New START Treaty (as 
defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States 
Code); and 
(B) section 1644 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651; 
10 U.S.C. 494 note). 
SEC. 1665. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON PLAN FOR THE 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
COMPLEX, NUCLEAR WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 
Subsection (a)(2)(F) of section 1043 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1576), as most recently amended by section 1643 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3650), 
is further amended by inserting after the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary may include information and data for 
a period beyond such 10-year period if the Secretary determines 
that such information and data is accurate and useful in under-
standing the long-term nuclear modernization plan.’’. 
SEC. 1666. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION 
OF NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
a final Department of Defense Instruction establishing procedures 
for the long-term implementation of the recommendations contained 
in the Independent Review of the Department of Defense Nuclear 
Enterprise, dated June 2, 2014, and the Internal Assessment of 
the Department of Defense Nuclear Enterprise, dated September 
2014. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the final instruction under subsection 
(a) by not later than 30 days after issuing the instruction. 
SEC. 1667. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) nuclear proliferation continues to be a serious threat 
to the security of the United States; 
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(2) it is critical for the United States to understand the 
impacts of nuclear proliferation and ensure the necessary poli-
cies and resources are in place to prevent the proliferation 
of nuclear materials and weapons; 
(3) effectively addressing the danger of states and non- 
state actors acquiring nuclear weapons or nuclear-weapons- 
usable material should be a clear priority for United States 
national security; and 
(4) Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified before Con-
gress on June 12, 2017, that ‘‘nuclear nonproliferation has 
not received enough attention over quite a few years’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing— 
(1) a description of the impacts of nuclear proliferation 
on the security of the United States; 
(2) a description of how the Department of Defense is 
contributing to the current strategy to respond to the threat 
of nuclear proliferation, and what resources are being applied 
to this effort, including whether there are any funding gaps; 
and 
(3) if and how nuclear proliferation is being addressed 
in the Nuclear Posture Review and other pertinent strategy 
reviews. 
SEC. 1668. CERTIFICATION THAT THE NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW 
ADDRESSES DETERRENT EFFECT AND OPERATION OF 
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR FORCES IN CURRENT AND 
FUTURE SECURITY ENVIRONMENTS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
completing the first Nuclear Posture Review after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a certification that the 
Nuclear Posture Review accounts for— 
(1) with respect to the nuclear capabilities of the United 
States as of such date of enactment— 
(A) the ability of such capabilities to deter adversaries 
of the United States that possess nuclear weapons or may 
possess such weapons in the future; 
(B) the ability of the United States to operate in a 
major regional conflict that involves nuclear weapons; 
(C) the ability and preparedness of forward-deployed 
members of the Armed Forces to operate in a nuclear 
environment; and 
(D) weapons, equipment, and training or conduct that 
would improve the abilities described in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C); 
(2) with respect to the nuclear capabilities of the United 
States projected over the 10-year period beginning on such 
date of enactment— 
(A) the projected ability of such capabilities to deter 
adversaries of the United States that possess nuclear 
weapons or may possess such weapons in the future; 
(B) the projected ability of the United States to operate 
in a major regional conflict that involves nuclear weapons; 
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(C) the projected ability and preparedness of forward- 
deployed members of the Armed Forces to operate in a 
nuclear environment; and 
(D) weapons, equipment, and training or conduct that 
would improve the abilities described in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C); and 
(3) any actions that could be taken by the Secretary of 
Defense or the Administrator for Nuclear Security in the near 
and medium terms to decrease the risk posed by possible addi-
tional changes to the security environment related to nuclear 
weapons in the future. 
(b) FORM.—The certification under subsection (a) may be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
SEC. 1669. PLAN TO MANAGE INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND 
ATTACK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND MULTI-DOMAIN SEN-
SORS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
develop a plan to manage the Air Force missile warning elements 
of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment System 
as a weapon system consistent with Air Force Policy Directive 
10–9, entitled ‘‘Lead Command Designation and Responsibilities 
for Weapon Systems’’ and dated March 8, 2007. 
(b) MULTI-DOMAIN SENSOR MANAGEMENT AND EXPLOITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include a long-term plan to manage all available sensors for 
multi-domain exploitation against modern and emergent 
threats in order to provide comprehensive support for integrated 
tactical warning and attack assessment, missile defense, and 
space situational awareness. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—In developing 
the plan required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) coordinate with the Secretary of the Army, the 
Secretary of the Navy, the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency, and the Director of the National Reconnaissance 
Office; and 
(B) solicit comments on the plan, if any, from the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Command and 
the Commander of the United States Northern Command. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 14 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) the plan required by subsection (a); and 
(2) the comments from the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command and the Commander of the United States 
Northern Command, if any, on the plan required by subsection 
(b)(1). 
SEC. 1670. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO STRA-
TEGIC RADIATION HARDENED TRUSTED MICROELEC-
TRONICS. 
Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification 
that an assured capability to produce or acquire strategic radiation 
hardened trusted microelectronics, consistent with Department of 
Defense Instruction 5200.44, is operational and available to supply 
necessary microelectronic components for necessary radiation 
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environments involved with the acquisition of delivery systems 
for nuclear weapons. 
SEC. 1671. NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Nuclear Posture Review should— 
(1) take into account the obligations of the United States 
under treaties ratified by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate; 
(2) examine the tools required to sustain the stockpile 
stewardship program under section 4201 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521) in the future to ensure the safety, 
security, and effectiveness of the nuclear arsenal of the United 
States; and 
(3) consider input and views from all relevant stakeholders 
in the United States Government, including the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security, on issues pertaining to nuclear deterrence, 
nuclear nonproliferation, and nuclear arms control. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that— 
(1) the Nuclear Posture Review is submitted, in its entirety, 
to the President and the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(2) an unclassified version of the Nuclear Posture Review 
is made available to the public. 
SEC. 1672. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT 
NUCLEAR DETERRENT OF UNITED KINGDOM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) nuclear deterrence is foundational to the defense and 
security of the United States and the security of the United 
States is enhanced by a nuclear-armed ally with common values 
and security priorities; 
(2) the United States sees the nuclear deterrent of the 
United Kingdom as central to transatlantic security and wel-
comes the commitment of the United Kingdom to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to continue to spend two 
percent of gross domestic product on defense; 
(3) in the face of increasing threats, the presence of credible 
nuclear deterrent forces of the United Kingdom is essential 
to international stability and for NATO; 
(4) the commitment of the United Kingdom to sustaining 
an independent nuclear deterrent, deployed continuously at 
sea, provides a vital second decision-making point within the 
deterrent capability of NATO, creating essential uncertainty 
in the mind of any potential adversary; 
(5) the United States Navy must continue to execute the 
Columbia-class submarine program on time and within budget 
to ensure that the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad of the 
United States is sustained and the program delivers a Common 
Missile Compartment, the Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapon 
System, and associated equipment and production capabilities, 
to support the successful development and deployment of the 
Dreadnought submarines of the United Kingdom; 
(6) the support that the United Kingdom provides to deploy-
ments of strategic ships and aircraft of the United States at 
specialized facilities enables a vital part of the deterrence pos-
ture of the United States as well as mutual deterrence of 
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adversaries and assurance to the allies and partners of the 
United States; and 
(7) the collaboration of the United Kingdom with the United 
States on the military use of atomic energy ensures a peer 
in the technology and science of nuclear weapons and provides 
independent expert peer review of the nuclear programs of 
the United States, ensuring resilience and cost effectiveness 
to the nuclear defense programs of both nations. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
SEC. 1676. ADMINISTRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AND DEFEAT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 239a. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force 
program and budget assessment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a unified major force program 
for missile defense and defeat programs pursuant to section 222(b) 
of this title to prioritize missile defense and defeat programs in 
accordance with the requirements of the Department of Defense 
and national security. 
‘‘(b) BUDGET ASSESSMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall include with 
the defense budget materials for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023 a report on the budget for missile defense and defeat programs 
of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) Each report on the budget for missile defense and defeat 
programs of the Department under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) An overview of the budget, including— 
‘‘(i) a comparison between that budget, the previous 
budget, the most recent and prior future-years defense 
program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this 
title (such comparison shall exclude the responsibility for 
research and development of the continuing improvement 
of such missile defense and defeat program), and the 
amounts appropriated for such missile defense and defeat 
programs during the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) the specific identification, as a budgetary line item, 
for the funding under such programs. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the budget, including significant 
changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. 
‘‘(C) Any additional matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal year, means 
the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress 
by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with respect to 
a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by 
10 USC 239a. 
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the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘missile defense and defeat programs’ means 
active and passive ballistic missile defense programs, cruise 
missile defense programs for the homeland, and missile defeat 
programs.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 239 the following new item: 
‘‘239a. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and budget assess-
ment.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS TO 
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than the date on which the 
budget of the President for fiscal year 2021 is submitted under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Defense shall transfer the acquisition authority and the 
total obligational authority for each missile defense program 
described in paragraph (2) from the Missile Defense Agency 
to a military department. 
(2) MISSILE
DEFENSE
PROGRAM
DESCRIBED.—A missile 
defense program described in this paragraph is a missile 
defense program of the Missile Defense Agency that, as of 
the date specified in paragraph (1), has received Milestone 
C approval (as defined in section 2366 of title 10, United 
States Code). 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the plans of the Department of Defense for the 
transition of missile defense programs from the Missile 
Defense Agency to the military departments pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
(B) SCOPE.—The report under subparagraph (A) shall 
cover the period covered by the future-years defense pro-
gram that is submitted under section 221 of title 10, United 
States Code, in the year in which such report is submitted. 
(C) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subpara-
graph (A) shall include the following: 
(i) An identification of— 
(I) the missile defense programs planned to 
be transitioned from the Missile Defense Agency 
to the military departments; and 
(II) the missile defense programs, if any, not 
planned for transition to the military departments. 
(ii) The schedule for transition of each missile 
defense program planned to be transitioned to a mili-
tary department, and an explanation of such schedule. 
(iii) A description of— 
(I) the status of the plans of the Missile 
Defense Agency and the military departments for 
the transition of missile defense programs from 
that agency to the military departments; and 
(II) the status of any agreement between the 
Missile Defense Agency and one or more of the 
10 USC 2431 
note. 
10 USC 
prec. 221. 
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military departments on the transition of any such 
program from that agency to the military depart-
ments, including any agreement on the operational 
test criteria that must be achieved before such 
transition. 
(iv) An identification of the element of the Depart-
ment of Defense (whether the Missile Defense Agency, 
a military department, or both) that will be responsible 
for funding each missile defense program to be 
transitioned to a military department, and at what 
date. 
(v) A description of the type of funds that will 
be used (whether funds for research, development, test, 
and evaluation, procurement, military construction, or 
operation and maintenance) for each missile defense 
program to be transitioned to a military department. 
(vi) An explanation of the number of systems 
planned for procurement for each missile defense pro-
gram to be transitioned to a military department, and 
the schedule for procurement of each such system. 
(vii) A description of how the Missile Defense 
Agency will continue the responsibility for the research 
and development of improvements to missile defense 
programs. 
(c) ROLE OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 8 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 205. Missile Defense Agency 
‘‘(a) TERM OF DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency shall be appointed for a six-year term. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING.—The Missile Defense Agency shall be under 
the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter II of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘205. Missile Defense Agency.’’. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) TERMS.—Subsection (a) of section 205 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply 
the day following the date on which the present incumbent 
in the office of the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, ceases to 
serve as such. 
(B) REPORTING.—Subsection (b) of such section 205 
shall apply beginning on February 1, 2018. In carrying 
out such subsection, the Missile Defense Agency shall be 
under the authority, direction, and control of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the 
same manner as the Missile Defense Agency was under 
the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics pursu-
ant to Department of Defense Directive 5134.09. Any ref-
erence in such Instruction to the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall 
10 USC 205 note. 
10 USC 
prec. 191. 
10 USC 205. 
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be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering, including with 
respect to the Under Secretary serving as the chairman 
of the Missile Defense Executive Board. 
SEC. 1677. CONDITION FOR PROCEEDING BEYOND LOW-RATE INITIAL 
PRODUCTION. 
(a) INCLUSION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.—Section 
2399(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or a covered designated major subprogram’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, a covered designated major subprogram, or 
an element of the ballistic missile defense system’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘program or subprogram’’ and inserting 
‘‘program, subprogram, or element’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 1662(e) of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2431 
note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, or to diminish the authority of the Secretary of Defense 
to deploy a missile defense system at the date on which the Sec-
retary determines appropriate’’. 
SEC. 1678. PRESERVATION OF THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
CAPACITY OF THE ARMY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Army may be obligated 
or expended to demilitarize any GEM–T interceptor or remove 
any such interceptor from the operational inventory of the Army 
until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to 
the congressional defense committees the plan under subsection 
(b). 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the 
Army shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees 
a plan to maintain an inventory of interceptors necessary to retain 
the capability provided by GEM–T interceptors, including the costs, 
milestones, and timelines to carry out such plan. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to activities that the Secretary determines are critical to the safety 
of GEM–T interceptors. 
(d) GEM–T INTERCEPTOR DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘GEM–T interceptor’’ means the Patriot guidance enhanced missile 
TBM. 
SEC. 1679. MODERNIZATION OF ARMY LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE 
DEFENSE SENSOR. 
(a) APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 15, 2018, the 
Secretary of the Army shall issue an acquisition strategy for 
a 360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor that 
achieves initial operating capability by not later than December 
31, 2023. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) ensure the use of competitive procedures; 
(B) clearly describe the open-architecture design to 
be used; 
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(C) provide a comprehensive fielding plan that provides 
360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor capa-
bility to all units of the Army; 
(D) define the operation and sustainment cost savings 
of the acquisition strategy and other acquisition options 
of the Army; 
(E) identify any programmatic cost avoidance that 
could be achieved through co-production, co-development, 
or foreign military sales; 
(F) ensure the fielding of an interim gap-filler capa-
bility to the highest priority forces (consisting of not less 
than three battalions) for imminent threats; and 
(G) identify the estimated cost to field both the 360- 
degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor capability 
and the interim capability pursuant to subparagraph (E). 
(3) LIMITATION.—If the Secretary of the Army does not 
issue the acquisition strategy under subsection (a) by Sep-
tember 15, 2018, none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for the lower tier air and missile defense sensor of the 
Army that are unobligated as of such date may be obligated 
or expended. 
(b) CONDITIONAL TRANSFER.— 
(1) MDA.—If the Secretary of the Army does not issue 
the acquisition strategy under subsection (a) by September 
15, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer from the 
Secretary of the Army to the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency— 
(A) the responsibility to issue the acquisition strategy 
described in subsection (a) by not later than August 15, 
2019; and 
(B) the responsibility to implement such acquisition 
strategy to procure a 360-degree lower tier air and missile 
defense sensor. 
(2) ARMY.—If the Secretary of Defense carries out the 
transfer under paragraph (1), after the 360-degree lower tier 
air and missile defense sensor achieves Milestone B approval 
(or equivalent), but before such sensor achieves Milestone C 
approval (or equivalent), the Secretary of Defense shall transfer 
from the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary 
of the Army the responsibility to procure such sensor. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘Milestone B approval’’ and ‘‘Mile-
stone C approval’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
2366 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1680. DEFENSE OF HAWAII FROM NORTH KOREAN BALLISTIC MIS-
SILE ATTACK. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) expanding persistent midcourse and terminal ballistic 
missile defense system discrimination capability is critically 
important to the defense of the United States; and 
(2) the Department of Defense should take all appropriate 
steps to ensure Hawaii has missile defense coverage against 
the evolving ballistic missile threat, including from North 
Korea. 
(b) SEQUENCED APPROACH.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
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(1) protect the test and training operations of the Pacific 
Missile Range Facility; and 
(2) assess the siting and functionality of a discrimination 
radar for homeland defense throughout the Hawaiian Islands 
before assessing the feasibility of improving the missile defense 
of Hawaii by using existing missile defense assets that could 
materially improve the defense of Hawaii. 
(c) TEST.—The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall— 
(1) not later than December 31, 2020, conduct a test to 
evaluate and demonstrate, if technologically feasible, the capa-
bility to defeat a simple intercontinental ballistic missile threat 
using the standard missile 3 block IIA missile interceptor; 
and 
(2) as part of the integrated master test plan for the bal-
listic missile defense system, develop a plan to demonstrate 
a capability to defeat a complex intercontinental ballistic missile 
threat, including a complex threat posed by the intercontinental 
ballistic missiles of North Korea. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report— 
(1) that indicates whether demonstrating an interconti-
nental ballistic missile defense capability against North Korean 
ballistic missiles by the standard missile 3 block IIA missile 
interceptor poses any risks to strategic stability; and 
(2) if the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that 
such demonstration poses such risks to strategic stability, a 
description of the plan developed and implemented by the Sec-
retary to address and mitigate such risks, as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
SEC. 1681. DESIGNATION OF LOCATION OF CONTINENTAL UNITED 
STATES INTERCEPTOR SITE. 
If consistent with the direction or recommendations of the 
Ballistic Missile Defense Review that commenced in 2017, not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the Ballistic Missile Defense 
Review is published, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) designate the preferred location of a potential additional 
continental United States interceptor site; 
(2) in making such designation, consider— 
(A) strategic and operational effectiveness, including 
with respect to the location that is the most advantageous 
site to the continental United States, including by having 
the capability to provide shoot-assess-shoot coverage to the 
entire continental United States; 
(B) existing infrastructure at the location; and 
(C) costs to construct, equip, and operate; and 
(3) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the designation made under paragraph (1) with respect 
to each factor specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
of such paragraph. 
SEC. 1682. AEGIS ASHORE ANTI-AIR WARFARE CAPABILITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to the availability of funds author-
ized to be appropriated by sections 101 and 201 of this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for procurement and 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the 
funding tables in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall continue 
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the development, procurement, and deployment of anti-air warfare 
capabilities at each Aegis Ashore site in Romania and Poland. 
The Secretary shall ensure the deployment of such capabilities— 
(1) at such sites in Romania by not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) at such sites in Poland by not later than one year 
after the declaration of operational status for such sites. 
(b) REPROGRAMMING AND TRANSFERS.—Any reprogramming or 
transfer made to carry out subsection (a) shall be carried out 
in accordance with established procedures for reprogramming or 
transfers. 
SEC. 1683. DEVELOPMENT OF PERSISTENT SPACE-BASED SENSOR 
ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If consistent with the direction or rec-
ommendations of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review that com-
menced in 2017, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall 
develop, using sound acquisition practices, a highly reliable and 
cost-effective persistent space-based sensor architecture capable of 
supporting the ballistic missile defense system. 
(b) TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT.—The Director shall ensure that 
the sensor architecture developed under subsection (a) is rigorously 
tested before final production decisions or operational deployment. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The sensor architecture developed under sub-
section (a) shall include one or more of the following functions: 
(1) Control of increased raid sizes. 
(2) Precision tracking of threat missiles. 
(3) Fire-control-quality tracks of evolving threat missiles. 
(4) Enabling of launch-on-remote and engage-on-remote 
capabilities. 
(5) Discrimination of warheads. 
(6) Effective kill assessment. 
(7) Enhanced shot doctrine. 
(8) Integration with the command, control, battle manage-
ment, and communication program of the ballistic missile 
defense system. 
(9) Integration with all other elements of the current bal-
listic missile defense system, including the Terminal High Alti-
tude Area Defense, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, Aegis 
Ashore, and Patriot Air and Missile Defense systems. 
(10) Such additional functions as determined by the Bal-
listic Missile Defense Review. 
(d) COST ESTIMATES.—Whenever the Director develops a cost 
estimate for the sensor architecture required by subsection (a), 
the Director shall use— 
(1) the cost-estimating and assessment guide of the Comp-
troller General of the United States titled ‘‘GAO Cost Esti-
mating and Assessment Guide’’ (GAO–09–3SP), or a successor 
guide; or 
(2) the most current operating and support cost-estimating 
guide of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 
(e) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan that includes— 
(1) how the Director will develop the sensor architecture 
under subsection (a), including with respect to the estimated 
costs (in accordance with subsection (d)) to develop, acquire, 
10 USC 2431 
note. 
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and deploy, and the lifecycle costs to operate and sustain, 
the sensor architecture; 
(2) an assessment of the maturity of critical technologies 
necessary to make operational such sensor architecture, and 
recommendations for any research and development activities 
to rapidly mature such technologies; 
(3) an assessment of what capabilities such sensor architec-
ture can contribute that other sensor architectures do not con-
tribute; 
(4) how the Director will leverage the use of national tech-
nical means, commercially available space and terrestrial 
capabilities, hosted payloads, small satellites, and other 
capabilities to carry out subsection (a); and 
(5) any other matters the Director determines appropriate. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1684. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND 
ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO- 
DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION. 
(a) IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2018 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available 
for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $92,000,000 
may be provided 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 by industry of the United States. 
(2) CONDITIONS.— 
(A) AGREEMENT.—Funds described in paragraph (1) 
for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall 
be available subject to the terms and conditions in 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, signed on March 5, 2014, as amended to 
include co-production for Tamir interceptors. In negotia-
tions by the Missile Defense Agency and the Missile 
Defense Organization of the Government of Israel 
regarding such production, the goal of the United States 
is to maximize opportunities for co-production of the Tamir 
interceptors described in paragraph (1) in the United States 
by industry of the United States. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days prior to 
the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), 
the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees— 
(i) a certification that the amended bilateral inter-
national agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is 
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being implemented as provided in such agreement; 
and 
(ii) an assessment detailing any risks relating to 
the implementation of such agreement. 
(b) ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM, DAVID’S 
SLING WEAPON SYSTEM CO-PRODUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for procure-
ment, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense 
Agency not more than $120,000,000 may be provided to the 
Government of Israel to procure the David’s Sling Weapon 
System, including for co-production of parts and components 
in the United States by United States industry. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a certification that— 
(A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the 
successful completion of the knowledge points, technical 
milestones, and production readiness reviews required by 
the research, development, and technology agreement and 
the bilateral co-production agreement for the David’s Sling 
Weapon System; 
(B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided 
on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel 
or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best 
efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and 
Israel); and 
(C) the level of co-production of parts, components, 
and all-up rounds (if appropriate) in the United States 
by United States industry for the David’s Sling Weapon 
System is not less than 50 percent. 
(c) ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM, ARROW 
3 UPPER TIER INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM CO-PRODUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for procure-
ment, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense 
Agency not more than $120,000,000 may be provided to the 
Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 
Program, including for co-production of parts and components 
in the United States by United States industry. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Except as provided by paragraph (3), 
the 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a certification that— 
(A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the 
successful completion of the knowledge points, technical 
milestones, and production readiness reviews required by 
the research, development, and technology agreements for 
the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Development Program; 
(B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided 
on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel 
or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best 
efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and 
Israel); 
(C) the United States has entered into a bilateral inter-
national agreement with Israel that establishes, with 
respect to the use of such funds— 
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(i) in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms 
of co-production of parts and components on the basis 
of the greatest practicable co-production of parts, 
components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by 
United States industry and minimizes nonrecurring 
engineering and facilitization expenses to the costs 
needed for co-production; 
(ii) complete transparency on the requirement of 
Israel for the number of interceptors and batteries 
that will be procured, including with respect to the 
procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and funding 
profiles of Israel; 
(iii) technical milestones for co-production of parts 
and components and procurement; 
(iv) a joint affordability working group to consider 
cost reduction initiatives; and 
(v) joint approval processes for third-party sales; 
and 
(D) the level of co-production described in subpara-
graph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Pro-
gram is not less than 50 percent. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary may waive the certifi-
cation required by paragraph (2) if the Under Secretary certifies 
to the appropriate congressional committees that the Under 
Secretary has received sufficient data from the Government 
of Israel to demonstrate— 
(A) the funds specified in paragraph (1) are provided 
to Israel solely for funding the procurement of long-lead 
components and critical hardware in accordance with a 
production plan, including a funding profile detailing Israeli 
contributions for production, including long-lead produc-
tion, of the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; 
(B) such long-lead components have successfully com-
pleted knowledge points, technical milestones, and produc-
tion readiness reviews; and 
(C) the long-lead procurement will be conducted in 
a manner that maximizes co-production in the United 
States without incurring nonrecurring engineering activity 
or cost other than such activity or cost required for sup-
pliers of the United States to start or restart production 
in the United States. 
(d) NUMBER.—In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 
and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may 
submit— 
(1) one certification covering both the David’s Sling Weapon 
System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or 
(2) separate certifications for each respective system. 
(e) TIMING.—The Under Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the certifications under paragraph (2) 
of subsection (b) and paragraph (2) of subsection (c) by not later 
than 60 days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of sub-
sections (b) and (c) for the respective system covered by the certifi-
cation are provided to the Government of Israel. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
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(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1685. BOOST PHASE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
if consistent with the direction or recommendations of the Ballistic 
Missile Defense Review that commenced in 2017— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should rapidly develop and 
demonstrate a boost phase intercept capability for missile 
defense as soon as practicable; 
(2) existing technologies should be adapted to demonstrate 
this capability; 
(3) the concept of operation for this demonstration should 
be developed in cooperation with the United States Pacific 
Command to address emerging threats and heightened tensions 
in the Asia-Pacific region; and 
(4) the Secretary should prioritize funding allocations for 
the development of boost phase intercept capabilities and 
coordinate these efforts with the Missile Defense Agency as 
the Agency develops a space-based missile defense sensor layer. 
(b) INITIAL
OPERATIONAL
DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that an effective interim kinetic or directed 
energy boost phase ballistic missile defense capability is available 
for initial operational deployment as soon as practicable. 
(c) PLAN.—Together with the budget of the President submitted 
to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan to achieve the requirement 
in subsection (b). Such plan shall include— 
(1) the budget requirements; 
(2) a robust test schedule; and 
(3) a plan to develop an enduring boost phase ballistic 
missile defense capability, including cost and test schedule. 
SEC. 1686. GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTOR CAPABILITY, CAPACITY, AND 
RELIABILITY. 
(a) INCREASE IN CAPACITY AND CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT.— 
The Secretary of Defense may— 
(1) subject to the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for national missile defense, increase the number of the ground- 
based interceptors of the United States by up to 28, if consistent 
with the direction or recommendations of the Ballistic Missile 
Defense Review that commenced in 2017; 
(2) develop a plan to further increase such number to 
the currently available missile field capacity of 104 and to 
plan for any future capacity at any site that may be identified 
by such Ballistic Missile Defense Review; and 
(3) continue to rapidly advance missile defense technologies 
to improve the capability and reliability of the ground-based 
midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense 
system. 
(b) DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than December 31, 2021, the Sec-
retary of Defense may— 
(1) execute any requisite construction to ensure that Missile 
Field 1 or Missile Field 2 at Fort Greely, Alaska, or alternative 
missile fields at Fort Greely which may be identified pursuant 
10 USC 2431 
note. 
10 USC 2431 
note. 
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to subsection (a), are capable of supporting and sustaining 
additional ground-based interceptors; and 
(2) deploy up to 20 additional ground-based interceptors 
to a missile field at Fort Greely as soon as technically feasible. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If consistent with the direction or rec-
ommendations of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review that 
commenced in 2017, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, not later 
than 90 days after the date on which the Ballistic Missile 
Defense Review is published, a report on options to increase 
the capability, capacity, and reliability of the ground-based 
midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense 
system and the infrastructure requirements for increasing the 
number of ground-based interceptors in currently feasible loca-
tions across the United States. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An identification of potential sites in the United 
States, whether existing or new on the East Coast or in 
the Midwest, for the deployment of 104 ground-based inter-
ceptors. 
(B) A cost-benefit analysis of each such site, including 
with respect to tactical, operational, and cost-to-construct 
considerations. 
(C) A description of any completed and outstanding 
environmental assessments or impact statements for each 
such site. 
(D) A description of the additional infrastructure and 
components needed to further outfit missile fields at Fort 
Greely before emplacing additional ground-based intercep-
tors configured with the redesigned kill vehicle, including 
with respect to ground excavation, silos, utilities, and sup-
port equipment. 
(E) A cost estimate of such infrastructure and compo-
nents. 
(F) An estimated schedule for completing such 
construction as may be required for such infrastructure 
and components. 
(G) An identification of any environmental assessments 
or impact studies that would need to be conducted to 
expand such missile fields at Fort Greely beyond current 
capacity. 
(H) A determination of the appropriate fleet mix of 
ground-based interceptor kill vehicles and boosters to maxi-
mize overall system effectiveness and increase its capacity 
and capability, including the costs and benefits of continued 
inclusion of capability enhancement II block 1 interceptors 
after the fielding of the redesigned kill vehicle. 
(3) FORM.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
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SEC. 1687. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GROUND- 
BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE ELEMENT OF THE BAL-
LISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the ground-based 
midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system, 
$50,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Director of the Missile Defense Agency submits to the 
congressional defense committees a written certification that the 
risk of mission failure of ground-based midcourse interceptor 
enhanced kill vehicles due to foreign object debris has been mini-
mized. 
SEC. 1688. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE-BASED BALLISTIC MIS-
SILE INTERCEPT LAYER. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—If consistent with the direction or rec-
ommendations of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review that com-
menced in 2017, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall 
develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer to the ballistic 
missile defense system that is— 
(1) regionally focused; 
(2) capable of providing boost-phase defense; and 
(3) achieves an operational capability at the earliest prac-
ticable date. 
(b) SPACE-BASED BALLISTIC MISSILE INTERCEPT LAYER PLAN.— 
If the Director carries out subsection (a), not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to carry 
out subsection (a) during the 10-year period following the date 
of the plan. Such plan shall include the following: 
(1) A concept definition phase consisting of multiple 
awarded contracts to identify feasible solutions consistent with 
architectural principles, performance goals, and price points 
established by the Director, such as contracts relating to— 
(A) refined requirements; 
(B) conceptual designs; 
(C) technology readiness assessments; 
(D) critical technical and operational issues; 
(E) cost, schedule, performance estimates; and 
(F) risk reduction plans. 
(2) A technology risk reduction phase consisting of up to 
three competitively awarded contracts focused on maturing, 
integrating, and characterizing key technologies, algorithms, 
components, and subsystems, such as contracts relating to— 
(A) refined concepts and designs; 
(B) engineering trade studies; 
(C) medium-to-high fidelity digital representations of 
the space-based ballistic missile intercept weapon system; 
and 
(D) a proposed integration and test sequence that could 
potentially lead to a live-fire boost phase intercept during 
fiscal year 2022, if the technology has reached sufficient 
maturity and is economically viable. 
(3) During the technology risk reduction phase, contractors 
will define proposed demonstrations to a preliminary design 
review level prior to a technology development phase down- 
select. 
10 USC 2431 
note. 
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(4) A technology development phase consisting of two 
competitively awarded contracts to mature the preferred space- 
based ballistic missile intercept weapon system concepts and 
to potentially conduct a live-fire boost phase intercept fly-off 
during fiscal year 2022, if the technology has reached sufficient 
maturity and is economically viable, with brassboard hardware 
and prototype software on a path to the operational goal. 
(5) A concurrent space-based ballistic missile intercept 
weapon system fire control test bed activity that incrementally 
incorporates modeling and simulation elements, real-world 
data, hardware, algorithms, and systems to evaluate with 
increasing confidence the performance of evolving designs and 
concepts of such weapon system from target detection to inter-
cept. 
(6) Any other matters the Director determines appropriate. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE TEST BED.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall estab-
lish a space test bed to— 
(1) conduct research and development regarding options 
for a space-based defensive layer, including with respect to 
space-based interceptors and directed energy platforms; and 
(2) identify the most cost-efficient and promising techno-
logical solutions to implementing such layer. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1689. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE STATE OF THE MISSILE 
DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should use the Ballistic Missile 
Defense Review that commenced in 2017 to consider accel-
erating the development of technologies that will increase the 
capacity, capability, and reliability of the ground-based mid-
course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system; 
(2) upon completion of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review, 
the Director of the Missile Defense Agency should, to the extent 
practicable and with sound acquisition practices, accelerate the 
development, testing, and fielding of such capabilities as they 
are prioritized in the Ballistic Missile Defense Review, with 
respect to the redesigned kill vehicle, the multi-object kill 
vehicle, the C3 booster, a space-based sensor layer, boost phase 
sensor and kill technologies, and additional ground-based inter-
ceptors; and 
(3) in order to achieve these objectives, and to avoid post- 
production and post-deployment problems, it is essential for 
the Department of Defense and the Missile Defense Agency 
to follow a ‘‘fly before you buy’’ approach to adequately test 
and assess the elements of the ballistic missile defense system 
before final production decisions or operational deployment. 
SEC. 1690. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON GROUND-BASED MID-
COURSE DEFENSE TESTING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) at a minimum, the Missile Defense Agency should con-
tinue to flight test the ground-based midcourse defense element 
at least once each fiscal year; 
(2) the Department of Defense should allocate increased 
funding to homeland missile defense testing to ensure that 
the defenses of the United States continue to evolve faster 
than the threats against which they are postured to defend, 
while pursuing a sound acquisition practice; 
(3) in order to rapidly innovate, develop, and field new 
technologies, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency should 
continue to focus testing campaigns on delivering increased 
capabilities to the Armed Forces as quickly as possible; and 
(4) the Director should seek to establish a more prudent 
balance between risk mitigation and the more rapid testing 
pace needed to quickly develop and deliver new capabilities 
to the Armed Forces. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If consistent with the direction or rec-
ommendations of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review that 
commenced in 2017, not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the Review is published, the Director of the Missile 
Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a revised missile defense testing campaign plan 
that accelerates the development and deployment of new missile 
defense technologies. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A detailed analysis of the acceleration of each of 
following programs: 
(i) Redesigned kill vehicle. 
(ii) Multi-object kill vehicle. 
(iii) Configuration-3 Booster. 
(iv) Such additional technologies as the Director 
considers appropriate. 
(B) A new deployment timeline for each of the pro-
grams listed in subparagraph (A) or a detailed description 
of why the current timeline for deployment technologies 
under those programs is most suitable. 
(C) An identification of any funding or policy restric-
tions that would slow down the deployment of the tech-
nologies under the programs listed in subparagraph (A). 
(D) A risk assessment of the potential cost-overruns 
and deployment delays that may be encountered in the 
expedited development process of the capabilities under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) REPORT ON FUNDING PROFILE.—The Director shall include 
with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in 
support of the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2019 (as submitted with the budget of the President under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report on the 
funding profile necessary for the new testing campaign plan 
required by subsection (b)(1). 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 1691. COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED 
STATES FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACKS AND 
SIMILAR EVENTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a commission 
to be known as the ‘‘Commission to Assess the Threat to the 
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Similar 
Events’’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
The purpose of the Commission is to assess and make recommenda-
tions with respect to the threat to the United States from electro-
magnetic pulse attacks and similar events. 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be composed of 
12 members appointed as follows: 
(A) Three members appointed by the chair of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
(B) Three members appointed by the ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(C) Three members appointed by the chair of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
(D) Three members appointed by the ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
(2) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 
(A) CHAIR.—The chair of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall 
jointly designate one member of the Commission to serve 
as chair of the Commission. 
(B) VICE CHAIR.—The ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate shall jointly designate 
one member of the Commission to serve as vice chair 
of the Commission. 
(3) SECURITY
CLEARANCE
REQUIRED.—Each individual 
appointed as a member of the Commission shall possess (or 
have recently possessed before the date of such appointment) 
the appropriate security clearance necessary to carry out the 
duties of the Commission. 
(4) QUALIFICATION.—Members of the Commission shall be 
appointed from among private United States citizens with 
knowledge and expertise in the scientific, technical, and defense 
aspects of electromagnetic pulse threats, geomagnetic disturb-
ances, and related vulnerabilities. 
(5) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members shall 
be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in 
the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) REVIEW
AND
ASSESSMENT.—The Commission shall 
review and assess— 
(A) the nature, magnitude, and likelihood of potential 
electromagnetic pulse (hereafter in section referred to as 
‘‘EMP’’) attacks and similar events, including geomagnetic 
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disturbances, both manmade and natural, that could be 
directed at or affect the United States within the next 
20 years; 
(B) the vulnerability of United States military and 
civilian systems to EMP attacks and similar events, 
including with respect to emergency preparedness and 
immediate response; 
(C) the capability of the United States to repair and 
recover from damage inflicted on United States military 
and civilian systems by EMP attacks and similar events; 
and 
(D) the feasibility and cost of hardening critical mili-
tary and civilian systems against EMP attack and similar 
events. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commission shall recommend 
any actions it believes should be taken by the United States 
to better prepare, prevent, mitigate, or recover military and 
civilian systems with respect to EMP attacks and similar 
events. 
(d) COOPERATION FROM GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) COOPERATION.—In carrying out its duties, the Commis-
sion shall receive the full and timely cooperation of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the pertinent heads of any other Fed-
eral agency in providing the Commission with analysis, 
briefings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment 
of its responsibilities. 
(2) LIAISON.—Each Secretary specified in paragraph (1) 
shall designate at least one officer or employee of the respective 
department of the Secretary to serve as a liaison officer between 
the Department and the Commission. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2019, the 
Commission shall submit to the President, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate a report on the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of the Commission. 
(B) FORM OF REPORT.—The report submitted to Con-
gress under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(2) VIEWS
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—Not later than 90 days 
after the submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate a report that contains the 
views of the Secretary with respect to the findings, conclusions, 
and recommendations of the Commission and any actions the 
Secretary intends to take as a result. 
(3) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than October 1, 2018, 
the Commission shall provide to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate a briefing on the status 
of the activities of the Commission, including a discussion of 
any interim recommendations. 
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(f) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act for the Department of Defense, $3,000,000 is available 
to fund the activities of the Commission, as specified in the funding 
tables in division D. 
(g) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 
the Commission. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate on October 
1, 2019. 
(i) REPEAL.—Title XIV of Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 1692. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM 
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
Section 130i of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 130i Protection of certain facilities and assets from 
unmanned aircraft 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 46502 of title 49, 
or any provision of title 18, the Secretary of Defense may take, 
and may authorize members of the armed forces and officers and 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense with assigned 
duties that include safety, security, or protection of personnel, facili-
ties, or assets, to take, such actions described in subsection (b)(1) 
that are necessary to mitigate the threat (as defined by the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 
poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset. 
‘‘(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—(1) The actions described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned 
aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, 
including by means of intercept or other access of a wire 
communication, an oral communication, or an electronic 
communication used to control the unmanned aircraft system 
or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system 
or unmanned aircraft, including by passive or active, and direct 
or indirect physical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic 
means. 
‘‘(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system or 
unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by dis-
abling the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 
by intercepting, interfering, or causing interference with wire, 
oral, electronic, or radio communications used to control the 
unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft 
system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned aircraft 
system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(F) Use reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy 
the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall develop the actions described 
in paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation. 
50 USC 2301 
note. 
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‘‘(c) FORFEITURE.—Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the Secretary 
of Defense is subject to forfeiture to the United States. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations and 
shall issue guidance in the respective areas of each Secretary to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall coordinate in the development of guidance under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration before issuing any guidance or otherwise imple-
menting this section if such guidance or implementation might 
affect aviation safety, civilian aviation and aerospace operations, 
aircraft airworthiness, or the use of airspace. 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—The regulations prescribed or guid-
ance issued under subsection (d) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) the interception or acquisition of, or access to, commu-
nications to or from an unmanned aircraft system under this 
section is conducted in a manner consistent with the fourth 
amendment to the Constitution and applicable provisions of 
Federal law; 
‘‘(2) communications to or from an unmanned aircraft 
system are intercepted, acquired, or accessed only to the extent 
necessary to support a function of the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(3) records of such communications are not maintained 
for more than 180 days unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that maintenance of such records— 
‘‘(A) is necessary to support one or more functions 
of the Department of Defense; or 
‘‘(B) is required for a longer period to support a civilian 
law enforcement agency or by any other applicable law 
or regulation; and 
‘‘(4) such communications are not disclosed outside the 
Department of Defense unless the disclosure— 
‘‘(A) would fulfill a function of the Department of 
Defense; 
‘‘(B) would support a civilian law enforcement agency 
or the enforcement activities of a regulatory agency of 
the Federal Government in connection with a criminal 
or civil investigation of, or any regulatory action with 
regard to, an action described in subsection (b)(1); or 
‘‘(C) is otherwise required by law or regulation. 
‘‘(f) BUDGET.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress, as a part of the defense budget materials for each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2018, a consolidated funding display that 
identifies the funding source for the actions described in subsection 
(b)(1) within the Department of Defense. The funding display shall 
be in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(g) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—(1) On a semiannual basis during 
the five-year period beginning March 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Transportation, shall jointly provide 
a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the activi-
ties carried out pursuant to this section. Such briefings shall 
include— 
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‘‘(A) policies, programs, and procedures to mitigate or elimi-
nate impacts of such activities to the National Airspace System; 
‘‘(B) a description of instances where actions described in 
subsection (b)(1) have been taken; 
‘‘(C) how the Secretaries have informed the public as to 
the possible use of authorities under this section; and 
‘‘(D) how the Secretaries have engaged with Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement agencies to implement and use such 
authorities. 
‘‘(2) Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified 
form, but may be accompanied by an additional classified briefing. 
‘‘(h) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to— 
‘‘(1) vest in the Secretary of Defense any authority of the 
Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration under title 49; and 
‘‘(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation or the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration any authority 
of the Secretary of Defense under this title. 
‘‘(i) PARTIAL TERMINATION.—(1) Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the authority to carry out this section with respect 
to the covered facilities or assets specified in clauses (iv) through 
(viii) of subsection (j)(3) shall terminate on December 31, 2020. 
‘‘(2) The President may extend by 180 days the termination 
date specified in paragraph (1) if before November 15, 2020, the 
President certifies to Congress that such extension is in the national 
security interests of the United States. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 
‘‘(C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal year, means 
the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress 
by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered facility or asset’ means any facility 
or asset that— 
‘‘(A) is identified by the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
to potentially impacted airspace, through a risk-based 
assessment for purposes of this section; 
‘‘(B) is located in the United States (including the 
territories and possessions of the United States); and 
‘‘(C) directly relates to the missions of the Department 
of Defense pertaining to— 
‘‘(i) nuclear deterrence, including with respect to 
nuclear command and control, integrated tactical 
warning and attack assessment, and continuity of 
government; 
‘‘(ii) missile defense; 
‘‘(iii) national security space; 
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‘‘(iv) assistance in protecting the President or the 
Vice President (or other officer immediately next in 
order of succession to the office of the President) pursu-
ant to the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 
1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note); 
‘‘(v) air defense of the United States, including 
air sovereignty, ground-based air defense, and the 
National Capital Region integrated air defense system; 
‘‘(vi) combat support agencies (as defined in para-
graphs (1) through (4) of section 193(f) of this title); 
‘‘(vii) special operations activities specified in para-
graphs (1) through (9) of section 167(k) of this title; 
‘‘(viii) 
production, 
storage, 
transportation, 
or 
decommissioning of high-yield explosive munitions, by 
the Department; or 
‘‘(ix) a Major Range and Test Facility Base (as 
defined in section 196(i) of this title). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with respect to 
a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by 
the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(5) The terms ‘electronic communication’, ‘intercept’, ‘oral 
communication’, and ‘wire communication’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 2510 of title 18. 
‘‘(6) The terms ‘unmanned aircraft’ and ‘unmanned aircraft 
system’ have the meanings given those terms in section 331 
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).’’. 
SEC. 1693. CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE WEAPONS 
SYSTEM. 
(a) EARLY OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
shall plan to reach early operational capability for the conventional 
prompt strike weapon system by not later than September 30, 
2022. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Commander 
of the United States European Command, the Commander of the 
United States Pacific Command, and the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the conventional prompt global 
strike weapons system with respect to— 
(1) the required level of resources that is consistent with 
the level of priority assigned to the associated capability gap; 
(2) the estimated period for the delivery of a medium- 
range early operational capability, the required level of 
resources necessary to field a medium-range conventional 
prompt global strike weapon within the United States 
(including the territories and possessions of the United States), 
or a similar sea-based system, and a detailed plan consistent 
with the urgency of the associated capability gap across mul-
tiple platforms; 
(3) the joint performance requirements that— 
(A) ensure interoperability, where appropriate, between 
and among joint military capabilities; and 
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(B) are necessary, as designated by the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to fulfill capability gaps of more 
than one military department, Defense Agency, or other 
element of the Department; and 
(4) in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, any plan 
(including policy options) considered appropriate to address 
any potential risks of ambiguity from the launch or employment 
of such a capability. 
SEC. 1694. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS REGARDING AMMONIUM PER-
CHLORATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall 
conduct a business case analysis regarding the options of the Fed-
eral Government to ensure a robust domestic industrial base to 
supply ammonium perchlorate for use in solid rocket motors. Such 
analysis should include assessments of the near- and long-term 
costs, program impacts, opportunities for competition, opportunities 
for redundant or complementary capabilities, and national security 
implications of— 
(1) continuing to rely on one domestic provider; 
(2) supporting development of a second domestic source; 
(3) procuring ammonium perchlorate as Government-fur-
nished material and providing it to all necessary programs; 
and 
(4) such other options as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The analysis under subsection (a) shall, at 
minimum, include— 
(1) an estimate of all associated costs, including develop-
ment costs, procurement costs, and qualification and requali-
fication costs (and types of associated testing for requalifica-
tion), as applicable; 
(2) an assessment of options, under various scenarios, for 
the quantity of ammonium perchlorate that would be required 
by the Department of Defense; and 
(3) the assessment of the Secretary of how the requirements 
for ammonium perchlorate of other Federal agencies impact 
the requirements of the Department of Defense. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the business case anal-
ysis required by subsection (a) to the Comptroller General of the 
United States and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives by March 1, 2018, along with any 
views of the Secretary. 
(d) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a review of the report submitted by the Secretary 
under subsection (c) and, not later than 30 days after receiving 
such report, provide a briefing on such review to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1695. REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR LARGE SOLID ROCKET 
MOTORS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on options to ensure a 
robust domestic industrial base for large solid rocket motors, 
including with respect to the critical technologies, subsystems, 
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components, and materials within and relating to such rocket 
motors. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of options that would sustain not less 
than two domestic suppliers for— 
(A) large solid rocket motors; 
(B) small liquid-fueled rocket engines; 
(C) aeroshells for reentry vehicles (or reentry bodies); 
(D) strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics; and 
(E) any other critical technologies, subsystems, compo-
nents, and materials within and relating to large solid 
rocket motors that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(2) With respect to the sustainment of domestic suppliers 
as described in paragraph (1), the views of the Secretary on— 
(A) such sustainment of not less than two domestic 
suppliers for each item specified in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of such paragraph; 
(B) the risks within the industrial base for each such 
item; 
(C) the estimated costs for such sustainment; and 
(D) the opportunities to ensure or promote competition 
within the industrial base for each such item. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 1696. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCING INFORMATION SHARING 
FOR SECURITY OF SUPPLY CHAIN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than June 1, 2019, the Secretary 
of Defense shall establish a pilot program to enhance information 
sharing with cleared defense contractors to ensure all source 
information is appropriately, singularly, and exclusively shared for 
the purpose of ensuring the security or integrity of the supply 
chain of covered programs. 
(b) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select not more than 10 
acquisition or sustainment programs of the Department of Defense 
to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a), of which— 
(1) not fewer than one program shall be related to nuclear 
weapons; 
(2) not fewer than one program shall be related to nuclear 
command, control, and communications; 
(3) not fewer than one program shall be related to con-
tinuity of government; 
(4) not fewer than one program shall be related to ballistic 
missile defense; 
(5) not fewer than one program shall be related to other 
command and control systems; and 
(6) not fewer than one program shall be related to space 
systems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes— 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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(1) details on how the Secretary will establish the pilot 
program under subsection (a) to ensure all source information 
is appropriately, singularly, and exclusively shared for the pur-
pose of ensuring the security or integrity of the supply chain 
of covered programs; 
(2) details of any personnel, funding, or statutory con-
straints in carrying out the pilot program; and 
(3) the identification of any legislative action or administra-
tive action required to provide the Secretary with specific addi-
tional authorities required to fully implement the pilot program. 
(d) CLEARED DEFENSE CONTRACTORS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘cleared defense contractors’’ means contractors of the 
Department of Defense who have a security clearance, including 
contractor facilities that have a security clearance. 
SEC. 1697. PILOT PROGRAM ON ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MAP-
PING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may establish 
a pilot program to assess the viability of mapping the electro-
magnetic spectrum used by the Department of Defense. 
(b) DURATION.—The authority of the Secretary to carry out 
the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate (and to any other congressional 
defense committee upon request) demonstrating how the Secretary 
plans to implement the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(d) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the pilot 
program under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate (and to any other congres-
sional defense committee upon request) on the utility, cost, and 
other considerations regarding the mapping of the electromagnetic 
spectrum used by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1698. USE OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN DISTRIBUTED COMMON 
GROUND SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The procurement process for each covered 
Distributed Common Ground System shall be carried out in accord-
ance with section 2377 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the service acquisition executive respon-
sible for each covered Distributed Common Ground System shall 
certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the procure-
ment process for increments of the system procured after the date 
of the enactment of this Act will be carried out in accordance 
with section 2377 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives. 
10 USC 2302 
note. 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered Distributed Common Ground 
System’’ includes the following: 
(A) The Distributed Common Ground System of the 
Army. 
(B) The Distributed Common Ground System of the 
Navy. 
(C) The Distributed Common Ground System of the 
Marine Corps. 
(D) The Distributed Common Ground System of the 
Air Force. 
(E) The Distributed Common Ground System of the 
Special Operations Forces. 
TITLE 
XVII—SMALL 
BUSINESS 
PRO-
CUREMENT AND INDUSTRIAL BASE 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1701. Amendments to HUBZone provisions of the Small Business Act. 
Sec. 1702. Uniformity in procurement terminology. 
Sec. 1703. Improving reporting on small business goals. 
Sec. 1704. Responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists. 
Sec. 1705. Responsibilities of commercial market representatives. 
Sec. 1706. Modification of past performance pilot program to include consideration 
of past performance with allies of the United States. 
Sec. 1707. Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connec-
tion with registration of small business concerns on procurement 
websites of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1708. Inclusion of SBIR and STTR programs in technical assistance. 
Sec. 1709. Requirements relating to competitive procedures and justification for 
awards under the SBIR and STTR programs. 
Sec. 1710. Pilot program for streamlined technology transition from the SBIR and 
STTR programs of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1711. Pilot program on strengthening manufacturing in the defense industrial 
base. 
Sec. 1712. Review regarding applicability of foreign ownership, control, or influence 
requirements of National Industrial Security Program to national tech-
nology and industrial base companies. 
Sec. 1713. Report on sourcing of tungsten and tungsten powders from domestic pro-
ducers. 
Sec. 1714. Report on utilization of small business concerns for Federal contracts. 
SEC. 1701. AMENDMENTS TO HUBZONE PROVISIONS OF THE SMALL 
BUSINESS ACT. 
(a) TRANSFER OF HUBZONE DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Section 31 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 657a) is amended by redesignating subsections (b), 
(c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively. 
(2) TRANSFER.—Subsection (p) of section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)) is transferred to section 31 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a), inserted so as 
to appear after subsection (a), and redesignated as subsection 
(b), and is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In this Act:’’ and inserting ‘‘In this 
section:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘term’’ and inserting ‘‘terms’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘means’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘or 
‘HUBZone’ mean’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) (and redesignating subse-
quent paragraphs accordingly). 
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(3) DEFINITION
OF
QUALIFIED
HUBZONE
SMALL
BUSINESS 
CONCERN.—Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632), as amended by paragraph (2), is further amended by 
inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection (p): 
‘‘(p) QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—In this 
Act, the term ‘qualified HUBZone small business concern’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31(b).’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.—Section 831(n)(2)(G) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(p) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
31(b) of the Small Business Act’’. 
(B) TITLE 10.—Section 2323 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(p) of the Small 
Business Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
31(b) of the Small Business Act’’. 
(C) SMALL
BUSINESS
ACT.—Section 8(d)(3)(G) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(G)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 3(p) of the Small Business Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 31(b)’’. 
(D) COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING 
PLANS.—Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(p)(5) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(p)(5))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 31(b) of such Act’’. 
(E) CONTRACTS
FOR
COLLECTION
SERVICES.—Section 
3718 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 3(p) of the Small Business Act’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘section 31(b) of the Small Business 
Act’’. 
(F) TITLE
41.—Title 41, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(i) in section 1122, by striking ‘‘section 3(p) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘section 31(b) of the Small 
Business Act’’; and 
(ii) in section 1713, by striking ‘‘section 3(p) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 31(b) of the Small Business Act’’. 
(G) TITLE
49.—Title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(i) in section 47107, by striking ‘‘section 3(p) of 
the Small Business Act’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 31(b) of the Small Business Act’’; 
and 
(ii) in section 47113(a)(3), by striking ‘‘section 3(p) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(o))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 31(b) of the Small Business Act’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS OF QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACT 
AND QUALIFIED NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 31(b) of the 
Small Business Act (as transferred and redesignated by sub-
section (a)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified census tract’ 
means a census tract that is covered by the definition 
of ‘qualified census tract’ in section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is reflected 
in an online tool prepared by the Administrator 
described under subsection (d)(7).’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and that is reflected 
in the online tool described under clause (i)’’ after 
‘‘such section’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘that is reflected in the online tool described under 
subparagraph (A)(i) and’’ after ‘‘any county’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘nonmetropoli-
tan’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the most recent data avail-
able’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘a 5- 
year average of the available data’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph (3)(B) of section 
31(b) of the Small Business Act (as transferred and redesig-
nated by subsection (a)), as amended by paragraph (1), is fur-
ther amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 42(d)(5)(C)(ii) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
42(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)(III), by striking ‘‘section 42(d)(5)(C)(iii) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 42(d)(5)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS OF BASE CLOSURE AREA AND 
QUALIFIED DISASTER AREA.—Paragraph (3) of section 31(b) of the 
Small Business Act (as transferred and redesignated by subsection 
(a)), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended— 
(1) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A census tract or nonmetropoli-
tan county described in clause (i) shall be considered 
to be a base closure area for a period beginning on 
the date on which the Administrator designates such 
census tract or nonmetropolitan county as a base clo-
sure area and ending on the date on which the base 
closure area ceases to be a qualified census tract under 
subparagraph (A) or a qualified nonmetropolitan 
county under subparagraph (B) in accordance with the 
online tool prepared by the Administrator described 
under subsection (d)(7), except that such period may 
not be less than 8 years.’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) QUALIFIED DISASTER AREA.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the term 
‘qualified disaster area’ means any census tract or 
nonmetropolitan county located in an area where a 
major disaster has occurred or an area in which a 
catastrophic incident has occurred if such census tract 
or nonmetropolitan county ceased to be qualified under 
subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, during the 
period beginning 5 years before the date on which 
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the President declared the major disaster or the cata-
strophic incident occurred. 
‘‘(ii) DURATION.—A census tract or nonmetropolitan 
county shall be considered to be a qualified disaster 
area under clause (i) only for the period of time ending 
on the date the area ceases to be a qualified census 
tract under subparagraph (A) or a qualified nonmetro-
politan county under subparagraph (B), in accordance 
with the online tool prepared by the Administrator 
described under subsection (d)(7) and beginning— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a major disaster, on the 
date on which the President declared the major 
disaster for the area in which the census tract 
or nonmetropolitan county, as applicable, is 
located; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a catastrophic incident, 
on the date on which the catastrophic incident 
occurred in the area in which the census tract 
or nonmetropolitan county, as applicable, is 
located. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘major dis-
aster’ means a major disaster declared by the 
President under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170). 
‘‘(II) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘census 
tract’ and ‘nonmetropolitan county’ have the 
meanings given such terms in subparagraph 
(D)(iii).’’. 
(d) AMENDMENT
TO DEFINITION
OF REDESIGNATED AREAS.— 
Paragraph (3) of section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (as trans-
ferred and redesignated by subsection (a)), as amended by sub-
section (c), is further amended by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) REDESIGNATED
AREA.—The term ‘redesignated 
area’ means any census tract that ceases to be qualified 
under subparagraph (A) and any nonmetropolitan county 
that ceases to be qualified under subparagraph (B) for 
a period of 3 years after the date on which the census 
tract or nonmetropolitan county ceased to be so qualified.’’. 
(e) GOVERNOR-DESIGNATED COVERED AREA.—Section 31(b) of 
the Small Business Act (as transferred and redesignated by sub-
section (a)), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) a Governor-designated covered area.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3) (as amended by subsection (c)), by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) GOVERNOR-DESIGNATED COVERED AREA.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A ‘Governor-designated covered 
area’ means a covered area that the Administrator 
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has designated by approving a petition described under 
clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PETITION.—For a covered area to receive a 
designation as a Governor-designated covered area, the 
Governor of the State in which the covered area is 
wholly contained shall include such covered area in 
a petition to the Administrator requesting such a des-
ignation. In reviewing a request for designation 
included in such a petition, the Administrator may 
consider— 
‘‘(I) the potential for job creation and invest-
ment in the covered area; 
‘‘(II) the demonstrated interest of small busi-
ness concerns in the covered area to be designated 
as a Governor-designated covered area; 
‘‘(III) how State and local government officials 
have incorporated the covered area into an eco-
nomic development strategy; and 
‘‘(IV) if the covered area was a HUBZone 
before becoming the subject of the petition, the 
impact on the covered area if the Administrator 
did not approve the petition. 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATIONS.—Each calendar year, a Gov-
ernor may submit not more than 1 petition described 
under clause (ii). Such petition shall include all covered 
areas in a State for which the Governor seeks designa-
tion as a Governor-designated covered area, except that 
the total number of covered areas included in such 
petition may not exceed 10 percent of the total number 
of covered areas in the State. 
‘‘(iv) CERTIFICATION.—If the Administrator grants 
a petition described under clause (ii), the Governor 
of the Governor-designated covered area shall, not less 
frequently than annually, submit data to the Adminis-
trator certifying that each Governor-designated covered 
area continues to meet the requirements of clause 
(v)(I). 
‘‘(v) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘covered area’ 
means an area in a State— 
‘‘(aa) that is located outside of an urban-
ized area, as determined by the Bureau of 
the Census; 
‘‘(bb) with a population of not more than 
50,000; and 
‘‘(cc) for which the average unemployment 
rate is not less than 120 percent of the average 
unemployment rate of the United States or 
of the State in which the covered area is 
located, whichever is less, based on the most 
recent data available from the American 
Community Survey conducted by the Bureau 
of the Census. 
‘‘(II) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘Governor’ means 
the chief executive of a State. 
‘‘(III) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.’’. 
(f) REPEAL OF 5-YEAR LIMITATION ON HUBZONE STATUS OF 
BASE CLOSURE AREAS.—Section 152(a) of title I of division K of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (15 U.S.C. 632 note) 
is amended by repealing paragraph (2). 
(g) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERN.—Paragraph (4) of section 31(b) of the Small 
Business Act (as transferred and redesignated by subsection (a)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The 
term ‘qualified HUBZone small business concern’ means a 
HUBZone small business concern that has been certified by 
the Administrator in accordance with the procedures described 
in this section.’’. 
(h) AMENDMENTS TO HUBZONE PROGRAM.— 
(1) CLARIFICATIONS
TO
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
HUBZONE
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 31(d) of the Small Business Act, as redesignated 
by subsection (a), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION.—In order to be eligible for certification 
by the Administrator as a qualified HUBZone small business 
concern, a HUBZone small business concern shall submit docu-
mentation to the Administrator stating that— 
‘‘(A) at the time of certification and at each examination 
conducted pursuant to paragraph (4), the principal office 
of the concern is located in a HUBZone and not fewer 
than 35 percent of its employees reside in a HUBZone; 
‘‘(B) the concern will attempt to maintain the applicable 
employment percentage under subparagraph (A) during the 
performance of any contract awarded to such concern on 
the basis of a preference provided under subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(C) the concern will ensure that the requirements 
of section 46 are satisfied with respect to any subcontract 
entered into by such concern pursuant to a contract 
awarded under this section. 
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Administrator shall establish procedures relating to— 
‘‘(A) the filing, investigation, and disposition by the 
Administration of any challenge to the eligibility of a 
HUBZone small business concern to receive assistance 
under this section (including a challenge, filed by an 
interested party, relating to the veracity of documentation 
provided to the Administration by such a concern under 
paragraph (1)); and 
‘‘(B) verification by the Administrator of the accuracy 
of any documentation provided by a HUBZone small busi-
ness concern under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) TIMING.—The Administrator shall verify the eligibility 
of a HUBZone small business concern using the procedures 
described in paragraph (2) within a reasonable time and not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the Administrator 
receives sufficient and complete documentation from a 
HUBZone small business concern under paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(4) RECERTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date that such HUBZone small business concern was certified 
as a qualified HUBZone small business concern, and every 
3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall verify the accuracy 
of any documentation provided by a HUBZone small business 
concern under paragraph (1) to determine if such HUBZone 
small business concern remains a qualified HUBZone small 
business concern. 
‘‘(5) EXAMINATIONS.—The Administrator shall conduct pro-
gram examinations of qualified HUBZone small business con-
cerns, using a risk-based analysis to select which concerns 
are examined, to ensure that any concern examined meets 
the requirements of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) LOSS OF CERTIFICATION.—A HUBZone small business 
concern that, based on the results of an examination conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (5) no longer meets the requirements 
of paragraph (1), shall have 30 days to submit documentation 
to the Administrator to be eligible to be certified as a qualified 
HUBZone small business concern. During the 30-day period, 
such concern may not compete for or be awarded a contract 
under this section. If such concern fails to meet the require-
ments of paragraph (1) by the last day of the 30-day period, 
the Administrator shall not certify such concern as a qualified 
HUBZone small business concern. 
‘‘(7) HUBZONE ONLINE TOOL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall develop a 
publicly accessible online tool that depicts HUBZones. Such 
online tool shall be updated— 
‘‘(i) with respect to HUBZones described under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(3), begin-
ning on January 1, 2020, and every 5 years thereafter; 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a HUBZone described under 
subsection (b)(3)(C), immediately after the area 
becomes, or ceases to be, a redesignated area; and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to HUBZones described under 
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of subsection (b)(3), 
immediately after an area is designated as a base 
closure area, qualified disaster area, or Governor-des-
ignated covered area, respectively. 
‘‘(B) DATA.—The online tool required under subpara-
graph (A) shall clearly and conspicuously provide access 
to the data used by the Administrator to determine whether 
or not an area is a HUBZone in the year in which the 
online tool was prepared. 
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION
OF
UPDATE.—The Administrator 
shall include in the online tool a notification of the date 
on which the online tool, and the data used to create 
the online tool, will be updated. 
‘‘(8) LIST
OF
QUALIFIED
HUBZONE
SMALL
BUSINESS
CON-
CERNS.—The Administrator shall establish and publicly main-
tain on the internet a list of qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns that shall— 
‘‘(A) to the extent practicable, include the name, 
address, and type of business with respect to such concern; 
‘‘(B) be updated by the Administrator not less than 
annually; and 
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‘‘(C) be provided upon request to any Federal agency 
or other entity. 
‘‘(9) PROVISION OF DATA.—Upon the request of the Adminis-
trator, the Secretary of Labor, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Interior (or the 
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs), shall promptly provide 
to the Administrator such information as the Administrator 
determines to be necessary to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(10) PENALTIES.—In addition to the penalties described 
in section 16(d), any small business concern that is determined 
by the Administrator to have misrepresented the status of 
that concern as a ‘qualified HUBZone small business concern’ 
for purposes of this section shall be subject to liability for 
fraud, including section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, 
and sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States 
Code.’’. 
(2) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—Section 31 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 657a) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(to be known as the HUBZone 
program)’’ after ‘‘program’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including promoting economic 
development in economically distressed areas (as 
defined in section 7(m)(11)),’’ after ‘‘assistance’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) (as redesignated 
by subsection (a)) as subsection (f); and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) PERFORMANCE METRICS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
publish performance metrics designed to measure the success 
of the HUBZone program established under this section in 
meeting the program’s objective of promoting economic develop-
ment in economically distressed areas (as defined in section 
7(m)(11)). 
‘‘(2) COLLECTING
AND
MANAGING
HUBZONE
DATA.—The 
Administrator shall develop processes to incentivize each 
regional office of the Administration to collect and manage 
data on HUBZones within the geographic area served by such 
regional office. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last day 
of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report analyzing the data from the performance 
metrics established under this subsection and including— 
‘‘(A) the number of HUBZone small business concerns 
that lost certification as a qualified HUBZone small busi-
ness concern because of the results of an examination per-
formed under subsection (d)(5); and 
‘‘(B) the number of those concerns that did not submit 
documentation to be recertified under subsection (d)(6).’’. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 31(f) of 
the Small Business Act, as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
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is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2004 through 2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2020 through 2025’’. 
(i) CURRENT
QUALIFIED
HUBZONE
SMALL
BUSINESS
CON-
CERNS.—A HUBZone small business concern that was qualified 
pursuant to section 3(p)(5) of the Small Business Act on or before 
December 31, 2019, shall continue to be considered as a qualified 
HUBZone small business concern during the period beginning on 
January 1, 2020, and ending on the date that the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration prepares the online tool 
depicting qualified areas described under section 31(d)(7) (as added 
by subsection (h) of this section). 
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section shall take 
effect— 
(1) with respect to subsection (i), on the date of the enact-
ment of this section; and 
(2) with respect to subsections (a) through (h), on January 
1, 2020. 
SEC. 1702. UNIFORMITY IN PROCUREMENT TERMINOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(j)(1) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 644(j)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘greater than $2,500 
but not greater than $100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘greater than the 
micro-purchase threshold, but not greater than the simplified 
acquisition threshold’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO CONTRACTING DEFINITIONS.—Section 3(m) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(m)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTING.—In this Act: 
‘‘(1) PRIME CONTRACT.—The term ‘prime contract’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 8701(4) of title 41, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) PRIME CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘prime contractor’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 8701(5) of title 41, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.—The term ‘sim-
plified acquisition threshold’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 134 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD.—The term ‘micro-pur-
chase threshold’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1902 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) TOTAL PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS FOR PROPERTY AND 
SERVICES.—The term ‘total purchases and contracts for property 
and services’ shall mean total number and total dollar amount 
of contracts and orders for property and services.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15(a)(1)(C) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(a)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘total 
purchase and contracts for goods and services’’ and inserting ‘‘total 
purchases and contracts for goods and services’’. 
SEC. 1703. IMPROVING REPORTING ON SMALL BUSINESS GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(h)(2)(E) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: 
‘‘(V) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
10 USC 2323 
note. 
15 USC 657a 
note. 
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result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns for purposes of the 
initial contract; and 
‘‘(VI) that were awarded using a procurement 
method that restricted competition to small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small busi-
ness concerns, small business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals, small business concerns owned 
and controlled by women, or a subset of any such 
concerns;’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: 
‘‘(VI) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned and controlled 
by service-disabled veterans for purposes of the 
initial contract; and 
‘‘(VII) that were awarded using a procurement 
method that restricted competition to qualified 
HUBZone small business concerns, small business 
concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals, small 
business concerns owned and controlled by women, 
or a subset of any such concerns;’’; 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: 
‘‘(VII) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be qualified HUBZone small business concerns 
for purposes of the initial contract; and 
‘‘(VIII) that were awarded using a procure-
ment method that restricted competition to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans, small business concerns owned 
and controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals, small business concerns 
owned and controlled by women, or a subset of 
any such concerns;’’; 
(4) in clause (iv)— 
(A) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: 
‘‘(VII) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned and controlled 
by 
socially 
and 
economically 
disadvantaged 
individuals for purposes of the initial contract; and 
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‘‘(VIII) that were awarded using a procure-
ment method that restricted competition to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small busi-
ness concerns, small business concerns owned and 
controlled by women, or a subset of any such con-
cerns;’’; 
(5) in clause (v)— 
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subclause (V), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(VI) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned by an Indian 
tribe other than an Alaska Native Corporation 
for purposes of the initial contract;’’; 
(6) in clause (vi)— 
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subclause (V), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(VI) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned by a Native 
Hawaiian Organization for purposes of the initial 
contract;’’; 
(7) in clause (vii)— 
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(VI) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned by an Alaska 
Native Corporation for purposes of the initial con-
tract; and’’; and 
(8) in clause (viii)— 
(A) in subclause (VII), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subclause (VIII), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: 
‘‘(IX) that were purchased by another entity 
after the initial contract was awarded and as a 
result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed 
to be small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women for purposes of the initial contract; and 
‘‘(X) that were awarded using a procurement 
method that restricted competition to small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small busi-
ness concerns, small business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals, or a subset of any such concerns; 
and’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall be required to report on the information 
required by clauses (i)(V), (ii)(VI), (iii)(VII), (iv)(VII), (v)(VI), (vi)(VI), 
(vii)(VI), and (viii)(IX) of section 15(h)(2)(E) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E)) beginning on the date that such 
information is available in the Federal Procurement Data System, 
the System for Award Management, or any new or successor system. 
SEC. 1704. RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL-
ISTS. 
Section 4(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(g)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES.—The exclusive duties of a Business Oppor-
tunity Specialist employed by the Administrator and reporting 
to the senior official appointed by the Administrator with 
responsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee 
of such official) shall be to implement sections 7, 8, and 45 
and to complete other duties related to contracting programs 
under this Act. Such duties shall include— 
‘‘(A) with respect to small business concerns eligible 
to receive contracts and subcontracts pursuant to section 
8(a)— 
‘‘(i) providing guidance, counseling, and referrals 
for assistance with technical, management, financial, 
or other matters that will improve the competitive 
viability of such concerns; 
‘‘(ii) identifying causes of success or failure of such 
concerns; 
‘‘(iii) providing comprehensive assessments of such 
concerns, including identifying the strengths and weak-
nesses of such concerns; 
‘‘(iv) monitoring and documenting compliance with 
the requirements of sections 7 and 8 and any regula-
tions implementing those sections; 
‘‘(v) explaining the requirements of sections 7, 8, 
15, 31, 36, and 45; and 
‘‘(vi) advising on compliance with contracting regu-
lations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) 
after award of such a contract or subcontract; 
‘‘(B) reviewing and monitoring compliance with mentor- 
protege agreements under section 45; 
‘‘(C) representing the interests of the Administrator 
and small business concerns in the award, modification, 
and administration of contracts and subcontracts awarded 
pursuant to section 8(a); and 
‘‘(D) reporting fraud or abuse under section 7, 8, 15, 
31, 36, or 45 or any regulations implementing such sections. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the requirements 
of subparagraph (B), a Business Opportunity Specialist 
described under section 7(j)(10)(D) shall have a Level I 
Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any 
successor certification) or the equivalent Department of 
Defense certification. 
‘‘(B) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The cer-
tification described in subparagraph (A) is not required— 
15 USC 644 note. 
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‘‘(i) for any person serving as a Business Oppor-
tunity Specialist on the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, until the date that is one calendar year 
after the date such person was appointed as a Business 
Opportunity Specialist; or 
‘‘(ii) for any person serving as a Business Oppor-
tunity Specialist on or before January 3, 2013, until 
January 3, 2020. 
‘‘(3) JOB POSTING REQUIREMENTS.—The duties and certifi-
cation requirements described in this subsection shall be 
included in any initial job posting for the position of a Business 
Opportunity Specialist.’’. 
SEC. 1705. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTA-
TIVES. 
Section 4(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(h)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES.—The principal duties of a commercial market 
representative employed by the Administrator and reporting 
to the senior official appointed by the Administrator with 
responsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee 
of the official) shall be to advance the policies established 
in section 8(d)(1) relating to subcontracting, including— 
‘‘(A) helping prime contractors to find small business 
concerns that are capable of performing subcontracts; 
‘‘(B) for contractors awarded contracts containing the 
clause described in section 8(d)(3), providing— 
‘‘(i) counseling on the responsibility of the con-
tractor to maximize subcontracting opportunities for 
small business concerns; 
‘‘(ii) instruction on methods and tools to identify 
potential subcontractors that are small business con-
cerns; and 
‘‘(iii) assistance to increase awards to subcontrac-
tors that are small business concerns through visits, 
training, and reviews of past performance; 
‘‘(C) providing counseling on how a small business 
concern may promote the capacity of the small business 
concern to contractors awarded contracts containing the 
clause described in section 8(d)(3); and 
‘‘(D) conducting periodic reviews of contractors awarded 
contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3) 
to assess compliance with subcontracting plans required 
under section 8(d)(6). 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the requirements 
of subparagraph (B), a commercial market representative 
referred to in section 15(q)(3) shall have a Level I Federal 
Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor 
certification) or the equivalent Department of Defense cer-
tification. 
‘‘(B) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The cer-
tification described in subparagraph (A) is not required— 
‘‘(i) for any person serving as a commercial market 
representative on the date of enactment of this sub-
section, until the date that is one calendar year after 
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the date on which the person was appointed as a 
commercial market representative; or 
‘‘(ii) for any person serving as a commercial market 
representative on or before November 25, 2015, until 
November 25, 2020. 
‘‘(3) JOB POSTING REQUIREMENTS.—The duties and certifi-
cation requirements described in this subsection shall be 
included in any initial job posting for the position of a commer-
cial market representative.’’. 
SEC. 1706. MODIFICATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE PILOT PROGRAM 
TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE 
WITH ALLIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(d)(17) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(17)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and, set forth separately, 
the number of small business exporters,’’ after ‘‘small busi-
ness concerns’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, set forth separately 
by applications from small business concerns and from 
small business exporters,’’ after ‘‘applications’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows: 
‘‘(H) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘appropriate official’ means— 
‘‘(I) a commercial market representative; 
‘‘(II) another individual designated by the senior 
official appointed by the Administrator with respon-
sibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36; or 
‘‘(III) the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization of a Federal agency, if the head of 
the Federal agency and the Administrator agree; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘defense item’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 38(j)(4)(A) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(j)(4)(A)); 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘major non-NATO ally’ means a country 
designated as a major non-NATO ally under section 517 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k); 
‘‘(iv) the term ‘past performance’ includes performance 
of a contract for a sale of defense items (under section 
38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778)) to 
the government of a member nation of North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, the government of a major non-NATO 
ally, or the government of a country with which the United 
States has a defense cooperation agreement (as certified 
by the Secretary of State); and 
‘‘(v) the term ‘small business exporter’ means a small 
business concern that exports defense items under section 
38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) to 
the government of a member nation of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, the government of a major non-NATO 
ally, or the government of a country with which the United 
States has a defense cooperation agreement (as certified 
by the Secretary of State).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8(d)(17)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(17)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graph 13(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (13)(A)’’. 
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131 STAT. 1809 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1707. NOTICE OF COST-FREE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH REGISTRATION 
OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS ON PROCUREMENT 
WEBSITES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
procedures to ensure that any notice or direct communication 
regarding the registration of a small business concern on a website 
maintained by the Department of Defense relating to contracting 
opportunities contains information about cost-free Federal procure-
ment technical assistance services that are available through a 
procurement technical assistance program established under 
chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN DEFINED.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness concern’’ has the meaning given such term under section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 1708. INCLUSION OF SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS IN TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
Subsection (c) of section 2418 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘issued under’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘issued— 
‘‘(1) under’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and on’’ and inserting ‘‘, and on’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘requirements.’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements; 
and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638), and on compliance with those requirements.’’. 
SEC. 1709. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES 
AND JUSTIFICATION FOR AWARDS UNDER THE SBIR AND 
STTR PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(r)(4) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(r)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall issue Phase 
III awards’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(A) consider an award under the SBIR program or 
the STTR program to satisfy the requirements under sec-
tion 2304 of title 10, United States Code, and any other 
applicable competition requirements; and 
‘‘(B) issue, without further justification, Phase III 
awards’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 9(r) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(r)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘, COMPETI-
TIVE PROCEDURES, AND JUSTIFICATION FOR AWARDS’’ after 
‘‘AGREEMENTS’’; and 
(B) by amending the heading for paragraph (4) to read 
as follows: ‘‘COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES AND JUSTIFICATION 
FOR AWARDS’’. 
(2) TITLE 10.—Section 2304(f) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and paragraph (6)’’ 
after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
10 USC note 
prec. 2411. 
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‘‘(6) The justification and approval required by paragraph 
(1) is not required in the case of a Phase III award made 
pursuant to section 9(r)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(r)(4)).’’. 
SEC. 1710. PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINED TECHNOLOGY TRANSI-
TION FROM THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘commercialization’’, ‘‘Federal agency’’, ‘‘Phase 
I’’, ‘‘Phase II’’, ‘‘Phase III’’, ‘‘SBIR’’, and ‘‘STTR’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 9(e) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)); 
(2) the term ‘‘covered small business concern’’ means— 
(A) a small business concern that completed a Phase 
II award under the SBIR or STTR program of the Depart-
ment; or 
(B) a small business concern that— 
(i) completed a Phase I award under the SBIR 
or STTR program of the Department; and 
(ii) a contracting officer for the Department rec-
ommended for inclusion in a multiple award contract 
described in subsection (b); 
(1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of 
Defense; 
(2) the term ‘‘military department’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘multiple award contract’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3302(a) of title 41, United States 
Code; 
(4) the term ‘‘pilot program’’ means the pilot program estab-
lished under subsection (b); and 
(5) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a pilot program under which the Department shall award multiple 
award contracts to covered small business concerns for the purchase 
of technologies, supplies, or services that the covered small business 
concern has developed through the SBIR or STTR program. 
(c) WAIVER OF COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary of Defense may establish procedures to 
waive provisions of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, 
for purposes of carrying out the pilot program. 
(d) USE OF CONTRACT VEHICLE.—A multiple award contract 
described in subsection (b) may be used by any military department 
or component of the Department. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established under this 
section shall terminate on September 30, 2023. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prevent the commercialization of products and services 
produced by a small business concern under an SBIR or STTR 
program of a Federal agency through— 
(1) direct awards for Phase III of an SBIR or STTR pro-
gram; or 
(2) any other contract vehicle. 
10 USC 2304 
note. 
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SEC. 1711. PILOT PROGRAM ON STRENGTHENING MANUFACTURING 
IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability 
of increasing the capability of the defense industrial base to sup-
port— 
(1) production needs to meet military requirements; and 
(2) manufacturing and production of emerging defense and 
commercial technologies. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot pro-
gram under the following: 
(1) Chapters 137 and 139 and sections 2371, 2371b, and 
2373 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) Such other legal authorities as the Secretary considers 
applicable to carrying out the pilot program. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under the pilot program may include 
the following: 
(1) Use of contracts, grants, or other transaction authorities 
to support manufacturing and production capabilities in small- 
and medium-sized manufacturers. 
(2) Purchases of goods or equipment for testing and certifi-
cation purposes. 
(3) Incentives, including purchase commitments and cost 
sharing with nongovernmental sources, for the private sector 
to develop manufacturing and production capabilities in areas 
of national security interest. 
(4) Issuing loans or providing loan guarantees to small- 
and medium-sized manufacturers to support manufacturing and 
production capabilities in areas of national security interest. 
(5) Giving awards to third party entities to support invest-
ments in small- and medium-sized manufacturers working in 
areas of national security interest, including debt and equity 
investments that would benefit missions of the Department 
of Defense. 
(6) Such other activities as the Secretary determines nec-
essary. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate on the 
date that is four years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(e) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—No later than January 31, 2022, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees 
on Armed Services in the Senate and the House of Representatives 
on the results of the pilot program. 
SEC. 1712. REVIEW REGARDING APPLICABILITY OF FOREIGN OWNER-
SHIP, CONTROL, OR INFLUENCE REQUIREMENTS OF 
NATIONAL 
INDUSTRIAL 
SECURITY 
PROGRAM 
TO 
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE COMPA-
NIES. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State and after consultation with the Director 
of the Information Security Oversight Office, shall review whether 
organizations whose ownership or majority control is based in a 
country that is part of the national technology and industrial base 
should be exempted from one or more of the foreign ownership, 
control, or influence requirements of the National Industrial Secu-
rity Program. 
10 USC 2536 
note. 
10 USC 2505 
note. 
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(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may establish a pro-
gram to exempt organizations described under subsection (a) from 
one or more of the foreign ownership, control, or influence require-
ments of the National Industrial Security Program. Any such pro-
gram shall comply with the requirements of this subsection. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under a program established under this 
subsection, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State and after consultation with the Director of the Informa-
tion Security Oversight Office, shall maintain a list of organiza-
tions owned or controlled by a country that is part of the 
national technology and industrial base that are eligible for 
exemption from the requirements described under such sub-
section. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Under a program 
established under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and after con-
sultation with the Director of the Information Security Over-
sight Office, may (on a case-by-case basis and for the purpose 
of supporting specific needs of the Department of Defense) 
designate an organization whose ownership or majority control 
is based in a country that is part of the national technology 
and industrial base as exempt from the requirements described 
under subsection (a) upon a determination that such exemp-
tion— 
(A) is beneficial to improving collaboration within coun-
tries that are a part of the national technology and indus-
trial base; 
(B) is in the national security interest of the United 
States; and 
(C) will not result in a greater risk of the disclosure 
of classified or sensitive information consistent with the 
National Industrial Security Program. 
(3) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under this sub-
section may be exercised beginning on the date that is the 
later of— 
(A) the date that is 60 days after the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office, 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report summarizing the review conducted under subsection 
(a); and 
(B) the date that is 30 days after the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office, 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees a writ-
ten notification of a determination made under paragraph 
(2), including a discussion of the issues related to the 
foreign ownership or control of the organization that were 
considered as part of the determination. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 301 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) NATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
AND
INDUSTRIAL
BASE.—the 
term ‘‘national technology and industrial base’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2500 of title 10, United States Code. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 1713. REPORT ON SOURCING OF TUNGSTEN AND TUNGSTEN POW-
DERS FROM DOMESTIC PRODUCERS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the procurement 
of tungsten and tungsten powders for military applications. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) An overview of the quantities and countries of origin 
of tungsten and tungsten powders that are procured by the 
Department of Defense or prime contractors of the Department 
for military applications. 
(2) An evaluation of the effects on the Department if the 
Secretary of Defense prioritizes the procurement of tungsten 
and tungsten powders from only domestic producers. 
(3) An evaluation of the effects on the Department if tung-
sten and tungsten powders are required to be procured from 
only domestic producers. 
(4) An estimate of any costs associated with domestic 
sourcing requirements related to tungsten and tungsten pow-
ders. 
SEC. 1714. REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 
FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) since the passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011 
(Public Law 112–25; 125 Stat. 240), many Federal agencies 
have started favoring longer-term Federal contracts, including 
multiple award contracts, over direct individual awards; 
(2) these multiple award contracts have grown to more 
than one-fifth of Federal contract spending, with the fastest 
growing multiple award contracts each surpassing $100,000,000 
in obligations for the first time between 2013 and 2014; 
(3) in fiscal year 2017, 17 of the 20 largest Federal contract 
opportunities are multiple award contracts; 
(4) while Federal agencies may choose to use any or all 
of the various socioeconomic groups on a multiple award con-
tract, the Small Business Administration only examines the 
performance of socioeconomic groups through the small busi-
ness procurement scorecard and does not examine potential 
opportunities for those groups; and 
(5) Congress and the Department of Justice have been 
clear that no individual socioeconomic group shall be given 
preference over another. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered small business concerns’’ means— 
(A) qualified HUBZone small business concerns; 
(B) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
service-disabled veterans; 
(C) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women; and 
(D) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as 
defined under section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)); and 
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(3) the terms ‘‘qualified HUBZone small business concern’’, 
‘‘small business concern’’, ‘‘small business concern owned and 
controlled by service-disabled veterans’’, and ‘‘small business 
concern owned and controlled by women’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives a report that includes— 
(A) a determination as to whether small business con-
cerns and each category of covered small business concern 
are being utilized in a significant portion of the multiple 
award contracts awarded by the Federal Government, 
including— 
(i) whether awards are reserved for concerns in 
1 or more of those categories; and 
(ii) whether concerns in each such category are 
given the opportunity to perform on multiple award 
contracts; 
(B) a determination as to whether performance require-
ments for multiple award contracts, as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act, are feasible 
and appropriate for small business concerns and covered 
small business concerns; and 
(C) any additional information as the Administrator 
may determine necessary. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In making the determinations required 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall use information— 
(A) from multiple award contracts with varied assigned 
North American Industry Classification System codes; and 
(B) about the awards of multiple award contracts from 
not less than eight Federal agencies. 
TITLE XVIII—GOVERNMENT PURCHASE 
AND TRAVEL CARDS 
Sec. 1801. Short title. 
Sec. 1802. Definitions. 
Sec. 1803. Expanded use of data analytics. 
Sec. 1804. Guidance on improving information sharing to curb improper payments. 
Sec. 1805. Interagency charge card data management group. 
Sec. 1806. Reporting requirements. 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Saving Federal Dollars Through 
Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 1802. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) IMPROPER PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘improper payment’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Improper Pay-
ments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note). 
(2) QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTION.—The term ‘‘questionable 
transaction’’ means a charge card transaction that from initial 
card data appears to be high risk and may therefore be 
Saving Federal 
Dollars Through 
Better Use of 
Government 
Purchase and 
Travel Cards Act 
of 2017. 
31 USC 3321 
note. 
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improper due to non-compliance with applicable law, regulation 
or policy. 
(3) STRATEGIC SOURCING.—The term ‘‘strategic sourcing’’ 
means analyzing and modifying a Federal agency’s spending 
patterns to better leverage its purchasing power, reduce costs, 
and improve overall performance. 
SEC. 1803. EXPANDED USE OF DATA ANALYTICS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator for General 
Services, shall develop a strategy to expand the use of data analytics 
in managing government purchase and travel charge card programs. 
These analytics may employ existing General Services Administra-
tion capabilities, and may be in conjunction with agencies’ capabili-
ties, for the purpose of— 
(1) identifying examples or patterns of questionable trans-
actions and developing enhanced tools and methods for agency 
use in— 
(A) identifying questionable purchase and travel card 
transactions; and 
(B) recovering improper payments made with purchase 
and travel cards; 
(2) identifying potential opportunities for agencies to fur-
ther leverage administrative process streamlining and cost 
reduction from purchase and travel card use, including addi-
tional agency opportunities for card-based strategic sourcing; 
(3) developing a set of purchase and travel card metrics 
and benchmarks for high-risk activities, which shall assist agen-
cies in identifying potential emphasis areas for their purchase 
and travel card management and oversight activities, including 
those required by the Government Charge Card Abuse Preven-
tion Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–194); and 
(4) developing a plan, which may be based on existing 
capabilities, to create a library of analytics tools and data 
sources for use by Federal agencies (including inspectors gen-
eral of those agencies). 
SEC. 1804. GUIDANCE ON IMPROVING INFORMATION SHARING TO 
CURB IMPROPER PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
Services and the interagency charge card data management group 
established under section 1805, shall issue guidance on improving 
information sharing by government agencies for the purposes of 
section 1803(a)(1). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The guidance issued under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) require relevant officials at Federal agencies to identify 
high-risk activities and communicate that information to the 
appropriate management levels within the agencies; 
(2) require that appropriate officials at Federal agencies 
review the reports issued by charge card-issuing banks on 
questionable transaction activity (such as purchase and travel 
card pre-suspension and suspension reports, delinquency 
reports, and exception reports), including transactions that 
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occur with high-risk activities, and suspicious timing or 
amounts of cash withdrawals or advances; 
(3) provide for the appropriate sharing of information 
related to potential questionable transactions, fraud schemes, 
and high-risk activities with the General Services Administra-
tion and the appropriate officials in Federal agencies; 
(4) consider the recommendations made by Inspectors Gen-
eral or the best practices Inspectors General have identified; 
and 
(5) include other requirements determined appropriate by 
the Director for the purposes of carrying out this title. 
SEC. 1805. INTERAGENCY CHARGE CARD DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of General Services 
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
establish a purchase and travel charge card data management 
group to develop and share best practices for the purposes described 
in section 1803(a). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The best practices developed under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) cover rules, edits, and task order or contract modifica-
tions related to charge card-issuing banks; 
(2) include the review of accounts payable information and 
purchase and travel card transaction data of agencies for the 
purpose of identifying potential strategic sourcing and other 
additional opportunities (such as recurring payments, utility 
payments, and grant payments) for which the charge cards 
or related payment products could be used as a payment 
method; and 
(3) include other best practices as determined by the 
Administrator and Director. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The purchase and travel charge card data 
management group shall meet regularly as determined by the co- 
chairs, for a duration of three years, and include those agencies 
as described in section 2 of the Government Charge Card Abuse 
Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–194) and others identified 
by the Administrator and Director. 
SEC. 1806. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION REPORT.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator for General Services shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this 
title, including the metrics used in determining whether the analytic 
and benchmarking efforts have reduced, or contributed to the reduc-
tion of, questionable transactions or improper payments as well 
as improved utilization of card-based payment products. 
(b) AGENCY REPORTS
AND CONSOLIDATED REPORT
TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the head of each Federal agency described in section 
2 of the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–194) shall submit a report to the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget on that agency’s activities 
to implement this title. 
(c) OFFICE
OF MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET REPORT
TO CON-
GRESS.—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
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shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a consoli-
dated report of agency activities to implement this title, which 
may be included as part of another report submitted by the Director 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives. 
(d) REPORT ON ADDITIONAL SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives a report identifying and exploring further 
potential savings opportunities for government agencies under the 
Federal charge card programs. This report may be combined with 
the report required under subsection (a). 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018’’. 
SEC. 
2002. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS 
REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER FIVE YEARS.—Except 
as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles 
XXI through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisi-
tion, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire 
on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2022; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2023. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations 
for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authoriza-
tions of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
been obligated before the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2022; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for fiscal year 2023 for military construction projects, land 
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contribu-
tions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF FISCAL YEAR 2016 AND 
FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECTS.— 
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2016 PROJECTS.—Section 2002 of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1145) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
Military 
Construction 
Authorization 
Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018. 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(2) FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECTS.—Section 2002 of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 114–328; 129 Stat. 1145) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX shall take effect 
on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2017; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2108. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2109. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000, 2005, 2006, 
and 2007 projects. 
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) 
and available for military construction projects inside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alabama ..................
Fort Rucker ...............................................
$38,000,000 
Arizona ....................
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ...............
$22,000,000 
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Army: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Fort Huachuca ..........................................
$30,000,000 
California ................
Fort Irwin .................................................
$3,000,000 
Colorado ..................
Fort Carson ...............................................
$29,300,000 
Florida .....................
Eglin Air Force Base ................................
$18,000,000 
Georgia ....................
Fort Benning ............................................
$38,800,000 
Fort Gordon ..............................................
$51,500,000 
Hawaii .....................
Pohakuloa Training Area ........................
$25,000,000 
Indiana ....................
Crane Army Ammunition Plant ..............
$24,000,000 
New York ................
U.S. Military Academy ............................
$22,000,000 
South Carolina .......
Fort Jackson .............................................
$60,000,000 
Shaw Air Force Base ...............................
$25,000,000 
Texas .......................
Camp Bullis ..............................................
$13,600,000 
Fort Hood ..................................................
$70,000,000 
Virginia ...................
Joint Base Langley-Eustis .......................
$34,000,000 
Joint Base Myer-Henderson ....................
$20,000,000 
Washington .............
Joint Base Lewis-McChord ......................
$66,000,000 
Yakima ......................................................
$19,500,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) 
and available for military construction projects outside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out the 
military construction project for the installations or locations outside 
the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Germany .................
Stuttgart ....................................................
$40,000,000 
Weisbaden .................................................
$43,000,000 
Korea ........................
Kunsan Air Base .......................................
$53,000,000 
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a) and available for military family housing functions as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including 
land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or 
locations, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth 
in the following table: 
Army: Family Housing 
State/Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Georgia ...............
Fort Gordon ......
Family Housing 
New Construc-
tion .................
$6,100,000 
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Army: Family Housing—Continued 
State/Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Germany .............
South Camp 
Vilseck.
Family Housing 
New Construc-
tion .................
$22,445,000 
Kwajalein ...........
Kwajalein Atoll
Family Housing 
Replacement 
Construction ..
$31,000,000 
Massachusetts ....
Natick ................
Family Housing 
Replacement 
Construction ..
$21,000,000 
(b) PLANNING
AND
DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) 
and available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 
may carry out architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design activities with respect to the construction or improve-
ment of family housing units in an amount not to exceed 
$33,559,000. 
SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2104(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing 
units in an amount not to exceed $34,156,000. 
SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
military family housing functions of the Department of the Army 
as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 
2101 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 986) 
for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, for construction of an 
airfield operations complex, the Secretary of the Army may con-
struct standby generator capacity of 1,000 kilowatts. 
SEC. 2106. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
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Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3670) for Fort Shafter, Hawaii, for construction of a command 
and control facility, the Secretary of the Army may construct 15 
megawatts of redundant power generation for a total project amount 
of $370,000,000. 
SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2014 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B 
of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 985), the authorization set forth 
in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that 
Act (127 Stat. 986), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2018, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2014 Project Authorization 
State or 
Country 
Installation 
or Location 
Project 
Amount 
Japan .....
Kyogamisa-
ki ............
Company Oper-
ations Complex ..
$33,000,000 
SEC. 2108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 
of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3669), the authorizations set 
forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 
of that Act (128 Stat. 3670), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2015 Project Authorizations 
State/ 
Country 
Installation 
or Location 
Project 
Amount 
California 
Military 
Ocean 
Terminal 
Concord ..
Access Control Point ......
$9,900,000 
Hawaii ...
Fort Shafter 
Command and Control 
Facility (SCIF) ............
$370,000,000 
Japan ......
Kadena Air 
Base ........
Missile Magazine ............
$10,600,000 
Texas ......
Fort Hood ...
Simulation Center ..........
$46,000,000 
SEC. 2109. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 
YEAR 2000, 2005, 2006, AND 2007 PROJECTS. 
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—In connection with the authoriza-
tions contained in the tables in section 2101(a) of the Military 
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Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B 
of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 825), section 2101(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B 
of Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2101), section 2101(a) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3485), and section 2101(a) 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(division B of Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2445) for Fort Irwin, 
California, for Land Acquisition – National Training Center, Phases 
1 through 4, the Secretary of the Army may carry out military 
construction projects to complete the land acquisitions within the 
initial scope of the projects. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall provide information in accordance with section 2851(c) of 
title 10, United States Code, regarding the projects described in 
subsection (a). 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations for certain fiscal year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 
and available for military construction projects inside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Arizona ................
Yuma .................................................
$36,358,000 
California .............
Barstow .............................................
$36,539,000 
Camp Pendleton ...............................
$61,139,000 
Coronado ...........................................
$36,000,000 
Lemoore ............................................
$60,828,000 
Miramar ............................................
$47,600,000 
Twentynine Palms ...........................
$55,099,000 
Florida .................
Mayport ............................................
$84,818,000 
Georgia ................
Albany ...............................................
$43,300,000 
Guam ...................
Joint Region Marianas ....................
$284,679,000 
Hawaii .................
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ...
$73,200,000 
Kaneohe Bay ....................................
$26,492,000 
Wahiawa ...........................................
$65,864,000 
Maine ...................
Kittery ..............................................
$61,692,000 
North Carolina ....
Camp Lejeune ..................................
$103,767,000 
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air 
Station ...........................................
$15,671,000 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Navy: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Virginia ................
Dam Neck .........................................
$29,262,000 
Joint Expeditionary Base Little 
Creek-Story ...................................
$2,596,000 
Portsmouth .......................................
$72,990,000 
Quantico ...........................................
$23,738,000 
Yorktown ..........................................
$36,358,000 
Washington .........
Indian Island ....................................
$44,440,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 
and available for military construction projects outside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installation or location outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Greece ..................
Souda Bay ........................................
$22,045,000 
Japan ..................
Iwakuni .............................................
$21,860,000 
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a) and available for military family housing functions as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including 
land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or 
locations, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth 
in the following table: 
Navy: Family Housing 
Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Bahrain Island ...
SW Asia .............
Construct On- 
Base GFOQ ...
$2,138,000 
Mariana Islands
Guam .................
Replace Ander-
sen Housing 
PH II ..............
$40,875,000 
(b) PLANNING
AND
DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 
and available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 
may carry out architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design activities with respect to the construction or improve-
ment of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $4,418,000. 
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SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2204(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing 
units in an amount not to exceed $36,251,000. 
SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 
2201 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN FISCAL 
YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B 
of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 985), the authorizations set forth 
in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that 
Act (127 Stat. 989) and extended by section 2207 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B 
of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2694), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2019, 
whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Illinois .................
Great Lakes ......
Unaccompanied 
Housing ..........
$35,851,000 
Nevada ................
Fallon ................
Wastewater 
Treatment 
Plant ..............
$11,334,000 
Virginia ...............
Quantico ............
Fuller Road Im-
provements ....
$9,013,000 
SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 
of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3669), the authorizations set 
forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 
of that Act (128 Stat. 3675), shall remain in effect until October 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2015 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
District of Co-
lumbia ..............
NSA Washington 
Electronics 
Science and 
Technology Lab 
$37,882,000 
Maryland .............
Indian Head ........
Advanced 
Energetics Re-
search Lab 
Complex Phase 
2 .......................
$15,346,000 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 projects. 
Sec. 2306. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) 
and available for military construction projects inside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
military construction projects for the installations or locations inside 
the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Air Force: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska ............................
Eielson Air Force Base ....
$168,900,000 
Arkansas ........................
Little Rock Air Force 
Base.
$20,000,000 
California .......................
Travis Air Force Base ......
$114,700,000 
Colorado .........................
Buckley Air Force Base ...
$38,000,000 
Fort Carson ......................
$13,000,000 
U.S. Air Force Academy ..
$30,000,000 
Florida ...........................
Eglin Air Force Base .......
$90,700,000 
MacDill Air Force Base ...
$8,100,000 
Tyndall Air Force Base ...
$17,000,000 
Georgia ..........................
Robins Air Force Base .....
$9,800,000 
Kansas ...........................
McConnell Air Force Base 
$17,500,000 
Maryland .......................
Joint Base Andrews .........
$271,500,000 
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Air Force: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Nevada ...........................
Nellis Air Force Base ......
$61,000,000 
New Jersey ....................
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst ..
$146,500,000 
New Mexico ...................
Cannon Air Force Base ...
$42,000,000 
Holloman Air Force Base 
$4,250,000 
Kirtland Air Force Base ..
$9,300,000 
North Dakota ................
Minot Air Force Base ......
$27,000,000 
Ohio ................................
Wright-Patterson Air 
Force Base.
$6,800,000 
Oklahoma ......................
Altus Air Force Base .......
$20,900,000 
Texas ..............................
Joint Base San Antonio ...
$156,630,000 
Utah ...............................
Hill Air Force Base ..........
$28,000,000 
Wyoming ........................
F.E. Warren Air Force 
Base.
$62,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) 
and available for military construction projects outside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
military construction projects for the installations or locations out-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Australia .........................
Darwin ............................
$76,000,000 
United Kingdom .............
RAF Fairford ..................
$45,650,000 
RAF Lakenheath ............
$136,992,000 
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military family 
housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities with respect 
to the construction or improvement of family housing units in 
an amount not to exceed $4,445,000. 
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2304(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $80,617,000. 
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
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military family housing functions of the Department of the Air 
Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 
2301 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECTS. 
(a) HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE.—In the case of the authorization 
contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2696) for Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachu-
setts, for construction of a gate complex at the installation, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may construct a visitor control center 
of 187 square meters, a traffic check house of 294 square meters, 
and an emergency power generator system and transfer switch 
consistent with the Air Force’s construction guidelines. 
(b) MARIANA ISLANDS.—In the case of the authorization con-
tained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2697) for acquiring 142 hectares of land at 
an unspecified location in the Mariana Islands, the Secretary of 
the Air Force may acquire 142 hectares of land on Tinian in the 
Northern Mariana Islands for a cost of $21,900,000. 
(c) CHABELLEY AIRFIELD.—In the case of the authorization con-
tained in the table in section 2902 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2743) for Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, for 
construction of a parking apron and taxiway at that location, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may construct 20,490 square meters 
of taxiway and apron, 8,230 square meters of paved shoulders, 
10,650 square meters of hangar pads, and 3,900 square meters 
of cargo apron. 
(d) SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE.—The table in section 4601 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2877) is amended in 
the item relating to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, by striking 
‘‘Consolidated Corrosion Facility add/alter.’’ in the project title 
column and inserting ‘‘Consolidated Communication Facility add/ 
alter.’’. 
SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 
of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3669), the authorizations set 
forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 
of that Act (128 Stat. 3679), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Air Force: Extension of 2015 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation 
Project 
Amount 
Alaska .................
Clear Air Force 
Station ...........
Emergency 
Power Plant 
Fuel Storage ..
$11,500,000 
Oklahoma ...........
Tinker Air Force 
Base ...............
KC-46 Two-Bay 
Maintenance 
Hangar ...........
$63,000,000 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resiliency and conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 project. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 
and available for military construction projects inside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska ...............................
Fort Greely ...................................
$200,000,000 
California ..........................
Camp Pendleton ...........................
$43,642,000 
Coronado .......................................
$258,735,000 
Colorado ............................
Schriever Air Force Base .............
$10,200,000 
Florida ...............................
Eglin Air Force Base ...................
$9,100,000 
Hurlburt Field ..............................
$46,400,000 
Georgia ..............................
Fort Gordon ..................................
$10,350,000 
Guam .................................
Andersen Air Force Base .............
$23,900,000 
Hawaii ...............................
Kunia ............................................
$5,000,000 
Missouri ............................
Fort Leonard Wood ......................
$393,241,000 
St. Louis ........................................
$381,000,000 
New Mexico .....................
Cannon Air Force Base ...............
$8,228,000 
North Carolina ................
Camp Lejeune ..............................
$90,039,000 
Fort Bragg ....................................
$57,778,000 
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base 
$20,000,000 
South Carolina ..................
Shaw Air Force Base ...................
$22,900,000 
Utah ..................................
Hill Air Force Base ......................
$20,000,000 
Virginia .............................
Joint Expeditionary Base Little 
Creek-Story ...............................
$23,000,000 
Norfolk ..........................................
$18,500,000 
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Pentagon .......................................
$50,100,000 
Portsmouth ...................................
$22,500,000 
Worldwide Unspecified ....
Unspecified Worldwide Locations 
$64,364,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 
and available for military construction projects outside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Germany .................
Spangdahlem Air Base ...........................
$79,141,000 
Stuttgart ..................................................
$46,609,000 
Greece .....................
Souda Bay ...............................................
$18,100,000 
Italy ........................
Vicenza ....................................................
$62,406,000 
Japan ......................
Iwakuni ...................................................
$30,800,000 
Kadena Air Base .....................................
$27,573,000 
Okinawa ..................................................
$11,900,000 
Sasebo ......................................................
$45,600,000 
Torii Commo Station ..............................
$25,323,000 
Puerto Rico .............
Punta Borinquen .....................................
$61,071,000 
United Kingdom ....
Menwith Hill Station ..............................
$11,000,000 
SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCY AND CONSERVATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 
and available for energy resiliency and conservation projects inside 
the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy resiliency and con-
servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States 
Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and the amounts set forth in the following table: 
Energy Resiliency and Conservation Projects: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Colorado .................
Schriever Air Force Base .......................
$15,260,000 
Guam ......................
Andersen Air Force Base .......................
$5,880,000 
NAVBASE Guam ....................................
$6,920,000 
Hawaii ....................
MCBH Kaneohe Bay ..............................
$6,185,000 
Illinois .....................
MTC Marseilles .......................................
$3,000,000 
Maryland ................
NSA South Potomac-Indian Head .........
$10,790,000 
Missouri ..................
Fort Leonard Wood .................................
$5,300,000 
Montana .................
Malmstrom Air Force Base ....................
$6,086,000 
North Carolina .......
Fort Bragg ...............................................
$3,000,000 
Lejeune/New River .................................
$9,750,000 
Utah ........................
Tooele Army Depot .................................
$6,400,000 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
Energy Resiliency and Conservation Projects: Inside the United States— 
Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Dugway Proving Ground ........................
$8,700,000 
Hill Air Force Base .................................
$8,467,000 
Wyoming .................
F.E. Warren .............................................
$4,500,000 
Various Locations ..
Various Locations ...................................
$27,232,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 
and available for energy resiliency and conservation projects outside 
the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy resiliency and con-
servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States 
Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Energy Resiliency and Conservation Projects: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Honduras ................
Soto Cano Air Base .................................
$12,600,000 
Italy ........................
NSA Naples .............................................
$2,700,000 
Japan ......................
CFA Yokosuka ........................................
$8,530,000 
Korea ......................
Osan Air Base .........................................
$13,700,000 
SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
military family housing functions of the Department of Defense 
(other than the military departments), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 
2401 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to 
be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization in the table in section 2401(b) 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2700) for Kaiserslautern, Germany, 
for construction of the Sembach Elementary/Middle School Replace-
ment, the Secretary of Defense may construct an elementary school. 
SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B 
of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 985), the authorizations set forth 
in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 of that 
Act (127 Stat. 995) and extended by section 2406 of the Military 
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Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B 
of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2702), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2019, 
whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State/Coun-
try 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
United 
Kingdom
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath ........
Lakenheath Mid-
dle/High School 
Replacement ....
$69,638,000 
Virginia ......
Marine Corps Base 
Quantico .............
Quantico Middle/ 
High School Re-
placement ........
$40,586,000 
Pentagon ................
PFPA Support 
Operations 
Center ..............
$14,800,000 
SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 
of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3669), the authorizations set 
forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 
of that Act (128 Stat. 3681), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2015 Project Authorizations 
State/Coun-
try 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Australia ..
Geraldton ................
Combined Com-
munications 
Gateway 
Geraldton .........
$9,600,000 
Belgium ....
Brussels ...................
Brussels Elemen-
tary/High 
School Replace-
ment .................
$41,626,000 
Japan ........
Okinawa ..................
Kubasaki High 
School Replace-
ment/Renova-
tion ...................
$99,420,000 
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Defense Agencies: Extension of 2015 Project 
Authorizations—Continued 
State/Coun-
try 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Commander Fleet 
Activities Sasebo
E.J. King High 
School Replace-
ment/Renova-
tion ...................
$37,681,000 
Mississippi 
Stennis ....................
SOF Land Acqui-
sition Western 
Maneuver Area 
$17,224,000 
New Mex-
ico ..........
Cannon Air Force 
Base .....................
SOF Squadron 
Operations Fa-
cility (STS) .......
$23,333,000 
Virginia ....
Defense Distribu-
tion Depot Rich-
mond ....................
Replace Access 
Control Point ...
$5,700,000 
Joint Base Langley- 
Eustis ...................
Hospital Addition/ 
Central Utility 
Plant Replace-
ment .................
$41,200,000 
Pentagon .................
Redundant 
Chilled Water 
Loop .................
$15,100,000 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
Sec. 2512. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 projects. 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation Security Investment Program 
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as pro-
vided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount 
not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from 
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the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction 
previously financed by the United States. 
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2017, for contributions by the Sec-
retary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States 
Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects 
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind 
Contributions 
SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required 
in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military 
construction projects for the installations or locations, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects 
Country 
Compo-
nent 
Installa-
tion or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Korea ...
Army ...
Camp 
Hum-
phreys ...
Unaccompanied En-
listed Personnel 
Housing, Phase 1 ....
$76,000,000 
Army ...
Camp 
Hum-
phreys ...
Type I Aircraft Park-
ing Apron ................
$10,000,000 
Air 
Force 
Kunsan 
Air Base 
Construct Airfield 
Damage Repair 
Warehouse ..............
$6,500,000 
Air 
Force 
Osan Air 
Base ......
Main Gate Entry Con-
trol Facilities ...........
$13,000,000 
SEC. 2512. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECTS. 
(a) CAMP HUMPHREYS.—In the case of the authorization con-
tained in the table in section 2511 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2704) for Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, 
for construction of the 8th Army Correctional Facility, the Secretary 
of Defense may construct a level 1 correctional facility of 26,000 
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square feet and a utility and tool storage building of 400 square 
feet. 
(b) K-16 AIR BASE.—In the case of the authorization contained 
in the table in section 2511 of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2704) for the K-16 Air Base, Republic of Korea, for 
renovation of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Operations 
Facility, B-606, the Secretary of Defense may renovate an operations 
administration area of 5,500 square meters. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE 
FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 
Sec. 2612. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and 
Authorization of Appropriations 
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 
and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry 
out military construction projects for the Army National Guard 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 
in the following table: 
Army National Guard 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Delaware ................
New Castle ..............................................
$36,000,000 
Idaho .......................
Orchard Training Area ...........................
$22,000,000 
MTC Gowen ............................................
$9,000,000 
Iowa ........................
Camp Dodge ............................................
$8,500,000 
Kansas ....................
Fort Leavenworth ...................................
$19,000,000 
Maine ......................
Presque Isle .............................................
$17,500,000 
Maryland ................
Sykesville ................................................
$19,000,000 
Minnesota ...............
Arden Hills ..............................................
$39,000,000 
Missouri ..................
Springfield ...............................................
$32,000,000 
New Mexico ............
Las Cruces ...............................................
$8,600,000 
Virginia ...................
Fort Belvoir .............................................
$15,000,000 
Fort Pickett .............................................
$4,550,000 
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Army National Guard—Continued 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Washington ............
Tumwater ................................................
$31,000,000 
SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 
and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 
may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army Reserve: Inside the United States 
State 
Location 
Amount 
California ...............
Fallbrook .................................................
$36,000,000 
Washington ............
Lewis-McChord .......................................
$30,000,000 
Wisconsin ...............
Fort McCoy ..............................................
$13,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 
and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified 
in the funding table in section 3102, the Secretary of the Army 
may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army Reserve locations outside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army Reserve: Outside the United States 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Puerto Rico .............
Aguadilla .................................................
$12,400,000 
Fort Buchanan ........................................
$26,000,000 
SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 
and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry 
out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine 
Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
California ...............
Lemoore ...................................................
$17,330,000 
Georgia ...................
Fort Gordon .............................................
$17,797,000 
New Jersey .............
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst ......
$11,573,000 
Texas ......................
Fort Worth ...............................................
$12,637,000 
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SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 
and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and 
carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 
in the following table: 
Air National Guard 
State 
Location 
Amount 
California ...............
March Air Force Base ............................
$15,000,000 
Colorado .................
Peterson Air Force Base .........................
$8,000,000 
Connecticut ............
Bradley IAP .............................................
$7,000,000 
Indiana ...................
Hulman Regional Airport .......................
$8,000,000 
Kentucky ................
Louisville IAP .........................................
$9,000,000 
Mississippi ..............
Jackson International Airport ...............
$8,000,000 
Missouri ..................
Rosecrans Memorial Airport ..................
$10,000,000 
New York ...............
Hancock Field .........................................
$6,800,000 
Ohio ........................
Toledo Express Airport ...........................
$15,000,000 
Oklahoma ...............
Tulsa International Airport ...................
$8,000,000 
Oregon ....................
Klamath Falls IAP ..................................
$18,500,000 
South Dakota .........
Joe Foss Field .........................................
$12,000,000 
Tennessee ...............
McGhee-Tyson Airport ...........................
$25,000,000 
Wisconsin ...............
Dane County Regional/Airport Truax 
Field.
$8,000,000 
SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 
and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and 
carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 
in the following table: 
Air Force Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Florida ....................
Patrick Air Force Base ...........................
$25,000,000 
Georgia ...................
Robins Air Force Base ............................
$32,000,000 
Guam ......................
Joint Region Marianas ...........................
$5,200,000 
Hawaii ...................
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ..........
$5,500,000 
Massachusetts ........
Westover ARB .........................................
$10,000,000 
Minnesota ...............
Minneapolis-St Paul IAP .......................
$9,000,000 
North Carolina .......
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base .........
$6,400,000 
Texas ......................
NAS JRB Fort Worth .............................
$3,100,000 
Utah ........................
Hill Air Force Base .................................
$3,100,000 
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SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD 
AND RESERVE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2017, for the costs of acquisition, 
architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities 
for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, 
under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the 
cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 
section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3688) for Starkville, Mississippi, for construction of an Army 
Reserve Center at that location, the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire approximately fifteen acres (653,400 square feet) of land. 
SEC. 2612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 985), the authorizations set forth in the table 
in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2602, 2604, and 2605 
of that Act (127 Stat. 1001, 1002), shall remain in effect until 
October 1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is 
later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2014 Project 
Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Florida ..
Homestead ARB 
Entry Control Com-
plex 
$9,800,000 
Maryland 
Fort Meade .........
175th Network War-
fare Squadron Facility 
$4,000,000 
New York 
Bullville ..............
Army Reserve Center 
$14,500,000 
SEC. 2613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3669), the authorizations set forth in the table 
in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2602 and 2604 of that 
Act (128 Stat. 3688, 3689), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
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National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2015 Project 
Authorizations 
State 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Mississippi ...............
Starkville ......
Army Reserve 
Center 
$9,300,000 
New Hampshire .......
Pease .............
KC-46A 
ADAL Airfield 
Pavements 
and Hydrant 
Systems 
$7,100,000 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND 
CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activi-
ties funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 
(BRAC) round. 
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGN-
MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2017, for base realignment and clo-
sure activities, including real property acquisition and military 
construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 
of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of 
such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601. 
SEC. 
2702. 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
CONDUCTING 
ADDITIONAL 
BASE 
REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) ROUND. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional 
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Sec. 2801. Elimination of written notice requirement for military construction ac-
tivities and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and re-
ports. 
Sec. 2802. Modification of thresholds applicable to unspecified minor construction 
projects. 
Sec. 2803. Annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds applicable to unspecified 
minor military construction authorities. 
Sec. 2804. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and mainte-
nance funds for construction projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2805. Use of operation and maintenance funds for military construction 
projects to replace facilities damaged or destroyed by natural disasters 
or terrorism incidents. 
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Sec. 2806. Annual report on unfunded requirements for laboratory military con-
struction projects. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2811. Elimination of written notice requirement for military real property 
transactions and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and 
reports. 
Sec. 2812. Certification related to certain acquisitions or leases of real property. 
Sec. 2813. Increased term limit for intergovernmental support agreements to pro-
vide installation support services. 
Sec. 2814. Authorizing reimbursement of States for costs of suppressing wildfires 
caused by Department of Defense activities on State lands; restoration 
of lands of other Federal agencies for damage caused by Department of 
Defense vehicle mishaps. 
Sec. 2815. Criteria for exchanges of property at military installations. 
Sec. 2816. Land exchange valuation of property with reduced development that lim-
its encroachment on military installations. 
Sec. 2817. Requirements for window fall prevention devices in military family hous-
ing. 
Sec. 2818. Prohibiting use of updated assessment of public schools on Department 
of Defense installations to supersede funding of certain projects. 
Sec. 2819. Access to military installations by transportation network companies. 
Subtitle C—Project Management and Oversight Reforms 
Sec. 2821. Notification requirement for certain cost increases. 
Sec. 2822. Annual report on schedule delays. 
Sec. 2823. Report on design errors and omissions related to Fort Bliss hospital re-
placement project. 
Sec. 2824. Report on cost increase and delay related to USSTRATCOM command 
and control facility project at Offutt Air Force Base. 
Subtitle D—Energy Resilience 
Sec. 2831. Energy resilience. 
Sec. 2832. Authority to use energy cost savings for energy resilience, mission assur-
ance, and weather damage repair and prevention measures. 
Sec. 2833. Consideration of energy security and energy resilience in awarding en-
ergy and fuel contracts for military installations. 
Sec. 2834. Requirement to address energy resilience in exercising utility system 
conveyance authority. 
Sec. 2835. In-kind lease payments; prioritization of utility services that promote en-
ergy resilience. 
Sec. 2836. Annual Department of Defense energy management reports. 
Sec. 2837. Aggregation of energy efficiency and energy resilience projects in life 
cycle cost analyses. 
Subtitle E—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2841. Land exchange, Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunnyvale, 
California. 
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. 
Sec. 2843. Lease of real property to the United States Naval Academy Alumni As-
sociation and Naval Academy Foundation at United States Naval Acad-
emy, Annapolis, Maryland. 
Sec. 2844. Land Conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. 
Sec. 2846. Imposition of additional conditions on future use of Castner Range, Fort 
Bliss, Texas. 
Sec. 2847. Land conveyance, former missile alert facility known as Quebec-01, Lar-
amie County, Wyoming. 
Subtitle F—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
Sec. 2861. Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation. 
Sec. 2862. Principal office of Aviation Hall of Fame. 
Sec. 2863. Establishment of a visitor services facility on the Arlington Ridge tract. 
Sec. 2864. Modification of prohibition on transfer of veterans memorial objects to 
foreign governments without specific authorization in law. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 2871. Authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to accept lessee improve-
ments at Air Force Plant 42. 
Sec. 2872. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield pave-
ment markings. 
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Sec. 2873. Authority of Chief Operating Officer of Armed Forces Retirement Home 
to acquire and lease property. 
Sec. 2874. Restrictions on rehabilitation of Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar 
Station. 
Sec. 2875. Permitting machine room-less elevators in Department of Defense facili-
ties. 
Sec. 2876. Disclosure of beneficial ownership by foreign persons of high security 
space leased by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 2877. Joint use of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia, with civil 
aviation. 
Sec. 2878. Report on hurricane damage to Department of Defense assets. 
Sec. 2879. Special rules for certain projects. 
Sec. 2880. Energy security for military installations in Europe. 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 
and Military Family Housing 
SEC. 2801. ELIMINATION OF WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND RELIANCE ON 
ELECTRONIC 
SUBMISSION 
OF 
NOTIFICATIONS 
AND 
REPORTS. 
(a) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITIES.—Subchapter I of 
chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2803(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘seven-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘five- 
day period’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the seven- 
day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the 
notification is provided’’. 
(2) Section 2804(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘14-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘seven- 
day period; and’’ 
(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the seven- 
day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the 
notification is provided’’. 
(3) Section 2805 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14- 
day period’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14- 
day period beginning on the date on which a copy 
of the notification is provided’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14- 
day period’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14- 
day period beginning on the date on which a copy 
of the notification is provided’’. 
(4) Section 2806(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of Defense’’ after 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows through the 
end of the paragraph and inserting the following: ‘‘, only 
after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date 
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on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium 
pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate 
committees of Congress notice of the increase, including 
the reasons for the increase and the source of the funds 
to be used for the increase.’’. 
(5) Section 2807 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14- 
day period’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14- 
day period beginning on the date on which a copy 
of the report is provided’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that 
follows through the end of the subsection and inserting 
the following: ‘‘only after the end of the 14-day period 
beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, 
in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this 
title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of 
the need for the increase, including the source of funds 
to be used for the increase.’’. 
(6) Section 2808(b) is amended by inserting after ‘‘notify’’ 
the following: ‘‘, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title,’’. 
(7) Section 2809 is amended by striking subsection (f) and 
inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) NOTICE
AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary con-
cerned may enter into a contract under this section only after 
the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which 
the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a jus-
tification of the need for the facility covered by the proposed con-
tract, including an economic analysis (based upon accepted life 
cycle costing procedures) which demonstrates that the proposed 
contract is cost effective when compared with alternative means 
of furnishing the same facility.’’. 
(8) Section 2811(d) is amended by inserting after ‘‘submit’’ 
the following: ‘‘, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title,’’. 
(9) Section 2812(c) is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary concerned may enter into a lease under 
this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning 
on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium 
pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a justification of the need for the facility covered by 
the proposed lease, including an economic analysis (based upon 
accepted life-cycle costing procedures) that demonstrates the cost 
effectiveness of the proposed lease compared with a military 
construction project for the same facility.’’. 
(10) Section 2813(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘transmits to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a written notification’’ and inserting ‘‘noti-
fies the appropriate committees of Congress’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day 
period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report 
is provided’’. 
(11) Section 2814 is amended by striking subsection (g) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may carry out a transaction authorized by this section only 
after the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date on which 
the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice 
of the transaction, including a detailed description of the transaction 
and a justification for the transaction specifying the manner in 
which the transaction will meet the purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING ACTIVITIES.—Subchapter II of 
chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2825(b) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (5), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the first sentence of’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in that sentence’’ and inserting 
‘‘in that paragraph’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary concerned may waive the limitations contained 
in the preceding sentence’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the limitations con-
tained in paragraph (1)’’; 
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
transmits’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘the end of 
the 14-day period beginning on the date on which 
the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursu-
ant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate 
committees of Congress notice of the proposed waiver, 
together with an economic analysis demonstrating that 
the improvement will be cost effective.’’. 
(2) Section 2827 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘RELOCATION 
AUTHORITY.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS.—A contract to carry 
out a relocation of military family housing units under subsection 
(a) may be awarded only after the end of the 14-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the Secretary concerned submits, in 
an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the 
appropriate committees of Congress notice of the proposed new 
locations of the housing units to be relocated and the estimated 
cost of and source of funds for the relocation.’’. 
(3) Section 2828(f) is amended by striking ‘‘may not be 
made’’ and all that follows through the end of the subsection 
and inserting ‘‘may be made under this section only after the 
end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the 
Secretary concerned submits, in an electronic medium pursuant 
to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of 
Congress notice of the facts concerning the proposed lease.’’. 
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(4) Subsection (e) of section 2831, as redesignated by section 
1051(a)(21), is further amended by striking ‘‘until—’’ and all 
that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting 
the following: ‘‘until after the end of the 14-day period beginning 
on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic 
medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a justification of the need for the 
maintenance or repair project, including an estimate of the 
cost of the project.’’. 
(5) Section 2835 is amended by striking subsection (g) 
and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) NOTICE
AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS.—A contract may be 
entered into for the lease of housing facilities under this section 
only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy, submits, in an electronic medium pursuant 
to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress 
an economic analysis (based upon accepted life cycle costing proce-
dures) which demonstrates that the proposed contract is cost-effec-
tive when compared with alternative means of furnishing the same 
housing facilities.’’. 
(6) Section 2835a(c) is amended by striking ‘‘until—’’ and 
all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting 
the following: ‘‘until after the end of the 14-day period beginning 
on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic 
medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a notice of the intent to undertake 
the conversion.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Subchapter III of chapter 169 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2853(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in writing’’ both places it appears; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘period of 21 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘14-day period’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or, if over sooner, a period of 
14 days has elapsed after the date on which a copy 
of the notification is provided’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘notifies’’ the 
following: ‘‘, using an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title,’’. 
(2) Section 2854(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the seven- 
day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the 
notification is provided’’. 
(3) Section 2854a is amended by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The Secretary con-
cerned may enter into an agreement to convey a family housing 
facility under this section only after the end of the 14-day period 
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beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an elec-
tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a notice containing a justification 
for the conveyance under the agreement. 
‘‘(2) A notice under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an estimate of the consideration to be provided the 
United States under the agreement; 
‘‘(B) an estimate of the cost of repairing the family housing 
facility to be conveyed; and 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the cost of replacing the family housing 
facility to be conveyed.’’. 
(4) Section 2861(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day 
period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notifica-
tion is provided’’. 
(5) Section 2866(c)(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day 
period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notifica-
tion is provided’’. 
(6) Section 2869(d)(3) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘after a period 
of 21 days’’ and all that follows through the end of the 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘after the end of 
the 14-day period beginning on the date of the submission 
of the notice in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title.’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘only after’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the sentence and 
inserting the following: ‘‘only after the end of the 45-day 
period beginning on the date of the submission of the 
notice in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 
of this title.’’ 
(d) ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVE-
MENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.—Subchapter IV of chapter 169 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2881a(d)(2) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Con-
gress’’ the following: ‘‘in an electronic medium pursuant to 
section 480 of this title’’. 
(2) Section 2883(f) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘30-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘written’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day 
period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notice 
and justification is provided’’. 
(3) Section 2884(a) is amended by striking paragraph (4) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The report shall be submitted in an electronic medium 
pursuant to section 480 of this title not later than 21 days before 
the date on which the Secretary issues the contract solicitation 
or offers the conveyance or lease.’’. 
(4) Section 2885 is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(4)(B)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘notify’’ the following: ‘‘, in 
an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this 
title,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and shall provide’’ and inserting 
‘‘and include’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by inserting after ‘‘submit’’ the 
following: ‘‘, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title,’’. 
(e) ENERGY SECURITY ACTIVITIES.—Chapter 173 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2914(b)(1) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day 
period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notifica-
tion is provided’’. 
(2) Section 2916(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in writing’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day 
period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notifica-
tion is provided’’. 
(f) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CARRIED OUT USING BURDEN 
SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 2350j(e)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘21-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘14-day 
period’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period 
beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided’’. 
(g) ACQUISITION OF FACILITIES FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS BY 
EXCHANGE.—Section 18240(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘30-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘21-day 
period’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 21-day period 
beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided’’. 
SEC. 2802. MODIFICATION OF THRESHOLDS APPLICABLE TO UNSPEC-
IFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD; UNIFORM THRESHOLD FOR ALL 
PROJECTS.—Section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence. 
(b) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY CONCERNED.—Section 2805(b)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$750,000’’. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Section 2805(b)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘to which paragraph (1) is applicable’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to which paragraph (1) is applicable and which 
costs more than $2,000,000’’. 
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(d) USE
OF OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS.—Section 
2805(c) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2803. ANNUAL LOCALITY ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR THRESHOLDS 
APPLICABLE 
TO 
UNSPECIFIED 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITIES. 
Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR LIMITATIONS FOR LOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATIONS.—Each fiscal year, the 
Secretary concerned shall adjust the dollar limitations specified 
in this section applicable to an unspecified minor military 
construction project inside the United States to reflect the 
area construction cost index for military construction projects 
published by the Department of Defense during the prior fiscal 
year for the location of the project, except that no limitation 
specified in this section may exceed $10,000,000 as the result 
of any adjustment made under this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) LOCATION OF PROJECTS.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), a project shall be considered to be inside the United States 
if the project is carried out in any of the several States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The requirements of this subsection shall 
not apply with respect to any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2022.’’. 
SEC. 2804. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHORITY TO USE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUC-
TION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of section 2808 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1723), as most recently 
amended by section 2804 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2713), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c)(1) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
1, 2017’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2805. USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO REPLACE FACILI-
TIES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY NATURAL DISASTERS 
OR TERRORISM INCIDENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZING USE
OF FUNDS.—Section 2854 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
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‘‘(c)(1) In using the authority described in subsection (a) to 
carry out a military construction project to replace a facility, 
including a family housing facility, that has been damaged or 
destroyed, the Secretary concerned may use appropriations avail-
able for operation and maintenance if— 
‘‘(A) the damage or destruction to the facility was the 
result of a natural disaster or a terrorism incident; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary submits a notification to the appropriate 
committees of Congress of the decision to carry out the replace-
ment project, and includes in the notification— 
‘‘(i) the current estimate of the cost of the replacement 
project; 
‘‘(ii) the source of funds for the replacement project; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of damage to a facility rather than 
destruction, a certification that the replacement project 
is more cost-effective than repair or restoration; and 
‘‘(iv) a certification that deferral of the replacement 
project for inclusion in the next Military Construction 
Authorization Act would be inconsistent with national secu-
rity or the protection of health, safety, or environmental 
quality, as the case may be. 
‘‘(2) A replacement project under this subsection may be carried 
out only after the end of the 7-day period beginning on the date 
on which a copy of the notification described in paragraph (1) 
is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of 
this title. 
‘‘(3) The maximum aggregate amount that the Secretary con-
cerned may obligate from appropriations available for operation 
and maintenance in any fiscal year for replacement projects under 
the authority of this subsection is $50,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 2854 
of such title, as amended by section 2801(c)(2), is amended by 
striking ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 2806. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED REQUIREMENTS FOR LAB-
ORATORY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, 
Installations, and Environment, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees each year, at the time the budget of the Presi-
dent for the fiscal year beginning in such year is submitted to 
Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
a reporting listing unfunded requirements on major and minor 
military construction projects for Department of Defense science 
and technology laboratories and facilities and test and evaluation 
facilities, and shall include a Department of Defense Form DD1391 
for each major and minor military construction project included 
in the report. 
10 USC 222a 
note. 
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Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities 
Administration 
SEC. 2811. ELIMINATION OF WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR 
MILITARY REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS AND RELI-
ANCE ON ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF NOTIFICATIONS 
AND REPORTS. 
(a) GENERAL REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTION REPORT.—Section 
2662(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by amending 
paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) The authority of the Secretary concerned to enter into 
a transaction described in paragraph (1) commences only after 
the end of the 14-day period beginning on the first day of the 
first month beginning on or after the date on which the report 
containing the facts concerning such transaction, and all other 
such proposed transactions for that month, is provided in an elec-
tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.’’. 
(b) ACQUISITION
OF
INTERESTS
IN
LAND
WHEN
NEED
IS 
URGENT.—Section 2663(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘submit’’ the following: ‘‘, in an elec-
tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘written notice’’ and inserting ‘‘a notice’’. 
(c) ACQUISITION OF LAND BY CONDEMNATION FOR CERTAIN MILI-
TARY PURPOSES.—Section 2663(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘or, if over sooner, the end of the 14- 
day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report 
is provided’’. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON LAND ACQUISITION REDUC-
TION
IN SCOPE
OR INCREASE
IN COST.—Section 2664(d) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘written’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘a period of 21 days elapses from’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the end of the 14-day period beginning on’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘or, if over sooner, a period of 14 days 
elapses from the date on which a copy of that notification 
is provided’’. 
(e) LEASES
OF
NON-EXCESS
DEFENSE
PROPERTY.—Section 
2667(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘provide to the congressional defense committees written notice’’ 
and inserting ‘‘submit, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title, to the congressional defense committees a notice’’. 
(f) MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AND JURISDICTION OVER FACILI-
TIES FOR DEFENSE AGENCIES.—Section 2682(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to the appropriate congres-
sional committees written notification’’ and inserting ‘‘, in an elec-
tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appro-
priate congressional committees a notice’’. 
(g) AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT ENCROACHMENTS AND OTHER CON-
STRAINTS ON MILITARY TRAINING, TESTING, AND OPERATIONS.—Sec-
tion 2684a(d)(4)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘provides written notice’’ and 
inserting ‘‘submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title, a notice’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘14 days’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the clause and inserting the following: 
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‘‘10 days after the date on which the notice is submitted under 
clause (i).’’. 
(h) CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCE CONSERVATION.—Section 2694a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NOTICE
AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary con-
cerned may not approve of the reconveyance of real property under 
subsection (c) or grant the release of a covenant under subsection 
(d) until after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date 
on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant 
to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a notice of the proposed reconveyance or release.’’. 
SEC. 2812. CERTIFICATION RELATED TO CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS OR 
LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY. 
Section 2662(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
of the first sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘, as well 
as the certification described in paragraph (5).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) For purposes of paragraph (2), the certification described 
in this paragraph with respect to an acquisition or lease of real 
property is a certification that the Secretary concerned— 
‘‘(A) evaluated the feasibility of using space in property 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense to satisfy 
the purposes of the acquisition or lease; and 
‘‘(B) determined that— 
‘‘(i) space in property under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Defense is not reasonably available to be 
used to satisfy the purposes of the acquisition or lease; 
‘‘(ii) acquiring the property or entering into the lease 
would be more cost-effective than the use of the Depart-
ment of Defense property; or 
‘‘(iii) the use of the Department of Defense property 
would interfere with the ongoing military mission of the 
property.’’. 
SEC. 2813. INCREASED TERM LIMIT FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUP-
PORT AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE INSTALLATION SUP-
PORT SERVICES. 
Section 2679(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘ten years’’. 
SEC. 2814. AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR COSTS 
OF SUPPRESSING WILDFIRES CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES ON STATE LANDS; RESTORATION 
OF LANDS OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR DAMAGE 
CAUSED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VEHICLE MIS-
HAPS. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Section 2691 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or lease’’ each place it 
appears; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or lease’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘lease,’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
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‘‘(d) WILDLAND
FIRES
ON
STATE
LAND.—The Secretary of 
Defense may, in any lease, permit, license, or other grant of access 
for use of lands owned by a State, agree to reimburse the State 
for the reasonable costs of the State in suppressing wildland fires 
caused by the activities of the Department of Defense under such 
lease, permit, license, or other grant of access. 
‘‘(e) RESTORATION OF LAND DAMAGED BY MISHAP.—(1) When 
land under the administrative jurisdiction of a Federal agency 
that is not a part of the Department of Defense is damaged as 
the result of a mishap involving a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle of 
the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may, with 
the consent of the Federal agency, restore the land. 
‘‘(2) When land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Department of Defense or a military department is damaged as 
the result of a mishap involving a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle of 
a Federal agency that is not a part of the Department of Defense, 
the head of the Federal agency under whose control the vessel, 
aircraft, or vehicle was operating may, with the consent of the 
Department of Defense, restore the land.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LEASE’’ and inserting ‘‘DAM-
AGED
BY
MISHAP; REIMBURSEMENT
OF
STATE
COSTS
OF 
FIGHTING WILDLAND FIRES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) RESTORATION OF OTHER AGENCY LAND USED BY 
PERMIT.—The Secretary’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) Unless’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b) SCREENING FOR USE OF IMPROVED LAND.—Unless’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)(1) As a condition’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(c) RESTORATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
LAND USED BY OTHER AGENCY.—(1) As a condition’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections of chapter 
159 of such title is amended by amending the item relating to 
section 2691 to read as follows: 
‘‘2691. Restoration of land used by permit or damaged by mishap; reimbursement 
of State costs of fighting wildland fires.’’. 
SEC. 2815. CRITERIA FOR EXCHANGES OF PROPERTY AT MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 2869(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to real property under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned— 
‘‘(A) that is located on a military installation that is closed 
or realigned under a base closure law; or 
‘‘(B) that is located on a military installation not covered 
by subparagraph (A) and for which the Secretary concerned 
makes a determination that the conveyance under paragraph 
(1) is advantageous to the United States.’’. 
SEC. 2816. LAND EXCHANGE VALUATION OF PROPERTY WITH REDUCED 
DEVELOPMENT THAT LIMITS ENCROACHMENT ON MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Subsection (b) of section 2869 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
10 USC 
prec. 2661. 
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‘‘(b) CONDITIONS
ON CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—(1) The fair 
market value of the land to be obtained by the Secretary concerned 
under subsection (a) in exchange for the conveyance of real property 
by the Secretary under such subsection shall be at least equal 
to the fair market value of the conveyed real property, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. If the fair market value of the land is 
less than the fair market value of the real property to be conveyed, 
the recipient of the property shall pay to the United States an 
amount equal to the difference in the fair market values. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a conveyance of real property to a political 
subdivision of a State, the value of the real property to be conveyed 
by the Secretary concerned under subsection (a) may exceed the 
fair market value of the land to be obtained, as determined under 
paragraph (1), by an amount not to exceed the reduction in value 
of the land which is attributable to voluntary zoning actions taken 
by such political subdivision to limit encroachment on a military 
installation, but only if the notice required by subsection (d)(2) 
contains— 
‘‘(A) a certification by the Secretary concerned that the 
military value to the United States of the land to be acquired 
justifies a payment in excess of the fair market value; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the military value to be obtained.’’. 
SEC. 2817. REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOW FALL PREVENTION DEVICES 
IN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 169 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2878 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2879. Window fall prevention devices in military family 
housing units 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING USE OF DEVICES ON CERTAIN WINDOWS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall ensure 
that if a window in any military family housing unit acquired 
or constructed under this chapter is described in subsection 
(b), including a window designed for emergency escape or 
rescue, the window is equipped with fall prevention devices 
that protect against unintentional window falls by young chil-
dren and that are in compliance with applicable International 
Building Code (IBC) standards. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall apply with 
respect to the following military family housing units: 
‘‘(A) A unit for which the contract for the construction 
of the unit is first entered into on or after the date of 
the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(B) Any other unit which is subject to a whole-house 
renovation project for which the contract is entered into 
on or after September 1, 2018. 
‘‘(b) WINDOWS DESCRIBED.—A window is described in this sub-
section if the bottom sill of the window is within 24 inches of 
the floor, as measured in the interior of the unit, and is more 
than 72 inches above the ground, as measured on the exterior 
grade of the building. 
‘‘(c) RECORD OF INCIDENTS; ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary 
concerned shall keep a record of each incident (as defined in Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 6055.7 series) in which a minor child 
10 USC 2879. 
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is injured or killed as the result of an unintentional window fall 
in a military family housing unit. Not later than 90 days after 
the end of each calendar year (beginning with 2017), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and Senate on all such 
window falls occurring in the previous year.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 169 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2878 the following new item: 
‘‘2879. Window fall prevention devices in military family housing units.’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CHILD SAFETY IN MILITARY 
FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
an agreement with an independent entity with experience in 
performing technical evaluations of the compliance of housing 
units with the codes and standards of the International Code 
Council and other relevant codes and standards to conduct 
and to submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense 
committees an assessment of child safety issues in military 
family housing units, with an emphasis on assessing hazards 
that may result in falls. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The independent entity con-
ducting the assessment under paragraph (1) shall include in 
the assessment such recommendations for modifications to mili-
tary family housing unit standards as the entity considers 
appropriate for ensuring the safety of minor children in such 
units. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Under the agreement entered into under 
paragraph (1), the independent entity conducting the assess-
ment under such paragraph shall submit the assessment to 
the Secretary and the congressional defense committees not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2818. PROHIBITING USE OF UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS 
TO SUPERSEDE FUNDING OF CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
(a) PROHIBITING USE OF UPDATED ASSESSMENT TO SUPERSEDE 
FUNDING OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL PROJECTS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 2814 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2717) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITING USE OF UPDATED ASSESSMENT TO SUPER-
SEDE
FUNDING
OF
CERTAIN
REMAINING
PROJECTS.—In deter-
mining which projects will be funded under the programs 
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not, on the 
basis of the updated assessment described in paragraph (1), 
supersede the funding of any of the remaining projects which 
were included among the 33 projects for which Secretary 
assigned the highest priority for receiving funds under the 
assessment of the capacity and facility condition deficiencies 
of elementary and secondary public schools on military installa-
tions conducted by the Secretary in July 2011 under section 
8109 of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 82).’’. 
10 USC 
prec. 2871. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 
SEC. 2819. ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY TRANSPORTATION 
NETWORK COMPANIES. 
Section 346 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND TRANSPOR-
TATION
NETWORK
COMPANIES’’ 
after 
‘‘TRANSPORTATION 
COMPANIES’’; 
(2) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by inserting ‘‘or transpor-
tation network company’’ after ‘‘transportation company’’ each 
places it appears; 
(3) in subsection (b)(7), by inserting ‘‘and transportation 
network companies’’ after ‘‘transportation companies’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.—The term ‘transportation 
company’ means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, 
or other entity outside of the Department of Defense that 
provides a commercial transportation service to a rider. 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK
COMPANY.—The term 
‘transportation network company’— 
‘‘(A) means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor-
ship, or other entity, that uses a digital network to connect 
riders to covered drivers in order for the driver to transport 
the rider using a vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise 
authorized for use by the driver to a point chosen by 
the rider; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a shared-expense carpool or van-
pool arrangement that is not intended to generate profit 
for the driver.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (3), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by inserting 
‘‘or transportation network company’’ after ‘‘transportation 
company’’. 
Subtitle C—Project Management and 
Oversight Reforms 
SEC. 
2821. 
NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
COST 
INCREASES. 
Section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f)(1) In addition to the notification sent under paragraph 
(1) of subsection (c) of a cost increase with respect to a project, 
the Secretary concerned shall provide an additional report notifying 
the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General 
of the United States of any military construction project or military 
family housing project with a total authorized cost greater than 
$40,000,000 that has a cost increase of 25 percent or more. 
10 USC 113 note. 
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‘‘(2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing— 
‘‘(A) A description of the specific reasons for the cost 
increase and the specific organizations and individuals respon-
sible. 
‘‘(B) A description of any ongoing or completed proceedings 
or investigation into a government employee, prime contractor, 
subcontractor, or non-governmental organization that may be 
responsible for the cost increase, and the status of such pro-
ceeding or investigation. 
‘‘(C) If any proceeding or investigation identified in 
subparagraph (B) resulted in final judicial or administrative 
action, the following: 
‘‘(i) In the case of a judicial or administrative action 
taken against a government employee, the report shall 
identify the individual’s organization, position within the 
organization, and the action taken against the individual, 
but shall exclude personally identifiable information about 
the individual. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of a judicial or administrative action 
taken against a prime contractor, subcontractor, or non- 
governmental organization, the report shall identify the 
prime contractor, subcontractor, or non-governmental 
organization and the action taken against the prime con-
tractor, subcontractor, or non-governmental organization. 
‘‘(D) A summary of any changes the Secretary concerned 
believes may be required to the organizational structure, project 
management and oversight practices, policy, or authorities of 
a government organization involved in military construction 
projects as a result of problems identified and lessons learned 
from the project. 
‘‘(3) If any proceeding or investigation described in paragraph 
(2)(C) is still ongoing at the time the Secretary concerned submits 
the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide a supple-
mental report to the congressional defense committees and the 
Comptroller General of the United States not later than 30 days 
after such proceeding or investigation has been completed. If such 
proceeding or investigation resulted in final judicial or administra-
tive action against a government employee, prime contractor, sub-
contractor, or non-governmental organization, the Secretary shall 
include in the supplemental report the information required by 
paragraph (2)(C). 
‘‘(4) Each report under this subsection shall be cosigned by 
the senior engineer authorized to supervise military construction 
projects and military family housing projects under section 2851(a). 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall send the report required under para-
graph (1) with respect to a project not later than 180 days after 
the Secretary sends to the appropriate committees of Congress 
the notification under paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of a cost 
increase with respect to the project. 
‘‘(6) The Comptroller General of the United States shall review 
each report submitted under this subsection and validate or correct 
as necessary the information provided.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsections (a) through (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
sections (a) through (f)’’. 
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SEC. 2822. ANNUAL REPORT ON SCHEDULE DELAYS. 
Section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON SCHEDULE DELAYS.—Not later than 
March 1 of each year (beginning with 2018), the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and Senate a report on each military 
construction project or military family housing project for which, 
as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, the estimated completion 
date is more than 1 year later than the completion date proposed 
at the time the contract for the project was awarded.’’. 
SEC. 2823. REPORT ON DESIGN ERRORS AND OMISSIONS RELATED 
TO FORT BLISS HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT PROJECT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on design errors and omissions related to the hospital 
replacement project at Fort Bliss, Texas. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) A detailed description of the specific ‘‘design errors’’ 
and ‘‘omissions’’ that resulted in the cost increase for the hos-
pital replacement project. 
(2) A description of the specific actions taken to prevent 
further schedule delays and cost increases on this project as 
well as lessons learned that will be applied to future hospital 
projects. 
(3) A description of any ongoing or completed proceedings 
or investigation into a government employee, prime contractor, 
subcontractor, or non-governmental organization that may be 
responsible for the delay and cost increases, and the status 
of such proceeding or investigation. 
(4) If any proceeding or investigation identified in para-
graph (3) resulted in final judicial or administrative action, 
the following: 
(A) In the case of a judicial or administrative action 
taken against a government employee, the report shall 
identify the individual’s organization, name, position within 
the organization, and the action taken against the indi-
vidual. 
(B) In the case of a judicial or administrative action 
taken against a prime contractor, subcontractor, or non- 
governmental organization, the report shall identify the 
prime contractor, subcontractor, or non-governmental 
organization and the action taken against the prime con-
tractor, subcontractor, or non-governmental organization. 
(5) A summary of any changes the Inspector General 
believes may be required to the organizational structure, project 
management and oversight practices, policy, or authorities of 
a government organization involved in military construction 
projects as a result of problems identified and lessons learned 
from this project. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
ON ONGOING PROCEEDINGS
AND 
INVESTIGATIONS.—If any proceeding or investigation described in 
subsection (b)(3) is still ongoing at the time the Inspector General 
submits the report required by subsection (a), the Inspector General 
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shall provide a supplemental report to the congressional defense 
committees not later than 30 days after such proceeding or inves-
tigation has been completed. If such proceeding or investigation 
resulted in final judicial or administrative action against a govern-
ment employee, prime contractor, subcontractor, or non-govern-
mental organization, the Inspector General shall include in the 
supplemental report the information required by subsection (b)(4). 
SEC. 2824. REPORT ON COST INCREASE AND DELAY RELATED TO 
USSTRATCOM 
COMMAND 
AND 
CONTROL 
FACILITY 
PROJECT AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on design errors and omissions related to the construction 
of the USSTRATCOM command and control facility project at Offutt 
Air Force Base. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) The identification of the specific reasons that have 
been used to explain the 16-month schedule delay and 10 
percent cost increase for the project. 
(2) A description of the specific actions taken to prevent 
further schedule delays and cost increases on this project as 
well as lessons learned that will be applied to future projects. 
(3) A description of any ongoing or completed proceedings 
or investigation into a government employee, prime contractor, 
subcontractor, or non-governmental organization that may be 
responsible for the delay and cost increases, and the status 
of such proceeding or investigation. 
(4) If any proceeding or investigation identified in para-
graph (3) resulted in final judicial or administrative action, 
the following: 
(A) In the case of a judicial or administrative action 
taken against a government employee, the report shall 
identify the individual’s organization, name, position within 
the organization, and the action taken against the indi-
vidual. 
(B) In the case of a judicial or administrative action 
taken against a prime contractor, subcontractor, or non- 
governmental organization, the report shall identify the 
prime contractor, subcontractor, or non-governmental 
organization and the action taken against the prime con-
tractor, subcontractor, or non-governmental organization. 
(5) A summary of any changes the Inspector General 
believes may be required to the organizational structure, project 
management and oversight practices, policy, or authorities of 
a government organization involved in military construction 
projects as a result of problems identified and lessons learned 
from this project. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
ON ONGOING PROCEEDINGS
AND 
INVESTIGATIONS.—If any proceeding or investigation described in 
subsection (b)(3) is still ongoing at the time the Inspector General 
submits the report required by subsection (a), the Inspector General 
shall provide a supplemental report to the congressional defense 
committees not later than 30 days after such proceeding or inves-
tigation has been completed. If such proceeding or investigation 
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resulted in final judicial or administrative action against a govern-
ment employee, prime contractor, subcontractor, or non-govern-
mental organization, the Inspector General shall include in the 
supplemental report the information required by subsection (b)(4). 
Subtitle D—Energy Resilience 
SEC. 2831. ENERGY RESILIENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘performance goals 
and master plan for’’ and inserting ‘‘policy of’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) 
as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) respectively; 
(3) by inserting before subsection (c), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), the following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL ENERGY POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure the readiness of the armed forces for their military missions 
by pursuing energy security and energy resilience. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—In order to achieve the policy set forth 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may— 
‘‘(1) require the Secretary of a military department to estab-
lish and maintain an energy resilience master plan for an 
installation; 
‘‘(2) authorize the use of energy security and energy resil-
ience, including the benefits of on-site generation resources 
that reduce or avoid the cost of backup power, as factors in 
the cost-benefit analysis for procurement of energy; and 
‘‘(3) in selecting facility energy projects that will use renew-
able energy sources, pursue energy security and energy resil-
ience by giving favorable consideration to projects that provide 
power directly to a military facility or into the installation 
electrical distribution network.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the future demand 
for energy, and the requirement for the use of energy’’ 
after ‘‘energy’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Opportunities to enhance energy resilience to ensure 
the Department of Defense has the ability to prepare for and 
recover from energy disruptions that impact mission assurance 
on military installations.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) Opportunities to leverage third-party financing to 
address installation energy needs.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 173 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 2911 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2911. Energy policy of the Department of Defense.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 173 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 2914, by striking ‘‘energy resiliency’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘energy resilience’’; 
(2) in section 2915— 
10 USC 
prec. 2911. 
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(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘2911(b)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2911(d)(2)’’; 
(3) in section 2916(b)(2), by striking ‘‘2911(b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘2911(c)’’; 
(4) in section 2922b(a), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(5) in section 2922f(a), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(6) in section 2924— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) 
as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 
(7) in section 2925(a)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RESILIENCY’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ENERGY RESILIENCE’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2911(e)’’ and inserting 
‘‘2911(g)’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AND ENERGY SECU-
RITY.—Section 101(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) ENERGY
RESILIENCE.—The term ‘energy resilience’ 
means the ability to avoid, prepare for, minimize, adapt to, 
and recover from anticipated and unanticipated energy disrup-
tions in order to ensure energy availability and reliability suffi-
cient to provide for mission assurance and readiness, including 
task critical assets and other mission essential operations 
related to readiness, and to execute or rapidly reestablish mis-
sion essential requirements. 
‘‘(7) ENERGY SECURITY.—The term ‘energy security’ means 
having assured access to reliable supplies of energy and the 
ability to protect and deliver sufficient energy to meet mission 
essential requirements.’’. 
SEC. 2832. AUTHORITY TO USE ENERGY COST SAVINGS FOR ENERGY 
RESILIENCE, MISSION ASSURANCE, AND WEATHER DAM-
AGE REPAIR AND PREVENTION MEASURES. 
Section 2912(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘energy conservation and’’ and inserting ‘‘energy resil-
ience, mission assurance, weather damage repair and prevention, 
energy conservation, and’’. 
SEC. 2833. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY SECURITY AND ENERGY RESIL-
IENCE IN AWARDING ENERGY AND FUEL CONTRACTS FOR 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Section 2922a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) The Secretary concerned shall prioritize energy security 
and resilience.’’. 
SEC. 2834. REQUIREMENT TO ADDRESS ENERGY RESILIENCE IN EXER-
CISING UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY. 
Section 2688(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may require in any contract for 
the conveyance of a utility system (or part of a utility system) 
under subsection (a) that the conveyee manage and operate the 
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utility system in a manner consistent with energy resilience require-
ments and metrics provided to the conveyee to ensure that the 
reliability of the utility system meets mission requirements. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secre-
taries of the military departments, shall include in the installation 
energy report submitted under section 2925(a) of this title a descrip-
tion of progress in meeting energy resilience metrics for all convey-
ance contracts entered into pursuant to this section.’’. 
SEC. 2835. IN-KIND LEASE PAYMENTS; PRIORITIZATION OF UTILITY 
SERVICES THAT PROMOTE ENERGY RESILIENCE. 
Section 2667(c)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, which shall prioritize energy resilience in the event 
of commercial grid outages’’ after ‘‘Secretary concerned’’. 
SEC. 2836. ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
REPORTS. 
Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, including progress on energy resilience 
at military installations according to metrics developed by the 
Secretary’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) Details of all utility outages impacting energy resilience 
at military installations (excluding planned outages for mainte-
nance reasons), whether caused by on- or off-installation disrup-
tions, including the total number and location of outage, the 
duration of the outage, the financial impact of the outage, 
whether or not the mission was impacted, the mission require-
ments associated with disruption tolerances based on risk to 
mission, the responsible authority managing the utility, and 
measure taken to mitigate the outage by the responsible 
authority.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) Details of a military installation’s total energy require-
ments and critical energy requirements, and the current energy 
resilience and emergency backup systems servicing critical 
energy requirements, including, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) energy resilience and emergency backup system 
power requirements; 
‘‘(B) the critical missions, facility, or facilities serviced; 
‘‘(C) system service life; 
‘‘(D) capital, operations, maintenance, and testing costs; 
and 
‘‘(E) other information the Secretary determines nec-
essary.’’. 
SEC. 2837. AGGREGATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY 
RESILIENCE PROJECTS IN LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSES. 
The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart-
ment, when conducting life cycle cost analyses with respect to 
investments designed to lower costs and reduce energy and water 
consumption, shall aggregate energy efficiency projects and energy 
resilience improvements as appropriate. 
10 USC 2911 
note. 
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Subtitle E—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2841. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL INDUSTRIAL RESERVE ORDNANCE 
PLANT, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy 
may convey to an entity (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Exchange 
Entity’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
comprising the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant (NIROP) 
located in Sunnyvale, California in exchange for— 
(1) real property, including improvements thereon, that 
will replace the NIROP and meet the readiness requirements 
of the Department of the Navy, as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
(2) relocation of contractor and Government personnel and 
equipment from the NIROP to the replacement facilities. 
(b) LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The exchange authorized under sub-
section (a) shall be governed by a land exchange agreement 
that identifies the property to be exchanged (including improve-
ments thereon), the time period in which the exchange will 
occur, and the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary and 
the Exchange Entity in carrying out the exchange. 
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to affect or limit the application 
of, or any obligation to comply with, any environmental law, 
including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). 
(c) VALUATION; CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENT IF NIROP VALUE 
EXCEEDS VALUE OF EXCHANGED PROPERTY.— 
(1) VALUATION.—The values of the properties to be 
exchanged by the Secretary and the Exchange Entity under 
subsection (a) (including improvements thereon) shall be deter-
mined by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary, 
and in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of 
Professional Appraisal Practice. 
(2) CASH
EQUALIZATION
PAYMENT.—If, as determined in 
accordance with paragraph (1), the value of the NIROP is 
greater than the combination of the value of the property 
to be conveyed by the Exchange Entity under subsection (a) 
and the relocation costs covered by the Exchange Entity under 
such subsection, the Exchange Entity shall make a cash equali-
zation payment to the Secretary to equalize the values. Nothing 
in this paragraph may be construed to require the Secretary 
to make a cash equalization payment to the Exchange Entity 
if the value of the property to be conveyed by the Exchange 
Entity and the relocation costs covered by the Exchange Entity 
are greater than the value of the NIROP. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall 
require the Exchange Entity to pay costs incurred by the Depart-
ment of the Navy to carry out the exchange authorized under 
subsection (a), including costs incurred for land surveys, environ-
mental documentation, the review of replacement facilities design, 
real estate due diligence (including appraisals), preparing and exe-
cuting the agreement described in subsection (b), and any other 
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administrative costs related to the exchange. If amounts are col-
lected from the Exchange Entity in advance of the Secretary incur-
ring the actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the costs 
actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the exchange under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to 
the Exchange Entity. 
(e) TREATMENT
OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
under subsections (a), (c)(2), and (d) shall be used in accordance 
with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
(f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact legal description of 
the property, including acreage, to be exchanged under subsection 
(a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(g) RELATION
TO OTHER MILITARY CONSTRUCTION REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) EXCLUSION FROM TREATMENT AS MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION PROJECT.—The acquisition or disposition of any property 
pursuant to the exchange authorized under subsection (a) shall 
not be treated as a military construction project for which 
an authorization is required by section 2802 of title 10, United 
States Code, or for which reporting is required by section 2662 
of such title. 
(2) EXCLUSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR SCREENING BY 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FOR ADDITIONAL FEDERAL 
USE.—Section 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code, does 
not apply to the conveyance of any real property pursuant 
to the exchange authorized under subsection (a). 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the exchange authorized under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
(i) SUNSET.—The authority provided to the Secretary to carry 
out the exchange under subsection (a) shall expire on October 
1, 2023. 
SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, 
IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey to the City of Mountain Home, Idaho (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 4.25 miles of railroad spur 
located near Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, as further 
described in subsection (c), for the purpose of economic development. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
REQUIRED.—As consideration for the 
land conveyed under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary. 
The City shall provide an amount that is acceptable to the 
Secretary, whether by cash payment, in-kind consideration as 
described under paragraph (2), or a combination thereof. 
(2) IN-KIND
CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consideration pro-
vided by the City under paragraph (1) may include the acquisi-
tion, construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, 
or restoration (including environmental restoration), or com-
bination thereof, of any facility or infrastructure under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
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(3) TREATMENT
OF
CONSIDERATION
RECEIVED.—Consider-
ation in the form of cash payment received by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the separate fund 
in the Treasury described in section 572(a)(1) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) FINALIZING
LEGAL
DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall finalize a map and the legal description 
of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a). 
(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
correct any minor errors in the map or the legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description shall be 
on file and available for public inspection. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may require the 
City to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remedi-
ation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 
reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
to carry out the conveyance under this section, including survey 
costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other 
administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are 
collected from the City in advance of the Secretary incurring 
the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs 
actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, 
the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 
the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used 
to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out 
the conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or account currently 
available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs 
were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 
in such fund or account and shall be available for the same 
purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, 
as amounts in such fund or account. 
(e) USE RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve a right to 
temporarily use, for urgent reasons of national defense and at 
no cost to the United States, all or a portion of the railroad spur 
conveyed under subsection (a). 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2843. LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES NAVAL 
ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND NAVAL ACADEMY 
FOUNDATION AT UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, 
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may lease approxi-
mately 3 acres at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, 
Maryland to the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association 
Inc. and the United States Naval Academy Foundation Inc. (here-
after referred to as the ‘‘lessees’’), for the purpose of enabling 
the lessees to construct, operate, and maintain the Alumni Associa-
tion and Foundation Center. 
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(b) DURATION OF LEASE.—At the option of the Secretary of 
the Navy, the lease entered into under this section shall be in 
effect for 50 years. Upon the expiration of the lease, the Secretary 
may extend the lease for such additional period as the Secretary 
may determine. 
(c) PAYMENTS UNDER LEASE.— 
(1) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS BASED ON FAIR MARKET VALUE.— 
The Secretary of the Navy shall require the lessees to make 
payments under the lease entered into under this section, in 
cash or in the form of in-kind consideration, in an amount 
and form that reflects the fair market value of the lease as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(2) PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) TIMING.—To the extent that the lessees make pay-
ments under the lease in the form of in-kind consideration, 
such consideration may be paid as a lump-sum payment 
for the entire lease term, or any part thereof, or in annual 
installments. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—The in- 
kind consideration paid under the lease— 
(i) shall include the relocation of any Naval Sup-
port Activity Annapolis functions presently located on 
the land to be leased to alternate locations deemed 
sufficient by the Secretary; and 
(ii) may include annual support (including cash, 
real property, or personal property) provided by the 
lessees after the date the lease is executed, to be used 
for the benefit of, or for use in connection with, the 
Naval Academy. 
(d) RETENTION
AND USE
OF FUNDS.—Funds received under 
the lease entered into under this section may be retained for use 
in support of the Naval Academy and to cover expenses incurred 
by the Secretary of the Navy in managing the lease. 
(e) LEASEBACK PROHIBITED.—During the period in which the 
lease entered into under this section is in effect, the Secretary 
of the Navy may not lease any of the space constructed by the 
lessees on the property leased under this section. 
(f) PAYMENT
OF COSTS
OF ENTERING INTO
AND MANAGING 
LEASE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
require the lessees to cover the costs to be incurred by the 
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred 
by the Secretary, in entering into and managing the lease 
under this section, including survey costs, costs for environ-
mental documentation, and any other administrative costs 
related to the lease (as defined in section 2667 of title 10, 
United States Code). Any expenses incurred by the lessees 
pursuant to this provision may be considered in-kind consider-
ation for purposes of subsection (c)(2) and may be credited 
against any payments due during the term of the lease. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 
the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred 
by the Secretary in entering into and managing the lease. 
Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 
fund or account, and shall be available for the same purposes, 
and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 
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in such fund or account. If amounts are collected from the 
lessees in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 
by the Secretary in entering into and managing the lease, 
the Secretary may refund the excess amount to the lessees. 
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be leased under this section shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Navy, and may include property currently used for public purposes. 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the lease entered into under this section as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2844. LAND CONVEYANCE, NATICK SOLDIER SYSTEMS CENTER, 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army may 
sell and convey all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to parcels of real property, consisting of approximately 
98 acres and improvements thereon, located in the vicinity of Hud-
son, Wayland, and Needham, Massachusetts, that are the sites 
of military family housing supporting military personnel assigned 
to the United States (U.S.) Army Natick Soldier Systems Center. 
(b) COMPETITIVE SALE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall use 
competitive procedures for the sale authorized by subsection (a). 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall require 
as consideration for conveyance under subsection (a), tendered 
by cash payment, an amount equal to no less than the fair 
market value, as determined by the Secretary, of the real 
property and any improvements thereon. 
(2) CASH PAYMENTS.— 
(A) 
CASH
PAYMENTS
DEPOSITED
IN
A
SPECIAL 
ACCOUNT.—Cash payments provided as consideration under 
this subsection shall be deposited in a special account 
in the Treasury established for the Secretary. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS IN SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The Secretary 
is authorized to use funds deposited in the special account 
established under subparagraph (A) for— 
(i) demolition of existing military family housing 
on the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (other 
than housing on property conveyed under subsection 
(a)) that the Secretary determines necessary to 
accommodate construction of military family housing 
or unaccompanied soldier housing to support military 
personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier 
Systems Center; 
(ii) construction or rehabilitation of military family 
housing or unaccompanied soldier housing to support 
military personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Natick 
Soldier Systems Center; or 
(iii) construction of ancillary supporting facilities 
(as that term is defined in section 2871(1) of title 
10, United States Code) to support military personnel 
assigned to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems 
Center. 
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(C) CASH CONSIDERATION NOT USED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 
1, 2025.—Cash payments provided as consideration under 
this subsection that are received by the Secretary and 
not used by the Secretary for purposes authorized by 
subparagraph (B) prior to October 1, 2025, shall be trans-
ferred to an account in the Treasury established pursuant 
to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) DESCRIPTION
OF PARCELS.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the parcels to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary. 
The cost of the survey shall be borne by the recipient of the 
parcels. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
(f) INAPPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF LAW.—The 
conveyance of property under this section shall not be subject to 
section 2696 of title 10, United States Code. 
(g) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this section the term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ means the Secretary of the Army. 
SEC. 2845. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL AIR STATION CORPUS CHRISTI, 
TEXAS. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may convey to the 
City of Corpus Christi, Texas (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, con-
sisting of approximately 44 acres known as the Peary Place Trans-
mitter Site in Nueces County associated with Naval Air Station 
Corpus Christi, Texas. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the City shall convey to the Secretary its real prop-
erty interests either adjacent or proximate, and causing an 
encroachment concern as determined by the Secretary, to Naval 
Air Station Corpus Christi, Naval Outlying Landing Field Waldron 
and Naval Outlying Landing Field Cabaniss. 
(c) LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and the City 
may enter into a land exchange agreement to implement this sec-
tion. 
(d) VALUATION.—The value of each property interest to be 
exchanged by the Secretary and the City described in subsections 
(a) and (b) shall be determined— 
(1) by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; 
and 
(2) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of 
Professional Appraisal Practice. 
(e) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.— 
(1) TO
THE
SECRETARY.—If the value of the property 
interests described in subsection (a) is greater than the value 
of the property interests described in subsection (b), the values 
shall be equalized through a cash equalization payment from 
the City to the Department of the Navy. 
(2) NO EQUALIZATION.—If the value of the property interests 
described in subsection (b) is greater than the value of the 
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property interests described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not make a cash equalization payment to equalize the 
values. 
(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall require the 
City to pay costs to be incurred by the Secretary to carry 
out the exchange of property interests under this section, 
including those costs related to land survey, environmental 
documentation, real estate due diligence such as appraisals, 
and any other administrative costs related to the exchange 
of property interests to include costs incurred preparing and 
executing the land exchange agreement authorized under sub-
section (c). If amounts are collected from the City in advance 
of the Secretary incurring the actual costs and the amount 
collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 
to carry out the exchange of property interests, the Secretary 
shall refund the excess amount to the City. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
as reimbursement under paragraph (1) above shall be used 
in accordance with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property interests to be exchanged under this 
section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(h) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of real property 
interests under this section shall be accomplished using an appro-
priate legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually 
satisfactory to the Secretary and the City, including such additional 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
(i) EXEMPTION FROM SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
FOR ADDI-
TIONAL FEDERAL USE.—The authority under this section is exempt 
from the screening process required under section 2696(b) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(j) SUNSET PROVISION.—The authority under this section shall 
expire on October 1, 2019, unless the Secretary and the City have 
signed a land exchange agreement described in subsection (c). 
SEC. 2846. IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS ON FUTURE USE 
OF CASTNER RANGE, FORT BLISS, TEXAS. 
Section 2844 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2157) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
ON FUTURE USE
OF CASTNER 
RANGE.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITIONS.—To protect and conserve ecological, 
scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu-
cational, and scientific resources within the real property 
described in subsection (a), subject to rights and improvements 
in existence as of December 31, 2017, there shall be no commer-
cial enterprise, no permanent road, no temporary road, no 
use of motor vehicles or motorized equipment, no landing of 
aircraft, no other form of mechanical transport, and no struc-
ture, building or installation of any kind, except measures 
required to protect the health and safety of persons. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF CONDITIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) Paragraph (1) applies to use of the real property 
by the Secretary or any successor in interest including 
the head of another federal agency or a non-federal entity. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary, or head of any other federal agency, 
shall include the conditions set forth in paragraph (1) in 
the conveyance authorized by subsection (a), or any convey-
ance of the property described in subsection (a), or any 
portion thereof, to any other non-federal entity. 
‘‘(3) NONCOMPLIANCE.—Subsection (b) shall apply to a 
determination by the Secretary, or head of any other federal 
agency, that a non-federal entity to whom the property 
described in subsection (a) or any portion thereof has been 
conveyed, or any successor in interest, has not complied with 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) MILITARY
MUNITIONS.—The Secretary shall conduct 
military munitions response actions on the real property 
described in subsection (a) in accordance with the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act 
of 1980 and consistent with the limited recreational, non-resi-
dential, non-commercial conditions on future use set forth in 
paragraph (1). These munitions response actions shall also 
minimize disturbance of natural and cultural resources present 
on the real property described in subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 2847. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER MISSILE ALERT FACILITY 
KNOWN AS QUEBEC-01, LARAMIE COUNTY, WYOMING. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may convey, without consideration, to the State of Wyoming (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘State’’), all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the real property, including any 
improvements thereon, consisting of the former Missile Alert 
Facility (MAF) known as ‘‘Quebec-01,’’ located in Laramie County, 
Wyoming, for the purpose of operating a historical site, interpretive 
center, or museum. 
(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may require the State to cover costs to be incurred by the 
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred 
by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documenta-
tion, and any other administrative costs related to the convey-
ance. If amounts are collected from the State in advance of 
the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount col-
lected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 
to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the State. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 
the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred 
by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance, or if such 
fund or account has expired at the time of credit, to an appro-
priate appropriation, fund, or account currently available to 
the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs were paid. 
Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 
appropriation, fund, or account, and shall be available for the 
same purpose, and subject to the same conditions and limita-
tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 
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(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Air Force. 
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines at any time that the real property conveyed under 
subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose 
of the conveyance specified in subsection (a), all right, title, and 
interest in and to such real property, including any improvements 
thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become 
the property of the United States, and the United States shall 
have the right of immediate entry onto such real property. A deter-
mination by the Secretary under this subsection shall be made 
on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Military Memorials, 
Monuments, and Museums 
SEC. 2861. RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR 
II AVIATION. 
(a) RECOGNITION.—The National Museum of World War II Avia-
tion in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is recognized as America’s 
National World War II Aviation Museum. 
(b) EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.—The National Museum recognized 
by this section is not a unit of the National Park System, and 
the recognition of the National Museum shall not be construed 
to require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose 
related to the National Museum. 
SEC. 2862. PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF AVIATION HALL OF FAME. 
Section 23107 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Dayton,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘trustees’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Ohio’’. 
SEC. 2863. ESTABLISHMENT OF A VISITOR SERVICES FACILITY ON THE 
ARLINGTON RIDGE TRACT. 
(a) ARLINGTON RIDGE TRACT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Arlington Ridge tract’’ means the parcel of Federal land 
located in Arlington County, Virginia, known as the ‘‘Nevius Tract’’ 
and transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1953, that 
is bounded generally by— 
(1) Arlington Boulevard (United States Route 50) to the 
north; 
(2) Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route 110) to the 
east; 
(3) Marshall Drive to the south; and 
(4) North Meade Street to the west. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF VISITOR SERVICES FACILITY.—Notwith-
standing section 2863(g) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1332), 
the Secretary of the Interior may construct a structure for visitor 
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services, including a public restroom facility, on the Arlington Ridge 
tract in the area of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial. 
SEC. 2864. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF VET-
ERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION IN LAW. 
(a) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS.—Paragraph (2)(B)(iii) of section 
2572(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘from abroad’’ and inserting ‘‘from abroad before 1907’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION.—Paragraph (3)(B) of section 
2572(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
(c) PERMITTING TRANSFER OF BELLS OF BALANGIGA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2572(e) of title 
10, United States Code, the President may transfer the veterans 
memorial object known as the ‘‘Bells of Balangiga’’ to the 
Republic of the Philippines if the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to Congress that— 
(A) the transfer of the object is in the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
(B) appropriate steps have been taken to preserve the 
history of the veterans associated with the object, including 
consultation with associated veterans organizations and 
government officials in the State of Wyoming, as appro-
priate. 
(2) TIMING OF TRANSFER.—The President may not carry 
out the transfer described in this subsection until at least 
90 days after the Secretary of Defense provides Congress with 
the certification required under paragraph (1). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect October 1, 2017. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 2871. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE TO 
ACCEPT LESSEE IMPROVEMENTS AT AIR FORCE PLANT 
42. 
(a) ACCEPTANCE OF LESSEE IMPROVEMENTS AT AIR FORCE PLANT 
42.—A lease of Air Force Plant 42, in whole or part, may permit 
the lessee, with the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
to alter, expand, or otherwise improve the plant or facility as 
necessary for the development or production of military weapons 
systems, munitions, components, or supplies. Such lease may pro-
vide, notwithstanding section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, 
that such alteration, expansion or other improvement shall, upon 
completion, become the property of the Federal Government, regard-
less of whether such alteration, expansion, or other improvement 
constitutes all or part of the consideration for the lease pursuant 
to section 2667(b)(5) of such title or represents a reimbursable 
cost allocable to any contract, cooperative agreement, grant, or 
other instrument with respect to activity undertaken at Air Force 
Plant 42. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—When a decision is made 
to approve a project to which subsection (a) applies costing more 
than the threshold specified under section 2805(c) of such title, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall notify the congressional defense 
10 USC 2572 
note. 
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committees in writing of that decision, the justification for the 
project, and the estimated cost of the project. The Secretary may 
not carry out the project until the end of the 21-day period beginning 
on the date the congressional defense committees receive such 
notification or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning 
on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided in 
an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of such title. 
SEC. 2872. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE 
ON USE OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MARKINGS. 
(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall require such modifications of 
Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pavement markings 
(UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, UFGS 32 17 24.00 
10 Pavement Markings), Air Force Engineering Technical Letter 
ETL 97–18 (Guide Specification for Airfield and Roadway Marking), 
and any other Department of Defense guidance on airfield pavement 
markings as may be necessary to prohibit the use of Type I glass 
beads or any glass beads with a 1.6 refractive index or less from 
use on airfield markings on airfields under the control of the Sec-
retary. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 
of the Air Force submits a certification to the congressional defense 
committees that, whenever a proposed contract for airfield pave-
ment markings includes the use of Type I and Type III glass 
beads, the assessment of the life-cycle costs associated with the 
use of such beads appropriately considers the local site conditions, 
life-cycle cost maintenance, environmental impact, operational 
requirements, and the safety of flight. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The modifications required under sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to procurements occurring after 
September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 2873. AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF ARMED 
FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TO ACQUIRE AND LEASE 
PROPERTY. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—Section 1511(e) of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense may acquire,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer may acquire,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary may acquire’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chief Operating Officer may acquire’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense determines’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer determines’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall dispose’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chief Operating Officer shall dispose’’. 
(b) LEASING OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY.—Subsection (i) of sec-
tion 1511 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 411(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
the approval of the Secretary of Defense, whenever’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense (acting on behalf 
of the Chief Operating Officer)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Oper-
ating Officer’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘Secretary considers’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chief Operating Officer considers’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Defense 
may not enter into the lease on behalf of the Chief Operating 
Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Operating Officer may not 
enter into the lease’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer’’. 
SEC. 
2874. 
RESTRICTIONS 
ON 
REHABILITATION 
OF 
OVER-THE- 
HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR STATION. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may not use any funds or resources 
to carry out the rehabilitation of the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter 
Radar Station on Modoc National Forest land in Modoc County, 
California. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR REMOVAL OF PERIMETER FENCE.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a), the Secretary may use funds and resources 
to remove the perimeter fence surrounding the Over-the-Horizon 
Backscatter Radar Station and to carry out the mitigation of soil 
contamination associated with such fence. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall terminate on the date of the 
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019. 
SEC. 2875. PERMITTING MACHINE ROOM-LESS ELEVATORS IN DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue modifica-
tions to all relevant construction and facilities specifications to 
ensure that machine room-less elevators (MRLs) are not prohibited 
in buildings and facilities throughout the Department of Defense, 
including modifications to the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications 
(UFGS), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Interim Tech-
nical Guidance, and the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering 
and Construction Bulletin. 
(b) CONFORMING TO BEST PRACTICES.—In addition to the modi-
fications required under subsection (a), the Secretary may issue 
further modifications to conform generally with commercial best 
practices as reflected in the safety code for elevators and escalators 
as issued by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 
(c) DEADLINES.—The Secretary shall promulgate interim MRL 
standards not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall issue final and formal MRL specifications 
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to the congres-
sional defense committees on the integration and utilization of 
MRLs, including information on quantity, location, problems, and 
successes. 
SEC. 2876. DISCLOSURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP BY FOREIGN PER-
SONS OF HIGH SECURITY SPACE LEASED BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP.—Before 
entering into a lease agreement with a covered entity for accommo-
dation of a military department or Defense Agency in a building 
(or other improvement) that will be used for high-security leased 
10 USC 2661 
note. 
10 USC 2801 
note. 
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space, the Department of Defense shall require the covered entity 
to— 
(1) identify each beneficial owner of the covered entity 
by— 
(A) name; 
(B) current residential or business street address; and 
(C) in the case of a United States person, a unique 
identifying number from a nonexpired passport issued by 
the United States or a nonexpired drivers license issued 
by a State; and 
(2) disclose to the Department of Defense any beneficial 
owner of the covered entity that is a foreign person. 
(b) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) INITIAL DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
require a covered entity to provide the information required 
under subsection (a), when first submitting a proposal in 
response to a solicitation for offers issued by the Department. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense shall require a 
covered entity to update a submission of information required 
under subsection (a) not later than 60 days after the date 
of any change in— 
(A) the list of beneficial owners of the covered entity; 
or 
(B) the information required to be provided relating 
to each such beneficial owner. 
(c) PRECAUTIONS.—If a covered entity discloses a foreign person 
as a beneficial owner of a building (or other improvement) from 
which the Department of Defense is leasing high-security leased 
space, the Department of Defense shall notify the tenant of the 
space to take appropriate security precautions. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) BENEFICIAL OWNER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term beneficial owner— 
(i) means, with respect to a covered entity, each 
natural person who, directly or indirectly— 
(I) exercises control over the covered entity 
through ownership interests, voting rights, agree-
ments, or otherwise; or 
(II) has an interest in or receives substantial 
economic benefits from the assets of the covered 
entity; and 
(ii) does not include, with respect to a covered 
entity— 
(I) a minor child; 
(II) a person acting as a nominee, inter-
mediary, custodian, or agent on behalf of another 
person; 
(III) a person acting solely as an employee 
of the covered entity and whose control over or 
economic benefits from the covered entity derives 
solely from the employment status of the person; 
(IV) a person whose only interest in the cov-
ered entity is through a right of inheritance, unless 
the person otherwise meets the definition of ‘‘bene-
ficial owner’’ under this paragraph; and 
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(V) a creditor of the covered entity, unless 
the creditor otherwise meets the requirements of 
‘‘beneficial owner’’ described above. 
(B) ANTI-ABUSE RULE.—The exceptions under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) shall not apply if used for the purpose of 
evading, circumventing, or abusing the requirements of 
this section. 
(2) COVERED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means 
a person, copartnership, corporation, or other public or private 
entity. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means 
an individual who is not a United States person or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United 
States. 
(4) HIGH-SECURITY LEASED SPACE.—The term ‘‘high-security 
leased space’’ means a space leased by the Department of 
Defense that has a security level of III, IV, or V, as determined 
in accordance with the Interagency Security Committee Risk 
Management Process. 
(5) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means a natural person who is a citizen of the United 
States or who owes permanent allegiance to the United States. 
SEC. 2877. JOINT USE OF DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, MARIETTA, 
GEORGIA, WITH CIVIL AVIATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force may enter 
into an agreement that would provide or permit the joint use 
of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia, by the Air Force 
and civil aircraft. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 312 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102 
Stat. 1950) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 2878. REPORT ON HURRICANE DAMAGE TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ASSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on damage to 
Department of Defense assets and installations from hurricanes 
during 2017. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) The results of a storm damage assessment. 
(2) A description of affected military installations and 
assets. 
(3) A request for funding to initiate the repair and replace-
ment of damaged facilities and assets, including necessary 
upgrades to existing facilities to make them compliant with 
current hurricane standards, and to cover any unfunded 
requirements for military construction at affected military 
installations. 
(4) An adaptation plan to ensure military installations 
funded with taxpayer dollars are constructed to better with-
stand flooding and extreme weather events. 
SEC. 2879. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR KWAJALEIN PROJECT.— 
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(1) CONDITIONS DESCRIBED.—The military family housing 
replacement project at Kwajalein Atoll (as included under title 
XXI) shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(A) The project shall provide for the construction of 
at least 26 family housing units. 
(B) The housing units may be used to house only 
military personnel, other Federal employees, and their 
dependents. 
(C) If the costs of the project exceed the amount author-
ized for the project under title XXI, in addition to meeting 
the requirements of section 2853 of title 10, United States 
Code (as amended by this Act), the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit a separate report to the congressional defense 
committees which contains the following: 
(i) A detailed explanation of why the costs of the 
project exceeded such authorized amount. 
(ii) A description of the specific actions taken to 
prevent further cost increases on this project and les-
sons learned that will be applied to future projects 
at this location. 
(iii) A summary of alternatives considered to keep 
the cost of the project from exceeding such authorized 
amount. 
(2) REPORT ON ALTERNATIVES FOR FUNDING CONTRACTOR 
WORKFORCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees detailing options 
under consideration to meet the requirements for a housing 
contractor workforce at Kwajalein Atoll which do not rely on 
the use of military construction funds for the costs of such 
a workforce. 
(b) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN GUAM PROJECT.—The Secretary 
of the Navy may not carry out any construction activity on the 
project on Guam known as the ‘‘Replace Andersen Housing Phase 
II’’ project (as included under title XXII) until the expiration of 
the 30-day period which begins on the date the Secretary submits 
to the congressional defense committees a report certifying the 
following: 
(1) Either a sufficient workforce of contractors or sub-
contractors is in place on Guam, or the Secretary has a plan 
in place to ensure that a sufficient workforce of contractors 
or subcontractors will be in place on Guam, to perform the 
work required by the scope of the project. 
(2) A contract has been awarded for each of the following 
military construction projects authorized by this Act, either 
as a separate contract or as a joint contract with the Replace 
Andersen House Phase II project: 
(A) Corrosion Control Hangar, Joint Region Marianas. 
(B) Aircraft Maintenance Hanger #2, Joint Region 
Marianas. 
(C) MALS Facilities, Joint Region Marianas. 
(D) Water Well Field, Joint Region Marianas. 
(E) Navy-Commercial Tie-In Hardening, Joint Region 
Marianas. 
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SEC. 2880. ENERGY SECURITY FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
EUROPE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall take appro-
priate measures, to the extent practicable, to— 
(1) reduce the dependency of all United States military 
installations in Europe on energy sourced inside Russia; and 
(2) ensure that all United States military installations in 
Europe are able to sustain operations in the event of a supply 
disruption. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than December 
31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional 
defense committees whether or not at United States military 
installations in Europe the Department of Defense— 
(1) has taken significant steps to minimize to the extent 
practicable the dependency on energy sourced inside the Rus-
sian Federation at such installations; and 
(2) has the ability to sustain mission critical operations 
during an energy supply disruption. 
(c) DEFINITION OF ENERGY SOURCES INSIDE RUSSIA.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘energy sourced inside Russia’’ means energy 
that is produced, owned, or facilitated by companies that are located 
in the Russian Federation or owned or controlled by the Government 
of the Russian Federation. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2906. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and 
carry out the military construction projects for the installations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Cuba .......................
Guantanamo ............................................
$115,000,000 
Turkey ....................
Various Locations ...................................
$6,400,000 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and 
carry out the military construction projects for the installation 
outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the 
following table: 
10 USC 2911 
note. 
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Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Djibouti ...................
Camp Lemonnier ....................................
$13,390,000 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and 
carry out the military construction projects for the installations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Estonia ...................
Amari Air Base .......................................
$13,900,000 
Hungary .................
Kecskemet Air Base ...............................
$55,400,000 
Iceland ....................
Keflavik ...................................................
$14,400,000 
Italy ........................
Aviano Air Base ......................................
$27,325,000 
Jordan .....................
Azraq .......................................................
$143,000,000 
Latvia .....................
Lielvarde Air Base ..................................
$3,850,000 
Luxembourg ...........
Sanem ......................................................
$67,400,000 
Norway ...................
Rygge .......................................................
$10,300,000 
Qatar ......................
Al Udeid ...................................................
$15,000,000 
Romania .................
Campia Turzii .........................................
$2,950,000 
Slovakia ..................
Silac Airport ............................................
$22,000,000 
Malacky ...................................................
$24,000,000 
Turkey ....................
Incirlik Air Base .....................................
$48,697,000 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry 
out the military construction project for the installation outside 
the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following 
table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Italy ........................
Sigonella ..................................................
$22,400,000 
SEC. 2905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2017, for the military construction 
projects outside the United States authorized by this title as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4602. 
SEC. 2906. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 
of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3669), the authorizations set 
forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 
of that Act (128 Stat. 3717), shall remain in effect until October 
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1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Extension of 2015 Air Force OCO Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation 
Project 
Amount 
Italy ........................
Camp Darby ......
ERI: Improve 
Weapons 
Storage Fa-
cility.
$44,500,000 
Poland ....................
Lask Air Base ...
ERI: Improve 
Support In-
frastructure.
$22,400,000 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Nuclear security enterprise infrastructure modernization initiative. 
Sec. 3112. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture in transportation. 
Sec. 3113. Cost estimates for life extension program and major alteration projects. 
Sec. 3114. Improved information relating to certain defense nuclear nonprolifera-
tion programs. 
Sec. 3115. Research and development of advanced naval reactor fuel based on low- 
enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3116. National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance system. 
Sec. 3117. Budget requests and certification regarding nuclear weapons dismantle-
ment. 
Sec. 3118. Nuclear warhead design competition. 
Sec. 3119. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3120. Extension of authorization of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
Worker Health. 
Sec. 3121. Use of funds for construction and project support activities relating to 
MOX facility. 
Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for programs in Russian Federation. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware relating to de-
fense nuclear nonproliferation. 
Sec. 3132. Annual reports on unfunded priorities of National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 3133. Modification of certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 3134. Modification to stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness 
plan. 
Sec. 3135. Assessment and development of prototype nuclear weapons of foreign 
countries. 
Sec. 3136. Plan for verification, detection, and monitoring of nuclear weapons and 
fissile material. 
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Sec. 3137. Review of United States nuclear and radiological terrorism prevention 
strategy. 
Sec. 3138. Assessment of management and operating contracts of national security 
laboratories. 
Sec. 3139. Evaluation of classification of certain defense nuclear waste. 
Sec. 3140. Improved reporting for anti-smuggling radiation detection systems. 
Sec. 3141. Plutonium capabilities. 
Sec. 3142. Report on critical decision 1 on Material Staging Facility project. 
Sec. 3143. Plan to further minimize the use of highly enriched uranium for medical 
isotopes. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3151. Sense of Congress regarding compensation of individuals relating to ura-
nium mining and nuclear testing. 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs 
and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2018 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding 
table in division D. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out 
plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant 
projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: 
Project 
18–D–150, 
Surplus 
Plutonium 
Disposition, 
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $9,000,000. 
Project 18–D–620, Exascale Computing Facility Moderniza-
tion Project, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Liver-
more, California, $3,000,000. 
Project 
18–D–650, 
Tritium 
Production 
Capability, 
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $6,800,000. 
Project 18–D–660, Fire Station, Y–12 National Security 
Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $28,000,000. 
Project 18–D–670, Exascale Class Computer Cooling Equip-
ment, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico, $22,000,000. 
Project 18–D–680, Material Staging Facility, Pantex Plant, 
Amarillo, Texas, $5,200,000. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ALBUQUERQUE 
COMPLEX UPGRADES CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
may enter into an incrementally funded contract for Project 
16–D–515, the Albuquerque Complex upgrades construction 
project, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total cost for the Albuquerque Com-
plex 
upgrades 
construction 
project 
may 
not 
exceed 
$174,700,000. 
(3) FUNDING OF INCREMENTS.— 
(A) INCREMENT 1.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 3101 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2754) for fiscal year 2017 and available for Project 
16–D–515 as specified in the funding table in section 4701 
of that Act (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2890) shall 
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be deemed to be an amount authorized to be appropriated 
for increment 1 of the Albuquerque Complex upgrades 
construction project. 
(B) INCREMENT 2.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by this section for fiscal year 2018 and available 
for Project 16–D–515 as specified in the funding table 
in division D shall be available for increment 2 of the 
Albuquerque Complex upgrades construction project. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for defense 
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as speci-
fied in the funding table in division D. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out 
plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant 
projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: 
Project 18–D–401, Saltstone Disposal Units #8 and #9, 
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $500,000. 
Project 18–D–402, Emergency Operations Center Replace-
ment, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $500,000. 
Project 18–D–404, Modification of Waste Encapsulation and 
Storage 
Facility, 
Hanford 
Site, 
Richland, 
Washington, 
$6,500,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for other defense activities 
in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in division 
D. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for nuclear energy as specified 
in the funding table in division D. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 3111. NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE MOD-
ERNIZATION INITIATIVE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On September 7, 2016, during testimony before the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Administrator for Nuclear Security, Frank 
Klotz, said— 
(i) ‘‘Our infrastructure is extensive, complex, and, 
in many critical areas, several decades old. More than 
half of NNSA’s approximately 6,000 real property 
assets are over 40 years old, and nearly 30 percent 
date back to the Manhattan Project era. Many of the 
enterprise’s critical utility, safety, and support systems 
are failing at an increasing and unpredictable rate, 
which poses both programmatic and safety risk.’’; and 
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(ii) ‘‘I can think of no greater threat to the nuclear 
security enterprise than the state of NNSA’s infrastruc-
ture.’’; 
(B) the President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Morgan Smith, said, ‘‘Many 
key facilities at both [Pantex and Y–12] were constructed 
in the 1940s and were intended to operate for as little 
as one decade. Many facilities and their supporting infra-
structure have exceeded or far exceeded their expected 
life, and major systems within the facilities are beginning 
to fail.’’; and 
(C) the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
Dr. Charlie McMillan, said, ‘‘One of the things that keeps 
me up at night is the realization that essential capabilities 
are held at risk by the possibility of such failures; in 
many cases, our enterprise has a single point of failure.’’. 
(2) In a letter sent on December 23, 2015, by the Secretary 
of Energy, Ernest Moniz, to the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, Shaun Donovan, the Secretary said, 
‘‘A majority of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s 
(NNSA) facilities and systems are well beyond end-of-life.... 
Infrastructure problems such as falling ceilings are increasing 
in frequency and severity, unacceptably risking the safety and 
security of both personnel and material at NNSA facilities, 
as well as in some instances, potential offsite risks. The entire 
complex could be placed at risk if there is a single failure 
where a single point would disrupt a critical link in infrastruc-
ture.’’. 
(3) The Nuclear Posture Review published in April 2010 
stated that ‘‘In order to sustain a safe, secure, and effective 
U.S. nuclear stockpile as long as nuclear weapons exist, the 
United States must possess a modern physical infrastructure.... 
Today’s nuclear complex, however, has fallen into neglect. 
Although substantial science, technology, and engineering 
investments were made over the last decade under the auspices 
of the Stockpile Stewardship Program, the complex still 
includes many oversized and costly-to maintain facilities built 
during the 1940s and 1950s. Some facilities needed for working 
with plutonium and uranium date back to the Manhattan 
Project. Safety, security, and environmental issues associated 
with these aging facilities are mounting, as are the costs of 
addressing them.’’. 
(4) In 2009, the bipartisan Congressional Commission on 
the Strategic Posture of the United States established by section 
1062 of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 319) stated, with regards 
to key production facilities, that ‘‘existing facilities are genu-
inely decrepit and are maintained in a safe and secure manner 
only at high cost’’. 
(5) Previous efforts to address the deferred maintenance 
and repair challenges within the nuclear security enterprise, 
such as the Facilities Infrastructure and Recapitalization Pro-
gram and the recent halt in the growth of backlog metrics, 
are laudable but insufficient for the magnitude of the problem. 
(6) Recent figures provided by the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security estimate the backlog of deferred maintenance 
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and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise to be 
approximately $3,700,000,000. 
(b) INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear 
Security shall establish and carry out a program, to be known 
as the ‘‘Infrastructure Modernization Initiative’’, to reduce the 
backlog of deferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear 
security enterprise (as defined in section 4002(6) of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))). In carrying out that 
program, the Administrator shall establish and execute infra-
structure modernization milestones that reduce the deferred 
maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise 
by not less than 30 percent by 2025. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) PROCESS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
provide to the Administrator a process that will 
enhance or streamline the ability of the Administrator 
to carry out the program under paragraph (1) in an 
efficient and effective manner, including with respect 
to— 
(I) the demolition or construction of non- 
nuclear facilities of the Administration that have 
a total estimated project cost of less than 
$100,000,000; and 
(II) the decontamination, decommissioning, 
and demolition (to be performed in accordance with 
applicable health and safety standards used by 
the Defense Environmental Cleanup Program) of 
process-contaminated facilities of the Administra-
tion that have a total estimated project cost of 
less than $50,000,000. 
(ii) FUNDING.—Clause (i) may be carried out using 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 or any subsequent fiscal year. 
(B) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—For pur-
poses of the Management Procedures Memorandum 2015– 
01 of the Office of Management and Budget, or a successor 
memorandum, in carrying out the program under para-
graph (1), the Administrator may— 
(i) perform new construction during a fiscal year 
that differs from the fiscal year of corresponding facility 
demolition; 
(ii) perform demolition of different facility category 
codes and have that demolition credit count towards 
the construction of new facilities with a different 
facility category code; and 
(iii) have the net reduction in infrastructure foot-
print for the five fiscal years prior to the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and the demolition during 
the five fiscal years following such date of enactment, 
considered as a factor for the purpose of meeting the 
intent of such memorandum. 
(3) INITIAL
PLAN.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the 
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees an initial plan to carry out the program under 
50 USC 2402 
note. 
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paragraph (1) to achieve the goal specified in such paragraph. 
Such plan shall include— 
(A) the funding required to carry out the program 
during the period covered by the future-years nuclear secu-
rity program under section 3253 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453); 
(B) the criteria for selecting and prioritizing projects 
within the program under paragraph (1); 
(C) mechanisms for ensuring the robust management 
and oversight of such projects; 
(D) a description of the process provided to the 
Administrator to carry out the program pursuant to para-
graph (2)(A); and 
(E) a description of any legislative actions the Adminis-
trator recommends to further enhance or streamline 
authorities or processes relating to the program. 
(4) REASSESSMENT.—Not later than February 1, 2024, the 
Administrator shall reassess the program under paragraph (1) 
and, as appropriate, develop and establish goals for the program 
beyond 2025. 
(c) 
INCLUSION
IN
BIENNIAL
DETAILED
REPORT.—Section 
4203(d)(4) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523(d)(4)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D)(i) a description of— 
‘‘(I) the metrics (based on industry best practices) 
used by the Administrator to determine the infrastruc-
ture deferred maintenance and repair needs of the 
nuclear security enterprise; and 
‘‘(II) the percentage of replacement plant value 
being spent on maintenance and repair needs of the 
nuclear security enterprise; and 
‘‘(ii) an explanation of whether the annual spending 
on such needs complies with the recommendation of the 
National Research Council of the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that such spending 
be in an amount equal to four percent of the replacement 
plant value, and, if not, the reasons for such noncompliance 
and a plan for how the Administrator will ensure facilities 
of the nuclear security enterprise are being properly sus-
tained.’’. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CRITICAL DECISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4715. MATTERS RELATING TO CRITICAL DECISIONS. 
‘‘(a) POST-CRITICAL DECISION 2 CHANGES.—After the date on 
which a plant project specifically authorized by law and carried 
out under Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program 
management and project management for the acquisition of capital 
assets), or a successor order, achieves critical decision 2, the 
Administrator may not change the requirements for such project 
50 USC 2755. 
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if such change increases the cost of such project by more than 
the lesser of $5,000,000 or 15 percent, unless— 
‘‘(1) the Administrator submits to the congressional defense 
committees— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the Administrator, without 
delegation, authorizes such proposed change; and 
‘‘(B) a cost-benefit and risk analysis of such proposed 
change, including with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the effects of such proposed change on the 
project cost and schedule; and 
‘‘(ii) any mission risks and operational risks from 
making such change or not making such change; and 
‘‘(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date of such 
submission. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that critical decision packages are timely reviewed and either 
approved or disapproved.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4714 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4715. Matters relating to critical decisions.’’. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the nuclear security enterprise, comprised of the infra-
structure and capabilities of the laboratories and plants coupled 
with the dedicated and talented scientists, engineers, techni-
cians, and administrators who form the backbone of the enter-
prise, are a central component of the nuclear deterrent of 
the United States; 
(2) if left unaddressed, the state of the infrastructure within 
the nuclear security enterprise represents a direct, long-term 
threat to the credibility of the nuclear deterrent of the United 
States; 
(3) both Congress and the President must take strong, 
sustained action to recapitalize and repair this infrastructure; 
(4) the Administrator must continue to carry out expedi-
tious demolition of old facilities of the Administration to reduce 
long-term costs and improve safety; and 
(5) each budget of the President submitted to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter should include funding 
in an amount sufficient to carry out the program established 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1) to achieve the goal specified in 
such subsection. 
SEC. 3112. INCORPORATION OF INTEGRATED SURETY ARCHITECTURE 
IN TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) INCORPORATION.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4222. INCORPORATION OF INTEGRATED SURETY ARCHITEC-
TURE. 
‘‘(a) SHIPMENTS.—(1) The Administrator shall ensure that ship-
ments described in paragraph (2) incorporate surety technologies 
relating to transportation and shipping developed by the Integrated 
Surety Architecture program of the Administration. 
50 USC 2538d. 
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‘‘(2) A shipment described in this paragraph is an over-the- 
road shipment of the Administration that involves any nuclear 
weapon planned to be in the active stockpile after 2025. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—(1) The Administrator, in coordina-
tion with the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall 
ensure that each program described in paragraph (2) incorporates 
integrated designs compatible with the Integrated Surety Architec-
ture program. 
‘‘(2) A program described in this subsection is a program of 
the Administration that is a warhead development program, a 
life extension program, or a warhead major alteration program. 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION.—(1) If, on a case-by-case basis, the 
Administrator determines that a shipment under subsection (a) 
will not incorporate some or all of the surety technologies described 
in such subsection, or that a program under subsection (b) will 
not incorporate some or all of the integrated designs described 
in such subsection, the Administrator shall submit such determina-
tion to the congressional defense committees, including the results 
of an analysis conducted pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) Each determination made under paragraph (1) shall be 
based on a documented, system risk analysis that considers security 
risk reduction, operational impacts, and technical risk. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—The requirements of subsections (a) and 
(b) shall terminate on December 31, 2029.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4221 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4222. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture.’’. 
SEC. 3113. COST ESTIMATES FOR LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM AND 
MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS. 
Section 4217(b) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2537(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES AND REVIEWS.—(1) The Sec-
retary, acting through the Administrator, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Nuclear Weapons Council 
the following: 
‘‘(A) An independent cost estimate of the following: 
‘‘(i) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life exten-
sion at the completion of phase 6.2A, relating to design 
definition and cost study. 
‘‘(ii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life exten-
sion at the completion of phase 6.3, relating to development 
engineering. 
‘‘(iii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life 
extension at the completion of phase 6.4, relating to produc-
tion engineering, and before the initiation of phase 6.5, 
relating to first production. 
‘‘(iv) Each new nuclear facility within the nuclear secu-
rity enterprise that is estimated to cost more than 
$500,000,000 before such facility achieves critical decision 
1 and before such facility achieves critical decision 2 in 
the acquisition process. 
‘‘(v) Each nuclear weapons system undergoing a major 
alteration project (as defined in section 4713(a)(2)). 
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‘‘(B) An independent cost review of each nuclear weapon 
system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 
6.2, relating to study of feasibility and down-select. 
‘‘(2) Each independent cost estimate and independent cost 
review under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) whether the cost baseline or the budget estimate for 
the period covered by the future-years nuclear security program 
has changed, and the rationale for any such change; and 
‘‘(B) any views of the Secretary or the Administrator 
regarding such estimate or review. 
‘‘(3) The Administrator shall review and consider the results 
of any independent cost estimate or independent cost review of 
a nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility, as the case may 
be, under this subsection before entering the next phase of the 
development process of such system or the acquisition process of 
such facility. 
‘‘(4) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (1), each inde-
pendent cost estimate or independent cost review of a nuclear 
weapon system or a nuclear facility under this subsection shall 
be submitted not later than 30 days after the date on which— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a nuclear weapons system, such system 
completes a phase specified in such paragraph; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a nuclear facility, such facility achieves 
critical decision 1 as specified in subparagraph (A)(iv) of such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(5) Each independent cost estimate or independent cost review 
submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.’’. 
SEC. 3114. IMPROVED INFORMATION RELATING TO CERTAIN DEFENSE 
NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IMPROVED INFORMATION.—Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4310. INFORMATION RELATING TO CERTAIN DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) TECHNOLOGIES
AND
CAPABILITIES.—The Administrator 
shall document, for efforts that are not focused on basic research, 
the technologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonprolifera-
tion research and development program that— 
‘‘(1) are transitioned to end users for further development 
or deployment; and 
‘‘(2) are deployed. 
‘‘(b) ASSESSMENTS OF STATUS.—(1) In assessing projects under 
the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development pro-
gram or the defense nuclear nonproliferation and arms control 
program, the Administrator shall compare the status of each such 
project, including with respect to the final results of such project, 
to the baseline targets and goals established in the initial project 
plan of such project. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using 
a common template or such other means as the Administrator 
determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN PLAN.—Section 4309(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
2575(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (18); 
and 
50 USC 2576. 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(16) A summary of the technologies and capabilities docu-
mented under section 4310(a). 
‘‘(17) A summary of the assessments conducted under sec-
tion 4310(b)(1).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 4309 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4310. Information relating to certain defense nuclear nonproliferation pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 3115. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NAVAL 
REACTOR FUEL BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2018.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for the Department of Energy or the Department of Defense 
may be obligated or expended to plan or carry out research 
and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 
based on low-enriched uranium. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for defense nuclear nonproliferation, as specified in the funding 
table in division D— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be made available to the Deputy 
Administrator for Naval Reactors of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration for low-enriched uranium activities 
(including downblending of high-enriched uranium fuel into 
low-enriched uranium fuel, research and development using 
low-enriched uranium fuel, or the modification or procure-
ment of equipment and infrastructure related to such 
activities) to develop an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 
based on low-enriched uranium; and 
(B) if the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
the Navy determine under section 3118(c)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1196) that such low-enriched ura-
nium activities and research and development should con-
tinue, an additional $30,000,000 may be made available 
to the Deputy Administrator for such purpose. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS REGARDING CER-
TAIN ACCOUNTS AND PURPOSES.— 
(1) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
AND
PROCUREMENT.— 
Chapter 633 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7319. Requirements for availability of funds relating to 
advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on low- 
enriched uranium 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Low-enriched uranium activities may 
only be carried out using funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the Department of Energy for atomic 
energy defense activities for defense nuclear nonproliferation. 
10 USC 7319. 
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‘‘(b) PROHIBITION REGARDING CERTAIN ACCOUNTS.—(1) None 
of the funds described in paragraph (2) may be obligated or 
expended to carry out low-enriched uranium activities. 
‘‘(2) The funds described in this paragraph are funds authorized 
to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 
for any of the following accounts: 
‘‘(A) Shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, or any other 
account of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(B) Any account within the atomic energy defense activi-
ties of the Department of Energy other than defense nuclear 
nonproliferation, as specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) may not be superseded 
except by a provision of law that specifically supersedes, repeals, 
or modifies this section. A provision of law, including a table incor-
porated into an Act, that appropriates funds described in paragraph 
(2) for low-enriched uranium activities may not be treated as specifi-
cally superseding this section unless such provision specifically 
cites to this section. 
‘‘(c) LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘low-enriched uranium activities’ means the following: 
‘‘(1) Planning or carrying out research and development 
of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched 
uranium. 
‘‘(2) Procuring ships that use low-enriched uranium in naval 
nuclear propulsion reactors.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘7319. Requirements for availability of funds relating to advanced naval nuclear fuel 
systems based on low-enriched uranium.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) SSN(X) SUBMARINE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
and the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors shall jointly 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the cost and 
timeline required to assess the feasibility, costs, and require-
ments for a design of the Virginia-class replacement nuclear 
attack submarine that would allow for the use of a low-enriched 
uranium fueled reactor, if technically feasible, without changing 
the diameter of the submarine. 
(2) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Adminis-
trator for Naval Reactors shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a report on— 
(A) the planned research and development activities 
on low-enriched uranium and highly enriched uranium fuel 
that could apply to the development of a low-enriched 
uranium fuel or an advanced highly enriched uranium 
fuel; and 
(B) with respect to such activities for each such fuel— 
(i) the costs associated with such activities; and 
(ii) a detailed proposal for funding such activities. 
10 USC 
prec. 7291. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 3116. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PAY AND 
PERFORMANCE SYSTEM. 
(a) PAY ADJUSTMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall carry out the pay banding and performance-based pay 
adjustment demonstration project of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration authorized under section 4703 of title 5, 
United States Code, until the date that is 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—In carrying out the demonstration 
project described in paragraph (1), the Administrator— 
(A) may, subject to subparagraph (B), revise the 
requirements and limitations of the demonstration project 
to the extent necessary; and 
(B) shall— 
(i) ensure that the demonstration project is carried 
out in a manner consistent with the plan for the dem-
onstration project published in the Federal Register 
on December 21, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 72776); 
(ii) ensure that significant changes in the dem-
onstration project not take effect until revisions, as 
necessary and applicable, to the plan for the dem-
onstration project are approved by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management and published in the Federal Reg-
ister; 
(iii) ensure that procedural modifications or clari-
fications to the plan for the demonstration project be 
made through local notification processes; 
(iv) 
authorize, 
and 
establish 
incentives 
for, 
employees of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration to have rotational assignments among different 
programs of the Administration, the headquarters and 
field offices of the Administration, and the manage-
ment and operating contractors of the Administration; 
and 
(v) establish requirements for employees of the 
Administration who are in the demonstration project 
described in paragraph (1) to be promoted to senior- 
level positions in the Administration, including require-
ments with respect to— 
(I) professional training and continuing edu-
cation; and 
(II) a certain number and types of rotational 
assignments under clause (iv), as determined by 
the Administrator. 
(3) APPLICATION
TO
NAVAL
NUCLEAR
PROPULSION
PRO-
GRAM.—The Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program 
established pursuant to section 4101 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2511) and section 3216 of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2406) may, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, apply the 
demonstration project described in paragraph (1) to— 
(A) all employees of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Pro-
gram in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 
of title 5, United States Code); and 
(B) all employees of the Department of Navy who are 
assigned to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and 
50 USC note 
prec. 2441. 
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are in the excepted service (as defined in section 2103 
of title 5, United States Code) (other than such employees 
in statutory excepted service systems). 
(b) ROTATIONS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) INCREASED USE.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity shall increase the use of rotational assignments of 
employees of the management and operating contractors of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration to the head-
quarters of the Administration, the Department of Defense 
and the military departments, the intelligence community, and 
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 
(2) METHODS.—The Administrator shall carry out para-
graph (1) by— 
(A) establishing incentives for— 
(i) the management and operating contractors of 
the Administration and the employees of such contrac-
tors to participate in rotational assignments; and 
(ii) the departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government specified in such paragraph to facilitate 
such assignments; 
(B) providing professional and leadership development 
opportunities during such assignments; 
(C) using details and other applicable authorities and 
programs, including the mobility program under sub-
chapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Intergovernmental Personnel 
Act Mobility Program’’); and 
(D) taking such other actions as the Administrator 
determines appropriate to increase the use of such rota-
tional assignments. 
(c) RED-TEAM ANALYSIS.— 
(1) ANALYSIS.—The Director for Cost Estimating and Pro-
gram Evaluation of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion shall carry out a red-team analysis of the Federal employee 
staffing structure of the Administration with respect to the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security meeting the authorized per-
sonnel levels under section 3241A of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a). 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The analysis under paragraph 
(1) shall include assessments of— 
(A) the number of Federal employees within each pro-
gram of the Administration, and whether such numbers 
are appropriately balanced with respect to the size, scope, 
functions, budgets, and risks, of the program; and 
(B) the number of Senior Executive Service positions 
(as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States 
Code) within the Administration, including a comparison 
of such number to other comparable departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government, and whether such number 
is appropriate. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) the Administrator shall provide a briefing to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the implementa-
tion of— 
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(i) section 3248 of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act, as added by subsection (a); and 
(ii) subsection (b); and 
(B) the Director for Cost Estimating and Program 
Evaluation shall provide to such committees a briefing 
on the analysis under subsection (c). 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 3117. BUDGET REQUESTS AND CERTIFICATION REGARDING 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT. 
Section 3125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2766) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) BUDGET REQUESTS.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity shall ensure that the budget of the President submitted to 
Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021 includes amounts for 
the nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in accordance with 
the limitation in subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than February 1, 2018, the 
Administrator shall certify to the congressional defense committees 
that the Administrator is carrying out the nuclear weapons dis-
mantlement and disposition activities of the Administration in 
accordance with the limitations in subsections (a) and (b).’’. 
SEC. 3118. NUCLEAR WARHEAD DESIGN COMPETITION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In January 2016, the co-chairs of a congressionally 
mandated study panel from the National Academies of Science 
testified to the following before the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives: 
(A) ‘‘The National Nuclear Security Administration 
(NNSA) complex must engage in robust design competitions 
in order to exercise the design and production skills that 
underpin stockpile stewardship and are necessary to meet 
evolving threats.’’. 
(B) ‘‘To exercise the full set of design skills necessary 
for an effective nuclear deterrent, the NNSA should develop 
and conduct the first in what the committee envisions 
to be a series of design competitions that integrate the 
full end-to-end process from novel design conception 
through engineering, building, and non-nuclear testing of 
a prototype.’’. 
(2) In March 2016 testimony before the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives regarding a 
50 USC 2521 
note. 
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December 2016 Defense Science Board report entitled, ‘‘Seven 
Defense Priorities for the New Administration’’, members of 
that Board said the following: 
(A) ‘‘A key contributor to nuclear deterrence is the 
continuous, adaptable exercise of the development, design, 
and production functions for nuclear weapons in both the 
DOD and DOE.... Yet the DOE laboratories and DOD con-
tractor community have done little integrated design and 
development work outside of life extension for 25 years, 
let alone concept development that could serve as a hedge 
to surprise.’’. 
(B) ‘‘The Defense Science Board believes that the triad’s 
complementary features remain robust tenets for the design 
of a future force. Replacing our current, aging force is 
essential, but not sufficient in the more complex nuclear 
environment we now face to provide the adaptability or 
flexibility to confidently hold at risk what adversaries 
value. In particular, if the threat evolves in ways that 
favorably change the cost/benefit calculus in the view of 
an adversary’s leadership, then we should be in a position 
to quickly restore a credible deterrence posture.’’. 
(3) In a memorandum dated May 9, 2014, then-Secretary 
of Energy Ernie Moniz said the following: 
(A) ‘‘If nuclear military capabilities are to provide 
deterrence for the nation they need to be relevant to the 
emerging global strategic environment. The current stock-
pile was designed to meet the needs of a bipolar world 
with roots in the Cold War era. A more complex, chaotic, 
and dynamic security environment is emerging. In order 
to uphold the Department’s mission to ensure an effective 
nuclear deterrent.... we must ensure our nuclear capabili-
ties meet the challenges of known and potential geopolitical 
and technological trends. Therefore we must look ahead, 
using the expertise of our laboratories, to how the capabili-
ties that may be employed by other nations could impact 
deterrence over the next several decades.’’. 
(B) ‘‘We must challenge our thinking about our pro-
grams of record in order to permit foresighted actions that 
may reduce, in the coming decades, the chances for surprise 
and that buttress deterrence.’’. 
(b) DESIGN COMPETITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with paragraph (2), the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security, in coordination with the 
Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall carry out 
a new and comprehensive design competition for a nuclear 
warhead that could be employed on ballistic missiles of the 
United States by 2030. Such competition shall— 
(A) examine options for warhead design and related 
delivery system requirements in the 2030s, including— 
(i) life extension of existing weapons; 
(ii) new capabilities; and 
(iii) such other concepts as the Administrator and 
the Chairman determine necessary to fully exercise 
and create responsive design capabilities in the enter-
prise and ensure a robust nuclear deterrent into the 
2030s; 
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(B) assess how the capabilities and defenses that may 
be employed by other countries could impact deterrence 
in 2030 and beyond and how such threats could be 
addressed or mitigated in the warhead and related delivery 
systems; 
(C) exercise the full set of design skills necessary for 
an effective nuclear deterrent and responsive enterprise 
through production of conceptual designs and, as the 
Administrator determines appropriate, production of non- 
nuclear prototypes of components or subsystems; and 
(D) examine and recommend actions for significantly 
shortening timelines and significantly reducing costs associ-
ated with design, development, certification, and production 
of the warhead, without reducing worker or public health 
and safety. 
(2) TIMING.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) during fiscal year 2018, develop a plan to carry 
out paragraph (1); and 
(B) during fiscal year 2019, implement such plan. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Administrator, 
in coordination with the Chairman, shall provide a briefing to 
the congressional defense committees on the plan of the Adminis-
trator to carry out the warhead design competition under subsection 
(b). Such briefing shall include an assessment of the costs, benefits, 
risks, and opportunities of such plan, particularly impacts to 
ongoing life extension programs and infrastructure projects. 
SEC. 3119. MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD FOR 
PLANT PROJECTS. 
Section 4701(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2741(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3120. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF ADVISORY BOARD ON 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER HEALTH. 
Section 3687(i) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s–16(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
SEC. 3121. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT SUP-
PORT ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MOX FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Energy shall carry out construction and project support 
activities relating to the MOX facility using funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2018 for the National Nuclear Security Administration for 
the MOX facility. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive the requirement 
under subsection (a) to carry out construction and project sup-
port activities relating to the MOX facility if the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees— 
(A) the commitment of the Secretary to remove pluto-
nium intended to be disposed of in the MOX facility from 
South Carolina and ensure a sustainable future for the 
Savannah River Site; 
(B) a certification that— 
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(i) an alternative option for carrying out the pluto-
nium disposition program for the same amount of 
plutonium as the amount of plutonium intended to 
be disposed of in the MOX facility exists, meeting 
the requirements of the Business Operating Procedure 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration enti-
tled ‘‘Analysis of Alternatives’’ and dated March 14, 
2016 (BOP–03.07); and 
(ii) the remaining lifecycle cost, determined in a 
manner comparable to the cost estimating and assess-
ment best practices of the Government Accountability 
Office, as found in the document of the Government 
Accountability Office entitled ‘‘GAO Cost Estimating 
and Assessment Guide’’ (GAO–09–3SP), for the alter-
native option would be less than approximately half 
of the estimated remaining lifecycle cost of the mixed- 
oxide fuel program; and 
(C) the details of any statutory or regulatory changes 
necessary to complete the alternative option. 
(2) ESTIMATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the esti-
mates used by the Secretary for purposes of the certification 
under paragraph (1)(B) are of comparable accuracy. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MOX FACILITY.—The term ‘‘MOX facility’’ means the 
mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River 
Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 
(2) PROJECT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘project sup-
port activities’’ means activities that support the design, long- 
lead equipment procurement, and site preparation of the MOX 
facility. 
SEC. 3122. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS 
IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for atomic energy defense activities may be obligated or 
expended to enter into a contract with, or otherwise provide assist-
ance to, the Russian Federation. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy, without delegation, may 
waive the prohibition in subsection (a) only if— 
(1) the Secretary determines, in writing, that a nuclear- 
related threat arising in the Russian Federation must be 
addressed urgently and it is necessary to waive the prohibition 
to address that threat; 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense 
concur in the determination under paragraph (1); 
(3) the Secretary of Energy submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing— 
(A) a notification that the waiver is in the national 
security interest of the United States; 
(B) justification for the waiver, including the deter-
mination under paragraph (1); and 
(C) a description of the activities to be carried out 
pursuant to the waiver, including the expected cost and 
timeframe for such activities; and 
(4) a period of seven days elapses following the date on 
which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (3). 
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(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection (a) and the 
requirements under subsection (b) to waive that prohibition shall 
not apply to an amount, not to exceed $3,000,000, that the Secretary 
may make available for the Department of Energy Russian Health 
Studies Program. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
SEC. 3131. ANNUAL SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS ON CERTAIN 
HARDWARE RELATING TO DEFENSE NUCLEAR NON-
PROLIFERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.), as amended by section 3114, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4311. ANNUAL SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS ON CERTAIN 
HARDWARE RELATING TO DEFENSE NUCLEAR NON-
PROLIFERATION. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—At the end of each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on each covered hardware project. The 
reports shall be known as Selected Acquisition Reports for 
the covered hardware project concerned. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The information contained in the 
Selected Acquisition Report for a fiscal year for a covered hard-
ware project shall be the information contained in the Selected 
Acquisition Report for such fiscal year for a major defense 
acquisition program under section 2432 of title 10, United 
States Code, expressed in terms of the covered hardware 
project. 
‘‘(b) COVERED HARDWARE PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered hardware project’ means a project carried out 
under the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and develop-
ment program that— 
‘‘(1) is focused on the production and deployment of hard-
ware, including with respect to the development and deploy-
ment of satellites or satellite payloads; and 
‘‘(2) exceeds $500,000,000 in total program cost over the 
course of five years.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item 
50 USC 2577. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
relating to section 4310, as added by section 3114, the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4311. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware relating to de-
fense nuclear nonproliferation.’’. 
SEC. 3132. ANNUAL REPORTS ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVII of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.), as amended by section 3111(d), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4716. UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 10 days after the date 
on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy 
and the congressional defense committees a report on the unfunded 
priorities of the Administration. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by the report, 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A summary description of that priority, including 
the objectives to be achieved if that priority is funded 
(whether in whole or in part). 
‘‘(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in 
connection with the objectives under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Account information with respect to that priority. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION OF PRIORITIES.—Each report required 
by subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities covered 
by the report in order of urgency of priority. 
‘‘(c) UNFUNDED PRIORITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘unfunded priority’, in the case of a fiscal year, means a program, 
activity, or mission requirement that— 
‘‘(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for that 
fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code; 
‘‘(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with 
the mission of the Administration; and 
‘‘(3) would have been recommended for funding through 
the budget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Administrator— 
‘‘(A) if additional resources were available for the 
budget to fund the program, activity, or mission require-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a program, activity, or mission 
requirement that emerged after the budget was formulated, 
if the program, activity, or mission requirement had 
emerged before the budget was formulated.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4715, as added by section 3111(d), the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4716. Unfunded priorities of the National Nuclear Security Administration.’’. 
50 USC 2756. 
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SEC. 3133. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) STATUS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND 
ACCOUNTING PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 4303 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2563) is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 4303. 
(b) STATUS OF SECURITY OF ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE FACILI-
TIES.—Section 4506 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2657) is amended by striking ‘‘of each year’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘of each even-numbered year’’. 
(c) SECURITY RISKS POSED TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX.— 
(1) INCLUDED IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2523) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as para-
graphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) A summary of the plan regarding the research and 
development, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of tech-
nologies described in subsection (d)(7).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
(8); and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following 
new paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) A plan for the research and development, deployment, 
and lifecycle sustainment of the technologies employed within 
the nuclear security enterprise to address physical and cyber 
security threats during the five fiscal years following the date 
of the report, together with— 
‘‘(A) for each site in the nuclear security enterprise, 
a description of the technologies deployed to address the 
physical and cybersecurity threats posed to that site; 
‘‘(B) for each site and for the nuclear security enter-
prise, the methods used by the Administration to establish 
priorities among investments in physical and cybersecurity 
technologies; and 
‘‘(C) a detailed description of how the funds identified 
for each program element specified pursuant to paragraph 
(1) in the budget for the Administration for each fiscal 
year during that five-fiscal-year period will help carry out 
that plan.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 3253(b) of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453) 
is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(d) MODIFICATION OF SUBMISSION OF SELECTED ACQUISITION 
REPORTS.—Section 4217(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2537(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each fiscal-year quarter’’ and inserting 
‘‘the first quarter of each fiscal year’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or a major’’ and inserting ‘‘and each 
major’’; and 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘during the preceding fiscal year’’ after 
‘‘4713(a)(2))’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a fiscal-year quarter’’ and inserting 
‘‘a fiscal year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such fiscal-year quarter’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal-year quarter in that fiscal year’’. 
(e) LONG-TERM
PLAN
FOR
MEETING
NATIONAL
SECURITY 
REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM.—Section 4221(a) of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538c(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Concurrent with’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2026’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered 
year through 2026’’. 
(f) 
DEFENSE
NUCLEAR
NONPROLIFERATION
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) MODIFICATION
OF
SUBMISSION.—Section 4309 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2575) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); 
(B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); 
and 
(C) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Administrator shall develop and 
annually update a five-year management plan for activities associ-
ated with the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the 
Administration to prevent and counter the proliferation of materials, 
technology, equipment, and expertise related to nuclear and radio-
logical weapons in order to minimize and address the risk of nuclear 
terrorism and the proliferation of such weapons. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than March 15 
of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a summary of the plan devel-
oped under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) Not later than March 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a detailed report on the plan developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) Each summary submitted under paragraph (1) and each 
report submitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.’’. 
(2) ELIMINATION
OF
IDENTIFICATION
OF
FUTURE
INTER-
NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section, as 
redesignated by paragraph (1)(B), is further amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (14); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as para-
graphs (14) and (15), respectively. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (c) of such sec-
tion, as redesignated by paragraph (1)(B) and amended by 
paragraph (2), is further amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the plan required 
by subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the summary required 
by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required 
by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the plan required 
by subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the summary required 
by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required 
by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the plan required 
by subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the summary required 
by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required 
by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘the plan required 
by subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the summary required 
by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required 
by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be,’’; 
and 
(E) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘the plan required 
by subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the summary required 
by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required 
by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be,’’. 
SEC. 3134. MODIFICATION TO STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGE-
MENT, AND RESPONSIVENESS PLAN. 
Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2523), as amended by section 3133(c), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as para-
graphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) A summary of the assessment under subsection (d)(8) 
regarding the execution of programs with current and projected 
budgets and any associated risks.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
paragraph (8): 
‘‘(8) An assessment of whether the programs described 
by the report can be executed with current and projected 
budgets and any associated risks.’’. 
SEC. 3135. ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIVE-
NESS PLAN.—Section 4203(d)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2523(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(O) as required, when assessing and developing proto-
type nuclear weapons of foreign countries, a report from 
the directors of the national security laboratories on the 
need and plan for such assessment and development that 
includes separate comments on the plan from the Secretary 
of Energy and the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
(b) STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM.—Section 4220(c) of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538b(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) The retention of the ability, in consultation with the 
Director of National Intelligence, to assess and develop proto-
type nuclear weapons of foreign countries and, if necessary, 
to conduct no-yield testing of those prototypes.’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4509 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2660) is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by striking the items 
relating to sections 4508 and 4509. 
SEC. 3136. PLAN FOR VERIFICATION, DETECTION, AND MONITORING 
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND FISSILE MATERIAL. 
(a) FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) A January 2014 Defense Science Board report found 
that ‘‘The nuclear future will not be a linear extrapolation 
of the past... [and] [t]he technologies and processes designed 
for current treaty verification and inspections are inad-
equate to future monitoring realities.’’. 
(B) Section 3133 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 127 Stat. 3896) 
required an interagency plan for monitoring of nuclear 
weapons and fissile material, and section 3132 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2768) required an update 
of such plan. In both instances, the reports submitted failed 
to answer the congressional requirements, and instead pro-
vided only a brief summary of the National Security Council 
structure and processes. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
verification, detection, and monitoring of nuclear weapons and 
fissile material should be a priority for national security, and 
that the reports submitted to date do not reflect this priority, 
or the current and planned initiatives related to nuclear 
verification and detection. 
(b) PLAN.—The President, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall develop a plan for verification and monitoring relating 
to the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons, components of 
such weapons, and fissile material. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The plan developed under subsection (b) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A plan and road map for verification, detection, and 
monitoring, with respect to policy, operations, and research, 
development, testing, and evaluation, including— 
(A) identifying requirements for such verification, 
detection, and monitoring; 
(B) costs and funding requirements over 10 years for 
such verification, detection, and monitoring; and 
(C) identifying and integrating roles, responsibilities, 
and planning for such verification, detection, and moni-
toring. 
(2) A detailed international engagement plan for building 
cooperation and transparency, including bilateral and multilat-
eral efforts, to improve inspections, detection, and monitoring. 
(3) A detailed description of— 
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(A) current and planned research and development 
efforts to improve monitoring, detection, and in-field inspec-
tion and analysis capabilities, including persistent surveil-
lance, remote monitoring, and rapid analysis of large data 
sets, including open-source data; and 
(B) measures to coordinate technical and operational 
requirements early in the process. 
(4) Engagement of relevant departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government and the military departments 
(including the Open Source Center and the United States 
Atomic Energy Detection System), national laboratories, 
industry, and academia. 
(d) DESIGNATION OF DOE.—The President shall designate the 
Department of Energy as the lead agency for development of the 
plan under subsection (b). 
(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, acting through 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees an interim briefing on the plan 
under subsection (b). 
(f) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for 
the Department of Defense for supporting the Executive Office 
of the President, $10,000,000 may not be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees the plan under subsection (g)(1). 
(g) SUBMISSION.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—Not later than April 15, 2018, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
plan developed under subsection (b). 
(2) FORM.—The plan under subsection (b) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but, consistent with the protection 
of intelligence sources and methods, may include a classified 
annex. 
(h) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(4) The Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 3137. REVIEW OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL 
TERRORISM PREVENTION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, acting through the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall enter into an arrangement 
with the private scientific advisory group known as JASON to 
assess and recommend improvements to the strategies of the United 
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States for preventing, countering, and responding to nuclear and 
radiological terrorism, specifically terrorism involving the use of 
nuclear weapons, improvised nuclear devices, or radiological dis-
persal or exposure devices, or the sabotage of nuclear facilities. 
(b) REVIEW.—The assessment conducted under subsection (a) 
shall address the adequacy of the strategies of the United States 
described in that subsection and identify technical, policy, and 
resource gaps with respect to— 
(1) identifying national and international nuclear and 
radiological terrorism risks and critical emerging threats; 
(2) preventing state-sponsored actors and non-state actors 
from acquiring the technologies, materials, and critical exper-
tise needed to mount nuclear or radiological attacks, including 
dual-use technologies, materials, and expertise; 
(3) countering efforts by state-sponsored actors and non- 
state actors to mount such attacks; 
(4) responding to nuclear and radiological terrorism 
incidents to attribute their origin and help manage their con-
sequences; and 
(5) other important matters identified by JASON that are 
directly relevant to those strategies. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The assessment conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include recommendations to the Secretary of 
Energy, Congress, and such other Federal entities as JASON con-
siders appropriate, for preventing, countering, and responding to 
nuclear and radiological terrorism, including recommendations for— 
(1) closing technical, policy, or resource gaps; 
(2) improving cooperation and appropriate integration 
among Federal entities and Federal, State, and tribal govern-
ments; 
(3) improving cooperation between the United States and 
other countries and international organizations; and 
(4) other important matters identified by JASON that are 
directly relevant to the strategies of the United States described 
in subsection (a). 
(d) LIAISONS.—The Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, 
and the Director of National Intelligence shall appoint appropriate 
liaisons to JASON with respect to supporting the timely conduct 
of the assessment required by subsection (a). 
(e) MATERIALS.—The Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, 
and the Director of National Intelligence shall provide access to 
JASON to materials relevant to the assessment required by sub-
section (a), consistent with the protection of sources and methods 
and other critically sensitive information. 
(f) CLEARANCES.—The Secretary of Energy and the Director 
of National Intelligence shall ensure that appropriate members 
and staff of JASON have the necessary clearances, obtained in 
an expedited manner, to conduct the assessment required by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 3138. ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CON-
TRACTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research 
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and development center to conduct an assessment of the benefits, 
costs, challenges, risks, efficiency, and effectiveness of the strategy 
of the Administrator with respect to management and operating 
contracts for national security laboratories. The Administrator may 
not award such contract to a federally funded research and develop-
ment center for which the Department of Energy or the National 
Nuclear Security Administration is the primary sponsor. 
(b) COOPERATION.—The Administrator, and the director of each 
national security laboratory, shall provide to the federally funded 
research and development center conducting the assessment under 
subsection (a) the information the center requires to conduct such 
assessment. 
(c) SUBMISSION.— 
(1) NNSA.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which 
the Administrator and a federally funded research and develop-
ment center enter into the contract under subsection (a), the 
center shall submit to the Administrator a report on the assess-
ment conducted under such subsection. Such report shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the acquisition strategy and the 
contract oversight process of the Administrator, and of 
the use of for-profit management and operating contractors 
at national security laboratories, and whether such 
strategy, process, and contractors provide the best outcomes 
to the Federal Government with respect to performance, 
cost, efficiency, and effectiveness. 
(B) An assessment of the total costs, for each national 
security laboratory, that are incurred because of using a 
for-profit model for the management and operating contract 
that would not be incurred under a nonprofit model, and 
whether performance, costs, efficiency, and effectiveness 
would be expected to increase or decrease under a nonprofit 
model. 
(C) An assessment of whether the Administrator is 
appropriately using, managing, and overseeing the national 
security laboratories with respect to the nature of the lab-
oratories as federally funded research and development 
centers. 
(2) CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Administrator receives the report under paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees such report, without change, together with any 
comments the Administrator determines appropriate. 
(3) LIMITATION.— 
(A) AWARD OR EXTENSION OF CONTRACT.—None of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or 
expended to issue a final award, or issue a decision to 
extend, a management and operating contract for a national 
security laboratory until the date on which the Adminis-
trator submits to the congressional defense committees the 
report under paragraph (2). 
(B) WAIVER FOR EXTENSION.—The Secretary of Energy 
may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) with respect 
to the extension of a management and operating contract 
for a national security laboratory if the Secretary— 
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(i) determines such waiver is required in the 
interest of national security; and 
(ii) notifies the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 
such determination. 
(d) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
nothing in this section should be construed to mandate or encourage 
an extension of an existing management and operating contract 
for a national security laboratory. 
(e) NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘national security laboratory’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 4002(7) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2501(7)). 
SEC. 3139. EVALUATION OF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE 
NUCLEAR WASTE. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall conduct an 
evaluation of the feasibility, costs, and cost savings of classifying 
covered defense nuclear waste as other than high-level radioactive 
waste, without decreasing environmental, health, or public safety 
requirements. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—In conducting the evaluation under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) the estimated quantities and locations of covered 
defense nuclear waste; 
(2) the potential disposal paths for such waste; 
(3) the estimated disposal timeline for such waste; 
(4) the estimated costs for disposal of such waste, and 
potential cost savings; 
(5) the potential effect on existing consent orders, permits, 
and agreements; 
(6) the basis by which the Secretary would make a decision 
on reclassification of such waste; and 
(7) any such other matters relating to defense nuclear 
waste or other reprocessing waste that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2018, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the evaluation under subsection (a), including a description 
of— 
(1) the consideration by the Secretary of the matters under 
subsection (b); 
(2) any actions the Secretary has taken or plans to take 
to change the processes, rules, regulations, orders, or directives, 
relating to defense nuclear waste, as appropriate; 
(3) any recommendations for legislative action the Sec-
retary determines appropriate; and 
(4) the assessment of the Secretary regarding the benefits 
and risks of the actions and recommendations of the Secretary 
under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(d) DIFFERENTIATION OF WASTE.—In conducting the evaluation 
under subsection (a) and preparing the report required by sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall distinguish between covered nuclear 
waste described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (e)(2) and covered 
nuclear waste described in subparagraph (B) of that subsection. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE.—The term ‘‘covered 
defense nuclear waste’’ means radioactive waste that resulted 
from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel that was generated 
from atomic energy defense activities and that— 
(A) contains more than 100 nCi/g of alpha-emitting 
transuranic isotopes with half-lives greater than 20 years; 
or 
(B) may be classified, managed, treated, and disposed 
of, regardless of origin or previous classification, as other 
than high-level radioactive waste. 
SEC. 3140. IMPROVED REPORTING FOR ANTI-SMUGGLING RADIATION 
DETECTION SYSTEMS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Together with the submission to Con-
gress of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021, 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report regarding any anti-smuggling 
radiation detection systems that the Administrator proposes to 
deploy during the fiscal year covered by the budget. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) The probability of detection for the anti-smuggling radi-
ation detection systems covered by the report against realistic 
potential smuggling threats, including shielded and unshielded 
uranium, plutonium, and other special nuclear material. 
(2) The costs associated with the deployments of such sys-
tems, including costs to the United States and costs to any 
host country. 
(3) Options for technological advances that would make 
radiation detection less expensive or more effective. 
(4) The benefits to the national security of the United 
States resulting from the deployments of such systems. 
SEC. 3141. PLUTONIUM CAPABILITIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees and the Secretary 
of Defense a report on the recommended alternative endorsed by 
the Administrator for recapitalization of plutonium science and 
production capabilities of the nuclear security enterprise. The report 
shall identify the recommended alternative endorsed by the 
Administrator and contain the analysis of alternatives, including 
costs, upon which the Administrator relied in making such endorse-
ment. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense receives the report required by 
subsection (a), the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees the written certifi-
cation of the Chairman regarding whether— 
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(1) the recommended alternative described in subsection 
(a)— 
(A) is acceptable to the Secretary of Defense and the 
Nuclear Weapons Council and meets the requirements of 
the Secretary for plutonium pit production capacity and 
capability; 
(B) is likely to meet the pit production timelines and 
milestones required by section 4219 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a); 
(C) is likely to meet pit production timelines and 
requirements responsive to military requirements; 
(D) is cost effective and has reasonable near-term and 
lifecycle costs that are minimized, to the extent practicable, 
as compared to other alternatives; 
(E) contains minimized and manageable risks as com-
pared to other alternatives; and 
(F) can be acceptably reconciled with any differences 
in the conclusions made by the Office of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense 
in the business case analysis of plutonium pit production 
capability issued in 2013; and 
(2) the Administrator has— 
(A) documented the assumptions and constraints used 
in the analysis of alternatives described in subsection (a); 
and 
(B) tested and documented the sensitivity of the cost 
estimates for each alternative to risks and changes in key 
assumptions. 
(c) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director for Cost Estimating 
and Program Evaluation of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing containing the assessment of the Director 
of the analysis of alternatives described in subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) descriptions of the scope, risks, and costs for alter-
natives not considered in the analysis of alternatives that 
the Director deems viable; and 
(B) any views of the Administrator regarding such 
alternatives. 
(d) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO IDENTIFY RECOMMENDED ALTER-
NATIVE.—The Administrator shall carry out the modular building 
strategy (as defined in section 3114(c)(3) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (50 U.S.C. 2535 note)) at 
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, if, by 
the date that is 150 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act— 
(1) the Administrator has not identified, in the report 
required by subsection (a), the recommended alternative pro-
posed by the Administrator for recapitalization of plutonium 
science and production capabilities of the nuclear security enter-
prise; or 
(2) the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council has 
not certified under subsection (b) that the recommended alter-
native proposed by the Administrator meets the criteria 
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described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) 
of that subsection. 
(e) NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘nuclear security enterprise’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2501). 
SEC. 3142. REPORT ON CRITICAL DECISION 1 ON MATERIAL STAGING 
FACILITY PROJECT. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The decision memorandum of the Administrator with 
respect to critical decision 1 in the acquisition process for 
the Material Staging Facility project at the Pantex Plant, Ama-
rillo, Texas. 
(2) The preferred alternative approved by the Adminis-
trator for such critical decision 1. 
(3) The cost-range estimates for such critical decision 1, 
including a description of the costs saved or avoided from 
not carrying out recapitalization and sustainment of Area 4 
at the Pantex Plant. 
(4) The schedule-range estimates for such critical decision 
1 that include completion of the Material Staging Facility by 
2024. 
(5) The risk factors and risk mitigation and management 
options relating to the Material Staging Facility. 
(6) The expected improvements to operations and security 
provided by the Material Staging Facility, once operational, 
including the potential annual cost savings. 
(7) Such other matters as the Administrator considers 
appropriate. 
SEC. 3143. PLAN TO FURTHER MINIMIZE THE USE OF HIGHLY 
ENRICHED URANIUM FOR MEDICAL ISOTOPES. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall develop and assess a plan, including with 
respect to the benefits, risks, costs, and opportunities of the plan, 
to— 
(1) take additional actions to promote the wider utilization 
of molybdenum-99 and technetium-99m produced without the 
use of highly enriched uranium targets, such as, at a minimum, 
by— 
(A) eliminating the availability of highly enriched ura-
nium for molybdenum-99 by buying back United States- 
origin highly enriched uranium in raw or target form from 
global molybdenum-99 suppliers; and 
(B) restricting or placing financial penalties on the 
import of molybdenum-99 produced with highly enriched 
uranium targets; 
(2) work with global molybdenum suppliers and regulators 
to reduce the proliferation hazard from reprocessing waste from 
medical isotope production containing United States-origin 
highly enriched uranium; and 
(3) ensure an adequate supply of molybdenum-99 and tech-
netium-99 at all times, and both assess and mitigate any risks 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
to such supply during a transition to production without the 
use of highly enriched uranium. 
(b) SUBMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing the plan and assessment under 
subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 3151. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMPENSATION OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
RELATING 
TO 
URANIUM 
MINING 
AND 
NUCLEAR TESTING. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 
2210 note) was enacted in 1990 to provide monetary compensa-
tion to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other 
serious diseases following their exposure to radiation released 
during atmospheric nuclear weapons testing during the Cold 
War or following exposure to radiation as a result of employ-
ment in the uranium industry during the Cold War. 
(2) The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensa-
tion Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) formally 
acknowledged the dangers to which some employees of sites 
of the Department of Energy and its vendors during the Cold 
War were exposed. That Act also acknowledged that, although 
establishing the link between occupational hazards and specific 
diseases can be difficult, scientific evidence exists to support 
the conclusion that some activities related to Cold War nuclear 
weapons production have resulted in increased risk of illness 
and death to workers. That Act established a formal process 
for the submission of claims for medical expenses and lump 
sum compensation for former employees and contractors and 
survivors of those former employees and contractors. 
(3) As of the date of the enactment of this Act, more 
than 145,775 claims have been paid out under the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act and the Energy Employees Occupa-
tional Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, for a total 
of at least $16,400,000,000 in lump sum compensation and 
medical expenses. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States Government should appropriately compensate 
and recognize the employees, contractors, and other individuals 
described in subsection (a). 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2018, $30,600,000 for the operation of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 10 days after the date on 
which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2019 or any 
fiscal year thereafter is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Defense Nuclear Facili-
ties Safety Board shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a letter certifying that the requested budget is sufficient to 
carry out the mission of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board during the fiscal year covered by the budget request. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM 
RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Energy $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2018 for 
the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of title 
10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain 
available until expended. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME MATTERS 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. 
Sec. 3503. Maritime Security Fleet Program; restriction on operation for new en-
trants. 
Sec. 3504. Codification of sections relating to acquisition, charter, and requisition 
of vessels. 
Sec. 3505. Assistance for small shipyards. 
Sec. 3506. Report on sexual assault victim recovery in the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 3507. Centers of excellence. 
Sec. 3508. Foreign spill protection. 
Sec. 3509. Removal of adjunct professor limit at United States Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
Sec. 3510. Acceptance of guarantees in conjunction with partial donations for major 
projects of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3511. Authority to pay conveyance or transfer expenses in connection with ac-
ceptance of a gift to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3512. Authority to participate in Federal, State or other research grants. 
Sec. 3513. Provision of satellite communication devices during Sea Year program. 
Sec. 3514. Actions to address sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking at the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy. 
Sec. 3515. Sexual assault prevention and response staff for the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3516. Protection of cadets at the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
from sexual assault onboard commercial vessels. 
Sec. 3517. Training requirement for sexual assault investigators. 
42 USC 2286e 
note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2018, to be avail-
able without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations 
Acts, for programs associated with maintaining the United States 
merchant marine, the following amounts: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy, $87,000,000, of which— 
(A) $69,000,000 shall be for Academy operations 
including— 
(i) the implementation of section 3514(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017, as added by section 3513; and 
(ii) staffing, training, and other actions necessary 
to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and 
sexual assault; and 
(B) $18,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for capital asset management at the Academy. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime 
academies, $29,550,000, of which— 
(A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2019, for the Student Incentive Program; 
(B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for direct payments to such academies; 
(C) $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy 
training vessels; 
(D) $1,800,000 shall remain available until expended 
for training ship fuel assistance; and 
(E) $350,000 shall remain available until expended 
for expenses to improve the monitoring of the service obliga-
tions of graduates. 
(3) For expenses necessary to support the National Security 
Multi-Mission Vessel Program, $50,000,000, which shall remain 
available until expended. 
(4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Adminis-
tration operations and programs, $60,020,000. 
(5) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet, $9,000,000, which shall remain 
available until expended. 
(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a 
United States flag merchant marine to serve the national secu-
rity needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 
46, United States Code, $300,000,000. 
(7) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program 
authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, 
$33,000,000, of which— 
(A) $30,000,000 may be used for the cost (as defined 
in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 
(2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; 
and 
(B) $3,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses 
relating to loan guarantee commitments under the pro-
gram. 
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS AND MARITIME COMMU-
NITIES.—Section 54101(i) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘2015’’ and all that follows before the period and 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
inserting ‘‘2018, 2019, and 2020 to carry out this section 
$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3502. MERCHANT SHIP SALES ACT OF 1946. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—The Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.) is amended by— 
(1) repealing the first section and sections 2, 3, 5, 12, 
and 14; 
(2) in section 8, redesignating subsection (d) as section 
56308 of title 46, United States Code, and transferring it to 
appear after section 56307 of such title; and 
(3) redesignating section 11 as section 57100 of title 46, 
United States Code, and transferring it to appear before section 
57101 of such title. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 
1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 57100 of title 46’’. 
(2) Section 3134 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘31,’’ and inserting ‘‘31 or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 
1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1735 et seq.),’’. 
(3) Section 3703a(b)(6) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 
Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1744)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
57100’’. 
(4) Section 52101(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 
Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1744)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
57100’’. 
(5) Section 56308 of title 46, United States Code, as redesig-
nated and transferred by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking so much as precedes ‘‘vessel con-
structed’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 56308. Transfer of substitute vessels 
‘‘In the case of any’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘of Transportation’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘adjustments with respect to the 
retained vessels as provided for in section 9, and’’. 
(6) Section 57100 of title 46, United States Code, as redesig-
nated and transferred by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking so much as precedes the text of sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 57100. National Defense Reserve Fleet 
‘‘(a) FLEET COMPONENTS.—’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting before the first sen-
tence the following: ‘‘PERMITTED USES.—’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
50 USC 4405. 
50 USC 4404. 
50 USC 4401 and 
note, 4402, 4403, 
4406. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
(i) by inserting before the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘EXEMPTION FROM TANK VESSEL CONSTRUC-
TION STANDARDS.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of title 46, United States Code’’. 
(7) Section 57101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘maintained under section 11 of the Mer-
chant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. 1744)’’. 
(8) The analysis for chapter 563 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
56307 the following: 
‘‘56308. Transfer of substitute vessels.’’. 
(9) The analysis for chapter 571 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
57101 the following: 
‘‘57100. National Defense Reserve Fleet.’’. 
SEC. 3503. MARITIME SECURITY FLEET PROGRAM; RESTRICTION ON 
OPERATION FOR NEW ENTRANTS. 
(a) RESTRICTION.—Section 53105(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, except as provided 
in paragraph (2),’’ after ‘‘in the foreign commerce or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) in the case of a vessel, other than a replacement 
vessel under subsection (f), first covered by an operating agree-
ment after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, the vessel shall not 
be operated in the transportation of cargo between points in 
the United States and its territories either directly or via 
a foreign port; and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 53106 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 53105(a)(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) and (2) of section 53105(a), as other-
wise applicable with respect to such vessel,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘section 53105(a)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) and (2) of section 53105(a), as 
otherwise applicable with respect to such vessel’’. 
SEC. 3504. CODIFICATION OF SECTIONS RELATING TO ACQUISITION, 
CHARTER, AND REQUISITION OF VESSELS. 
(a) EMERGENCY FOREIGN VESSEL ACQUISITION; PURCHASE OR 
REQUISITION OF VESSELS LYING IDLE IN UNITED STATES WATERS.— 
The first section of the Act of August 9, 1954 (ch. 659; 50 U.S.C. 
196)— 
(1) is redesignated as section 56309 of title 46, United 
States Code, and transferred to appear at the end of chapter 
563 of such title, as otherwise amended by this title; and 
(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘That during’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
46 USC 
prec. 57100. 
46 USC 
prec. 56301. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
‘‘§ 56309. Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; purchase or 
requisition of vessels lying idle in United States 
waters 
‘‘During’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 902 of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘this chapter’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the second paragraph of subsection 
(d) of such section 902, as amended’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
56305’’. 
(b) VOLUNTARY PURCHASE OR CHARTER AGREEMENTS.—Section 
2 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 197)— 
(1) is redesignated as section 56310 of title 46, United 
States Code, and transferred to appear after section 56309 
of such title (as amended by subsection (a)); and 
(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking so much as proceeds ‘‘During’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 56310. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 902 of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936,’’ and inserting ‘‘this chapter’’. 
(c) REQUISITIONED VESSELS.—Section 3 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
198)— 
(1) is redesignated as section 56311 of title 46, United 
States Code, and transferred to appear after section 56310 
of such title (as amended by subsections (a) and (b)); 
(2) is amended by striking so much as precedes subsection 
(a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 56311. Requisitioned vessels’’; and 
(3) is amended— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 56309 or 56310, as applicable’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 56309 or 56310, as applicable,’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The second paragraph of section 
9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 57109’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘provisions 
of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
56309 or 56310, as applicable,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘said section 3709’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘title VII of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 575’’; and 
(iv) by striking subsection (f). 
(d) DOCUMENTED DEFINED.—Chapter 563 of title 46, United 
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 56312. Documented defined 
‘‘In sections 56309 through 56311, the term ‘documented’ 
means, with respect to a vessel, that a certificate of documentation 
has been issued for the vessel under chapter 121.’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 563 of 
title 46, United States Code, as otherwise amended by this title, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘56309. Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; purchase or requisition of vessels 
lying idle in United States waters 
‘‘56310. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements 
‘‘56311. Requisitioned vessels 
‘‘56312. Documented defined’’. 
(f) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to a section that is 
redesignated and transferred by this section is deemed to refer 
to such section as so redesignated and transferred. 
SEC. 3505. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘and maritime 
communities’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘in communities’’ and 
all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘relating to 
shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing assistance under the pro-
gram, the Administrator shall consider projects that foster— 
‘‘(A) efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship 
construction, repair, and reconfiguration; and 
‘‘(B) employee skills and enhanced productivity related 
to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF GRANTS.—The Administrator shall award 
grants under this section not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal 
year concerned. 
‘‘(3) REUSE
OF
UNEXPENDED
GRANT
FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (2), amounts awarded as a grant under 
this section that are not expended by the grantee shall remain 
available to the Administrator for use for grants under this 
section.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘to’’ after ‘‘may be used’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) make capital and related improvements in small 
shipyards; and 
‘‘(B) provide training for workers in shipbuilding, ship 
repair, and associated industries.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘unless’’ and all that 
follows before the period; and 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
and 
46 USC 56309 
note. 
46 USC 
prec. 56301. 
46 USC 56312. 
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(C) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided 
in paragraph (2),’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 541 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 54101 and inserting the following: 
‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards.’’. 
SEC. 3506. REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM RECOVERY IN THE 
COAST GUARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on sexual assault 
prevention and response policies of the Coast Guard and strategic 
goals related to sexual assault victim recovery. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall— 
(1) describe Coast Guard strategic goals relating to sexual 
assault climate, prevention, response, and accountability, and 
actions taken by the Coast Guard to promote sexual assault 
victim recovery; 
(2) explain how victim recovery is being incorporated into 
Coast Guard strategic and programmatic guidance related to 
sexual assault prevention and response; 
(3) examine current Coast Guard sexual assault prevention 
and response policy with respect to— 
(A) Coast Guard criteria for what comprises sexual 
assault victim recovery; 
(B) alignment of Coast Guard personnel policies to 
enhance— 
(i) an approach to sexual assault response that 
gives priority to victim recovery; 
(ii) upholding individual privacy and dignity; and 
(iii) the opportunity for the continuation of Coast 
Guard service by sexual assault victims; and 
(C) sexual harassment response, including a descrip-
tion of the circumstances under which sexual harassment 
is considered a criminal offense; and 
(4) to ensure victims and supervisors understand the full 
scope of resources available to aid in long-term recovery, explain 
how the Coast Guard informs its workforce about changes 
to sexual assault prevention and response policies related to 
victim recovery. 
SEC. 3507. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 541 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 54102. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime 
workforce training and education 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Transportation may des-
ignate as a center of excellence for domestic maritime workforce 
training and education a covered training entity located in a State 
that borders on the— 
‘‘(1) Gulf of Mexico; 
‘‘(2) Atlantic Ocean; 
‘‘(3) Long Island Sound; 
46 USC 54102. 
46 USC 
prec. 54101. 
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‘‘(4) Pacific Ocean; 
‘‘(5) Great Lakes; 
‘‘(6) Mississippi River System; 
‘‘(7) Arctic; or 
‘‘(8) Gulf of Alaska. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
agreement (as that term is used in section 6305 of title 31) with 
a center of excellence designated under subsection (a) to support 
maritime workforce training and education at the center of excel-
lence, including efforts of the center of excellence to— 
‘‘(1) admit additional students; 
‘‘(2) recruit and train faculty; 
‘‘(3) expand facilities; 
‘‘(4) create new maritime career pathways; or 
‘‘(5) award students credit for prior experience, including 
military service. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, 
‘‘(1) COVERED TRAINING ENTITY.—the term ‘covered training 
entity’ means an entity that is— 
‘‘(A) a community or technical college; or 
‘‘(B) a maritime training center— 
‘‘(i) operated by, or under the supervision of, a 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) with a maritime training program in operation 
on the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) ARCTIC.—The term ‘Arctic’ has the meaning that term 
has under section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act 
of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 541 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 54101 the following: 
‘‘54102. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and edu-
cation.’’. 
SEC. 3508. FOREIGN SPILL PROTECTION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign 
Spill Protection Act of 2017’’. 
(b) LIABILITY OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF FOREIGN FACILI-
TIES.— 
(1) OIL POLLUTION CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1001 of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (26)(A)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘onshore or off-
shore facility, any person’’ and inserting ‘‘onshore 
facility, offshore facility, or foreign offshore unit 
or other facility located seaward of the exclusive 
economic zone, any person or entity’’; and 
(II) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘offshore facility, 
the person who’’ and inserting ‘‘offshore facility 
or foreign offshore unit or other facility located 
seaward of the exclusive economic zone, the person 
or entity that’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (32)— 
(I) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(D) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), 
respectively; 
33 USC 1251 
note. 
Foreign 
Spill Protection 
Act of 2017. 
46 USC 
prec. 54101. 
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(II) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
following: 
‘‘(D) FOREIGN FACILITIES.—In the case of a foreign off-
shore unit or other facility located seaward of the exclusive 
economic zone, any person or other entity owning or oper-
ating the facility, and any leaseholder, permit holder, 
assignee, or holder of a right of use and easement granted 
under applicable foreign law for the area in which the 
facility is located.’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘or offshore facility, the persons who’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, offshore facility, or foreign offshore 
unit or other facility located seaward of the exclu-
sive economic zone, the persons or entities that’’. 
(B) ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF FUND.—Section 1015(c) of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2715(c)) is 
amended, in the third sentence, by adding before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘or other facility located seaward 
of the exclusive economic zone’’. 
(2) FEDERAL
WATER
POLLUTION
CONTROL
ACT
AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 311(a)(11) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(11)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and any facility’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
facility’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and, for the purposes of applying 
subsections (b), (c), (e), and (o), any foreign offshore unit 
(as defined in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act) or 
any other facility located seaward of the exclusive economic 
zone’’ after ‘‘public vessel’’. 
SEC. 3509. REMOVAL OF ADJUNCT PROFESSOR LIMIT AT UNITED 
STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
Section 51317 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (d). 
SEC. 3510. ACCEPTANCE OF GUARANTEES IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAR-
TIAL DONATIONS FOR MAJOR PROJECTS OF THE UNITED 
STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
(a) GUARANTEES.—Chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 51320. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major 
projects 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MAJOR PROJECT.—The term ‘major project’ means a 
project estimated to cost at least $1,000,000 for— 
‘‘(A) the purchase or other procurement of real or per-
sonal property; or 
‘‘(B) the construction, renovation, or repair of real or 
personal property. 
‘‘(2) MAJOR UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL BANK.—The term 
‘major United States commercial bank’ means a commercial 
bank that— 
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‘‘(A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3(h) 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(h))); 
‘‘(B) is headquartered in the United States; and 
‘‘(C) has total net assets of an amount considered by 
the Maritime Administrator to qualify the bank as a major 
bank. 
‘‘(3) MAJOR
UNITED
STATES
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT 
FIRM.—The term ‘major United States investment management 
firm’ means— 
‘‘(A) any broker or dealer (as such terms are defined 
in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78c)); 
‘‘(B) any investment adviser or provider of investment 
supervisory services (as such terms are defined in section 
202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80b–2)); or 
‘‘(C) a major United States commercial bank that— 
‘‘(i) is headquartered in the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) holds for the account of others investment 
assets in a total amount considered by the Maritime 
Administrator to qualify the bank as a major invest-
ment management firm. 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED
GUARANTEE.—The term ‘qualified guar-
antee’, with respect to a major project, means a guarantee 
that— 
‘‘(A) is made by 1 or more persons in connection with 
a donation for the project of a total amount in cash or 
securities that the Maritime Administrator determines is 
sufficient to defray a substantial portion of the total cost 
of the project; 
‘‘(B) is made to facilitate or expedite the completion 
of the project in reasonable anticipation that other donors 
will contribute sufficient funds or other resources in 
amounts sufficient to pay for completion of the project; 
‘‘(C) is set forth as a written agreement providing 
that the donor will furnish in cash or securities, in addition 
to the donor’s other gift or gifts for the project, any addi-
tional amount that may become necessary for paying the 
cost of completing the project by reason of a failure to 
obtain from other donors or sources funds or other 
resources in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of com-
pleting the project; and 
‘‘(D) is accompanied by— 
‘‘(i) an irrevocable and unconditional standby letter 
of credit for the benefit of the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy that is in the amount of the guarantee 
and is issued by a major United States commercial 
bank; or 
‘‘(ii) a qualified account control agreement. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘qualified account control agreement’, with respect to a guar-
antee of a donor, means an agreement among the donor, the 
Maritime Administrator, and a major United States investment 
management firm that— 
‘‘(A) ensures the availability of sufficient funds or other 
financial resources to pay the amount guaranteed during 
the period of the guarantee; 
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‘‘(B) provides for the perfection of a security interest 
in the assets of the account for the United States for 
the benefit of the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
with the highest priority available for liens and security 
interests under applicable law; 
‘‘(C) requires the donor to maintain in an account 
with the investment management firm assets having a 
total value that is not less than 130 percent of the amount 
guaranteed; and 
‘‘(D) requires the investment management firm, when-
ever the value of the account is less than the value required 
to be maintained under subparagraph (C), to liquidate any 
noncash assets in the account and reinvest the proceeds 
in Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31. 
‘‘(b) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (d), the 
Maritime Administrator may accept a qualified guarantee from 
a donor or donors for the completion of a major project for the 
benefit of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
‘‘(c) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—The amount of a qualified guar-
antee accepted under this section shall be considered as contract 
authority to provide obligation authority for purposes of Federal 
fiscal and contractual requirements. Funds available for a project 
for which such a guarantee has been accepted may be obligated 
and expended for the project without regard to whether the total 
amount of funds and other resources available for the project (not 
taking into account the amount of the guarantee) is sufficient 
to pay for completion of the project. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—The Maritime Administrator may not accept a 
qualified guarantee under this section for the completion of a major 
project until 30 days after the date on which a report of the 
facts concerning the proposed guarantee is submitted to Congress. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION
ON COMMINGLING FUNDS.—The Maritime 
Administrator may not enter into any contract or other transaction 
involving the use of a qualified guarantee and appropriated funds 
in the same contract or transaction.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
513 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘51320. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects.’’. 
SEC. 3511. AUTHORITY TO PAY CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER EXPENSES 
IN CONNECTION WITH ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT TO THE 
UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
Section 51315 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The Maritime Administrator may 
pay all necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or 
transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest accepted under this section.’’. 
SEC. 3512. AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN FEDERAL, STATE OR OTHER 
RESEARCH GRANTS. 
(a) RESEARCH GRANTS.—Chapter 513 of title 46, United States 
Code, as amended by sections 3510 of this title, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
46 USC 
prec. 51301. 
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‘‘§ 51321. Grants for scientific and educational research 
‘‘(a) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘qualifying 
research grant’ is a grant that— 
‘‘(1) is awarded on a competitive basis by the Federal 
Government (except for the Department of Transportation), 
a State, a corporation, a fund, a foundation, an educational 
institution, or a similar entity that is organized and operated 
primarily for scientific or educational purposes; and 
‘‘(2) is to be used to carry out a research project with 
a scientific or educational purpose. 
‘‘(b) ACCEPTANCE
OF
QUALIFYING
RESEARCH
GRANTS.—The 
United States Merchant Marine Academy may compete for and 
accept qualifying research grants if the work under the grant is 
to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The Maritime Adminis-
trator shall establish a separate account for administering 
funds received from research grants under this section. 
‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—The Superintendent shall use 
grant funds deposited into the account established pursuant 
to paragraph (1) in accordance with applicable regulations and 
the terms and conditions of the respective grants. 
‘‘(d) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such limitations as may 
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy may be used to pay 
expenses incurred by the Academy in applying for, and otherwise 
pursuing, a qualifying research grant.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
513 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 3510(b), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘51321. Grants for scientific and educational research.’’. 
SEC. 3513. PROVISION OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICES 
DURING SEA YEAR PROGRAM. 
Section 3514 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 46 U.S.C. 51318 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) VESSEL OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF SATELLITE PHONE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Maritime Administrator shall 
ensure that each cadet from the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy who is participating in the Sea Year program is 
provided a functional satellite communication device. A cadet 
may not be denied from using the device whenever the student 
determines that use of the device is necessary to prevent or 
report sexual harassment or sexual assault. 
‘‘(2) CHECK-IN.—Not less often than once each week during 
a cadet’s participation in the Sea Year program, the cadet 
shall check-in with designated personnel at the Academy via 
the satellite communication device provided under paragraph 
(1). A text message sent via the satellite device shall meet 
the requirement for a weekly check-in for purposes of this 
paragraph.’’. 
46 USC 
prec. 51301. 
46 USC 51321. 
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SEC. 3514. ACTIONS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT, DATING 
VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
STALKING AT THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE 
ACADEMY. 
(a) EXPANSION OF REQUIRED POLICY.—Section 51318(a) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘harassment and sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘harassment, dating violence, domestic 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘harassment and sexual assault’’ and inserting 
‘‘harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, stalking,’’ after ‘‘acquaintance 
rape,’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘harassment or sexual assault,’’ and inserting ‘‘harass-
ment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking,’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘harassment or sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘harassment, dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘criminal sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘a criminal sexual offense’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘harassment or 
sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘harassment, dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘harassment or sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘harassment, dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘sexual assault’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘harassment and 
sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘harassment, dating 
violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; 
and 
(F) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘harassment or 
sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘harassment, dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(4) and (5), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM
TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS
REGARDING
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Maritime Administrator shall 
direct the Superintendent of the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy to develop a mandatory training program 
at the Academy for each individual who is involved in 
implementing the Academy’s student disciplinary grievance 
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procedures, including each individual who is responsible 
for— 
‘‘(i) resolving complaints of reported sexual harass-
ment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(ii) resolving complaints of reported violations of 
the sexual misconduct policy of the Academy; or 
‘‘(iii) conducting an interview with a victim of 
sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(B) 
CONSULTATION.—The 
Superintendent 
shall 
develop the training program described in subparagraph 
(A) in consultation with national, State, or local sexual 
assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking 
victim advocacy, victim services, or prevention organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(C) ELEMENTS.—The training required by subpara-
graph (A) shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) Information on working with and interviewing 
persons subjected to sexual harassment, dating 
violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(ii) Information on particular types of conduct 
that would constitute sexual harassment, dating 
violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
regardless of gender, including same-sex sexual harass-
ment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(iii) Information on consent and the effect that 
drugs or alcohol may have on an individual’s ability 
to consent. 
‘‘(iv) Information on the effects of trauma, 
including the neurobiology of trauma. 
‘‘(v) Training regarding the use of trauma-informed 
interview techniques, which means asking questions 
of an individual who has been a victim of sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking in a manner that is focused on 
the experience of the victim, does not judge or blame 
the victim, and is informed by evidence-based research 
on the neurobiology of trauma. 
‘‘(vi) Training on cultural awareness regarding how 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking may impact midshipmen differently depending 
on their cultural background. 
‘‘(vii) Information on sexual assault dynamics, 
sexual assault perpetrator behavior, and barriers to 
reporting. 
‘‘(D) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(i) DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL SCHEDULE.—The 
training program required by subparagraph (A) shall 
be developed not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018. 
‘‘(ii) COMPLETION OF TRAINING.—Each individual 
who is required to complete the training described 
in subparagraph (A) shall complete such training not 
later than— 
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‘‘(I) 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018; or 
‘‘(II) 180 days after starting a position with 
responsibilities 
that 
include 
the 
activities 
described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph 
(A).’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) CONSISTENCY
WITH
THE
HIGHER
EDUCATION
ACT
OF 
1965.—The Secretary shall ensure that the policy developed 
under this subsection meets the requirements set out in section 
485(f)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(f)(8)).’’. 
(b) MINIMUM PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING REPORTS OF SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT, DATING VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, OR STALKING.—Subsection (b) of section 51318 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Maritime Administrator shall 
ensure that the development program of the Academy includes 
a section that— 
‘‘(A) describes the relationship between honor, respect, 
and character development and the prevention of sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking at the Academy; 
‘‘(B) includes a brief history of the problem of sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking in the merchant marine, in the Armed 
Forces, and at the Academy; and 
‘‘(C) includes information relating to reporting sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking, victims’ rights, and dismissal for 
offenders. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO COMBAT RETALIATION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, the Maritime 
Administrator shall direct the Superintendent of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy to implement and main-
tain a plan to combat retaliation against cadets at the 
Academy who report sexual harassment, dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(B) VIOLATION
OF
CODE
OF
CONDUCT.—The Super-
intendent shall consider an act of retaliation against a 
cadet at the Academy who reports sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking as a Class I violation of the Midshipman Regula-
tions of the Academy or equivalent code of conduct. 
‘‘(C) RETALIATION
DEFINITION.—The Superintendent 
shall work with the sexual assault prevention and response 
staff of the Academy to define ‘retaliation’ for purposes 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Maritime Administrator shall 
ensure the staff at the Academy are provided adequate 
and appropriate sexual harassment, dating violence, 
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domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking prevention 
and response training materials and resources. Such 
resources shall include staff as follows: 
‘‘(i) Sexual assault response coordinator. 
‘‘(ii) Prevention educator. 
‘‘(iii) Civil rights officer. 
‘‘(iv) Staff member to oversee Sea Year. 
‘‘(B) COMMUNICATION.—The Director of the Office of 
Civil Rights of the Maritime Administration shall create 
and maintain a direct line of communication to the sexual 
assault response staff of the Academy that is outside of 
the chain of command of the Academy. 
‘‘(4) 
MINIMUM
TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Super-
intendent shall ensure that all cadets receive training on the 
sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking prevention and response sections of the 
development program of the Academy, as described in para-
graph (1), as follows: 
‘‘(A) An initial training session, which shall occur not 
later than 7 days after a cadet’s initial arrival at the 
Academy. 
‘‘(B) Additional training sessions, which shall occur 
biannually following the cadet’s initial training session 
until the cadet graduates or leaves the Academy.’’. 
(c) AGGREGATE REPORTING AND DEFINITIONS.—Section 51318 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) DATA FOR AGGREGATE REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No requirement related to confidentiality 
in this section or section 51319 of this title may be construed 
to prevent a sexual assault response coordinator from providing 
information for any report required by law regarding sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking. 
‘‘(2) IDENTITY PROTECTION.—Any information provided for 
a report referred to in paragraph (1) shall be provided in 
a manner that protects the identity of the victim or witness. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 51319 of this 
title: 
‘‘(1) DATING VIOLENCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; STALKING.— 
The terms ‘dating violence’, ‘domestic violence’, and ‘stalking’ 
have the meanings given those terms is section 40002(a) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 
‘‘(2) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual assault’ means 
an offense classified as a forcible or nonforcible sex offense 
under the uniform crime reporting system of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 51318 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 51318. Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for chapter 
513 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
46 USC 
prec. 51301. 
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the item relating to section 51318 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘51318. Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking.’’. 
SEC. 3515. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE STAFF FOR 
THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51319 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(a) SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATORS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR COORDINATORS.—The United States 
Merchant Marine Academy shall employ or contract with at 
least 1 full-time sexual assault response coordinator who shall 
reside at or near the Academy. The Secretary of Transportation 
may assign additional full-time or part-time sexual assault 
response coordinators at the Academy as necessary. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Each sexual assault response 
coordinator shall be selected based on— 
‘‘(A) experience and a demonstrated ability to effec-
tively provide victim services related to sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; and 
‘‘(B) protection of the individual under applicable law 
to provide privileged communication. 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—A sexual assault response coordi-
nator shall, to the extent authorized under applicable law, 
provide confidential services to a cadet at the Academy who 
reports being a victim of, or witness to, sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(4) TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) VERIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018, the Maritime Administrator, 
in consultation with the Director of the Maritime Adminis-
tration Office of Civil Rights, shall develop a process to 
verify that each sexual assault response coordinator has 
completed proper training. 
‘‘(B) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—The training referred 
to in subparagraph (A) shall include training in— 
‘‘(i) working with victims of sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; 
‘‘(ii) the policies, procedures, and resources of the 
Academy related to responding to sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; and 
‘‘(iii) national, State, and local victim services and 
resources available to victims of sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
‘‘(C) COMPLETION
OF
TRAINING.—A sexual assault 
response coordinator shall complete the training referred 
to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) not later than— 
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‘‘(i) 270 days after enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; or 
‘‘(ii) 180 days after starting in the role of sexual 
assault response coordinator. 
‘‘(5) DUTIES.—A sexual assault response coordinator shall— 
‘‘(A) confidentially receive a report from a victim of 
sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(B) inform the victim of— 
‘‘(i) the victim’s rights under applicable law; 
‘‘(ii) options for reporting an incident of sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking to the Academy and law enforce-
ment; 
‘‘(iii) how to access available services, including 
emergency medical care, medical forensic or evi-
dentiary examinations, legal services, services provided 
by rape crisis centers and other victim service pro-
viders, services provided by the volunteer sexual 
assault victim advocates at the Academy, and crisis 
intervention counseling and ongoing counseling; 
‘‘(iv) such coordinator’s ability to assist in 
arranging access to such services, with the consent 
of the victim; 
‘‘(v) available accommodations, such as allowing 
the victim to change living arrangements and obtain 
accessibility services; 
‘‘(vi) such coordinator’s ability to assist in 
arranging such accommodations, with the consent of 
the victim; 
‘‘(vii) the victim’s rights and the Academy’s respon-
sibilities regarding orders of protection, no contact 
orders, restraining orders, or similar lawful orders 
issued by the Academy or a criminal, civil, or tribal 
court; and 
‘‘(viii) privacy limitations under applicable law; 
‘‘(C) represent the interests of any cadet at the 
Academy who reports being a victim of sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, even if such interests are in conflict with the 
interests of the Academy; 
‘‘(D) advise the victim of, and provide written materials 
regarding, the information described in subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(E) liaise with appropriate staff at the Academy, with 
the victim’s consent, to arrange reasonable accommodations 
through the Academy to allow the victim to change living 
arrangements, obtain accessibility services, or access other 
accommodations; 
‘‘(F) maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the 
victim, and shall not notify the Academy or any other 
authority of the identity of the victim or the alleged cir-
cumstances surrounding the reported incident unless— 
‘‘(i) otherwise required by applicable law; 
‘‘(ii) requested to do so by the victim who has 
been fully and accurately informed about what proce-
dures shall occur if the information is shared; or 
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‘‘(iii) notwithstanding clause (i) or clause (ii), there 
is risk of imminent harm to other individuals; 
‘‘(G) assist the victim in contacting and reporting an 
incident of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking to the Academy or 
law enforcement, if requested to do so by the victim who 
has been fully and accurately informed about what proce-
dures shall occur if information is shared; and 
‘‘(H) submit to the Director of the Maritime Adminis-
tration Office of Civil Rights an annual report summarizing 
how the resources supplied to the coordinator were used 
during the prior year, including the number of victims 
assisted by the coordinator. 
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REPORTING.—Each sexual assault response coordi-
nator shall— 
‘‘(i) report directly to the Superintendent; and 
‘‘(ii) have concurrent reporting responsibility to the 
Executive Director of the Maritime Administration on 
matters related to the Maritime Administration and 
the Department of Transportation and upon belief that 
the Academy leadership is acting inappropriately 
regarding sexual assault prevention and response mat-
ters. 
‘‘(B) SUPPORT.—The Maritime Administration Office of 
Civil Rights shall provide support to the sexual assault 
response coordinator at the Academy on all sexual harass-
ment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking prevention matters. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON INVESTIGATION BY THE ACADEMY.— 
Any request by a victim for an accommodation, as described 
in subsection (a)(5)(E), made by a sexual assault response 
coordinator shall not trigger an investigation by the Academy, 
even if such coordinator deals only with matters relating to 
sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION
ON
RETALIATION.—A sexual assault 
response coordinator, victim advocate, or companion may not 
be disciplined, penalized, or otherwise retaliated against by 
the Academy for representing the interests of the victim, even 
if such interests are in conflict with the interests of the 
Academy.’’. 
(b) ACCESS OF ACADEMY CADETS TO DOD SAFE OR EQUIVALENT 
HELPLINE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
arrange for cadets at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy to have access to, and use of, the Department of 
Defense SAFE Helpline or an equivalent helpline to report 
incidents of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(2) TRAINING.—The training provided to personnel of the 
helpline to which cadets at the Academy are given access shall 
include training on the resources available to cadets at the 
Academy in connection with sexual assault, sexual harassment, 
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. 
46 USC 51318 
note. 
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(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘dating 
violence’’, ‘‘domestic violence’’, ‘‘sexual assault’’, and ‘‘stalking’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 51318 of title 
46, United States Code. 
(c) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 51319 of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated by 
subsection (a)(1), is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and 
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘(3), 
(4), and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) and (4)’’. 
SEC. 3516. PROTECTION OF CADETS AT THE UNITED STATES MER-
CHANT 
MARINE 
ACADEMY 
FROM 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT 
ONBOARD COMMERCIAL VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code, 
as amended by section 3512 of this title, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 51322. Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard 
vessels 
‘‘(a) RIDING GANGS.— 
‘‘(1) 
CERTIFICATION
OF
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Maritime 
Administrator shall require the owner or operator of any 
commercial vessel that is carrying a cadet from the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy to certify compliance of the 
vessel with the International Convention for Safety of Life 
at Sea, 1974 (32 UST 47) and section 8106 of this title. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
FOR
CADETS.—The Maritime Adminis-
trator shall ensure that the Academy informs cadets preparing 
for Sea Year of the obligations that vessel owners and operators 
have to provide for the security of individuals aboard a vessel 
under United States law, including chapter 81 and section 
70103(c) of this title. 
‘‘(b) CHECKS OF COMMERCIAL VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not less frequently than biennially, 
staff of the Academy or staff of the Maritime Administration 
shall conduct both random and targeted unannounced checks 
of not less than 10 percent of the commercial vessels that 
host a cadet from the Academy. 
‘‘(2) REMOVAL OF STUDENTS.—If staff of the Academy or 
staff of the Maritime Administration determine that a commer-
cial vessel is in violation of the sexual assault policy developed 
by the Academy through a check conducted under paragraph 
(1), the staff may— 
‘‘(A) remove any cadet of the Academy from the vessel; 
and 
‘‘(B) report the violation to the owner or operator of 
the vessel. 
‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING RECORDS.— 
The Maritime Administrator shall require the owner or operator 
of a commercial vessel, or the seafarer union for a commercial 
vessel, to maintain records of sexual assault training for the crew 
and passengers of any vessel hosting a cadet from the Academy. 
‘‘(d) SEA YEAR SURVEY.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Maritime Administrator shall 
require each cadet from the Academy, upon completion of the 
46 USC 51322. 
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cadet’s Sea Year, to complete a survey regarding the environ-
ment and conditions during the Sea Year of the vessel to 
which the cadet was assigned. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Maritime Administrator shall 
make available to the public for each year— 
‘‘(A) the questions used in the survey required by para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) the aggregated data received from such surveys.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
513 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 3512 
of this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘51322. Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels.’’. 
SEC. 3517. TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGA-
TORS. 
Each employee of the Office of Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Transportation who conducts investigations and who is 
assigned to the Regional Investigations Office in New York, New 
York, shall— 
(1) participate in specialized training in conducting sexual 
assault investigations; and 
(2) attend at least 1 Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center (FLETC) sexual assault investigation course, or equiva-
lent sexual assault investigation training course, as determined 
by the Inspector General, each year. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this division 
specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or 
activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar 
amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, 
subject to the availability of appropriations. 
(b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to commit, obligate, 
or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a 
dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accord-
ance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of 
title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; 
and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law. 
(c) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
TRANSFER
AND
PROGRAMMING 
AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding tables in this 
division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer 
or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this 
Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount 
specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling 
on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 or section 
1512 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 
or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation 
accounts. 
(d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This section applies 
to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. 
46 USC 
prec. 51301. 
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(e) ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No oral or written 
communication concerning any amount specified in the funding 
tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this 
section. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
FIXED WING 
002 
UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT .................................................................
75,115 
75,115 
004 
MQ–1 UAV ..........................................................................................
30,206 
90,206 
UFR: ER Improved Gray Eagle Air Vehicles ............................
[60,000 
] 
ROTARY 
005 
HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY (LUH) ..........................................
108,383 
108,383 
006 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ...........................................
725,976 
764,976 
UFR: Procures remanufactured AH64Es ..................................
[39,000 
] 
007 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
170,910 
170,910 
008 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIB NEW BUILD ...................................
374,100 
647,800 
UFR: Procures AH–64E ..............................................................
[273,700 
] 
009 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
71,900 
71,900 
010 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ........................................
938,308 
1,046,308 
Unfunded requirement—additional 5 for ARNG ......................
[108,000 
] 
011 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
86,295 
86,295 
012 
UH–60 BLACK HAWK A AND L MODELS ....................................
76,516 
93,216 
Unfunded requirement—UH–60Vs ............................................
[16,700 
] 
013 
CH–47 HELICOPTER ........................................................................
202,576 
557,076 
Emergent requirements—additional 4 CH–47F Block I ..........
[108,000 
] 
Unfunded requirement—additional 4 MH–47Gs ......................
[246,500 
] 
014 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
17,820 
17,820 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
015 
MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) .....................................................................
5,910 
21,910 
UFR: Procures of Common Sensor Payloads .............................
[16,000 
] 
016 
UNIVERSAL GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT (UAS) .............
15,000 
15,000 
017 
GRAY EAGLE MODS2 ......................................................................
74,291 
74,291 
018 
MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) .............................................
68,812 
98,287 
UFR: Procures of Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) upgrades ...
[29,475 
] 
019 
AH–64 MODS .....................................................................................
238,141 
382,941 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[144,800 
] 
020 
CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) .................................
20,166 
81,166 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[61,000 
] 
021 
GRCS SEMA MODS (MIP) ................................................................
5,514 
5,514 
022 
ARL SEMA MODS (MIP) ...................................................................
11,650 
11,650 
023 
EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP) ..........................................................
15,279 
15,279 
024 
UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS ..............................................
57,737 
57,737 
025 
UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS .......................................................
5,900 
40,709 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[34,809 
] 
026 
NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ...................................................
142,102 
142,102 
027 
COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ......................................................
166,050 
207,630 
Unfunded requirement—ARC–201D encrypted radios ............
[41,580 
] 
028 
GATM ROLLUP ..................................................................................
37,403 
37,403 
029 
RQ–7 UAV MODS ..............................................................................
83,160 
194,160 
UFR: Procures Shadow V2 BLK III systems ............................
[111,000 
] 
030 
UAS MODS .........................................................................................
26,109 
26,429 
UFR: Procures OSRVT systems .................................................
[320 
] 
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 
031 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT ..................................
70,913 
70,913 
032 
SURVIVABILITY CM ........................................................................
5,884 
5,884 
033 
CMWS ..................................................................................................
26,825 
51,825 
UFR: Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) 
Quick Reaction Capability.
[25,000 
] 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
034 
COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .............
6,337 
31,337 
UFR: CIRCM B-Kits ....................................................................
[25,000 
] 
OTHER SUPPORT 
035 
AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...............................................
7,038 
7,038 
036 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .................................................
47,404 
56,304 
Unfunded requirement—grow the Army ...................................
[1,800 
] 
Unfunded requirement—Non destructive test equip ................
[7,100 
] 
037 
AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ..............................................
47,066 
47,066 
038 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................
83,790 
84,905 
UFR: Airspace Information System shelter and Alternate 
Workstation.
[1,115 
] 
039 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ...............................................................
1,397 
1,397 
040 
LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET ..............................................................
1,911 
1,911 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................
4,149,894 
5,500,793 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 
001 
LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) ...................
140,826 
140,826 
002 
MSE MISSILE ....................................................................................
1,106,040 
1,106,040 
003 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I ...............
57,742 
57,742 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 
005 
HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY .............................................................
94,790 
104,790 
UFR: Procures maximum Hellfire missile .................................
[10,000 
] 
006 
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ........................................
178,432 
160,126 
Excess due to delays ....................................................................
[–18,306 
] 
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 
008 
JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ....................................
110,123 
257,423 
UFR: Procures additional Javelin ..............................................
[147,300 
] 
009 
TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................
85,851 
85,851 
010 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
19,949 
19,949 
011 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................
595,182 
606,882 
Program reduction—unit cost savings .......................................
[–2,800 
] 
UFR: Tooling and practice rounds .............................................
[14,500 
] 
012 
MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) ..........
28,321 
34,651 
UFR: Funds Reduced Range Practice Rockets ..........................
[6,330 
] 
013 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS .....
435,728 
Unfunded requirement—ERI .....................................................
[197,000 
] 
Unfunded requirement—grow the Army ...................................
[238,728 
] 
014 
LETHAL MINIATURE AERIAL MISSILE SYSTEM (LMAMS .....
46,600 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[46,600 
] 
MODIFICATIONS 
015 
PATRIOT MODS ................................................................................
496,073 
496,527 
UFR: Procures additional ELES ................................................
[454 
] 
016 
ATACMS MODS .................................................................................
186,040 
186,040 
017 
GMLRS MOD ......................................................................................
531 
531 
018 
STINGER MODS ................................................................................
63,090 
91,890 
UFR: Maximizes Stinger .............................................................
[28,800 
] 
019 
AVENGER MODS ..............................................................................
62,931 
62,931 
020 
ITAS/TOW MODS ...............................................................................
3,500 
3,500 
021 
MLRS MODS ......................................................................................
138,235 
187,035 
UFR: Procures M270A1 MLRS launchers .................................
[48,800 
] 
022 
HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ..............................................................
9,566 
9,566 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
023 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
18,915 
18,915 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
024 
AIR DEFENSE TARGETS .................................................................
5,728 
5,728 
026 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT ......................................................
1,189 
1,189 
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ....................
3,403,054 
4,120,460 
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
001 
BRADLEY PROGRAM .......................................................................
111,000 
UFR: Recap 1 Infantry Battalion Set of M2A4 .........................
[111,000 
] 
002 
ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ........................
193,715 
193,715 
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
004 
STRYKER (MOD) ...............................................................................
97,552 
274,552 
UFR: Second SBCT set of 30mm ................................................
[177,000 
] 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
005 
STRYKER UPGRADE ........................................................................
348,000 
Unfunded requirement – completes 4th DVH SBCT ...............
[348,000 
] 
006 
BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) ..........................................................
444,851 
444,851 
007 
M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS ...........................................................
64,230 
64,230 
008 
PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ..........................
646,413 
646,413 
009 
IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES) ...........
72,402 
194,402 
UFR: Procures one ABCT set of HERCULES (M88A2) ...........
[122,000 
] 
010 
ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD) ...............................................................
5,855 
5,855 
011 
ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE ...................................................
34,221 
64,221 
UFR: Procures Assault Breacher Vehicles, Combat Dozer 
Blades, Full Width Mine Plows.
[30,000 
] 
012 
M88 FOV MODS .................................................................................
4,826 
4,826 
013 
JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ...............................................................
128,350 
128,350 
014 
M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) ..............................................................
248,826 
419,826 
UFR: Completes the first Brigade set of Trophy (NDI APS) 
for Abrams w/ ERI OCO (1 APS Set).
[171,000 
] 
015 
ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM .....................................................
275,000 
650,000 
UFR: Recapitalization of 29 Abrams tanks to M1A2SEPv3 ....
[375,000 
] 
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 
018 
M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) ...................................
1,992 
3,292 
UFR: Procures additional ...........................................................
[1,300 
] 
019 
MULTI-ROLE ANTI-ARMOR ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPON S ...
6,520 
26,520 
UFR: Procures M3E1 light weight Carl Gustaf weapon sys-
tems.
[20,000 
] 
020 
MORTAR SYSTEMS ..........................................................................
21,452 
34,552 
UFR: Procures M121 120mm Mortars .......................................
[13,100 
] 
021 
XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ........................
4,524 
5,323 
UFR: Procures M320A1 40mm Grenade Launchers ................
[799 
] 
023 
CARBINE ............................................................................................
43,150 
51,150 
UFR: Procures M4A1 carbines ...................................................
[8,000 
] 
024 
COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION .........
750 
10,750 
UFR: Accelerate CROWS modifications ....................................
[10,000 
] 
025 
HANDGUN ..........................................................................................
8,326 
8,704 
UFR: Procures Modular Handgun Systems ..............................
[378 
] 
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 
026 
MK–19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN MODS ...................................
2,000 
2,000 
027 
M777 MODS ........................................................................................
3,985 
89,772 
UFR: Funds M777 lightweight towed howitzers ......................
[85,787 
] 
028 
M4 CARBINE MODS .........................................................................
31,315 
31,315 
029 
M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................
47,414 
52,364 
UFR: Procures M2A1 .50cal machine ........................................
[2,350 
] 
UFR: Procures Mk93 MG mounts, M2A1 .50cal MGs, M205 
tripods.
[2,600 
] 
030 
M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................
3,339 
3,339 
031 
M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN MODS ........................................
4,577 
11,159 
UFR: Procures M192 tripods, M240B 7.62mm, M240L 
7.62mm, Gun Optics.
[6,582 
] 
032 
SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS ................................................
1,488 
1,488 
033 
M119 MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................
12,678 
12,678 
034 
MORTAR MODIFICATION ...............................................................
3,998 
3,998 
035 
MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ................
2,219 
2,219 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
036 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ...................................
5,075 
7,775 
UFR: Procures M150 Rifle Combat Optic (RCO); M68 Close 
Combat Optics (CCO).
[2,700 
] 
037 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) ..........................
992 
992 
039 
SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT (SOLDIER ENH PROG) ..................
1,573 
1,573 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
042 
UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................
1,200 
Security Force Assistance Brigade .............................................
[1,200 
] 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ...............
2,423,608 
3,912,404 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 
001 
CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ...............................................................
39,767 
46,867 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[7,100 
] 
002 
CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ...............................................................
46,804 
61,704 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[14,900 
] 
003 
CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES .........................................................
10,413 
10,503 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[90 
] 
004 
CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ...............................................................
62,837 
71,727 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[8,890 
] 
005 
CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
8,208 
8,208 
006 
CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
8,640 
40,502 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[31,862 
] 
007 
CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
76,850 
79,000 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[2,150 
] 
008 
CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
108,189 
125,380 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[17,191 
] 
MORTAR AMMUNITION 
009 
60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ..........................................................
57,359 
59,859 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[2,500 
] 
010 
81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ..........................................................
49,471 
52,580 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[3,109 
] 
011 
120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................
91,528 
109,720 
UFR: Additional 120mm .............................................................
[18,192 
] 
TANK AMMUNITION 
012 
CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES ..........
133,500 
173,800 
UFR: Additional Tank cartridge ................................................
[40,300 
] 
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 
013 
ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ........
44,200 
44,200 
014 
ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES .........................
187,149 
346,330 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[159,181 
] 
015 
PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 ......................................
49,000 
232,500 
UFR: Excalibur ............................................................................
[183,500 
] 
016 
ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL .......
83,046 
163,768 
UFR: Additional PGK, prop charges, artillery fuzes ................
[48,601 
] 
UFR: Required to execute simultaneous OPLAN .....................
[32,121 
] 
MINES 
017 
MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES .............................
3,942 
6,942 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[3,000 
] 
ROCKETS 
019 
SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ..................
5,000 
66,881 
UFR: Additional rockets, grenades ............................................
[61,881 
] 
020 
ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ..................................................
161,155 
229,155 
UFR: Additional APKWS ............................................................
[68,000 
] 
OTHER AMMUNITION 
021 
CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
7,441 
7,441 
022 
DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ......................................
19,345 
21,606 
UFR: Additional munitions .........................................................
[2,261 
] 
023 
GRENADES, ALL TYPES .................................................................
22,759 
48,120 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[25,361 
] 
024 
SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
2,583 
3,412 
UFR: Additional signal munitions .............................................
[829 
] 
025 
SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES .............................................................
13,084 
13,534 
UFR: Additional signal munitions .............................................
[450 
] 
MISCELLANEOUS 
026 
AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ..............................................
12,237 
12,237 
027 
NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES ..................................
1,500 
1,650 
UFR: Non-Lethal Hand Grenade Munitions .............................
[150 
] 
028 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ...................................
10,730 
14,395 
UFR: Additional ammunition .....................................................
[3,665 
] 
029 
AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ......................................
16,425 
16,425 
030 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) ..................
15,221 
15,221 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 
032 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ...............................................................
329,356 
429,356 
UFR: Upgrade at GOCO Army ammuntion plants ..................
[100,000 
] 
033 
CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ................
197,825 
197,825 
034 
ARMS INITIATIVE ............................................................................
3,719 
3,719 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ..
1,879,283 
2,714,567 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
TACTICAL VEHICLES 
001 
TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS ..............................................
9,716 
9,716 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
002 
SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ............................................................
14,151 
36,151 
UFR: Procures 100 % of equipment shortage in Europe for 
M872.
[22,000 
] 
003 
AMBULANCE, 4 LITTER, 5/4 TON, 4X4 ........................................
53,000 
68,000 
UFR: Procures HMMWV ambulances .......................................
[15,000 
] 
004 
GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) .......................................
40,935 
40,935 
006 
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ..............................................
804,440 
804,440 
007 
TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) ..............................................................
967 
967 
008 
FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ..........................
78,650 
241,944 
UFR: Procures vehicles ...............................................................
[154,100 
] 
Unfunded requirement—trailers ................................................
[9,194 
] 
009 
FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ............
19,404 
19,404 
010 
FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ...................
81,656 
88,784 
UFR: Procures Forward Repair Systems (FRS) ........................
[7,128 
] 
011 
PLS ESP ..............................................................................................
7,129 
59,729 
UFR: Provides transportion of ammunition and break-bulk 
cargo.
[52,600 
] 
012 
HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV ........
112,250 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[112,250 
] 
013 
TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ...............
43,040 
43,040 
014 
MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ..............................................
83,940 
157,792 
UFR: Additional Buffalo and MMPV .........................................
[73,852 
] 
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 
016 
HEAVY ARMORED SEDAN .............................................................
269 
269 
017 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................
1,320 
1,320 
018 
NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER .............................................
6,964 
6,964 
COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 
019 
WIN-T—GROUND FORCES TACTICAL NETWORK ....................
420,492 
420,492 
020 
SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ........................................
92,718 
92,718 
021 
TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC .................
150,497 
227,997 
Program reduction .......................................................................
[–10,000 
] 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[87,500 
] 
022 
JOINT INCIDENT SITE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY ......
6,065 
6,065 
023 
JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) ..................................................
5,051 
5,051 
COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 
024 
DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS .......
161,383 
161,383 
025 
TRANSPORTABLE 
TACTICAL 
COMMAND 
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
62,600 
62,600 
026 
SHF TERM ..........................................................................................
11,622 
11,622 
028 
SMART-T (SPACE) .............................................................................
6,799 
6,799 
029 
GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ..........................................................
7,065 
7,065 
031 
ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND (EMC) .......................................
21,667 
21,667 
COMM—COMBAT SUPPORT COMM 
033 
MOD-IN-SERVICE PROFILER .........................................................
70 
70 
COMM—C3 SYSTEM 
034 
ARMY GLOBAL CMD & CONTROL SYS (AGCCS) .......................
2,658 
2,658 
COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 
036 
HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) ....................
355,351 
363,760 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[8,409 
] 
037 
MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) ...........
25,100 
25,100 
038 
RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS LVT(2) ..........................................
11,160 
11,160 
040 
TRACTOR DESK ................................................................................
2,041 
2,041 
041 
TRACTOR RIDE .................................................................................
5,534 
13,734 
UFR: Procurement of Offensive Cyber Operations ...................
[8,200 
] 
042 
SPIDER APLA REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ....................................
996 
996 
043 
SPIDER FAMILY OF NETWORKED MUNITIONS INCR ............
4,500 
6,858 
UFR: Procures SPIDER INC 1A systems ..................................
[2,358 
] 
045 
TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
4,411 
4,411 
046 
UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE ..........................................................
15,275 
15,275 
047 
FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE .....
15,964 
15,964 
COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 
049 
CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE ..............................................
9,560 
9,560 
050 
DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE .........................
4,030 
4,030 
INFORMATION SECURITY 
054 
COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) ................................
107,804 
130,667 
UFR: Security Data System and End Cyrptographic Units ....
[22,863 
] 
055 
DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS ...............................................
53,436 
61,436 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
UFR: Funds Deployable DCO Systems for COMPO 2&3 
Cyber Protection Teams.
[8,000 
] 
056 
INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM—UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO .......
690 
690 
057 
PERSISTENT CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT .....................
4,000 
4,000 
COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 
058 
BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ...........................................
43,751 
43,751 
COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 
059 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...............................................................
118,101 
118,101 
060 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
4,490 
4,490 
061 
HOME STATION MISSION COMMAND CENTERS (HSMCC) ...
20,050 
20,050 
062 
INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ...
186,251 
186,251 
ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 
065 
JTT/CIBS-M ........................................................................................
12,154 
19,754 
UFR: Procures critical spare parts ............................................
[7,600 
] 
068 
DCGS-A (MIP) ....................................................................................
274,782 
274,782 
070 
TROJAN (MIP) ...................................................................................
16,052 
29,212 
UFR: Procures TROJAN SPIRIT ...............................................
[13,160 
] 
071 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ................................
51,034 
51,034 
072 
CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................
7,815 
7,815 
073 
CLOSE ACCESS TARGET RECONNAISSANCE (CATR) .............
8,050 
8,050 
074 
MACHINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SYSTEM-M 
567 
567 
ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 
076 
LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR ..............................
20,459 
20,459 
077 
EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ................
5,805 
5,805 
078 
AIR VIGILANCE (AV) .......................................................................
5,348 
5,348 
079 
CREW ..................................................................................................
17,500 
Unfunded requirement—EOD DR SKOs ...................................
[17,500 
] 
080 
FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ......
5,000 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[5,000 
] 
081 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 
469 
469 
082 
CI MODERNIZATION .......................................................................
285 
285 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 
083 
SENTINEL MODS .............................................................................
28,491 
100,491 
UFR: Procures additional Sentinal Radars ...............................
[72,000 
] 
084 
NIGHT VISION DEVICES ................................................................
166,493 
229,389 
UFR: Accelerates fielding of the LTLM .....................................
[15,749 
] 
Unfunded requirement—grow the Army ...................................
[47,147 
] 
085 
SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF .............
13,947 
16,097 
UFR: Procures Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted laser 
range finder.
[2,150 
] 
087 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS .............
21,380 
598,613 
UFR: IFPC/Avernger Battalions and Warn Suites ...................
[577,233 
] 
088 
FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ...........................................
59,105 
59,105 
089 
ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP ....................................................
2,129 
2,129 
091 
JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) .....................
282,549 
342,649 
UFR: Replenishes Joint Battle Command- Platform ...............
[60,100 
] 
092 
JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ..........................
48,664 
48,664 
093 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) .....................................................
5,198 
5,198 
094 
COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 .....................................
8,117 
8,117 
095 
MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ..............................................
31,813 
47,513 
UFR: Procures Mortar Fire Control systems (M95, M96) ........
[15,700 
] 
096 
COUNTERFIRE RADARS .................................................................
329,057 
393,257 
UFR: Procures AN/TPQ–53 Counterfire Target Acquisition 
Radar System.
[64,200 
] 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 
097 
FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY ............................................................
8,700 
13,458 
UFR: Additional Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Sys-
tem (AFATDS).
[4,758 
] 
098 
AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ................
26,635 
123,613 
UFR: Supports fielding (AMD) mission command assets to a 
Army Corps HQ.
[96,978 
] 
100 
LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ................................
1,992 
1,992 
101 
NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE
15,179 
15,179 
102 
MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) .......................................
132,572 
137,174 
UFR: Tactical Mission Command Equipment ...........................
[4,602 
] 
103 
GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) ...........
37,201 
37,201 
104 
INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP ....
16,140 
16,140 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
105 
RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET .....
6,093 
20,848 
UFR: Procures Engineer Instrument Set Field Reconnais-
sance and Survey Kits.
[14,755 
] 
106 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) .....................................
1,134 
1,134 
ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 
107 
ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ............................................
11,575 
11,575 
108 
AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP ..................................
91,983 
91,983 
109 
GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM ....
4,465 
4,465 
110 
HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) ..........................
66,363 
66,363 
111 
CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ......................................................
1,001 
1,001 
112 
RESERVE COMPONENT AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS) ................
26,183 
26,183 
ELECT EQUIP—AUDIO VISUAL SYS (A/V) 
113 
TACTICAL DIGITAL MEDIA ...........................................................
4,441 
4,441 
114 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (SURVEYING EQUIPMENT) ...............
3,414 
16,414 
UFR: Accelerate procurement of Global Positioning System- 
Survey.
[3,000 
] 
UFR: Procures Automated Integrated Survey Instrument 
(AISI) systems.
[10,000 
] 
ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT 
115 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (C-E) ............................................
499 
499 
116 
BCT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ................................................
25,050 
25,050 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
116A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
4,819 
4,819 
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 
117 
PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS ..................................................................
1,613 
1,613 
118 
FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE) .......................
9,696 
9,696 
120 
CBRN DEFENSE ...............................................................................
11,110 
11,110 
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 
121 
TACTICAL BRIDGING ......................................................................
16,610 
16,610 
122 
TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON ...........................................
21,761 
43,761 
UFR: Procures Bridge Erection Boats .......................................
[22,000 
] 
124 
COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER (CBT) RECAP .....................
21,046 
61,446 
UFR: Procure Common Bridge Transporters ............................
[40,400 
] 
ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 
125 
HANDHELD STANDOFF MINEFIELD DETECTION SYS-HST
5,000 
10,600 
UFR: Procures hand held mine detectors ..................................
[5,600 
] 
126 
GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) ..........
32,442 
43,242 
UFR: Equipment for 15th and 16th ABCT ...............................
[10,800 
] 
127 
AREA MINE DETECTION SYSTEM (AMDS) ................................
10,571 
10,571 
128 
HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) ...................
21,695 
24,095 
UFR: Procures Husky Mounted Detection System ...................
[2,400 
] 
129 
ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) ..........................
4,516 
19,616 
UFR: Procures M160s .................................................................
[15,100 
] 
130 
EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS RECAPITALIZATION .......................
10,073 
15,073 
UFR: Procures the Talon 5A robot .............................................
[5,000 
] 
131 
ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS .........................................
3,000 
3,000 
133 
REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS ................................................
5,847 
7,039 
UFR: Procures Radio Frequency Remote Activated Munitions 
[1,192 
] 
134 
< $5M, COUNTERMINE EQUIPMENT ...........................................
1,530 
1,530 
135 
FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS ...............................................
4,302 
4,302 
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
136 
HEATERS AND ECU’S ......................................................................
7,405 
16,461 
UFR: Procures Improved Environmental Control Units ..........
[9,056 
] 
137 
SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT .............................................................
1,095 
1,095 
138 
PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) ...............
5,390 
5,390 
139 
GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ..........................................................
38,219 
42,808 
UFR: Procures NETT Warrior ....................................................
[4,589 
] 
140 
MOBILE SOLDIER POWER .............................................................
10,456 
12,018 
UFR: Procures ISPDS-C systems for a Security Forces As-
sistance Bde.
[1,562 
] 
142 
FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT ......................................................
15,340 
29,740 
UFR: BCT support equipment ....................................................
[14,400 
] 
143 
CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
30,607 
30,607 
144 
FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ......
10,426 
18,900 
UFR: Engineering equipment .....................................................
[8,474 
] 
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 
146 
QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ....................................
6,903 
6,903 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
147 
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER .................
47,597 
47,597 
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 
148 
COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL .......................................................
43,343 
43,343 
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 
149 
MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ....................
33,774 
47,070 
UFR: Shop equipment .................................................................
[13,296 
] 
150 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ) ........................................
2,728 
3,682 
UFR: Additional equipment for growing Army .........................
[954 
] 
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 
151 
GRADER, ROAD MTZD, HVY, 6X4 (CCE) ......................................
989 
15,719 
UFR: Procures 48 Graders for the 16th ABCT .........................
[14,730 
] 
152 
SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING ..........................................................
11,180 
11,180 
154 
TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED ............................................................
48,679 
Unfunded requirement—T9 Dozers ...........................................
[48,679 
] 
155 
ALL TERRAIN CRANES ...................................................................
8,935 
11,935 
UFR: Procures cranes to support bridging assets ....................
[3,000 
] 
157 
HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) ..................
64,339 
84,899 
UFR: Procures HMEE for the 16th ABCT ................................
[20,560 
] 
158 
ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION CAPAP .........
2,563 
2,563 
160 
CONST EQUIP ESP ...........................................................................
19,032 
26,032 
UFR: Procures Engineer Mission Module—Water Distribu-
tors and 31 Vibratory Rollers.
[7,000 
] 
161 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (CONST EQUIP) .................................
6,899 
11,911 
UFR: Procures 2 Vibratory Plate Compactors (VPC) for the 
16th ABCT.
[5,012 
] 
RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 
162 
ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP ..............................................................
20,110 
20,110 
163 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) .....................................
2,877 
2,877 
GENERATORS 
164 
GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP ...................................
115,635 
132,845 
UFR: Additional equipment for growing Army .........................
[17,210 
] 
165 
TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION ................
7,436 
7,436 
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 
166 
FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS ..................................................................
9,000 
10,635 
UFR: Procures additonal 5K LCRTF .........................................
[1,635 
] 
TRAINING EQUIPMENT 
167 
COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT ...................................
88,888 
126,638 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[37,750 
] 
168 
TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM ..............................................
285,989 
285,989 
169 
CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER .........................................
45,718 
45,718 
170 
AVIATION COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER ..................
30,568 
30,568 
171 
GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING ..
5,406 
5,406 
TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 
172 
CALIBRATION SETS EQUIPMENT ................................................
5,564 
5,564 
173 
INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ..............
30,144 
30,144 
174 
TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) .......................
7,771 
7,771 
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
175 
M25 STABILIZED BINOCULAR ......................................................
3,956 
3,956 
176 
RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............
5,000 
10,000 
UFR: Support 10 initiatives per year ........................................
[5,000 
] 
177 
PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) .....................................
60,047 
60,047 
178 
BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT ..........................................
13,239 
13,239 
179 
MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ....................
60,192 
99,432 
UFR: Additional support equipment ..........................................
[39,240 
] 
180 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (OTH) ..........................................
2,271 
2,271 
181 
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR USER TESTING ..............................
5,319 
5,319 
182 
TRACTOR YARD ................................................................................
5,935 
5,935 
OPA2 
184 
INITIAL SPARES—C&E ...................................................................
38,269 
38,269 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
185 
UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................
56,000 
Security Force Assistance Brigade .............................................
[56,000 
] 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ......................
6,469,331 
8,485,056 
JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND 
NETWORK ATTACK 
001 
RAPID ACQUISITION AND THREAT RESPONSE .......................
14,442 
14,442 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
TOTAL 
JOINT 
IMPROVISED-THREAT 
DEFEAT 
FUND.
14,442 
14,442 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
COMBAT AIRCRAFT 
002 
F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET .....................................................
1,200,146 
1,939,146 
UFR: Additional F/A–18 E/F Super Hornets ............................
[739,000 
] 
003 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
52,971 
52,971 
004 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ..........................................................
582,324 
1,382,324 
UFR: Additional F–35C (Navy) ..................................................
[540,000 
] 
UFR: Additional F–35C (USMC) ................................................
[260,000 
] 
005 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
263,112 
263,112 
006 
JSF STOVL .........................................................................................
2,398,139 
2,923,739 
UFR: Additional F–35B ..............................................................
[525,600 
] 
007 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
413,450 
413,450 
008 
CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) ....................................................................
567,605 
567,605 
009 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
147,046 
147,046 
010 
V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) .......................................................................
677,404 
1,199,404 
UFR: Additional MV–22/V–22 ....................................................
[166,000 
] 
UFR: Additional MV–22B ...........................................................
[356,000 
] 
011 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
27,422 
27,422 
012 
H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ...................................................
678,429 
898,929 
UFR: Additional AH–1Z ..............................................................
[220,500 
] 
013 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
42,082 
42,082 
016 
P–8A POSEIDON ...............................................................................
1,245,251 
1,751,751 
UFR: Additional P–8A Poseidon ................................................
[506,500 
] 
017 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
140,333 
140,333 
018 
E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ......................................................................
733,910 
733,910 
019 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
102,026 
102,026 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
022 
KC–130J ..............................................................................................
129,577 
484,877 
UFR: Additional KC–130J ..........................................................
[355,300 
] 
023 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
25,497 
25,497 
024 
MQ–4 TRITON ....................................................................................
522,126 
517,126 
Excess cost growth ......................................................................
[–5,000 
] 
025 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
57,266 
57,266 
026 
MQ–8 UAV ..........................................................................................
49,472 
49,472 
027 
STUASL0 UAV ...................................................................................
880 
60,080 
UFR: Procure additional aircraft ...............................................
[59,200 
] 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
030 
AEA SYSTEMS ...................................................................................
52,960 
52,960 
031 
AV–8 SERIES .....................................................................................
43,555 
43,555 
032 
ADVERSARY ......................................................................................
2,565 
2,565 
033 
F–18 SERIES ......................................................................................
1,043,661 
992,211 
F/A–18 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block 1 system .....
[–100,000 
] 
UFR: ALQ–214 USMC Retrofit ..................................................
[32,550 
] 
UFR: ALR–67 Retrofit A-KITS and Partial B-Kits ..................
[16,000 
] 
034 
H–53 SERIES ......................................................................................
38,712 
38,712 
035 
SH–60 SERIES ...................................................................................
95,333 
95,333 
036 
H–1 SERIES ........................................................................................
101,886 
101,886 
037 
EP–3 SERIES ......................................................................................
7,231 
7,231 
038 
P–3 SERIES ........................................................................................
700 
700 
039 
E–2 SERIES ........................................................................................
97,563 
97,563 
040 
TRAINER A/C SERIES ......................................................................
8,184 
8,184 
041 
C–2A ....................................................................................................
18,673 
18,673 
042 
C–130 SERIES ....................................................................................
83,541 
83,541 
043 
FEWSG ................................................................................................
630 
630 
044 
CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES ..................................................
10,075 
10,075 
045 
E–6 SERIES ........................................................................................
223,508 
223,508 
046 
EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ............................................
38,787 
38,787 
047 
SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ......................................................
8,304 
8,304 
048 
T–45 SERIES ......................................................................................
148,071 
148,071 
049 
POWER PLANT CHANGES ..............................................................
19,827 
19,827 
050 
JPATS SERIES ...................................................................................
27,007 
27,007 
051 
COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT .........................................................
146,642 
146,642 
052 
COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ....................................................
123,507 
123,507 
053 
COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM .................................
2,317 
2,317 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
054 
ID SYSTEMS ......................................................................................
49,524 
49,524 
055 
P–8 SERIES ........................................................................................
18,665 
18,665 
056 
MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ............................................................
10,111 
10,111 
057 
MQ–8 SERIES ....................................................................................
32,361 
32,361 
059 
V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ...............................................
228,321 
228,321 
060 
F–35 STOVL SERIES ........................................................................
34,963 
34,963 
061 
F–35 CV SERIES ................................................................................
31,689 
31,689 
062 
QRC .....................................................................................................
24,766 
24,766 
063 
MQ–4 SERIES ....................................................................................
39,996 
39,996 
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
064 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
1,681,914 
1,882,514 
UFR: F–35B Spares .....................................................................
[32,600 
] 
UFR: Fund to max executable ....................................................
[168,000 
] 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 
065 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .................................................
388,052 
405,552 
UFR: F/A–18C/D Training Systems ...........................................
[17,500 
] 
066 
AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ..........................................
24,613 
24,613 
067 
WAR CONSUMABLES ......................................................................
39,614 
39,614 
068 
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ..................................................
1,463 
1,463 
069 
SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................
48,500 
48,500 
070 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ..................................
1,976 
1,976 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................
15,056,235 
18,945,985 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 
001 
TRIDENT II MODS ............................................................................
1,143,595 
1,143,595 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
002 
MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ..............................................
7,086 
7,086 
STRATEGIC MISSILES 
003 
TOMAHAWK ......................................................................................
134,375 
134,375 
TACTICAL MISSILES 
004 
AMRAAM ............................................................................................
197,109 
209,109 
UFR: Munitions Wholeness ........................................................
[12,000 
] 
005 
SIDEWINDER ....................................................................................
79,692 
79,692 
006 
JSOW ...................................................................................................
5,487 
5,487 
007 
STANDARD MISSILE .......................................................................
510,875 
510,875 
008 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II ..........................................................
20,968 
20,968 
009 
RAM .....................................................................................................
58,587 
106,587 
UFR: Additional RAM BLK II ....................................................
[48,000 
] 
010 
JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) .........................................
3,789 
3,789 
013 
STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) ........
3,122 
12,522 
UFR: AGM–176A Griffin Missile Qualifications .......................
[9,400 
] 
014 
AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................
124,757 
124,757 
015 
OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ............................................................
3,420 
3,420 
016 
LRASM ................................................................................................
74,733 
74,733 
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 
017 
ESSM ...................................................................................................
74,524 
74,524 
019 
HARPOON MODS ..............................................................................
17,300 
17,300 
020 
HARM MODS .....................................................................................
183,368 
183,368 
021 
STANDARD MISSILES MODS .........................................................
11,729 
11,729 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
022 
WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ..........................................
4,021 
4,021 
023 
FLEET SATELLITE COMM FOLLOW-ON .....................................
46,357 
46,357 
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
025 
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................
47,159 
47,159 
TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 
026 
SSTD ....................................................................................................
5,240 
5,240 
027 
MK–48 TORPEDO ..............................................................................
44,771 
70,871 
MK 48 HWT .................................................................................
[26,100 
] 
028 
ASW TARGETS ..................................................................................
12,399 
12,399 
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 
029 
MK–54 TORPEDO MODS .................................................................
104,044 
104,044 
030 
MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ...................................................
38,954 
38,954 
031 
QUICKSTRIKE MINE .......................................................................
10,337 
10,337 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
032 
TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...............................................
70,383 
70,383 
033 
ASW RANGE SUPPORT ...................................................................
3,864 
3,864 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 
034 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ..................................
3,961 
3,961 
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 
035 
SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS .......................................................
11,332 
11,332 
MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 
036 
CIWS MODS .......................................................................................
72,698 
72,698 
037 
COAST GUARD WEAPONS ..............................................................
38,931 
38,931 
038 
GUN MOUNT MODS .........................................................................
76,025 
76,025 
039 
LCS MODULE WEAPONS ................................................................
13,110 
13,110 
040 
CRUISER MODERNIZATION WEAPONS ......................................
34,825 
34,825 
041 
AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS .......................
16,925 
16,925 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
043 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
110,255 
110,255 
TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................
3,420,107 
3,515,607 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 
NAVY AMMUNITION 
001 
GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS .........................................................
34,882 
34,882 
002 
JDAM ...................................................................................................
57,343 
57,343 
003 
AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ...............................................
79,318 
79,318 
004 
MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ......................................................
14,112 
14,112 
005 
PRACTICE BOMBS ...........................................................................
47,027 
47,027 
006 
CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES .............................
57,718 
57,718 
007 
AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ..................................
65,908 
65,908 
008 
JATOS .................................................................................................
2,895 
2,895 
010 
5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION ......................................................
22,112 
22,112 
011 
INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ........................
12,804 
12,804 
012 
OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................
41,594 
41,594 
013 
SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ..................................
49,401 
49,401 
014 
PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ..............................................
9,495 
9,495 
016 
AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION .....................................
3,080 
3,080 
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 
019 
60MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................
11,000 
Unfunded requirement—Full range practice rounds ...............
[11,000 
] 
020 
MORTARS ...........................................................................................
24,118 
24,118 
021 
81MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................
14,500 
Unfunded requirement—Full range practice rounds ...............
[14,500 
] 
023 
DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ....................................................
64,045 
64,045 
024 
INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION ..........................................
91,456 
91,456 
027 
ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES .................................................................
17,000 
Unfunded requirement—HE Training Rounds .........................
[17,000 
] 
029 
COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ..................................................
11,788 
11,788 
032 
AMMO MODERNIZATION ...............................................................
17,862 
17,862 
033 
ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ................................................................
79,427 
79,427 
034 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
5,960 
5,960 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ......
792,345 
834,845 
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 
FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS 
001 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
842,853 
842,853 
OTHER WARSHIPS 
002 
CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ..........................................
4,441,772 
4,441,772 
004 
VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ......................................................
3,305,315 
3,305,315 
005 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
1,920,596 
2,618,596 
3rd FY20 SSN, EOQ or SIB expansion .....................................
[698,000 
] 
006 
CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS ....................................................
1,604,890 
1,569,669 
AN/SPN–46 overhaul/upgrade cost growth ...............................
[–3,126 
] 
AN/SPQ–9B radar unjustified request ......................................
[–2,746 
] 
IFF interrogator set unjustified request ....................................
[–2,094 
] 
JPALS cost growth ......................................................................
[–555 
] 
UCLASS early to need ................................................................
[–26,700 
] 
007 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
75,897 
75,897 
008 
DDG 1000 ............................................................................................
223,968 
173,968 
Unjustified cost growth ...............................................................
[–50,000 
] 
009 
DDG–51 ...............................................................................................
3,499,079 
5,283,079 
1 additional DDG for FY18–22 MYP contract ..........................
[1,750,000 
] 
Ship Signal Exploitation Equipment .........................................
[34,000 
] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
010 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
90,336 
340,336 
EOQ for FY18–22 MYP contract ................................................
[250,000 
] 
011 
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ...............................................................
636,146 
1,536,146 
LCS ...............................................................................................
[900,000 
] 
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 
013 
LPD–17 ................................................................................................
1,500,000 
LX(R) or LPD–30 .........................................................................
[1,500,000 
] 
014 
EXPEDITIONARY SEA BASE (ESB) ...............................................
635,000 
ESB ...............................................................................................
[635,000 
] 
015 
LHA REPLACEMENT .......................................................................
1,710,927 
1,710,927 
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 
018 
TAO FLEET OILER ...........................................................................
465,988 
465,988 
019 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
75,068 
75,068 
020 
TOWING, SALVAGE, AND RESCUE SHIP (ATS) .........................
76,204 
76,204 
023 
LCU 1700 ............................................................................................
31,850 
31,850 
024 
OUTFITTING ......................................................................................
548,703 
542,626 
Virginia class outfitting cost growth ..........................................
[–1,689 
] 
Virginia class post-delivery cost growth ....................................
[–4,388 
] 
025 
SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR ......................................................
212,554 
524,554 
UFR: 5 additional Ship-to-Shore Connector ..............................
[312,000 
] 
026 
SERVICE CRAFT ...............................................................................
23,994 
62,994 
UFR: Berthing barge ...................................................................
[39,000 
] 
029 
COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS ...................
117,542 
117,542 
032 
CABLE SHIP ......................................................................................
250,000 
Procure cable ship .......................................................................
[250,000 
] 
TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY ..
19,903,682 
26,180,384 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 
003 
SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT ....................................................
41,910 
41,910 
004 
HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE (HED) .................................................
6,331 
6,331 
GENERATORS 
005 
SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E .....................................................
27,392 
27,392 
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 
006 
OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT ..............................................
65,943 
65,943 
PERISCOPES 
007 
SUB PERISCOPES & IMAGING EQUIP ........................................
29,000 
Submarine Warfare Federated Tactial Systems .......................
[29,000 
] 
OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 
008 
SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG .............
151,240 
151,240 
009 
DDG MOD ...........................................................................................
603,355 
650,864 
AWS upgrade kits unit cost growth ...........................................
[–4,526 
] 
Conjunctive alteration definition and integration previously 
funded.
[–5,185 
] 
Destroyer modernization .............................................................
[65,000 
] 
DM013 installation insufficient budget justification ................
[–6,780 
] 
DVSS and wireless communications equipment insufficient 
budget justification.
[–1,000 
] 
010 
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ........................................................
15,887 
15,887 
011 
COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ..............................
2,240 
2,240 
012 
LHA/LHD MIDLIFE ...........................................................................
30,287 
30,287 
014 
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ...........................................
17,293 
17,293 
015 
SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..........................................
27,990 
27,990 
016 
VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................
46,610 
46,610 
017 
LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................
47,955 
47,955 
018 
SUBMARINE BATTERIES ...............................................................
17,594 
17,594 
019 
LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................
61,908 
61,908 
021 
STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP .................................
15,812 
15,812 
022 
DSSP EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................
4,178 
4,178 
023 
CG MODERNIZATION ......................................................................
306,050 
306,050 
024 
LCAC ...................................................................................................
5,507 
5,507 
025 
UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS ..................................................
55,922 
55,922 
026 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
96,909 
96,909 
027 
CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ............................................
3,036 
3,036 
028 
SUBMARINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................
10,364 
10,364 
REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 
029 
REACTOR POWER UNITS ...............................................................
324,925 
324,925 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
030 
REACTOR COMPONENTS ...............................................................
534,468 
534,468 
OCEAN ENGINEERING 
031 
DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT ..........................................
10,619 
10,619 
SMALL BOATS 
032 
STANDARD BOATS ...........................................................................
46,094 
46,094 
PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 
034 
OPERATING FORCES IPE ...............................................................
191,541 
191,541 
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 
036 
LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT ....................
34,666 
34,666 
037 
LCS MCM MISSION MODULES .....................................................
55,870 
89,870 
UFR: Additional MCM USV .......................................................
[34,000 
] 
039 
LCS SUW MISSION MODULES ......................................................
52,960 
52,960 
040 
LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION .............................................
74,426 
158,426 
LCS Modernization ......................................................................
[84,000 
] 
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 
042 
LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION ..............................................
89,536 
49,536 
Contract cost savings ..................................................................
[–40,000 
] 
SHIP SONARS 
043 
SPQ–9B RADAR .................................................................................
30,086 
20,086 
Program underexecution .............................................................
[–10,000 
] 
044 
AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM ..................................
102,222 
102,222 
046 
SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT ........................................................
287,553 
287,553 
047 
UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................
13,653 
13,653 
ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 
049 
SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM ............................
21,449 
21,449 
050 
SSTD ....................................................................................................
12,867 
12,867 
051 
FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ..................................................
300,102 
300,102 
052 
SURTASS ............................................................................................
30,180 
40,180 
UFR: 1 Additional .......................................................................
[10,000 
] 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 
054 
AN/SLQ–32 ..........................................................................................
240,433 
240,433 
RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 
055 
SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ...............................................................
187,007 
227,007 
UFR: 3 SSEE Increment F and Paragon/Graywing .................
[40,000 
] 
056 
AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) .........................
510 
510 
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 
058 
COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY .............................
23,892 
23,892 
060 
NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) ...
10,741 
10,741 
061 
ATDLS .................................................................................................
38,016 
38,016 
062 
NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) .................
4,512 
4,512 
063 
MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ................................
31,531 
31,531 
064 
SHALLOW WATER MCM .................................................................
8,796 
8,796 
065 
NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ............................................
15,923 
15,923 
066 
AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE .........................
2,730 
2,730 
067 
STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP .................................
6,889 
6,889 
AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 
070 
ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT ............................................................
71,882 
71,882 
071 
AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT .............................................................
44,611 
44,611 
077 
ID SYSTEMS ......................................................................................
21,239 
21,239 
078 
NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ......................................
11,976 
11,976 
OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 
080 
TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ................................................
32,425 
32,425 
081 
DCGS-N ...............................................................................................
13,790 
13,790 
082 
CANES .................................................................................................
322,754 
322,754 
083 
RADIAC ...............................................................................................
10,718 
10,718 
084 
CANES-INTELL .................................................................................
48,028 
48,028 
085 
GPETE .................................................................................................
6,861 
6,861 
086 
MASF ...................................................................................................
8,081 
8,081 
087 
INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY .................................
5,019 
5,019 
088 
EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION ...........................................
4,188 
4,188 
089 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
105,292 
105,292 
SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 
090 
SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS .............................
23,695 
23,695 
091 
SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION ...................................
103,990 
103,990 
092 
COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ....................................
18,577 
18,577 
SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 
093 
SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT ...........................................
29,669 
29,669 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
094 
SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ..........................
86,204 
86,204 
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 
095 
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ................................
14,654 
14,654 
096 
NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ........................................
69,764 
69,764 
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 
097 
JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ........
4,256 
4,256 
CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 
099 
INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ............................
89,663 
89,663 
100 
MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ...............................................
961 
961 
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 
101 
CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ...............................
11,287 
11,287 
OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 
110 
COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT .........................................................
36,584 
36,584 
SONOBUOYS 
112 
SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES .............................................................
173,616 
173,616 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
113 
WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................
72,110 
72,110 
114 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...............................................
108,482 
108,482 
115 
ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) .........................................
10,900 
10,900 
116 
METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT .................................................
21,137 
21,137 
117 
DCRS/DPL ...........................................................................................
660 
660 
118 
AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES ....................................
20,605 
20,605 
119 
AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...............................................
34,032 
34,032 
SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 
120 
SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ...............................................
5,277 
5,277 
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 
121 
SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................
272,359 
272,359 
122 
TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...........................................
73,184 
73,184 
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
123 
STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ......................................
246,221 
246,221 
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
124 
SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ..............................................
129,972 
129,972 
125 
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .........................................................
23,209 
23,209 
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
126 
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ...............................
15,596 
15,596 
127 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
5,981 
5,981 
OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 
128 
SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS .....................................
74,550 
74,550 
130 
SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ..............................................
83,022 
83,022 
CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
131 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................
5,299 
5,299 
132 
GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS .......................................................
2,946 
2,946 
133 
CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP ...............................
34,970 
34,970 
134 
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT .......................................................
2,541 
2,541 
135 
TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................
19,699 
19,699 
136 
AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ............................................................
12,162 
12,162 
137 
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ...........................................
2,748 
2,748 
138 
ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION ...........................................................
18,084 
18,084 
139 
PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES .................................................
1,170 
1,170 
SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
141 
SUPPLY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................
21,797 
21,797 
143 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ..................................
5,572 
5,572 
144 
SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS .......................................
482,916 
482,916 
TRAINING DEVICES 
146 
TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT ................................
25,624 
25,624 
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
147 
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................
59,076 
55,765 
Consolidate requirements Navy Enterprise Resource Plan-
ning.
[–3,311 
] 
149 
MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................
4,383 
4,383 
151 
NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................
2,030 
2,030 
152 
OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...........................
7,500 
7,500 
153 
C4ISR EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................
4,010 
4,010 
154 
ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................
23,644 
23,644 
155 
PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .............................................
101,982 
101,982 
156 
ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ............................
19,789 
19,789 
OTHER 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
160 
NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE .............................
104,584 
104,584 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
161A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
23,707 
23,707 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
161 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
278,565 
278,565 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
162 
UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................
50,000 
Classified Project 0428 ................................................................
[50,000 
] 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY .......................
8,277,789 
8,518,987 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
001 
AAV7A1 PIP ........................................................................................
107,665 
107,665 
002 
AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE 1.1 ..........................................
161,511 
161,511 
003 
LAV PIP ..............................................................................................
17,244 
17,244 
ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 
004 
EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................
626 
626 
005 
155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ...............................
20,259 
20,259 
006 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM .......................
59,943 
59,943 
007 
WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION ....
19,616 
19,616 
OTHER SUPPORT 
008 
MODIFICATION KITS ......................................................................
17,778 
17,778 
GUIDED MISSILES 
010 
GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE ...................................................
9,432 
9,432 
011 
JAVELIN .............................................................................................
41,159 
41,159 
012 
FOLLOW ON TO SMAW ...................................................................
25,125 
25,125 
013 
ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) ...............
51,553 
51,553 
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 
016 
COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C 
44,928 
44,928 
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 
017 
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ..................................................
33,056 
33,056 
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 
020 
ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ............................
17,644 
37,844 
UFR: Night Optics for Sniper Rifle ............................................
[20,200 
] 
021 
AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ....................................................
18,393 
18,393 
RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 
022 
RADAR SYSTEMS .............................................................................
12,411 
12,411 
023 
GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ....................
139,167 
139,167 
024 
RQ–21 UAS .........................................................................................
77,841 
77,841 
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 
025 
GCSS-MC ............................................................................................
1,990 
1,990 
026 
FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM .................................................................
22,260 
22,260 
027 
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .....................................
55,759 
55,759 
029 
UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) ............................................
10,154 
23,654 
UFR: Long Endurance Small UAS ............................................
[13,500 
] 
030 
DCGS-MC ............................................................................................
13,462 
13,462 
031 
UAS PAYLOADS ................................................................................
14,193 
14,193 
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 
035 
NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORK (NGEN) ...........
98,511 
98,511 
036 
COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES ............................................
66,894 
66,894 
037 
COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ...........................................................
186,912 
206,912 
Additional NOTM-A Systems for emerging operational re-
quirements.
[20,000 
] 
038 
RADIO SYSTEMS ..............................................................................
34,361 
34,361 
039 
COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ...............................
54,615 
54,615 
040 
COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT ..........................
44,455 
44,455 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
040A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
4,214 
4,214 
ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 
042 
COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ................................................
66,951 
66,951 
TACTICAL VEHICLES 
043 
MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS .......................................
21,824 
21,824 
044 
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ..............................................
233,639 
233,639 
045 
FAMILY OF TACTICAL TRAILERS ................................................
1,938 
1,938 
046 
TRAILERS ...........................................................................................
10,282 
10,282 
ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 
048 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL EQUIP ASSORT ..........................
1,405 
1,405 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
050 
TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ............................................................
1,788 
1,788 
051 
POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED .................................................
9,910 
9,910 
052 
AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .........................................
5,830 
5,830 
053 
EOD SYSTEMS ..................................................................................
27,240 
27,240 
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 
054 
PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .............................................
53,477 
53,477 
GENERAL PROPERTY 
056 
TRAINING DEVICES ........................................................................
76,185 
85,064 
UFR: ITESS-II Force on Force Training System ......................
[8,879 
] 
058 
FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................................
26,286 
26,286 
059 
FAMILY OF INTERNALLY TRANSPORTABLE VEH (ITV) ........
1,583 
1,583 
OTHER SUPPORT 
060 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
7,716 
7,716 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
062 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
35,640 
35,640 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ..................
2,064,825 
2,127,404 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
TACTICAL FORCES 
001 
F–35 .....................................................................................................
4,544,684 
5,634,684 
Additional Tooling in Support of Unfunded Priority ................
[60,000 
] 
UFR: Procure additional F–35As ...............................................
[1,030,000 
] 
002 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
780,300 
780,300 
002A 
O/A-X LIGHT ATTACK FIGHTER ...................................................
400,000 
O/A-X Light Attack Fighter ........................................................
[400,000 
] 
TACTICAL AIRLIFT 
003 
KC–46A TANKER ..............................................................................
2,545,674 
2,945,674 
UFR: Procure KC–46 ...................................................................
[400,000 
] 
OTHER AIRLIFT 
004 
C–130J .................................................................................................
57,708 
159,708 
Technical adjustments for Weapon System Trainers ...............
[102,000 
] 
006 
HC–130J ..............................................................................................
198,502 
298,502 
UFR: Procure HC–130s ...............................................................
[100,000 
] 
008 
MC–130J .............................................................................................
379,373 
979,373 
UFR: Procures MC–130s .............................................................
[600,000 
] 
009 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
30,000 
30,000 
MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 
012 
CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C ...................................................................
2,695 
2,695 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
014 
TARGET DRONES .............................................................................
109,841 
109,841 
017 
MQ–9 ...................................................................................................
117,141 
117,141 
017A 
COMPASS CALL ................................................................................
108,173 
Technical adjustment ..................................................................
[108,173 
] 
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 
018 
B–2A ....................................................................................................
96,727 
96,727 
019 
B–1B ....................................................................................................
155,634 
121,634 
Excess funding .............................................................................
[–34,000 
] 
020 
B–52 .....................................................................................................
109,295 
109,295 
021 
LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES ..............
4,046 
4,046 
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT 
022 
A–10 .....................................................................................................
6,010 
109,010 
UFR: A–10 Wings ........................................................................
[103,000 
] 
023 
F–15 .....................................................................................................
417,193 
417,193 
024 
F–16 .....................................................................................................
203,864 
203,864 
025 
F–22A ..................................................................................................
161,630 
161,630 
026 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
15,000 
15,000 
027 
F–35 MODIFICATIONS .....................................................................
68,270 
68,270 
028 
INCREMENT 3.2B .............................................................................
105,756 
105,756 
030 
KC–46A TANKER ..............................................................................
6,213 
6,213 
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 
031 
C–5 .......................................................................................................
36,592 
36,592 
032 
C–5M ....................................................................................................
6,817 
6,817 
033 
C–17A ..................................................................................................
125,522 
125,522 
034 
C–21 .....................................................................................................
13,253 
13,253 
035 
C–32A ..................................................................................................
79,449 
79,449 
036 
C–37A ..................................................................................................
15,423 
15,423 
037 
C–130J .................................................................................................
10,727 
0 
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Item 
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Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Technical adjustments ................................................................
[–10,727 
] 
TRAINER AIRCRAFT 
038 
GLIDER MODS ..................................................................................
136 
136 
039 
T–6 .......................................................................................................
35,706 
35,706 
040 
T–1 .......................................................................................................
21,477 
21,477 
041 
T–38 .....................................................................................................
51,641 
51,641 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
042 
U–2 MODS ..........................................................................................
36,406 
36,406 
043 
KC–10A (ATCA) ..................................................................................
4,243 
4,243 
044 
C–12 .....................................................................................................
5,846 
5,846 
045 
VC–25A MOD ......................................................................................
52,107 
52,107 
046 
C–40 .....................................................................................................
31,119 
31,119 
047 
C–130 ...................................................................................................
66,310 
195,310 
C–130H NP2000 Prop .................................................................
[55,000 
] 
C–130H T56 3.5 ...........................................................................
[74,000 
] 
048 
C–130J MODS ....................................................................................
171,230 
181,957 
Technical adjustments ................................................................
[10,727 
] 
049 
C–135 ...................................................................................................
69,428 
69,428 
050 
OC–135B .............................................................................................
23,091 
23,091 
051 
COMPASS CALL MODS ....................................................................
166,541 
102,968 
Technical adjustment ..................................................................
[–108,173 
] 
UFR: Avionics Viability Program (AVP) upgrades ...................
[10,000 
] 
UFR: Expected disconnect in air vehicle ...................................
[10,000 
] 
UFR: Mission and support equipment .......................................
[24,600 
] 
052 
COMBAT FLIGHT INSPECTION (CFIN) .......................................
495 
495 
053 
RC–135 ................................................................................................
201,559 
201,559 
054 
E–3 .......................................................................................................
189,772 
189,772 
055 
E–4 .......................................................................................................
30,493 
30,493 
056 
E–8 .......................................................................................................
13,232 
13,232 
057 
AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM .......................
164,786 
164,786 
058 
FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS .................
24,716 
24,716 
059 
H–1 .......................................................................................................
3,730 
3,730 
060 
H–60 .....................................................................................................
75,989 
92,089 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[16,100 
] 
061 
RQ–4 MODS ........................................................................................
43,968 
101,868 
HA-ISR Payload Adapters ..........................................................
[18,300 
] 
UFR: Replace RQ–4 TFT Antennas ...........................................
[39,600 
] 
062 
HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................
67,674 
67,674 
063 
OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................
59,068 
59,068 
065 
MQ–9 MODS .......................................................................................
264,740 
264,740 
066 
CV–22 MODS ......................................................................................
60,990 
60,990 
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
067 
INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ..................................................
1,041,569 
1,121,169 
Additional F–35 Initial Spares ...................................................
[79,600 
] 
COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
068 
AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP ............................
75,846 
75,846 
069 
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ..................................................
8,524 
8,524 
071 
T–53A TRAINER ................................................................................
501 
501 
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 
072 
B–2A ....................................................................................................
447 
447 
073 
B–2A ....................................................................................................
38,509 
38,509 
074 
B–52 .....................................................................................................
199 
199 
075 
C–17A ..................................................................................................
12,028 
12,028 
078 
RC–135 ................................................................................................
29,700 
29,700 
079 
F–15 .....................................................................................................
20,000 
20,000 
080 
F–15 .....................................................................................................
2,524 
2,524 
081 
F–16 .....................................................................................................
18,051 
5,651 
Program reduction .......................................................................
[–12,400 
] 
082 
F–22A ..................................................................................................
119,566 
119,566 
083 
OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................
85,000 
85,000 
085 
RQ–4 POST PRODUCTION CHARGES ..........................................
86,695 
86,695 
086 
CV–22 MODS ......................................................................................
4,500 
4,500 
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 
087 
INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS ..................................................
14,739 
30,739 
Program increase .........................................................................
[16,000 
] 
088 
C–130J .................................................................................................
102,000 
0 
Technical adjustments for Weapon System Trainers ...............
[–102,000 
] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
WAR CONSUMABLES 
089 
WAR CONSUMABLES ......................................................................
37,647 
37,647 
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 
090 
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ..................................................
1,339,160 
1,339,160 
092 
OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................
600 
600 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
092A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
53,212 
53,212 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .....
15,430,849 
18,420,649 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 
001 
MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC ...................................
99,098 
99,098 
TACTICAL 
002 
JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ................................
441,367 
441,367 
003 
LRASM0 ..............................................................................................
44,728 
61,728 
UFR: Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) .........................
[17,000 
] 
004 
SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) ...................................................................
125,350 
125,350 
005 
AMRAAM ............................................................................................
304,327 
304,327 
006 
PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ...................................................
34,867 
34,867 
007 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ..............................................................
266,030 
266,030 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 
008 
INDUSTR’L PREPAREDNS/POL PREVENTION ...........................
926 
926 
CLASS IV 
009 
ICBM FUZE MOD ..............................................................................
6,334 
6,334 
010 
MM III MODIFICATIONS .................................................................
80,109 
80,109 
011 
AGM–65D MAVERICK ......................................................................
289 
289 
013 
AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ......................................
36,425 
36,425 
014 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ..............................................................
14,086 
14,086 
MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
015 
INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ..................................................
101,153 
101,153 
SPECIAL PROGRAMS 
020 
SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ......................................................
44,917 
44,917 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
020A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
708,176 
708,176 
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .........
2,308,182 
2,325,182 
SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
SPACE PROGRAMS 
001 
ADVANCED EHF ...............................................................................
56,974 
56,974 
002 
AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM ....................................................
57,516 
57,516 
003 
COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ...........................................................
28,798 
28,798 
004 
FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS .................
146,972 
146,972 
005 
WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES(SPACE) ..........................
80,849 
80,849 
006 
GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ...............................................................
85,894 
85,894 
007 
GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE) ....................................................
2,198 
2,198 
008 
SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) ..................................................
25,048 
25,048 
010 
MILSATCOM ......................................................................................
33,033 
33,033 
011 
EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH CAPABILITY ......................
957,420 
957,420 
012 
EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEH(SPACE) ......................
606,488 
606,488 
013 
SBIR HIGH (SPACE) .........................................................................
981,009 
1,054,809 
UFR: SBIRS equipment ..............................................................
[73,800 
] 
014 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
132,420 
132,420 
015 
NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM .......................................................
6,370 
6,370 
016 
SPACE MODS .....................................................................................
37,203 
37,203 
017 
SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE ...........................................
113,874 
113,874 
SSPARES 
018 
INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ..................................................
18,709 
18,709 
TOTAL SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .............
3,370,775 
3,444,575 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
ROCKETS 
001 
ROCKETS ...........................................................................................
147,454 
147,454 
CARTRIDGES 
002 
CARTRIDGES .....................................................................................
161,744 
161,744 
BOMBS 
003 
PRACTICE BOMBS ...........................................................................
28,509 
28,509 
004 
GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS .........................................................
329,501 
329,501 
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Item 
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Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
005 
MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) ..............................
38,382 
38,382 
006 
JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................
319,525 
319,525 
007 
B61 .......................................................................................................
77,068 
77,068 
008 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
11,239 
11,239 
OTHER ITEMS 
009 
CAD/PAD .............................................................................................
53,469 
53,469 
010 
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) .................................
5,921 
5,921 
011 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
678 
678 
012 
MODIFICATIONS ..............................................................................
1,409 
1,409 
013 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
5,047 
5,047 
FLARES 
015 
FLARES ...............................................................................................
143,983 
143,983 
FUZES 
016 
FUZES .................................................................................................
24,062 
24,062 
SMALL ARMS 
017 
SMALL ARMS ....................................................................................
28,611 
28,611 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR 
FORCE.
1,376,602 
1,376,602 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 
001 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................
15,651 
15,651 
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 
002 
MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ......................................................
54,607 
67,907 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[13,300 
] 
003 
CAP VEHICLES .................................................................................
1,011 
1,011 
004 
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES .................................................
28,670 
78,020 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[49,350 
] 
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 
005 
SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ........................................
59,398 
69,362 
UFR: Set the Theater initiative, PACOM .................................
[9,964 
] 
006 
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES .....................................................
19,784 
30,391 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[10,607 
] 
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 
007 
FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ............................
14,768 
14,768 
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 
008 
MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES ............................................
13,561 
59,089 
UFR: Set the Theater (StT) PACOM .........................................
[45,528 
] 
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 
009 
RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP .........................
3,429 
11,550 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[8,121 
] 
010 
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES .............................
60,075 
73,305 
UFR: Set the Theater (StT) PACOM .........................................
[13,230 
] 
COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 
011 
COMSEC EQUIPMENT .....................................................................
115,000 
123,000 
UFR: Cyber Squadron Initiative ................................................
[8,000 
] 
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 
013 
INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES ...............
22,335 
22,335 
014 
INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ...................................
5,892 
5,892 
015 
INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT ..........................................
34,072 
34,072 
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 
016 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ..................................
66,143 
104,843 
UFR: Cyber Squadron Initiative (WSCR) ..................................
[6,000 
] 
UFR: Deployable Radar Approach Control ...............................
[16,500 
] 
UFR: D-ILS Procurement ...........................................................
[16,200 
] 
017 
NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ....................................................
12,641 
12,641 
018 
BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ...........................................
6,415 
7,815 
UFR: Battle Control System (BCS) Tech Refresh ....................
[1,400 
] 
019 
THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS .......................
23,233 
23,233 
020 
WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ........................................
40,116 
40,116 
021 
STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL .....................................
72,810 
72,810 
022 
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX .............................................
9,864 
9,864 
023 
MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ....................................................
15,486 
15,486 
025 
INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN & ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN) .....
9,187 
9,187 
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 
026 
GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ..................................
51,826 
51,826 
027 
AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS ..................................
3,634 
3,634 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
028 
MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL .......................................
10,083 
10,083 
029 
AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ...............................
201,866 
219,866 
Unfunded requirement—Intrusion Detection Systems ............
[18,000 
] 
030 
COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ........................................................
115,198 
115,198 
031 
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ........................
292 
292 
032 
WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS) ............................................
62,087 
62,087 
033 
C3 COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................
37,764 
37,764 
034 
GCSS-AF FOS .....................................................................................
2,826 
2,826 
035 
DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING AND MGMT SYSTEM 
1,514 
1,514 
036 
THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM ...........................................
9,646 
9,646 
037 
AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CTR-WPN SYS ................................
25,533 
25,533 
AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 
040 
BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED ........
28,159 
28,159 
041 
AFNET .................................................................................................
160,820 
186,820 
UFR: ARAD Enterprise Software ..............................................
[26,000 
] 
042 
JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ........
5,135 
5,135 
043 
USCENTCOM .....................................................................................
18,719 
18,719 
ORGANIZATION AND BASE 
044 
TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ..........................................................
123,206 
123,206 
045 
COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATER ....................................
3,004 
3,004 
046 
RADIO EQUIPMENT .........................................................................
15,736 
15,736 
047 
CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT ...............................................
5,480 
5,480 
048 
BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................
130,539 
130,539 
MODIFICATIONS 
049 
COMM ELECT MODS .......................................................................
70,798 
70,798 
PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 
051 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
52,964 
116,864 
UFR: Battlefield Airman Combat Equipment ...........................
[59,400 
] 
UFR: Procure Parachute Phantom Oxygen System .................
[500 
] 
Unfunded requirements ..............................................................
[4,000 
] 
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 
052 
MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ...........................
10,381 
10,381 
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
053 
BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ....................................................
15,038 
20,038 
Program increase—Civil Engineers Construction, Surveying, 
and Mapping Equipment.
[5,000 
] 
054 
ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ......................................
26,287 
58,837 
Unfunded requirement ................................................................
[32,550 
] 
055 
MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ..................................................................
8,470 
45,150 
UFR: Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources spare require-
ments in support of the Set the Theater, PACOM.
[36,680 
] 
056 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
28,768 
28,768 
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 
058 
DARP RC135 .......................................................................................
25,985 
25,985 
059 
DCGS-AF .............................................................................................
178,423 
178,423 
061 
SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ........................................................
881,980 
881,980 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
062A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
16,848,568 
16,848,568 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
064 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
26,675 
26,675 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............
19,891,552 
20,271,882 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 
042 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD .............................................................
36,999 
36,999 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA 
041 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ..........
5,938 
5,938 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS 
045 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS ............................................................
10,529 
10,529 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 
007 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ..........................................
24,805 
24,805 
008 
TELEPORT PROGRAM .....................................................................
46,638 
46,638 
009 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
15,541 
15,541 
010 
NET CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) .......................
1,161 
1,161 
011 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK .........................
126,345 
126,345 
012 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE .....................................................
1,817 
1,817 
013 
WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY .............................
45,243 
45,243 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
014 
SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ...........................................
294,139 
294,139 
016 
JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) ...........................
188,483 
188,483 
017 
JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER ...........................................................
100,783 
100,783 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 
019 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT .......................................................................
2,951 
2,951 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS 
023 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT .......................................................................
1,073 
1,073 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCAA 
001 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
1,475 
1,475 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 
043 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ...............................................................
9,341 
9,341 
044 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS—CE2T2 ...............................................
903 
903 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 
027 
THAAD ................................................................................................
960,732 
960,732 
027A 
GROUND BASED MIDCOURSE ......................................................
180,000 
180,000 
027B 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
88,000 
88,000 
028 
AEGIS BMD ........................................................................................
876,018 
876,018 
029 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...............................................
38,738 
38,738 
030 
BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS ...............................................................
11,947 
11,947 
031 
ARROW UPPER TIER .......................................................................
120,000 
Program increase for co-production ...........................................
[120,000 
] 
032 
DAVID’S SLING .................................................................................
120,000 
Program increase for co-production ...........................................
[120,000 
] 
033 
AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III .............................................................
59,739 
59,739 
034 
IRON DOME .......................................................................................
42,000 
92,000 
Increase for Co-production of Iron Dome Tamir interceptors ..
[50,000 
] 
035 
AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ................................
160,330 
160,330 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 
003 
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ...................................................
14,588 
14,588 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 
AGENCY 
025 
VEHICLES ..........................................................................................
204 
204 
026 
OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT .........................................................
12,363 
12,363 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 
021 
AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS .........
1,910 
1,910 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCMA 
002 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT .......................................................................
4,347 
4,347 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 
020 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT .......................................................................
13,464 
13,464 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
045A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
657,759 
657,759 
AVIATION PROGRAMS 
049 
ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT .....................
158,988 
145,488 
SOCOM requested transfer ........................................................
[–13,500 
] 
050 
UNMANNED ISR ...............................................................................
13,295 
13,295 
051 
NON-STANDARD AVIATION ...........................................................
4,892 
4,892 
052 
U–28 .....................................................................................................
5,769 
5,769 
053 
MH–47 CHINOOK ..............................................................................
87,345 
87,345 
055 
CV–22 MODIFICATION ....................................................................
42,178 
42,178 
057 
MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE .........................................
21,660 
21,660 
059 
PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE .....................................................
229,728 
229,728 
060 
AC/MC–130J .......................................................................................
179,934 
179,934 
061 
C–130 MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................
28,059 
28,059 
SHIPBUILDING 
062 
UNDERWATER SYSTEMS ...............................................................
92,606 
79,806 
SOCOM requested transfer ........................................................
[–12,800 
] 
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 
063 
ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ................................................................
112,331 
112,331 
OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 
064 
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS .............................................................
82,538 
82,538 
065 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ........
11,042 
11,042 
066 
OTHER ITEMS <$5M ........................................................................
54,592 
54,592 
067 
COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS ....................................................
23,272 
23,272 
068 
SPECIAL PROGRAMS .......................................................................
16,053 
16,053 
069 
TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................
63,304 
63,304 
070 
WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M ..............................................................
252,070 
252,070 
071 
COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ...........................................
19,570 
19,570 
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Line 
Item 
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Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
072 
GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ..........................
3,589 
3,589 
073 
OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE .................
17,953 
17,953 
075 
OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................
241,429 
254,679 
UFR: Medium Precision Strike munitions ................................
[13,250 
] 
CBDP 
076 
CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ...........
135,031 
135,031 
077 
CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ................................
141,027 
141,027 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ...................
6,074,558 
6,351,508 
JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 
JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 
001 
JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND .........................
99,795 
0 
Program reduction .......................................................................
[–99,795 
] 
TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS 
FUND.
99,795 
0 
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
007 
UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................
250,000 
Program increase .........................................................................
[250,000 
] 
TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIP-
MENT.
250,000 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................
116,406,908 
137,311,332 
SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS. 
SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
FIXED WING 
004 
MQ–1 UAV ..........................................................................................
87,300 
87,300 
ROTARY 
006 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ...........................................
39,040 
39,040 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
015 
MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) .....................................................................
41,400 
41,400 
018 
MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) .............................................
33,475 
33,475 
023 
EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP) ..........................................................
36,000 
36,000 
027 
COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ......................................................
4,289 
4,289 
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 
033 
CMWS ..................................................................................................
139,742 
139,742 
034 
COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .............
43,440 
43,440 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................
424,686 
424,686 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 
005 
HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY .............................................................
278,073 
278,073 
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 
008 
JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ....................................
8,112 
8,112 
009 
TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................
3,907 
3,907 
011 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................
191,522 
191,522 
013 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS .....
41,000 
41,000 
014 
LETHAL MINIATURE AERIAL MISSILE SYSTEM (LMAMS .....
8,669 
8,669 
MODIFICATIONS 
018 
STINGER MODS ................................................................................
28,000 
28,000 
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ....................
559,283 
559,283 
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
001 
BRADLEY PROGRAM .......................................................................
200,000 
200,000 
002 
ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ........................
253,903 
253,903 
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
006 
BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) ..........................................................
30,000 
30,000 
008 
PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ..........................
125,736 
125,736 
014 
M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) ..............................................................
138,700 
138,700 
015 
ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM .....................................................
442,800 
442,800 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ...............
1,191,139 
1,191,139 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 
003 
CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES .........................................................
5 
5 
004 
CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ...............................................................
121 
121 
005 
CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
1,605 
1,605 
007 
CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
35,000 
35,000 
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 
015 
PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 ......................................
23,234 
23,234 
016 
ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL .......
20,023 
20,023 
MINES 
017 
MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES .............................
11,615 
11,615 
ROCKETS 
019 
SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ..................
25,000 
25,000 
020 
ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ..................................................
75,820 
75,820 
OTHER AMMUNITION 
024 
SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
1,013 
1,013 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ..
193,436 
193,436 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
TACTICAL VEHICLES 
010 
FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ...................
25,874 
25,874 
012 
HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV ........
38,628 
38,628 
014 
MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ..............................................
64,647 
64,647 
015 
MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS .......
17,508 
17,508 
COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 
020 
SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ........................................
4,900 
4,900 
COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 
041 
TRACTOR RIDE .................................................................................
1,000 
1,000 
COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 
062 
INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ...
2,500 
2,500 
ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 
068 
DCGS-A (MIP) ....................................................................................
39,515 
39,515 
070 
TROJAN (MIP) ...................................................................................
21,310 
21,310 
071 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ................................
2,300 
2,300 
072 
CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................
14,460 
14,460 
075 
BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES (MIP) ............
5,180 
5,180 
ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 
080 
FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ......
16,935 
16,935 
081 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 
18,874 
18,874 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 
084 
NIGHT VISION DEVICES ................................................................
377 
377 
085 
SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF .............
60 
60 
087 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS .............
57,500 
57,500 
093 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) .....................................................
3,974 
3,974 
095 
MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ..............................................
2,947 
2,947 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 
098 
AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ................
9,100 
9,100 
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 
119 
BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ..................................................
3,726 
3,726 
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
136 
HEATERS AND ECU’S ......................................................................
270 
270 
142 
FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT ......................................................
145 
145 
143 
CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM
1,980 
1,980 
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 
148 
COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL .......................................................
25,690 
25,690 
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 
149 
MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ....................
1,124 
1,124 
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 
153 
HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR ..............................................................
3,850 
3,850 
157 
HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) ..................
1,932 
1,932 
GENERATORS 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
164 
GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP ...................................
569 
569 
TRAINING EQUIPMENT 
168 
TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM ..............................................
2,700 
2,700 
TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 
173 
INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ..............
7,500 
7,500 
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
176 
RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............
8,500 
8,500 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ......................
405,575 
405,575 
JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND 
NETWORK ATTACK 
001 
RAPID ACQUISITION AND THREAT RESPONSE .......................
483,058 
483,058 
TOTAL 
JOINT 
IMPROVISED-THREAT 
DEFEAT 
FUND.
483,058 
483,058 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
027 
STUASL0 UAV ...................................................................................
3,900 
3,900 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
034 
H–53 SERIES ......................................................................................
950 
950 
035 
SH–60 SERIES ...................................................................................
15,382 
15,382 
037 
EP–3 SERIES ......................................................................................
7,220 
7,220 
047 
SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ......................................................
19,855 
19,855 
051 
COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT .........................................................
75,530 
75,530 
062 
QRC .....................................................................................................
15,150 
15,150 
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
064 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
18,850 
18,850 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 
066 
AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ..........................................
463 
463 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................
157,300 
157,300 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
STRATEGIC MISSILES 
003 
TOMAHAWK ......................................................................................
100,086 
100,086 
TACTICAL MISSILES 
007 
STANDARD MISSILE .......................................................................
35,208 
35,208 
011 
HELLFIRE ..........................................................................................
8,771 
8,771 
012 
LASER MAVERICK ...........................................................................
5,040 
5,040 
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 
017 
ESSM ...................................................................................................
1,768 
1,768 
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 
035 
SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS .......................................................
1,500 
1,500 
TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................
152,373 
152,373 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 
NAVY AMMUNITION 
001 
GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS .........................................................
74,021 
74,021 
002 
JDAM ...................................................................................................
106,941 
106,941 
003 
AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ...............................................
1,184 
1,184 
007 
AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ..................................
15,700 
15,700 
008 
JATOS .................................................................................................
540 
540 
012 
OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................
19,689 
19,689 
013 
SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ..................................
1,963 
1,963 
014 
PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ..............................................
765 
765 
016 
AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION .....................................
866 
866 
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 
020 
MORTARS ...........................................................................................
1,290 
1,290 
023 
DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ....................................................
1,355 
1,355 
024 
INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION ..........................................
1,854 
1,854 
033 
ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ................................................................
10,272 
10,272 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ......
236,440 
236,440 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 
025 
UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS ..................................................
12,348 
12,348 
SMALL BOATS 
032 
STANDARD BOATS ...........................................................................
18,000 
18,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
SHIP SONARS 
046 
SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT ........................................................
43,500 
43,500 
AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 
078 
NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ......................................
2,550 
2,550 
OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 
080 
TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ................................................
7,900 
7,900 
081 
DCGS-N ...............................................................................................
6,392 
6,392 
CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 
100 
MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ...............................................
3,100 
3,100 
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 
101 
CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ...............................
2,280 
2,280 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
119 
AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...............................................
29,245 
29,245 
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 
121 
SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................
2,436 
2,436 
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
125 
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .........................................................
28,400 
28,400 
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
126 
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ...............................
31,970 
31,970 
CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
132 
GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS .......................................................
496 
496 
134 
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT .......................................................
2,304 
2,304 
135 
TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................
2,336 
2,336 
SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
141 
SUPPLY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................
164 
164 
143 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ..................................
420 
420 
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
147 
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................
21,650 
21,650 
152 
OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...........................
15,800 
15,800 
154 
ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................
1,000 
1,000 
155 
PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .............................................
15,890 
15,890 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
161A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
2,200 
2,200 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
161 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
1,178 
1,178 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY .......................
251,559 
251,559 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 
006 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM .......................
5,360 
5,360 
GUIDED MISSILES 
011 
JAVELIN .............................................................................................
2,833 
2,833 
012 
FOLLOW ON TO SMAW ...................................................................
49 
49 
013 
ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) ...............
5,024 
5,024 
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 
017 
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ..................................................
8,241 
8,241 
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 
019 
MODIFICATION KITS ......................................................................
750 
750 
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 
020 
ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ............................
200 
200 
RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 
024 
RQ–21 UAS .........................................................................................
8,400 
8,400 
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 
026 
FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM .................................................................
50 
50 
027 
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .....................................
3,000 
3,000 
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 
037 
COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ...........................................................
5,777 
5,777 
038 
RADIO SYSTEMS ..............................................................................
4,590 
4,590 
ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 
053 
EOD SYSTEMS ..................................................................................
21,000 
21,000 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ..................
65,274 
65,274 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
017 
MQ–9 ...................................................................................................
271,080 
271,080 
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 
033 
C–17A ..................................................................................................
26,850 
26,850 
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Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
048 
C–130J MODS ....................................................................................
8,400 
8,400 
051 
COMPASS CALL MODS ....................................................................
56,720 
56,720 
056 
E–8 .......................................................................................................
3,000 
3,000 
062 
HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................
153,080 
153,080 
063 
OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................
10,381 
10,381 
065 
MQ–9 MODS .......................................................................................
56,400 
56,400 
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
067 
INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ..................................................
129,450 
129,450 
COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
068 
AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP ............................
25,417 
25,417 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .....
740,778 
740,778 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
TACTICAL 
006 
PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ...................................................
294,480 
294,480 
007 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ..............................................................
90,920 
90,920 
CLASS IV 
011 
AGM–65D MAVERICK ......................................................................
10,000 
10,000 
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .........
395,400 
395,400 
SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
SPACE PROGRAMS 
010 
MILSATCOM ......................................................................................
2,256 
2,256 
TOTAL SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .............
2,256 
2,256 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
ROCKETS 
001 
ROCKETS ...........................................................................................
49,050 
49,050 
CARTRIDGES 
002 
CARTRIDGES .....................................................................................
11,384 
11,384 
BOMBS 
006 
JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................
390,577 
390,577 
FLARES 
015 
FLARES ...............................................................................................
3,498 
3,498 
FUZES 
016 
FUZES .................................................................................................
47,000 
47,000 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR 
FORCE.
501,509 
501,509 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 
001 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................
3,855 
3,855 
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 
004 
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES .................................................
1,882 
1,882 
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 
005 
SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ........................................
1,100 
1,100 
006 
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES .....................................................
32,479 
32,479 
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 
007 
FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ............................
22,583 
22,583 
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 
008 
MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES ............................................
5,353 
5,353 
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 
009 
RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP .........................
11,315 
11,315 
010 
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES .............................
40,451 
40,451 
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 
013 
INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES ...............
8,873 
8,873 
015 
INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT ..........................................
2,000 
2,000 
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 
016 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ..................................
56,500 
56,500 
019 
THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS .......................
4,970 
4,970 
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 
029 
AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ...............................
3,000 
3,000 
ORGANIZATION AND BASE 
048 
BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................
55,000 
55,000 
PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 
051 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
8,469 
8,469 
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Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
053 
BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ....................................................
7,500 
7,500 
054 
ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ......................................
80,427 
80,427 
056 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ...................................................
110,405 
110,405 
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 
058 
DARP RC135 .......................................................................................
700 
700 
059 
DCGS-AF .............................................................................................
9,200 
9,200 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
062A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
3,542,825 
3,542,825 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............
4,008,887 
4,008,887 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 
008 
TELEPORT PROGRAM .....................................................................
1,979 
1,979 
018 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK .......................
12,000 
12,000 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
045A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................
43,653 
43,653 
AVIATION PROGRAMS 
046 
MANNED ISR .....................................................................................
15,900 
15,900 
047 
MC–12 ..................................................................................................
20,000 
20,000 
050 
UNMANNED ISR ...............................................................................
38,933 
38,933 
051 
NON-STANDARD AVIATION ...........................................................
9,600 
9,600 
052 
U–28 .....................................................................................................
8,100 
22,900 
Program increase—combat loss replacement ............................
[14,800 
] 
053 
MH–47 CHINOOK ..............................................................................
10,270 
10,270 
057 
MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE .........................................
19,780 
19,780 
061 
C–130 MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................
3,750 
3,750 
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 
063 
ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ................................................................
62,643 
62,643 
OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 
064 
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS .............................................................
12,000 
12,000 
069 
TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................
38,527 
38,527 
070 
WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M ..............................................................
20,215 
20,215 
073 
OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE .................
7,134 
7,134 
075 
OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................
193,542 
209,442 
Unfunded requirement- Joint Task Force Platform Expansion 
[15,900 
] 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ...................
518,026 
548,726 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................
10,286,979 
10,317,679 
TITLE 
XLII—RESEARCH, 
DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency op-
erations. 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 
ARMY 
BASIC RESEARCH 
001 
0601101A 
IN-HOUSE 
LABORATORY 
INDEPENDENT 
RE-
SEARCH.
12,010 
12,010 
002 
0601102A 
DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ..................................
263,590 
263,590 
003 
0601103A 
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................
67,027 
67,027 
004 
0601104A 
UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS 
87,395 
92,395 
Basic research program increase ................................
[5,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................
430,022 
435,022 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
APPLIED RESEARCH 
005 
0602105A 
MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY ............................................
29,640 
29,640 
006 
0602120A 
SENSORS AND ELECTRONIC SURVIVABILITY ..........
35,730 
35,730 
007 
0602122A 
TRACTOR HIP ....................................................................
8,627 
8,627 
008 
0602211A 
AVIATION TECHNOLOGY ................................................
66,086 
66,086 
009 
0602270A 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY .....................
27,144 
27,144 
010 
0602303A 
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY ...................................................
43,742 
43,742 
011 
0602307A 
ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY .........................
22,785 
22,785 
012 
0602308A 
ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND SIMULATION ................
28,650 
28,650 
013 
0602601A 
COMBAT 
VEHICLE 
AND 
AUTOMOTIVE 
TECH-
NOLOGY.
67,232 
67,232 
014 
0602618A 
BALLISTICS TECHNOLOGY ............................................
85,309 
85,309 
015 
0602622A 
CHEMICAL, SMOKE AND EQUIPMENT DEFEATING 
TECHNOLOGY.
4,004 
4,004 
016 
0602623A 
JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM ..................
5,615 
5,615 
017 
0602624A 
WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ..............
41,455 
41,455 
018 
0602705A 
ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES .............
58,352 
60,352 
Program increase ..........................................................
[2,000 
] 
019 
0602709A 
NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGY .......................................
34,723 
34,723 
020 
0602712A 
COUNTERMINE SYSTEMS ..............................................
26,190 
26,190 
021 
0602716A 
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ....
24,127 
24,127 
022 
0602720A 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY ..............
21,678 
21,678 
023 
0602782A 
COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS TECH-
NOLOGY.
33,123 
33,123 
024 
0602783A 
COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY .............
14,041 
14,041 
025 
0602784A 
MILITARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ...................
67,720 
67,720 
026 
0602785A 
MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY 
20,216 
20,216 
027 
0602786A 
WARFIGHTER TECHNOLOGY ........................................
39,559 
44,559 
Program increase ..........................................................
[5,000 
] 
028 
0602787A 
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY .................................................
83,434 
83,434 
SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..........................
889,182 
896,182 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
029 
0603001A 
WARFIGHTER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..................
44,863 
44,863 
030 
0603002A 
MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..........................
67,780 
67,780 
031 
0603003A 
AVIATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .........................
160,746 
160,746 
032 
0603004A 
WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECH-
NOLOGY.
84,079 
84,079 
033 
0603005A 
COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY.
125,537 
125,537 
034 
0603006A 
SPACE APPLICATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....
12,231 
12,231 
035 
0603007A 
MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY.
6,466 
6,466 
036 
0603009A 
TRACTOR HIKE .................................................................
40,552 
40,552 
037 
0603015A 
NEXT GENERATION TRAINING & SIMULATION 
SYSTEMS.
16,434 
16,434 
039 
0603125A 
COMBATING TERRORISM—TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT.
26,903 
26,903 
040 
0603130A 
TRACTOR NAIL ..................................................................
4,880 
4,880 
041 
0603131A 
TRACTOR EGGS .................................................................
4,326 
4,326 
042 
0603270A 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY .....................
31,296 
31,296 
043 
0603313A 
MISSILE AND ROCKET ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
62,850 
64,850 
Simulation upgrades for land based anti-ship mis-
sile development.
[2,000 
] 
044 
0603322A 
TRACTOR CAGE .................................................................
12,323 
12,323 
045 
0603461A 
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZA-
TION PROGRAM.
182,331 
182,331 
046 
0603606A 
LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY.
17,948 
17,948 
047 
0603607A 
JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM ..................
5,796 
5,796 
048 
0603710A 
NIGHT VISION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................
47,135 
47,135 
049 
0603728A 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY DEM-
ONSTRATIONS.
10,421 
10,421 
050 
0603734A 
MILITARY 
ENGINEERING 
ADVANCED 
TECH-
NOLOGY.
32,448 
27,448 
Combat engineering system .........................................
[–5,000 
] 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
051 
0603772A 
ADVANCED TACTICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND 
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY.
52,206 
52,206 
052 
0603794A 
C3 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......................................
33,426 
33,426 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT.
1,082,977 
1,079,977 
ADVANCED 
COMPONENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
& 
PROTOTYPES 
053 
0603305A 
ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
9,634 
9,634 
055 
0603327A 
AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS ENGINEER-
ING.
42,649 
42,649 
056 
0603619A 
LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV .....
72,909 
72,909 
057 
0603627A 
SMOKE, OBSCURANT AND TARGET DEFEATING 
SYS-ADV DEV.
7,135 
7,135 
058 
0603639A 
TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION ...........
41,452 
72,352 
UFR: Munitions and CM development .......................
[24,450 
] 
Unfunded requirement—JLTV lethality 30mm up-
grade.
[4,000 
] 
Unfunded requirement—RF countermeasures ..........
[2,450 
] 
059 
0603645A 
ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV ...
32,739 
82,739 
Unfunded requirement .................................................
[50,000 
] 
060 
0603747A 
SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ..................
10,157 
10,157 
061 
0603766A 
TACTICAL 
ELECTRONIC 
SURVEILLANCE 
SYS-
TEM—ADV DEV.
27,733 
29,353 
UFR: Funds of the Advanced Miniaturized Data Ac-
quisition System-Next.
[1,620 
] 
062 
0603774A 
NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOP-
MENT.
12,347 
12,347 
063 
0603779A 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/ 
VAL.
10,456 
10,456 
064 
0603790A 
NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT .....................
2,588 
2,588 
065 
0603801A 
AVIATION—ADV DEV .......................................................
14,055 
14,055 
066 
0603804A 
LOGISTICS 
AND 
ENGINEER 
EQUIPMENT—ADV 
DEV.
35,333 
35,333 
067 
0603807A 
MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV .....................................
33,491 
33,491 
068 
0603827A 
SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ...
20,239 
35,239 
Enhanced lightweight body armor and combat hel-
mets technology.
[15,000 
] 
069 
0604017A 
ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT ............................................
39,608 
39,608 
070 
0604100A 
ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ......................................
9,921 
9,921 
071 
0604114A 
LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SEN-
SOR.
76,728 
76,728 
072 
0604115A 
TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ...............
115,221 
115,221 
073 
0604117A 
MANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M- 
SHORAD).
20,000 
20,000 
074 
0604118A 
TRACTOR BEAM ................................................................
10,400 
10,400 
075 
0604120A 
ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIM-
ING (PNT).
164,967 
164,967 
076 
0604121A 
SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINE-
MENT & PROTOTYPING.
1,600 
1,600 
077 
0604319A 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INCRE-
MENT 2–INTERCEPT (IFPC2).
11,303 
11,303 
078 
0305251A 
CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE 
SUPPORT.
56,492 
56,492 
079 
1206308A 
ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION .......................
20,432 
20,432 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVEL-
OPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
899,589 
997,109 
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 
080 
0604201A 
AIRCRAFT AVIONICS .......................................................
30,153 
42,153 
UFR: Funds implementation of Assured Position, 
Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT).
[12,000 
] 
081 
0604270A 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ...................
71,671 
71,671 
083 
0604290A 
MID-TIER 
NETWORKING 
VEHICULAR 
RADIO 
(MNVR).
10,589 
10,589 
084 
0604321A 
ALL SOURCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM .................................
4,774 
4,774 
085 
0604328A 
TRACTOR CAGE .................................................................
17,252 
30,252 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
UFR: Provides the Army’s Cyber Mission Force 
(CMF) with classified cyber tools.
[13,000 
] 
086 
0604601A 
INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ...................................
87,643 
88,793 
UFR: Acceleration of qualification of XM914 and 
XM913.
[6,000 
] 
XM–25 contract termination ........................................
[–4,850 
] 
087 
0604604A 
MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES .....................................
6,039 
6,039 
088 
0604611A 
JAVELIN ..............................................................................
21,095 
21,095 
089 
0604622A 
FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES ..................
10,507 
10,507 
090 
0604633A 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ..................................................
3,536 
3,536 
092 
0604642A 
LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES .....................
7,000 
7,000 
093 
0604645A 
ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG 
DEV.
36,242 
36,242 
094 
0604710A 
NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ...........................
108,504 
126,004 
UFR: Develop Thermal Weapon Sights ......................
[17,500 
] 
095 
0604713A 
COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT ..
3,702 
3,702 
096 
0604715A 
NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV ..........
43,575 
43,575 
097 
0604741A 
AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTEL-
LIGENCE—ENG DEV.
28,726 
28,726 
098 
0604742A 
CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOP-
MENT.
18,562 
18,562 
099 
0604746A 
AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT .....
8,344 
8,344 
100 
0604760A 
DISTRIBUTIVE 
INTERACTIVE 
SIMULATIONS 
(DIS)—ENG DEV.
11,270 
11,270 
101 
0604768A 
BRILLIANT ANTI-ARMOR SUBMUNITION (BAT) .......
10,000 
10,000 
102 
0604780A 
COMBINED 
ARMS 
TACTICAL 
TRAINER 
(CATT) 
CORE.
18,566 
18,566 
103 
0604798A 
BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUA-
TION.
145,360 
145,360 
104 
0604802A 
WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV .....................
145,232 
157,410 
UFR: 105mm Anti-Personnel / Wall Breach Ammu-
nition.
[8,000 
] 
UFR: Devops the 40mm Low Velocity M320 Door 
Breaching cartridge.
[4,178 
] 
105 
0604804A 
LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG 
DEV.
90,965 
90,965 
106 
0604805A 
COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYS-
TEMS—ENG DEV.
9,910 
9,910 
107 
0604807A 
MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DE-
FENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV.
39,238 
39,238 
108 
0604808A 
LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ..............
34,684 
34,684 
109 
0604818A 
ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARD-
WARE & SOFTWARE.
164,409 
164,409 
110 
0604820A 
RADAR DEVELOPMENT ...................................................
32,968 
32,968 
111 
0604822A 
GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM 
(GFEBS).
49,554 
49,554 
112 
0604823A 
FIREFINDER .......................................................................
45,605 
45,605 
113 
0604827A 
SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL ..................
16,127 
16,127 
114 
0604852A 
SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYS-
TEMS—EMD.
98,600 
133,600 
UFR: Expands installation of Active Protection Sys-
tems.
[25,000 
] 
UFR: Modular Active Protection System ....................
[10,000 
] 
115 
0604854A 
ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ..........................................
1,972 
3,972 
Unfunded requirement—IT3 demonstrator ................
[2,000 
] 
116 
0605013A 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........
81,776 
81,776 
117 
0605018A 
INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM- 
ARMY (IPPS-A).
172,361 
172,361 
118 
0605028A 
ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) .........
199,778 
199,778 
119 
0605029A 
INTEGRATED GROUND SECURITY SURVEILLANCE 
RESPONSE CAPABILITY (IGSSR-C).
4,418 
4,418 
120 
0605030A 
JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ...........
15,877 
15,877 
121 
0605031A 
JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ...............................
44,150 
44,150 
122 
0605032A 
TRACTOR TIRE ..................................................................
34,670 
113,570 
UFR: Develops Offensive Cyber Operations capabili-
ties.
[78,900 
] 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
123 
0605033A 
GROUND-BASED 
OPERATIONAL SURVEILLANCE 
SYSTEM—EXPEDITIONARY (GBOSS-E).
5,207 
5,207 
124 
0605034A 
TACTICAL SECURITY SYSTEM (TSS) ............................
4,727 
4,727 
125 
0605035A 
COMMON 
INFRARED 
COUNTERMEASURES 
(CIRCM).
105,778 
105,778 
126 
0605036A 
COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 
(CWMD).
6,927 
6,927 
127 
0605037A 
EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE PROC-
ESSING.
214 
214 
128 
0605038A 
NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL RECONNAIS-
SANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV) SENSOR SUITE.
16,125 
16,125 
129 
0605041A 
DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT ................
55,165 
55,165 
130 
0605042A 
TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER) 
20,076 
20,076 
131 
0605047A 
CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM .......................................
20,322 
20,322 
132 
0605049A 
MISSILE 
WARNING 
SYSTEM 
MODERNIZATION 
(MWSM).
55,810 
210,810 
UFR: Supports Directed Requirement for Limited 
Interim Missile Warning System to detect Enemy 
(MANPADS).
[155,000 
] 
133 
0605051A 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT .............
30,879 
30,879 
134 
0605052A 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2— 
BLOCK 1.
175,069 
175,069 
135 
0605053A 
GROUND ROBOTICS .........................................................
70,760 
70,760 
137 
0605380A 
AMF JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM (JTRS) ..........
8,965 
8,965 
138 
0605450A 
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ...................
34,626 
34,626 
140 
0605457A 
ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 
(AIAMD).
336,420 
252,320 
Program Reduction .......................................................
[–84,100 
] 
143 
0605766A 
NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) .......
6,882 
9,382 
UFR: Funds development for Remote Ground Ter-
minal.
[2,500 
] 
144 
0605812A 
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGI-
NEERING 
AND 
MANUFACTURING 
DEVELOP-
MENT PH.
23,467 
23,467 
145 
0605830A 
AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..............
6,930 
6,930 
146 
0210609A 
PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ...........
6,112 
6,112 
147 
0303032A 
TROJAN—RH12 ..................................................................
4,431 
4,431 
150 
0304270A 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ...................
14,616 
14,616 
151 
1205117A 
TRACTOR BEARS ...............................................................
17,928 
17,928 
SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEM-
ONSTRATION.
3,012,840 
3,257,968 
RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 
152 
0604256A 
THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ........................
22,862 
22,862 
153 
0604258A 
TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .............................
13,902 
13,902 
154 
0604759A 
MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT .............................................
102,901 
102,901 
155 
0605103A 
RAND ARROYO CENTER ..................................................
20,140 
20,140 
156 
0605301A 
ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL .............................................
246,663 
246,663 
157 
0605326A 
CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM ...............
29,820 
29,820 
159 
0605601A 
ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES .......................
307,588 
307,588 
160 
0605602A 
ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND 
TARGETS.
49,242 
49,242 
161 
0605604A 
SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS ......................
41,843 
41,843 
162 
0605606A 
AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION ............................................
4,804 
4,804 
163 
0605702A 
METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO RDT&E ACTIVI-
TIES.
7,238 
7,238 
164 
0605706A 
MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ...................................
21,890 
21,890 
165 
0605709A 
EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS ...........................
12,684 
12,684 
166 
0605712A 
SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING .......................
51,040 
51,040 
167 
0605716A 
ARMY EVALUATION CENTER ........................................
56,246 
56,246 
168 
0605718A 
ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION 
& INTEG.
1,829 
1,829 
169 
0605801A 
PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES ..........................................
55,060 
55,060 
170 
0605803A 
TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES ....................
33,934 
33,934 
171 
0605805A 
MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS 
AND SAFETY.
43,444 
43,444 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
172 
0605857A 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT 
SUPPORT.
5,087 
5,087 
173 
0605898A 
ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS—R&D - 
MHA.
54,679 
54,679 
174 
0606001A 
MILITARY GROUND-BASED CREW TECHNOLOGY ...
7,916 
7,916 
175 
0606002A 
RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
TEST SITE.
61,254 
61,254 
176 
0303260A 
DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE ..........
1,779 
1,779 
SUBTOTAL RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ..
1,253,845 
1,253,845 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
178 
0603778A 
MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .............
8,929 
8,929 
179 
0603813A 
TRACTOR PULL .................................................................
4,014 
4,014 
180 
0605024A 
ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .....................
4,094 
4,094 
181 
0607131A 
WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAMS.
15,738 
15,738 
182 
0607133A 
TRACTOR SMOKE .............................................................
4,513 
4,513 
183 
0607134A 
LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES (LRPF) .....................
102,014 
158,745 
UFR: Accelerates LRPF procurement from FY25 ......
[42,731 
] 
Unfunded requirement—CDAEM Bridging Strategy 
- M999 T&E.
[14,000 
] 
184 
0607135A 
APACHE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ........
59,977 
59,977 
185 
0607136A 
BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
34,416 
43,716 
Unfunded requirement—UH–60V development ........
[9,300 
] 
186 
0607137A 
CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ......
194,567 
194,567 
187 
0607138A 
FIXED WING PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
9,981 
9,981 
188 
0607139A 
IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM ..................
204,304 
204,304 
189 
0607140A 
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FROM NIE .....................
1,023 
1,023 
190 
0607141A 
LOGISTICS AUTOMATION ...............................................
1,504 
1,504 
191 
0607142A 
AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM PRODUCT IMPROVE-
MENT AND DEVELOPMENT.
10,064 
18,064 
UFR: Qualifies M282 for use by AH–64 aircraft .......
[8,000 
] 
192 
0607143A 
UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEM 
UNIVERSAL 
PRODUCTS.
38,463 
38,463 
193 
0607665A 
FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS ................................................
6,159 
6,159 
194 
0607865A 
PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT ............................
90,217 
180,217 
UFR: Funds Terminal High Altitude Area Defense 
(THAAD)/Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) inte-
gration.
[90,000 
] 
195 
0202429A 
AEROSTAT JOINT PROJECT—COCOM EXERCISE .....
6,749 
6,749 
196 
0203728A 
JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINA-
TION SYSTEM (JADOCS).
33,520 
33,520 
197 
0203735A 
COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS .......
343,175 
351,175 
Unfunded requirement—M88A2E1 .............................
[8,000 
] 
198 
0203740A 
MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM ....................................
6,639 
6,639 
199 
0203743A 
155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVE-
MENTS.
40,784 
40,784 
200 
0203744A 
AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS/PRODUCT IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAMS.
39,358 
39,358 
201 
0203752A 
AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM.
145 
145 
202 
0203758A 
DIGITIZATION ....................................................................
4,803 
4,803 
203 
0203801A 
MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM.
2,723 
28,723 
UFR: Supports research for the Stinger Product Im-
provement Program (PIP).
[26,000 
] 
204 
0203802A 
OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PRO-
GRAMS.
5,000 
5,000 
205 
0203808A 
TRACTOR CARD .................................................................
37,883 
37,883 
207 
0205410A 
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT .........................
1,582 
1,582 
208 
0205412A 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—OPER-
ATIONAL SYSTEM DEV.
195 
195 
209 
0205456A 
LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) 
SYSTEM.
78,926 
78,926 
210 
0205778A 
GUIDED 
MULTIPLE-LAUNCH 
ROCKET 
SYSTEM 
(GMLRS).
102,807 
102,807 
213 
0303028A 
SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ............
13,807 
35,652 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
UFR: Funds Offensive Cyber capabilities develop-
ment.
[21,845 
] 
214 
0303140A 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .......
132,438 
132,438 
215 
0303141A 
GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ..........................
64,370 
64,370 
217 
0303150A 
WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYS-
TEM.
10,475 
10,475 
220 
0305172A 
COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS .....................
1,100 
1,100 
222 
0305204A 
TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ...............
9,433 
9,433 
223 
0305206A 
AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ..................
5,080 
5,080 
224 
0305208A 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYS-
TEMS.
24,700 
20,480 
Historical underexecution ............................................
[–4,220 
] 
225 
0305219A 
MQ–1C GRAY EAGLE UAS ...............................................
9,574 
9,574 
226 
0305232A 
RQ–11 UAV ..........................................................................
2,191 
2,191 
227 
0305233A 
RQ–7 UAV ............................................................................
12,773 
12,773 
228 
0307665A 
BIOMETRICS ENABLED INTELLIGENCE ....................
2,537 
2,537 
229 
0310349A 
WIN-T INCREMENT 2—INITIAL NETWORKING .........
4,723 
4,723 
230 
0708045A 
END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVI-
TIES.
60,877 
65,877 
Development of improved manufacturing technology 
for separation, extraction, smelter, sintering, 
leaching, processing, beneficiation, or production 
of specialty metals such as lanthanide elements, 
yttrium or scandium.
[5,000 
] 
231 
1203142A 
SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) ..............
11,959 
11,959 
232 
1208053A 
JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM ............................
10,228 
10,228 
232A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
7,154 
7,154 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVEL-
OPMENT.
1,877,685 
2,098,341 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, ARMY.
9,446,140 
10,018,444 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 
NAVY 
BASIC RESEARCH 
001 
0601103N 
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................
118,130 
128,130 
Defense University Research Instrumentation Pro-
gram.
[10,000 
] 
002 
0601152N 
IN-HOUSE 
LABORATORY 
INDEPENDENT 
RE-
SEARCH.
19,438 
19,438 
003 
0601153N 
DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ..................................
458,333 
458,333 
SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................
595,901 
605,901 
APPLIED RESEARCH 
004 
0602114N 
POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ...............
13,553 
13,553 
005 
0602123N 
FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ...............
125,557 
125,557 
006 
0602131M 
MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY ....
53,936 
53,936 
007 
0602235N 
COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH ..................
36,450 
36,450 
008 
0602236N 
WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 
48,649 
48,649 
009 
0602271N 
ELECTROMAGNETIC 
SYSTEMS 
APPLIED 
RE-
SEARCH.
79,598 
79,598 
010 
0602435N 
OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED 
RESEARCH.
42,411 
57,411 
AGOR SLEP ..................................................................
[15,000 
] 
011 
0602651M 
JOINT 
NON-LETHAL 
WEAPONS 
APPLIED 
RE-
SEARCH.
6,425 
6,425 
012 
0602747N 
UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH .............
56,094 
66,094 
Program increase ..........................................................
[10,000 
] 
013 
0602750N 
FUTURE 
NAVAL 
CAPABILITIES 
APPLIED 
RE-
SEARCH.
156,805 
156,805 
014 
0602782N 
MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED 
RESEARCH.
32,733 
34,733 
MS–177A Maritime Sensor ..........................................
[2,000 
] 
015 
0602792N 
INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED 
RESEARCH.
171,146 
164,146 
General decrease ..........................................................
[–7,000 
] 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
016 
0602861N 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR 
FIELD ACITIVITIES.
62,722 
62,722 
SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..........................
886,079 
906,079 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
019 
0603123N 
FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .....
26,342 
26,342 
020 
0603271N 
ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECH-
NOLOGY.
9,360 
9,360 
021 
0603640M 
USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRA-
TION (ATD).
154,407 
154,407 
022 
0603651M 
JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT.
13,448 
13,448 
023 
0603673N 
FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECH-
NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
231,772 
229,030 
Capable 
manpower, 
enterprise 
and 
platform 
enablers.
[–2,742 
] 
024 
0603680N 
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ...........
57,797 
57,797 
025 
0603729N 
WARFIGHTER 
PROTECTION 
ADVANCED 
TECH-
NOLOGY.
4,878 
4,878 
027 
0603758N 
NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEM-
ONSTRATIONS.
64,889 
64,889 
028 
0603782N 
MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY.
15,164 
15,164 
029 
0603801N 
INNOVATIVE 
NAVAL 
PROTOTYPES 
(INP) 
AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
108,285 
133,285 
Program increase for railgun tactical demonstrator
[10,000 
] 
Underwater unmanned vehicle prototypes .................
[15,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT.
686,342 
708,600 
ADVANCED 
COMPONENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
& 
PROTOTYPES 
030 
0603207N 
AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS ........................
48,365 
48,365 
031 
0603216N 
AVIATION SURVIVABILITY .............................................
5,566 
5,566 
033 
0603251N 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ........................................................
695 
695 
034 
0603254N 
ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ....................................
7,661 
7,661 
035 
0603261N 
TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE .................
3,707 
3,707 
036 
0603382N 
ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ........
61,381 
61,381 
037 
0603502N 
SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTER-
MEASURES.
154,117 
118,117 
Reduce Barracuda ........................................................
[–16,000 
] 
Reduce Snakehead ........................................................
[–20,000 
] 
038 
0603506N 
SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE ...........................
14,974 
14,974 
039 
0603512N 
CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................
9,296 
9,296 
040 
0603525N 
PILOT FISH .........................................................................
132,083 
132,083 
041 
0603527N 
RETRACT LARCH ..............................................................
15,407 
15,407 
042 
0603536N 
RETRACT JUNIPER ...........................................................
122,413 
122,413 
043 
0603542N 
RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL .............................................
745 
745 
044 
0603553N 
SURFACE ASW ...................................................................
1,136 
1,136 
045 
0603561N 
ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
100,955 
100,955 
046 
0603562N 
SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS ............
13,834 
13,834 
047 
0603563N 
SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ...........................
36,891 
36,891 
048 
0603564N 
SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUD-
IES.
12,012 
42,012 
Aircraft carrier preliminary design .............................
[30,000 
] 
049 
0603570N 
ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ...................
329,500 
329,500 
050 
0603573N 
ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS ..........
29,953 
29,953 
051 
0603576N 
CHALK EAGLE ...................................................................
191,610 
191,610 
052 
0603581N 
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) .....................................
40,991 
40,991 
053 
0603582N 
COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION .................................
24,674 
24,674 
054 
0603595N 
OHIO REPLACEMENT ......................................................
776,158 
776,158 
055 
0603596N 
LCS MISSION MODULES .................................................
116,871 
116,871 
056 
0603597N 
AUTOMATED TEST AND ANALYSIS .............................
8,052 
8,052 
057 
0603599N 
FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT ...............................................
143,450 
143,450 
058 
0603609N 
CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................
8,909 
8,909 
060 
0603635M 
MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYS-
TEM.
1,428 
1,428 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
061 
0603654N 
JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOP-
MENT.
53,367 
53,367 
063 
0603713N 
OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOP-
MENT.
8,212 
8,212 
064 
0603721N 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ..................................
20,214 
20,214 
065 
0603724N 
NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM ..............................................
50,623 
25,623 
Program strategy change .............................................
[–25,000 
] 
066 
0603725N 
FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ..........................................
2,837 
2,837 
067 
0603734N 
CHALK CORAL ...................................................................
245,143 
245,143 
068 
0603739N 
NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY ..................................
2,995 
2,995 
069 
0603746N 
RETRACT MAPLE ..............................................................
306,101 
306,101 
070 
0603748N 
LINK PLUMERIA ...............................................................
253,675 
253,675 
071 
0603751N 
RETRACT ELM ...................................................................
55,691 
55,691 
072 
0603764N 
LINK EVERGREEN ............................................................
48,982 
48,982 
074 
0603790N 
NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT .....................
9,099 
9,099 
075 
0603795N 
LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY .......................................
33,568 
33,568 
076 
0603851M 
JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING ..................
29,873 
29,873 
077 
0603860N 
JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYS-
TEMS—DEM/VAL.
106,391 
106,391 
078 
0603925N 
DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYS-
TEMS.
107,310 
122,310 
Program increase for railgun tactical demonstrator
[15,000 
] 
079 
0604112N 
GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CAR-
RIER (CVN 78—80).
83,935 
83,935 
081 
0604272N 
TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUN-
TERMEASURES (TADIRCM).
46,844 
46,844 
083 
0604286M 
MARINE 
CORPS 
ADDITIVE 
MANUFACTURING 
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
6,200 
6,200 
085 
0604320M 
RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE ......
7,055 
17,055 
Increase rapid acquisition capability for Marine 
Corps Warfighting Lab.
[10,000 
] 
086 
0604454N 
LX (R) ...................................................................................
9,578 
9,578 
087 
0604536N 
ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING ......................
66,543 
66,543 
089 
0604659N 
PRECISION 
STRIKE 
WEAPONS 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.
31,315 
31,315 
090 
0604707N 
SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHI-
TECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
42,851 
42,851 
091 
0604786N 
OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON 
DEVELOPMENT.
160,694 
160,694 
093 
0303354N 
ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ..........................
8,278 
8,278 
094 
0304240M 
ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEM.
7,979 
7,979 
095 
0304270N 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ........
527 
527 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVEL-
OPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
4,218,714 
4,212,714 
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 
096 
0603208N 
TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ......................................
16,945 
16,945 
097 
0604212N 
OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT ......................................
26,786 
26,786 
098 
0604214N 
AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV .........................................
48,780 
48,780 
099 
0604215N 
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT .........................................
2,722 
2,722 
100 
0604216N 
MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVEL-
OPMENT.
5,371 
5,371 
101 
0604218N 
AIR/OCEAN EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING ....................
782 
782 
102 
0604221N 
P–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ..................................
1,361 
1,361 
103 
0604230N 
WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................
14,167 
14,167 
104 
0604231N 
TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM .....................................
55,695 
55,695 
105 
0604234N 
ADVANCED HAWKEYE ....................................................
292,535 
292,535 
106 
0604245N 
H–1 UPGRADES .................................................................
61,288 
61,288 
107 
0604261N 
ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS .......................................
37,167 
37,167 
108 
0604262N 
V–22A ...................................................................................
171,386 
186,386 
UFR: MV–22 Common Configuration CC-RAM im-
provements.
[15,000 
] 
109 
0604264N 
AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ..........................
13,235 
33,235 
Air Crew Sensor Improvements ..................................
[10,000 
] 
Physiological Episode prize competition .....................
[10,000 
] 
110 
0604269N 
EA–18 ...................................................................................
173,488 
173,488 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
111 
0604270N 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ...................
54,055 
57,055 
Unfunded requirement—Intrepid Tiger II (V)3 UH– 
1Y jettison capability.
[3,000 
] 
112 
0604273N 
EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT .............................
451,938 
451,938 
113 
0604274N 
NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ............................
632,936 
628,936 
Unjustified cost growth ................................................
[–4,000 
] 
114 
0604280N 
JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS- 
NAVY).
4,310 
4,310 
115 
0604282N 
NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II 
66,686 
66,686 
116 
0604307N 
SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGI-
NEERING.
390,238 
390,238 
117 
0604311N 
LPD–17 CLASS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ....................
689 
689 
118 
0604329N 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ....................................
112,846 
112,846 
119 
0604366N 
STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS ........................
158,578 
158,578 
120 
0604373N 
AIRBORNE MCM ................................................................
15,734 
15,734 
122 
0604378N 
NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER 
AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
25,445 
25,445 
124 
0604501N 
ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS .........................
87,233 
87,233 
125 
0604503N 
SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION .................
130,981 
130,981 
126 
0604504N 
AIR CONTROL ....................................................................
75,186 
75,186 
127 
0604512N 
SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS .................................
177,926 
177,926 
128 
0604518N 
COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER CONVERSION .....
8,062 
8,062 
129 
0604522N 
AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYS-
TEM.
32,090 
32,090 
130 
0604558N 
NEW DESIGN SSN .............................................................
120,087 
120,087 
131 
0604562N 
SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM ..............
50,850 
50,850 
132 
0604567N 
SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/LIVE FIRE T&E ..................
67,166 
67,166 
133 
0604574N 
NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES ................
4,817 
4,817 
134 
0604580N 
VIRGINIA PAYLOAD MODULE (VPM) ...........................
72,861 
72,861 
135 
0604601N 
MINE DEVELOPMENT .....................................................
25,635 
25,635 
136 
0604610N 
LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT ................
28,076 
28,076 
137 
0604654N 
JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOP-
MENT.
7,561 
7,561 
138 
0604703N 
PERSONNEL, 
TRAINING, 
SIMULATION, 
AND 
HUMAN FACTORS.
40,828 
40,828 
139 
0604727N 
JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS ........................
435 
435 
140 
0604755N 
SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) ............
161,713 
161,713 
141 
0604756N 
SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ............
212,412 
212,412 
142 
0604757N 
SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) ......
103,391 
103,391 
143 
0604761N 
INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING ....................................
34,855 
34,855 
144 
0604771N 
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ..............................................
9,353 
9,353 
145 
0604777N 
NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM ................................................
92,546 
92,546 
146 
0604800M 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ..........................
152,934 
244,134 
SDD plus up ..................................................................
[91,200 
] 
147 
0604800N 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ..........................
108,931 
175,631 
SDD plus up ..................................................................
[66,700 
] 
148 
0604810M 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW ON MODERNIZA-
TION (FOM)—MARINE CORPS.
144,958 
144,958 
149 
0604810N 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW ON MODERNIZA-
TION (FOM)—NAVY.
143,855 
143,855 
150 
0605013M 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........
14,865 
14,865 
151 
0605013N 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........
152,977 
152,977 
152 
0605024N 
ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .....................
3,410 
3,410 
153 
0605212N 
CH–53K RDTE .....................................................................
340,758 
340,758 
154 
0605215N 
MISSION PLANNING ........................................................
33,430 
33,430 
155 
0605217N 
COMMON AVIONICS .........................................................
58,163 
58,163 
156 
0605220N 
SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) ............................
22,410 
22,410 
157 
0605327N 
T-AO 205 CLASS .................................................................
1,961 
1,961 
158 
0605414N 
UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA) .....................
222,208 
222,208 
159 
0605450N 
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ...................
15,473 
15,473 
160 
0605500N 
MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ..........
11,795 
11,795 
161 
0605504N 
MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) INCREMENT III 
181,731 
181,731 
162 
0605611M 
MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DE-
VELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.
178,993 
178,993 
163 
0605813M 
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM 
DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.
20,710 
20,710 
164 
0204202N 
DDG–1000 ............................................................................
140,500 
140,500 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
168 
0304785N 
TACTICAL CRYPTOLOGIC SYSTEMS ............................
28,311 
28,311 
170 
0306250M 
CYBER 
OPERATIONS 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOP-
MENT.
4,502 
4,502 
SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEM-
ONSTRATION.
6,362,102 
6,554,002 
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 
171 
0604256N 
THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ........................
91,819 
91,819 
172 
0604258N 
TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .............................
23,053 
23,053 
173 
0604759N 
MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT .............................................
52,634 
59,634 
Program increase ..........................................................
[7,000 
] 
174 
0605126N 
JOINT THEATER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE OR-
GANIZATION.
141 
141 
175 
0605152N 
STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY ...............
3,917 
3,917 
176 
0605154N 
CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ..................................
50,432 
50,432 
179 
0605804N 
TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES .......................
782 
782 
180 
0605853N 
MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL 
SUPPORT.
94,562 
94,562 
181 
0605856N 
STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..............................
4,313 
4,313 
182 
0605861N 
RDT&E SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGE-
MENT.
1,104 
1,104 
183 
0605863N 
RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ......................
105,666 
105,666 
184 
0605864N 
TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ..............................
373,667 
413,667 
Program increase ..........................................................
[40,000 
] 
185 
0605865N 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPA-
BILITY.
20,298 
20,298 
186 
0605866N 
NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) 
SUPPORT.
17,341 
17,341 
188 
0605873M 
MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT ..............
21,751 
21,751 
189 
0605898N 
MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ...............................................
44,279 
44,279 
190 
0606355N 
WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ....................
28,841 
28,841 
191 
0902498N 
MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS (DEPARTMENTAL 
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).
1,749 
1,749 
194 
1206867N 
SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT 
9,408 
9,408 
SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ..................
945,757 
992,757 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
196 
0607658N 
COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC) ...
92,571 
103,571 
CEC IFF Mode 5 Acceleration .....................................
[11,000 
] 
197 
0607700N 
DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND AND CONTROL .....
3,137 
3,137 
198 
0101221N 
STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT ....
135,219 
135,219 
199 
0101224N 
SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ...............
36,242 
36,242 
200 
0101226N 
SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 
12,053 
12,053 
201 
0101402N 
NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS .......................
18,221 
18,221 
203 
0204136N 
F/A–18 SQUADRONS .........................................................
224,470 
216,042 
Program reduction- delayed procurement rates ........
[–8,428 
] 
204 
0204163N 
FLEET TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TACTICAL) ............
33,525 
33,525 
205 
0204228N 
SURFACE SUPPORT ..........................................................
24,829 
24,829 
206 
0204229N 
TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLAN-
NING CENTER (TMPC).
133,617 
142,617 
Tomahawk Modernization ...........................................
[9,000 
] 
207 
0204311N 
INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .....................
38,972 
38,972 
208 
0204413N 
AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DIS-
PLACEMENT CRAFT).
3,940 
3,940 
209 
0204460M 
GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .....
54,645 
54,645 
210 
0204571N 
CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOP-
MENT.
66,518 
66,518 
211 
0204574N 
CRYPTOLOGIC DIRECT SUPPORT ................................
1,155 
1,155 
212 
0204575N 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUP-
PORT.
51,040 
51,040 
213 
0205601N 
HARM IMPROVEMENT .....................................................
87,989 
97,989 
Unfunded requirement—AARGM Derivative Pro-
gram.
[10,000 
] 
214 
0205604N 
TACTICAL DATA LINKS ...................................................
89,852 
89,852 
215 
0205620N 
SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ....
29,351 
29,351 
216 
0205632N 
MK–48 ADCAP ....................................................................
68,553 
68,553 
217 
0205633N 
AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS ...........................................
119,099 
119,099 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
218 
0205675N 
OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS .............
127,445 
127,445 
219 
0206313M 
MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ........
123,825 
123,825 
220 
0206335M 
COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL 
SYSTEM (CAC2S).
7,343 
7,343 
221 
0206623M 
MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING 
ARMS SYSTEMS.
66,009 
66,009 
222 
0206624M 
MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ........
25,258 
25,258 
223 
0206625M 
USMC 
INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC 
WARFARE 
SYSTEMS (MIP).
30,886 
30,886 
224 
0206629M 
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE ................................
58,728 
58,728 
225 
0207161N 
TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ...............................................
42,884 
51,884 
Unfunded requirement—AIM–9X Blk II Systems 
Improvement program.
[9,000 
] 
226 
0207163N 
ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE 
(AMRAAM).
25,364 
25,364 
232 
0303138N 
CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORK ENTERPRISE 
SERVICES (CANES).
24,271 
24,271 
233 
0303140N 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .......
50,269 
50,269 
236 
0305192N 
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVI-
TIES.
6,352 
6,352 
237 
0305204N 
TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ...............
7,770 
7,770 
238 
0305205N 
UAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ..........
39,736 
39,736 
239 
0305208M 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYS-
TEMS.
12,867 
12,867 
240 
0305208N 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYS-
TEMS.
46,150 
46,150 
241 
0305220N 
MQ–4C TRITON ..................................................................
84,115 
84,115 
242 
0305231N 
MQ–8 UAV ...........................................................................
62,656 
62,656 
243 
0305232M 
RQ–11 UAV ..........................................................................
2,022 
2,022 
245 
0305234N 
SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0) ............
4,835 
4,835 
246 
0305239M 
RQ–21A .................................................................................
8,899 
8,899 
247 
0305241N 
MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ....
99,020 
99,020 
248 
0305242M 
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS 
(MIP).
18,578 
18,578 
249 
0305421N 
RQ–4 MODERNIZATION ...................................................
229,404 
229,404 
250 
0308601N 
MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ...................
5,238 
5,238 
251 
0702207N 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ..................................
38,227 
38,227 
252 
0708730N 
MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) ......................
4,808 
4,808 
253 
1203109N 
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SPACE) ....................
37,836 
37,836 
253A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
1,424,347 
1,424,347 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVEL-
OPMENT.
4,040,140 
4,070,712 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, NAVY.
17,735,035 
18,050,765 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF 
BASIC RESEARCH 
001 
0601102F 
DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ..................................
342,919 
342,919 
002 
0601103F 
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................
147,923 
147,923 
003 
0601108F 
HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES ......
14,417 
14,417 
SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................
505,259 
505,259 
APPLIED RESEARCH 
004 
0602102F 
MATERIALS ........................................................................
124,264 
124,264 
005 
0602201F 
AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES .....................
124,678 
129,678 
Program increase ..........................................................
[5,000 
] 
006 
0602202F 
HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH .......
108,784 
128,284 
Advanced training environments ................................
[19,500 
] 
007 
0602203F 
AEROSPACE PROPULSION .............................................
192,695 
200,195 
Educational Partnership Agreements .........................
[5,000 
] 
Unfunded Requirement ................................................
[2,500 
] 
008 
0602204F 
AEROSPACE SENSORS .....................................................
152,782 
152,782 
009 
0602298F 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT— 
MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
8,353 
8,353 
010 
0602601F 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY ......................................................
116,503 
116,503 
011 
0602602F 
CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................
112,195 
112,195 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
012 
0602605F 
DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY .............................
132,993 
141,293 
Unfunded Requirement ................................................
[8,300 
] 
013 
0602788F 
DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METH-
ODS.
167,818 
167,818 
014 
0602890F 
HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ...............................
43,049 
43,049 
SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..........................
1,284,114 
1,324,414 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
015 
0603112F 
ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS ...
37,856 
37,856 
016 
0603199F 
SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) 
22,811 
22,811 
017 
0603203F 
ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS ..............................
40,978 
40,978 
018 
0603211F 
AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ......................
115,966 
121,666 
Unfunded requirement .................................................
[5,700 
] 
019 
0603216F 
AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECH-
NOLOGY.
104,499 
117,999 
Unfunded requirement .................................................
[13,500 
] 
020 
0603270F 
ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY ........................
60,551 
60,551 
021 
0603401F 
ADVANCED SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY ...................
58,910 
58,910 
022 
0603444F 
MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) .........
10,433 
10,433 
023 
0603456F 
HUMAN 
EFFECTIVENESS 
ADVANCED 
TECH-
NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
33,635 
33,635 
024 
0603601F 
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ...............
167,415 
167,415 
025 
0603605F 
ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY .........................
45,502 
45,502 
026 
0603680F 
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ...........
46,450 
46,450 
027 
0603788F 
BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND 
DEMONSTRATION.
49,011 
49,011 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT.
794,017 
813,217 
ADVANCED 
COMPONENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
& 
PROTOTYPES 
028 
0603260F 
INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............
5,652 
5,652 
030 
0603742F 
COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY .................
24,397 
24,397 
031 
0603790F 
NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT .....................
3,851 
3,851 
033 
0603851F 
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/ 
VAL.
10,736 
10,736 
034 
0603859F 
POLLUTION PREVENTION—DEM/VAL ........................
2 
2 
035 
0604015F 
LONG RANGE STRIKE—BOMBER .................................
2,003,580 
2,003,580 
036 
0604201F 
INTEGRATED AVIONICS PLANNING AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.
65,458 
65,458 
037 
0604257F 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS ................
68,719 
94,919 
Unfunded requirement—ASARS–2B ..........................
[11,500 
] 
Unfunded requirement—Hyperspectral Chip Devel-
opment.
[14,700 
] 
038 
0604288F 
NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPS CENTER (NAOC) RECAP 
7,850 
7,850 
039 
0604317F 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ..............................................
3,295 
3,295 
040 
0604327F 
HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYS-
TEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
17,365 
17,365 
041 
0604414F 
CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS .....
32,253 
42,453 
UFR: Cyber Security & Resiliency for Weapon Sys-
tems.
[10,200 
] 
044 
0604776F 
DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D 
26,222 
26,222 
046 
0604858F 
TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ......................................
840,650 
935,650 
UFR: Directed Energy Prototyping .............................
[70,000 
] 
UFR: Hypersonics Prototyping ....................................
[10,000 
] 
Unfunded 
requirement—Long-Endurance 
Aerial 
Platform(LEAP) Ahead Prototyping.
[15,000 
] 
047 
0605230F 
GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT ................
215,721 
215,721 
049 
0207110F 
NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE ........................
294,746 
421,746 
Unfunded Requirement ................................................
[127,000 
] 
050 
0207455F 
THREE 
DIMENSIONAL 
LONG-RANGE 
RADAR 
(3DELRR).
10,645 
10,645 
052 
0305236F 
COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA) 
41,509 
41,509 
053 
0306250F 
CYBER 
OPERATIONS 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOP-
MENT.
316,787 
316,787 
054 
0306415F 
ENABLED CYBER ACTIVITIES .......................................
16,687 
16,687 
055 
0408011F 
SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL .....................
4,500 
4,500 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
056 
0901410F 
CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYS-
TEM.
15,867 
15,867 
057 
1203164F 
NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER 
EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
253,939 
263,939 
UFR: Military GPS User Equipment INC2 ................
[10,000 
] 
058 
1203710F 
EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS .............................................
10,000 
10,000 
059 
1206422F 
WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON ..................................
112,088 
112,088 
060 
1206425F 
SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ...............
34,764 
34,764 
061 
1206434F 
MIDTERM POLAR MILSATCOM SYSTEM .....................
63,092 
63,092 
062 
1206438F 
SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ..................................
7,842 
64,742 
AF UPL .........................................................................
[56,900 
] 
063 
1206730F 
SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM ............
41,385 
41,385 
064 
1206760F 
PROTECTED 
TACTICAL 
ENTERPRISE 
SERVICE 
(PTES).
18,150 
18,150 
065 
1206761F 
PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS) ......................
24,201 
24,201 
066 
1206855F 
PROTECTED SATCOM SERVICES (PSCS)—AGGRE-
GATED.
16,000 
16,000 
067 
1206857F 
OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE .......................
87,577 
87,577 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVEL-
OPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
4,695,530 
5,020,830 
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 
068 
0604200F 
FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PRO-
GRAMS.
5,100 
5,100 
069 
0604201F 
INTEGRATED AVIONICS PLANNING AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.
101,203 
101,203 
070 
0604222F 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT .....................................
3,009 
3,009 
071 
0604270F 
ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ...................
2,241 
2,241 
072 
0604281F 
TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ...............
38,250 
38,250 
073 
0604287F 
PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ..............................
19,739 
19,739 
074 
0604329F 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)—EMD ........................
38,979 
38,979 
078 
0604429F 
AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK ................................
7,091 
7,091 
080 
0604602F 
ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ..................
46,540 
46,540 
081 
0604604F 
SUBMUNITIONS ................................................................
2,705 
2,705 
082 
0604617F 
AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT ..............................................
31,240 
31,240 
084 
0604706F 
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ................................................
9,060 
9,060 
085 
0604735F 
COMBAT TRAINING RANGES .........................................
87,350 
87,350 
086 
0604800F 
F–35—EMD ..........................................................................
292,947 
464,947 
SDD plus up ..................................................................
[172,000 
] 
088 
0604932F 
LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON .............................
451,290 
451,290 
089 
0604933F 
ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION .......................................
178,991 
178,991 
090 
0605030F 
JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ...........
12,736 
12,736 
091 
0605031F 
JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ...............................
9,319 
9,319 
092 
0605213F 
F–22 MODERNIZATION INCREMENT 3.2B ..................
13,600 
13,600 
094 
0605221F 
KC–46 ...................................................................................
93,845 
93,845 
095 
0605223F 
ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING ........................................
105,999 
105,999 
096 
0605229F 
COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER ...................................
354,485 
354,485 
100 
0605458F 
AIR & SPACE OPS CENTER 10.2 RDT&E ......................
119,745 
14,945 
Restructure of program ................................................
[–104,800 
] 
101 
0605931F 
B–2 DEFENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ..................
194,570 
194,570 
102 
0101125F 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION .....................
91,237 
91,237 
103 
0207171F 
F–15 EPAWSS .....................................................................
209,847 
209,847 
104 
0207328F 
STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON .........................................
3,400 
3,400 
105 
0207701F 
FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING .............................
16,727 
16,727 
109 
0307581F 
JSTARS RECAP ..................................................................
417,201 
417,201 
110 
0401310F 
C–32 EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT RECAPITALIZATION 
6,017 
6,017 
111 
0401319F 
PRESIDENTIAL 
AIRCRAFT 
RECAPITALIZATION 
(PAR).
434,069 
434,069 
112 
0701212F 
AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS ........................................
18,528 
18,528 
113 
1203176F 
COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATOR .....................
24,967 
24,967 
114 
1203940F 
SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ........
10,029 
10,029 
115 
1206421F 
COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ............................................
66,370 
66,370 
116 
1206425F 
SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ...............
48,448 
48,448 
117 
1206426F 
SPACE FENCE ....................................................................
35,937 
35,937 
118 
1206431F 
ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) .......................
145,610 
145,610 
119 
1206432F 
POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) .........................................
33,644 
33,644 
120 
1206433F 
WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) .......................
14,263 
14,263 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
121 
1206441F 
SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) HIGH 
EMD.
311,844 
311,844 
122 
1206442F 
EVOLVED SBIRS ................................................................
71,018 
71,018 
123 
1206853F 
EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PRO-
GRAM (SPACE) – EMD.
297,572 
297,572 
SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEM-
ONSTRATION.
4,476,762 
4,543,962 
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 
124 
0604256F 
THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ........................
35,405 
35,405 
125 
0604759F 
MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT .............................................
82,874 
87,874 
Unfunded requirement .................................................
[5,000 
] 
126 
0605101F 
RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ...........................................
34,346 
34,346 
128 
0605712F 
INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION .........
15,523 
15,523 
129 
0605807F 
TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ..............................
678,289 
735,689 
Program Increase .........................................................
[30,000 
] 
UFR: 4th Gen Mods .....................................................
[23,000 
] 
UFR: Weapon System Cyber Resiliency-TE ...............
[4,400 
] 
130 
0605826F 
ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL POWER ...........................
219,809 
219,809 
131 
0605827F 
ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS .....
223,179 
223,179 
132 
0605828F 
ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH ............................
138,556 
138,556 
133 
0605829F 
ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS
221,393 
221,393 
134 
0605830F 
ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL BATTLE MGMT .............
152,577 
152,577 
135 
0605831F 
ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION .......
196,561 
196,561 
136 
0605832F 
ACQ 
WORKFORCE- 
ADVANCED 
PRGM 
TECH-
NOLOGY.
28,322 
28,322 
137 
0605833F 
ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS .....................
126,611 
126,611 
140 
0605898F 
MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ...............................................
9,154 
9,154 
141 
0605976F 
FACILITIES 
RESTORATION 
AND 
MODERNIZA-
TION—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.
135,507 
135,507 
142 
0605978F 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUA-
TION SUPPORT.
28,720 
28,720 
143 
0606017F 
REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION ......
35,453 
110,453 
UFR: Modeling and Simulation Joint Simulation 
Environment.
[50,000 
] 
UFR:AS2030 Planning for Development ....................
[25,000 
] 
146 
0308602F 
ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ..............
29,049 
29,049 
147 
0702806F 
ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ...........
14,980 
14,980 
148 
0804731F 
GENERAL SKILL TRAINING ...........................................
1,434 
1,434 
150 
1001004F 
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES .......................................
4,569 
4,569 
151 
1206116F 
SPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOP-
MENT.
25,773 
25,773 
152 
1206392F 
SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER (SMC) CIVILIAN 
WORKFORCE.
169,887 
169,887 
153 
1206398F 
SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA ............
9,531 
9,531 
154 
1206860F 
ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ......
20,975 
20,975 
155 
1206864F 
SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) ........................................
25,398 
25,398 
SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ..................
2,663,875 
2,801,275 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
157 
0604222F 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT .....................................
27,579 
27,579 
158 
0604233F 
SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAIN-
ING.
5,776 
5,776 
159 
0604445F 
WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE .........................................
16,247 
16,247 
161 
0605018F 
AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM 
(AF-IPPS).
21,915 
21,915 
162 
0605024F 
ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY 
33,150 
33,150 
163 
0605117F 
FOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND EXPLOI-
TATION.
66,653 
66,653 
164 
0605278F 
HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E .............................................
38,579 
38,579 
165 
0606018F 
NC3 INTEGRATION ...........................................................
12,636 
12,636 
166 
0101113F 
B–52 SQUADRONS .............................................................
111,910 
111,910 
167 
0101122F 
AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ..................
463 
463 
168 
0101126F 
B–1B SQUADRONS ............................................................
62,471 
62,471 
169 
0101127F 
B–2 SQUADRONS ...............................................................
193,108 
193,108 
170 
0101213F 
MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS .............................................
210,845 
210,845 
Increase ICBM Cryptopgraphy Upgrade II ................
[20,000 
] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Reduce MM Ground and Communications Equip-
ment.
[–10,000 
] 
Reduce MM Support Equipment .................................
[–10,000 
] 
171 
0101313F 
INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ANAL-
YSIS NETWORK (ISPAN)—USSTRATCOM.
25,736 
25,736 
173 
0101316F 
WORLDWIDE 
JOINT 
STRATEGIC 
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
6,272 
10,272 
UFR: NC3—Global Assured Communications CBA 
Execution.
[4,000 
] 
174 
0101324F 
INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLANNING & ANALYSIS 
NETWORK.
11,032 
11,032 
176 
0102110F 
UH–1N REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ...............................
108,617 
108,617 
177 
0102326F 
REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER 
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
3,347 
3,347 
179 
0205219F 
MQ–9 UAV ...........................................................................
201,394 
201,394 
182 
0207131F 
A–10 SQUADRONS .............................................................
17,459 
17,459 
183 
0207133F 
F–16 SQUADRONS .............................................................
246,578 
271,578 
Unfunded 
requirement—MIDS-JTRS 
software 
changes.
[25,000 
] 
184 
0207134F 
F–15E SQUADRONS ..........................................................
320,271 
320,271 
185 
0207136F 
MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION .....................
15,106 
15,106 
186 
0207138F 
F–22A SQUADRONS ..........................................................
610,942 
610,942 
187 
0207142F 
F–35 SQUADRONS .............................................................
334,530 
334,530 
188 
0207161F 
TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ...............................................
34,952 
54,952 
Pulsed rocket motor technologies ................................
[20,000 
] 
189 
0207163F 
ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE 
(AMRAAM).
61,322 
61,322 
191 
0207227F 
COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE ................................
693 
693 
193 
0207249F 
PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT .......
1,714 
1,714 
194 
0207253F 
COMPASS CALL .................................................................
14,040 
14,040 
195 
0207268F 
AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM.
109,243 
109,243 
197 
0207325F 
JOINT 
AIR-TO-SURFACE 
STANDOFF 
MISSILE 
(JASSM).
29,932 
29,932 
198 
0207410F 
AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ...............
26,956 
26,956 
199 
0207412F 
CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ..............
2,450 
2,450 
200 
0207417F 
AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM 
(AWACS).
151,726 
151,726 
201 
0207418F 
TACTICAL AIRBORNE CONTROL SYSTEMS ...............
3,656 
3,656 
203 
0207431F 
COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES 
13,420 
13,420 
204 
0207444F 
TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD ........................
10,623 
10,623 
205 
0207448F 
C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK .........................................
1,754 
1,754 
206 
0207452F 
DCAPES ...............................................................................
17,382 
17,382 
207 
0207573F 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS ........
2,307 
2,307 
208 
0207590F 
SEEK EAGLE ......................................................................
25,397 
25,397 
209 
0207601F 
USAF MODELING AND SIMULATION ...........................
10,175 
10,175 
210 
0207605F 
WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS ...............
12,839 
12,839 
211 
0207697F 
DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES ................
4,190 
4,190 
212 
0208006F 
MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS .....................................
85,531 
85,531 
213 
0208007F 
TACTICAL DECEPTION ....................................................
3,761 
3,761 
214 
0208087F 
AF OFFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ..............
35,693 
35,693 
215 
0208088F 
AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS .............
20,964 
20,964 
218 
0301017F 
GLOBAL SENSOR INTEGRATED ON NETWORK 
(GSIN).
3,549 
3,549 
219 
0301112F 
NUCLEAR PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM 
(NPES).
4,371 
4,371 
227 
0301401F 
AIR FORCE SPACE AND CYBER NON-TRADITIONAL 
ISR FOR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
3,721 
3,721 
228 
0302015F 
E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER 
(NAOC).
35,467 
35,467 
230 
0303131F 
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICA-
TIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
48,841 
48,841 
231 
0303140F 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .......
42,973 
42,973 
232 
0303141F 
GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ..........................
105 
105 
233 
0303142F 
GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT—DATA INITIATIVE 
2,147 
2,147 
236 
0304260F 
AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE ..................................
121,948 
121,948 
237 
0304310F 
COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS .........................
3,544 
3,544 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
240 
0305020F 
CCMD 
INTELLIGENCE 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY.
1,542 
1,542 
241 
0305099F 
GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) .........
4,453 
4,453 
243 
0305111F 
WEATHER SERVICE .........................................................
26,654 
26,654 
244 
0305114F 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LAND-
ING SYSTEM (ATCALS).
6,306 
6,306 
245 
0305116F 
AERIAL TARGETS .............................................................
21,295 
21,295 
248 
0305128F 
SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES ...........
415 
415 
250 
0305146F 
DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVI-
TIES.
3,867 
3,867 
257 
0305202F 
DRAGON U–2 ......................................................................
34,486 
34,486 
259 
0305206F 
AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ..................
4,450 
14,450 
WAMI Technology Upgrades .......................................
[10,000 
] 
260 
0305207F 
MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS .....................
14,269 
14,269 
261 
0305208F 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYS-
TEMS.
27,501 
27,501 
262 
0305220F 
RQ–4 UAV ............................................................................
214,849 
214,849 
263 
0305221F 
NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING 
18,842 
18,842 
265 
0305238F 
NATO AGS ...........................................................................
44,729 
44,729 
266 
0305240F 
SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE .................................
26,349 
26,349 
269 
0305600F 
INTERNATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
TECHNOLOGY 
AND ARCHITECTURES.
3,491 
3,491 
271 
0305881F 
RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION ..........................................
4,899 
4,899 
275 
0305984F 
PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2) 
2,445 
2,445 
276 
0307577F 
INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) .........................
8,684 
8,684 
278 
0401115F 
C–130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON ............................................
10,219 
10,219 
279 
0401119F 
C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) .......................................
22,758 
22,758 
280 
0401130F 
C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) ..........................................................
34,287 
34,287 
281 
0401132F 
C–130J PROGRAM ..............................................................
26,821 
26,821 
282 
0401134F 
LARGE 
AIRCRAFT 
IR 
COUNTERMEASURES 
(LAIRCM).
5,283 
5,283 
283 
0401218F 
KC–135S ...............................................................................
9,942 
9,942 
284 
0401219F 
KC–10S .................................................................................
7,933 
7,933 
285 
0401314F 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT ...............................
6,681 
6,681 
286 
0401318F 
CV–22 ...................................................................................
22,519 
36,519 
Unfunded requirement—common eletrical interface
[7,000 
] 
Unfunded requirement—intelligence broadcast sys-
tem.
[7,000 
] 
287 
0401840F 
AMC COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ..................
3,510 
3,510 
288 
0408011F 
SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL .....................
8,090 
8,090 
289 
0702207F 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ..................................
1,528 
1,528 
290 
0708055F 
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & OVERHAUL SYSTEM ......
31,677 
31,677 
291 
0708610F 
LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) ..
33,344 
33,344 
292 
0708611F 
SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ...........................
9,362 
9,362 
293 
0804743F 
OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING .............................................
2,074 
2,074 
294 
0808716F 
OTHER PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES .................................
107 
107 
295 
0901202F 
JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY ...................
2,006 
2,006 
296 
0901218F 
CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ........................
3,780 
3,780 
297 
0901220F 
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ....................................
7,472 
7,472 
298 
0901226F 
AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY .........
1,563 
1,563 
299 
0901538F 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS DEVELOPMENT.
91,211 
91,211 
300 
1201921F 
SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—SPACE ACTIVI-
TIES.
14,255 
14,255 
301 
1202247F 
AF TENCAP .........................................................................
31,914 
31,914 
302 
1203001F 
FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T)
32,426 
32,426 
303 
1203110F 
SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) .................
18,808 
18,808 
305 
1203165F 
NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (SPACE 
AND CONTROL SEGMENTS).
10,029 
10,029 
306 
1203173F 
SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION 
CENTER.
25,051 
25,051 
307 
1203174F 
SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID 
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
11,390 
11,390 
308 
1203179F 
INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) .................
8,747 
8,747 
309 
1203182F 
SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ..........................
10,549 
10,549 
310 
1203265F 
GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ................................................
243,435 
243,435 
311 
1203400F 
SPACE SUPERIORITY INTELLIGENCE ........................
12,691 
12,691 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
312 
1203614F 
JSPOC MISSION SYSTEM ................................................
99,455 
123,705 
AF UPL—BMC2 software ............................................
[24,250 
] 
313 
1203620F 
NATIONAL SPACE DEFENSE CENTER ........................
18,052 
18,052 
314 
1203699F 
SHARED EARLY WARNING (SEW) .................................
1,373 
1,373 
315 
1203906F 
NCMC—TW/AA SYSTEM ...................................................
5,000 
5,000 
316 
1203913F 
NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) ........................
31,508 
31,508 
317 
1203940F 
SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ........
99,984 
99,984 
318 
1206423F 
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL 
CONTROL SEGMENT.
510,938 
510,938 
318A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
15,103,246 
15,103,246 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVEL-
OPMENT.
20,750,546 
20,847,796 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, AF.
35,170,103 
35,856,753 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW 
BASIC RESEARCH 
001 
0601000BR 
DTRA BASIC RESEARCH .................................................
37,201 
37,201 
002 
0601101E 
DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ..................................
432,347 
432,347 
003 
0601110D8Z 
BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................................
40,612 
40,612 
004 
0601117E 
BASIC 
OPERATIONAL 
MEDICAL 
RESEARCH 
SCIENCE.
43,126 
43,126 
005 
0601120D8Z 
NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM ..........
74,298 
88,298 
Evidence based military child STEM education ........
[5,000 
] 
Manufacturing Engineering Education Program .......
[9,000 
] 
006 
0601228D8Z 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.
25,865 
40,000 
Program increase ..........................................................
[12,135 
] 
STEM support for minority women ............................
[2,000 
] 
007 
0601384BP 
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 
43,898 
43,898 
SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................
697,347 
725,482 
APPLIED RESEARCH 
008 
0602000D8Z 
JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ...............................
19,111 
19,111 
009 
0602115E 
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ..........................................
109,360 
109,360 
011 
0602234D8Z 
LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM .......
49,748 
49,748 
012 
0602251D8Z 
APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF 
S&T PRIORITIES.
49,226 
49,226 
013 
0602303E 
INFORMATION 
& 
COMMUNICATIONS 
TECH-
NOLOGY.
392,784 
392,784 
014 
0602383E 
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE ...............................
13,014 
13,014 
015 
0602384BP 
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 
201,053 
201,053 
016 
0602668D8Z 
CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH .......................................
14,775 
14,775 
017 
0602702E 
TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY ...............................................
343,776 
328,776 
General decrease ..........................................................
[–15,000 
] 
018 
0602715E 
MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY .........
224,440 
224,440 
019 
0602716E 
ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY .......................................
295,447 
295,447 
020 
0602718BR 
COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AP-
PLIED RESEARCH.
157,908 
157,908 
021 
0602751D8Z 
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) AP-
PLIED RESEARCH.
8,955 
8,955 
022 
1160401BB 
SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............................
34,493 
34,493 
SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..........................
1,914,090 
1,899,090 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
023 
0603000D8Z 
JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........
25,627 
25,627 
024 
0603122D8Z 
COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 
76,230 
79,230 
Program increase—conventional EOD equipment .....
[3,000 
] 
025 
0603133D8Z 
FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING ..............................
24,199 
24,199 
026 
0603160BR 
COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
268,607 
268,607 
027 
0603176C 
ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE AS-
SESSMENT.
12,996 
12,996 
029 
0603178C 
WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ...............................................
5,495 
5,495 
031 
0603180C 
ADVANCED RESEARCH ...................................................
20,184 
20,184 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
032 
0603225D8Z 
JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT.
18,662 
18,662 
035 
0603286E 
ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ..............................
155,406 
155,406 
036 
0603287E 
SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ......................
247,435 
247,435 
037 
0603288D8Z 
ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS ..............................................
13,154 
13,154 
038 
0603289D8Z 
ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CON-
CEPTS.
37,674 
37,674 
039 
0603291D8Z 
ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CON-
CEPTS—MHA.
15,000 
15,000 
040 
0603294C 
COMMON KILL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ....................
252,879 
252,879 
041 
0603342D8W 
DEFENSE 
INNOVATION 
UNIT 
EXPERIMENTAL 
(DIUX).
29,594 
29,594 
042 
0603375D8Z 
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ..........................................
64,863 
29,863 
Unjustified growth ........................................................
[–35,000 
] 
043 
0603384BP 
CHEMICAL 
AND 
BIOLOGICAL 
DEFENSE 
PRO-
GRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
145,359 
145,359 
044 
0603527D8Z 
RETRACT LARCH ..............................................................
171,120 
171,120 
045 
0603618D8Z 
JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ......
14,389 
14,389 
046 
0603648D8Z 
JOINT CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRA-
TIONS.
105,871 
105,871 
047 
0603662D8Z 
NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES ....
12,661 
12,661 
048 
0603680D8Z 
DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
136,159 
163,659 
Improve productivity of defense industrial base ........
[7,500 
] 
Manufacturing USA institutes ....................................
[10,000 
] 
Partnership between MEP centers and Manufac-
turing USA Institutes.
[10,000 
] 
049 
0603680S 
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ...........
40,511 
40,511 
050 
0603699D8Z 
EMERGING CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT.
57,876 
49,876 
SOCOM ATL effort .......................................................
[–8,000 
] 
051 
0603712S 
GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEM-
ONSTRATIONS.
10,611 
10,611 
053 
0603716D8Z 
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM.
71,832 
81,832 
Readiness increase .......................................................
[10,000 
] 
054 
0603720S 
MICROELECTRONICS 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOP-
MENT AND SUPPORT.
219,803 
219,803 
055 
0603727D8Z 
JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM .................................
6,349 
6,349 
056 
0603739E 
ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES .............
79,173 
79,173 
057 
0603760E 
COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS 
SYSTEMS.
106,787 
106,787 
058 
0603766E 
NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ........
439,386 
439,386 
059 
0603767E 
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ...................................................
210,123 
210,123 
060 
0603769D8Z 
DISTRIBUTED 
LEARNING 
ADVANCED 
TECH-
NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
11,211 
11,211 
062 
0603781D8Z 
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ......................
15,047 
15,047 
063 
0603826D8Z 
QUICK REACTION SPECIAL PROJECTS ......................
69,203 
69,203 
064 
0603833D8Z 
ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ................
25,395 
25,395 
065 
0603941D8Z 
TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ....
89,586 
89,586 
066 
0604055D8Z 
OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVE-
MENT.
38,403 
38,403 
067 
0303310D8Z 
CWMD SYSTEMS ...............................................................
33,382 
33,382 
068 
1160402BB 
SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ......
72,605 
72,605 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT.
3,450,847 
3,448,347 
ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND 
PROTOTYPES 
069 
0603161D8Z 
NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECU-
RITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
32,937 
32,937 
070 
0603600D8Z 
WALKOFF ............................................................................
101,714 
101,714 
072 
0603821D8Z 
ACQUISITION ENTERPRISE DATA & INFORMATION 
SERVICES.
2,198 
2,198 
073 
0603851D8Z 
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CER-
TIFICATION PROGRAM.
54,583 
54,583 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
074 
0603881C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DE-
FENSE SEGMENT.
292,262 
292,262 
075 
0603882C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DE-
FENSE SEGMENT.
957,097 
1,058,093 
Improve Discrimination Capability for GMD .............
[21,996 
] 
Increase GBI magazine capacity at Fort Greely ........
[65,000 
] 
Program increase—additional boosters and EKVs ....
[14,000 
] 
076 
0603884BP 
CHEMICAL 
AND 
BIOLOGICAL 
DEFENSE 
PRO-
GRAM—DEM/VAL.
148,518 
148,518 
077 
0603884C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS ...................
278,145 
305,207 
Improve Discrimination Capability for GMD .............
[27,062 
] 
078 
0603890C 
BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS ..........................................
465,642 
472,784 
GMD Discrimination ....................................................
[7,142 
] 
079 
0603891C 
SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA ...........................................
365,190 
365,190 
080 
0603892C 
AEGIS BMD .........................................................................
860,788 
860,788 
083 
0603896C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND 
CONTROL, 
BATTLE 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
COMMUNICATI.
454,862 
454,862 
084 
0603898C 
BALLISTIC 
MISSILE 
DEFENSE 
JOINT 
WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
48,954 
48,954 
085 
0603904C 
MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS 
CENTER (MDIOC).
53,265 
53,265 
086 
0603906C 
REGARDING TRENCH ......................................................
9,113 
9,113 
087 
0603907C 
SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ................................
145,695 
145,695 
088 
0603913C 
ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ............................
105,354 
373,800 
Arrow .............................................................................
[71,459 
] 
Arrow Upper Tier flight test .......................................
[105,000 
] 
Arrow-Upper Tier .........................................................
[28,139 
] 
David’s Sling .................................................................
[63,848 
] 
089 
0603914C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST ...........................
316,193 
316,193 
090 
0603915C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS ...................
460,125 
460,125 
091 
0603920D8Z 
HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ..........................................
10,837 
10,837 
092 
0603923D8Z 
COALITION WARFARE .....................................................
10,740 
10,740 
093 
0604016D8Z 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PRO-
GRAM.
3,837 
3,837 
094 
0604115C 
TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ...............
128,406 
128,406 
095 
0604132D8Z 
MISSILE DEFEAT PROJECT ...........................................
124,769 
124,769 
096 
0604181C 
HYPERSONIC DEFENSE ..................................................
75,300 
75,300 
097 
0604250D8Z 
ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ................
1,482,532 
1,460,532 
Program decrease .........................................................
[–22,000 
] 
098 
0604294D8Z 
TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS ............
83,626 
83,626 
099 
0604331D8Z 
RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM ..................................
100,000 
100,000 
100 
0604342D8Z 
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY OFFSET ................................
100,000 
Directed energy .............................................................
[100,000 
] 
101 
0604400D8Z 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED 
SYSTEM COMMON DEVELOPMENT.
3,967 
3,967 
102 
0604682D8Z 
WARGAMING 
AND 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
STRATEGIC 
ANALYSIS (SSA).
3,833 
3,833 
104 
0604826J 
JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRA-
TION AND INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.
23,638 
23,638 
105 
0604873C 
LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR) ......
357,659 
357,659 
106 
0604874C 
IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS 
636,430 
636,430 
107 
0604876C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DE-
FENSE SEGMENT TEST.
36,239 
36,239 
108 
0604878C 
AEGIS BMD TEST ..............................................................
137,783 
160,819 
To provide AAW at Aegis Ashore sites, consistent w/ 
FY16 and FY17 NDAAs.
[23,036 
] 
109 
0604879C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST ..........
101,839 
101,839 
110 
0604880C 
LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) ...........................................
30,486 
97,761 
To provide AAW at Aegis Ashore sites, consistent w/ 
FY16 and FY17 NDAAs.
[67,275 
] 
111 
0604881C 
AEGIS SM–3 BLOCK IIA CO-DEVELOPMENT .............
9,739 
9,739 
112 
0604887C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEG-
MENT TEST.
76,757 
76,757 
113 
0604894C 
MULTI-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE .....................................
6,500 
6,500 
114 
0303191D8Z 
JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY (JET) 
PROGRAM.
2,902 
2,902 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
115 
0305103C 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ......................................
986 
986 
116 
1206893C 
SPACE TRACKING & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .........
34,907 
34,907 
117 
1206895C 
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE 
PROGRAMS.
30,994 
44,494 
Initiates 
BMDS 
Global 
Sensors 
AoA 
reccommendations for space sensor architecture.
[13,500 
] 
117A 
120XXXXC 
GROUND-LAUNCHED INTERMEDIATE RANGE MIS-
SILE.
58,000 
Ground-Launched Intermediate Range Missile .........
[58,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVEL-
OPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
8,667,341 
9,310,798 
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 
118 
0604161D8Z 
NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECU-
RITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
12,536 
12,536 
119 
0604165D8Z 
PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY DEVELOP-
MENT.
201,749 
201,749 
120 
0604384BP 
CHEMICAL 
AND 
BIOLOGICAL 
DEFENSE 
PRO-
GRAM—EMD.
406,789 
406,789 
122 
0604771D8Z 
JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION 
SYSTEM (JTIDS).
15,358 
20,358 
Program increase—very low profile hardware ...........
[5,000 
] 
123 
0605000BR 
COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYS-
TEMS DEVELOPMENT.
6,241 
6,241 
124 
0605013BL 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........
12,322 
12,322 
125 
0605021SE 
HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE ....
4,893 
4,893 
126 
0605022D8Z 
DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ........................
3,162 
3,162 
127 
0605027D8Z 
OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ..................
21,353 
21,353 
128 
0605070S 
DOD ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND 
DEMONSTRATION.
6,266 
6,266 
129 
0605075D8Z 
DCMO POLICY AND INTEGRATION ..............................
2,810 
2,810 
130 
0605080S 
DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL 
SYSTEM.
24,436 
24,436 
131 
0605090S 
DEFENSE RETIRED AND ANNUITANT PAY SYSTEM 
(DRAS).
13,475 
13,475 
133 
0605210D8Z 
DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CA-
PABILITIES.
11,870 
11,870 
134 
0605294D8Z 
TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS ............
61,084 
61,084 
135 
0303141K 
GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ..........................
2,576 
2,576 
136 
0305304D8Z 
DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MAN-
AGEMENT (EEIM).
3,669 
3,669 
137 
0305310D8Z 
CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 
DEMONSTRATION.
8,230 
8,230 
SUBTOTAL 
SYSTEM 
DEVELOPMENT 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION.
818,819 
823,819 
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 
138 
0604774D8Z 
DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) 
6,941 
6,941 
139 
0604875D8Z 
JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT ..
4,851 
4,851 
140 
0604940D8Z 
CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT 
DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
211,325 
211,325 
141 
0604942D8Z 
ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS ............................
30,144 
50,144 
Program increase for cyber vulnerability assess-
ments and hardening.
[20,000 
] 
142 
0605001E 
MISSION SUPPORT ...........................................................
63,769 
63,769 
143 
0605100D8Z 
JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY 
(JMETC).
91,057 
91,057 
144 
0605104D8Z 
TECHNICAL STUDIES, SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS ....
22,386 
22,386 
145 
0605126J 
JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 
ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
36,581 
36,581 
147 
0605142D8Z 
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ................................................
37,622 
37,622 
148 
0605151D8Z 
STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ..................
5,200 
5,200 
149 
0605161D8Z 
NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ...............
5,232 
5,232 
150 
0605170D8Z 
SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION IN-
TEGRATION.
12,583 
12,583 
151 
0605200D8Z 
GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD (INTELLIGENCE) .........
61,451 
61,451 
152 
0605384BP 
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 
104,348 
104,348 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
161 
0605790D8Z 
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ 
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
2,372 
2,372 
162 
0605798D8Z 
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS ............................
24,365 
24,365 
163 
0605801KA 
DEFENSE 
TECHNICAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
(DTIC).
54,145 
54,145 
164 
0605803SE 
R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING 
AND EVALUATION.
30,356 
30,356 
165 
0605804D8Z 
DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION ..................
20,571 
20,571 
166 
0605898E 
MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ...............................................
14,017 
14,017 
167 
0605998KA 
MANAGEMENT HQ—DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFOR-
MATION CENTER (DTIC).
4,187 
4,187 
168 
0606100D8Z 
BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ...................
3,992 
3,992 
169 
0606225D8Z 
ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS ...
1,000 
1,000 
170 
0203345D8Z 
DEFENSE 
OPERATIONS 
SECURITY 
INITIATIVE 
(DOSI).
2,551 
2,551 
171 
0204571J 
JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT .........................
7,712 
7,712 
174 
0303166J 
SUPPORT TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) CA-
PABILITIES.
673 
673 
175 
0303260D8Z 
DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION PROGRAM OF-
FICE (DMDPO).
1,006 
1,006 
177 
0305172K 
COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS .....................
16,998 
16,998 
180 
0305245D8Z 
INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION 
INVESTMENTS.
18,992 
18,992 
181 
0306310D8Z 
CWMD SYSTEMS: RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 
1,231 
1,231 
183 
0804767J 
COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING 
TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—MHA.
44,500 
44,500 
184 
0901598C 
MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA ...............................................
29,947 
29,947 
187 
0903235K 
JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP) ..................................
5,113 
5,113 
187A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
63,312 
63,312 
SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ..................
1,040,530 
1,060,530 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 
188 
0604130V 
ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) ......................
4,565 
4,565 
189 
0605127T 
REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH (RIO) AND 
PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE INFORMATION MANA.
1,871 
1,871 
190 
0605147T 
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SHARED 
INFORMATION SYSTEM (OHASIS).
298 
298 
191 
0607210D8Z 
INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT 
SUPPORT.
10,882 
10,882 
192 
0607310D8Z 
CWMD SYSTEMS: OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVEL-
OPMENT.
7,222 
7,222 
193 
0607327T 
GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MAN-
AGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).
14,450 
14,450 
194 
0607384BP 
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPER-
ATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
45,677 
45,677 
195 
0208043J 
PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) ......
3,037 
3,037 
196 
0208045K 
C4I INTEROPERABILITY .................................................
59,490 
59,490 
198 
0301144K 
JOINT/ALLIED COALITION INFORMATION SHAR-
ING.
6,104 
6,104 
202 
0302016K 
NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM-WIDE 
SUPPORT.
1,863 
1,863 
203 
0302019K 
DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING 
AND INTEGRATION.
21,564 
21,564 
204 
0303126K 
LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS ......................
15,428 
15,428 
205 
0303131K 
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICA-
TIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
15,855 
15,855 
206 
0303135G 
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) ........................
4,811 
4,811 
207 
0303136G 
KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (KMI) .........
33,746 
33,746 
208 
0303140D8Z 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .......
9,415 
9,415 
209 
0303140G 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .......
227,652 
227,652 
210 
0303150K 
GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ...........
42,687 
42,687 
211 
0303153K 
DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION .......................
8,750 
8,750 
214 
0303228K 
JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (JIE) ..............
4,689 
4,689 
216 
0303430K 
FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY.
50,000 
50,000 
222 
0305103K 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ......................................
1,686 
1,686 
227 
0305186D8Z 
POLICY R&D PROGRAMS ................................................
6,526 
6,526 
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131 STAT. 1977 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
228 
0305199D8Z 
NET CENTRICITY ..............................................................
18,455 
18,455 
230 
0305208BB 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYS-
TEMS.
5,496 
5,496 
233 
0305208K 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYS-
TEMS.
3,049 
3,049 
236 
0305327V 
INSIDER THREAT ..............................................................
5,365 
5,365 
237 
0305387D8Z 
HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
PROGRAM.
2,071 
2,071 
243 
0307577D8Z 
INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) .........................
13,111 
13,111 
245 
0708012S 
PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS ........................................
1,770 
1,770 
246 
0708047S 
DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ...
2,924 
2,924 
248 
1105219BB 
MQ–9 UAV ...........................................................................
37,863 
37,863 
251 
1160403BB 
AVIATION SYSTEMS .........................................................
259,886 
273,386 
SOCOM requested transfer .........................................
[13,500 
] 
252 
1160405BB 
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................
8,245 
8,245 
253 
1160408BB 
OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS .................................
79,455 
79,455 
254 
1160431BB 
WARRIOR SYSTEMS .........................................................
45,935 
45,935 
255 
1160432BB 
SPECIAL PROGRAMS ........................................................
1,978 
1,978 
256 
1160434BB 
UNMANNED ISR ................................................................
31,766 
31,766 
257 
1160480BB 
SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES ..............................................
2,578 
2,578 
258 
1160483BB 
MARITIME SYSTEMS ........................................................
42,315 
60,415 
SOCOM requested transfer .........................................
[12,800 
] 
UFR: Develop Dry Combat Submersible ....................
[5,300 
] 
259 
1160489BB 
GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ...........
4,661 
4,661 
260 
1160490BB 
OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ...
12,049 
12,049 
261 
1203610K 
TELEPORT PROGRAM ......................................................
642 
642 
261A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
3,734,266 
3,734,266 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOP-
MENT.
4,912,148 
4,943,748 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, DW.
21,501,122 
22,211,814 
OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE 
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 
001 
0605118OTE 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION ....................
83,503 
83,503 
002 
0605131OTE 
LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION ............................
59,500 
59,500 
003 
0605814OTE 
OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES ..
67,897 
67,897 
SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ..................
210,900 
210,900 
TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DE-
FENSE.
210,900 
210,900 
TOTAL RDT&E .......................................................
84,063,300 
86,348,676 
SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
ADVANCED 
COMPONENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
& 
PROTOTYPES 
055 
0603327A 
AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS ENGINEER-
ING.
15,000 
15,000 
060 
0603747A 
SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ..................
3,000 
3,000 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DE-
VELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
18,000 
18,000 
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 
122 
0605032A 
TRACTOR TIRE ..................................................................
5,000 
5,000 
125 
0605035A 
COMMON 
INFRARED 
COUNTERMEASURES 
(CIRCM).
21,540 
21,540 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
133 
0605051A 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT .............
30,100 
30,100 
147 
0303032A 
TROJAN—RH12 ..................................................................
1,200 
1,200 
SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEM-
ONSTRATION.
57,840 
57,840 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
203 
0203801A 
MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM.
15,000 
15,000 
222 
0305204A 
TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ...............
7,492 
7,492 
223 
0305206A 
AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ..................
15,000 
15,000 
228 
0307665A 
BIOMETRICS ENABLED INTELLIGENCE ....................
6,036 
6,036 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVEL-
OPMENT.
43,528 
43,528 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, ARMY.
119,368 
119,368 
ADVANCED 
COMPONENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
& 
PROTOTYPES 
041 
0603527N 
RETRACT LARCH ..............................................................
22,000 
22,000 
061 
0603654N 
JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOP-
MENT.
29,700 
29,700 
075 
0603795N 
LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY .......................................
2,100 
2,100 
081 
0604272N 
TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUN-
TERMEASURES (TADIRCM).
5,710 
5,710 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DE-
VELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
59,510 
59,510 
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 
103 
0604230N 
WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................
5,400 
5,400 
SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEM-
ONSTRATION.
5,400 
5,400 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
207 
0204311N 
INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .....................
11,600 
11,600 
211 
0204574N 
CRYPTOLOGIC DIRECT SUPPORT ................................
1,200 
1,200 
253A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
89,855 
89,855 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVEL-
OPMENT.
102,655 
102,655 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, NAVY.
167,565 
167,565 
ADVANCED 
COMPONENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
& 
PROTOTYPES 
029 
0603438F 
SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ..................................
7,800 
7,800 
053 
0306250F 
CYBER 
OPERATIONS 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOP-
MENT.
5,400 
5,400 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DE-
VELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.
13,200 
13,200 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
196 
0207277F 
ISR INNOVATIONS ............................................................
5,750 
5,750 
214 
0208087F 
AF OFFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ..............
4,000 
4,000 
318A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
112,408 
112,408 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVEL-
OPMENT.
122,158 
122,158 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, AF.
135,358 
135,358 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
024 
0603122D8Z 
COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 
25,000 
25,000 
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT.
25,000 
25,000 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Program 
Element 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 
253 
1160408BB 
OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS .................................
1,920 
1,920 
256 
1160434BB 
UNMANNED ISR ................................................................
3,000 
3,000 
261A 
9999999999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................
196,176 
196,176 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVEL-
OPMENT.
201,096 
201,096 
TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 
& EVAL, DW.
226,096 
226,096 
TOTAL RDT&E .......................................................
648,387 
648,387 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MANEUVER UNITS .......................................................
1,455,366 
1,510,066 
Improve unit training and maintenance readiness 
[54,700 
] 
020 
MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ...............................
105,147 
112,847 
UFR: Readiness to execute NMS ............................
[7,700 
] 
030 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ....................................
604,117 
692,417 
UFR: Readiness to execute NMS ............................
[88,300 
] 
040 
THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ..........................................
793,217 
829,951 
Decisive Action training and operations ................
[27,300 
] 
UFR: Support Equipment ........................................
[9,434 
] 
050 
LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................
1,169,478 
1,207,178 
Combat Training Center Operations and Mainte-
nance .....................................................................
[37,700 
] 
060 
AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................
1,496,503 
1,524,703 
Aviation and ISR Maintenance Requirements ......
[28,200 
] 
070 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .........
3,675,901 
3,759,581 
SOUTHCOM—Maritime Patrol Aircraft Expan-
sion ........................................................................
[38,500 
] 
SOUTHCOM—Mission and Other Ship Oper-
ations .....................................................................
[18,000 
] 
UFR: 
Funding 
to 
support 
6k 
additional 
endstrength ...........................................................
[680 
] 
UFR: Organizational Clothing & Indiv. Equip-
ment maintenance ................................................
[26,500 
] 
080 
LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .....................
466,720 
471,592 
UFR: Medical equipment .........................................
[4,872 
] 
090 
LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................
1,443,516 
1,740,116 
Realignment of depot operations from OCO ..........
[250,000 
] 
UFR: Depot Maintenance ........................................
[46,600 
] 
100 
BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................
8,080,357 
8,093,557 
C4I / Cyber capabilities enabling support ..............
[13,200 
] 
110 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 
MODERNIZATION .....................................................
3,401,155 
4,080,382 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Demolition of excess facilities .................................
[50,000 
] 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[154,500 
] 
Restore sustainment shortfalls ...............................
[424,547 
] 
UFR: Support 6k additional endstrength ..............
[50,180 
] 
120 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPERATIONAL 
HEAD-
QUARTERS ..................................................................
443,790 
443,790 
140 
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ...........................................
8,900 
Training, supplies, spares, and repair site support 
[8,900 
] 
180 
US AFRICA COMMAND ................................................
225,382 
225,382 
190 
US EUROPEAN COMMAND ........................................
141,352 
141,352 
200 
US SOUTHERN COMMAND ........................................
190,811 
194,311 
Mission and Other Ship Operations .......................
[3,500 
] 
210 
US FORCES KOREA ......................................................
59,578 
59,578 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
23,752,390 
25,095,703 
MOBILIZATION 
220 
STRATEGIC MOBILITY ................................................
346,667 
347,791 
UFR: Readiness increase .........................................
[1,124 
] 
230 
ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ..............................
422,108 
427,346 
UFR: Readiness increase .........................................
[5,238 
] 
240 
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ..................................
7,750 
7,750 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................
776,525 
782,887 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
250 
OFFICER ACQUISITION ..............................................
137,556 
137,556 
260 
RECRUIT TRAINING ....................................................
58,872 
60,264 
UFR: Recruit training ..............................................
[1,392 
] 
270 
ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ................................
58,035 
59,921 
UFR: One Station Unit Training ............................
[1,886 
] 
280 
SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ..
505,089 
505,762 
UFR: Supports commissions for increase end 
strength .................................................................
[673 
] 
290 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................
1,015,541 
1,033,978 
Leadership development and training ...................
[3,144 
] 
UFR: Supports increased capacity ..........................
[15,293 
] 
300 
FLIGHT TRAINING .......................................................
1,124,115 
1,124,115 
310 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .....
220,688 
220,688 
320 
TRAINING SUPPORT ....................................................
618,164 
621,690 
Department of the Army directed training ............
[3,526 
] 
330 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................
613,586 
624,259 
UFR: Supports increased capacity ..........................
[10,673 
] 
340 
EXAMINING ...................................................................
171,223 
171,223 
350 
OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............
214,738 
215,088 
UFR: Supports increased capacity ..........................
[350 
] 
360 
CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ..................
195,099 
195,099 
370 
JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ....
176,116 
176,116 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ..
5,108,822 
5,145,759 
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 
390 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...........................
555,502 
709,965 
Logistics associated with increased end strength
[57,900 
] 
UFR: Supports transportation equipment .............
[96,563 
] 
400 
CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES .................................
894,208 
894,208 
410 
LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ..............................
715,462 
715,462 
420 
AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ..................................
446,931 
446,931 
430 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
493,616 
493,616 
440 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .........................
2,084,922 
2,112,822 
Annual maintenance of Enterprise License Agree-
ments .....................................................................
[17,900 
] 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
UFR: Army Regional Cyber Centers capabilities ..
[10,000 
] 
450 
MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ......................................
259,588 
259,588 
460 
OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT .................................
326,387 
326,387 
470 
OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ........................................
1,087,602 
1,073,517 
Program decrease .....................................................
[–14,085 
] 
480 
ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ........................................
210,514 
214,014 
UFR: Supports JAG increase needs .......................
[3,500 
] 
490 
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ..................................
243,584 
256,737 
UFR: Supports engineering services ......................
[13,153 
] 
500 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READI-
NESS ............................................................................
284,592 
284,592 
510 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS .....
415,694 
415,694 
520 
MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS .....................
46,856 
46,856 
565 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............................................
1,242,222 
1,247,222 
Army Analytics Group .............................................
[5,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVI-
TIES ......................................................................
9,307,680 
9,497,611 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
570 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–415,900 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–31,100 
] 
Foreign Currency adjustments ...............................
[–146,400 
] 
Historical unobligated balances ..............................
[–238,400 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–415,900 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY ................................................................
38,945,417 
40,106,060 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ...............................
11,461 
11,747 
UFR: ARNG Operational Demand Model to 82%
[286 
] 
020 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ....................................
577,410 
593,053 
UFR: ARNG Operational Demand Model to 82%
[15,643 
] 
030 
THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ..........................................
117,298 
122,016 
UFR: Operational Demand Model to 82% ..............
[4,718 
] 
040 
LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................
552,016 
564,934 
UFR: Operational Demand Model to 82% ..............
[12,918 
] 
050 
AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................
80,302 
81,461 
Increase aviation readiness .....................................
[1,159 
] 
060 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .........
399,035 
403,858 
Pay and allowances for career development train-
ing ..........................................................................
[223 
] 
UFR: Support additional capacity ..........................
[4,600 
] 
070 
LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .....................
102,687 
102,687 
080 
LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................
56,016 
56,016 
090 
BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................
599,947 
600,497 
UFR: Support 6k additional endstrength ..............
[550 
] 
100 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 
MODERNIZATION .....................................................
273,940 
324,690 
Demolition of excess facilities .................................
[20,000 
] 
UFR: Address facility restoration backlog .............
[4,465 
] 
UFR: Increased facilities sustainment ...................
[26,285 
] 
110 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPERATIONAL 
HEAD-
QUARTERS ..................................................................
22,909 
22,909 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
2,793,021 
2,883,868 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
120 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...........................
11,116 
11,116 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
130 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
17,962 
17,962 
140 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .........................
18,550 
20,950 
UFR: Equipment support ........................................
[2,400 
] 
150 
MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ......................................
6,166 
6,166 
160 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................
60,027 
60,027 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
113,821 
116,221 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
190 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–3,800 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–3,800 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–3,800 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY RES .......................................................
2,906,842 
2,996,289 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MANEUVER UNITS .......................................................
777,883 
794,862 
UFR: Readiness increase .........................................
[16,979 
] 
020 
MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ...............................
190,639 
190,639 
030 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ....................................
807,557 
819,457 
UFR: Operational Demand Model to 82% ..............
[11,900 
] 
040 
THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ..........................................
85,476 
93,376 
UFR: Operational Demand Model to 82% ..............
[7,900 
] 
050 
LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................
36,672 
38,897 
UFR: Increased aviation readiness .........................
[2,225 
] 
060 
AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................
956,381 
974,581 
Increase aviation readiness .....................................
[18,200 
] 
070 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .........
777,756 
777,856 
UFR: Supports increased capacity ..........................
[100 
] 
080 
LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .....................
51,506 
51,506 
090 
LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................
244,942 
244,942 
100 
BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................
1,144,726 
1,148,576 
UFR: Support increase end-strength ......................
[3,850 
] 
110 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 
MODERNIZATION .....................................................
781,895 
901,734 
Demolition of excess facilities .................................
[25,000 
] 
UFR: Address facility restoration backlog .............
[20,108 
] 
UFR: Facilities Sustainment improvement ...........
[74,731 
] 
120 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPERATIONAL 
HEAD-
QUARTERS ..................................................................
999,052 
999,292 
UFR: Support increase end-strength ......................
[240 
] 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
6,854,485 
7,035,718 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
130 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...........................
7,703 
7,703 
140 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
79,236 
80,386 
Department of Defense State Partnership Pro-
gram .......................................................................
[1,150 
] 
150 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .........................
85,160 
94,760 
Annual maintenance of Enterprise License Agree-
ments .....................................................................
[9,600 
] 
160 
MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ......................................
8,654 
8,654 
170 
OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT .................................
268,839 
277,339 
UFR: Behavior Health Specialists ..........................
[8,500 
] 
180 
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ..................................
3,093 
3,093 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
452,685 
471,935 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
190 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–16,100 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–16,100 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–16,100 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
ARNG ................................................................
7,307,170 
7,491,553 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ........
5,544,165 
5,566,165 
Cbt logistics Mnt for TAO–187 ...............................
[22,000 
] 
020 
FLEET AIR TRAINING .................................................
2,075,000 
2,075,000 
030 
AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING 
SERVICES ...................................................................
46,801 
46,801 
040 
AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT .............
119,624 
119,624 
050 
AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .............................................
552,536 
594,536 
UFR: Fund to Max Executable ...............................
[42,000 
] 
060 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..........................
1,088,482 
1,088,482 
070 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............
40,584 
40,584 
080 
AVIATION LOGISTICS ..................................................
723,786 
843,786 
UFR: Fund to Max Executable ...............................
[120,000 
] 
090 
MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS .............
4,067,334 
4,067,334 
100 
SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ...........
977,701 
977,701 
110 
SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................
7,839,358 
7,839,358 
120 
SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................
2,193,851 
2,193,851 
130 
COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC 
WARFARE ...................................................................
1,288,094 
1,294,094 
Logistics support for legacy C41 systems ..............
[6,000 
] 
150 
SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE ..................
206,678 
206,678 
160 
WARFARE TACTICS ......................................................
621,581 
622,581 
UFR: Operational range Clearance and Environ-
mental Compliance ...............................................
[1,000 
] 
170 
OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOG-
RAPHY .........................................................................
370,681 
370,681 
180 
COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ......................................
1,437,966 
1,454,966 
Coastal Riverine Force meet operational require-
ments .....................................................................
[7,000 
] 
COMPACFLT C41 Upgrade ....................................
[10,000 
] 
190 
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPER-
ATIONS SUPPORT .....................................................
162,705 
162,705 
210 
COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 
65,108 
65,108 
220 
COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION 
SUPPORT .....................................................................
86,892 
155,992 
Joint Training Capability and Exercise Programs 
[64,100 
] 
No-Notice Agile Logistics Exercise .........................
[5,000 
] 
230 
MILITARY 
INFORMATION 
SUPPORT 
OPER-
ATIONS ........................................................................
8,427 
8,427 
240 
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ..........................................
385,212 
385,212 
260 
FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE .......................................
1,278,456 
1,278,456 
280 
WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .........................................
745,680 
750,680 
UFR: Munitions wholeness .....................................
[5,000 
] 
290 
OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT .....................
380,016 
380,016 
300 
ENTERPRISE INFORMATION .....................................
914,428 
914,428 
310 
SUSTAINMENT, 
RESTORATION 
AND 
MOD-
ERNIZATION ..............................................................
1,905,679 
2,290,879 
Demolition of excess facilities .................................
[50,000 
] 
NHHC Reduction .....................................................
[–29,000 
] 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[87,200 
] 
UFR: 88% of Facility Sustainment requirements
[277,000 
] 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
320 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .....................................
4,333,688 
4,356,688 
Operational range clearance ...................................
[11,000 
] 
Port Operations Service Craft Maintenance ..........
[12,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
39,460,513 
40,150,813 
MOBILIZATION 
330 
SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ......................
417,450 
427,450 
UFR: Strategic Sealift .............................................
[10,000 
] 
360 
SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ......................
198,341 
198,341 
370 
EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ..
66,849 
66,849 
390 
COAST GUARD SUPPORT ...........................................
21,870 
21,870 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................
704,510 
714,510 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
400 
OFFICER ACQUISITION ..............................................
143,924 
143,924 
410 
RECRUIT TRAINING ....................................................
8,975 
8,975 
420 
RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ..................
144,708 
144,708 
430 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................
812,708 
812,708 
450 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .....
180,448 
182,448 
Naval Sea Cadets .....................................................
[2,000 
] 
460 
TRAINING SUPPORT ....................................................
234,596 
234,596 
470 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................
177,517 
177,517 
480 
OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............
103,154 
103,154 
490 
CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ..................
72,216 
72,216 
500 
JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................
53,262 
53,262 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ..
1,931,508 
1,933,508 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
510 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
1,135,429 
1,126,429 
Program decrease .....................................................
[–9,000 
] 
530 
CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT ...................................................................
149,365 
149,365 
540 
MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT ...................................................................
386,749 
386,749 
590 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...........................
165,301 
165,301 
610 
PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUP-
PORT ............................................................................
311,616 
311,616 
620 
ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT .......
665,580 
665,580 
660 
INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES ..........
659,143 
659,143 
775 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............................................
543,193 
543,193 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
4,016,376 
4,007,376 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
780 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–415,400 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–216,600 
] 
Foreign Currency adjustments ...............................
[–35,300 
] 
Historical unobligated balances ..............................
[–163,500 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–415,400 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY .................................................................
46,112,907 
46,390,807 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
MARINE 
CORPS 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
OPERATIONAL FORCES ..............................................
967,949 
967,949 
020 
FIELD LOGISTICS .........................................................
1,065,090 
1,068,190 
UFR: Long Endurance Small UAS .........................
[3,100 
] 
030 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...............................................
286,635 
286,635 
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
040 
MARITIME PREPOSITIONING ....................................
85,577 
85,577 
050 
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ..........................................
181,518 
181,518 
060 
SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZA-
TION .............................................................................
785,264 
904,355 
Demolition of excess facilities .................................
[40,000 
] 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[35,300 
] 
UFR: Facilities Sustainment to 80% ......................
[43,791 
] 
070 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .....................................
2,196,252 
2,196,252 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
5,568,285 
5,690,476 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
080 
RECRUIT TRAINING ....................................................
16,163 
16,163 
090 
OFFICER ACQUISITION ..............................................
1,154 
1,154 
100 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................
100,398 
100,398 
110 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .....
46,474 
46,474 
120 
TRAINING SUPPORT ....................................................
405,039 
405,039 
130 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................
201,601 
201,601 
140 
OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............
32,045 
32,045 
150 
JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................
24,394 
24,394 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ..
827,268 
827,268 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
160 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...........................
28,827 
28,827 
170 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
378,683 
375,683 
Program decrease .....................................................
[–3,000 
] 
190 
ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .....
77,684 
77,684 
215 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............................................
52,661 
52,661 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
537,855 
534,855 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
220 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–36,900 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–2,700 
] 
Foreign Currency adjustments ...............................
[–11,400 
] 
Historical unobligated balances ..............................
[–22,800 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–36,900 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
MARINE CORPS ............................................
6,933,408 
7,015,699 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ........
596,876 
596,876 
020 
INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ..............................
5,902 
5,902 
030 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..........................
94,861 
94,861 
040 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............
381 
381 
050 
AVIATION LOGISTICS ..................................................
13,822 
13,822 
060 
SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ...........
571 
571 
070 
COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ....................................
16,718 
16,718 
080 
COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ......................................
118,079 
118,079 
090 
CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ..........................................
308 
308 
100 
ENTERPRISE INFORMATION .....................................
28,650 
28,650 
110 
SUSTAINMENT, 
RESTORATION 
AND 
MOD-
ERNIZATION ..............................................................
86,354 
95,854 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[1,500 
] 
Restore sustainment shortfalls ...............................
[8,000 
] 
120 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .....................................
103,596 
103,596 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
1,066,118 
1,075,618 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
130 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
1,371 
1,371 
140 
MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT ...................................................................
13,289 
13,289 
160 
ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .....
3,229 
3,229 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
17,889 
17,889 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
180 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–14,800 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–14,800 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–14,800 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY RES .......................................................
1,084,007 
1,078,707 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
OPERATING FORCES ...................................................
103,468 
103,468 
020 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...............................................
18,794 
18,794 
030 
SUSTAINMENT, 
RESTORATION 
AND 
MOD-
ERNIZATION ..............................................................
32,777 
37,754 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[3,900 
] 
UFR: Facilities Sustainment to 80% ......................
[1,077 
] 
040 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .....................................
111,213 
111,213 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
266,252 
271,229 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
060 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
12,585 
12,585 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
12,585 
12,585 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
080 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–500 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–500 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–500 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
MC RESERVE .................................................
278,837 
283,314 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ......................................
694,702 
718,102 
Adversarial Air Training- mission qualification ....
[10,200 
] 
UFR: NC3 & Other Nuclear Requirements ...........
[9,000 
] 
UFR: PACAF Contingency Response Group ..........
[4,200 
] 
020 
COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES .........................
1,392,326 
1,618,626 
Air and Space Operations Center ...........................
[104,800 
] 
UFR: Airmen Readiness Training ..........................
[8,900 
] 
UFR: Cyber Requirements ......................................
[70,400 
] 
Unified capabilities ..................................................
[42,200 
] 
030 
AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN 
SKILLS) ........................................................................
1,128,640 
1,231,140 
F–35 maintenance instructors ................................
[49,700 
] 
Readiness decision support enterprise ...................
[1,600 
] 
UFR: Contract Adversary Air .................................
[51,200 
] 
040 
DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 
2,755,367 
2,854,567 
UFR: Airmen Readiness Training ..........................
[7,100 
] 
UFR: WSS funded at 89% .......................................
[92,100 
] 
050 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 
MODERNIZATION .....................................................
3,292,553 
3,799,853 
Demolition of excess facilities .................................
[50,000 
] 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[153,300 
] 
Restore sustainment shortfalls ...............................
[304,000 
] 
060 
CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYS-
TEM SUPPORT ...........................................................
6,555,186 
6,752,686 
UFR: E–4B Maintenance personnel .......................
[1,000 
] 
UFR: EC–130H Compass Call ................................
[12,000 
] 
UFR: Sustain 3 additional C–37B ..........................
[6,800 
] 
UFR: Weapon Systems Sustainment ......................
[177,700 
] 
070 
FLYING HOUR PROGRAM ...........................................
4,135,330 
4,135,330 
080 
BASE SUPPORT .............................................................
5,985,232 
6,076,832 
UFR: Funds mission readiness at installations ....
[91,600 
] 
090 
GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ........................
847,516 
973,216 
Space based readiness shortfalls ............................
[32,900 
] 
UFR: Cyber Requirements ......................................
[35,300 
] 
UFR: NC3 & Other Nuclear Requirements ...........
[57,500 
] 
100 
OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ...................
1,131,817 
1,166,717 
ISR sustainment and readiness ..............................
[9,800 
] 
UFR: Cyber Requirements ......................................
[15,000 
] 
UFR: PACAF Contingency Response Group ..........
[10,100 
] 
120 
LAUNCH FACILITIES ...................................................
175,457 
175,457 
130 
SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS .......................................
353,458 
368,458 
Operationalizing commercial SSA ..........................
[15,000 
] 
160 
US NORTHCOM/NORAD ..............................................
189,891 
189,891 
170 
US STRATCOM ...............................................................
534,236 
534,236 
180 
US CYBERCOM ..............................................................
357,830 
357,830 
190 
US CENTCOM ................................................................
168,208 
168,208 
200 
US SOCOM ......................................................................
2,280 
2,280 
210 
US TRANSCOM ..............................................................
533 
533 
215 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............................................
1,091,655 
1,091,655 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
30,792,217 
32,215,617 
MOBILIZATION 
220 
AIRLIFT OPERATIONS .................................................
1,570,697 
1,572,497 
UFR: sustain 3 additional C–37B ...........................
[1,800 
] 
230 
MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ..............................
130,241 
165,841 
Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources PACOM ..
[22,600 
] 
BEAR PACOM spares .............................................
[2,900 
] 
PACAF Contingency response group ......................
[10,100 
] 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................
1,700,938 
1,738,338 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
270 
OFFICER ACQUISITION ..............................................
113,722 
113,722 
280 
RECRUIT TRAINING ....................................................
24,804 
24,804 
290 
RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) ....
95,733 
95,733 
320 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................
395,476 
395,476 
330 
FLIGHT TRAINING .......................................................
501,599 
501,599 
340 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .....
287,500 
287,500 
350 
TRAINING SUPPORT ....................................................
91,384 
91,384 
370 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................
166,795 
166,795 
380 
EXAMINING ...................................................................
4,134 
4,134 
390 
OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............
222,691 
222,691 
400 
CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ..................
171,974 
171,974 
410 
JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................
60,070 
60,070 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ..
2,135,882 
2,135,882 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
420 
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ............................................
805,453 
805,453 
430 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .........................
127,379 
127,379 
470 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
911,283 
911,283 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
480 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .........................
432,172 
432,172 
490 
OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .........................
1,175,658 
1,170,658 
Program decrease .....................................................
[–5,000 
] 
500 
CIVIL AIR PATROL .......................................................
26,719 
29,819 
Civil Air Patrol .........................................................
[3,100 
] 
530 
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT .......................................
76,878 
76,878 
535 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............................................
1,263,403 
1,263,403 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
4,818,945 
4,817,045 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
540 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–404,900 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–204,200 
] 
Foreign Currency adjustments ...............................
[–84,300 
] 
Historical unobligated balances ..............................
[–156,300 
] 
UFR: Child and Youth Compliance ........................
[35,000 
] 
UFR: Violence Prevention Program .......................
[4,900 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–404,900 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
AIR FORCE .....................................................
39,447,982 
40,501,982 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ......................................
1,801,007 
1,801,007 
020 
MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................
210,642 
210,642 
030 
DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 
403,867 
403,867 
040 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 
MODERNIZATION .....................................................
124,951 
140,251 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[5,600 
] 
Restore sustainment shortfalls ...............................
[9,700 
] 
050 
CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYS-
TEM SUPPORT ...........................................................
240,835 
284,435 
C–17 CLS workload .................................................
[5,700 
] 
C–17 depot-level repairable .....................................
[12,100 
] 
UFR: Weapon Systems Sustainment ......................
[25,800 
] 
060 
BASE SUPPORT .............................................................
371,878 
405,878 
UFR: Restore maintenance and repair ..................
[34,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
3,153,180 
3,246,080 
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE AC-
TIVITIES 
070 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
74,153 
74,153 
080 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................
19,522 
19,522 
090 
MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) 
12,765 
12,765 
100 
OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) .........
7,495 
7,495 
110 
AUDIOVISUAL ...............................................................
392 
392 
SUBTOTAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND 
SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..........................
114,327 
114,327 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
120 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–33,000 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–33,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–33,000 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
AF RESERVE ..................................................
3,267,507 
3,327,407 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 
OPERATING FORCES 
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
010 
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS .............................................
3,175,055 
3,175,055 
020 
MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................
746,082 
764,582 
Restore support operations ......................................
[18,500 
] 
030 
DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 
867,063 
867,063 
040 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 
MODERNIZATION .....................................................
325,090 
372,690 
Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls
[14,600 
] 
Restore sustainment shortfalls ...............................
[33,000 
] 
050 
CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYS-
TEM SUPPORT ...........................................................
1,100,829 
1,210,829 
C–130 propulsion improvements ............................
[16,100 
] 
Maintenance for RC–26 a/c .....................................
[28,700 
] 
Sustain DCGS ..........................................................
[6,500 
] 
UFR: Increase Weapons System Sustainment ......
[58,700 
] 
060 
BASE SUPPORT .............................................................
583,664 
583,664 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
6,797,783 
6,973,883 
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE AC-
TIVITIES 
070 
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................
44,955 
44,955 
080 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................
97,230 
97,230 
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERV-
ICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES ...................................
142,185 
142,185 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
090 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–65,300 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–65,300 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–65,300 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 
ANG ...................................................................
6,939,968 
7,050,768 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE- 
WIDE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ...........................................
440,853 
440,853 
020 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—CE2T2 ............................
551,511 
551,511 
040 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING 
FORCES .......................................................................
5,008,274 
5,014,574 
Unfunded Requirement- Joint Task Force Plat-
form Expansion .....................................................
[6,300 
] 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ..................
6,000,638 
6,006,938 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
050 
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY ....................
144,970 
149,970 
Increase for curriculum development .....................
[5,000 
] 
060 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ...........................................
84,402 
84,402 
080 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
COMMAND/TRAINING 
AND RECRUITING .....................................................
379,462 
379,462 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ..
608,834 
613,834 
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 
090 
CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS .....................................
183,000 
209,500 
National Guard Youth Challenge ...........................
[1,500 
] 
STARBASE ...............................................................
[25,000 
] 
110 
DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ...................
597,836 
597,836 
120 
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ...
1,439,010 
1,439,010 
130 
DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ............
807,754 
807,754 
140 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY .......
2,009,702 
2,009,702 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
160 
DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ....................
24,207 
24,207 
170 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY .................................
400,422 
414,722 
Procurement 
Technical 
Assistance 
Program 
(PTAP) ...................................................................
[14,300 
] 
180 
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY .......................................
217,585 
215,085 
Program decrease .....................................................
[–2,500 
] 
190 
DEFENSE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTING AGENCY ...
131,268 
131,268 
200 
DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .....
722,496 
722,496 
210 
DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE .................................
683,665 
683,665 
230 
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION .....................................................................
34,712 
34,712 
240 
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY .............
542,604 
538,804 
Efficiencies from DTRA/JIDO integration .............
[–3,800 
] 
260 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIV-
ITY ................................................................................
2,794,389 
2,844,389 
Impact aid for children with severe disabilities ....
[10,000 
] 
Impact aid for schools with military dependent 
students .................................................................
[40,000 
] 
270 
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ......................................
504,058 
504,058 
290 
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ...................
57,840 
57,840 
300 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ..........
1,488,344 
1,499,344 
CDC Study ................................................................
[7,000 
] 
Study on Air Force aircraft capacity and capabili-
ties .........................................................................
[1,000 
] 
Support for Commission to Assess the Threat 
from Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Events 
[3,000 
] 
310 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
COMMAND/ADMIN 
& 
SVC-WIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................
94,273 
94,273 
320 
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ..........
436,776 
436,776 
325 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .............................................
14,830,139 
14,830,139 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVI-
TIES ......................................................................
28,000,080 
28,095,580 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
330 
UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................................................
–193,900 
Excessive standard price for fuel ............................
[–9,800 
] 
Foreign Currency adjustments ...............................
[–19,400 
] 
Historical unobligated balances ..............................
[–164,700 
] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..........................
–193,900 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
AND 
MAINTE-
NANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE ............................
34,609,552 
34,522,452 
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 
010 
US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 
FORCES, DEFENSE ...................................................
14,538 
14,538 
020 
OVERSEAS 
HUMANITARIAN, 
DISASTER 
AND 
CIVIC AID ....................................................................
104,900 
104,900 
030 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION .....................
324,600 
324,600 
050 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY ..............
215,809 
215,809 
060 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ..............
281,415 
323,649 
PFOA/PFOS Remediation .......................................
[42,234 
] 
070 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ....
293,749 
323,749 
PFOA/PFOS Remediation .......................................
[30,000 
] 
080 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE .......
9,002 
9,002 
090 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION 
FORMERLY 
USED SITES ................................................................
208,673 
208,673 
SUBTOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIA-
TIONS ...................................................................
1,452,686 
1,524,920 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ....
189,286,283 
192,289,958 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS. 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................
828,225 
828,225 
030 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .........................................
25,474 
25,474 
040 
THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................
1,778,644 
1,778,644 
050 
LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .......................
260,575 
260,575 
060 
AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................
284,422 
284,422 
070 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..............
2,784,525 
2,784,525 
080 
LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ..........................
502,330 
502,330 
090 
LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ........................
104,149 
104,149 
100 
BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................
80,249 
80,249 
110 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MOD-
ERNIZATION ....................................................................
32,000 
32,000 
140 
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ................................................
6,988,168 
6,988,168 
150 
COMMANDERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM 
5,000 
5,000 
160 
RESET ...................................................................................
864,926 
614,926 
Realignment of depot operations to base ....................
[–250,000 
] 
180 
US AFRICA COMMAND .....................................................
186,567 
186,567 
190 
US EUROPEAN COMMAND ..............................................
44,250 
44,250 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
14,769,504 
14,519,504 
MOBILIZATION 
230 
ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ...................................
56,500 
56,500 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................
56,500 
56,500 
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 
390 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................
789,355 
789,355 
400 
CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ......................................
16,567 
16,567 
410 
LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ...................................
6,000 
6,000 
420 
AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT .......................................
5,207 
5,207 
460 
OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ......................................
107,091 
107,091 
490 
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .......................................
165,280 
165,280 
565 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
1,083,390 
1,083,390 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ..
2,172,890 
2,172,890 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY .....................................................................
16,998,894 
16,748,894 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 
OPERATING FORCES 
020 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .........................................
4,179 
4,179 
040 
LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .......................
2,132 
2,132 
060 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..............
779 
779 
090 
BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................
17,609 
17,609 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
24,699 
24,699 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY RES ............................................................
24,699 
24,699 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................
41,731 
41,731 
020 
MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ....................................
762 
762 
030 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .........................................
11,855 
11,855 
040 
THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................
204 
204 
060 
AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................
27,583 
27,583 
070 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..............
5,792 
5,792 
100 
BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................
18,507 
18,507 
120 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPERATIONAL 
HEAD-
QUARTERS .......................................................................
937 
937 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
107,371 
107,371 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
150 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..............................
740 
740 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
740 
740 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
ARNG .....................................................................
108,111 
108,111 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 
010 
SUSTAINMENT ...................................................................
2,660,855 
2,660,855 
020 
INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................
21,000 
21,000 
030 
EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ..........................
684,786 
684,786 
040 
TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ........................................
405,117 
405,117 
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ..................
3,771,758 
3,771,758 
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 
050 
SUSTAINMENT ...................................................................
955,574 
955,574 
060 
INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................
39,595 
39,595 
070 
EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ..........................
75,976 
75,976 
080 
TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ........................................
94,612 
94,612 
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ................
1,165,757 
1,165,757 
TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES 
FUND .....................................................................
4,937,515 
4,937,515 
COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN & EQUIP FUND 
COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 
010 
IRAQ ......................................................................................
1,269,000 
1,269,000 
020 
SYRIA ....................................................................................
500,000 
500,000 
SUBTOTAL 
COUNTER-ISIS 
TRAIN 
AND 
EQUIP FUND (CTEF) ............................................
1,769,000 
1,769,000 
TOTAL COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN & EQUIP 
FUND .....................................................................
1,769,000 
1,769,000 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .............
412,710 
412,710 
020 
FLEET AIR TRAINING .......................................................
5,674 
5,674 
030 
AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING 
SERVICES .........................................................................
1,750 
1,750 
040 
AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ..................
2,989 
2,989 
050 
AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT ...................................................
144,030 
144,030 
060 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...............................
211,196 
211,196 
070 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................
1,921 
1,921 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
080 
AVIATION LOGISTICS .......................................................
102,834 
102,834 
090 
MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ..................
871,453 
871,453 
100 
SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ................
19,627 
19,627 
110 
SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..........................................
2,483,179 
2,483,179 
130 
COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC 
WARFARE .........................................................................
58,886 
58,886 
150 
SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE .......................
4,400 
4,400 
160 
WARFARE TACTICS ...........................................................
21,550 
21,550 
170 
OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOG-
RAPHY ..............................................................................
21,104 
21,104 
180 
COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...........................................
611,936 
611,936 
190 
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPER-
ATIONS SUPPORT ..........................................................
11,433 
11,433 
280 
WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ..............................................
371,611 
371,611 
290 
OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT ..........................
9,598 
9,598 
310 
SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZA-
TION ..................................................................................
31,898 
31,898 
320 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..........................................
230,246 
230,246 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
5,630,025 
5,630,025 
MOBILIZATION 
360 
SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ...........................
1,869 
1,869 
370 
EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS .......
11,905 
11,905 
390 
COAST GUARD SUPPORT .................................................
161,885 
161,885 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................
175,659 
175,659 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
430 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .....................................
43,369 
43,369 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .......
43,369 
43,369 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
510 
ADMINISTRATION .............................................................
3,217 
3,217 
540 
MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT ................................................................................
7,356 
7,356 
590 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................
67,938 
67,938 
620 
ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT .............
9,446 
9,446 
660 
INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES ...............
1,528 
1,528 
775 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
12,751 
12,751 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
102,236 
102,236 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY ......................................................................
5,951,289 
5,951,289 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
OPERATIONAL FORCES ...................................................
720,013 
720,013 
020 
FIELD LOGISTICS ..............................................................
256,536 
256,536 
030 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................
52,000 
52,000 
070 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..........................................
17,529 
17,529 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
1,046,078 
1,046,078 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
120 
TRAINING SUPPORT .........................................................
29,421 
29,421 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .......
29,421 
29,421 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
160 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................
62,225 
62,225 
215 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
3,650 
3,650 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
65,875 
65,875 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MA-
RINE CORPS .......................................................
1,141,374 
1,141,374 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 
OPERATING FORCES 
030 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...............................
14,964 
14,964 
080 
COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...........................................
9,016 
9,016 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
23,980 
23,980 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY RES ............................................................
23,980 
23,980 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
OPERATING FORCES ........................................................
2,548 
2,548 
040 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..........................................
819 
819 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
3,367 
3,367 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC 
RESERVE ..............................................................
3,367 
3,367 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ............................................
248,235 
248,235 
020 
COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ...............................
1,394,962 
1,394,962 
030 
AIR 
OPERATIONS 
TRAINING 
(OJT, 
MAINTAIN 
SKILLS) .............................................................................
5,450 
5,450 
040 
DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .....
699,860 
699,860 
050 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MOD-
ERNIZATION ....................................................................
113,131 
113,131 
060 
CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM 
SUPPORT ..........................................................................
2,039,551 
2,039,551 
070 
FLYING HOUR PROGRAM ................................................
2,059,363 
2,059,363 
080 
BASE SUPPORT ..................................................................
1,088,946 
1,088,946 
090 
GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING .............................
15,274 
15,274 
100 
OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS .........................
198,090 
198,090 
120 
LAUNCH FACILITIES ........................................................
385 
385 
130 
SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................
22,020 
22,020 
160 
US NORTHCOM/NORAD ....................................................
381 
381 
170 
US STRATCOM ....................................................................
698 
698 
180 
US CYBERCOM ...................................................................
35,239 
35,239 
190 
US CENTCOM .....................................................................
159,520 
159,520 
200 
US SOCOM ...........................................................................
19,000 
19,000 
215 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
58,098 
58,098 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
8,158,203 
8,158,203 
MOBILIZATION 
220 
AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ......................................................
1,430,316 
1,430,316 
230 
MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ...................................
213,827 
213,827 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................
1,644,143 
1,644,143 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
270 
OFFICER ACQUISITION ...................................................
300 
300 
280 
RECRUIT TRAINING ..........................................................
298 
298 
290 
RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) .........
90 
90 
320 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .....................................
25,675 
25,675 
330 
FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................................
879 
879 
340 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ...........
1,114 
1,114 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
350 
TRAINING SUPPORT .........................................................
1,426 
1,426 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .......
29,782 
29,782 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
420 
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS .................................................
151,847 
151,847 
430 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ...............................
8,744 
8,744 
470 
ADMINISTRATION .............................................................
6,583 
6,583 
480 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..............................
129,508 
129,508 
490 
OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..............................
84,110 
84,110 
530 
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................
120 
120 
535 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
53,255 
53,255 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
434,167 
434,167 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE ...................................................................
10,266,295 
10,266,295 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 
OPERATING FORCES 
030 
DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .....
52,323 
52,323 
060 
BASE SUPPORT ..................................................................
6,200 
6,200 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
58,523 
58,523 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF 
RESERVE ..............................................................
58,523 
58,523 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 
OPERATING FORCES 
020 
MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ..................................
3,468 
3,468 
060 
BASE SUPPORT ..................................................................
11,932 
11,932 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
15,400 
15,400 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 
15,400 
15,400 
OPERATION 
AND 
MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE- 
WIDE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ................................................
4,841 
4,841 
040 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
COMMAND/OPERATING 
FORCES ............................................................................
3,305,234 
3,305,234 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
3,310,075 
3,310,075 
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 
110 
DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ........................
9,853 
9,853 
120 
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ........
21,317 
21,317 
140 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ............
64,137 
64,137 
160 
DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ..........................
115,000 
115,000 
180 
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ............................................
13,255 
13,255 
200 
DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ..........
2,312,000 
2,062,000 
Reduction to Coalition Support Funds ........................
[–100,000 
] 
Transfer of funds to Ukraine Security Assistance .....
[–150,000 
] 
260 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 
31,000 
31,000 
300 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ................
34,715 
34,715 
320 
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ...............
3,179 
3,179 
325 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
1,878,713 
1,878,713 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ..
4,483,169 
4,233,169 
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE ..................................................
7,793,244 
7,543,244 
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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
010 
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE ...............................
350,000 
Program increase ..........................................................
[200,000 
] 
Transfer from DSCA .....................................................
[150,000 
] 
SUBTOTAL 
UKRAINE 
SECURITY 
ASSIST-
ANCE .........................................................................
350,000 
TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE ..
350,000 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .........
49,091,691 
48,941,691 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Military Personnel Appropriations .......................................
133,881,636 
134,008,986 
Defense Innovation Board software review .................................
[1,000 
] 
Department of Defense State Partnership Program ..................
[2,000 
] 
Historical unobligated balances ...................................................
[–814,050 
] 
Increase Active Army end strength .............................................
[625,000 
] 
Increase Active Marine Corps end strength ................................
[80,000 
] 
Increase Army National Guard end strength .............................
[13,000 
] 
Increase Army Reserve end strength ...........................................
[13,000 
] 
Military Personnel Pay Raise .......................................................
[206,400 
] 
Public-Private partnership on military spousal employment ....
[1,000 
] 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ....
7,804,427 
7,837,427 
Accrual payment associated with increased end strength .........
[33,000 
] 
Total, Military Personnel ..................................................
141,686,063 
141,846,413 
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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS. 
SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Military Personnel Appropriations .......................................
4,326,172 
4,326,172 
Total, Military Personnel Appropriations ....................
4,326,172 
4,326,172 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS ......................................................
43,140 
43,140 
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY .............................................
40,636 
40,636 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ................
83,776 
83,776 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 
TRANSPORTATION 
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT ............................................................
66,462 
66,462 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE .....
66,462 
66,462 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 
COMMISSARY OPERATIONS ....................................................
1,389,340 
1,389,340 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ................
1,389,340 
1,389,340 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 
ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE 
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE ........................
47,018 
47,018 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 
WIDE ...................................................................................
47,018 
47,018 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 
NATIONAL DEF SEALIFT VESSEL 
LG MED SPD RO/RO MAINTENANCE .....................................
135,800 
135,800 
DOD MOBILIZATION ALTERATIONS ......................................
11,197 
11,197 
TAH MAINTENANCE ..................................................................
54,453 
54,453 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ...........................................
18,622 
18,622 
READY RESERVE FORCES ........................................................
289,255 
296,255 
Strategic Sealift SLEP ...................................................
[7,000 
] 
TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND ........
509,327 
516,327 
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M .........................................
104,237 
104,237 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E .....................................
839,414 
839,414 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—PROC ........................................
18,081 
18,081 
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION ...................................................................................
961,732 
961,732 
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVI-
TIES, DEFENSE ........................................................................
674,001 
705,001 
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
National Guard counter-drug programs ......................
[10,000 
] 
SOUTHCOM ISR ...........................................................
[21,000 
] 
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM ..............................
116,813 
116,813 
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEF .................................................................
790,814 
821,814 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ..........................................
334,087 
334,087 
RDT&E ...........................................................................................
2,800 
2,800 
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ....
336,887 
336,887 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
IN-HOUSE CARE ..........................................................................
9,457,768 
9,465,768 
Pre-mobilization health care under section 12304b ....
[8,000 
] 
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................
15,317,732 
15,317,732 
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ......................................
2,193,045 
2,193,045 
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ...............................................
1,803,733 
1,803,733 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES .....................................................
330,752 
330,752 
EDUCATION AND TRAINING ...................................................
737,730 
737,730 
BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ...............................
2,255,163 
2,255,163 
RESEARCH ...................................................................................
9,796 
9,796 
EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ................................................
64,881 
64,881 
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ....................................................
246,268 
246,268 
DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION .............................................
99,039 
99,039 
ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT ..............................................
170,602 
170,602 
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ................................................
69,191 
69,191 
CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT ..............................................
13,438 
13,438 
INITIAL OUTFITTING ................................................................
26,978 
26,978 
REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION .....................................
360,831 
360,831 
THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM 
JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYS-
TEM ............................................................................................
8,326 
8,326 
DOD 
HEALTHCARE 
MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM 
MOD-
ERNIZATION .............................................................................
499,193 
499,193 
UNDISTRIBUTED ........................................................................
–219,600 
Change to Pharmacy Copayments ................................
[–62,000 
] 
Foreign Currency adjustments .....................................
[–15,500 
] 
Historical unobligated balances ....................................
[–142,100 
] 
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ......................
33,664,466 
33,452,866 
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS .............................
37,849,822 
37,676,222 
SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS. 
SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS 
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY .............................................
50,111 
50,111 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ................
50,111 
50,111 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 
ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE .....................................
70,000 
70,000 
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE ........................
28,845 
28,845 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 
WIDE ...................................................................................
98,845 
98,845 
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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVI-
TIES, DEFENSE ........................................................................
196,300 
196,300 
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEF .................................................................
196,300 
196,300 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ..........................................
24,692 
24,692 
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ....
24,692 
24,692 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
IN-HOUSE CARE ..........................................................................
61,857 
61,857 
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................
331,968 
331,968 
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ......................................
1,980 
1,980 
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ......................
395,805 
395,805 
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS .............................
765,753 
765,753 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Alabama 
Army 
Fort Rucker 
Training Support Facility .........................
38,000 
38,000 
Arizona 
Army 
Davis-Monthan 
AFB 
General Instruction Building ...................
22,000 
22,000 
Army 
Fort Huachuca 
Ground Transport Equipment Building ..
30,000 
30,000 
California 
Army 
Fort Irwin 
Land Acquisition .......................................
3,000 
3,000 
Colorado 
Army 
Fort Carson 
Ammunition Supply Point ........................
21,000 
21,000 
Army 
Fort Carson 
Battlefield Weather Facility .....................
8,300 
8,300 
Florida 
Army 
Eglin AFB 
Multipurpose Range Complex ..................
18,000 
18,000 
Georgia 
Army 
Fort Benning 
Air Traffic Control Tower .........................
0 
10,800 
Army 
Fort Benning 
Training Support Facility .........................
28,000 
28,000 
Army 
Fort Gordon 
Access Control Point .................................
33,000 
33,000 
Army 
Fort Gordon 
Automation-Aided Instructional Building 
18,500 
18,500 
Germany 
Army 
Stuttgart 
Commissary ...............................................
40,000 
40,000 
Army 
Wiesbaden 
Administrative Building ...........................
43,000 
43,000 
Hawaii 
Army 
Fort Shafter 
Command and Control Facility, Incr 3 ...
90,000 
90,000 
Army 
Pohakuloa Train-
ing Area 
Operational Readiness Training Com-
plex (Barracks).
0 
25,000 
Indiana 
Army 
Crane Army Am-
munition Activ-
ity 
Shipping and Receiving Building ............
24,000 
24,000 
Korea 
Army 
Kunsan AB 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar ..........
53,000 
53,000 
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
New York 
Army 
U.S. Military 
Academy 
Cemetery ....................................................
22,000 
22,000 
South Carolina 
Army 
Fort Jackson 
Reception Barracks Complex, PH1 ..........
60,000 
60,000 
Army 
Shaw AFB 
Mission Training Complex .......................
25,000 
25,000 
Texas 
Army 
Camp Bullis 
Vehicle Maintenance Shop .......................
13,600 
13,600 
Army 
Fort Hood 
Battalion Headquarters Complex ............
37,000 
37,000 
Army 
Fort Hood 
Vehicle Maintenance Shop .......................
0 
33,000 
Turkey 
Army 
Turkey Various 
Forward Operating Site ...........................
6,400 
0 
Virginia 
Army 
Fort Belvoir 
Secure Admin/Operations Facility, Incr 3 
14,124 
14,124 
Army 
Joint Base Lang-
ley-Eustis 
Aircraft Maintenance Instructional Bldg 
34,000 
34,000 
Army 
Joint Base Myer- 
Henderson 
Security Fence ...........................................
20,000 
20,000 
Washington 
Army 
Joint Base Lewis- 
McChord 
Confinement Facility ................................
66,000 
66,000 
Army 
Yakima 
Fire Station ...............................................
19,500 
19,500 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
ERI: Planning and Design .......................
0 
0 
Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Host Nation Support .................................
28,700 
28,700 
Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
72,770 
72,770 
Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Prior Year Savings: Unspecified Minor 
Construction, Army.
0 
0 
Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
31,500 
31,500 
Military Construction, Army Total ..............................................................
920,394 
982,794 
Arizona 
Navy 
Yuma 
Enlisted Dining Facility & Community 
Bldgs.
36,358 
36,358 
California 
Navy 
Barstow 
Combat Vehicle Repair Facility ...............
36,539 
36,539 
Navy 
Camp Pendleton 
Ammunition Supply Point Upgrade ........
61,139 
61,139 
Navy 
Coronado 
Undersea Rescue Command Operations 
Building.
0 
36,000 
Navy 
Lemoore 
F/A 18 Avionics Repair Facility Replace-
ment.
60,828 
60,828 
Navy 
Miramar 
Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (Inc 2) ......
39,600 
39,600 
Navy 
Miramar 
F–35 Simulator Facility ...........................
0 
47,600 
Navy 
San Diego 
P440 Pier 8 Replacement .........................
0 
0 
Navy 
Twentynine 
Palms 
Potable Water Treatment/Blending Fa-
cility.
55,099 
55,099 
District of Columbia 
Navy 
NSA Washington 
Electronics Science and Technology Lab-
oratory.
37,882 
37,882 
Navy 
NSA Washington 
Washington Navy Yard AT/FP ................
60,000 
0 
Djibouti 
Navy 
Camp Lemonier 
Aircraft Parking Apron Expansion ..........
13,390 
0 
Florida 
Navy 
Mayport 
Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant 
(AWWTP).
74,994 
74,994 
Navy 
Mayport 
Missile Magazines .....................................
9,824 
9,824 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Navy 
Mayport 
P426 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Sup-
port Facility (LSF).
0 
0 
Navy 
Mayport 
P427 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Train-
ing Facility (LSF).
0 
0 
Georgia 
Navy 
Albany 
Combat Vehicle Warehouse .....................
0 
43,300 
Greece 
Navy 
Souda Bay 
Strategic Aircraft Parking Apron Expan-
sion.
22,045 
22,045 
Guam 
Navy 
Joint Region Mar-
ianas 
Aircraft Maintenance Hangar #2 ............
75,233 
75,233 
Navy 
Joint Region Mar-
ianas 
Corrosion Control Hangar ........................
66,747 
66,747 
Navy 
Joint Region Mar-
ianas 
MALS Facilities ........................................
49,431 
49,431 
Navy 
Joint Region Mar-
ianas 
Navy-Commercial Tie-in Hardening .......
37,180 
37,180 
Navy 
Joint Region Mar-
ianas 
Water Well Field .......................................
56,088 
56,088 
Hawaii 
Navy 
Joint Base Pearl 
Harbor-Hickam 
Sewer Lift Station & Relief Sewer Line
73,200 
73,200 
Navy 
Kaneohe Bay 
LHD Pad Conversions MV–22 Landing 
Pads.
19,012 
19,012 
Navy 
Kaneohe Bay 
Mokapu Gate Entry Control AT/FP Com-
pliance.
0 
26,492 
Navy 
Wahiawa 
Communications/Crypto Facility .............
65,864 
65,864 
Japan 
Navy 
Iwakuni 
KC130J Enlisted Aircrew Trainer Facil-
ity.
21,860 
21,860 
Maine 
Navy 
Kittery 
Paint, Blast, and Rubber Facility ............
61,692 
61,692 
North Carolina 
Navy 
Camp Lejeune 
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters .....................
37,983 
37,983 
Navy 
Camp Lejeune 
Water Treatment Plant Replacement 
Hadnot Pt.
65,784 
65,784 
Navy 
Cherry Point Ma-
rine Corps Air 
Station 
F–35B Vertical Lift Fan Test Facility .....
15,671 
15,671 
Navy 
Camp Lejeune 
Radio BN Complex, Phase 2 ....................
0 
0 
Virginia 
Navy 
Dam Neck 
ISR Operations Facility Expansion .........
29,262 
29,262 
Navy 
Joint Expedi-
tionary Base 
Little Creek— 
Story 
ACU–4 Electrical Upgrades .....................
2,596 
2,596 
Navy 
Marine Corps 
Base Quantico 
TBS Fire Station Building 533 Replace-
ment.
0 
23,738 
Navy 
Norfolk 
Chambers Field Magazine Recap PH 1 ..
34,665 
34,665 
Navy 
Portsmouth 
Ship Repair Training Facility ..................
72,990 
72,990 
Navy 
Yorktown 
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters .....................
36,358 
36,358 
Washington 
Navy 
Indian Island 
Missile Magazines .....................................
44,440 
44,440 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
ERI: Planning and Design .......................
0 
0 
Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
219,069 
219,069 
Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Prior Year Savings: Unspecified Minor 
Construction.
0 
0 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
23,842 
23,842 
Military Construction, Navy Total ..............................................................
1,616,665 
1,720,405 
Alaska 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
F–35A ADAL Conventional Munitions 
Facility.
2,500 
2,500 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
F–35A AGE Facility / Fillstand ...............
21,000 
21,000 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
F–35A Consolidated Munitions Admin 
Facility.
27,000 
27,000 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
F–35A Extend Utiliduct to South Loop ...
48,000 
48,000 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
F–35A OSS/Weapons/Intel Facility .........
11,800 
11,800 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
F–35A R–11 Fuel Truck Shelter ..............
9,600 
9,600 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
F–35A Satellite Dining Facility ...............
8,000 
8,000 
AF 
Eielson AFB 
Repair Central Heat/Power Plant Boiler 
PH 4.
41,000 
41,000 
Arkansas 
AF 
Little Rock AFB 
Dormitory—168 PN ..................................
0 
20,000 
Australia 
AF 
Darwin 
APR—Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks ..............
76,000 
76,000 
California 
AF 
Travis Air Force 
Base 
KC–46A ADAL B14 Fuel Cell Hangar ....
0 
0 
AF 
Travis Air Force 
Base 
KC–46A Aircraft 3-Bay Maintenance 
Hangar.
0 
107,000 
AF 
Travis Air Force 
Base 
KC–46A Alter B181/185/187 Squad Ops/ 
AMU.
0 
0 
AF 
Travis Air Force 
Base 
KC–46A Alter B811 Corrosion Control 
Hangar.
0 
7,700 
Colorado 
AF 
Buckley Air Force 
Base 
SBIRS Operations Facility .......................
38,000 
38,000 
AF 
Fort Carson 
13 ASOS Expansion ..................................
13,000 
13,000 
AF 
U.S. Air Force 
Academy 
Air Force Cyberworx .................................
30,000 
30,000 
Estonia 
AF 
Amari Air Base 
ERI: POL Capacity Phase II ....................
0 
0 
AF 
Amari Air Base 
ERI: Tactical Fighter Aircraft Parking 
Apron.
0 
0 
Florida 
AF 
Eglin AFB 
F–35A Armament Research Fac Addi-
tion (B614).
8,700 
8,700 
AF 
Eglin AFB 
Long-Range Stand-Off Acquisition Fac ...
38,000 
38,000 
AF 
Eglin AFB 
Dormitories (288 RM) ...............................
0 
44,000 
AF 
MacDill AFB 
KC–135 Beddown Og/Mxg HQ .................
8,100 
8,100 
AF 
Tyndall Air Force 
Base 
Fire Station ...............................................
0 
17,000 
Georgia 
AF 
Robins AFB 
Commercial Vehicle Visitor Control Fa-
cility.
9,800 
9,800 
Hungary 
AF 
Kecskemet AB 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades .............................
0 
0 
AF 
Kecskemet AB 
ERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway .............
0 
0 
AF 
Kecskemet AB 
ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity ......
0 
0 
Iceland 
AF 
Keflavik 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades .............................
0 
0 
Italy 
AF 
Aviano AB 
Guardian Angel Operations Facility .......
27,325 
0 
Kansas 
AF 
McConnell AFB 
Combat Arms Facility ..............................
17,500 
17,500 
Latvia 
AF 
Lielvarde Air 
Base 
ERI: Expand Strategic Ramp Parking ....
0 
0 
Luxembourg 
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
AF 
Sanem 
ERI: ECAOS Deployable Airbase System 
Storage.
0 
0 
Mariana Islands 
AF 
Tinian 
APR Land Acquisition ..............................
12,900 
12,900 
Maryland 
AF 
Joint Base An-
drews 
PAR Land Acquisition ..............................
17,500 
17,500 
AF 
Joint Base An-
drews 
Presidential Aircraft Recap Complex ......
254,000 
100,000 
Massachusetts 
AF 
Hanscom AFB 
Vandenberg Gate Complex .......................
11,400 
11,400 
Nevada 
AF 
Nellis AFB 
Red Flag 5th Gen Facility Addition ........
23,000 
23,000 
AF 
Nellis AFB 
Virtual Warfare Center Operations Fa-
cility.
38,000 
38,000 
New Jersey 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A ADAL B1749 for ATGL & LST 
Servicing.
0 
2,000 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A ADAL B1816 for Supply ............
0 
6,900 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A ADAL B2319 for Boom Oper-
ator Trainer.
0 
6,100 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A ADAL B2324 Regional Mx 
Training Fac.
0 
18,000 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A ADAL B3209 for Fuselage 
Trainer.
0 
3,300 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A Add to B1837 for Body Tanks 
Storage.
0 
2,300 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A Aerospace Ground Equipment 
Storage.
0 
4,100 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A Alter Apron & Fuel Hydrants ...
0 
17,000 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A Alter Bldgs for Ops and TFI 
AMU-AMXS.
0 
9,000 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A Alter Facilities for Maintenance 
0 
5,800 
AF 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
KC–46A 
Two-Bay 
General 
Purpose 
Maintenance Hangar.
0 
72,000 
New Mexico 
AF 
Cannon AFB 
Dangerous Cargo Pad Relocate CATM ...
42,000 
42,000 
AF 
Holloman AFB 
RPA Fixed Ground Control Station Fa-
cility.
4,250 
4,250 
AF 
Kirtland Air Force 
Base 
Fire Station ...............................................
0 
9,300 
North Dakota 
AF 
Minot AFB 
Indoor Firing Range .................................
27,000 
27,000 
Norway 
AF 
Rygge 
ERI: Replace/Expand Quick Reaction 
Alert Pad.
0 
0 
Ohio 
AF 
Wright-Patterson 
AFB 
Fire/Crash Rescue Station .......................
0 
6,800 
Oklahoma 
AF 
Altus AFB 
Fire Rescue Center ...................................
0 
16,000 
AF 
Altus AFB 
KC–46A FTU Fuselage Trainer Phase 2 
4,900 
4,900 
Qatar 
AF 
Al Udeid 
Consolidated Squadron Operations Facil-
ity.
15,000 
0 
Romania 
AF 
Campia Turzii 
ERI: Upgrade Utilities Infrastructure ....
0 
0 
Slovakia 
AF 
Malacky 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades .............................
0 
0 
AF 
Malacky 
ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity ......
0 
0 
AF 
Sliac Airport 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades .............................
0 
0 
Texas 
AF 
Joint Base San 
Antonio 
Air Traffic Control Tower .........................
10,000 
10,000 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
AF 
Joint Base San 
Antonio 
BMT Classrooms/Dining Facility 4 .........
38,000 
38,000 
AF 
Joint Base San 
Antonio 
BMT Recruit Dormitory 7 ........................
90,130 
90,130 
AF 
Joint Base San 
Antonio 
Camp Bullis Dining Facility ....................
18,500 
18,500 
Turkey 
AF 
Incirlik AB 
Dormitory—216 PN ..................................
25,997 
0 
United Kingdom 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Fairford 
EIC RC–135 Infrastructure .....................
2,150 
2,150 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Fairford 
EIC RC–135 Intel and Squad Ops Facil-
ity.
38,000 
38,000 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Fairford 
EIC RC–135 Runway Overrun Reconfig-
uration.
5,500 
5,500 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath 
Consolidated Corrosion Control Facility
20,000 
20,000 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath 
F–35A 6–Bay Hangar ...............................
24,000 
24,000 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath 
F–35A F–15 Parking ................................
10,800 
10,800 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath 
F–35A Field Training Detachment Facil-
ity.
12,492 
12,492 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath 
F–35A Flight Simulator Facility .............
22,000 
22,000 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath 
F–35A Infrastructure ................................
6,700 
6,700 
AF 
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath 
F–35A Squadron Operations and AMU ..
41,000 
41,000 
Utah 
AF 
Hill AFB 
UTTR 
Consolidated 
Mission 
Control 
Center.
28,000 
28,000 
Worldwide 
AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
KC–46A Main Operating Base 4 .............
269,000 
0 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
ERI: Planning and Design .......................
0 
0 
AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
97,852 
97,852 
AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
0 
56,400 
AF 
Various World-
wide Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
31,400 
31,400 
Wyoming 
AF 
F. E. Warren AFB 
Consolidated Helo/TRF Ops/AMU and 
Alert Fac.
62,000 
62,000 
Military Construction, Air Force Total ......................................................
1,738,796 
1,678,174 
Alaska 
Def-Wide 
Fort Greely 
Missile Field #4 
200,000 
200,000 
California 
Def-Wide 
Camp Pendleton 
Ambulatory Care Center Replacement ...
26,400 
26,400 
Def-Wide 
Camp Pendleton 
SOF Marine Battalion Company/Team 
Facilities.
9,958 
9,958 
Def-Wide 
Camp Pendleton 
SOF Motor Transport Facility Expansion 
7,284 
7,284 
Def-Wide 
Coronado 
SOF Basic Training Command ................
96,077 
96,077 
Def-Wide 
Coronado 
SOF Logistics Support Unit One Ops 
Fac. #3.
46,175 
46,175 
Def-Wide 
Coronado 
SOF SEAL Team Ops Facility .................
50,265 
50,265 
Def-Wide 
Coronado 
SOF SEAL Team Ops Facility .................
66,218 
66,218 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Colorado 
Def-Wide 
Schriever AFB 
Ambulatory Care Center/Dental Add./ 
Alt..
10,200 
10,200 
Conus Classified 
Def-Wide 
Classified Loca-
tion 
Battalion Complex, PH 1 .........................
64,364 
64,364 
Florida 
Def-Wide 
Eglin AFB 
SOF Simulator Facility ............................
5,000 
5,000 
Def-Wide 
Eglin AFB 
Upgrade Open Storage Yard ....................
4,100 
4,100 
Def-Wide 
Hurlburt Field 
SOF Combat Aircraft Parking Apron ......
34,700 
34,700 
Def-Wide 
Hurlburt Field 
SOF Simulator & Fuselage Trainer Fa-
cility.
11,700 
11,700 
Georgia 
Def-Wide 
Fort Gordon 
Blood Donor Center Replacement ...........
10,350 
10,350 
Germany 
Def-Wide 
Rhine Ordnance 
Barracks 
Medical Center Replacement Incr 7 ........
106,700 
106,700 
Def-Wide 
Spangdahlem AB 
Spangdahlem Elementary School Re-
placement.
79,141 
79,141 
Def-Wide 
Stuttgart 
Robinson Barracks Elem. School Re-
placement.
46,609 
46,609 
Greece 
Def-Wide 
Souda Bay 
Construct Hydrant System ......................
18,100 
18,100 
Guam 
Def-Wide 
Andersen AFB 
Construct Truck Load & Unload Facility 
23,900 
23,900 
Hawaii 
Def-Wide 
Kunia 
NSAH Kunia Tunnel Entrance ................
5,000 
5,000 
Italy 
Def-Wide 
Sigonella 
Construct Hydrant System ......................
22,400 
0 
Def-Wide 
Vicenza 
Vicenza High School Replacement ..........
62,406 
62,406 
Japan 
Def-Wide 
Iwakuni 
Construct Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1 .......
30,800 
30,800 
Def-Wide 
Kadena AB 
SOF Maintenance Hangar .......................
3,972 
3,972 
Def-Wide 
Kadena AB 
SOF Special Tactics Operations Facility 
27,573 
27,573 
Def-Wide 
Okinawa 
Replace Mooring System ..........................
11,900 
11,900 
Def-Wide 
Sasebo 
Upgrade Fuel Wharf .................................
45,600 
45,600 
Def-Wide 
Torri Commo Sta-
tion 
SOF Tactical Equipment Maintenance 
Fac.
25,323 
25,323 
Def-Wide 
Yokota AB 
Airfield Apron ............................................
10,800 
10,800 
Def-Wide 
Yokota AB 
Hangar/Aircraft Maintenance Unit .........
12,034 
12,034 
Def-Wide 
Yokota AB 
Operations and Warehouse Facilities .....
8,590 
8,590 
Def-Wide 
Yokota AB 
Simulator Facility .....................................
2,189 
2,189 
Maryland 
Def-Wide 
Bethesda Naval 
Hospital 
Medical Center Addition/Alteration Incr 
2.
123,800 
123,800 
Def-Wide 
Fort Meade 
NSAW Recapitalize Building #2 Incr 3 ...
313,968 
313,968 
Missouri 
Def-Wide 
Fort Leonard 
Wood 
Blood Processing Center Replacement ....
11,941 
11,941 
Def-Wide 
Fort Leonard 
Wood 
Hospital Replacement ...............................
250,000 
100,000 
Def-Wide 
St. Louis 
Next NGA West (N2W) Complex, Phase 
1.
381,000 
175,000 
New Mexico 
Def-Wide 
Cannon AFB 
SOF C–130 AGE Facility .........................
8,228 
8,228 
North Carolina 
Def-Wide 
Camp Lejeune 
Ambulatory Care Center Addition/Alter-
ation.
15,300 
15,300 
Def-Wide 
Camp Lejeune 
Ambulatory Care Center/Dental Clinic ...
22,000 
22,000 
Def-Wide 
Camp Lejeune 
Ambulatory Care Center/Dental Clinic ...
21,400 
21,400 
Def-Wide 
Camp Lejeune 
SOF Human Performance Training Cen-
ter.
10,800 
10,800 
Def-Wide 
Camp Lejeune 
SOF Motor Transport Maintenance Ex-
pansion.
20,539 
20,539 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bragg 
SOF Human Performance Training Ctr
20,260 
20,260 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bragg 
SOF Support Battalion Admin Facility ..
13,518 
13,518 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bragg 
SOF Tactical Equipment Maintenance 
Facility.
20,000 
20,000 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bragg 
SOF 
Telecomm 
Reliability 
Improve-
ments.
4,000 
4,000 
Def-Wide 
Seymour Johnson 
AFB 
Construct Tanker Truck Delivery Sys-
tem.
20,000 
20,000 
Puerto Rico 
Def-Wide 
Punta Borinquen 
Ramey Unit School Replacement ............
61,071 
61,071 
South Carolina 
Def-Wide 
Shaw AFB 
Consolidate Fuel Facilities .......................
22,900 
22,900 
Texas 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bliss 
Blood Processing Center ...........................
8,300 
8,300 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bliss 
Hospital Replacement Incr 8 ...................
251,330 
251,330 
United Kingdom 
Def-Wide 
Menwith Hill Sta-
tion 
RAFMH Main Gate Rehabilitation .........
11,000 
11,000 
Utah 
Def-Wide 
Hill AFB 
Replace POL Facilities .............................
20,000 
20,000 
Virginia 
Def-Wide 
Joint Expedi-
tionary Base 
Little Creek— 
Story 
SOF SATEC Range Expansion ................
23,000 
23,000 
Def-Wide 
Norfolk 
Replace Hazardous Materials Warehouse 
18,500 
18,500 
Def-Wide 
Pentagon 
Pentagon Corr 8 Pedestrian Access Con-
trol Pt.
8,140 
8,140 
Def-Wide 
Pentagon 
S.E. Safety Traffic and Parking Improve-
ments.
28,700 
28,700 
Def-Wide 
Pentagon 
Security Updates .......................................
13,260 
13,260 
Def-Wide 
Portsmouth 
Replace Hazardous Materials Warehouse 
22,500 
22,500 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Contingency Construction ........................
10,000 
0 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Energy Resilience and Conserv. Invest. 
Prog..
150,000 
165,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
ERCIP Design ...........................................
10,000 
10,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Exercise Related Minor Construction .....
11,490 
11,490 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design ....................................
23,012 
23,012 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design MDA East Coast Site 
0 
0 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
0 
0 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
0 
0 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
39,746 
39,746 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
40,220 
40,220 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
1,150 
1,150 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
1,942 
1,942 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
26,147 
26,147 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
20,000 
20,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
13,500 
13,500 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Prior Year Savings: Defense Wide Un-
specified Minor Construction.
0 
0 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
8,000 
8,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
3,000 
3,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
3,000 
3,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
3,000 
3,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
7,384 
7,384 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
10,000 
10,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
2,039 
2,039 
Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ..............................................
3,314,913 
2,941,513 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
NATO 
NATO Security 
Investment Pro-
gram 
NATO Security Investment Program ......
154,000 
154,000 
NATO 
NATO Security 
Investment Pro-
gram 
Prior Year Savings: NATO Security In-
vestment Program.
0 
0 
NATO Security Investment Program Total ...............................................
154,000 
154,000 
Delaware 
Army NG 
New Castle 
Combined Support Maintenance Shop ....
36,000 
36,000 
Idaho 
Army NG 
MTC Gowen 
Enlisted Barracks Transient Training ....
0 
9,000 
Army NG 
Orchard Training 
Area 
Digital Air/Ground Integration Range ....
22,000 
22,000 
Iowa 
Army NG 
Camp Dodge 
Vehicle Maintenance Instructional Facil-
ity.
0 
8,500 
Kansas 
Army NG 
Fort Leavenworth 
Enlisted Barracks Transient Training ....
0 
19,000 
Maine 
Army NG 
Presque Isle 
National Guard Readiness Center ..........
17,500 
17,500 
Maryland 
Army NG 
Sykesville 
National Guard Readiness Center ..........
19,000 
19,000 
Minnesota 
Army NG 
Arden Hills 
National Guard Readiness Center ..........
39,000 
39,000 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Missouri 
Army NG 
Springfield 
Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (Addition) 
0 
32,000 
New Mexico 
Army NG 
Las Cruces 
National Guard Readiness Center Addi-
tion.
8,600 
8,600 
Virginia 
Army NG 
Fort Belvoir 
Readiness Center Add/Alt ........................
0 
15,000 
Army NG 
Fort Pickett 
Training Aids Center ................................
4,550 
4,550 
Washington 
Army NG 
Tumwater 
National Guard Readiness Center ..........
31,000 
31,000 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Army NG 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
16,271 
16,271 
Army NG 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
16,731 
16,731 
Military Construction, Army National Guard Total ...............................
210,652 
294,152 
California 
Army Res 
Fallbrook 
Army Reserve Center ...............................
36,000 
36,000 
Delaware 
Army Res 
Newark 
Army Reserve Center ...............................
0 
0 
Ohio 
Army Res 
Wright-Patterson 
AFB 
Area Maintenance Support Activity ........
0 
0 
Puerto Rico 
Army Res 
Aguadilla 
Army Reserve Center ...............................
12,400 
12,400 
Army Res 
Fort Buchanan 
Reserve Center ..........................................
0 
26,000 
Washington 
Army Res 
Lewis-McCord 
Reserve Center ..........................................
0 
30,000 
Wisconsin 
Army Res 
Fort McCoy 
AT/MOB Dining Facility–1428 PN ..........
13,000 
13,000 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Army Res 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
6,887 
6,887 
Army Res 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
5,425 
5,425 
Military Construction, Army Reserve Total .............................................
73,712 
129,712 
California 
N/MC Res 
Lemoore 
Naval 
Operational 
Support 
Center 
Lemoore.
17,330 
17,330 
Georgia 
N/MC Res 
Fort Gordon 
Naval Operational Support Center Fort 
Gordon.
17,797 
17,797 
New Jersey 
N/MC Res 
Joint Base 
McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst 
Aircraft Apron, Taxiway & Support Fa-
cilities.
11,573 
11,573 
Texas 
N/MC Res 
Fort Worth 
KC130-J EACTS Facility .........................
12,637 
12,637 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
N/MC Res 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design ....................................
4,430 
4,430 
N/MC Res 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
1,504 
1,504 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total .............................................
65,271 
65,271 
California 
Air NG 
March AFB 
TFI Construct RPA Flight Training Unit 
15,000 
15,000 
Colorado 
Air NG 
Peterson AFB 
Space Control Facility ..............................
8,000 
8,000 
Connecticut 
Air NG 
Bradley IAP 
Construct Base Entry Complex ...............
7,000 
7,000 
Indiana 
Air NG 
Fort Wayne Inter-
national Airport 
Add to Building 764 for Weapons Re-
lease.
0 
0 
Air NG 
Hulman Regional 
Airport 
Construct Small Arms Range ..................
0 
8,000 
Kentucky 
Air NG 
Louisville IAP 
Add/Alter Response Forces Facility .........
9,000 
9,000 
Mississippi 
Air NG 
Jackson Inter-
national Airport 
Construct Small Arms Range ..................
0 
8,000 
Missouri 
Air NG 
Rosecrans Memo-
rial Airport 
Replace Communications Facility ...........
10,000 
10,000 
New York 
Air NG 
Hancock Field 
Add to Flight Training Unit, Building 
641.
6,800 
6,800 
Ohio 
Air NG 
Rickenbacker 
International 
Airport 
Construct Small Arms Range ..................
0 
0 
Air NG 
Toledo Express 
Airport 
Northcom—Construct Alert Hangar .......
15,000 
15,000 
Oklahoma 
Air NG 
Tulsa Inter-
national Airport 
Construct Small Arms Range ..................
0 
8,000 
Oregon 
Air NG 
Klamath Falls 
IAP 
Construct Corrosion Control Hangar ......
10,500 
10,500 
Air NG 
Klamath Falls 
IAP 
Construct Indoor Range ...........................
8,000 
8,000 
South Dakota 
Air NG 
Joe Foss Field 
Aircraft Maintenance Shops ....................
12,000 
12,000 
Tennessee 
Air NG 
McGhee-Tyson 
Airport 
Replace KC–135 Maintenance Hangar 
and Shops.
25,000 
25,000 
Wisconsin 
Air NG 
Dane County Re-
gional Airport/ 
Truax Field 
Construct Small Arms Range ..................
0 
8,000 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Air NG 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
18,000 
18,000 
Air NG 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning and Design ................................
0 
2,000 
Air NG 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
17,191 
17,191 
Military Construction, Air National Guard Total ...................................
161,491 
195,491 
Florida 
AF Res 
Patrick AFB 
Guardian Angel Facility ...........................
25,000 
25,000 
Georgia 
AF Res 
Robins Air Force 
Base 
Consolidated Mission Complex Phase 2 ..
0 
32,000 
Guam 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
AF Res 
Joint Region Mar-
ianas 
Reserve Medical Training Facility ..........
5,200 
5,200 
Hawaii 
AF Res 
Joint Base Pearl 
Harbor-Hickam 
Consolidated Training Facility ................
5,500 
5,500 
Massachusetts 
AF Res 
Westover ARB 
Indoor Small Arms Range ........................
10,000 
10,000 
AF Res 
Westover ARB 
Maintenance Facility Shops .....................
0 
0 
Minnesota 
AF Res 
Minneapolis-St. 
Paul IAP 
Indoor Small Arms Range ........................
0 
9,000 
North Carolina 
AF Res 
Seymour Johnson 
AFB 
KC–46A ADAL for Alt Mission Storage ..
6,400 
6,400 
Texas 
AF Res 
NAS JRB Fort 
Worth 
Munitions Training/Admin Facility .........
0 
3,100 
Utah 
AF Res 
Hill AFB 
Add/Alter Life Support Facility ...............
3,100 
3,100 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
AF Res 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design ....................................
0 
0 
AF Res 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design ....................................
4,725 
18,225 
AF Res 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............
3,610 
3,610 
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total ......................................
63,535 
121,135 
Georgia 
FH Con Army 
Fort Gordon 
Family Housing New Construction .........
6,100 
6,100 
Germany 
FH Con Army 
Baumholder 
Construction Improvements .....................
34,156 
34,156 
FH Con Army 
South Camp 
Vilseck 
Family Housing New Construction (36 
Units).
22,445 
22,445 
Korea 
FH Con Army 
Camp Humphreys 
Family Housing New Construction Incr 
2.
34,402 
34,402 
Kwajalein 
FH Con Army 
Kwajalein Atoll 
Family Housing Replacement Construc-
tion.
31,000 
31,000 
Massachusetts 
FH Con Army 
Natick 
Family Housing Replacement Construc-
tion.
21,000 
21,000 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FH Con Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design ....................................
33,559 
33,559 
FH Con Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Prior Year Savings: Family Housing 
Construction, Army.
0 
0 
Family Housing Construction, Army Total ...............................................
182,662 
182,662 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Furnishings ...............................................
12,816 
12,816 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Housing Privatization Support ................
20,893 
20,893 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Leasing .......................................................
148,538 
148,538 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Maintenance ..............................................
57,708 
57,708 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Management ..............................................
37,089 
37,089 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Miscellaneous ............................................
400 
400 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Services ......................................................
8,930 
8,930 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Utilities ......................................................
60,251 
60,251 
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total ..................
346,625 
346,625 
Bahrain Island 
FH Con Navy 
SW Asia 
Construction-Base GFOQ .........................
2,138 
2,138 
Mariana Islands 
FH Con Navy 
Guam 
Replace Andersen Housing PH II ............
40,875 
40,875 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FH Con Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Construction Improvements .....................
36,251 
36,251 
FH Con Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design ....................................
4,418 
4,418 
FH Con Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Prior Year Savings: Family Housing 
Construction, N/MC.
0 
0 
Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total ............
83,682 
83,682 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Furnishings ...............................................
14,529 
14,529 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Housing Privatization Support ................
27,587 
27,587 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Leasing .......................................................
61,921 
61,921 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Maintenance ..............................................
95,104 
95,104 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Management ..............................................
50,989 
50,989 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Miscellaneous ............................................
336 
336 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Services ......................................................
15,649 
15,649 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Utilities ......................................................
62,167 
62,167 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine 
Corps Total.
328,282 
328,282 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FH Con AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Construction Improvements .....................
80,617 
80,617 
FH Con AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Planning & Design ....................................
4,445 
4,445 
FH Con AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Prior Year Savings: Family Housing 
Construction.
0 
0 
Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total .......................................
85,062 
85,062 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Furnishings ...............................................
29,424 
29,424 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Housing Privatization ...............................
21,569 
21,569 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Leasing .......................................................
16,818 
16,818 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Maintenance ..............................................
134,189 
134,189 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Management ..............................................
53,464 
53,464 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Miscellaneous ............................................
1,839 
1,839 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Services ......................................................
13,517 
13,517 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Utilities ......................................................
47,504 
47,504 
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total ...........
318,324 
318,324 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Furnishings ...............................................
6 
6 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Furnishings ...............................................
641 
641 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Furnishings ...............................................
407 
407 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Leasing .......................................................
12,390 
12,390 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Leasing .......................................................
39,716 
39,716 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Maintenance ..............................................
655 
655 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Maintenance ..............................................
567 
567 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Management ..............................................
319 
319 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Services ......................................................
14 
14 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Utilities ......................................................
268 
268 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Utilities ......................................................
86 
86 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Utilities ......................................................
4,100 
4,100 
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ...
59,169 
59,169 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
FHIF 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Administrative Expenses—FHIF .............
2,726 
2,726 
DoD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total ......................................
2,726 
2,726 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
UHIF 
Unaccompanied 
Housing Im-
provement 
Fund 
Administrative Expenses—UHIF ............
623 
623 
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Total ...............................
623 
623 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
BRAC 
Base Realignment 
& Closure, 
Army 
Base Realignment and Closure ................
58,000 
58,000 
Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ...........................................
58,000 
58,000 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
BRAC 
Base Realignment 
& Closure, 
Navy 
Base Realignment & Closure ...................
93,474 
128,474 
BRAC 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
DON–100: Planning, Design and Man-
agement.
8,428 
8,428 
BRAC 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
DON–101: Various Locations ...................
23,753 
23,753 
BRAC 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
DON–138: NAS Brunswick, ME ..............
647 
647 
BRAC 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
DON–157: MCSA Kansas City, MO ........
40 
40 
BRAC 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
DON–172: NWS Seal Beach, Concord, 
CA.
5,355 
5,355 
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
BRAC 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
DON–84: JRB Willow Grove & Cambria 
Reg AP.
4,737 
4,737 
BRAC 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Undistributed ............................................
7,210 
7,210 
Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ............................................
143,644 
178,644 
Total, Military Construction .........................................................................
9,928,228 
9,926,446 
SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS. 
SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Service 
State/Country and In-
stallation 
Project 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba 
Army 
Guantanamo Bay 
OCO: Barracks ................................................
115,000 
115,000 
Turkey 
Army 
Various Locations 
Forward Operating Site .................................
0 
6,400 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Army 
Unspecified World-
wide Locations 
ERI: Planning and Design .............................
15,700 
15,700 
Army 
Unspecified World-
wide Locations 
OCO: Planning and Design ............................
9,000 
9,000 
Military Construction, Army Total ...............................................................
139,700 
146,100 
Djibouti 
Navy 
Camp Lemonier 
Aircraft Parking Apron Expansion ...............
0 
13,390 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Navy 
Unspecified World-
wide Locations 
ERI: Planning and Design .............................
18,500 
18,500 
Military Construction, Navy Total ................................................................
18,500 
31,890 
Estonia 
AF 
Amari Air Base 
ERI: POL Capacity Phase II ..........................
4,700 
4,700 
AF 
Amari Air Base 
ERI: Tactical Fighter Aircraft Parking 
Apron.
9,200 
9,200 
Hungary 
AF 
Kecskemet AB 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades ...................................
12,900 
12,900 
AF 
Kecskemet AB 
ERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway ..................
30,000 
30,000 
AF 
Kecskemet AB 
ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity ............
12,500 
12,500 
Iceland 
AF 
Keflavik 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades ...................................
14,400 
14,400 
Italy 
AF 
Aviano AB 
Guardian Angel Operations Facility .............
0 
27,325 
Jordan 
AF 
Azraq 
OCO: MSAB Development .............................
143,000 
143,000 
Latvia 
AF 
Lielvarde Air Base 
ERI: Expand Strategic Ramp Parking ..........
3,850 
3,850 
Luxembourg 
AF 
Sanem 
ERI: ECAOS Deployable Airbase System 
Storage.
67,400 
67,400 
Norway 
AF 
Rygge 
ERI: Replace/Expand Quick Reaction Alert 
Pad.
10,300 
10,300 
Qatar 
AF 
Al Udeid 
Consolidated Squadron Operations Facility
0 
15,000 
Romania 
AF 
Campia Turzii 
ERI: Upgrade Utilities Infrastructure ..........
2,950 
2,950 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Service 
State/Country and In-
stallation 
Project 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Slovakia 
AF 
Malacky 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades ...................................
4,000 
4,000 
AF 
Malacky 
ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity ............
20,000 
20,000 
AF 
Sliac Airport 
ERI: Airfield Upgrades ...................................
22,000 
22,000 
Turkey 
AF 
Incirlik AB 
Dormitory—216PN .........................................
0 
25,997 
AF 
Incirlik AB 
OCO: Relocate Base Main Access Control 
Point.
14,600 
14,600 
AF 
Incirlik AB 
OCO: Replace Perimeter Fence .....................
8,100 
8,100 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
AF 
Unspecified World-
wide Locations 
ERI: Planning and Design .............................
56,630 
56,630 
AF 
Unspecified World-
wide Locations 
OCO—Planning and Design ..........................
41,500 
41,500 
Military Construction, Air Force Total ........................................................
478,030 
546,352 
Italy 
Def-Wide 
Sigonella 
Construct Hydrant System ............................
0 
22,400 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified World-
wide Locations 
ERI: Planning and Design .............................
1,900 
1,900 
Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ................................................
1,900 
24,300 
Total, Military Construction ...........................................................................
638,130 
748,642 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS. 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 
Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies 
Appropriation Summary: 
Energy Programs 
Nuclear Energy ..............................................................
133,000 
133,000 
Atomic Energy Defense Activities 
National nuclear security administration: 
Weapons activities ..................................................
10,239,344 
10,377,475 
Defense nuclear nonproliferation ..........................
1,793,310 
1,883,310 
Naval reactors .........................................................
1,479,751 
1,431,551 
Federal salaries and expenses ...............................
418,595 
407,595 
Total, National nuclear security administration 
13,931,000 
14,099,931 
Environmental and other defense activities: 
Defense environmental cleanup .............................
5,537,186 
5,440,106 
Other defense activities ..........................................
815,512 
816,000 
Defense nuclear waste disposal .............................
30,000 
30,000 
Total, Environmental & other defense activities 
6,382,698 
6,286,106 
Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities .....................
20,313,698 
20,386,037 
Total, Discretionary Funding .......................................................
20,446,698 
20,519,037 
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Nuclear Energy 
Idaho sitewide safeguards and security .....................................
133,000 
133,000 
Total, Nuclear Energy .....................................................................
133,000 
133,000 
Weapons Activities 
Directed stockpile work 
Life extension programs 
B61 Life extension program ..........................................
788,572 
788,572 
W76 Life extension program .........................................
224,134 
224,134 
W88 Alteration program ................................................
332,292 
332,292 
W80–4 Life extension program .....................................
399,090 
399,090 
Total, Life extension programs ......................................
1,744,088 
1,744,088 
Stockpile systems 
B61 Stockpile systems ...................................................
59,729 
59,729 
W76 Stockpile systems ..................................................
51,400 
51,400 
W78 Stockpile systems ..................................................
60,100 
60,100 
W80 Stockpile systems ..................................................
80,087 
80,087 
B83 Stockpile systems ...................................................
35,762 
35,762 
W87 Stockpile systems ..................................................
83,200 
83,200 
W88 Stockpile systems ..................................................
131,576 
131,576 
Stockpile systems 
Total, Stockpile systems ...................................................
501,854 
501,854 
Weapons dismantlement and disposition 
Operations and maintenance ........................................
52,000 
52,000 
Stockpile services 
Production support .........................................................
470,400 
470,400 
Research and development support ..............................
31,150 
31,150 
R&D certification and safety .........................................
196,840 
196,840 
Management, technology, and production ...................
285,400 
285,400 
Total, Stockpile services ..................................................
983,790 
983,790 
Strategic materials 
Uranium sustainment ...................................................
20,579 
20,579 
Plutonium sustainment .................................................
210,367 
210,367 
Tritium sustainment ......................................................
198,152 
198,152 
Domestic uranium enrichment .....................................
60,000 
60,000 
Strategic materials sustainment ..................................
206,196 
206,196 
Total, Strategic materials ................................................
695,294 
695,294 
Total, Directed stockpile work ..............................................
3,977,026 
3,977,026 
Research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) 
Science 
Advanced certification ...................................................
57,710 
57,710 
Primary assessment technologies .................................
89,313 
89,313 
Dynamic materials properties .......................................
122,347 
122,347 
Advanced radiography ...................................................
37,600 
37,600 
Secondary assessment technologies ..............................
76,833 
76,833 
Academic alliances and partnerships ...........................
52,963 
52,963 
Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments ...
50,755 
50,755 
Total, Science ......................................................................
487,521 
487,521 
Engineering 
Enhanced surety ............................................................
39,717 
39,717 
Weapon systems engineering assessment technology
23,029 
23,029 
Nuclear survivability .....................................................
45,230 
45,230 
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131 STAT. 2017 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Enhanced surveillance ...................................................
45,147 
45,147 
Stockpile Responsiveness ..............................................
40,000 
40,000 
Total, Engineering .............................................................
193,123 
193,123 
Inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield 
Ignition ...........................................................................
79,575 
77,932 
Program decrease ....................................................
[–1,643 
] 
Support of other stockpile programs ............................
23,565 
23,565 
Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental support .....
77,915 
77,915 
Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion ....................
7,596 
7,596 
Joint program in high energy density laboratory 
plasmas .......................................................................
9,492 
9,492 
Facility operations and target production ....................
334,791 
334,791 
Total, Inertial confinement fusion and high yield ....
532,934 
531,291 
Advanced simulation and computing 
Advanced simulation and computing ...........................
709,244 
709,244 
Construction: 
18–D–670, Exascale Class Computer Cooling 
Equipment, LNL .................................................
22,000 
22,000 
18–D–620, Exascale Computing Facility Mod-
ernization Project ................................................
3,000 
3,000 
Total, Construction ....................................................
25,000 
25,000 
Total, Advanced simulation and computing ...............
734,244 
734,244 
Advanced manufacturing 
Additive manufacturing .................................................
12,000 
12,000 
Component manufacturing development .....................
38,644 
38,644 
Processing technology development ..............................
29,896 
34,896 
Program increase ....................................................
[5,000 
] 
Total, Advanced manufacturing ....................................
80,540 
85,540 
Total, RDT&E .............................................................................
2,028,362 
2,031,719 
Infrastructure and operations (formerly RTBF) 
Operations of facilities ..........................................................
868,000 
848,470 
Safety and environmental operations ..................................
116,000 
116,000 
Maintenance and repair of facilities ....................................
360,000 
395,000 
Program increase to address high-priority preventa-
tive maintenance ........................................................
[35,000 
] 
Recapitalization .....................................................................
427,342 
542,342 
Program increase to address high-priority deferred 
maintenance ................................................................
[115,000 
] 
Construction: 
18–D–680, Material Staging Facility, PX ....................
0 
5,200 
Project initiation .....................................................
[5,200 
] 
18–D–660, Fire Station, Y–12 .......................................
28,000 
28,000 
18–D–650, Tritium Production Capability, SRS .........
6,800 
6,800 
17–D–640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, 
NNSS ...........................................................................
22,100 
22,100 
17–D–630 Expand Electrical Distribution System, 
LLNL ...........................................................................
6,000 
6,000 
16–D–515 Albuquerque complex project ......................
98,000 
98,000 
15–D–613 Emergency Operations Center, Y–12 .........
7,000 
7,000 
07–D–220 Radioactive liquid waste treatment facility 
upgrade project, LANL ..............................................
2,100 
2,100 
07–D–220-04 
Transuranic 
liquid 
waste 
facility, 
LANL ...........................................................................
17,895 
17,895 
06–D–141 Uranium processing facility Y–12, Oak 
Ridge, TN ....................................................................
663,000 
663,000 
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131 STAT. 2018 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
04–D–125 Chemistry and metallurgy research facil-
ity replacement project, LANL ..................................
180,900 
180,900 
Total, Construction ...........................................................
1,031,795 
1,036,995 
Total, Infrastructure and operations ...................................
2,803,137 
2,938,807 
Secure transportation asset 
Operations and equipment ...................................................
219,464 
185,568 
Program decrease ...........................................................
[–33,896 
] 
Program direction .................................................................
105,600 
105,600 
Total, Secure transportation asset .......................................
325,064 
291,168 
Defense nuclear security 
Operations and maintenance ...............................................
686,977 
714,977 
Support to physical security infrastructure recapital-
ization and CSTART ..................................................
[28,000 
] 
Construction: 
17–D–710 West end protected area reduction project, 
Y–12 .............................................................................
0 
5,000 
Program increase ....................................................
[5,000 
] 
Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................
686,977 
719,977 
Information technology and cybersecurity .................................
186,728 
186,728 
Legacy contractor pensions ..........................................................
232,050 
232,050 
Total, Weapons Activities ...............................................................
10,239,344 
10,377,475 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 
Global material security 
International nuclear security ......................................
46,339 
46,339 
Radiological security ......................................................
146,340 
166,340 
Protection and safe disposal of radioactive 
sources ..................................................................
[20,000 
] 
Nuclear smuggling detection .........................................
144,429 
139,429 
Program decrease ....................................................
[–5,000 
] 
Total, Global material security ......................................
337,108 
352,108 
Material management and minimization 
HEU reactor conversion ................................................
125,500 
125,500 
Nuclear material removal .............................................
32,925 
32,925 
Material disposition .......................................................
173,669 
173,669 
Total, Material management & minimization ............
332,094 
332,094 
Nonproliferation and arms control ......................................
129,703 
129,703 
Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D ...............................
446,095 
451,095 
Acceleration of low-yield detection experi-
ments and 3D printing efforts ....................
[5,000 
] 
Nonproliferation Construction: 
18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project ......
9,000 
9,000 
99–D–143 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Fa-
cility, SRS ...................................................................
270,000 
340,000 
Program increase ....................................................
[70,000 
] 
Total, Nonproliferation construction ...........................
279,000 
349,000 
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs ........
1,524,000 
1,614,000 
Low Enriched Uranium R&D for Naval Reactors .....................
0 
0 
Legacy contractor pensions ..........................................................
40,950 
40,950 
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131 STAT. 2019 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program .......
277,360 
277,360 
Rescission of prior year balances ................................................
–49,000 
–49,000 
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ..................................
1,793,310 
1,883,310 
Naval Reactors 
Naval reactors development ........................................................
473,267 
473,267 
Columbia-Class reactor systems development ...........................
156,700 
156,700 
S8G Prototype refueling ..............................................................
190,000 
190,000 
Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ............................
466,884 
466,884 
Construction: 
15–D–904 NRF Overpack Storage Expansion 3 .................
13,700 
13,700 
15–D–903 KL Fire System Upgrade ....................................
15,000 
15,000 
14–D–901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization project, 
NRF ....................................................................................
116,000 
116,000 
Total, Construction ..................................................................
144,700 
144,700 
Program direction .........................................................................
48,200 
46,651 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–1,549 
] 
Total, Naval Reactors ......................................................................
1,479,751 
1,431,551 
Federal Salaries And Expenses 
Program direction .........................................................................
418,595 
407,595 
Program decrease to support maximum of 1,690 employ-
ees .......................................................................................
[–11,000 
] 
Total, Office Of The Administrator .............................................
418,595 
407,595 
Defense Environmental Cleanup 
Closure sites: 
Closure sites administration ................................................
4,889 
4,889 
Hanford site: 
River corridor and other cleanup operations ......................
58,692 
93,692 
Acceleration of priority programs ..........
[35,000 
] 
Central plateau remediation ................................................
637,879 
642,250 
Acceleration of priority programs ..........
[4,371 
] 
Richland community and regulatory support .....................
5,121 
5,121 
Construction: 
18–D–404 WESF Modifications and Capsule Storage 
6,500 
6,500 
15–D–401 Containerized sludge removal annex, RL ..
8,000 
8,000 
Total, Construction ...........................................................
14,500 
14,500 
Total, Hanford site ....................................................................
716,192 
755,563 
Idaho National Laboratory: 
SNF stabilization and disposition—2012 ............................
19,975 
19,975 
Solid waste stabilization and disposition ............................
170,101 
170,101 
Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposi-
tion ......................................................................................
111,352 
111,352 
Soil and water remediation—2035 ......................................
44,727 
44,727 
Idaho community and regulatory support ...........................
4,071 
4,071 
Total, Idaho National Laboratory .........................................
350,226 
350,226 
NNSA sites 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ..........................
1,175 
1,175 
Separations Process Research Unit .....................................
1,800 
1,800 
Nevada ...................................................................................
60,136 
60,136 
Sandia National Laboratories ..............................................
2,600 
2,600 
Los Alamos National Laboratory .........................................
191,629 
191,629 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites ...............................
257,340 
257,340 
Oak Ridge Reservation: 
OR Nuclear facility D & D 
OR-0041—D&D - Y–12 ..................................................
29,369 
29,369 
OR-0042—D&D -ORNL .................................................
48,110 
48,110 
Construction: 
17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility .............
5,000 
5,000 
14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment facil-
ity .........................................................................
17,100 
17,100 
Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D ...................................
99,579 
99,579 
U233 Disposition Program ...................................................
33,784 
33,784 
OR cleanup and disposition ..........................................
66,632 
66,632 
OR reservation community and regulatory support ...
4,605 
4,605 
OR Solid waste stabilization and disposition tech-
nology development ....................................................
3,000 
3,000 
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ................................................
207,600 
207,600 
Office of River Protection: 
Waste treatment and immobilization plant 
Construction: 
01–D–416 A-D WTP Subprojects A-D ...........
655,000 
655,000 
01–D–416 E—Pretreatment Facility ............
35,000 
35,000 
Total, 01–D–416 Construction ..................................
690,000 
690,000 
WTP Commissioning .........
8,000 
8,000 
Total, Waste treatment and immobilization plant ....
698,000 
698,000 
Tank farm activities 
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ...
713,311 
713,311 
Construction: 
15–D–409 Low activity waste pretreatment sys-
tem, ORP ..............................................................
93,000 
93,000 
Total, Tank farm activities ..............................................
806,311 
806,311 
Total, Office of River protection ...........................................
1,504,311 
1,504,311 
Savannah River Sites: 
Nuclear Material Management ............................................
323,482 
350,482 
Acceleration of priority programs ..........
[27,000 
] 
Environmental Cleanup 
Environmental Cleanup ................................................
159,478 
159,478 
Construction: 
08–D–402, Emergency Operations Center ............
500 
500 
Total, Environmental Cleanup .......................................
159,978 
159,978 
SR community and regulatory support ...............................
11,249 
11,249 
Radioactive liquid tank waste: 
Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and dis-
position ........................................................................
597,258 
597,258 
Construction: 
18–D–401, SDU #8/9 ..............................................
500 
500 
17–D–402—Saltstone Disposal Unit #7 ................
40,000 
40,000 
05–D–405 Salt waste processing facility, Savan-
nah River Site ......................................................
150,000 
150,000 
Total, Construction ....................................................
190,500 
190,500 
Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste ...........................
787,758 
787,758 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Total, Savannah River site .....................................................
1,282,467 
1,309,467 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
Operations and maintenance ...............................................
206,617 
206,617 
Central characterization project ..........................................
22,500 
22,500 
Transportation .......................................................................
21,854 
21,854 
Construction: 
15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation 
system, WIPP .............................................................
46,000 
46,000 
15–D–412 Exhaust shaft, WIPP ...................................
19,600 
19,600 
Total, Construction ...........................................................
65,600 
65,600 
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant .........................................
316,571 
316,571 
Program direction .........................................................................
300,000 
300,000 
Program support ...........................................................................
6,979 
6,979 
WCF Mission Related Activities .................................................
22,109 
2,000 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–20,109 
] 
Minority Serving Institution Partnership ..................................
6,000 
6,000 
Safeguards and Security 
Oak Ridge Reservation .........................................................
16,500 
16,500 
Paducah .................................................................................
14,049 
14,049 
Portsmouth ............................................................................
12,713 
12,713 
Richland/Hanford Site ..........................................................
75,600 
75,600 
Savannah River Site .............................................................
142,314 
142,314 
Waste Isolation Pilot Project ................................................
5,200 
5,200 
West Valley ............................................................................
2,784 
2,784 
Total, Safeguards and Security .............................................
269,160 
269,160 
Cyber Security ..............................................................................
43,342 
0 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–43,342 
] 
Technology development ..............................................................
25,000 
25,000 
HQEF-0040—Excess Facilities ....................................................
225,000 
125,000 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–100,000 
] 
Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup .....................................
5,537,186 
5,440,106 
Other Defense Activities 
Environment, health, safety and security 
Environment, health, safety and security ...........................
130,693 
128,946 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–1,747 
] 
Program direction .................................................................
68,765 
68,000 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–765 
] 
Total, Environment, Health, safety and security .............
199,458 
196,946 
Independent enterprise assessments 
Independent enterprise assessments ...................................
24,068 
24,068 
Program direction .................................................................
50,863 
50,863 
Total, Independent enterprise assessments .......................
74,931 
74,931 
Specialized security activities ......................................................
237,912 
240,912 
Classified topic ......................................................................
[3,000 
] 
Office of Legacy Management 
Legacy management .............................................................
137,674 
137,674 
Program direction .................................................................
16,932 
16,932 
Total, Office of Legacy Management ...................................
154,606 
154,606 
Defense-related activities 
Defense related administrative support 
Chief financial officer ............................................................
48,484 
48,484 
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131 STAT. 2022 
PUBLIC LAW 115–91—DEC. 12, 2017 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2810 (S. 1519): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 115–200, Pts. 1 and 2 (both from Comm. on Armed Serv-
ices) and 115–404 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 115–125 (Comm. on Armed Services) accompanying 
S. 1519. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 
July 12–14, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 13, 14, 18, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 19, Senate considered and adopted amendment No. 545. 
Sept. 25, Senate modified amendments Nos. 1065 and 1086. 
Nov. 14, House agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 16, Senate agreed to conference report. 
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2017): 
Dec. 12, Presidential remarks and statement. 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2018 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Chief information officer .......................................................
91,443 
91,443 
Project management oversight and assessments ...............
3,073 
3,073 
Total, Defense related administrative support .................
143,000 
139,927 
Office of hearings and appeals ....................................................
5,605 
5,605 
Subtotal, Other defense activities ...............................................
815,512 
816,000 
Total, Other Defense Activities ....................................................
815,512 
816,000 
Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal 
Yucca mountain and interim storage .........................................
30,000 
30,000 
Total, Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal ......................................
30,000 
30,000 
Approved December 12, 2017. 
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