[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1735 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1735

     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2015

Mr. Thornberry (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
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 2016''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into two divisions as 
follows:
            (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
            (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
    (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.
                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Multiyear procurement authority for Standard Missile-3 Block 
                            IB guided missiles.
Sec. 106. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for certain 
                            commercial-off-the-shelf parts for 
                            intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Repeal of requirement for initial operating capability of a 
                            conventional long-range standoff weapon 
                            before retirement of the conventionally 
                            Armed AGM-86 Missile.
                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
                       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 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status 
                            technicians.
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on 
                            active duty for operational support.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 545. Required provision of preseparation counseling.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay 
                            authorities.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Program fraud civil remedies statute for the Department of 
                            Defense and the National Aeronautics and 
                            Space Administration.
Sec. 802. Improvements to the operation of the Defense Acquisition 
                            Workforce Development Fund.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contract Authorities, Procedures, and 
                              Limitations

Sec. 811. Revision to method of rounding of acquisition-related dollar 
                            thresholds when adjusting for inflation.
Sec. 812. Extension of authority to acquire products and services 
                            produced in countries along a major route 
                            of supply to Afghanistan.
Sec. 813. Exception to requirement to include cost or price to the 
                            Government as a factor in the evaluation of 
                            proposals for certain task or delivery 
                            order contracts.
                Subtitle C--Acquisition Reform Proposals

Sec. 821. Modification to requirements relating to determination of 
                            contract type for major development 
                            programs.
Sec. 822. Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for 
                            major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 823. Revision of Milestone Decision Authority responsibilities for 
                            major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 824. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business 
                            systems.
Sec. 825. Revision to life-cycle management and product support 
                            requirements.
Sec. 826. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense 
                            acquisition program.
Sec. 827. Revision to requirements relating to risk reduction in 
                            development of major defense acquisition 
                            programs.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 831. Extension of the Department of Defense mentor-proteegeee 
                            pilot program.
Sec. 832. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to 
                            Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research 
                            and Engineering regarding major defense 
                            acquisition programs.
Sec. 833. Revision to required distribution of assistance under 
                            Procurement Technical Assistance 
                            Cooperative Agreement Program.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 901. Change of period for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
                            review of the unified command plan to not 
                            less than every four years.
Sec. 902. Update of statutory specification of functions of the 
                            chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
                            relating to advice on requirements, 
                            programs, and budget.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Enhancement of interagency support during contingency 
                            operations and transition periods.
                Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for 
                            certain Navy mess operations afloat.
Sec. 1022. Refueling and complex overhaul of Nimitz-class aircraft 
                            carriers.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1041. Transfer of functions of the Veterans' Advisory Board on 
                            Dose Reconstruction to the Secretaries of 
                            Veterans Affairs and Defense.
                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Sec. 1101. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant 
                            allowances, benefits, and gratuities to 
                            civilian personnel on official duty in a 
                            combat zone.
Sec. 1102. Authority to provide additional allowances and benefits for 
                            defense clandestine service employees.
Sec. 1103. Extension of rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy 
                            employees performing work aboard or 
                            dockside in support of the nuclear-powered 
                            aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan.
             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Sec. 1201. Extension of authority to support operations and activities 
                            of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq.
Sec. 1202. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain 
                            coalition nations for support provided to 
                            United States military operations.
Sec. 1203. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and 
                            provide defense services to the military 
                            and security forces of Afghanistan.
Sec. 1204. Authority for acceptance and use of contributions from 
                            Kuwait for certain mutually beneficial 
                            projects.
Sec. 1205. Extension of commanders' emergency response program in 
                            Afghanistan.
Sec. 1206. Increase in thresholds for definition of major defense 
                            equipment for purposes of Arms Export 
                            Control Act.
Sec. 1207. Maintenance of prohibition on procurement by Department of 
                            Defense of communist Chinese-origin items 
                            that meet the definition of goods and 
                            services controlled as munitions items when 
                            moved to the ``600 series'' of the commerce 
                            control list.
Sec. 1208. Modification of global lift and sustain to support partners 
                            and allies.
Sec. 1209. Reimbursements for certain counterinsurgency, 
                            counterterrorism and stabilization 
                            operations carried out by Pakistan.
Sec. 1210. NATO Special Operations Headquarters.
Sec. 1211. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. Joint urgent operational needs fund.
Sec. 1403. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, Defense.
Sec. 1404. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1406. Defense health program.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of 
                            Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
                            Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for 
                            Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, 
                            Illinois.
Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
                            Home.
   TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS 
                         CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Army procurement.
Sec. 1503. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1504. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1505. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1506. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1507. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1508. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1509. Military personnel.
Sec. 1510. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1511. Defense health program.
Sec. 1512. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1513. Defense Inspector General.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2801. Change in authorities relating to scope of work variations 
                            for military construction projects.
Sec. 2802. Enhanced authority to carry out emergency military 
                            construction projects when necessary to 
                            support requirements of combatant 
                            commanders.
Sec. 2803. Annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds applicable 
                            to unspecified minor military construction 
                            authorities.

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

SEC. 101. ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for procurement for the Army as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $5,689,357,000.
            (2) For missiles, $1,419,957,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
        $1,887,073,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $1,233,378,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $5,899,028,000.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for procurement for the Navy and Marine Corps as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $16,126,405,000.
            (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
        $3,154,154,000.
            (3) For ammunition procurement, Navy and Marine Corps, 
        $723,741,000.
            (4) For shipbuilding and conversion, $16,597,457,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $6,614,715,000.
            (6) For procurement, Marine Corps, $1,131,418,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $15,657,769,000.
            (2) For missiles, $2,987,045,000.
            (3) For space procurement, $2,584,061,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $1,758,843,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $18,272,438,000.

SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $5,130,853,000.

SEC. 105. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR STANDARD MISSILE-3 BLOCK 
              IB GUIDED MISSILES.

    (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement.--Subject to section 2306b 
of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may enter 
into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 
2016 program year, for the procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB 
guided missiles.
    (b) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary may enter 
into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with the 
SM-3 Block IB missiles for which authorization to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a).
    (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 2016 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
for that purpose for such later fiscal year.

SEC. 106. AVAILABILITY OF AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
              COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF PARTS FOR INTERCONTINENTAL 
              BALLISTIC MISSILE FUZES.

    (a) Availability of Procurement Funds.--Notwithstanding section 
1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 103 for Missile 
Procurement, Air Force, $13,700,000 shall be available for the 
procurement of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under 
section 1645 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 
Stat. YYY).
    (b) Covered Parts Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
parts'' has the meaning given that term in section 1645(c) of such Act.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, 
test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $6,924,959,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $17,885,916,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $26,473,669,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide activities, $18,329,861,000.
            (5) For the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, 
        $170,558,000.

SEC. 202. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY OF A 
              CONVENTIONAL LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON BEFORE RETIREMENT 
              OF THE CONVENTIONALLY ARMED AGM-86 MISSILE.

    Section 217(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 706) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A);
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A); 
        and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so 
        redesignated, the following new subparagraph (B):
                    ``(B) is capable of being modified to carry a 
                conventional warhead; and''.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
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, in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $35,107,546,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $42,200,756,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $6,228,782,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $38,191,929,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $32,440,843,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $2,665,792,000.
            (7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,001,758,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $277,036,000.
            (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,064,257,000.
            (10) For the Army National Guard, $6,717,977,000.
            (11) For the Air National Guard, $6,956,210,000.
            (12) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
        Forces, $14,078,000.
            (13) For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
        Development Fund, $84,140,000.
            (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $234,829,000.
            (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $292,453,000.
            (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
        $368,131,000.
            (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
        $8,232,000.
            (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
        Sites, $203,717,000.
            (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
        programs, $100,266,000.
            (20) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
        $358,496,000.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       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, 2016, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 475,000.
            (2) The Navy, 329,200.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 184,000.
            (4) The Air Force, 317,000.

                       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, 2016, as follows:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 342,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 198,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,500.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200.
            (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 for any reserve component are released from 
active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for 
such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component 
shall be 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 SUPPORT OF THE 
              RESERVES.

    Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 
2016, 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, 30,770.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 16,261.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,748.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032.

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 2016 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, 
        26,099.
            (2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395.
            (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
        22,104.
            (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814.

SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2016 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL STATUS 
              TECHNICIANS.

    (a) Limitations.--
            (1) National guard.--Within the limitation provided in 
        section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number 
        of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard 
        as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed the following:
                    (A) For the Army National Guard of the United 
                States, 1,600.
                    (B) For the Air National Guard of the United 
                States, 350.
            (2) Army reserve.--The number of non-dual status 
        technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 
        2016, may not exceed 595.
            (3) Air force reserve.--The number of non-dual status 
        technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 
        30, 2016, may not exceed 90.
    (b) Non-Dual Status Technicians Defined.--In this section, the term 
``non-dual status technician'' has the meaning given that term in 
section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.

    During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving 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.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 545. REQUIRED PROVISION OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.

    (a) Clarification of Requirement for 180 Continuous Days of Active 
Duty Service.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1142(a)(4) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``continuous'' after 
``first 180''.
    (b) Exclusion of Training From Periods of Active Duty.--Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
                `active duty' does not include full-time training duty, 
                annual training duty, and attendance, while in the 
                active military service, at a school designated as a 
                service school by law or by the Secretary of the 
                military department concerned.''.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY 
              AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--The following sections 
of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 
2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016'':
            (1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 
        reenlistment bonus.
            (2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
        affiliation or enlistment bonus.
            (3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted 
        members assigned to certain high-priority units.
            (4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 
        enlistment bonus for persons without prior service.
            (5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment 
        and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service.
            (6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
        enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior 
        service.
            (7) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments 
        for reserve component members experiencing extended and 
        frequent mobilization for active duty service.
    (b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.--
The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016'':
            (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.
    (c) Title 37 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.--
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016'':
            (1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and retention 
        bonuses for psychologists.
            (2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for 
        registered nurses.
            (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 
        specialties.
            (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.
    (d) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--The following 
sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking 
``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016'':
            (1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-
        qualified 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 
        incentive bonus.
    (e) 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, 2015'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2016'':
            (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 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 
        proficiency bonus.
            (10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for 
        members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to 
        high priority units.
    (f) Other Title 37 Bonus and Special Pay Authorities.--The 
following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016'':
            (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 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new 
        officers in critical skills.
            (6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for 
        conversion to military occupational specialty to ease personnel 
        shortage.
            (7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for 
        transfer between the Armed Forces.
            (8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer 
        candidates.
    (g) Authority To Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic 
Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2016''.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

SEC. 801. PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES STATUTE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide the 
Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration with an effective administrative remedy to 
obtain recompense for the Department of Defense and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for losses resulting from the 
submission to the Department or the Administration, respectively, of 
false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims and statements.
    (b) Program Fraud Civil Remedies.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter IV of subtitle A of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 163 
        the following new chapter:

 ``CHAPTER 164--ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR FALSE CLAIMS AND STATEMENTS

``Sec.
``2751. Applicability of chapter; definitions.
``2752. False claims and statements; liability.
``2753. Hearing and determinations.
``2754. Payment; interest on late payments.
``2755. Judicial review.
``2756. Collection of civil penalties and assessments.
``2757. Right to administrative offset.
``2758. Limitations.
``2759. Effect on other laws.
``Sec. 2751. Applicability of chapter; definitions
    ``(a) Applicability of Chapter.--This chapter applies to the 
following agencies:
            ``(1) The Department of Defense.
            ``(2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this chapter:
            ``(1) Head of an agency.--The term `head of an agency' 
        means the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the 
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            ``(2) Claim.--The term `claim' means any request, demand, 
        or submission--
                    ``(A) made to the head of an agency for property, 
                services, or money (including money representing 
                grants, loans, insurance, or benefits);
                    ``(B) made to a recipient of property, services, or 
                money received directly or indirectly from the head of 
                an agency or to a party to a contract with the head of 
                an agency--
                            ``(i) for property or services if the 
                        United States--
                                    ``(I) provided such property or 
                                services;
                                    ``(II) provided any portion of the 
                                funds for the purchase of such property 
                                or services; or
                                    ``(III) will reimburse such 
                                recipient or party for the purchase of 
                                such property or services; or
                            ``(ii) for the payment of money (including 
                        money representing grants, loans, insurance, or 
                        benefits) if the United States--
                                    ``(I) provided any portion of the 
                                money requested or demanded; or
                                    ``(II) will reimburse such 
                                recipient or party for any portion of 
                                the money paid on such request or 
                                demand; or
                    ``(C) made to the head of an agency which has the 
                effect of decreasing an obligation to pay or account 
                for property, services, or money.
            ``(3) Knows or has reason to know.--The term `knows or has 
        reason to know', for purposes of establishing liability under 
        section 2752 of this title, means that a person, with respect 
        to a claim or statement--
                    ``(A) has actual knowledge that the claim or 
                statement is false, fictitious, or fraudulent;
                    ``(B) acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or 
                falsity of the claim or statement; or
                    ``(C) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or 
                falsity of the claim or statement, and no proof of 
                specific intent to defraud is required.
            ``(4) Responsible official.--The term `responsible 
        official' means a designated debarring and suspending official 
        of the agency named in subsection (a).
            ``(5) Respondent.--The term `respondent' means a person who 
        has received notice from a responsible official asserting 
        liability under section 2752 of this title.
            ``(6) Statement.--The term `statement' means any 
        representation, certification, affirmation, document, record, 
        or an accounting or bookkeeping entry made--
                    ``(A) with respect to a claim or to obtain the 
                approval or payment of a claim (including relating to 
                eligibility to make a claim); or
                    ``(B) with respect to (including relating to 
                eligibility for)--
                            ``(i) a contract with, or a bid or proposal 
                        for a contract with the head of an agency; or
                            ``(ii) a grant, loan, or benefit from the 
                        head of an agency.
    ``(c) Claims.--For purposes of paragraph (2) of subsection (b)--
            ``(1) each voucher, invoice, claim form, or other 
        individual request or demand for property, services, or money 
        constitutes a separate claim;
            ``(2) each claim for property, services, or money is 
        subject to this chapter regardless of whether such property, 
        services, or money is actually delivered or paid; and
            ``(3) a claim shall be considered made, presented, or 
        submitted to the head of an agency, recipient, or party when 
        such claim is actually made to an agent, fiscal intermediary, 
        or other entity acting for or on behalf of such authority, 
        recipient, or party.
    ``(d) Statements.--For purposes of paragraph (6) of subsection 
(b)--
            ``(1) each written representation, certification, or 
        affirmation constitutes a separate statement; and
            ``(2) a statement shall be considered made, presented, or 
        submitted to the head of an agency when such statement is 
        actually made to an agent, fiscal intermediary, or other entity 
        acting for or on behalf of such authority.
``Sec. 2752. False claims and statements; liability
    ``(a) False Claims.--Any person who makes, presents, or submits, or 
causes to be made, presented, or submitted, to the head of an agency a 
claim that the person knows or has reason to know--
            ``(1) is false, fictitious, or fraudulent;
            ``(2) includes or is supported by any written statement 
        which asserts a material fact this is false, fictitious, or 
        fraudulent;
            ``(3) includes or is supported by any written statement 
        that--
                    ``(A) omits a material fact;
                    ``(B) is false, fictitious, or fraudulent as a 
                result of such omission; and
                    ``(C) the person making, presenting, or submitting 
                such statement has a duty to include such material 
                fact; or
            ``(4) is for payment for the provision of property or 
        services which the person has not provided as claimed, shall, 
        in addition to any other remedy that may be prescribed by law, 
        be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each 
        such claim. Such person shall also be subject to an assessment 
        of not more than twice the amount of such claim, or the portion 
        of such claim which is determined by the responsible official 
        to be in violation of the preceding sentence.
    ``(b) False Statements.--Any person who makes, presents, submits, 
or causes to be made, presented, or submitted, a written statement in 
conjunction with a procurement program or acquisition of the an agency 
named in section 2751(a) of this title that--
            ``(1) the person knows or has reason to know--
                    ``(A) asserts a material fact that is false, 
                fictitious, or fraudulent; or
                    ``(B)(i) omits a material fact; and
                    ``(ii) is false, fictitious, or fraudulent as a 
                result of such omission;
            ``(2) in the case of a statement described in subparagraph 
        (B) of paragraph (1), is a statement in which the person 
        making, presenting, or submitting such statement has a duty to 
        include such material fact; and
            ``(3) contains or is accompanied by an express 
        certification or affirmation of the truthfulness and accuracy 
        of the contents of the statement, shall be subject to, in 
        addition to any other remedy that may be prescribed by law, a 
        civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each such statement.
``Sec. 2753. Hearing and determinations
    ``(a) Transmittal of Notice to Attorney General.--If a responsible 
official determines that there is adequate evidence to believe that a 
person is liable under section 2752 of this title, the responsible 
official shall transmit to the Attorney General, or any other officer 
or employee of the Department of Justice designated by the Attorney 
General, a written notice of the intention of such official to initiate 
an action under this section. The notice shall include the following:
            ``(1) A statement of the reasons for initiating an action 
        under this section.
            ``(2) A statement specifying the evidence which supports 
        liability under section 2752 of this title.
            ``(3) A description of the claims or statements for which 
        liability under section 2752 of this title is alleged.
            ``(4) An estimate of the penalties and assessments that 
        will be demanded under section 2752 of this title.
            ``(5) A statement of any exculpatory or mitigating 
        circumstances which may relate to such claims or statements.
    ``(b) Statement From Attorney General.--
            ``(1) Within 90 days after receipt of a notice from a 
        responsible official under subsection (a), the Attorney 
        General, or any other officer or employee of the Department of 
        Justice designated by the Attorney General, shall transmit a 
        written statement to the responsible official which specifies--
                    ``(A) that the Attorney General, or any other 
                officer or employee of the Department of Justice 
                designated by the Attorney General, approves or 
                disapproves initiating an action under this section 
                based on the allegations of liability stated in such 
                notice; and
                    ``(B) in any case in which the initiation of an 
                action under this section is disapproved, the reasons 
                for such disapproval.
            ``(2) If at any time after the initiation of an action 
        under this section the Attorney General, or any other officer 
        or employee of the Department of Justice designated by the 
        Attorney General, transmits to a responsible official a written 
        determination that the continuation of any action under this 
        section may adversely affect any pending or potential criminal 
        or civil action, such action shall be immediately stayed and 
        may be resumed only upon written authorization from the 
        Attorney General, or any other officer or employee of the 
        Department of Justice designated by the Attorney General.
    ``(c) Limitation on Amount of Claim That May Be Pursued Under This 
Section.--No action shall be initiated under this section, nor shall 
any assessment be imposed under this section, if the total amount of 
the claim determined by the responsible official to violate section 
2752(a) of this title exceeds $500,000. The $500,000 threshold does not 
include penalties or any assessment permitted under 2752(a) of this 
title greater than the amount of the claim determined by the 
responsible official to violate such section.
    ``(d) Procedures for Resolving Claims.--(1) Upon receiving approval 
under subsection (b) to initiate an action under this section, the 
responsible official shall mail, by registered or certified mail, or 
other similar commercial means, or shall deliver, a notice to the 
person alleged to be liable under section 2752 of this title. Such 
notice shall specify the allegations of liability against such person, 
specify the total amount of penalties and assessments sought by the 
United States, advise the person of the opportunity to submit facts and 
arguments in opposition to the allegations set forth in the notice, 
advise the person of the opportunity to submit offers of settlement or 
proposals of adjustment, and advise the person of the procedures of the 
agency named in section 2751(a) of this title governing the resolution 
of actions initiated under this section.
    ``(2) Within 30 days after receiving a notice under paragraph (1), 
or any additional period of time granted by the responsible official, 
the respondent may submit in person, in writing, or through a 
representative, facts and arguments in opposition to the allegations 
set forth in the notice, including any additional information that 
raises a genuine dispute of material fact.
    ``(3) If the respondent fails to respond within 30 days, or any 
additional time granted by the responsible official, the responsible 
official may issue a written decision disposing of the matters raised 
in the notice. Such decision shall be based on the record before the 
responsible official. If the responsible official concludes that the 
respondent is liable under section 2752 of this title, the decision 
shall include the findings of fact and conclusions of law which the 
responsible official relied upon in determining that the respondent is 
liable, and the amount of any penalty and/or assessment to be imposed 
on the respondent. Any such determination shall be based on a 
preponderance of the evidence. The responsible official shall promptly 
send to the respondent a copy of the decision by registered or 
certified mail, or other similar commercial means, or shall hand 
deliver a copy of the decision.
    ``(4) If the respondent makes a timely submission, and the 
responsible official determines that the respondent has not raised any 
genuine dispute of material fact, the responsible official may issue a 
written decision disposing of the matters raised in the notice. Such 
decision shall be based on the record before the responsible official. 
If the responsible official concludes that the respondent is liable 
under section 2752 of this title, the decision shall include the 
findings of fact and conclusions of law which the responsible official 
relied upon in determining that the respondent is liable, and the 
amount of any penalty or assessment to be imposed on the respondent. 
Any such determination shall be based on a preponderance of the 
evidence. The responsible official shall promptly send to the 
respondent a copy of the decision by registered or certified mail, or 
other similar commercial means, or shall hand deliver a copy of the 
decision.
    ``(5) If the respondent makes a timely submission, and the 
responsible official determines that the respondent has raised a 
genuine dispute of material fact, the responsible official shall 
commence a hearing to resolve the genuinely disputed material facts by 
mailing by registered or certified mail, or other similar commercial 
means, or by hand delivery of, a notice informing the respondent of--
            ``(A) the time, place, and nature of the hearing;
            ``(B) the legal authority under which the hearing is to be 
        held;
            ``(C) the material facts determined by the responsible 
        official to be genuinely in dispute that will be the subject of 
        the hearing; and
            ``(D) a description of the procedures for the conduct of 
        the hearing.
    ``(6) The responsible official and any person against whom 
liability is asserted under this chapter may agree to a compromise or 
settle an action at any time. Any compromise or settlement must be in 
writing.
    ``(e) Respondent Entitled to Copy of the Record.--At any time after 
receiving a notice under paragraph (1) of subsection (d), the 
respondent shall be entitled to a copy of the entire record before the 
responsible official.
    ``(f) Hearings.--Any hearing commenced under this section shall be 
conducted by the responsible official, or a fact-finder designated by 
the responsible official, solely to resolve genuinely disputed material 
facts identified by the responsible official and set forth in the 
notice to the respondent.
    ``(g) Procedures for Hearings.--(1) Each hearing shall be conducted 
under procedures prescribed by the head of the agency. Such procedures 
shall include the following:
            ``(A) The provision of written notice of the hearing to the 
        respondent, including written notice of--
                    ``(i) the time, place, and nature of the hearing;
                    ``(ii) the legal authority under which the hearing 
                is to be held;
                    ``(iii) the material facts determined by the 
                responsible official to be genuinely in dispute that 
                will be the subject of the hearing; and
                    ``(iv) a description of the procedures for the 
                conduct of the hearing.
            ``(B) The opportunity for the respondent to present facts 
        and arguments through oral or documentary evidence, to submit 
        rebuttal evidence, and to conduct such cross-examination as may 
        be required to resolve any genuinely disputed material facts 
        identified by the responsible official.
            ``(C) The opportunity for the respondent to be accompanied, 
        represented, and advised by counsel or such other qualified 
        representative as the Secretary may specify in such 
        regulations.
    ``(2) For the purpose of conducting hearings under this section, 
the responsible official is authorized to administer oaths or 
affirmations.
    ``(3) Hearings shall be held at the responsible official's office, 
or at such other place as may be agreed upon by the respondent and the 
responsible official.
    ``(h) Decision Following Hearing.--The responsible official shall 
issue a written decision within 60 days after the conclusion of the 
hearing. That decision shall set forth specific findings of fact 
resolving the genuinely disputed material facts that were the subject 
of the hearing. The written decision shall also dispose of the matters 
raised in the notice required under paragraph (1) of subsection (d). If 
the responsible official concludes that the respondent is liable under 
section 2752 of this title, the decision shall include the findings of 
fact and conclusions of law which the responsible official relied upon 
in determining that the respondent is liable, and the amount of any 
penalty or assessment to be imposed on the respondent. Any decisions 
issued under this subparagraph shall be based on the record before the 
responsible official and shall be supported by a preponderance of the 
evidence. The responsible official shall promptly send to the 
respondent a copy of the decision by registered or certified mail, or 
other similar commercial means, or shall hand deliver a copy of the 
decision.
``Sec. 2754. Payment; interest on late payments
    ``(a) Payment of Assessments and Penalties.--A respondent shall 
render payment of any assessment and penalty imposed by a responsible 
official, or any amount otherwise agreed to as part of a settlement or 
adjustment, not later than the date--
            ``(1) that is 30 days after the date of the receipt by the 
        respondent of the responsible official's decision; or
            ``(2) as otherwise agreed to by the respondent and the 
        responsible official.
    ``(b) Interest.--If there is an unpaid balance as of the date 
determined under paragraph (1), interest shall accrue from that date on 
any unpaid balance. The rate of interest charged shall be the rate in 
effect as of that date that is published by the Secretary of the 
Treasury under section 3717 of title 31.
    ``(c) Treatment of Receipts.--All penalties, assessments, or 
interest paid, collected, or otherwise recovered under this chapter 
shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts as 
provided in section 3302 of title 31.
``Sec. 2755. Judicial review
    ``A decision by a responsible official under section 2753(d) or 
2753(h) of this title shall be final. Any such final decision is 
subject to judicial review only under chapter 7 of title 5.
``Sec. 2756. Collection of civil penalties and assessments
    ``(a) Judicial Enforcement of Civil Penalties and Assessments.--The 
Attorney General shall be responsible for judicial enforcement of any 
civil penalty or assessment imposed under this chapter.
    ``(b) Civil Actions for Recovery.--Any penalty or assessment 
imposed in a decision by a responsible official, or amounts otherwise 
agreed to as part of a settlement or adjustment, along with any accrued 
interest, may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney 
General. In any such action, no matter that was raised or that could 
have been raised in a proceeding under this chapter or pursuant to 
judicial review under section 2755 of this title may be raised as a 
defense, and the determination of liability and the determination of 
amounts of penalties and assessments shall not be subject to review.
    ``(c) Jurisdiction of United States District Courts.--The district 
courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of any action 
commenced by the United States under subsection (b).
    ``(d) Joining and Consolidating Actions.--Any action under 
subsection (b) may, without regard to venue requirements, be joined and 
consolidated with or asserted as a counterclaim, cross-claim, or setoff 
by the United States in any other civil action which includes as 
parties the United States, and the person against whom such action may 
be brought.
    ``(e) Jurisdiction of United States Court of Federal Claims.--The 
United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction of any 
action under subsection (b) to recover any penalty or assessment, or 
amounts otherwise agreed to as part of a settlement or adjustment, 
along with any accrued interest, if the cause of action is asserted by 
the United States as a counterclaim in a matter pending in such court. 
The counterclaim need not relate to the subject matter of the 
underlying claim.
``Sec. 2757. Right to administrative offset
    ``The amount of any penalty or assessment that has been imposed by 
a responsible official, or any amount agreed upon in a settlement or 
compromise, along with any accrued interest, may be collected by 
administrative offset.
``Sec. 2758. Limitations
    ``(a) Limitation on Period for Initiation of Administrative 
Action.--An action under section 2752 of this title with respect to a 
claim or statement shall be commenced within six years after the date 
on which such claim or statement is made, presented, or submitted.
    ``(b) Limitation Period for Initiation of Civil Action for Recovery 
of Administrative Penalty or Assessment.--A civil action to recover a 
penalty or assessment under section 2756 of this title shall be 
commenced within three years after the date of the decision of the 
responsible official imposing the penalty or assessment.
``Sec. 2759. Effect on other laws
    ``(a) Relationship to Title 44 Authorities.--This chapter does not 
diminish the responsibility of the head of an agency to comply with the 
provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, relating to coordination of 
Federal information policy.
    ``(b) Relationship to Title 31 Authorities.--The procedures set 
forth in this chapter apply to the agencies named in section 2751(a) of 
this title in lieu of the procedures under chapter 38 of title 31, 
relating to administrative remedies for false claims and statements.
    ``(c) Relationship to Other Authorities.--Any action, inaction, or 
decision under this chapter shall be based solely upon the information 
before the responsible official and shall not limit or restrict any 
agency of the Government from instituting any other action arising 
outside this chapter, including suspension or debarment, based upon the 
same information. Any action, inaction or decision under this chapter 
shall not restrict the ability of the Attorney General to bring 
judicial action, based upon the same information as long as such action 
is not otherwise prohibited by law.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The tables of chapters at the 
        beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part IV of 
        subtitle A, of such title are each amended by inserting after 
        the item relating to chapter 163 the following new item:

``164. Administrative Remedies for False Claims and             2751''.
                            Statements.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3801(a)(1) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(other than the Department of Defense)'' 
        in subparagraph (A) after ``executive department'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B) 
        and by inserting ``(other than the National Aeronautics and 
        Space Administration)'' in that subparagraph after ``not an 
        executive department''; and
            (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
        subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively.
    (d) Effective Date.--Chapter 164 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (b), and the amendments made by subsection (c), 
shall apply to any claim or statement made, presented, or submitted on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 802. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OPERATION OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
              WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    (a) Elements of the Fund.--Subsection (d) of section 1705 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``credited to 
                the Fund under paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
                ``appropriated to the Fund'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph 
                (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
            (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``24-month 
                period'' and inserting ``36-month period''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``credited 
                to the Fund'' and inserting ``credited to amounts 
                appropriated to the Fund for the fiscal year in which 
                such funds are transferred''; and
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
        the following new paragraph (3):
            ``(3) Prior notice to congressional committees of certain 
        transfers.--The Secretary of Defense may make a transfer to the 
        Fund pursuant to paragraph (2) that increases to an amount 
        greater than $500,000,000 the total amount made available to 
        the Fund for a fiscal year only after the Secretary submits to 
        the congressional defense committees notice of the Secretary's 
        intent to make such transfer and a period of 10 days has 
        elapsed following the date of the notification.''.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``appropriations 
        available to'' after ``for transfer to''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``credited to the Fund in 
                accordance with subsection (d)(2),'';
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (d)(3),'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (d)(2) or'';
                    (C) by striking ``, or deposited to the Fund''; and
                    (D) by striking ``for which credited'' and all that 
                follows and inserting ``in which transferred, or for 
                which appropriated, and the succeeding fiscal year.''.
    (c) Annual Report.--Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by 
striking ``remitted'' and all that follows through ``credited'' and 
inserting ``transferred to the Fund in such fiscal year or 
appropriated''.

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contract Authorities, Procedures, and 
                              Limitations

SEC. 811. REVISION TO METHOD OF ROUNDING OF ACQUISITION-RELATED DOLLAR 
              THRESHOLDS WHEN ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION.

    Section 1908(e)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``on the day before the adjustment'' and inserting ``as 
        calculated under paragraph (1)'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C); and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(D) not less than $1,000,000, but less than 
                $10,000,000, to the nearest $500,000;
                    ``(E) not less than $10,000,000, but less than 
                $100,000,000, to the nearest $5,000,000;
                    ``(F) not less than $100,000,000, but less than 
                $1,000,000,000, to the nearest $50,000,000; and
                    ``(G) $1,000,000,000 or more, to the nearest 
                $500,000,000.''.

SEC. 812. 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 832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 814), is further amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2018''.

SEC. 813. EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE COST OR PRICE TO THE 
              GOVERNMENT AS A FACTOR IN THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR 
              CERTAIN TASK OR DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS.

    (a) Contracting Under Title 41, United States Code.--Section 
3306(c) of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``except as provided in 
        paragraph (3),'' in subparagraphs (B) and (C) after the 
        subparagraph designation; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) Exceptions for certain indefinite delivery, 
        indefinite quantity contracts.--If the head of an agency issues 
        a solicitation for multiple task or delivery order contracts 
        under section 4103(d) of this title for the same or similar 
        services and intends to make a contract award to each 
        qualifying offeror--
                    ``(A) cost or price to the Federal Government need 
                not, at the Government's discretion, be considered 
                under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) as an 
                evaluation factor for the contract award; and
                    ``(B) if, pursuant to subparagraph (A), cost or 
                price to the Federal Government is not considered as an 
                evaluation factor for the contract award--
                            ``(i) the disclosure requirement of 
                        subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall not 
                        apply; and
                            ``(ii) cost or price to the Federal 
                        Government shall be considered in conjunction 
                        with the issuance pursuant to section 4106(c) 
                        of this title of a task or delivery order under 
                        any contract resulting from the solicitation.
            ``(4) Qualifying offeror defined.--In paragraph (3), the 
        term `qualifying offeror' means an offeror that--
                    ``(A) is determined to be a responsible source;
                    ``(B) submits a proposal that conforms to the 
                requirements of the solicitation; and
                    ``(C) the contracting officer has no reason to 
                believe would likely offer other than fair and 
                reasonable pricing.''.
    (b) Contracting Under Title 10, United States Code.--Section 
2305(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(except as provided 
        in subparagraph (C))'' in clauses (ii) and (iii) after 
        ``shall''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
    ``(C) If the head of an agency issues a solicitation for multiple 
task or delivery order contracts under section 2304a(d)(1)(B) of this 
title for the same or similar services and intends to make a contract 
award to each qualifying offeror--
            ``(i) cost or price to the Federal Government need not, at 
        the Government's discretion, be considered under clause (ii) of 
        subparagraph (A) as an evaluation factor for the contract 
        award; and
            ``(ii) if, pursuant to clause (i), cost or price to the 
        Federal Government is not considered as an evaluation factor 
        for the contract award--
                    ``(I) the disclosure requirement of clause (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A) shall not apply; and
                    ``(II) cost or price to the Federal Government 
                shall be considered in conjunction with the issuance 
                pursuant to section 2304c(b) of this title of a task or 
                delivery order under any contract resulting from the 
                solicitation.
    ``(D) In subparagraph (C), the term `qualifying offeror' means an 
offeror that--
            ``(i) is determined to be a responsible source;
            ``(ii) submits a proposal that conforms to the requirements 
        of the solicitation; and
            ``(iii) the contracting officer has no reason to believe 
        would likely offer other than fair and reasonable pricing.''.

                Subtitle C--Acquisition Reform Proposals

SEC. 821. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF 
              CONTRACT TYPE FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Determination of Contract Type.--Section 2306 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(i) Required Elements of Guidance Relating to Contract Type.--(1) 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the guidance of the 
Department of Defense relating to major defense acquisition programs 
and major automated information systems includes--
                    ``(A) a requirement that the acquisition strategy 
                for such a program or system include identification of 
                the contract type for development of the program or 
                system; and
                    ``(B) a justification of the contract type 
                identified.
    ``(2) The contract type identified in accordance with paragraph 
(1)(A) may be--
            ``(A) a fixed-price type contract (including a fixed-price 
        incentive contract); or
            ``(B) a cost-type contract (including a cost-plus-
        incentive-fee contract).
    ``(3) The guidance referred to in paragraph (1) shall require that 
the justification for the contract type selected explain--
            ``(A) how the level of program risk relates to the contract 
        type selected; and
            ``(B) how the use of incentives (especially cost 
        incentives) in the contract, if any, supports the objectives of 
        the development program.
    ``(4) The guidance shall also specify that the use of contracts 
with target costs, target profits or fees, and profit or fee adjustment 
formulas, during development, where applicable, is ordinarily in the 
interest of the Government.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 
2306 note) is amended by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e).
    (c) Modification of Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
modify the regulations of the Department of Defense regarding the 
determination of contract type for development programs to be 
consistent with the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 822. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STAND-ALONE MANPOWER ESTIMATES FOR 
              MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Repeal of Requirement.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 2434 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and a manpower 
estimate for the program have'' and inserting ``has''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Regulations.--Subsection (b) 
of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking ``shall require--'' and all that follows 
        through ``that the independent'' and inserting ``shall require 
        that the independent'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and realigning those 
        paragraphs so as to be two ems from the left margin; and
            (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``and operations and support,'' and 
                inserting ``operations and support, and manpower to 
                operate, maintain, and support the program upon full 
                operational deployment,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting 
                a period.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
        amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2434. Independent cost estimates''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section 
        in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 144 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:

``2434. Independent cost estimates.''.

SEC. 823. REVISION OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 
              MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Revision.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 2366a and 2366b of title 10, 
        United States Code, are amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: responsibilities at 
              Milestone A approval
    ``(a) Responsibilities.--Before granting Milestone A approval for a 
major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, the Milestone 
Decision Authority for the program or subprogram shall ensure--
            ``(1) that information about the program or subprogram is 
        sufficient to warrant entry of the program or subprogram into 
        the risk reduction phase; and
            ``(2) that there are sound plans for progression of the 
        program or subprogram to the development phase.
    ``(b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Milestone Decision Authority shall consider to what extent the program 
or subprogram--
            ``(1) meets a joint military requirement;
            ``(2) responds to an anticipated or likely threat;
            ``(3) has been developed in light of a review of 
        alternative approaches;
            ``(4) is affordable;
            ``(5) has (A) identified areas of risk and, (B) for each 
        such identified area of risk, has a plan to reduce the risk 
        that is documented in the acquisition strategy for the program 
        or subprogram;
            ``(6) addresses planning for sustainment; and
            ``(7) meets any other considerations the Milestone Decision 
        Authority considers relevant.
    ``(c) Relationship to Other Statutes.--In assessing the 
considerations in subsection (b), the Milestone Decision Authority 
shall include consideration of the following:
            ``(1) With respect to joint military requirements, the 
        requirements of section 181 of this title.
            ``(2) With respect to alternative approaches, the 
        requirements of section 201 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition 
        Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note).
            ``(3) With respect to affordability and cost estimates and 
        analyses, the requirements of section 2334 of this title.
            ``(4) With respect to risk, the requirements of--
                    ``(A) section 138b of this title; and
                    ``(B) section 203 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition 
                Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23; 10 U.S.C. 2430 
                note).
            ``(5) With respect to sustainment, the requirements of 
        section 2337 and section 2464 of this title.
    ``(d) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after granting 
Milestone A approval for a major defense acquisition program or major 
subprogram, the Milestone Decision Authority for that program or 
subprogram shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice 
of such approval in writing. The Milestone Decision Authority's 
decision memorandum with respect to such approval shall be available to 
the congressional defense committees upon request, consistent with any 
relevant classification requirements.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `major defense acquisition program' means a 
        Department of Defense acquisition program that is a major 
        defense acquisition program for purposes of section 2430 of 
        this title.
            ``(2) The term `major subprogram' means a major subprogram 
        of a major defense acquisition program designated under section 
        2430a(a)(1) of this title.
            ``(3) The term `Milestone Decision Authority', with respect 
        to a major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, 
        means the official within the Department of Defense designated 
        with the overall responsibility and authority for acquisitions 
        decisions for the program or subprogram, including authority to 
        approve entry of the program or subprogram into the next phase 
        of the acquisition process.
            ``(4) The term `Milestone A approval' means a decision to 
        enter into a risk reduction phase pursuant to guidance 
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of 
        Department of Defense acquisition programs.
            ``(5) The term `joint military requirement' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 181(g)(1) of this title.
``Sec. 2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: responsibilities at 
              Milestone B approval
    ``(a) Responsibilities.--Before granting Milestone B approval for a 
major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, the Milestone 
Decision Authority for the program or subprogram shall ensure--
            ``(1) that information about the program or subprogram is 
        sufficient to warrant entry of the program or subprogram into 
        the development phase; and
            ``(2) that there are sound plans in place for the program 
        or subprogram to deliver the required capability.
    ``(b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Milestone Decision Authority shall consider to what extent the program 
or subprogram will do each of the following:
            ``(1) Provide a capability that is affordable.
            ``(2) Identify and mitigate programmatic risks.
            ``(3) Deliver a capability with acceptable performance to 
        fulfill a joint military requirement.
            ``(4) Utilize technologies assessed to be mature.
            ``(5) Effectively utilize competition.
            ``(6) Enable sustainment of the capability that is provided 
        by the program or subprogram.
            ``(7) Continue to address, as necessary, the considerations 
        for Milestone A approval (or in the case that the program has 
        not previously been granted Milestone A approval, address such 
        considerations).
            ``(8) Respond to anticipated or likely threats.
            ``(9) Meet any other considerations the Milestone Decision 
        Authority considers relevant.
    ``(c) Relationship to Other Statutes.--In addressing the 
considerations in subsection (b), the Milestone Decision Authority 
shall include consideration of the following:
            ``(1) With respect to affordability, the requirements of 
        section 2334 of this title.
            ``(2) With respect to risk, the requirements of--
                    ``(A) section 203 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition 
                Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23; 10 U.S.C. 2430 
                note); and
                    ``(B) section 138b of this title.
            ``(3) With respect to fulfilling a joint military 
        requirement, the requirements of section 181 of this title.
            ``(4) With respect to competition, the requirements of--
                    ``(A) section 202 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition 
                Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23; 10 U.S.C. 2430 
                note); and
                    ``(B) section 2304 of this title.
            ``(5) With respect to sustainment, the requirements of 
        section 2337 and section 2464 of this title.
    ``(d) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after granting 
Milestone B approval for a major defense acquisition program or major 
subprogram, the Milestone Decision Authority for the program or 
subprogram shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice 
of such approval in writing. The Milestone Decision Authority's 
decision memorandum with respect to such approval shall be available to 
the congressional defense committees upon request, consistent with any 
relevant classification requirements.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `major defense acquisition program' means a 
        Department of Defense acquisition program that is a major 
        defense acquisition program for purposes of section 2430 of 
        this title.
            ``(2) The term `major subprogram' means a major subprogram 
        of a major defense acquisition program designated under section 
        2430a(a)(1) of this title.
            ``(3) The term `Milestone Decision Authority', with respect 
        to a major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, 
        means the official within the Department of Defense designated 
        with the overall responsibility and authority for acquisition 
        decisions for the program or subprogram, including authority to 
        approve entry of the program or subprogram into the next phase 
        of the acquisition process.
            ``(4) The term `Milestone A approval' means a decision to 
        enter into a risk reduction phase pursuant to guidance 
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of 
        Department of Defense acquisition programs.
            ``(5) The term `Milestone B approval' means a decision to 
        enter into a development phase pursuant to guidance prescribed 
        by the Secretary of Defense for the management of Department of 
        Defense acquisition programs.
            ``(6) The term `joint military requirement' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 181(g)(1) of this title.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The items relating to such 
        sections in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
        139 of such title are amended to read as follows:

``2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: responsibilities at 
                            Milestone A approval.
``2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: responsibilities at 
                            Milestone B approval.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 139b of this title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``review and approve or disapprove'' and 
                        inserting ``advise the milestone decision 
                        authority regarding review and approval of''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``in 
                        order to advise relevant technical authorities 
                        for such programs on the incorporation of best 
                        practices for developmental test from across 
                        the Department'' after ``programs''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``review and approve'' and inserting ``advise 
                        the milestone decision authority regarding 
                        review and approval of''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``in 
                        order to advise relevant technical authorities 
                        for such programs on the incorporation of best 
                        practices for systems engineering from across 
                        the Department'' after ``programs''.
            (2) Section 2334(a)(6)(A)(i) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``any certification under'' and inserting ``any 
        decision to grant milestone approval pursuant to''.

SEC. 824. STREAMLINING OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DEFENSE BUSINESS 
              SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Revision.--Section 2222 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering; 
              enterprise architecture; management
    ``(a) Defense Business Systems Generally.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that each covered defense business system developed, 
deployed, and operated by the Department of Defense--
            ``(1) supports efficient business processes that have been 
        reviewed, and as appropriate revised, through business process 
        reengineering;
            ``(2) is integrated into a comprehensive defense business 
        enterprise architecture; and
            ``(3) is managed in a manner that provides visibility into, 
        and traceability of, expenditures for the system.
    ``(b) Issuance of Guidance.--
            ``(1) Secretary of defense guidance.--The Secretary shall 
        issue guidance to provide for the coordination of, and decision 
        making for, the planning, programming, and control of 
        investments in covered defense business systems.
            ``(2) Supporting guidance.--The Secretary shall direct the 
        Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, 
        the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
        Logistics, the Chief Information Officer, and the Chief 
        Management Officer of each of the military departments to issue 
        and maintain supporting guidance, as appropriate, for the 
        guidance of the Secretary issued under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Guidance Elements.--The guidance issued pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1) shall include the following elements:
            ``(1) Policy to ensure that the business processes of the 
        Department of Defense are continuously evolved to--
                    ``(A) implement the most streamlined and efficient 
                business process practicable; and
                    ``(B) enable the use of commercial off-the-shelf 
                business systems with the fewest changes necessary to 
                accommodate requirements and interfaces that are unique 
                to the Department of Defense.
            ``(2) A process to establish requirements for covered 
        defense business systems.
            ``(3) Mechanisms for the planning and control of 
        investments in covered defense business systems, including a 
        process for the collection and review of programming and 
        budgeting information for covered defense business systems.
            ``(4) Policy requiring the periodic review of covered 
        defense business systems that have been fully deployed, by 
        portfolio, to ensure that investments in such portfolios are 
        appropriate.
    ``(d) Defense Business Enterprise Architecture.--
            ``(1) Blueprint.--The Secretary, working through the Deputy 
        Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, shall 
        develop and maintain a blueprint to guide the development of 
        integrated business processes within the Department of Defense 
        Such blueprint shall be known as the `defense business 
        enterprise architecture'.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The defense business enterprise 
        architecture shall be sufficiently defined to effectively guide 
        implementation of interoperable defense business system 
        solutions and shall be consistent with the policies and 
        procedures established by the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget.
            ``(3) Elements.--The defense business enterprise 
        architecture shall--
                    ``(A) include policies, procedures, business data 
                standards, business performance measures, and business 
                information requirements that apply uniformly 
                throughout the Department of Defense; and
                    ``(B) enable the Department of Defense to--
                            ``(i) comply with all applicable law, 
                        including Federal accounting, financial 
                        management, and reporting requirements;
                            ``(ii) routinely produce verifiable, 
                        timely, accurate, and reliable business and 
                        financial information for management purposes; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) integrate budget, accounting, and 
                        program information and systems.
            ``(4) Integration into information technology 
        architecture.--The defense business enterprise architecture 
        shall integrate into an information technology enterprise 
        architecture, developed by the Chief Information Officer of the 
        Department of Defense, which describes a target business 
        systems computing environment for each of the major business 
        processes conducted by the Department of Defense.
    ``(e) Defense Business Council.--
            ``(1) Requirement for council.--The Secretary shall 
        establish a Defense Business Council to provide advice to the 
        Secretary on developing the defense business enterprise 
        architecture, reengineering the Department's business 
        processes, and requirements for defense business systems. The 
        Council shall be chaired by the Deputy Chief Management Officer 
        and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.
            ``(2) Membership.--The membership of the Council shall 
        include the following:
                    ``(A) The Chief Management Officers of the military 
                departments, or their designees.
                    ``(B) The following officials of the Department of 
                Defense, or their designees:
                            ``(i) The Under Secretary of Defense for 
                        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics with 
                        respect to acquisition, logistics, and 
                        installations management processes.
                            ``(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense 
                        (Comptroller) with respect to financial 
                        management and planning and budgeting 
                        processes.
                            ``(iii) The Under Secretary of Defense for 
                        Personnel and Readiness with respect to human 
                        resources management processes.
    ``(f) Approvals Required for Development.--
            ``(1) Initial approval required.--The Secretary shall 
        ensure that a covered defense business system program cannot 
        proceed into development (or, if no development is required, 
        into production or fielding) unless the appropriate approval 
        official (as specified in paragraph (2)) has determined that 
        the covered defense business system concerned--
                    ``(A) supports a business process that has been, or 
                is being as a result of the acquisition program, 
                reengineered to be as streamlined and efficient as 
                practicable consistent with the guidance issued 
                pursuant to subsection (b), including business process 
                mapping;
                    ``(B) is in compliance with the defense business 
                enterprise architecture developed pursuant to 
                subsection (d) or will be in compliance as a result of 
                modifications planned;
                    ``(C) has valid, achievable requirements; and
                    ``(D) is in compliance with the Department's 
                auditability requirements.
            ``(2) Appropriate official.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the appropriate approval official with respect to a covered 
        defense business system is the following:
                    ``(A) In the case of a system of a military 
                department, the Chief Management Officer of that 
                military department.
                    ``(B) In the case of a system of a Defense Agency 
                or Defense Field Activity or a system that will support 
                the business process of more than one military 
                department or Defense Agency or Defense Field Activity, 
                the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department 
                of Defense.
                    ``(C) In the case of any system, such official 
                other than the applicable official under subparagraph 
                (A) or (B) as the Secretary designates for such 
                purpose.
            ``(3) Annual certification.--For any fiscal year in which 
        funds are expended for development pursuant to a covered 
        defense business system program, the Defense Business Council 
        shall review the system and certify (or decline to certify as 
        the case may be) that it continues to satisfy the requirements 
        of paragraph (1). If the Council determines that certification 
        cannot be granted, the chairman of the Council shall notify the 
        Appropriate Approving Official and the acquisition Milestone 
        Decision Authority for the program and provide a recommendation 
        for corrective action.
            ``(4) Obligation of funds in violation of requirements.--
        The obligation of Department of Defense funds for a covered 
        defense business system program that has not been certified in 
        accordance with paragraph (3) is a violation of section 
        1341(a)(1)(A) of title 31.
    ``(g) Responsibility of Milestone Decision Authority.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that, as part of the defense acquisition system, 
the requirements of this section are fully addressed by the Milestone 
Decision Authority for a covered defense business system program as 
acquisition process approvals are considered for such system.
    ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than March 15 of each year from 
2016 through 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on activities of the Department of Defense 
pursuant to this section. Each report shall include the following:
            ``(1) A description of actions taken and planned with 
        respect to the guidance required by subsection (b) and the 
        defense business enterprise architecture developed pursuant to 
        subsection (d).
            ``(2) A description of actions taken and planned for the 
        reengineering of business processes by the Defense Business 
        Council established pursuant to subsection (e).
            ``(3) A summary of covered defense business system funding 
        and covered defense business systems approved pursuant to 
        subsection (f).
            ``(4) Identification of any covered defense business system 
        program that during the preceding fiscal year was reviewed and 
        not approved pursuant to subsection (f) and the reasons for the 
        lack of approval.
            ``(5) Identification of any covered defense business system 
        program that during the preceding fiscal year failed to achieve 
        initial operational capability within five years of when the 
        program received Milestone B approval.
            ``(6) For any program identified under paragraph (5), a 
        description of the plan to address the issues which caused the 
        failure.
            ``(7) A discussion of specific improvements in business 
        operations and cost savings resulting from successful covered 
        defense business systems programs.
            ``(8) A copy of the most recent report of the Chief 
        Management Officer of each military department on 
        implementation of business transformation initiatives by such 
        military department in accordance with section 908 of the 
        Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4569; 10 U.S.C. 2222 
        note).
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1)(A) Defense business system.--The term `defense 
        business system' means an information system that is operated 
        by, for, or on behalf of the Department of Defense, including 
        any of the following:
                    ``(i) A financial system.
                    ``(ii) A financial data feeder system.
                    ``(iii) A contracting system.
                    ``(iv) A logistics system.
                    ``(v) A planning and budgeting system.
                    ``(vi) An installations management system.
                    ``(vii) A human resources management system.
                    ``(viii) A training and readiness system.
            ``(B) The term does not include--
                    ``(i) a national security system; or
                    ``(ii) an information system used exclusively by 
                and within the defense commissary system or the 
                exchange system or other instrumentality of the 
                Department of Defense conducted for the morale, 
                welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces 
                using nonappropriated funds.
            ``(2) Covered defense business system.--The term `covered 
        defense business system' means a defense business system that 
        is expected to have a total amount of budget authority over the 
        period of the current future-years defense program submitted to 
        Congress under section 221 of this title, in excess of the 
        threshold established for the use of special simplified 
        acquisition procedures pursuant to section 2304(g)(1)(B) of 
        this title.
            ``(3) Covered defense business system program.--The term 
        `covered defense business system program' means a defense 
        acquisition program to develop and field a covered defense 
        business system or an increment of a covered defense business 
        system.
            ``(4) Enterprise architecture.--The term `enterprise 
        architecture' has the meaning given that term in section 
        3601(4) of title 44.
            ``(5) Information system.--The term `information system' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40.
            ``(6) National security system.--The term `national 
        security system' has the meaning given that term in section 
        3542(b)(2) of title 44.
            ``(7) Milestone decision authority.--The term `Milestone 
        Decision Authority', with respect to a defense acquisition 
        program, means the individual within the Department of Defense 
        designated with the responsibility to grant milestone approvals 
        for that program.
            ``(8) Business process mapping.--The term `business process 
        mapping' means a procedure in which the steps in a business 
        process are clarified and documented in both written form and 
        in a flow chart.''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 131 of such title is amended to read as 
        follows:

``2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering; 
                            enterprise architecture; management.''.
    (b) Deadline for Guidance.--The guidance required by subsection 
(b)(1) of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
subsection (a)(1), shall be issued not later than December 31, 2016.
    (c) Repeal.--Section 811 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 
2222 note) is repealed.

SEC. 825. REVISION TO LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SUPPORT 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Consolidation of Certain Logistics and Sustainment-Related 
Provisions.--Section 2337(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon 
        the following: ``in order to sustain the system until either 
        (i) a replacement system is fielded and assumes the majority of 
        responsibility for the mission of the existing system, or (ii) 
        the mission of the system is eliminated and the system is 
        disposed of'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``sustainment of core 
        logistics capabilities specified in section 2464 of this title 
        and'' after ``ensure'';
            (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
            (4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(J) make a determination regarding the 
                applicability of preservation and storage of unique 
                tooling associated with the production of program-
                specific hardware, if relevant, including a plan for 
                the preservation, storage, or disposal of all 
                production tooling; and
                    ``(K) identify obsolete electronic parts that are 
                included in the specifications of the system being 
                acquired and determine suitable replacements for such 
                parts.''.
    (b) Core Logistics Capabilities.--Section 2464 of such title 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 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Acquisition Management Information Requirements.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, when milestone approval for a 
major defense acquisition program is under consideration, matters 
relating to core logistics capabilities are considered as follows:
            ``(1) Before Milestone A approval for the program is 
        granted, an analysis of the applicability of core logistics 
        capabilities requirements to the program shall be considered.
            ``(2) Before Milestone B approval for the program is 
        granted, an estimate of the requirements for core logistics 
        capabilities for the program, and the associated sustaining 
        workloads required to support such requirements, shall be 
        considered.
            ``(3) Before approval is granted for the program to enter 
        low-rate initial production, a description of requirements for 
        core depot-level maintenance and repair capabilities, as well 
        as the associated logistics capabilities and the associated 
        sustaining workloads required to support such requirements, 
        shall be considered.''.
    (c) Conforming Repeals and Amendments.--
            (1)(A) Section 2437 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        repealed.
            (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 144 
        is amended by striking the item relating to section 2437.
            (2) Section 815 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 
        Stat. 4530) is repealed.
            (3) Section 803(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. prec. 
        2571 note) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (3);
                    (B) striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (4) 
                and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (5).

SEC. 826. ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED FOR EACH MAJOR DEFENSE 
              ACQUISITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Consolidation of Requirements Relating to Acquisition 
Strategy.--
            (1) New title 10 section.--Chapter 144 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2431 the 
        following new section:
``Sec. 2431a. Acquisition strategy
    ``(a) Requirement.--(1) There shall be an acquisition strategy for 
each major defense acquisition program. The acquisition strategy for a 
major defense acquisition program shall be reviewed by the Milestone 
Decision Authority for the program at each time specified in paragraph 
(2). The Milestone Decision Authority may approve, disapprove, or 
revise the acquisition strategy at any such time.
    ``(2) The times at which the acquisition strategy for a major 
defense acquisition program shall be reviewed by the Milestone Decision 
Authority for the program under paragraph (1) are the following:
            ``(A) Program initiation.
            ``(B) Each subsequent milestone.
            ``(C) Full-Rate Production Decision Review.
            ``(D) Any other time considered relevant by the Milestone 
        Decision Authority.
    ``(b) Considerations.--The acquisition strategy for a major defense 
acquisition program shall present a top-level description of the 
business and technical management approach designed to achieve the 
objectives of the program within the resource constraints imposed. The 
strategy shall clearly express the program manager's approach to the 
program in sufficient detail to allow the Milestone Decision Authority 
to assess the viability of approach, implementation of laws and 
policies, and program objectives. The content and review and approval 
process for the acquisition strategy for a major defense acquisition 
program shall be issued and maintained by the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; however, the 
acquisition strategy should consider the following:
            ``(1) Tailoring.
            ``(2) Acquisition approach, including industrial base 
        considerations in accordance with section 2440 of this title 
        and, if applicable, plans for increments or evolutionary 
        acquisition.
            ``(3) Risk management, in accordance with section 203 of 
        the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 
        111-23; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note).
            ``(4) Business strategy, including measures to ensure 
        competition in accordance with section 202 of the Weapon 
        Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23; 10 
        U.S.C. 2430 note).
            ``(5) Contracting strategy, including sources, contract 
        bundling, if applicable, and small business participation.
            ``(6) Intellectual property strategy, in accordance with 
        section 2320 of this title.
            ``(7) International involvement, including Foreign Military 
        Sales and Cooperative Opportunities, in accordance with section 
        2350a of this title.
    ``(c) In this section, the term `Milestone Decision Authority', 
with respect to a major defense acquisition program, means the official 
within the Department of Defense designated with the overall 
responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for the program, 
including authority to approve entry of the program into the next phase 
of the acquisition process.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 2431 the following new item:

``2431a. Acquisition strategy.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 2350a(e) of such title is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Document'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Under 
                Secretary of Defense for'' and all that follows through 
                ``of the Board'' and inserting ``opportunities for such 
                cooperative research and development shall be addressed 
                in the acquisition strategy for the project'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``document'' and 
                                inserting ``discussion''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``include'' and 
                                inserting ``consider'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``A 
                        statement indicating'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``by the Under 
                                Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
                                Technology, and Logistics''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``of the United 
                                States under consideration by the 
                                Department of Defense''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by striking ``The'' and 
                                inserting ``A'';
                                    (II) by striking ``of'' and 
                                inserting ``to''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``Under 
                                Secretary'' and inserting ``Milestone 
                                Decision Authority''.
            (2) Section 803 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10 
        U.S.C. 2430 note) is repealed.

SEC. 827. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RISK REDUCTION IN 
              DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    Section 203 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 203. RISK REDUCTION IN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Guidance on Risk Reduction in Major Defense Acquisition 
Programs.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the acquisition 
strategy for each major defense acquisition program for which 
development activities are required includes the following:
            ``(1) A comprehensive approach to identifying and 
        addressing risk (including technical, cost and schedule risk) 
        during the period preceding full rate production as a means to 
        improve programmatic decision making and appropriately manage 
        program concurrency.
            ``(2) Documentation of the major sources of risk identified 
        and the approach to retiring that risk.
    ``(b) Elements of Comprehensive Approach to Risk Reduction.--The 
elements of a comprehensive approach to identifying and addressing risk 
for purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall include some combination of the 
following as appropriate for the item or system being acquired:
            ``(1) Development planning.
            ``(2) Systems engineering.
            ``(3) Integrated developmental and operational test.
            ``(4) Preliminary and critical design reviews and technical 
        reviews.
            ``(5) Prototyping (including prototyping at the system or 
        subsystem level and competitive prototyping, where 
        appropriate).
            ``(6) Modeling and simulation.
            ``(7) Technology demonstrations and technology off ramps.
            ``(8) Multiple design approaches.
            ``(9) Alternative, lower risk reduced performance designs.
            ``(10) Independent risk element assessments by outside 
        subject matter experts.
            ``(11) Program phasing to address high risk areas as early 
        as possible.''.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 831. EXTENSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTEEGEEE 
              PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 831(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``September 30, 2015'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2020''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``September 30, 2018'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2023''.

SEC. 832. STREAMLINING OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO 
              ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND 
              ENGINEERING REGARDING MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reporting to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics Before Milestone B Approval.--Subparagraph 
(A) of paragraph (8) of section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by section 901(h)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. YYYY), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``periodically'';
            (2) by striking ``the major defense acquisition programs'' 
        and inserting ``each major defense acquisition program'';
            (3) by inserting ``before the Milestone B approval for that 
        program'' after ``Department of Defense''; and
            (4) by striking ``such reviews and assessments'' and 
        inserting ``such review and assessment''.
    (b) Annual Report to Secretary of Defense and Congressional Defense 
Committees.--Subparagraph (B) of such paragraph is amended by inserting 
``for which a Milestone B approval occurred during the preceding fiscal 
year'' after ``Department of Defense''.

SEC. 833. REVISION TO REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE UNDER 
              PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Minimum Geographic Distribution.--Section 2413(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Department of Defense 
contract administration services district'' and inserting ``State''.
    (b) Distribution.--Section 2415 of such title is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``After apportioning funds available for assistance 
                under this chapter for any fiscal year for efficient 
                coverage of distressed areas referred to in section 
                2411(2)(B) of this title by programs operated by 
                eligible entities referred to in section 2411(1)(D) of 
                this title, the Secretary'';
                    (B) by inserting ``the remaining'' before ``funds 
                available''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Department of Defense contract 
                administration services district'' and inserting 
                ``State''; and
            (2) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``district'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``State''; and
                    (B) by striking ``districts'' and inserting 
                ``States''.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

SEC. 901. CHANGE OF PERIOD FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 
              REVIEW OF THE UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN TO NOT LESS THAN EVERY 
              FOUR YEARS.

    Section 161(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``two years'' and inserting ``four years''.

SEC. 902. UPDATE OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE 
              CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF RELATING TO ADVICE 
              ON REQUIREMENTS, PROGRAMS, AND BUDGET.

    Section 153(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(H) Advising the Secretary on development of joint 
        command, control, communications, and cyber capability, 
        including integration and interoperability of such capability, 
        through requirements, integrated architectures, data standards, 
        and assessments.''.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

SEC. 1001. ENHANCEMENT OF INTERAGENCY SUPPORT DURING CONTINGENCY 
              OPERATIONS AND TRANSITION PERIODS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
may enter into an agreement under which each Secretary may provide 
covered support, supplies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by 
exchange of covered support, supplies, and services, to the other 
Secretary during a contingency operation and related transition period 
for up to two years following the end of such contingency operation.
    (b) Agreement.--An agreement entered into under this section shall 
be in writing and shall include the following terms:
            (1) The price charged by a supplying agency shall be the 
        direct costs that such agency incurred by providing the covered 
        support, supplies, or services to the requesting agency under 
        this section.
            (2) Credits and liabilities of the agencies accrued as a 
        result of acquisitions and transfers of covered support, 
        supplies, and services under this section shall be liquidated 
        not less often than once every 3 months by direct payment to 
        the agency supplying such support, supplies, or services by the 
        agency receiving such support, supplies, or services.
            (3) Exchange entitlements accrued as a result of 
        acquisitions and transfers of covered support, supplies, and 
        services under this section shall be satisfied within 12 months 
        after the date of the delivery of the covered support, 
        supplies, or services. Exchange entitlements not so satisfied 
        shall be immediately liquidated by direct payment to the agency 
        supplying such covered support, supplies, or services.
    (c) Effect of Obligation and Availability of Funds.--An order 
placed by an agency pursuant to an agreement under this section is 
deemed to be an obligation in the same manner that a similar order or 
contract placed with a private contractor is an obligation. 
Appropriations remain available to pay an obligation to the servicing 
agency in the same manner as appropriations remain available to pay an 
obligation to a private contractor.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered support, supplies, and services'' 
        means food, billeting, transportation (including airlift), 
        petroleum, oils, lubricants, communications services, medical 
        services, ammunition, base operations support (and construction 
        incident to base operations support), use of facilities, spare 
        parts and components, repair and maintenance services, and 
        calibration services.
            (2) The term ``contingency operation'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
    (e) Crediting of Receipts.--Any receipt as a result of an agreement 
entered into under this section shall be credited, at the option of the 
Secretary of Defense with respect to the Department of Defense and the 
Secretary of State with respect to the Department of State, to--
            (1) the appropriation, fund, or account used in incurring 
        the obligation; or
            (2) an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account 
        currently available for the purposes for which the expenditures 
        were made.

                Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

SEC. 1021. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR 
              CERTAIN NAVY MESS OPERATIONS AFLOAT.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (b) of section 1014 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110-417; 122 Stat. 4585), as amended by section 1021 of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 
111-383, 124 Stat. 4348), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' 
and inserting ``September 30, 2020''.
    (b) Technical and Clarifying Amendments.--Subsection (a) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``not more that'' and inserting ``not more than''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Naval vessels'' and 
        inserting ``such vessels''.

SEC. 1022. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF NIMITZ-CLASS AIRCRAFT 
              CARRIERS.

    (a) Overhaul Execution Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to carry out a nuclear refueling and complex overhaul on 
each of the following Nimitz-class aircraft carriers:
            (1) U.S.S. George Washington (CVN-73).
            (2) U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74).
            (3) U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN-75).
            (4) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
            (5) U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN-77).
Each such refueling and overhaul shall be carried out from amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available within Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy, for refueling the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.
    (b) Special Funding Authority When a Continuing Resolution Is in 
Effect.--Unless expressly prohibited in a continuing resolution enacted 
after this date, if advance procurement funds are appropriated for a 
fiscal year to begin a refueling and complex overhaul on a Nimitz-class 
aircraft carrier identified in subsection (a), then Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy, appropriations in the amounts contained in the 
President's Budget for that refueling and complex overhaul for the 
following Fiscal Year shall be available for obligation under a 
continuing resolution enacted for the following fiscal year to continue 
the refueling and complex overhaul on that aircraft carrier.
    (c) Incremental Funding Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
authorized to incrementally fund contracts entered into for a nuclear 
refueling and complex overhaul authorized in subsection (a), for a 
period not to exceed six years after advance procurement funds for the 
nuclear refueling and complex overhaul effort are first obligated, from 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available within Shipbuilding 
and Conversion, Navy for refueling the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.
    (d) Condition for Out-Year Contract Payments.--A contract entered 
into under subsection (c) shall provide that any obligation of the 
United States to make a payment under a contract for carrier refueling 
in a fiscal year subsequent to the initial year of contract execution 
is subject to the availability of appropriations.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 1041. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF THE VETERANS' ADVISORY BOARD ON 
              DOSE RECONSTRUCTION TO THE SECRETARIES OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE.

    Section 601 of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
183; 117 Stat. 2667; 38 U.S.C. 1154 note) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 601. RADIATION DOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    ``(a) Review and Oversight.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
the Secretary of Defense shall jointly take appropriate actions to 
ensure the on-going independent review and oversight of the Radiation 
Dose Reconstruction Program of the Department of Defense.
    ``(b) Duties.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretaries 
shall--
            ``(1) conduct periodic, random audits of dose 
        reconstructions under the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program 
        and of decisions by the Department of Veterans Affairs on 
        claims for service connection of radiogenic diseases;
            ``(2) communicate to veterans information on the mission, 
        procedures, and evidentiary requirements of the Program; and
            ``(3) carry out such other activities with respect to the 
        review and oversight of the Program as the Secretaries shall 
        jointly specify.
    ``(c) Recommendations.--The Secretaries may make such 
recommendations on modifications in the mission or procedures of the 
Program as they consider appropriate as a result of the audits 
conducted under subsection (b)(1).''.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

SEC. 1101. 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 Supplemental 
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 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. zzz), is further 
amended by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2017''.

SEC. 1102. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS FOR 
              DEFENSE CLANDESTINE SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

    Section 1603 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Additional Allowances and Benefits for Employees of the 
Defense Clandestine Service.--In addition to the authority to provide 
compensation under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may provide 
an employee in a defense intelligence position who is assigned to the 
Defense Clandestine Service allowances and benefits under paragraph (1) 
of section 9904 of title 5 without regard to the limitations in that 
section--
            ``(1) that the employee be assigned to activities outside 
        the United States; or
            ``(2) that the activities to which the employee is assigned 
        be in support of Department of Defense activities abroad.''.

SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
              EMPLOYEES PERFORMING WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN SUPPORT 
              OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED 
              IN JAPAN.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 5542(a)(6) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2017''.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

SEC. 1201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
              OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION-IRAQ.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (f)(1) of section 1215 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112-81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2015'' 
and inserting ``fiscal year 2016''.
    (b) Amount Available.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``fiscal year 2015'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``fiscal year 2016 may not 
        exceed $143,000,000.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``fiscal year 2015'' and 
        inserting ``fiscal year 2016''.
    (c) Repeal of Expired Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (g) of 
such section is repealed.

SEC. 1202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN 
              COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES 
              MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--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 1222 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113-291; 128 Stat. yyy), is further amended by striking ``fiscal year 
2015'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2016''.
    (b) Amounts Available.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``during fiscal year 2015 may not exceed 
        $1,200,000,000'' and inserting ``during fiscal year 2016 may 
        not exceed $1,260,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking the third sentence.

SEC. 1203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 
              PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
              FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 
Stat. 1992), as amended by section 1231 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. XXX), is further amended by striking 
``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (b) Excess Defense Articles.--Subsection (i)(2) of such section is 
amended by striking ``During fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015'' in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting ``Through December 31, 2016''.

SEC. 1204. AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 
              KUWAIT FOR CERTAIN MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PROJECTS.

    (a) Authority.--Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2350n. Construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually 
              beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait Armed 
              Forces
    ``(a) Authority To Accept Contributions.--The Secretary of Defense, 
after consultation with the Secretary of State, may accept cash 
contributions from the State of Kuwait, for the purposes specified in 
subsection (c).
    ``(b) Accounting.--Contributions accepted under subsection (a) 
shall be placed in an account established by the Secretary of Defense 
and shall remain available until expended for the purposes specified in 
subsection (c).
    ``(c) Availability of Contributions.--Contributions accepted under 
subsection (a) shall be available only for payment of costs in 
connection with mutually beneficial construction (including military 
construction not otherwise authorized by law), maintenance, and repair 
projects in Kuwait.
    ``(d) Mutually Beneficial Defined.--A project shall be considered 
to be `mutually beneficial' for purposes of this section if--
            ``(1) the project is in support of a bilateral United 
        States and Kuwait defense cooperation agreement; or
            ``(2) the Secretary of Defense determines that the United 
        States may derive a benefit from the project, including--
                    ``(A) access to and use of facilities of the Kuwait 
                Armed Forces;
                    ``(B) ability or capacity for future posture; and
                    ``(C) increased interoperability between the 
                Department of Defense and Kuwait Armed Forces.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2350n. Construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually 
                            beneficial to the Department of Defense and 
                            Kuwait Armed Forces.''.

SEC. 1205. EXTENSION OF COMMANDERS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM IN 
              AFGHANISTAN.

    Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended 
by section 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. yyy), is further amended by 
striking ``fiscal year 2015'' in subsections (a), (b), and (f) and 
inserting ``fiscal year 2016''.

SEC. 1206. INCREASE IN THRESHOLDS FOR DEFINITION OF MAJOR DEFENSE 
              EQUIPMENT FOR PURPOSES OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

    Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794(6)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$200,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``$200,000,000''and inserting 
        ``$800,000,000''.

SEC. 1207. MAINTENANCE OF PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE OF COMMUNIST CHINESE-ORIGIN ITEMS THAT MEET THE 
              DEFINITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES CONTROLLED AS MUNITIONS 
              ITEMS WHEN MOVED TO THE ``600 SERIES'' OF THE COMMERCE 
              CONTROL LIST.

    (a) In General.--Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or in the 600 series 
        of the control list of the Export Administration Regulations'' 
        after ``in Arms Regulations,''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(3) The term `600 series of the control list of the 
        Export Administration Regulations' means the 600 series of the 
        Commerce Control List contained in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 
        of subtitle B of title 15 of the Code of Federal 
        Regulations.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections to ITAR References.--Subsections (b) and 
(e)(2) of such section are amended by striking ``Trafficking'' and 
inserting ``Traffic''.

SEC. 1208. MODIFICATION OF GLOBAL LIFT AND SUSTAIN TO SUPPORT PARTNERS 
              AND ALLIES.

    Subsection (b) of section 127d of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(B) does not apply in a 
        case in which the Secretary determines that the provision of 
        assistance is critical to the timely and effective 
        participation of the allied forces in the combined 
        operation.''.

SEC. 1209. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CERTAIN COUNTERINSURGENCY, 
              COUNTERTERRORISM AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT 
              BY PAKISTAN.

    (a) Authority.--From funds made available for the Department of 
Defense for operation and maintenance, the Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may provide 
reimbursements for counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and 
stabilization operations carried out by the Government of Pakistan in 
its campaign against al-Qaeda, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, and 
associated militants.
    (b) Types of Reimbursements.--Reimbursements made under the 
authority in subsection (a) may be made, in such amounts as the 
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, for logistical, military, 
and other expenditures associated with the operations specified in 
subsection (a).
    (c) Limitations.--
            (1) Prohibition on contractual obligations to make 
        payments.--The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any 
        contractual obligation to make a reimbursement under the 
        authority in subsection (a).
            (2) Prohibition on reimbursement of pakistan for support 
        during periods closed to transshipment.--The Secretary of 
        Defense may not provide a reimbursement under the authority in 
        subsection (a) for claims of support provided during any period 
        when the ground lines of supply through Pakistan were closed to 
        the transshipment of equipment and supplies in support of 
        United States military operations in Afghanistan.
    (d) Notice to Congressional Committees.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 
days before making any reimbursement under the authority in subsection 
(a).
    (e) Termination.--The Secretary of Defense may not use the 
authority in subsection (a) to provide reimbursement for any costs that 
are incurred after September 30, 2018.
    (f) Limitation on Reimbursements to the Government of Pakistan 
Under Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008.--No reimbursement may be provided to the Government of 
Pakistan under 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 1222 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291, 128 Stat. yyy), for any 
period during which this section is also in effect.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate.

SEC. 1210. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS.

    Section 1244(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2541), as most recently 
amended by section 1272 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2023), is further 
amended by striking ``for each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 
pursuant to section 301'' and inserting ``for any fiscal year''.

SEC. 1211. 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 2016 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) Extension of Authority To Accept Certain Equipment.--Subsection 
(d)(1) of section 1531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by 
striking ``prior Acts'' and inserting ``Acts enacted before the date of 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016.''.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
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 in the amount of $1,786,732,000.

SEC. 1402. JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund in the amount of 
$99,701,000.

SEC. 1403. 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 2016 
for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and 
Munitions Destruction, Defense, in the amount of $720,721,000, of 
which--
            (1) $139,098,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
            (2) $579,342,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
        Evaluation; and
            (3) $2,281,000 is for Procurement.
    (b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
(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. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, 
in the amount of $850,598,000.

SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense, in the amount of $316,159,000, of which--
            (1) $310,459,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
            (2) $4,700,000 is for Research, Development, Test and 
        Evaluation; and
            (3) $1,000,000 is for Procurement.

SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Defense Health Program, in the amount of $32,243,328,000, 
of which--
            (1) $30,889,940,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
            (2) $980,101,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
        Evaluation; and
            (3) $373,287,000 is for Procurement.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DEPARTMENT 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 authorized to be 
appropriated for section 506 and available for the Defense Health 
Program for operation and maintenance, $120,387,000 may be transferred 
by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 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 subsection (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 2016 
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 
for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

   TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS 
                         CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 to provide additional funds 
for overseas contingency operations being carried out by the Armed 
Forces.

SEC. 1502. ARMY PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for procurement for the Army in amounts as follows:
            (1) For aircraft procurement, $164,987,000.
            (2) For missile procurement, $37,260,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $26,030,000.
            (4) For ammunition procurement, $192,040,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $1,205,596,000.

SEC. 1503. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund in the amount of 
$493,271,000.

SEC. 1504. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for procurement for the Navy and Marine Corps in amounts as follows:
            (1) For aircraft procurement, Navy, $217,394,000.
            (2) For weapons procurement, Navy, $3,344,000.
            (3) For ammunition procurement, Navy and Marine Corps, 
        $136,930,000.
            (4) For other procurement, Navy, $12,186,000.
            (5) For procurement, Marine Corps, $48,934,000.

SEC. 1505. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for procurement for the Air Force in amounts as follows:
            (1) For aircraft procurement, $128,900,000.
            (2) For missile procurement, $289,142,000.
            (3) For ammunition procurement, $228,874,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $3,859,964,000.

SEC. 1506. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the procurement account for Defense-wide activities in the amount 
of $212,418,000.

SEC. 1507. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, 
test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $1,500,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $35,747,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $17,100,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide activities, $137,087,000.

SEC. 1508. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the use of the Armed Forces for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $11,382,750,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $5,131,588,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $952,534,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $9,090,013,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $5,805,633,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $24,559,000.
            (7) For the Navy Reserve, $31,643,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $3,455,000.
            (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $58,106,000.
            (10) For the Army National Guard, $60,845,000.
            (11) For the Air National Guard, $19,900,000.
            (12) For the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, 
        $3,762,257,000.
            (13) For the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, 
        $2,100,000,000.
            (14) For the Iraq Train and Equip Fund, $715,000,000.
            (15) For the Syria Train and Equip Fund, $600,000,000.

SEC. 1509. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
to the Department of Defense for military personnel accounts in the 
total amount of $3,204,758,000.

SEC. 1510. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for providing capital for Defense Working 
Capital Funds in the amount of $88,850,000.

SEC. 1511. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Defense Health Program in the amount of $272,704,000 for 
operation and maintenance.

SEC. 1512. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide in 
the amount of $186,000,000.

SEC. 1513. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense in the amount of $10,262,000.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 2801. CHANGE IN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO SCOPE OF WORK VARIATIONS 
              FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) Limited Authority for Scope of Work Increase.--Section 2853 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``The scope of work'' 
        and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (d), the scope 
        of work'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) The limitation in subsection (b)(2) on an increase in the 
scope of work does not apply if--
            ``(1) the increase in the scope of work is not more than 10 
        percent of the amount specified for that project, construction, 
        improvement, or acquisition in the justification data provided 
        to Congress as part of the request for authorization of the 
        project, construction, improvement, or acquisition;
            ``(2) the increase is approved by the Secretary concerned;
            ``(3) the Secretary concerned notifies the appropriate 
        committees of Congress in writing of the increase in scope and 
        the reasons therefor; and
            ``(4) a period of 21 days has elapsed after the date on 
        which the notification is received by the committees or, if 
        over sooner, a period of 14 days has elapsed after the date on 
        which a copy of the notification is provided in an electronic 
        medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.''.
    (b) Cross-Reference Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking 
        ``subsection (c) or (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (c), (d), 
        or (e)''.
            (2) Subsection (f) of such section, as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(2), is amended by striking ``through (d)'' and 
        inserting ``through (e)''.
    (c) Additional Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Conformity with general title 10 style.--Subsection (a) 
        of such section is further amended by inserting ``of this 
        title'' after ``section 2805(a)''.
            (2) Deletion of surplus word.--Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such 
        section is amended by striking ``be'' after ``Congress can''.

SEC. 2802. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT EMERGENCY MILITARY 
              CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WHEN NECESSARY TO SUPPORT 
              REQUIREMENTS OF COMBATANT COMMANDERS.

    Section 2803 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (c) as 
        subsection (d); and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``The maximum amount'' and 
                inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
                maximum amount''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph (2):
    ``(2) In applying the limitation under paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
year, the Secretary concerned may exclude any amount obligated by the 
Secretary under this section in that fiscal year for a military 
construction project that is carried out to support the requirements of 
the commander of a combatant command, except that the maximum amount 
that may be so excluded by the Secretary concerned in any fiscal year 
is $25,000,000.''.

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.--Each fiscal 
year, the Secretary concerned shall adjust the dollar limitations 
specified in this section applicable to an unspecified minor military 
construction project 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.''.
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