[House Report 114-270]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress} {Report
1st Session } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES {114-270
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
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CONFERENCE REPORT
to accompany
H.R. 1735
September 29, 2015.--Ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
95-996 WASHINGTON : 2015
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CONFERENCE REPORT................................................ 1
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE....... 603
Compliance with rules of the House of Representatives and
Senate regarding earmarks and congressionally directed
spending items......................................... 603
Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget
implication............................................ 603
Budgetary effects of this Act (sec. 4)................... 604
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS................. 604
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT............................................. 604
Budget Items................................................. 604
Army....................................................... 604
Stryker vehicle lethality upgrades....................... 604
Air Force.................................................. 605
C-130H Modifications..................................... 605
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 605
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101)............... 605
Subtitle B--Army Programs.................................... 605
Prioritization of upgraded UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters
within Army National Guard (sec. 111).................. 605
Roadmap for replacement of A/MH-6 Mission Enhanced Little
Bird aircraft to meet special operations requirements
(sec. 112)............................................. 606
Report on Options to Accelerate Replacement of UH-60A
Blackhawk Helicopters of Army National Guard (sec. 113) 606
Sense of Congress on Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Protection
Kits (sec. 114)........................................ 606
Subtitle C--Navy Programs.................................... 606
Modification of CVN-78 class aircraft carrier program
(sec. 121)............................................. 606
Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN-78 class
aircraft carrier program (sec. 122).................... 607
Extension and modification of limitation on availability
of funds for Littoral Combat Ship (sec. 123)........... 608
Modification to multiyear procurement authority for
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and associated systems
(sec. 124)............................................. 608
Procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class destroyer
(sec. 125)............................................. 609
Refueling and complex overhaul of the USS George
Washington (sec. 126).................................. 609
Fleet replenishment oiler program (sec. 127)............. 610
Limitation on availability of funds for USS John F.
Kennedy (CVN-79) (sec. 128)............................ 610
Limitation on availability of funds for USS Enterprise
(CVN-80) (sec. 129).................................... 610
Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat
Ship (sec. 130)........................................ 610
Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement
submarine program (sec. 131)........................... 611
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs............................... 611
Backup inventory status of A-10 aircraft (sec. 141)...... 611
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A-
10 aircraft. (sec. 142)................................ 611
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of
EC-130H Compass Call aircraft (sec. 143)............... 612
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, EC-130H
Compass Call, and Airborne Warning and Control System
aircraft (sec. 144).................................... 612
Limitation on availability of funds for F-35A aircraft
procurement (sec. 145)................................. 612
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of
KC-10 aircraft (sec. 146).............................. 613
Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C-130
aircraft (sec. 147).................................... 613
Limitation on availability of funds for executive
communications upgrades for C-20 and C-37 aircraft
(sec. 148)............................................. 613
Limitation on use of funds for T-1A Jayhawk aircraft
(sec. 149)............................................. 613
Notification of retirement of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber
aircraft (sec. 150).................................... 614
Inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air
Force (sec. 151)....................................... 614
Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of F-35A
aircraft (sec. 152).................................... 615
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters.... 615
Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle
Command-Platform (sec. 161)............................ 615
Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for
small arms (sec. 162).................................. 616
Study on use of different types of enhanced 5.56mm
ammunition by the Army and the Marine Corps (sec. 163). 616
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 616
Limitation on Availability of Funds for AN/TPQ-53 Radar
Systems................................................ 616
Stationing of C-130 H aircraft avionics previously
modified by the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) in
support of daily training and contingency requirements
for Airborne and Special Operations Forces............. 616
Sense of Congress on F-16 Active Electronically Scanned
Array (AESA) radar upgrade............................. 617
Stryker Lethality Upgrades............................... 617
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION............ 617
Budget Items................................................. 617
Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and
Strike System.......................................... 617
Integrated personnel and pay system for Army............. 618
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 619
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)............... 619
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 619
Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering
Partnership (sec. 211)................................. 619
Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and
Research for Transformation program to include citizens
of countries participating in The Technical Cooperation
Program (sec. 212)..................................... 619
Expansion of education partnerships to support technology
transfer and transition (sec. 213)..................... 620
Improvement to coordination and communication of Defense
research activities (sec. 214)......................... 620
Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program (sec.
215)................................................... 620
Reauthorization of Defense research and development Rapid
Innovation Program (sec. 216).......................... 621
Science and technology activities to support business
systems information technology acquisition programs
(sec. 217)............................................. 621
Department of Defense technology offset program to build
and maintain the technological superiority of the
United States (sec. 218)............................... 621
Limitation on availability of funds for F-15 infrared
search and track capability development (sec. 219)..... 623
Limitation on availability of funds for development of
the shallow water combat submersible (sec. 220)........ 623
Limitation on availability of funds for Medical
Countermeasures Program (sec. 221)..................... 623
Limitation on availability of funds for distributed
common ground system of the Army (sec. 222)............ 624
Limitation on availability of funds for distributed
common ground system of the United States Special
Operations Command (sec. 223).......................... 624
Integrated personnel and pay system for Army (sec. 224).. 624
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters........................ 625
Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center (sec.
231)................................................... 625
Demonstration of persistent close air support
capabilities (sec. 232)................................ 625
Strategies for engagement with historically black
colleges and universities and minority-serving
institutions of higher education (sec. 233)............ 626
Report on commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance
systems for Army tactical unmanned aerial systems (sec.
234)................................................... 626
Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II
(sec. 235)............................................. 626
Report on technology readiness levels of the technologies
and capabilities critical to the long range strike
bomber aircraft (sec. 236)............................. 627
Assessment of Air-Land Mobile Tactical Communications and
Data Network Requirements and Capabilities (sec. 237).. 627
Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic
parts (sec. 238)....................................... 628
Airborne data link plan (sec. 239)....................... 628
Plan for advanced weapons technology war games (sec. 240) 628
Independent assessment of F135 engine program (sec. 241). 628
Comptroller General Review of autonomic logistics
information system for F-35 Lightning II aircraft (sec.
242)................................................... 629
Sense of Congress regarding facilitation of a high
quality technical workforce (sec. 243)................. 629
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 630
Report on graduate fellowships in support of science,
mathematics, and engineering education................. 630
Funding for MV-22A Digital Interoperability Program...... 630
Items of Special Interest.................................... 630
Apportionment of small business funds under continuing
resolutions............................................ 630
Expedited approval for attendance at conferences in
support of science and innovation activities of
Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security
Administration......................................... 630
Protection of advanced technologies...................... 632
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............................. 632
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 632
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301)............... 632
Subtitle B--Energy and the Environment....................... 632
Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels (sec. 311).... 632
Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas (sec. 312)... 632
Modification of energy management reporting requirements
(sec. 313)............................................. 633
Revision to scope of statutorily required review of
projects relating to potential obstructions to aviation
so as to apply only to energy projects (sec. 314)...... 633
Exclusions from definition of ``chemical substance''
under Toxic Substances Control Act (sec. 315).......... 633
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment........................ 634
Repeal of limitation on authority to enter into a
contract for the sustainment, maintenance, repair, or
overhaul of the F117 engine (sec. 322)................. 634
Pilot programs for availability of working-capital funds
for product improvements (sec. 323).................... 634
Subtitle D--Reports.......................................... 634
Modification of annual report on prepositioned materiel
and equipment (sec. 331)............................... 634
Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for
Operational Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for
Installations and Environment (sec. 332)............... 634
Report on equipment purchased noncompetitively from
foreign entities (sec. 333)............................ 634
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 635
Prohibition on contracts making payments for honoring
members of the Armed Forces at sporting events (sec.
341)................................................... 635
Military animals: transfer and adoption (sec. 342)....... 635
Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under
the ARMS Initiative (sec. 343)......................... 635
Improvements to Department of Defense excess property
disposal (sec. 344).................................... 635
Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense
sponsorships, advertising, or marketing associated with
sports-related organizations or sporting events (sec.
345)................................................... 636
Additional requirements for streamlining of Department of
Defense management headquarters (sec. 346)............. 636
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 637
Additional authorization of appropriations for the Office
of Economic Adjustment................................. 637
Report on efforts to reduce high energy costs at military
installations.......................................... 637
Exemption of Department of Defense from alternative fuel
procurement............................................ 637
Limitation on plan, design, refurbishing, or construction
of biofuels refineries................................. 637
Comprehensive study on impact of proposed ozone rule..... 638
Assignment of certain new requirements based on
determinations of cost-efficiency...................... 638
Access to wireless high-speed Internet and network
connections for certain members of the Armed Forces
deployed overseas...................................... 639
Assessment of outreach for small business concerns owned
and controlled by women and minorities required before
conversion of certain functions to contractor
performance............................................ 639
Pilot program on intensive instruction in certain Asian
languages.............................................. 639
Sense of Senate on finding efficiencies within the
working-capital fund activities of the Department of
Defense................................................ 640
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS...................... 640
Subtitle A--Active Forces.................................... 640
End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)............... 640
Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum
levels (sec. 402)...................................... 640
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces................................... 641
End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)............ 641
End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of
the reserves (sec. 412)................................ 641
End strengths for military technicians (dual status)
(sec. 413)............................................. 642
Fiscal year 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status
technicians (sec. 414)................................. 642
Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
active duty for operational support (sec. 415)......... 643
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 643
Military personnel (sec. 421)............................ 643
Report on force structure of the Army (sec. 422)......... 643
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 644
Chief of the National Guard Bureau authority to increase
certain end strengths applicable to the Army National
Guard.................................................. 644
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY............................... 644
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy......................... 644
Reinstatement of enhanced authority for selective early
discharge of warrant officers (sec. 501)............... 644
Equitable treatment of junior officers excluded from an
all-fully-qualified officers list because of
administrative error (sec. 502)........................ 644
Enhanced flexibility for determination of officers to
continue on active duty and for selective early
retirement and early discharge (sec. 503).............. 645
Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for
age of a general or flag officer serving as Chief or
Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the Army, Navy or Air
Force (sec. 504)....................................... 645
General rule for warrant officer retirement in highest
grade held satisfactorily (sec. 505)................... 645
Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on
the definition and availability of costs associated
with general and flag officers and their aides (sec.
506)................................................... 645
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management..................... 646
Continued service in the Ready Reserve by Members of
Congress who are also members of the Ready Reserve
(sec. 511)............................................. 646
Clarification of purpose of reserve component special
selection boards as limited to correction of error at a
mandatory promotion board (sec. 512)................... 646
Increase in number of days of Active Duty required to be
performed by reserve component members for duty to be
considered Federal service for purposes of unemployment
compensation for ex-servicemembers (sec. 513).......... 646
Temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component
personnel to provide training and instruction regarding
pilot training (sec. 514).............................. 646
Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission recommendation regarding
consolidation of authorities to order members of
Reserve components to perform duty (sec. 515).......... 647
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities...................... 648
Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate
applications for correction of military records (sec.
521)................................................... 648
Temporary authority to develop and provide additional
recruitment incentives (sec. 522)...................... 648
Expansion of authority to conduct pilot programs on
career flexibility to enhance retention of members of
the Armed Forces (sec. 523)............................ 648
Modification of notice and wait requirements for change
in ground combat exclusion policy for female members of
the Armed Forces (sec. 524)............................ 648
Role of Secretary of Defense in development of gender-
neutral occupational standards (sec. 525).............. 649
Establishment of process by which members of the Armed
Forces may carry an appropriate firearm on a military
installation (sec. 526)................................ 649
Establishment of breastfeeding policy for the Department
of the Army (sec. 527)................................. 650
Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the
members of the Armed Forces (sec. 528)................. 650
Subtitle D--Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and
Domestic Prevention and Response........................... 650
Enforcement of certain crime victim rights by the Court
of Criminal Appeals (sec. 531)......................... 650
Department of Defense civilian employee access to Special
Victims' Counsel (sec. 532)............................ 650
Authority of Special Victims' Counsel to provide legal
consultation and assistance in connection with various
government proceedings (sec. 533)...................... 651
Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of
the availability of assistance from Special Victims'
Counsel (sec. 534)..................................... 651
Additional improvements to Special Victims' Counsel
program (sec. 535)..................................... 651
Enhancement of confidentiality of restricted reporting of
sexual assault in the military (sec. 536).............. 652
Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense
Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (sec.
537)................................................... 652
Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to
sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of
the Armed Forces (sec. 538)............................ 652
Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed
Forces who report or intervene on behalf of the victim
of an alleged sex-related offense (sec. 539)........... 653
Sexual assault prevention and response training for
administrators and instructors of Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps (sec. 540).................... 653
Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related
offenses involving members of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, or Marine Corps (sec. 541)...................... 653
Comptroller General of the United States reports on
prevention and response to sexual assault by the Army
National Guard and the Army Reserve (sec. 542)......... 654
Improved implementation of changes to Uniform Code of
Military Justice (sec. 543)............................ 654
Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial
to establish certain prohibitions concerning
evaluations of Special Victims' Counsel (sec. 544)..... 654
Modification of Rule 304 of the Military Rules of
Evidence relating to the corroboration of a confession
or admission (sec. 545)................................ 654
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition....... 655
Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (sec.
551)................................................... 655
Availability of preseparation counseling for members of
the Armed Forces discharged or released after limited
Active Duty (sec. 552)................................. 655
Availability of additional training opportunities under
Transition Assistance Program (sec. 553)............... 655
Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction
for courses of instruction offered as part of Phase II
Joint Professional Military Education (sec. 554)....... 655
Termination of program of educational assistance for
reserve component members supporting contingency
operations and other operations (sec. 555)............. 656
Appointments to military service academies from
nominations made by Delegates in Congress from the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (sec. 556) 656
Support for athletic programs of the United States
Military Academy (sec. 557)............................ 656
Condition on admission of defense industrial civilians to
attend the United States Air Force Institute of
Technology (sec. 558).................................. 657
Quality assurance of certification programs and standards
for professional credentials obtained by members of the
Armed Forces (sec. 559)................................ 657
Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while
receiving post-9/11 educational assistance (sec. 560).. 657
Job training and post-service placement executive
committee (sec. 561)................................... 658
Recognition of additional involuntary mobilization duty
authorities exempt from five-year limit on reemployment
rights of persons who serve in the uniformed services
(sec. 562)............................................. 658
Expansion of outreach for veterans transitioning from
serving on Active Duty (sec. 563)...................... 658
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family
Readiness Matters.......................................... 658
Continuation of authority to assist local educational
agencies that benefit dependents of members of the
Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian
employees (sec. 571)................................... 658
Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (sec.
572)................................................... 658
Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department
of Defense student meal programs in domestic dependent
elementary and secondary schools located outside the
United States (sec. 573)............................... 659
Family support programs for immediate family members of
members of the Armed Forces assigned to special
operations forces (sec. 574)........................... 659
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards........................... 659
Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service
Cross for acts of extraordinary heroism during the
Korean war (sec. 581).................................. 659
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters.......... 659
Coordination with non-government suicide prevention
organizations and agencies to assist in reducing
suicides by members of the Armed Forces (sec. 591)..... 659
Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary
separation of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 592)... 660
Report on preliminary mental health screenings for
individuals becoming members of the Armed Forces (sec.
593)................................................... 660
Report regarding new rulemaking under the Military
Lending Act and Defense Manpower Data Center reports
and meetings (sec. 594)................................ 660
Remotely piloted aircraft career field manning shortfalls
(sec. 595)............................................. 661
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 661
Authority of promotion boards to recommend officers of
particular merit be placed at the top of the promotion
list................................................... 661
Minimum grades for certain corps and related positions in
the Army, Navy, and Air Force.......................... 661
Authority to designate certain Reserve officers as not to
be considered for selection for promotion.............. 662
Exemption of military technicians (dual status) from
civilian employee furloughs............................ 662
Reconciliation of contradictory provisions relating to
citizenship qualifications for enlistment in the
reserve components of the Armed Forces................. 662
Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment
requirements for the non-federalized National Guard to
support civilian authorities in prevention and response
to non-catastrophic domestic disasters................. 663
National Guard civil and defense support activities and
related matters........................................ 663
Electronic tracking of operational active-duty service
performed by members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed
Forces................................................. 663
Limitation on tuition assistance for off-duty training or
education.............................................. 664
Reports on educational levels attained by certain members
of the Armed Forces at time of separation from the
Armed Forces........................................... 664
Sense of Congress on transferability of unused education
benefits to family members............................. 664
Burdens of proof applicable to investigations and reviews
related to protected communications of members of the
Armed Forces and prohibited retaliatory actions........ 664
Revision of name on military service record to reflect
change in gender identity after separation from the
Armed Forces........................................... 664
Online access to the higher education component of the
Transition Assistance Program.......................... 665
Access to Special Victims' Counsel for former dependents
of members and former members of the Armed Forces...... 665
Participation by victim in punitive proceedings and
access to records...................................... 665
Victim access to report of results of preliminary hearing
under Article 32 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice................................................ 665
Minimum confinement period required for conviction of
certain sex-related offenses committed by members of
the Armed Forces....................................... 666
Right of victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of
Military Justice to timely disclosure of certain
materials and information in connection with
prosecution of offenses................................ 666
Release to victims upon request of complete record of
proceedings and testimony of courts-martial in cases in
which sentences adjudged could include punitive
discharge.............................................. 666
Modification of Manual for Courts-Martial to require
consistent preparation of the full record of trial..... 667
Inclusion of additional information in annual reports
regarding Department of Defense sexual assault
prevention and response................................ 667
Establishment of Office of Complex Investigations within
the National Guard Bureau.............................. 667
Additional guidance regarding release of mental health
records of Department of Defense medical treatment
facilities in cases involving any sex-related offense.. 667
Public availability of records of certain proceedings
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice............. 668
Revision of Department of Defense Directive-Type
memorandum 15-003, relating to registered sex offender
identification, notification, and monitoring in the
Department of Defense.................................. 668
Sense of Congress on the service of military families and
on sentencing retirement-eligible members of the Armed
Forces................................................. 668
Biennial surveys of military dependents on military
family readiness matters............................... 669
Direct employment pilot program for members of the
National Guard and Reserve............................. 669
Program regarding civilian credentialing for skills
required for certain military occupational specialties. 669
Mariner training......................................... 669
Report on civilian and military education to respond to
future threats......................................... 669
Availability of cyber security and IT certifications for
Department of Defense personnel critical to network
defense................................................ 670
Support for efforts to improve academic achievement and
transition of military dependent students.............. 670
Study regarding feasibility of using DEERS to track
dependents of members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense civilian employees who are
elementary or secondary education students............. 670
Sense of Congress regarding support for dependents of
members of the Armed Forces attending specialized camps 671
Limitation on authority of secretaries of the military
departments regarding revocation of combat valor awards 671
Award of Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces who
were victims of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bombing... 671
Atomic Veterans Service Medal............................ 671
Posthumous commission as a captain in the regular Army
for Milton Holland..................................... 671
Sense of Congress supporting the decision of the Army to
posthumously promote Master Sergeant (retired) Naomi
Horwitz to sergeant major.............................. 672
Priority processing of applications for Transportation
Worker Identification Credentials for members
undergoing discharge or release from the Armed Forces.. 672
Issuance of Recognition of Service ID Cards to certain
members separating from the Armed Forces............... 672
Revised policy on network services for military services. 673
Honoring certain members of the Reserve components as
veterans............................................... 673
Improved enumeration of members of the Armed Forces in
any tabulation of total population by Secretary of
Commerce............................................... 673
Sense of Congress regarding support for military divers.. 674
Sense of Congress on desirability of service-wide
adoption of Gold Star Installation Access Card......... 674
Annual report on performance of regional offices of the
Department of Veterans Affairs......................... 674
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS.............. 674
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances............................... 674
No fiscal year 2016 increase in basic pay for general and
flag officers (sec. 601)............................... 674
Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence
allowances to members serving outside the United States
and associated territory (sec. 602).................... 675
Phased-in modification of percentage of national average
monthly cost of housing usable in computation of basic
allowance for housing inside the United States (sec.
603)................................................... 675
Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in
rates of basic allowance for housing under certain
circumstances (sec. 604)............................... 675
Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (sec. 605)................................. 676
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays........... 676
One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay
authorities for reserve forces (sec. 611).............. 676
One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay
authorities for health care professionals (sec. 612)... 676
One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities
for nuclear officers (sec. 613)........................ 676
One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37
consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus
authorities (sec. 614)................................. 677
One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of
other title 37 bonuses and special pays (sec. 615)..... 677
Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer
bonus pay (sec. 616)................................... 677
Modification to special aviation incentive pay and bonus
authority for officers (sec. 617)...................... 677
Repeal of obsolete authority to pay bonus to encourage
Army personnel to refer persons for enlistment in the
Army (sec. 618)........................................ 678
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances............. 678
Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next
of kin of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas
during humanitarian operations (sec. 621).............. 678
Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation
allowance for survivors of deceased members of the
Armed Forces from the Vietnam conflict (sec. 622)...... 678
Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel
Regulations (sec. 623)................................. 678
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor
Benefits................................................... 678
Part I--Retired Pay Reform................................. 678
Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed
services (sec. 631).................................... 678
Full participation for members of the uniformed services
in the Thrift Savings Plan (sec. 632).................. 679
Lump sum payments of certain retired pay (sec. 633)...... 680
Continuation pay after 12 years of service for members of
the uniformed services participating in the modernized
retirement systems (sec. 634).......................... 680
Effective date and implementation (sec. 635)............. 680
Part II--Other Matters..................................... 680
Death of former spouse beneficiaries and subsequent
remarriages under Survivor Benefit Plan (sec. 641)..... 680
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund
Instrumentality Benefits and Operations.................... 681
Plan to obtain budget-neutrality for the defense
commissary system and the military exchange system
(sec. 651)............................................. 681
Comptroller General of the United States report on the
Commissary Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and
Privately-financed Major Construction Program (sec.
652)................................................... 682
Subtitle F--Other Matters.................................... 682
Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of
members of the Armed Forces (sec. 661)................. 682
Recordation of obligations for installment payments of
incentive pays, allowances, and similar benefits when
payment is due (sec. 662).............................. 682
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 683
Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the
duration of temporary duty assignment or civilian
travel................................................. 683
Basic allowance for housing for members of the Uniformed
Services who live together............................. 683
Repeal of inapplicability of modification of basic
allowance for housing to benefits under the laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs...... 683
Policies of the Department of Defense on travel of next
of kin to participate in the dignified transfer of
remains of members of the Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department of Defense who die overseas 684
Authority for retirement flexibility for members of the
uniformed services..................................... 684
Preserving assured commissary supply to Asia and the
Pacific................................................ 684
Prohibition on replacement or consolidation of defense
commissary and exchange systems pending submission of
required report on Defense Commissary System........... 684
Transitional compensation and other benefits for
dependents of members of the Armed Forces ineligible to
receive retired pay as a result of court-martial
sentence............................................... 684
Commissary system matters................................ 685
Availability for purchase of Department of Veterans
Affairs memorial headstones and markers for members of
reserve components who performed certain training...... 685
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS................................ 685
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits........... 686
Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries (sec.
701)................................................... 686
Modifications of cost-sharing for the TRICARE pharmacy
benefits program (sec. 702)............................ 686
Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to
include discharged and released members of the Selected
Reserve (sec. 703)..................................... 687
Access to health care under the TRICARE program for
beneficiaries of TRICARE Prime (sec. 704).............. 687
Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services
for certain TRICARE beneficiaries (sec. 705)........... 687
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration....................... 688
Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by
administrative error under the TRICARE program (sec.
711)................................................... 688
Publication of data on patient safety, quality of care,
satisfaction, and health outcome measures under the
TRICARE program (sec. 712)............................. 688
Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE
program to include information on patient safety,
quality of care, and access to care at military medical
treatment facilities (sec. 713)........................ 688
Portability of health plans under the TRICARE program
(sec. 714)............................................. 689
Joint uniform formulary for transition of care (sec. 715) 689
Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE
program (sec. 716)..................................... 689
Designation of certain non-Department mental health care
providers with knowledge relating to treatment of
members of the Armed Forces (sec. 717)................. 690
Comprehensive standards and access to contraception
counseling for members of the Armed Forces (sec. 718).. 690
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters........................ 691
Provision of transportation of dependent patients
relating to obstetrical anesthesia services (sec. 721). 691
Extension of authority for DOD-VA Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund (sec. 722).............................. 691
Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund (sec. 723).......................... 691
Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the
Secretary of Defense (sec. 724)........................ 691
Pilot program on urgent care under TRICARE program (sec.
725)................................................... 692
Pilot program on incentive programs to improve health
care provided under the TRICARE program (sec. 726)..... 692
Limitation on availability of funds for Department of
Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization
(sec. 727)............................................. 692
Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs
relating to exposure to airborne hazards and open burn
pits (sec. 728)........................................ 693
Plan for development of procedures to measure data on
mental health care provided by the Department of
Defense (sec. 729)..................................... 693
Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate
performance variability of health care provided by the
Department of Defense (sec. 730)....................... 694
Comptroller General study on gambling and problem
gambling behavior among members of the Armed Forces
(sec. 731)............................................. 694
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 694
Access to broad range of methods of contraception
approved by the Food and Drug Administration for
members of the Armed Forces and military dependents at
military treatment facilities.......................... 694
Access to contraceptive method for duration of deployment 695
Access to infertility treatment for members of the Armed
Forces and dependents.................................. 695
Pilot program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces
for post-traumatic stress disorder related to military
sexual trauma.......................................... 695
Unified medical command.................................. 696
Pilot program for operation of network of retail
pharmacies under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program..... 696
Limitation on conversion of military medical and dental
positions to civilian medical and dental positions..... 697
Primary blast injury research............................ 697
Publication of certain information on health care
provided by the Department of Defense through the
Hospital Compare website of the Department of Health
and Human Services..................................... 697
Report on plan to improve pediatric care and related
services for children of members of the Armed Forces... 697
Comptroller General report on use of quality of care
metrics at military treatment facilities............... 698
Report on implementation of data security and
transmission standards for electronic health records... 698
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND
RELATED MATTERS................................................ 698
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management................ 698
Required review of acquisition-related functions of the
Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (sec. 801)......... 698
Role of Chiefs of Staff in the acquisition process (sec.
802)................................................... 699
Expansion of rapid acquisition authority (sec. 803)...... 699
Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and
rapid fielding (sec. 804).............................. 699
Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical
national security capabilities (sec. 805).............. 700
Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to
acquire vital national security capabilities (sec. 806) 700
Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States
Cyber Command (sec. 807)............................... 700
Report on linking and streamlining requirements,
acquisition, and budget processes within Armed Forces
(sec. 808)............................................. 701
Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition
regulations (sec. 809)................................. 701
Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting
and acquisition systems (sec. 810)..................... 701
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities,
Procedures, and Limitations................................ 701
Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for
acquisition of property (sec. 811)..................... 701
Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification
requirements (sec. 812)................................ 702
Rights in technical data (sec. 813)...................... 702
Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes (sec.
814)................................................... 702
Amendments to other transaction authority (sec. 815)..... 702
Amendment to acquisition threshold for special emergency
procurement authority (sec. 816)....................... 703
Revision of method of rounding when making inflation
adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds
(sec. 817)............................................. 703
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition
Programs................................................... 703
Acquisition strategy required for each major defense
acquisition program, major automated information
system, and major system (sec. 821).................... 703
Revision to requirements relating to risk management in
development of major defense acquisition programs and
major systems (sec. 822)............................... 704
Revision of Milestone A decision authority
responsibilities for major defense acquisition programs
(sec. 823)............................................. 704
Revision of Milestone B decision authority
responsibilities for major defense acquisition programs
(sec. 824)............................................. 705
Designation of milestone decision authority (sec. 825)... 705
Tenure and accountability of program managers for program
definition periods (sec. 826).......................... 706
Tenure and accountability of program managers for program
execution periods (sec. 827)........................... 706
Penalty for cost overruns (sec. 828)..................... 706
Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering regarding major defense acquisition
programs (sec. 829).................................... 706
Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under
major defense acquisition programs (sec. 830).......... 707
Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates
for major defense acquisition programs (sec. 831)...... 707
Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems
Engineering (sec. 832)................................. 707
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce..... 708
Amendments relating to Defense Acquisition Workforce
Development Fund (sec. 841)............................ 708
Dual-track military professionals in operational and
acquisition specialities (sec. 842).................... 708
Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition
duty (sec. 843)........................................ 708
Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct
of market research (sec. 844).......................... 709
Independent study of implementation of defense
acquisition workforce improvement efforts (sec. 845)... 709
Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition
workforce personnel demonstration project (sec. 846)... 709
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items.......... 709
Procurement of commercial items (sec. 851)............... 709
Modification to information required to be submitted by
offeror in procurement of major weapon systems as
commercial items (sec. 852)............................ 710
Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the
determination of price reasonableness (sec. 853)....... 710
Report on defense-unique laws applicable to the
procurement of commercial items and commercially
available off-the-shelf items (sec. 854)............... 710
Market research and preference for commercial items (sec.
855)................................................... 711
Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial
acquisition procedures (sec. 856)...................... 711
Treatment of goods and services provided by
nontraditional defense contractors as commercial items
(sec. 857)............................................. 711
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters.......................... 711
Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program (sec. 861)........... 711
Amendments to data quality improvement plan (sec. 862)... 713
Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition
strategies (sec. 863).................................. 713
Clarification of requirements related to small business
contracts for services (sec. 864)...................... 713
Certification requirements for Business Opportunity
Specialists, commercial market representatives, and
procurement center representatives (sec. 865).......... 713
Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small
business concerns located in a base closure area (sec.
866)................................................... 714
Joint venturing and teaming (sec. 867)................... 714
Modification to and scorecard program for small business
contracting goals (sec. 868)........................... 714
Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the
Small Business Administration; petitions for
reconsideration of size standards (sec. 869)........... 715
Additional duties of the Director of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization (sec. 870).......... 715
Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities
(sec. 871)............................................. 715
Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals
under negotiated comprehensive small business
subcontracting plans (sec. 872)........................ 715
Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative
technology projects (sec. 873)......................... 716
Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee (sec.
874)................................................... 716
Review of Government access to intellectual property
rights of private sector firms (sec. 875).............. 716
Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability
assessments of a determination about defense
acquisition program requirements (sec. 876)............ 716
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 717
Consideration of potential program cost increases and
schedule delays resulting from oversight of defense
acquisition programs (sec. 881)........................ 717
Examination and guidance relating to oversight and
approval of services contracts (sec. 882).............. 717
Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business
systems (sec. 883)..................................... 717
Procurement of personal protective equipment (sec. 884).. 718
Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of
counterfeit electronic parts (sec. 885)................ 718
Exception for AbilityOne products from authority to
acquire goods and services manufactured in Afghanistan,
Central Asian States, and Djibouti (sec. 886).......... 719
Effective communication between government and industry
(sec. 887)............................................. 719
Standards for procurement of secure information
technology and cyber security systems (sec. 888)....... 719
Unified information technology services (sec. 889)....... 719
Cloud strategy for Department of Defense (sec. 890)...... 720
Development period for Department of Defense information
technology systems (sec. 891).......................... 720
Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military
purpose nondevelopmental items (sec. 892).............. 720
Improved auditing of contracts (sec. 893)................ 720
Sense of Congress on evaluation method for procurement of
audit or audit readiness services (sec. 894)........... 721
Mitigating potential unfair competitive advantage of
technical advisors to acquisition programs (sec. 895).. 721
Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance (sec. 896).. 722
Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases
when the Department of Defense acts as contract
intermediary for the General Services Administration
(sec. 897)............................................. 722
Competition for religious services contracts (sec. 898).. 722
Pilot program regarding risk-based contracting for
smaller contract actions under the Truth In
Negotiations Act (sec. 899)............................ 722
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 723
Sense of Congress on the desired tenets of the defense
acquisition system..................................... 723
Independent study of matters related to bid protests..... 723
Compliance with inventory of contracts for services...... 724
Requirement for acquisition skills assessment biennial
strategic workforce plan............................... 724
Modification to requirements relating to determination of
contract type for major defense acquisition programs
and major systems...................................... 725
Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured
in the national technology and industrial base......... 725
Policy regarding solid rocket motors used in tactical
missiles............................................... 725
FAR Council membership for administrator of Small
Business Administration................................ 725
Limitations on reverse auctions.......................... 726
Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount
available for contract services........................ 726
Strengthening program and project management performance
by the Department of Defense........................... 726
Synchronization of defense acquisition curricula......... 726
Research and analysis of defense acquisition policy...... 727
Modifications to the justification and approval process
for certain sole-source contracts for small business
concerns............................................... 727
Annual report on foreign procurements.................... 727
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT...... 728
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 728
Update of statutory functions of the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force
development activities (sec. 901)...................... 728
Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps (sec.
902)................................................... 728
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 728
Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the
Department of the Navy and Marine Corps................ 728
Change of period for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff review of the Unified Command Plan............... 728
Reorganization and redesignation of Office of Family
Policy and Office of Community Support for Military
Families with Special Needs............................ 729
Guidelines for conversion of functions performed by
civilian or contractor personnel to performance by
military personnel..................................... 729
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS...................................... 729
Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................ 729
General transfer authority (sec. 1001)................... 729
Accounting standards to value certain property, plant,
and equipment items (sec. 1002)........................ 729
Report on auditable financial statements (sec. 1003)..... 729
Sense of Senate on sequestration (sec. 1004)............. 730
Annual audit of financial statements of Department of
Defense components by independent external auditors
(sec. 1005)............................................ 730
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities.......................... 731
Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and
counterterrorism campaign in Colombia (sec. 1011)...... 731
Extension and expansion of authority to provide
additional support for counter-drug activities of
certain foreign governments (sec. 1012)................ 731
Sense of the Congress on Central America (sec. 1013)..... 732
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards...................... 732
Additional information supporting long-range plans for
construction of naval vessels (sec. 1021).............. 732
National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund (sec. 1022)........... 732
Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for
certain Navy mess operations afloat (sec. 1023)........ 734
Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of
Ticonderoga class cruisers or dock landing ships (sec.
1024).................................................. 734
Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic
missile defense capabilities from Ticonderoga class
cruisers (sec. 1025)................................... 735
Independent assessment of United States Combat Logistic
Force requirements (sec. 1026)......................... 735
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism................................. 735
Prohibition on the use of funds for transfer or release
of individuals detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1031)....................... 735
Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify
facilities in the United States to house detainees
transferred from United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1032)....................... 736
Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to
certain countries of individuals detained at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1033). 736
Reenactment and modification of certain prior
requirements for certifications relating to transfer of
detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other foreign
entities (sec. 1034)................................... 736
Comprehensive detention strategy (sec. 1035)............. 737
Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces or
closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba (sec. 1036)....................................... 737
Report on current detainees at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, determined or assessed
to be high risk or medium risk (sec. 1037)............. 737
Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and
individuals formerly detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1038).............. 738
Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about
recidivism of individuals formerly detained at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1039). 738
Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with
foreign countries regarding transfer of detainees at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec.
1040).................................................. 738
Report on use of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, and other Department of Defense or Bureau of
Prisons prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities
in recruitment or other propaganda of terrorist
organizations (sec. 1041).............................. 739
Permanent authority to provide rewards through Government
personnel of allied forces and certain other
modifications to Department of Defense program to
provide rewards (sec. 1042)............................ 739
Sunset on exception to congressional notification of
sensitive military operations (sec. 1043).............. 739
Repeal of semiannual reports on obligation and
expenditure of funds for the combating terrorism
program (sec. 1044).................................... 740
Limitation on interrogation techniques (sec. 1045)....... 740
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations........ 740
Department of Defense excess property program (sec. 1051) 740
Sale or donation of excess personal property for border
security activities (sec. 1052)........................ 740
Management of military technicians (sec. 1053)........... 741
Limitation on transfer of certain AH-64 Apache
helicopters from Army National Guard to regular Army
and related personnel levels (sec. 1054)............... 741
Authority to provide training and support to personnel of
foreign ministries of defense (sec. 1055).............. 741
Information operations and engagement technology
demonstrations (sec. 1056)............................. 742
Prohibition on the use of funds for the retirement of
helicopter sea combat squadron 84 and 85 aircraft (sec.
1057).................................................. 742
Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of
certain landmines (sec. 1058).......................... 742
Department of Defense authority to provide assistance to
secure the southern land border of the United States
(sec. 1059)............................................ 743
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports.............................. 743
Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency
planning guidance information to Congress (sec. 1060).. 743
Expedited meetings of the National Commission on the
Future of the Army (sec. 1061)......................... 743
Modification of certain reports submitted by Comptroller
General of the United States (sec. 1062)............... 744
Report on implementation of the geographically
distributed force laydown in the area of responsibility
of United States Pacific Command (sec. 1063)........... 744
Independent study of national security strategy
formulation process (sec. 1064)........................ 744
Report on the status of detection, identification, and
disablement capabilities related to remotely piloted
aircraft (sec. 1065)................................... 745
Report on options to accelerate the training of remotely
piloted aircraft pilots (sec. 1066).................... 745
Studies of fleet platform architectures for the Navy
(sec. 1067)............................................ 745
Report on strategy to protect United States national
security interests in the Arctic region (sec. 1068).... 746
Comptroller General briefing and report on major medical
facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs
(sec. 1069)............................................ 746
Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments (sec.
1070).................................................. 747
Potential role for United States ground forces in the
Pacific theater (sec. 1071)............................ 747
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
military personnel issues (sec. 1072).................. 748
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to
readiness (sec. 1073).................................. 748
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
naval vessels and Merchant Marine (sec. 1074).......... 748
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
civilian personnel (sec. 1075)......................... 748
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
nuclear, proliferation, and related matters (sec. 1076) 749
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
acquisition (sec. 1077)................................ 749
Repeal or revision of miscellaneous reporting
requirements (sec. 1078)............................... 749
Repeal of reporting requirements (sec. 1079)............. 749
Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of
reports required of the Department of Defense by
statute (sec. 1080).................................... 749
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 750
Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1081)............ 750
Situations involving bombings of places of public use,
Government facilities, public transportation systems,
and infrastructure facilities (sec. 1082).............. 750
Executive agent for the oversight and management of
alternative compensatory control measures (sec. 1083).. 750
Navy support of Ocean Research Advisory Panel (sec. 1084) 751
Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers
(sec. 1085)............................................ 751
Reform and improvement of personnel security, insider
threat detection and prevention, and physical security
(sec. 1086)............................................ 751
Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety (sec.
1087).................................................. 753
Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft
within the Air Force inventory (sec. 1088)............. 754
Reestablishment of Commission to Assess the Threat to the
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (sec.
1089).................................................. 754
Mine countermeasures master plan (sec. 1090)............. 754
Congressional notification and briefing requirement on
ordered evacuations of United States embassies and
consulates involving the use of United States Armed
Forces (sec. 1091)..................................... 754
Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator (sec. 1092)..... 755
Sense of Senate on the inadvertent shipment of live
Bacillus anthracis (sec. 1093)......................... 755
Modification of certain requirements applicable to major
medical facility lease for a Department of Veterans
Affairs outpatient clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma (sec.
1094).................................................. 755
Authorization of certain major medical facility projects
of the Department of Veterans Affairs for which amounts
have been appropriated (sec. 1095)..................... 756
Designation of construction agent for certain
construction projects by Department of Veterans Affairs
(sec. 1096)............................................ 756
Department of Defense strategy for countering
unconventional warfare (sec. 1097)..................... 756
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 757
Sustainment enhancement.................................. 757
Consideration of strategic materials in preliminary
design review.......................................... 757
Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear
Security Administration to sustain nuclear weapons
modernization and Naval Reactors....................... 757
Restrictions on the overhaul and repair of vessels in
foreign shipyards...................................... 758
Report on Department of Defense definition of and policy
regarding software sustainment......................... 758
Sense of Congress regarding technical correction......... 758
Authority to temporarily transfer individuals detained at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to
the United States for emergency or critical medical
treatment.............................................. 758
Prohibition on use of funds to transfer or release
individuals detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to combat zones.................. 759
Submission to Congress of certain documents relating to
transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar 759
Submission of unredacted copies of documents relating to
the transfer of certain individuals detained at
Guantanamo to Qatar.................................... 759
Treatment of certain previously transferred Army National
Guard helicopters as counting against number
transferable under exception to limitation on transfer
of Army National Guard helicopters..................... 759
Sense of Congress on consideration of the full range of
Department of Defense manpower worldwide in decisions
on the proper mix of military, civilian, and contractor
personnel to accomplish the National Defense Strategy.. 760
Space available travel for environmental morale leave by
certain spouses and children of deployed members of the
Armed Forces........................................... 760
Limitation on availability of funds for modifying command
and control of United States Pacific Fleet............. 760
Prohibition on closure of United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba................................... 760
Civilian Aviation Asset Military Partnership Pilot
Program................................................ 760
Limitation on use of funds to deactivate the 440th
Airlift Wing........................................... 761
Study and report on role of Department of Defense in
formulation of long-term strategy...................... 761
Report on plans for the use of domestic airfields for
homeland defense and disaster response................. 761
Report on potential threats to members of the Armed
Forces of United States Naval Forces Central Command
and United States Fifth Fleet in Bahrain............... 762
Conflict of interest certification for investigations
relating to whistleblower retaliation.................. 762
Determination and disclosure of transportation costs
incurred by Secretary of Defense for congressional
trips outside the United States........................ 763
Observance of Veterans Day............................... 763
Business case analysis of decision to maintain C-130J
aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi........ 764
Sense of Congress regarding cyber resiliency of National
Guard networks and communications systems.............. 764
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS............................. 764
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 764
Procedures for reduction in force of Department of
Defense civilian personnel (sec. 1101)................. 764
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian
personnel on official duty in a combat zone (sec. 1102) 765
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 (sec. 1103).......................... 765
Modification to temporary authorities for certain
positions at Department of Defense research and
engineering facilities (sec. 1104)..................... 765
Required probationary period for new employees of the
Department of Defense (sec. 1105)...................... 766
Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of
the Department of Defense based upon unacceptable
performance (sec. 1106)................................ 766
United States Cyber Command workforce (sec. 1107)........ 766
One-year extension of authority to waive annual
limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on
pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas
(sec. 1108)............................................ 767
Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to
improve the technical skills and expertise at certain
Department of Defense laboratories (sec. 1109)......... 767
Pilot program on temporary exchange of financial
management and acquisition personnel (sec. 1110)....... 768
Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain
acquisition and technology positions in the Department
of Defense (sec. 1111)................................. 768
Pilot program on direct hire authority for veteran
technical experts into the defense acquisition
workforce (sec. 1112).................................. 769
Direct hire authority for technical experts into the
defense acquisition workforce (sec. 1113).............. 769
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 769
Authority to provide additional allowances and benefits
for Defense Clandestine Service employees.............. 769
Preference eligibility for members of reserve components
of the Armed Forces appointed to competitive service;
clarification of appeal rights......................... 769
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS................... 770
Subtitle A--Training and Assistance.......................... 770
One-year extension of logistical support for coalition
forces supporting certain United States military
operations (sec. 1201)................................. 770
Strategic framework for Department of Defense security
cooperation (sec. 1202)................................ 770
Redesignation, modification, and extension of National
Guard State Partnership Program (sec. 1203)............ 770
Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of
defense personnel between the United States and foreign
countries (sec. 1204).................................. 771
Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian,
disaster, and civic aid programs of the Department of
Defense (sec. 1205).................................... 771
One-year extension of funding limitations for authority
to build the capacity of foreign security forces (sec.
1206).................................................. 771
Authority to provide support to national military forces
of allied countries for counterterrorism operations in
Africa (sec. 1207)..................................... 772
Reports on training of foreign military intelligence
units provided by the Department of Defense (sec. 1208) 772
Prohibition on assistance to entities in Yemen controlled
by the Houthi movement (sec. 1209)..................... 772
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan..... 773
Extension and modification of Commanders' Emergency
Response Program (sec. 1211)........................... 773
Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement
of certain coalition nations for support provided to
United States military operations (sec. 1212).......... 773
Additional matter in semiannual report on enhancing
security and stability in Afghanistan (sec. 1213)...... 774
Extension of authority to acquire products and services
produced in countries along a major route of supply to
Afghanistan (sec. 1214)................................ 774
Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and
provide defense services to the military and security
forces of Afghanistan (sec. 1215)...................... 774
Modification of protection for Afghan allies (sec. 1216). 775
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq............... 775
Extension of authority to support operations and
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in
Iraq (sec. 1221)....................................... 775
Strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent
extremism (sec. 1222).................................. 775
Modification of authority to provide assistance to
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (sec.
1223).................................................. 776
Reports on United States Armed Forces deployed in support
of Operation Inherent Resolve (sec. 1224).............. 777
Matters relating to support for the vetted Syrian
opposition (sec. 1225)................................. 777
Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of
Lebanon for border security operations (sec. 1226)..... 778
Sense of Congress on the security and protection of
Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq (sec.
1227).................................................. 778
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Iran......................... 778
Modification and extension of annual report on the
military power of Iran (sec. 1231)..................... 778
Sense of Congress on the Government of Iran's malign
activities (sec. 1232)................................. 778
Report on military-to-military engagements with Iran
(sec. 1233)............................................ 779
Security guarantees to countries in the Middle East (sec.
1234).................................................. 779
Rule of construction (sec. 1235)......................... 779
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation....... 779
Notifications relating to testing, production,
deployment, and sale or transfer to other states or
non-state actors of the Club-K cruise missile system by
the Russian Federation (sec. 1241)..................... 779
Notifications of deployment of nuclear weapons by Russian
Federation to territory of Ukrainian Republic or
Russian territory of Kaliningrad (sec. 1242)........... 780
Measures in response to non-compliance by the Russian
Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty
(sec. 1243)............................................ 781
Modification of notification and assessment of proposal
to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for
flight by the Russian Federation under the open skies
treaty (sec. 1244)..................................... 781
Prohibition on availability of funds relating to
sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea (sec.
1245).................................................. 782
Limitation on military contact and cooperation between
the United States and the Russian Federation (sec.
1246).................................................. 782
Limitation on funds for implementation on the New START
Treaty (sec. 1247)..................................... 782
Additional matters in annual report on military and
security developments involving the Russian Federation
(sec. 1248)............................................ 783
Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain
nonstandard rotary wing aircraft historically procured
through Rosoboronexport (sec. 1249).................... 783
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (sec. 1250)....... 784
Training for Eastern European national military forces in
the course of multilateral exercises (sec. 1251)....... 784
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region...... 785
Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-
Asia-Pacific region (sec. 1261)........................ 785
Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy
regarding foreign disclosure or technology release of
Aegis Ashore capability to Japan (sec. 1262)........... 786
South China Sea Initiative (sec. 1263)................... 787
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 787
Two-year extension and modification of authorization for
non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities (sec.
1271).................................................. 787
Amendment to the annual report under Arms Control and
Disarmament Act (sec. 1272)............................ 788
Extension of authorization to conduct activities to
enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond
to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction
(sec. 1273)............................................ 788
Modification of authority for support of special
operations to combat terrorism (sec. 1274)............. 788
Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms
Trade Treaty (sec. 1275)............................... 789
Report on the security relationship between the United
States and the Republic of Cyprus (sec. 1276).......... 789
Sense of Congress on European defense and the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (sec. 1277)............... 789
Briefing on the sale of certain fighter aircraft to Qatar
(sec. 1278)............................................ 790
United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation (sec. 1279). 790
NATO Special Operations Headquarters (sec. 1280)......... 790
Increased presence of United States ground forces in
Eastern Europe to deter aggression on the border of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (sec. 1281)......... 791
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 791
Report on efforts to engage United States manufacturers
in procurement opportunities related to equipping the
Afghan National Security Forces........................ 791
Report on access to financial records of the Government
of Afghanistan to audit the use of funds for assistance
for Afghanistan........................................ 791
Sense of Congress relating to Dr. Shakil Afridi.......... 792
Report on lines of communication of Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant and other foreign terrorist
organizations.......................................... 792
Report on efforts of Turkey to fight terrorism........... 792
Report to assess the potential effectiveness of and
requirements for the establishment of safe zones or a
no-fly zone in Syria................................... 793
Report on military posture required in the Middle East to
deter Iran from developing a nuclear weapon............ 793
Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania.............................................. 793
Sense of Congress on support for Georgia................. 794
Sense of Congress recognizing the 70th anniversary of the
end of Allied military engagement in the Pacific
theater................................................ 794
Sense of Congress regarding consolidation of United
States military facilities in Okinawa, Japan........... 794
Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with
Japan.................................................. 795
Sense of Congress on opportunities to enhance the United
States alliance with the Republic of Korea............. 795
Requirement to invite the military forces of Taiwan to
participate in RIMPAC exercises........................ 795
Sense of Congress reaffirming the importance of
implementing the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.. 795
Sense of Senate on Taiwan asymmetric military
capabilities and bilateral training activities......... 795
Military exchanges between senior officers and officials
of the United States and Taiwan........................ 796
Efforts of the Department of Defense to prevent and
respond to gender-based violence globally.............. 797
Combating crime through intelligence capabilities........ 797
Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the
United States and the Republic of India................ 798
Sense of Congress on evacuation of United States citizens
and nationals from Yemen............................... 798
Report on violence and cartel activity in Mexico......... 798
Report on actions to ensure Qatar is preventing terrorist
leaders and financiers from operating in its country... 798
United States support for Jordan......................... 799
Report on United States efforts to combat Boko Haram and
support regional allies and other partners............. 799
Sense of Congress on United States support for Tunisia... 800
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION......................... 800
Subtitle A--Funding Allocations.............................. 800
Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec.
1301).................................................. 800
Funding allocations (sec. 1302).......................... 800
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 801
Subtitle A--Military Programs................................ 801
Working Capital Funds (sec. 1401)........................ 801
National Defense Sealift Fund (sec. 1402)................ 801
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec.
1403).................................................. 801
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
Wide (sec. 1404)....................................... 801
Defense Inspector General (sec. 1405).................... 801
Defense Health Program (sec. 1406)....................... 801
National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund (sec. 1407)........... 801
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile....................... 802
Extension of date for completion of destruction of
existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and
munitions (sec. 1411).................................. 802
Subtitle C--Working-Capital Funds............................ 802
Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of
funds from Department of Defense working-capital funds
(sec. 1421)............................................ 802
Working-Capital fund reserve account for petroleum market
price fluctuations (sec. 1422)......................... 802
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 802
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. 1431)...................... 802
Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces
Retirement Home (sec. 1432)............................ 803
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 803
Inspections of the Armed Forces Retirement Home by the
Inspector General of the Department of Defense......... 803
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS......................................... 803
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 803
Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of
appropriations (sec. 1501)............................. 803
Procurement (sec. 1502).................................. 804
Research, development, test, and evaluation (sec. 1503).. 804
Operation and maintenance (sec. 1504).................... 804
Military personnel (sec. 1505)........................... 804
Working capital funds (sec. 1506)........................ 804
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
Wide (sec. 1507)....................................... 804
Defense Inspector General (sec. 1508).................... 805
Defense Health Program (sec. 1509)....................... 805
Counterterrorism Partnership Fund (sec. 1510)............ 805
Subtitle B--Financial Matters................................ 805
Treatment as additional authorizations (sec. 1521)....... 805
Special transfer authority (sec. 1522)................... 805
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters.......... 805
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (sec. 1531)............. 805
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund (sec. 1532) 806
Availability of improvised explosive device defeat funds
for training of foreign security forces to defeat
improvised explosive devices (sec. 1533)............... 807
Comptroller General report on use of certain funds
provided for Operation and Maintenance (sec. 1534)..... 807
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 807
Statement of policy regarding European Reassurance
Initiative............................................. 807
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS... 808
Subtitle A--Space Activities................................. 808
Major force program and budget for national security
space (sec. 1601)...................................... 808
Principal advisor on space control (sec. 1602)........... 808
Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise (sec.
1603).................................................. 808
Modification to development of space science and
technology strategy (sec. 1604)........................ 809
Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global
Positioning System user equipment (sec. 1605).......... 809
Rocket propulsion system development program (sec. 1606). 809
Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian
suppliers of rocket engines for the evolved expendable
launch vehicle program (sec. 1607)..................... 810
Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch
vehicle program (sec. 1608)............................ 811
Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch
vehicle program (sec. 1609)............................ 812
Procurement of wideband satellite communications (sec.
1610).................................................. 812
Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications
(sec. 1611)............................................ 813
Modification of pilot program for acquisition of
commercial satellite communication services (sec. 1612) 813
Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space (sec.
1613).................................................. 814
Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-
based weather data (sec. 1614)......................... 814
Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite
follow-on system (sec. 1615)........................... 814
Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense
Meteorological Satellite program (sec. 1616)........... 815
Streamline commercial space launch activities (sec. 1617) 815
Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead
persistent infrared capability (sec. 1618)............. 816
Options for rapid space reconstitution (sec. 1619)....... 816
Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system
against additional threats (sec. 1620)................. 816
Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space
segment, Global Positioning System operational control
segment, and Military Global Positioning System user
equipment acquisition programs (sec. 1621)............. 816
Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space
(sec. 1622)............................................ 817
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related
Activities................................................. 817
Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools (sec.
1631).................................................. 817
Waiver and congressional notification requirements
related to facilities for intelligence collection or
for special operations abroad (sec. 1632).............. 817
Prohibition on National Intelligence Program
consolidation (sec. 1633).............................. 817
Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (sec. 1634) 818
Department of Defense intelligence needs (sec. 1635)..... 818
Report on management of certain programs of Defense
intelligence elements (sec. 1636)...................... 818
Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ-4
Global Hawk mission (sec. 1637)........................ 819
Government Accountability Office review of intelligence
input to the defense acquisition process (sec. 1638)... 819
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters....................... 819
Codification and addition of liability protections
relating to reporting on cyber incidents or
penetrations of networks and information systems of
certain contractors (sec. 1641)........................ 819
Authorization of military cyber operations (sec. 1642)... 820
Limitation on availability of funds pending the submittal
of integrated policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace
(sec. 1643)............................................ 820
Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facility (sec. 1644)......... 821
Designation of military department entity responsible for
acquisition of critical cyber capabilities (sec. 1645). 821
Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command
to defend the United States from cyber attack (sec.
1646).................................................. 821
Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon
systems of the Department of Defense (sec. 1647)....... 821
Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding
to cyber attacks (sec. 1648)........................... 822
Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings
and recommendations of Council of Governors on cyber
capabilities of the Armed Forces (sec. 1649)........... 822
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces................................... 822
Assessment of threats to national leadership command,
control, and communications system (sec. 1651)......... 822
Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air
Force (sec. 1652)...................................... 823
Procurement authority for certain parts of
intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes (sec. 1653)... 824
Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting
intercontinental ballistic missiles (sec. 1654)........ 824
Assessment of global nuclear environment (sec. 1655)..... 824
Annual briefing on the costs of forward deploying nuclear
weapons in Europe (sec. 1656).......................... 825
Report on the number of planned long-range standoff
weapons (sec. 1657).................................... 825
Review of Comptroller General of the United States on
recommendations relating to nuclear enterprise of the
Department of Defense (sec. 1658)...................... 825
Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear
deterrence mission (sec. 1659)......................... 825
Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement
program of the Air Force (sec. 1660)................... 826
Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and
collaboration between United States and United Kingdom
on nuclear issues and on 60th anniversary of strategic
systems programs (sec. 1661)........................... 826
Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of nuclear
enterprise reviews (sec. 1662)......................... 826
Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on
long-range standoff weapon (sec. 1663)................. 826
Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad (sec.
1664).................................................. 827
Report relating to the costs associated with extending
the life of the Minuteman III intercontinental
ballistic missile (sec. 1665).......................... 827
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters....... 827
Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense
information to Russian Federation (sec. 1671).......... 827
Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of
Russian Federation into missile defense systems of
United States (sec. 1672).............................. 828
Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of
China into missile defense systems of United States
(sec. 1673)............................................ 828
Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower
tier air and missile defense capability of the Army
(sec. 1674)............................................ 828
Integration and interoperability of air and missile
defense capabilities of the United States (sec. 1675).. 829
Integration and interoperability of allied missile
defense capabilities (sec. 1676)....................... 829
Missile defense capability in Europe (sec. 1677)......... 830
Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket
defense system (sec. 1678)............................. 831
Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-
development and co-production (sec. 1679).............. 831
Boost phase defense system (sec. 1680)................... 832
Development and deployment of multiple-object kill
vehicle for missile defense of the United States
homeland (sec. 1681)................................... 833
Requirement to replace capability enhancement I
exoatmospheric kill vehicles (sec. 1682)............... 833
Designation of preferred location of additional missile
defense site in the United States and plan for
expediting deployment time of such site (sec. 1683).... 833
Additional missile defense sensor coverage for the
protection of United States homeland (sec. 1684)....... 834
Concept development of space-based missile defense layer
(sec. 1685)............................................ 835
Aegis ashore capability development (sec. 1686).......... 836
Development of requirements to support integrated air and
missile defense capabilities (sec. 1687)............... 836
Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the
United States review and assessment of missile defense
acquisition programs (sec. 1688)....................... 837
Plan for medium range ballistic missile defense sensor
alternatives for enhanced defense of Hawaii (sec. 1689) 837
Milestone A decision for the Conventional Prompt Global
Strike Weapons System (sec. 1690)...................... 837
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 838
Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of the
combatant commands..................................... 838
Comprehensive plan of Department of Defense to support
civil authorities in response to cyber attacks by
foreign powers......................................... 838
Limitation on availability of funds for long-range
discriminating radar................................... 838
Sense of Congress on maintaining and enhancing military
intelligence support to force protection for
installations, facilities, and personnel of the
Department of Defense.................................. 839
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS................. 839
Summary and explanation of funding tables................ 839
Short title (sec. 2001).................................. 839
Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law (sec. 2002)........................... 839
Effective date (sec. 2003)............................... 840
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............................ 840
Summary.................................................. 840
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 840
Authorized Army construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2101)................................... 840
Family housing (sec. 2102)............................... 840
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2103) 841
Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2104)........ 841
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2013 project (sec. 2105).......................... 841
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects (sec. 2106)................................... 841
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects (sec. 2107)................................... 842
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2016 projects (sec. 2108).............................. 842
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 842
Limitation on construction of new facilities at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba................................... 842
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION........................... 843
Summary.................................................. 843
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 843
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2201)................................... 843
Family housing (sec. 2202)............................... 843
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2203) 843
Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204)........ 844
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects (sec. 2205)................................... 844
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects (sec. 2206)................................... 844
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 844
Townsend Bombing Range expansion, Phase 2................ 844
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION..................... 845
Summary.................................................. 845
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 845
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2301)................................... 845
Family housing (sec. 2302)............................... 845
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2303) 845
Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2304)... 845
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2010 project (sec. 2305).......................... 846
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2014 project (sec. 2306).......................... 846
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2015 project (sec. 2307).......................... 846
Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012
project (sec. 2308).................................... 846
Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013
project (sec. 2309).................................... 847
Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence
Analysis Complex and plan for rotation of forces at
Lajes Field, Azores (sec. 2310)........................ 847
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............... 847
Summary.................................................. 847
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 848
Authorized defense agencies construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2401)....................... 848
Authorized energy conservation projects (sec. 2402)...... 848
Authorization of appropriations, defense agencies (sec.
2403).................................................. 849
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2012 project (sec. 2404).......................... 850
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects (sec. 2405)................................... 850
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects (sec. 2406)................................... 850
Modification and extension of authority to carry out
fiscal year 2014 project (sec. 2407)................... 850
Modification of authority carry out certain fiscal year
2015 projects (sec. 2408).............................. 851
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT
PROGRAM........................................................ 851
Summary.................................................. 851
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 851
Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2501)................................... 851
Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)........ 852
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES.................. 852
Summary.................................................. 852
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorizations of
Appropriations............................................. 852
Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2601)....................... 852
Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2602)................................... 853
Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2603). 853
Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2604)....................... 853
Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2605)....................... 853
Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and
Reserve (sec. 2606).................................... 853
Subtitle B--Other Matters.................................... 854
Modification and extension of authority to carry out
certain fiscal year 2013 project (sec. 2611)........... 854
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2015 projects (sec. 2612)......................... 854
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects (sec. 2613)................................... 854
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects (sec. 2614)................................... 854
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES............. 855
Summary.................................................. 855
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 855
Authorization of appropriations for Base Realignment and
Closure activities funded through Department of Defense
Base Closure Account (sec. 2701)....................... 855
Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) round (sec. 2702)....................... 855
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS........... 855
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family
Housing Changes............................................ 855
Revision of congressional notification thresholds for
Reserve facility expenditures and contributions to
reflect congressional notification thresholds for minor
construction and repair projects (sec. 2801)........... 855
Extension of temporary, limited authority to use
operation and maintenance funds for construction
projects in certain areas outside the United States
(sec. 2802)............................................ 856
Defense laboratory modernization pilot program (sec.
2803).................................................. 856
Temporary authority for acceptance and use of
contributions from Kuwait for construction,
maintenance, and repair projects mutually beneficial to
the Department of Defense and Kuwait Military Forces
(sec. 2804)............................................ 856
Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military
housing units at military installations in the United
States (sec. 2805)..................................... 857
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration...... 857
Protection of Department of Defense installations (sec.
2811).................................................. 857
Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of
real property on behalf of military service academies
(sec. 2812)............................................ 857
Utility systems conveyance authority (sec. 2813)......... 857
Leasing of non-excess property of military departments
and Defense Agencies; treatment of value provided by
local education agencies and elementary and secondary
schools (sec. 2814).................................... 858
Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and
assessment of infrastructure necessary to support the
force structure (sec. 2815)............................ 858
Temporary reporting requirements related to main
operating bases, forward operating sites, and
cooperative security locations (sec. 2816)............. 858
Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only
non-mobile properties from certain excess property
disposal requirements (sec. 2817)...................... 859
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military
Realignment................................................ 859
Limited exception to restriction on development of public
infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine
Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region (sec. 2821)........ 859
Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward
realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific
region (sec. 2822)..................................... 860
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances................................. 860
Release of reversionary interest retained as part of the
conveyance to the Economic Development Alliance of
Jefferson County, Arkansas (sec. 2831)................. 860
Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center,
Vallejo, California (sec. 2832)........................ 860
Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air
Station, Whiting Field, Florida (sec. 2833)............ 860
Release of property interests retained in connection with
conveyance, Camp Villere, Louisiana (sec. 2834)........ 861
Release of property interests retained in connection with
land conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas
(sec. 2835)............................................ 861
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals........................ 861
Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land,
Naval Air Station China Lake, California (sec. 2841)... 861
Subtitle F--Other Matters.................................... 862
Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of
pavement markings (sec. 2851).......................... 862
Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative
work in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion (sec.
2852).................................................. 862
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 862
Change in authorities relating to scope of work
variations for military construction projects.......... 862
Special authority for minor military construction
projects for child development program facilities...... 862
Sense of the Congress regarding base housing projects.... 863
Consultation requirement in connection with Department of
Defense major land acquisitions........................ 863
Modification of facility repair notification requirement. 863
Arsenal installation reutilization authority............. 863
Sense of Congress on coordination of hunting, fishing,
and other recreational activities on military land..... 864
Land conveyance, Campion Air Force Radar Station, Galena,
Alaska................................................. 864
Bureau of Land Management withdrawn military lands
efficiency and savings................................. 864
Renaming site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National
Historical Park, Ohio.................................. 864
Amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act..... 865
Protection and recovery of greater sage grouse........... 865
Use of Military Operations Areas for national security
activities............................................. 865
Renaming of the Captain William Wylie Galt Great Falls
Armed Forces Readiness Center in honor of Captain John
E. Moran, a recipient of the Medal of Honor............ 865
Implementation of Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-Wide
Conservation Plan and other conservation measures...... 866
Removal of endangered species status for American burying
beetle................................................. 866
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 866
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 866
Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project 866
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition
projects............................................... 866
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects............................................... 866
Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects................................... 867
Authorization of appropriations.......................... 867
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS
AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS....................................... 867
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS...... 867
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations........ 867
National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101)..... 867
Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)................ 867
Other defense activities (sec. 3103)..................... 867
Nuclear energy (sec. 3104)............................... 868
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 868
Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy
employees and projects (sec. 3111)..................... 868
Stockpile responsiveness program (sec. 3112)............. 869
Notification of cost overruns and selected acquisition
reports for major alteration projects (sec. 3113)...... 869
Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns (sec. 3114) 869
Funding of Laboratory-Directed Research and Development
Programs (sec. 3115)................................... 870
Hanford waste treatment and immobilization plant contract
oversight (sec. 3116).................................. 871
Use of best practices for capital asset projects and
nuclear weapon life extension programs (sec. 3117)..... 871
Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel
system based on low-enriched uranium (sec. 3118)....... 871
Disposition of weapons usable plutonium (sec. 3119)...... 872
Establishment of microlab pilot program (sec. 3120)...... 873
Prohibition on the availability of funds for the
provision of defense nuclear nonproliferation
assistance to the Russian Federation (sec. 3121)....... 873
Prohibition on availability of funds for fixed site
radiological portal monitors in foreign countries (sec.
3122).................................................. 873
Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms
control and nonproliferation technologies (sec. 3123).. 874
Limitations on availability of funds for nuclear weapons
dismantlement (sec. 3124).............................. 875
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports................................ 875
Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements
for unencumbered uranium (sec. 3131)................... 875
Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan (sec.
3132).................................................. 875
Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of
nonoperational defense nuclear facilities (sec. 3133).. 876
Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
facilities (sec. 3134)................................. 876
Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of
management and operating contracts (sec. 3135)......... 877
Interagency review of applications for the transfer of
United States civil nuclear technology (sec. 3136)..... 877
Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise
(sec. 3137)............................................ 881
Annual report on the number of full time equivalent
employees and contractor employees (sec. 3138)......... 881
Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation
caused by additive manufacturing (sec. 3139)........... 882
Plutonium pit production capacity (sec. 3140)............ 882
Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear
nonproliferation opportunities (sec. 3141)............. 883
Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter
program (sec. 3142).................................... 883
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD............. 883
Authorization (sec. 3201)................................ 883
Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
(sec. 3202)............................................ 883
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES............................ 884
Authorization of Appropriations (sec. 3401).............. 884
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.............................. 884
Legislative Provisions Adopted............................... 884
Authorization of the Maritime Administration (sec. 3501). 884
Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet
program (sec. 3502).................................... 884
Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation
regarding unemployment insurance and vessel operators
(sec. 3503)............................................ 884
Payment for maritime security fleet vessels (sec. 3504).. 884
Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy
(sec. 3505)............................................ 885
Cadet commitment agreements (sec. 3506).................. 885
Student incentive payment agreements (sec. 3507)......... 885
Short sea transportation defined (sec. 3508)............. 885
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 886
Reliance on classification society certification for
purposes of eligibility for certificate of inspection.. 886
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES....................................... 886
Authorization of amounts in funding tables (sec. 4001)... 886
Clarification of applicability of undistributed
reductions of certain operation and maintenance funding
among all operation and maintenance funding (sec. 4002) 886
Summary of National Defense Authorizations for Fiscal
Year 2016.............................................. 886
National Defense Budget Authority Implication............ 892
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT........................................... 894
Procurement (sec. 4101).................................. 894
Procurement for overseas contingency operations (sec.
4102).................................................. 933
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.......... 940
Research, development, test, and evaluation (sec. 4201).. 940
Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas
contingency operations (sec. 4202)..................... 980
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........................... 982
Operation and maintenance (sec. 4301).................... 982
Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency
operations (sec. 4302)................................. 1005
Operation and maintenance base requirements (sec. 4303).. 1015
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL................................... 1018
Military personnel (sec. 4401)........................... 1018
Military personnel for overseas contingency operations
(sec. 4402)............................................ 1019
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 1019
Other authorizations (sec. 4501)......................... 1019
Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations
(sec. 4502)............................................ 1024
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION................................ 1025
Military construction (sec. 4601)........................ 1025
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted........................... 1042
Military construction for overseas contingency operations 1042
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS..... 1043
Department of Energy national security programs (sec.
4701).................................................. 1043
114th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 114-270
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
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September 29, 2015.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Thornberry, from the committee of conference, submitted the
following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 1735]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
1735), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes, having met, after full and
free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to
their respective Houses as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
Senate amendment, insert the following:
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 four divisions
as follows:
(1) Division A--Department of Defense
Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Military Construction
Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Department of Energy National
Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(4) Division D--Funding Tables.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Prioritization of upgraded UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters within
Army National Guard.
Sec. 112. Roadmap for replacement of A/MH-6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird
aircraft to meet special operations requirements.
Sec. 113. Report on options to accelerate replacement of UH-60A
Blackhawk helicopters of Army National Guard.
Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on tactical wheeled vehicle protection kits.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Modification of CVN-78 class aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 122. Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN-78 class
aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 123. Extension and modification of limitation on availability of
funds for Littoral Combat Ship.
Sec. 124. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh
Burke class destroyers and associated systems.
Sec. 125. Procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class destroyer.
Sec. 126. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George
Washington.
Sec. 127. Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program.
Sec. 128. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. John F. Kennedy
(CVN-79).
Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. Enterprise
(CVN-80).
Sec. 130. Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship.
Sec. 131. Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement submarine
program.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 141. Backup inventory status of A-10 aircraft.
Sec. 142. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A-10
aircraft.
Sec. 143. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC-130H
Compass Call aircraft.
Sec. 144. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of Joint
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, EC-130H Compass Call,
and Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.
Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for F-35A aircraft
procurement.
Sec. 146. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC-10
aircraft.
Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C-130
aircraft.
Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for executive
communications upgrades for C-20 and C-37 aircraft.
Sec. 149. Limitation on availability of funds for T-1A Jayhawk aircraft.
Sec. 150. Notification of retirement of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber
aircraft.
Sec. 151. Inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force.
Sec. 152. Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of F-35A
aircraft.
Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 161. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle Command-
Platform.
Sec. 162. Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for small
arms.
Sec. 163. Study on use of different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition
by the Army and the Marine Corps.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership.
Sec. 212. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for
Transformation Program to include citizens of countries
participating in the Technical Cooperation Program.
Sec. 213. Expansion of education partnerships to support technology
transfer and transition.
Sec. 214. Improvement to coordination and communication of defense
research activities.
Sec. 215. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program.
Sec. 216. Reauthorization of defense research and development rapid
innovation program.
Sec. 217. Science and technology activities to support business systems
information technology acquisition programs.
Sec. 218. Department of Defense technology offset program to build and
maintain the military technological superiority of the United
States.
Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for F-15 infrared search
and track capability development.
Sec. 220. Limitation on availability of funds for development of the
shallow water combat submersible.
Sec. 221. Limitation on availability of funds for the advanced
development and manufacturing facility under the medical
countermeasure program.
Sec. 222. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common
ground system of the Army.
Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common
ground system of the United States Special Operations Command.
Sec. 224. Limitation on availability of funds for Integrated Personnel
and Pay System of the Army.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 231. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center.
Sec. 232. Demonstration of Persistent Close Air Support capabilities.
Sec. 233. Strategies for engagement with Historically Black Colleges and
Universities and Minority-serving Institutions of Higher
Education.
Sec. 234. Report on commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance
systems for Army tactical unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 235. Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II.
Sec. 236. Report on technology readiness levels of the technologies and
capabilities critical to the long-range strike bomber
aircraft.
Sec. 237. Assessment of air-land mobile tactical communications and data
network requirements and capabilities.
Sec. 238. Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic
parts.
Sec. 239. Airborne data link plan.
Sec. 240. Plan for advanced weapons technology war games.
Sec. 241. Independent assessment of F135 engine program.
Sec. 242. Comptroller General review of autonomic logistics information
system for F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
Sec. 243. Sense of Congress regarding facilitation of a high quality
technical workforce.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Sec. 311. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels.
Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.
Sec. 313. Modification of energy management reporting requirements.
Sec. 314. Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects
relating to potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply
only to energy projects.
Sec. 315. Exclusions from definition of ``chemical substance'' under
Toxic Substances Control Act.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 322. Repeal of limitation on authority to enter into a contract for
the sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117
engine.
Sec. 323. Pilot programs for availability of working-capital funds for
product improvements.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 331. Modification of annual report on prepositioned materiel and
equipment.
Sec. 332. Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for
Operational Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for
Installations and Environment.
Sec. 333. Report on equipment purchased noncompetitively from foreign
entities.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 341. Prohibition on contracts making payments for honoring members
of the Armed Forces at sporting events.
Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption.
Sec. 343. Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the
ARMS Initiative.
Sec. 344. Improvements to Department of Defense excess property
disposal.
Sec. 345. Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense
sponsorships, advertising, or marketing associated with
sports-related organizations or sporting events.
Sec. 346. Reduction in amounts available for Department of Defense
headquarters, administrative, and support activities.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum
levels.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
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.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
Sec. 422. Report on force structure of the Army.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Reinstatement of enhanced authority for selective early
discharge of warrant officers.
Sec. 502. Equitable treatment of junior officers excluded from an all-
fully-qualified-officers list because of administrative error.
Sec. 503. Enhanced flexibility for determination of officers to continue
on active duty and for selective early retirement and early
discharge.
Sec. 504. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age
of a general or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief
of Chaplains of the Army, Navy, or Air Force.
Sec. 505. General rule for warrant officer retirement in highest grade
held satisfactorily.
Sec. 506. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the
definition and availability of costs associated with general
and flag officers and their aides.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Continued service in the Ready Reserve by Members of Congress
who are also members of the Ready Reserve.
Sec. 512. Clarification of purpose of reserve component special
selection boards as limited to correction of error at a
mandatory promotion board.
Sec. 513. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be
performed by reserve component members for duty to be
considered Federal service for purposes of unemployment
compensation for ex-servicemembers.
Sec. 514. Temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component
personnel to provide training and instruction regarding pilot
training.
Sec. 515. Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission recommendation regarding
consolidation of authorities to order members of reserve
components to perform duty.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities
Sec. 521. Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate
applications for correction of military records.
Sec. 522. Temporary authority to develop and provide additional
recruitment incentives.
Sec. 523. Expansion of authority to conduct pilot programs on career
flexibility to enhance retention of members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 524. Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in
ground combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 525. Role of Secretary of Defense in development of gender-neutral
occupational standards.
Sec. 526. Establishment of process by which members of the Armed Forces
may carry an appropriate firearm on a military installation.
Sec. 527. Establishment of breastfeeding policy for the Department of
the Army.
Sec. 528. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of
the Armed Forces.
Subtitle D--Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic
Violence Prevention and Response
Sec. 531. Enforcement of certain crime victim rights by the Court of
Criminal Appeals.
Sec. 532. Department of Defense civilian employee access to Special
Victims' Counsel.
Sec. 533. Authority of Special Victims' Counsel to provide legal
consultation and assistance in connection with various
Government proceedings.
Sec. 534. Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the
availability of assistance from Special Victims' Counsel.
Sec. 535. Additional improvements to Special Victims' Counsel program.
Sec. 536. Enhancement of confidentiality of restricted reporting of
sexual assault in the military.
Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual
Assault in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 538. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to
sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 539. Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed Forces who
report or intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged sex-
related offence.
Sec. 540. Sexual assault prevention and response training for
administrators and instructors of Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps.
Sec. 541. Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related
offenses involving members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or
Marine Corps.
Sec. 542. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention
and response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and
the Army Reserve.
Sec. 543. Improved implementation of changes to Uniform Code of Military
Justice.
Sec. 544. Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to
establish certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of
Special Victims' Counsel.
Sec. 545. Modification of Rule 304 of the Military Rules of Evidence
relating to the corroboration of a confession or admission.
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
Sec. 552. Availability of preseparation counseling for members of the
Armed Forces discharged or released after limited active duty.
Sec. 553. Availability of additional training opportunities under
Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 554. Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction for
courses of instruction offered as part of Phase II joint
professional military education.
Sec. 555. Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve
component members supporting contingency operations and other
operations.
Sec. 556. Appointments to military service academies from nominations
made by Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.
Sec. 557. Support for athletic programs of the United States Military
Academy.
Sec. 558. Condition on admission of defense industry civilians to attend
the United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sec. 559. Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for
professional credentials obtained by members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while
receiving post-9/11 education assistance.
Sec. 561. Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee.
Sec. 562. Recognition of additional involuntary mobilization duty
authorities exempt from five-year limit on reemployment rights
of persons who serve in the uniformed services.
Sec. 563. Expansion of outreach for veterans transitioning from serving
on active duty.
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness
Matters
Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies
that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 572. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 573. Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of
Defense student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary
and secondary schools located outside the United States.
Sec. 574. Family support programs for immediate family members of
members of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations
forces.
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards
Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for
acts of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War.
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 591. Coordination with non-government suicide prevention
organizations and agencies to assist in reducing suicides by
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 592. Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation
of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 593. Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals
becoming members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 594. Report regarding new rulemaking under the Military Lending Act
and Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings.
Sec. 595. Remotely piloted aircraft career field manning shortfalls.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2016 increase in military basic pay for general
and flag officers.
Sec. 602. Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence
allowances to members serving outside the United States and
associated territory.
Sec. 603. Phased-in modification of percentage of national average
monthly cost of housing usable in computation of basic
allowance for housing inside the United States.
Sec. 604. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates
of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances.
Sec. 605. Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay
authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay
authorities for health care professionals.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for
nuclear officers.
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37
consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus
authorities.
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other
title 37 bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus
pay.
Sec. 617. Modification to special aviation incentive pay and bonus
authorities for officers.
Sec. 618. Repeal of obsolete authority to pay bonus to encourage Army
personnel to refer persons for enlistment in the Army.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 621. Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of
kin of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during
humanitarian operations.
Sec. 622. Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance
for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces from the
Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 623. Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel
Regulations.
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits
Part I--Retired Pay Reform
Sec. 631. Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed
services.
Sec. 632. Full participation for members of the uniformed services in
the Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 633. Lump sum payments of certain retired pay.
Sec. 634. Continuation pay for full TSP members with 12 years of
service.
Sec. 635. Effective date and implementation.
Part II--Other Matters
Sec. 641. Death of former spouse beneficiaries and subsequent
remarriages under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality
Benefits and Operations
Sec. 651. Plan to obtain budget-neutrality for the defense commissary
system and the military exchange system.
Sec. 652. Comptroller General of the United States report on the
Commissary Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-
Financed Major Construction Program.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 661. Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of members
of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 662. Recordation of obligations for installment payments of
incentive pays, allowances, and similar benefits when payment
is due.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
Sec. 701. Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries.
Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing for the TRICARE pharmacy
benefits program.
Sec. 703. Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to include
discharged and released members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 704. Access to health care under the TRICARE program for
beneficiaries of TRICARE Prime.
Sec. 705. Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services for
certain TRICARE beneficiaries.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by
administrative error under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 712. Publication of data on patient safety, quality of care,
satisfaction, and health outcome measures under the TRICARE
program.
Sec. 713. Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE
program to include information on patient safety, quality of
care, and access to care at military medical treatment
facilities.
Sec. 714. Portability of health plans under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 715. Joint uniform formulary for transition of care.
Sec. 716. Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE program.
Sec. 717. Designation of certain non-Department mental health care
providers with knowledge relating to treatment of members of
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 718. Comprehensive standards and access to contraception counseling
for members of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 721. Provision of transportation of dependent patients relating to
obstetrical anesthesia services.
Sec. 722. Extension of authority for DOD-VA Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund.
Sec. 723. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
Fund.
Sec. 724. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 725. Pilot program on urgent care under TRICARE program.
Sec. 726. Pilot program on incentive programs to improve health care
provided under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 727. Limitation on availability of funds for Department of Defense
Healthcare Management Systems Modernization.
Sec. 728. Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs
relating to exposure to airborne hazards and open burn pits.
Sec. 729. Plan for development of procedures to measure data on mental
health care provided by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 730. Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate
performance variability of health care provided by the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 731. Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling
behavior among members of the Armed Forces.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Required review of acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs
of Staff of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 802. Role of Chiefs of Staff in the acquisition process.
Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority.
Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid
fielding.
Sec. 805. Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical
national security capabilities.
Sec. 806. Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to acquire
vital national security capabilities.
Sec. 807. Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber
Command.
Sec. 808. Report on linking and streamlining requirements, acquisition,
and budget processes within Armed Forces.
Sec. 809. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition
regulations.
Sec. 810. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and
acquisition systems.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 811. Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for
acquisition of property.
Sec. 812. Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification
requirements.
Sec. 813. Rights in technical data.
Sec. 814. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes.
Sec. 815. Amendments to other transaction authority.
Sec. 816. Amendment to acquisition threshold for special emergency
procurement authority.
Sec. 817. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation
adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds.
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Sec. 821. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense
acquisition program, major automated information system, and
major system.
Sec. 822. Revision to requirements relating to risk management in
development of major defense acquisition programs and major
systems.
Sec. 823. Revision of Milestone A decision authority responsibilities
for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 824. Revision of Milestone B decision authority responsibilities
for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority.
Sec. 826. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program
definition periods.
Sec. 827. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program
execution periods.
Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns.
Sec. 829. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding
major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 830. Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under major
defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 831. Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for
major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 832. Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering.
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce
Sec. 841. Amendments to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce
Development Fund.
Sec. 842. Dual-track military professionals in operational and
acquisition specialities.
Sec. 843. Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition
duty.
Sec. 844. Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct of
market research.
Sec. 845. Independent study of implementation of defense acquisition
workforce improvement efforts.
Sec. 846. Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition workforce
personnel demonstration project.
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items
Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items.
Sec. 852. Modification to information required to be submitted by
offeror in procurement of major weapon systems as commercial
items.
Sec. 853. Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the
determination of price reasonableness.
Sec. 854. Report on defense-unique laws applicable to the procurement of
commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf
items.
Sec. 855. Market research and preference for commercial items.
Sec. 856. Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial
acquisition procedures.
Sec. 857. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional
defense contractors as commercial items.
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program.
Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan.
Sec. 863. Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition strategies.
Sec. 864. Clarification of requirements related to small business
contracts for services.
Sec. 865. Certification requirements for Business Opportunity
Specialists, commercial market representatives, and
procurement center representatives.
Sec. 866. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small
business concerns located in a base closure area.
Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming.
Sec. 868. Modification to and scorecard program for small business
contracting goals.
Sec. 869. Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the
Small Business Administration; petitions for reconsideration
of size standards.
Sec. 870. Additional duties of the Director of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization.
Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities.
Sec. 872. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals
under negotiated comprehensive small business subcontracting
plans.
Sec. 873. Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative
technology projects.
Sec. 874. Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee.
Sec. 875. Review of Government access to intellectual property rights of
private sector firms.
Sec. 876. Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability
assessments of a determination about defense acquisition
program requirements.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 881. Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule
delays resulting from oversight of defense acquisition
programs.
Sec. 882. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of
services contracts.
Sec. 883. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business
systems.
Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment.
Sec. 885. Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of counterfeit
electronic parts.
Sec. 886. Exception for AbilityOne products from authority to acquire
goods and services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian
States, and Djibouti.
Sec. 887. Effective communication between government and industry.
Sec. 888. Standards for procurement of secure information technology and
cyber security systems.
Sec. 889. Unified information technology services.
Sec. 890. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense.
Sec. 891. Development period for Department of Defense information
technology systems.
Sec. 892. Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military purpose
nondevelopmental items.
Sec. 893. Improved auditing of contracts.
Sec. 894. Sense of Congress on evaluation method for procurement of
audit or audit readiness services.
Sec. 895. Mitigating potential unfair competitive advantage of technical
advisors to acquisition programs.
Sec. 896. Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance.
Sec. 897. Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases when
the Department of Defense acts as contract intermediary for
the General Services Administration.
Sec. 898. Competition for religious services contracts.
Sec. 899. Pilot program regarding risk-based contracting for smaller
contract actions under the Truth in Negotiations Act.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Sec. 901. Update of statutory specification of functions of the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force
development activities.
Sec. 902. Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Accounting standards to value certain property, plant, and
equipment items.
Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements.
Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on sequestration.
Sec. 1005. Annual audit of financial statements of Department of Defense
components by independent external auditors.
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and
counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.
Sec. 1012. Extension and expansion of authority to provide additional
support for counter-drug activities of certain foreign
governments.
Sec. 1013. Sense of Congress on Central America.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards
Sec. 1021. Additional information supporting long-range plans for
construction of naval vessels.
Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.
Sec. 1023. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for
certain Navy mess operations afloat.
Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of
Ticonderoga class cruisers or dock landing ships.
Sec. 1025. Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic
missile defense capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers.
Sec. 1026. Independent assessment of United States Combat Logistic Force
requirements.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of
individuals detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities
in the United States to house detainees transferred from
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to
certain countries of individuals detained at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1034. Reenactment and modification of certain prior requirements
for certifications relating to transfer of detainees at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign
countries and other foreign entities.
Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy.
Sec. 1036. Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces at or
closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1037. Report on current detainees at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, determined or assessed to be high risk
or medium risk.
Sec. 1038. Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and
individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1039. Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about
recidivism of individuals formerly detained at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1040. Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with
foreign countries regarding transfer of detainees at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1041. Report on use of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons
prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment
or other propaganda of terrorist organizations.
Sec. 1042. Permanent authority to provide rewards through government
personnel of allied forces and certain other modifications to
Department of Defense program to provide rewards.
Sec. 1043. Sunset on exception to congressional notification of
sensitive military operations.
Sec. 1044. Repeal of semiannual reports on obligation and expenditure of
funds for the combating terrorism program.
Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program.
Sec. 1052. Sale or donation of excess personal property for border
security activities.
Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians.
Sec. 1054. Limitation on transfer of certain AH-64 Apache helicopters
from Army National Guard to regular Army and related personnel
levels.
Sec. 1055. Authority to provide training and support to personnel of
foreign ministries of defense.
Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology
demonstrations.
Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of Helicopter Sea
Combat Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft.
Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of
certain landmines and report on department of defense policy
and inventory of anti-personnel landmine munitions.
Sec. 1059. Department of Defense authority to provide assistance to
secure the southern land border of the United States.
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports
Sec. 1060. Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency
planning guidance information to Congress.
Sec. 1061. Expedited meetings of the National Commission on the Future
of the Army.
Sec. 1062. Modification of certain reports submitted by Comptroller
General of the United States.
Sec. 1063. Report on implementation of the geographically distributed
force laydown in the area of responsibility of United States
Pacific Command.
Sec. 1064. Independent study of national security strategy formulation
process.
Sec. 1065. Report on the status of detection, identification, and
disablement capabilities related to remotely piloted aircraft.
Sec. 1066. Report on options to accelerate the training of pilots of
remotely piloted aircraft.
Sec. 1067. Studies of fleet platform architectures for the Navy.
Sec. 1068. Report on strategy to protect United States national security
interests in the Arctic region.
Sec. 1069. Comptroller General briefing and report on major medical
facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments.
Sec. 1071. Potential role for United States ground forces in the Western
Pacific theater.
Sec. 1072. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
military personnel issues.
Sec. 1073. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to
readiness.
Sec. 1074. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to naval
vessels and Merchant Marine.
Sec. 1075. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
civilian personnel.
Sec. 1076. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
nuclear proliferation and related matters.
Sec. 1077. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
acquisition.
Sec. 1078. Repeal or revision of miscellaneous reporting requirements.
Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements.
Sec. 1080. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of
reports required of Department of Defense by statute.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1082. Situations involving bombings of places of public use,
Government facilities, public transportation systems, and
infrastructure facilities.
Sec. 1083. Executive agent for the oversight and management of
alternative compensatory control measures.
Sec. 1084. Navy support of Ocean Research Advisory Panel.
Sec. 1085. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers.
Sec. 1086. Reform and improvement of personnel security, insider threat
detection and prevention, and physical security.
Sec. 1087. Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion
of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety.
Sec. 1088. Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft within
the Air Force inventory.
Sec. 1089. Reestablishment of Commission to Assess the Threat to the
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack.
Sec. 1090. Mine countermeasures master plan and report.
Sec. 1091. Congressional notification and briefing requirement on
ordered evacuations of United States embassies and consulates
involving support provided by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1092. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator.
Sec. 1093. Sense of Congress on the inadvertent transfer of anthrax from
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1094. Modification of certain requirements applicable to major
medical facility lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sec. 1095. Authorization of fiscal year 2015 major medical facility
projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1096. Designation of construction agent for certain construction
projects by Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1097. Department of Defense strategy for countering unconventional
warfare.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Sec. 1101. Procedures for reduction in force of Department of Defense
civilian personnel.
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on
official duty in a combat zone.
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.
Sec. 1104. Modification to temporary authorities for certain positions
at Department of Defense research and engineering facilities.
Sec. 1105. Required probationary period for new employees of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1106. Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the
Department of Defense based upon unacceptable performance.
Sec. 1107. United States Cyber Command workforce.
Sec. 1108. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on
premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal
civilian employees working overseas.
Sec. 1109. Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve
the technical skills and expertise at certain Department of
Defense laboratories.
Sec. 1110. Pilot program on temporary exchange of financial management
and acquisition personnel.
Sec. 1111. Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain
acquisition and technology positions in the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 1112. Pilot program on direct hire authority for veteran technical
experts into the defense acquisition workforce.
Sec. 1113. Direct hire authority for technical experts into the defense
acquisition workforce.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces
supporting certain United States military operations.
Sec. 1202. Strategic framework for Department of Defense security
cooperation.
Sec. 1203. Redesignation, modification, and extension of National Guard
State Partnership Program.
Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of
defense personnel between the United States and foreign
countries.
Sec. 1205. Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian, disaster,
and civic aid programs of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1206. One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to
build the capacity of foreign security forces.
Sec. 1207. Authority to provide support to national military forces of
allied countries for counterterrorism operations in Africa.
Sec. 1208. Reports on training of foreign military intelligence units
provided by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1209. Prohibition on security assistance to entities in Yemen
controlled by the Houthi movement.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of Commanders' Emergency Response
Program.
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of
certain coalition nations for support provided to United
States military operations.
Sec. 1213. Additional matter in semiannual report on enhancing security
and stability in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to acquire products and services
produced in countries along a major route of supply to
Afghanistan.
Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and
provide defense services to the military and security forces
of Afghanistan.
Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to support operations and activities
of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1222. Strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent
extremism.
Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Sec. 1224. Reports on United States Armed Forces deployed in support of
Operation Inherent Resolve.
Sec. 1225. Matters relating to support for the vetted Syrian opposition.
Sec. 1226. Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of
Lebanon for border security operations.
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on the security and protection of Iranian
dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Iran
Sec. 1231. Modification and extension of annual report on the military
power of Iran.
Sec. 1232. Sense of Congress on the Government of Iran's malign
activities.
Sec. 1233. Report on military-to-military engagements with Iran.
Sec. 1234. Security guarantees to countries in the Middle East.
Sec. 1235. Rule of construction.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation
Sec. 1241. Notifications relating to testing, production, deployment,
and sale or transfer to other states or non-state actors of
the Club-K cruise missile system by the Russian Federation.
Sec. 1242. Notifications of deployment of nuclear weapons by Russian
Federation to territory of Ukrainian Republic or Russian
territory of Kaliningrad.
Sec. 1243. Measures in response to non-compliance by the Russian
Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty.
Sec. 1244. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to
modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the
Russian Federation under the Open Skies Treaty.
Sec. 1245. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty
of the Russian Federation over Crimea.
Sec. 1246. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States
and the Russian Federation.
Sec. 1247. Report on implementation of the New START Treaty.
Sec. 1248. Additional matters in annual report on military and security
developments involving the Russian Federation.
Sec. 1249. Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain
nonstandard rotary wing aircraft historically procured through
Rosoboronexport.
Sec. 1250. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Sec. 1251. Training for Eastern European national military forces in the
course of multilateral exercises.
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region
Sec. 1261. Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-
Pacific region.
Sec. 1262. Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy regarding
foreign disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore
capability to Japan.
Sec. 1263. South China Sea Initiative.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 1271. Two-year extension and modification of authorization for non-
conventional assisted recovery capabilities.
Sec. 1272. Amendment to the annual report under Arms Control and
Disarmament Act.
Sec. 1273. Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance
the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents
involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1274. Modification of authority for support of special operations
to combat terrorism.
Sec. 1275. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms
Trade Treaty.
Sec. 1276. Report on the security relationship between the United States
and the Republic of Cyprus.
Sec. 1277. Sense of Congress on European defense and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
Sec. 1278. Briefing on the sale of certain fighter aircraft to Qatar.
Sec. 1279. United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation.
Sec. 1280. NATO Special Operations Headquarters.
Sec. 1281. Increased presence of United States ground forces in Eastern
Europe to deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift 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.
Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing
stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions.
Subtitle C--Working-Capital Funds
Sec. 1421. Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of
funds from Department of Defense working-capital funds.
Sec. 1422. Working-capital fund reserve account for petroleum market
price fluctuations.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 1431. 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. 1432. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home.
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of
appropriations.
Sec. 1502. Procurement.
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1505. Military personnel.
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1509. Defense Health program.
Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.
Subtitle B--Financial Matters
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
for training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised
explosive devices.
Sec. 1534. Comptroller General report on use of certain funds provided
for operation and maintenance.
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Sec. 1601. Major force program and budget for national security space
programs.
Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control.
Sec. 1603. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise.
Sec. 1604. Modification to development of space science and technology
strategy.
Sec. 1605. Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global
Positioning System user equipment.
Sec. 1606. Rocket propulsion system development program.
Sec. 1607. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian
suppliers of rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch
vehicle program.
Sec. 1608. Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle
program.
Sec. 1609. Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle
program.
Sec. 1610. Consolidation of acquisition of wideband satellite
communications.
Sec. 1611. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications.
Sec. 1612. Expansion of goals and modification of pilot program for
acquisition of commercial satellite communication services.
Sec. 1613. Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space.
Sec. 1614. Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based
weather data.
Sec. 1615. Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite
follow-on system.
Sec. 1616. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense
Meteorological Satellite program.
Sec. 1617. Streamline of commercial space launch activities.
Sec. 1618. Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead
persistent infrared capability.
Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution.
Sec. 1620. Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system
against additional threats.
Sec. 1621. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space
segment, Global Positioning System operational control
segment, and Military Global Positioning System user equipment
acquisition programs.
Sec. 1622. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space.
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
Sec. 1631. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.
Sec. 1632. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to
facilities for intelligence collection or for special
operations abroad.
Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation.
Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs.
Sec. 1636. Report on management of certain programs of Defense
intelligence elements.
Sec. 1637. Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ-4 Global
Hawk mission.
Sec. 1638. Government Accountability Office review of intelligence input
to the defense acquisition process.
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters
Sec. 1641. Codification and addition of liability protections relating
to reporting on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks
and information systems of certain contractors.
Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations.
Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of funds pending the submission of
integrated policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace.
Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facility.
Sec. 1645. Designation of military department entity responsible for
acquisition of critical cyber capabilities.
Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to
defend the United States from cyber attacks.
Sec. 1647. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems
of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1648. Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to
cyber attacks.
Sec. 1649. Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings and
recommendations of Council of Governors on cyber capabilities
of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces
Sec. 1651. Assessment of threats to National Leadership Command,
Control, and Communications System.
Sec. 1652. Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air
Force.
Sec. 1653. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental
ballistic missile fuzes.
Sec. 1654. Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment.
Sec. 1656. Annual briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear
weapons in Europe.
Sec. 1657. Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons.
Sec. 1658. Review of Comptroller General of the United States on
recommendations relating to nuclear enterprise of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1659. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear
deterrence mission.
Sec. 1660. Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement program of
the Air Force.
Sec. 1661. Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and
collaboration between United States and United Kingdom on
nuclear issues and on 60th anniversary of Fleet Ballistic
Missile Program.
Sec. 1662. Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of Nuclear
Enterprise Reviews.
Sec. 1663. Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on long-
range standoff weapon.
Sec. 1664. Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad.
Sec. 1665. Report relating to the costs associated with extending the
life of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters
Sec. 1671. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information
to Russian Federation.
Sec. 1672. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of
Russian Federation into missile defense systems of United
States.
Sec. 1673. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of
China into missile defense systems of United States.
Sec. 1674. Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier
air and missile defense capability of the Army.
Sec. 1675. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense
capabilities of the United States.
Sec. 1676. Integration and interoperability of allied missile defense
capabilities.
Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe.
Sec. 1678. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket
defense system.
Sec. 1679. Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and
coproduction.
Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system.
Sec. 1681. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle
for missile defense of the United States homeland.
Sec. 1682. Requirement to replace capability enhancement I
exoatmospheric kill vehicles.
Sec. 1683. Designation of preferred location of additional missile
defense site in the United States and plan for expediting
deployment time of such site.
Sec. 1684. Additional missile defense sensor coverage for protection of
United States homeland.
Sec. 1685. Concept development of space-based missile defense layer.
Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development.
Sec. 1687. Development of requirements to support integrated air and
missile defense capabilities.
Sec. 1688. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the
United States review and assessment of missile defense
acquisition programs.
Sec. 1689. Report on medium range ballistic missile defense sensor
alternatives for enhanced defense of Hawaii.
Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and report on validated military
requirement and Milestone A decision on prompt global strike
weapon system.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law.
Sec. 2003. Effective date.
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2013 project.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
Sec. 2108. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016
project.
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2010 project.
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2014 project.
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2015 project.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012
project.
Sec. 2309. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013
project.
Sec. 2310. Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence
Analysis Complex and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes
Field, Azores.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2012 project.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
Sec. 2407. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2014 project.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2015 project.
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT
PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction
and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2013 project.
Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2015 projects.
Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2614. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
closure activities funded through Department of Defense base
closure account.
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) round.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Changes
Sec. 2801. Revision of congressional notification thresholds for reserve
facility expenditures and contributions to reflect
congressional notification thresholds for minor construction
and repair projects.
Sec. 2802. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation
and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the
United States.
Sec. 2803. Defense laboratory modernization pilot program.
Sec. 2804. Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions
for certain construction, maintenance, and repair projects
mutually beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait
military forces.
Sec. 2805. Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military housing
units at military installations in the United States.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2811. Protection of Department of Defense installations.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real
property on behalf of military service academies.
Sec. 2813. Utility system conveyance authority.
Sec. 2814. Leasing of non-excess property of military departments and
Defense Agencies; treatment of value provided by local
education agencies and elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 2815. Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and
assessment of infrastructure necessary to support the force
structure.
Sec. 2816. Temporary reporting requirements related to main operating
bases, forward operating sites, and cooperative security
locations.
Sec. 2817. Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only non-
mobile properties from certain excess property disposal
requirements.
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment
Sec. 2821. Limited exception to restriction on development of public
infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine Corps
forces in Asia-Pacific region.
Sec. 2822. Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward
realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region.
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2831. Release of reversionary interest retained as part of
conveyance to the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson
County, Arkansas.
Sec. 2832. Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center,
Vallejo, California.
Sec. 2833. Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air
Station, Whiting Field, Florida.
Sec. 2834. Release of property interests retained in connection with
land conveyance, Camp Villere, Louisiana.
Sec. 2835. Release of property interests retained in connection with
land conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas.
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals
Sec. 2841. Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval
Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 2851. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of
airfield pavement markings.
Sec. 2852. Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative
work in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy
employees and projects.
Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program.
Sec. 3113. Notification of cost overruns and Selected Acquisition
Reports for major alteration projects.
Sec. 3114. Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns.
Sec. 3115. Funding of laboratory-directed research and development
programs.
Sec. 3116. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract
oversight.
Sec. 3117. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear
weapon life extension programs.
Sec. 3118. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel
system based on low-enriched uranium.
Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium.
Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program.
Sec. 3121. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense
nuclear nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation.
Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for new fixed site
radiological portal monitors in foreign countries.
Sec. 3123. Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms control
and nonproliferation technologies.
Sec. 3124. Limitation on availability of funds for nuclear weapons
dismantlement.
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports
Sec. 3131. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for
unencumbered uranium.
Sec. 3132. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan and reports.
Sec. 3133. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational
defense nuclear facilities.
Sec. 3134. Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
facilities.
Sec. 3135. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of
management and operating contracts.
Sec. 3136. Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United
States civil nuclear technology.
Sec. 3137. Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise.
Sec. 3138. Annual report on number of full-time equivalent employees and
contractor employees.
Sec. 3139. Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused
by additive manufacturing.
Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity.
Sec. 3141. Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear
nonproliferation opportunities.
Sec. 3142. Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter
program.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Sec. 3202. Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration.
Sec. 3502. Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet program.
Sec. 3503. Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation
regarding unemployment insurance and vessel operators.
Sec. 3504. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels.
Sec. 3505. Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Sec. 3506. Cadet commitment agreements.
Sec. 3507. Student incentive payment agreements.
Sec. 3508. Short sea transportation defined.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of
certain operation and maintenance funding among all operation
and maintenance funding.
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
Sec. 4101. Procurement.
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas
contingency operations.
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency
operations.
Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements.
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
Sec. 4401. Military personnel.
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 4601. Military construction.
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.
In this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees''
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title
10, United States Code.
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by
the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees,
provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the
vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference
report or amendment between the Houses.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Prioritization of upgraded UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters within
Army National Guard.
Sec. 112. Roadmap for replacement of A/MH-6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird
aircraft to meet special operations requirements.
Sec. 113. Report on options to accelerate replacement of UH-60A
Blackhawk helicopters of Army National Guard.
Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on tactical wheeled vehicle protection kits.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Modification of CVN-78 class aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 122. Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN-78 class
aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 123. Extension and modification of limitation on availability of
funds for Littoral Combat Ship.
Sec. 124. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh
Burke class destroyers and associated systems.
Sec. 125. Procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class destroyer.
Sec. 126. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George
Washington.
Sec. 127. Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program.
Sec. 128. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. John F. Kennedy
(CVN-79).
Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. Enterprise
(CVN-80).
Sec. 130. Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship.
Sec. 131. Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement submarine
program.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 141. Backup inventory status of A-10 aircraft.
Sec. 142. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A-10
aircraft.
Sec. 143. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC-130H
Compass Call aircraft.
Sec. 144. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of Joint
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, EC-130H Compass Call,
and Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.
Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for F-35A aircraft
procurement.
Sec. 146. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC-10
aircraft.
Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C-130
aircraft.
Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for executive
communications upgrades for C-20 and C-37 aircraft.
Sec. 149. Limitation on availability of funds for T-1A Jayhawk aircraft.
Sec. 150. Notification of retirement of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber
aircraft.
Sec. 151. Inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force.
Sec. 152. Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of F-35A
aircraft.
Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 161. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle Command-
Platform.
Sec. 162. Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for small
arms.
Sec. 163. Study on use of different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition
by the Army and the Marine Corps.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2016 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine
Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified
in the funding table in section 4101.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
SEC. 111. PRIORITIZATION OF UPGRADED UH-60 BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS WITHIN
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Prioritization of Upgrades.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau shall issue guidance regarding the
fielding of upgraded UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to units of
the Army National Guard. Such guidance shall prioritize for
such fielding the units of the Army National Guard with
assigned UH-60 helicopters that have the most flight hours and
the highest annual usage rates within the UH-60 fleet of the
Army National Guard, consistent with the force generation unit
readiness requirements of the Army.
(b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau issues the guidance
under subsection (a), the Chief shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that details such
guidance.
SEC. 112. ROADMAP FOR REPLACEMENT OF A/MH-6 MISSION ENHANCED LITTLE
BIRD AIRCRAFT TO MEET SPECIAL OPERATIONS
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Roadmap.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a roadmap for replacing A/
MH-6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird aircraft to meet the rotary-
wing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements particular to
special operations.
(b) Elements.--The roadmap under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An updated schedule and display of programmed
A/MH-6 Block 3.0 modernization and upgrades, showing
usable life of the fleet, and the anticipated service
life extensions of all A/MH-6 platforms.
(2) A description of current and anticipated
rotary-wing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements
and platforms particular to special operations,
including key performance parameters of anticipated
platforms.
(3) The feasibility of service-common platforms
satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack,
reconnaissance requirements particular to special
operations.
(4) The feasibility of commercially available
platforms satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack,
reconnaissance requirements particular to special
operations.
(5) The anticipated funding requirements for the
special operation forces major force program for the
development and procurement of an A/MH-6 replacement
platform if the service-common platforms described in
paragraph (3) are not available or if commercially
available platforms described in paragraph (4) are
leveraged.
(6) A description of efforts as of the date of the
roadmap to coordinate with the military departments on
a service-common platform to satisfy replacement
platform requirements.
(7) Any other matters the Secretary considers
appropriate.
SEC. 113. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE REPLACEMENT OF UH-60A
BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Army
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing detailed options for the potential acceleration of
the replacement of all UH-60A helicopters of the Army National
Guard by not later than September 30, 2020. The report shall
include the following:
(1) The additional funding and quantities required,
listed by each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, for
H-60M production, UH-60A-to-L RECAP, and UH-60L-to-V
RECAP that is necessary to achieve such replacement of
all UH-60A helicopters by September 30, 2020.
(2) Any industrial base limitations that may affect
such acceleration, including with respect to the
production schedules for the other variants of the UH-
60 helicopter.
(3) The potential effects of such acceleration on
the planned replacement of all UH-60A helicopters of
the regular components of the Armed Forces by September
30, 2025.
(4) Identification of any additional funding or
resources required to train members of the National
Guard to operate and maintain UH-60M aircraft in order
to achieve such replacement of all UH-60A helicopters
by September 30, 2020.
(5) Any other matters the Secretary determines
appropriate.
SEC. 114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION
KITS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) members of the Army face an increasingly
complex and evolving threat environment that requires
advanced and effective technology to protect soldiers
while allowing the soldiers to effectively carry out
the mission of the Army;
(2) the heavy tactical vehicle protection kits
program provides the Army with improved and necessary
ballistic protection for the heavy tactical vehicle
fleet;
(3) a secure heavy tactical vehicle fleet provides
the Army with greater logistical tractability and
offers soldiers the necessary flexibility to tailor
armor levels based on threat levels and mission
requirements; and
(4) as Congress provides for a modern and secure
Army, it is necessary to provide the appropriate
funding levels to meet the tactical wheeled vehicle
protection kits acquisition objectives of the Army.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
SEC. 121. MODIFICATION OF CVN-78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM.
(a) Reports on Design and Engineering Changes.--Subsection
(f) of section 122 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120
Stat. 2104), as added by section 121(c) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127
Stat. 692), is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) CVN-78 class aircraft carriers change
orders.--
``(A) As part of each report required under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a
description of new design and engineering
changes to CVN-78 class aircraft carriers if
applicable.
``(B) The additional reporting requirement
in subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect
to CVN-78 class aircraft carriers in each
reporting period--
``(i) any design or engineering
change with an associated cost greater
than $5,000,000;
``(ii) any program or ship cost
increases for each design or
engineering change identified in
subparagraph (A); and
``(iii) any cost reduction
achieved.
``(C) The Secretary and the Chief of Naval
Operations, without delegation, shall jointly
certify the design and engineering changes
included in each report under paragraph (1), as
required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
Each certification shall include a
determination that each such change--
``(i) serves the national security
interests of the United States; and
``(ii) cannot be deferred to a
future ship because of operational
necessity, safety, or substantial cost
reduction that still meets threshold
requirements.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such subsection is further
amended--
(1) by striking the heading and inserting the
following new heading: ``Requirements for CVN-78 Class
Aircraft Carriers''; and
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking the heading and
inserting the following new heading: ``CVN-79 quarterly
cost estimate''.
SEC. 122. AMENDMENT TO COST LIMITATION BASELINE FOR CVN-78 CLASS
AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM.
(a) Cost Limitation.--Section 122(a)(2) of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2104), as amended by section 121(a) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
(Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 691), is further amended by
striking ``$11,498,000,000'' and inserting ``$11,398,000,000''.
(b) Factor for Adjustment.--Subsection (b) of such section
122, as amended by section 121(b)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) With respect to the aircraft carrier
designated as CVN-79, the amounts of increases not
exceeding $100,000,000 if the Chief of Naval Operations
determines that achieving the amount set forth in
subsection (a)(2) (as amended by section 122(a) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2016) would result in unacceptable reductions to the
operational capability of the ship.''.
SEC. 123. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP.
Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 693), as
amended by section 123 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3314), is further amended--
(1) by striking ``this Act, the Carl Levin and
Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or otherwise made available
for fiscal years 2014 or 2015'' and inserting ``this
Act, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016, or otherwise made available for fiscal years
2014, 2015, or 2016''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(6) A Littoral Combat Ship seaframe acquisition
strategy for the Littoral Combat Ships designated as
LCS 25 through LCS 32, including upgrades to be
installed on these ships that were identified for the
upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, which is proposed to
commence with LCS 33.
``(7) A Littoral Combat Ship mission module
acquisition strategy to reach the total acquisition
quantity of each mission module.
``(8) A cost and schedule plan to outfit Flight 0
and Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships with capabilities
identified for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship.
``(9) A current Test and Evaluation Master Plan for
the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules, approved by
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, which
includes the performance levels expected to be
demonstrated during developmental testing for each
component and mission module prior to commencing the
associated operational test phase.''.
SEC. 124. MODIFICATION TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH
BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS.
Section 123(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1655) is
amended by inserting ``or Flight III'' after ``Flight IIA''.
SEC. 125. PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER.
(a) Procurement Authority.--
(1) Additional destroyer.--The Secretary of the
Navy may procure one Arleigh Burke class destroyer, in
addition to any other procurement of such ships
otherwise authorized by law, to be procured either--
(A) as an addition to the contract covering
the 10 Arleigh Burke class destroyers
authorized to be procured under section 123 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat.
1655); or
(B) under a separate contract in fiscal
year 2018.
(2) Incremental funding.--The Secretary may employ
incremental funding for the procurement authorized
under paragraph (1).
(b) Condition on 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 such
contract for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 is subject
to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such
fiscal year.
SEC. 126. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE U.S.S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON.
(a) Refueling and Complex Overhaul.--The Secretary of the
Navy may carry out the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul
of the U.S.S. George Washington (CVN-73).
(b) Use of Incremental Funding.--With respect to any
contract entered into under subsection (a) for the nuclear
refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George Washington,
the Secretary may use incremental funding for a period not to
exceed six years after advance procurement funds for such
nuclear refueling and complex overhaul effort are first
obligated.
(c) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--Any 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 that
later fiscal year.
SEC. 127. FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILER PROGRAM.
(a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may
enter into one or more contracts to procure up to six Fleet
Replenishment Oilers. Such procurements may also include
advance procurement for economic order quantity and long lead
time materials, beginning with the lead ship, commencing not
earlier than fiscal year 2016.
(b) Liability.--Any contract entered into under subsection
(a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to
make a payment under the contract is subject to the
availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total
liability to the Government for termination of any contract
entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding
obligated at the time of termination.
SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR U.S.S. JOHN F.
KENNEDY (CVN-79).
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for procurement for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79),
$100,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until the date on
which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional
defense committees the certification under subsection (b)(1) or
the notification under paragraph (2) of such subsection, as the
case may be, and the reports under subsections (c) and (d).
(b) Certification Regarding Full Ship Shock Trials.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph
(2), not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a
certification that the Navy will conduct full ship
shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
prior to the first deployment of such ship.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
certification required under paragraph (1) if the
Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a notification of such waiver, including--
(A) the rationale of the Secretary for
issuing such waiver;
(B) a certification that the Secretary has
analyzed and accepts the operational risk of
the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford deploying without
having conducted full ship shock trials; and
(C) a certification that full ship shock
trials will be completed on the U.S.S. Gerald
R. Ford after the first deployment of such ship
and prior to the first major maintenance
availability of such ship.
(c) Report on Costs Relating to CVN-79 and CVN-80.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that evaluates cost issues related
to the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) and the U.S.S.
Enterprise (CVN-80).
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) Options to achieve ship end cost of no
more than $10,000,000,000.
(B) Options to freeze the design of CVN-79
for CVN-80, with exceptions only for changes
due to full ship shock trials or other
significant test and evaluation results.
(C) Options to reduce the plans cost for
CVN-80 to less than 50 percent of the CVN-79
plans cost.
(D) Options to transition all non-nuclear
Government-furnished equipment, including
launch and arresting equipment, to contractor-
furnished equipment.
(E) Options to build the ships at the most
economic pace, such as four years between
ships.
(F) A business case analysis for the
Enterprise Air Search Radar modification to
CVN-79 and CVN-80.
(G) A business case analysis for the two-
phase CVN-79 delivery proposal and impact on
fleet deployments.
(d) Report on Future Development.--
(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2016, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on potential requirements,
capabilities, and alternatives for the future
development of aircraft carriers that would replace or
supplement the CVN-78 class aircraft carrier.
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of fleet, sea-based
tactical aviation capability requirements for a
range of operational scenarios beginning in the
2025 timeframe.
(B) A description of alternative aircraft
carrier designs that meet the requirements
described under subparagraph (A).
(C) A description of nuclear and non-
nuclear propulsion options.
(D) A description of tonnage options
ranging from less than 20,000 tons to greater
than 100,000 tons.
(E) Requirements for unmanned systems
integration from inception.
(F) Developmental, procurement, and
lifecycle cost assessment of alternatives.
(G) A notional acquisition strategy for the
development and construction of alternatives.
(H) A description of shipbuilding
industrial base considerations and a plan to
ensure opportunity for competition among
alternatives.
(I) A description of funding and timing
considerations related to developing the Annual
Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval
Vessels required under section 231 of title 10,
United States Code.
SEC. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
(CVN-80).
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for advance procurement for the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80),
$191,400,000 may not be obligated or expended until the date on
which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional
defense committees the certification under subsection (b) and
the report under subsection (c).
(b) Certification Regarding CVN-80 Design.--Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a certification that the design of the U.S.S.
Enterprise (CVN-80) will repeat the design of CVN-79, with
modifications only for significant test and evaluation results
or significant cost reduction initiatives that still meet
threshold requirements.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that details the costs of the plans
related to the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80).
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements, reported by total cost
and cost by fiscal year, with a detailed description
and a justification for why each cost is recurring and
attributable to the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80):
(A) Overall plans.
(B) Propulsion plant detail design.
(C) Platform detail design.
(D) Lead yard services and hull planning
yard.
(E) Platform detail design (Steam and
Electric Plant Planning Yard).
(F) Other.
SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research and
development, design, construction, procurement, or advanced
procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat Ships
designated as LCS 33 or subsequent, not more than 50 percent
may be obligated or expended until Secretary of the Navy
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives each of the following:
(1) A capabilities based assessment, or equivalent
report, to assess capability gaps and associated
capability requirements and risks for the upgraded
Littoral Combat Ship, which is proposed to commence
with LCS 33. Such assessment shall conform with the
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System,
including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Instruction 3170.01H.
(2) A certification that the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council has validated an updated Capabilities
Development Document for the upgraded Littoral Combat
Ship.
(3) A report describing the upgraded Littoral
Combat Ship modernization, which shall, at a minimum,
include the following elements:
(A) A description of capabilities that the
Littoral Combat Ship program delivers, and a
description of how these relate to the
characteristics of the future joint force
identified in the Capstone Concept for Joint
Operations, concept of operations, and
integrated architecture documents.
(B) A summary of analyses and studies
conducted on Littoral Combat Ship
modernization.
(C) A concept of operations for Littoral
Combat Ship at the operational level and
tactical level describing how they integrate
and synchronize with joint and combined forces
to achieve the Joint Force Commander's intent.
(D) A description of threat systems of
potential adversaries that are projected or
assessed to reach initial operational
capability within 15 years against which the
lethality and survivability of the Littoral
Combat Ship should be determined.
(E) A plan and timeline for Littoral Combat
Ship modernization program execution.
(F) A description of system capabilities
required for Littoral Combat Ship
modernization, including key performance
parameters and key system attributes.
(G) A plan for family of systems or systems
of systems synchronization.
(H) A plan for information technology and
national security systems supportability.
(I) A plan for intelligence supportability.
(J) A plan for electromagnetic
environmental effects and spectrum
supportability.
(K) A description of assets required to
achieve initial operational capability of a
Littoral Combat Ship modernization increment.
(L) A schedule and initial operational
capability and full operational capability
definitions.
(M) A description of doctrine,
organization, training, materiel, leadership,
education, personnel, facilities, and policy
considerations.
(N) A description of other system
attributes.
(4) A plan for future periodic combat systems
upgrades, which are necessary to ensure relevant
capability throughout the Littoral Combat Ship or
Frigate class service lives, using the process
described in paragraph (3).
SEC. 131. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE
PROGRAM.
If the budget of the President submitted to Congress under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for a fiscal
year includes a request for funds for the Ohio-class
replacement submarine program, the Secretary of Defense shall
include in the budget justification materials submitted to
Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget for
such fiscal year a report that includes the following elements
regarding such program (described in terms of both fiscal year
2010 dollars and current fiscal year dollars as of the date of
the report):
(1) Lead ship end cost (with plans).
(2) Lead ship end cost (less plans).
(3) Lead ship non-recurring engineering cost.
(4) Average follow-on ship cost.
(5) Average operations and sustainment cost per
hull per year.
(6) The average follow-on ship affordability target
as determined by the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
(7) The operations and sustainment cost per hull
per year affordability target as determined by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
SEC. 141. BACKUP INVENTORY STATUS OF A-10 AIRCRAFT.
(a) Maximum Number.--In carrying out section 133(b)(2)(A)
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3316), the Secretary of the Air Force may not
move more than 18 A-10 aircraft in the active component to
backup flying status pursuant to an authorization made by the
Secretary of Defense under such section.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Such section 133(b)(2)(A) is
amended by striking ``36'' and inserting ``18''.
SEC. 142. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF A-10
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Prohibition on Availability of Funds for Retirement.--
Except as provided by section 141, none of the funds authorized
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended
to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup
aircraft inventory status any A-10 aircraft.
(b) Additional Limitations on Retirement.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by section 141,
and in addition to the limitation in subsection (a),
during the period before December 31, 2016, the
Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, prepare to
retire, or place in storage or on backup flying status
any A-10 aircraft.
(2) Minimum inventory requirement.--The Secretary
of the Air Force shall ensure the Air Force maintains a
minimum of 171 A-10 aircraft designated as primary
mission aircraft inventory.
(c) Prohibition on Availability of Funds for Significant
Reductions in Manning Levels.--None of the funds authorized to
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended
to make significant reductions to manning levels with respect
to any A-10 aircraft squadrons or divisions.
(d) Additional Limitation on Significant Reductions in
Manning Levels.--In addition to the limitation in subsection
(c), during the period before December 31, 2016, the Secretary
of the Air Force may not make significant reductions to manning
levels with respect to any A-10 aircraft squadrons or
divisions.
(e) Study on Replacement Capability Requirements or Mission
Platform for the A-10 Aircraft.--
(1) Independent assessment required.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Air
Force shall commission an appropriate entity
outside the Department of Defense to conduct an
assessment of the required capabilities or
mission platform to replace the A-10 aircraft.
This assessment would represent preparatory
work to inform an analysis of alternatives.
(B) Elements.--The assessment required
under subparagraph (A) shall include each of
the following:
(i) Future needs analysis for the
current A-10 aircraft mission set to
include troops-in-contact/close air
support, air interdiction, strike
control and reconnaissance, and combat
search and rescue support in both
contested and uncontested battle
environments. At a minimum, the needs
analysis should specifically address
the following areas:
(I) The ability to safely
and effectively conduct troops-
in-contact/danger close
missions or missions in close
proximity to civilians in the
presence of the air defenses
found with enemy ground
maneuver units.
(II) The ability to
effectively target and destroy
moving, camouflaged, or dug-in
troops, artillery, armor, and
armored personnel carriers.
(III) The ability to
engage, target, and destroy
tanks and armored personnel
carriers, including with
respect to the carrying
capacity of armor-piercing
weaponry, including mounted
cannons and missiles.
(IV) The ability to remain
within visual range of friendly
forces and targets to
facilitate responsiveness to
ground forces and minimize re-
attack times.
(V) The ability to safely
conduct close air support
beneath low cloud ceilings and
in reduced visibilities at low
airspeeds in the presence of
the air defenses found with
enemy ground maneuver units.
(VI) The capability to
enable the pilot and aircraft
to survive attacks stemming
from small arms, machine guns,
man-portable air-defense
systems, and lower caliber
anti-aircraft artillery organic
or attached to enemy ground
forces and maneuver units.
(VII) The ability to
communicate effectively with
ground forces and downed
pilots, including in
communications jamming or
satellite-denied environments.
(VIII) The ability to
execute the missions described
in subclauses (I), (II), (III),
and (IV) in a GPS- or
satellite-denied environment
with or without sensors.
(IX) The ability to deliver
multiple lethal firing passes
and sustain long loiter
endurance to support friendly
forces throughout extended
ground engagements.
(X) The ability to operate
from unprepared dirt, grass,
and narrow road runways and to
generate high sortie rates
under these austere conditions.
(ii) Identification and assessment
of gaps in the ability of existing and
programmed mission platforms in
providing required capabilities to
conduct missions specified in clause
(i) in both contested and uncontested
battle environments.
(iii) Assessment of operational
effectiveness of existing and
programmed mission platforms to conduct
missions specified in clause (i) in
both contested and uncontested battle
environments.
(iv) Assessment of probability of
likelihood of conducting missions
requiring troops-in-contact/close air
support operations specified in clause
(i) in contested environments as
compared to uncontested environments.
(v) Any other matters the
independent entity or the Secretary of
the Air Force determines to be
appropriate.
(2) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than September
30, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the congressional defense committees
a report that includes the assessment required
under paragraph (1).
(B) Form.--The report required under
subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified
form, but shall also contain an unclassified
executive summary and may contain an
unclassified annex.
(3) Nonduplication of effort.--If any information
required under paragraph (1) has been included in
another report or notification previously submitted to
the congressional defense committees by law, the
Secretary of the Air Force may provide a list of such
reports and notifications at the time of submitting the
report required under paragraph (2) instead of
including such information in such report.
SEC. 143. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF EC-
130H COMPASS CALL AIRCRAFT.
(a) Prohibition on Availability of Funds for Retirement.--
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force
may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or
place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any EC-
130H Compass Call aircraft.
(b) Additional Prohibition on Retirement.--In addition to
the prohibition in subsection (a), during the period preceding
December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not
retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup
flying status any EC-130H Compass Call aircraft.
(c) Report on Retirement of EC-130H Compass Call
Aircraft.--Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of
the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The rationale for the retirement of existing
EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, including an operational
analysis of the impact of such retirements on the
warfighting requirements of the combatant commanders.
(2) Future needs analysis for the current EC-130H
Compass Call aircraft electronic warfare mission set to
include suppression of sophisticated enemy air defense
systems, advanced radar jamming, avoiding radar
detection, communications, sensing, satellite
navigation, command and control, and battlefield
awareness.
(3) A review of operating concepts for airborne
electronic attack.
(4) An assessment of upgrades to the electronic
warfare systems of EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, the
costs of such upgrades, and expected upgrades through
2025, and the expected service life of EC-130H Compass
Call aircraft.
(5) A review of the global proliferation of more
sophisticated air defenses and advanced commercial
digital electronic devices which counter the airborne
electronic attack capabilities of the United States by
state and non-state actors.
(6) An assessment of the ability of the current EC-
130H Compass Call fleet to meet tasking requirements of
the combatant commanders.
(7) A plan for how the Air Force will recapitalize
the capability requirement of the EC-130H Compass Call
mission in the future, whether through a replacement
program or by integrating such capabilities onto an
existing platform.
(8) If the plan under paragraph (7) includes
integrating such capabilities onto an existing
platform, an analysis that verifies that such platform
has the space, weight, cooling, and power necessary to
support the integration of the EC-130H Compass Call
capability.
(9) Such other matters relating to the required
mission capabilities and transition of the EC-130H
Compass Call fleet as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(d) Form.--The report under subsection (c) may be submitted
in classified form, but shall also contain an unclassified
executive summary and may contain an unclassified annex.
(e) Nonduplication of Effort.--If any information required
in the report under subsection (c) has been included in another
report or notification previously submitted to the
congressional defense committees by law, the Secretary of the
Air Force may provide a list of such reports and notifications
at the time of submitting the report required under subsection
(c) instead of including such information in such report.
SEC. 144. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF JOINT
SURVEILLANCE TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM, EC-130H
COMPASS CALL, AND AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL
SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (b),
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 or 2017 for the
Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, or prepare to
retire, any covered aircraft.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not
apply to individual covered aircraft that the Secretary of the
Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-
operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being
uneconomical to repair.
(c) Covered Aircraft.--In this section, the term ``covered
aircraft'' means the following:
(1) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
aircraft.
(2) EC-130H Compass Call aircraft.
(3) Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.
SEC. 145. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F-35A AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for aircraft
procurement, Air Force, not more than $4,285,000,000 may be
obligated for the procurement of F-35A aircraft until the
Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional
defense committees that F-35A aircraft delivered during fiscal
year 2018 will have full combat capability, as determined as of
the date of the enactment of this Act, with Block 3F hardware,
software, and weapons carriage.
SEC. 146. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF KC-10
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (b),
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 or 2017 for the
Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, or prepare to
retire, any KC-10 aircraft.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not
apply to individual KC-10 aircraft that the Secretary of the
Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-
operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being
uneconomical to repair.
SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OF C-130
AIRCRAFT.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air
Force may be obligated or expended to transfer from one
facility of the Department of Defense to another any C-130H
aircraft, initiate any C-130 manpower authorization
adjustments, retire or prepare to retire any C-130H aircraft,
or close any C-130H unit until a period of 90 days elapses
following the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force, the
Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and
the Chief of Staff of the Army, in consultation with the
commanders of the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne
Division, and the United States Army Special Operations
Command, jointly certify to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives that--
(1) the Secretary of the Air Force will maintain
dedicated C-130 wings to support the daily training and
contingency requirements of the XVIII Airborne Corps,
the 82nd Airborne Division, and the United States Army
Special Operations Command at manning levels required
to support and operate the number of aircraft that
existed as part of regular and reserve Air Force
operations in support of such units as of September 30,
2014; or
(2) the failure to maintain such dedicated C-130
wings will not adversely affect the daily training
requirement of such airborne and special operations
units.
SEC. 148. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EXECUTIVE
COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADES FOR C-20 AND C-37 AIRCRAFT.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided by subsection (b), none
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force
may be obligated or expended to upgrade the executive
communications of C-20 and C-37 aircraft until the date on
which the Secretary of the Air Force certifies in writing to
the congressional defense committees that such upgrades do
not--
(1) cause such aircraft to exceed any weight
limitation; or
(2) reduce the operational capability of such
aircraft.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the limitation in
subsection (a) if the Secretary--
(1) determines that such waiver is necessary for
the national security interests of the United States;
and
(2) notifies the congressional defense committees
of such waiver.
SEC. 149. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR T-1A JAYHAWK
AIRCRAFT.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for aircraft
procurement, Air Force, for avionics modification to the T-1A
Jayhawk aircraft, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or
expended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the
date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the
congressional defense committees the report required under
section 142 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3320).
SEC. 150. NOTIFICATION OF RETIREMENT OF B-1, B-2, AND B-52 BOMBER
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Notification.--Except as provided by subsection (b),
during the period preceding the date on which the long-range
strike bomber aircraft achieves initial operational capability,
the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire or prepare to
retire covered aircraft during a fiscal year unless the
Secretary includes in the defense budget materials for that
fiscal year a notification of the proposed retirement,
including the rationale for the retirement, the effects of the
retirement, and how the Secretary will mitigate any risks
relating to the retirement.
(b) Exception.--The notification requirement in subsection
(a) shall not apply to individual covered aircraft that the
Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-
operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being
uneconomical to repair.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered aircraft'' means B-1, B-2,
and B-52 bomber aircraft.
(2) The term ``defense budget materials'' has the
meaning given that term in section 231(f) of title 10,
United States Code.
SEC. 151. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE AIR FORCE.
(a) Inventory Requirement.--During the two-year period
beginning on October 1, 2015, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall maintain a total aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft
of not less than 1,900 aircraft, and a total primary mission
aircraft inventory (combat-coded) of not less than 1,100
fighter aircraft.
(b) Budget Information Regarding Retirement of Fighter
Aircraft.--
(1) Report.--If the Secretary proposes to retire
fighter aircraft in a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
include in the materials submitted in support of the
budget of the President for that fiscal year (as
submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code) a report setting forth the
following:
(A) The rationale and appropriate
supporting analysis for the proposed
retirement.
(B) An assessment of the implications of
such retirement for the Air Force, the Air
National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve for
the force mix ratio of fighter aircraft.
(C) Such other matters relating to the
proposed retirement as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
individual fighter aircraft that the Secretary
determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-
operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being
uneconomical to repair.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``fighter aircraft'' means an aircraft
that is designated by a basic mission design series of
A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, or F-35.
(2) The term ``primary mission aircraft inventory''
means aircraft assigned to meet the primary aircraft
authorization to a unit for the performance of its
wartime mission.
SEC. 152. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCONUS BASING OF F-35A
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the Department of Defense
is continuing its process of permanently stationing the F-35
aircraft at installations in the continental United States and
forward-basing such aircraft outside the continental United
States.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of the Air Force, in the strategic basing process
for the F-35A aircraft, should continue to consider the
benefits derived from sites that--
(1) are capable of hosting fighter-based bilateral
and multilateral training opportunities with
international partners;
(2) have sufficient airspace and range capabilities
and capacity to meet the training requirements;
(3) have existing facilities to support personnel,
operations, and logistics associated with the flying
mission;
(4) have limited encroachment that would adversely
impact training or operations; and
(5) minimize the overall construction and
operational costs.
Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR JOINT BATTLE COMMAND-
PLATFORM.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for joint battle command-platform equipment, not more than 75
percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days
has elapsed following the date on which the Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits
to the congressional defense committees the report under
subsection (b).
(b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report that provides a detailed test and evaluation plan to
address the effectiveness, suitability, and survivability
shortfalls of the joint battle command-platform identified by
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in the fiscal
year 2014 report of the Director submitted to Congress.
SEC. 162. REPORT ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS MODERNIZATION PLAN FOR SMALL
ARMS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army
and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the plan of the Army and the Marine
Corps to modernize small arms for the Army and the Marine Corps
during the 15-year period beginning on the date of such plan,
including the mechanisms to be used to promote competition
among suppliers of small arms and small arms parts in achieving
the plan.
(b) Small Arms.--The small arms covered by the plan under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Pistols.
(2) Carbines.
(3) Rifles and automatic rifles.
(4) Light machine guns.
(5) Such other small arms as the Secretaries
consider appropriate for purposes of the report
required by subsection (a).
(c) Non-standard Small Arms.--In addition to the arms
specified in subsection (b), the plan under subsection (a)
shall also address non-standard small arms not currently in the
small arms inventory of the Army or the Marine Corps.
SEC. 163. STUDY ON USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENHANCED 5.56MM AMMUNITION
BY THE ARMY AND THE MARINE CORPS.
(a) Use of Different Types of Enhanced 5.56mm Ammunition.--
(1) Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally
funded research and development center to conduct a
study on the use of different types of enhanced 5.56mm
ammunition by the Army and the Marine Corps.
(2) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the
date on which the contract is entered into under
paragraph (1), the federally funded research and
development center conducting the study under such
paragraph shall submit to the Secretary the study,
including any findings and recommendations of the
federally funded research and development center.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the Secretary receives the study under
subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the study.
(2) Matters included.--The report under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) The study, including any findings and
recommendations of the federally funded
research and development center that conducted
the study.
(B) An explanation of the reasons for the
Army and the Marine Corps to use in combat two
different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition.
(C) An explanation of the appropriateness,
effectiveness, and suitability issues that may
arise from the use of such different types of
ammunition.
(D) An explanation of any additional costs
that have resulted from the use of such
different types of ammunition.
(E) An explanation of any future plans of
the Army or the Marine Corps to eventually
transition to using in combat one standard type
of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition.
(F) If there are no plans described in
subparagraph (E), an analysis of the potential
benefits of a transition described in such
subparagraph, including the timeline for such a
transition to occur.
(G) Any findings, recommendations,
comments, or plans that the Secretary
determines appropriate.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership.
Sec. 212. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for
Transformation Program to include citizens of countries
participating in the Technical Cooperation Program.
Sec. 213. Expansion of education partnerships to support technology
transfer and transition.
Sec. 214. Improvement to coordination and communication of defense
research activities.
Sec. 215. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program.
Sec. 216. Reauthorization of defense research and development rapid
innovation program.
Sec. 217. Science and technology activities to support business systems
information technology acquisition programs.
Sec. 218. Department of Defense technology offset program to build and
maintain the military technological superiority of the United
States.
Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for F-15 infrared search
and track capability development.
Sec. 220. Limitation on availability of funds for development of the
shallow water combat submersible.
Sec. 221. Limitation on availability of funds for the advanced
development and manufacturing facility under the medical
countermeasure program.
Sec. 222. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common
ground system of the Army.
Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common
ground system of the United States Special Operations Command.
Sec. 224. Limitation on availability of funds for Integrated Personnel
and Pay System of the Army.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 231. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center.
Sec. 232. Demonstration of Persistent Close Air Support capabilities.
Sec. 233. Strategies for engagement with Historically Black Colleges and
Universities and Minority-serving Institutions of Higher
Education.
Sec. 234. Report on commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance
systems for Army tactical unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 235. Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II.
Sec. 236. Report on technology readiness levels of the technologies and
capabilities critical to the long-range strike bomber
aircraft.
Sec. 237. Assessment of air-land mobile tactical communications and data
network requirements and capabilities.
Sec. 238. Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic
parts.
Sec. 239. Airborne data link plan.
Sec. 240. Plan for advanced weapons technology war games.
Sec. 241. Independent assessment of F135 engine program.
Sec. 242. Comptroller General review of autonomic logistics information
system for F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
Sec. 243. Sense of Congress regarding facilitation of a high quality
technical workforce.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
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 specified in the
funding table in section 4201.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 211. CENTERS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGINEERING PARTNERSHIP.
(a) In General.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2367 the following
new section:
``Sec. 2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering
Partnership
``(a) Designation.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
shall designate each science and technology reinvention
laboratory as a Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering
Partnership (in this section referred to as `Centers') in the
recognized core competencies of the designee.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to
encourage the Secretary of each military department to
reengineer management and business processes and adopt best-
business and personnel practices at the Centers of the
Secretary concerned in connection with the capability
requirements of the Centers, so as to serve as recognized
leaders in such capabilities throughout the Department of
Defense and in the national technology and industrial base.
``(3) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
directors of the Centers, may conduct one or more pilot
programs, consistent with applicable requirements of law, to
test any practices referred to in paragraph (2) that the
Directors determine could--
``(A) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
operations at Centers;
``(B) improve the support provided by the Centers
for the elements of the Department of Defense who use
the services of the Centers; and
``(C) enhance capabilities by reducing the cost and
improving the performance and efficiency of executing
laboratory missions.
``(b) Public-private Partnerships.--(1) To achieve one or
more objectives set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary may
authorize and establish incentives for the Director of a Center
to enter into public-private cooperative arrangements (in this
section referred to as a `public-private partnership') to
provide for any of the following:
``(A) For employees of the Center, academia,
private industry, State and local governments, or other
entities outside the Department of Defense to perform
(under contract, subcontract, or otherwise) work
related to the capabilities of the Center, including
any work that--
``(i) involves one or more capabilities of
the Center; and
``(ii) may be applicable to both the
Department and commercial entities.
``(B) For private industry or other entities
outside the Department of Defense to use for either
Government or commercial purposes any capabilities of
the Center that are not fully used for Department of
Defense activities for any period determined to be
consistent with the needs of the Department of Defense.
``(2) The objectives for exercising the authority provided
in paragraph (1) are as follows:
``(A) To maximize the use of the capacity of a
Center.
``(B) To reduce or eliminate the cost of ownership
of a Center by the Department of Defense.
``(C) To reduce the cost of science, technology,
and engineering activities of the Department of
Defense.
``(D) To leverage private sector investment in--
``(i) such efforts as research and
equipment recapitalization for a Center; and
``(ii) the promotion of the undertaking of
commercial business ventures based on the
capabilities of a Center, as determined by the
director of the Center.
``(E) To foster cooperation and technology transfer
between the armed forces, academia, private industry,
and State and local governments.
``(F) To increase access by a Center to a skilled
technical workforce that can contribute to the
effective and efficient execution of the missions of
the Department of Defense.
``(G) To increase the ability of a Center to access
and use non-Department of Defense methods to develop
and innovate and access capabilities that contribute to
the effective and efficient execution of the missions
of the Department of Defense.
``(3)(A) Public-private partnerships entered into under
paragraph (1) may be used for purposes relating to technology
transfer and other authorities described in subparagraph (B).
``(B) The authorities described in this subparagraph are
provisions of law that provide for cooperation and partnership
by the Department of Defense with academia, private industry,
and State and local governments, including the following:
``(i) Sections 3371 through 3375 of title 5.
``(ii) Sections 2194, 2358, 2371, 2511, 2539b, and
2563 of this title.
``(iii) Section 209 of title 35.
``(iv) Sections 8, 12, and 23 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3706, 3710a, and 3715).
``(c) Private Sector Use of Excess Capacity.--Any
capability of a Center made available to the private sector may
be used to perform research and testing activities in order to
make more efficient and economical use of Government-owned
capabilities and encourage the creation and preservation of
jobs to ensure the availability of a workforce with the
necessary research and technical skills to meet the needs of
the armed forces.
``(d) Crediting of Amounts for Performance.--Amounts
received by a Center for work performed under a public-private
partnership may--
``(1) be credited to the appropriation or fund,
including a working-capital or revolving fund, that
incurs the cost of performing the work; or
``(2) be used by the Director of the Center as the
Director considers appropriate and consistent with
section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
``(e) Availability of Excess Capacities to Private-sector
Partners.--Capacities of a Center may be made available for use
by a private-sector entity under this section only if--
``(1) the use of the capacities will not have a
significant adverse effect on the performance of the
Center or the ability of the Center to achieve the
mission of the Center, as determined by the Director of
the Center; and
``(2) the private-sector entity agrees--
``(A) to reimburse the Department of
Defense when required in accordance with the
guidance of the Department for the direct and
indirect costs (including any rental costs)
that are attributable to the use of the
capabilities by the private-sector entity, as
determined by the Secretary of the military
departments; and
``(B) to hold harmless and indemnify the
United States from--
``(i) any claim for damages or
injury to any person or property
arising out of the use of the
capabilities, except under the
circumstances described in section
2563(c)(3) of this title; and
``(ii) any liability or claim for
damages or injury to any person or
property arising out of a decision by
the Secretary to suspend or terminate
that use of capabilities during a war
or national emergency.
``(f) Construction of Provision.--Nothing in this section
may be construed to authorize a change, otherwise prohibited by
law, from the performance of work at a Center by personnel of
the Department of Defense to performance by a contractor.
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `capabilities', with respect to a
Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering
Partnership, means the facilities, equipment,
personnel, intellectual property, and other assets that
support the core competencies of the Center.
``(2) The term `national technology and industrial
base' has the meaning given that term in section 2500
of this title.
``(3) The term `science and technology reinvention
laboratory' means a science and technology reinvention
laboratory designated under section 1105 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2367 the following new item:
``2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership.''.
SEC. 212. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND
RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE
TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAM.
Section 2192a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``or,
subject to subsection (g), a country the government of
which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Program
(TTCP) memorandum of understanding of October 24,
1995'' after ``United States'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(h); and
(3) by inserting after section (f) the following
new subsection (g):
``(g) Limitation on Participation.--(1) The Secretary may
not award scholarships or fellowships under this section to
more than five individuals described in paragraph (2) per year.
``(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an
individual who--
``(A) has not previously been awarded a scholarship
or fellowship under the program under this section;
``(B) is not a citizen of the United States; and
``(C) is a citizen of a country the government of
which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Program
(TTCP) memorandum of understanding of October 24,
1995.''.
SEC. 213. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER AND TRANSITION.
Section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``business,
law, technology transfer or transition'' after
``mathematics,''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through
(6) as paragraphs (5) through (7),
respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph (4):
``(4) providing in the defense laboratory
sabbatical opportunities for faculty and internship
opportunities for students;''; and
(C) in paragraphs (5) and (6), as
redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking
``research projects'' both places it appears
and inserting ``projects, including research
and technology transfer or transition
projects''.
SEC. 214. IMPROVEMENT TO COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION OF DEFENSE
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 2364 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following new subsection:
``(a) Coordination of Department of Defense Research,
Development, and Technological Data.--The Secretary of Defense
shall promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the
communication and exchange of research, development, and
technological data--
``(1) among the Defense research facilities,
combatant commands, and other organizations that are
involved in developing for the Department of Defense
the technological requirements for new items for use by
combat forces;
``(2) among Defense research facilities and other
offices, agencies, and bureaus in the Department that
are engaged in related technological matters;
``(3) among other research facilities and other
departments or agencies of the Federal Government that
are engaged in research, development, and technological
matters;
``(4) among private commercial, research
institution, and university entities engaged in
research, development, and technological matters
potentially relevant to defense on a voluntary basis;
``(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full
awareness of scientific and technological advancement
and innovation wherever it may occur, whether funded by
the Department of Defense, another element of the
Federal Government, or other entities; and
``(6) through development and distribution of clear
technical communications to the public, military
operators, acquisition organizations, and civilian and
military decision-makers that conveys successes of
research and engineering activities supported by the
Department and the contributions of such activities to
support national needs.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
``(3) that the managers of such facilities have
broad latitude to choose research and development
projects based on awareness of activities throughout
the technology domain, including within the Federal
Government, the Department of Defense, public and
private research institutions and universities, and the
global commercial marketplace;'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) that, in light of Defense research facilities
being funded by the public, Defense research facilities
are broadly authorized and encouraged to support
national technological development goals and support
technological missions of other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government, when such support
is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the
best interests of the Federal Government.''.
(3) in the section heading, by inserting ``and
technology domain awareness'' after ``activities''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 2364 and inserting the following:
``2364. Coordination and communication of defense research activities
and technology domain awareness.''.
SEC. 215. REAUTHORIZATION OF GLOBAL RESEARCH WATCH PROGRAM.
Section 2365 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), by
inserting ``and private sector persons'' after
``foreign nations'' both places it appears; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``September 30,
2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
SEC. 216. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RAPID
INNOVATION PROGRAM.
(a) Extension of Program.--Section 1073 of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 2359a note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2023''; and
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ``September 30,
2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2023''.
(b) Modification of Guidelines for Operation of Program.--
Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) The issuance of an annual broad agency
announcement or the use of any other competitive or
merit-based processes by the Department of Defense for
candidate proposals in support of defense acquisition
programs as described in subsection (a).'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the second
sentence;
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``be
funded under the program for more than two
years'' and inserting ``receive more than a
total of two years of funding under the
program''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(4) by adding at the end, the following new
paragraphs:
``(5) Mechanisms to facilitate transition of
follow-on or current projects carried out under the
program into defense acquisition programs, through the
use of the authorities of section 819 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public
Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) or such other
authorities as may be appropriate to conduct further
testing, low rate production, or full rate production
of technologies developed under the program.
``(6) Projects are selected using merit-based
selection procedures and the selection of projects is
not subject to undue influence by Congress or other
Federal agencies.''.
(c) Repeal of Report Requirement.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(f).
SEC. 217. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BUSINESS SYSTEMS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics, the Deputy Chief Management Officer, and the Chief
Information Officer, shall establish a set of science,
technology, and innovation activities to improve the
acquisition outcomes of major automated information systems
through improved performance and reduced developmental and life
cycle costs.
(b) Execution of Activities.--The activities established
under subsection (a) shall be carried out by such military
departments and Defense Agencies as the Under Secretary and the
Deputy Chief Management Officer consider appropriate.
(c) Activities.--
(1) In general.--The set of activities established
under subsection (a) may include the following:
(A) Development of capabilities in
Department of Defense laboratories, test
centers, and federally funded research and
development centers to provide technical
support for acquisition program management and
business process re-engineering activities.
(B) Funding of intramural and extramural
research and development activities as
described in subsection (e).
(2) Current activities.--The Secretary shall
identify the current activities described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) that are
being carried out as of the date of the enactment of
this Act. The Secretary shall consider such current
activities in determining the set of activities to
establish pursuant to subsection (a).
(d) Gap Analysis.--In establishing the set of activities
under subsection (a), not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of
the Defense Agencies, shall conduct a gap analysis to identify
activities that are not, as of such date, being pursued in the
current science and technology program of the Department. The
Secretary shall use such analysis in determining--
(1) the set of activities to establish pursuant to
subsection (a) that carry out the purposes specified in
subsection (c)(1); and
(2) the proposed funding requirements and
timelines.
(e) Funding of Intramural and Extramural Research and
Development.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the set of
activities required by subsection (a), the Secretary
may award grants or contracts to eligible entities to
carry out intramural or extramural research and
development in areas of interest described in paragraph
(3).
(2) Eligible entities.--For purposes of this
subsection, an eligible entity includes the following:
(A) Entities in the defense industry.
(B) Institutions of higher education.
(C) Small businesses.
(D) Nontraditional defense contractors (as
defined in section 2302 of title 10, United
States Code).
(E) Federally funded research and
development centers, primarily for the purpose
of improving technical expertise to support
acquisition efforts.
(F) Nonprofit research institutions.
(G) Government laboratories and test
centers, primarily for the purpose of improving
technical expertise to support acquisition
efforts.
(3) Areas of interest.--The areas of interest
described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Management innovation, including
personnel and financial management policy
innovation.
(B) Business process re-engineering.
(C) Systems engineering of information
technology business systems.
(D) Cloud computing to support business
systems and business processes.
(E) Software development, including systems
and techniques to limit unique interfaces and
simplify processes to customize commercial
software to meet the needs of the Department of
Defense.
(F) Hardware development, including systems
and techniques to limit unique interfaces and
simplify processes to customize commercial
hardware to meet the needs of the Department of
Defense.
(G) Development of methodologies and tools
to support development and operational test of
large and complex business systems.
(H) Analysis tools to allow decision-makers
to make tradeoffs between requirements, costs,
technical risks, and schedule in major
automated information system acquisition
programs.
(I) Information security in major automated
information system systems.
(J) Innovative acquisition policies and
practices to streamline acquisition of
information technology systems.
(K) Such other areas as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(f) Priorities.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the set of
activities required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall give priority to--
(A) projects that--
(i) address the innovation and
technology needs of the Department of
Defense; and
(ii) support activities of
initiatives, programs, and offices
identified by the Under Secretary and
Deputy Chief Management Officer; and
(B) the projects and programs identified in
paragraph (2).
(2) Projects and programs identified.--The projects
and programs identified in this paragraph are the
following:
(A) Major automated information system
programs.
(B) Projects and programs under the
oversight of the Deputy Chief Management
Officer.
(C) Projects and programs relating to
defense procurement acquisition policy.
(D) Projects and programs of the agencies
and field activities of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense that support business
missions such as finance, human resources,
security, management, logistics, and contract
management.
(E) Military and civilian personnel policy
development for information technology
workforce.
SEC. 218. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY OFFSET PROGRAM TO BUILD AND
MAINTAIN THE MILITARY TECHNOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY OF
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Program Established.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a technology offset program to build and
maintain the military technological superiority of the
United States by--
(A) accelerating the fielding of offset
technologies that would help counter
technological advantages of potential
adversaries of the United States, including
directed energy, low-cost, high-speed
munitions, autonomous systems, undersea
warfare, cyber technology, and intelligence
data analytics, developed using research
funding of the Department of Defense and
accelerating the commercialization of such
technologies; and
(B) developing and implementing new
policies and acquisition and business
practices.
(2) Guidelines.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
issue guidelines for the operation of the program
established under paragraph (1), including--
(A) criteria for an application for funding
by a military department, Defense Agency, or a
combatant command;
(B) the purposes for which such a
department, agency, or command may apply for
funds and appropriate requirements for
technology development or commercialization to
be supported using program funds;
(C) the priorities, if any, to be provided
to field or commercialize offset technologies
developed by certain types of research funding
of the Department; and
(D) criteria for evaluation of an
application for funding or changes to policies
or acquisition and business practices by such a
department, agency, or command for purposes of
the program.
(b) Applications for Funding.--
(1) In general.--Under the program established
under subsection (a)(1), not less frequently than
annually, the Secretary shall solicit from the heads of
the military departments, the Defense Agencies, and the
combatant commands applications for funding to be used
to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or
other transaction agreements entered into pursuant to
section 2371b of title 10, United States Code, as added
by section 815,with appropriate entities for the
fielding or commercialization of technologies.
(2) Treatment pursuant to certain congressional
rules.--Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to
require any official of the Department of Defense to
provide funding under this section to any Congressional
earmark as defined pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives or any
congressionally directed spending item as defined
pursuant to paragraph 5 of rule XLIV of the Standing
Rules of the Senate.
(c) Funding.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, of the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2016 for research,
development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, not
more than $400,000,000 may be used for each such fiscal
year for the program established under subsection
(a)(1).
(2) Amount for directed energy.--Of the funds
specified in paragraph (1) for any of fiscal years 2016
through 2020, not more than $200,000,000 may be used
for each such fiscal year for activities in the field
of directed energy.
(d) Transfer Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may transfer funds
available for the program established under subsection
(a)(1) to the research, development, test, and
evaluation accounts of a military department, Defense
Agency, or a combatant command pursuant to an
application, or any part of an application, that the
Secretary determines would support the purposes of the
program.
(2) Supplement not supplant.--The transfer
authority provided in paragraph (1) is in addition to
any other transfer authority available to the Secretary
of Defense.
(e) Termination.--
(1) In general.--The authority to carry out the
program under subsection (a)(1) shall terminate on
September 30, 2020.
(2) Transfer after termination.--Any amounts made
available for the program that remain available for
obligation on the date on which the program terminates
may be transferred under subsection (d) during the 180-
day period beginning on the date of the termination of
the program.
SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F-15 INFRARED SEARCH
AND TRACK CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for
F-15 infrared search and track capability, not more than 50
percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days
has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of
Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the
report under subsection (b).
(b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the requirements and cost estimates for the
development and procurement of infrared search and track
capability for F/A-18 and F-15 aircraft of the Navy and the Air
Force. The report shall include the following:
(1) A comparison of the requirements between the F/
A-18 and F-15 aircraft infrared search and track
development efforts of the Navy and the Air Force.
(2) An explanation of any differences between the
F/A-18 and F-15 aircraft infrared search and track
capability development efforts of the Navy and the Air
Force.
(3) A summary of the schedules and required funding
to develop and field such capability.
(4) An explanation of any need for the Navy and the
Air Force to field different F/A-18 and F-15 aircraft
infrared search and track systems.
(5) Any other matters the Secretary determines
appropriate.
SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SHALLOW WATER COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE.
(a) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for the development of the shallow water combat
submersible of the United States Special Operations Command,
not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until a
period of 15 days elapses following the later of the date on
which--
(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics designates a civilian
official to be responsible for oversight of and
assistance to the United States Special Operations
Command for all undersea mobility programs; and
(2) the Under Secretary, in coordination with the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the
United States Special Operations Command, submits to
the congressional defense committees the report
described in subsection (b).
(b) Report Described.--The report described in this
subsection is a report on the shallow water combat submersible
program that includes the following:
(1) An analysis of the reasons for cost and
schedule overruns associated with the program,
including with respect to the performance of
contractors and subcontractors.
(2) A revised timeline for initial and full
operational capability of the shallow water combat
submersible.
(3) A description of the challenges associated with
the integration with dry deck shelter and other diving
technologies.
(4) The projected cost to meet the total unit
acquisition objective.
(5) A plan to prevent, identify, and mitigate any
additional cost and schedule overruns.
(6) A description of any opportunities to recover
cost or schedule overruns.
(7) A description of any lessons that the Under
Secretary may have learned from the shallow water
combat submersible program that could be applied to
future undersea mobility acquisition programs.
(8) Any other matters that the Under Secretary
considers appropriate.
SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING FACILITY UNDER THE
MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE PROGRAM.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide,
for the advanced development and manufacturing facility, and
the associated activities performed at such facility, under the
medical countermeasure program of the chemical and biological
defense program, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
expended until a period of 45 days elapses following the date
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional
defense committees the report under subsection (b).
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the advanced
development and manufacturing facility under the medical
countermeasure program that includes the following:
(1) An overall description of the advanced
development and manufacturing facility, including
validated Department of Defense requirements.
(2) Program goals, proposed metrics of performance,
and anticipated procurement and operations and
maintenance costs during the period covered by the
current future years defense program under section 221
of title 10, United States Code.
(3) The results of any analysis of alternatives and
efficiency reviews conducted by the Secretary that
justifies the manufacturing and privately financed
construction of an advanced manufacturing and
development facility rather than using other programs
and facilities of the Federal Government or industry
facilities for advanced development and manufacturing
of medical countermeasures.
(4) An independent cost-benefit analysis that
justifies the manufacturing and privately financed
construction of an advanced manufacturing and
development facility described in paragraph (3).
(5) If no independent cost-benefit analysis makes
the justification described in paragraph (4), an
explanation for why such manufacturing and privately
financed construction cannot be so justified.
(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense
determines appropriate.
(c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 60 days
after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under
subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review
of such report.
SEC. 222. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTED COMMON
GROUND SYSTEM OF THE ARMY.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the
distributed common ground system of the Army, not more than 75
percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the
Army--
(1) conducts a review of the program planning for
the distributed common ground system of the Army; and
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional
committees the report required by subsection (b)(1).
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
review of the distributed common ground system of the
Army conducted under subsection (a)(1).
(2) Matters included.--The report under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) A review of the segmentation of
Increment 2 of the distributed common ground
system program of the Army into discrete
software components with the associated
requirements of each component.
(B) Identification of each component of
Increment 2 of the distributed common ground
system of the Army for which commercial
software exists that is capable of fulfilling
most or all of the system requirements for each
such component.
(C) A cost analysis of each such commercial
software that compares performance with
projected cost.
(D) Determination of the degree to which
commercial software solutions are compliant
with the standards required by the framework
and guidance for the Intelligence Community
Information Technology Enterprise, the Defense
Intelligence Information Enterprise, and the
Joint Information Environment.
(E) Identification of each component of
Increment 2 of the distributed common ground
system of the Army that the Secretary
determines may be acquired through competitive
means.
(F) An acquisition plan for Increment 2 of
the distributed common ground system of the
Army that prioritizes the acquisition of
commercial software components, including a
data integration layer, in time to meet the
projected deployment schedule for Increment 2.
(G) A review of the timetable for the
distributed common ground system program of the
Army in order to determine whether there is a
practical, executable acquisition strategy,
including the use of operational capability
demonstrations, that could lead to an initial
operating capability of Increment 2 of the
distributed common ground system of the Army
prior to fiscal year 2017.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 223. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTED COMMON
GROUND SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL
OPERATIONS COMMAND.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide,
for the United States Special Operations Command for the
distributed common ground system, not more than 75 percent may
be obligated or expended until the Commander of the United
States Special Operations Command submits to the congressional
defense committees the report required by subsection (b).
(b) Report Required.--The Commander shall submit to the
congressional defense committees and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a
report on the distributed common ground system. Such report
shall include the following:
(1) A review of the segmentation of the distributed
common ground system special operations forces program
into discrete software components with the associated
requirements of each component.
(2) Identification of each component of the
distributed common ground system special operations
forces program for which commercial software exists
that is capable of fulfilling most or all of the system
requirements for each such component.
(3) A cost analysis of each such commercial
software that compares performance with projected cost.
(4) A determination of the degree to which
commercial software solutions are compliant with the
standards required by the framework and guidance for
the Intelligence Community Information Technology
Enterprise, the Defense Intelligence Information
Enterprise, and the Joint Information Environment.
(5) Identification of each component of the
distributed common ground system special operations
forces program that the Commander determines may be
acquired through competitive means.
(6) An assessment of the extent to which elements
of the distributed common ground system special
operations forces program could be modified to increase
commercial acquisition opportunities.
(7) An acquisition plan that leads to full
operational capability prior to fiscal year 2019.
SEC. 224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTEGRATED PERSONNEL
AND PAY SYSTEM OF THE ARMY.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research,
development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the integrated
personnel and pay system of the Army, not more than 75 percent
may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes the following:
(1) Updated and validated information regarding the
performance of the current legacy personnel and pay
system of the Army for each high-level objective and
business outcome described in the business case for
IPPS-A Increment II, dated December 2014, including
justifications for threshold and objective values for
the integrated personnel and pay system of the Army.
(2) An explanation how the integrated personnel and
pay system of the Army will enable significant change
throughout the entire human resources enterprise.
(3) A description for how the implementation of the
capabilities in the integrated personnel and pay system
of the Army will result in changes to the capabilities
and services to be provided by the Defense Finance and
Accounting Services, including an estimate of cost
savings and manpower savings resulting from elimination
of duplicative functions.
(4) A description of alternative program approaches
that could reduce the overall cost of development and
deployment for the integrated personnel and pay system
of the Army without delaying the current program
schedule by more than six months.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 231. STREAMLINING THE JOINT FEDERATED ASSURANCE CENTER.
Section 937(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note)
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, in
coordination with the Center for Assured Software of
the National Security Agency,''; and
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``, in
coordination with the Defense Microelectronics
Activity,''.
SEC. 232. DEMONSTRATION OF PERSISTENT CLOSE AIR SUPPORT CAPABILITIES.
(a) Joint Demonstration Required.--Subject to the
availability of funds, the Secretary of the Air Force, the
Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency may jointly conduct a demonstration of
the persistent close air support capability during fiscal year
2016.
(b) Parameters of Demonstration.--
(1) Selection and equipment of aircraft.--If the
demonstration under subsection (a) is conducted, the
Secretary of the Air Force shall select and equip at
least two aircraft for use in the demonstration that
the Secretary otherwise intends to use for close air
support.
(2) Close air support operations.--If the
demonstration under subsection (a) is conducted, the
demonstration shall include close air support
operations that involve the following:
(A) Multiple tactical radio networks
representing diverse ground force user
communities.
(B) Two-way digital exchanges of
situational awareness data, video, and calls
for fire between aircraft and ground users
without modification to aircraft operational
flight profiles.
(C) Real-time sharing of blue force,
aircraft, and target location data to reduce
risks of fratricide.
(D) Lightweight digital tools based on
commercial-off-the-shelf technology for pilots
and joint tactical air controllers.
(E) Operations in simple and complex
operating environments.
(c) Assessment.--If the demonstration under subsection (a)
is conducted, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of
the Army, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency shall jointly--
(1) assess the effect of the capabilities
demonstrated as part of the demonstration required by
subsection (a) on--
(A) the time required to conduct close air
support operations;
(B) the effectiveness of blue force in
achieving tactical objectives; and
(C) the risk of fratricide and collateral
damage;
(2) estimate the costs that would be incurred in
transitioning the technology used in the persistent
close air support capability to the Army and the Air
Force; and
(3) provide to the congressional defense committees
a briefing on the results of the demonstration, the
assessment under paragraph (1), and the cost estimates
under paragraph (2) by December 1, 2016.
SEC. 233. STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) Basic Research Entities.--
(1) Strategy.--The heads of each basic research
entity shall each develop a strategy for how to engage
with and support the development of scientific,
technical, engineering, and mathematics capabilities of
covered educational institutions in carrying out
section 2362 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Elements.--Each strategy under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) Goals and vision for maintaining a
credible and sustainable program relating to
the engagement and support under the strategy.
(B) Metrics to enhance scientific,
technical, engineering, and mathematics
capabilities at covered educational
institutions, including with respect to
measuring progress toward increasing the
success of such institutions to compete for
broader research funding sources other than
set-aside funds.
(C) Promotion of mentoring opportunities
between covered educational institutions and
other research institutions.
(D) Regular assessment of activities that
are used to develop, maintain, and grow
scientific, technical, engineering, and
mathematics capabilities.
(E) Inclusion of faculty of covered
educational institutions into program reviews,
peer reviews, and other similar activities.
(F) Targeting of undergraduate, graduate,
and postgraduate students at covered
educational institutions for inclusion into
research or internship opportunities within the
military department.
(b) Office of the Secretary.--The Secretary of Defense
shall develop and implement a strategy for how to engage with
and support the development of scientific, technical,
engineering, and mathematics capabilities of covered
educational institutions pursuant to the strategies developed
under subsection (a).
(c) Submission.--
(1) Basic research entities.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
heads of each basic research entity shall each submit
to the congressional defense committees the strategy
developed by the head under subsection (a)(1).
(2) Office of the secretary.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees the strategy developed under
subsection (b).
(d) Covered Institution Defined.--In this section:
(1) The term ``basic research entity'' means an
entity of the Department of Defense that executes
research, development, test, and evaluation budget
activity 1 funding, as described in the Department of
Defense Financial Management Regulation.
(2) The term ``covered educational institution''
has the meaning given that term in section 2362(e) of
title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 234. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF WIDE-AREA SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEMS FOR ARMY TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report that contains
the findings of a market survey and assessment of commercial-
off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance sensors operationally
suitable for insertion into the tactical unmanned aerial
systems of the Army.
(b) Elements.--The market survey and assessment contained
in the report under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) specific details regarding the capabilities of
current and commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area
surveillance sensors that are, or could be, used on
tactical unmanned aerial systems of the Army,
including--
(A) daytime and nighttime monitoring
coverage;
(B) video resolution outputs;
(C) bandwidth requirements;
(D) activity-based intelligence and
forensic capabilities;
(E) simultaneous region of interest
monitoring capability;
(F) interoperability with other sensors and
subsystems currently used on such tactical
unmanned aerial systems;
(G) sensor weight;
(H) sensor cost;
(I) frame rates;
(J) on-board processing capabilities; and
(K) any other factors the Secretary
considers relevant;
(2) an assessment of the effect on such tactical
unmanned aerial systems due to the insertion of
commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance
sensors; and
(3) recommendations on the advisability and
feasibility to upgrade or enhance wide-area
surveillance sensors of such tactical unmanned aerial
systems, as considered appropriate by the Secretary.
(c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) may contain a
classified annex.
SEC. 235. REPORT ON TACTICAL COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEM INCREMENT II.
(a) Report.--Not later than January 29, 2016, the Secretary
of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the baseline
and alternatives to the Tactical Air Combat Training System
(TCTS) Increment II of the Navy.
(b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An explanation of the rationale for a new start
TCTS II program as compared to an incremental upgrade
to the existing TCTS system.
(2) An estimate of total cost to develop, procure,
and replace the existing Department of the Navy TCTS
architecture with an encrypted TCTS II compared to
upgrades to existing TCTS.
(3) A cost estimate and schedule comparison of
achieving encryption requirements into the existing
TCTS program as compared to TCTS II.
(4) A review of joint Department of the Air Force
and the Department of the Navy investment in live-
virtual-constructive advanced air combat training and
planned timeline for inclusion into TCTS II
architecture.
(5) A cost estimate to integrate F-35 aircraft with
TCTS II and achieve interoperability between the
Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force.
(6) A cost estimate for coalition partners to
achieve TCTS II interoperability within the Department
of Defense.
(7) An assessment of risks posed by non-
interoperable TCTS systems within the Department of the
Navy and the Department of the Air Force.
(8) An explanation of the acquisition strategy for
the TCTS program.
(9) An explanation of key performance parameters
for the TCTS II program.
(10) Any other information the Secretary of the
Navy and Secretary of the Air Force determine is
appropriate to include.
SEC. 236. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS OF THE TECHNOLOGIES AND
CAPABILITIES CRITICAL TO THE LONG-RANGE STRIKE
BOMBER AIRCRAFT.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the technology readiness levels of the technologies and
capabilities critical to the long-range strike bomber aircraft.
(b) Review by Comptroller General of the United States.--
Not later than 60 days after the report of the Secretary is
submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall review the report and submit to the
congressional defense committees an assessment of the matters
contained in the report.
SEC. 237. ASSESSMENT OF AIR-LAND MOBILE TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND
DATA NETWORK REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES.
(a) Assessment Required.--The Director of Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation shall seek to enter into a contract with
a federally funded research and development center to conduct a
comprehensive assessment of current and future requirements and
capabilities of the Army with respect to air-land ad hoc,
mobile tactical communications and data networks, including the
technological feasibility, suitability, and survivability of
such networks.
(b) Elements.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Concepts, capabilities, and capacities of
current or future communications and data network
systems to meet the requirements of current or future
tactical operations effectively, efficiently, and
affordably.
(2) Software requirements and capabilities,
particularly with respect to communications and data
network waveforms.
(3) Hardware requirements and capabilities,
particularly with respect to receiver and transmission
technology, tactical communications, and data radios at
all levels and on all platforms, all associated
technologies, and their integration, compatibility, and
interoperability.
(4) Any other matters relevant or necessary for a
comprehensive assessment of tactical networks or
networking in the Warfighter Information Network-
Tactical (Increments 1 and 2).
(c) Independent Entity.--The Director shall select a
federally funded research and development center with direct,
long-standing, and demonstrated experience and expertise in
program test and evaluation of concepts, requirements, and
technologies for joint tactical communications and data
networking to perform the assessment under subsection (a).
(d) Report Required.--Not later than April 30, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
commitments a report including the findings and recommendations
of the assessment conducted under subsection (a), together with
the separate comments of the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of the Army.
SEC. 238. STUDY OF FIELD FAILURES INVOLVING COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC
PARTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
hardware assurance study to assess the presence, scope, and
effect on Department of Defense operations of counterfeit
electronic parts that have passed through the supply chain of
the Department and into fielded systems.
(b) Matters Included.--The study under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The technical analysis conducted under
paragraph (1) of subsection (c).
(2) The report on the technical assessment
submitted under paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c).
(3) Recommendations for such legislative and
administrative action, including budget requirements,
as the Secretary considers necessary to conduct
sampling and technical hardware analyses of counterfeit
parts in identified areas of high concern.
(c) Execution and Technical Analysis.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall direct the
executive agent for printed circuit board technology
designated under section 256(a) of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) to coordinate
the execution of the study under subsection (a) using
capabilities of the Department in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act to conduct
a technical analysis on a sample of failed electronic
parts in fielded systems.
(2) Elements.--The technical analysis required by
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) The selection of a representative
sample of electronic component types, including
digital, mixed-signal, and analog integrated
circuits.
(B) An assessment of the presence of
counterfeit parts, including causes and
attributes of failures of any identified
counterfeit part.
(C) For components found to have
counterfeit parts, an assessment of the effect
of the counterfeit part in the failure
mechanism.
(D) For cases with counterfeit parts
contributing to the failure, a determination of
the failure attributes, factors, and effects on
subsystem and system level reliability,
readiness, and performance.
(3) Technical assessment.--For any parts assessed
under paragraph (2) that demonstrate unusual or
suspicious failure mechanisms, the federation
established under section 937(a)(1) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public
Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) shall--
(A) conduct a technical assessment for
indications of malicious tampering; and
(B) submit to the executive agent described
in paragraph (1) a report on the findings of
the federation with respect to the technical
assessment.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 540 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the study carried out under subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) The findings of the Secretary with
respect to the study conducted under subsection
(a).
(B) The recommendations developed under
subsection (b)(3).
SEC. 239. AIRBORNE DATA LINK PLAN.
(a) Plan Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force,
develop a plan--
(1) to provide objective survivable communications
gateways to enable--
(A) the secure dissemination of national
and tactical intelligence information to
fourth-generation fighter aircraft and
supporting airborne platforms and to low-
observable penetrating platforms such as the F-
22 and F-35 aircraft; and
(B) the secure reception and dissemination
of sensor data from low-observable penetrating
aircraft, such as the F-22 and F-35 aircraft;
(2) to provide secure data sharing between the
fifth-generation fighter aircraft of the Navy, the Air
Force, and the Marine Corps, with minimal changes to
the outer surfaces of the aircraft and to aircraft
operational flight programs; and
(3) to enable secure data sharing between fifth-
generation and fourth-generation aircraft in jamming
environments.
(b) Additional Plan Requirements.--The plan under
subsection (a) shall include non-proprietary and open systems
approaches that are compatible with the rapid capabilities
office open mission systems initiative of the Air Force and the
future airborne capability environment initiative of the Navy.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than February 15, 2016, the Under
Secretary and the Vice Chairman shall jointly provide to the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a briefing on the
plan under subsection (a).
SEC. 240. PLAN FOR ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY WAR GAMES.
(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
shall develop and implement a plan for integrating advanced
weapons and offset technologies into exercises carried out
individually and jointly by the military departments to improve
the development and experimentation of various concepts for
employment by the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) Identification of specific exercises to be
carried out individually or jointly by the military
departments under the plan.
(2) Identification of emerging advanced weapons and
offset technologies based on joint and individual
recommendations of the military departments, including
with respect to directed-energy weapons, hypersonic
strike systems, autonomous systems, or other
technologies as determined by the Secretary.
(3) A schedule for integrating either prototype
capabilities or table-top exercises into relevant
exercises.
(4) A method for capturing lessons learned and
providing feedback both to the developers of the
advanced weapons and offset technology and the military
departments.
(c) Submission.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report containing the plan under subsection
(a) and a status update on the implementation of such plan.
SEC. 241. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF F135 ENGINE PROGRAM.
(a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct an assessment of the F135 engine
program.
(b) Elements.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the reliability, growth, and
cost-reduction efforts with respect to the F135 engine
program, including--
(A) a detailed description of the
reliability and cost history of the engine;
(B) the identification of key reliability
and cost challenges to the program as of the
date of the assessment; and
(C) the identification of any potential
options for addressing such challenges.
(2) In accordance with subsection (c), a thorough
assessment of the incident on June 23, 2014, consisting
of an F135 engine failure and subsequent fire,
including--
(A) the identification and definition of
the root cause of the incident;
(B) the identification of potential actions
or design changes needed to address such root
cause; and
(C) the associated cost, schedule, and
performance implications of such incident to
both the F135 engine program and the F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter program.
(c) Conduct of Assessment.--The federally funded research
and development center selected to conduct the assessment under
subsection (a) shall carry out subsection (b)(2) by analyzing
data collected by the F-35 Joint Program Office, other elements
of the Federal Government, or contractors. Nothing in this
section may be construed as affecting the plans of the
Secretary to dispose of the aircraft involved in the incident
described in such subsection (b)(2).
(d) Report.--Not later than March 15, 2016, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing the assessment conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 242. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION
SYSTEM FOR F-35 LIGHTNING II AIRCRAFT.
(a) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2016, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the autonomic logistics
information system for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The fielding status, in terms of units equipped
with various software and hardware configurations, for
the autonomic logistics information system element of
the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program, as of the date
of the report.
(2) The development schedule for upgrades to the
autonomic logistics information system, and an
assessment of the ability of the F-35 Lightning II
aircraft program to maintain such schedule.
(3) The views of maintenance personnel and other
personnel involved in operating and maintaining F-35
Lightning II aircraft in testing and operational units.
(4) The effect of the autonomic logistics
information system program on the operational
availability of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program.
(5) Improvements, if any, regarding the time
required for maintenance personnel to input data and
use the autonomic logistics information system.
(6) The ability of the autonomic logistics
information system to be deployed on both ships and to
forward land-based locations, including any limitations
of such a deployable version.
(7) The cost estimates for development and fielding
of the autonomic logistics information system program
and an assessment of the capability of the program to
address performance problems within the planned
resources.
(8) Other matters regarding the autonomic logistics
information system that the Comptroller General
determines of critical importance to the long-term
viability of the system.
SEC. 243. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FACILITATION OF A HIGH QUALITY
TECHNICAL WORKFORCE.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense
should explore using existing authorities for promoting
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs,
such as under section 233 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 2193a note), to allow
laboratories of the Department of Defense and federally funded
research and development centers to help facilitate and shape a
high quality scientific and technical future workforce that can
support the needs of the Department.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Sec. 311. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels.
Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.
Sec. 313. Modification of energy management reporting requirements.
Sec. 314. Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects
relating to potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply
only to energy projects.
Sec. 315. Exclusions from definition of ``chemical substance'' under
Toxic Substances Control Act.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 322. Repeal of limitation on authority to enter into a contract for
the sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117
engine.
Sec. 323. Pilot programs for availability of working-capital funds for
product improvements.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 331. Modification of annual report on prepositioned materiel and
equipment.
Sec. 332. Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for
Operational Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for
Installations and Environment.
Sec. 333. Report on equipment purchased noncompetitively from foreign
entities.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 341. Prohibition on contracts making payments for honoring members
of the Armed Forces at sporting events.
Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption.
Sec. 343. Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the
ARMS Initiative.
Sec. 344. Improvements to Department of Defense excess property
disposal.
Sec. 345. Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense
sponsorships, advertising, or marketing associated with
sports-related organizations or sporting events.
Sec. 346. Reduction in amounts available for Department of Defense
headquarters, administrative, and support activities.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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, as
specified in the funding table in section 4301.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
SEC. 311. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN FUELS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels
``(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
the Secretary of Defense may not make a bulk purchase of a
drop-in fuel for operational purposes unless the fully burdened
cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive with the fully
burdened cost of a traditional fuel available for the same
purpose.
``(b) Waiver.--(1) Subject to the requirements of paragraph
(2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under
subsection (a) with respect to a purchase.
``(2) Not later than 30 days after issuing a waiver under
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees notice of the waiver. Any such
notice shall include each of the following:
``(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing
the waiver.
``(B) A certification that the waiver is in the
national security interest of the United States.
``(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the
purchase for which the waiver is issued.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `drop-in fuel' means a neat or
blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct
replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable
performance characteristics and compatible with
existing infrastructure and equipment.
``(2) The term `traditional fuel' means a liquid
hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum.
``(3) The term `operational purposes'--
``(A) means for the purposes of conducting
military operations, including training,
exercises, large scale demonstrations, and
moving and sustaining military forces and
military platforms; and
``(B) does not include research,
development, testing, evaluation, fuel
certification, or other demonstrations.
``(4) The term `fully burdened cost' means the
commodity price of the fuel plus the total cost of all
personnel and assets required to move and, when
necessary, protect the fuel from the point at which the
fuel is received from the commercial supplier to the
point of use.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2922g the following new item:
``2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels.''.
SEC. 312. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS AREAS.
(a) Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military
Readiness Areas.--Chapter 631 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness
Areas
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
establish areas, to be known as `Southern Sea Otter Military
Readiness Areas', for national defense purposes. Such areas
shall include each of the following:
``(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ventura
County, San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock and the
adjacent and surrounding waters within the following
coordinates:
``N. Latitude/W. Longitude
3327.8'/11934.3'
3320.5'/11915.5'
3313.5'/11911.8'
3306.5'/11915.3'
3302.8'/11926.8'
3308.8'/11946.3'
3317.2'/11956.9'
3330.9'/11954.2'.
``(2) The area that includes Naval Base Coronado,
San Clemente Island and the adjacent and surrounding
waters running parallel to shore to 3 nautical miles
from the high tide line designated by part 165 of title
33, Code of Federal Regulations, on May 20, 2010, as
the San Clemente Island 3NM Safety Zone.
``(b) Activities Within the Southern Sea Otter Military
Readiness Areas.--
``(1) Incidental takings under endangered species
act of 1973.--Sections 4 and 9 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533, 1538) shall not
apply with respect to the incidental taking of any
southern sea otter in the Southern Sea Otter Military
Readiness Areas in the course of conducting a military
readiness activity.
``(2) Incidental takings under marine mammal
protection act of 1972.--Sections 101 and 102 of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371,
1372) shall not apply with respect to the incidental
taking of any southern sea otter in the Southern Sea
Otter Military Readiness Areas in the course of
conducting a military readiness activity.
``(3) Treatment as species proposed to be listed.--
For purposes of conducting a military readiness
activity, any southern sea otter while within the
Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas shall be
treated for the purposes of section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) as a member of a
species that is proposed to be listed as an endangered
species or a threatened species under section 4 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).
``(c) Removal.--Nothing in this section or any other
Federal law shall be construed to require that any southern sea
otter located within the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness
Areas be removed from the Areas.
``(d) Revision or Termination of Exceptions.--The Secretary
of the Interior may revise or terminate the application of
subsection (b) if the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, determines that
military activities occurring in the Southern Sea Otter
Military Readiness Areas are impeding the southern sea otter
conservation or the return of southern sea otters to optimum
sustainable population levels.
``(e) Monitoring.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
conduct monitoring and research within the Southern Sea
Otter Military Readiness Areas to determine the effects
of military readiness activities on the growth or
decline of the southern sea otter population and on the
near-shore ecosystem. Monitoring and research
parameters and methods shall be determined in
consultation with the Service.
``(2) Reports.--Not later than 24 months after the
date of the enactment of this section and every three
years thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall
report to Congress and the public on monitoring
undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Southern sea otter.--The term `southern sea
otter' means any member of the subspecies Enhydra
lutris nereis.
``(2) Take.--The term `take'--
``(A) when used in reference to activities
subject to regulation by the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall
have the meaning given such term in that Act;
and
``(B) when used in reference to activities
subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.)
shall have the meaning given such term in that
Act.
``(3) Incidental taking.--The term `incidental
taking' means any take of a southern sea otter that is
incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out
of an otherwise lawful activity.
``(4) Military readiness activity.--The term
`military readiness activity' has the meaning given
that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (16
U.S.C. 703 note) and includes all training and
operations of the armed forces that relate to combat
and the adequate and realistic testing of military
equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors for proper
operation and suitability for combat use.
``(5) Optimum sustainable population.--The term
`optimum sustainable population' means, with respect to
any population stock, the number of animals that will
result in the maximum productivity of the population or
the species, keeping in mind the carrying capacity of
the habitat and the health of the ecosystem of which
they form a constituent element.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness
Areas.''.
SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), (9),
(10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7),
(8), (9), and (10), respectively;
(3) by amending paragraph (7), as redesignated by
paragraph (2) of this section, to read as follows:
``(7) A description and estimate of the progress
made by the military departments in meeting current
high performance and sustainable building standards
under the Unified Facilities Criteria.'';
(4) by amending paragraph (9), as redesignated by
such paragraph (2), to read as follows:
``(9) Details of all commercial utility outages
caused by threats and those caused by hazards at
military installations that last eight hours or longer,
whether or not the outage was mitigated by backup
power, including non-commercial utility outages and
Department of Defense-owned infrastructure, including
the total number and location of outages, the financial
impact of the outages, and measure taken to mitigate
outages in the future at the affected locations and
across the Department of Defense.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(11) At the discretion of the Secretary of
Defense, a classified annex, as appropriate.''.
SEC. 314. REVISION TO SCOPE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED REVIEW OF PROJECTS
RELATING TO POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS TO AVIATION SO
AS TO APPLY ONLY TO ENERGY PROJECTS.
(a) Scope of Section.--Section 358 of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4198; 49 U.S.C. 44718 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``from State
and local officials or the developer of a renewable
energy development or other energy project'' and
inserting ``from a State government, an Indian tribal
government, a local government, a landowner, or the
developer of an energy project'';
(2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ``readiness,
and'' and all that follows and inserting ``readiness
and to clearly communicate to such parties actions
being taken by the Department of Defense under this
section.'';
(3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ``as high,
medium, or low'';
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection
(k); and
(5) by inserting after subsection (i) the following
new subsection (j):
``(j) Applicability of Section.--This section does not
apply to a non-energy project.''.
(b) Definitions.--Subsection (k) of such section, as
redesignated by paragraph (4) of subsection (a), is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(4) The term `energy project' means a project
that provides for the generation or transmission of
electrical energy.
``(5) The term `non-energy project' means a project
that is not an energy project.
``(6) The term `landowner' means a person or other
legal entity that owns a fee interest in real property
on which a proposed energy project is planned to be
located.''.
SEC. 315. EXCLUSIONS FROM DEFINITION OF ``CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE'' UNDER
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT.
Section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ``, and'' and
inserting ``and any component of such an article (limited to
shot shells, cartridges, and components of shot shells and
cartridges), and''.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
SEC. 322. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT
FOR THE SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR
OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE.
Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3345) is repealed.
SEC. 323. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR AVAILABILITY OF WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS FOR
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Pilot Programs Required.--During fiscal year 2016, each
of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics, and Technology, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Research, Development, and Acquisition, and the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition shall initiate a
pilot program pursuant to section 330 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122
Stat. 68), as amended by section 332 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126
Stat. 1697).
(b) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--A minimum of
$5,000,000 of working-capital funds shall be used for each of
the pilot programs initiated under subsection (a) for fiscal
year 2016.
Subtitle D--Reports
SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND
EQUIPMENT.
Section 2229a(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(8) A list of any equipment used in support of
contingency operations slated for retrograde and
subsequent inclusion in the prepositioned stocks.''.
SEC. 332. REPORT ON MERGER OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
OPERATIONAL ENERGY PLANS AND DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY
FOR INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT.
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
on the merger of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Operational Energy Plans and the Office of the
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and
Environment under section 901 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3462). Such report shall include--
(1) a description of how the office is implementing
its responsibilities under sections 138(b)(9), 138(c),
and 2925(b) of title 10, United States Code, and
Department of Defense Directives 5134.15 (Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and
Programs) and 4280.01 (Department of Defense Energy
Policy);
(2) a description of any efficiencies achieved as a
result of the merger; and
(3) the number of Department of Defense personnel
whose responsibilities are focused on energy matters
specifically.
SEC. 333. REPORT ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED NONCOMPETITIVELY FROM FOREIGN
ENTITIES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 30, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report containing a list of each contract awarded
to a foreign entity outside of the national technology and
industrial base, as described in section 2505(c) of title 10,
United States Code, by the Department of Defense during fiscal
years 2011 through 2015--
(1) using procedures other than competitive
procedures; and
(2) for the procurement of equipment, weapons,
weapons systems, components, subcomponents, or end-
items with a value of $10,000,000 or more.
(b) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall include, for each contract listed, each of the
following:
(1) An identification of the items purchased under
the contract--
(A) described in section 8302(a)(1) of
title 41, United States Code, and purchased
from a foreign manufacturer by reason of an
exception under section 8302(a)(2)(A) or
section 8302(a)(2)(B) of such title;
(B) described in section 2533b(a)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, and purchased
from a foreign manufacturer by reason of an
exception under section 2533b(b); and
(C) described in section 2534(a) of such
title and purchased from a foreign manufacturer
by reason of a waiver exercised under paragraph
(1), (2), (4), or (5) of section 2534(d) of
such title.
(2) The rationale for using the exception or
waiver.
(3) A list of potential alternative manufacturing
sources from the public and private sector that could
be developed to establish competition for those items.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 341. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS MAKING PAYMENTS FOR HONORING MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES AT SPORTING EVENTS.
(a) Prohibition.--Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2241a
the following new section:
``Sec. 2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments for
activities at sporting events to honor members of
the armed forces
``(a) Prohibition.--The Department of Defense may not enter
into any contract or other agreement under which payments are
to be made in exchange for activities by the contractor
intended to honor, or giving the appearance of honoring,
members of the armed forces (whether members of the regular
components or the reserve components) at any form of sporting
event.
``(b) Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be
construed as prohibiting the Department of Defense from taking
actions to facilitate activities intended to honor members of
the armed forces at sporting events that are provided on a pro
bono basis or otherwise funded with non-Federal funds if such
activities are provided and received in accordance with
applicable rules and regulations regarding the acceptance of
gifts by the military departments, the armed forces, and
members of the armed forces.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2241a the following new item:
``2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments for activities at
sporting events to honor members of the armed forces.''.
SEC. 342. MILITARY ANIMALS: TRANSFER AND ADOPTION.
(a) Availability for Adoption.--Section 2583(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``may'' in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``shall''.
(b) Authorized Recipients.--Subsection (c) of section 2583
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Authorized Recipients.--(1) A military animal shall
be made available for adoption under this section, in order of
recommended priority--
``(A) by former handlers of the animal;
``(B) by other persons capable of humanely caring
for the animal; and
``(C) by law enforcement agencies.
``(2) If the Secretary of the military department concerned
determines that an adoption is justified under subsection
(a)(2) under circumstances under which the handler of a
military working dog is wounded in action, the dog shall be
made available for adoption only by the handler. If the
Secretary of the military department concerned determines that
such an adoption is justified under circumstances under which
the handler of a military working dog is killed in action or
dies of wounds received in action, the military working dog
shall be made available for adoption only by a parent, child,
spouse, or sibling of the deceased handler.''.
(c) Transfer for Adoption.--Subsection (f) of section 2583
of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``may transfer'' and
inserting ``shall transfer''.
(d) Location of Retirement.--Subsection (f) of such section
is further amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If the
Secretary'';
(3) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph
(2) of this subsection--
(A) by striking ``, and no suitable
adoption is available at the military facility
where the dog is located,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), as designated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting
``within the United States'' after ``to another
location''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if at the time of
retirement--
``(A) the dog is located outside the United States
and a United States citizen or service member living
abroad adopts the dog; or
``(B) the dog is located within the United States
and suitable adoption is available where the dog is
located.''.
(e) Preference in Adoption for Former Handlers.--Such
section is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following
new subsection (g):
``(g) Preference in Adoption of Retired Military Working
Dogs for Former Handlers.--(1) In providing for the adoption
under this section of a retired military working dog described
in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary of the
military department concerned shall accord a preference to the
former handler of the dog unless the Secretary determines that
adoption of the dog by the former handler would not be in the
best interests of the dog.
``(2) In the case of a dog covered by paragraph (1) with
more than one former handler seeking adoption of the dog at the
time of adoption, the Secretary shall provide for the adoption
of the dog by such former handler whose adoption of the dog
will best serve the interests of the dog and such former
handlers. The Secretary shall make any determination required
by this paragraph with respect to a dog following consultation
with the kennel master of the unit at which the dog was last
located before adoption under this section.
``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
altering, revising, or overriding any policy of a military
department for the adoption of military working dogs by law
enforcement agencies before the end of the dogs' useful
lives.''.
SEC. 343. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS AND LEASES UNDER THE
ARMS INITIATIVE.
Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to section
4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on or before the
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this
Act may include an option to extend the term of the contract or
subcontract for an additional 25 years.
SEC. 344. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY
DISPOSAL.
(a) Plan Required.--Not later than March 15, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a plan for the improved management and oversight of
the systems, processes, and controls involved in the
disposition of excess non-mission essential equipment and
materiel by the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.
(b) Contents of Plan.--At a minimum, the plan shall address
each of the following:
(1) Backlogs of unprocessed property at disposition
sites that do not meet Defense Logistics Agency
Disposition Services goals.
(2) Customer wait times.
(3) Procedures governing the disposal of
serviceable items in order to prevent the destruction
of excess property eligible for utilization, transfer,
or donation before potential recipients are able to
view and obtain the property.
(4) Validation of materiel release orders.
(5) Assuring adequate physical security for the
storage of equipment.
(6) The number of personnel required to effectively
manage retrograde sort yards.
(7) Managing any potential increase in the amount
of excess property to be processed.
(8) Improving the reliability of Defense Logistics
Agency Disposition Services data.
(9) Procedures for ensuring no property is offered
for public sale until all requirements for utilization,
transfer, and donation are met.
(10) Validation of physical inventory against
database entries.
(c) Congressional Briefing.--By not later than March 15,
2016, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the actions taken to implement the
plan required under subsection (a).
SEC. 345. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SPONSORSHIPS, ADVERTISING, OR MARKETING ASSOCIATED
WITH SPORTS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS OR SPORTING
EVENTS.
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense by this Act or otherwise made available
to the Department for sponsorship, advertising, or marketing
associated with sports-related organizations or sporting
events, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended
until the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with the Director of
Accessions Policy--
(1) conducts a review of current contracts and task
orders for such sponsorships, advertising, and
marketing (as awarded by the regular and reserve
components of the Armed Forces) in order to assess--
(A) whether such sponsorships, advertising,
and marketing are effective in meeting the
recruiting objectives of the Department;
(B) whether consistent metrics are used to
evaluate the effectiveness of each such
activity in generating leads and recruit
accessions; and
(C) whether the return on investment for
such activities is sufficient to warrant the
continuing use of Department funds for such
activities; and
(2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
that includes--
(A) a description of the actions being
taken to coordinate efforts of the Department
relating to such sponsorships, advertising, and
marketing, and to minimize duplicative
contracts for such sponsorships, advertising,
and marketing, as applicable; and
(B) the results of the review required by
paragraph (1), including an assessment of the
extent to which the continuing use of
Department funds for such sponsorships,
advertising, and marketing is warranted in
light of the review and the actions described
pursuant to subparagraph (A).
SEC. 346. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
HEADQUARTERS, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Plan for Achievement of Cost Savings.--
(1) In general.--Commencing not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall implement a plan to ensure
that the Department of Defense achieves not less than
$10,000,000,000 in cost savings from the headquarters,
administrative, and support activities of the
Department during the period beginning with fiscal year
2015 and ending with fiscal year 2019. The Secretary
shall ensure that at least one half of the required
cost savings are programmed for fiscal years before
fiscal year 2018.
(2) Treatment of savings pursuant to headquarters
reduction.--Documented savings achieved pursuant to the
headquarters reduction requirement in subsection (b),
other than savings achieved in fiscal year 2020, shall
count toward the cost savings required by paragraph
(1).
(3) Treatment of savings pursuant to management
activities.--Documented savings in the human resources
management, health care management, financial flow
management, information technology infrastructure and
management, supply chain and logistics, acquisition and
procurement, and real property management activities of
the Department during the period referred to in
paragraph (1) may be counted toward the cost savings
required by paragraph (1).
(4) Treatment of savings pursuant to force
structure revisions.--Savings or reductions to military
force structure or military operating units of the
Armed Forces may not count toward the cost savings
required by paragraph (1).
(5) Reports.--The Secretary shall include with the
budget for the Department of Defense for each of fiscal
years 2017, 2018, and 2019, as submitted to Congress
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, a report describing and assessing the progress of
the Department in implementing the plan required by
paragraph (1) and in achieving the cost savings
required by that paragraph.
(6) Comptroller general assessments.--Not later
than 90 days after the submittal of each report
required by paragraph (5), the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report setting forth the
assessment of the Comptroller General of the report and
of the extent to which the Department of Defense is in
compliance with the requirements of this section.
(b) Headquarters Reductions.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall modify the headquarters reduction plan
required by section 904 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 127 Stat. 816; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) to ensure that
it achieves savings in the total funding available for
major Department of Defense headquarters activities by
fiscal year 2020 that are not less than 25 percent of
the baseline amount. The modified plan shall establish
a specific savings objective for each major
headquarters activity in each fiscal year through
fiscal year 2020. The budget for the Department of
Defense for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2016
shall reflect the savings required by the modified
plan.
(2) Baseline amount.--For the purposes of this
subsection, the baseline amount is the amount
authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal
year 2016 for major Department of Defense headquarters
activities, adjusted by a credit for reductions in such
headquarters activities that are documented, as of the
date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, as having been accomplished in earlier fiscal
years in accordance with the December 2013 directive of
the Secretary of Defense on headquarters reductions.
The modified plan issued pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall include an overall baseline amount for all of the
major Department of Defense headquarters activities
that credits reductions accomplished in earlier fiscal
years in accordance with the December 2013 directive,
and a specific baseline amount for each such
headquarters activity that credits such reductions.
(3) Major department of defense headquarters
activities defined.--In this subsection, the term
``major Department of Defense headquarters activities''
means the following:
(A) Each of the following organizations:
(i) The Office of the Secretary of
Defense and the Joint Staff.
(ii) The Office of the Secretary of
the Army and the Army Staff.
(iii) The Office of the Secretary
of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of
Naval Operations, and Headquarters,
Marine Corps.
(iv) The Office of the Secretary of
the Air Force and the Air Staff.
(v) The Office of the Chief,
National Guard Bureau, and the National
Guard Joint Staff.
(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii),
headquarters elements of each of the following:
(I) The combatant commands, the
sub-unified commands, and subordinate
commands that directly report to such
commands.
(II) The major commands of the
military departments and the
subordinate commands that directly
report to such commands.
(III) The component commands of the
military departments.
(IV) The Defense Agencies, the
Department of Defense field activities,
and the Office of the Inspector General
of the Department of Defense.
(V) Department of Defense
components that report directly to the
organizations specified in subparagraph
(A).
(ii) Subordinate commands and direct-
reporting components otherwise described in
clause (i) that do not have significant
functions other than operational, operational
intelligence, or tactical functions, or
training for operational, operational
intelligence, or tactical functions, are not
headquarters elements for purposes of this
subsection.
(4) Implementation.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall revise applicable guidance on the Department of
Defense major headquarters activities as needed to--
(A) incorporate into such guidance the
definition of the term ``major Department of
Defense headquarters activities'' as provided
in paragraph (3);
(B) ensure that the term ``headquarters
element'', as used in paragraph (3)(B), is
consistently applied within such guidance to
include--
(i) senior leadership and staff
functions of applicable commands and
components; and
(ii) direct support to senior
leadership and staff functions of
applicable commands and components and
to higher headquarters;
(C) ensure that the budget and accounting
systems of the Department of Defense are
modified to track funding for the major
Department of Defense headquarters activities
as separate funding lines; and
(D) identify and address any deviation from
the specific savings objective established for
a headquarters activity in the modified plan
issued by the Secretary pursuant to the
requirement in paragraph (1).
(c) Comprehensive Review of Headquarters and Administrative
and Support Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
conduct a comprehensive review of the management and
operational headquarters of the Department of Defense
for purposes of consolidating and streamlining
headquarters functions and administrative and support
activities.
(2) Elements.--The review required by paragraph (1)
shall address the following:
(A) The extent, if any, to which the staff
of the Secretaries of the military departments
and the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces
have duplicative staff functions and services
and could be consolidated into a single service
staff.
(B) The extent, if any, to which the staff
of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the
military departments, the Defense Agencies, and
temporary organizations have duplicative staff
functions and services and could be streamlined
with respect to--
(i) performing oversight and making
policy;
(ii) performing staff functions and
services specific to the military
department concerned;
(iii) performing multi-department
staff functions and services; and
(iv) performing functions and
services across the Department of
Defense with respect to intelligence
collection and analysis.
(C) The extent, if any, to which the Joint
Staff, the combatant commands, and their
subordinate service component commands have
duplicative staff functions and services that
could be shared, consolidated, eliminated, or
otherwise streamlined with--
(i) the Joint Staff performing
oversight and execution;
(ii) the staff of the combatant
commands performing only staff
functions and services specific to the
combatant command concerned; and
(iii) the staff of the service
component commands of the combatant
commands performing only staff
functions and services specific to the
service component command concerned.
(D) The extent, if any, to which reductions
in military and civilian end-strength in
management or operational headquarters could be
used to create, build, or fill shortages in
force structure for operational units.
(E) The extent, if any, to which revisions
are required to the Defense Officers Personnel
Management Act, including requirements for
officers to serve in joint billets, the number
of qualifying billets, the rank structure in
the joint billets, and the joint qualification
requirement for officers to be promoted while
serving for extensive periods in critical
positions such as program managers of major
defense acquisition programs, and officers in
units of component forces supporting joint
commands, in order to achieve efficiencies,
provide promotion fairness and equity, and
obtain effective governance in the management
of the Department of Defense.
(F) The structure and staffing of the Joint
Staff, and the number, structure, and staffing
of the combatant commands and their subordinate
service component commands, including, in
particular--
(i) whether or not the staff
organization of each such entity has
documented and periodically validated
requirements for such entity;
(ii) whether or not there are an
appropriate number of combatant
commands relative to the requirements
of the National Security Strategy, the
Quadrennial Defense Review, and the
National Military Strategy; and
(iii) whether or not opportunities
exist to consolidate staff functions
and services common to the Joint Staff
and the service component commands into
a single staff organization that
provides the required functions,
services, capabilities, and capacities
to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and supported combatant
commanders, and if so--
(I) where in the
organizational structure such
staff functions, services,
capabilities, and capacities
would be established; and
(II) whether or not the
military departments could
execute such staff functions,
services, capabilities, and
capacities while executing
their requirements to organize,
train, and equip the Armed
Forces.
(G) The statutory and regulatory authority
of the combatant commands to establish
subordinate joint commands or headquarters,
including joint task forces, led by a general
or flag officer, and the extent, if any, to
which the combatant commands have used such
authority--
(i) to establish temporary or
permanent subordinate joint commands or
headquarters, including joint task
forces, led by general or flag
officers;
(ii) to disestablish temporary or
permanent subordinate joint commands or
headquarters, including joint task
forces, led by general or flag
officers;
(iii) to increase requirements for
general and flag officers in the joint
pool which are exempt from the end
strength limitations otherwise
applicable to general and flag officers
in the Armed Forces;
(iv) to participate in the
management of joint officer
qualification in order to ensure the
efficient and effective quality and
quantity of officers needed to staff
headquarters functions and services and
return to the services officers with
required professional experience and
skills necessary to remain competitive
for increased responsibility and
authority through subsequent assignment
or promotion, including by
identifying--
(I) circumstances, if any,
in which officers spend a
disproportionate amount of time
in their careers to attain
joint officer qualifications
with corresponding loss of
opportunities to develop in the
service-specific assignments
needed to gain the increased
proficiency and experience to
qualify for service and command
assignments; and
(II) circumstances, if any,
in which the military
departments detail officers to
joint headquarters staffs in
order to maximize the number of
officers receiving joint duty
credit with a focus on the
quantity, instead of the
quality, of officers achieving
joint duty credit;
(v) to establish commanders'
strategic planning groups, advisory
groups, or similar parallel personal
staff entities that could risk
isolating function and staff processes,
including an assessment of the
justification used to establish such
personal staff organizations and their
impact on the effectiveness and
efficiency of organizational staff
functions, services, capabilities, and
capacities; and
(vi) to ensure the identification
and management of officers serving or
having served in units in subordinate
service component or joint commands
during combat operations and did not
receive joint credit for such service.
(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall, to the
extent practicable and as the Secretary considers
appropriate, conduct the review required by paragraph
(1) in consultation with such experts on matters
covered by the review who are independent of the
Department of Defense.
(4) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report setting forth the results of the
review required by paragraph (1).
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum
levels.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
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.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
Sec. 422. Report on force structure of the Army.
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, 320,715.
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH MINIMUM
LEVELS.
Section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1)
through (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
``(1) For the Army, 475,000.
``(2) For the Navy, 329,200.
``(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,000.
``(4) For the Air Force, 317,000.''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``0.5 percent''
and inserting ``2 percent''.
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 of any reserve component are
released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end
strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected
Reserve of such reserve component shall be 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.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--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 military personnel, as specified in the funding table in
section 4401.
(b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of
appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other
authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for
such purpose for fiscal year 2016.
SEC. 422. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report containing the following:
(1) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of
reports by the Secretary of the Army on the force
structure of the Army submitted to Congress under
section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat.
1943) and section 1062 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3503).
(2) An evaluation of the adequacy of the Army force
structure proposed for the future-years defense program
for fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to meet the goals of
the national military strategy of the United States.
(3) An independent risk assessment by the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the proposed Army force
structure and the ability of such force structure to
meet the operational requirements of combatant
commanders.
(4) A description of the planning assumptions and
scenarios used by the Department of Defense to validate
the size and force structure of the Army, including the
Army Reserve and the Army National Guard.
(5) A certification by the Secretary of Defense
that the Secretary has reviewed the reports by the
Secretary of the Army and the assessments of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and determined
that an end strength for active duty personnel of the
Army below the end strength level authorized in section
401(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3348)
will be adequate to meet the national military strategy
of the United States.
(6) A description of various alternative options
for allocating funds to ensure that the end strengths
of the Army do not fall below levels of significant
risk, as determined pursuant to the risk assessment
conducted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
under paragraph (3).
(7) Such other information or updates as the
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Reinstatement of enhanced authority for selective early
discharge of warrant officers.
Sec. 502. Equitable treatment of junior officers excluded from an all-
fully-qualified-officers list because of administrative error.
Sec. 503. Enhanced flexibility for determination of officers to continue
on active duty and for selective early retirement and early
discharge.
Sec. 504. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age
of a general or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief
of Chaplains of the Army, Navy, or Air Force.
Sec. 505. General rule for warrant officer retirement in highest grade
held satisfactorily.
Sec. 506. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the
definition and availability of costs associated with general
and flag officers and their aides.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Continued service in the Ready Reserve by Members of Congress
who are also members of the Ready Reserve.
Sec. 512. Clarification of purpose of reserve component special
selection boards as limited to correction of error at a
mandatory promotion board.
Sec. 513. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be
performed by reserve component members for duty to be
considered Federal service for purposes of unemployment
compensation for ex-servicemembers.
Sec. 514. Temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component
personnel to provide training and instruction regarding pilot
training.
Sec. 515. Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission recommendation regarding
consolidation of authorities to order members of reserve
components to perform duty.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities
Sec. 521. Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate
applications for correction of military records.
Sec. 522. Temporary authority to develop and provide additional
recruitment incentives.
Sec. 523. Expansion of authority to conduct pilot programs on career
flexibility to enhance retention of members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 524. Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in
ground combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 525. Role of Secretary of Defense in development of gender-neutral
occupational standards.
Sec. 526. Establishment of process by which members of the Armed Forces
may carry an appropriate firearm on a military installation.
Sec. 527. Establishment of breastfeeding policy for the Department of
the Army.
Sec. 528. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of
the Armed Forces.
Subtitle D--Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic
Violence Prevention and Response
Sec. 531. Enforcement of certain crime victim rights by the Court of
Criminal Appeals.
Sec. 532. Department of Defense civilian employee access to Special
Victims' Counsel.
Sec. 533. Authority of Special Victims' Counsel to provide legal
consultation and assistance in connection with various
Government proceedings.
Sec. 534. Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the
availability of assistance from Special Victims' Counsel.
Sec. 535. Additional improvements to Special Victims' Counsel program.
Sec. 536. Enhancement of confidentiality of restricted reporting of
sexual assault in the military.
Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual
Assault in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 538. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to
sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 539. Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed Forces who
report or intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged sex-
related offence.
Sec. 540. Sexual assault prevention and response training for
administrators and instructors of Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps.
Sec. 541. Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related
offenses involving members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or
Marine Corps.
Sec. 542. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention
and response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and
the Army Reserve.
Sec. 543. Improved implementation of changes to Uniform Code of Military
Justice.
Sec. 544. Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to
establish certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of
Special Victims' Counsel.
Sec. 545. Modification of Rule 304 of the Military Rules of Evidence
relating to the corroboration of a confession or admission.
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
Sec. 552. Availability of preseparation counseling for members of the
Armed Forces discharged or released after limited active duty.
Sec. 553. Availability of additional training opportunities under
Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 554. Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction for
courses of instruction offered as part of Phase II joint
professional military education.
Sec. 555. Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve
component members supporting contingency operations and other
operations.
Sec. 556. Appointments to military service academies from nominations
made by Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.
Sec. 557. Support for athletic programs of the United States Military
Academy.
Sec. 558. Condition on admission of defense industry civilians to attend
the United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sec. 559. Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for
professional credentials obtained by members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while
receiving post-9/11 education assistance.
Sec. 561. Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee.
Sec. 562. Recognition of additional involuntary mobilization duty
authorities exempt from five-year limit on reemployment rights
of persons who serve in the uniformed services.
Sec. 563. Expansion of outreach for veterans transitioning from serving
on active duty.
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness
Matters
Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies
that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 572. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 573. Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of
Defense student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary
and secondary schools located outside the United States.
Sec. 574. Family support programs for immediate family members of
members of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations
forces.
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards
Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for
acts of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War.
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 591. Coordination with non-government suicide prevention
organizations and agencies to assist in reducing suicides by
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 592. Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation
of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 593. Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals
becoming members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 594. Report regarding new rulemaking under the Military Lending Act
and Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings.
Sec. 595. Remotely piloted aircraft career field manning shortfalls.
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
SEC. 501. REINSTATEMENT OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR SELECTIVE EARLY
DISCHARGE OF WARRANT OFFICERS.
Section 580a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``November 30,
1993, and ending on October 1, 1999'' and inserting
``October 1, 2015, and ending on October 1, 2019''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5)
as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
SEC. 502. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF JUNIOR OFFICERS EXCLUDED FROM AN ALL-
FULLY-QUALIFIED-OFFICERS LIST BECAUSE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.
(a) Officers on Active-duty List.--Section 624(a)(3) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
``(E) If the Secretary of the military department concerned
determines that one or more officers or former officers were
not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this paragraph
because of administrative error, the Secretary may prepare a
supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list containing the
names of any such officers for approval in accordance with this
paragraph.''.
(b) Officers on Reserve Active-Status List.--Section
14308(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) If the Secretary of the military department concerned
determines that one or more officers or former officers were
not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this paragraph
because of administrative error, the Secretary may prepare a
supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list containing the
names of any such officers for approval in accordance with this
paragraph.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments to Special Selection Board
Authority.--
(1) Regular components.--Section 628(a)(1) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or the
name of a person that should have been placed on an
all-fully-qualified-officers list under section
624(a)(3) of this title was not so placed,''.
(2) Reserve components.--Section 14502(a)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``or whose name was not placed on an all-fully-
qualified-officers list under section 14308(b)(4) of
this title because of administrative error,''.
SEC. 503. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY FOR DETERMINATION OF OFFICERS TO
CONTINUE ON ACTIVE DUTY AND FOR SELECTIVE EARLY
RETIREMENT AND EARLY DISCHARGE.
Section 638a(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``officers considered--'' and all that
follows and inserting ``officers considered.''.
SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO DEFER UNTIL AGE 68 MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
OF A GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER SERVING AS CHIEF OR
DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, OR AIR
FORCE.
(a) Deferral Authority.-- Section 1253 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Deferred Retirement of Chaplains.--(1) The Secretary
of the military department concerned may defer the retirement
under subsection (a) of an officer serving in a general or flag
officer grade who is the Chief of Chaplains or Deputy Chief of
Chaplains of that officer's armed force.
``(2) A deferment of the retirement of an officer referred
to in paragraph (1) may not extend beyond the first day of the
month following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years
of age.
``(3) The authority to defer the retirement of an officer
referred to in paragraph (1) expires December 31, 2020. Subject
to paragraph (2), a deferment granted before that date may
continue on and after that date.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading of section 1253
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag
officer grades; exceptions''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 63 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 1253 and inserting the following new item:
``1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag
officer grades; exceptions.''.
SEC. 505. GENERAL RULE FOR WARRANT OFFICER RETIREMENT IN HIGHEST GRADE
HELD SATISFACTORILY.
Section 1371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 1371. Warrant officers: general rule
``Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some
other provision of law, a warrant officer shall be retired in
the highest regular or reserve warrant officer grade in which
the warrant officer served satisfactorily, as determined by the
Secretary concerned.''.
SEC. 506. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATION ON THE
DEFINITION AND AVAILABILITY OF COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AND THEIR AIDES.
(a) Definition of Costs.--
(1) In general.--For the purpose of providing a
consistent approach to estimating and managing the full
costs associated with general and flag officers and
their aides, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, to
define the costs that could be associated with general
and flag officers since 2001, including--
(A) security details;
(B) Government and commercial air travel;
(C) general and flag officer per diem;
(D) enlisted and officer aide housing and
travel costs;
(E) general and flag officer additional
support staff and their travel, equipment, and
per diem costs;
(F) general and flag officer official
residences; and
(G) any other associated costs incurred due
to the nature of their position.
(2) Coordination.--The Director, Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation, shall prepare the definition of
costs under paragraph (1) in coordination with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
and the Secretaries of the military departments.
(b) Report On Costs Associated With General And Flag
Officers and Aides.--Not later than June 30, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report describing the costs associated with general and flag
officers and their enlisted and officer aides.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
SEC. 511. CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE READY RESERVE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE.
Section 10149 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsection:
``(b)(1) In applying Ready Reserve continuous screening
under this section, an individual who is both a member of the
Ready Reserve and a Member of Congress may not be transferred
to the Standby Reserve or discharged on account of the
individual's position as a Member of Congress.
``(2) The transfer or discharge of an individual who is
both a member of the Ready Reserve and a Member of Congress may
be ordered--
``(A) only by the Secretary of Defense or, in the
case of a Member of Congress who also is a member of
the Coast Guard Reserve, the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when
it is not operating as a service in the Navy; and
``(B) only on the basis of the needs of the
service, taking into consideration the position and
duties of the individual in the Ready Reserve.
``(3) In this subsection, the term `Member of Congress'
includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress and a
Member-elect.''.
SEC. 512. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF RESERVE COMPONENT SPECIAL
SELECTION BOARDS AS LIMITED TO CORRECTION OF ERROR
AT A MANDATORY PROMOTION BOARD.
Section 14502(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``a selection board'' and
inserting ``a mandatory promotion board
convened under section 14101(a) of this
title''; and
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by
striking ``selection board'' and inserting
``mandatory promotion board''; and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``Such board'' and
inserting ``The special selection board''; and
(B) by striking ``selection board'' and
inserting ``mandatory promotion board''.
SEC. 513. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACTIVE DUTY REQUIRED TO BE
PERFORMED BY RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS FOR DUTY TO
BE CONSIDERED FEDERAL SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR EX-SERVICEMEMBERS.
(a) Increase of Number of Days.--Section 8521(a)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``90 days''
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ``180
days''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and
shall apply with respect to periods of Federal service
commencing on or after that date.
SEC. 514. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENT
PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION
REGARDING PILOT TRAINING.
(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--During fiscal year 2016, the
Secretary of the Air Force may authorize personnel
described in paragraph (2) to provide training and
instruction regarding pilot training to the following:
(A) Members of the Armed Forces on active
duty.
(B) Members of foreign military forces who
are in the United States.
(2) Personnel.--The personnel described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Members of the reserve components of
the Air Force on active Guard and Reserve duty
(as that term is defined in section 101(d) of
title 10, United States Code) who are not
otherwise authorized to conduct the training
described in paragraph (1) due to the
limitations in section 12310 of title 10,
United States Code.
(B) Members of the Air Force who are
military technicians (dual status) who are not
otherwise authorized to conduct the training
described in paragraph (1) due to the
limitations in section 10216 of title 10,
United States Code, and section 709(a) of title
32, United States Code.
(3) Limitation.--Not more than 50 members described
in paragraph (2) may provide training and instruction
under the authority in paragraph (1) at any one time.
(4) Federal tort claims act.--Members of the
uniformed services described in paragraph (2) who
provide training and instruction pursuant to the
authority in paragraph (1) shall be covered by the
Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of any claim
arising from the employment of such individuals under
that authority.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report setting forth a plan to
eliminate shortages in the number of pilot instructors within
the Air Force using authorities available to the Secretary
under current law.
SEC. 515. ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT
MODERNIZATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION REGARDING
CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES TO ORDER MEMBERS OF
RESERVE COMPONENTS TO PERFORM DUTY.
(a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
conduct an assessment of the recommendation of the Military
Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission regarding
consolidation of statutory authorities by which members of the
reserve components of the Armed Forces may be ordered to
perform duty. The Secretary shall specifically assess each of
the six broader duty statuses recommended by the Commission as
replacements for the 30 reserve component duty statuses
currently authorized to determine whether consolidation will
increase efficiency in the reserve components.
(b) Submission of Report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report containing the
results of the Secretary's assessment. If, as a result of the
assessment, the Secretary determines that an alternate approach
to consolidation of the statutory authorities described in
subsection (a) is preferable, the Secretary shall submit the
alternate approach, including a draft of such legislation as
would be necessary to amend titles 10, 14, 32, and 37 of the
United States Code and other provisions of law in order to
implement the Secretary's approach by October 1, 2018.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities
SEC. 521. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY CONCERNED TO INITIATE
APPLICATIONS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.
Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``or his heir or legal
representative'' and inserting ``(or the
claimant's heir or legal representative) or the
Secretary concerned''; and
(B) by striking ``he discovers'' and
inserting ``discovering''; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``However,
a board'' and inserting the following: ``The Secretary
concerned may file a request for correction of a
military record only if the request is made on behalf
of a group of members or former members of the armed
forces who were similarly harmed by the same error or
injustice. A board''.
SEC. 522. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES.
(a) Additional Recruitment Incentives Authorized.--The
Secretary of a military department may develop and provide
incentives, not otherwise authorized by law, to encourage
individuals to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer,
to accept an appointment as a warrant officer, or to enlist in
an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
(b) Relation to Other Personnel Authorities.--A recruitment
incentive developed under subsection (a) may be provided--
(1) without regard to the lack of specific
authority for the recruitment incentive under title 10
or 37, United States Code; and
(2) notwithstanding any provision of such titles,
or any rule or regulation prescribed under such
provision, relating to methods of providing incentives
to individuals to accept appointments or enlistments in
the Armed Forces, including the provision of group or
individual bonuses, pay, or other incentives.
(c) Notice and Wait Requirement.--The Secretary of a
military department may not provide a recruitment incentive
developed under subsection (a) until--
(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees a plan regarding provision of the
recruitment incentive, which includes--
(A) a description of the incentive,
including the purpose of the incentive and the
potential recruits to be addressed by the
incentive;
(B) a description of the provisions of
titles 10 and 37, United States Code, from
which the incentive would require a waiver and
the rationale to support the waiver;
(C) a statement of the anticipated outcomes
as a result of providing the incentive; and
(D) a description of the method to be used
to evaluate the effectiveness of the incentive;
and
(2) the expiration of the 30-day period beginning
on the date on which the plan was received by Congress.
(d) Limitation on Number of Incentives.--The Secretary of a
military department may not provide more than three recruitment
incentives under the authority of this section.
(e) Limitation on Number of Individuals Receiving
Incentives.--The number of individuals who receive one or more
of the recruitment incentives provided under subsection (a) by
the Secretary of a military department during a fiscal year for
an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary may not
exceed 20 percent of the accession objective of that Armed
Force for that fiscal year.
(f) Duration of Developed Incentive.--A recruitment
incentive developed under subsection (a) may be provided for
not longer than a three-year period beginning on the date on
which the incentive is first provided, except that the
Secretary of the military department concerned may extend the
period if the Secretary determines that additional time is
needed to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the incentive.
(g) Reporting Requirements.--If the Secretary of a military
department provides an recruitment incentive under subsection
(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report, not later than 60
days after the end of the fiscal year, containing--
(1) a description of each incentive provided under
subsection (a) during that fiscal year; and
(2) an assessment of the impact of the incentives
on the recruitment of individuals for an Armed Force
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
(h) Termination of Authority to Provide Incentives.--
Notwithstanding subsection (f); the authority to provide
recruitment incentives under this section expires on December
31, 2020.
SEC. 523. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PILOT PROGRAMS ON CAREER
FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) Repeal of Limitation on Eligible Participants.--
Subsection (b) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is repealed.
(b) Repeal of Limitation on Number of Participants.--
Subsection (c) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is repealed.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 533 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is further
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (m) as
subsections (b) through (k), respectively; and
(2) in subsections (b)(1), (d), and (f)(3)(D) (as
so redesignated), by striking ``subsection (e)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``subsection (c)''.
SEC. 524. MODIFICATION OF NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS FOR CHANGE IN
GROUND COMBAT EXCLUSION POLICY FOR FEMALE MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Rule for Ground Combat Personnel Policy.--Section
652(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking
``before any such change is implemented'' and
inserting ``not less than 30 calendar days
before such change is implemented''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(2) by striking paragraph (5).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 652(b)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``calendar'' before
``days''.
SEC. 525. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER-NEUTRAL
OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS.
Section 524(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3361; 10
U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) measure the combat readiness of combat units,
including special operations forces.''.
SEC. 526. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
MAY CARRY AN APPROPRIATE FIREARM ON A MILITARY
INSTALLATION.
Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary of Defense,
taking into consideration the views of senior leadership of
military installations in the United States, shall establish
and implement a process by which the commanders of military
installations in the United States, or other military
commanders designated by the Secretary of Defense for military
reserve centers, Armed Services recruiting centers, and such
other defense facilities as the Secretary may prescribe, may
authorize a member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to duty
at the installation, center or facility to carry an appropriate
firearm on the installation, center, or facility if the
commander determines that carrying such a firearm is necessary
as a personal- or force-protection measure.
SEC. 527. ESTABLISHMENT OF BREASTFEEDING POLICY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY.
The Secretary of the Army shall develop a comprehensive
policy regarding breastfeeding by female members of the Army
who are breastfeeding. At a minimum, the policy shall address
the following:
(1) The provision of a designated room or area that
will provide the member with adequate privacy and
cleanliness and that includes an electrical outlet to
facilitate the use of a breast pump. Restrooms should
not be considered an appropriate location.
(2) An allowance for appropriate breaks, when
practicable, to permit the member to breastfeed or
utilize a breast pump.
SEC. 528. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States military includes individuals
with a variety of national, ethnic, and cultural
backgrounds that have roots all over the world.
(2) In addition to diverse backgrounds, members of
the Armed Forces come from numerous religious
traditions, including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim,
Sikh, non-denominational, non-practicing, and many
more.
(3) Members of the Armed Forces from diverse
backgrounds and religious traditions have lost their
lives or been injured defending the national security
of the United States.
(4) Diversity contributes to the strength of the
Armed Forces, and service members from different
backgrounds and religious traditions share the same
goal of defending the United States.
(5) The unity of the Armed Forces reflects the
strength in diversity that makes the United States a
great nation.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should--
(1) continue to recognize and promote diversity in
the Armed Forces; and
(2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds and
religious traditions who have made sacrifices in
serving the United States through the Armed Forces.
Subtitle D--Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic
Violence Prevention and Response
SEC. 531. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS BY THE COURT OF
CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Subsection (e) of section 806b of title 10, United States
Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
amended to read as follows:
``(e) Enforcement by Court of Criminal Appeals.--(1) If the
victim of an offense under this chapter believes that a
preliminary hearing ruling under section 832 of this title
(article 32) or a court-martial ruling violates the rights of
the victim afforded by a section (article) or rule specified in
paragraph (4), the victim may petition the Court of Criminal
Appeals for a writ of mandamus to require the preliminary
hearing officer or the court-martial to comply with the section
(article) or rule.
``(2) If the victim of an offense under this chapter is
subject to an order to submit to a deposition, notwithstanding
the availability of the victim to testify at the court-martial
trying the accused for the offense, the victim may petition the
Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of mandamus to quash such
order.
``(3) A petition for a writ of mandamus described in this
subsection shall be forwarded directly to the Court of Criminal
Appeals, by such means as may be prescribed by the President,
and, to the extent practicable, shall have priority over all
other proceedings before the court.
``(4) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the protections
afforded by the following:
``(A) This section (article).
``(B) Section 832 (article 32) of this title.
``(C) Military Rule of Evidence 412, relating to
the admission of evidence regarding a victim's sexual
background.
``(D) Military Rule of Evidence 513, relating to
the psychotherapist-patient privilege.
``(E) Military Rule of Evidence 514, relating to
the victim advocate-victim privilege.
``(F) Military Rule of Evidence 615, relating to
the exclusion of witnesses.''.
SEC. 532. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO SPECIAL
VICTIMS' COUNSEL.
Section 1044e(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
``(C) A civilian employee of the Department of
Defense who is not eligible for military legal
assistance under section 1044(a)(7) of this title, but
who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense,
and the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the
military department concerned waives the condition in
such section for the purposes of offering Special
Victims' Counsel services to the employee.''.
SEC. 533. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL TO PROVIDE LEGAL
CONSULTATION AND ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH
VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PROCEEDINGS.
Section 1044e(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph
(10); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following
new paragraph (9):
``(9) Legal consultation and assistance in
connection with--
``(A) any complaint against the Government,
including an allegation under review by an
inspector general and a complaint regarding
equal employment opportunities;
``(B) any request to the Government for
information, including a request under section
552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as a
`Freedom of Information Act request'); and
``(C) any correspondence or other
communications with Congress.''.
SEC. 534. TIMELY NOTIFICATION TO VICTIMS OF SEX-RELATED OFFENSES OF THE
AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE FROM SPECIAL VICTIMS'
COUNSEL.
(a) Timely Notice Described.--Section 1044e(f) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) Subject to such exceptions for exigent circumstances
as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department
in which the Coast Guard is operating may prescribe, notice of
the availability of a Special Victims' Counsel shall be
provided to an individual described in subsection (a)(2) before
any military criminal investigator or trial counsel interviews,
or requests any statement from, the individual regarding the
alleged sex-related offense.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment to Related Legal Assistance
Authority.--Section 1565b(a) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph (3):
``(3) Subject to such exceptions for exigent circumstances
as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department
in which the Coast Guard is operating may prescribe, notice of
the availability of a Special Victims' Counsel under section
1044e of this title shall be provided to a member of the armed
forces or dependent who is the victim of sexual assault before
any military criminal investigator or trial counsel interviews,
or requests any statement from, the member or dependent
regarding the alleged sexual assault.''.
SEC. 535. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL PROGRAM.
(a) Training Time Period and Requirements.--Section
1044e(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``An individual'';
(2) by designating existing paragraphs (1) and (2)
as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall--
``(A) develop a policy to standardize the time
period within which a Special Victims' Counsel receives
training; and
``(B) establish the baseline training requirements
for a Special Victims' Counsel.''.
(b) Improved Administrative Responsibility.--Section
1044e(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the
Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of
the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall
establish--
``(A) guiding principles for the Special Victims'
Counsel program, to include ensuring that--
``(i) Special Victims' Counsel are assigned
to locations that maximize the opportunity for
face-to-face communication between counsel and
clients; and
``(ii) effective means of communication are
available to permit counsel and client
interactions when face-to-face communication is
not feasible;
``(B) performance measures and standards to measure
the effectiveness of the Special Victims' Counsel
program and client satisfaction with the program; and
``(C) processes by which the Secretaries of the
military departments and the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating will
evaluate and monitor the Special Victims' Counsel
program using such guiding principles and performance
measures and standards.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment Regarding Qualifications.--Section
1044(d)(2) of chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code is
amended by striking ``meets the additional qualifications
specified in subsection (d)(2)'' and inserting ``satisfies the
additional qualifications and training requirements specified
in subsection (d)''.
SEC. 536. ENHANCEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESTRICTED REPORTING OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY.
(a) Preemption of State Law To Ensure Confidentiality of
Reporting.--Section 1565b(b) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) In the case of information disclosed pursuant to
paragraph (1), any State law or regulation that would require
an individual specified in paragraph (2) to disclose the
personally identifiable information of the adult victim or
alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault to a State or local
law enforcement agency shall not apply, except when reporting
is necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious and imminent
threat to the health or safety of an individual.''.
(b) Clarification of Scope.--Section 1565b(b)(1) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a dependent''
and inserting ``an adult dependent''.
(c) Definitions.--Section 1565b of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Sexual assault.--The term `sexual assault'
includes the offenses of rape, sexual assault, forcible
sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual
contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, as
punishable under applicable Federal or State law.
``(2) State.--The term `State' includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
any territory or possession of the United States.''.
SEC. 537. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION,
AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 546(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3374; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is
amended by striking ``not later than'' and all that follows and
inserting ``not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016.''.
SEC. 538. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO
SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN WHICH THE VICTIM IS A MALE
MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Plan to Improve Prevention and Response.--The Secretary
of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the
military departments, shall develop a plan to improve
Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual
assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed
Forces.
(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Sexual assault prevention and response training
to more comprehensively and directly address the
incidence of male members of the Armed Forces who are
sexually assaulted and how certain behavior and
activities, such as hazing, can constitute a sexual
assault.
(2) Methods to evaluate the extent to which
differences exist in the medical and mental health-care
needs of male and female sexual assault victims, and
the care regimen, if any, that will best meet those
needs.
(3) Data-driven decision making to improve male-
victim sexual assault prevention and response program
efforts.
(4) Goals with associated metrics to drive the
changes needed to address sexual assaults of male
members of the Armed Forces.
(5) Information about the sexual victimization of
males in communications to members that are used to
raise awareness of sexual assault and efforts to
prevent and respond to it.
(6) Guidance for the department's medical and
mental health providers, and other personnel as
appropriate, based on the results of the evaluation
described in paragraph (2), that delineates these
gender-specific distinctions and the care regimen that
is recommended to most effectively meet those needs.
SEC. 539. PREVENTING RETALIATION AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
WHO REPORT OR INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIM OF
AN ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENCE.
(a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent retaliation carried
out by members of the Armed Forces against other members who
report or otherwise intervene on behalf of the victim of an
alleged sex-related offence.
(b) Elements.--The comprehensive strategy required by
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Bystander intervention programs emphasizing the
importance of guarding against retaliation.
(2) Department of Defense and military department
policies and requirements to ensure protection for
victims of alleged sex-related offences and members who
intervene on behalf of victims from retaliation.
(3) Additional training for commanders on methods
and procedures to combat attitudes and beliefs that
result in retaliation.
(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``alleged sex-related offence'' has
the meaning given that term in section 1044e(g) of
title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``retaliation'' has such meaning as
may be given that term by the Secretary of Defense in
the development of the strategy required by subsection
(a).
SEC. 540. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING FOR
ADMINISTRATORS AND INSTRUCTORS OF SENIOR RESERVE
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.
The Secretary of a military department shall ensure that
the commander of each unit of the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps and all Professors of Military Science, senior
military instructors, and civilian employees detailed,
assigned, or employed as administrators and instructors of the
Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps receive regular sexual
assault prevention and response training and education.
SEC. 541. RETENTION OF CASE NOTES IN INVESTIGATIONS OF SEX-RELATED
OFFENSES INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR
FORCE, OR MARINE CORPS.
(a) Retention of All Investigative Records Required.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update Department of
Defense records retention policies to ensure that, for all
investigations relating to an alleged sex-related offense (as
defined in section 1044e(g) of title 10, United States Code)
involving a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine
Corps, all elements of the case file shall be retained as part
of the investigative records retained in accordance with
section 586 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note).
(b) Elements.--In updating records retention policies as
required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
address, at a minimum, the following matters:
(1) The elements of the case file to be retained
must include, at a minimum, the case activity record,
case review record, investigative plans, and all case
notes made by an investigating agent or agents.
(2) All investigative records must be retained for
no less than 50 years.
(3) No element of the case file may be destroyed
until the expiration of the time that investigative
records must be kept.
(4) Records may be stored digitally or in hard
copy, in accordance with existing law or regulations or
additionally prescribed policy considered necessary by
the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(c) Consistent Education and Policy.--The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that existing policy, education, and
training are updated to reflect policy changes in accordance
with subsection (a).
(d) Uniform Application to Military Departments.--The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to the maximum extent
practicable, the policy developed under subsections (a) is
implemented uniformly by the military departments.
SEC. 542. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORTS ON
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT BY THE
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE ARMY RESERVE.
(a) Initial Report.--Not later than April 1, 2016, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
Congress a report on the preliminary assessment of the
Comptroller General (made pursuant to a review conducted by the
Comptroller General for purposes of this section) of the extent
to which the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve--
(1) have in place policies and programs to prevent
and respond to incidents of sexual assault involving
members of the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve,
as applicable;
(2) provide medical and mental health care services
to members of the Army National Guard or the Army
Reserve, as applicable, following a sexual assault; and
(3) have identified whether the nature of service
in the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve, as the
case may be, poses challenges to the prevention of or
response to sexual assault.
(b) Additional Reports.--If after submitting the report
required by subsection (a) the Comptroller General makes
additional assessments as a result of the review described in
that subsection, the Comptroller General shall submit to
Congress such reports on such additional assessments as the
Comptroller General considers appropriate.
SEC. 543. IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO UNIFORM CODE OF
MILITARY JUSTICE.
The Secretary of Defense shall examine the Department of
Defense process for implementing statutory changes to the
Uniform Code of Military Justice for the purpose of developing
options for streamlining such process. The Secretary shall
adopt procedures to ensure that legal guidance is published as
soon as practicable whenever statutory changes to the Uniform
Code of Military Justice are implemented.
SEC. 544. MODIFICATION OF RULE 104 OF THE RULES FOR COURTS-MARTIAL TO
ESTABLISH CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING
EVALUATIONS OF SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, Rule 104(b) of the Rules for Courts-Martial shall be
modified to provide that the prohibitions concerning
evaluations established by that Rule shall apply to the giving
of a less favorable rating or evaluation to any member of the
Armed Forces serving as a Special Victims' Counsel because of
the zeal with which such counsel represented a victim.
SEC. 545. MODIFICATION OF RULE 304 OF THE MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE
RELATING TO THE CORROBORATION OF A CONFESSION OR
ADMISSION.
To the extent the President considers practicable, the
President shall modify Rule 304(c) of the Military Rules of
Evidence to conform to the rules governing the admissibility of
the corroboration of admissions and confessions in the trial of
criminal cases in the United States district courts.
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
SEC. 551. ENHANCEMENTS TO YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Scope and Purpose.--Section 582(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by striking ``combat
veteran''.
(b) Eligibility.--
(1) Definition.--Section 582 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public
Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Eligible Individuals Defined.--For the purposes of
this section, the term `eligible individual' means a member of
a reserve component, a member of their family, or a designated
representative who the Secretary of Defense determines to be
eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 582 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking
``National Guard and Reserve members and their
families'' and inserting ``eligible
individuals'';
(B) in subsection (b), by striking
``members of the reserve components of the
Armed Forces, their families,'' and inserting
``eligible individuals'';
(C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking
``members of the Armed Forces and their
families'' and inserting ``eligible
individuals'';
(D) in subsection (h), in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``members of the
Armed Forces and their family members''
and inserting ``eligible individuals'';
and
(ii) by striking ``such members and
their family members'' and inserting
``such eligible individuals'';
(E) in subsection (j), by striking
``members of the Armed Forces and their
families'' and inserting ``eligible
individuals''; and
(F) in subsection (k), by striking
``individual members of the Armed Forces and
their families'' and inserting ``eligible
individuals''.
(c) Office for Reintegration Programs.--Section 582(d) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (1)(B), by striking ``substance
abuse and mental health treatment services'' and
inserting ``substance abuse, mental health treatment,
and other quality of life services''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) Grants.--The Office for Reintegration
Programs may make grants to conduct data collection,
trend analysis, and curriculum development and to
prepare reports in support of activities under this
section.''.
(d) Operation of Program.--
(1) Enhanced flexibility.--Subsection (g) of
section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C.
10101 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(g) Operation of Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Office for Reintegration
Programs shall assist State National Guard and Reserve
organizations with the development and provision of
information, events, and activities to support the
health and well-being of eligible individuals before,
during, and after periods of activation, mobilization,
or deployment.
``(2) Focus of information, events, and
activities.--
``(A) Before activation, mobilization, or
deployment.--Before a period of activation,
mobilization, or deployment, the information,
events, and activities described in paragraph
(1) should focus on preparing eligible
individuals and affected communities for the
rigors of activation, mobilization, and
deployment.
``(B) During activation, mobilization, or
deployment.--During such a period, the
information, events, and activities described
in paragraph (1) should focus on--
``(i) helping eligible individuals
cope with the challenges and stress
associated with such period;
``(ii) decreasing the isolation of
eligible individuals during such
period; and
``(iii) preparing eligible
individuals for the challenges
associated with reintegration.
``(C) After activation, mobilization, or
deployment.--After such a period, but no
earlier than 30 days after demobilization, the
information, events, and activities described
in paragraph (1) should focus on--
``(i) reconnecting the member with
their families, friends, and
communities;
``(ii) providing information on
employment opportunities;
``(iii) helping eligible
individuals deal with the challenges of
reintegration;
``(iv) ensuring that eligible
individuals understand what benefits
they are entitled to and what resources
are available to help them overcome the
challenges of reintegration; and
``(v) providing a forum for
addressing negative behaviors related
to operational stress and
reintegration.
``(3) Member pay.--Members shall receive
appropriate pay for days spent attending such events
and activities.
``(4) Minimum number of events and activities.--The
State National Guard and Reserve Organizations shall
provide to eligible individuals--
``(A) one event or activity before a period
of activation, mobilization, or deployment;
``(B) one event or activity during a period
of activation, mobilization, or deployment; and
``(C) two events or activities after a
period of activation, mobilization, or
deployment.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 582 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking
``throughout the entire deployment cycle'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by striking ``well-being
through the 4 phases'' through the end
of the subsection and inserting ``well-
being.'';
(ii) in the heading, by striking
``; Deployment Cycle'';
(C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking
``throughout the deployment cycle described in
subsection (g)''; and
(D) in the heading of subsection (f), by
striking ``State Deployment Cycle''.
(e) Additional Permitted Outreach Service.--Section 582(h)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(16) Stress management and positive coping
skills.''.
(f) Support of Department-wide Suicide Prevention
Efforts.--Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note)
is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection:
``(i) Support of Suicide Prevention Efforts.--The Office
for Reintegration Programs shall assist the Defense Suicide
Prevention Office and the Defense Centers of Excellence for
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury to collect and
analyze information, suggestions, and best practices from State
National Guard and Reserve organizations with suicide
prevention and community response programs.''.
(g) Name Change.--Section 582(d)(1)(B) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by striking ``Substance
Abuse and the Mental Health Services Administration'' and
inserting ``Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration''.
SEC. 552. AVAILABILITY OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES DISCHARGED OR RELEASED AFTER LIMITED
ACTIVE DUTY.
Section 1142(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``that
member's first 180 days of active duty'' and inserting
``the first 180 continuous days of active duty of the
member''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) For purposes of calculating the days of active duty
of a member under subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned
shall exclude any day on which--
``(i) the member performed full-time training duty
or annual training duty; and
``(ii) the member attended, while in the active
military service, a school designated as a service
school by law or by the Secretary concerned.''.
SEC. 553. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UNDER
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Additional Training Opportunities.--(1) As part of
the program carried out under this section, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating, when the Coast Guard is not operating
within the Department of the Navy, shall permit a member of the
armed forces eligible for assistance under the program to elect
to receive additional training in any of the following
subjects:
``(A) Preparation for higher education or training.
``(B) Preparation for career or technical training.
``(C) Preparation for entrepreneurship.
``(D) Other training options determined by the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when
the Coast Guard is not operating within the Department
of the Navy.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when the
Coast Guard is not operating within the Department of the Navy,
shall ensure that a member of the armed forces who elects to
receive additional training in subjects available under
paragraph (1) is able to receive the training.''.
SEC. 554. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR IN-RESIDENT INSTRUCTION FOR
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION OFFERED AS PART OF PHASE II
JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
Section 2154(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``, or offered through,'' after ``taught
in residence at''.
SEC. 555. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVE
COMPONENT MEMBERS SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
AND OTHER OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1607 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 16167. Sunset
``(a) Sunset.--The authority to provide educational
assistance under this chapter shall terminate on the date that
is four years after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
``(b) Limitation on Provision of Assistance Pending
Sunset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and
ending on the date that is four years after the date of the
enactment of that Act, educational assistance may be provided
under this chapter only to a member otherwise eligible for
educational assistance under this chapter who received
educational assistance under this chapter for a course of study
at an educational institution for the enrollment period at the
educational institution that immediately preceded the date of
the enactment of that Act.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 1607 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``16167. Sunset.''.
SEC. 556. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES FROM NOMINATIONS
MADE BY DELEGATES IN CONGRESS FROM THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE COMMONWEALTH
OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
(a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4342(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Three'' and
inserting ``Four'';
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Three'' and
inserting ``Four'';
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Two'' and
inserting ``Three''; and
(4) in paragraph (10), by striking ``Two'' and
inserting ``Three''.
(b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6954(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Three'' and
inserting ``Four'';
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Three'' and
inserting ``Four'';
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Two'' and
inserting ``Three''; and
(4) in paragraph (10), by striking ``Two'' and
inserting ``Three''.
(c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9342(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Three'' and
inserting ``Four'';
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Three'' and
inserting ``Four'';
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Two'' and
inserting ``Three''; and
(4) in paragraph (10), by striking ``Two'' and
inserting ``Three''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to the nomination of candidates for
appointment to the United States Military Academy, the United
States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy
for classes entering these military service academies after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 557. SUPPORT FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY
ACADEMY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 403 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 4362. Support of athletic programs
``(a) Authority.--
``(1) Contracts and cooperative agreements.--The
Secretary of the Army may enter into contracts and
cooperative agreements with the Army West Point
Athletic Association for the purpose of supporting the
athletic programs of the Academy. Notwithstanding
section 2304(k) of this title, the Secretary may enter
such contracts or cooperative agreements on a sole
source basis pursuant to section 2304(c)(5) of this
title. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a
cooperative agreement under this section may be used to
acquire property or services for the direct benefit or
use of the Academy.
``(2) Financial controls.--(A) Before entering into
a contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall ensure that such contract or
agreement includes appropriate financial controls to
account for Academy and Association resources in
accordance with accepted accounting principles.
``(B) Any such contract or cooperative agreement
shall contain a provision that allows the Secretary, at
the Secretary's discretion, to review the financial
accounts of the Association to determine whether the
operations of the Association--
``(i) are consistent with the terms of the
contract or cooperative agreement; and
``(ii) will not compromise the integrity or
appearance of integrity of any program of the
Department of the Army.
``(3) Leases.--Section 2667(h) of this title shall
not apply to any leases the Secretary may enter into
with the Association for the purpose of supporting the
athletic programs of the Academy.
``(b) Support Services.--
``(1) Authority.--To the extent required by a
contract or cooperative agreement under subsection (a),
the Secretary may provide support services to the
Association while the Association conducts its support
activities at the Academy. The Secretary may provide
support services described in paragraph (2) only if the
Secretary determines that the provision of such
services is essential for the support of the athletic
programs of the Academy.
``(2) Support services defined.--(A) In this
subsection, the term `support services' includes
utilities, office furnishings and equipment,
communications services, records staging and archiving,
audio and video support, and security systems in
conjunction with the leasing or licensing of property.
``(B) Such term includes--
``(i) housing for Association personnel on
United States Army Garrison, West Point, New
York; and
``(ii) enrollment of dependents of
Association personnel in elementary and
secondary schools under the same criteria
applied to dependents of Federal employees
under section 2164(a) of this title, except
that educational services provided pursuant to
this clause shall be provided on a reimbursable
basis.
``(3) No liability of the united states.--Any such
support services may only be provided without any
liability of the United States to the Association.
``(c) Acceptance of Support.--
``(1) Support received from the association.--
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary
may accept from the Association funds, supplies, and
services for the support of the athletic programs of
the Academy. For the purposes of this section,
employees or personnel of the Association may not be
considered to be employees of the United States.
``(2) Funds received from ncaa.--The Secretary may
accept funds from the National Collegiate Athletic
Association to support the athletic programs of the
Academy.
``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that
contributions under this subsection and expenditure of
funds pursuant to subsection (e) do not reflect
unfavorably on the ability of the Department of the
Army, any of its employees, or any member of the armed
forces to carry out any responsibility or duty in a
fair and objective manner, or compromise the integrity
or appearance of integrity of any program of the
Department of the Army, or any individual involved in
such a program.
``(d) Trademarks and Service Marks.--
``(1) Licensing, marketing, and sponsorship
agreements.--An agreement under subsection (a) may,
consistent with section 2260 of this title (other than
subsection (d) of such section), authorize the
Association to enter into licensing, marketing, and
sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks and
service marks identifying the Academy, subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the Army.
``(2) Limitations.--No licensing, marketing, or
sponsorship agreement may be entered into under
paragraph (1) if--
``(A) such agreement would reflect
unfavorably on the ability of the Department of
the Army, any of its employees, or any member
of the armed forces to carry out any
responsibility or duty in a fair and objective
manner; or
``(B) the Secretary determines that the use
of the trademark or service mark would
compromise the integrity or appearance of
integrity of any program of the Department of
the Army, or any individual involved in such a
program.
``(e) Retention and Use of Funds.--Any funds received by
the Secretary under this section may be retained for use in
support of the athletic programs of the Academy and shall
remain available until expended.
``(f) Service on Association Board of Directors.--The
Association is a designated entity for which authorization
under sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of this title may be
provided.
``(g) Conditions.--The authority provided in this section
with respect to the Association is available only so long as
the Association continues--
``(1) to qualify as a nonprofit organization under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and operates in accordance with this section, the law
of the State of New York, and the constitution and
bylaws of the Association; and
``(2) to operate exclusively to support the
athletic programs of the Academy.
``(h) Association Defined.--In this section, the term
`Association' means the Army West Point Athletic
Association.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``4362. Support of athletic programs.''.
SEC. 558. CONDITION ON ADMISSION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY CIVILIANS TO
ATTEND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY.
Section 9314a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``will be done on a space-available basis
and not require an increase in the size of the faculty'' and
inserting ``will not require an increase in the permanently
authorized size of the faculty''.
SEC. 559. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS FOR
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS OBTAINED BY MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
Section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
section 551 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3376), is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
``(c) Quality Assurance of Certification Programs and
Standards.--(1) Commencing not later than three years after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016, each Secretary concerned shall ensure
that any credentialing program used in connection with the
program under subsection (a) is accredited by an accreditation
body that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (2).
``(2) The requirements for accreditation bodies specified
in this paragraph are requirements that an accreditation body--
``(A) be an independent body that has in place
mechanisms to ensure objectivity and impartiality in
its accreditation activities;
``(B) meet a recognized national or international
standard that directs its policy and procedures
regarding accreditation;
``(C) apply a recognized national or international
certification standard in making its accreditation
decisions regarding certification bodies and programs;
``(D) conduct on-site visits, as applicable, to
verify the documents and records submitted by
credentialing bodies for accreditation;
``(E) have in place policies and procedures to
ensure due process when addressing complaints and
appeals regarding its accreditation activities;
``(F) conduct regular training to ensure consistent
and reliable decisions among reviewers conducting
accreditations; and
``(G) meet such other criteria as the Secretary
concerned considers appropriate in order to ensure
quality in its accreditation activities.''.
SEC. 560. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WHILE
RECEIVING POST-9/11 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.
(a) Effect of Receipt of Post-9/11 Education Assistance.--
Section 8525(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``he receives'' and inserting ``the individual
receives'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) except in the case of an individual described
in subsection (a), an educational assistance allowance
under chapter 33 of title 38; or''.
(b) Exception.--Section 8525 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting before subsection (b) the
following new subsection:
``(a) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to an individual
who--
``(1) is otherwise entitled to compensation under
this subchapter;
``(2) is described in section 3311(b) of title 38;
``(3) is not receiving retired pay under title 10;
and
``(4) was discharged or released from service in
the Armed Forces or the Commissioned Corps of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(including through a reduction in force) under
honorable conditions, but did not voluntarily separate
from such service.''.
SEC. 561. JOB TRAINING AND POST-SERVICE PLACEMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Section 320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``a
subordinate Job Training and Post-Service Placement
Executive Committee,'' before ``and such other
committees'';
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive
Committee.--The Job Training and Post-Service Placement
Executive Committee described in subsection (b)(2) shall--
``(1) review existing policies, procedures, and
practices of the Departments (including the military
departments) with respect to job training and post-
service placement programs; and
``(2) identify changes to such policies,
procedures, and practices to improve job training and
post-service placement.''; and
(3) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``,
including with respect to job training and post-service
placement'' before the period at the end.
SEC. 562. RECOGNITION OF ADDITIONAL INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION DUTY
AUTHORITIES EXEMPT FROM FIVE-YEAR LIMIT ON
REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF PERSONS WHO SERVE IN THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES.
Section 4312(c)(4)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after ``12304,'' the following: ``12304a,
12304b,''.
SEC. 563. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH FOR VETERANS TRANSITIONING FROM SERVING
ON ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) Expansion of Pilot Program.--Section 5(c)(5) of the
Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (Public
Law 114-2; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) conducts outreach to individuals
transitioning from serving on active duty in
the Armed Forces who are participating in the
Transition Assistance Program of the Department
of Defense or other similar transition programs
to inform such individuals of the community
oriented veteran peer support network under
paragraph (1) and other support programs and
opportunities that are available to such
individuals.''.
(b) Inclusion of Information in Interim Report.--Section
5(d)(1) of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American
Veterans Act (Public Law 114-2; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) the number of veterans who--
``(i) received outreach from the
Department of Veterans Affairs while
serving on active duty as a member of
the Armed Forces; and
``(ii) participated in a peer
support program under the pilot program
for veterans transitioning from serving
on active duty.''.
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness
Matters
SEC. 571. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES.
(a) Assistance to Schools With Significant Numbers of
Military Dependent Students.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 301 and available
for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as
specified in the funding table in section 4301, $25,000,000
shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance
to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section
572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).
(b) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, the
term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given that
term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
SEC. 572. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2016 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and
maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the
funding table in section 4301, $5,000,000 shall be available
for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into
law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C.
7703a).
SEC. 573. AUTHORITY TO USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE STUDENT MEAL PROGRAMS IN DOMESTIC DEPENDENT
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS LOCATED OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Authority.--Section 2243 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``the defense dependents'
education system'' and inserting ``overseas
defense dependents' schools''; and
(B) by striking ``students enrolled in that
system'' and inserting ``students enrolled in
such a school'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``Department of
Defense dependents' schools which are located outside
the United States'' and inserting ``overseas defense
dependents' schools''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Overseas Defense Dependents' School Defined.--In this
section, the term `overseas defense dependents' school' means
the following:
``(1) A school established as part of the defense
dependents' education system provided for under the
Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C.
921 et seq.).
``(2) An elementary or secondary school established
pursuant to section 2164 of this title that is located
in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the
United States.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading of section 2243
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 2243. Authority to use appropriated funds to support student
meal programs in overseas defense dependents'
schools''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at
the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
relating to section 2243 and inserting the following
new item:
``2243. Authority to use appropriated funds to support student meal
programs in overseas defense dependents' schools.''.
SEC. 574. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL
OPERATIONS FORCES.
(a) Extension of Authority to Conduct Programs .--Section
554(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 1785 note) is amended
by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2018''.
(b) Modification of Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (g)
of section 554 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 1785 note) is
amended to read as follows:
``(g) Report Required.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2016,
and each March 1 thereafter though the conclusion of
the pilot programs conducted under subsection (a), the
Commander, in coordination with the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report
describing the progress made in achieving the goals of
the pilot programs.
``(2) Elements of report.--Each report under this
subsection shall include the following for each pilot
program:
``(A) A description of the pilot program to
address family support requirements not being
provided by the Secretary of a military
department to immediate family members of
members of the Armed Forces assigned to special
operations forces.
``(B) An assessment of the impact of the
pilot program on the readiness of members of
the Armed Forces assigned to special operations
forces.
``(C) A comparison of the pilot program to
other programs conducted by the Secretaries of
the military departments to provide family
support to immediate family members of members
of the Armed Forces.
``(D) Recommendations for incorporating the
lessons learned from the pilot program into
family support programs conducted by the
Secretaries of the military departments.
``(E) Any other matters considered
appropriate by the Commander or the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness.''.
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards
SEC. 581. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE CROSS
FOR ACTS OF EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM DURING THE KOREAN
WAR.
Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section
3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to
persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the
Army may award the Distinguished-Service Cross under section
3742 of such title to Edward Halcomb who, while serving in
Korea as a member of the United States Army in the grade of
Private First Class in Company B, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry
Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, distinguished himself by acts
of extraordinary heroism from August 20, 1950, to October 19,
1950, during the Korean War.
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 591. COORDINATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION
ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO ASSIST IN REDUCING
SUICIDES BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Development of Policy.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments,
may develop a policy to coordinate the efforts of the
Department of Defense and non-government suicide prevention
organizations regarding--
(1) the use of such non-government organizations to
reduce the number of suicides among members of the
Armed Forces by comprehensively addressing the needs of
members of the Armed Forces who have been identified as
being at risk of suicide;
(2) the delineation of the responsibilities within
the Department of Defense regarding interaction with
such organizations;
(3) the collection of data regarding the efficacy
and cost of coordinating with such organizations; and
(4) the preparation and preservation of any
reporting material the Secretary determines necessary
to carry out the policy.
(b) Suicide Prevention Efforts.--The Secretary of Defense
is authorized to take any necessary measures to prevent
suicides by members of the Armed Forces, including by
facilitating the access of members of the Armed Forces to
successful non-governmental treatment regimen.
SEC. 592. EXTENSION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON THE INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION
OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 525(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1724) is
amended by striking ``calendar years 2013 and 2014'' and ``each
of calendar years 2013 through 2017''.
SEC. 593. REPORT ON PRELIMINARY MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR
INDIVIDUALS BECOMING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Report on Recommendations in Connection With
Screenings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the feasibility of conducting,
before the enlistment or accession of an individual into the
Armed Forces, a mental health screening of the individual to
bring mental health screenings to parity with physical
screenings of prospective members.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Recommendations with respect to establishing a
secure, electronically-based preliminary mental health
screening of new members of the Armed Forces.
(2) Recommendations with respect to the composition
of the mental health screening, evidenced-based best
practices, and how to track changes in mental health
screenings relating to traumatic brain injuries, post-
traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions.
SEC. 594. REPORT REGARDING NEW RULEMAKING UNDER THE MILITARY LENDING
ACT AND DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER REPORTS AND
MEETINGS.
(a) Report on New Military Lending Act Rulemaking.--Not
later than 60 days after the issuance by the Secretary of
Defense of the regulation issued with regard to section 987 of
title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the Military
Lending Act), and part of 232 of title 32, Code of Federal
Regulations (its implementing regulation), the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
discusses--
(1) the ability and reliability of the Defense
Manpower Data Center in meeting real-time requests for
accurate information needed to make a determination
regarding whether a borrower is covered by the Military
Lending Act; or
(2) an alternate mechanism or mechanisms for
identifying such covered borrowers.
(b) Defense Manpower Data Center Reports and Meetings.--
(1) Reports on accuracy, reliability, and integrity
of systems.--The Director of the Defense Manpower Data
Center shall submit to the congressional defense
committees reports on the accuracy, reliability, and
integrity of the Defense Manpower Data Center systems
used to identify covered borrowers and covered
policyholders under military consumer protection laws.
The first report is due six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and the Director shall
submit additional reports every six months thereafter
through December 31, 2020, to show improvements in the
accuracy, reliability, and integrity of such systems.
(2) Report on plan to strengthen capabilities.--Not
later than six months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Defense Manpower Data
Center shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on plans to strengthen the
capabilities of the Defense Manpower Data Center
systems, including staffing levels and funding, in
order to improve the identification of covered
borrowers and covered policyholders under military
consumer protection laws.
(3) Meetings with private sector users of
systems.--The Director of the Defense Manpower Data
Center shall meet regularly with private sector users
of Defense Manpower Data Center systems used to
identify covered borrowers and covered policyholders
under military consumer protection laws to learn about
issues facing such users and to develop ways of
addressing such issues. The first meeting pursuant to
this requirement shall take place with three months
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 595. REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CAREER FIELD MANNING SHORTFALLS.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary
of the Air Force, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or
expended until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the
date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the
congressional defense committees the report described in
subsection (b).
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on remotely piloted aircraft career
field manning levels and actions the Air Force will
take to rectify personnel shortfalls.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall include the following elements:
(A) A description of current and projected
manning requirements and inventory levels for
remotely piloted aircraft systems.
(B) A description of rated and non-rated
officer and enlisted manning policies for
authorization and inventory levels in effect
for remotely piloted aircraft systems and
units, to include whether remotely piloted
aircraft duty is considered as a permanent Air
Force Specialty Code or treated as an ancillary
single assignment duty, and if both are used,
the division of authorizations between
permanently assigned personnel and those who
will return to a different primary career
field.
(C) Comparisons to other Air Force manned
combat aircraft systems and units with respect
to personnel policies, manpower authorization
levels, and projected personnel inventory.
(D) Identification and assessment of
mitigation actions to increase unit manning
levels, including recruitment and retention
bonuses, incentive pay, use of enlisted
personnel, and increased weighting to remotely
piloted aircraft personnel on promotion boards,
and to ensure the school house for remotely
piloted aircraft personnel is sufficient to
meet increased manning demands.
(E) Analysis demonstrating the requirements
determination for how remotely piloted aircraft
pilot and sensor operators are selected,
including whether individuals are prior rated
or non-rated qualified, what prerequisite
training or experience is necessary, and
required and types of basic and advanced
qualification training for each mission design
series of remotely piloted aircraft in the Air
Force inventory.
(F) Recommendations for changes to existing
legislation required to implement mitigation
actions.
(G) An assessment of the authorization
levels of government civilian and contractor
support required for sufficiency of remotely
piloted aircraft career field manning.
(H) A description and associated timeline
of actions the Air Force will take to increase
remotely piloted aircraft career field manpower
authorizations and manning levels to at least
the equal of the normative levels of manning
and readiness of all other combat aircraft
career fields.
(I) A description of any other matters
concerning remotely piloted aircraft career
field manning levels the Secretary of the Air
Force determines to be appropriate.
(3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1)
may be submitted in classified form, but shall also
contain an unclassified executive summary and may
contain an unclassified annex.
(4) Nonduplication of effort.--If any information
required under paragraph (1) has been included in
another report or notification previously submitted to
Congress by law, the Secretary of the Air Force may
provide a list of such reports and notifications at the
time of submitting the report required under this
subsection in lieu of including such information in the
report.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2016 increase in military basic pay for general
and flag officers.
Sec. 602. Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence
allowances to members serving outside the United States and
associated territory.
Sec. 603. Phased-in modification of percentage of national average
monthly cost of housing usable in computation of basic
allowance for housing inside the United States.
Sec. 604. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates
of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances.
Sec. 605. Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay
authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay
authorities for health care professionals.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for
nuclear officers.
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37
consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus
authorities.
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other
title 37 bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus
pay.
Sec. 617. Modification to special aviation incentive pay and bonus
authorities for officers.
Sec. 618. Repeal of obsolete authority to pay bonus to encourage Army
personnel to refer persons for enlistment in the Army.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 621. Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of
kin of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during
humanitarian operations.
Sec. 622. Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance
for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces from the
Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 623. Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel
Regulations.
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits
Part I--Retired Pay Reform
Sec. 631. Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed
services.
Sec. 632. Full participation for members of the uniformed services in
the Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 633. Lump sum payments of certain retired pay.
Sec. 634. Continuation pay for full TSP members with 12 years of
service.
Sec. 635. Effective date and implementation.
Part II--Other Matters
Sec. 641. Death of former spouse beneficiaries and subsequent
remarriages under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality
Benefits and Operations
Sec. 651. Plan to obtain budget-neutrality for the defense commissary
system and the military exchange system.
Sec. 652. Comptroller General of the United States report on the
Commissary Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-
Financed Major Construction Program.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 661. Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of members
of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 662. Recordation of obligations for installment payments of
incentive pays, allowances, and similar benefits when payment
is due.
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
SEC. 601. NO FISCAL YEAR 2016 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY FOR
GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS.
Section 203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, shall be
applied for rates of basic pay payable for commissioned
officers in pay grades O-7 through O-10 during calendar year
2016 by using the rate of pay for level II of the Executive
Schedule in effect during 2014. The rates of basic pay payable
for such officers shall not increase during calendar year 2016.
SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUBSISTENCE
ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS SERVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES AND ASSOCIATED TERRITORY.
Section 402a(b) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and paragraph
(4)'' after ``subsection (d)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) After September 30, 2016, a member is eligible for a
supplemental subsistence allowance under this section only if
the member is serving outside the United States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
or Guam.''.
SEC. 603. PHASED-IN MODIFICATION OF PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL AVERAGE
MONTHLY COST OF HOUSING USABLE IN COMPUTATION OF
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.
Section 403(b)(3)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``may not exceed one percent.'' and
inserting the following: ``may not exceed the following:
``(i) One percent for months occurring during 2015.
``(ii) Two percent for months occurring during
2016.
``(iii) Three percent for months occurring during
2017.
``(iv) Four percent for months occurring during
2018.
``(v) Five percent for months occurring after
2018.''.
SEC. 604. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN RATES
OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting
``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 605. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION UNDER THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT
OF 2008.
In administering the supplemental nutrition assistance
program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure
that any safeguards that prevent the use or disclosure of
information obtained from applicant households shall not
prevent the use of that information by, or the disclosure of
that information to, the Secretary of Defense for purposes of
determining the number of applicant households that contain one
or more members of a regular component or reserve component of
the Armed Forces.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY
AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are
amended by striking ``December 31, 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 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of
travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of
normal commuting distance.
(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement
payments for reserve component members experiencing
extended and frequent mobilization for active duty
service.
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY
AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
(a) Title 10 Authorities.--The following sections of title
10, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31,
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.
(b) Title 37 Authorities.--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.
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR
NUCLEAR OFFICERS.
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are
amended by striking ``December 31, 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.
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37
CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS
AUTHORITIES.
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are
amended by striking ``December 31, 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 special bonus and
incentive pay authorities for officers in health
professions.
(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus
for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.
(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or
special duty pay.
(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay
or proficiency bonus.
(10) Section 355(h), relating to retention
incentives for members qualified in critical military
skills or assigned to high priority units.
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF
OTHER TITLE 37 BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS.
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 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for
members of precommissioning programs pursuing foreign
language proficiency.
(6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for
new officers in critical skills.
(7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for
conversion to military occupational specialty to ease
personnel shortage.
(8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for
transfer between Armed Forces.
(9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for
officer candidates.
SEC. 616. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT OF NUCLEAR OFFICER BONUS
PAY.
Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``$35,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''.
SEC. 617. MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND BONUS
AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICERS.
(a) Clarification of Secretarial Authority To Set
Requirements for Aviation Incentive Pay Eligibility.--
Subsection (a) of section 334 of title 37, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4),
and (5) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E),
respectively, and moving the margin of such
subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
(2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Incentive pay authorized.--The Secretary'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Officers not currently engaged in flying
duty.--The Secretary concerned may pay aviation
incentive pay under this section to an officer who is
otherwise qualified for such pay but who is not
currently engaged in the performance of operational
flying duty or proficiency flying duty if the Secretary
determines, under regulations prescribed under section
374 of this title, that payment of aviation incentive
pay to that officer is in the best interests of the
service.''.
(b) Restoration of Authority To Pay Aviation Incentive Pay
to Medical Officers Performing Flight Surgeon Duties.--
Subsection (h)(1) of such section is amended by striking
``(except a flight surgeon or other medical officer)''.
(c) Increase in Maximum Amount of Aviation Special Pays for
Flying Duty of Remotely Piloted Aircraft.--Subsection (c)(1) of
such section is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``exceed $850
per month; and'' and inserting ``exceed--
``(i) $1,000 per month for officers
performing qualifying flying duty
relating to remotely piloted aircraft
(RPA); or
``(ii) $850 per month for officers
performing other qualifying flying
duty; and''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$25,000''
and all that follows and inserting ``, for each 12-
month period of obligated service agreed to under
subsection (d)--
``(i) $35,000 for officers
performing qualifying flying duty
relating to remotely piloted aircraft;
or
``(ii) $25,000 for officers
performing other qualifying flying
duty.''.
(d) Authority To Pay Aviation Bonus and Skill Incentive Pay
to Officers Simultaneously.--Subsection (f) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``353'' and
inserting ``353(a)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``a payment'' and inserting
``a bonus payment''; and
(B) by striking ``353'' and inserting
``353(b)''.
(e) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report setting forth the empirical case for an increase in
special and incentive pay for aviation officers in order to
address a specific, statistically-based retention problem with
respect to such officers. The report shall include the results
of a study, conducted by the Secretary in connection with the
case, on a market-based compensation approach to the retention
of such officers that considers the pay and allowances offered
by commercial airlines to pilots and the propensity of pilots
to leave the Air Force to become commercial airline pilots.
SEC. 618. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO ENCOURAGE ARMY
PERSONNEL TO REFER PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE
ARMY.
(a) Repeal.--Section 3252 of title 10, United States Code,
is repealed.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 333 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 3252.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
SEC. 621. TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSFER CEREMONIES FOR FAMILY AND NEXT OF
KIN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE OVERSEAS
DURING HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS.
Section 481f(e)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``(including during a humanitarian relief
operation)'' after ``located or serving overseas''.
SEC. 622. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SPECIAL TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION
ALLOWANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES FROM THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.
(a) Repeal and Redesignation.--Section 481f of title 37,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and
(h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g),
respectively.
(b) Conforming Amendment to Cross Reference.--Section
2493(a)(4)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``section 481f(e)'' and inserting ``section
481f(d)''.
SEC. 623. STUDY AND REPORT ON POLICY CHANGES TO THE JOINT TRAVEL
REGULATIONS.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on the impact of the policy changes to
the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Service Members
and Department of Defense Civilian Employees related to flat
rate per diem for long term temporary duty travel that took
effect on November 1, 2014. The study shall assess the
following:
(1) The impact of such changes on shipyard workers
who travel on long-term temporary duty assignments.
(2) Whether such changes have discouraged employees
of the Department of Defense, including civilian
employees at shipyards and depots, from volunteering
for important temporary duty travel assignments.
(b) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2016, the Comptroller
General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on the study required by subsection
(a).
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits
PART I--RETIRED PAY REFORM
SEC. 631. MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES.
(a) Regular Service.--Section 1409(b) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) Modernized retirement system.--
``(A) Reduced multiplier for full tsp
members.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3), in the case of a member who first
becomes a member of the uniformed services on
or after January 1, 2018, or a member who makes
the election described in subparagraph (B)
(referred to as a `full TSP member')--
``(i) paragraph (1)(A) shall be
applied by substituting `2' for `2\1/
2\';
``(ii) clause (i) of paragraph
(3)(B) shall be applied by substituting
`60 percent' for `75 percent'; and
``(iii) clause (ii)(I) of such
paragraph shall be applied by
substituting `2' for `2\1/2\'.
``(B) Election to participate in modernized
retirement system.--Pursuant to subparagraph
(C), a member of a uniformed service serving on
December 31, 2017, who has served in the
uniformed services for fewer than 12 years as
of December 31, 2017, may elect, in exchange
for the reduced multipliers described in
subparagraph (A) for purposes of calculating
the retired pay of the member, to receive
Thrift Savings Plan contributions pursuant to
section 8440e(e) of title 5.
``(C) Election period.--
``(i) In general.--Except as
provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a
member of a uniformed service described
in subparagraph (B) may make the
election authorized by that
subparagraph only during the period
that begins on January 1, 2018, and
ends on December 31, 2018.
``(ii) Hardship extension.--The
Secretary concerned may extend the
election period described in clause (i)
for a member who experiences a hardship
as determined by the Secretary
concerned.
``(iii) Effect of break in
service.--A member of a uniformed
service who returns to service after a
break in service that occurs during the
election period specified in clause (i)
shall make the election described in
subparagraph (B) within 30 days after
the date of the reentry into service of
the member.
``(D) No retroactive contributions pursuant
to election.--Thrift Savings Plan contributions
may not be made for a member making an election
pursuant to subparagraph (B) for any period
beginning before the date of the member's
election under that subparagraph by reason of
the member's election.
``(E) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned
shall prescribe regulations to implement this
paragraph.''.
(b) Non-regular Service.--Section 12739 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Modernized Retirement System.--
``(1) Reduced multiplier for full tsp members.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (c), in the case of a
person who first performs reserve component service on
or after January 1, 2018, after not having performed
regular or reserve component service on or before that
date, or a person who makes the election described in
paragraph (2) (referred to as a `full TSP member')--
``(A) subsection (a)(2) shall be applied by
substituting `2 percent' for `2\1/2\ percent';
``(B) subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2)
shall be applied by substituting `60 percent'
for `75 percent'; and
``(C) subparagraph (B)(ii) of such
subsection shall be applied by substituting `2
percent' for `2\1/2\ percent'.
``(2) Election to participate in modernized
retirement system.--
``(A) In general.--Pursuant to subparagraph
(B), a person performing reserve component
service on December 31, 2017, who has performed
fewer than 12 years of service as of December
31, 2017 (as computed in accordance with
section 12733 of this title), may elect, in
exchange for the reduced multipliers described
in paragraph (1) for purposes of calculating
the retired pay of the person, to receive
Thrift Savings Plan contributions pursuant to
section 8440e(e) of title 5.
``(B) Election period.--
``(i) In general.--Except as
provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a
person described in subparagraph (A)
may make the election described in that
subparagraph during the period that
begins on January 1, 2018, and ends on
December 31, 2018.
``(ii) Hardship extension.--The
Secretary concerned may extend the
election period described in clause (i)
for a person who experiences a hardship
as determined by the Secretary
concerned.
``(iii) Persons experiencing break
in service.--A person returning to
reserve component service after a break
in reserve component service in which
falls the election period specified in
clause (i) shall make the election
described in subparagraph (A) on the
date of the reentry into service of the
person.
``(C) No retroactive contributions pursuant
to election.--Thrift Savings Plan contributions
may not be made for a person making an election
pursuant to subparagraph (A) for any pay period
beginning before the date of the person's
election under that subparagraph by reason of
the person's election.
``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary concerned shall
prescribe regulations to implement this subsection.''.
(c) Coordinating Amendments to Other Retirement
Authorities.--
(1) Disability, warrant officers, and dopma retired
pay.--
(A) Computation of retired pay.--The table
in section 1401(a) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1) in column 2 of
formula number 1, by striking ``2\1/2\%
of years of service credited to him
under section 1208'' and inserting
``the retired pay multiplier determined
for the member under section 1409 of
this title''; and
(ii) in paragraph (1) in column 2
of formula number 2, by striking ``2\1/
2\% of years of service credited to him
under section 1208'' and inserting
``the retired pay multiplier determined
for the member under section 1409 of
this title''; and
(iii) in column 2 of each of
formula number 4 and formula number 5,
by striking ``section 1409(a)'' and
inserting ``section 1409''.
(B) Clarification regarding modernized
retirement system.--Section 1401a(b) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(i) by redesignating paragraph (5)
as paragraph (6); and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph
(4) the following new paragraph (5):
``(5) Adjustments for participants in modernized
retirement system.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if a
member or former member participates in the modernized
retirement system by reason of section 1409(b)(4) of
this title (including pursuant to an election under
subparagraph (B) of that section), the Secretary shall
increase the retired pay of such member in accordance
with paragraph (2).''.
(2) 15-year career status bonus.--Section 354 of
title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (f)--
(i) by striking ``If a'' and
inserting ``(1) If a''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(2) If a person who is paid a bonus under this section
subsequently makes an election described in section
1409(b)(4)(B) of title 10, the person shall repay any bonus
payments received under this section in the same manner as
repayments are made under section 373 of this title.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Sunset and Continuation of Payments.--(1) A Secretary
concerned may not pay a new bonus under this section after
December 31, 2017.
``(2) Subject to subsection (f)(2), the Secretary concerned
may continue to make payments for bonuses that were awarded
under this section on or before the date specified in paragraph
(1).''.
(3) Application to national oceanic and atmospheric
administration commissioned corps.--Paragraph (2) of
section 245(a) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002
(33 U.S.C. 3045(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) the retired pay multiplier determined under
section 1409 of such title for the number of years of
service that may be credited to the officer under
section 1405 of such title as if the officer's service
were service as a member of the Armed Forces.''.
(4) Application to public health service.--Section
211(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
212(a)(4)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``at the rate of 2 \1/2\ per
centum of the basic pay of the highest grade
held by him as such officer'' and inserting
``calculated by multiplying the retired pay
base determined under section 1406 of title 10,
United States Code, by the retired pay
multiplier determined under section 1409 of
such title for the numbers of years of service
credited to the officer under this paragraph'';
and
(B) in the matter following subparagraph
(B)(iii)--
(i) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ``such pay, and'' and
inserting ``such pay,''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by
striking ``such basic pay.'' and
inserting ``such basic pay, and (E) in
the case of any officer who
participates in the modernized
retirement system by reason of section
1409(b) of title 10, United States Code
(including pursuant to an election
under subparagraph (B) of that
section), subparagraph (C) shall be
applied by substituting `40 per centum'
for `50 per centum' each place the term
appears.''.
(d) Repeal of Reduced Cost-of-living Adjustments for
Members Under the Age of 62.--The following amendments shall
not take effect:
(1) The amendments to be made by section 403 of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-67; 127
Stat. 1186), as amended by section 10001(a) of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014
(division C of Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 151),
section 2 of Public Law 113-82 (128 Stat. 1009), and
section 623 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3403).
(2) The amendments to be made by section 10001(b)
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014.
SEC. 632. FULL PARTICIPATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES IN
THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.
(a) Modernized Retirement System.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 8440e(a) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs
(1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
``(1) the term `basic pay' means basic pay payable
under section 204 of title 37;
``(2) the term `full TSP member' means a member
described in subsection (e)(1);
``(3) the term `member' has the meaning given the
term in section 211 of title 37; and
``(4) the term `Secretary concerned' has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 37.''.
(2) TSP contributions.--Subsection (e) of section
8440e of title 5, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(e) Modernized Retirement System.--
``(1) TSP contributions.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary concerned shall make
contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund, in accordance
with section 8432 (except to the extent the
requirements under such section are modified by this
subsection), for the benefit of a member--
``(A) who first enters a uniformed service
on or after January 1, 2018; or
``(B) who--
``(i) first entered a uniformed
service before January 1, 2018;
``(ii) has completed fewer than 12
years of service in the uniformed
services as of December 31, 2017; and
``(iii) makes the election
described in section 1409(b)(4)(B) or
12729(f)(2) of title 10 to receive
Thrift Savings Plan contributions under
this subsection in exchange for the
reduced multipliers described in
section 1409(b)(4)(A) or 12739(f)(1) of
title 10, as applicable, for purposes
of calculating the retired pay of the
member.
``(2) Maximum amount.--The amount contributed under
this subsection by the Secretary concerned for the
benefit of a full TSP member for any pay period shall
not be more than 5 percent of the member's basic pay
for such pay period. Any such contribution under this
subsection, though in accordance with section 8432 as
provided in paragraph (1), is instead of, and not in
addition to, amounts contributable under section 8432
as provided in section 8432(c).
``(3) Timing and duration of contributions.--
``(A) Automatic contributions.--The
Secretary concerned shall make a contribution
described in section 8432(c)(1) under this
subsection for the benefit of a member
described in paragraph (1) for any pay period
during the period that--
``(i) begins--
``(I) on or after the day
that is 60 days afer the date
the member first enters a
uniformed service, in the case
of a member described in
paragraph (1)(A); or
``(II) on or after the date
the member makes the election
described in paragraph (1)(B),
in the case of a member making
such an election; and
``(ii) ends on the day such member
completes 26 years of service as a
member of the uniformed services.
``(B) Matching contributions.--The
Secretary concerned shall make a contribution
described in section 8432(c)(2) under this
subsection for the benefit of a member
described in paragraph (1) for any pay period
during the period that--
``(i) begins--
``(I) on or after the day
that is 2 years and 1 day after
the date the member first
enters a uniformed service, in
the case of a member described
in paragraph (1)(A); or
``(II) on or after the date
the member makes the election
described in paragraph (1)(B),
in the case of a member making
such an election; and
``(ii) ends on the day such member
completes 26 years of service as a
member of the uniformed services.
``(4) Protections for spouses and former spouses.--
Section 8435 shall apply to a full TSP member in the
same manner as such section is applied to an employee
or Member under such section.''.
(b) Automatic Enrollment in Thrift Savings Plan.--Section
8432(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking
``Members'' and inserting ``(ii) Except in the case of
a full TSP member (as defined in section 8440e(a)),
members'';
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking
``8440e(a)(1)'' and inserting ``8440e(b)(1)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
paragraph, if a full TSP member (as defined in section
8440e(a)) has declined automatic enrollment into the Thrift
Savings Plan for a year, the full TSP member shall be
automatically reenrolled on January 1 of the succeeding year,
with contributions under subsection (a) at the default
percentage of basic pay.''.
(c) Vesting.--
(1) Two-years of service.--Section 8432(g)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking
``or'' after the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) 2 years of service in the case of a member of
the uniformed services.''.
(2) Separation.--Section 8432(g) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(6) For purposes of this subsection, a member of the
uniformed services shall be considered to have separated from
Government employment if the member is discharged or released
from service in the uniformed services.''.
(d) Thrift Savings Plan Default Investment Fund.--Section
8438(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A)
Consistent with the requirements of subparagraph (B),
if an'' and inserting ``If an''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(e) Repeal of Separate Contribution Agreement Authority.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 211 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (d); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as
subsection (d).
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 8432b(c)(2)(B)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``(including pursuant to an agreement under section
211(d) of title 37)''.
SEC. 633. LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED PAY.
(a) Lump Sum Payments of Certain Retired Pay.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 71 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered retired pay.--The term `covered
retired pay' means retired pay under--
``(A) this title;
``(B) title 14;
``(C) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act
of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); or
``(D) the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
``(2) Eligible person.--The term `eligible person'
means a person who--
``(A)(i) first becomes a member of a
uniformed service on or after January 1, 2018;
or
``(ii) makes the election described in
section 1409(b)(4)(B) or 12739(f)(2) of this
title; and
``(B) does not retire or separate under
chapter 61 of this title.
``(3) Retirement age.--The term `retirement age'
has the meaning given the term in section 216(l) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)).
``(b) Election of Lump Sum Payment of Certain Retired
Pay.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible person entitled to
covered retired pay (including an eligible person who
is entitled to such pay by reason of an election
described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)) may elect to
receive--
``(A) a lump sum payment of the discounted
present value at the time of the election of an
amount of the covered retired pay that the
eligible person is otherwise entitled to
receive for the period beginning on the date of
retirement and ending on the date the eligible
person attains the eligible person's retirement
age equal to--
``(i) 50 percent of the amount of
such covered retired pay during such
period; or
``(ii) 25 percent of the amount of
such covered retired pay during such
period; and
``(B) a monthly amount during the period
described in subparagraph (A) equal to--
``(i) in the case of an eligible
person electing to receive an amount
described in subparagraph (A)(i), 50
percent of the amount of monthly
covered retired pay the eligible person
is otherwise entitled to receive during
such period; and
``(ii) in the case of an eligible
person electing to receive an amount
described in subparagraph (A)(ii), 75
percent of the amount of monthly
covered retired pay the eligible person
is otherwise entitled to receive during
such period
``(2) Discounted present value.--The Secretary of
Defense shall compute the discounted present value of
amounts of covered retired pay that an eligible person
is otherwise entitled to receive for a period for
purposes of paragraph (1)(A) by--
``(A) estimating the aggregate amount of
retired pay the person would receive for the
period, taking into account cost-of-living
adjustments under section 1401a of this title
projected by the Secretary at the time the
person separates from service and would
otherwise begin receiving covered retired pay;
and
``(B) reducing the aggregate amount
estimated pursuant to subparagraph (A) by an
appropriate percentage determined by the
Secretary--
``(i) using average personal
discount rates (as defined and
calculated by the Secretary taking into
consideration applicable and reputable
studies of personal discount rates for
military personnel and past actuarial
experience in the calculation of
personal discount rates under this
paragraph); and
``(ii) in accordance with generally
accepted actuarial principles and
practices.
``(3) Timing of election.--An eligible person shall
make the election under this subsection not later than
90 days before the date of the retirement of the
eligible person from the uniformed services.
``(4) Single payment or combination of payments.--
An eligible person may elect to receive a lump sum
payment under this subsection in a single payment or in
a combination of payments.
``(5) Commencement of payment.--An eligible person
who makes an election under this subsection shall
receive the lump sum payment, or the first installment
of a combination of payments of the lump sum payment if
elected under paragraph (4), as follows:
``(A) Not later than 60 days after the date
of the retirement of the eligible person from
the uniformed services.
``(B) In the case of an eligible person who
is a member of a reserve component, not later
than 60 days after the earlier of--
``(i) the date on which the
eligible person attains 60 years of
age; or
``(ii) the date on which the
eligible person first becomes entitled
to covered retired pay.
``(6) No subsequent adjustment.--An eligible person
who accepts payment of a lump sum under this subsection
may not seek the review of or otherwise challenge the
amount of the lump sum in light of any variation in
cost-of-living adjustments under section 1401a of this
title, actuarial assumptions, or other factors used by
the Secretary in calculating the amount of the lump sum
that occur after the Secretary pays the lump sum.
``(c) Resumption of Monthly Annuity.--
``(1) General rule.--Subject to paragraph (2), an
eligible person who makes an election described in
subsection (b)(1) shall be entitled to receive the
eligible person's monthly covered retired pay
calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) after the
eligible person attains the eligible person's
retirement age.
``(2) Restoration of full retirement amount at
retirement age.--The retired pay of an eligible person
who makes an election described in subsection (a) shall
be recomputed, effective on the first day of the first
month beginning after the person attains the eligible
person's retirement age, so as to be an amount equal to
the amount of covered retired pay to which the eligible
person would otherwise be entitled on that date if the
annual increases, in the retired pay of the eligible
person made to reflect changes in the Consumer Price
Index, had been made in accordance with section 1401a
of this title.
``(d) Payment of Retired Pay to Persons Not Making
Election.--An eligible person who does not make the election
described in subsection (b)(1) shall be paid the retired pay to
which the eligible person is otherwise entitled under the
applicable provisions of law referred to in subsection (a)(1).
``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense concerned
shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this
section.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
``1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay.''.
(3) Payments from department of defense military
retirement fund.--Section 1463(a)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``or 1414''
and inserting ``, 1414, or 1415''.
(b) Offset of Veterans Pension and Compensation by Amount
of Lump Sum Payments.--Section 5304 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d)(1) Other than amounts payable under section 1413a or
1414 of title 10, the amount of pension and compensation
benefits payable to a person under this title shall be reduced
by the amount of any lump sum payment made to such person under
section 1415 of title 10.
``(2) The Secretary shall collect any reduction under
paragraph (1) from amounts otherwise payable to the person
under this title, including pension and compensation payable
under this title, before any pension and compensation payments
under this title may be paid to the person.''.
SEC. 634. CONTINUATION PAY FOR FULL TSP MEMBERS WITH 12 YEARS OF
SERVICE.
(a) Continuation Pay.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title
37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 years of service
``(a) Continuation Pay.--The Secretary concerned shall make
a payment of continuation pay to each full TSP member (as
defined in section 8440e(a) of title 5) of the uniformed
services under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who--
``(1) completes 12 years of service; and
``(2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary
to serve for an additional 4 years of obligated
service.
``(b) Amount.--The amount of continuation pay payable to a
full TSP member under subsection (a) shall be the amount that
is equal to--
``(1) in the case of a member of a regular
component--
``(A) the monthly basic pay of the member
at 12 years of service multiplied by 2.5; plus
``(B) at the discretion of the Secretary
concerned, the monthly basic pay of the member
at 12 years of service multiplied by such
number of months (not to exceed 13 months) as
the Secretary concerned shall specify in the
agreement of the member under subsection (a);
and
``(2) in the case of a member of a reserve
component--
``(A) the amount of monthly basic pay to
which the member would be entitled at 12 years
of service if the member were a member of a
regular component multiplied by 0.5; plus
``(B) at the discretion of the Secretary
concerned, the amount of monthly basic pay
described in subparagraph (A) multiplied by
such number of months (not to exceed 6 months)
as the Secretary concerned shall specify in the
agreement of the member under subsection (a).
``(c) Additional Discretionary Authority.--In addition to
the continuation pay required under subsection (a), the
Secretary concerned may provide continuation pay under this
subsection to a full TSP member described in subsection (a),
and subject to the service agreement referred to in paragraph
(2) of such subsection, in an amount determined by the
Secretary concerned.
``(d) Timing of Payment.--The Secretary concerned shall pay
continuation pay under subsection (a) to a full TSP member when
the member completes 12 years of service. If the Secretary
concerned also provides continuation pay under subsection (c)
to the member, that continuation pay shall be provided when the
member completes 12 years of service.
``(e) Lump Sum or Installments.--A full TSP member may
elect to receive continuation pay provided under subsection (a)
or (c) in a lump sum or in a series of not more than four
payments.
``(f) Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances.--
Continuation pay under this section is in addition to any other
pay or allowance to which the full TSP member is entitled.
``(g) Repayment.--A full TSP member who receives
continuation pay under this section (a) and fails to complete
the obligated service required under such subsection shall be
subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 of this
title.
``(h) Regulations.--Each Secretary concerned shall
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 years of service.''.
SEC. 635. EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this part shall
take effect on January 1, 2018.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretaries concerned, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall each
and jointly take appropriate actions to ensure the full
and effective implementation of the amendments made by
this part in order to ensure that members of the
uniformed services will be able to participate in the
modernized retirement plan provided by this part
commencing on the date specified in subsection (a).
(2) Implementation plan.--Not later than March 1,
2016, the Secretaries concerned shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report containing
a plan to ensure the full and effective commencement
and operational implementation of the amendments made
by this part in accordance with paragraph (1).
(c) Additional Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The
report required by subsection (b) shall contain a draft of such
legislation as may be necessary to make any additional
technical and conforming changes to titles 10 and 37, United
States Code, and other provisions of law that are required or
should be made by reason of the amendments made by this part.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee
on Natural Resources, the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate.
(2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' has the
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 37,
United States Code.
PART II--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 641. DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE BENEFICIARIES AND SUBSEQUENT
REMARRIAGES UNDER THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.
(a) In General.--Section 1448(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(7) Effect of death of former spouse
beneficiary.--
``(A) Termination of participation in
plan.--A person who elects to provide an
annuity to a former spouse under paragraph (2)
or (3) and whose former spouse subsequently
dies is no longer a participant in the Plan,
effective on the date of death of the former
spouse.
``(B) Authority for election of new spouse
beneficiary.--If a person's participation in
the Plan is discontinued by reason of the death
of a former spouse beneficiary, the person may
elect to resume participation in the Plan and
to elect a new spouse beneficiary as follows:
``(i) Married on the date of death
of former spouse.--A person who is
married at the time of the death of the
former spouse beneficiary may elect to
provide coverage to that person's
spouse. Such an election must be
received by the Secretary concerned
within one year after the date of death
of the former spouse beneficiary.
``(ii) Marriage after death of
former spouse beneficiary.--A person
who is not married at the time of the
death of the former spouse beneficiary
and who later marries may elect to
provide spouse coverage. Such an
election must be received by the
Secretary concerned within one year
after the date on which that person
marries.
``(C) Effective date of election.--The
effective date of election under this paragraph
shall be as follows:
``(i) An election under
subparagraph (B)(i) is effective as of
the first day of the first calendar
month following the death of the former
spouse beneficiary.
``(ii) An election under
subparagraph (B)(ii) is effective as of
the first day of the first calendar
month following the month in which the
election is received by the Secretary
concerned.
``(D) Level of coverage.--A person making
an election under subparagraph (B) may not
reduce the base amount previously elected.
``(E) Procedures.--An election under this
paragraph shall be in writing, signed by the
participant, and made in such form and manner
as the Secretary concerned may prescribe.
``(F) Irrevocability.--An election under
this paragraph is irrevocable.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (7) of section 1448(b) of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
apply with respect to any person whose former spouse
beneficiary dies on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(c) Applicability to Former Spouse Deaths Before
Enactment.--
(1) In general.--A person--
(A) who before the date of the enactment of
this Act had a former spouse beneficiary under
the Survivor Benefit Plan who died before that
date; and
(B) who on the date of the enactment of
this Act is married,
may elect to provide spouse coverage for such spouse
under the Plan, regardless of whether the person
married such spouse before or after the death of the
former spouse beneficiary. Any such election may only
be made during the one-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Effective date of election if married at least
a year at death former spouse.--If the person providing
the annuity was married to the spouse beneficiary for
at least one year at the time of the death of the
former spouse beneficiary, the effective date of such
election shall be the first day of the first month
after the death of the former spouse beneficiary.
(3) Other effective date.--If the person providing
the annuity married the spouse beneficiary after (or
during the one-year period preceding) the death of the
former spouse beneficiary, the effective date of the
election shall be the first day of the first month
following the first anniversary of the person's
marriage to the spouse beneficiary.
(4) Responsibility for premiums.--A person electing
to participate in the Plan under this subsection shall
be responsible for payment of all premiums due from the
effective date of the election.
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality
Benefits and Operations
SEC. 651. PLAN TO OBTAIN BUDGET-NEUTRALITY FOR THE DEFENSE COMMISSARY
SYSTEM AND THE MILITARY EXCHANGE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report setting forth a comprehensive plan to achieve by October
1, 2018, budget-neutrality in the delivery of commissary and
exchange benefits while meeting the benchmarks set forth in
subsection (c). In preparing the report, the Secretary shall
consider the report required by section 634 of the Carl Levin
and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3406)
and any other previous reports, studies, and surveys of matters
appropriate to the report.
(b) Report Elements.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A description of any modifications to the
commissary and exchange benefit systems the Secretary
considers appropriate to obtain budget-neutrality in
the delivery of commissary and exchange benefits,
including the following:
(A) The establishment of common business
processes, practices, and systems to exploit
synergies between the operations of defense
commissaries and exchanges and to optimize the
operations of the resale system and the
benefits provided by the commissaries and
exchanges.
(B) The privatization of the defense
commissary system and the military exchange
system, in whole or in part.
(C) Engagement of major commercial grocery
retailers or other private sector entities to
determine their willingness to provide eligible
beneficiaries with discount savings on grocery
products and certain household goods.
(D) The closure of commissaries in
locations in close proximity to other
commissaries or in locations where commercial
alternatives, through major grocery retailers,
may be available.
(2) An analysis of different pricing constructs to
improve or enhance the delivery of commissary and
exchange benefits.
(3) A description of the impact of any
modifications described pursuant to paragraph (1) on
Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) quality-of-life
programs.
(4) Such recommendations for legislative action as
the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve by
October 1, 2018, budget-neutrality in the delivery of
commissary and exchange benefits while meeting the
benchmarks set forth in subsection (c).
(c) Benchmarks.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall ensure--
(1) the maintenance of high levels of customer
satisfaction in the delivery of commissary and exchange
benefits;
(2) the provision of high quality products; and
(3) the sustainment of discount savings to eligible
beneficiaries.
(d) Comptroller General Assessment of Plan.--Not later than
120 days after the submittal of the report required by
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report setting forth an
assessment by the Comptroller General of the plan to achieve
budget-neutrality in the delivery of commissary and exchange
benefits while meeting the benchmarks set forth in subsection
(c) as set forth in the report required by subsection (a).
(e) Pilot Programs.--
(1) Programs authorized.--After the reports
required by subsections (a) and (d) have been submitted
as described in such subsections, the Secretary may,
notwithstanding any requirement in chapter 147 of title
10, United States Code, conduct one or more pilot
programs to evaluate the feasibility and advisability
of processes and methods for achieving budget-
neutrality in the delivery of commissary and exchange
benefits and other applicable benchmarks in accordance
with this section. The Secretary may authorize any
commissary or exchange, or private sector entity,
participating in any such pilot program to establish
appropriate prices in response to market conditions and
customer demand, provided that the level of savings
required by paragraph (3) is maintained.
(2) Benchmarks.--If the Secretary conducts a pilot
program under this subsection, the Secretary shall
establish specific, measurable benchmarks for measuring
success in the provision of high quality grocery goods
and products, discount savings to patrons, and high
levels of customer satisfaction while achieving budget-
neutrality in the delivery of commissary and exchange
benefits under the pilot program.
(3) Required savings to patrons.--The Secretary
shall ensure that the level of savings to commissary
and exchange patrons under any pilot program under this
subsection is not less than the level of savings to
such patrons before the implementation of such pilot
program, as follows:
(A) Before commencing a pilot program the
Secretary shall establish a baseline of savings
to patrons achieved for each commissary or
exchange to participate in such pilot program
by comparing prices charged by such commissary
or exchange for a representative market basket
of goods to prices charged by local competitors
for the same market basket of goods.
(B) After commencement of such pilot
program, the Secretary shall ensure that each
commissary or exchange, or private sector
entity, participating in such pilot program
conducts market-basket price comparisons not
less than once a month and adjusts pricing as
necessary to ensure that pricing achieves
savings to patrons under such pilot program
that are reasonably consistent with the
baseline savings for the commissary or exchange
established pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(4) Duration of authority.--The authority of the
Secretary to carry out a pilot program under this
subsection shall expire on the date that is five years
after the date of the enactment of this Act. However,
if a pilot program achieves budget-neutrality in the
delivery of commissary and exchange benefits and other
applicable benchmarks, as measured using the benchmarks
required by paragraph (2), the Secretary may continue
the pilot program for an additional period of up to
five years.
(5) Reports.--
(A) Initial reports.--If the Secretary
conducts a pilot program under this subsection,
the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days
before commencing the pilot program, submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report on
the pilot program, including the following:
(i) A description of the pilot
program.
(ii) The provisions, if any, of
chapter 147 of title 10, United States
Code, that will be waived in the
conduct of the pilot program.
(B) Final reports.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the completion of any pilot
program under this subsection or the date of
the commencement of an extension of a pilot
program under paragraph (4), the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the pilot program,
including the following:
(i) A description and assessment of
the pilot program.
(ii) Such recommendations for
administrative or legislative action as
the Secretary considers appropriate in
light of the pilot program.
SEC. 652. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON THE
COMMISSARY SURCHARGE, NON-APPROPRIATED FUND, AND
PRIVATELY-FINANCED MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
Commissary Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund and Privately-
Financed Major Construction Program of the Department of
Defense.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment whether the Secretary of Defense
has established policies and procedures to ensure the
timely submittal to the committees of Congress referred
to in subsection (a) of notice on construction projects
proposed to be funded through the program referred to
in that subsection.
(2) An assessment whether the Secretaries of the
military departments have developed and implemented
policies and procedures to comply with the policies and
directives of the Department of Defense for the
submittal to such committees of Congress of notice on
such construction projects.
(3) An assessment whether the Secretary of Defense
has established policies and procedures to notify such
committees of Congress when such construction projects
have been commenced without notice to Congress.
(4) An assessment whether construction projects
described in paragraph (3) have been completed before
submittal of notice to Congress as described in that
paragraph and, if so, a list of such projects.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
SEC. 661. IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Sense of Congress on Financial Literacy and
Preparedness of Members.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of Defense should strengthen
arrangements with other departments and agencies of the
Federal Government and nonprofit organizations in order
to improve the financial literacy and preparedness of
members of the Armed Forces; and
(2) the Secretaries of the military departments and
the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces should provide
support for the financial literacy and preparedness
training carried out under section 992 of title 10,
United States Code, as amended by subsections (b), (c),
and (d).
(b) Provision of Financial Literacy and Preparedness
Training.--Subsection (a) of section 992 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Consumer Education'' and inserting ``Financial
Literacy Training'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``education'' in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting
``financial literacy training'';
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(2) Training under this subsection shall be provided to a
member of the armed forces--
``(A) as a component of the initial entry training
of the member;
``(B) upon arrival at the first duty station of the
member;
``(C) upon arrival at each subsequent duty station,
in the case of a member in pay grade E-4 or below or in
pay grade O-3 or below;
``(D) on the date of promotion of the member, in
the case of a member in pay grade E-5 or below or in
pay grade O-4 or below;
``(E) when the member vests in the Thrift Savings
Plan (TSP) under section 8432(g)(2)(C) of title 5;
``(F) when the member becomes entitled to receive
continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, at
which time the training shall include, at a minimum,
information on options available to the member
regarding the use of continuation pay;
``(G) at each major life event during the service
of the member, such as--
``(i) marriage;
``(ii) divorce;
``(iii) birth of first child; or
``(iv) disabling sickness or condition;
``(H) during leadership training;
``(I) during pre-deployment training and during
post-deployment training;
``(J) at transition points in the service of the
member, such as--
``(i) transition from a regular component
to a reserve component;
``(ii) separation from service; or
``(iii) retirement; and
``(K) as a component of periodically recurring
required training that is provided to the member at a
military installation.'';
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(J)''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations
setting forth any other events and circumstances (in addition
to the events and circumstances described in paragraph (2))
upon which the training required by this subsection shall be
provided.''.
(c) Survey of Members' Financial Literacy and
Preparedness.--Such section is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection (d):
``(d) Financial Literacy and Preparedness Survey.--(1) The
Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center shall annually
include in the status of forces survey a survey of the status
of the financial literacy and preparedness of members of the
armed forces.
``(2) The results of the annual financial literacy and
preparedness survey--
``(A) shall be used by each of the Secretaries
concerned as a benchmark to evaluate and update
training provided under this section; and
``(B) shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.''.
(d) Financial Services Defined.--Subsection (e) of such
section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this section,
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Health insurance, budget management, Thrift
Savings Plan (TSP), retirement lump sum payments
(including rollover options and tax consequences), and
Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP).''.
(e) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading .--The heading of such section
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 992. Financial literacy training: financial services''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 50 of such title is amended by
striking the item related to section 992 and inserting
the following new item:
``992. Financial literacy training: financial services.''.
(f) Implementations.--Not later than six months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
military department concerned and the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall commence
providing financial literacy training under section 992 of
title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsections (b),
(c), and (d) of this section, to members of the Armed Forces.
SEC. 662. RECORDATION OF OBLIGATIONS FOR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OF
INCENTIVE PAYS, ALLOWANCES, AND SIMILAR BENEFITS
WHEN PAYMENT IS DUE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 1015. Recordation of installment payment obligations for
incentive pays and similar benefits
``(a) In General.--In the case of any pay, allowance,
bonus, or other benefit described in subsection (b) that is
paid to a member of the uniformed services on an installment
basis, each installment payment shall be charged to
appropriations that are available for obligation at the time
such payment is payable.
``(b) Covered Pay and Benefits.--Subsection (a) applies to
any incentive pay, special pay, or bonus, or similar periodic
payment of pay or allowances, or of educational benefits or
stipends, that is paid to a member of the uniformed services
under this title or title 10.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 19 of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
``1015. Recordation of installment payment obligations for incentive
pays and similar benefits.''.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
Sec. 701. Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries.
Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing for the TRICARE pharmacy
benefits program.
Sec. 703. Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to include
discharged and released members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 704. Access to health care under the TRICARE program for
beneficiaries of TRICARE Prime.
Sec. 705. Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services for
certain TRICARE beneficiaries.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by
administrative error under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 712. Publication of data on patient safety, quality of care,
satisfaction, and health outcome measures under the TRICARE
program.
Sec. 713. Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE
program to include information on patient safety, quality of
care, and access to care at military medical treatment
facilities.
Sec. 714. Portability of health plans under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 715. Joint uniform formulary for transition of care.
Sec. 716. Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE program.
Sec. 717. Designation of certain non-Department mental health care
providers with knowledge relating to treatment of members of
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 718. Comprehensive standards and access to contraception counseling
for members of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 721. Provision of transportation of dependent patients relating to
obstetrical anesthesia services.
Sec. 722. Extension of authority for DOD-VA Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund.
Sec. 723. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
Fund.
Sec. 724. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 725. Pilot program on urgent care under TRICARE program.
Sec. 726. Pilot program on incentive programs to improve health care
provided under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 727. Limitation on availability of funds for Department of Defense
Healthcare Management Systems Modernization.
Sec. 728. Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs
relating to exposure to airborne hazards and open burn pits.
Sec. 729. Plan for development of procedures to measure data on mental
health care provided by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 730. Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate
performance variability of health care provided by the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 731. Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling
behavior among members of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
SEC. 701. ACCESS TO TRICARE PRIME FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES.
Section 732(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1097a note) is amended to read
as follows:
``(3) Residence at time of election.--
``(A) Except as provided by subparagraph
(B), an affected eligible beneficiary may not
make the one-time election under paragraph (1)
if, at the time of such election, the
beneficiary does not reside--
``(i) in a ZIP code that is in a
region described in subsection
(d)(1)(B); and
``(ii) within 100 miles of a
military medical treatment facility.
``(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply
with respect to an affected eligible
beneficiary who--
``(i) as of December 25, 2013,
resides farther than 100 miles from a
military medical treatment facility;
and
``(ii) is such an eligible
beneficiary by reason of service in the
Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine
Corps.''.
SEC. 702. MODIFICATIONS OF COST-SHARING FOR THE TRICARE PHARMACY
BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) Modification of Cost-sharing Amounts.--Subparagraph (A)
of section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in clause (i)--
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ``$8''
and inserting ``$10''; and
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ``$20''
and inserting ``$24''; and
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) in subclause (II), by striking ``$16''
and inserting ``$20''; and
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ``$46''
and inserting ``$49''.
(b) Modification of COLA Increase.--Subparagraph (C) of
such section is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``Beginning October
1, 2013,'' and inserting ``Beginning October 1,
2016,''; and
(2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
following new clause (ii):
``(ii) The amount of the increase otherwise provided for a
year by clause (i) shall be computed as follows:
``(I) If the amount of the increase is equal to or
greater than 50 cents, the amount of the increase shall
be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.
``(II) If the amount of the increase is less than
50 cents, the increase shall not be made for such year,
but shall be carried over to, and accumulated with, the
amount of the increase for the subsequent year or years
and made when the aggregate amount of increases under
this clause for a year is equal to or greater than 50
cents.''.
SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE TO INCLUDE
DISCHARGED AND RELEASED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED
RESERVE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1078a of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) A member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready
Reserve of a reserve component of the armed forces
who--
``(A) is discharged or released from
service in the Selected Reserve, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, under other than
adverse conditions, as characterized by the
Secretary concerned;
``(B) immediately preceding that discharge
or release, is enrolled in TRICARE Reserve
Select; and
``(C) after that discharge or release,
would not otherwise be eligible for any
benefits under this chapter.''.
(b) Notification of Eligibility.--Subsection (c)(2) of such
section is amended by inserting ``or subsection (b)(2)'' after
``subsection (b)(1)''.
(c) Election of Coverage.--Subsection (d) of such section
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) In the case of a member described in
subsection (b)(2), the written election shall be
submitted to the Secretary concerned before the end of
the 60-day period beginning on the later of--
``(A) the date of the discharge or release
of the member from service in the Selected
Reserve; and
``(B) the date the member receives the
notification required pursuant to subsection
(c).''.
(d) Coverage of Dependents.--Subsection (e) of such section
is amended by inserting ``or subsection (b)(2)'' after
``subsection (b)(1)''.
(e) Period of Continued Coverage.--Subsection (g)(1) of
such section is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D)
as subparagraphs (C) through (E); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph (B):
``(B) in the case of a member described in
subsection (b)(2), the date which is 18 months after
the date the member ceases to be eligible to enroll in
TRICARE Reserve Select;''.
(f) TRICARE Reserve Select Defined.--Such section is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(h) TRICARE Reserve Select Defined.--In this section, the
term `TRICARE Reserve Select' means TRICARE Standard coverage
provided under section 1076d of this title.''.
(g) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking
``subsection (b)(2)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(3)''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking
``subsection (b)(3)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(4)'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by
subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection
(b)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)'';
(B) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated,
by striking ``subsection (b)(3)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(4)''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated,
by striking ``subsection (b)(4)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(5)'';
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection
(b)(2) or subsection (b)(3)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(3) or subsection (b)(4)''; and
(4) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (C), as
redesignated by subsection (e)(1), by
striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b)(3)'';
(ii) in subparagraph (D), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsection
(b)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection
(b)(4)''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (E), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsection
(b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection
(b)(5)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``paragraph
(1)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)(C)''; and
(ii) by striking ``subsection
(b)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection
(b)(3)''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``paragraph
(1)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)(D)''; and
(ii) by striking ``subsection
(b)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection
(b)(4)''.
SEC. 704. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM FOR
BENEFICIARIES OF TRICARE PRIME.
(a) Access to Health Care.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime who are seeking
an appointment for health care under TRICARE Prime shall obtain
such an appointment within the health care access standards
established under subsection (b), including through the use of
health care providers in the preferred provider network of
TRICARE Prime.
(b) Standards for Access to Care.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish health care access standards for the receipt
of health care under TRICARE Prime, whether received at
military medical treatment facilities or from health
care providers in the preferred provider network of
TRICARE Prime.
(2) Categories of care.--The health care access
standards established under paragraph (1) shall include
standards with respect to the following categories of
health care:
(A) Primary care, including pediatric care,
maternity care, gynecological care, and other
subcategories of primary care.
(B) Specialty care, including behavioral
health care and other subcategories of
specialty care.
(3) Modifications.--The Secretary may modify the
health care access standards established under
paragraph (1) whenever the Secretary considers the
modification of such standards appropriate.
(4) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the
health care access standards established under
paragraph (1), and any modifications to such standards,
in the Federal Register and on a publicly accessible
Internet website of the Department of Defense.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) TRICARE prime.--The term ``TRICARE Prime''
means the managed care option of the TRICARE program.
(2) TRICARE program.--The term ``TRICARE program''
has the meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of
title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 705. EXPANSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SMOKING CESSATION SERVICES FOR
CERTAIN TRICARE BENEFICIARIES.
Section 713(f) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122
Stat. 4503; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``during
fiscal year 2009'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``during such
fiscal year''; and
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``during fiscal
year 2009'' and inserting ``after September 30, 2008''.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
SEC. 711. WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS CAUSED BY
ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095f the following
new section:
``Sec. 1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erroneous
payments caused by administrative error
``(a) Waiver of Recoupment.--The Secretary of Defense may
waive recoupment from an individual who has benefitted from an
erroneous TRICARE payment in a case in which each of the
following applies:
``(1) The payment was made because of an
administrative error by an employee of the Department
of Defense or a contractor under the TRICARE program.
``(2) The individual (or in the case of a minor,
the parent or guardian of the individual) had a good
faith, reasonable belief that the individual was
entitled to the benefit of such payment under this
chapter.
``(3) The individual relied on the expectation of
such entitlement.
``(4) The Secretary determines that a waiver of
recoupment of such payment is necessary to prevent an
injustice.
``(b) Responsibility of Contractor.--In any case in which
the Secretary waives recoupment under subsection (a) and the
administrative error was on the part of a contractor under the
TRICARE program, the Secretary shall, consistent with the
requirements and procedures of the applicable contract, impose
financial responsibility on the contractor for the erroneous
payment.
``(c) Finality of Determinations.--Any determination by the
Secretary under this section to waive or decline to waive
recoupment under subsection (a) is a final determination and
shall not be subject to appeal or judicial review.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1095f the following new
item:
``1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments
caused by administrative error.''.
SEC. 712. PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE,
SATISFACTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES UNDER THE
TRICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1073b of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Publication of Data on Patient Safety, Quality of
Care, Satisfaction, and Health Outcome Measures.--(1) Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary
of Defense shall publish on a publically available Internet
website of the Department of Defense data on all measures that
the Secretary considers appropriate that are used by the
Department to assess patient safety, quality of care, patient
satisfaction, and health outcomes for health care provided
under the TRICARE program at each military medical treatment
facility.
``(2) The Secretary shall publish an update to the data
published under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once
each quarter during each fiscal year.
``(3) The Secretary may not include data relating to risk
management activities of the Department in any publication
under paragraph (1) or update under paragraph (2).
``(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the data published
under paragraph (1) and updated under paragraph (2) is
accessible to the public through the primary Internet website
of the Department and the primary Internet website of the
military medical treatment facility with respect to which such
data applies.''.
SEC. 713. EXPANSION OF EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRICARE
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON PATIENT SAFETY,
QUALITY OF CARE, AND ACCESS TO CARE AT MILITARY
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Section 717(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note))
is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the
second sentence, by striking ``address'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``address'' before ``the
impact of''; and
(B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) address patient safety, quality of care, and
access to care at military medical treatment
facilities, including--
``(A) an identification of the number of
practitioners providing health care in military
medical treatment facilities that were reported
to the National Practitioner Data Bank during
the year preceding the evaluation; and
``(B) with respect to each military medical
treatment facility, an assessment of--
``(i) the current accreditation
status of such facility, including any
recommendations for corrective action
made by the relevant accrediting body;
``(ii) any policies or procedures
implemented during such year by the
Secretary of the military department
concerned that were designed to improve
patient safety, quality of care, and
access to care at such facility;
``(iii) data on surgical and
maternity care outcomes during such
year;
``(iv) data on appointment wait
times during such year; and
``(v) data on patient safety,
quality of care, and access to care as
compared to standards established by
the Department of Defense with respect
to patient safety, quality of care, and
access to care.''.
SEC. 714. PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Health Plan Portability.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE
program who are covered under a health plan under such
program are able to seamlessly access health care under
such health plan in each TRICARE program region.
(2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
prescribe regulations to carry out paragraph (1).
(b) Mechanisms To Ensure Portability.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) establish a process for electronic notification
of contractors responsible for administering the
TRICARE program in each TRICARE region when any covered
beneficiary intends to relocate between such regions;
(2) provide for the automatic electronic transfer
between such contractors of information relating to
covered beneficiaries who are relocating between such
regions, including demographic, enrollment, and claims
information; and
(3) ensure each such covered beneficiary is able to
obtain a new primary health care provider within ten
days of--
(A) arriving at the location to which the
covered beneficiary has relocated; and
(B) initiating a request for a new primary
health care provider.
(c) Publication.--The Secretary shall--
(1) publish information on any modifications made
pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to the ability
of covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who
are covered under a health plan under such program to
access health care in each TRICARE region on the
primary Internet website of the Department that is
available to the public; and
(2) ensure that such information is made available
on the primary Internet website that is available to
the public of each current contractor responsible for
administering the TRICARE program.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``covered
beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the meaning given
such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 715. JOINT UNIFORM FORMULARY FOR TRANSITION OF CARE.
(a) Joint Formulary.--Not later than June 1, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall jointly establish a joint uniform formulary for the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense
with respect to pharmaceutical agents that are critical for the
transition of an individual from receiving treatment furnished
by the Secretary of Defense to treatment furnished by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Selection.--The Secretaries shall select for inclusion
on the joint uniform formulary established under subsection (a)
pharmaceutical agents relating to--
(1) the control of pain, sleep disorders, and
psychiatric conditions, including post-traumatic stress
disorder; and
(2) any other conditions determined appropriate by
the Secretaries.
(c) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2016, the Secretaries
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the joint uniform formulary established
under subsection (a), including a list of the pharmaceutical
agents selected for inclusion on the formulary.
(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from each maintaining the
respective uniform formularies of the Department of the
Secretary.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
(B) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(2) The term ``pharmaceutical agent'' has the
meaning given that term in section 1074g(g) of title
10, United States Code.
(f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1074g(a)(2)(A) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``With respect to members of the
uniformed services, such uniform formulary shall include
pharmaceutical agents on the joint uniform formulary
established under section 715 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.''.
SEC. 716. LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Qualifications for TRICARE Certified Mental Health
Counselors During Transition Period.--During the period
preceding January 1, 2021, for purposes of determining whether
a mental health care professional is eligible for reimbursement
under the TRICARE program as a TRICARE certified mental health
counselor, an individual who holds a masters degree or doctoral
degree in counseling from a program that is accredited by a
covered institution shall be treated as holding such degree
from a mental health counseling program or clinical mental
health counseling program that is accredited by the Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered institution'' means any of
the following:
(A) The Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges Western
Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC-
WASC).
(B) The Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
(C) The Middle States Commission on Higher
Education (MSCHE).
(D) The New England Association of Schools
and Colleges Commission on Institutions of
Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE).
(E) The Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges.
(F) The WASC Senior College and University
Commission (WASC-SCUC).
(G) The Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools (ABHES).
(H) The Accrediting Commission of Career
Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
(I) The Accrediting Council for Independent
Colleges and Schools (ACICS).
(J) The Distance Education Accreditation
Commission (DEAC).
(2) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning
given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United
States Code.
SEC. 717. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO TREATMENT OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Mental Health Provider Readiness Designation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall develop a system by which any non-
Department mental health care provider that meets
eligibility criteria established by the Secretary
relating to the knowledge described in paragraph (2)
receives a mental health provider readiness designation
from the Department of Defense.
(2) Knowledge described.--The knowledge described
in this paragraph is the following:
(A) Knowledge and understanding with
respect to the culture of members of the Armed
Forces and family members and caregivers of
members of the Armed Forces.
(B) Knowledge with respect to evidence-
based treatments that have been approved by the
Department for the treatment of mental health
issues among members of the Armed Forces.
(b) Availability of Information on Designation.--
(1) Registry.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish and update as necessary a publically
available registry of all non-Department mental health
care providers that are currently designated under
subsection (a)(1).
(2) Provider list.--The Secretary shall update all
lists maintained by the Secretary of non-Department
mental health care providers that provide mental health
care under the laws administered by the Secretary by
indicating the providers that are currently designated
under subsection (a)(1).
(c) Non-Department Mental Health Care Provider Defined.--In
this section, the term ``non-Department mental health care
provider''--
(1) means a health care provider who--
(A) specializes in mental health;
(B) is not a health care provider of the
Department of Defense at a facility of the
Department; and
(C) provides health care to members of the
Armed Forces; and
(2) includes psychiatrists, psychologists,
psychiatric nurses, social workers, mental health
counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other
mental health care providers designated by the
Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 718. COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS AND ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION
COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Clinical Practice Guidelines.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall establish clinical practice guidelines
for health care providers employed by the Department of
Defense on standards of care with respect to methods of
contraception and counseling on methods of
contraception for members of the Armed Forces.
(2) Updates.--The Secretary shall from time to time
update the clinical practice guidelines established
under paragraph (1) to incorporate into such guidelines
new or updated standards of care with respect to
methods of contraception and counseling on methods of
contraception.
(b) Dissemination.--
(1) Initial dissemination.--As soon as practicable,
but commencing not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
provide for rapid dissemination of the clinical
practice guidelines to health care providers described
in subsection (a)(1).
(2) Dissemination of updates.--As soon as
practicable after each update to the clinical practice
guidelines made by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph
(2) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for
the rapid dissemination of such updated clinical
practice guidelines to health care providers described
in paragraph (1) of such subsection.
(3) Protocols.--The Secretary shall disseminate the
clinical practice guidelines under paragraph (1) and
any updates to such guidelines under paragraph (2) in
accordance with administrative protocols developed by
the Secretary for such purpose.
(c) Access to Contraception Counseling.--As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall ensure that women members of the Armed Forces
have access to comprehensive counseling on the full range of
methods of contraception provided by health care providers
described in subsection (a)(1) during health care visits,
including visits as follows:
(1) During predeployment health care visits,
including counseling that provides specific information
women need regarding the interaction between
anticipated deployment conditions and various methods
of contraception.
(2) During health care visits during deployment.
(3) During annual physical examinations.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 721. PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENT PATIENTS RELATING TO
OBSTETRICAL ANESTHESIA SERVICES.
Section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking subparagraph (F).
SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD-VA HEALTH CARE SHARING
INCENTIVE FUND.
Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting
``September 30, 2020''.
SEC. 723. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY
DEMONSTRATION FUND.
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), as
amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291), is further amended by striking
``September 30, 2016'' and inserting ``September 30, 2017''.
SEC. 724. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Office of
the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be
obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of
Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the
report required by section 713(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3414).
SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON URGENT CARE UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--Commencing not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to
allow a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE program
access to urgent care visits without the need for
preauthorization for such visits.
(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the
pilot program for a period of three years.
(3) Incorporation of nurse advice line.--The
Secretary shall incorporate the nurse advise line of
the Department into the pilot program to direct covered
beneficiaries seeking access to care to the source of
the most appropriate level of health care required to
treat the medical conditions of the beneficiaries,
including urgent care under the pilot program.
(b) Publication.--The Secretary shall--
(1) publish information on the pilot program under
subsection (a) for the receipt of urgent care under the
TRICARE program--
(A) on the primary publically available
Internet website of the Department; and
(B) on the primary publically available
Internet website of each military medical
treatment facility; and
(2) ensure that such information is made available
on the primary publically available Internet website of
each current managed care contractor that has
established a health care provider network under the
TRICARE program.
(c) Reports.--
(1) First report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than one year
after the date on which the pilot program under
subsection (a) commences, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a
report on the pilot program.
(B) Elements.--The report under
subparagraph (1) shall include the following:
(i) An analysis of urgent care use
by covered beneficiaries in military
medical treatment facilities and the
TRICARE purchased care provider
network.
(ii) A comparison of urgent care
use by covered beneficiaries to the use
by covered beneficiaries of emergency
departments in military medical
treatment facilities and the TRICARE
purchased care provider network,
including an analysis of whether the
pilot program decreases the
inappropriate use of medical care in
emergency departments.
(iii) A determination of the extent
to which the nurse advice line of the
Department affected both urgent care
and emergency department use by covered
beneficiaries in military medical
treatment facilities and the TRICARE
purchased care provider network.
(iv) An analysis of any cost
savings to the Department realized
through the pilot program.
(v) A determination of the optimum
number of urgent care visits available
to covered beneficiaries without
preauthorization.
(vi) An analysis of the
satisfaction of covered beneficiaries
with the pilot program.
(2) Second report.--Not later than two years after
the date on which the pilot program commences, the
Secretary shall submit to the committees specified in
paragraph (1)(A) an update to the report required by
such paragraph, including any recommendations of the
Secretary with respect to extending or making permanent
the pilot program and a description of any related
legislative actions that the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date on which the pilot program is completed, the
Secretary shall submit to the committees specified in
paragraph (1)(A) a final report on the pilot program
that updates the report required by paragraph (2).
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``covered
beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the meaning given
such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 726. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE
PROVIDED UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
commence the conduct of a pilot program under section 1092 of
title 10, United States Code, to assess whether a reduction in
the rate of increase in health care spending by the Department
of Defense and an enhancement of the operation of the military
health system may be achieved by developing and implementing
value-based incentive programs to encourage health care
providers under the TRICARE program (including physicians,
hospitals, and others involved in providing health care to
patients) to improve the following:
(1) The quality of health care provided to covered
beneficiaries under the TRICARE program.
(2) The experience of covered beneficiaries in
receiving health care under the TRICARE program.
(3) The health of covered beneficiaries.
(b) Incentive Programs.--
(1) Development.--In developing an incentive
program under this section, the Secretary shall--
(A) consider the characteristics of the
population of covered beneficiaries affected by
the incentive program;
(B) consider how the incentive program
would impact the receipt of health care under
the TRICARE program by such covered
beneficiaries;
(C) establish or maintain an assurance that
such covered beneficiaries will have timely
access to health care during operation of the
incentive program;
(D) ensure that there are no additional
financial costs to such covered beneficiaries
of implementing the incentive program; and
(E) consider such other factors as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) Elements.--With respect to an incentive program
developed and implemented under this section, the
Secretary shall ensure that--
(A) the size, scope, and duration of the
incentive program is reasonable in relation to
the purpose of the incentive program; and
(B) appropriate criteria and data
collection are used to ensure adequate
evaluation of the feasibility and advisability
of implementing the incentive program
throughout the TRICARE program.
(3) Use of existing models.--In developing an
incentive program under this section, the Secretary may
adapt a value-based incentive program conducted by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or any other
governmental or commercial health care program.
(c) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary to carry
out the pilot program under this section shall terminate on
December 31, 2019.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Interim report.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less
frequently than once each year thereafter until the
termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the pilot program.
(2) Final report.--Not later than September 30,
2019, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a final report on the pilot program.
(3) Elements.--Each report submitted under
paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall include the
following:
(A) An assessment of each incentive program
developed and implemented under this section,
including whether such incentive program--
(i) improves the quality of health
care provided to covered beneficiaries,
the experience of covered beneficiaries
in receiving health care under the
TRICARE program, or the health of
covered beneficiaries;
(ii) reduces the rate of increase
in health care spending by the
Department of Defense; or
(iii) enhances the operation of the
military health system.
(B) Such recommendations for administrative
or legislative action as the Secretary
considers appropriate in light of the pilot
program, including to implement any such
incentive program or programs throughout the
TRICARE program.
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``covered
beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the meanings given
those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 727. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Modernization, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes
the certification required by section 713(g)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
SEC. 728. SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN
BURN PITS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs such information in the possession of the Secretary of
Defense as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers
necessary to supplement and support--
(1) the development of information to be included
in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
established by the Department of Veterans Affairs under
section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans'
Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260;
38 U.S.C. 527 note); and
(2) research and development activities conducted
by the Department of Veterans Affairs to explore the
potential health risks of exposure by members of the
Armed Forces to environmental factors in Iraq and
Afghanistan, in particular the connection of such
exposure to respiratory illnesses such as chronic
cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
constrictive bronchiolitis, and pulmonary fibrosis.
(b) Inclusion of Certain Information.--The Secretary of
Defense shall include in the information submitted to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) information
on any research and surveillance efforts conducted by the
Department of Defense to evaluate the incidence and prevalence
of respiratory illnesses among members of the Armed Forces who
were exposed to open burn pits while deployed overseas.
SEC. 729. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES TO MEASURE DATA ON MENTAL
HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a plan for the Department of Defense to develop
procedures to compile and assess data relating to the
following:
(1) Outcomes for mental health care provided by the
Department.
(2) Variations in such outcomes among different
medical facilities of the Department.
(3) Barriers, if any, to the implementation by
mental health care providers of the Department of the
clinical practice guidelines and other evidence-based
treatments and approaches recommended for such
providers by the Secretary.
SEC. 730. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPERIENCE WITH AND ELIMINATE
PERFORMANCE VARIABILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Comprehensive Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a comprehensive report setting forth the current and
future plans of the Secretary, with estimated dates of
completion, to carry out the following:
(A) To improve the experience of
beneficiaries with health care provided in
military medical treatment facilities and
through purchased care.
(B) To eliminate performance variability
with respect to the provision of such health
care.
(2) Elements.--The comprehensive report under
paragraph (1) shall include the plans of the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the
military departments, as follows:
(A) To align performance measures for
health care provided in military medical
treatment facilities with performance measures
for health care provided through purchased
care.
(B) To improve performance in the provision
of health care by the Department of Defense by
eliminating performance variability with
respect to the provision of health care in
military medical treatment facilities and
through purchased care.
(C) To use innovative, high-technology
services to improve access to care,
coordination of care, and the experience of
care in military medical treatment facilities
and through purchased care.
(D) To collect and analyze data throughout
the Department with respect to health care
provided in military medical treatment
facilities and through purchased care to
improve the quality of such care, patient
safety, and patient satisfaction.
(E) To develop a performance management
system, including by adoption of common
measures for access to care, quality of care,
safety, and patient satisfaction, that holds
medical leadership throughout the Department
accountable for sustained improvement of
performance.
(F) To use such other methods as the
Secretary considers appropriate to improve the
experience of beneficiaries with and eliminate
performance variability with respect to health
care received from the Department.
(b) Comptroller General Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
submission of the comprehensive report required by
subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a report on the plans of the Secretary of Defense set
forth in the comprehensive report submitted under such
subsection.
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An assessment of whether the plans
included in the comprehensive report submitted
under subsection (a) will, with respect to
members of the Armed Forces and covered
beneficiaries under the TRICARE program--
(i) improve health outcomes;
(ii) create consistent health
value; and
(iii) ensure that such individuals
receive quality health care in all
military medical treatment facilities
and through purchased care.
(B) An assessment of whether such plans can
be achieved within the estimated dates of
completion set forth by the Department under
such subsection.
(C) An assessment of whether any such plan
would require legislation for the
implementation of such plan.
(D) An assessment of whether the Department
of Defense has adequately budgeted amounts to
fund the carrying out of such plans.
(E) Metrics that can be used to evaluate
the performance of such plans.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``purchased care'' means health care
provided pursuant to a contract entered into under the
TRICARE program.
(2) The terms ``covered beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE
program'' have the meaning given such terms in section
1072 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 731. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON GAMBLING AND PROBLEM GAMBLING
BEHAVIOR AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on gambling among members of the
Armed Forces.
(b) Matters Included.--The study conducted under subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) With respect to gaming facilities at military
installations, disaggregated by each military
department, the number, type, and location of such
gaming facilities.
(2) An assessment of the prevalence of and
particular risks for problem gambling among members of
the Armed Forces, including such recommendations for
policies and programs to be carried out by the
Department to address problem gambling as the
Comptroller General considers appropriate.
(3) An assessment of the ability and capacity of
military health care personnel to adequately diagnose
and provide dedicated treatment for problem gambling,
including--
(A) a comparison of treatment programs of
the Department for alcohol abuse, illegal
substance abuse, and tobacco addiction with
treatment programs of the Department for
problem gambling; and
(B) an assessment of whether additional
training for military health care personnel on
providing treatment for problem gambling would
be beneficial.
(4) An assessment of the financial counseling and
related services that are available to members of the
Armed Forces and dependents of such members who are
affected by problem gambling.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the results of
the study conducted under subsection (a).
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Required review of acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs
of Staff of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 802. Role of Chiefs of Staff in the acquisition process.
Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority.
Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid
fielding.
Sec. 805. Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical
national security capabilities.
Sec. 806. Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to acquire
vital national security capabilities.
Sec. 807. Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber
Command.
Sec. 808. Report on linking and streamlining requirements, acquisition,
and budget processes within Armed Forces.
Sec. 809. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition
regulations.
Sec. 810. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and
acquisition systems.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 811. Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for
acquisition of property.
Sec. 812. Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification
requirements.
Sec. 813. Rights in technical data.
Sec. 814. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes.
Sec. 815. Amendments to other transaction authority.
Sec. 816. Amendment to acquisition threshold for special emergency
procurement authority.
Sec. 817. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation
adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds.
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Sec. 821. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense
acquisition program, major automated information system, and
major system.
Sec. 822. Revision to requirements relating to risk management in
development of major defense acquisition programs and major
systems.
Sec. 823. Revision of Milestone A decision authority responsibilities
for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 824. Revision of Milestone B decision authority responsibilities
for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority.
Sec. 826. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program
definition periods.
Sec. 827. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program
execution periods.
Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns.
Sec. 829. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding
major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 830. Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under major
defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 831. Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for
major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 832. Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering.
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce
Sec. 841. Amendments to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce
Development Fund.
Sec. 842. Dual-track military professionals in operational and
acquisition specialities.
Sec. 843. Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition
duty.
Sec. 844. Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct of
market research.
Sec. 845. Independent study of implementation of defense acquisition
workforce improvement efforts.
Sec. 846. Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition workforce
personnel demonstration project.
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items
Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items.
Sec. 852. Modification to information required to be submitted by
offeror in procurement of major weapon systems as commercial
items.
Sec. 853. Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the
determination of price reasonableness.
Sec. 854. Report on defense-unique laws applicable to the procurement of
commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf
items.
Sec. 855. Market research and preference for commercial items.
Sec. 856. Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial
acquisition procedures.
Sec. 857. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional
defense contractors as commercial items.
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program.
Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan.
Sec. 863. Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition strategies.
Sec. 864. Clarification of requirements related to small business
contracts for services.
Sec. 865. Certification requirements for Business Opportunity
Specialists, commercial market representatives, and
procurement center representatives.
Sec. 866. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small
business concerns located in a base closure area.
Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming.
Sec. 868. Modification to and scorecard program for small business
contracting goals.
Sec. 869. Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the
Small Business Administration; petitions for reconsideration
of size standards.
Sec. 870. Additional duties of the Director of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization.
Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities.
Sec. 872. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals
under negotiated comprehensive small business subcontracting
plans.
Sec. 873. Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative
technology projects.
Sec. 874. Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee.
Sec. 875. Review of Government access to intellectual property rights of
private sector firms.
Sec. 876. Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability
assessments of a determination about defense acquisition
program requirements.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 881. Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule
delays resulting from oversight of defense acquisition
programs.
Sec. 882. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of
services contracts.
Sec. 883. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business
systems.
Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment.
Sec. 885. Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of counterfeit
electronic parts.
Sec. 886. Exception for AbilityOne products from authority to acquire
goods and services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian
States, and Djibouti.
Sec. 887. Effective communication between government and industry.
Sec. 888. Standards for procurement of secure information technology and
cyber security systems.
Sec. 889. Unified information technology services.
Sec. 890. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense.
Sec. 891. Development period for Department of Defense information
technology systems.
Sec. 892. Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military purpose
nondevelopmental items.
Sec. 893. Improved auditing of contracts.
Sec. 894. Sense of Congress on evaluation method for procurement of
audit or audit readiness services.
Sec. 895. Mitigating potential unfair competitive advantage of technical
advisors to acquisition programs.
Sec. 896. Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance.
Sec. 897. Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases when
the Department of Defense acts as contract intermediary for
the General Services Administration.
Sec. 898. Competition for religious services contracts.
Sec. 899. Pilot program regarding risk-based contracting for smaller
contract actions under the Truth in Negotiations Act.
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
SEC. 801. REQUIRED REVIEW OF ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF THE
CHIEFS OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Review Required.--The Chief of Staff of the Army, the
Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force,
and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall conduct a review
of their current individual authorities provided in sections
3033, 5033, 8033, and 5043 of title 10, United States Code, and
other relevant statutes and regulations related to defense
acquisitions for the purpose of developing such recommendations
as the Chief concerned or the Commandant considers necessary to
further or advance the role of the Chief concerned or the
Commandant in the development of requirements, acquisition
processes, and the associated budget practices of the
Department of Defense.
(b) Reports.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the Chief of
Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of
Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
shall each submit to the congressional defense committees a
report containing, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The recommendations developed by the Chief
concerned or the Commandant under subsection (a) and
other results of the review conducted under such
subsection.
(2) The actions the Chief concerned or the
Commandant is taking, if any, within the Chief's or
Commandant's existing authority to implement such
recommendations.
SEC. 802. ROLE OF CHIEFS OF STAFF IN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS.
(a) Chiefs of Staff as Customer of Acquisition Process.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 149 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2546
the following new section:
``Sec. 2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system
``(a) Objective.--It shall be the objective of the defense
acquisition system to meet the needs of its customers in the
most cost-effective manner practicable. The acquisition
policies, directives, and regulations of the Department of
Defense shall be modified as necessary to ensure the
development and implementation of a customer-oriented
acquisition system.
``(b) Customer.--The customer of the defense acquisition
system is the armed force that will have primary responsibility
for fielding the system or systems acquired. The customer is
represented with regard to a major defense acquisition program
by the Secretary of the military department concerned and the
Chief of the armed force concerned.
``(c) Role of Customer.--The customer of a major defense
acquisition program shall be responsible for balancing
resources against priorities on the acquisition program and
ensuring that appropriate trade-offs are made among cost,
schedule, technical feasibility, and performance on a
continuing basis throughout the life of the acquisition
program.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 149 of such title is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 2546
the following new item:
``2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system.''.
(b) Responsibilities of Chiefs.--Section 2547(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph:
``(2) Decisions regarding the balancing of
resources and priorities, and associated trade-offs
among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and
performance on major defense acquisition programs.'';
and
(3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph
(1) of this subsection, by striking ``The development''
and inserting ``The development and management''.
(c) Responsibilities of Military Deputies.--Section 908(d)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended to read as
follows:
``(d) Duties of Principal Military Deputies.--Each
Principal Military Deputy to a service acquisition executive
shall be responsible for--
``(1) keeping the Chief of Staff of the Armed Force
concerned informed of the progress of major defense
acquisition programs;
``(2) informing the Chief of Staff on a continuing
basis of any developments on major defense acquisition
programs, which may require new or revisited trade-offs
among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and
performance, including--
``(A) significant cost growth or schedule
slippage; and
``(B) requirements creep (as defined in
section 2547(c)(1) of title 10, United States
Code); and
``(3) ensuring that the views of the Chief of Staff
on cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and
performance trade-offs are strongly considered by
program managers and program executive officers in all
phases of the acquisition process.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Joint requirements oversight council.--Section
181(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, the
views of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, in their
roles as customers of the acquisition system, on matters
pertaining to trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical
feasibility, and performance under subsection (b)(1)(C) and the
balancing of resources with priorities pursuant to subsection
(b)(3).''.
(2) Milestone a decisions.--The Chief of the Armed
Force concerned shall advise the milestone decision
authority for a major defense acquisition program of
the Chief's views on cost, schedule, technical
feasibility, and performance trade-offs that have been
made with regard to the program, as provided in section
2366a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended
by section 823 of this Act, prior to a Milestone A
decision on the program.
(3) Milestone b decisions.--The Chief of the Armed
Force concerned shall advise the milestone decision
authority for a major defense acquisition program of
the Chief's views on cost, schedule, technical
feasibility, and performance trade-offs that have been
made with regard to the program, as provided in section
2366b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as amended
by section 824 of this Act, prior to a Milestone B
decision on the program.
(4) Duties of chiefs.--
(A) Section 3033(d)(5) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``section
171'' and inserting ``sections 171 and 2547''.
(B) Section 5033(d)(5) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``section
171'' and inserting ``sections 171 and 2547''.
(C) Section 5043(e)(5) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``section
171'' and inserting ``sections 171 and 2547''.
(D) Section 8033(d)(5) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``section
171'' and inserting ``sections 171 and 2547''.
SEC. 803. EXPANSION OF RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.
Section 806(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10
U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Response to Combat Emergencies and Certain Urgent
Operational Needs.--
``(1) Determination of need for rapid acquisition
and deployment.--(A) In the case of any supplies and
associated support services that, as determined in
writing by the Secretary of Defense, are urgently
needed to eliminate a documented deficiency that has
resulted in combat casualties, or is likely to result
in combat casualties, the Secretary may use the
procedures developed under this section in order to
accomplish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the
needed supplies and associated support services.
``(B) In the case of any supplies and associated
support services that, as determined in writing by the
Secretary of Defense, are urgently needed to eliminate
a documented deficiency that impacts an ongoing or
anticipated contingency operation and that, if left
unfulfilled, could potentially result in loss of life
or critical mission failure, the Secretary may use the
procedures developed under this section in order to
accomplish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the
needed supplies and associated support services.
``(C)(i) In the case of any supplies and associated
support services that, as determined in writing by the
Secretary of Defense without delegation, are urgently
needed to eliminate a deficiency that as the result of
a cyber attack has resulted in critical mission
failure, the loss of life, property destruction, or
economic effects, or if left unfilled is likely to
result in critical mission failure, the loss of life,
property destruction, or economic effects, the
Secretary may use the procedures developed under this
section in order to accomplish the rapid acquisition
and deployment of the needed offensive or defensive
cyber capabilities, supplies, and associated support
services.
``(ii) In this subparagraph, the term `cyber
attack' means a deliberate action to alter, disrupt,
deceive, degrade, or destroy computer systems or
networks or the information or programs resident in or
transiting these systems or networks.
``(2) Designation of senior official responsible.--
(A) Whenever the Secretary makes a determination under
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) that
certain supplies and associated support services are
urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency described in
that subparagraph, the Secretary shall designate a
senior official of the Department of Defense to ensure
that the needed supplies and associated support
services are acquired and deployed as quickly as
possible, with a goal of awarding a contract for the
acquisition of the supplies and associated support
services within 15 days.
``(B) Upon designation of a senior official under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall authorize that
official to waive any provision of law, policy,
directive, or regulation described in subsection (d)
that such official determines in writing would
unnecessarily impede the rapid acquisition and
deployment of the needed supplies and associated
support services. In a case in which the needed
supplies and associated support services cannot be
acquired without an extensive delay, the senior
official shall require that an interim solution be
implemented and deployed using the procedures developed
under this section to minimize adverse consequences
resulting from the urgent need.
``(3) Use of funds.--(A) In any fiscal year in
which the Secretary makes a determination described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), the
Secretary may use any funds available to the Department
of Defense for acquisitions of supplies and associated
support services if the determination includes a
written finding that the use of such funds is necessary
to address the deficiency in a timely manner.
``(B) The authority of this section may only be
used to acquire supplies and associated support
services--
``(i) in the case of determinations by the
Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), in an amount
aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during
any fiscal year;
``(ii) in the case of determinations by the
Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), in an amount
aggregating not more than $200,000,000 during
any fiscal year; and
``(iii) in the case of determinations by
the Secretary under paragraph (1)(C), in an
amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000
during any fiscal year.
``(4) Notification to congressional defense
committees.--(A) In the case of a determination by the
Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall
notify the congressional defense committees of the
determination within 15 days after the date of the
determination.
``(B) In the case of a determination by the
Secretary under paragraph (1)(B) the Secretary shall
notify the congressional defense committees of the
determination at least 10 days before the date on which
the determination is effective.
``(C) A notice under this paragraph shall include
the following:
``(i) The supplies and associated support
services to be acquired.
``(ii) The amount anticipated to be
expended for the acquisition.
``(iii) The source of funds for the
acquisition.
``(D) A notice under this paragraph shall be
sufficient to fulfill any requirement to provide
notification to Congress for a new start program.
``(E) A notice under this paragraph shall be
provided in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
``(5) Time for transitioning to normal acquisition
system.--Any acquisition initiated under this
subsection shall transition to the normal acquisition
system not later than two years after the date on which
the Secretary makes the determination described in
paragraph (1) with respect to the supplies and
associated support services concerned.
``(6) Limitation on officers with authority to make
a determination.--The authority to make a determination
under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1)
may be exercised only by the Secretary or Deputy
Secretary of Defense.''.
SEC. 804. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING AND RAPID
FIELDING.
(a) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in
consultation with the Comptroller of the Department of Defense
and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall
establish guidance for a ``middle tier'' of acquisition
programs that are intended to be completed in a period of two
to five years.
(b) Acquisition Pathways.--The guidance required by
subsection (a) shall cover the following two acquisition
pathways:
(1) Rapid prototyping.--The rapid prototyping
pathway shall provide for the use of innovative
technologies to rapidly develop fieldable prototypes to
demonstrate new capabilities and meet emerging military
needs. The objective of an acquisition program under
this pathway shall be to field a prototype that can be
demonstrated in an operational environment and provide
for a residual operational capability within five years
of the development of an approved requirement.
(2) Rapid fielding.--The rapid fielding pathway
shall provide for the use of proven technologies to
field production quantities of new or upgraded systems
with minimal development required. The objective of an
acquisition program under this pathway shall be to
begin production within six months and complete
fielding within five years of the development of an
approved requirement.
(c) Expedited Process.--
(1) In general.--The guidance required by
subsection (a) shall provide for a streamlined and
coordinated requirements, budget, and acquisition
process that results in the development of an approved
requirement for each program in a period of not more
than six months from the time that the process is
initiated. Programs that are subject to the guidance
shall not be subject to the Joint Capabilities
Integration and Development System Manual and
Department of Defense Directive 5000.01, except to the
extent specifically provided in the guidance.
(2) Rapid prototyping.--With respect to the rapid
prototyping pathway, the guidance shall include--
(A) a merit-based process for the
consideration of innovative technologies and
new capabilities to meet needs communicated by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant
commanders;
(B) a process for developing and
implementing acquisition and funding strategies
for the program;
(C) a process for cost-sharing with the
military departments on rapid prototype
projects, to ensure an appropriate commitment
to the success of such projects;
(D) a process for demonstrating and
evaluating the performance of fieldable
prototypes developed pursuant to the program in
an operational environment; and
(E) a process for transitioning successful
prototypes to new or existing acquisition
programs for production and fielding under the
rapid fielding pathway or the traditional
acquisition system.
(3) Rapid fielding.--With respect to the rapid
fielding pathway, the guidance shall include--
(A) a merit-based process for the
consideration of existing products and proven
technologies to meet needs communicated by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant
commanders;
(B) a process for demonstrating performance
and evaluating for current operational purposes
the proposed products and technologies;
(C) a process for developing and
implementing acquisition and funding strategies
for the program; and
(D) a process for considering lifecycle
costs and addressing issues of logistics
support and system interoperability.
(4) Streamlined procedures.--The guidance for the
programs may provide for any of the following
streamlined procedures:
(A) The service acquisition executive of
the military department concerned shall appoint
a program manager for such program from among
candidates from among civilian employees or
members of the Armed Forces who have
significant and relevant experience managing
large and complex programs.
(B) The program manager for each program
shall report with respect to such program
directly, without intervening review or
approval, to the service acquisition executive
of the military department concerned.
(C) The service acquisition executive of
the military department concerned shall
evaluate the job performance of such manager on
an annual basis. In conducting an evaluation
under this paragraph, a service acquisition
executive shall consider the extent to which
the manager has achieved the objectives of the
program for which the manager is responsible,
including quality, timeliness, and cost
objectives.
(D) The program manager of a defense
streamlined program shall be authorized staff
positions for a technical staff, including
experts in business management, contracting,
auditing, engineering, testing, and logistics,
to enable the manager to manage the program
without the technical assistance of another
organizational unit of an agency to the maximum
extent practicable.
(E) The program manager of a defense
streamlined program shall be authorized, in
coordination with the users of the equipment
and capability to be acquired and the test
community, to make trade-offs among life-cycle
costs, requirements, and schedules to meet the
goals of the program.
(F) The service acquisition executive,
acting in coordination with the defense
acquisition executive, shall serve as the
milestone decision authority for the program.
(G) The program manager of a defense
streamlined program shall be provided a process
to expeditiously seek a waiver from Congress
from any statutory or regulatory requirement
that the program manager determines adds little
or no value to the management of the program.
(d) Rapid Prototyping Fund.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a fund to be known as the ``Department of
Defense Rapid Prototyping Fund'' to provide funds, in
addition to other funds that may be available for
acquisition programs under the rapid prototyping
pathway established pursuant to this section. The Fund
shall be managed by a senior official of the Department
of Defense designated by the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The Fund
shall consist of amounts appropriated to the Fund and
amounts credited to the Fund pursuant to section 828 of
this Act.
(2) Transfer authority.--Amounts available in the
Fund may be transferred to a military department for
the purpose of carrying out an acquisition program
under the rapid prototyping pathway established
pursuant to this section. Any amount so transferred
shall be credited to the account to which it is
transferred. The transfer authority provided in this
subsection is in addition to any other transfer
authority available to the Department of Defense.
(3) Congressional notice.--The senior official
designated to manage the Fund shall notify the
congressional defense committees of all transfers under
paragraph (2). Each notification shall specify the
amount transferred, the purpose of the transfer, and
the total projected cost and estimated cost to complete
the acquisition program to which the funds were
transferred.
SEC. 805. USE OF ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION PATHS TO ACQUIRE CRITICAL
NATIONAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures
for alternative acquisition pathways to acquire capital assets
and services that meet critical national security needs. The
procedures shall--
(1) be separate from existing acquisition
procedures;
(2) be supported by streamlined contracting,
budgeting, and requirements processes;
(3) establish alternative acquisition paths based
on the capabilities being bought and the time needed to
deploy these capabilities; and
(4) maximize the use of flexible authorities in
existing law and regulation.
SEC. 806. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WAIVER OF ACQUISITION LAWS TO ACQUIRE
VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES.
(a) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense is
authorized to waive any provision of acquisition law or
regulation described in subsection (c) for the purpose of
acquiring a capability that would not otherwise be available to
the Armed Forces of the United States, upon a determination
that--
(1) the acquisition of the capability is in the
vital national security interest of the United States;
(2) the application of the law or regulation to be
waived would impede the acquisition of the capability
in a manner that would undermine the national security
of the United States; and
(3) the underlying purpose of the law or regulation
to be waived can be addressed in a different manner or
at a different time.
(b) Designation of Responsible Official.--Whenever the
Secretary of Defense makes a determination under subsection
(a)(1) that the acquisition of a capability is in the vital
national security interest of the United States, the Secretary
shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense
who shall be personally responsible and accountable for the
rapid and effective acquisition and deployment of the needed
capability. The Secretary shall provide the designated official
such authority as the Secretary determines necessary to achieve
this objective, and may use the waiver authority in subsection
(a) for this purpose.
(c) Acquisition Laws and Regulations.--
(1) In general.--Upon a determination described in
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense is authorized
to waive any provision of law or regulation
addressing--
(A) the establishment of a requirement or
specification for the capability to be
acquired;
(B) research, development, test, and
evaluation of the capability to be acquired;
(C) production, fielding, and sustainment
of the capability to be acquired; or
(D) solicitation, selection of sources, and
award of contracts for the capability to be
acquired.
(2) Limitations.--Nothing in this subsection
authorizes the waiver of--
(A) the requirements of this section;
(B) any provision of law imposing civil or
criminal penalties; or
(C) any provision of law governing the
proper expenditure of appropriated funds.
(d) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall
notify the congressional defense committees at least 30 days
before exercising the waiver authority under subsection (a).
Each such notice shall include--
(1) an explanation of the basis for determining
that the acquisition of the capability is in the vital
national security interest of the United States;
(2) an identification of each provision of law or
regulation to be waived; and
(3) for each provision identified pursuant to
paragraph (2)--
(A) an explanation of why the application
of the provision would impede the acquisition
in a manner that would undermine the national
security of the United States; and
(B) a description of the time or manner in
which the underlying purpose of the law or
regulation to be waived will be addressed.
(e) Nondelegation.--The authority of the Secretary to waive
provisions of laws and regulations under subsection (a) is
nondelegable.
SEC. 807. ACQUISITION AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES CYBER
COMMAND.
(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Commander of the United States
Cyber Command shall be responsible for, and shall have
the authority to conduct, the following acquisition
activities:
(A) Development and acquisition of cyber
operations-peculiar equipment and capabilities.
(B) Acquisition and sustainment of cyber
capability-peculiar equipment, capabilities,
and services.
(2) Acquisition functions.--Subject to the
authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of
Defense, the Commander shall have authority to exercise
the functions of the head of an agency under chapter
137 of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Command Acquisition Executive.--
(1) In general.--The staff of the Commander shall
include a command acquisition executive, who shall be
responsible for the overall supervision of acquisition
matters for the United States Cyber Command. The
command acquisition executive shall have the
authority--
(A) to negotiate memoranda of agreement
with the military departments and Department of
Defense components to carry out the acquisition
of equipment, capabilities, and services
described in subsection (a)(1) on behalf of the
Command;
(B) to supervise the acquisition of
equipment, capabilities, and services described
in subsection (a)(1);
(C) to represent the Command in discussions
with the military departments regarding
acquisition programs for which the Command is a
customer; and
(D) to work with the military departments
to ensure that the Command is appropriately
represented in any joint working group or
integrated product team regarding acquisition
programs for which the Command is a customer.
(2) Delivery of acquisition solutions.--The command
acquisition executive of the United States Cyber
Command shall be--
(A) responsible to the Commander for
rapidly delivering acquisition solutions to
meet validated cyber operations-peculiar
requirements;
(B) subordinate to the defense acquisition
executive in matters of acquisition;
(C) subject to the same oversight as the
service acquisition executives; and
(D) included on the distribution list for
acquisition directives and instructions of the
Department of Defense.
(c) Acquisition Personnel.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
provide the United States Cyber Command with the
personnel or funding equivalent to ten full-time
equivalent personnel to support the Commander in
fulfilling the acquisition responsibilities provided
for under this section with experience in--
(A) program acquisition;
(B) the Joint Capabilities Integration and
Development System Process;
(C) program management;
(D) system engineering; and
(E) costing.
(2) Existing personnel.--The personnel provided
under this subsection shall be provided from among the
existing personnel of the Department of Defense.
(d) Budget.--In addition to the activities of a combatant
command for which funding may be requested under section 166 of
title 10, United States Code, the budget proposal of the United
States Cyber Command shall include requests for funding for--
(1) development and acquisition of cyber
operations-peculiar equipment; and
(2) acquisition and sustainment of other
capabilities or services that are peculiar to cyber
operations activities.
(e) Cyber Operations Procurement Fund.--In exercising the
authority granted in subsection (a), the Commander may not
obligate or expend more than $75,000,000 out of the funds made
available in each fiscal year from 2016 through 2021 to support
acquisition activities provided for under this section.
(f) Rule of Construction Regarding Intelligence and Special
Activities.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
constitute authority to conduct any activity which, if carried
out as an intelligence activity by the Department of Defense,
would require a notice to the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives under title V of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.).
(g) Implementation Plan Required.--The authority granted in
subsection (a) shall become effective 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional
defense committees a plan for implementation of those
authorities under subsection (a). The plan shall include the
following:
(1) A Department of Defense definition of--
(A) cyber operations-peculiar equipment and
capabilities; and
(B) cyber capability-peculiar equipment,
capabilities, and services.
(2) Summaries of the components to be negotiated in
the memorandum of agreements with the military
departments and other Department of Defense components
to carry out the development, acquisition, and
sustainment of equipment, capabilities, and services
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(a)(1).
(3) Memorandum of agreement negotiation and
approval timelines.
(4) Plan for oversight of the command acquisition
executive established in subsection (b).
(5) Assessment of the acquisition workforce needs
of the United States Cyber Command to support the
authority in subsection (a) until 2021.
(6) Other matters as appropriate.
(h) Annual End-of-year Assessment.--Each year, the Cyber
Investment Management Board shall review and assess the
acquisition activities of the United States Cyber Command,
including contracting and acquisition documentation, for the
previous fiscal year, and provide any recommendations or
feedback to the acquisition executive of Cyber Command.
(i) Sunset.--
(1) In general.--The authority under this section
shall terminate on September 30, 2021.
(2) Limitation on duration of acquisitions.--The
authority under this section does not include major
defense acquisition programs, major automated
information system programs, or acquisitions of
foundational infrastructure or software architectures
the duration of which is expected to last more than
five years.
SEC. 808. REPORT ON LINKING AND STREAMLINING REQUIREMENTS, ACQUISITION,
AND BUDGET PROCESSES WITHIN ARMED FORCES.
(a) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the
Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force,
and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on efforts to link
and streamline the requirements, acquisition, and budget
processes within the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps,
respectively.
(b) Matters Included.--Each report under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A specific description of--
(A) the management actions the Chief
concerned or the Commandant has taken or plans
to take to link and streamline the
requirements, acquisition, and budget processes
of the Armed Force concerned;
(B) any reorganization or process changes
that will link and streamline the requirements,
acquisition, and budget processes of the Armed
Force concerned; and
(C) any cross-training or professional
development initiatives of the Chief concerned
or the Commandant.
(2) For each description under paragraph (1)--
(A) the specific timeline associated with
implementation;
(B) the anticipated outcomes once
implemented; and
(C) how to measure whether or not those
outcomes are realized.
(3) Any other matters the Chief concerned or the
Commandant considers appropriate.
SEC. 809. ADVISORY PANEL ON STREAMLINING AND CODIFYING ACQUISITION
REGULATIONS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish under the sponsorship of the Defense Acquisition
University and the National Defense University an advisory
panel on streamlining acquisition regulations.
(b) Membership.--The panel shall be composed of at least
nine individuals who are recognized experts in acquisition and
procurement policy. In making appointments to the advisory
panel, the Under Secretary shall ensure that the members of the
panel reflect diverse experiences in the public and private
sectors.
(c) Duties.--The panel shall--
(1) review the acquisition regulations applicable
to the Department of Defense with a view toward
streamlining and improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of the defense acquisition process and
maintaining defense technology advantage; and
(2) make any recommendations for the amendment or
repeal of such regulations that the panel considers
necessary, as a result of such review, to--
(A) establish and administer appropriate
buyer and seller relationships in the
procurement system;
(B) improve the functioning of the
acquisition system;
(C) ensure the continuing financial and
ethical integrity of defense procurement
programs;
(D) protect the best interests of the
Department of Defense; and
(E) eliminate any regulations that are
unnecessary for the purposes described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(d) Administrative Matters.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
provide the advisory panel established pursuant to
subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate
information, data, resources, and analysis so that the
advisory panel may conduct a thorough and independent
assessment as required under such subsection.
(2) Inapplicability of faca.--The requirements of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the advisory panel established
pursuant to subsection (a).
(e) Report.--
(1) Panel report.--Not later than two years after
the date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes
the advisory panel, the panel shall transmit a final
report to the Secretary.
(2) Elements.--The final report shall contain a
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
the panel, including--
(A) a history of each current acquisition
regulation and a recommendation as to whether
the regulation and related law (if applicable)
should be retained, modified, or repealed; and
(B) such additional recommendations for
legislation as the panel considers appropriate.
(3) Interim reports.--(A) Not later than 6 months
and 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to
or brief the congressional defense committees on the
interim findings of the panel with respect to the
elements set forth in paragraph (2).
(B) The panel shall provide regular updates to the
Secretary of Defense for purposes of providing the
interim reports required under this paragraph.
(4) Final report.--Not later than 30 days after
receiving the final report of the advisory panel, the
Secretary of Defense shall transmit the final report,
together with such comments as the Secretary determines
appropriate, to the congressional defense committees.
(f) Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund
Support.--The Secretary of Defense may use amounts available in
the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
Fund established under section 1705 of title 10, United States
Code, to support activities of the advisory panel under this
section.
SEC. 810. REVIEW OF TIME-BASED REQUIREMENTS PROCESS AND BUDGETING AND
ACQUISITION SYSTEMS.
(a) Time-based Requirements Process.--The Secretary of
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall
review the requirements process with the goal of establishing
an agile and streamlined system that develops requirements that
provide stability and foundational direction for acquisition
programs and shall determine the advisability of providing a
time-based or phased distinction between capabilities needed to
be deployed urgently, within 2 years, within 5 years, and
longer than 5 years.
(b) Budgeting and Acquisition Systems.--The Secretary of
Defense shall review and ensure that the acquisition and
budgeting systems are structured to meet time-based or phased
requirements in a manner that is predictable, cost effective,
and efficient and takes advantage of emerging technological
developments.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
SEC. 811. AMENDMENT RELATING TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Subsection (a)(1) and subsection (i)(4) of section 2306b of
title 10, United States Code, are each amended by striking
``substantial'' and inserting ``significant''.
SEC. 812. APPLICABILITY OF COST AND PRICING DATA AND CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.
Section 2306a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) to the extent such data--
``(i) relates to an offset
agreement in connection with a contract
for the sale of a weapon system or
defense-related item to a foreign
country or foreign firm; and
``(ii) does not relate to a
contract or subcontract under the
offset agreement for work performed in
such foreign country or by such foreign
firm that is directly related to the
weapon system or defense-related item
being purchased under the contract.''.
SEC. 813. RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA.
(a) Rights in Technical Data Relating to Major Weapon
Systems.--Paragraph (2) of section 2321(f) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(2) In the case of a challenge to a use or release
restriction that is asserted with respect to technical data of
a contractor or subcontractor for a major system or a subsystem
or component thereof on the basis that the major weapon system,
subsystem, or component was developed exclusively at private
expense--
``(A) the presumption in paragraph (1) shall
apply--
``(i) with regard to a commercial subsystem
or component of a major system, if the major
system was acquired as a commercial item in
accordance with section 2379(a) of this title;
``(ii) with regard to a component of a
subsystem, if the subsystem was acquired as a
commercial item in accordance with section
2379(b) of this title; and
``(iii) with regard to any other component,
if the component is a commercially available
off-the-shelf item or a commercially available
off-the-shelf item with modifications of a type
customarily available in the commercial
marketplace or minor modifications made to meet
Federal Government requirements; and
``(B) in all other cases, the challenge to the use
or release restriction shall be sustained unless
information provided by the contractor or subcontractor
demonstrates that the item was developed exclusively at
private expense.''.
(b) Government-industry Advisory Panel.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall
establish a Government-industry advisory panel for the
purpose of reviewing sections 2320 and 2321 of title
10, United States Code, regarding rights in technical
data and the validation of proprietary data
restrictions and the regulations implementing such
sections, for the purpose of ensuring that such
statutory and regulatory requirements are best
structured to serve the interests of the taxpayers and
the national defense.
(2) Membership.--The panel shall be chaired by an
individual selected by the Under Secretary, and the
Under Secretary shall ensure that--
(A) the government members of the advisory
panel are knowledgeable about technical data
issues and appropriately represent the three
military departments, as well as the legal,
acquisition, logistics, and research and
development communities in the Department of
Defense; and
(B) the private sector members of the
advisory panel include independent experts and
individuals appropriately representative of the
diversity of interested parties, including
large and small businesses, traditional and
non-traditional government contractors, prime
contractors and subcontractors, suppliers of
hardware and software, and institutions of
higher education.
(3) Scope of review.--In conducting the review
required by paragraph (1), the advisory panel shall
give appropriate consideration to the following
factors:
(A) Ensuring that the Department of Defense
does not pay more than once for the same work.
(B) Ensuring that Department of Defense
contractors are appropriately rewarded for
their innovation and invention.
(C) Providing for cost-effective
reprocurement, sustainment, modification, and
upgrades to Department of Defense systems.
(D) Encouraging the private sector to
invest in new products, technologies, and
processes relevant to the missions of the
Department of Defense.
(E) Ensuring that the Department of Defense
has appropriate access to innovative products,
technologies, and processes developed by the
private sector for commercial use.
(4) Final report.--Not later than September 30,
2016, the advisory panel shall submit its final report
and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense. Not
later than 60 days after receiving the report, the
Secretary shall submit a copy of the report, together
with any comments or recommendations, to the
congressional defense committees.
SEC. 814. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES.
(a) Additional Procurement Authority.--Subsection (a) of
section 2373 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``transportation, energy, medical, space-flight,''
before ``and aeronautical supplies''.
(b) Applicability of Chapter 137 of Title 10, United States
Code.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking
``only when such purchases are made in quantity'' and inserting
``only when such purchases are made in quantities greater than
necessary for experimentation, technical evaluation, assessment
of operational utility, or safety or to provide a residual
operational capability''.
SEC. 815. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.
(a) Authority of the Department of Defense To Carry Out
Certain Prototype Projects.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section
2371a the following new section:
``Sec. 2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out
certain prototype projects
``(a) Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the
Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the
Secretary of a military department, or any other official
designated by the Secretary of Defense may, under the authority
of section 2371 of this title, carry out prototype projects
that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission
effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting
platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be
acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to
improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in
use by the armed forces.
``(2) The authority of this section--
``(A) may be exercised for a prototype project that
is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess
of $50,000,000 but not in excess of $250,000,000
(including all options) only upon a written
determination by the senior procurement executive for
the agency as designated for the purpose of section
1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency or the Missile Defense Agency,
the director of the agency that--
``(i) the requirements of subsection (d)
will be met; and
``(ii) the use of the authority of this
section is essential to promoting the success
of the prototype project; and
``(B) may be exercised for a prototype project that
is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess
of $250,000,000 (including all options) only if--
``(i) the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
determines in writing that--
``(I) the requirements of
subsection (d) will be met; and
``(II) the use of the authority of
this section is essential to meet
critical national security objectives;
and
``(ii) the congressional defense committees
are notified in writing at least 30 days before
such authority is exercised.
``(3) The authority of a senior procurement executive or
director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or
Missile Defense Agency under paragraph (2)(A), and the
authority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics under paragraph (2)(B), may not be
delegated.
``(b) Exercise of Authority.--
``(1) Subsections (e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such
section 2371 shall not apply to projects carried out
under subsection (a).
``(2) To the maximum extent practicable,
competitive procedures shall be used when entering into
agreements to carry out projects under subsection (a).
``(c) Comptroller General Access to Information.--(1) Each
agreement entered into by an official referred to in subsection
(a) to carry out a project under that subsection that provides
for payments in a total amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall
include a clause that provides for the Comptroller General, in
the discretion of the Comptroller General, to examine the
records of any party to the agreement or any entity that
participates in the performance of the agreement.
``(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to a party or entity, or a subordinate element of a
party or entity, that has not entered into any other agreement
that provides for audit access by a Government entity in the
year prior to the date of the agreement.
``(3)(A) The right provided to the Comptroller General in a
clause of an agreement under paragraph (1) is limited as
provided in subparagraph (B) in the case of a party to the
agreement, an entity that participates in the performance of
the agreement, or a subordinate element of that party or entity
if the only agreements or other transactions that the party,
entity, or subordinate element entered into with Government
entities in the year prior to the date of that agreement are
cooperative agreements or transactions that were entered into
under this section or section 2371 of this title.
``(B) The only records of a party, other entity, or
subordinate element referred to in subparagraph (A) that the
Comptroller General may examine in the exercise of the right
referred to in that subparagraph are records of the same type
as the records that the Government has had the right to examine
under the audit access clauses of the previous agreements or
transactions referred to in such subparagraph that were entered
into by that particular party, entity, or subordinate element.
``(4) The head of the contracting activity that is carrying
out the agreement may waive the applicability of the
requirement in paragraph (1) to the agreement if the head of
the contracting activity determines that it would not be in the
public interest to apply the requirement to the agreement. The
waiver shall be effective with respect to the agreement only if
the head of the contracting activity transmits a notification
of the waiver to Congress and the Comptroller General before
entering into the agreement. The notification shall include the
rationale for the determination.
``(5) The Comptroller General may not examine records
pursuant to a clause included in an agreement under paragraph
(1) more than three years after the final payment is made by
the United States under the agreement.
``(d) Appropriate Use of Authority.--(1) The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that no official of an agency enters into
a transaction (other than a contract, grant, or cooperative
agreement) for a prototype project under the authority of this
section unless one of the following conditions is met:
``(A) There is at least one nontraditional defense
contractor participating to a significant extent in the
prototype project.
``(B) All significant participants in the
transaction other than the Federal Government are small
businesses or nontraditional defense contractors.
``(C) At least one third of the total cost of the
prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided
by parties to the transaction other than the Federal
Government.
``(D) The senior procurement executive for the
agency determines in writing that exceptional
circumstances justify the use of a transaction that
provides for innovative business arrangements or
structures that would not be feasible or appropriate
under a contract, or would provide an opportunity to
expand the defense supply base in a manner that would
not be practical or feasible under a contract.
``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
amounts counted for the purposes of this subsection as being
provided, or to be provided, by a party to a transaction with
respect to a prototype project that is entered into under this
section other than the Federal Government do not include costs
that were incurred before the date on which the transaction
becomes effective.
``(B) Costs that were incurred for a prototype project by a
party after the beginning of negotiations resulting in a
transaction (other than a contract, grant, or cooperative
agreement) with respect to the project before the date on which
the transaction becomes effective may be counted for purposes
of this subsection as being provided, or to be provided, by the
party to the transaction if and to the extent that the official
responsible for entering into the transaction determines in
writing that--
``(i) the party incurred the costs in anticipation
of entering into the transaction; and
``(ii) it was appropriate for the party to incur
the costs before the transaction became effective in
order to ensure the successful implementation of the
transaction.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `nontraditional defense contractor'
has the meaning given the term under section 2302(9) of
this title.
``(2) The term `small business' means a small
business concern as defined under section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
``(f) Follow-on Production Contracts or Transactions.--(1)
A transaction entered into under this section for a prototype
project may provide for the award of a follow-on production
contract or transaction to the participants in the transaction.
``(2) A follow-on production contract or transaction
provided for in a transaction under paragraph (1) may be
awarded to the participants in the transaction without the use
of competitive procedures, notwithstanding the requirements of
section 2304 of this title, if--
``(A) competitive procedures were used for the
selection of parties for participation in the
transaction; and
``(B) the participants in the transaction
successfully completed the prototype project provided
for in the transaction.
``(3) Contracts and transactions entered into pursuant to
this subsection may be awarded using the authority in
subsection (a), under the authority of chapter 137 of this
title, or under such procedures, terms, and conditions as the
Secretary of Defense may establish by regulation.
``(g) Authority To Provide Prototypes and Follow-on
Production Items as Government-furnished Equipment.--An
agreement entered into pursuant to the authority of subsection
(a) or a follow-on contract or transaction entered into
pursuant to the authority of subsection (f) may provide for
prototypes or follow-on production items to be provided to
another contractor as Government-furnished equipment.
``(h) Applicability of Procurement Ethics Requirements.--An
agreement entered into under the authority of this section
shall be treated as a Federal agency procurement for the
purposes of chapter 21 of title 41.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 2371a
the following new item:
``2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain
prototype projects.''.
(b) Modification to Definition of Nontraditional Defense
Contractor.--Section 2302(9) of such title is amended to read
as follows:
``(9) The term `nontraditional defense contractor',
with respect to a procurement or with respect to a
transaction authorized under section 2371(a) or 2371b
of this title, means an entity that is not currently
performing and has not performed, for at least the one-
year period preceding the solicitation of sources by
the Department of Defense for the procurement or
transaction, any contract or subcontract for the
Department of Defense that is subject to full coverage
under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant
to section 1502 of title 41 and the regulations
implementing such section.''.
(c) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 845 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public
Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is hereby repealed.
Transactions entered into under the authority of such section
845 shall remain in force and effect and shall be modified as
appropriate to reflect the amendments made by this section.
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B)
of section 1601(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)
is amended to read as follows:
``(B) sections 2371 and 2371b of title 10, United
States Code.''.
(e) Updated Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall issue updated guidance to implement the amendments made
by this section.
(f) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an
assessment of--
(1) the benefits and risks of permitting not-for-
profit defense contractors to be awarded transaction
agreements under section 2371b of title 10, United
States Code, for the purposes of cost-sharing
requirements of subsection (d)(1)(C) of such section;
and
(2) the benefits and risks of removing the cost-
sharing requirements of subsection (d)(1)(C) of such
section in their entirety.
SEC. 816. AMENDMENT TO ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR SPECIAL EMERGENCY
PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 1903(b)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$250,000''
and inserting ``$750,000''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$1,000,000''
and inserting ``$1,500,000''.
SEC. 817. REVISION OF METHOD OF ROUNDING WHEN MAKING INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT OF ACQUISITION-RELATED DOLLAR
THRESHOLDS.
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 new subparagraphs:
``(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.''.
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
SEC. 821. ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED FOR EACH MAJOR DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROGRAM, MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION
SYSTEM, AND MAJOR SYSTEM.
(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) Acquisition Strategy Required.--There shall be an
acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition
program, each major automated information system, and each
major system approved by a milestone decision authority.
``(b) Responsible Official.--For each acquisition strategy
required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics is responsible for
issuing and maintaining the requirements for--
``(1) the content of the strategy; and
``(2) the review and approval process for the
strategy.
``(c) Considerations.--(1) In issuing requirements for the
content of an acquisition strategy for a major defense
acquisition program, major automated information system, or
major system, the Under Secretary shall ensure that--
``(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed
top-level business and technical management approach
for the program or system, in sufficient detail to
allow the milestone decision authority to assess the
viability of the proposed approach, the method of
implementing laws and policies, and program objectives;
``(B) the strategy contains a clear explanation of
how the strategy is designed to be implemented with
available resources, such as time, funding, and
management capacity;
``(C) the strategy is tailored to address program
requirements and constraints; and
``(D) the strategy considers the items listed in
paragraph (2).
``(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider the
following:
``(A) An approach that delivers required capability
in increments, each depending on available mature
technology, and that recognizes up front the need for
future capability improvements.
``(B) Acquisition approach, including industrial
base considerations in accordance with section 2440 of
this title.
``(C) Risk management, including such methods as
competitive prototyping at the system, subsystem, or
component level, in accordance with section 2431b of
this title.
``(D) Business strategy, including measures to
ensure competition at the system and subsystem level
throughout the life-cycle of the program or system in
accordance with section 2337 of this title.
``(E) Contracting strategy, including--
``(i) contract type and how the type
selected relates to level of program risk in
each acquisition phase;
``(ii) how the plans for the program or
system to reduce risk enable the use of fixed-
price elements in subsequent contracts and the
timing of the use of those fixed price
elements;
``(iii) market research; and
``(iv) consideration of small business
participation.
``(F) Intellectual property strategy in accordance
with section 2320 of this title.
``(G) International involvement, including foreign
military sales and cooperative opportunities, in
accordance with section 2350a of this title.
``(H) Multiyear procurement in accordance with
section 2306b of this title.
``(I) Integration of current intelligence
assessments into the acquisition process.
``(J) Requirements related to logistics,
maintenance, and sustainment in accordance with
sections 2464 and 2466 of this title.
``(d) Review.--(1) Subject to the authority, direction, and
control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, the milestone decision authority
shall review and approve, as appropriate, the acquisition
strategy for a major defense acquisition program, major
automated information system, or major system at each of the
following times:
``(A) Milestone A approval.
``(B) The decision to release the request
for proposals for development of the program or
system.
``(C) Milestone B approval.
``(D) Each subsequent milestone.
``(E) Review of any decision to enter into
full-rate production.
``(F) When there has been--
``(i) a significant change to the
cost of the program or system;
``(ii) a critical change to the
cost of the program or system;
``(iii) a significant change to the
schedule of the program or system; or
``(iv) a significant change to the
performance of the program or system.
``(G) Any other time considered relevant by
the milestone decision authority.
``(2) If the milestone decision authority revises an
acquisition strategy for a program or system, the milestone
decision authority shall provide notice of the revision to the
congressional defense committees.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `major defense acquisition program'
has the meaning provided in section 2430 of this title.
``(2) The term `major system' has the meaning
provided in section 2302(5) of this title.
``(3) The term `Milestone A approval' means a
decision to enter into technology maturation and risk
reduction pursuant to guidance prescribed by the
Secretary of Defense for the management of Department
of Defense acquisition programs.
``(4) The term `Milestone B approval' has the
meaning provided in section 2366(e)(7) of this title.
``(5) The term `milestone decision authority', with
respect to a major defense acquisition program, major
automated information system, or major system, means
the official within the Department of Defense
designated with the overall responsibility and
authority for acquisition decisions for the program or
system, including authority to approve entry of the
program or system into the next phase of the
acquisition process.
``(6) The term `management capacity', with respect
to a major defense acquisition program, major automated
information system, or major system, means the capacity
to manage the program or system through the use of
highly qualified organizations and personnel with
appropriate experience, knowledge, and skills.
``(7) The term `significant change to the cost',
with respect to a major defense acquisition program or
major system, means a significant cost growth
threshold, as that term is defined in section
2433(a)(4) of this title.
``(8) The term `critical change to the cost', with
respect to a major defense acquisition program or major
system, means a critical cost growth threshold, as that
term is defined in section 2433(a)(5) of this title.
``(9) The term `significant change to the
schedule', with respect to a major defense acquisition
program, major automated information system, or major
system, means any schedule delay greater than six
months in a reported event.''.
(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) Additional 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''; and
(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
whether'' and inserting ``Whether'';
(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), by
striking ``The recommendation of the
Under Secretary'' and inserting ``A
recommendation to the 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. 822. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RISK MANAGEMENT IN
DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS
AND MAJOR SYSTEMS.
(a) Risk Management and Mitigation Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 144 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section
2431a (as added by section 821) the following new
section:
``Sec. 2431b. Risk management and mitigation in major defense
acquisition programs and major systems
``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that the initial acquisition strategy (required under section
2431a of this title) approved by the milestone decision
authority and any subsequent revisions include the following:
``(1) A comprehensive approach for managing and
mitigating risk (including technical, cost, and
schedule risk) during each of the following periods or
when determined appropriate by the milestone decision
authority:
``(A) The period preceding engineering
manufacturing development, or its equivalent.
``(B) The period preceding initial
production.
``(C) The period preceding full-rate
production.
``(2) An identification of the major sources of
risk in each of the periods listed in paragraph (1) to
improve programmatic decisionmaking and appropriately
minimize and manage program concurrency.
``(b) Approach to Manage and Mitigate Risks.--The
comprehensive approach to manage and mitigate risk included in
the acquisition strategy for purposes of subsection (a)(1)
shall, at a minimum, include consideration of risk mitigation
techniques such as the following:
``(1) Prototyping (including prototyping at the
system, subsystem, or component level and competitive
prototyping, where appropriate) and, if prototyping at
either the system, subsystem, or component level is not
used, an explanation of why it is not appropriate.
``(2) Modeling and simulation, the areas that
modeling and simulation will assess, and identification
of the need for development of any new modeling and
simulation tools in order to support the comprehensive
strategy.
``(3) Technology demonstrations and decision points
for disciplined transition of planned technologies into
programs or the selection of alternative technologies.
``(4) Multiple design approaches.
``(5) Alternative designs, including any designs
that meet requirements but do so with reduced
performance.
``(6) Phasing of program activities or related
technology development efforts in order to address
high-risk areas as early as feasible.
``(7) Manufacturability and industrial base
availability.
``(8) Independent risk element assessments by
outside subject matter experts.
``(9) Schedule and funding margins for identified
risks.
``(c) Preference for Prototyping.--To the maximum extent
practicable and consistent with the economical use of available
financial resources, the milestone decision authority for each
major defense acquisition program shall ensure that the
acquisition strategy for the program provides for--
``(1) the production of competitive prototypes at
the system or subsystem level before Milestone B
approval; or
``(2) if the production of competitive prototypes
is not practicable, the production of single prototypes
at the system or subsystem level.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `major
defense acquisition program' and `major system' have the
meanings provided in section 2431a of this title.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 2431a, as so added,
the following new item:
``2431b. Risk reduction in major defense acquisition programs and major
systems.''.
(b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 203 of the
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (10 U.S.C. 2430
note) is repealed.
SEC. 823. REVISION OF MILESTONE A DECISION AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Revision to Milestone a Requirements.--Section 2366a of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: determination
required before 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 that--
``(1) information about the program or subprogram
is sufficient to warrant entry of the program or
subprogram into the risk reduction phase;
``(2) the Secretary of the military department
concerned and the Chief of the armed force concerned
concur in the cost, schedule, technical feasibility,
and performance trade-offs that have been made with
regard to the program; and
``(3) there are sound plans for progression of the
program or subprogram to the development phase.
``(b) Written Determination Required.--A major defense
acquisition program or subprogram may not receive Milestone A
approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B
approval until the milestone decision authority determines in
writing, after consultation with the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council on matters related to program requirements
and military needs--
``(1) that the program fulfills an approved initial
capabilities document;
``(2) that the program has been developed in light
of appropriate market research;
``(3) if the program duplicates a capability
already provided by an existing system, the duplication
provided by such program is necessary and appropriate;
``(4) that, with respect to any identified areas of
risk, there is a plan to reduce the risk;
``(5) that planning for sustainment has been
addressed and that a determination of applicability of
core logistics capabilities requirements has been made;
``(6) that an analysis of alternatives has been
performed consistent with study guidance developed by
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation;
``(7) that a cost estimate for the program has been
submitted, with the concurrence of the Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation, and that the level
of resources required to develop, procure, and sustain
the program is sufficient for successful program
execution; and
``(8) that the program or subprogram meets any
other considerations the milestone decision authority
considers relevant.
``(c) Submission to Congress.--At the request of any of the
congressional defense committees, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the committee an explanation of the basis for a
determination made under subsection (b) with respect to a major
defense acquisition program, together with a copy of the
written determination. The explanation shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `major defense acquisition program'
has the meaning provided in section 2430 of this title.
``(2) The term `initial capabilities document'
means any capabilities requirement document approved by
the Joint Requirements Oversight Council that
establishes the need for a materiel approach to resolve
a capability gap.
``(3) The term `Milestone A approval' means a
decision to enter into technology maturation and risk
reduction pursuant to guidance prescribed by the
Secretary of Defense for the management of Department
of Defense acquisition programs.
``(4) The term `Milestone B approval' has the
meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of
this title.
``(5) The term `core logistics capabilities' means
the core logistics capabilities identified under
section 2464(a) of this title.
``(6) the term `major subprogram' means a major
subprogram of a major defense acquisition program
designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of this title.
``(7) 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.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 2366a and inserting the following:
``2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: determination required
before Milestone A approval.''.
SEC. 824. REVISION OF MILESTONE B DECISION AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Revision to Milestone B Requirements.--Section 2366b of
title 10, United Stated Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: certification
required before Milestone B approval
``(a) Certifications and Determination Required.--A major
defense acquisition program may not receive Milestone B
approval until the milestone decision authority--
``(1) has received a preliminary design review and
conducted a formal post-preliminary design review
assessment, and certifies on the basis of such
assessment that the program demonstrates a high
likelihood of accomplishing its intended mission;
``(2) further certifies that the technology in the
program has been demonstrated in a relevant
environment, as determined by the milestone decision
authority on the basis of an independent review and
assessment by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, in consultation with the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental
Test and Evaluation;
``(3) determines in writing that--
``(A) the program is affordable when
considering the ability of the Department of
Defense to accomplish the program's mission
using alternative systems;
``(B) appropriate trade-offs among cost,
schedule, technical feasibility, and
performance objectives have been made to ensure
that the program is affordable when considering
the per unit cost and the total acquisition
cost in the context of the total resources
available during the period covered by the
future-years defense program submitted during
the fiscal year in which the certification is
made;
``(C) reasonable cost and schedule
estimates have been developed to execute, with
the concurrence of the Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation, the product
development and production plan under the
program; and
``(D) funding is available to execute the
product development and production plan under
the program, through the period covered by the
future-years defense program submitted during
the fiscal year in which the certification is
made, consistent with the estimates described
in subparagraph (C) for the program;
``(E) appropriate market research has been
conducted prior to technology development to
reduce duplication of existing technology and
products;
``(F) the Department of Defense has
completed an analysis of alternatives with
respect to the program;
``(G) the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council has accomplished its duties with
respect to the program pursuant to section
181(b) of this title, including an analysis of
the operational requirements for the program;
``(H) life-cycle sustainment planning,
including corrosion prevention and mitigation
planning, has identified and evaluated relevant
sustainment costs throughout development,
production, operation, sustainment, and
disposal of the program, and any alternatives,
and that such costs are reasonable and have
been accurately estimated;
``(I) an estimate has been made of the
requirements for core logistics capabilities
and the associated sustaining workloads
required to support such requirements;
``(J) there is a plan to mitigate and
account for any costs in connection with any
anticipated de-certification of cryptographic
systems and components during the production
and procurement of the major defense
acquisition program to be acquired;
``(K) the program complies with all
relevant policies, regulations, and directives
of the Department of Defense; and
``(L) the Secretary of the military
department concerned and the Chief of the armed
force concerned concur in the trade-offs made
in accordance with subparagraph (B); and
``(4) in the case of a space system, performs a
cost benefit analysis for any new or follow-on
satellite system using a dedicated ground control
system instead of a shared ground control system,
except that no cost benefit analysis is required to be
performed under this paragraph for any Milestone B
approval of a space system after December 31, 2019.
``(b) Changes to Certifications or Determination.--(1) The
program manager for a major defense acquisition program that
has received certifications or a determination under subsection
(a) shall immediately notify the milestone decision authority
of any changes to the program or a designated major subprogram
of such program that--
``(A) alter the substantive basis for the
certifications or determination of the milestone
decision authority relating to any component of such
certifications or determination specified in paragraph
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a); or
``(B) otherwise cause the program or subprogram to
deviate significantly from the material provided to the
milestone decision authority in support of such
certifications or determination.
``(2) Upon receipt of information under paragraph (1), the
milestone decision authority may withdraw the certifications or
determination concerned or rescind Milestone B approval if the
milestone decision authority determines that such
certifications, determination, or approval are no longer valid.
``(c) Submission to Congress.--(1) The certifications and
determination under subsection (a) with respect to a major
defense acquisition program shall be submitted to the
congressional defense committees with the first Selected
Acquisition Report submitted under section 2432 of this title
after completion of the certification.
``(2) The milestone decision authority shall retain records
of the basis for the certifications and determination under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a).
``(3) At the request of any of the congressional defense
committees, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
committee an explanation of the basis for the certifications
and determination under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
subsection (a) with respect to a major defense acquisition
program. The explanation shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
``(d) Waiver for National Security.--(1) The milestone
decision authority may, at the time of Milestone B approval or
at the time that such milestone decision authority withdraws a
certification or rescinds Milestone B approval pursuant to
subsection (b)(2), waive the applicability to a major defense
acquisition program of one or more components (as specified in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a)) of the
certification and determination requirements if the milestone
decision authority determines that, but for such a waiver, the
Department would be unable to meet critical national security
objectives.
``(2) Whenever the milestone decision authority makes such
a determination and authorizes such a waiver--
``(A) the waiver, the waiver determination, and the
reasons for the waiver determination shall be submitted
in writing to the congressional defense committees
within 30 days after the waiver is authorized; and
``(B) the milestone decision authority shall review
the program not less often than annually to determine
the extent to which such program currently satisfies
the certification and determination components
specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection
(a) until such time as the milestone decision authority
determines that the program satisfies all such
certification and determination components.
``(3) The requirement in paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply
to a program for which a certification was required pursuant to
section 2433a(c) of this title if the milestone decision
authority--
``(A) determines in writing that--
``(i) the program has reached a stage in
the acquisition process at which it would not
be practicable to meet the certification
component that was waived; and
``(ii) the milestone decision authority has
taken appropriate alternative actions to
address the underlying purposes of such
certification component; and
``(B) submits the written determination, and an
explanation of the basis for the determination, to the
congressional defense committees.
``(e) Designation of Certification Status in Budget
Documentation.--Any budget request, budget justification
material, budget display, reprogramming request, Selected
Acquisition Report, or other budget documentation or
performance report submitted by the Secretary of Defense to the
President regarding a major defense acquisition program
receiving a waiver pursuant to subsection (d) shall prominently
and clearly indicate that such program has not fully satisfied
the certification requirements of this section until such time
as the milestone decision authority makes the determination
that such program has satisfied all such certification
requirements.
``(f) Nondelegation.--The milestone decision authority may
not delegate the certification requirement under subsection (a)
or the authority to waive any component of such requirement
under subsection (d).
``(g) 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 `designated 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, 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.
``(4) The term `Milestone B approval' has the
meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of
this title.
``(5) The term `core logistics capabilities' means
the core logistics capabilities identified under
section 2464(a) of this title.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2334(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended in paragraph (6)(A)(i) by
striking ``any certification under'' and inserting ``any
decision to grant milestone approval pursuant to''.
SEC. 825. DESIGNATION OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Section 2430 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d)(1) The milestone decision authority for a major
defense acquisition program reaching Milestone A after October
1, 2016, shall be the service acquisition executive of the
military department that is managing the program, unless the
Secretary of Defense designates, under paragraph (2), another
official to serve as the milestone decision authority.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense may designate an alternate
milestone decision authority for a program with respect to
which--
``(A) the Secretary determines that the program is
addressing a joint requirement;
``(B) the Secretary determines that the program is
best managed by a Defense Agency;
``(C) the program has incurred a unit cost increase
greater than the significant cost threshold or critical
cost threshold under section 2433 of this title;
``(D) the program is critical to a major
interagency requirement or technology development
effort, or has significant international partner
involvement; or
``(E) the Secretary determines that an alternate
official serving as the milestone decision authority
will best provide for the program to achieve desired
cost, schedule, and performance outcomes.
``(3)(A) After designating an alternate milestone decision
authority under paragraph (2) for a program, the Secretary of
Defense may revert the position of milestone decision authority
for the program back to the service acquisition executive upon
request of the Secretary of the military department concerned.
A decision on the request shall be made within 180 days after
receipt of the request from the Secretary of the military
department concerned.
``(B) If the Secretary of Defense denies the request for
reversion of the milestone decision authority back to the
service acquisition executive, the Secretary shall report to
the congressional defense committees on the basis of the
Secretary's decision that an alternate official serving as
milestone decision authority will best provide for the program
to achieve desired cost, schedule, and performance outcomes. No
such reversion is authorized after a program has incurred a
unit cost increase greater than the significant cost threshold
or critical cost threshold under section 2433 of this title,
except in exceptional circumstances.
``(4)(A) For each major defense acquisition program, the
Secretary of the military department concerned and the Chief of
the armed force concerned shall, in each Selected Acquisition
Report required under section 2432 of this title, certify that
program requirements are stable and funding is adequate to meet
cost, schedule, and performance objectives for the program and
identify and report to the congressional defense committees on
any increased risk to the program since the last report.
``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall review the acquisition
oversight process for major defense acquisition programs and
shall limit outside requirements for documentation to an
absolute minimum on those programs where the service
acquisition executive of the military department that is
managing the program is the milestone decision authority and
ensure that any policies, procedures, and activities related to
oversight efforts conducted outside of the military departments
with regard to major defense acquisition programs shall be
implemented in a manner that does not unnecessarily increase
program costs or impede program schedules.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 133(b)(5) of such title
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, except that the Under Secretary shall exercise
advisory authority, subject to the authority, direction, and
control of the Secretary of Defense, over service acquisition
programs for which the service acquisition executive is the
milestone decision authority''.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a plan for implementing subsection
(d) of section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Guidance.--The Deputy Chief Management Officer
of the Department of Defense, in consultation with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics and the service acquisition executives,
shall issue guidance to ensure that by not later than
October 1, 2016, the acquisition policy, guidance, and
practices of the Department of Defense conform to the
requirements of subsection (d) of section 2430 of title
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of
this section. The guidance shall be designed to ensure
a streamlined decisionmaking and approval process and
to minimize any information requests, consistent with
the requirement of paragraph (4)(A) of such subsection
(d).
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1,
2016.
SEC. 826. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR PROGRAM
DEFINITION PERIODS.
(a) Revised Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall revise Department of Defense guidance for major
defense acquisition programs to address the tenure and
accountability of program managers for the program definition
period of major defense acquisition programs.
(b) Program Definition Period.--For the purposes of this
section, the term ``program definition period'', with respect
to a major defense acquisition program, means the period
beginning with initiation of the program and ending with
Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval in the
case of a space program).
(c) Responsibilities.--The revised guidance required by
subsection (a) shall provide that the program manager for the
program definition period of a major defense acquisition
program is responsible for--
(1) bringing technologies to maturity and
identifying the manufacturing processes that will be
needed to carry out the program;
(2) ensuring continuing focus during program
development on meeting stated mission requirements and
other requirements of the Department of Defense;
(3) recommending trade-offs between program cost,
schedule, and performance for the life-cycle of the
program;
(4) developing a business case for the program; and
(5) ensuring that appropriate information is
available to the milestone decision authority to make a
decision on Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point
B approval in the case of a space program), including
information necessary to make the certification
required by section 2366a of title 10, United States
Code.
(d) Qualifications, Resources, and Tenure.--The Secretary
of Defense shall ensure that each program manager for the
program definition period of a major defense acquisition
program--
(1) has the appropriate management, engineering,
technical, and financial expertise needed to meet the
responsibilities assigned pursuant to subsection (c);
(2) is provided the resources and support
(including systems engineering expertise, cost-
estimating expertise, and software development
expertise) needed to meet such responsibilities; and
(3) is assigned to the program manager position for
such program until such time as such program receives
Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval
in the case of a space program), unless removed for
cause or due to exceptional circumstances.
(e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive the
requirement in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) upon a
determination that the program definition period will take so
long that it would not be appropriate for a single individual
to serve as program manager for the entire period covered by
such paragraph.
SEC. 827. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR PROGRAM
EXECUTION PERIODS.
(a) Revised Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall revise Department of Defense guidance for major
defense acquisition programs to address the tenure and
accountability of program managers for the program execution
period of major defense acquisition programs.
(b) Program Execution Period.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``program execution period'', with respect to
a major defense acquisition program, means the period beginning
with Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval in
the case of a space program) and ending with declaration of
initial operational capability.
(c) Responsibilities.--The revised guidance required by
subsection (a) shall--
(1) require the program manager for the program
execution period of a major defense acquisition program
to enter into a performance agreement with the
manager's immediate supervisor for such program within
six months of assignment, that--
(A) establishes expected parameters for the
cost, schedule, and performance of the program
consistent with the business case for the
program;
(B) provides the commitment of the
supervisor to provide the level of funding and
resources required to meet such parameters; and
(C) provides the assurance of the program
manager that such parameters are achievable and
that the program manager will be accountable
for meeting such parameters; and
(2) provide the program manager with the authority
to--
(A) consult on the addition of new program
requirements that would be inconsistent with
the parameters established in the performance
agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph
(1);
(B) recommend trade-offs between cost,
schedule, and performance, provided that such
trade-offs are consistent with the parameters
established in the performance agreement
entered into pursuant to paragraph (1); and
(C) develop such interim goals and
milestones as may be required to achieve the
parameters established in the performance
agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph
(1).
(d) Qualifications, Resources, and Tenure.--The Secretary
shall ensure that each program manager for the program
execution period of a defense acquisition program--
(1) has the appropriate management, engineering,
technical, and financial expertise needed to meet the
responsibilities assigned pursuant to subsection (c);
(2) is provided the resources and support
(including systems engineering expertise, cost
estimating expertise, and software development
expertise) needed to meet such responsibilities; and
(3) is assigned to the program manager position for
such program during the program execution period,
unless removed for cause or due to exceptional
circumstances.
(e) Waiver Authority.--The immediate supervisor of a
program manager for a major defense acquisition program may
waive the requirement in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) upon a
determination that the program execution period will take so
long that it would not be appropriate for a single individual
to serve as program manager for the entire program execution
period.
SEC. 828. PENALTY FOR COST OVERRUNS.
(a) In General.--For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal
year 2015, the Secretary of each military department shall pay
a penalty for cost overruns on the covered major defense
acquisition programs of the military department.
(b) Calculation of Penalty.--For the purposes of this
section:
(1) The amount of the cost overrun or underrun on
any major defense acquisition program or subprogram in
a fiscal year is the difference between the current
program acquisition unit cost for the program or
subprogram and the program acquisition unit cost for
the program as shown in the original Baseline Estimate
for the program or subprogram, multiplied by the
quantity of items to be purchased under the program or
subprogram, as reported in the final Selected
Acquisition Report for the fiscal year in accordance
with section 2432 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Cost overruns or underruns for covered major
defense acquisition programs that are joint programs of
more than one military department shall be allocated
among the military departments in percentages
determined by the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
(3) The cumulative amount of cost overruns for a
military department in a fiscal year is the sum of the
cost overruns and cost underruns for all covered major
defense acquisition programs of the department in the
fiscal year (including cost overruns or underruns
allocated to the military department in accordance with
paragraph (2)).
(4) The cost overrun penalty for a military
department in a fiscal year is three percent of the
cumulative amount of cost overruns of the military
department in the fiscal year, as determined pursuant
to paragraph (3), except that the cost overrun penalty
may not be a negative amount.
(c) Transfer of Funds.--
(1) Reduction of research, development, test, and
evaluation accounts.--Not later than 60 days after the
end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year
2015, the Secretary of each military department shall
reduce each research, development, test, and evaluation
account of the military department by the percentage
determined under paragraph (2), and remit such amount
to the Secretary of Defense.
(2) Determination of amount.--The percentage
reduction to research, development, test, and
evaluation accounts of a military department referred
to in paragraph (1) is the percentage reduction to such
accounts necessary to equal the cost overrun penalty
for the fiscal year for such department determined
pursuant to subsection (b)(4).
(3) Crediting of funds.--Any amount remitted under
paragraph (1) shall be credited to the Rapid
Prototyping Fund established pursuant to section 804 of
this Act.
(d) Covered Programs.--A major defense acquisition program
is covered under this section if the original Baseline Estimate
was established for such program under paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 2435(d) of title 10, United States Code, on or after
May 22, 2009 (which is the date of the enactment of the Weapon
Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23)).
SEC. 829. 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. 3466), is further 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. 830. CONFIGURATION STEERING BOARDS FOR COST CONTROL UNDER MAJOR
DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
Section 814(c)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122
Stat. 4529; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after ``for the following:'' the
following new subparagraph:
``(A) Monitoring changes in program
requirements and ensuring the Chief of Staff of
the Armed Force concerned, in consultation with
the Secretary of the military department
concerned, approves of any proposed changes
that could have an adverse effect on program
cost or schedule.''.
SEC. 831. 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 moving those
paragraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left;
and
(4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``and operations and
support,'' and inserting ``operations and
support, and trained manpower to operate,
maintain, and support the program upon full
operational deployment,''; and
(B) by striking ``; and'' 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 table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 144 of such title is amended
by striking the item relating to section 2434 and
inserting the following:
``2434. Independent cost estimates.''.
SEC. 832. REVISION TO DUTIES OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND EVALUATION AND
THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
Section 139b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and
approve or disapprove''; and
(B) 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 ``in accordance with
subsection (c))''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(5)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and
approve''; and
(B) 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''.
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce
SEC. 841. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FUND.
(a) Modifications to Department of Defense Acquisition
Workforce Development Fund.--Section 1705 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by amending
subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the
applicable percentage for a fiscal year is the
percentage that results in the credit to the
Fund of $500,000,000 in each fiscal year.'';
(B) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (D)--
(i) by striking ``an amount
specified in subparagraph (C)'' and
inserting ``the amount specified in
subparagraph (C)''; and
(ii) by striking ``an amount that
is less than'' and all that follows
through the end and inserting ``an
amount that is less than
$400,000,000.''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``24-
month period'' and inserting ``36-month
period'';
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``60 days'' and
inserting ``120 days''; and
(3) in subsection (g)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by striking ``acquisition workforce
positions'' and inserting ``of positions in the
acquisition workforce, as defined in subsection
(h),'';
(C) by striking ``Authority.--'' and all
that follows through ``For purposes of'' in
paragraph (1) and inserting ``Authority.--For
purposes of'';
(D) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting
``(1)'';
(E) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting
``(2)''; and
(F) by aligning paragraphs (1) and (2), as
designated by subparagraphs (D) and (E), so as
to be two ems from the left margin.
(b) Modifications to Biennial Strategic Workforce Plan.--
Section 115b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the defense
acquisition workforce, including both military and
civilian personnel'' and inserting ``the military,
civilian, and contractor personnel that directly
support the acquisition processes of the Department of
Defense, including persons serving in acquisition-
related positions designated by the Secretary of
Defense under section 1721 of this title'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(D)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
(iii); and
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the
following new clause:
``(ii) a description of steps that will be
taken to address any new or expanded critical
skills and competencies the civilian employee
workforce will need to address recent trends in
defense acquisition, emerging best practices,
changes in the Government and commercial
marketplace, and new requirements established
in law or regulation; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), contractor
personnel shall be treated as directly supporting the
acquisition processes of the Department if, and to the extent
that, such contractor personnel perform functions in support of
personnel in Department of Defense positions designated by the
Secretary of Defense under section 1721 of this title.''.
SEC. 842. DUAL-TRACK MILITARY PROFESSIONALS IN OPERATIONAL AND
ACQUISITION SPECIALITIES.
(a) Requirement for Chief of Staff Involvement.--Section
1722a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``military department)'' the following: ``, in
collaboration with the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of
Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the
Commandant of the Marine Corps (with respect to the Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Marine Corps, respectively),''.
(b) Dual-track Career Path.--Section 1722a(b) of such title
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``single-track''
before ``career path''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) A dual-track career path that attracts the
highest quality officers and enlisted personnel and
allows them to gain experience in and receive credit
for a primary career in combat arms and a functional
secondary career in the acquisition field in order to
more closely align the military operational,
requirements, and acquisition workforces of each armed
force.''.
SEC. 843. PROVISION OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT CREDIT FOR ACQUISITION
DUTY.
Section 668(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
(D);
(2) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (E) and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) acquisition matters addressed by military
personnel and covered under chapter 87 of this
title.''.
SEC. 844. MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF
MARKET RESEARCH.
(a) Mandatory Market Research Training.--Section 2377 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(d) Market Research Training Required.--The Secretary of
Defense shall provide mandatory training for members of the
armed forces and employees of the Department of Defense
responsible for the conduct of market research required under
subsection (c). Such mandatory training shall, at a minimum--
``(1) provide comprehensive information on the
subject of market research and the function of market
research in the acquisition of commercial items;
``(2) teach best practices for conducting and
documenting market research; and
``(3) provide methodologies for establishing
standard processes and reports for collecting and
sharing market research across the Department.''.
(b) Incorporation Into Management Certification Training
Mandate.--The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall
ensure that the requirements of section 2377(d) of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), are
incorporated into the requirements management certification
training mandate of the Joint Capabilities Integration
Development System.
SEC. 845. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS.
(a) Requirement for Study.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall enter into a contract with an independent research entity
described in subsection (b) to carry out a comprehensive study
of the strategic planning of the Department of Defense related
to the defense acquisition workforce. The study shall provide a
comprehensive examination of the Department's efforts to
recruit, develop, and retain the acquisition workforce with a
specific review of the following:
(1) The implementation of the Defense Acquisition
Workforce Improvement Act (including chapter 87 of
title 10, United States Code).
(2) The application of the Department of Defense
Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (as established
under section 1705 of title 10, United States Code).
(3) The effectiveness of professional military
education programs, including fellowships and exchanges
with industry.
(b) Independent Research Entity.--The entity described in
this subsection is an independent research entity that is a
not-for-profit entity or a federally funded research and
development center with appropriate expertise and analytical
capability.
(c) Reports.--
(1) To secretary.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the independent
research entity shall provide to the Secretary a report
containing--
(A) the results of the study required by
subsection (a); and
(B) such recommendations to improve the
acquisition workforce as the independent
research entity considers to be appropriate.
(2) To congress.--Not later than 30 days after
receipt of the report under paragraph (1), the
Secretary of Defense shall submit such report, together
with any additional views or recommendations of the
Secretary, to the congressional defense committees.
SEC. 846. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE CIVILIAN ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) Extension.--Section 1762(g) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 2017'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2020''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Such section is further amended
by striking ``demonstration program'' and inserting
``demonstration project''.
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items
SEC. 851. PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.
(a) Commercial Item Determinations by Department of
Defense.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 140 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 2380. Commercial item determinations by Department of Defense
``The Secretary of Defense shall--
``(1) establish and maintain a centralized
capability with necessary expertise and resources to
oversee the making of commercial item determinations
for the purposes of procurements by the Department of
Defense; and
``(2) provide public access to Department of
Defense commercial item determinations for the purposes
of procurements by the Department of Defense.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
``2380. Commercial item determinations by Department of Defense.''.
(b) Commercial Item Exception to Submission of Cost and
Pricing Data.--Section 2306a(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) Commercial item determination.--(A) For
purposes of applying the commercial item exception
under paragraph (1)(B) to the required submission of
certified cost or pricing data, the contracting officer
may presume that a prior commercial item determination
made by a military department, a Defense Agency, or
another component of the Department of Defense shall
serve as a determination for subsequent procurements of
such item.
``(B) If the contracting officer does not make the
presumption described in subparagraph (A) and instead
chooses to proceed with a procurement of an item
previously determined to be a commercial item using
procedures other than the procedures authorized for the
procurement of a commercial item, the contracting
officer shall request a review of the commercial item
determination by the head of the contracting activity.
``(C) Not later than 30 days after receiving a
request for review of a commercial item determination
under subparagraph (B), the head of a contracting
activity shall--
``(i) confirm that the prior determination
was appropriate and still applicable; or
``(ii) issue a revised determination with a
written explanation of the basis for the
revision.''.
(c) Definition of Commercial Item.--Nothing in this section
or the amendments made by this section shall affect the meaning
of the term ``commercial item'' under subsection (a)(5) of
section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, or any
requirement under subsection (a)(3) or subsection (c) of such
section.
(d) Regulations Update.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall be updated to reflect
the requirements of this section and the amendments made by
this section.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed to preclude
the contracting officer for the procurement of a commercial
item from requiring the contractor to supply information that
is sufficient to determine the reasonableness of price,
regardless of whether or not the contractor was required to
provide such information in connection with any earlier
procurement.
SEC. 852. MODIFICATION TO INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY
OFFEROR IN PROCUREMENT OF MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS AS
COMMERCIAL ITEMS.
(a) Requirement for Determination.--Subsection (a) of
section 2379 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2).
(b) Treatment of Subsystems as Commercial Items.--
Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``only if'' and inserting ``if either'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``that--'' and all that
follows through ``the subsystem is a'' and
inserting ``that the subsystem is a'';
(B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (B).
(c) Treatment of Components as Commercial Items.--
Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking ``title only if'' and inserting
``title if either''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``that--'' and all that
follows through ``the component or'' and
inserting ``that the component or'';
(B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(C) by striking clause (ii).
(d) Information Submitted.--Subsection (d) of such section
is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Information Submitted.--(1) To the extent necessary
to determine the reasonableness of the price for items acquired
under this section, the contracting officer shall require the
offeror to submit--
``(A) prices paid for the same or similar
commercial items under comparable terms and conditions
by both Government and commercial customers;
``(B) if the contracting officer determines that
the offeror does not have access to and cannot provide
sufficient information described in subparagraph (A) to
determine the reasonableness of price, information on--
``(i) prices for the same or similar items
sold under different terms and conditions;
``(ii) prices for similar levels of work or
effort on related products or services;
``(iii) prices for alternative solutions or
approaches; and
``(iv) other relevant information that can
serve as the basis for a price assessment; and
``(C) if the contracting officer determines that
the information submitted pursuant to subparagraphs (A)
and (B) is not sufficient to determine the
reasonableness of price, other relevant information
regarding the basis for price or cost, including
information on labor costs, material costs, and
overhead rates.
``(2) An offeror may not be required to submit information
described in paragraph (1)(C) with regard to a commercially
available off-the-shelf item and may be required to submit such
information with regard to any other item that was developed
exclusively at private expense only after the head of the
contracting activity determines in writing that the information
submitted pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) is not
sufficient to determine the reasonableness of price.''.
(e) Conforming Amendment to Truth in Negotiations Act.--
Section 2306a(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If the
contracting officer determines that the offeror does not have
access to and cannot provide sufficient information on prices
for the same or similar items to determine the reasonableness
of price, the contracting officer shall require the submission
of information on prices for similar levels of work or effort
on related products or services, prices for alternative
solutions or approaches, and other information that is relevant
to the determination of a fair and reasonable price.''.
SEC. 853. USE OF RECENT PRICES PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE
DETERMINATION OF PRICE REASONABLENESS.
Section 2306a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as
amended by section 851, is further amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(5) A contracting officer shall consider evidence
provided by an offeror of recent purchase prices paid
by the Government for the same or similar commercial
items in establishing price reasonableness on a
subsequent purchase if the contracting officer is
satisfied that the prices previously paid remain a
valid reference for comparison after considering the
totality of other relevant factors such as the time
elapsed since the prior purchase and any differences in
the quantities purchased or applicable terms and
conditions.''.
SEC. 854. REPORT ON DEFENSE-UNIQUE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE PROCUREMENT
OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-
THE-SHELF ITEMS.
(a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report identifying
the defense-unique provisions of law that are applicable for
procurement of commercial items or commercial off-the-shelf
items, both at the prime contract and subcontract level. The
report--
(1) shall discuss the impact--
(A) of limiting the inclusion of clauses in
contracts for commercial items or commercial
off-the-shelf items to those that are required
to implement law or Executive orders or are
determined to be consistent with standard
commercial practice; and
(B) of limiting flow down of clauses in
subcontracts for commercial items or commercial
off the shelf-items to those that are required
to implement law or Executive order; and
(2) shall provide a listing of all standard clauses
used in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12
contracts, including a justification for the inclusion
of each.
(b) Deadline for Submission.--The report under subsection
(a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 855. MARKET RESEARCH AND PREFERENCE FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS.
(a) Guidance Required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall issue
guidance to ensure that acquisition officials of the Department
of Defense fully comply with the requirements of section 2377
of title 10, United States Code, regarding market research and
commercial items. The guidance issued pursuant to this
subsection shall, at a minimum--
(1) provide that the head of an agency may not
enter into a contract in excess of the simplified
acquisition threshold for information technology
products or services that are not commercial items
unless the head of the agency determines in writing
that no commercial items are suitable to meet the
agency's needs as provided in subsection (c)(2) of such
section; and
(2) ensure that market research conducted in
accordance with subsection (c) of such section is used,
where appropriate, to inform price reasonableness
determinations.
(b) Review Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman and the Vice
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics, shall review Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Instruction 3170.01, the Manual for the Operation of the Joint
Capabilities Integration and Development System, and other
documents governing the requirements development process and
revise these documents as necessary to ensure that the
Department of Defense fully complies with the requirement in
section 2377(c) of title 10, United States Code, and section
10.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for Federal
agencies to conduct appropriate market research before
developing new requirements.
(c) Market Research Defined.--For the purposes of this
section, the term ``market research'' means a review of
existing systems, subsystems, capabilities, and technologies
that are available or could be made available to meet the needs
of the Department of Defense in whole or in part. The review
may include any of the techniques for conducting market
research provided in section 10.002(b)(2) of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation and shall include, at a minimum,
contacting knowledgeable individuals in Government and industry
regarding existing market capabilities.
SEC. 856. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF PROCUREMENTS FROM COMMERCIAL
ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.
(a) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), prior to converting the procurement of commercial
items or services valued at more than $1,000,000 from
commercial acquisition procedures under part 12 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation to noncommercial
acquisition procedures under part 15 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation, the contracting officer for the
procurement shall determine in writing that--
(A) the earlier use of commercial
acquisition procedures under part 12 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation was in error or
based on inadequate information; and
(B) the Department of Defense will realize
a cost savings compared to the cost of
procuring a similar quantity or level of such
item or service using commercial acquisition
procedures.
(2) Requirement for approval of determination by
head of contracting activity.--In the case of a
procurement valued at more than $100,000,000, a
contract may not be awarded pursuant to a conversion of
the procurement described in paragraph (1) until--
(A) the head of the contracting activity
approves the determination made under paragraph
(1); and
(B) a copy of the determination so approved
is provided to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics.
(b) Factors to Be Considered.--In making a determination
under paragraph (1), the determining official shall, at a
minimum, consider the following factors:
(1) The estimated cost of research and development
to be performed by the existing contractor to improve
future products or services.
(2) The transaction costs for the Department of
Defense and the contractor in assessing and responding
to data requests to support a conversion to
noncommercial acquisition procedures.
(3) Changes in purchase quantities.
(4) Costs associated with potential procurement
delays resulting from the conversion.
(c) Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
develop procedures to track conversions of future contracts and
subcontracts for improved analysis and reporting and shall
revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
reflect the requirement in subsection (a).
(d) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the implementation of subsection (a), including any
procurements converted as described in that subsection.
(e) Sunset.--The requirements of this section shall
terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 857. TREATMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONTRADITIONAL
DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 140 of title 10, United States
Code, as amended by section 851, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided by
nontraditional defense contractors as commercial
items
``Notwithstanding section 2376(1) of this title, items and
services provided by nontraditional defense contractors (as
that term is defined in section 2302(9) of this title) may be
treated by the head of an agency as commercial items for
purposes of this chapter.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 140 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 2380, as added by section
851, the following new item:
``2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional
defense contractors as commercial items.''.
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters
SEC. 861. AMENDMENT TO MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 831 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104
Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``designed to
enhance'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting the following: ``designed to--
``(1) enhance the capabilities of disadvantaged small
business concerns to perform as subcontractors and suppliers
under Department of Defense contracts and other contracts and
subcontracts; and
``(2) increase the participation of such business concerns
as subcontractors and suppliers under Department of Defense
contracts, other Federal Government contracts, and commercial
contracts.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``to receive
such assistance at any time'' and inserting
``concurrently, and the authority to enter into
agreements under subsection (e) shall only be available
to such concern during the 5-year period beginning on
the date such concern enters into the first such
agreement'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2)
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and
conforming the margins accordingly); and
(B) by inserting before clause (i) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(1) the mentor firm is not affiliated with the
protege firm prior to the approval of that agreement;
and
``(2) the mentor firm demonstrates that it--
``(A) is qualified to provide assistance
that will contribute to the purpose of the
program;
``(B) is of good financial health and
character and does not appear on a Federal list
of debarred or suspended contractors; and
``(C) can impart value to a protege firm
because of experience gained as a Department of
Defense contractor or through knowledge of
general business operations and government
contracting, as demonstrated by evidence that--
'';
(4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as
follows:
``(1) A developmental program for the protege firm,
in such detail as may be reasonable, including--
``(A) factors to assess the protege firm's
developmental progress under the program;
``(B) a description of the quantitative and
qualitative benefits to the Department of
Defense from the agreement, if applicable; and
``(C) goals for additional awards that
protege firm can compete for outside the
Mentor-Protege Program.'';
(5) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking
``business development,'';
(B) by striking paragraph (6); and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (7) as
paragraph (6);
(6) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``paragraphs (1) and (7) of
subsection (f)'' and inserting
``paragraphs (1) and (6) of subsection
(f) (except as provided in subparagraph
(D))'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``under subsection (l)(2)'';
and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) The Secretary may not reimburse any fee
assessed by the mentor firm for services provided to
the protege firm pursuant to subsection (f)(6) or for
business development expenses incurred by the mentor
firm under a contract awarded to the mentor firm while
participating in a joint venture with the protege
firm.''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking
``subsection (f)(7)'' and inserting
``subsection (f)(6)'';
(7) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ``(15 U.S.C.
631 et seq.)'' after ``Small Business Act'';
(8) in subsection (j)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking
``September 30, 2015'' and inserting
``September 30, 2018''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking
``September 30, 2018'' and inserting
``September 30, 2021'';
(9) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection
(n);
(10) by inserting after subsection (k) the
following new subsections:
``(l) Report by Mentor Firms.--To comply with section
8(d)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(7)), each
mentor firm shall submit a report to the Secretary not less
than once each fiscal year that includes, for the preceding
fiscal year--
``(1) all technical or management assistance
provided by mentor firm personnel for the purposes
described in subsection (f)(1);
``(2) any new awards of subcontracts on a
competitive or noncompetitive basis to the protege firm
under Department of Defense contracts or other
contracts, including the value of such subcontracts;
``(3) any extensions, increases in the scope of
work, or additional payments not previously reported
for prior awards of subcontracts on a competitive or
noncompetitive basis to the protege firm under
Department of Defense contracts or other contracts,
including the value of such subcontracts;
``(4) the amount of any payment of progress
payments or advance payments made to the protege firm
for performance under any subcontract made under the
Mentor-Protege Program;
``(5) any loans made by mentor firm to the protege
firm;
``(6) all Federal contracts awarded to the mentor
firm and the protege firm as a joint venture,
designating whether the award was a restricted
competition or a full and open competition;
``(7) any assistance obtained by the mentor firm
for the protege firm from one or more--
``(A) small business development centers
established pursuant to section 21 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648);
``(B) entities providing procurement
technical assistance pursuant to chapter 142 of
title 10, United States Code; or
``(C) historically Black colleges or
universities or minority institutions of higher
education;
``(8) whether there have been any changes to the
terms of the mentor-protege agreement; and
``(9) a narrative describing the success assistance
provided under subsection (f) has had in addressing the
developmental needs of the protege firm, the impact on
Department of Defense contracts, and addressing any
problems encountered.
``(m) Review of Report by the Office of Small Business
Programs.--The Office of Small Business Programs of the
Department of Defense shall review the report required by
subsection (l) and, if the Office finds that the mentor-protege
agreement is not furthering the purpose of the Mentor-Protege
Program, decide not to approve any continuation of the
agreement.''; and
(11) in subsection (n) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``means a
business concern that meets the requirements of
section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto'' and inserting ``has the
meaning given such term under section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``means:'' and
inserting ``means a firm that has less
than half the size standard
corresponding to its primary North
American Industry Classification System
code, is not owned or managed by
individuals or entities that directly
or indirectly have stock options or
convertible securities in the mentor
firm, and is--'';
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by
striking ``the severely disabled'' and
inserting ``severely disabled
individuals'';
(iii) in subparagraph (G), by
striking ``Small Business Act.'' and
inserting ``Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(p)); or''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(H) a small business concern that--
``(i) is a nontraditional defense
contractor, as such term is defined in
section 2302 of title 10, United States
Code; or
``(ii) currently provides goods or
services in the private sector that are
critical to enhancing the capabilities
of the defense supplier base and
fulfilling key Department of Defense
needs.'';
(C) by amending paragraph (8) to read as
follows:
``(8) The term `severely disabled individual' means
an individual who is blind (as defined in section 8501
of title 41, United States Code) or a severely disabled
individual (as defined in such section).''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(9) The term `affiliated', with respect to the
relationship between a mentor firm and a protege firm,
means--
``(A) the mentor firm shares, directly or
indirectly, with the protege firm ownership or
management of the protege firm;
``(B) the mentor firm has an agreement, at
the time the mentor firm enters into a mentor-
protege agreement under subsection (e), to
merge with the protege firm;
``(C) the owners and managers of the mentor
firm are the parent, child, spouse, sibling,
aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandparent,
grandchild, or first cousin of an owner or
manager of the protege firm;
``(D) the mentor firm has, during the 2-
year period before entering into a mentor-
protege agreement, employed any officer,
director, principal stock holder, managing
member, or key employee of the protege firm;
``(E) the mentor firm has engaged in a
joint venture with the protege firm during the
2-year period before entering into a mentor-
protege agreement, unless such joint venture
was approved by the Small Business
Administration prior to making any offer on a
contract;
``(F) the mentor firm is, directly or
indirectly, the primary party providing
contracts to the protege firm, as measured by
the dollar value of the contracts; and
``(G) the Small Business Administration has
made a determination of affiliation or control
under subsection (h).''.
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall apply to a mentor-protege agreement made
pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-
510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) entered into
after the date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
(2) Retroactivity of report and review
requirements.--The amendments made by subsection
(a)(10) shall apply to a mentor-protege agreement made
pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-
510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) entered into
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2016.
SEC. 862. AMENDMENTS TO DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
(a) In General.--Section 15(s) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 644(s)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraphs:
``(4) Implementation.--Not later than October 1,
2016, the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall implement the plan described in
this subsection.
``(5) Certification.--The Administrator shall
annually provide to the Committee on Small Business of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a
certification of the accuracy and completeness of data
reported on bundled and consolidated contracts.''.
(b) GAO Study.--
(1) Study.--Not later than October 1, 2017, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate
a study on the effectiveness of the plan described in
section 15(s) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(s)) that shall assess whether contracts were
accurately labeled as bundled or consolidated.
(2) Contracts evaluated.--For the purposes of
conducting the study described in paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General of the United States--
(A) shall evaluate, for work in each of
sectors 23, 33, 54, and 56 (as defined by the
North American Industry Classification System),
not fewer than 100 contracts in each sector;
(B) shall evaluate only those contracts--
(i) awarded by an agency listed in
section 901(b) of title 31, United
States Code; and
(ii) that have a Base and Exercised
Options Value, an Action Obligation, or
a Base and All Options Value (as such
terms are defined in the Federal
Procurement Data System described in
section 1122(a)(4)(A) of title 41,
United States Code, or any successor
system); and
(C) shall not evaluate contracts that have
used any set-aside authority.
(3) Report.--Not later than 12 months after
initiating the study required by paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall report
to the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate on the results from such
study and, if warranted, any recommendations on how to
improve the quality of data reported on bundled and
consolidated contracts.
SEC. 863. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION FOR ACQUISITION STRATEGIES.
(a) Notice Requirement for the Head of a Contracting
Agency.--Section 15(e)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(e)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Strategy specifications.--If the head of a
contracting agency determines that an acquisition plan
for a procurement involves a substantial bundling of
contract requirements, the head of a contracting agency
shall publish a notice on a public website that such
determination has been made not later than 7 days after
making such determination. Any solicitation for a
procurement related to the acquisition plan may not be
published earlier than 7 days after such notice is
published. Along with the publication of the
solicitation, the head of a contracting agency shall
publish a justification for the determination, which
shall include the following information:
``(A) The specific benefits anticipated to
be derived from the bundling of contract
requirements and a determination that such
benefits justify the bundling.
``(B) An identification of any alternative
contracting approaches that would involve a
lesser degree of bundling of contract
requirements.
``(C) An assessment of--
``(i) the specific impediments to
participation by small business
concerns as prime contractors that
result from the bundling of contract
requirements; and
``(ii) the specific actions
designed to maximize participation of
small business concerns as
subcontractors (including suppliers) at
various tiers under the contract or
contracts that are awarded to meet the
requirements.''.
(b) Notice Requirement for the Senior Procurement Executive
or Chief Acquisition Officer.--Section 44(c)(2) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(C) Notice.--Not later than 7 days after
making a determination that an acquisition
strategy involving a consolidation of contract
requirements is necessary and justified under
subparagraph (A), the senior procurement
executive or Chief Acquisition Officer shall
publish a notice on a public website that such
determination has been made. Any solicitation
for a procurement related to the acquisition
strategy may not be published earlier than 7
days after such notice is published. Along with
the publication of the solicitation, the senior
procurement executive or Chief Acquisition
Officer shall publish a justification for the
determination, which shall include the
information in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of
paragraph (1).''.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 44(c)(1) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(1)) is amended by striking
``Subject to paragraph (4), the head'' and inserting ``The
head''.
SEC. 864. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS
CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.
(a) Procurement Contracts.--Section 8(a)(17) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``any
procurement contract'' and all that follows through
``section 15'' and inserting ``any procurement
contract, which contract has as its principal purpose
the supply of a product to be let pursuant to this
subsection, subsection (m), section 15(a), section 31,
or section 36,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) Limitation.--This paragraph shall not apply
to a contract that has as its principal purpose the
acquisition of services or construction.''.
(b) Subcontractor Contracts.--Section 46(a)(4) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s(a)(4)) is amended by striking
``for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies'' and
inserting ``which is principally for supplies from a regular
dealer in such supplies, and which is not a contract
principally for services or construction''.
SEC. 865. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
SPECIALISTS, COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES, AND
PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Business Opportunity Specialist Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Section 4 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 633) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(g) Certification Requirements for Business Opportunity
Specialists.--
``(1) In general.--Consistent with the requirements
of paragraph (2), a Business Opportunity Specialist
described under section 7(j)(10)(D) shall have a Level
I Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or
any successor certification) or the equivalent
Department of Defense certification, except that a
Business Opportunity Specialist who was serving on or
before January 3, 2013, may continue to serve as a
Business Opportunity Specialist for a period of 5 years
beginning on such date without such a certification.
``(2) Delay of certification requirement.--
``(A) Timing.--The certification described
in paragraph (1) is not required for any person
serving as a Business Opportunity Specialist
until the date that is one calendar year after
the date such person is appointed as a Business
Opportunity Specialist.
``(B) Application.--The requirements of
subparagraph (A) shall--
``(i) be included in any initial
job posting for the position of a
Business Opportunity Specialist; and
``(ii) apply to any person
appointed as a Business Opportunity
Specialist after January 3, 2013.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 7(j)(10)(D)(i)
of such Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10)(D)(i)) is amended by
striking the second sentence.
(b) Commercial Market Representative Requirements.--Section
4 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633), as amended by
subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(h) Certification Requirements for Commercial Market
Representatives.--
``(1) In general.--Consistent with the requirements
of paragraph (2), a commercial market representative
referred to in section 15(q)(3) shall have a Level I
Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or
any successor certification) or the equivalent
Department of Defense certification, except that a
commercial market representative who was serving on or
before the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 may
continue to serve as a commercial market representative
for a period of 5 years beginning on such date without
such a certification.
``(2) Delay of certification requirement.--
``(A) Timing.--The certification described
in paragraph (1) is not required for any person
serving as a commercial market representative
until the date that is one calendar year after
the date such person is appointed as a
commercial market representative.
``(B) Application.--The requirements of
subparagraph (A) shall--
``(i) be included in any initial
job posting for the position of a
commercial market representative; and
``(ii) apply to any person
appointed as a commercial market
representative after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2016.''.
(c) Procurement Center Representative Requirements.--
Section 15(l)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(l)(5)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by amending clause (iii)
to read as follows:
``(iii) have the certification
described in subparagraph (C).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) Certification requirements.--
``(i) In general.--Consistent with
the requirements of clause (ii), a
procurement center representative shall
have a Level III Federal Acquisition
Certification in Contracting (or any
successor certification) or the
equivalent Department of Defense
certification, except that any person
serving in such a position on or before
January 3, 2013, may continue to serve
in that position for a period of 5
years without the required
certification.
``(ii) Delay of certification
requirements.--
``(I) Timing.--The
certification described in
clause (i) is not required for
any person serving as a
procurement center
representative until the date
that is one calendar year after
the date such person is
appointed as a procurement
center representative.
``(II) Application.--The
requirements of subclause (I)
shall--
``(aa) be included
in any initial job
posting for the
position of a
procurement center
representative; and
``(bb) apply to any
person appointed as a
procurement center
representative after
January 3, 2013.''.
SEC. 866. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL
BUSINESS CONCERNS LOCATED IN A BASE CLOSURE AREA.
(a) In General.--Section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(p)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``or'';
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) qualified disaster areas.'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and
(E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;
and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
``(D) a small business concern--
``(i) that is wholly owned by one
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations
(as defined in section 8(a)(15)), or by
a corporation that is wholly owned by
one or more Native Hawaiian
Organizations; or
``(ii) that is owned in part by one
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations,
or by a corporation that is wholly
owned by one or more Native Hawaiian
Organizations, if all other owners are
either United States citizens or small
business concerns;'';
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as
follows:
``(D) Base closure area.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to
clause (ii), the term `base closure
area' means--
``(I) lands within the
external boundaries of a
military installation that were
closed through a privatization
process under the authority
of--
``(aa) the Defense
Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990
(part A of title XXIX
of division B of Public
Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note);
``(bb) title II of
the Defense
Authorization
Amendments and Base
Closure and Realignment
Act (Public Law 100-
526; 10 U.S.C. 2687
note);
``(cc) section 2687
of title 10, United
States Code; or
``(dd) any other
provision of law
authorizing or
directing the Secretary
of Defense or the
Secretary of a military
department to dispose
of real property at the
military installation
for purposes relating
to base closures of
redevelopment, while
retaining the authority
to enter into a
leaseback of all or a
portion of the property
for military use;
``(II) the census tract or
nonmetropolitan county in which
the lands described in
subclause (I) are wholly
contained;
``(III) a census tract or
nonmetropolitan county the
boundaries of which intersect
the area described in subclause
(I); and
``(IV) a census tract or
nonmetropolitan county the
boundaries of which are
contiguous to the area
described in subclause (II) or
subclause (III).
``(ii) Limitation.--A base closure
area shall be treated as a HUBZone--
``(I) with respect to a
census tract or nonmetropolitan
county described in clause (i),
for a period of not less than 8
years, beginning on the date
the military installation
undergoes final closure and
ending on the date the
Administrator makes a final
determination as to whether or
not to implement the applicable
designation described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) in
accordance with the results of
the decennial census conducted
after the area was initially
designated as a base closure
area; and
``(II) if such area was
treated as a HUBZone at any
time after 2010, until such
time as the Administrator makes
a final determination as to
whether or not to implement the
applicable designation
described in subparagraph (A)
or (B), after the 2020
decennial census.
``(iii) Definitions.--In this
subparagraph:
``(I) Census tract.--The
term `census tract' means a
census tract delineated by the
United States Bureau of the
Census in the most recent
decennial census that is not
located in a nonmetropolitan
county and does not otherwise
qualify as a qualified census
tract.
``(II) Nonmetropolitan
county.--The term
`nonmetropolitan county' means
a county that was not located
in a metropolitan statistical
area (as defined in section
143(k)(2)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) at the
time of the most recent census
taken for purposes of selecting
qualified census tracts and
does not otherwise qualify as a
qualified nonmetropolitan
county.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) Qualified disaster area.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to
clause (ii), the term `qualified
disaster area' means any census tract
or nonmetropolitan county located in an
area for which the President has
declared a major disaster under section
401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170) or located in an area in
which a catastrophic incident has
occurred if such census tract or
nonmetropolitan county ceased to be
qualified under subparagraph (A) or
(B), as applicable, during the period
beginning 5 years before the date on
which the President declared the major
disaster or the catastrophic incident
occurred and ending 2 years after such
date, except that such census tract or
nonmetropolitan county may be a
`qualified disaster area' only--
``(I) in the case of a
major disaster declared by the
President, during the 5-year
period beginning on the date on
which the President declared
the major disaster for the area
in which the census tract or
nonmetropolitan county, as
applicable, is located; and
``(II) in the case of a
catastrophic incident, during
the 10-year period beginning on
the date on which the
catastrophic incident occurred
in the area in which the census
tract or nonmetropolitan
county, as applicable, is
located.
``(ii) Limitation.--A qualified
disaster area described in clause (i)
shall be treated as a HUBZone for a
period of not less than 8 years,
beginning on the date the Administrator
makes a final determination as to
whether or not to implement the
designations described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) in accordance with the
results of the decennial census
conducted after the area was initially
designated as a qualified disaster
area.''; and
(4) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(I)--
(A) in item (aa)--
(i) by striking ``subparagraph (A),
(B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph
(3)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A),
(B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph
(3)''; and
(ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) by redesignating item (bb) as item
(cc); and
(C) by inserting after item (aa) the
following new item:
``(bb) pursuant to
subparagraph (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E), or (F)
of paragraph (3), that
its principal office is
located within a base
closure area and that
not fewer than 35
percent of its
employees reside in
such base closure area
or in another HUBZone;
or''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection
(a)(3)(B) shall apply to a major disaster declared by the
President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or a
catastrophic incident that occurs on or after the date of
enactment of such subsection.
(c) Including FEMA in Agencies That May Provide Data for
HUBZone Program.--Section 31(c)(3) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3)) is amended by inserting ``the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,''
after ``the Secretary of Labor,''.
(d) GAO Study of Improvement to Oversight of the HUBZone
Program.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
complete a study on and submit a report to the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate
that includes--
(1) an assessment of the evaluation process,
including any weaknesses in the process, used by the
Small Business Administration to approve or deny
participation in the HUBZone program established under
section 31 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a);
(2) an assessment of the oversight of HUBZone
program participants by the Small Business
Administration, including Administration actions taken
to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and
(3) recommendations on how to improve the
evaluation process and oversight mechanisms to further
reduce fraud, waste, and abuse.
SEC. 867. JOINT VENTURING AND TEAMING.
(a) Joint Venture Offers for Bundled or Consolidated
Contracts.--Section 15(e)(4) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644(e)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
``(4) Contract teaming.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of a
solicitation of offers for a bundled or
consolidated contract that is issued by the
head of an agency, a small business concern
that provides for use of a particular team of
subcontractors or a joint venture of small
business concerns may submit an offer for the
performance of the contract.
``(B) Evaluation of offers.--The head of
the agency shall evaluate an offer described in
subparagraph (A) in the same manner as other
offers, with due consideration to the
capabilities of all of the proposed
subcontractors or members of the joint venture
as follows:
``(i) Teams.--When evaluating an
offer of a small business prime
contractor that includes a proposed
team of small business subcontractors,
the head of the agency shall consider
the capabilities and past performance
of each first tier subcontractor that
is part of the team as the capabilities
and past performance of the small
business prime contractor.
``(ii) Joint ventures.--When
evaluating an offer of a joint venture
of small business concerns, if the
joint venture does not demonstrate
sufficient capabilities or past
performance to be considered for award
of a contract opportunity, the head of
the agency shall consider the
capabilities and past performance of
each member of the joint venture as the
capabilities and past performance of
the joint venture.
``(C) Status as a small business concern.--
Participation of a small business concern in a
team or a joint venture under this paragraph
shall not affect the status of that concern as
a small business concern for any other
purpose.''.
(b) Team and Joint Ventures Offers for Multiple Award
Contracts.--Section 15(q)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 644(q)(1))
is amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``and joint
venture'' before ``requirements'';
(2) by striking ``Each Federal agency'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--Each Federal agency'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(B) Teams.--When evaluating an offer of a
small business prime contractor that includes a
proposed team of small business subcontractors
for any multiple award contract above the
substantial bundling threshold of the Federal
agency, the head of the agency shall consider
the capabilities and past performance of each
first tier subcontractor that is part of the
team as the capabilities and past performance
of the small business prime contractor.
``(C) Joint ventures.--When evaluating an
offer of a joint venture of small business
concerns for any multiple award contract above
the substantial bundling threshold of the
Federal agency, if the joint venture does not
demonstrate sufficient capabilities or past
performance to be considered for award of a
contract opportunity, the head of the agency
shall consider the capabilities and past
performance of each member of the joint venture
as the capabilities and past performance of the
joint venture.''.
SEC. 868. MODIFICATION TO AND SCORECARD PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS
CONTRACTING GOALS.
(a) Amendment to Governmentwide Goal for Small Business
Participation in Procurement Contracts.--Section 15(g)(1)(A)(i)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In meeting this
goal, the Government shall ensure the participation of small
business concerns from a wide variety of industries and from a
broad spectrum of small business concerns within each
industry.''.
(b) Scorecard Program for Evaluating Federal Agency
Compliance With Small Business Contracting Goals.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2016,
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration,
in consultation with the Federal agencies, shall--
(A) develop a methodology for calculating a
score to be used to evaluate the compliance of
each Federal agency with meeting the goals
established pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))
based on each such goal; and
(B) develop a scorecard based on such
methodology.
(2) Use of scorecard.--Beginning in fiscal year
2017, the Administrator shall establish and carry out a
program to use the scorecard developed under paragraph
(1) to evaluate whether each Federal agency is creating
the maximum practicable opportunities for the award of
prime contracts and subcontracts to small business
concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled
by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small
business concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business concerns owned and
controlled by women, by assigning a score to each
Federal agency for the previous fiscal year.
(3) Contents of scorecard.--The scorecard developed
under paragraph (1) shall include, for each Federal
agency, the following information:
(A) A determination of whether the Federal
agency met each of the prime contract goals
established pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))
with respect to small business concerns, small
business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women.
(B) A determination of whether the Federal
agency met each of the subcontract goals
established pursuant to such section with
respect to small business concerns, small
business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women.
(C) The number of small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women awarded prime contracts in each North
American Industry Classification System code
during the fiscal year and a comparison to the
number of awarded contracts during the prior
fiscal year, if available.
(D) The number of small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women awarded subcontracts in each North
American Industry Classification System code
during the fiscal year and a comparison to the
number of awarded subcontracts during the prior
fiscal year, if available.
(E) Any other factors that the
Administrator deems important to achieve the
maximum practicable utilization of small
business concerns, small business concerns
owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans, qualified HUBZone small business
concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals, and small business
concerns owned and controlled by women.
(4) Weighted factors.--In using the scorecard to
evaluate and assign a score to a Federal agency, the
Administrator shall base--
(A) fifty percent of the score on the
dollar value of prime contracts described in
paragraph (3)(A); and
(B) fifty percent of the score on the
information provided in subparagraphs (B)
through (E) of paragraph (3), weighted in a
manner determined by the Administrator to
encourage the maximum practicable opportunity
for the award of prime contracts and
subcontracts to small business concerns, small
business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women.
(5) Publication.--The scorecard used by the
Administrator under this subsection shall be submitted
to the President and Congress along with the report
submitted under section 15(h)(2) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)).
(6) Report.--After the Administrator uses the
scorecard for fiscal year 2018 to assign scores to
Federal agencies, but not later than March 31, 2019,
the Administrator shall submit a report to the
Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate. Such report shall
include the following:
(A) A description of any increase in the
dollar amount of prime contracts and
subcontracts awarded to small business
concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans,
qualified HUBZone small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business concerns owned
and controlled by women.
(B) A description of any increase in the
dollar amount of prime contracts and
subcontracts, and the total number of
contracts, awarded to small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women in each North American Industry
Classification System code.
(C) The recommendation of the Administrator
on continuing, modifying, expanding, or
terminating the program established under this
subsection.
(7) GAO report on scorecard methodology.--Not later
than September 30, 2018, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the
Senate a report that--
(A) evaluates whether the methodology used
to calculate a score under this subsection
accurately and effectively--
(i) measures the compliance of each
Federal agency with meeting the goals
established pursuant to section
15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)); and
(ii) encourages Federal agencies to
expand opportunities for small business
concerns, small business concerns owned
and controlled by service-disabled
veterans, qualified HUBZone small
business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business
concerns owned and controlled by women
to compete for and be awarded Federal
procurement contracts across North
American Industry Classification System
codes; and
(B) if warranted, makes recommendations on
how to improve such methodology to improve its
accuracy and effectiveness.
(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Administrator.--The term
``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration.
(B) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal
agency'' has the meaning given the term
``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United
States Code, but does not include the United
States Postal Service or the Government
Accountability Office.
(C) Scorecard.--The term ``scorecard''
shall mean any summary using a rating system to
evaluate a Federal agency's efforts to meet
goals established under section 15(g)(1)(B) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))
that--
(i) includes the measures described
in paragraph (3); and
(ii) assigns a score to each
Federal agency evaluated.
(D) Small business act definitions.--
(i) In general.--The terms ``small
business concern'', ``small business
concern owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans'',
``qualified HUBZone small business
concern'', and ``small business concern
owned and controlled by women'' have
the meanings given such terms under
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632).
(ii) Small business concerns owned
and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged
individuals.--The term ``small business
concern owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals'' has the meaning given
that term under section 8(d)(3)(C) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(3)(C)).
SEC. 869. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS IN THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; PETITIONS FOR
RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE STANDARDS.
(a) Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in
the Small Business Administration.--
(1) In general.--Section 5 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 634) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(i) Office of Hearings and Appeals.--
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) Office.--There is established in the
Administration an Office of Hearings and
Appeals--
``(i) to impartially decide matters
relating to program decisions of the
Administrator--
``(I) for which Congress
requires a hearing on the
record; or
``(II) that the
Administrator designates for
hearing by regulation; and
``(ii) which shall contain the
office of the Administration that
handles requests submitted pursuant to
sections 552 of title 5, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the
`Freedom of Information Act') and
maintains records pursuant to section
552a of title 5, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the `Privacy
Act of 1974').
``(B) Jurisdiction.--The Office of Hearings
and Appeals shall only hear appeals of matters
as described in this Act, the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.),
and title 13 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
``(C) Associate administrator.--The head of
the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall be the
Chief Hearing Officer appointed under section
4(b)(1), who shall be responsible to the
Administrator.
``(2) Chief hearing officer duties.--
``(A) In general.--The Chief Hearing
Officer shall--
``(i) be a career appointee in the
Senior Executive Service and an
attorney licensed by a State,
commonwealth, territory or possession
of the United States, or the District
of Columbia; and
``(ii) be responsible for the
operation and management of the Office
of Hearings and Appeals.
``(B) Alternative dispute resolution.--The
Chief Hearing Officer may assign a matter for
mediation or other means of alternative dispute
resolution.
``(3) Hearing officers.--
``(A) In general.--The Office of Hearings
and Appeals shall appoint Hearing Officers to
carry out the duties described in paragraph
(1)(A)(i).
``(B) Conditions of employment.--A Hearing
Officer appointed under this paragraph--
``(i) shall serve in the excepted
service as an employee of the
Administration under section 2103 of
title 5, United States Code, and under
the supervision of the Chief Hearing
Officer;
``(ii) shall be classified at a
position to which section 5376 of title
5, United States Code, applies; and
``(iii) shall be compensated at a
rate not exceeding the maximum rate
payable under such section.
``(C) Authority; powers.--Notwithstanding
section 556(b) of title 5, United States Code--
``(i) a Hearing Officer may hear
cases arising under section 554 of such
title;
``(ii) a Hearing Officer shall have
the powers described in section 556(c)
of such title; and
``(iii) the relevant provisions of
subchapter II of chapter 5 of such
title (except for section 556(b) of
such title) shall apply to such Hearing
Officer.
``(D) Treatment of current personnel.--An
individual serving as a Judge in the Office of
Hearings and Appeals (as that position and
office are designated in section 134.101 of
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations) on the
effective date of this subsection shall be
considered as qualified to be, and redesignated
as, a Hearing Officer.
``(4) Hearing officer defined.--In this subsection,
the term `Hearing Officer' means an individual
appointed or redesignated under this subsection who is
an attorney licensed by a State, commonwealth,
territory or possession of the United States, or the
District of Columbia.''.
(2) Associate administrator as chief hearing
officer.--Section 4(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
633(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``One such Associate Administrator shall be the Chief
Hearing Officer, who shall administer the Office of
Hearings and Appeals established under section 5(i).''.
(3) Repeal of regulation.--Section 134.102(t) of
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on
January 1, 2015 (relating to types of hearings within
the jurisdiction of the Office of Hearings and
Appeals), shall have no force or effect.
(b) Petitions for Reconsideration of Size Standards for
Small Business Concerns.--Section 3(a) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(9) Petitions for reconsideration of size
standards.--
``(A) In general.--A person may file a
petition for reconsideration with the Office of
Hearings and Appeals (as established under
section 5(i)) of a size standard revised,
modified, or established by the Administrator
pursuant to this subsection.
``(B) Time limit.--A person filing a
petition for reconsideration described in
subparagraph (A) shall file such petition not
later than 30 days after the publication in the
Federal Register of the notice of final rule to
revise, modify, or establish size standards
described in paragraph (6).
``(C) Process for agency review.--The
Office of Hearings and Appeals shall use the
same process it uses to decide challenges to
the size of a small business concern to decide
a petition for review pursuant to this
paragraph.
``(D) Judicial review.--The publication of
a final rule in the Federal Register described
in subparagraph (B) shall be considered final
agency action for purposes of seeking judicial
review. Filing a petition for reconsideration
under subparagraph (A) shall not be a condition
precedent to judicial review of any such size
standard.''.
SEC. 870. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS UTILIZATION.
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (15), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (16)(C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following
new paragraph:
``(17) shall, when notified by a small business
concern prior to the award of a contract that the small
business concern believes that a solicitation, request
for proposal, or request for quotation unduly restricts
the ability of the small business concern to compete
for the award--
``(A) submit the notice of the small
business concern to the contracting officer
and, if necessary, recommend ways in which the
solicitation, request for proposal, or request
for quotation may be altered to increase the
opportunity for competition;
``(B) inform the advocate for competition
of such agency (as established under section
1705 of title 41, United States Code, or
section 2318 of title 10, United States Code)
of such notice; and
``(C) ensure that the small business
concern is aware of other resources and
processes available to address unduly
restrictive provisions in a solicitation,
request for proposal, or request for quotation,
even if such resources and processes are
provided by such agency, the Administration,
the Comptroller General, or a procurement
technical assistance program established under
chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code.''.
SEC. 871. INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTING GOALS IN AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
Section 1633(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2076; 15
U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by striking ``assume responsibility
for of the agency's success in achieving small business
contracting goals and percentages'' and inserting ``assume
responsibility for the agency's success in achieving each of
the small business prime contracting and subcontracting goals
and percentages''.
SEC. 872. REPORTING RELATED TO FAILURE OF CONTRACTORS TO MEET GOALS
UNDER NEGOTIATED COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS
SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.
Paragraph (2) of section 834(d) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637
note), as added by section 821(d)(2) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3434), is
amended by striking ``may not negotiate'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``shall report to
Congress on any negotiated comprehensive subcontracting plan
that the Secretary determines did not meet the subcontracting
goals negotiated in the plan for the prior fiscal year.''.
SEC. 873. PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINING AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.
(a) Exception From Certified Cost and Pricing Data
Requirements.--The requirements under section 2306a(a) of title
10, United States Code, shall not apply to a contract,
subcontract, or modification of a contract or subcontract
valued at less than $7,500,000 awarded to a small business or
nontraditional defense contractor pursuant to--
(1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure,
such as a broad agency announcement, or
(2) the Small Business Innovation Research Program,
unless the head of the agency determines that submission of
cost and pricing data should be required based on past
performance of the specific small business or nontraditional
defense contractor, or based on analysis of other information
specific to the award.
(b) Exception From Records Examination Requirement.--The
requirements under subsection (b) of section 2313 of title 10,
United States Code, shall not apply to a contract valued at
less than $7,500,000 awarded to a small business or
nontraditional defense contractor pursuant to--
(1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure,
such as a broad agency announcement, or
(2) the Small Business Innovation Research Program,
unless the head of the agency determines that auditing of
records should be required based on past performance of the
specific small business or nontraditional defense contractor,
or based on analysis of other information specific to the
award.
(c) Sunset.--The exceptions under subsections (a) and (b)
shall terminate on October 1, 2020.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Small business.--The term ``small business''
has the meaning given the term ``small business
concern'' under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632).
(2) Nontraditional defense contractor.--The term
``nontraditional defense contractor'' has the meaning
given that term in section 2302(9) of title 10, United
States Code.
(e) Small Business Innovation Research Program
Administrative Fee Extension.--Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended by striking ``,
for the 3 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of
this subsection,'' and inserting ``and until September 30,
2017,''.
SEC. 874. SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS AND AMOUNT OF GUARANTEE.
(a) Surety Bond Requirements.--Chapter 93 of subtitle VI of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 9310. Individual sureties
``If another applicable Federal law or regulation permits
the acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject to
sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge of assets by
the surety, the assets pledged by such surety shall--
``(1) consist of eligible obligations described
under section 9303(a); and
``(2) be submitted to the official of the
Government required to approve or accept the bond, who
shall deposit the obligations as described under
section 9303(b).''; and
(2) in the table of contents for such chapter, by
adding at the end the following:
``9310. Individual sureties.''.
(b) Amount of Surety Bond Guarantee From Small Business
Administration.--Section 411(c)(1) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(c)(1)) is amended by
striking ``70'' and inserting ``90''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 875. REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
OF PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS.
(a) Review Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall enter into a contract with an independent
entity with appropriate expertise to conduct a review
of--
(A) Department of Defense regulations,
practices, and sustainment requirements related
to Government access to and use of intellectual
property rights of private sector firms; and
(B) Department of Defense practices related
to the procurement, management, and use of
intellectual property rights to facilitate
competition in sustainment of weapon systems
throughout their life-cycle.
(2) Consultation required.--The contract shall
require that in conducting the review, the independent
entity shall consult with the National Defense
Technology and Industrial Base Council (described in
section 2502 of title 10, United States Code) and each
Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence
(described in section 2474 of title 10, United States
Code).
(b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the findings of the independent entity, along with a
description of any actions that the Secretary proposes to
revise and clarify laws or that the Secretary may take to
revise or clarify regulations related to intellectual property
rights.
SEC. 876. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITY
ASSESSMENTS OF A DETERMINATION ABOUT DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Section 2505(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraphs (3) and (4):
``(3) determine the extent to which the
requirements associated with defense acquisition
programs can be satisfied by the present and projected
performance capacities of industries supporting the
sectors or capabilities in the assessment, evaluate the
reasons for any variance from applicable preceding
determinations, and identify the extent to which those
industries are comprised of only one potential source
in the national technology and industrial base or have
multiple potential sources;
``(4) determine the extent to which the
requirements associated with defense acquisition
programs can be satisfied by the present and projected
performance capacities of industries that do not
actively support Department of Defense acquisition
programs and identify the barriers to the participation
of those industries;''.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
SEC. 881. CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL PROGRAM COST INCREASES AND
SCHEDULE DELAYS RESULTING FROM OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Avoidance of Unnecessary Cost Increases and Schedule
Delays.--The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the
Deputy Chief Management Officer, the Director of the Defense
Contract Management Agency, the Director of the Defense
Contract Audit Agency, the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense, and the heads of other defense audit, testing,
acquisition, and management agencies shall ensure that
policies, procedures, and activities implemented by their
offices and agencies in connection with defense acquisition
program oversight do not result in unnecessary increases in
program costs or cost estimates or delays in schedule or
schedule estimates.
(b) Consideration of Private Sector Best Practices.--In
considering potential cost increases and schedule delays as a
result of oversight efforts pursuant to subsection (a), the
officials described in such subsection shall consider private
sector best practices with respect to oversight implementation.
SEC. 882. EXAMINATION AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL
OF SERVICES CONTRACTS.
Not later than March 1, 2016, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall--
(1) complete an examination of the decision
authority related to acquisition of services; and
(2) develop and issue guidance to improve
capabilities and processes related to requirements
development and source selection for, and oversight and
management of, services contracts.
SEC. 883. 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 Processes Generally.--The Secretary
of Defense shall ensure that defense business processes are
reviewed, and as appropriate revised, through business process
reengineering to match best commercial practices, to the
maximum extent practicable, so as to minimize customization of
commercial business systems.
``(b) 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;
``(3) is managed in a manner that provides
visibility into, and traceability of, expenditures for
the system; and
``(4) uses an acquisition and sustainment strategy
that prioritizes the use of commercial software and
business practices.
``(c) 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 and within
their respective areas of responsibility, for the
guidance of the Secretary issued under paragraph (1).
``(d) Guidance Elements.--The guidance issued under
subsection (c)(1) shall include the following elements:
``(1) Policy to ensure that the business processes
of the Department of Defense are continuously reviewed
and revised--
``(A) to implement the most streamlined and
efficient business processes practicable; and
``(B) eliminate or reduce the need to
tailor commercial off-the-shelf systems to meet
or incorporate requirements or 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.
``(5) Policy to ensure full consideration of
sustainability and technological refreshment
requirements, and the appropriate use of open
architectures.
``(6) Policy to ensure that best acquisition and
systems engineering practices are used in the
procurement and deployment of commercial systems,
modified commercial systems, and defense-unique systems
to meet Department of Defense missions.
``(e) 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;
``(iii) integrate budget,
accounting, and program information and
systems; and
``(iv) identify whether each
existing business system is a part of
the business systems environment
outlined by the defense business
enterprise architecture, will become a
part of that environment with
appropriate modifications, or is not a
part of that environment.
``(4) Integration into information technology
architecture.--(A) The defense business enterprise
architecture shall be integrated into the information
technology enterprise architecture required under
subparagraph (B).
``(B) The Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense shall develop an information
technology enterprise architecture. The architecture
shall describe a plan for improving the information
technology and computing infrastructure of the
Department of Defense, including for each of the major
business processes conducted by the Department of
Defense.
``(f) 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, developing and deploying defense
business systems, and developing 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.
``(g) 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)) determines that--
``(A) the system has been, or is being,
reengineered to be as streamlined and efficient
as practicable, and the implementation of the
system will maximize the elimination of unique
software requirements and unique interfaces;
``(B) the system and business system
portfolio are or will be in compliance with the
defense business enterprise architecture
developed pursuant to subsection (e) or will be
in compliance as a result of modifications
planned;
``(C) the system has valid, achievable
requirements and a viable plan for implementing
those requirements (including, as appropriate,
market research, business process
reengineering, and prototyping activities);
``(D) the system has an acquisition
strategy designed to eliminate or reduce the
need to tailor commercial off-the-shelf systems
to meet unique requirements, incorporate unique
requirements, or incorporate unique interfaces
to the maximum extent practicable; and
``(E) 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) Except as may be provided in
subparagraph (C), in the case of a priority
defense business system, the Deputy Chief
Management Officer of the Department of
Defense.
``(B) Except as may be provided in
subparagraph (C), for any defense business
system other than a priority defense business
system--
``(i) in the case of a system of a
military department, the Chief
Management Officer of that military
department; and
``(ii) in the case of a system of a
Defense Agency or Department of Defense
Field Activity, or a system that will
support the business process of more
than one military department or Defense
Agency or Department of Defense Field
Activity, the Deputy Chief Management
Officer of the Department of Defense.
``(C) In the case of any defense business
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 or sustainment
pursuant to a covered defense business system program,
the appropriate approval official shall review the
system and certify, certify with conditions, or decline
to certify, as the case may be, that it continues to
satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1). If the
approval official determines that certification cannot
be granted, the approval official shall notify the
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.
``(h) Responsibility of Milestone Decision Authority.--The
milestone decision authority for a covered defense business
system program shall be responsible for the acquisition of such
system and shall ensure that acquisition process approvals are
not considered for such system until the relevant
certifications and approvals have been made under this section.
``(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
$50,000,000.
``(3) Business system portfolio.--The term
`business system portfolio' means all business systems
performing functions closely related to the functions
performed or to be performed by a covered defense
business system.
``(4) 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.
``(5) Priority defense business system program.--
The term `priority defense business system' means a
defense business system that is--
``(A) 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 $250,000,000; or
``(B) designated by the Deputy Chief
Management Officer of the Department of Defense
as a priority defense business system, based on
specific program analyses of factors including
complexity, scope, and technical risk, and
after notification to Congress of such
designation.
``(6) Enterprise architecture.--The term
`enterprise architecture' has the meaning given that
term in section 3601(4) of title 44.
``(7) Information system.--The term `information
system' has the meaning given that term in section
11101 of title 40, United States Code.
``(8) National security system.--The term `national
security system' has the meaning given that term in
section 3552(b)(6)(A) of title 44.
``(9) 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) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking
the item relating to section 2222 and inserting the
following new item:
``2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering;
enterprise architecture; management.''.
(b) Deadline for Guidance.--The guidance required by
subsection (c)(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.
(d) Comptroller General Assessment.--
(1) Assessment required.--In each odd-numbered
year, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an
assessment of the extent to which the actions taken by
the Department of Defense comply with the requirements
of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Repeal of superseded provision.--Subsection (d)
of section 332 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
375; 118 Stat. 1856) is repealed.
(e) Guidance on Acquisition of Business Systems.--The
Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for major automated
information systems acquisition programs to promote the use of
best acquisition, contracting, requirement development, systems
engineering, program management, and sustainment practices,
including--
(1) ensuring that an acquisition program baseline
has been established within two years after program
initiation;
(2) ensuring that program requirements have not
changed in a manner that increases acquisition costs or
delays the schedule, without sufficient cause and only
after maximum efforts to reengineer business processes
prior to changing requirements;
(3) policies to evaluate commercial off-the-shelf
business systems for security, resilience, reliability,
interoperability, and integration with existing
interrelated systems where such system integration and
interoperability are essential to Department of Defense
operations;
(4) policies to work with commercial off-the-shelf
business system developers and owners in adapting
systems for Department of Defense use;
(5) policies to perform Department of Defense
legacy system audits to determine which systems are
related to or rely upon the system to be replaced or
integrated with commercial off-the-shelf business
systems;
(6) policies to perform full backup of systems that
will be changed or replaced by the installation of
commercial off-the-shelf business systems prior to
installation and deployment to ensure reconstitution of
the system to a functioning state should it become
necessary;
(7) policies to engage the research and development
activities and laboratories of the Department of
Defense to improve acquisition outcomes; and
(8) policies to refine and improve developmental
and operational testing of business processes that are
supported by the major automated information systems.
SEC. 884. PROCUREMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secretaries
of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in procuring an item of
personal protective equipment or a critical safety item, use
source selection criteria that is predominately based on
technical qualifications of the item and not predominately
based on price to the maximum extent practicable if the level
of quality or failure of the item could result in death or
severe bodily harm to the user, as determined by the
Secretaries.
SEC. 885. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE OF COUNTERFEIT
ELECTRONIC PARTS.
(a) Amendments Related to Contractor Responsibilities.--
Section 818(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)
is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ``electronic''
after ``avoid counterfeit'';
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) by inserting ``covered'' after
``provided to the''; and
(B) by inserting ``or were obtained by the
covered contractor in accordance with
regulations described in paragraph (3)'' after
``Regulation''; and
(3) in clause (iii), by inserting ``discovers the
counterfeit electronic parts or suspect counterfeit
electronic parts and'' after ``contractor''.
(b) Amendments Related to Trusted Suppliers.--Section
818(c)(3)(D)(iii) of such Act (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C.
2302 note) is amended by striking ``review and audit'' and
inserting ``review, audit, and approval''.
SEC. 886. EXCEPTION FOR ABILITYONE PRODUCTS FROM AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE
GOODS AND SERVICES MANUFACTURED IN AFGHANISTAN,
CENTRAL ASIAN STATES, AND DJIBOUTI.
(a) Exclusion of Certain Items Not Manufactured in
Afghanistan.--Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (d),'' after ``subsection
(b),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Exclusion of Items on the AbilityOne Procurement
Catalog.--The authority under subsection (a) shall not be
available for the procurement of any good that is contained in
the procurement catalog described in section 8503(a) of title
41, United States Code, in Afghanistan if such good can be
produced and delivered by a qualified nonprofit agency for the
blind or a nonprofit agency for other severely disabled in a
timely fashion to support mission requirements.''.
(b) Exclusion of Certain Items Not Manufactured in Central
Asian States.--Section 801 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123
Stat. 2399) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (h),'' after ``subsection
(b),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(h) Exclusion of Items on the AbilityOne Procurement
Catalog.--The authority under subsection (a) shall not be
available for the procurement of any good that is contained in
the procurement catalog described in section 8503(a) of title
41, United States Code, if such good can be produced and
delivered by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a
nonprofit agency for other severely disabled in a timely
fashion to support mission requirements.''.
(c) Exclusion of Certain Items Not Manufactured in
Djibouti.--Section 1263 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (g),'' after ``subsection
(c),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Exclusion of Items on the AbilityOne Procurement
Catalog.--The authority under subsection (b) shall not be
available for the procurement of any good that is contained in
the procurement catalog described in section 8503(a) of title
41, United States Code, if such good can be produced and
delivered by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a
nonprofit agency for other severely disabled in a timely
fashion to support mission requirements.''.
SEC. 887. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall
prescribe a regulation making clear that agency acquisition
personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible
and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as those
exchanges are consistent with existing law and regulation and
do not promote an unfair competitive advantage to particular
firms.
SEC. 888. STANDARDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF SECURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AND CYBER SECURITY SYSTEMS.
(a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
conduct an assessment of the application of the Open Trusted
Technology Provider Standard or similar public, open technology
standards to Department of Defense procurements for information
technology and cyber security acquisitions and provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Elements.--The assessment and briefing required by
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Assessment of the current Open Trusted
Technology Provider Standard to determine what aspects
might be adopted by the Department of Defense and where
additional development of the standard may be required.
(2) Identification of the types or classes of
programs where the standard might be applied most
effectively, as well as identification of types or
classes of programs that should specifically be
excluded from consideration.
(3) Assessment of the impact on current acquisition
regulations or policies of the adoption of the
standard.
(4) Recommendations the Secretary may have related
to the adoption of the standard or improvement in the
standard to support Department acquisitions.
(5) Any other matters the Secretary may deem
appropriate.
SEC. 889. UNIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
(a) Business Case Analysis.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Chief
Management Officer, the Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense, and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall jointly complete a
business case analysis to determine the most effective and
efficient way to procure and deploy common information
technology services.
(b) Elements.--The business case analysis required by
subsection (a) shall include an assessment of whether the
Department of Defense should--
(1) either--
(A) acquire a unified set of commercially
provided common or enterprise information
technology services, including such services as
messaging, collaboration, directory, security,
and content delivery; or
(B) allow the military departments and
other components of the Department to acquire
such services separately;
(2) either--
(A) acquire such services from a single
provider that bundles all of the services; or
(B) require that each common service be
independently defined and use open standards to
enable continuous adoption of best commercial
technology; and
(3) enable availability of multiple versions of
each type of service and application to enable choice
and competition while supporting interoperability where
necessary.
SEC. 890. CLOUD STRATEGY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Cloud Strategy for Secret Internet Protocol Router
Network.--
(1) In general.--The Chief Information Officer of
the Department of Defense shall, in consultation with
the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, and the chief information officers of the
military departments, develop a cloud strategy for the
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) of
the Department.
(2) Matters addressed.--This strategy required by
paragraph (1) shall address the following:
(A) Security requirements.
(B) The compatibility of applications
currently utilized within the Secret Internet
Protocol Router Network with a cloud computing
environment.
(C) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router
Network cloud capability should be
competitively acquired.
(D) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router
Network cloud system for the Department would
achieve interoperability with the cloud systems
of the intelligence community (as defined in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3003)) operating at the security
level Sensitive Compartmented Information.
(b) Pricing Policy and Cost Recovery Process for Certain
Cloud Services.--The Chief Information Officer shall, in
consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence, develop a consistent pricing policy and cost
recovery process for the use by Department of Defense
components of the cloud services provided through the
Intelligence Community Information Technology Environment.
(c) Assessment of Feasibility and Advisability of Imposing
Minimum Standards.--The Chief Information Officer shall assess
the feasibility and advisability of imposing a minimum set of
open standards for cloud infrastructure, middle-ware, metadata,
and application programming interfaces to promote
interoperability, information sharing, ease of access to data,
and competition across all of the cloud computing systems and
services utilized by components of the Department of Defense.
SEC. 891. DEVELOPMENT PERIOD FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
(a) Flexible Limitation on Development Period.--Section
2445b of title 10, United States Code is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
``(d) Time-certain Development.--If an adjustment or
revision under subsection (c) for a major automated information
system that is not a national security system provides for a
period in excess of five years from the time of program
initiation to the time of a full deployment decision, the
documents submitted under subsection (a) shall include a
written determination by the senior Department of Defense
official responsible for the program justifying the need for
the longer period.''.
(b) Repeal of Inconsistent Requirement.--Section
2445c(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon
at the end and inserting ``; or'';
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
SEC. 892. REVISIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON ACQUISITION OF MILITARY PURPOSE
NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEMS.
Section 866 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``with
nontraditional defense contractors''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``awarded
using competitive procedures in accordance with
chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code'';
and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking
``$50,000,000'' and inserting ``$100,000,000''.
SEC. 893. IMPROVED AUDITING OF CONTRACTS.
(a) Prohibition on Performance of Non-defense Audits by
DCAA.--
(1) In general.--Effective on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Defense Contract Audit
Agency may not provide audit support for non-Defense
Agencies unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that
the backlog for incurred cost audits is less than 18
months of incurred cost inventory.
(2) Adjustment in funding for reimbursements from
non-defense agencies.--The amount appropriated and
otherwise available to the Defense Contract Audit
Agency for a fiscal year beginning after September 30,
2016, shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to any
reimbursements received by the Agency from non-Defense
Agencies for audit support provided.
(b) Amendments to Defense Contract Audit Agency Annual
Report.--Section 2313a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (D)
to read as follows:
``(D) the total costs of sustained or
recovered costs both as a total number and as a
percentage of questioned costs; and'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph:
``(4) a description of outreach actions toward
industry to promote more effective use of audit
resources; and''.
(c) Review of Acquisition Oversight and Audits.--
(1) Review required.--The Secretary of Defense
shall review the oversight and audit structure of the
Department of Defense with the goals of--
(A) enhancing the productivity of oversight
and program and contract auditing to avoid
duplicative audits; and
(B) streamlining of oversight reviews.
(2) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall ensure
streamlined oversight reviews and avoidance of
duplicative audits and make recommendations in the
report required under paragraph (3) for any necessary
changes in law.
(3) Report.--
(A) Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on actions taken to
avoid duplicative audits and streamline
oversight reviews.
(B) The report required under this
paragraph shall include the following elements:
(i) A description of actions taken
to avoid duplicative audits and
streamline oversight reviews based on
the review conducted under paragraph
(1).
(ii) A comparison of commercial
industry accounting practices,
including requirements under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-204; 15 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), with
the cost accounting standards
prescribed under chapter 15 of title
41, United States Code, to determine if
some portions of cost accounting
standards compliance can be met through
such practices or requirements.
(iii) A description of standards of
materiality used by the Defense
Contract Audit Agency and the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense
for defense contract audits.
(iv) An estimate of average delay
and range of delays in contract awards
due to the time necessary for the
Defense Contract Audit Agency to
complete pre-award audits.
(v) The total costs of sustained or
recovered costs both as a total number
and as a percentage of questioned
costs.
(d) Incurred Cost Inventory Defined.--In this section, the
term ``incurred cost inventory'' means the level of contractor
incurred cost proposals in inventory from prior fiscal years
that are currently being audited by the Defense Contract Audit
Agency.
SEC. 894. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EVALUATION METHOD FOR PROCUREMENT OF
AUDIT OR AUDIT READINESS SERVICES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Given the size, scope, and complexity of the
Department of Defense, the statutory deadline to
establish and maintain auditable financial statements,
starting with the fiscal year 2018 financial statement,
is one of the more challenging management tasks that
has ever faced the Department.
(2) As the military services have never received a
clean opinion on their consolidated financial
statements and only recently begun auditing portions of
their financial statements, the audits of military
service financial statements will also be a complex
challenge for companies selected to provide audit
services.
(3) The acquisition of services by the Department
abides by many rules and parameters, one of which is
the lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA)
evaluation method. LPTA is generally appropriate for
commercial or noncomplex services or supplies where the
requirement is clearly definable and the risk of
unsuccessful contract performance is minimal.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that,
before using the lowest price, technically acceptable
evaluation method for the procurement of audit or audit
readiness services, the Secretary of Defense should establish
the values and metrics for evaluating companies offering audit
services, including financial management and audit expertise
and experience, personnel qualifications and certifications,
past performance, technology, tools, and size.
SEC. 895. MITIGATING POTENTIAL UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF
TECHNICAL ADVISORS TO ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall review, and as necessary revise
or issue, policy guidance pertaining to the identification,
mitigation, and prevention of potential unfair competitive
advantage conferred to technical advisors to acquisition
programs.
SEC. 896. SURVEY ON THE COSTS OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.
(a) Survey.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
survey of contractors with the highest level of reimbursements
for cost type contracts with the Department of Defense during
fiscal year 2014 to estimate industry's cost of regulatory
compliance (as a percentage of total costs) with Government-
unique acquisition regulations and requirements in the
categories of quality assurance, accounting and financial
management, contracting and purchasing, program management,
engineering, logistics, material management, property
administration, and other unique requirements not imposed on
contracts for commercial items.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the findings
of the survey conducted under subsection (a). The data received
as a result of the survey and included in the report shall be
aggregated to protect against the public release of proprietary
information.
SEC. 897. TREATMENT OF INTERAGENCY AND STATE AND LOCAL PURCHASES WHEN
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTS AS CONTRACT
INTERMEDIARY FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.
Contracts executed by the Department of Defense as a result
of the transfer of contracts from the General Services
Administration or for which the Department serves as an item
manager for products on behalf of the General Services
Administration shall not be subject to requirements under
chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, to the extent such
contracts are for purchases of products by other Federal
agencies or State or local governments.
SEC. 898. COMPETITION FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES CONTRACTS.
The Department of Defense may not preclude a non-profit
organization from competing for a contract for religious
related services on a United States military installation.
SEC. 899. PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING RISK-BASED CONTRACTING FOR SMALLER
CONTRACT ACTIONS UNDER THE TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS
ACT.
(a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may
conduct a pilot program to demonstrate the efficacy of using
risk-based techniques in requiring submission of data on a
sampling basis for purposes of section 2306a of title 10,
United States Code (popularly known as the ``Truth in
Negotiations Act'').
(b) Increase in Thresholds.--For purposes of a pilot
program under subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be the threshold
applicable to requirements under paragraph (1) of section
2306a(a) of such title, as follows:
(1) The requirement under subparagraph (A) of such
paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a prime
contract entered into during the pilot program period.
(2) The requirement under subparagraph (B) of such
paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for the change
or modification to a prime contract made during the
pilot program period.
(3) The requirement under subparagraph (C) of such
paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a
subcontract entered into during the pilot program
period.
(4) The requirement under subparagraph (D) of such
paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for the change
or modification to a subcontract made during the pilot
program period.
(c) Risk-based Contracting.--
(1) Authority to require submission of cost or
pricing data on below-threshold contracts.--Subject to
paragraph (4), when certified cost or pricing data are
not required to be submitted pursuant to subsection (b)
for a contract or subcontract entered into or modified
during the pilot program period, such data may
nevertheless be required to be submitted by the head of
the procuring activity, if the head of the procuring
activity--
(A) determines that such data are necessary
for the evaluation by the agency of the
reasonableness of the price of the contract,
subcontract, or modification of a contract or
subcontract; or
(B) requires the submission of such data in
accordance with a risk-based contracting
approach established pursuant to paragraph (3).
(2) Written determination required.--In any case in
which the head of the procuring activity requires
certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under
paragraph (1)(A), the head of the procuring activity
shall justify in writing the reason for such
requirement.
(3) Risk-based contracting.--The head of an agency
shall establish a risk-based sampling approach under
which the submission of certified cost or pricing data
may be required for a risk-based sample of contracts,
the price of which is expected to exceed $750,000 but
not $5,000,000. The authority to require certified cost
or pricing data under this paragraph shall not apply to
any contract of an offeror that has not been awarded,
for at least the one-year period preceding the issuance
of a solicitation for the contract, any other contract
in excess of $5,000,000 under which the offeror was
required to submit certified cost or pricing data under
section 2306a of title 10, United States Code.
(4) Exception.--The head of the procuring activity
may not require certified cost or pricing data to be
submitted under this subsection for any contract or
subcontract, or modification of a contract or
subcontract, covered by the exceptions in subparagraph
(A) or (B) of section 2306a(b)(1) of title 10, United
States Code.
(5) Delegation of authority prohibited.--The head
of a procuring activity may not delegate functions
under this subsection.
(d) Reports.--Not later than January 1, 2017, and January
1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on activities
undertaken under this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Head of an agency.--The term ``head of an
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 2302
of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Pilot program period.--The term ``pilot program
period'' means the period beginning on October 1, 2016,
and ending on September 30, 2019.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Sec. 901. Update of statutory specification of functions of the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force
development activities.
Sec. 902. Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps.
SEC. 901. UPDATE OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF RELATING TO
JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
Section 153(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) 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.''.
SEC. 902. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) As senior United States statesman Dr. Henry
Kissinger wrote in testimony submitted to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate on January 29, 2015,
``The United States has not faced a more diverse and
complex array of crises since the end of the Second
World War.''.
(2) The rise of non-state forces and near peer
competitors has introduced destabilizing pressures
around the globe.
(3) Advances in information and weapons technology
have reduced the time available for the United States
to prepare for and respond to crises against both known
and unknown threats.
(4) The importance of the maritime domain cannot be
overstated. As acknowledged in the March 2015 Navy,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard maritime strategy, ``A
Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower:
Forward, Engaged, Ready'': ``Oceans are the lifeblood
of the interconnected global community. . . 90 percent
of trade by volume travels across the oceans.
Approximately 70 percent of the world's population
lives within 100 miles of the coastline.''.
(5) The United States must be prepared to rapidly
respond to crises around the world regardless of the
nation's fiscal health.
(6) In this global security environment, it is
critical that the nation possess a maritime force whose
mission and ethos is readiness--a fight tonight force,
forward deployed, that can respond immediately to
emergent crises across the full range of military
operations around the globe either from the sea or home
station.
(7) The need for such a force was recognized by the
82nd Congress during the Korean War, when it mandated a
core mission for the nation's leanest force--the Marine
Corps--to be most ready when the nation is least ready.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Marine Corps, within the Department of the
Navy, remain the Nation's expeditionary, crisis
response force;
(2) the need for such a force with such a
capability has never been greater; and
(3) accordingly, in recognition of this need and
the wisdom of the 82nd Congress, the 114th Congress
reaffirms section 5063 of title 10, United States Code,
which states that the Marine Corps--
(A) shall--
(i) be organized to include not
less than three combat divisions and
three air wings, and such other land
combat, aviation, and other services as
may be organic therein;
(ii) be organized, trained, and
equipped to provide fleet marine forces
of combined arms, together with
supporting air components, for service
with the fleet in the seizure or
defense of advanced naval bases and for
the conduct of such land operations as
may be essential to the prosecution of
a naval campaign; and
(iii) provide detachments and
organizations for service on armed
vessels of the Navy, provide security
detachments for the protection of naval
property at naval stations and bases,
and perform such other duties as the
President may direct;
but these additional duties may not detract
from nor interfere with the operations for
which the Marine Corps is primarily organized;
(B) shall develop, in coordination with the
Army and the Air Force, those phases of
amphibious operations that pertain to the
tactics, techniques, and equipment used by
landing forces; and
(C) is responsible, in accordance with the
integrated joint mobilization plans, for the
expansion of peacetime components of the Marine
Corps to meet the needs of war.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Accounting standards to value certain property, plant, and
equipment items.
Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements.
Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on sequestration.
Sec. 1005. Annual audit of financial statements of Department of Defense
components by independent external auditors.
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and
counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.
Sec. 1012. Extension and expansion of authority to provide additional
support for counter-drug activities of certain foreign
governments.
Sec. 1013. Sense of Congress on Central America.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards
Sec. 1021. Additional information supporting long-range plans for
construction of naval vessels.
Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.
Sec. 1023. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for
certain Navy mess operations afloat.
Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of
Ticonderoga class cruisers or dock landing ships.
Sec. 1025. Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic
missile defense capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers.
Sec. 1026. Independent assessment of United States Combat Logistic Force
requirements.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of
individuals detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities
in the United States to house detainees transferred from
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to
certain countries of individuals detained at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1034. Reenactment and modification of certain prior requirements
for certifications relating to transfer of detainees at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign
countries and other foreign entities.
Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy.
Sec. 1036. Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces at or
closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1037. Report on current detainees at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, determined or assessed to be high risk
or medium risk.
Sec. 1038. Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and
individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1039. Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about
recidivism of individuals formerly detained at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1040. Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with
foreign countries regarding transfer of detainees at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1041. Report on use of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons
prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment
or other propaganda of terrorist organizations.
Sec. 1042. Permanent authority to provide rewards through government
personnel of allied forces and certain other modifications to
Department of Defense program to provide rewards.
Sec. 1043. Sunset on exception to congressional notification of
sensitive military operations.
Sec. 1044. Repeal of semiannual reports on obligation and expenditure of
funds for the combating terrorism program.
Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program.
Sec. 1052. Sale or donation of excess personal property for border
security activities.
Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians.
Sec. 1054. Limitation on transfer of certain AH-64 Apache helicopters
from Army National Guard to regular Army and related personnel
levels.
Sec. 1055. Authority to provide training and support to personnel of
foreign ministries of defense.
Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology
demonstrations.
Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of Helicopter Sea
Combat Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft.
Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of
certain landmines and report on department of defense policy
and inventory of anti-personnel landmine munitions.
Sec. 1059. Department of Defense authority to provide assistance to
secure the southern land border of the United States.
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports
Sec. 1060. Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency
planning guidance information to Congress.
Sec. 1061. Expedited meetings of the National Commission on the Future
of the Army.
Sec. 1062. Modification of certain reports submitted by Comptroller
General of the United States.
Sec. 1063. Report on implementation of the geographically distributed
force laydown in the area of responsibility of United States
Pacific Command.
Sec. 1064. Independent study of national security strategy formulation
process.
Sec. 1065. Report on the status of detection, identification, and
disablement capabilities related to remotely piloted aircraft.
Sec. 1066. Report on options to accelerate the training of pilots of
remotely piloted aircraft.
Sec. 1067. Studies of fleet platform architectures for the Navy.
Sec. 1068. Report on strategy to protect United States national security
interests in the Arctic region.
Sec. 1069. Comptroller General briefing and report on major medical
facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments.
Sec. 1071. Potential role for United States ground forces in the Western
Pacific theater.
Sec. 1072. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
military personnel issues.
Sec. 1073. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to
readiness.
Sec. 1074. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to naval
vessels and Merchant Marine.
Sec. 1075. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
civilian personnel.
Sec. 1076. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
nuclear proliferation and related matters.
Sec. 1077. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to
acquisition.
Sec. 1078. Repeal or revision of miscellaneous reporting requirements.
Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements.
Sec. 1080. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of
reports required of Department of Defense by statute.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1082. Situations involving bombings of places of public use,
Government facilities, public transportation systems, and
infrastructure facilities.
Sec. 1083. Executive agent for the oversight and management of
alternative compensatory control measures.
Sec. 1084. Navy support of Ocean Research Advisory Panel.
Sec. 1085. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers.
Sec. 1086. Reform and improvement of personnel security, insider threat
detection and prevention, and physical security.
Sec. 1087. Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion
of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety.
Sec. 1088. Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft within
the Air Force inventory.
Sec. 1089. Reestablishment of Commission to Assess the Threat to the
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack.
Sec. 1090. Mine countermeasures master plan and report.
Sec. 1091. Congressional notification and briefing requirement on
ordered evacuations of United States embassies and consulates
involving support provided by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1092. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator.
Sec. 1093. Sense of Congress on the inadvertent transfer of anthrax from
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1094. Modification of certain requirements applicable to major
medical facility lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sec. 1095. Authorization of fiscal year 2015 major medical facility
projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1096. Designation of construction agent for certain construction
projects by Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1097. Department of Defense strategy for countering unconventional
warfare.
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) Authority to Transfer Authorizations.--
(1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary
of Defense that such action is necessary in the
national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts
of authorizations made available to the Department of
Defense in this division for fiscal year 2016 between
any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any
subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so
transferred shall be merged with and be available for
the same purposes as the authorization to which
transferred.
(2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), the total amount of authorizations that the
Secretary may transfer under the authority of this
section may not exceed $4,500,000,000.
(3) Exception for transfers between military
personnel authorizations.--A transfer of funds between
military personnel authorizations under title IV shall
not be counted toward the dollar limitation in
paragraph (2).
(b) Limitations.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
to transfer authorizations--
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items
that have a higher priority than the items from which
authority is transferred; and
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an
item that has been denied authorization by Congress.
(c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from
one account to another under the authority of this section
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the
account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal
to the amount transferred.
(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly
notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).
SEC. 1002. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO VALUE CERTAIN PROPERTY, PLANT, AND
EQUIPMENT ITEMS.
(a) Requirement for Certain Accounting Standards.--The
Secretary of Defense shall work in coordination with the
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board to establish
accounting standards to value large and unordinary general
property, plant, and equipment items.
(b) Deadline.--The accounting standards required by
subsection (a) shall be established by not later than September
30, 2017, and be available for use for the full audit on the
financial statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal
year 2018, as required by section 1003(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note).
SEC. 1003. REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report ranking all military
departments and Defense Agencies in order of how advanced they
are in achieving auditable financial statements as required by
law. The report should not include information otherwise
available in other reports to Congress.
SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SEQUESTRATION.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the fiscal challenges of the Federal Government
are a top priority for Congress, and sequestration--
non-strategic, across-the-board budget cuts--remains an
unreasonable and inadequate budgeting tool to address
the deficits and debt of the Federal Government;
(2) budget caps imposed by the Budget Control Act
of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) impose unacceptable
limitations on the budget and increase risk to the
national security of the United States; and
(3) the budget caps imposed by the Budget Control
Act of 2011 must be modified or eliminated through a
bipartisan legislative agreement.
SEC. 1005. ANNUAL AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE COMPONENTS BY INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL
AUDITORS.
(a) Audits Required.--For purposes of satisfying the
requirement under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States
Code, for audits of financial statements of Department of
Defense components identified by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget under section 3515(c) of such title, the
Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall obtain
each year audits of the financial statements of each such
component by an independent external auditor.
(b) Selection of Auditors.--The selection of independent
external auditors for purposes of subsection (a) shall be
based, among other appropriate criteria, on their
qualifications, independence, and capacity to conduct audits
described in subsection (a) in accordance with applicable
generally accepted government auditing standards. The Inspector
General shall participate in the selection of the independent
external auditors.
(c) Monitoring Audits.--The Inspector General shall monitor
the conduct of all audits by independent external auditors
under subsection (a).
(d) Reports on Audits.--
(1) In general.--The Inspector General shall
require the independent external auditors conducting
audits under subsection (a) to submit a report on their
audits each year to--
(A) the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) as the Chief Financial Officer of
the Department of Defense for the purposes of
chapter 9 of title 31, United States Code;
(B) the Controller of the Office of Federal
Financial Management in the Office of
Management and Budget; and
(C) the appropriate committees of Congress.
(2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(e) Relationship to Existing Law.--The requirements of this
section--
(1) shall be implemented in a manner that is
consistent with the requirements of section 1008 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
(Public Law 107-107; 10 U.S.C. 113 note);
(2) shall not be construed to alter the requirement
under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States Code,
that the financial statements of the Department of
Defense as a whole be audited by the Inspector General
or by an independent external auditor, as determined by
the Inspector General; and
(3) shall not be construed to limit or alter the
authorities of the Comptroller General of the United
States under section 3521(g) of title 31, United States
Code.
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities
SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNIFIED COUNTERDRUG AND
COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA.
(a) Extension of Authority.--Section 1021 of the Ronald W.
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
(Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended
by section 1011(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3483), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2016'' and
inserting ``2017''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2016'' and
inserting ``2017''.
(b) Extension of Annual Notice to Congress on Assistance.--
Section 1011(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is
amended by striking ``(as amended by subsection (a)) using
funds available for fiscal year 2015'' and inserting ``using
funds available for any fiscal year''.
SEC. 1012. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 1033 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public
Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most recently amended by
section 1013 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 844), is further
amended by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2017''.
(b) Additional Governments Eligible To Receive Support.--
Subsection (b) of such section 1033, as so amended, is further
amended by adding at the end of the following new paragraphs:
``(40) Government of Kenya.
``(41) Government of Tanzania.''.
(c) Report on Use of Authority.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the authority to provide
additional support for counter-drug activities of
foreign governments in section 1033 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.
(2) Elements.--The report shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
(A) A description of the use of the
authority over time, and of the use of the
authority as in effect during fiscal years 2014
and 2015.
(B) A description of the impetus for the
expansion of the countries eligible for
assistance under the program.
(C) A description of the impetus for the
increases over time in the amounts of fund
requested for assistance under the program.
(D) A description of the processes through
which priorities are established for countries
and regions to be assisted under the program.
(E) An assessment of the advantages and
disadvantages of providing assistance under the
program on a country-by country basis rather
than providing such assistance on a global
basis.
(F) A description of the funding
challenges, if any, associated with providing
assistance under the program on a country-by
country basis and with providing such
assistance on a global basis.
(3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1013. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CENTRAL AMERICA.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The stability and security of Central American
nations have a direct impact on the stability and
security of the United States.
(2) Over the past decade, increased stability and
security in the Republic of Colombia has displaced
illicit trafficking to Central America, bringing with
it increased violence and instability.
(3) According to the Global Study on Homicide 2013
of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, four
of the top five countries with the highest homicide
rates in the world were Central American nations,
including Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
(4) In 2014, approximately 65,000 unaccompanied
alien children from Central America entered the United
States through its southwest border.
(5) In November 2014, Guatemala, Honduras, and El
Salvador announced a Plan for the Alliance for
Prosperity of the Northern Triangle, which is a
comprehensive approach to address the ongoing violence
and instability facing these three nations by
stimulating economic opportunities, improving public
safety and rule of law, and strengthening institutions
to increase trust in the state.
(6) The United States Government is supportive of
the Alliance for Prosperity, and President's strategy
for support includes $1,000,000,000 focused on
promoting prosperity and regional economic integration,
enhancing security, and promoting improved governance.
(7) The Department of Defense continues to build
the capacity of our partners in the region to address
their security challenges and confront threats of
mutual concern.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States should, to the extent
practicable, prioritize efforts to address the
threatening levels of violence, instability, illicit
trafficking, and transnational organized crime that
challenge the sovereignty of Central American nations
and the security of the United States; and
(2) in order to address such issues, the Department
of Defense, to the extent practicable, should--
(A) increase its operations, as the lead
agency of the United States Government, to
detect and monitor aerial and maritime illicit
trafficking into the United States;
(B) increase its efforts to support aerial
and maritime illicit trafficking interdiction
operations;
(C) increase its operations to build the
capacity of partner nations in Central America
to confront their own security challenges;
(D) support interagency programs and
activities in Central America addressing
instability, including development, education,
economic, political, and security challenges;
and
(E) promote observance of and respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms and
respect for civilian control of the military.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards
SEC. 1021. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUPPORTING LONG-RANGE PLANS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF NAVAL VESSELS.
Section 231(b)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``by ship class in both graphical and
tabular form'' after ``The estimated levels of annual
funding''.
SEC. 1022. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND.
(a) Enhancement of Authority of Secretary of Navy to Use
National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.--Section 2218a of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following
new subsections:
``(f) Authority to Enter Into Economic Order Quantity
Contracts.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may use funds
deposited in the Fund to enter into contracts known as
`economic order quantity contracts' with private shipyards and
other commercial or government entities to achieve economic
efficiencies based on production economies for major components
or subsystems. The authority under this subsection extends to
the procurement of parts, components, and systems (including
weapon systems) common with and required for other nuclear
powered vessels under joint economic order quantity contracts.
``(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall
provide that any obligation of the United States to make a
payment under the contract is subject to the availability of
appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to
the Government for termination of any contract entered into
shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at
time of termination.
``(g) Authority to Begin Manufacturing and Fabrication
Efforts Prior to Ship Authorization.--(1) The Secretary of the
Navy may use funds deposited into the Fund to enter into
contracts for advance construction of national sea-based
deterrence vessels to support achieving cost savings through
workload management, manufacturing efficiencies, or workforce
stability, or to phase fabrication activities within shipyard
and manage sub-tier manufacturer capacity.
``(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall
provide that any obligation of the United States to make a
payment under the contract is subject to the availability of
appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to
the Government for termination of any contract entered into
shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at
time of termination.
``(h) Authority to Use Incremental Funding to Enter Into
Contracts for Certain Items.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may
use funds deposited into the Fund to enter into incrementally
funded contracts for advance procurement of high value, long
lead time items for nuclear powered vessels to better support
construction schedules and achieve cost savings through
schedule reductions and properly phased installment payments.
``(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall
provide that any obligation of the United States to make a
payment under the contract is subject to the availability of
appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to
the Government for termination of any contract entered into
shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at
time of termination.''.
(b) Modification and Extension of Authority to Transfer
Funds.--Section 1022(b)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3487) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or 2016'' and inserting ``2016,
or 2017''; and
(2) by striking ``for the Navy for the Ohio
Replacement Program'' and inserting ``for the
Department of Defense''.
SEC. 1023. 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. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR INACTIVATION OF
TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS OR DOCK LANDING SHIPS.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2016 may be obligated or expended to retire,
prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage a cruiser or
dock landing ship, except as provided in section 1026(b) of the
Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3490).
SEC. 1025. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF BALLISTIC
MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES FROM TICONDEROGA CLASS
CRUISERS.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may
be used to remove ballistic missile defense capabilities from
any of the 5 Ticonderoga class cruisers equipped with such
capabilities until the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the
congressional defense committees that the Navy has--
(1) obtained the ballistic missile defense
capabilities required by the most recent Navy Force
Structure Assessment;
(2) entered into a modernization of such cruisers
that will provide an equal or improved ballistic
missile defense capability; or
(3) obtained at least 40 large surface combatants
with ballistic missile defense capability.
SEC. 1026. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES COMBAT LOGISTIC
FORCE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Assessment Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded
research and development center with appropriate
expertise and analytical capability to conduct an
assessment of the anticipated future demands of the
combat logistics force ships of the Navy and the
challenges such ships may face when conducting and
supporting future naval operations in contested
maritime environments.
(2) Elements.--The assessment under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the programmed ability
of the United States Combat Logistic Force to
support the Navy and the naval forces of allies
of the United States that are operating in a
dispersed manner and not concentrated in
carrier or expeditionary strike groups, in
accordance with the concept of distributed
lethality of the Navy.
(B) An assessment of the programmed ability
of the United States Combat Logistic Force to
support the Navy and the naval forces of allies
of the United States that are engaged in major
combat operations against an adversary
possessing maritime anti-access and area-denial
capabilities, including anti-ship ballistic and
cruise missiles, land-based maritime strike
aircraft, submarines, and sea mines.
(C) An assessment of the programmed ability
of the United States Combat Logistic Force to
support distributed and expeditionary air
operations from an expanded set of alternative
and austere air bases in accordance with
concepts under development by the Air Force and
the Marine Corps.
(D) An assessment of gaps and deficiencies
in the capability and capacity of the United
States Combat Logistic Force to conduct and
support operations of the United States and
allies under the conditions described in
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
(E) Recommendations for adjustments to the
programmed ability of the United States Combat
Logistic Force to address capability and
capacity gaps and deficiencies described in
subparagraph (D).
(F) Any other matters the federally funded
research and development center considers
appropriate.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that includes the
assessment under subsection (a) and any other matters
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(c) Support.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide the
federally funded research and development center that conducts
the assessment under subsection (a) with timely access to
appropriate information, data, resources, and analyses
necessary for the center to conduct such assessment thoroughly
and independently.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF
INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED
STATES.
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available for the Department of Defense may be used during the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and
ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in
the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
territories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any
other detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by
the Department of Defense.
SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY
FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES
TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) In General.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may
be used during the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to
construct or modify any facility in the United States, its
territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at
Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the
custody or under the control of the Department of Defense
unless authorized by Congress.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not
apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(c) Individual Detained at Guantanamo Defined.--In this
section, the term ``individual detained at Guantanamo'' has the
meaning given that term in section 1034(f)(2).
SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE TO
CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise
available for the Department of Defense may be used during the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and
ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in
the transfer or release of any individual detained in the
custody or under the control of the Department of Defense at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the
custody or control of any country, or any entity within such
country, as follows:
(1) Libya.
(2) Somalia.
(3) Syria.
(4) Yemen.
SEC. 1034. REENACTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PRIOR REQUIREMENTS
FOR CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF
DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND
OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES.
(a) Certification Required Prior to Transfer.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the Secretary of Defense may not use any amounts
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise available to
the Department of Defense to transfer any individual
detained at Guantanamo to the custody or control of the
individual's country of origin, any other foreign
country, or any other foreign entity unless the
Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of
Congress the certification described in subsection (b)
not later than 30 days before the transfer of the
individual.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
any action taken by the Secretary to transfer any
individual detained at Guantanamo to effectuate an
order affecting the disposition of the individual that
is issued by a court or competent tribunal of the
United States having lawful jurisdiction (which the
Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of
Congress of promptly after issuance).
(b) Certification.--A certification described in this
subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary
that--
(1) the transfer concerned is in the national
security interests of the United States;
(2) the government of the foreign country or the
recognized leadership of the foreign entity to which
the individual detained at Guantanamo concerned is to
be transferred--
(A) is not a designated state sponsor of
terrorism or a designated foreign terrorist
organization;
(B) maintains control over each detention
facility in which the individual is to be
detained if the individual is to be housed in a
detention facility;
(C) has taken or agreed to take appropriate
steps to substantially mitigate any risk the
individual could attempt to reengage in
terrorist activity or otherwise threaten the
United States or its allies or interests; and
(D) has agreed to share with the United
States any information that is related to the
individual;
(3) if the country to which the individual is to be
transferred is a country to which the United States
transferred an individual who was detained at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at any time
after September 11, 2001, and such transferred
individual subsequently engaged in any terrorist
activity, the Secretary has--
(A) considered such circumstances; and
(B) determined that the actions to be taken
as described in paragraph (2)(C) will
substantially mitigate the risk of recidivism
with regard to the individual to be
transferred; and
(4) includes an intelligence assessment, in
classified or unclassified form, of the capacity,
willingness, and past practices (if applicable) of the
foreign country or foreign entity concerned in relation
to the certification of the Secretary under this
subsection.
(c) Coordination With Prohibition on Transfer to Certain
Countries.--While the prohibition in section 1033 is in effect,
no certification may be made under subsection (b) in connection
with the transfer of an individual detained at Guantanamo to a
country specified in such section.
(d) Record of Cooperation.--In assessing the risk that an
individual detained at Guantanamo will engage in terrorist
activity or other actions that could affect the national
security of the United States if released for the purpose of
making a certification under subsection (b), the Secretary may
give favorable consideration to any such individual--
(1) who has substantially cooperated with United
States intelligence and law enforcement authorities,
pursuant to a pre-trial agreement, while in the custody
of or under the effective control of the Department of
Defense; and
(2) for whom agreements and effective mechanisms
are in place, to the extent relevant and necessary, to
provide for continued cooperation with United States
intelligence and law enforcement authorities.
(e) Report.--Whenever the Secretary makes a certification
under subsection (b) with respect to an individual detained at
Guantanamo, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, together with such certification, a
report that shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A detailed statement of the basis for the
transfer of the individual.
(2) An explanation why the transfer of the
individual is in the national security interests of the
United States.
(3) A description of actions taken to mitigate the
risks of reengagement by the individual as described in
subsection (b)(2)(C), including any actions taken to
address factors relevant to an applicable prior case of
reengagement described in subsection (b)(3).
(4) A copy of any Periodic Review Board findings
relating to the individual.
(5) A copy of the final recommendation by the
Guantanamo Detainee Review Task Force established
pursuant to Executive Order 13492 relating to the
individual and, if applicable, updated information
related to any change to such recommendation.
(6) An assessment whether, as of the date of the
certification, the country to which the individual is
to be transferred is facing a threat that could
substantially affect its ability to exercise control
over the individual.
(7) A classified summary of--
(A) the individual's record of cooperation,
if any, while in the custody of or under the
effective control of the Department of Defense;
and
(B) any agreements and mechanisms in place
to provide for continuing cooperation.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The term ``individual detained at Guantanamo''
means any individual located at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009,
who--
(A) is not a citizen of the United States
or a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States; and
(B) is--
(i) in the custody or under the
control of the Department of Defense;
or
(ii) otherwise under detention at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
(3) The term ``foreign terrorist organization''
means any organization so designated by the Secretary
of State under section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(4) The term ``state sponsor of terrorism'' has the
meaning given that term in section 301(13) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541(13)).
(g) Repeal of Superseded Requirements and Limitations.--
Section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 851; 10 U.S.C.
801 note) is repealed.
SEC. 1035. COMPREHENSIVE DETENTION STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in
consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of
National Intelligence, submit to the congressional defense
committees a report setting forth the details of a
comprehensive strategy for the detention of current and future
individuals captured and held pursuant to the Authorization for
Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40) pending the end of
hostilities.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
contain the following:
(1) The specific facility or facilities that are
intended to be used, or modified to be used, to hold
individuals for purpose of trial and incarceration
after conviction or detention and interrogation
pursuant to the law of armed conflict.
(2) The estimated costs associated with the
detention of individuals detained for purpose of trial,
incarceration after conviction, or continued detention
under the law of armed conflict, including the costs
of--
(A) improvements, additions, or changes to
each facility specified pursuant to paragraph
(1);
(B) construction of new facilities, if any;
(C) maintenance, operation, and sustainment
of any such facility;
(D) security;
(E) military, civilian, and contractor
support personnel; and
(F) other matters associated with support
of detention operations.
(3) A plan for the disposition of such individuals
if the authority to continue detaining an individual
pursuant to the law of armed conflict were to expire
while such individual is being detained, and an
assessment of possible actions that could be taken to
mitigate any adverse implications of such a scenario to
the national security interests of the United States.
(4) A plan for the disposition of individuals held
pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force
who are currently detained at the United States Naval
Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(5) A plan for the disposition of future detainees
held pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military
Force.
(6) The additional authorities, if any, necessary
to detain an individual pursuant to the law of armed
conflict as an unprivileged enemy belligerent pursuant
to the Authorization for Use of Military Force pending
the end of hostilities or a future determination by the
Secretary of Defense that such individual no longer
requires continued detention.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 1036. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT OF FORCES AT OR
CLOSURE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO
BAY, CUBA.
(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--No amounts authorized to
be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 may be used--
(1) to close or abandon United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
(2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the
Republic of Cuba; or
(3) to implement a material modification to the
Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba
signed at Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1934 that
constructively closes United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay.
(b) Report.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report setting forth an assessment of the
military implications of United States Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(2) Elements.--The report shall include the
following:
(A) An historical analysis of the use and
significance of the basing at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay.
(B) A description of the personnel,
resources, and base operations based out of
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, as
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(C) An assessment of the role of United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, in
support of the National Security Strategy, the
National Defense Strategy, and the National
Military Strategy.
(D) An assessment of the missions and
military requirements that United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, currently supports.
(E) A description of the uses of United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, by other
departments and agencies of the United States
Government.
(F) Any other matters the Secretary
considers appropriate.
SEC. 1037. REPORT ON CURRENT DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, DETERMINED OR ASSESSED TO BE
HIGH RISK OR MEDIUM RISK.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the appropriate committees and members of Congress a
report setting forth a list of the individuals detained at
Guantanamo as of the date of the enactment of this Act who have
been determined or assessed by Joint Task Force Guantanamo, at
any time before the date of the report, to be a high-risk or
medium-risk threat to the United States, its interests, or its
allies.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall set
forth, for each individual covered by the report, the
following:
(1) The name and country of origin.
(2) The date on which first designated or assessed
as a high-risk or medium-risk threat to the United
States, its interests, or its allies, and an assessment
of the justification for the designation or assessment.
(3) Whether, as of the date of the report,
currently designated or assessed as a high-risk or
medium-risk threat to the United States, its interests,
or its allies.
(4) If the designation or assessment changed
between the date specified pursuant to paragraph (2)
and the date of the report--
(A) the new designation or assessment to
which changed;
(B) the year and month in which the
designation or assessment changed; and
(C) information on, and a justification
for, the change in designation or assessment.
(5) To the extent practicable, without jeopardizing
intelligence sources and methods--
(A) prior actions in support of terrorism,
hostile actions against the United States or
its allies, gross violations of human rights,
and other violations of international law; and
(B) any affiliations with al Qaeda, al
Qaeda affiliates, or other terrorist groups.
(c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form to the maximum extent
practicable, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees and members
of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(B) the Majority Leader and the Minority
Leader of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives; and
(D) the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``individual detained at Guantanamo''
means any individual located at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009,
who--
(A) is not a citizen of the United States
or a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States; and
(B) is--
(i) in the custody or under the
control of the Department of Defense;
or
(ii) otherwise under detention at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
SEC. 1038. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON CONTACT BETWEEN TERRORISTS AND
INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY DETAINED AT UNITED STATES
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) In General.--Section 319(c) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10
U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(6) A summary of all known contact between any
individual formerly detained at Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay and any individual known or suspected to
be associated with a foreign terrorist group, which
contact included information or discussion about
planning for or conduct of hostilities against the
United States or its allies or the organizational,
logistical, or resource needs or activities of any
terrorist group or activity.''.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be construed to terminate, alter, modify,
override, or otherwise affect any reporting of information
required under section 319(c) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2009 before the date of the enactment of
this section.
SEC. 1039. INCLUSION IN REPORTS TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION ABOUT
RECIDIVISM OF INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY DETAINED AT
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
Section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note), as
amended by section 1038, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
``(7) For each individual described in paragraph
(4), the date on which such individual was released or
transferred from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and the
date on which it is confirmed that such individual is
suspected or confirmed of reengaging in terrorist
activities.
``(8) The average period of time described in
paragraph (7) for all the individuals described in
paragraph (4).''.
SEC. 1040. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TERMS OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WITH
FOREIGN COUNTRIES REGARDING TRANSFER OF DETAINEES
AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,
CUBA.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
describing the terms of any written agreement between
the United States Government and the government of the
foreign country concerned regarding each individual
detained at Guantanamo who was transferred to a foreign
country pursuant to a negotiated transfer.
(2) Statement on lack of written agreement.--If an
individual detained at Guantanamo was transferred to a
foreign country pursuant to a negotiated transfer and
no written agreement exists between the United States
Government and the government of the foreign country
regarding the transfer of such individual, the report
under paragraph (1) shall include an unclassified
statement of that fact.
(3) Arrangements when lack of written agreement.--
The report under paragraph (1) shall also provide a
description of the types and frequency of arrangements
or assurances applicable to negotiated transfers
covered by paragraph (2).
(4) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be
submitted in classified form, except as provided in
paragraph (2).
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The term ``individual detained at Guantanamo''
means any individual located at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009,
who--
(A) is not a citizen of the United States
or a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States; and
(B) is--
(i) in the custody or under the
control of the Department of Defense;
or
(ii) otherwise under detention at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
SEC. 1041. REPORT ON USE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO
BAY, CUBA, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR
BUREAU OF PRISONS PRISONS OR DETENTION OR
DISCIPLINARY FACILITIES IN RECRUITMENT OR OTHER
PROPAGANDA OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
Not later than six months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation
with the Director of National Intelligence, submit to Congress
a report on the use by terrorist organizations and their
leaders of images and symbols relating to United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and any other Department of
Defense or Bureau of Prisons prison or other detention or
disciplinary facility for recruitment and other propaganda
purposes. The report shall include the following:
(1) a description of the use by terrorist
organizations and their leaders of images and symbols
relating to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, and any other Department of Defense or Bureau of
Prisons prison or other detention or disciplinary
facility for recruitment or other propaganda purposes.
(2) A description and assessment of--
(A) the effectiveness of the use of such
images and symbols for recruitment and other
propaganda purposes during the period beginning
on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date
of the report; and
(B) the extent to which such images and
symbols continue to be used for recruitment or
other propaganda purposes.
(3) A description and assessment of the efforts of
the United States Government to counter the use of such
images and symbols for recruitment and other propaganda
purposes and to disseminate accurate information about
such facilities.
SEC. 1042. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REWARDS THROUGH GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL OF ALLIED FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER
MODIFICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE REWARDS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c)(3) of section 127b of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (B)''; and
(2) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D).
(b) Modification of Reporting Requirements.--Subsection
(f)(2) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (D);
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and
(G), as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively;
and
(3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by
paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ``, including in which countries the
program is being operated''.
(c) Report on Designation of Countries for Which Rewards
May Be Paid.--Such section is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(h) Report on Designation of Countries for Which Rewards
May Be Paid.--Not later than 15 days after the date on which
the Secretary designates a country as a country in which an
operation or activity of the armed forces is occurring in
connection with which rewards may be paid under this section,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
designation. Each report shall include the following:
``(1) The country so designated.
``(2) The reason for the designation of the
country.
``(3) A justification for the designation of the
country for purposes of this section.''.
(d) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading of such section
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 127b. Department of Defense rewards program''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by
striking the item relating to section 127b and
inserting the following new item:
``127b. Department of Defense rewards program.''.
SEC. 1043. SUNSET ON EXCEPTION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF
SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS.
Section 130f(e) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The
notification''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) The exception in paragraph (1) shall cease to be in
effect at the close of December 31, 2017.''.
SEC. 1044. REPEAL OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE
OF FUNDS FOR THE COMBATING TERRORISM PROGRAM.
Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).
SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES.
(a) Limitation on Interrogation Techniques to Those in the
Army Field Manual.--
(1) Army field manual 2-22.3 defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``Army Field Manual 2-22.3'' means
the Army Field Manual 2-22.3 entitled ``Human
Intelligence Collector Operations'' in effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act or any similar
successor Army Field Manual.
(2) Restriction.--
(A) In general.--An individual described in
subparagraph (B) shall not be subjected to any
interrogation technique or approach, or any
treatment related to interrogation, that is not
authorized by and listed in the Army Field
Manual 2-22.3.
(B) Individual described.--An individual
described in this subparagraph is an individual
who is--
(i) in the custody or under the
effective control of an officer,
employee, or other agent of the United
States Government; or
(ii) detained within a facility
owned, operated, or controlled by a
department or agency of the United
States, in any armed conflict.
(3) Implementation.--Interrogation techniques,
approaches, and treatments described in Army Field
Manual 2-22.3 shall be implemented strictly in accord
with the principles, processes, conditions, and
limitations prescribed by Army Field Manual 2-22.3.
(4) Agencies other than the department of
defense.--If a process required by Army Field Manual 2-
22.3, such as a requirement of approval by a specified
Department of Defense official, is inapposite to a
department or an agency other than the Department of
Defense, the head of such department or agency shall
ensure that a process that is substantially equivalent
to the process prescribed by Army Field Manual 2-22.3
for the Department of Defense is utilized by all
officers, employees, or other agents of such department
or agency.
(5) Interrogation by federal law enforcement.--The
limitations in this subsection shall not apply to
officers, employees, or agents of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, or
other Federal law enforcement entities.
(6) Update of the army field manual.--
(A) Requirement to update.--
(i) In general.--Not sooner than
three years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and once every
three years thereafter, the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the
Attorney General, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
the Director of National Intelligence,
shall complete a thorough review of
Army Field Manual 2-22.3, and revise
Army Field Manual 2-22.3, as necessary
to ensure that Army Field Manual 2-22.3
complies with the legal obligations of
the United States and the practices for
interrogation described therein do not
involve the use or threat of force.
(ii) Availability to the public.--
Army Field Manual 2-22.3 shall remain
available to the public and any
revisions to the Army Field Manual 2-
22.3 adopted by the Secretary of
Defense shall be made available to the
public 30 days prior to the date the
revisions take effect.
(B) Report on best practices of
interrogations.--
(i) Requirement for report.--Not
later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the
interagency body established pursuant
to Executive Order 13491 (commonly
known as the High-Value Detainee
Interrogation Group) shall submit to
the Secretary of Defense, the Director
of National Intelligence, the Attorney
General, and other appropriate
officials a report on best practices
for interrogation that do not involve
the use of force.
(ii) Recommendations.--The report
required by clause (i) may include
recommendations for revisions to Army
Field Manual 2-22.3 based on the body
of research commissioned by the High-
Value Detainee Interrogation Group.
(iii) Availability to the public.--
Not later than 30 days after the report
required by clause (i) is submitted
such report shall be made available to
the public.
(b) International Committee of the Red Cross Access to
Detainees.--
(1) Requirement.--The head of any department or
agency of the United States Government shall provide
the International Committee of the Red Cross with
notification of, and prompt access to, any individual
detained in any armed conflict in the custody or under
the effective control of an officer, employee,
contractor, subcontractor, or other agent of the United
States Government or detained within a facility owned,
operated, or effectively controlled by a department,
agency, contractor, or subcontractor of the United
States Government, consistent with Department of
Defense regulations and policies.
(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed--
(A) to create or otherwise imply the
authority to detain; or
(B) to limit or otherwise affect any other
individual rights or state obligations which
may arise under United States law or
international agreements to which the United
States is a party, including the Geneva
Conventions, or to state all of the situations
under which notification to and access for the
International Committee of the Red Cross is
required or allowed.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
SEC. 1051. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM.
(a) Website Required.--Section 2576a of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Publicly Accessible Website.--(1) The Secretary shall
create and maintain a publicly available Internet website that
provides information on the controlled property transferred
under this section and the recipients of such property.
``(2) The contents of the Internet website required under
paragraph (1) shall include all publicly accessible
unclassified information pertaining to the request, transfer,
denial, and repossession of controlled property under this
section, including--
``(A) a current inventory of all controlled
property transferred to Federal and State agencies
under this section, listed by the name of the recipient
and the year of the transfer;
``(B) all pending requests for transfers of
controlled property under this section, including the
information submitted by the Federal and State agencies
requesting such transfers; and
``(C) all reports required to be submitted to the
Secretary under this section by Federal and State
agencies that receive controlled property under this
section.''.
(b) Conditions for Transfer.--Subsection (b) of such
section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(5) the recipient, on an annual basis, and with
the authorization of the relevant local governing body
or authority, certifies that it has adopted publicly
available protocols for the appropriate use of
controlled property, the supervision of such use, and
the evaluation of the effectiveness of such use,
including auditing and accountability policies; and
``(6) after the completion of the assessment
required by section 1051(e) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the recipient,
on an annual basis, certifies that it provides annual
training to relevant personnel on the maintenance,
sustainment, and appropriate use of controlled
property.''.
(c) Definition of Controlled Property.--Such section is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Controlled Property.--In this section, the term
`controlled property' means any item assigned a
demilitarization code of B, C, D, E, G, or Q under Department
of Defense Manual 4160.21-M, `Defense Materiel Disposition
Manual', or any successor document.''.
(d) Examination of Training Requirements.--The Secretary of
Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded
research and development center for the conduct of an
assessment of the Department of Defense excess property program
under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended
by this section. Such assessment shall include--
(1) an evaluation of the policies and controls
governing the determination of the suitability of
recipients of controlled property transferred under the
program, including specific recommendations relating to
the training that Federal and State agencies that
receive such property should receive, at no cost to the
Department of Defense, to ensure proficiency in the
use, maintenance, and sustainment of such property; and
(2) an analysis of reported statistics on
controlled property transfers, the incidence of
controlled property that is unaccounted for, and the
effectiveness of the policies and procedures governing
the return of controlled property transferred under the
program to the Department of Defense.
(e) One-year Mandatory Use Policy Assessment.--The
Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a
federally funded research and development center for the
conduct of an assessment of the Department of Defense excess
property program under section 2576a of title 10, United States
Code, as amended by this section, to determine if the
requirement that all controlled property transferred under the
program be used within one year of being transferred is
achieving its intended effect. Such assessment shall include
recommendations on process improvement, including legislative
proposals.
(f) Comptroller General Assessment.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
assessment of the Department of Defense excess property program
under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended
by this section. Such assessment shall include--
(1) an evaluation of the transfer of controlled
property under the program, including the manner in
which the property was used by Federal and State
agencies and the effectiveness of the Internet website
required under subsection (e) of section 2576a of title
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), in
providing transparency to the public; and
(2) a determination of whether the transfer of
property under the program enhances the ability of
Federal and State agencies to carry out counter-drug
and counter-terrorism activities in accordance with the
purposes of the program as set forth in section 2576a
of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 1052. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR BORDER
SECURITY ACTIVITIES.
Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended
by section 1051 is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking
``counter-drug and counter-terrorism
activities'' and inserting ``counterdrug,
counterterrorism, and border security
activities''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the
Attorney General and the Director of National
Drug Control Policy'' and inserting ``the
Attorney General, the Director of National Drug
Control Policy, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, as appropriate''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``counter-drug
or counter-terrorism activities'' and inserting
``counterdrug, counterterrorism, or border security
activities''.
SEC. 1053. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS.
(a) Conversion of Certain Military Technician (dual Status)
Positions to Civilian Positions.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
convert not fewer than 20 percent of the positions
described in paragraph (2) as of January 1, 2017, from
military technician (dual status) positions to
positions filled by individuals who are employed under
section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, and are
not military technicians.
(2) Covered positions.--The positions described in
this paragraph are military technician (dual status)
positions as follows:
(A) Military technician (dual status)
positions identified as general administration,
clerical, finance, and office service
occupations in the report of the Secretary of
Defense under section 519 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
(Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1397).
(B) Such other military technician (dual
status) positions as the Secretary shall
specify for purposes of this subsection.
(3) Treatment of incumbents.--In the case of a
position converted under paragraph (1) for which there
is an incumbent employee, the Secretary may fill that
position, as converted, with the incumbent employee
without regard to any requirement concerning
competition or competitive hiring procedures.
(b) Phased-in Termination of Army Reserve, Air Force
Reserve, and National Guard Non-dual Status Technicians.--
(1) In general.--Section 10217 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(e) Phased-in Termination of Positions.--(1) No
individual may be newly hired or employed, or rehired or
reemployed, as a non-dual status technician for the purposes of
this section after December 31, 2016.
``(2) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum number of
non-dual status technicians employable by the Army Reserve and
by the Air Force Reserve shall be reduced from the number
otherwise provided by subsection (c)(1) by one for each
individual who retires, is separated from, or otherwise ceases
service as a non-dual status technician of the Army Reserve or
the Air Force Reserve, as the case may be, after such date
until the maximum number of non-dual status technicians
employable by the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, as the
case may be, is zero.
``(3) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum number of
non-dual status technicians employable by the National Guard
shall be reduced from the number otherwise provided by
subsection (c)(2) by one for each individual who retires, is
separated from, or otherwise ceases service as a non-dual
status technician of the National Guard after such date until
the maximum number of non-dual status technicians employable by
the National Guard is zero.
``(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or rehired or
employed, to a position required to be filled by reason of the
amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be an individual employed
in such position under section 3101 of title 5, and may not be
a military technician.
``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
terminate the status as a non-dual status technician under this
section after December 31, 2016, of any individual who is a
non-dual status technician for the purposes of this section on
that date.''.
(2) Report on phased-in terminations.--Not later
than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan for
implementing the amendment made by paragraph (1).
SEC. 1054. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH-64 APACHE HELICOPTERS
FROM ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO REGULAR ARMY AND
RELATED PERSONNEL LEVELS.
Section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3668) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``March 31,
2016'' and inserting ``June 30, 2016''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``March 31,
2016'' and inserting ``June 30, 2016'' both places it
appears.
SEC. 1055. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO PERSONNEL OF
FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE.
(a) Authority.--Section 1081 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10
U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 1047 of the Carl Levin
and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3494),
is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as
subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsection (b):
``(b) Training of Personnel of Foreign Ministries With
Security Missions.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, carry
out a program to provide training and associated
training support services to personnel of foreign
ministries of defense (or ministries with security
force oversight) or regional organizations with
security missions--
``(A) for the purpose of--
``(i) enhancing civilian oversight
of foreign security forces;
``(ii) establishing responsible
defense governance and internal
controls in order to help build
effective, transparent, and accountable
defense institutions;
``(iii) assessing organizational
weaknesses and establishing a roadmap
for addressing shortfalls; and
``(iv) enhancing ministerial,
general or joint staff, or service
level core management competencies; and
``(B) for such other purposes as the
Secretary considers appropriate, consistent
with the authority in subsection (a).
``(2) Notice to congress.--Each fiscal year
quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on
activities under the program under paragraph (1) during
the preceding fiscal year quarter. Each report shall
include, for the fiscal year quarter covered by such
report, the following:
``(A) A list of activities under the
program.
``(B) A list of any organization described
in paragraph (1) to which the Secretary
assigned employees under the program, including
the number of such employees so assigned, the
duration of each assignment, a brief
description of each assigned employee's
activities, and a statement of the cost of each
assignment.
``(C) A comprehensive justification of any
activities conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)(B).''.
(b) Termination of Authority.--Subsection (c) of such
section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section,
is amended in paragraph (1) by striking ``of the Secretary of
Defense'' and all that follows and inserting ``in this section
terminates at the close of December 31, 2017.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Ministry of
Defense Advisor'' before ``Authority'';
(2) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1) of this section, by striking ``the
Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives'' and
inserting ``the appropriate committees of Congress'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
``(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.''.
(d) Clerical and Conforming Amendment to Section Heading to
Reflect Name of Program.--
(1) Conforming amendment.--The heading of such
section is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1081. DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in
section 2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the
item relating to section 1081 and inserting the
following new item:
``Sec. 1081. Defense Institution Capacity Building Program.''.
SEC. 1056. INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) military information support operations are a
critical component of the efforts of the Department of
Defense to provide commanders with capabilities to
shape the operational environment;
(2) military information support operations are
integral to armed conflict and therefore the Secretary
of Defense has broad latitude to conduct military
information support operations;
(3) the Secretary of Defense should develop
creative and agile concepts, technologies, and
strategies across all available media to most
effectively reach target audiences, to counter and
degrade the ability of adversaries and potential
adversaries to persuade, inspire, and recruit inside
areas of hostilities or in other areas in direct
support of the objectives of commanders; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense should request
additional funds in future budgets to carry out
military information support operations to support the
broader efforts of the Government to counter violent
extremism.
(b) Technology Demonstrations Required.--To support the
ability of the Department of Defense to provide innovative
operational concepts and technologies to shape the
informational environment, the Secretary of Defense shall carry
out a series of technology demonstrations, subject to the
availability of funds for such purpose or to a prior approval
reprogramming, to assess innovative new technologies for
information operations and information engagement to support
the operational and strategic requirements of the commanders of
the geographic and functional combatant commands, including the
urgent and emergent operational needs and the operational and
theater campaign plans of such combatant commanders to further
the national security objectives and strategic communications
requirements of the United States.
(c) Plan.--By not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
to the congressional defense committees a plan describing how
the Department of Defense will execute the technology
demonstrations required under subsection (b). Such plan shall
include each of the following elements:
(1) A general timeline for conducting the
technology demonstrations.
(2) Clearly defined goals and endstate objectives
for the demonstrations, including traceability of such
goals to the tactical, operational, or strategic
requirements of the combatant commanders.
(3) A process for measuring the performance and
effectiveness of the demonstrations.
(4) A coordination structure to include
participation between the technology development and
the operational communities, including potentially
joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and
multinational partners.
(5) The identification of potential technologies to
support the tactical, operational, or strategic needs
of the combatant commanders.
(6) An explanation of how such technologies will
support and coordinate with elements of joint,
interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational
partners.
(d) Congressional Notice.--Upon initiating a technology
demonstration under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees written
notice of the demonstration that includes a detailed
description of the demonstration, including its purpose, cost,
engagement medium, targeted audience, and any other details the
Secretary of Defense believes will assist the committees in
evaluating the demonstration.
(e) Termination.--The authority to carry out a technology
demonstration under this section shall terminate on September
30, 2022.
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit or alter any authority under which the
Department of Defense supports information operations
activities within the Department.
SEC. 1057. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF HELICOPTER SEA
COMBAT SQUADRON 84 AND 85 AIRCRAFT.
(a) Prohibitions.--Except as provided by subsection (b),
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Navy may
be obligated or expended to--
(1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place
in storage any Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 (HSC-
84) or Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 (HSC-85)
aircraft; or
(2) make any changes to manning levels with respect
to any HSC-84 or HSC-85 aircraft squadron.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Navy may waive subsection
(a), if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense
committees that the Secretary has--
(1) conducted a cost-benefit analysis identifying
savings to Department of the Navy regarding
decommissioning or deactivation of an HSC-84 or HSC-85
squadron;
(2) identified a replacement capability that would
be available if prioritized and directed by the
Secretary of Defense and would meet all operational
requirements, including special operational-peculiar
requirements of the combatant commands, currently being
met by the HSC-84 or HSC-85 squadrons and aircraft to
be retired, transferred, or placed in storage; and
(3) deployed such capability.
SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF
CERTAIN LANDMINES AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE POLICY AND INVENTORY OF ANTI-PERSONNEL
LANDMINE MUNITIONS.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided under subsection (b),
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the
destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions before the
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report
required by subsection (c).
(b) Exception for Safety.--The limitation under subsection
(a) shall not apply to any anti-personnel landmine munitions
that the Secretary determines are unsafe or could pose a safety
risk if not demilitarized or destroyed.
(c) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report that includes each of the
following:
(A) A description of the policy of the
Department of Defense regarding the use of
anti-personnel landmines, including methods for
commanders to seek waivers to use such
munitions.
(B) A 10-year projection of the inventory
levels for all anti-personnel landmine
munitions that takes into account future
production of anti-personnel landmine
munitions, any plans for demilitarization of
such munitions, the age of the munitions,
storage and safety considerations, and other
factors that will impact the size of the
inventory.
(C) A 10-year projection for the cost to
achieve the inventory levels projected in
subparagraph (B), including the cost for
potential demilitarization or disposal of such
munitions.
(D) A 10-year projection for the cost to
develop and produce new anti-personnel landmine
munitions the Secretary determines are
necessary to meet the demands of current
operational plans.
(E) An assessment, by the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, of the effects of the
projected anti-personnel landmine inventory on
current operational plans.
(F) Any other matters that the Secretary
determines should be included in the report.
(2) Form of report.--The report required by
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.
(d) Anti-personnel Landmine Munitions Defined.--In this
section, the term ``anti-personnel landmine munitions''
includes anti-personnel landmines and sub-munitions as defined
by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their
Destruction, as determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 1059. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
SECURE THE SOUTHERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Authority to Provide Assistance.--The Secretary of
Defense may provide assistance to United States Customs and
Border Protection for purposes of increasing ongoing efforts to
secure the southern land border of the United States.
(b) Concurrence in Assistance.--Assistance under subsection
(a) shall be provided with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
(c) Types of Assistance Authorized.--The assistance
provided under subsection (a) may include the following:
(1) Deployment of members and units of the regular
and reserve components of the Armed Forces to the
southern land border of the United States.
(2) Deployment of manned aircraft, unmanned aerial
surveillance systems, and ground-based surveillance
systems to support continuous surveillance of the
southern land border of the United States.
(3) Intelligence analysis support.
(d) Materiel and Logistical Support.--The Secretary of
Defense is authorized to deploy such materiel and equipment and
logistics support as is necessary to ensure the effectiveness
of assistance provided under subsection (a).
(e) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
for the Department of Defense by this Act, the Secretary of
Defense may use up to $75,000,000 to provide assistance under
subsection (a).
(f) Reports.--At the end of each three-month period during
which assistance is provided under subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Government Affairs of the Senate a report on the provision of
such assistance during that period. Each report shall include,
for the period covered by the report, the following:
(1) A description of the assistance provided.
(2) A description of the sources and amounts of
funds used to provide such assistance.
(3) A description of the amounts obligated to
provide such assistance.
(4) An assessment of the efficacy and cost-
effectiveness of such assistance in support of the
Department of Homeland Security's objectives and
strategy to address the challenges on the southern land
border of the United States and recommendations, if
any, to enhance the effectiveness of such assistance.
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports
SEC. 1060. PROVISION OF DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE AND CONTINGENCY
PLANNING GUIDANCE INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Section 113(g) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) At the time of the budget submission by the President
for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include in
the budget materials submitted to Congress for that year
summaries of the guidance developed under paragraphs (1) and
(2), as well as summaries of any plans developed in accordance
with the guidance developed under paragraph (2). Such summaries
shall be sufficient to allow the congressional defense
committees to evaluate fully the requirements for military
forces, acquisition programs, and operation and maintenance
funding in the President's annual budget request for the
Department of Defense.''.
(b) Report Required.--Notwithstanding the requirement under
paragraph (3) of section 113(g) of title 10, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), that the Secretary of Defense
submit summaries under that paragraph at the time of the
President's annual budget submission, by not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing--
(1) summaries of the guidance developed under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g) of section 113
of title 10, United States Code; and
(2) summaries of any plans developed in accordance
with the guidance developed under paragraph (2) of such
subsection.
SEC. 1061. EXPEDITED MEETINGS OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE
OF THE ARMY.
Section 1702(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3665) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App. I) shall not apply to a meeting of the Commission unless
the meeting is attended by five or more members of the
Commission.''.
SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS SUBMITTED BY COMPTROLLER
GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Report on NNSA Budget Requests.--Section 3255(a)(2) of
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2455(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before ``, the Comptroller
General'' the following: ``in an even-numbered year, and not
later than 150 days after the date on which the Administrator
submits such materials in an odd-numbered year''.
(b) Report on Environmental Management.--Section 3134 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2713), as amended by section
3134(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2193), is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``a series of
three reviews, as described in subsections (b), (c),
and (d),'' and inserting ``reviews as described in
subsections (b) and (c)'';
(2) by striking subsection (d); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).
SEC. 1063. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED
FORCE LAYDOWN IN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF
UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the
United States Pacific Command, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on Department of
Defense plans for implementing the geographically distributed
force laydown in the area of responsibility of United States
Pacific Command.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A description of the force laydown.
(2) A discussion of how the force laydown affects
the operational and contingency plans in the area of
responsibility of United States Pacific Command,
including a discussion on how timeliness, availability
of forces, and risk in meeting the military objectives
contained in those plans are affected.
(3) A discussion of the specific support asset
requirements derived from the force laydown, including
logistical sustainment, pre-positioned stocks, sea and
air lift and, command and control.
(4) A discussion of the specific infrastructure and
military construction requirements derived from the
force laydown.
(5) A discussion on how Department of Defense plans
to meet the requirements identified in paragraphs (3)
and (4), including the ability of United States
Transportation Command, the United States Combat
Logistics Force, and the Armed Forces to meet those
requirements.
(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense
determines to be appropriate.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 1064. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FORMULATION
PROCESS.
(a) Requirement for Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall
enter into a contract with an independent research entity
described in subsection (c) to carry out a comprehensive study
of the role of the Department of Defense in the formulation of
national security strategy.
(b) Matters Covered.--The study required by subsection (a)
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Several case studies of the role of the
Department of Defense and its process for the
formulation of previous national security strategies in
place throughout the history of the United States, with
specific emphasis on the development and execution of
previous strategies, as well as the factors that
contributed to the development and execution of
successful previous strategies with specific emphasis
on--
(A) the frequency of strategy updates;
(B) the synchronization of timelines and
content among different strategies;
(C) the prioritization of objectives;
(D) the assignment of roles and
responsibilities among relevant agencies;
(E) the links between strategy and
resourcing;
(F) the implementation of strategy within
the planning documents of relevant agencies;
(G) the value of a competition of ideas;
and
(H) recommendations for the executive and
legislative branches on the best practices and
organizational lessons learned for enabling the
Department of Defense to formulate long-term
defense strategy.
(2) A complete review and analysis of the current
national security strategy formulation process, as it
relates to the Department of Defense, including an
analysis of the following:
(A) All major Government products and
documents of national security strategy
relevant to the Department of Defense and how
they fit together, including--
(i) the National Military Strategy
prepared by the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff under section 153(b)(1)
of title 10, United States Code;
(ii) the most recent quadrennial
defense review conducted by the
Secretary of Defense pursuant to
section 118 of title 10, United States
Code;
(iii) the national security
strategy report required under section
108 of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043); and
(iv) any other relevant national
security strategy products and
documents.
(B) The time periods during which the
products and documents covered by subparagraph
(A) are prepared and published, and how they
fit together.
(C) The interaction between the White House
and the agencies that develop such products and
documents and formulate strategy.
(D) All the current entities in the Federal
Government that contribute to the national
security strategy formulation process and how
they fit together.
(c) Independent Research Entity.--The entity described in
this subsection is an independent research entity that is a
not-for-profit entity or a federally funded research and
development center with appropriate expertise and analytical
capability.
(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the independent research entity shall
provide to the Secretary a report on the results of the study.
Not later than 90 days after receipt of the report, the
Secretary shall submit such report, together with any
additional views or recommendations of the Secretary, to the
congressional defense committees.
SEC. 1065. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND
DISABLEMENT CAPABILITIES RELATED TO REMOTELY
PILOTED AIRCRAFT.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report addressing the
suitability of existing capabilities to detect, identify, and
disable remotely piloted aircraft operating within special use
and restricted airspace. The report shall include the
following:
(1) An assessment of the degree to which existing
capabilities to detect, identify, and potentially
disable remotely piloted aircraft within special use
and restricted airspace are able to be deployed and
combat prevailing threats.
(2) An assessment of existing gaps in capabilities
related to the detection, identification, or
disablement of remotely piloted aircraft within special
use and restricted airspace.
(3) A plan that outlines the extent to which
existing research and development programs within the
Department of Defense can be leveraged to fill
identified capability gaps and/or the need to establish
new programs to address such gaps as are identified
pursuant to paragraph (2).
SEC. 1066. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE TRAINING OF PILOTS OF
REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT.
Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report addressing the immediate and critical training and
operational needs of the remotely piloted aircraft community.
The report shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the viability of using non-
rated, civilian, contractor, or enlisted pilots to
execute remotely piloted aircraft missions.
(2) An assessment of the availability and existing
utilization of special use airspace available for
remotely piloted aircraft training and a plan for
accessing additional special use airspace in order to
meet anticipated training requirements for remotely
piloted aircraft.
(3) A comprehensive training plan aimed at
increasing the throughput of undergraduate remotely
piloted aircraft training without sacrificing quality
and standards.
(4) Establishment of an optimum ratio for the mix
of training airframes to operational airframes in the
remotely piloted aircraft inventory necessary to
achieve manning requirements for pilots and sensor
operators and, to the extent practicable, a plan for
fielding additional remotely piloted aircraft airframes
at the formal training units in the active, National
Guard, and reserve components in accordance with
optimum ratios for MQ-9 and Global Hawk remotely
piloted aircraft.
(5) Establishment of optimum and minimum crew
ratios to combat air patrols taking into account all
tasks remotely piloted aircraft units execute and, to
the extent practicable, a plan for conducting missions
in accordance with optimum ratios.
(6) Identification of any resource, legislative, or
departmental policy challenges impeding the corrective
action needed to reach a sustainable remotely piloted
aircraft operations tempo.
(7) An assessment, to the extent practicable, of
the direct and indirect impacts that the integration of
remotely piloted aircraft into the national airspace
system has on the ability to generate remotely piloted
aircraft crews.
(8) Any other matters the Secretary determines
appropriate.
SEC. 1067. STUDIES OF FLEET PLATFORM ARCHITECTURES FOR THE NAVY.
(a) Independent Studies.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
provide for the performance of three independent
studies of alternative future fleet platform
architectures for the Navy in the 2030 timeframe.
(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than April
1, 2016, the Secretary shall submit the results of each
study to the congressional defense committees.
(3) Form.--Each such study shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex
as necessary.
(b) Entities to Perform Studies.--The Secretary of Defense
shall provide for the studies under subsection (a) to be
performed as follows:
(1) One study shall be performed by the Department
of the Navy and shall include participants from--
(A) the Office of Net Assessment within the
Office of the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) the Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren Division.
(2) The second study shall be performed by a
federally funded research and development center.
(3) The final study shall be conducted by an
independent, non-governmental institute which is
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, and exempt from tax under section 501(a)
of such Code, and has recognized credentials and
expertise in national security and military affairs.
(c) Performance of Studies.--
(1) Independent performance.--The Secretary of
Defense shall require the three studies under this
section to be conducted independently of each other.
(2) Matters to be considered.--In performing a
study under this section, the organization performing
the study, while being aware of the current and
projected fleet platform architectures, shall not be
limited by the current or projected fleet platform
architecture and shall consider the following matters:
(A) The National Security Strategy of the
United States.
(B) Potential future threats to the United
States and to United States naval forces in the
2030 timeframe.
(C) Traditional roles and missions of
United States naval forces.
(D) Alternative roles and missions for
United States naval forces.
(E) Other government and non-government
analyses that would contribute to the study
through variations in study assumptions or
potential scenarios.
(F) The role of evolving technology on
future naval forces, including unmanned
systems.
(G) Opportunities for reduced operation and
sustainment costs.
(H) Current and projected capabilities of
other United States armed forces that could
affect force structure capability and capacity
requirements of United States naval forces.
(d) Study Results.--The results of each study under this
section shall--
(1) present the alternative fleet platform
architectures considered, with assumptions and possible
scenarios identified for each;
(2) provide for presentation of minority views of
study participants; and
(3) for the recommended architecture, provide--
(A) the numbers, kinds, and sizes of
vessels, the numbers and types of associated
manned and unmanned vehicles, and the basic
capabilities of each of those platforms;
(B) other information needed to understand
that architecture in basic form and the
supporting analysis;
(C) deviations from the current Annual
Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval
Vessels required under section 231 of title 10,
United States Code;
(D) options to address ship classes that
begin decommissioning prior to 2035; and
(E) implications for naval aviation,
including the future carrier air wing and land-
based aviation platforms.
SEC. 1068. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED STATES NATIONAL
SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC REGION.
(a) Report on Strategy Required.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report that sets forth an updated military strategy for the
protection of United States national security interests in the
Arctic region.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of United States military
interests in the Arctic region.
(2) A description of operational plans and military
requirements for the protection of United States
national security interests in the Arctic region,
including United States citizens, territory, freedom of
navigation, and economic and trade interests.
(3) An identification of any operational seams and
a plan to enhance unity of effort among the combatant
commands with responsibility for the Arctic region, as
well as among the Armed Forces.
(4) A description of the security environment in
the Arctic region, including the activities of foreign
nations operating within the Arctic region.
(5) A description of United States military
capabilities required to implement the strategy
required by subsection (a).
(6) An identification of any capability gaps and
resource gaps, including in installations,
infrastructure, communications and domain awareness,
and personnel in the Arctic region, that would impact
the implementation of the strategy required by
subsection (a) or the execution of any associated
operational plan, and a mitigation plan to address such
gaps.
(7) An assessment of military-to-military
cooperation with partner nations that have mutual
security interests in the Arctic region, including
opportunities for sharing installations and maintenance
facilities.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 1069. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND REPORT ON MAJOR MEDICAL
FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) Briefing.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall provide to the appropriate committees of
Congress a briefing on the administration and oversight by the
Department of Veterans Affairs of contracts for the design and
construction of major medical facility projects, as defined in
section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
administration and oversight described in subsection (a).
(c) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) and
the report required by subsection (b) shall each include an
examination of the following:
(1) The processes used by the Department for
overseeing and assuring the performance of construction
design and construction contracts for major medical
facility projects, as so defined.
(2) Any actions taken by the Department to improve
the administration of such contracts.
(3) Such opportunities for further improvement of
the administration of such contracts as the Comptroller
General considers appropriate.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 1070. SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF MUNITIONS ASSESSMENTS.
(a) Required Reports.--Not later than March 1, 2016, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees each of the following:
(1) The most current munitions assessments, as
defined by Department of Defense Instruction Number
3000.04, relating to the Department of Defense
munitions process.
(2) The most current sufficiency assessments, as
defined by such Department of Defense Instruction.
(3) The most current approved memorandum of the
Joint Requirements Oversight Council resulting from the
munitions requirements process.
(b) Sunset.--The requirement to submit reports and
assessments under this section shall terminate on the date that
is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1071. POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES IN THE
WESTERN PACIFIC THEATER.
(a) General Assessment Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly
conduct a comprehensive assessment of potential roles
for United States ground forces in the western Pacific
in cooperation with host nations to deter and defeat
aggression in the western Pacific region.
(2) Capabilities to be examined.--The Secretary and
the Chairman shall assess the feasibility and potential
effectiveness of mobile United States ground forces
operating jointly to facilitate--
(A) anti-access and area-denial
capabilities in contested sea lanes and
airspace;
(B) air defense capabilities;
(C) electronic countermeasures
capabilities;
(D) command, control, communications, and
logistics capabilities;
(E) littoral defenses; and
(F) any other capabilities the Secretary
and Chairman determine to be appropriate.
(b) Completion Date.--The assessment required by this
section shall be completed by not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Briefing of Congress.--Upon the completion of the
assessments required by this section, the Secretary and the
Chairman shall provide a briefing on the assessment to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1072. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
MILITARY PERSONNEL ISSUES.
(a) Report on Foreign Language Proficiency Incentive Pay.--
Section 316a of title 37, United States Code, as amended by
section 615(5) of this Act, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(f).
(b) Report on Use of Waiver Authority for Military Service
Academy Appointments.--Section 553 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10
U.S.C. 4346 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
(e).
(c) Report on Increase in Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps Units.--Subsection (e) of section 548 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4466) is repealed.
(d) Report on Implementation of Yellow Ribbon Reintegration
Program.--
(1) Reporting requirement.--Section 582(e) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended
by striking paragraph (4).
(2) Conforming repeal.--Section 597 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public
Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is repealed.
(e) Report on Standards of Facilities.--Section 1648 of the
Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C.
1071 note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(f) Report on Inspections of Facilities.--Section 1662 of
the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10
U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) Required Inspections of
Facilities.--''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(g) Report on Inspections of Other Facilities.--Section
3307 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina
Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
(Public Law 110-28; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).
(h) Report on Local Educational Agency Assistance Related
to DOD Activities.--Section 574 of the John Warner National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
SEC. 1073. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
READINESS.
(a) Biannual Reports on Allocation of Funds Within
Operation and Maintenance Budget Subactivities.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking section 228.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking
the item relating to section 228.
(b) Annual Report on Naval Petroleum Reserves.--Section
7431 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (c).
(c) Annual Report on Army National Guard Combat
Readiness.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 1013 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking section 10542.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking
the item relating to section 10542.
(d) GAO Report on In-kind Payments.--Section 2805 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2149) is repealed.
(e) Insider Threat Detection Budget Submission.--Section
922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by
striking subsection (f).
(f) Price Trend Analysis.--Section 892 of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 2306a) is repealed.
(g) Report on Authority for Airlift Transportation at
Department of Defense Rates for Non-Department of Defense
Federal Cargoes.--Section 351 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123
Stat. 2262) is amended by striking subsection (b).
(h) Biennial Report on Procurement of Military Working
Dogs.--Section 358 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10
U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(c).
(i) Report on Foreign Language Proficiency.--Section 958 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 297) is repealed.
(j) Report on Arsenal Support Program Initiative.--Section
343 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-
398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) is amended by striking subsection
(g).
(k) GAO Review of Contractor-operated Civil Engineering
Supply Stores Program.--Section 345 of the Strom Thurmond
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public
Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1978) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).
SEC. 1074. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
NAVAL VESSELS AND MERCHANT MARINE.
(a) Report on Naming of Naval Vessels.--Section 7292 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection
(d).
(b) Report on Transfer of Vessels Stricken From Naval
Vessel Register.--Section 7306 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
(c) Annual Report of Maritime Administration.--
(1) Elimination of report and revision of remaining
requirement.--Section 50111 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization request
``(a) Submission of Legislative Proposal.--Not later than
30 days after the date on which the President submits to
Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of
title 31, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate the Maritime Administration authorization request for
that fiscal year.
``(b) Maritime Administration Request Defined.--In this
section, the term `Maritime Administration authorization
request' means a proposal for legislation that, for a fiscal
year--
``(1) recommends authorizations of appropriations
for the Maritime Administration for that fiscal year,
including with respect to matters described in
subsection 109(j) of title 49 or authorized in subtitle
V of this title; and
``(2) addresses any other matter with respect to
the Maritime Administration that the Secretary
determines is appropriate.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 501 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 50111 and inserting the following new item:
``50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization request.''.
(d) Discretionary Report No Longer Needed.--The Secretary
of the Navy is not required to submit to the congressional
defense committees a report, or updates to such a report, on
open architecture as described in Senate Report 110-077.
SEC. 1075. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
(a) Report on Pilot Program for Exchange of Information
Technology Personnel.--Section 1110 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123
Stat. 2493) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (i);
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection
(i); and
(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new
paragraph:
``(2) any employee whose assignment is allowed to
continue by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be taken into
account for purposes of the numerical limitation under
subsection (h).''.
(b) Report on Experimental Program for Scientific and
Technical Personnel.--Section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public
Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2139) is amended by striking subsection
(g).
SEC. 1076. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND RELATED MATTERS.
(a) Report on Nuclear Weapons Council.--Section 179 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection
(g).
(b) Report on Proliferation Security Initiative.--Section
1821(b) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 2911(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(1) In General.--''; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
(c) Briefings on Dialogue Between United States and Russian
Federation on Nuclear Arms.--Section 1282 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-
239; 126 Stat. 2034; 22 U.S.C. 5951 note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``BRIEFINGS
ON DIALOGUE'' and inserting ``SENSE OF CONGRESS ON
AGREEMENTS'';
(2) by striking subsection (a);
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b) Sense of
Congress on Certain Agreements.--''; and
(4) by striking subsection (c).
(d) Implementation Plan for Whole-of-government Vision
Prescribed in the National Security Strategy.--Section 1072 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1592; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(b).
SEC. 1077. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
ACQUISITION.
(a) Report on Cost Assessment Activities.--Section 2334 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(f).
(b) Report on Performance Assessments and Root Cause
Analyses.--Section 2438 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsection (f).
SEC. 1078. REPEAL OR REVISION OF MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Report on Technological Maturity and Integration Risk
of Critical Technologies.--Section 138(b)(8) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (B);
(2) by striking ``shall--'' and all that follows
through ``assess the technological maturity'' and
inserting ``shall periodically review and assess the
technological maturity''; and
(3) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period.
(b) Report on Systems Engineering.--Section 139b(d) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2);
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``or (2)'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``systems engineering master plans and'';
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``,
systems engineering master plans,'';
(D) in subparagraph (C); by striking
``systems engineering, development planning,''
and inserting ``development planning''; and
(E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (F);
(4) by transferring subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (4) to the end of paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, and redesignating those subparagraphs as
subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
(5) by striking paragraph (4).
(c) Report on DARPA.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 2352 of title 10, United
States Code, is repealed.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 2352.
(d) Reports on Status of Navy Next Generation Enterprise
Networks Program.--Section 1034 of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417; 122 Stat. 4593) is repealed.
SEC. 1079. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Annual Report on Prizes for Advanced Technology
Achievements.--Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
(e).
(b) Annual Impact Statement on Number of Members in
Integrated Disability Evaluation System on Readiness
Requirements.--Section 528 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126
Stat. 1725) is repealed.
(c) Report on Task Force for Business and Stability
Operations in Afghanistan.--Section 1535(a) of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4426) is amended by striking paragraph
(6).
(d) Reports Under Public Law 110-417.--
(1) Mitigation of power outage risks for department
of defense facilities and activities.--Section 335 of
the Duncan Hunter Nation Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4422;
10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended by striking subsection
(c).
(2) Annual reports on center of excellence on
traumatic extremity injuries and amputations.--Section
723 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat.
4508) is amended by striking (d).
(e) Biennial Update of Strategic Management Plan.--Section
904(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 275) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
(f) Roadmaps and Reports on Hypersonics Development.--
Section 218 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 2358
note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4);
and
(2) by striking subsection (f).
(g) Reports on Annual Review of Roles and Missions of the
Reserve Components.--Section 513(h) of the Ronald W. Reagan
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public
Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 1882; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2).
(h) Annual Submittal of Information Regarding Information
Technology Capital Assets.--Section 351 of the Bob Stump
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public
Law 107-314; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 1080. TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF
REPORTS REQUIRED OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY
STATUTE.
(a) Termination.--Effective on the date that is two years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each report
described in subsection (b) that is still required to be
submitted to Congress as of such effective date shall no longer
be required to be submitted to Congress.
(b) Covered Reports.--A report described in this subsection
is a report that is required to be submitted to Congress by the
Department of Defense, or by any officer, official, component,
or element of the Department, by any annual national defense
authorization Act as of April 1, 2015.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 1, 2016,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that includes each of the
following:
(1) A list of all reports described in subsection
(b).
(2) For each such report, a citation to the
provision of law under which the report is required to
be submitted.
(3) Draft legislation that would repeal each such
report.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Amendments To Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of
subtitle A, and at the beginning of part I of such
subtitle, are each amended by striking the item
relating to chapter 19 and inserting the following new
item:
``19. Cyber Matters...............................................391''.
(2) The heading of section 130e is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 130e. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain
critical infrastructure security information''.
(3) The heading of section 153(a)(5) is amended to
read as follows: ``Joint Force Development
Activities.--''.
(4) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 19 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 391 and inserting the following new item:
``391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and
information systems of operationally critical contractors and
certain other contractors.''.
(5) The table of sections at the beginning of
subchapter I of chapter 21 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 429 the following
new item:
``430. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive
Agent.''.
(6) Section 2006a(a) is amended by striking
``August, 1'' and inserting ``August 1''.
(7) Sections 2222(j)(5), 2223(c)(3), and 2315 are
each amended by striking ``section 3552(b)(5)'' and
inserting ``section 3552(b)(6)''.
(8) Section 2229(d)(1) is amended by striking
``certification in writing'' and inserting ``a
certification in writing''.
(9) Section 2679, as transferred, redesignated, and
amended by section 351 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3346), is amended in subsection (a)(1)
by striking ``with'' before ``, on a sole source''.
(10) Section 2684(d)(1) is amended by striking
``section 2023.01 of title 54'' and inserting ``section
302101 of title 54''.
(11) Section 2687a(d)(2) is amended by inserting
``fair market'' before ``value''.
(12) Section 2926, as added and amended by section
901(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3464),
is amended in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) by
striking ``for Installations, Energy,'' each place it
appears and inserting ``for Energy, Installations,''.
(13) Section 9314a(b) is amended by striking ``only
so long at'' and inserting ``only so long as''.
(b) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015.--Effective as of December 19, 2014, and as if included
therein as enacted, the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 351(b)(1) (128 Stat. 3346) is amended
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C)
and inserting ``; and''.
(2) Section 901(g)(1)(F) (128 Stat. 3465) is
amended by inserting ``paragraph (4) of'' before
``subsection (b) of section 2926''.
(3) Section 1072(a)(2) (128 Stat. 3516) is amended
by inserting ``in the table of sections'' before ``at
the beginning of''.
(4) Section 1079(a)(1) (128 Stat. 3521) is amended
by striking ``section 12102 of title 42, United States
Code'' and inserting ``section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)''.
(5) Section 1104(b)(2) (128 Stat. 3526) is amended
by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)(A)''.
(6) Section 1208 (128 Stat. 3541) is amended by
striking ``of Fiscal Year'' each place it appears and
inserting ``for Fiscal Year''.
(7) Section 2803(a) (128 Stat. 3696) is amended in
paragraph (2) of the subsection (f) being added by the
amendment to be made by that section by inserting
``section'' before ``1105 of title 31''.
(8) Section 2832(c)(3) (128 Stat. 3704) is amended
by striking ``United State Code'' and inserting
``United States Code''.
(c) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2009.--Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122
Stat. 4578) by striking the second period at the end of the
first sentence.
(d) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2005.--Section 1208(f)(2) of the Ronald W. Reagan National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
375; 118 Stat. 2086), as amended by section 1202(a) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public
Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 363) and section 1202(c) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84; 123 Stat 2512), is further amended--
(1) by redesignating the paragraphs (1) through (8)
added by section 1202(c) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84; 123 Stat 2512) as subparagraphs (A) through (H),
respectively; and
(2) by moving the margins of such subparagraphs, as
so redesignated, two ems to the right.
(e) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--
For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this
Act other than this section, the amendments made by this
section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately
before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act.
SEC. 1082. SITUATIONS INVOLVING BOMBINGS OF PLACES OF PUBLIC USE,
GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 18 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 383. Situations involving bombings of places of public use,
Government facilities, public transportation
systems, and infrastructure facilities
``(a) In General.--Upon the request of the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Defense may provide assistance in
support of Department of Justice activities related to the
enforcement of section 2332f of title 18 during situations
involving bombings of places of public use, Government
facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure
facilities.
``(b) Rendering-safe Support.--Military explosive ordnance
disposal units providing rendering-safe support to Department
of Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section
175, 229, or 2332a of title 18 in emergency situations
involving weapons of mass destruction shall provide such
support in a manner consistent with the provisions of section
382 of this title.
``(c) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary of Defense and the
Attorney General shall jointly prescribe regulations concerning
the types of assistance that may be provided under this
section. Such regulations shall also describe the actions that
Department of Defense personnel may take in circumstances
incident to the provision of assistance under this section.
``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may not authorize
any of the following actions:
``(i) Arrest.
``(ii) Any direct participation in conducting a
search for or seizure of evidence related to a
violation of section 175, 229, or 2332a of title 18.
``(iii) Any direct participation in the collection
of intelligence for law enforcement purposes.
``(B) Such regulations may authorize an action described in
subparagraph (A) to be taken under the following conditions:
``(i) The action is considered necessary for the
immediate protection of human life, and civilian law
enforcement officials are not capable of taking the
action.
``(ii) The action is otherwise authorized under
subsection (a) or under otherwise applicable law.
``(d) Explosive Ordnance Defined.--The term `explosive
ordnance'--
``(1) means--
``(A) bombs and warheads;
``(B) guided and ballistic missiles;
``(C) artillery, mortar, rocket, and small
arms ammunition;
``(D) all mines, torpedoes, and depth
charges;
``(E) grenades demolition charges;
``(F) pyrotechnics;
``(G) clusters and dispensers;
``(H) cartridge- and propellant- actuated
devices;
``(I) electroexplosives devices;
``(J) clandestine and improvised explosive
devices; and
``(K) all similar or related items or
components explosive in nature; and
``(2) includes all munitions containing explosives,
propellants, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and
biological and chemical agents.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``383. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government
facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure
facilities.''.
SEC. 1083. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF
ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATORY CONTROL MEASURES.
(a) Executive Agent.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end of the following new section:
``Sec. 430a. Executive agent for management and oversight of
alternative compensatory control measures
``(a) Executive Agent.--The Secretary of Defense shall
designate a senior official from among the personnel of the
Department of Defense to act as the Department of Defense
executive agent for the management and oversight of alternative
compensatory control measures.
``(b) Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities.--The
Secretary shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and
authorities of the executive agent designated under subsection
(a). Such roles, responsibilities, and authorities shall
include the development of an annual management and oversight
plan for Department-wide accountability and reporting to the
congressional defense committees.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of subchapter I of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``430a. Executive agent for management and oversight of alternative
compensatory control measures.''.
(b) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the close of
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the oversight and management of alternative
compensatory control measures. Each such report shall include--
(1) the annual management and oversight plan
required under section 430a(b) of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a);
(2) a discussion of the scope and number of
alternative compensatory control measures in effect;
(3) a brief description of each alternative
compensatory control measures program and of the number
of individuals with access to such program; and
(4) any other matters the Secretary considers
appropriate.
SEC. 1084. NAVY SUPPORT OF OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY PANEL.
Section 7903 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (c).
SEC. 1085. LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET CARRIERS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Airlift Policy states that ``[t]he
national defense airlift objective is to ensure that
military and civil airlift resources will be able to
meet defense mobilization and deployment requirements
in support of US defense and foreign policies.''.
(2) The National Airlift Policy also emphasizes the
need for ``dialogue and cooperation with our national
aviation industry,'' and it states that ``[i]t is of
particular importance that the aviation industry be
apprised by the Department of Defense of long-term
requirements for airlift in support of national
defense.''.
(3) The National Airlift Policy emphasizes the
importance of both military and civil airlift resources
and their interdependence in the fulfillment of the
national defense airlift objective, and it states that
the ``Department of Defense shall establish appropriate
levels for peacetime cargo airlift augmentation in
order to promote the effectiveness of Civil Reserve Air
Fleet and provide training within the military airlift
system.''.
(4) Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers continue to be
an important component of the military airlift system
in support of United States defense and foreign
policies.
(b) Level of Readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet
Carriers.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 931 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 9517. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers
``The Civil Reserve Air Fleet program is an important
component of the military airlift system in support of United
States defense and foreign policies, and it is the policy of
the United States to maintain the readiness and
interoperability of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers by
providing appropriate levels of peacetime airlift augmentation
to maintain networks and infrastructure, exercise the system,
and interface effectively within the military airlift
system.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
``9517. Level of Readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers.''.
(3) Definition of civil reserve air fleet
program.--Section 9511 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(12) The term `Civil Reserve Air Fleet program'
means the program developed by the Department of
Defense through which the Department of Defense
augments its airlift capability by use of civil
aircraft.''.
(c) Report Requirement.--On the day the President submits
the budget to Congress for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that
sets forth, for each fiscal year during the period covered by
the current future-years defense program under section 221 of
title 10, United States Code, each of the following, expressed
separately for passenger and cargo airlift services:
(1) The results (including analytical and
justification materials) of an assessment, conducted in
consultation with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers,
of the level of commercial airlift augmentation
necessary to maintain the readiness and
interoperability of such carriers, maintain networks
and infrastructure, exercise the system, and facilitate
the regular interfacing between such carriers and the
military airlift system, which shall include--
(A) a projection of the number of block
hours necessary to achieve such levels of
commercial airlift augmentation;
(B) a strategic plan for achieving such
level of commercial airlift augmentation; and
(C) an explanation of any deviation from
the previous fiscal year's assessment of the
projected number of block hours under
subparagraph (A).
(2) A comparison (including analytical and
justification materials and explanations of any
deviations) of the forecasted number of block hours for
each fiscal year of the period covered by the report
with the projected number of block hours under
paragraph (1)(A) for each such fiscal year.
SEC. 1086. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INSIDER THREAT
DETECTION AND PREVENTION, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY.
(a) Personnel Security and Insider Threat Protection in
Department of Defense.--
(1) Plans and schedules.--Consistent with the
Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated March 18,
2014, regarding the recommendations of the reviews of
the Washington Navy Yard shooting, the Secretary of
Defense shall develop plans and schedules--
(A) to implement a continuous evaluation
capability for the national security population
for which clearance adjudications are conducted
by the Department of Defense Central
Adjudication Facility, in coordination with the
heads of other relevant agencies;
(B) to produce a Department-wide insider
threat strategy and implementation plan, which
includes--
(i) resourcing for the Defense
Insider Threat Management and Analysis
Center and component insider threat
programs, and
(ii) alignment of insider threat
protection programs with continuous
evaluation capabilities and processes
for personnel security;
(C) to centralize the authority,
accountability, and programmatic integration
responsibilities, including fiscal control, for
personnel security and insider threat
protection under the Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence;
(D) to develop a defense security
enterprise reform investment strategy to ensure
a consistent, long-term focus on funding to
strengthen all of the Department's security and
insider threat programs, policies, functions,
and information technology capabilities,
including detecting threat behaviors conveyed
in the cyber domain, in a manner that keeps
pace with evolving threats and risks;
(E) to resource and expedite deployment of
the Identity Management Enterprise Services
Architecture; and
(F) to implement the recommendations
contained in the study conducted by the
Director of Cost Analysis and Program
Evaluation required by section 907 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 1564
note), including, specifically, the
recommendations to centrally manage and
regulate Department of Defense requests for
personnel security background investigations.
(2) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report describing the plans
and schedules required under paragraph (1).
(b) Physical and Logical Access.--Not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) the Secretary of Defense shall define physical
and logical access standards, capabilities, and
processes applicable to all personnel with access to
Department of Defense installations and information
technology systems, including--
(A) periodic or regularized background or
records checks appropriate to the type of
physical or logical access involved, the
security level, the category of individuals
authorized, and the level of access to be
granted;
(B) standards and methods for verifying the
identity of individuals seeking access; and
(C) electronic attribute-based access
controls that are appropriate for the type of
access and facility or information technology
system involved;
(2) the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and the Chair of the Performance Accountability
Council, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
the Administrator of General Services, and, when
appropriate, the Director of National Intelligence, and
in consultation with representatives from stakeholder
organizations, shall design a capability to share and
apply electronic identity information across the
Government to enable real-time, risk-managed physical
and logical access decisions; and
(3) the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, in conjunction with the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management and in consultation with
representatives from stakeholder organizations, shall
establish investigative and adjudicative standards for
the periodic or regularized reevaluation of the
eligibility of an individual to retain credentials
issued pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004), as appropriate,
but not less frequently than the authorization period
of the issued credentials.
(c) Security Enterprise Management.--Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall--
(1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and
Credentialing Line of Business; and
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional
committee a report that describes plans--
(A) for oversight by the Office of
Management and Budget of activities of the
executive branch of the Government for
personnel security, suitability, and
credentialing;
(B) to designate enterprise shared services
to optimize investments;
(C) to define and implement data standards
to support common electronic access to critical
Government records; and
(D) to reduce the burden placed on
Government data providers by centralizing
requests for records access and ensuring proper
sharing of the data with appropriate
investigative and adjudicative elements.
(d) Reciprocity Management.--Not later than two years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the
Performance Accountability Council shall ensure that--
(1) a centralized system is available to serve as
the reciprocity management system for the Federal
Government; and
(2) the centralized system described in paragraph
(1) is aligned with, and incorporates results from,
continuous evaluation and other enterprise reform
initiatives.
(e) Reporting Requirements Implementation.--Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of
the Performance Accountability Council, in coordination with
the Security Executive Agent, the Suitability Executive Agent,
and the Secretary of Defense, shall jointly develop a plan to--
(1) implement the Security Executive Agent
Directive on common, standardized employee and
contractor security reporting requirements;
(2) establish and implement uniform reporting
requirements for employees and Federal contractors,
according to risk, relative to the safety of the
workforce and protection of the most sensitive
information of the Government; and
(3) ensure that reported information is shared
appropriately.
(f) Access to Criminal History Records for National
Security and Other Purposes.--
(1) Definition.--Section 9101(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(7) The terms `Security Executive Agent' and
`Suitability Executive Agent' mean the Security
Executive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent,
respectively, established under Executive Order 13467
(73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto.''.
(2) Covered agencies.--Section 9101(a)(6) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(G) The Department of Homeland Security.
``(H) The Office of the Director of
National Intelligence.
``(I) An Executive agency that--
``(i) is authorized to conduct
background investigations under a
Federal statute; or
``(ii) is delegated authority to
conduct background investigations in
accordance with procedures established
by the Security Executive Agent or the
Suitability Executive Agent under
subsection (b) or (c)(iv) of section
2.3 of Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed.
Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto.
``(J) A contractor that conducts a
background investigation on behalf of an agency
described in subparagraphs (A) through (I).''.
(3) Applicable purposes of investigations.--Section
9101(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv),
respectively, and adjusting the margins
accordingly;
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as
redesignated--
(i) by striking ``the head of'';
(ii) by inserting ``all'' before
``criminal history record
information''; and
(iii) by striking ``for the purpose
of determining eligibility for any of
the following:'' and inserting ``, in
accordance with Federal Investigative
Standards jointly promulgated by the
Suitability Executive Agent and
Security Executive Agent, for the
purpose of--
``(A) determining eligibility for--'';
(C) in clause (i), as redesignated--
(i) by striking ``Access'' and
inserting ``access''; and
(ii) by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon;
(D) in clause (ii), as redesignated--
(i) by striking ``Assignment'' and
inserting ``assignment''; and
(ii) by striking the period and
inserting ``or positions;'';
(E) in clause (iii), as redesignated--
(i) by striking ``Acceptance'' and
inserting ``acceptance''; and
(ii) by striking the period and
inserting ``; or'';
(F) in clause (iv), as redesignated--
(i) by striking ``Appointment'' and
inserting ``appointment'';
(ii) by striking ``or a critical or
sensitive position''; and
(iii) by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) conducting a basic suitability or fitness
assessment for Federal or contractor employees, using
Federal Investigative Standards jointly promulgated by
the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability
Executive Agent in accordance with--
``(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg.
38103), or any successor thereto; and
``(ii) the Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum `Assignment of Functions Relating to
Coverage of Contractor Employee Fitness in the
Federal Investigative Standards', dated
December 6, 2012;
``(C) credentialing under the Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004); and
``(D) Federal Aviation Administration checks
required under--
``(i) the Federal Aviation Administration
Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988
(subtitle E of title VII of Public Law 100-690;
102 Stat. 4424) and the amendments made by that
Act; or
``(ii) section 44710 of title 49.''.
(4) Biometric and biographic searches.--Section
9101(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
``(2)(A) A State central criminal history record depository
shall allow a covered agency to conduct both biometric and
biographic searches of criminal history record information.
``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to
prohibit the Federal Bureau of Investigation from requiring a
request for criminal history record information to be
accompanied by the fingerprints of the individual who is the
subject of the request.''.
(5) Use of most cost-effective system.--Section
9101(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to provide the
same information through more than 1 system described in
paragraph (1), a covered agency may request information under
subsection (b) from the criminal justice agency, and require
the criminal justice agency to provide the information, using
the system that is most cost-effective for the Federal
Government.''.
(6) Sealed or expunged records; juvenile records.--
(A) In general.--Section 9101(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking the third sentence and inserting the
following: ``The term includes those records of
a State or locality sealed pursuant to law if
such records are accessible by State and local
criminal justice agencies for the purpose of
conducting background checks.''.
(B) Regulations.--
(i) Definition.--In this
subparagraph, the terms ``Security
Executive Agent'' and ``Suitability
Executive Agent'' mean the Security
Executive Agent and the Suitability
Executive Agent, respectively,
established under Executive Order 13467
(73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor
thereto.
(ii) Development; promulgation.--
The Security Executive Agent shall--
(I) not later than 45 days
after the date of enactment of
this Act, and in conjunction
with the Suitability Executive
Agent and the Attorney General,
begin developing regulations to
implement the amendments made
by subparagraph (A); and
(II) not later than 120
days after the date of
enactment of this Act,
promulgate regulations to
implement the amendments made
by subparagraph (A).
(C) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of
Congress that the Federal Government should not
uniformly reject applicants for employment with
the Federal Government or Federal contractors
based on--
(i) sealed or expunged criminal
records; or
(ii) juvenile records.
(7) Interaction with law enforcement and
intelligence agencies abroad.--Section 9101 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(g) Upon request by a covered agency and in accordance
with the applicable provisions of this section, the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services
shall make available criminal history record information
collected by the Deputy Assistant Secretary with respect to an
individual who is under investigation by the covered agency
regarding any interaction of the individual with a law
enforcement agency or intelligence agency of a foreign
country.''.
(8) Clarification of security requirements for
contractors conducting background investigations.--
Section 9101 of title 5, United States Code, as amended
by this subsection, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(h) If a contractor described in subsection (a)(6)(J)
uses an automated information delivery system to request
criminal history record information, the contractor shall
comply with any necessary security requirements for access to
that system.''.
(9) Clarification regarding adverse actions.--
Section 7512 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``or'';
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
period and inserting ``, or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) a suitability action taken by the Office
under regulations prescribed by the Office, subject to
the rules prescribed by the President under this title
for the administration of the competitive service.''.
(10) Annual report by suitability and security
clearance performance accountability council.--Section
9101 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this
subsection, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) The Suitability and Security Clearance Performance
Accountability Council established under Executive Order 13467
(73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto, shall submit to
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives, an annual report
that--
``(1) describes efforts of the Council to integrate
Federal, State, and local systems for sharing criminal
history record information;
``(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness of
Federal education programs regarding criminal history
record information;
``(3) provides an update on the implementation of
best practices for sharing criminal history record
information, including ongoing limitations experienced
by investigators working for or on behalf of a covered
agency with respect to access to State and local
criminal history record information; and
``(4) provides a description of limitations on the
sharing of information relevant to a background
investigation, other than criminal history record
information, between--
``(A) investigators working for or on
behalf of a covered agency; and
``(B) State and local law enforcement
agencies.''.
(11) GAO report on enhancing interoperability and
reducing redundancy in federal critical infrastructure
protection access control, background check, and
credentialing standards.--
(A) In general.--Not later than\ one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the congressional defense
committees, the Committee on Homeland Security
of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a report on the
background check, access control, and
credentialing requirements of Federal programs
for the protection of critical infrastructure
and key resources.
(B) Contents.--The Comptroller General
shall include in the report required under
subparagraph (A)--
(i) a summary of the major
characteristics of each such Federal
program, including the types of
infrastructure and resources covered;
(ii) a comparison of the
requirements, whether mandatory or
voluntary in nature, for regulated
entities under each such program to--
(I) conduct background
checks on employees,
contractors, and other
individuals;
(II) adjudicate the results
of a background check,
including the utilization of a
standardized set of
disqualifying offenses or the
consideration of minor, non-
violent, or juvenile offenses;
and
(III) establish access
control systems to deter
unauthorized access, or provide
a security credential for any
level of access to a covered
facility or resource;
(iii) a review of any efforts that
the Screening Coordination Office of
the Department of Homeland Security has
undertaken or plans to undertake to
harmonize or standardize background
check, access control, or credentialing
requirements for critical
infrastructure and key resource
protection programs overseen by the
Department; and
(iv) recommendations, developed in
consultation with appropriate
stakeholders, regarding--
(I) enhancing the
interoperability of security
credentials across critical
infrastructure and key resource
protection programs;
(II) eliminating the need
for redundant background checks
or credentials across existing
critical infrastructure and key
resource protection programs;
(III) harmonizing, where
appropriate, the standards for
identifying potentially
disqualifying criminal offenses
and the weight assigned to
minor, nonviolent, or juvenile
offenses in adjudicating the
results of a completed
background check; and
(IV) the development of
common, risk-based standards
with respect to the background
check, access control, and
security credentialing
requirements for critical
infrastructure and key resource
protection programs.
(g) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence
and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the term ``Performance Accountability Council''
means the Suitability and Security Clearance
Performance Accountability Council established under
Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any
successor thereto.
SEC. 1087. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO CORPORATION FOR THE
PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY.
(a) Authorization of Transfer of Surplus Firearms to
Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms
Safety.--
(1) In general.--Section 40728 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(h) Authorized Transfers.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary may transfer to the corporation, in accordance
with the procedure prescribed in this subchapter, surplus
caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and related
accessories for those pistols that, on the date of the
enactment of this subsection, are under the control of the
Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the Department
of the Army, and such material as may be recovered by the
Secretary pursuant to section 40728A(a) of this title. The
Secretary shall determine a reasonable schedule for the
transfer of such surplus pistols.
``(2) The Secretary may not transfer more than 10,000
surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the corporation
during any year and may only transfer such pistols as long as
pistols described in paragraph (1) remain available for
transfer.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Such
title is further amended--
(A) in section 40728A--
(i) by striking ``rifles'' each
place it appears and inserting
``surplus firearms''; and
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking
``section 40731(a)'' and inserting
``section 40732(a)'';
(B) in section 40729(a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``section 40728(a)'' and inserting
``subsections (a) and (h) of section
40728'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
``40728(a)'' and inserting
``subsections (a) and (h) of section
40728''; and
(iii) in paragraph (4), by
inserting ``and caliber .45 M1911/
M1911A1 surplus pistols'' after
``caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire
rifles'';
(C) in section 40732--
(i) by striking ``caliber .22
rimfire and caliber .30 surplus
rifles'' both places it appears and
inserting ``surplus caliber .22 rimfire
rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, and
caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus
pistols''; and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking
``is over 18 years of age'' and
inserting ``is legally of age''; and
(D) in section 40733--
(i) by striking ``Section
922(a)(1)-(3) and (5)'' and inserting
``(a) In General.--Except as provided
in subsection (b), section 922(a)(1)-
(3) and (5)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(b) Exception.--With respect to firearms other than
caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the corporation
shall obtain a license as a dealer in firearms and abide by all
requirements imposed on persons licensed under chapter 44 of
title 18, including maintaining acquisition and disposition
records, and conducting background checks.''.
(b) Pilot Program.--
(1) One-year authority.--The Secretary of the Army
may carry out a one-year pilot program under which the
Secretary may transfer to the Corporation for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety not
more than 10,000 firearms described in paragraph (2).
(2) Firearms described.--The firearms described in
this paragraph are surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1
pistols and spare parts and related accessories for
those pistols that, on the date of the enactment of
this section, are under the control of the Secretary
and are surplus to the requirements of the Department
of the Army.
(3) Transfer requirements.--Transfers of surplus
caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols from the Army to the
Corporation under the pilot program shall be made in
accordance with subchapter II of chapter 407 of title
36, United States Code.
(4) Reports to congress.--
(A) Interim report.--Not later than 90 days
after the Secretary initiates the pilot program
under this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress an interim report on the
pilot program.
(B) Final report.--Not later than 15 days
after the Secretary completes the pilot program
under this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a final report on the pilot
program.
(C) Contents of report.--Each report
required by this subsection shall include, for
the period covered by the report--
(i) the number of firearms
described in subsection (a)(2)
transferred under the pilot program;
and
(ii) information on any crimes
committed using firearms transferred
under the pilot program.
(c) Limitation on Transfer of Surplus Caliber .45 M1911/
M1911A1 Pistols.--The Secretary may not transfer firearms
described in subsection (b)(2) under subchapter II of chapter
407 of title 36, United States Code, until the date that is 60
days after the date of the submittal of the final report
required under subsection (b)(4)(B).
SEC. 1088. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFERRING AIRCRAFT
WITHIN THE AIR FORCE INVENTORY.
(a) Modification of Requirements.--Section 345 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: ``Before making an
aircraft transfer described in subsection (c),
the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure
that a written agreement regarding such
transfer has been entered into between the
Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the
Director of the Air National Guard or the Chief
of Air Force Reserve.''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking
``depot'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following new subsection:
``(b) Submittal of Agreements to the Department of Defense
and Congress.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not take any
action to transfer an aircraft until the Secretary--
``(1) ensures that the Air Force has complied with
Department of Defense regulations applicable to the
transfer; and
``(2) for a transfer described in subsection
(c)(1), submits to the congressional defense committees
an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a)
regarding the transfer of the aircraft.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
``(c) Covered Aircraft Transfers.--
``(1) Covered transfers.--An aircraft transfer
described in this subsection is the transfer (other
than as specified in paragraph (2)) from a reserve
component of the Air Force to the regular component of
the Air Force of--
``(A) the permanent assignment of an
aircraft that terminates a reserve component's
equitable interest in the aircraft; or
``(B) possession of an aircraft for a
period in excess of 90 days.
``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to
the following:
``(A) A routine temporary transfer of
possession of an aircraft from a reserve
component that is made solely for the benefit
of the reserve component for the purpose of
maintenance, upgrade, conversion, modification,
or testing and evaluation.
``(B) A routine permanent transfer of
assignment of an aircraft that terminates a
reserve component's equitable interest in the
aircraft if notice of the transfer has
previously been provided to the congressional
defense committees and the transfer has been
approved by the Secretary of Defense pursuant
to Department of Defense regulations.
``(C) A transfer described in paragraph
(1)(A) when there is a reciprocal permanent
assignment of an aircraft from the regular
component of the Air Force to the reserve
component that does not degrade the capability
of, or reduce the total number of, aircraft
assigned to the reserve component.
``(d) Return of Aircraft After Routine Temporary
Transfer.--In the case of an aircraft transferred from a
reserve component of the Air Force to the regular component of
the Air Force for which an agreement under subsection (a) is
not required by reason of subsection (c)(2)(A), possession of
the aircraft shall be transferred back to the reserve component
upon completion of the work described in subsection
(c)(2)(A).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 345(a)(7) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amended by striking
``Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command'' and inserting
``Chief of Air Force Reserve''.
(c) Technical Amendments to Delete References to Aircraft
Ownership.--Section 345(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. 8062 note) is amended in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(C), and
(3) by striking ``the ownership of''.
SEC. 1089. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE
UNITED STATES FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK.
(a) Reestablishment.--The commission established pursuant
to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by
Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-345), and reestablished
pursuant to section 1052 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 50 U.S.C. 2301
note), known as the Commission to Assess the Threat to the
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, is hereby
reestablished.
(b) Membership.--Service on the Commission is voluntary,
and Commissioners may elect to terminate their service on the
Commission. If a Commissioner is unwilling or unable to serve
on the Commission, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the chairmen and ranking members of the Committees on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
shall appoint a new member to fill that vacancy.
(c) Commission Charter Defined.--In this section, the term
``Commission charter'' means title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as
enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-345 et
seq.), as amended by section 1052 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 50
U.S.C. 2301 note) and section 1073 of the John Warner National
Defense Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat.
2403).
(d) Expanded Purpose.--Section 1401(b) of the Commission
charter (114 Stat. 1654A-345) is amended by inserting before
the period at the end the following: ``, from non-nuclear EMP
weapons, from natural EMP generated by geomagnetic storms, and
from proposed uses in the military doctrines of potential
adversaries of using EMP weapons in combination with other
attack vectors.''.
(e) Duties of Commission.--Section 1402 of the Commission
charter (114 Stat. 1654A-346) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
``The Commission shall assess the following:
``(1) The vulnerability of electric-dependent
military systems in the United States to a manmade or
natural EMP event, giving special attention to the
progress made by the Department of Defense, other
Government departments and agencies of the United
States, and entities of the private sector in taking
steps to protect such systems from such an event.
``(2) The evolving current and future threat from
state and non-state actors of a manmade EMP attack
employing nuclear or non-nuclear weapons.
``(3) New technologies, operational procedures, and
contingency planning that can protect electronics and
military systems from the effects a manmade or natural
EMP event.
``(4) Among the States, if State grids are
protected against manmade or natural EMP, which States
should receive highest priority for protecting critical
defense assets.
``(5) The degree to which vulnerabilities of
critical infrastructure systems create cascading
vulnerabilities for military systems.''.
(f) Report.--Section 1403 of the Commission charter (114
Stat. 1654A-345) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007''
and inserting ``June 30, 2017''.
(g) Termination.--Section 1049 of the Commission charter
(114 Stat. 1654A-348) is amended by inserting before the period
at the end the following: ``, as amended by the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016''.
SEC. 1090. MINE COUNTERMEASURES MASTER PLAN AND REPORT.
(a) Master Plan Required.--
(1) Plan required.--At the same time the budget is
submitted to Congress for each of fiscal years 2018
through 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a mine
countermeasures (in this section referred to as
``MCM'') master plan.
(2) Elements.--Each MCM master plan submitted under
paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:
(A) An evaluation of the capabilities,
capacities, requirements, and readiness levels
of the defensive capabilities of the Navy for
MCM, including an assessment of--
(i) the dedicated MCM force; and
(ii) the capabilities of ships,
aircraft, and submarines that are not
yet dedicated to MCM but could be
modified to carry MCM capabilities.
(B) An evaluation of the ability of
commanders--
(i) to properly command and control
air and surface MCM forces from the
fleet to the unit level; and
(ii) to provide necessary
operational and tactical control and
awareness of such forces to facilitate
mission accomplishment and defense.
(C) An assessment of--
(i) technologies having promising
potential to improve MCM; and
(ii) programs for transitioning
such technologies from the testing and
evaluation phases to procurement.
(D) A fiscal plan to support the master
plan through the Future Years Defense Plan.
(E) A plan for inspection of each asset
with MCM responsibilities, requirements, and
capabilities, which shall include proposed
methods to ensure the material readiness of
each asset and the training level of the force,
a general summary, and readiness trends.
(3) Form of submission.--Each MCM master plan
submitted under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex addressing the
capability and capacity to meet operational plans and
contingency requirements.
(b) Report to Congress.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that contains the recommendations
of the Secretary--
(A) regarding MCM force structure; and
(B) ensuring the operational effectiveness
of the surface MCM force through 2025 based on
current capabilities and capacity, replacement
schedules, and service life extensions or
retirement schedules.
(2) Elements.--The report submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the MCM vessels,
including the decommissioned MCM-1 and MCM-2
ships and the potential of such ships for
reserve operating status.
(B) An assessment of the Littoral Combat
Ship MCM mission package increment one
performance against the initial operational
test and evaluation criteria.
(C) An assessment of other commercially
available MCM systems that could supplement or
supplant Littoral Combat Ship MCM mission
package systems.
SEC. 1091. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENT ON
ORDERED EVACUATIONS OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES AND
CONSULATES INVOLVING SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Notification Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of State shall provide notification to the
appropriate congressional committees as soon as practicable
upon the initiation of an ordered evacuation of a United States
embassy or consulate involving support provided by the
Department of Defense.
(b) Briefing Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 15 days after the
initiation of an ordered evacuation of a United States embassy
or consulate involving support provided by the Department of
Defense.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1092. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDINATOR.
(a) Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
designate an existing Federal official to coordinate
efforts to secure the release of United States persons
who are hostages held abroad. For purposes of carrying
out the duties described in paragraph (2), such
official shall have the title of ``Interagency Hostage
Recovery Coordinator''.
(2) Duties.--The Coordinator shall have the
following duties:
(A) Coordinate activities of the Federal
Government relating to each hostage situation
described in paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to
secure the release of hostages are properly
resourced and correct lines of authority are
established and maintained.
(B) Chair a fusion cell consisting of
appropriate personnel of the Federal Government
with purview over each hostage situation
described in paragraph (1).
(C) Ensure sufficient representation of
each Federal agency and department at each
fusion cell established under subparagraph (B)
and issue procedures for adjudication and
appeal.
(D) Develop processes and procedures to
keep family members of hostages described in
paragraph (1) informed of the status of such
hostages, inform such family members of updates
that do not compromise the national security of
the United States, and coordinate with the
Federal Government's family engagement
coordinator or other designated senior
representative.
(b) Quarterly Report and Briefing.--
(1) Report.--
(A) In general.--On a quarterly basis, the
Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes
a summary of each hostage situation described
in subsection (a)(1).
(B) Form of report.-- Each report under
this subparagraph (A) may be submitted in
classified or unclassified form.
(2) Briefing.--On a quarterly basis, the
Coordinator shall provide to the Senators representing
the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner of the House of Representatives
representing the district, where a hostage described in
subsection (a)(1) resides a briefing with respect to
the status of such hostage.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--
In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on the Judiciary, the Select
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
SEC. 1093. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INADVERTENT TRANSFER OF ANTHRAX
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the inadvertent transfer of live Bacillus
anthracis, also known as anthrax, from an Army
laboratory to numerous laboratories located in many
States and several countries that was discovered in May
2015 represents a serious safety lapse;
(2) the Department of Defense, in cooperation with
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, should
continue to investigate the cause of this lapse and
determine what protective protocols should be
strengthened;
(3) the Department of Defense should reassess all
Select Agent standards on a regular basis to ensure
they are current and effective to prevent a
reoccurrence; and
(4) the Department of Defense should keep Congress
apprised of the investigation, any potential public
health or safety risk, corrective actions taken, and
plans to regularly reassess standards.
SEC. 1094. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MAJOR
MEDICAL FACILITY LEASE FOR A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
Section 601(b) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and
Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 128 Stat. 1793)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``in Tulsa.--'' and all that
follows through ``In carrying out'' and inserting ``in
Tulsa.--In carrying out'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2);
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E)
as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively, and
adjusting the indentation of the margin of such
paragraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left;
(4) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by
striking ``140,000 gross square feet'' and inserting
``140,000 net usable square feet'';
(5) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by
striking ``not more than the average'' and all that
follows and inserting ``not more than the average of
equivalent medical facility leases executed by the
Department of Veterans Affairs over the last five
years, plus 20 percent;''; and
(6) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
striking ``30-year life cycle'' and inserting ``20-year
life cycle''.
SEC. 1095. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
carry out the following major medical facility projects in
fiscal year 2015, with each project to be carried out in an
amount not to exceed the amount specified for that project:
(1) Construction of a community living center,
outpatient clinic, renovated domiciliary, and
renovation of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New
York, in an amount not to exceed $158,980,000.
(2) Seismic corrections to the mental health and
community living center in Long Beach, California, in
an amount not to exceed $126,100,000.
(3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West Los
Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed
$70,500,000.
(4) Construction of a spinal cord injury building
and seismic corrections in San Diego, California, in an
amount not to exceed $205,840,000.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
fiscal year 2015 or the year in which funds are appropriated
for the Construction, Major Projects, account, a total of
$561,420,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).
SEC. 1096. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
seek to enter into an agreement subject to subsections (b),
(c), and (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States Code,
with the Army Corps of Engineers or another entity of the
Federal Government to serve, on a reimbursable basis, as the
construction agent for the construction, alteration, or
acquisition of any medical facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs specifically authorized by Congress after the
date of the enactment of this Act that involves a total
expenditure of more than $100,000,000, excluding any
acquisition by exchange.
(b) Agreement.--Under the agreement entered into under
subsection (a), the construction agent shall provide design,
procurement, and construction management services for the
construction, alteration, and acquisition of medical facilities
of the Department.
SEC. 1097. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING UNCONVENTIONAL
WARFARE.
(a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in
consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the
United States Government, develop a strategy for the Department
of Defense to counter unconventional warfare threats posed by
adversarial state and non-state actors.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall include each of the following:
(1) An articulation of the activities that
constitute unconventional warfare threats to the United
States and allies.
(2) A clarification of the roles and
responsibilities of the Department of Defense in
providing indications and warning of, and protection
against, acts of unconventional warfare.
(3) An analysis of the adequacy of current
authorities and command structures necessary for
countering unconventional warfare.
(4) An articulation of the goals and objectives of
the Department of Defense with respect to countering
unconventional warfare threats.
(5) An articulation of related or required
interagency capabilities and whole-of-Government
activities required by the Department of Defense to
support a counter-unconventional warfare strategy.
(6) Recommendations for improving the counter-
unconventional warfare capabilities, authorities, and
command structures of the Department of Defense.
(7) Recommendations for improving interagency
coordination and support mechanisms with respect to
countering unconventional warfare threats.
(8) Recommendations for the establishment of joint
doctrine to support counter-unconventional warfare
capabilities within the Department of Defense.
(9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees the
strategy required by subsection (a). The strategy shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Unconventional Warfare Defined.--In this section, the
term ``unconventional warfare'' means activities conducted to
enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt,
or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating
through or with an underground, auxiliary, or guerrilla force
in a denied area.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Sec. 1101. Procedures for reduction in force of Department of Defense
civilian personnel.
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on
official duty in a combat zone.
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.
Sec. 1104. Modification to temporary authorities for certain positions
at Department of Defense research and engineering facilities.
Sec. 1105. Required probationary period for new employees of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1106. Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the
Department of Defense based upon unacceptable performance.
Sec. 1107. United States Cyber Command workforce.
Sec. 1108. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on
premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal
civilian employees working overseas.
Sec. 1109. Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve
the technical skills and expertise at certain Department of
Defense laboratories.
Sec. 1110. Pilot program on temporary exchange of financial management
and acquisition personnel.
Sec. 1111. Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain
acquisition and technology positions in the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 1112. Pilot program on direct hire authority for veteran technical
experts into the defense acquisition workforce.
Sec. 1113. Direct hire authority for technical experts into the defense
acquisition workforce.
SEC. 1101. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION IN FORCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
(a) Procedures.--Section 1597 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Reductions Based Primarily on Performance.--The
Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to provide
that, in implementing any reduction in force for civilian
positions in the Department of Defense in the competitive
service or the excepted service, the determination of which
employees shall be separated from employment in the Department
shall be made primarily on the basis of performance, as
determined under any applicable performance management
system.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of Defense should proceed with the collaborative
work with employee representatives on the ``New Beginnings''
performance management and workforce incentive system
authorized under section 1113 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 5
U.S.C. 9902 note) and begin implementation of the new system at
the earliest possible date.
SEC. 1102. 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. 3525), is
further amended by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2017''.
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.
Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting
``September 30, 2017''.
SEC. 1104. MODIFICATION TO TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS
AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
FACILITIES.
Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 888) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Noncompetitive conversion to permanent
appointment.--With respect to any student appointed by
the director of an STRL under paragraph (3) to a
temporary or term appointment, upon graduation from the
applicable institution of higher education (as defined
in such paragraph), the director may noncompetitively
convert such student to a permanent appointment within
the STRL without regard to the provisions of subchapter
I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (other
than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title), provided
the student meets all eligibility and Office of
Personnel Management qualification requirements for the
position.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``3 percent''
and inserting ``6 percent'';
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``1 percent''
and inserting ``3 percent''; and
(4) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``1 percent''
and inserting ``2 percent''.
SEC. 1105. REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR NEW EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Required Probationary Period.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 1599e. Probationary period for employees
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 3321 and
3393(d) of title 5, the appointment of a covered employee shall
become final only after such employee has served a probationary
period of two years. The Secretary concerned may extend a
probationary period under this subsection at the discretion of
such Secretary.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered employee' means any
individual--
``(A) appointed to a permanent position
within the competitive service at the
Department of Defense; or
``(B) appointed as a career appointee (as
that term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of
title 5) within the Senior Executive Service at
the Department.
``(2) The term `Secretary concerned' includes the
Secretary of Defense with respect to employees of the
Department of Defense who are not employees of a
military department.
``(c) Employment Becomes Final.--Upon the expiration of a
covered employee's probationary period under subsection (a),
the supervisor of the employee shall determine whether the
appointment becomes final based on regulations prescribed for
such purpose by the Secretary of Defense.
``(d) Application of Chapter 75 of Title 5 for Employees in
the Competitive Service.--With respect to any individual
described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and to whom this section
applies, section 7501(1) and section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title
5 shall be applied to such individual by substituting
`completed 2 years' for `completed 1 year' in each instance it
appears.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
``1599e. Probationary period for employees.''.
(b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to any covered employee (as that term is defined in
section 1599e of title 10, United States Code, as added by such
subsection) appointed after the date of the enactment of this
section.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 3321(c), by inserting at the end
before the period the following: ``, or any individual
covered by section 1599e of title 10'';
(2) in section 3393(d), by adding at the end the
following: ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to
any individual covered by section 1599e of title 10.'';
(3) in section 7501(1), by striking ``or who'' and
inserting ``or, except as provided in section 1599e of
title 10, who'';
(4) in section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting
``except as provided in section 1599e of title 10,''
before ``who''; and
(5) in section 7541(1)(A), by inserting ``or
section 1599e of title 10'' after ``this title''.
SEC. 1106. DELAY OF PERIODIC STEP INCREASE FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASED UPON UNACCEPTABLE
PERFORMANCE.
(a) Delay.--Under procedures established by the Secretary
of Defense, upon a determination by the Secretary that the work
of an employee is not at an acceptable level of competence, the
period of time during which the work of the employee is not at
an acceptable level of competence shall not count toward
completion of the period of service required for purposes of
subsection (a) of section 5335 of title 5, United States Code,
or subsection (e)(1) or (e)(2) of section 5343 of such title.
(b) Applicability to Periods of Service.--Subsection (a)
shall not apply with respect to any period of service performed
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND WORKFORCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United States
Code, as amended by section 1105, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1599f. United States Cyber Command recruitment and retention
``(a) General Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
may--
``(A) establish, as positions in the excepted
service, such qualified positions in the Department of
Defense as the Secretary determines necessary to carry
out the responsibilities of the United States Cyber
Command, including--
``(i) positions held by staff of the
headquarters of the United States Cyber
Command;
``(ii) positions held by elements of the
United States Cyber Command enterprise relating
to cyberspace operations, including elements
assigned to the Joint Task Force-Department of
Defense Information Networks; and
``(iii) positions held by elements of the
military departments supporting the United
States Cyber Command;
``(B) appoint an individual to a qualified position
(after taking into consideration the availability of
preference eligibles for appointment to the position);
and
``(C) subject to the requirements of subsections
(b) and (c), fix the compensation of an individual for
service in a qualified position.
``(2) The authority of the Secretary under this subsection
applies without regard to the provisions of any other law
relating to the appointment, number, classification, or
compensation of employees.
``(b) Basic Pay.--(1) In accordance with this section, the
Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any qualified
position established under subsection (a)--
``(A) in relation to the rates of pay provided for
employees in comparable positions in the Department, in
which the employee occupying the comparable position
performs, manages, or supervises functions that execute
the cyber mission of the Department; and
``(B) subject to the same limitations on maximum
rates of pay established for such employees by law or
regulation.
``(2) The Secretary may--
``(A) consistent with section 5341 of title 5,
adopt such provisions of that title to provide for
prevailing rate systems of basic pay; and
``(B) apply those provisions to qualified positions
for employees in or under which the Department may
employ individuals described by section 5342(a)(2)(A)
of such title.
``(c) Additional Compensation, Incentives, and
Allowances.--(1) The Secretary may provide employees in
qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic pay),
including benefits, incentives, and allowances, consistent
with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, comparable
positions authorized by title 5.
``(2) An employee in a qualified position whose rate of
basic pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) shall be eligible
for an allowance under section 5941 of title 5 on the same
basis and to the same extent as if the employee was an employee
covered by such section, including eligibility conditions,
allowance rates, and all other terms and conditions in law or
regulation.
``(d) Implementation Plan Required.--The authority granted
in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 days after the date
on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional
defense committees a plan for implementation of such authority.
The plan shall include the following:
``(1) An assessment of the current scope of the
positions covered by the authority.
``(2) A plan for the use of the authority.
``(3) An assessment of the anticipated workforce
needs of the United States Cyber Command across the
future-years defense plan.
``(4) Other matters as appropriate.
``(e) Collective Bargaining Agreements.--Nothing in
subsection (a) may be construed to impair the continued
effectiveness of a collective bargaining agreement with respect
to an office, component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the
Department that is a successor to an office, component,
subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department covered by the
agreement before the succession.
``(f) Required Regulations.--The Secretary, in coordination
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall
prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
``(g) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this section and not less frequently
than once each year thereafter until the date that is five
years after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination
with the Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a detailed report on the administration of this
section during the most recent one-year period.
``(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
include, for the period covered by the report, the following:
``(A) A discussion of the process used in accepting
applications, assessing candidates, ensuring adherence
to veterans' preference, and selecting applicants for
vacancies to be filled by an individual for a qualified
position.
``(B) A description of the following:
``(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill
the critical need of the Department to recruit
and retain employees in qualified positions.
``(ii) The measures that will be used to
measure progress.
``(iii) Any actions taken during the
reporting period to fulfill such critical need.
``(C) A discussion of how the planning and actions
taken under subparagraph (B) are integrated into the
strategic workforce planning of the Department.
``(D) The metrics on actions occurring during the
reporting period, including the following:
``(i) The number of employees in qualified
positions hired, disaggregated by occupation,
grade, and level or pay band.
``(ii) The placement of employees in
qualified positions, disaggregated by military
department, Defense Agency, or other component
within the Department.
``(iii) The total number of veterans hired.
``(iv) The number of separations of
employees in qualified positions, disaggregated
by occupation and grade and level or pay band.
``(v) The number of retirements of
employees in qualified positions, disaggregated
by occupation, grade, and level or pay band.
``(vi) The number and amounts of
recruitment, relocation, and retention
incentives paid to employees in qualified
positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade,
and level or pay band.
``(E) A description of the training provided to
supervisors of employees in qualified positions at the
Department on the use of the new authorities.
``(h) Three-year Probationary Period.--The probationary
period for all employees hired under the authority established
in this section shall be three years.
``(i) Incumbents of Existing Competitive Service
Positions.--(1) An individual occupying a position on the date
of the enactment of this section that is selected to be
converted to a position in the excepted service under this
section shall have the right to refuse such conversion.
``(2) After the date on which an individual who refuses a
conversion under paragraph (1) stops serving in the position
selected to be converted, the position may be converted to a
position in the excepted service.
``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate committees of Congress'
means--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
``(2) The term `collective bargaining agreement'
has the meaning given that term in section 7103(a)(8)
of title 5.
``(3) The term `excepted service' has the meaning
given that term in section 2103 of title 5.
``(4) The term `preference eligible' has the
meaning given that term in section 2108(3) of title 5.
``(5) The term `qualified position' means a
position, designated by the Secretary for the purpose
of this section, in which the individual occupying such
position performs, manages, or supervises functions
that execute the responsibilities of the United States
Cyber Command relating to cyber operations.
``(6) The term `Senior Executive Service' has the
meaning given that term in section 2101a of title 5.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3132(a)(2) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended in the matter following
subparagraph (E)--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ``or'' after the
semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following
new clause:
``(iv) any position established as a qualified
position in the excepted service by the Secretary of
Defense under section 1599f of title 10;''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, as
amended by section 1105, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
``1599f. United States Cyber Command recruitment and retention.''.
SEC. 1108. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION
ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR
FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.
Effective January 1, 2016, section 1101(a) of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended
by section 1101 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291), is further amended by striking ``through 2015''
and inserting ``through 2016''.
SEC. 1109. PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE
THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a pilot program to utilize the authorities specified
in subsection (b) at the Department of Defense laboratories
specified in subsection (c) to provide the directors of such
laboratories the authority to dynamically shape the mix of
technical skills and expertise in the workforces of such
laboratories in order to achieve one or more of the following:
(1) To meet organizational and Department-
designated missions in the most cost-effective and
efficient manner.
(2) To upgrade and enhance the scientific quality
of the workforces of such laboratories.
(3) To shape such workforces to better respond to
such missions.
(4) To reduce the average unit cost of such
workforces.
(b) Workforce Shaping Authorities.--The authorities that
shall be available for use by the director of a Department of
Defense laboratory under the pilot program are the following:
(1) Flexible length and renewable term technical
appointments.--
(A) In general.--Subject to the provisions
of this paragraph, authority otherwise
available to the director by law (and within
the available budgetary resources of the
laboratory) to appoint qualified scientific and
technical personnel who are not currently
Department of Defense civilian employees into
any scientific or technical position in the
laboratory for a period of more than one year
but not more than six years.
(B) Benefits.--Personnel appointed under
this paragraph shall be provided with benefits
comparable to those provided to similar
employees at the laboratory concerned,
including professional development
opportunities, eligibility for all laboratory
awards programs, and designation as ``status
applicants'' for the purposes of eligibility
for positions in the Federal service.
(C) Extension of appointments.--The
appointment of any individual under this
paragraph may be extended without limit in up
to six year increments at any time during any
term of service under such conditions as the
director concerned shall establish for purposes
of this paragraph.
(D) Construction with certain limitation.--
For purposes of determining the workforce size
of a laboratory in connection with compliance
with section 955 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1896; 10 U.S.C. 129a
note), any individual serving in an appointment
under this paragraph shall be treated as a
fractional employee of the laboratory, which
fraction is--
(i) the current term of appointment
of the individual under this paragraph;
divided by
(ii) the average length of tenure
of a career employee at the laboratory,
as calculated at the end of the last
fiscal year ending before the date of
the most recent appointment or
extension of the individual under this
paragraph.
(2) Reemployment of annuitants.--Authorities to
authorize the director of any science and technology
reinvention laboratory (in this section referred to as
``STRL'') to reemploy annuitants in accordance with
section 9902(g) of title 5, United States Code, except
that as a condition for reemployment the director may
authorize the deduction from the pay of any annuitant
so reemployed of an amount up to the amount of the
annuity otherwise payable to such annuitant allocable
to the period of actual employment of such annuitant,
which amount shall be determined in a manner specified
by the director for purposes of this paragraph to
ensure the most cost effective execution of designated
missions by the laboratory while retaining critical
technical skills.
(3) Early retirement incentives.--Authorities to
authorize the director of any STRL to authorize
voluntary early retirement of employees in accordance
with section 8336 of title 5, United States Code,
without regard to section 8336(d)(2)(D) or 3522 of such
title, and with employees so separated voluntarily from
service.
(4) Separation incentive pay.--Authorities to
authorize the director of any STRL to pay voluntary
separation pay to employees in accordance with section
8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, without
regard to clause (iv) or (v) of such section or section
3522 of such title, and with--
(A) employees so separated voluntarily from
service under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of Defense for purposes of the pilot
program; and
(B) payments to employees so separated
authorized under section 3523 of such title
without regard to--
(i) the plan otherwise required by
section 3522 of such title; and
(ii) paragraph (1) or (3) of
section 3523(b) of such title.
(c) Laboratories.--The Department of Defense laboratories
specified in this subsection are the laboratories specified in
section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C.
2358 note).
(d) Expiration.--
(1) In general.--The authority in this section
shall expire on December 31, 2023.
(2) Continuation of authorities exercised before
termination.--The expiration in paragraph (1) shall not
be construed to effect the continuation after the date
specified in paragraph (1) of any term of employment or
other benefit authorized under this section before that
date in accordance with the terms of such
authorization.
SEC. 1110. PILOT PROGRAM ON TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
AND ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of the
temporary assignment of covered employees of the Department of
Defense to nontraditional defense contractors and of covered
employees of such contractors to the Department.
(b) Covered Employees; Nontraditional Defense
Contractors.--
(1) Covered employees.--An employee of the
Department of Defense or a nontraditional Defense
contractor is a covered employee for purposes of this
section if the employee--
(A) works in the field of financial
management or in the acquisition field;
(B) is considered by the Secretary of
Defense to be an exceptional employee; and
(C) is compensated at not less than the GS-
11 level (or the equivalent).
(2) Nontraditional defense contractors.--For
purposes of this section, the term ``nontraditional
defense contractor'' has the meaning given that term in
section 2302(9) of title 10, United States Code.
(c) Agreements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
provide for a written agreement among the Department of
Defense, the nontraditional defense contractor
concerned, and the employee concerned regarding the
terms and conditions of the employee's assignment under
this section.
(2) Elements.--An agreement under this subsection--
(A) shall require, in the case of an
employee of the Department, that upon
completion of the assignment, the employee will
serve in the civil service for a period at
least equal to three times the length of the
assignment, unless the employee is sooner
involuntarily separated from the service of the
employee's agency; and
(B) shall provide that if the employee of
the Department or of the contractor (as the
case may be) fails to carry out the agreement,
or if the employee is voluntarily separated
from the service of the employee's agency
before the end of the period stated in the
agreement, the employee shall be liable to the
United States for payment of all expenses of
the assignment unless that failure or voluntary
separation was for good and sufficient reason,
as determined by the Secretary.
(3) Debt to the united states.--An amount for which
an employee is liable under paragraph (2)(B) shall be
treated as a debt due the United States. The Secretary
may waive, in whole or in part, collection of such a
debt based on a determination that the collection would
be against equity and good conscience and not in the
best interests of the United States.
(d) Termination.--An assignment under this section may, at
any time and for any reason, be terminated by the Department of
Defense or the nontraditional defense contractor concerned.
(e) Duration.--An assignment under this section shall be
for a period of not less than three months and not more than
one year.
(f) Status of Federal Employees Assigned to Contractors.--
An employee of the Department of Defense who is assigned to a
nontraditional defense contractor under this section shall be
considered, during the period of assignment, to be on detail to
a regular work assignment in the Department for all purposes.
The written agreement established under subsection (c) shall
address the specific terms and conditions related to the
employee's continued status as a Federal employee.
(g) Terms and Conditions for Private Sector Employees.--An
employee of a nontraditional defense contractor who is assigned
to a Department of Defense organization under this section--
(1) shall continue to receive pay and benefits from
the contractor from which such employee is assigned;
(2) shall be deemed to be an employee of the
Department of Defense for the purposes of--
(A) chapter 73 of title 5, United States
Code;
(B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209,
603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of
title 18, United States Code, and any other
conflict of interest statute;
(C) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of
title 31, United States Code;
(D) chapter 171 and section 1346(b) of
title 28, United States Code (popularly known
as the Federal Tort Claims Act), and any other
Federal tort liability statute;
(E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.);
(F) chapter 21 of title 41, United States
Code; and
(G) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5,
United States Code, relating to compensation
for work-related injuries; and
(3) may not have access, while the employee is
assigned to a Department organization, to any trade
secrets or to any other nonpublic information which is
of commercial value to the contractor from which such
employee is assigned.
(h) Prohibition Against Charging Certain Costs to Federal
Government.--A nontraditional defense contractor may not charge
the Department of Defense or any other agency of the Federal
Government, as direct or indirect costs under a Federal
contract, the costs of pay or benefits paid by the contractor
to an employee assigned to a Department organization under this
section for the period of the assignment.
(i) Consideration.--In providing for assignments of
employees under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
take into consideration the question of how assignments might
best be used to help meet the needs of the Department of
Defense with respect to the training of employees in financial
management or in acquisition.
(j) Numerical Limitations.--
(1) Department employees.--The number of employees
of the Department of Defense who may be assigned to
nontraditional defense contractors under this section
at any given time may not exceed the following:
(A) Five employees in the field of
financial management.
(B) Five employees in the acquisition
field.
(2) Nontraditional defense contractor employees.--
The total number of nontraditional defense contractor
employees who may be assigned to the Department under
this section at any given time may not exceed 10 such
employees.
(k) Termination of Authority for Assignments.--No
assignment of an employee may commence under this section after
September 30, 2019.
SEC. 1111. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN
ACQUISITION AND TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of using the pay authority specified in subsection
(d) to fix the rate of basic pay for positions described in
subsection (c) in order to assist the Office of the Secretary
of Defense and the military departments in attracting and
retaining high-quality acquisition and technology experts in
positions responsible for managing and developing complex,
high-cost, technological acquisition efforts of the Department
of Defense.
(b) Approval Required.--The pilot program may be carried
out only with approval as follows:
(1) Approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in the case of
positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
(2) Approval of the Service Acquisition Executive
of the military department concerned, in the case of
positions in a military department.
(c) Positions.--The positions described in this subsection
are positions that--
(1) require expertise of an extremely high level in
a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition
management field; and
(2) are critical to the successful accomplishment
of an important acquisition or technology development
mission.
(d) Rate of Basic Pay.--The pay authority specified in this
subsection is authority as follows:
(1) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a
position at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the
rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive
Schedule, upon the approval of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics or
the Service Acquisition Executive concerned, as
applicable.
(2) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a
position at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the rate
of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive
Schedule, upon the approval of the Secretary of
Defense.
(e) Limitations.--
(1) In general.--The authority in subsection (a)
may be used only to the extent necessary to
competitively recruit or retain individuals
exceptionally well qualified for positions described in
subsection (c).
(2) Number of positions.--The authority in
subsection (a) may not be used with respect to more
than five positions in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense and more than five positions in each military
department at any one time.
(3) Term of positions.--The authority in subsection
(a) may be used only for positions having terms less
than five years.
(f) Termination.--
(1) In general.--The authority to fix rates of
basic pay for a position under this section shall
terminate on October 1, 2020.
(2) Continuation of pay.--Nothing in paragraph (1)
shall be construed to prohibit the payment after
October 1, 2020, of basic pay at rates fixed under this
section before that date for positions whose terms
continue after that date.
SEC. 1112. PILOT PROGRAM ON DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR VETERAN TECHNICAL
EXPERTS INTO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out
a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
appointing qualified veteran candidates to positions described
in subsection (b) in the defense acquisition workforce of the
military departments without regard to the provisions of
subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. The
Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in each military
department through the service acquisition executive of such
military department.
(b) Positions.--The positions described in this subsection
are scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics
positions, including technicians, within the defense
acquisition workforce.
(c) Limitation.--Authority under subsection (a) may not, in
any calendar year and with respect to any military department,
be exercised with respect to a number of candidates greater
than the number equal to 1 percent of the total number of
positions in the acquisition workforce of that military
department that are filled as of the close of the fiscal year
last ending before the start of such calendar year.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``employee'' has the meaning given
that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
(e) Termination.--
(1) In general.--The authority to appoint
candidates to positions under the pilot program shall
expire on the date that is five years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2) Effect on existing appointments.--The
termination by paragraph (1) of the authority in
subsection (a) shall not affect any appointment made
under that authority before the termination date
specified in paragraph (1) in accordance with the terms
of such appointment.
SEC. 1113. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO THE DEFENSE
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
(a) Authority.--Each Secretary of a military department may
appoint qualified candidates possessing a scientific or
engineering degree to positions described in subsection (b) for
that military department without regard to the provisions of
subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Applicability.--Positions described in this subsection
are scientific and engineering positions within the defense
acquisition workforce.
(c) Limitation.--Authority under this section may not, in
any calendar year and with respect to any military department,
be exercised with respect to a number of candidates greater
than the number equal to 5 percent of the total number of
scientific and engineering positions within the acquisition
workforce of that military department that are filled as of the
close of the fiscal year last ending before the start of such
calendar year.
(d) Nature of Appointment.--Any appointment under this
section shall be treated as an appointment on a full-time
equivalent basis, unless such appointment is made on a term or
temporary basis.
(e) Employee Defined.--In this section, the term
``employee'' has the meaning given that term in section 2105 of
title 5, United States Code.
(f) Termination.--The authority to make appointments under
this section shall not be available after December 31, 2020.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces
supporting certain United States military operations.
Sec. 1202. Strategic framework for Department of Defense security
cooperation.
Sec. 1203. Redesignation, modification, and extension of National Guard
State Partnership Program.
Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of
defense personnel between the United States and foreign
countries.
Sec. 1205. Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian, disaster,
and civic aid programs of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1206. One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to
build the capacity of foreign security forces.
Sec. 1207. Authority to provide support to national military forces of
allied countries for counterterrorism operations in Africa.
Sec. 1208. Reports on training of foreign military intelligence units
provided by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1209. Prohibition on security assistance to entities in Yemen
controlled by the Houthi movement.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of Commanders' Emergency Response
Program.
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of
certain coalition nations for support provided to United
States military operations.
Sec. 1213. Additional matter in semiannual report on enhancing security
and stability in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to acquire products and services
produced in countries along a major route of supply to
Afghanistan.
Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and
provide defense services to the military and security forces
of Afghanistan.
Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to support operations and activities
of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1222. Strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent
extremism.
Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Sec. 1224. Reports on United States Armed Forces deployed in support of
Operation Inherent Resolve.
Sec. 1225. Matters relating to support for the vetted Syrian opposition.
Sec. 1226. Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of
Lebanon for border security operations.
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on the security and protection of Iranian
dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Iran
Sec. 1231. Modification and extension of annual report on the military
power of Iran.
Sec. 1232. Sense of Congress on the Government of Iran's malign
activities.
Sec. 1233. Report on military-to-military engagements with Iran.
Sec. 1234. Security guarantees to countries in the Middle East.
Sec. 1235. Rule of construction.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation
Sec. 1241. Notifications relating to testing, production, deployment,
and sale or transfer to other states or non-state actors of
the Club-K cruise missile system by the Russian Federation.
Sec. 1242. Notifications of deployment of nuclear weapons by Russian
Federation to territory of Ukrainian Republic or Russian
territory of Kaliningrad.
Sec. 1243. Measures in response to non-compliance by the Russian
Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty.
Sec. 1244. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to
modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the
Russian Federation under the Open Skies Treaty.
Sec. 1245. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty
of the Russian Federation over Crimea.
Sec. 1246. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States
and the Russian Federation.
Sec. 1247. Report on implementation of the New START Treaty.
Sec. 1248. Additional matters in annual report on military and security
developments involving the Russian Federation.
Sec. 1249. Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain
nonstandard rotary wing aircraft historically procured through
Rosoboronexport.
Sec. 1250. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Sec. 1251. Training for Eastern European national military forces in the
course of multilateral exercises.
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region
Sec. 1261. Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-
Pacific region.
Sec. 1262. Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy regarding
foreign disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore
capability to Japan.
Sec. 1263. South China Sea Initiative.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 1271. Two-year extension and modification of authorization for non-
conventional assisted recovery capabilities.
Sec. 1272. Amendment to the annual report under Arms Control and
Disarmament Act.
Sec. 1273. Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance
the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents
involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1274. Modification of authority for support of special operations
to combat terrorism.
Sec. 1275. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms
Trade Treaty.
Sec. 1276. Report on the security relationship between the United States
and the Republic of Cyprus.
Sec. 1277. Sense of Congress on European defense and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
Sec. 1278. Briefing on the sale of certain fighter aircraft to Qatar.
Sec. 1279. United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation.
Sec. 1280. NATO Special Operations Headquarters.
Sec. 1281. Increased presence of United States ground forces in Eastern
Europe to deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION
FORCES SUPPORTING CERTAIN UNITED STATES MILITARY
OPERATIONS.
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 394), as most
recently amended by section 1223(a) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3548), is
further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal year
2015'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2016'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``during the
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on
December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``during the period
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on December
31, 2016''; and
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``December
31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 1202. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY
COOPERATION.
(a) Strategic Framework.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop
and issue to the Department of Defense a strategic
framework for Department of Defense security
cooperation to guide prioritization of resources and
activities.
(2) Elements.--The strategic framework required by
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) Discussion of the strategic goals of
Department of Defense security cooperation
programs, overall and by combatant command, and
the extent to which these programs--
(i) support broader strategic
priorities of the Department of
Defense; and
(ii) complement and are coordinated
with Department of State security
assistance programs to achieve United
States Government goals globally,
regionally, and, if appropriate, within
specific programs.
(B) Identification of the primary
objectives, priorities, and desired end-states
of Department of Defense security cooperation
programs.
(C) Identification of challenges to
achieving the primary objectives, priorities,
and desired end-states identified under
subparagraph (B), including--
(i) constraints on Department of
Defense resources, authorities, and
personnel;
(ii) partner nation variables and
conditions, such as political will,
absorptive capacity, corruption, and
instability risk, that impact the
likelihood of a security cooperation
program achieving its primary
objectives, priorities, and desired
end-states;
(iii) constraints or limitations
due to bureaucratic impediments,
interagency processes, or congressional
requirements;
(iv) validation of requirements;
and
(v) assessment, monitoring, and
evaluation.
(D) A methodology for assessing the
effectiveness of Department of Defense security
cooperation programs in making progress toward
achieving the primary objectives, priorities,
and desired end-states identified under
subparagraph (B), including an identification
of key benchmarks for such progress.
(E) Any other matters the Secretary of
Defense determines appropriate.
(3) Frequency.--The Secretary of Defense shall, at
a minimum, update the strategic framework required by
paragraph (1) on a biennial basis and shall update or
supplement the strategic framework as appropriate to
address emerging priorities.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and on a biennial
basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the strategic framework required by subsection (a).
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives.
(c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on
the date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 1203. REDESIGNATION, MODIFICATION, AND EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD
STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Redesignation.--The heading of section 1205 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public
Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 897; 32 U.S.C. 107 note) is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 1205. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.''.
(b) Scope of Authority.--Subsection (a) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a program of
exchanges'' and all that follows and inserting ``a
program of activities described in paragraph (2), to
support the security cooperation objectives of the
United States, between members of the National Guard of
a State or territory and any of the following:
``(A) The military forces of a foreign
country.
``(B) The security forces of a foreign
country.
``(C) Governmental organizations of a
foreign country whose primary functions include
disaster response or emergency response.''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following new paragraph (2):
``(2) State partnership.--Each program established
under this subsection shall be known as a `State
Partnership'.''.
(c) Limitation.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended
by striking ``activity under a program'' and all that follows
through ``State or territory,'' and inserting ``activity with
forces referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) or organizations
described in subsection (a)(1)(C) under a program established
under subsection (a)''.
(d) Coordination of Activities.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as
subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
``(c) Coordination of Activities.--The Chief of the
National Guard Bureau shall designate a director for each State
and territory to be responsible for the coordination of
activities under a program established under subsection (a) for
such State or territory and reporting on activities under the
program.''.
(e) Annual Report.--Paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (f) of
such section, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1) of this
section, is amended--
(1) in clause (iii), by inserting ``or other
government organizations'' after ``and security
forces'';
(2) in clause (iv), by adding before the period at
the the following: ``and country'';
(3) in clause (v), by striking ``training'' and
inserting ``activities''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(vi) An assessment of the extent
to which the activities conducted
during the previous year met the
objectives described in clause (v).''.
(f) State Partnership Program Fund.--
(1) Assessment of establishment of fund.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall jointly
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
setting forth a joint assessment of the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a central fund to manage
funds for programs and activities under the Department
of Defense State Partnership Program under section 1205
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2014, as amended by this section.
(2) Recommendation for legislative action.--If the
report under paragraph (1) concludes that the
establishment of a fund as described in that paragraph
is feasible and advisable, the Secretary of Defense
shall include with the materials submitted to Congress
in support of the budget of the President for fiscal
year 2017 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code, a recommendation for such legislation as
the Secretary considers appropriate to establish the
fund.
(g) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (2)(A) of subsection
(f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1) of
this section, is amended--
(1) by striking ``a program'' and inserting ``each
program''; and
(2) by striking ``the program'' and inserting
``such program''.
(h) Recipients of Reports and Notifications.--Paragraph (1)
of subsection (h) of such section, as redesignated by
subsection (d)(1) of this section, is amended by striking
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following new
subparagraphs (A) and (B):
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.''.
(i) Five-year Extension.--Subsection (i) of such section is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2016'' and inserting
``September 30, 2021''.
SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-RECIPROCAL EXCHANGES OF
DEFENSE PERSONNEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2514; 10
U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 1202 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-
239; 126 Stat. 1980), is further amended by striking
``September 30, 2016'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021''.
SEC. 1205. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN,
DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster,
and Civic Aid, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up
to 5 percent of such amounts to conduct monitoring and
evaluation of programs that are funded using such amounts
during fiscal year 2016.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on
mechanisms to evaluate the programs conducted pursuant to the
authorities listed in subsection (a).
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FUNDING LIMITATIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO
BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES.
Section 1205(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3536) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``for fiscal year 2015''
and all that follows through ``section 4301''
and inserting ``for fiscal year 2015 or 2016
for the Department of Defense for operation and
maintenance''; and
(B) by inserting ``, in such fiscal year''
before the period; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``for fiscal year
2015'' and inserting ``for a fiscal year specified in
that paragraph''.
SEC. 1207. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NATIONAL MILITARY FORCES OF
ALLIED COUNTRIES FOR COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS IN
AFRICA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide, on a
nonreimbursable basis, logistic support, supplies, and services
to the national military forces of an allied country conducting
counterterrorism operations in Africa if the Secretary of
Defense determines that the provision of such logistic support,
supplies, and services, on a nonreimbursable basis, is--
(1) in the national security interests of the
United States; and
(2) critical to the timely and effective
participation of such national military forces in such
operations.
(b) Notice to Congress on Support Provided.--Not later than
15 days after providing logistic support, supplies, or services
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a notice setting forth the
following:
(1) The determination of the Secretary specified in
subsection (a).
(2) The type of logistic support, supplies, or
services provided.
(3) The national military forces supported.
(4) The purpose of the operations for which such
support was provided, and the objectives of such
support.
(5) The estimated cost of such support.
(6) The intended duration of such support.
(c) Limitations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may not
use the authority in subsection (a) to provide any type
of support that is otherwise prohibited by any other
provision of law.
(2) Amount.--The aggregate amount of logistic
support, supplies, and services provided under
subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed
$100,000,000.
(d) Reports.--Not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter
through the expiration date in subsection (f) of the authority
provided by this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth
a description of the use of the authority provided by this
section during the six-month period ending on the date of such
report. Each report shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the extent to which the
support provided under this section during the period
covered by such report facilitated the national
military forces of allied countries so supported in
conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa.
(2) A description of any efforts by countries that
received such support to address, as practicable, the
requirements of their forces for logistics support,
supplies, or services for conducting counterterrorism
operations in Africa, including under acquisition and
cross-servicing agreements.
(e) Logistic Support, Supplies, and Services Defined.--In
this section, the term ``logistic support, supplies, and
services'' has the meaning given that term in section 2350(1)
of title 10, United States Code.
(f) Expiration.--The authority provided by this section may
not be exercised after September 30, 2018.
SEC. 1208. REPORTS ON TRAINING OF FOREIGN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE UNITS
PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after each
calendar half-year beginning on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending with the second calendar half-
year of 2017, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
shall submit to the Committees of Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the
following:
(1) All the training of foreign military
intelligence units provided by the Department during
the calendar half-year covered by such report.
(2) The authority or authorities under which the
training described in paragraph (1) was provided.
(b) Form.--Each report under subsection (a) should be
submitted in classified form.
SEC. 1209. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO ENTITIES IN YEMEN
CONTROLLED BY THE HOUTHI MOVEMENT.
(a) Prohibition.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense by this Act
may be used to provide security assistance to an entity in
Yemen that is controlled by members of the Houthi movement.
(b) National Security Exception.--
(1) In general.--The prohibition in subsection (a)
shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, that
the provision of security assistance as described in
that subsection is important to the national security
interests of the United States.
(2) Notice and wait.--If security assistance as
described in subsection (a) is provided pursuant to an
exception under paragraph (1), not later than 15 days
before such assistance is so provided, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice on
the provision of such assistance, together with an
assessment by the Director of National Intelligence on
whether any entity controlled by members of the Houthi
movement to be provided such assistance is also
receiving direct assistance from the Government of
Iran.
(3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COMMANDERS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PROGRAM.
(a) One-year Extension.--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 Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3546), is further amended by striking ``fiscal
year 2015'' in subsections (a), (b), and (f) and inserting
``fiscal year 2016''.
(b) Restriction on Amount of Payments.--Subsection (e) of
such section 1201, as so amended, is further amended by
striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
(c) Submittal of Revised Guidance.--Not later than 15 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
copy of the guidance issued by the Secretary to the Armed
Forces concerning the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in
Afghanistan as revised to take into account the amendments made
by this section.
(d) Authority for Certain Payments To Redress Injury and
Loss in Iraq.--
(1) In general.--During fiscal year 2016, amounts
available pursuant to section 1201 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as
amended by this section, shall also be available for ex
gratia payments for damage, personal injury, or death
that is incident to combat operations of the Armed
Forces in Iraq.
(2) Notice and wait.--The authority in this
subsection may not be used until 30 days after the date
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the
congressional defense committees a report setting forth
the following:
(A) The amount that will be used for
payments pursuant to this subsection.
(B) The manner in which claims for payments
shall be verified.
(C) The officers or officials who shall be
authorized to approve claims for payments.
(D) The manner in which payments shall be
made.
(3) Limitation on amount available.--The total
amount of payments made pursuant to this subsection in
fiscal year 2016 may not exceed $5,000,000.
(4) Authorities applicable to payment.--Any payment
made pursuant to this subsection shall be made in
accordance with the authorities and limitations in
section 8121 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division C of Public Law 113-
235), other than subsection (h) of such section.
(5) Construction with restriction on amount of
payments.--For purposes of the application of
subsection (e) of such section 1201, as so amended, to
any payment pursuant to this subsection, such payment
shall be deemed to be a project described by such
subsection (e).
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public
Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by
section 1222 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3547), is further amended by striking
``fiscal year 2015'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2016''.
(b) Limitation on Amounts Available.--Subsection (d)(1) of
such section, as so amended, is further amended--
(1) in the second sentence, 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) in the third sentence, by striking ``during
fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000'' and
inserting ``during fiscal year 2016 may not exceed
$900,000,000''.
(c) Extension of Notice Requirement Relating to
Reimbursement of Pakistan for Support Provided by Pakistan.--
Section 1232(b)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended
by section 1222(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(128 Stat. 3548), is further amended by striking ``September
30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016''.
(d) Extension of Limitation on Reimbursement of Pakistan
Pending Certification on Pakistan.--Section 1227(d)(1) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently amended by
section 1222(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128
Stat. 3548), is further amended by striking ``fiscal year
2015'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2016''.
(e) Additional Limitation on Reimbursement of Pakistan
Pending Certification on Pakistan.--Of the total amount of
reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan during
fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence of section
1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008 (as amended by subsection (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall
not be eligible for the waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126
Stat. 2001) unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
congressional defense committees that--
(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military
operations in North Waziristan that are contributing to
significantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of
movement of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan;
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its
commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from using
North Waziristan as a safe haven; and
(3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordinates
with the Government of Afghanistan to restrict the
movement of militants, such as the Haqqani Network,
along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
(f) Availability of Certain Funds for Stability Activities
in FATA.--
(1) In general.--In addition to the total amount of
reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan
during fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence
of section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as so amended),
of the total amount of funds made available for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for overseas
contingency operations for operation and maintenance,
Defense-wide activities, $100,000,000 may be available
for stability activities undertaken by Pakistan in the
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), including
the provision of funds to the Pakistan military and the
Pakistan Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for
activities undertaken in support of the following:
(A) Building and maintaining border
outposts.
(B) Strengthening cooperative efforts
between the Pakistan military and the Afghan
National Defense Security Forces in activities
that include--
(i) bilateral meetings to enhance
border security coordination;
(ii) sustaining critical
infrastructure within the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas, such as
maintaining key ground lines of
communication;
(iii) increasing training for the
Pakistan Frontier Corps Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa; and
(iv) training to improve
interoperability between the Pakistan
military and the Pakistan Frontier
Corps Khyber Pakhtunkwha.
(2) Limitation.--
(A) In general.--Funds available under
paragraph (1) may not be obligated or expended
until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
congressional defense committees that the
conditions described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of section 1227(d)(1) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(126 Stat. 2001), as amended by subsection (d),
have been met.
(B) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may
waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) if the
Secretary certifies to the congressional
defense committees in writing that the waiver
is in the national security interests of the
United States and includes with such
certification a justification for the waiver.
(3) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2017, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the expenditure of
funds available under paragraph (1), including a
description of the following:
(A) The purpose for which such funds were
expended.
(B) Each organization on whose behalf such
funds were expended, including the amount
expended on such organization and the number of
members of such organization trained with such
amount.
(C) Any limitation imposed on the
expenditure of funds under that paragraph,
including on any recipient of funds or any use
of funds expended.
(4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--
In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' has the meaning given that
term in section 1233(g) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
SEC. 1213. ADDITIONAL MATTER IN SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON ENHANCING SECURITY
AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.
Section 1225(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3550) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) Assessment of risks associated with drawdown
of united states forces.--An assessment of the risks to
the mission in Afghanistan associated with any drawdown
of United States forces that occurred during the period
covered by such report.''.
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
PRODUCED IN COUNTRIES ALONG A MAJOR ROUTE OF SUPPLY
TO AFGHANISTAN.
Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2399), as
most recently amended by section 832(a) 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, 2016''.
SEC. 1215. 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. 3556), is further amended by striking ``December 31,
2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
(b) Quarterly Reports.--Subsection (f)(1) of such section,
as so amended, is further amended by striking ``March 31,
2016'' and inserting ``March 31, 2017''.
(c) Excess Defense Articles.--Subsection (i)(2) of such
section, as so amended, is further amended by striking ``and
2015'' each place it appears and inserting ``, 2015, and
2016''.
SEC. 1216. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES.
(a) Covered Afghans.--
(1) Term of employment.--Clause (ii) of section
602(b)(2)(A) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of
2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking
``year--'' and inserting ``year, or, if submitting a
petition after September 30, 2015, for a period of not
less than 2 years--''.
(2) Technical amendments.--
(A) Successor name for international
security assistance force.--Subclause (II) of
section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is
amended--
(i) in the matter preceding item
(aa), by striking ``Force'' and
inserting ``Force (or any successor
name for such Force)'';
(ii) in item (aa), by striking
``Force,'' and inserting ``Force (or
any successor name for such Force),'';
and
(iii) in item (bb), by striking
``Force;'' and inserting ``Force (or
any successor name for such Force);''.
(B) Short title.--Section 601 of the Afghan
Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended by
striking ``This Act'' and inserting ``This
title''.
(C) Executive agency reference.--Section
602(c)(4) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act
of 2009 is amended by striking ``section 4 of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
(41 U.S.C. 403)'' and inserting ``section 133
of title 41, United States Code''.
(b) Numerical Limitations.--Subparagraph (F) of section
602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C.
1101 note) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``2015 AND 2016''
and inserting ``2015, 2016, AND 2017'';
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
(A) by striking ``and ending on September
30, 2016'', and inserting ``until such time
that available special immigrant visas under
subparagraphs (D) and (E) and this subparagraph
are exhausted,'' and
(B) by striking ``4,000.'' and inserting
``7,000.'';
(3) in clause (i), by striking ``September 30,
2015;'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016;'';
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ``December 31,
2015;'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016;''; and
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ``March 31,
2017.'' and inserting ``the date such visas are
exhausted.''.
(c) Reports and Sense of Congress.--Section 602(b) of the
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(15) Reports informing the conclusion of the
afghan special immigrant visa program.--Not later than
June 1, 2016, and every six months thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary
of State, shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report that contains--
``(A) a description of the United States
force presence in Afghanistan during the
previous 6 months;
``(B) a description of the projected United
States force presence in Afghanistan;
``(C) the number of citizens or nationals
of Afghanistan who were employed by or on
behalf of the entities described in paragraph
(2)(A)(ii) during the previous 6 months; and
``(D) the projected number of such citizens
or nationals who will be employed by or on
behalf of such entities.
``(16) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of
Congress that the necessity of providing special
immigrant status under this subsection should be
assessed at regular intervals by the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives, taking into
account the scope of the current and planned presence
of United States troops in Afghanistan, the current and
prospective numbers of citizens and nationals of
Afghanistan employed by or on behalf of the entities
described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and the security
climate in Afghanistan.''.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.
(a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (f)(1) of section
1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ``fiscal year
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 $80,000,000.''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``fiscal year
2015'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2016''.
(c) Superseding Report Requirements.--Subsection (g) of
such section is amended to read as follows:
``(g) Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than September 30,
2015, and every 180 days thereafter until the authority
in this section expires, the Secretary of Defense
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the activities of the Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq.
``(2) Elements.--Each report under this subsection
shall include the following:
``(A) A current description of capability
gaps in the security forces of Iraq, including
capability gaps relating to intelligence
matters, protection of Iraq airspace, and
logistics and maintenance, and a current
description of the extent, if any, to which the
Government of Iraq has requested assistance in
addressing such capability gaps.
``(B) A current description of the
activities of the Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq and the extent, if any, to
which the programs conducted by the Office in
conjunction with other United States programs
(such as the Foreign Military Financing
program, the Foreign Military Sales program,
and the assistance provided pursuant to section
1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck'
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291)) will
address the capability gaps described pursuant
to subparagraph (A).
``(C) A current description of how the
activities of the Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq are coordinated with, and
complement and enhance, the assistance provided
pursuant to section 1236 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
``(D) A current description of end use
monitoring programs, and any other programs or
procedures, used to improve accountability for
equipment provided to the Government of Iraq.
``(E) A current description of the measures
of effectiveness used to evaluate the
activities of the Office of the Security
Cooperation in Iraq, and an analysis of any
determinations to expand, alter, or terminate
specific activities of the Office based on such
evaluations.
``(F) A current evaluation of the
effectiveness of the training described in
subsection (f)(2) in promoting respect for
human rights, military professionalism, and
respect for legitimate civilian authority in
Iraq.
``(3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--
In this subsection, the term `appropriate committees of
Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.''.
SEC. 1222. STRATEGY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO COUNTER VIOLENT
EXTREMISM.
(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than February 15, 2016,
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall
jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent extremism.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A description of the objectives and end state
for the United States in the Middle East and with
respect to violent extremism.
(2) A description of the roles and responsibilities
of the Department of State in the strategy.
(3) A description of the roles and responsibilities
of the Department of Defense in the strategy.
(4) A description of actions to prevent the
weakening and failing of states in the Middle East.
(5) A description of actions to counter violent
extremism.
(6) A description of the resources required by the
Department of Defense to counter ISIL's illicit oil
revenues.
(7) A list of the state and non-state actors that
must be engaged to counter violent extremism.
(8) A description of the coalition required to
carry out the strategy, and the expected lines of
effort of such a coalition.
(9) An assessment of United States efforts to
disrupt and prevent foreign fighters traveling to Syria
and Iraq and to disrupt and prevent foreign fighters in
Syria and Iraq traveling to the United States.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In the
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER
THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that--
(1) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
poses an acute threat to the people and territorial
integrity of Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan
Region, Iraqi Sunni communities, and Iraq's religious
and ethnic minorities, and to the security and
stability of the Middle East and beyond the region;
(2) defeating ISIL is critical to maintaining a
unified Iraq in which all faiths, sects, and
ethnicities are afforded equal protection and full
integration into the Government and society of Iraq;
and
(3) the United States should, in coordination with
coalition partners, provide, in an expeditious and
responsive manner and without undue delay, the military
and other security forces of or associated with the
Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal
security forces and other local security forces, with a
national security mission, with defense articles,
defense services, and related training to more
effectively partner with the United States and other
international coalition members to defeat ISIL.
(b) Quarterly Progress Report.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 1236 of
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``90
days''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) A list of the forces or elements of forces
that are restricted from receiving assistance under
subsection (a), other than the forces or elements of
forces with respect to which the Secretary of Defense
has exercised the waiver authority under subsection
(j), as a result of vetting required by subsection (e)
or section 2249e of title 10, United States Code, and a
detailed description of the reasons for such
restriction, including for each force or element, as
applicable, the following:
``(A) Information relating to gross
violation of human rights committed by such
force or element, including the time-frame of
the alleged violation.
``(B) The source of the information
described in subparagraph (A) and an assessment
of the veracity of the information.
``(C) The association of such force or
element with terrorist groups or groups
associated with the Government of Iran.
``(D) The amount and type of any assistance
provided to such force or element by the
Government of Iran.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to
reports required to be submitted pursuant to subsection
(d) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015, as so amended, on or after such date
of enactment.
(c) Funding.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended by
striking the first sentence and inserting the following: ``Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated in the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 for Overseas
Contingency Operations in title XV for fiscal year 2016, there
are authorized to be appropriated $715,000,000 to carry out
this section.''.''.
(d) Waiver Authority.--Subsection (j) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking by
striking ``Sections 40 and 40A'' and inserting
``Section 40A''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Additional waiver authority.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of
the provision of assistance described
in subsection (l)(2), the Secretary of
Defense may waive any provision of law
described in clause (ii) if the
Secretary satisfies the requirements
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A) with respect to such
waiver.
``(ii) Provisions of law.--The
provisions of law described in this
clause are the following:
``(I) Any provision of law
described in subparagraph (B).
``(II) Any eligibility
requirement under section 3 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2753).
``(III) Any eligibility
requirement under chapter 2 of
part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2311 et seq.).''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``For purposes''
and all that follows through ``described in paragraph
(1)(B)'' and inserting ``The President may waive any
provision of law other than a provision of law
described in paragraph (1)(B) for purposes of the
provision of assistance pursuant to subsection (a) and
any provision of law other than a provision of law
described in subsection (1)(C) for purposes of the
provision of assistance described in subsection
(l)(2)''.
(e) Assessment and Authority to Assist Directly Certain
Covered Groups.--Such section, as so amended, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Assessment and Authority to Assist Directly Certain
Covered Groups.--
``(1) Assessment.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016,
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
State shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an assessment of the
extent to which the Government of Iraq is
increasing political inclusiveness, addressing
the grievances of ethnic and sectarian
minorities, and enhancing minority integration
in the political and military structures in
Iraq.
``(B) Factors to be considered in making
assessment.--In making the assessment described
in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of State shall consider the
following factors:
``(i) The extent to which the
Government of Iraq is taking steps to
reduce support among the Iraqi people
for the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) and improve stability in
Iraq.
``(ii) The progress of efforts to
enact legislation establishing the
Iraqi National Guard, particularly in
predominantly Sunni regions.
``(iii) The extent to which the
Government of Iraq is expanding the
representation of minorities in
adequate numbers in government security
organizations and providing for the
training and equipping of such forces.
``(iv) Whether the Government of
Iraq is ending support for Shia
militias under the command and control
of, or associated with, the Government
of Iran, and stopping abuses of
elements of the Iraqi population by
such militias.
``(v) Whether the Government of
Iraq is ensuring that supplies,
equipment, and weaponry supplied by the
United States are appropriately
distributed to security forces with a
national security mission in Iraq,
including the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni
tribal security forces and local
security forces with a national
security mission, and, once
established, the Iraqi Sunni National
Guard.
``(vi) Whether the Government of
Iraq is addressing grievances regarding
the arrest and detention without trial
of ethnic and sectarian minorities or
is taking steps to prosecute such
individuals that are detained in a
fair, transparent, and prompt manner.
``(vii) Such other factors as the
Secretaries consider appropriate.
``(C) Update.--The Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an update
of the assessment required under subparagraph
(A) not later than 180 days after the date on
which the assessment is submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees under
subparagraph (A).
``(D) Submission.--The assessment required
under subparagraph (A) and the update of the
assessment authorized under subparagraph (C)
may be submitted as part of the quarterly
report required under subsection (d).
``(2) Assistance directly to certain covered
groups.--
``(A) In general.--If the President, taking
into account the results of the assessment
required under paragraph (1)(A) or the update
required under paragraph (1)(C), determines and
notifies the appropriate congressional
committees that the Government of Iraq has
failed to take substantial action to increase
political inclusiveness, address the grievances
of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhance
minority integration in the political and
military structures in Iraq, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, is authorized to provide, in
coordination to the extent practicable with the
Government of Iraq, assistance under the
authority of subsection (a) directly to the
groups described in subparagraph (D) for the
purpose of supporting international coalition
efforts against ISIL.
``(B) Administrative provisions.--In
carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary of
Defense may--
``(i) re-allocate the amount of
assistance authorized under subsection
(a) to increase the share of such
assistance provided to the groups
described in subparagraph (D); and
``(ii) exercise the waiver
authority provided in subsection
(j)(1)(C) with respect to providing
assistance to the groups described in
subparagraph (D).
``(C) Cost-sharing requirement
inapplicable.--The cost-sharing requirement of
subsection (k) shall not apply with respect to
funds that are obligated or expended under this
subsection for assistance provided directly to
the groups described in subparagraph (D).
``(D) Covered groups.--The groups described
in this subparagraph are--
``(i) the Kurdish Peshmerga; and
``(ii) Sunni tribal security
forces, or other local security forces,
with a national security mission.''.
(f) Prohibition on Assistance and Report on Equipment or
Supplies Transferred to or Acquired by Violent Extremist
Organizations.--
(1) Prohibition.--Assistance authorized under
section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3558), as so
amended, may not be provided to the Government of Iraq
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act unless the Secretary of Defense
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees,
after the date of the enactment of this Act, that the
Government of Iraq has taken such actions as may be
reasonably necessary to safeguard against such
assistance being transferred to or acquired by violent
extremist organizations.
(2) Report.--
(A) Report required.--Not later than 30
days after the date on which the Secretary of
Defense makes any determination that equipment
or supplies provided pursuant to section
1236(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291;
128 Stat. 3558), as so amended, have been
transferred to or acquired by a violent
extremist organization, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that contains a description
of the determination of the Secretary and the
transfer to or acquisition by the violent
extremist organization.
(B) Elements.--Each report under paragraph
(1) shall include, with respect to the transfer
covered by the report, the following:
(i) An assessment of the type and
quantity of equipment or supplies
transferred to the violent extremist
organization.
(ii) A description of the criteria
used to determine that the organization
is a violent extremist organization.
(iii) A description, if known, of
how the equipment or supplies were
transferred to or acquired by the
violent extremist organization.
(iv) If the equipment or supplies
are determined to remain under the
current control of the violent
extremist organization, a description
of the organization, including its
relationship, if any, to the security
forces of the Government of Iraq.
(v) A description of the end use
monitoring or other policies and
procedures in place in order to prevent
equipment or supplies to be transferred
to or acquired by violent extremist
organizations.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--
The term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(i) the congressional defense
committees; and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
(B) Violent extremist organization.--The
term ``violent extremist organization'' means
an organization that--
(i) is a foreign terrorist
organization designated by the
Secretary of State under section 219 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1189) or is associated with a
foreign terrorist organization; or
(ii) is known to be under the
command and control of, or is
associated with, the Government of
Iran.
SEC. 1224. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on United States
Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The total number of members of the United
States Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation
Inherent Resolve for the most recent month for which
data is available, delineated by Armed Force and
component (including whether regular, National Guard,
or Reserve).
(2) An estimate for the three-month period
following the date on which the report is submitted of
the total number of members of the United States Armed
Forces expected to be deployed in support of Operation
Inherent Resolve, delineated by Armed Force and
component (including whether regular, National Guard,
or Reserve).
(3) A description of the authorities and
limitations on the number of United States Armed Forces
deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
(4) A description of military functions that are
and are not subject to the authorities and limitations
described in paragraph (3).
(5) Any changes to the authorities and limitations
described in paragraph (3) and the rationale for such
changes.
(6) Any other matters the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Sunset.--The requirement to submit reports under this
section shall terminate on the earlier of--
(1) the date on which Operation Inherent Resolve
terminates; or
(2) the date that is five years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1225. MATTERS RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR THE VETTED SYRIAN
OPPOSITION.
(a) Report on Potential Support Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report setting forth a description of the
military support the Secretary considers necessary to
provide to recipients of assistance under section 1209
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541) upon their return
to Syria to ensure their ability to meet the intended
purposes of such assistance.
(2) Covered potential support.--The support the
Secretary may consider necessary to provide for
purposes of the report required by paragraph (1) is the
following:
(A) Logistical support.
(B) Defensive supportive fire.
(C) Intelligence.
(D) Medical support.
(E) Any other support the Secretary
considers appropriate for purposes of the
report.
(3) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) For each type of support the Secretary
considers necessary to provide as described in
paragraph (1), a description of the actions to
be taken by the Secretary to ensure that such
support would not benefit any of the following:
(i) The Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS), the Jabhat Al-Nusra
Front, al-Qaeda, the Khorasan Group, or
any other violent extremist
organization
(ii) The Syrian Arab Army or any
group or organization supporting
President Bashir Assad.
(B) An estimate of the cost of providing
such support.
(b) Strategy for Syria.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a strategy for Syria.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) A description of the means by which
assistance provided to appropriately vetted
elements of the Syrian opposition and other
appropriately vetted Syrian groups and
individuals will achieve the purposes set forth
in section 1209(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard
P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
(B) A description of the political and
military objectives and end states for Syria.
(C) A description of means by which the
assistance will support the political and
military objectives and end states for Syria.
(D) An explanation of the manner in which
the military campaign in Syria and Iraq is
integrated.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In
subsections (a) and (b), the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' has the meaning given that term in section
1209(e)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
(d) Additional Matters for Quarterly Progress Reports on
Assistance to the Vetted Opposition.--
(1) Additional matters.--Subsection (d) of section
1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
is amended--
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(B) in paragraph (11) by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(12) a description of support, if any, provided
to appropriately vetted recipients pursuant to
subsection (a) while those forces are located in Syria,
including--
``(A) logistics support;
``(B) defense supporting fire;
``(C) intelligence; and
``(D) medical support; and
``(13) a description of the number of appropriately
vetted recipients located in Syria, the approximate
locations in which they are operating, and the number
of known casualties among such recipients.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to
quarterly reports submitted under subsection (d) of
section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 after that date.
(e) Information Accompanying Reprogramming Requests.--
Subsection (f) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Information accompanying reprogramming
requests.--Each request under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
``(A) The amount, type, and purpose of
assistance to be funded pursuant to such
request.
``(B) The budget, implementation timeline
with milestones, and anticipated delivery
schedule for such assistance.''.
SEC. 1226. SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN AND THE GOVERNMENT OF
LEBANON FOR BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS.
(a) Authority to Provide Support.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is
authorized to provide support on a reimbursement basis
to the Government of Jordan and the Government of
Lebanon for purposes of supporting and enhancing
efforts of the armed forces of Jordan and the armed
forces of Lebanon to increase security and sustain
increased security along the border of Jordan and the
border of Lebanon with Syria and Iraq, as applicable.
(2) Frequency.--Support may be provided under this
subsection on a quarterly basis.
(b) Funds Available for Support.--The following amounts
made be used to provide support under the authority of
subsection (a):
(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2016 and available for reimbursement of
certain coalition nations for support provided to
United States military operations pursuant to section
1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
fiscal year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 393).
(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2016 for the Counterterrorism Partnerships
Fund pursuant to section 1534 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3616).
(c) Limitations.--
(1) Limitation on amount.--The total amount of
support provided under the authority of subsection (a)
may not exceed $150,000,000 for any country specified
in subsection (a) in any fiscal year.
(2) Support to the government of lebanon.--Support
provided under the authority of subsection (a) to the
Government of Lebanon may be used only for the armed
forces of Lebanon, and may not be used for or to
reimburse Hezbollah or any forces other than the armed
forces of Lebanon.
(3) Prohibition on contractual obligations.--The
Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contractual
obligation to provide support under the authority of
subsection (a).
(4) Determination required.--The Secretary of
Defense may not provide support to a country specified
in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the
government of such country fails to increase security
and sustain increased security along the border of
Jordan and the border of Lebanon with Syria and Iraq,
as applicable.
(d) Notice Before Exercise.--Not later than 15 days before
providing support under the authority of subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the specified
congressional committees a report setting forth a full
description of the support to be provided, including the amount
of support to be provided, and the timeline for the provision
of such support.
(e) Specified Congressional Committees.--In the section,
the term ``specified congressional committees'' means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
(f) Expiration of Authority.--No support may be provided
under the authority of subsection (a) after December 31, 2018.
SEC. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF IRANIAN
DISSIDENTS LIVING IN CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should--
(1) take prompt and appropriate steps in accordance
with international agreements to promote the physical
security and protection of residents of Camp Liberty,
Iraq;
(2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its
commitments to the United States to ensure the safety
and well-being of those living in Camp Liberty;
(3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure continued
and reliable access to food, clean water, medical
assistance, electricity and other energy needs, and any
other equipment and supplies necessary to sustain the
residents during periods of attack or siege by external
forces;
(4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty
residents to Iran;
(5) assist the international community in
implementing a plan to provide for the safe, secure,
and permanent relocation of Camp Liberty residents,
including a detailed outline of steps that would need
to be taken by recipient countries, the United States,
the Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and
the Camp residents to relocate residents to other
countries;
(6) encourage continued close cooperation between
the residents of Camp Liberty and the authorities in
the relocation process; and
(7) assist the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees in expediting the ongoing resettlement of all
residents of Camp Liberty to safe locations outside
Iraq.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Iran
SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY
POWER OF IRAN.
(a) Element on Cyber Capabilities in Description of
Strategy.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 1245 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Iranian strategy regarding offensive
cyber capabilities and defensive cyber
capabilities.''.
(b) Elements on Cyber Capabilities in Assessments of
Unconventional Forces.--Paragraph (3) of such subsection, as
amended by section 1232(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127
Stat. 920), is further amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(F) offensive cyber capabilities and
defensive cyber capabilities; and
``(G) Iranian ability to manipulate the
information environment both domestically and
against the interests of the United States and
its allies.''.
(c) Matters to Be Included.--Such subsection is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) An assessment of transfers to Iran of
military equipment, technology, and training from non-
Iranian sources.''.
(d) Termination.--Subsection (d) of such section 1245, as
amended by section 1277 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3592), is further
amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting
``December 31, 2025''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and
shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted
under section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010, as so amended, after that date.
SEC. 1232. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN'S MALIGN
ACTIVITIES.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Iran continues to conduct a range of malign
military and intelligence activities in the region and
around the globe which constitute a significant threat
to regional stability and the national security
interests of the United States and our allies and
partners;
(2) Iran continues funding its conventional and
unconventional military development, including its
ballistic missile development programs, and its
acquisition of destabilizing conventional weapons,
which requires the United States to continue to support
and build the collective capacity of our allies and
partners in the region to address threats;
(3) the sale of advanced weaponry, including
advance air defense systems, to the Government of Iran
increases the risk of further destabilizing the region;
(4) Iran's malign activities, continued state
sponsorship of terrorism, and the violation of the
human rights of the Iranian people justify continued
pressure by the United States; and
(5) the United States should continue to enhance
the region's security architecture, build our partners'
capacity to respond to external aggression, increase
the interoperability of our respective military forces,
and continue to better integrate their advanced
capabilities.
SEC. 1233. REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS WITH IRAN.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for
2 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on--
(1) any military-to-military engagements conducted
by the Armed Forces or Department of Defense civilians
with representatives of the military or paramilitary
forces (including the IRGC Quds Force) of the Islamic
Republic of Iran during the one-year period ending on
the date of the submission of the report; and
(2) any policy changes to such military-to-military
engagements with the armed forces of Iran.
(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1234. SECURITY GUARANTEES TO COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that summarizes any
agreement, in effect as of the date that is 15 days before the
date of the submittal of the report, that provides security
commitments by the United States to any country in the Middle
East, including the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation
Council.
(b) Analysis.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff shall provide the Secretary of Defense with an analysis
of the United States military force structure and posture
required to meet any current agreement that provides security
commitments in the Middle East, including to member countries
of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The Secretary shall include
such analysis, without revision, in the report required by
subsection (a), together with such additional views as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1235. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the
use of force against Iran.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation
SEC. 1241. NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TESTING, PRODUCTION, DEPLOYMENT,
AND SALE OR TRANSFER TO OTHER STATES OR NON-STATE
ACTORS OF THE CLUB-K CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEM BY THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Notifications.--Not later than seven days after the
Secretary determines that there is reasonable grounds to
believe that the Russian Federation has tested, initially
deployed, or sold or transferred to another state or non-state
actor the Club-K cruise missile system, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification
of such determination.
(b) Department of Defense Planning.--The Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in military planning
options for responding to the military threat posed by the
Russian Federation testing, deployment, or sale or transfer to
other states or non-state actors the Club-K cruise missile
system.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives.
(2) Club-k cruise missile system.--The term ``Club-
K cruise missile system'' means the Club-K cruise
missile ``container launcher'' weapons system.
(d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall not be in
effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1242. NOTIFICATIONS OF DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY RUSSIAN
FEDERATION TO TERRITORY OF UKRAINIAN REPUBLIC OR
RUSSIAN TERRITORY OF KALININGRAD.
(a) Notifications.--
(1) Upon deployment.--Not later than seven days
after the Secretary of Defense determines that there is
reasonable grounds to believe that the Russian
Federation has deployed covered weapons systems onto
the territory of the Ukranian Republic, or has deployed
covered weapons systems onto the Russian territory of
Kaliningrad, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a notification of
such determination.
(2) Form.--A notification required under paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
contain a classified annex if necessary.
(b) Department of Defense Planning.--The Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in military planning
options for responding to the military threat posed by the
Russian Federation deploying covered weapons systems onto the
territory of the Ukranian Republic, or deploying covered
weapons system onto the Russian territory of Kaliningrad,
including opportunities for allied cooperation in developing
such responses based on consultation with such allies.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives.
(2) Covered weapons systems.--The term ``covered
weapons systems'' means weapons systems that can
perform both conventional and nuclear missions, nuclear
weapon delivery systems, and nuclear warheads.
(d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall not be in
effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1243. MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INF
TREATY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the development and deployment of a nuclear
ground-launched cruise missile by the Russian
Federation is in violation of the INF Treaty, and the
Russian Federation should return to compliance with the
INF Treaty;
(2) the increasing role for nuclear weapons in the
Russian Federation's military strategy, and the
continuing violation of the INF Treaty threatens the
viability of the INF Treaty;
(3) efforts taken by the President to compel the
Russian Federation to return to compliance with the INF
Treaty, including by developing military and
nonmilitary options, must be persistent and are in the
best interests of the United States, but cannot be
open-ended;
(4) not only should the Russian Federation end its
cheating with respect to the INF Treaty, but also its
illegal occupation of the sovereign territory of
another nation, its plans for stationing nuclear
weapons on that nation's territory, and its cheating
and violation of as many as eight of its 12 arms
control obligations and agreements; and
(5) there are several United States military
requirements that would be addressed by the development
and deployment of systems currently prohibited by the
INF Treaty.
(b) Notifications of Russian Federation Violations of INF
Treaty.--
(1) In general.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a notification
of--
(A) whether the Russian Federation has
flight-tested, deployed, or possesses a
military system that has achieved an initial
operating capability that is either a ground-
launched ballistic missile or ground-launched
cruise missile with a flight-tested range of
between 500 and 5,500 kilometers; and
(B) whether the Russian Federation has
begun steps to return to full compliance with
the INF Treaty, including by agreeing to
inspections and verification measures necessary
to achieve high confidence that any missile
described in subparagraph (A) will be
eliminated, as required by the INF Treaty upon
its entry into force.
(2) Deadline.--The notification required under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and not
later than 30 days after the date on which the Russian
Federation meets any of the conditions described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
(3) Form.--The notification required under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.
(c) Notification of Coordination With Allies Regarding INF
Treaty.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment, and every 120-day period
thereafter for a period of 5 years, the Secretary of
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
shall jointly, in coordination with the Secretary of
State and the Director of National Intelligence, submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a
notification on the status and content of updates
provided to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) and allies of the United States in East Asia, on
the Russian Federation's flight testing, operating
capability and deployment of ground launched ballistic
missiles or ground-launched cruise missiles with a
flight-tested range of between 500 and 5,500
kilometers, including updates on the status and a
description of efforts with such allies to develop
collective responses (including economic and military
responses) to arms control violations of the Russian
Federation (including violations of the INF Treaty).
(2) Form.--The notification required under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.
(d) Military Response Options to Russian Federation
Violation of INF Treaty.--
(1) In general.--If, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Russian Federation has not
begun taking measures to return to full compliance with
the INF Treaty, including by agreeing to verification
measures necessary to achieve high confidence that any
ground-launched ballistic missile or ground-launched
cruise missile with a flight-tested range of between
500 and 5,500 kilometers will be eliminated, the
Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 120 days
after that date, submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan for the development of
the following military capabilities:
(A) Counterforce capabilities to prevent
intermediate-range ground-launched ballistic
missile and cruise missile attacks, whether or
not such capabilities are in compliance with
the INF Treaty and including capabilities that
may be acquired from allies of the United
States.
(B) Countervailing strike capabilities to
enhance the forces of the United States or
allies of the United States, whether or not
such capabilities are in compliance with the
INF Treaty and including capabilities that may
be acquired from allies of the United States.
(C) Active defenses to defend against
intermediate-range ground-launched cruise
missile attacks.
(2) Cost and schedule estimates.--The Secretary of
Defense shall include in the plan required by paragraph
(1), with respect to each military capability described
in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of that paragraph,
an estimate of cost and the approximate time for
achieving a Milestone A decision, if such a decision is
required.
(3) Availability of funds.--Using amounts
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by
section 201 and available for research, development,
test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, or otherwise made
available, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the
development of capabilities pursuant to paragraph (1)
that are recommended by the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff to meet military requirements and
current capability gaps with respect to missiles
described in paragraph (1). In making such a
recommendation, the Chairman shall give priority to
such capabilities that the Chairman determines could be
tested and fielded most expediently, with the most
priority given to capabilities that the Chairman
determines could be fielded in two years.
(4) Other response options.--The Secretary of
Defense shall also include in the plan required by
paragraph (1) such other options as the Secretary of
Defense or the Secretary of State consider useful to
encourage the Russian Federation to return to full
compliance with the INF Treaty or necessary to respond
to the failure of the Russian Federation to return to
full compliance with the INF Treaty.
(5) Reports on development.--
(A) In general.--During each 180-day period
beginning on the date on which funds are first
obligated to develop capabilities under
paragraph (1), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on such
capabilities, including the costs of
development (and estimated total costs of each
system if pursued to deployment) and the time
for development flight testing and deployment.
(B) Sunset.--The provisions of subparagraph
(A) shall not be in effect after the date on
which the President certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that the
INF Treaty is no longer in force or the Russian
Federation has fully returned to compliance
with its obligations under the INF Treaty.
(6) Report on deployment.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the following:
(A) Potential deployment locations of the
military capabilities described in paragraph
(1) in East Asia and Eastern Europe, including
any potential basing agreements that may be
required to facilitate such deployments.
(B) Any required safety and security
measures, estimates of potential costs of
deployments described in subparagraph (A) and
an assessment of whether or not such
deployments in Eastern Europe may require a
decision of the North Atlantic Council.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(2) INF treaty.--The term ``INF Treaty'' means the
Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination
of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles,
commonly referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear
Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Washington, December 8,
1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988.
SEC. 1244. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSAL TO
MODIFY OR INTRODUCE NEW AIRCRAFT OR SENSORS FOR
FLIGHT BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNDER THE OPEN
SKIES TREATY.
(a) In General.--Section 1242(b) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3563) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``30 days'' and
inserting ``90 days''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph caption, by striking
``element'' and inserting ``elements''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``The assessment shall also include
an assessment of the proposal by the commander
of each combatant command potentially affected
by the proposal, including an assessment of the
potential effects of the proposal on operations
and any potential vulnerabilities raised by the
proposal.''.
(b) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Not more than 75
percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research,
development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for arms control
implementation (PE 0305145F) may be obligated or expended until
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the following:
(1) A description of any meetings of the Open Skies
Consultative Commission during the prior year.
(2) A description of any agreements entered into
during such meetings of the Open Skies Consultative
Commission.
(3) A description of any future year proposals for
modifications to the aircraft or sensors of any State
Party to the Open Skies Treaty that will be subject to
the Open Skies Treaty.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The term ``Open Skies Treaty'' means the Treaty
on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and
entered into force January 1, 2002.
SEC. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA.
(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or
expended to implement any activity that recognizes the
sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds required
by subsection (a) if the Secretary--
(1) determines that to do so is in the national
interest of the United States; and
(2) submits to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives a notification of the waiver
at the time the waiver is invoked.
SEC. 1246. LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense
may be used for any bilateral military-to-military cooperation
between the Governments of the United States and the Russian
Federation until the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that--
(1) the Russian Federation has ceased its
occupation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive
activities that threaten the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Ukraine and members of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and
(2) the Russian Federation is abiding by the terms
of and taking steps in support of the Minsk Protocols
regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
(b) Nonapplicability.--The limitation in subsection (a)
shall not apply to--
(1) any activities necessary to ensure the
compliance of the United States with its obligations or
the exercise of rights of the United States under any
bilateral or multilateral arms control or
nonproliferation agreement or any other treaty
obligation of the United States; and
(2) any activities required to provide logistical
or other support to the conduct of United States or
North Atlantic Treaty Organization military operations
in Afghanistan or the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State--
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national
security interest of the United States; and
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional
committees--
(A) a notification that the waiver is in
the national security interest of the United
States and a description of the national
security interest covered by the waiver; and
(B) a report explaining why the Secretary
of Defense cannot make the certification under
subsection (a).
(d) Exception for Certain Military Bases.--The
certification requirement specified in paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) shall not apply to military bases of the Russian
Federation in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula operating in
accordance with its 1997 agreement on the Status and Conditions
of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the Territory of Ukraine.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1247. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW START TREATY.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--During each year described in
paragraph (2), the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report
explaining the reasons that the continued
implementation of the New START Treaty is in the
national security interests of the United States.
(2) Year described.--A year described in this
paragraph is a year in which the President implements
the New START Treaty and determines that any of the
following circumstances apply:
(A) The Russian Federation illegally
occupies Ukrainian territory.
(B) The Russian Federation is not
respecting the sovereignty of all Ukrainian
territory.
(C) The Russian Federation is not in full
compliance with the INF treaty.
(D) The Russian Federation is not in
compliance with the CFE Treaty and has not
lifted its suspension of Russian observance of
its treaty obligations.
(E) The Russian Federation is not reducing
its deployed strategic delivery vehicles.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(2) CFE treaty.--The term ``CFE Treaty'' means the
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed
at Paris November 19, 1990, and entered into force July
17, 1992.
(3) INF treaty.--The term ``INF Treaty'' means the
Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination
of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles,
commonly referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear
Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Washington December 8,
1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988.
(4) New start treaty.--The term ``New START
Treaty'' means the Treaty between the United States of
America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the
Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive
Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force
on February 5, 2011.
SEC. 1248. ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Additional Matters.--Subsection (b) of section 1245 of
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3566) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (15) as
paragraphs (7) through (18), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraphs (4), (5), and (6):
``(4) An assessment of the force structure and
capabilities of Russian military forces stationed in
each of the Arctic, Kaliningrad, and Crimea, including
a description of any changes to such force structure or
capabilities during the one-year period ending on the
date of such report and with a particular emphasis on
the anti-access and area denial capabilities of such
forces.
``(5) An assessment of Russian military strategy
and objectives for the Arctic region.
``(6) A description of the status of testing,
production, deployment, and sale or transfer to other
states or non-state actors of the Club-K cruise missile
system by the Russian Federation.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and
shall apply with respect to reports submitted under section
1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date.
SEC. 1249. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE CAPABILITIES TO PROCURE AND SUSTAIN
NONSTANDARD ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT HISTORICALLY
PROCURED THROUGH ROSOBORONEXPORT.
(a) Report on Assessment of Alternative Capabilities.--Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall, in consultation with the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit to the
congressional defense committees a report setting forth an
assessment, obtained by the Under Secretary for purposes of the
report, of the feasibility and advisability of using
alternative industrial base capabilities to procure and
sustain, with parts and service, nonstandard rotary wing
aircraft historically acquired through Rosoboronexport, or
nonstandard rotary wing aircraft that are in whole or in part
reliant upon Rosoboronexport for continued sustainment, in
order to benefit United States national security interests.
(b) Independent Assessment.--The assessment obtained for
purposes of subsection (a) shall be conducted by a federally
funded research and development center (FFRDC), or another
appropriate independent entity with expertise in the
procurement and sustainment of complex weapon systems, selected
by the Under Secretary for purposes of the assessment.
(c) Elements.--The assessment obtained for purposes of
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An identification and assessment of
international industrial base capabilities, other than
Rosoboronexport, to provide one or more of the
following:
(A) Means of procuring nonstandard rotary
wing aircraft historically procured through
Rosoboronexport.
(B) Reliable and timely supply of required
and appropriate parts, spares, and consumables
of such aircraft.
(C) Certifiable maintenance of such
aircraft, including major periodic overhauls,
damage repair, and modifications.
(D) Access to required reference data on
such aircraft, including technical manuals and
service bulletins.
(E) Credible certification of airworthiness
of such aircraft through physical inspection,
notwithstanding any current administrative
requirements to the contrary.
(2) An assessment (including an assessment of
associated costs and risks) of alterations to
administrative processes of the United States
Government that may be required to procure any of the
capabilities specified in paragraph (1), including
waivers to Department of Defense or Department of State
requirements applicable to foreign military sales or
alterations to procedures for approval of airworthiness
certificates.
(3) An assessment of the potential economic impact
to Rosoboronexport of procuring nonstandard rotary wing
aircraft described in paragraph (1)(A) through entities
other than Rosoboronexport.
(4) An assessment of the risks and benefits of
using the entities identified pursuant to paragraph
(1)(A) to procure aircraft described in that paragraph.
(5) Such other matters as the Under Secretary
considers appropriate.
(d) Use of Previous Studies.--The entity conducting the
assessment for purposes of subsection (a) may use and
incorporate information from previous studies on matters
appropriate to the assessment.
(e) Form of Report.--The report under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 1250. UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.
(a) Authority To Provide Assistance.--Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by title XV
and available for overseas contingency operations as specified
in the funding tables in division D, $300,000,000 shall be
available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, to provide appropriate security assistance
and intelligence support, including training, equipment, and
logistics support, supplies and services, to military and other
security forces of the Government of Ukraine for the purposes
as follows:
(1) To enhance the capabilities of the military and
other security forces of the Government of Ukraine to
defend against further aggression.
(2) To assist Ukraine in developing the combat
capability to defend its sovereignty and territorial
integrity.
(3) To support the Government of Ukraine in
defending itself against actions by Russia and Russian-
backed separatists that violate the ceasefire
agreements of September 4, 2014, and February 11, 2015.
(b) Appropriate Security Assistance and Intelligence
Support.--For purposes of subsection (a), appropriate security
assistance and intelligence support includes the following:
(1) Real time or near real time actionable
intelligence, including by lease of such capabilities
from United States commercial entities.
(2) Lethal assistance such as anti-armor weapon
systems, mortars, crew-served weapons and ammunition,
grenade launchers and ammunition, and small arms and
ammunition.
(3) Counter-artillery radars, including medium-
range and long-range counter-artillery radars that can
detect and locate long-range artillery.
(4) Unmanned aerial tactical surveillance systems.
(5) Cyber capabilities.
(6) Counter-electronic warfare capabilities such as
secure communications equipment and other electronic
protection systems.
(7) Other electronic warfare capabilities.
(8) Training required to maintain and employ
systems and capabilities described in paragraphs (1)
through (7).
(9) Training for critical combat operations such as
planning, command and control, small unit tactics,
counter-artillery tactics, logistics, countering
improvised explosive devices, battle-field first aid,
post-combat treatment, and medical evacuation.
(c) Availability of Funds.--
(1) Training.--Up to 20 percent of the amount
available pursuant to subsection (a) may be used to
support training pursuant to section 1207 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the Global Security
Contingency Fund.
(2) Defensive lethal assistance.--Subject to
paragraph (3), of the amount available pursuant to
subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be available only for
lethal assistance described in paragraphs (2) and (3)
of subsection (b).
(3) Other purposes.--The amount described in
paragraph (2) shall be available for purposes other
than lethal assistance referred to in that paragraph
commencing on the date that is six months after the
date of the enactment of this Act if the Secretary of
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, certifies to the congressional defense
committees that the use of such amount for purposes of
such lethal assistance is not in the national security
interests of the United States. The purposes for which
the amount may be used pursuant to this paragraph
include the following:
(A) Assistance or support to national-level
security forces of other Partnership for Peace
nations that the Secretary of Defense
determines to be appropriate to assist in
preserving their sovereignty and territorial
integrity against Russian aggression.
(B) Exercises and training support of
national-level security forces of Partnership
for Peace nations or the Government of Ukraine
that the Secretary of Defense determines to be
appropriate to assist in preserving their
sovereignty and territorial integrity against
Russian aggression.
(d) United States Inventory and Other Sources.--
(1) In general.--In addition to any assistance
provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of
Defense is authorized, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, to make available to the Government
of Ukraine weapons and other defense articles, from the
United States inventory and other sources, and defense
services, in such quantity as the Secretary of Defense
determines to be appropriate to achieve the purposes
specified in subsection (a).
(2) Replacement.--Amounts for the replacement of
any items provided to the Government of Ukraine
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be derived from the
amount available pursuant to subsection (a) or amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of
Defense for overseas contingency operations for weapons
procurement.
(e) Construction of Authorization.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory
authorization for the introduction of United States Armed
Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities
are clearly indicated by the circumstances.
(f) Termination of Authority.--Assistance may not be
provided under the authority in this section after December 31,
2017.
(g) Extension of Reports on Military Assistance to
Ukraine.--Section 1275(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3592) is amended by
striking ``January 31, 2017'' and inserting ``December 31,
2017''.
SEC. 1251. TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL MILITARY FORCES IN
THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL EXERCISES.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may provide the
training specified in subsection (b), and pay the incremental
expenses incurred by a country as the direct result of
participation in such training, for the national military
forces provided for under subsection (c).
(b) Types of Training.--The training provided to the
national military forces of a country under subsection (a)
shall be limited to training that is--
(1) provided in the course of the conduct of a
multilateral exercise in which the United States Armed
Forces are a participant;
(2) comparable to or complimentary of the types of
training the United States Armed Forces receive in the
course of such multilateral exercise; and
(3) for any purpose as follows:
(A) To enhance and increase the
interoperability of the military forces to be
trained to increase their ability to
participate in coalition efforts led by the
United States or the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO).
(B) To increase the capacity of such
military forces to respond to external threats.
(C) To increase the capacity of such
military forces to respond to hybrid warfare.
(D) To increase the capacity of such
military forces to respond to calls for
collective action within the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
(c) Eligible Countries.--
(1) In general.--Training may be provided under
subsection (a) to the national military forces of the
countries determined by the Secretary of Defense, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to be
appropriate recipients of such training from among the
countries as follows:
(A) Countries that are a signatory to the
Partnership for Peace Framework Documents, but
not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
(B) Countries that became a member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization after
January 1, 1999.
(2) Eligible countries.--Before providing training
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall,
in coordination with the Secretary of State, submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a list of the countries
determined pursuant to paragraph (1) to be eligible for
the provision of training under subsection (a).
(d) Funding of Incremental Expenses.--
(1) Annual funding.--Of the amounts specified in
paragraph (2) for a fiscal year, up to a total of
$28,000,000 may be used to pay incremental expenses
under subsection (a) in that fiscal year.
(2) Amounts.--The amounts specified in this
paragraph are as follows:
(A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated
for a fiscal year for operation and
maintenance, Army, and available for the
Combatant Commands Direct Support Program for
that fiscal year.
(B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated
for a fiscal year for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for
the Wales Initiative Fund for that fiscal year.
(3) Availability of funds for activities across
fiscal years.--Amounts available in a fiscal year
pursuant to this subsection may be used for incremental
expenses of training that begins in that fiscal year
and ends in the next fiscal year.
(e) Briefing to Congress on Use of Authority.--Not later
that 90 days after the end of each fiscal year in which the
authority in subsection (a) is used, the Secretary shall brief
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the use of the authority during such fiscal
year, including each country with which training under the
authority was conducted and the types of training provided.
(f) Construction of Authority.--The authority provided in
subsection (a) is in addition to any other authority provided
by law authorizing the provision of training for the national
military forces of a foreign country, including section 2282 of
title 10, United States Code.
(g) Incremental Expenses Defined.--In this section, the
term ``incremental expenses'' means the reasonable and proper
cost of the goods and services that are consumed by a country
as a direct result of that country's participation in training
under the authority of this section, including rations, fuel,
training ammunition, and transportation. Such term does not
include pay, allowances, and other normal costs of a country's
personnel.
(h) Termination of Authority.--The authority under this
section shall terminate on September 30, 2017. Any activity
under this section initiated before that date may be completed,
but only using funds available for fiscal years 2016 through
2017.
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region
SEC. 1261. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN THE INDO-
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.
(a) Strategy.--Not later than March 1, 2017, the President
shall develop an overall strategy to promote United States
interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Such strategy shall
be informed by, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The national security strategy of the United
States for 2015 set forth in the national security
strategy report required under section 108(a)(3) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 5043(a)(3)),
as such strategy relates to United States interests in
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
(2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, as it
relates to United States interests in the Indo-Asia-
Pacific region.
(3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development
Review, as it relates to United States interests in the
Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
(4) The strategy to prioritize United States
defense interests in the Asia-Pacific region as
contained in the report required by section 1251(a) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291).
(5) The integrated, multi-year planning and budget
strategy for a rebalancing of United States policy in
Asia submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7043(a)
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public
Law 113-76)).
(b) Presidential Policy Directive.--The President shall
issue a Presidential Policy Directive to appropriate
departments and agencies of the United States Government that
contains the strategy developed under subsection (a) and
includes implementing guidance to such departments and
agencies.
(c) Relation to Agency Priority Goals and Annual Budget.--
(1) Agency priority goals.--In identifying agency
priority goals under section 1120(b) of title 31,
United States Code, for each appropriate department and
agency of the United States Government, the head of
such department or agency, or as otherwise determined
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall take into consideration the strategy developed
under subsection (a) and the Presidential Policy
Directive issued under subsection (b).
(2) Annual budget.--The President, acting through
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall ensure that the annual budget submitted to
Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, includes a separate section that clearly
highlights programs and projects that are being funded
in the annual budget that relate to the strategy
developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential
Policy Directive issued under subsection (b).
SEC. 1262. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY REGARDING
FOREIGN DISCLOSURE OR TECHNOLOGY RELEASE OF AEGIS
ASHORE CAPABILITY TO JAPAN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a
decision by the Government of Japan to purchase Aegis Ashore
for its self-defense, given that it already possesses sea-based
Aegis weapons system-equipped naval vessels, could create a
significant opportunity for promoting interoperability and
integration of air- and missile defense capability, could
provide for force multiplication benefits, and could
potentially alleviate force posture requirements on multi-
mission assets.
(b) Requirement to Submit Policy.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a copy of the Department of Defense policy regarding
foreign disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore
capability to Japan.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1263. SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE.
(a) Assistance and Training.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense is
authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, for the purpose of increasing maritime security
and maritime domain awareness of foreign countries
along the South China Sea--
(A) to provide assistance to national
military or other security forces of such
countries that have among their functional
responsibilities maritime security missions;
and
(B) to provide training to ministry,
agency, and headquarters level organizations
for such forces.
(2) Designation of assistance and training.--The
provision of assistance and training under this section
may be referred to as the ``South China Sea
Initiative''.
(b) Recipient Countries.--The foreign countries that may be
provided assistance and training under subsection (a) are the
following:
(1) Indonesia.
(2) Malaysia,
(3) The Philippines.
(4) Thailand.
(5) Vietnam.
(c) Types of Assistance and Training.--
(1) Authorized elements of assistance.--Assistance
provided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may include the
provision of equipment, supplies, training, and small-
scale military construction.
(2) Required elements of assistance and training.--
Assistance and training provided under subsection (a)
shall include elements that promote the following:
(A) Observance of and respect for human
rights and fundamental freedoms.
(B) Respect for legitimate civilian
authority within the country to which the
assistance is provided.
(d) Priorities for Assistance and Training.--In developing
programs for assistance or training to be provided under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall accord a
priority to assistance, training, or both that will enhance the
maritime capabilities of the recipient foreign country, or a
regional organization of which the recipient country is a
member, to respond to emerging threats to maritime security.
(e) Incremental Expenses of Personnel of Certain Other
Countries for Training.--
(1) Authority for payment.--If the Secretary of
Defense determines that the payment of incremental
expenses in connection with training described in
subsection (a)(1)(B) will facilitate the participation
in such training of organization personnel of foreign
countries specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary may
use amounts available under subsection (f) for
assistance and training under subsection (a) for the
payment of such incremental expenses.
(2) Covered countries.--The foreign countries
specified in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Brunei.
(B) Singapore.
(C) Taiwan.
(f) Availability of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of
Defense, $50,000,000 may be available for the provision
of assistance and training under subsection (a).
(2) Notice on source of funds.--If the Secretary of
Defense uses funds available to the Department pursuant
to paragraph (1) to provide assistance and training
under subsection (a) during a fiscal half-year of
fiscal year 2016, not later than 30 days after the end
of such fiscal half-year, the Secretary shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a notice on the
account or accounts providing such funds.
(g) Notice to Congress on Assistance and Training.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 15 days before
exercising the authority under subsection (a) or (e)
with respect to a recipient foreign country, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a notification containing the
following:
(A) The recipient foreign country.
(B) A detailed justification of the program
for the provision of the assistance or training
concerned, and its relationship to United
States security interests.
(C) The budget for the program, including a
timetable of planned expenditures of funds to
implement the program, an implementation
timeline for the program with milestones
(including anticipated delivery schedules for
any assistance under the program), the military
department or component responsible for
management of the program, and the anticipated
completion date for the program.
(D) A description of the arrangements, if
any, to support host nation sustainment of any
capability developed pursuant to the program,
and the source of funds to support sustainment
efforts and performance outcomes to be achieved
under the program beyond its completion date,
if applicable.
(E) A description of the program objectives
and an assessment framework to be used to
develop capability and performance metrics
associated with operational outcomes for the
recipient force.
(F) Such other matters as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(h) Expiration.--Assistance and training may not be
provided under this section after September 30, 2020.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
SEC. 1271. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR
NON-CONVENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (h) of section 943 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4579), as most recently amended
by section 1261(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291), is further amended by striking ``2016''
and inserting ``2018''.
(b) Revision to Annual Limitation on Funds.--Subsection (a)
of such section 943 is amended--
(1) by striking ``Upon'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Upon'';
(2) by striking ``an amount'' and all that follows
through ``may be'' and inserting ``amounts appropriated
or otherwise made available for the Department of
Defense for operation and maintenance may be''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Annual limit.--The total amount made
available for support of non-conventional assisted
recovery activities under this subsection in any fiscal
year may not exceed $25,000,000.''.
(c) Oversight.--Subsection (b) of such section 943 is
amended--
(1) by striking ``(b) Procedures.--The Secretary''
and inserting the following:
``(b) Procedures and Oversight.--
``(1) Procedures.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Programmatic and policy oversight.--The
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low-Intensity Conflict shall have primary
programmatic and policy oversight of non-conventional
assisted recovery activities authorized by this
section.''.
SEC. 1272. AMENDMENT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARMS CONTROL AND
DISARMAMENT ACT.
Subsection (e) of section 403 of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) is amended to read as
follows:
``(e) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than June 15 of each
year described in paragraph (2), the Director of
National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains a
detailed assessment, consistent with the provision of
classified information and intelligence sources and
methods, of the adherence of other nations to
obligations undertaken in all arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or
commitments to which the United States is a party,
including information of cases in which any such nation
has behaved inconsistently with respect to its
obligations undertaken in such agreements or
commitments.
``(2) Covered year.--A year described in this
paragraph is a year in which the President fails to
submit the report required by subsection (a) by not
later than April 15 of such year.
``(3) Form.--The report required by this subsection
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
contain a classified annex if necessary.''.
SEC. 1273. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE
THE CAPABILITY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO
INCIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
Section 1204(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 897; 10
U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2017''
and inserting ``September 30, 2019''.
SEC. 1274. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS
TO COMBAT TERRORISM.
(a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1208 of the
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2086), as most
recently amended by section 1208(a) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541), is
further amended by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting
``$85,000,000''.
(b) Notification.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section 1208,
as most recently amended by section 1202(b) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84; 123 Stat. 2511), is further amended--
(1) by striking ``Upon using'' and inserting ``Not
later than 15 days before exercising'';
(2) by striking ``for support'' and inserting ``to
initiate support'';
(3) by inserting after ``for such an operation,''
the following: ``or not later than 48 hours after
exercising such authority provided in subsection (a) if
the Secretary of Defense determines that extraordinary
circumstances that impact the national security of the
United States exist,''; and
(4) by striking ``expeditiously, and in any event
within 48 hours,''.
(c) Annual Report.--Subsection (f)(1) of such section 1208,
as most recently amended by section 1202(c) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84; 123 Stat. 2512), is further amended by striking ``Not later
than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year during which
subsection (a) is in effect'' and inserting ``Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180
days thereafter''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act
and apply with respect to each fiscal year that begins on or
after such date of enactment.
SEC. 1275. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE ARMS
TRADE TREATY.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or
expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, or to make any
change to existing programs, projects, or activities as
approved by Congress in furtherance of, pursuant to, or
otherwise to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, unless the Arms
Trade Treaty has received the advice and consent of the Senate
and has been the subject of implementing legislation, as
required, by Congress.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to preclude the Department of Defense from assisting
foreign countries in bringing their laws and regulations up to
United States standards.
SEC. 1276. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the security relationship
between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) A description of ongoing military and security
cooperation between the United States and the Republic
of Cyprus.
(2) A discussion of potential steps for enhancing
the bilateral security relationship between the United
States and Cyprus, including steps to enhance the
military and security capabilities of the Republic of
Cyprus.
(3) An analysis of the effect on the bilateral
security relationship of the United States policy to
deny applications for licenses and other approvals for
the export of defense articles and defense services to
the armed forces of Cyprus.
(4) An analysis of the extent to which such United
States policy is consistent with overall United States
security and policy objectives in the region.
(5) An assessment of the potential impact of
lifting such United States policy.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1277. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) it is in the national security and fiscal
interests of the United States that prompt efforts
should be undertaken by North Atlantic Treaty
Organization allies to meet defense budget commitments
made in Declaration 14 of the Wales Summit Declaration
of September 2014;
(2) thoughtful and coordinated defense investments
by European allies in military capabilities would add
deterrence value to the posture of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization against Russian aggression and
terrorist organizations and more appropriately balance
the share of Atlantic defense spending;
(3) the United States Government should continue to
support the open-door policy of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, declared at the 2014 Summit in
Wales that ``NATO's open-door will remain open to all
European democracies which share the values of our
Alliance, which are willing and able to assume the
responsibilities and obligations of membership, which
are in a position to further the principles of the
Treaty, and whose inclusion will contribute to the
security of the North Atlantic area''; and
(4) the United States Government should--
(A) continue to work with aspirant
countries to prepare such countries for entry
into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
(B) work with the Republic of Kosovo to
prepare the country for entrance into the
Partnership for Peace (PfP) program;
(C) continue supporting a Membership Action
Plan (MAP) for Georgia;
(D) encourage leaders of Macedonia and
Greece to find a mutually agreeable solution to
the name dispute between the two countries; and
(E) support North Atlantic Treaty
Organization membership for Montenegro.
SEC. 1278. BRIEFING ON THE SALE OF CERTAIN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TO QATAR.
(a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense,
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, provide the
appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the risks and
benefits of the sale of fighter aircraft to Qatar pursuant to
the July 2013 Letter of Request from the Government of Qatar.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) A description of the assumptions regarding the
increase to Qatar air force capabilities as a result of
the sale described in subsection (a).
(2) A description of the assumptions regarding the
impact of the items sold to Qatar pursuant to the sale
on the preservation by Israel of a qualitative military
edge.
(3) An estimated timeline for final adjudication of
the decision to approve the sale.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1279. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERATION.
(a) Authority To Establish Anti-tunnel Capabilities Program
With Israel.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, upon
request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel and in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the
Director of National Intelligence, is authorized to
carry out research, development, test, and evaluation,
on a joint basis with Israel, to establish anti-tunnel
capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize underground
tunnels that threaten the United States or Israel. Any
activities carried out pursuant to such authority shall
be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects
sensitive information and United States and Israel
national security interests.
(2) Report.--The activities described in paragraph
(1) and subsection (b) may be carried out after the
Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report setting forth the
following:
(A) A memorandum of agreement between the
United States and Israel regarding sharing of
research and development costs for the
capabilities described in paragraph (1), and
any supporting documents.
(B) A certification that the memorandum of
agreement--
(i) requires sharing of costs of
projects, including in-kind support,
between the United States and Israel;
(ii) establishes a framework to
negotiate the rights to any
intellectual property developed under
the memorandum of agreement; and
(iii) requires the United States
Government to receive semiannual
reports on expenditure of funds, if
any, by the Government of Israel,
including a description of what the
funds have been used for, when funds
were expended, and an identification of
entities that expended the funds.
(b) Support in Connection With Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense is
authorized to provide maintenance and sustainment
support to Israel for the anti-tunnel capabilities
research, development, test, and evaluation activities
authorized in subsection (a)(1). Such authority
includes authority to install equipment necessary to
carry out such research, development, test, and
evaluation.
(2) Report.--Support may not be provided under
paragraph (1) until 15 days after the Secretary submits
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
setting forth a detailed description of the support to
be provided.
(3) Matching contribution.--Support may not be
provided under this subsection unless the Government of
Israel contributes an amount not less than the amount
of support to be so provided to the program, project,
or activity for which the support is to be so provided.
(4) Annual limitation on amount.--The amount of
support provided under this subsection in any year may
not exceed $25,000,000.
(c) Lead Agency.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate
an appropriate research and development entity of a military
department as the lead agency of the Department of Defense in
carrying out this section.
(d) Semiannual Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on a
semiannual basis a report that contains a copy of the most
recent semiannual report provided by the Government of Israel
to the Department of Defense pursuant to subsection
(a)(2)(B)(iii).
(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security,
the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(f) Sunset.--The authority in this section to carry out
activities described in subsection (a), and to provide support
described in subsection (b), shall expire on December 31, 2018.
SEC. 1280. 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(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-
239; 126 Stat. 2023), is further amended by striking ``each of
fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015'' and inserting ``each of
fiscal years 2013 through 2020''.
SEC. 1281. INCREASED PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES IN EASTERN
EUROPE TO DETER AGGRESSION ON THE BORDER OF THE
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION.
(a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth an
assessment of options for expanding the presence of United
States ground forces of the size of a Brigade Combat Team in
Eastern Europe to respond, along with European allies and
partners, to the security challenges posed by Russia and
increase the combat capability of forces able to respond to
unconventional or hybrid warfare tactics such as those used by
the Russian Federation in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.
(b) Elements.--The report under this section shall include
the following:
(1) An evaluation of the optimal location or
locations of the enhanced ground force presence
described in subsection (a) that considers such factors
as--
(A) proximity, suitability, and
availability of maneuver and gunnery training
areas;
(B) transportation capabilities;
(C) availability of facilities, including
for potential equipment storage and
prepositioning;
(D) ability to conduct multinational
training and exercises;
(E) a site or sites for prepositioning of
equipment, a rotational presence or permanent
presence of troops, or a combination of
options; and
(F) costs.
(2) A description of any initiatives by other
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or
other European allies and partners, for enhancing force
presence on a permanent or rotational basis in Eastern
Europe to match or exceed the potential increased
presence of United States ground forces in the region.
(c) Additional Element on Reduction in Troop Levels or
Materiel.--In addition to the matters specified in subsection
(b), the report under this section shall also include an
assessment of any impacts on United States national security
interests in Europe of any proposed Brigade-sized or other
significant reduction in United States troop levels or materiel
in Europe.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.
(a) Fiscal Year 2016 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds
Defined.--In this title, the term ``fiscal year 2016
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 301 and made available by the funding table in section
4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction
Program established under section 1321 of the Department of
Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711).
(b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 1504 and made
available by the funding table in section 4303 for the
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2016, 2017,
and 2018.
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.
Of the $358,496,000 authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 in section 301 and
made available by the funding table in section 4301 for the
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the
following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination,
$1,289,000.
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $942,000.
(3) For global nuclear security, $20,555,000.
(4) For cooperative biological engagement,
$264,618,000.
(5) For proliferation prevention, $38,945,000.
(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,827,000.
(7) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
Administrative Costs, $29,320,000.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift 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.
Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing
stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions.
Subtitle C--Working-Capital Funds
Sec. 1421. Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of
funds from Department of Defense working-capital funds.
Sec. 1422. Working-capital fund reserve account for petroleum market
price fluctuations.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 1431. 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. 1432. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home.
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, as specified in the
funding table in section 4501.
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2016 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as specified
in the funding table in section 4501.
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, as
specified in the funding table in section 4501.
(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, as specified in the funding table in
section 4501.
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, as specified in the funding table
in section 4501.
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2016 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the
funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed Forces and
other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense in
providing for the health of eligible beneficiaries.
SEC. 1407. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Sea-Based Deterrence Fund such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2017.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
SEC. 1411. EXTENSION OF DATE FOR COMPLETION OF DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING
STOCKPILE OF LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.
Section 1412(b)(3) of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521) is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2017'' and inserting
``December 31, 2023''.
Subtitle C--Working-Capital Funds
SEC. 1421. LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF DISTRIBUTION OF
FUNDS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKING-CAPITAL
FUNDS.
Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(s) Limitation on Cessation or Suspension of Distribution
of Funds for Certain Workload.--(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a
military department is not authorized--
``(A) to suspend the employment of indirectly
funded Government employees of the Department of
Defense who are paid for out of working-capital funds
by ceasing or suspending the distribution of such
funds; or
``(B) to cease or suspend the distribution of funds
from a working-capital fund for a current project
undertaken to carry out the functions or activities of
the Department.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a
working-capital fund if--
``(A) the working-capital fund is insolvent; or
``(B) there are insufficient funds in the working-
capital fund to pay labor costs for the current project
concerned.
``(3) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a
military department may waive the limitation in paragraph (1)
if such Secretary determines that the waiver is in the national
security interests of the United States.
``(4) This subsection shall not be construed to provide for
the exclusion of any particular category of employees of the
Department of Defense from furlough due to absence of or
inadequate funding.''.
SEC. 1422. WORKING-CAPITAL FUND RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR PETROLEUM MARKET
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS.
Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
section 1421, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(t) Market Fluctuation Account.--(1) From amounts
available for Working Capital Fund, Defense, the Secretary
shall reserve up to $1,000,000,000, to remain available without
fiscal year limitation, for petroleum market price
fluctuations. Such amounts may only be disbursed if the
Secretary determines such a disbursement is necessary to absorb
volatile market changes in fuel prices without affecting the
standard price charged for fuel.
``(2) A budget request for the anticipated costs of fuel
may not take into account the availability of funds reserved
under paragraph (1).''.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
SEC. 1431. 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 1406 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. 1432. 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
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of
appropriations.
Sec. 1502. Procurement.
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1505. Military personnel.
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1509. Defense Health program.
Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.
Subtitle B--Financial Matters
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
for training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised
explosive devices.
Sec. 1534. Comptroller General report on use of certain funds provided
for operation and maintenance.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize
appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2016 to provide additional funds--
(1) for overseas contingency operations being
carried out by the Armed Forces, in such amounts as may
be designated as provided in section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985; and
(2) pursuant to section 1504, for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance,
as specified in the funding table in section 4303.
(b) Support of Base Budget Requirements; Treatment.--
(1) In general.--Funds identified in paragraph (2)
of subsection (a) are being authorized to be
appropriated in support of base budget requirements as
requested by the President for fiscal year 2016
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code.
(2) Apportionment.--The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall apportion the funds
identified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to the
Department of Defense without restriction, limitation,
or constraint on the execution of such funds in support
of base requirements, including any restriction,
limitation, or constraint imposed by, or described in,
the document entitled ``Criteria for War/Overseas
Contingency Operations Funding Requests'' transmitted
by the Director to the Department of Defense on
September 9, 2010, or any successor or related
guidance.
(3) Execution and use.--The Secretary of Defense
shall apportion, use, and execute the funds apportioned
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection
without restriction, limitation, or constraint on the
execution of such funds in support of base
requirements, including any restriction, limitation, or
constraint specifically described in paragraph (2) of
this subsection.
(c) Effect of Enactment of Act Revising Discretionary
Spending Limits.--
(1) In general.--In the event of the enactment of
an Act revising discretionary spending limits for
fiscal year 2016, the amount that is authorized to be
appropriated by section 1504, as specified in the
funding table in section 4303, and is not greater than
the amount of the increase in the discretionary
spending limit for revised security activities by that
Act, shall be deemed to have been authorized to be
appropriated by section 301 rather than section 1504.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) The term ``Act revising discretionary
spending limits for fiscal year 2016'' means an
Act enacted after the date of enactment of this
Act that, at a minimum and in a bi-partisan
manner, increases the discretionary spending
limits set in the Budget Control Act of 2011
(Public Law 112-25) for fiscal year 2016.
(B) The terms ``discretionary spending
limit'' and ``revised security category'' have
the meanings given those terms in section 250
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900).
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2016 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and
the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities,
as specified in the funding table in section 4102.
SEC. 1503. 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 specified in
the funding table in section 4202.
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
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, as
specified in--
(1) the funding table in section 4302, or
(2) the funding table in section 4303.
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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 military personnel, as specified in
the funding table in section 4402.
SEC. 1506. 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, as specified in the
funding table in section 4502.
SEC. 1507. 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, as specified in the funding table in
section 4502.
SEC. 1508. 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, as specified in the funding table
in section 4502.
SEC. 1509. 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, as
specified in the funding table in section 4502.
SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND.
(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
the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, as specified in the
funding table in section 4502.
(b) Duration of Availability.--Amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection
(a) shall remain available for obligation through September 30,
2017.
Subtitle B--Financial Matters
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS.
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are
in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated
by this Act.
SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
(1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary
of Defense that such action is necessary in the
national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts
of authorizations made available to the Department of
Defense in this title for fiscal year 2016 between any
such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any
subdivisions thereof).
(2) Effect of transfer.--Amounts of authorizations
transferred under this subsection shall be merged with
and be available for the same purposes as the
authorization to which transferred.
(3) Limitations.--The total amount of
authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under
the authority of this subsection may not exceed
$3,500,000,000.
(4) Exception.--In the case of the authorization of
appropriations contained in section 1504 that is
provided for the purpose specified in section
1501(a)(2), the transfer authority provided under
section 1001, rather than the transfer authority
provided by this subsection, shall apply to any
transfer of amounts of such authorization.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--Transfers under this section
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers
under section 1001.
(c) Additional Authority.--The transfer authority provided
by this section is in addition to the transfer authority
provided under section 1001.
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters
SEC. 1531. 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) Equipment Disposition.--
(1) Acceptance of certain equipment.--Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept
equipment that is procured using amounts in the
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized under this
Act and is intended for transfer to the security forces
of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by such security
forces.
(2) Conditions on acceptance of equipment.--Before
accepting any equipment under the authority provided by
paragraph (1), the Commander of United States forces in
Afghanistan shall make a determination that the
equipment was procured for the purpose of meeting
requirements of the security forces of Afghanistan, as
agreed to by both the Government of Afghanistan and the
United States, but is no longer required by such
security forces or was damaged before transfer to such
security forces.
(3) Elements of determination.--In making a
determination under paragraph (2) regarding equipment,
the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan
shall consider alternatives to Secretary of Defense
acceptance of the equipment. An explanation of each
determination, including the basis for the
determination and the alternatives considered, shall be
included in the relevant quarterly report required
under paragraph (5).
(4) Treatment as department of defense stocks.--
Equipment accepted under the authority provided by
paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks of the
Department of Defense upon notification to the
congressional defense committees of such treatment.
(5) Quarterly reports on equipment disposition.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every 90-day period thereafter during
which the authority provided by paragraph (1) is
exercised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report describing
the equipment accepted under this subsection, section
1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 938; 10
U.S.C. 2302 note), and section 1532(b) of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3612) during the period covered by the
report. Each report shall include a list of all
equipment that was accepted during the period covered
by the report and treated as stocks of the Department
and copies of the determinations made under paragraph
(2), as required by paragraph (3).
(c) Plan To Promote Security of Afghan Women.--
(1) Reporting requirement.--The Secretary of
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, shall include in the report required under
section 1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3550)--
(A) an assessment of the security of Afghan
women and girls, including information
regarding efforts to increase the recruitment
and retention of women in the Afghan National
Security Forces; and
(B) an assessment of the implementation of
the plans for the recruitment, integration,
retention, training, treatment, and provision
of appropriate facilities and transportation
for women in the Afghan National Security
Forces, including the challenges associated
with such implementation and the steps being
taken to address those challenges.
(2) Plan required.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,
shall support, to the extent practicable, the
efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to
promote the security of Afghan women and girls
during and after the security transition
process through the development and
implementation by the Government of Afghanistan
of an Afghan-led plan that should include the
elements described in this paragraph.
(B) Training.--The Secretary of Defense,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State
and working with the NATO-led Resolute Support
mission, should encourage the Government of
Afghanistan to develop--
(i) measures for the evaluation of
the effectiveness of existing training
for Afghan National Security Forces on
this issue;
(ii) a plan to increase the number
of female security officers
specifically trained to address cases
of gender-based violence, including
ensuring the Afghan National Police's
Family Response Units have the
necessary resources and are available
to women across Afghanistan;
(iii) mechanisms to enhance the
capacity for units of National Police's
Family Response Units to fulfill their
mandate as well as indicators measuring
the operational effectiveness of these
units;
(iv) a plan to address the
development of accountability
mechanisms for Afghanistan National
Army and Afghanistan National Police
personnel who violate codes of conduct
related to the human rights of women
and girls, including female members of
the Afghan National Security Forces;
and
(v) a plan to develop training for
the Afghanistan National Army and the
Afghanistan National Police to increase
awareness and responsiveness among
Afghanistan National Army and
Afghanistan National Police personnel
regarding the unique security
challenges women confront when serving
in those forces.
(C) Enrollment and treatment.--The
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of
the Secretary of State and in cooperation with
the Afghan Ministries of Defense and Interior,
shall seek to assist the Government of
Afghanistan in including as part of the plan
developed under subparagraph (A) the
development and implementation of a plan to
increase the number of female members of the
Afghanistan National Army and the Afghanistan
National Police and to promote their equal
treatment, including through such steps as
providing appropriate equipment, modifying
facilities, and ensuring literacy and gender
awareness training for recruits.
(D) Allocation of funds.--
(i) In general.--Of the funds
available to the Department of Defense
for the Afghan Security Forces Fund for
fiscal year 2016, it is the goal that
$25,000,000, but in no event less than
$10,000,000, shall be used for--
(I) the recruitment,
integration, retention,
training, and treatment of
women in the Afghan National
Security Forces; and
(II) the recruitment,
training, and contracting of
female security personnel for
future elections.
(ii) Types of programs and
activities.--Such programs and
activities may include--
(I) efforts to recruit
women into the Afghan National
Security Forces, including the
special operations forces;
(II) programs and
activities of the Afghan
Ministry of Defense Directorate
of Human Rights and Gender
Integration and the Afghan
Ministry of Interior Office of
Human Rights, Gender and Child
Rights;
(III) development and
dissemination of gender and
human rights educational and
training materials and programs
within the Afghan Ministry of
Defense and the Afghan Ministry
of Interior;
(IV) efforts to address
harassment and violence against
women within the Afghan
National Security Forces;
(V) improvements to
infrastructure that address the
requirements of women serving
in the Afghan National Security
Forces, including appropriate
equipment for female security
and police forces, and
transportation for policewomen
to their station
(VI) support for
Afghanistan National Police
Family Response Units; and
(VII) security provisions
for high-profile female police
and army officers.
SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND.
(a) Use and Transfer of Funds.--Subsections (b) and (c) of
section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2439),
as in effect before the amendments made by section 1503 of the
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to
the funds made available for fiscal year 2016 to the Department
of Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund.
(b) Extension of Interdiction of Improvised Explosive
Device Precursor Chemicals Authority.--Section 1532(c) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2057) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and for fiscal
year 2016,''after ``fiscal year 2013''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended by
section 1533(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3615),
by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting
``December 31, 2016''.
(c) Plan for Transition.--Not later than January 31, 2016,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a plan and timeline for each of the
following:
(1) The full and complete transition of the
activities, functions, and resources of the Joint
Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency to an office under the
authority, direction, and control of a military
department or a Defense Agency in existence as of
October 1, 2015.
(2) The transition of the Joint Improvised
Explosive Device Defeat Fund to a successor fund that
provides for the continuation of current flexibility in
funding the activities supported and enabled by the
Fund.
(3) The transition of the Counter-Improvised
Explosive Device Operations/Intelligence Integration
Center of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency to
an element of a military department or a Defense Agency
in existence as of October 1, 2015.
(4) The transition of the research, development,
and acquisition activities of the Joint Improvised-
Threat Defeat Agency to an element of a military
department or a Defense Agency in existence as of
October 1, 2015.
(d) Final Implementation Plan and Timeline.--
(1) Plan and timeline required.--Not later than 270
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a plan and timeline that--
(A) incorporates the plans and timelines
required by paragraphs (1) through (4) of
subsection (c); and
(B) provides for the completion of the
implementation of such plans by not later than
September 30, 2016.
(2) Summary description of necessary actions.--In
submitting the plan and timeline required by this
subsection, the Secretary shall also submit a summary
description of the actions to be taken by the
Department of Defense to complete implementation of the
plans and timelines required by paragraphs (1) through
(4) of subsection (c) by September 30, 2016.
(3) Compliance with deadlines.--
(A) Limitation on availability of funds.--
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the
Secretary does not submit the plan and timeline
required by paragraph (1) before the deadline
specified in that paragraph, or does not
complete implementation of such plan before the
deadline specified in subparagraph (B) of that
paragraph, none of the funds available to the
Department of Defense for the Joint Improvised
Explosive Device Defeat Fund may be obligated
after September 30, 2016.
(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not
apply to the obligation of funds referred to in
such subparagraph after September 30, 2016, for
operations or operational support activities
determined by the Secretary to be critical to
force protection in overseas contingency
operations.
(e) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Implementation of
Combat Support Agency Determination.--
(1) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to
be appropriated for the Department of Defense may be
obligated or expended to implement administrative,
organizational, facility, or non-operational changes
necessary to carry out the Joint Improvised-Threat
Defeat Agency transition and consolidation.
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)
shall be construed to mean that ongoing activities
directly supporting overseas contingency operations
must be halted.
SEC. 1533. AVAILABILITY OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT
FUND FOR TRAINING OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES TO
DEFEAT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.
(a) Availability of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, or a successor
fund, up to $30,000,000 may be available to the
Secretary of Defense to provide training to foreign
security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices
under authority provided the Department of Defense
under any other provision of law.
(2) Applicability of contingent limitation.--The
availability of funds under this subsection is subject
to the contingent limitation on the availability of
amounts in the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund after September 30, 2016, in section 1532(g).
(b) Construction of Availability of Funds.--The
availability of funds under subsection (a) shall not be
construed as authority in and of itself for the provision of
training as described in that subsection.
(c) Geographic Limitation.--Training may be provided using
funds available under subsection (a) only--
(1) in locations in which the Department is
conducting a named operation; or
(2) in geographic areas in which the Secretary of
Defense has determined that a foreign security force is
facing a significant threat from improvised explosive
devices.
(d) Coordination With Geographic Combatant Commands.--The
Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable,
coordinate the provision of training using funds available
under subsection (a) with requests received from the commanders
of the geographic combatant commands.
(e) Expiration.--The authority to use funds described in
subsection (a) in accordance with this section shall expire on
September 30, 2018.
SEC. 1534. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS PROVIDED
FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to Congress a report specifying how all funds made available
pursuant to section 1504 for operation and maintenance, as
specified in the funding table in section 4303, are ultimately
used.
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Sec. 1601. Major force program and budget for national security space
programs.
Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control.
Sec. 1603. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise.
Sec. 1604. Modification to development of space science and technology
strategy.
Sec. 1605. Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global
Positioning System user equipment.
Sec. 1606. Rocket propulsion system development program.
Sec. 1607. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian
suppliers of rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch
vehicle program.
Sec. 1608. Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle
program.
Sec. 1609. Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle
program.
Sec. 1610. Consolidation of acquisition of wideband satellite
communications.
Sec. 1611. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications.
Sec. 1612. Expansion of goals and modification of pilot program for
acquisition of commercial satellite communication services.
Sec. 1613. Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space.
Sec. 1614. Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based
weather data.
Sec. 1615. Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite
follow-on system.
Sec. 1616. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense
Meteorological Satellite program.
Sec. 1617. Streamline of commercial space launch activities.
Sec. 1618. Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead
persistent infrared capability.
Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution.
Sec. 1620. Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system
against additional threats.
Sec. 1621. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space
segment, Global Positioning System operational control
segment, and Military Global Positioning System user equipment
acquisition programs.
Sec. 1622. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space.
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
Sec. 1631. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.
Sec. 1632. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to
facilities for intelligence collection or for special
operations abroad.
Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation.
Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs.
Sec. 1636. Report on management of certain programs of Defense
intelligence elements.
Sec. 1637. Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ-4 Global
Hawk mission.
Sec. 1638. Government Accountability Office review of intelligence input
to the defense acquisition process.
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters
Sec. 1641. Codification and addition of liability protections relating
to reporting on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks
and information systems of certain contractors.
Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations.
Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of funds pending the submission of
integrated policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace.
Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facility.
Sec. 1645. Designation of military department entity responsible for
acquisition of critical cyber capabilities.
Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to
defend the United States from cyber attacks.
Sec. 1647. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems
of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1648. Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to
cyber attacks.
Sec. 1649. Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings and
recommendations of Council of Governors on cyber capabilities
of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces
Sec. 1651. Assessment of threats to National Leadership Command,
Control, and Communications System.
Sec. 1652. Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air
Force.
Sec. 1653. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental
ballistic missile fuzes.
Sec. 1654. Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment.
Sec. 1656. Annual briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear
weapons in Europe.
Sec. 1657. Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons.
Sec. 1658. Review of Comptroller General of the United States on
recommendations relating to nuclear enterprise of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1659. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear
deterrence mission.
Sec. 1660. Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement program of
the Air Force.
Sec. 1661. Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and
collaboration between United States and United Kingdom on
nuclear issues and on 60th anniversary of Fleet Ballistic
Missile Program.
Sec. 1662. Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of Nuclear
Enterprise Reviews.
Sec. 1663. Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on long-
range standoff weapon.
Sec. 1664. Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad.
Sec. 1665. Report relating to the costs associated with extending the
life of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters
Sec. 1671. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information
to Russian Federation.
Sec. 1672. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of
Russian Federation into missile defense systems of United
States.
Sec. 1673. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of
China into missile defense systems of United States.
Sec. 1674. Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier
air and missile defense capability of the Army.
Sec. 1675. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense
capabilities of the United States.
Sec. 1676. Integration and interoperability of allied missile defense
capabilities.
Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe.
Sec. 1678. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket
defense system.
Sec. 1679. Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and
coproduction.
Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system.
Sec. 1681. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle
for missile defense of the United States homeland.
Sec. 1682. Requirement to replace capability enhancement I
exoatmospheric kill vehicles.
Sec. 1683. Designation of preferred location of additional missile
defense site in the United States and plan for expediting
deployment time of such site.
Sec. 1684. Additional missile defense sensor coverage for protection of
United States homeland.
Sec. 1685. Concept development of space-based missile defense layer.
Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development.
Sec. 1687. Development of requirements to support integrated air and
missile defense capabilities.
Sec. 1688. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the
United States review and assessment of missile defense
acquisition programs.
Sec. 1689. Report on medium range ballistic missile defense sensor
alternatives for enhanced defense of Hawaii.
Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and report on validated military
requirement and Milestone A decision on prompt global strike
weapon system.
Subtitle A--Space Activities
SEC. 1601. MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE
PROGRAMS.
(a) Budget Matters.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 239. National security space programs: major force program and
budget assessment
``(a) Establishment of Major Force Program.--The Secretary
of Defense shall establish a unified major force program for
national security space programs pursuant to section 222(b) of
this title to prioritize national security space activities in
accordance with the requirements of the Department of Defense
and national security.
``(b) Budget Assessment.--(1) The Secretary shall include
with the defense budget materials for each of fiscal years 2017
through 2020 a report on the budget for national security space
programs of the Department of Defense.
``(2) Each report on the budget for national security space
programs of the Department of Defense under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
``(A) An overview of the budget, including--
``(i) a comparison between that budget, the
previous budget, the most recent and prior
future-years defense program submitted to
Congress under section 221 of this title, and
the amounts appropriated for such programs
during the previous fiscal year; and
``(ii) the specific identification, as a
budgetary line item, for the funding under such
programs.
``(B) An assessment of the budget, including
significant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks.
``(C) Any additional matters the Secretary
determines appropriate.
``(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal
year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is
submitted to Congress by the President under section
1105(a) of title 31.
``(2) The term `defense budget materials', with
respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted
to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of
the budget for that fiscal year.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 238 the following
new item:
``239. National security space programs: major force program and budget
assessment.''.
(b) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a plan to carry out the
unified major force program designation required by section
239(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a)(1), including any recommendations for legislative action
the Secretary determines appropriate.
SEC. 1602. PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON SPACE CONTROL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate
a senior official of the Department of Defense or a military
department to serve as the Principal Space Control Advisor,
who, in addition to the other duties of such senior official,
shall act as the principal advisor to the Secretary on space
control activities.
``(b) Responsibilities.--The Principal Space Control
Advisor shall be responsible for the following:
``(1) Supervision of space control activities
related to the development, procurement, and employment
of, and strategy relating to, space control
capabilities.
``(2) Oversight of policy, resources, personnel,
and acquisition and technology relating to space
control activities.
``(c) Cross-functional Team.--The Principal Space Control
Advisor shall integrate the space control expertise and
perspectives of appropriate organizational entities of the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the
military departments, the Defense Agencies, and the combatant
commands, by establishing and maintaining a cross-functional
team of subject-matter experts who are otherwise assigned or
detailed to those entities.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2279 the following new item:
``2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control.''.
SEC. 1603. COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING ENTERPRISE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States
Code, as amended by section 1602, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise
``(a) Establishment.--There is within the Department of
Defense a council to be known as the `Council on Oversight of
the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Enterprise' (in this section referred to as the `Council').
``(b) Membership.--The members of the Council shall be as
follows:
``(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
``(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
``(3) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
``(4) The Commander of the United States Strategic
Command.
``(5) The Commander of the United States Northern
Command.
``(6) The Commander of United States Cyber Command.
``(7) The Director of the National Security Agency.
``(8) The Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense.
``(9) The Secretaries of the military departments,
who shall be ex officio members.
``(10) Such other officers of the Department of
Defense as the Secretary may designate.
``(c) Co-chair.--The Council shall be co-chaired by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
``(d) Responsibilities.--(1) The Council shall be
responsible for oversight of the Department of Defense
positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, including
positioning, navigation, and timing services provided to civil,
commercial, scientific, and international users.
``(2) In carrying out the responsibility for oversight of
the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing
enterprise as specified in paragraph (1), the Council shall be
responsible for the following:
``(A) Oversight of performance assessments
(including interoperability).
``(B) Vulnerability identification and mitigation.
``(C) Architecture development.
``(D) Resource prioritization.
``(E) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary
of Defense shall specify for purposes of this section.
``(e) Annual Reports.--At the same time each year that the
budget of the President is submitted to Congress under section
1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the activities of
the Council. Each report shall include the following:
``(1) A description and assessment of the
activities of the Council during the previous fiscal
year.
``(2) A description of the activities proposed to
be undertaken by the Council during the period covered
by the current future-years defense program under
section 221 of this title.
``(3) Any changes to the requirements of the
Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and
timing enterprise made during the previous year, along
with an explanation for why the changes were made and a
description of the effects of the changes to the
capability of such enterprise.
``(4) A breakdown of each program element in such
budget that relates to the Department of Defense
positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise,
including how such program element relates to the
operation and sustainment, research and development,
procurement, or other activity of such enterprise.
``(f) Budget and Funding Matters.--(1) Not later than 30
days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a
fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Commander of
the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment of--
``(A) whether such budget allows the Federal
Government to meet the required capabilities of the
Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and
timing enterprise during the fiscal year covered by the
budget and the four subsequent fiscal years; and
``(B) if the Commander determines that such budget
does not allow the Federal Government to meet such
required capabilities, a description of the steps being
taken to meet such required capabilities.
``(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assessment
of the Commander of the United States Strategic Command under
paragraph (1), the Chairman shall submit to the congressional
defense committees--
``(A) such assessment as it was submitted to the
Chairman; and
``(B) any comments of the Chairman.
``(3) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or
appropriating funds for the activities of the Department of
Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise that, as
determined by the Council, provides insufficient funds for such
activities for the period covered by such bill, the Council
shall notify the congressional defense committees of the
determination.
``(g) Notification of Anomalies.--(1) The Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
written notification of an anomaly in the Department of Defense
positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise that is reported
to the Secretary or the Council by not later than 14 days after
the date on which the Secretary or the Council learns of such
anomaly, as the case may be.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `anomaly' means any
unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unexplained or
caused intentionally or unintentionally by a person or a
system.
``(h) Termination.--The Council shall terminate on the date
that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 1602, is
further amended by inserting after the item relating to section
2279a the following new item:
``2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning,
Navigation, and Timing Enterprise.''.
SEC. 1604. MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGY.
Section 2272 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 2272. Space science and technology strategy: coordination
``The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National
Intelligence shall jointly develop and implement a space
science and technology strategy and shall review and, as
appropriate, revise the strategy biennially. Functions of the
Secretary under this section shall be carried out jointly by
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
and the official of the Department of Defense designated as the
Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space.''.
SEC. 1605. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING PURCHASE OF GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT.
Section 913 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 2281 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Limitation on Delegation of Waiver Authority.--The
Secretary of Defense may not delegate the authority to make a
waiver under subsection (c) to an official below the level of
the Secretaries of the military departments or the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics.''.
SEC. 1606. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Streamlined Acquisition.--Section 1604 of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2273 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection:
``(c) Streamlined Acquisition.--In developing the rocket
propulsion system required under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall--
``(1) use a streamlined acquisition approach,
including tailored documentation and review processes,
that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient
transition from the use of non-allied space launch
engines to a domestic alternative for national security
space launches; and
``(2) prior to establishing such acquisition
approach, establish well-defined requirements with a
clear acquisition strategy.''.
(b) Availability of Funds.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with paragraph (2),
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for
the rocket propulsion system required by section 1604
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015, the Secretary of Defense may obligate or expend
such funds only for the development of such system, and
the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, the
launch vehicle, to replace non-allied space launch
engines by 2019 as required by such section.
(2) Rule of construction.--The funds specified in
paragraph (1)--
(A) may be used for the integration of the
rocket propulsion system covered by such
paragraph with an existing or new launch
vehicle; and
(B) may not be used to develop or procure a
new launch vehicle or related infrastructure.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
to the congressional defense committee a briefing on--
(1) the streamlined acquisition approach,
requirements, and acquisition strategy required under
subsection (c) of section 1604 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as added by
subsection (a); and
(2) the plan for the development and fielding of a
full-up rocket propulsion system pursuant to such
section 1604.
SEC. 1607. EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH RUSSIAN
SUPPLIERS OF ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE EVOLVED
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM.
Paragraph (1) of section 1608(c) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3626; 10
U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--The prohibition in subsection
(a) shall not apply to any of the following:
``(A) The placement of orders or the
exercise of options under the contract numbered
FA8811-13-C-0003 and awarded on December 18,
2013.
``(B) Subject to paragraph (2), contracts
awarded for the procurement of property or
services for space launch activities that
include the use of not more than a total of
five rocket engines designed or manufactured in
the Russian Federation that prior to February
1, 2014, were either fully paid for by the
contractor or covered by a legally binding
commitment of the contractor to fully pay for
such rocket engines.
``(C) Contracts not covered under
subparagraph (A) or (B) that are awarded for
the procurement of property or services for
space launch activities that include the use of
not more than a total of four additional rocket
engines designed or manufactured in the Russian
Federation.''.
SEC. 1608. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE
PROGRAM.
(a) Treatment of Certain Arrangement.--
(1) Discontinuation.--The Secretary of the Air
Force shall discontinue the evolved expendable launch
vehicle launch capability arrangement, as structured as
of the date of the enactment of this Act, for--
(A) existing contracts using rocket engines
designed or manufactured in the Russian
Federation by not later than December 31, 2019;
and
(B) existing contracts using domestic
rocket engines by not later than December 31,
2020.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive paragraph (1)
if the Secretary--
(A) determines that such waiver is
necessary for the national security interests
of the United States;
(B) notifies the congressional defense
committees of such waiver; and
(C) a period of 90 days has elapsed
following the date of such notification.
(b) Consistent Standards.--In accordance with section 2306a
of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall--
(1) apply consistent and appropriate standards to
certified evolved expendable launch vehicle providers
with respect to certified cost and pricing data; and
(2) conduct the appropriate audits.
(c) Acquisition Strategy.--In accordance with subsections
(a) and (b) and section 2273 of title 10, United States Code,
the Secretary shall develop and carry out a 10-year phased
acquisition strategy, including near and long term, for the
evolved expendable launch vehicle program.
(d) Elements.--The acquisition strategy under subsection
(c) for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program shall--
(1) provide the necessary--
(A) stability in budgeting and acquisition
of capabilities;
(B) flexibility to the Federal Government;
and
(C) procedures for fair competition; and
(2) specifically take into account, as appropriate
per competition, the effect of--
(A) contracts or agreements for launch
services or launch capability entered into by
the Department of Defense and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration with
certified evolved expendable launch vehicle
providers;
(B) the requirements of the Department of
Defense, including with respect to launch
capabilities and pricing data, that are met by
such providers;
(C) the cost of integrating a satellite
onto a launch vehicle; and
(D) any other matters the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(e) Competition.--In awarding any contract for launch
services in a national security space mission pursuant to a
competitive acquisition, the evaluation shall account for the
value of the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch
capability arrangement per contract line item numbers in the
bid price of the offeror as appropriate per launch.
(f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on
the acquisition strategy developed under subsection (c).
SEC. 1609. ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE
PROGRAM.
(a) Certification and Justification.--Together with the
budget of the President submitted to Congress under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal
years 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(1) a certification that the cost share between the
Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office for
the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch capability
program equitably reflects the appropriate allocation
of funding for the Air Force and the National
Reconnaissance Office, respectively, based on the
launch schedule and national mission forecast; and
(2) sufficient rationale to justify such cost
share.
(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
SEC. 1610. CONSOLIDATION OF ACQUISITION OF WIDEBAND SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Plan.--
(1) Consolidation.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a plan for the consolidation, during the
one-year period beginning on the date on which the plan
is submitted, of the acquisition of wideband satellite
communications necessary to meet the requirements of
the Department of Defense for such communications,
including with respect to military and commercial
satellite communications.
(2) Elements.--The plan under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) an assessment of the management and
overhead costs relating to the acquisition of
commercial satellite communications services
across the Department of Defense;
(B) an estimate of--
(i) the costs of implementing the
consolidation of the acquisition of
such services described in paragraph
(1); and
(ii) the projected savings of the
consolidation;
(C) the identification and designation of a
single acquisition agent pursuant to paragraph
(3)(A); and
(D) the roles and responsibilities of
officials of the Department, including pursuant
to paragraph (3).
(3) Single acquisition agent.--
(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B),
under the plan under paragraph (1), the
Secretary of Defense shall identify and
designate a single senior official of the
Department of Defense to procure wideband
satellite communications necessary to meet the
requirements of the Department of Defense for
such communications, including with respect to
military and commercial satellite
communications.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), under
the plan under paragraph (1), an official
described in subparagraph (C) may carry out the
procurement of commercial wideband satellite
communications if the official determines that
such procurement is required to meet an urgent
need.
(C) An official described in this
subparagraph is any of the following:
(i) A Secretary of a military
department.
(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics.
(iii) The Chief Information Office
of the Department of Defense.
(iv) A commander of a combatant
command.
(4) Validation.--The Director of Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation shall validate the assessment
required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and the
estimates required by subparagraph (B) of such
paragraph.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph
(2), the Secretary of Defense shall complete the
implementation of the plan under subsection (a) by not
later than one year after the date on which the
Secretary submits the plan under such paragraph.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the
implementation of the plan under subsection (a) if the
Secretary--
(A) determines that--
(i) such implementation will
require significant additional funding;
or
(ii) such waiver is in the
interests of national security; and
(B) submits to the congressional defense
committees notice of such waiver and the
justifications for such waiver.
SEC. 1611. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR WIDE-BAND COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
analysis of alternatives for a follow-on wide-band
communications system to the Wideband Global SATCOM System that
includes space, air, and ground layer communications
capabilities of the Department of Defense.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2017, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the analysis conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF GOALS AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR
ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
SERVICES.
(a) Carrying Out of Pilot Program.--Subsection (a) of
section 1605 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may develop''
and all that follows through ``funds by the Secretary''
and inserting ``shall develop and carry out a pilot
program''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) Methods.--In carrying out the pilot program
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a variety of
methods authorized by law to effectively and
efficiently acquire commercial satellite communications
services, including by carrying out multiple pathfinder
activities under the pilot program.''.
(b) Goals.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) demonstrates the potential to achieve order-
of-magnitude improvements in satellite communications
capability.''.
(c) Reports and Briefings.--Subsection (d) of such section
is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Reports.--'' and
inserting ``Reports and Briefings.--'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``90 days'' and inserting
``270 days'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``;
or'' and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
follows:
``(B) a description of the appropriate
metrics established by the Secretary to meet
the goals of the pilot program.'';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3);
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) Briefing.--At the same time as the President
submits to Congress the budget pursuant to section 1105
of title 31, for each of fiscal years 2017 through
2020, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on the pilot program.'';
and
(5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph
(3) of this subsection)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``expanding the use of working capital funds to
effectively and efficiently acquire'' and
inserting ``the pilot program and whether the
pilot program effectively and efficiently
acquires''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
``working capital funds as described in
subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``the pilot
program''.
SEC. 1613. INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN SPACE.
(a) In General.--The President shall establish an
interagency process to provide for the development of a policy
to deter adversaries in space--
(1) with the objectives of--
(A) reducing risks to the United States and
allies of the United States in space; and
(B) protecting and preserving the rights,
access, capabilities, use, and freedom of
action of the United States in space and the
right of the United States to respond to an
attack in space and, if necessary, deny
adversaries the use of space capabilities
hostile to the national interests of the United
States; and
(2) that integrates the interests and
responsibilities of the agencies participating in the
process.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report
setting forth the policy developed pursuant to
subsection (a).
(2) Funding restriction.--If the President has not
submitted the policy developed under subsection (a) and
the answers to Enclosure 1, regarding space control
policy, of the classified annex to this Act, to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives by the date required by
paragraph (1), an amount equal to $10,000,000 of the
amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2016 to provide support services to the Executive
Office of the President shall be withheld from
obligation or expenditure until the policy and such
answers are submitted to such Committees.
(3) Form of report.--The report required by
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 1614. PROHIBITION ON RELIANCE ON CHINA AND RUSSIA FOR SPACE-BASED
WEATHER DATA.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that the Department of Defense does not rely on, or in the
future plan to rely on, space-based weather data provided by
the Government of the People's Republic of China, the
Government of the Russian Federation, or an entity owned or
controlled by either such government for national security
purposes.
(b) Certification.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a certification that the
Secretary is in compliance with the prohibition under
subsection (a).
SEC. 1615. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WEATHER SATELLITE
FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for
the weather satellite follow-on system, not more than 50
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which--
(1) the Secretary of Defense provides to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan
developed under subsection (b); and
(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
certifies to the congressional defense committees that
such plan will--
(A) meet the requirements of the Department
of Defense for cloud characterization and
theater weather imagery; and
(B) not negatively affect the commanders of
the combatant commands.
(b) Plan Required.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to
address the requirements of the Department of Defense for cloud
characterization and theater weather imagery.
SEC. 1616. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE DEFENSE
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM.
(a) Limitation.--
(1) Fiscal year 2016 funds.--None of the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Defense
Meteorological Satellite program or for the launch of
Defense Meteorological Satellite program satellite #20
(in this section referred to as ``DMSP20'') may be
obligated or expended until the date on which the
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff jointly submit to the congressional
defense committees the certification described in
subsection (b).
(2) Remaining fiscal year 2015 funds.--Of the funds
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2015 for the Defense
Meteorological Satellite program or the launch of
DMSP20 that remain available for obligation as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, not more than 50
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on
which the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly submit to the
congressional defense committees the certification
described in subsection (b).
(b) Certification.--The certification described in this
subsection is a certification that--
(1) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has
conducted a recent review and certification of the
space-based environmental monitoring requirements while
taking into consideration the changes in international
allied plans and the feedback of the military
departments and Defense Agencies (as defined in section
101(a) of title 10, United States Code);
(2) relying on civil and international
contributions to meet space-based environmental
monitoring requirements is insufficient or is a risk to
national security and launching DMSP20 will meet those
requirements;
(3) launching DMSP20 is the most affordable
solution to meeting requirements validated by the Joint
Requirements Oversight Council; and
(4) nonmaterial solutions within the Department of
Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration are incapable of meeting the cloud
characterization and theater weather requirements
validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
(c) Comparative Cost and Capability Assessment.--If the
Secretary and the Chairman determine that a material solution
is required to meet the cloud characterization and theater
weather requirements validated by the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council, the Secretary and the Chairman shall jointly
submit to the congressional defense committees a cost and
capability assessment that compares the cost of meeting those
requirements with DMSP20 and with an alternate material
solution that includes electro-optical infrared weather imaging
or other comparable solutions.
SEC. 1617. STREAMLINE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals for
commercial launch and reentry operations will promote and
encourage the development of the commercial space sector.
(b) Reaffirmation of Policy.--Congress reaffirms that the
Secretary of Transportation, in overseeing and coordinating
commercial launch and reentry operations, should--
(1) promote commercial space launches and reentries
by the private sector;
(2) facilitate Government, State, and private
sector involvement in enhancing United States launch
sites and facilities;
(3) protect public health and safety, safety of
property, national security interests, and foreign
policy interests of the United States; and
(4) consult with the head of another executive
agency, including the Secretary of Defense or the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, as necessary to provide consistent
application of licensing requirements under chapter 509
of title 51, United States Code.
(c) Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation
under section 50918 of title 51, United States Code,
and subject to section 50905(b)(2)(C) of that title,
shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and the heads of other executive
agencies, as appropriate--
(A) to identify all requirements that are
imposed to protect the public health and
safety, safety of property, national security
interests, and foreign policy interests of the
United States relevant to any commercial launch
of a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a
reentry vehicle; and
(B) to evaluate the requirements identified
in subparagraph (A) and, in coordination with
the licensee or transferee and the heads of the
relevant executive agencies--
(i) determine whether the
satisfaction of a requirement of one
agency could result in the satisfaction
of a requirement of another agency; and
(ii) resolve any inconsistencies
and remove any outmoded or duplicative
requirements or approvals of the
Federal Government relevant to any
commercial launch of a launch vehicle
or commercial reentry of a reentry
vehicle.
(2) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
until the Secretary of Transportation determines no
outmoded or duplicative requirements or approvals of
the Federal Government exist, the Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, the commercial space sector,
and the heads of other executive agencies, as
appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes the
following:
(A) A description of the process for the
application for and approval of a permit or
license under chapter 509 of title 51, United
States Code, for the commercial launch of a
launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a
reentry vehicle, including the identification
of--
(i) any unique requirements for
operating on a United States Government
launch site, reentry site, or launch
property; and
(ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or
duplicative requirements or approvals.
(B) A description of current efforts, if
any, to coordinate and work across executive
agencies to define interagency processes and
procedures for sharing information, avoiding
duplication of effort, and resolving common
agency requirements.
(C) Recommendations for legislation that
may further--
(i) streamline requirements in
order to improve efficiency, reduce
unnecessary costs, resolve
inconsistencies, remove duplication,
and minimize unwarranted constraints;
and
(ii) consolidate or modify
requirements across affected agencies
into a single application set that
satisfies the requirements identified
in paragraph (1)(A).
(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
(A) any applicable definitions set forth in
section 50902 of title 51, United States Code,
shall apply;
(B) the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(i) the congressional defense
committees;
(ii) the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the
Senate;
(iii) the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives; and
(iv) the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives;
(C) the terms ``launch'', ``reenter'', and
``reentry'' include landing of a launch vehicle
or reentry vehicle; and
(D) the terms ``United States Government
launch site'' and ``United States Government
reentry site'' include any necessary facility,
at that location, that is commercially operated
on United States Government property.
SEC. 1618. PLAN ON FULL INTEGRATION AND EXPLOITATION OF OVERHEAD
PERSISTENT INFRARED CAPABILITY.
(a) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States
Strategic Command and the Director of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation, in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan for the integration of overhead
persistent infrared capabilities to support the missions
specified in subsection (b)(1).
(b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
(1) ensure that all overhead persistent infrared
capabilities of the United States, including such
capabilities that are planned to be developed, are
integrated to allow for such capabilities to be
exploited to support the requirements of the missions
of the Department of Defense relating to--
(A) strategic and theater missile warning;
(B) ballistic and cruise missile defense,
including with respect to missile tracking,
fire control, and kill assessment;
(C) technical intelligence supporting
missile warning;
(D) battlespace awareness;
(E) other technical intelligence;
(F) civil and environmental missions,
including with respect to the collection of
weather data; and
(G) battle damage assessments; and
(2) establish clear benchmarks by which to
establish acquisition plans, manning, and budget
requirements.
(c) Annual Determination.--The Secretary of Defense shall
include, together with, or not later than 30 days after, the
budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support
of the budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year
(as submitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), a written
determination of how the plan under subsection (a) is being
implemented.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
SEC. 1619. OPTIONS FOR RAPID SPACE RECONSTITUTION.
(a) Evaluation.--The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate
options for the use of current assets of the Department of
Defense for the purpose of rapid reconstitution of critical
space-based warfighter enabling capabilities.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2016, the Secretary
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a),
including development timelines, a test plan, and technology
readiness levels of key systems and technologies.
SEC. 1620. EVALUATION OF EXPLOITATION OF SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM
AGAINST ADDITIONAL THREATS.
(a) Evaluation.--The Commander of the United States
Strategic Command, in cooperation with the Secretary of the
Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the Commander of the United States Northern
Command, shall conduct an evaluation of space-based infrared
systems to detect, track, and target, or to develop the
capability to detect, track, and target, the full range of
threats to the United States, deployed members of the Armed
Forces, and allies of the United States.
(b) Submission.--Not later than December 31, 2016, the
Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit
to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the
evaluation under subsection (a).
SEC. 1621. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III SPACE
SEGMENT, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL
CONTROL SEGMENT, AND MILITARY GLOBAL POSITIONING
SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days
thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
Comptroller General of the United States a report and
supporting documentation on the Global Positioning System III
space segment, the Global Positioning System operational
control segment, and the Military Global Positioning System
user equipment acquisition programs.
(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to an acquisition program specified in
that subsection, the following:
(1) A statement of the status of the program with
respect to cost, schedule, and performance.
(2) A description of any changes to the
requirements of the program.
(3) A description of any technical risks impacting
the cost, schedule, and performance of the program.
(4) An assessment of how such risks are to be
addressed and the costs associated with such risks.
(5) An assessment of the extent to which the
segments of the program are synchronized.
(c) Briefings by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller
General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on a report submitted under subsection (a)--
(1) in the case of the first such report, not later
than 30 days after receiving that report; and
(2) as the Comptroller General considers
appropriate thereafter.
(d) Termination.--The requirement under subsection (a)
shall terminate with respect to an acquisition program
specified in that subsection on the date on which that program
reaches initial operational capability.
SEC. 1622. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS IN SPACE.
It is the sense of Congress that a robust multi-mission
space sensor network will be vital to ensuring a strong missile
defense system.
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
SEC. 1631. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TOOLS.
(a) Executive Agent.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title
10, United States Code, as amended by section 1083, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools
``(a) Designation.--Not later than April 1, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the
Department of Defense to serve as the executive agent for the
Department for open-source intelligence tools.
``(b) Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities.-- (1) Not
later than July 1, 2016, in accordance with Directive 5101.1,
the Secretary shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and
authorities of the executive agent designated under subsection
(a).
``(2) The roles and responsibilities of the executive agent
designated under subsection (a) shall include the following:
``(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehensive
list of open-source intelligence tools and technical
standards.
``(B) Establishing priorities for the development,
acquisition, and integration of open-source
intelligence tools into the intelligence enterprise,
and other command and control systems as needed.
``(C) Certifying all open-source intelligence tools
with respect to compliance with the standards required
by the framework and guidance for the Intelligence
Community Information Technology Enterprise, the
Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise, and the
Joint Information Environment.
``(D) Assessing and making recommendations
regarding the protection of privacy in the acquisition,
analysis, and dissemination of open-source information
available around the world.
``(E) Performing such other assessments or analyses
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
``(c) Support Within Department of Defense.--In accordance
with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall ensure that the
military departments, the Defense Agencies, and other elements
of the Department of Defense provide the executive agent
designated under subsection (a) with the appropriate support
and resources needed to perform the roles, responsibilities,
and authorities of the executive agent.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `Directive 5101.1' means Department
of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive
relating to the responsibilities of an executive agent
of the Department of Defense.
``(2) The term `executive agent' has the meaning
given the term `DoD Executive Agent' in Directive
5101.1.
``(3) The term `open-source intelligence tools'
means tools for the systematic collection, processing,
and analysis of publicly available information for
known or anticipated intelligence requirements.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 430a, as added by section 1083, the
following new item:
``430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.''.
SEC. 1632. WAIVER AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATED
TO FACILITIES FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR FOR
SPECIAL OPERATIONS ABROAD.
(a) Addition of Congressional Notification Requirement.--
Section 2682(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of
Defense''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) Not later than 48 hours after using the waiver
authority under paragraph (1) for any facility for intelligence
collection conducted under the authorities of the Department of
Defense or special operations activity, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees written notification of the use of the authority,
including the justification for the waiver and the estimated
cost of the project for which the waiver applies.
``(3) In this subsection, the term `appropriate
congressional committees' means the following:
``(A) With respect to a waiver regarding special
operations activities, the congressional defense
committees.
``(B) With respect to a waiver regarding
intelligence collection conducted under the authorities
of the Department of Defense--
``(i) the congressional defense committees;
and
``(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.''.
(b) Codification of Sunset Provision.--
(1) Codification.--Section 2682(c) of title 10,
United States Code, is further amended by inserting
after paragraph (3), as added by subsection (a)(2), the
following new paragraph:
``(4) The waiver authority provided by paragraph (1)
expires December 31, 2020.''.
(2) Conforming repeal.--Subsection (b) of section
926 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1541; 10
U.S.C. 2682 note) is repealed.
SEC. 1633. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM CONSOLIDATION.
(a) Prohibition.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be
used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to execute--
(1) the separation of the National Intelligence
Program budget from the Department of Defense budget;
(2) the consolidation of the National Intelligence
Program budget within the Department of Defense budget;
or
(3) the establishment of a new appropriations
account or appropriations account structure for the
National Intelligence Program budget.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) National intelligence program.--The term
``National Intelligence Program'' has the meaning given
the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(2) National intelligence program budget.--The term
``National Intelligence Program budget'' means the
portions of the Department of Defense budget designated
as part of the National Intelligence Program.
SEC. 1634. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF THE UNDER
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of Defense for the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Intelligence, not more than 75 percent may be
obligated or expended for such Office until the Secretary of
Defense identifies the intelligence gaps and establishes the
written policy required by section 922 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127
Stat. 828).
SEC. 1635. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE NEEDS.
(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the
congressional intelligence committees a report on how the
Director ensures that the National Intelligence Program budgets
for the elements of the intelligence community that are within
the Department of Defense are adequate to satisfy the national
intelligence needs of the Department as required under section
102A(p) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3024(p)). Such report shall include a description of how the
Director incorporates the needs of the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the unified and specified
commands into the metrics used to evaluate the performance of
the elements of the intelligence community that are within the
Department of Defense in conducting intelligence activities
funded under the National Intelligence Program.
(b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms
``congressional intelligence committees'', ``intelligence
community'', and ``National Intelligence Program'' have the
meanings given such terms in section 3 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 1636. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the management of science and technology
research and development programs and foreign materiel
exploitation programs of Defense intelligence elements.
(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the management of each Defense
intelligence element that is responsible for work
relating to the programs described in subsection (a),
including with respect to the policies, procedures, and
organizational structures of such element relating to
the management and coordination of such work across
such elements.
(2) Recommendations to improve the coordination and
organization of such elements.
(3) Identification of options for realigning such
elements within the Department of Defense to better
meet the needs of the Department and reduce unnecessary
overhead.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives;
and
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate.
(2) The term ``Defense intelligence element'' has
the meaning given that term in section 429(e) of title
10, United States Code.
SEC. 1637. REPORT ON AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RQ-4
GLOBAL HAWK MISSION.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air
Force, in coordination with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force
and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall submit to
Congress a report on the feasibility of using the Air National
Guard in association with the active duty Air Force to operate
and maintain the RQ-4 Global Hawk.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the costs, training
requirements, and personnel required to create an
association for the Global Hawk mission consisting of
members of the Air Force serving on active duty and
members of the Air National Guard.
(2) The capacity of the Air National Guard to
support an association described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 1638. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE
INPUT TO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROCESS.
(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall carry out a comprehensive review of the processes and
procedures for the integration of intelligence into the defense
acquisition process, consistent with the provision of
classified information, and intelligence sources and methods.
(b) Requirements.--The review required by subsection (a)
shall--
(1) identify processes and procedures for the
integration of intelligence into the decision process,
including with respect to the staffing and training of
Defense intelligence personnel assigned to program
offices, for the acquisition of weapon systems from
initial requirements through the milestones process and
upon final delivery; and
(2) include a review of processes and procedures
for--
(A) the integration of intelligence on
foreign capabilities into the acquisition
process from initial requirement through
deployment;
(B) identifying opportunities for weapons
systems to collect intelligence, without regard
to whether that is the primary mission of such
systems, and the plans for exploiting the
collection of such intelligence; and
(C) assessing the requirements weapon
systems will place on the Defense Intelligence
Enterprise once the weapons systems are
deployed.
(c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report
containing the results of the review required by subsection
(a).
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters
SEC. 1641. CODIFICATION AND ADDITION OF LIABILITY PROTECTIONS RELATING
TO REPORTING ON CYBER INCIDENTS OR PENETRATIONS OF
NETWORKS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF CERTAIN
CONTRACTORS.
(a) Codification and Amendment.--Section 941 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1889; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is
transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code,
inserted so as to appear after section 392, redesignated as
section 393, and amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
``Sec. 393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and information
systems of certain contractors'';
(2) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c) and
inserting the following new paragraph (3):
``(3) Dissemination of information.--The procedures
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall limit the
dissemination of information obtained or derived
through such procedures to entities--
``(A) with missions that may be affected by
such information;
``(B) that may be called upon to assist in
the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of
cyber incidents;
``(C) that conduct counterintelligence or
law enforcement investigations; or
``(D) for national security purposes,
including cyber situational awareness and
defense purposes.''; and
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following new subsection (d):
``(d) Protection From Liability of Cleared Defense
Contractors.--(1) No cause of action shall lie or be maintained
in any court against any cleared defense contractor, and such
action shall be promptly dismissed, for compliance with this
section that is conducted in accordance with the procedures
established pursuant to subsection (a).
``(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed--
``(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action
against a cleared defense contractor that has engaged
in willful misconduct in the course of complying with
the procedures established pursuant to subsection (a);
or
``(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of
otherwise applicable common law or statutory defenses.
``(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does not
apply due to willful misconduct described in subparagraph (A),
the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by clear and
convincing evidence the willful misconduct by each cleared
defense contractor subject to such claim and that such willful
misconduct proximately caused injury to the plaintiff.
``(C) In this subsection, the term `willful misconduct'
means an act or omission that is taken--
``(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose;
``(ii) knowingly without legal or factual
justification; and
``(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk
that is so great as to make it highly probable that the
harm will outweigh the benefit.''.
(b) Addition of Liability Protections for Reporting on
Cyber Incidents.--Section 391 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection (d):
``(d) Protection From Liability of Operationally Critical
Contractors.--(1) No cause of action shall lie or be maintained
in any court against any operationally critical contractor, and
such action shall be promptly dismissed, for compliance with
this section that is conducted in accordance with procedures
established pursuant to subsection (b).
``(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed--
``(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action
against an operationally critical contractor that has
engaged in willful misconduct in the course of
complying with the procedures established pursuant to
subsection (b); or
``(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of
otherwise applicable common law or statutory defenses.
``(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does not
apply due to willful misconduct described in subparagraph (A),
the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by clear and
convincing evidence the willful misconduct by each
operationally critical contractor subject to such claim and
that such willful misconduct proximately caused injury to the
plaintiff.
``(C) In this subsection, the term `willful misconduct'
means an act or omission that is taken--
``(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose;
``(ii) knowingly without legal or factual
justification; and
``(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk
that is so great as to make it highly probable that the
harm will outweigh the benefit.''.
(c) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
(1) Section 391 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended in subsection (a) by striking ``and with
section 941 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note)'' and
inserting ``and section 393 of this title''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 19 of such title is amended--
(A) by amending the item relating to
section 391 to read as follows:
``391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and
information systems of operationally critical contractors and
certain other contractors.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
item:
``393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and information systems of
certain contractors.''.
SEC. 1642. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CYBER OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 130g. Authorities concerning military cyber operations
``The Secretary of Defense shall develop, prepare, and
coordinate; make ready all armed forces for purposes of; and,
when appropriately authorized to do so, conduct, a military
cyber operation in response to malicious cyber activity carried
out against the United States or a United States person by a
foreign power (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1801)).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
``130g. Authorities concerning military cyber operations.''.
SEC. 1643. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING THE SUBMISSION
OF INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN
CYBERSPACE.
Until the President submits to the congressional defense
committees the report required by section 941 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 127 Stat. 837), $10,000,000 of the unobligated balance of
the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Department of Defense to provide support services to the
Executive Office of the President may not be obligated or
expended.
SEC. 1644. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROCUREMENT OF RELOCATABLE SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY.
Of the unobligated amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for procurement for the
Army, not more than $10,600,000 may be used for the procurement
of a relocatable Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
for the Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Gordon, Georgia, as
described in the reprogramming action prior approval request
submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to
Congress on February 6, 2015.
SEC. 1645. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ACQUISITION OF CRITICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES.
(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall designate an entity within a military
department to be responsible for the acquisition of
each critical cyber capability described in paragraph
(2).
(2) Critical cyber capabilities described.--The
critical cyber capabilities described in this paragraph
are the cyber capabilities that the Secretary considers
critical to the mission of the Department of Defense,
including the following:
(A) The Unified Platform described in the
Department of Defense document titled ``The
Department of Defense Cyber Strategy'' dated
April 15, 2015.
(B) A persistent cyber training
environment.
(C) A cyber situational awareness and
battle management system.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing the information described in paragraph (2).
(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following with respect to the critical
cyber capabilities described in subsection (a)(2):
(A) Identification of each critical cyber
capability and the entity of a military
department responsible for the acquisition of
the capability.
(B) Estimates of the funding requirements
and acquisition timelines for each critical
cyber capability.
(C) An explanation of whether critical
cyber capabilities could be acquired more
quickly with changes to acquisition
authorities.
(D) Such recommendations as the Secretary
may have for legislation or administrative
action to improve the acquisition of, or to
acquire more quickly, the critical cyber
capabilities for which designations are made
under subsection (a).
SEC. 1646. ASSESSMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND TO
DEFEND THE UNITED STATES FROM CYBER ATTACKS.
(a) War Games.--The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
in consultation with the Principal Cyber Advisor, shall conduct
a series of war games through the warfighting analysis division
of the Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate
to assess the strategy, assumptions, and capabilities of the
United States Cyber Command to prevent large-scale cyber
attacks, by foreign powers with cyber attack capabilities
comparable to the capabilities that China, Iran, North Korea,
and Russia are expected to achieve in the years 2020 and 2025,
from reaching United States targets.
(b) Findings.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff shall convey to the congressional defense committees the
findings of the Chairman with respect to the war games
conducted under subsection (a).
(c) Foreign Power Defined.--In this section, the term
``foreign power'' has the meaning given the term in section 101
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1801).
SEC. 1647. EVALUATION OF CYBER VULNERABILITIES OF MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Evaluation Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in
accordance with the plan under subsection (b), complete
an evaluation of the cyber vulnerabilities of each
major weapon system of the Department of Defense by not
later than December 31, 2019.
(2) Exception.--The Secretary may waive the
requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to a weapon
system or complete the evaluation of a weapon system
required by such paragraph after the date specified in
such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the
congressional defense committees before that date that
all known cyber vulnerabilities in the weapon system
have minimal consequences for the capability of the
weapon system to meet operational requirements or
otherwise satisfy mission requirements.
(b) Plan for Evaluation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees the plan
of the Secretary for the evaluations of major weapon
systems under subsection (a), including an
identification of each of the weapon systems to be
evaluated and an estimate of the funding required to
conduct the evaluations.
(2) Priority in evaluations.--The plan under
paragraph (1) shall accord a priority among evaluations
based on the criticality of major weapon systems, as
determined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
based on an assessment of employment of forces and
threats.
(3) Integration with other efforts.--The plan under
paragraph (1) shall build upon existing efforts
regarding the identification and mitigation of cyber
vulnerabilities of major weapon systems, and shall not
duplicate similar ongoing efforts such as Task Force
Cyber Awakening of the Navy or Task Force Cyber Secure
of the Air Force.
(c) Status on Progress.--The Secretary shall inform the
congressional defense committees of the activities undertaken
in the evaluation of major weapon systems under this section as
part of the quarterly cyber operations briefings under section
484 of title 10, United States Code.
(d) Risk Mitigation Strategies.--As part of the evaluation
of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the
Department under this section, the Secretary shall develop
strategies for mitigating the risks of cyber vulnerabilities
identified in the course of such evaluations.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2016 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Defense-wide, not more than $200,000,000 shall
be available to the Secretary to conduct the evaluations under
subsection (a)(1).
SEC. 1648. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BIENNIAL EXERCISES ON RESPONDING TO
CYBER ATTACKS.
(a) Comprehensive Plan of Department of Defense to Support
Civil Authorities in Response to Cyber Attacks by Foreign
Powers.--
(1) Plan required.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall develop a
comprehensive plan for the United States Cyber
Command to support civil authorities in
responding to cyber attacks by foreign powers
(as defined in section 101 of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50
U.S.C. 1801)) against the United States or a
United States person.
(B) Elements.--The plan required by
subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
(i) A plan for internal Department
of Defense collective training
activities that are integrated with
exercises conducted with other agencies
and State and local governments.
(ii) Plans for coordination with
the heads of other Federal agencies and
State and local governments pursuant to
the exercises required under clause
(i).
(iii) A list of any other exercises
previously conducted that are used in
the formulation of the plan required by
subparagraph (A), such as Operation
Noble Eagle.
(iv) Descriptions of the roles,
responsibilities, and expectations of
Federal, State, and local authorities
as the Secretary understands them.
(v) Descriptions of the roles,
responsibilities, and expectations of
the active components and reserve
components of the Armed Forces.
(vi) A description of such
legislative and administrative action
as may be necessary to carry out the
plan required by subparagraph (A).
(2) Comptroller general of the united states review
of plan.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall review the plan developed under paragraph (1)(A).
(b) Biennial Exercises on Responding to Cyber Attacks
Against Critical Infrastructure.--
(1) Biennial exercises required.--Not less
frequently than once every two years until the date
that is six years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of
the critical infrastructure sector-specific agencies
designated under Presidential Policy Directive-21
(titled ``Critical Infrastructure Security Resilience''
and dated February 12, 2013) and in consultation with
Governors of the States and the owners and operators of
critical infrastructure, organize and execute one or
more exercises based on scenarios in which--
(A) critical infrastructure of the United
States is attacked through cyberspace; and
(B) the President directs the Secretary of
Defense to--
(i) defend the United States; and
(ii) provide support to civil
authorities in responding to and
recovering from cyber attacks, while
exercising any guidance derived from
the plan developed under subsection (a)
or any subsequent updates to that plan.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the exercises
required by paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) To exercise command and control,
coordination, communications, and information
sharing capabilities under the stressing
conditions of an ongoing cyber attack.
(B) To identify gaps and problems that
require new enhanced training, capabilities,
procedures, or authorities.
(C) To identify--
(i) interdependencies;
(ii) strengths that should be
leveraged; and
(iii) weaknesses that need to be
mitigated.
(3) Requirement for variation of assumptions and
conditions.--In conducting the exercises required by
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that there is
an appropriate degree of variation from exercise to
exercise of the following:
(A) The size, scope, duration, and
sophistication of the cyber attacks.
(B) The degree of warning and knowledge
that is available to the Department of Defense
about the attack, the means used in the attack,
and the degree of delegation of authority from
the President to react, including with pre-
planned responses.
(C) The effectiveness of the National
Mission Force of the United States Cyber
Command in preempting and defeating the attack.
(D) The effectiveness of the attacks on
critical infrastructure in general and
particularly in specific industry sectors.
(E) The effectiveness of resilience and
recovery mechanisms.
(4) Cost-sharing agreements.--The Secretary shall
coordinate with those with whom the Secretary is
required to coordinate under paragraph (1) to develop
equitable cost-sharing agreements to defray the
expenses of the exercises required by paragraph (1).
SEC. 1649. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVIEWING AND CONSIDERING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS ON CYBER
CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMED FORCES.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense
should review and consider any findings and recommendations of
the Council of Governors established under section 1822 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-181;
122 Stat. 500; 32 U.S.C. 104 note) pertaining to cyber mission
force requirements and any proposed reductions in and
synchronization of the cyber capabilities of active or reserve
components of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces
SEC. 1651. ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMMAND,
CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h),
as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following
new subsection (f):
``(f) Collection of Assessments on Certain Threats.--The
Council shall collect and assess (consistent with the provision
of classified information and intelligence sources and methods)
all reports and assessments otherwise conducted by the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) regarding
foreign threats, including cyber threats, to the command,
control, and communications system for the national leadership
of the United States and the vulnerabilities of such system to
such threats.''; and
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(5) An assessment of the threats and
vulnerabilities described in the reports and
assessments collected under subsection (f) during the
previous year, including any plans to address such
threats and vulnerabilities.''.
SEC. 1652. ORGANIZATION OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE FUNCTIONS OF THE AIR
FORCE.
(a) Oversight of Nuclear Deterrence Mission.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 805 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission
``(a) Oversight of Nuclear Deterrence Mission.--Subject to
the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the
Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force shall be
responsible for overseeing the safety, security, reliability,
effectiveness, and credibility of the nuclear deterrence
mission of the Air Force.
``(b) Deputy Chief of Staff.--Not later than March 1, 2016,
the Chief of Staff shall designate a Deputy Chief of Staff to
carry out the following duties:
``(1) Provide direction, guidance, integration, and
advocacy regarding the nuclear deterrence mission of
the Air Force.
``(2) Conduct monitoring and oversight activities
regarding the safety, security, reliability,
effectiveness, and credibility of the nuclear
deterrence mission of the Air Force.
``(3) Conduct periodic comprehensive assessments of
all aspects of the nuclear deterrence mission of the
Air Force and provide such assessments to the Secretary
of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air
Force.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 8039 the following
new item:
``8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission.''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 8033(d)(5) of
such title is amended by inserting before the semicolon
the following: ``, including pursuant to section 8040
of this title''.
(d) Consolidation.--
(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that the Secretary of the Air Force should--
(A) consolidate, to the extent the
Secretary determines appropriate, under a major
command commanded by a single general officer
the responsibility, authority, accountability,
and resources for carrying out all aspects of
the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air
Force, including with respect to nuclear
weapons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, and
the nuclear command, control, and
communications system; and
(B) issue, including through the Chief of
Staff of the Air Force and other elements of
the Air Force, guidance, directives, and orders
to carry out such consolidation.
(2) Report.--Not later than February 28, 2016, the
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on any
actions taken or planned to be taken by the Secretary
to reorganize, streamline, and clarify the
responsibilities, authorities, accountabilities, and
resources for carrying out the nuclear deterrence
mission of the Air Force. Such report shall include the
following:
(A) How elements of the Air Force will
coordinate and integrate to carry out such
mission.
(B) What guidance, directives, and orders
have been or will be issued by the Secretary,
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or other
elements of the Air Force to ensure roles,
responsibilities, authorities, and
accountabilities are clear and
institutionalized with respect to such mission.
SEC. 1653. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF INTERCONTINENTAL
BALLISTIC MISSILE FUZES.
(a) Availability of Funds.--Notwithstanding section 1502(a)
of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 101 and available
for Missile Procurement, Air Force, as specified in the funding
table in section 4101, $13,700,000 shall be available for the
procurement of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into
under section 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
Mckeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3651).
(b) Covered Parts Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered parts'' means commercially available off-the-shelf
items as defined in section 104 of title 41, United States
Code.
SEC. 1654. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DE-ALERTING
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (b),
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to reduce,
or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level of the
intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.
(b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall
not apply to any of the following activities:
(1) The maintenance or sustainment of
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability
of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(3) Reductions in the number of deployed
intercontinental ballistic missiles that are carried
out in compliance with--
(A) the limitations of the New START Treaty
(as defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of title
10, United States Code); and
(B) section 1644 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' Mckeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3651; 10 U.S.C. 494
note).
SEC. 1655. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT.
(a) Assessment Required.--The Director of Net Assessment of
the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Commander
of the United States Strategic Command, shall conduct an
assessment of the global environment with respect to nuclear
weapons and the role of the nuclear forces, policy, and
strategy of the United States in that environment.
(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the assessment required
by subsection (a) are to inform the long-term planning of the
Department of Defense and policies relating to regional nuclear
crises and operations that may involve the escalation of
nuclear competition among countries.
(c) Requirements.--
(1) In general.--In conducting the assessment
required by subsection (a), the Director shall develop
and analyze a range of contingencies and scenarios,
including crises that may emerge from nuclear
competition during the 10- to 20-year period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act that involve
the following:
(A) The United States and one other country
that possesses a nuclear weapon.
(B) The United States and multiple such
countries.
(C) Two other such countries.
(D) Three or more other such countries.
(E) Regional and cross-regional geography,
including contingencies and scenarios in
Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and East
Asia, and contingencies and scenarios that
transcend regions.
(F) The long-term geopolitical and
military-technical competition as it relates to
nuclear weapons and strategic warfare.
(2) Analysis of competitive discontinuities.--In
analyzing the long-term geopolitical and military-
technical competition as it relates to nuclear weapons
and strategic warfare under paragraph (1)(F), the
Director shall identify--
(A) prospective discontinuities in that
competition; and
(B) strategies and capabilities the United
States could adopt to improve its competitive
position following such discontinuities.
(d) Staffing.--In conducting the assessment required by
subsection (a), the Director shall engage the best talent
available, with particular emphasis on engaging individuals and
independent entities with demonstrated expertise in strategy
and net assessment methodology.
(e) Report Required.--Not later than November 15, 2016, the
Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the assessment required by subsection (a).
SEC. 1656. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE COSTS OF FORWARD-DEPLOYING NUCLEAR
WEAPONS IN EUROPE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the President submits to Congress the budget for each of
fiscal years 2017 through 2021 under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the costs of
forward-deploying nuclear weapons in Europe (not including
costs relating to the life extension program for the B61
nuclear bomb).
(b) Elements.--Each briefing required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(1) The contributions of the United States,
including with respect to sustainment (operations and
maintenance) and manpower, to support forward-deployed
nuclear weapons in Europe, but not costs that are
attributed to non-nuclear missions, during the fiscal
year following the date of the briefing and the period
covered by the future-years defense program submitted
to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United
States Code, for that fiscal year.
(2) Contributions made by the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) or member states of NATO relating
to the extended deterrence mission.
(3) Recent or planned contributions of the United
States for security enhancements (site-by-site)
relating to support for such forward-deployed nuclear
weapons and any other contributions, including burden-
share costs by the United States, for other security
enhancements and upgrades relating to such forward-
deployed nuclear weapons, including infrastructure
upgrades at weapons storage sites in Europe.
SEC. 1657. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF PLANNED LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPONS.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the justification
of the number of planned nuclear-armed cruise missiles, known
as the long-range standoff weapon, of the United States. The
report shall include--
(1) the rationale for procuring such planned number
of cruise missiles;
(2) how such planned number of cruise missiles
aligns with the nuclear employment strategy of the
United States;
(3) an estimate of the annual and total cost for
research, development, test, and evaluation and
procurement for such planned number of cruise missiles;
and
(4) an estimate of the proportional annual cost of
such cruise missiles as compared to the annual cost of
the nuclear triad and annual defense spending.
SEC. 1658. REVIEW OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--During each of fiscal years 2016 through
2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a review of the process of the Department of Defense
for addressing the recommendations of the Department of Defense
Internal Nuclear Enterprise Review, the Independent Review of
the Department of Defense Nuclear Enterprise, and the Nuclear
Deterrence Enterprise Review Group that are evaluated by the
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(b) Briefing.--After conducting each review under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the review.
SEC. 1659. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ORGANIZATION OF NAVY FOR NUCLEAR
DETERRENCE MISSION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The safety, security, reliability, and
credibility of the nuclear deterrent of the United
States is a vital national security priority.
(2) Nuclear weapons require special consideration
because of the political and military importance of the
weapons, the destructive power of the weapons, and the
potential consequences of an accident or unauthorized
act involving the weapons.
(3) The assured safety, security, and control of
nuclear weapons and related systems are of paramount
importance.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Navy has repeatedly demonstrated the
commitment and prioritization of the Navy to the
nuclear deterrence mission of the Navy;
(2) the emphasis of the Navy on ensuring a safe,
secure, reliable, and credible sea-based nuclear
deterrent force has been matched by an equal emphasis
on ensuring the assured safety, security, and control
of nuclear weapons and related systems ashore; and
(3) the Navy is commended for the actions the Navy
has taken subsequent to the 2014 Nuclear Enterprise
Review to ensure continued focus on the nuclear
deterrent mission by all ranks within the Navy,
including the clarification and assignment of specific
responsibilities and authorities within the Navy
contained in OPNAV Instruction 8120.1 and SECNAV
Instruction 8120.1B.
SEC. 1660. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR FORCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
OF THE AIR FORCE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On February 6, 2014, Air Force Global Strike
Command initiated a force improvement program for the
intercontinental ballistic missile force designed to
improve mission effectiveness, strengthen culture and
morale, and identify areas in need of investment by
soliciting input from airmen performing
intercontinental ballistic missile operations.
(2) The intercontinental ballistic missile force
improvement program generated more than 300
recommendations to strengthen intercontinental
ballistic missile operations and served as a model for
subsequent force improvement programs in other mission
areas, such as bomber operations and sustainment.
(3) On May 28, 2014, as part of the nuclear force
improvement program, the Air Force announced it would
make immediate improvements in the nuclear mission of
the Air Force, including enhancing career opportunities
for airmen in the nuclear career field, ensuring
training activities focused on performing the mission
in the field, reforming the personnel reliability
program, establishing special pay rates for positions
in the nuclear career field, and creating a new service
medal for nuclear deterrence operations.
(4) Chief of Staff of the Air Force Mark Welsh has
said that, as part of the nuclear force improvement
program, the Air Force will increase nuclear-manning
levels and strengthen professional development for the
members of the Air Force supporting the nuclear mission
of the Air Force in order ``to address shortfalls and
offer our airmen more stable work schedule and better
quality of life''.
(5) Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James,
in recognition of the importance of the nuclear mission
of the Air Force, proposed elevating the grade of the
commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command from
lieutenant general to general, and on March 30, 2015,
the Senate confirmed a general as commander of that
command.
(6) The Air Force redirected more than $160,000,000
in fiscal year 2014 to alleviate urgent, near-term
shortfalls within the nuclear mission of the Air Force
as part of the nuclear force improvement program.
(7) The Air Force plans to spend more than
$200,000,000 on the nuclear force improvement program
in fiscal year 2015, and requested more than
$130,000,000 for the program for fiscal year 2016.
(8) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on
November 14, 2014, that ``[t]he nuclear mission plays a
critical role in ensuring the Nation's safety. No other
enterprise we have is more important''.
(9) Secretary Hagel also said that the budget for
the nuclear mission of the Air Force should increase by
10 percent over a five-year period.
(10) Section 1652 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3654;
10 U.S.C. 491 note) declares it the policy of the
United States ``to ensure that the members of the Armed
Forces who operate the nuclear deterrent of the United
States have the training, resources, and national
support required to execute the critical national
security mission of the members''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the nuclear mission of the Air Force should be
a top priority for the Department of the Air Force and
for Congress;
(2) the members of the Air Force who operate and
maintain the nuclear deterrent of the United States
perform work that is vital to the security of the
United States;
(3) the nuclear force improvement program of the
Air Force has made significant near-term improvements
for the members of the Air Force in the nuclear career
field of the Air Force;
(4) Congress should support long-term investments
in the Air Force nuclear enterprise that sustain the
progress made under the nuclear force improvement
program;
(5) the Air Force should--
(A) regularly inform Congress on the
progress being made under the nuclear force
improvement program and its efforts to
strengthen the nuclear enterprise; and
(B) make Congress aware of any additional
actions that should be taken to optimize
performance of the nuclear mission of the Air
Force and maximize the strength of the
strategic deterrent of the United States; and
(6) future budgets for the Air Force should reflect
the importance of the nuclear mission of the Air Force
and the need to provide members of the Air Force
assigned to the nuclear mission the best possible
support and quality of life.
SEC. 1661. SENSES OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION AND
COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND UNITED
KINGDOM ON NUCLEAR ISSUES AND ON 60TH ANNIVERSARY
OF FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM.
(a) Collaboration Between United States and United
Kingdom.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) cooperation and collaboration under the 1958
Mutual Defense Agreement and the 1963 Polaris Sales
Agreement are fundamental elements of the security of
the United States and the United Kingdom as well as
international stability;
(2) the recent renewal of the Mutual Defense
Agreement and the continued work under the Polaris
Sales Agreement underscore the enduring and long-term
value of the agreements to both countries; and
(3) the vital efforts performed under the purview
of both the Mutual Defense Agreement and the Polaris
Sales Agreement are critical to sustaining and
enhancing the capabilities and knowledge base of both
countries regarding nuclear deterrence, nuclear
nonproliferation and counterproliferation, and naval
nuclear propulsion.
(b) 60th Anniversary of Fleet Ballistic Missile Program.--
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) November 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of the
Fleet Ballistic Missile Program of the Navy, which
evolved from the Special Project Office established
under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and has provided
credible, reliable, and affordable strategic deterrence
solutions to the warfighter by producing more than
3,600 missiles over six different generations;
(2) The current Trident II D5 missile system has
provided a reliable deterrent for nearly 25 years
onboard Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and has
demonstrated reliability that is second-to-none as
evidenced by more than two decades of annual,
operationally representative flight testing;
(3) Congress congratulates the men and women of
Strategic Systems Programs, their industry partners,
and the Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen who stand
watch ensuring the safety, security, and credibility of
the strategic weapons of the United States; and
(4) Strategic Systems Programs, and the strategic
weapon system the programs provide, are a vital and
esteemed cornerstone of the security and defense of the
United States and will remain so well into the future.
SEC. 1662. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NUCLEAR
ENTERPRISE REVIEWS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of Defense should develop a plan
regarding how the Secretary plans to implement the
recommendations of the two nuclear enterprise reviews,
one of which was led by Assistant Secretary of Defense
Madelyn Creedon and Rear Admiral Peter Fanta and one of
which was led by General Larry Welch (retired) and
Admiral John Harvey, Jr. (retired); and
(2) such plan should include a timeline for when
each recommendation will be implemented and how any
additional manpower resulting from such recommendations
will be allocated.
SEC. 1663. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON MILESTONE A DECISION ON
LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that,
to support the nuclear deterrence requirements of the United
States Strategic Command and ensure the credibility and
reliability of the nuclear-capable air launched cruise missiles
of the United States, Congress supports efforts by the
Secretary of Defense to validate military requirements and make
a Milestone A decision on the long-range standoff weapon.
(b) Report.--Not later than May 31, 2016, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the outcome of Milestone A decision for the long-
range standoff weapon.
SEC. 1664. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POLICY ON THE NUCLEAR TRIAD.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems
plays a critical role in ensuring the national security
of the United States; and
(2) retaining all three legs of the nuclear triad
is among the highest priorities of the Department of
Defense and will best maintain strategic stability at a
reasonable cost, while hedging against potential
technical problems and vulnerabilities.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States--
(1) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace
the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems
consisting of--
(A) heavy bombers equipped with nuclear
gravity bombs and air-launched nuclear cruise
missiles;
(B) land-based intercontinental ballistic
missiles equipped with nuclear warheads that
are capable of carrying multiple independently
targetable reentry vehicles; and
(C) ballistic missile submarines equipped
with submarine launched ballistic missiles and
multiple nuclear warheads;
(2) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace a
capability to forward-deploy nuclear weapons and dual-
capable fighter-bomber aircraft;
(3) to deter potential adversaries and assure
allies and partners of the United States through strong
and long-term commitment to the nuclear deterrent of
the United States and the personnel, systems, and
infrastructure that comprise such deterrent;
(4) to ensure that the members of the Armed Forces
who operate the nuclear deterrent of the United States
have the training, resources, and national support
required to execute the critical national security
mission of the members; and
(5) to achieve a modern and responsive nuclear
infrastructure to support the full spectrum of
deterrence requirements.
SEC. 1665. REPORT RELATING TO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTENDING THE
LIFE OF THE MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL
BALLISTIC MISSILE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report examining the costs
associated with extending the life of the Minuteman III
intercontinental ballistic missile compared to the costs
associated with procuring a new ground-based strategic
deterrent.
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters
SEC. 1671. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE DEFENSE
INFORMATION TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Prohibitions.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United
States Code, as amended by section 1642, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense
information to Russian Federation
``(a) Certain `Hit-to-kill' Technology and Telemetry
Data.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department
of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation with
`hit-to-kill' technology and telemetry data for missile defense
interceptors or target vehicles.
``(b) Other Sensitive Missile Defense Information.--None of
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may
be used to provide the Russian Federation with--
``(1) information relating to velocity at burnout
of missile defense interceptors or targets of the
United States; or
``(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile
defense information.
``(c) Exception.--The prohibitions in subsection (a) and
(b) shall not apply to the United States providing to the
Russian Federation information regarding ballistic missile
early warning.
``(d) Sunset.--The prohibitions in subsection (a) and (b)
shall expire on January 1, 2017.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section
1642, is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 130g the following new item:
``130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to
Russian Federation.''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1246 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 127 Stat. 922), as amended by section 1243 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3568), is further amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) in the heading, by striking ``and limitations''
and all that follows through ``federation''.
SEC. 1672. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF
RUSSIAN FEDERATION INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF
UNITED STATES.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 or 2017 for
the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to
integrate a missile defense system of the Russian Federation
into any missile defense system of the United States.
SEC. 1673. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF
CHINA INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF UNITED
STATES.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate
a missile defense system of the People's Republic of China into
any missile defense system of the United States.
SEC. 1674. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PATRIOT LOWER TIER
AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY OF THE ARMY.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided by subsection (c), none
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for any program
described in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended
unless--
(1) the Secretary of the Army certifies to the
congressional defense committees that the analysis of
alternatives regarding the Patriot lower tier air and
missile defense capability of the Army has been
submitted to such committees;
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the
date on which the Secretary makes the certification
under paragraph (1); and
(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics certifies to such committees
that such obligation or expenditure of funds on such
programs is consistent with the findings of the
analysis of alternatives described in paragraph (1) to
modernize the Patriot lower tier air and missile
defense capability of the Army.
(b) Program Described.--A program described in this
subsection are the following components and capabilities of the
Patriot air and missile defense system:
(1) Radar capability development, radar
improvements, the digital sidelobe canceller, or the
radar digital processor of the lower tier air and
missile defense program of the Army.
(2) The enhanced launcher electronic system.
(c) Waiver.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may waive the
limitations in subsection (a) if the Under Secretary--
(1) determines that such waiver--
(A) is caused by the delay of the analysis
of alternatives described in paragraph (1) of
such subsection; and
(B) is necessary to avoid an unacceptable
risk to mission performance;
(2) notifies the congressional defense committees
of such waiver; and
(3) pursuant to such waiver, obligates or expends
funds only in amounts necessary to avoid such
unacceptable risk to mission performance.
SEC. 1675. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE
CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Interoperability of Missile Defense Systems.--The Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting
through the Missile Defense Executive Board, shall ensure the
interoperability and integration of the covered air and missile
defense capabilities of the United States, including by
carrying out operational testing.
(b) Annual Demonstration.--
(1) Requirement.--Except as provided by paragraph
(2), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the
Secretary of the Army shall jointly ensure that not
less than one intercept or flight test is carried out
each year that demonstrates interoperability and
integration among the covered air and missile defense
capabilities of the United States.
(2) Waiver.--The Director and the Secretary may
waive the requirement in paragraph (1) with respect to
an intercept or flight test carried out during the year
covered by the waiver if the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics--
(A) determines that such waiver is
necessary for such year; and
(B) submits to the congressional defense
committees notification of such waiver,
including an explanation for how such waiver
will not negatively affect demonstrating the
interoperability and integration among the
covered air and missile defense capabilities of
the United States.
(c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``covered air
and missile defense capabilities'' means Patriot air and
missile defense batteries and associated interceptors and
systems, Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile
interceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY-2
radars, or terminal high altitude area defense batteries and
interceptors.
SEC. 1676. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF ALLIED MISSILE DEFENSE
CAPABILITIES.
(a) Assessments.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, each covered
commander shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment
on opportunities for the integration and
interoperability of covered air and missile defense
capabilities of the United States with such
capabilities of allies of the United States located in
the area of responsibility of the commander,
particularly with respect to such allies who acquired
such capabilities through foreign military sales by the
United States. Each assessment shall include an
assessment of the key technology, security, command and
control, and policy requirements necessary to achieve
such an integrated and interoperable air and missile
defense capability in a manner that ensures burden
sharing and furthers the force multiplication goals of
the United States.
(2) Submission.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which a covered commander submits to the
Secretary and the Chairman an assessment under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report containing
such assessment, without change.
(b) Integration, Interoperability, and Command-and-
control.--The Secretary and the Chairman, in coordination with
the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the
Secretary of the Navy, and the Chief of Naval Operations, shall
carry out the planning, risk assessments, policy development,
and concepts of operations necessary for each covered commander
to ensure that the integration (to the extent that specific
integration arrangements are agreeable to the partner nation or
among the partner nations involved in such arrangements),
interoperability, and command-and-control of air and missile
defense capabilities described in subsection (a)(1) occur by
not later than December 31, 2017.
(c) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December
31, 2017, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that describes the progress made by
the Secretary, the Chairman, and the covered commanders with
respect to carrying out subsection (b), including an
identification of each required action that has not been taken
as of the date of the report.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered air and missile defense
capabilities'' means Patriot air and missile defense
batteries and associated interceptors and systems,
Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile
interceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/
TPY-2 radars, or terminal high altitude area defense
batteries and interceptors.
(2) The term ``covered commander'' means the
following:
(A) The Commander of the United States
European Command.
(B) The Commander of the United States
Central Command.
(C) The Commander of the United States
Pacific Command.
SEC. 1677. MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY IN EUROPE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the relevant
combatant command, should ensure that arrangements are in
place, including support from other members of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the host nations, to
provide anti-air defense capability at the Aegis Ashore sites
in Romania and Poland by not later than June 1, 2019.
(b) Request to NATO.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
shall submit to NATO a request for NATO Security
Investment Programme support for an air defense
capability at the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and
Poland.
(2) Notification.--Not later than April 1, 2016,
the Secretary shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees as to whether NATO has agreed
in principle to providing the support described in
paragraph (1).
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(c) Report on Air Defense Capability.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
describing--
(A) the plan and budget profile to provide
the air defense capability described in
subsection (b)(1);
(B) an assessment of any changes to the
hosting agreements between the respective host
nations and the United States;
(C) an evaluation of the feasibility,
benefit, and cost of using the evolved sea
sparrow missile, the standard missile 2, or
other options as determined by the Secretary to
provide such air defense capability; and
(D) an assessment of the air and ballistic
missile threat to the military installations of
the United States in Europe, including the
Naval Shore Facility in Devesulu, Romania, and
the planned facility in Redzikowo, Poland.
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Capabilities in European Command Area of
Responsibility.--
(1) Rotational deployment.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a terminal high
altitude area defense battery is available for
rotational deployment to the area of responsibility of
the United States European Command unless the Secretary
notifies the congressional defense committees that such
battery is needed in the area of responsibility of
another combatant command.
(2) Pre-positioning sites.--The Secretary of
Defense shall examine potential sites in the area of
responsibility of the United States European Command to
pre-position a terminal high altitude area defense
battery.
(3) Studies.--
(A) Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall conduct studies to evaluate--
(i) not fewer than three sites in
the area of responsibility of the
United States European Command for the
deployment of a terminal high altitude
area defense battery in the event that
the deployment of such a battery is
determined to be necessary; and
(ii) not fewer than three sites in
such area for the deployment of a
Patriot air and missile defense battery
in the event that such a deployment is
determined to be necessary.
(B) In evaluating sites under clauses (i)
and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall determine which sites are best for
defending--
(i) the Armed Forces of the United
States; and
(ii) the member states of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(4) Agreements.--If the Secretary of Defense
determines that a deployment described in clause (i) or
(ii) of paragraph (3)(A) is necessary and the
appropriate host nation requests such a deployment, the
President shall seek to enter into the necessary
agreements with the host nation to carry out such
deployment.
(e) Implementation of Certain Direction.--The Secretary
shall implement the direction relating to this section
contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
SEC. 1678. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET
DEFENSE SYSTEM.
(a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by section 1502 for procurement, Defense-wide, and
available for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than
$41,400,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to
procure radars for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense
system as specified in the funding table in section 4102,
including for coproduction of such radars in the United States
by industry of the United States.
(b) Conditions.--
(1) Agreement.--Funds described in subsection (a)
to produce the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense
program shall be available subject to the terms and
conditions in the Agreement Between the Department of
Defense of the United States of America and the
Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning
Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, signed on March
5, 2014, subject to an amended agreement for
coproduction for radar components. In negotiations by
the Missile Defense Agency and the Missile Defense
Organization of the Government of Israel regarding such
production, the goal of the United States is to
maximize opportunities for coproduction of the radars
described in subsection (a) in the United States by
industry of the United States.
(2) Certification.--Not later than 30 days prior to
the initial obligation of funds described in subsection
(a), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(A) a certification that the agreement
specified in paragraph (1) is being implemented
as provided in such agreement; and
(B) an assessment detailing any risks
relating to the implementation of such
agreement.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate.
SEC. 1679. ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CODEVELOPMENT
AND COPRODUCTION.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), of the funds
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for
procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
Defense Agency--
(1) not more than $150,000,000 may be provided to
the Government of Israel to procure the David's Sling
Weapon System, including for coproduction of parts and
components in the United States by United States
industry; and
(2) not more than $15,000,000 may be provided to
the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier
Interceptor Program, including for coproduction of
parts and components in the United States by United
States industry.
(b) Certification.--
(1) Criteria.--Except as provided by subsection
(c), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a certification
that--
(A) the Government of Israel has
demonstrated the successful completion of the
knowledge points, technical milestones, and
production readiness reviews required by the
research, development, and technology
agreements for the David's Sling Weapon System
and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Development Program,
respectively;
(B) such funds will be provided on the
basis of a one-for-one cash match made by
Israel for such respective systems or in
another matching amount that otherwise meets
best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the
United States and Israel);
(C) the United States has entered into a
bilateral agreement with Israel that
establishes--
(i) in accordance with subparagraph
(D), the terms of coproduction of parts
and components of such respective
systems on the basis of the greatest
practicable coproduction of parts,
components, and all-up rounds (if
appropriate) by United States industry
and minimizes nonrecurring engineering
and facilitization expenses;
(ii) complete transparency on the
requirement of Israel for the number of
interceptors and batteries of such
respective systems that will be
procured, including with respect to the
procurement plans, acquisition
strategy, and funding profiles of
Israel;
(iii) technical milestones for
coproduction of parts and components
and procurement of such respective
systems; and
(iv) joint approval processes for
third-party sales of such respective
systems and the components of such
respective systems; and
(D) the level of coproduction described in
subparagraph (C)(i) for the David's Sling
Weapon System is equal to or greater than 50
percent.
(2) Number.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Under Secretary may submit--
(A) one certification covering both the
David's Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3
Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or
(B) separate certifications for each such
respective system.
(3) Timing.--The Under Secretary shall submit to
the congressional defense committees the certification
under paragraph (1) by not later than 60 days before
the funds specified in subsection (a) for the
respective system covered by the certification are
provided to the Government of Israel.
(c) Waiver.--The Under Secretary may waive the
certification required by subsection (b) if the Under Secretary
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the
Under Secretary has received sufficient data from the
Government of Israel to demonstrate--
(1) the funds specified in paragraph (1) and (2) of
subsection (a) are provided to Israel solely for
funding the procurement of long-lead components in
accordance with a production plan, including a funding
profile detailing Israeli contributions for production,
including long-lead production, of either David's Sling
Weapon System or the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor
Program;
(2) such long-lead components have successfully
completed knowledge points, technical milestones, and
production readiness reviews; and
(3) the long-lead procurement will be conducted in
a manner that maximizes coproduction in the United
States without incurring additional nonrecurring
engineering activity or cost.
(d) Plan on Coproduction of David's Sling Weapon System.--
At the same time that the President submits to Congress the
budget for fiscal year 2017 under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency
and the Under Secretary shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan to achieve a rate of
coproduction by United States industry of parts and components
of the David's Sling Weapon System at a level that is not less
than 50 percent. Such plan shall include--
(1) a timeline for achieving such a level of
coproduction;
(2) any nonrecurring engineering or facilitization
costs related to such coproduction, costs for
additional testing and training, and other additional
associated costs;
(3) a recommendation for whether carrying out such
plan is in the national interest of the United States;
and
(4) any other matter the Director and Under
Secretary consider appropriate.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate.
SEC. 1680. BOOST PHASE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) prioritize technology investments in the
Department of Defense to support feasible and cost-
effective efforts by the Missile Defense Agency to
develop and field an airborne boost phase defense
system by not later than fiscal year 2025;
(2) ensure that development and fielding of a boost
phase missile defense layer to the ballistic missile
defense system supports multiple warfighter missile
defense requirements, including, specifically,
protection of the United States homeland and allies of
the United States against ballistic missiles,
particularly in the boost phase;
(3) continue development and fielding of high-
energy lasers, electromagnetic and other railgun
technology, high-power microwave systems, and other
advanced technologies as part of a layered architecture
to defend ships and theater bases against air and
cruise missile strikes;
(4) encourage collaboration among the military
departments and the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency with respect to high energy laser efforts
carried out in support of the Missile Defense Agency;
and
(5) ensure cooperation and coordination between the
Missile Defense Agency with respect to the plans of the
Missile Defense Agency to develop an airborne laser and
the requirements of the Air Force for unmanned aerial
vehicles.
(b) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the efforts of the Department of
Defense to develop and deploy an airborne or other
boost phase defense system for missile defense by
fiscal year 2025.
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) Such schedules, costs, warfighter
requirements, operational concept, constraints,
potential alternative boost phase approaches,
and other information regarding the efforts
described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(B) Analyses of the efforts described in
paragraph (1) with respect to the following
cases:
(i) A case in which the Department
is under no funding constraints with
respect to such efforts and progress is
based on the state of the technology.
(ii) A case in which the Department
is under funding constraints and the
efforts are carried out in accordance
with a moderately aggressive schedule
and are subject to moderate technical
risk.
(iii) A case in which the
Department is under funding constraints
and the efforts are carried out in
accordance with a less aggressive
schedule and are subject to less
technical risk.
(C) An update on related efforts of the
Department to develop high energy lasers,
electromagnetic and other railguns, high power
microwave systems, and other advanced
technologies to defend ships and theater bases
against air and cruise missile strikes and to
protect the homeland of the United States and
protect allies of the United States.
(D) An evaluation of recommendations,
including a listing of the recommendations,
from industry on emerging technologies that
could be applied for boost phase missile
defense.
(E) Such recommendations as the Secretary
may have for legislative or administrative
action to enable more rapid fielding of a
directed-energy based missile defense system.
(3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
SEC. 1681. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE
FOR MISSILE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES HOMELAND.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the defense of the United States homeland
against the threat of limited ballistic missile attack
(whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) is
the highest priority of the Missile Defense Agency;
(2) the Missile Defense Agency is appropriately
prioritizing the design, development, and deployment of
the redesigned kill vehicle; and
(3) the multiple-object kill vehicle could
contribute critical capabilities to the future of the
ballistic missile defense of the United States
homeland.
(b) Multiple-object Kill Vehicle.--
(1) Development.--The Director of the Missile
Defense Agency shall develop a highly reliable
multiple-object kill vehicle for the ground-based
midcourse defense system using sound acquisition
practices.
(2) Deployment.--The Director shall--
(A) conduct rigorous flight testing of the
multiple-object kill vehicle developed under
paragraph (1) by not later than 2020; and
(B) recognizing the primacy of developing
the redesigned kill vehicle, produce and deploy
the multiple-object kill vehicle as early as
practicable after the date on which the
Director carries out subparagraph (A).
(c) Capabilities and Criteria.--The Director shall ensure
that the multiple-object kill vehicle developed under
subsection (b)(1) meets, at a minimum, the following
capabilities and criteria:
(1) Vehicle-to-vehicle communications.
(2) Vehicle-to-ground communications.
(3) Kill assessment capability.
(4) The ability to counter advanced counter
measures, decoys, and penetration aids.
(5) Producibility and manufacturability.
(6) Use of technology involving high technology
readiness levels.
(7) Options to be integrated onto other missile
defense interceptor vehicles other than the ground-
based interceptors of the ground-based midcourse
defense system.
(8) Sound acquisition processes.
(d) Program Management.--The management of the multiple-
object kill vehicle program under subsection (b) shall report
directly to the Deputy Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
(e) Report on Funding Profile.--The Director shall include
with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress
in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2017 (as submitted with the budget of the President
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report
on the funding profile necessary for the multiple-object kill
vehicle program to meet the objectives under subsection (b).
SEC. 1682. REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT I
EXOATMOSPHERIC KILL VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Director of
the Missile Defense Agency shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that all remaining ground-based interceptors of
the ground-based midcourse defense system that are armed with
the capability enhancement I exoatmospheric kill vehicle are
replaced with the redesigned exoatmospheric kill vehicle before
September 30, 2022.
(b) Condition.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the
Director determines that flight and intercept testing of the
redesigned exoatmospheric kill vehicle is not successful.
SEC. 1683. DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL MISSILE
DEFENSE SITE IN THE UNITED STATES AND PLAN FOR
EXPEDITING DEPLOYMENT TIME OF SUCH SITE.
(a) Site Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the Secretary of Defense publishes the draft
environmental impact statement pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1678), the
Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in consultation with
the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall
designate, from among the sites evaluated under subsection (a)
of such section 227, the preferred site in the United States
for the future deployment of an interceptor capable of
protecting the homeland, as informed by--
(1) such environmental impact statement; and
(2) the operational effectiveness and cost
effectiveness of such evaluated sites.
(b) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the
congressional notification of the finalization of the
environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to
section 227(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the Secretary shall--
(A) develop a plan for expediting the
deployment time for the site designated under
subsection (a) by at least two years, if the
decision is made to proceed with such
deployment; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense
committees such plan and any update, as may be
necessary, to the designation made under
subsection (a).
(2) Report elements.--The plan under paragraph
(1)(A) shall include the following:
(A) Estimates of the costs of carrying out
the plan and a schedule for carrying out the
plan.
(B) An assessment of any risks associated
with decreasing the deployment time of the site
designated under subsection (a), including with
respect to cost and the operational
effectiveness and reliability of interceptors.
(C) Identification of any deviation in the
plan from sound acquisition processes,
including with respect to testing prior to full
operational capability designation.
(D) A description of such legislative or
administrative action as may be necessary to
carry out the plan.
(c) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for military construction for the East Coast missile
site planning and design, as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, may be obligated or expended until the date on
which the Secretary of Defense publishes the final
environmental impact statement pursuant to section 227(b) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.
(d) Assessment by Comptroller General of the United
States.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
Secretary submits the plan under subsection (b)(1)(B),the
Comptroller General of the United States shall--
(1) complete a review of the plan; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on such review that includes the findings and
recommendations of the Comptroller General.
SEC. 1684. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR COVERAGE FOR PROTECTION OF
UNITED STATES HOMELAND.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
additional missile defense sensor discrimination capabilities
are needed to enhance the protection of the United States
homeland against potential long-range ballistic missiles from
Iran that, according to the Department of Defense, could soon
be obtained by Iran as a result of its active space launch
program.
(b) Studies and Evaluations on Homeport of Sea-based X-band
Radar.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall
commence any siting studies, environmental impact assessments
or statements required pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that have not
otherwise been prepared, homeport agreements for sea-based X-
band radar support, evaluations of any needed pier
modifications, and evaluations of any communications
capabilities or other requirements to carry out the
reassignment of the homeport of the sea-based X-band radar to a
homeport on the East Coast of the United States.
(c) Potential Future Missile Defense Sensor Sites.--
(1) Evaluation.--Not later than March 31, 2016, the
Director shall commence a study to evaluate at least
three possible additional locations (in or outside the
United States), selected by the Director, that would be
best suited for future deployment of an advanced
missile defense sensor site optimized against threats
from Iran.
(2) Environmental impact statements.--Except as
provided by paragraph (3), the evaluation under
paragraph (1) shall include an environmental impact
statement or other analysis in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) for each location included in the
evaluation.
(3) Exception.--If an environmental impact
statement or other analysis described in paragraph (2)
has already been prepared, or is not required by law,
for a location included in the evaluation under
paragraph (1), the Director shall not be required to
carry out paragraph (2) with respect to such location.
(d) Deployment of Additional Coverage.--
(1) Deployment.--Not later than December 31, 2020,
the Director, in cooperation with the relevant
combatant command, shall deploy a long-range
discrimination radar or other appropriate sensor
capability in a location optimized to support the
defense of the homeland of the United States from
emerging long-range ballistic missile threats from
Iran.
(2) Sea-based x-band radar.--If the Director
carries out paragraph (1) by reassigning the homeport
of the sea-based X-band radar, the Director and the
Secretary of the Navy may not carry out such
reassignment until the date on which the Director
certifies to the congressional defense committees that
Hawaii will have adequate missile defense coverage
prior to such reassignment.
(e) Submission of Information.--
(1) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2018, the
Director shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report containing the following:
(A) The findings of the study conducted
under paragraph (1) of subsection (c),
including any environmental impact statements
or analyses required by paragraph (2) of such
subsection.
(B) Notification of the manner in which
Hawaii is being provided ballistic missile
defense coverage.
(2) Plan.--In the budget justification materials
submitted to Congress in support of the budget for each
of fiscal years 2017 through 2020 submitted by the
President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, the Director shall include--
(A) the plan of the Director to carry out
subsection (d); and
(B) an update on the progress of the
Director in implementing subsections (b) and
(c).
SEC. 1685. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE LAYER.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense
Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force and
the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
shall commence the concept definition of a space-based
ballistic missile intercept layer to the ballistic missile
defense system that provides--
(1) a boost-phase layer for missile defense; or
(2) additional defensive options against direct
ascent anti-satellite weapons, hypersonic glide
vehicles, and maneuvering reentry vehicles.
(b) Elements.--The activities carried out under subsection
(a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Draft operation concepts for how a space-based
ballistic missile intercept layer would function in the
context of a multi-layer missile defense architecture.
(2) An assessment of how such a space-based
ballistic missile intercept layer could contribute to
the defense of the United States against
intercontinental ballistic missiles with varying
degrees of effectiveness.
(3) An assessment of the required architecture and
components (including hardware, software, and related
command and control systems) and the maturity of
critical technologies necessary to make such a space-
based ballistic missile intercept layer operational.
(4) An assessment of how such a space-based
ballistic missile intercept layer could protect the
satellites of the United States against adversary anti-
satellite weapons.
(5) An assessment of the effort required to
integrate and make interoperable such a space-based
ballistic missile intercept layer with the ground-based
missile defense system.
(6) Any other matters the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency considers appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes--
(1) the findings of the concept development
required by subsection (a);
(2) a plan for developing one or more programs of
record for a space-based ballistic missile intercept
layer, including estimates of the appropriate
identifiable costs of each such potential program of
record; and
(3) the views of the Director regarding such
findings and plan.
SEC. 1686. AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Evaluation.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the Missile
Defense Agency, in coordination with the Chief of Naval
Operations and the Chief of Staff of the Army, shall
evaluate the role, feasibility, cost, cost benefit, and
operational effectiveness of additional Aegis Ashore
sites and upgrades to current ballistic missile defense
system sensors to offset capacity demands on current
Aegis ships, Aegis Ashore sites, and Patriot and
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense capability and to
meet the requirements of the combatant commanders.
(2) Submission.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
shall--
(A) review the evaluation conducted under
paragraph (1); and
(B) submit to the congressional defense
committees such evaluation and the results of
such review, including recommendations for
potential future locations of Aegis Ashore
sites.
(b) Identification of FMS Obstacles.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy and the Secretary of State shall jointly
identify any obstacles to foreign military sales of
Aegis Ashore or cofinancing of additional Aegis Ashore
sites. Such evaluation shall include, with coordination
with other agencies and departments of the Federal
Government as appropriate, the feasibility of host
nation manning or dual manning with the United States
and such host nation.
(2) Submission.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees,
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate a report on the identification of
obstacles under paragraph (1).
SEC. 1687. DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT INTEGRATED AIR AND
MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Consistent with the memorandum of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of January 27, 2014,
regarding joint integrated air and missile defense, the Vice
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall oversee the
development of warfighter requirements for persistent and
survivable capabilities to detect, identify, determine the
status, track, and support engagement of strategically
important mobile or relocatable assets in all phases of
conflict in order to achieve the objective of preventing the
effective employment of such assets, including through
offensive actions against such assets prior to their use.
(b) Purpose of Requirements.--The requirements developed
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used and updated, as
appropriate, for the purpose of informing applicable
acquisition programs and systems-of-systems architecture
planning that are funded through the Military Intelligence
Program, the National Intelligence Program, and non-
intelligence programs.
(c) Supporting Activities.--The Vice Chairman shall also
oversee the development of the enabling framework for
intelligence support for integrated air and missile defense,
including concepts for the integrated operation of multiple
systems, and, as appropriate, the development of requirements
for capabilities to be acquired to achieve such integrated
operations.
(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
new acquisition programs for applicable major systems or
capabilities, or for upgrades to existing systems, should not
be undertaken until the applicable requirements described in
subsections (a) and (c) have been developed and incorporated
into programmatic decision-making.
SEC. 1688. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE
UNITED STATES REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSILE
DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
Section 232(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1339) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through 2015''
and inserting ``through 2020''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by
striking ``through 2016'' and inserting ``through
2021''.
SEC. 1689. REPORT ON MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR
ALTERNATIVES FOR ENHANCED DEFENSE OF HAWAII.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) expanding persistent midcourse and terminal
ballistic missile defense system discrimination
capability is critically important to the defense of
the United States;
(2) such discrimination capability is needed to
respond to emerging ballistic missile threats involving
countermeasures and decoys; and
(3) the Department of Defense should take all
appropriate steps to ensure Hawaii has adequate missile
defense coverage.
(b) Evaluation and Report.--
(1) Evaluation.--The Director of the Missile
Defense Agency shall conduct an evaluation of potential
options for fielding a medium range ballistic missile
defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii, including--
(A) the use of the Aegis Ashore Missile
Defense Test Complex land-based system at the
Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii;
(B) the use of existing sensor assets in
the region; and
(C) other options the Director determines
appropriate.
(2) Submission of report.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the options for augmenting the
missile defense of Hawaii, including--
(A) a summary of the findings and
recommendations of the evaluation conducted
under paragraph (1);
(B) estimated acquisition and operating
costs for each sensor option; and
(C) estimated timelines for the deployment
of each sensor option.
SEC. 1690. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON VALIDATED MILITARY
REQUIREMENT AND MILESTONE A DECISION ON PROMPT
GLOBAL STRIKE WEAPON SYSTEM.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that the United States must continue to develop the
conventional prompt global strike capability to strike high-
value, time-sensitive, and defended targets from ranges outside
of current conventional technology while addressing and
preventing any risk of ambiguity.
(b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2020, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report regarding the outcome of the military
requirements process and Milestone A decision for at least one
conventional prompt global strike weapons system.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016''.
SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE
SPECIFIED BY LAW.
(a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except
as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in
titles XXI through XXVII for military construction projects,
land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program (and authorizations of
appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
(1) October 1, 2018; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2019.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to
authorizations for military construction projects, land
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program (and authorizations of
appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have
been obligated before the later of--
(1) October 1, 2018; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for fiscal year 2019 for military construction
projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and
facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later
of--
(1) October 1, 2015; or
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2013 project.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
Sec. 2108. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016
project.
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a) and available for military construction projects inside
the United States as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and
carry out military construction projects for the installations
or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Army: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
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Alaska...................................... Fort Greely...................................... $7,800,000
California.................................. Concord.......................................... $98,000,000
Colorado.................................... Fort Carson...................................... $5,800,000
Georgia..................................... Fort Gordon...................................... $90,000,000
Maryland.................................... Fort Meade....................................... $34,500,000
New York.................................... Fort Drum........................................ $19,000,000
United States Military Academy................... $70,000,000
Oklahoma.................................... Fort Sill........................................ $69,400,000
Texas....................................... Corpus Christi................................... $85,000,000
Virginia.................................... Arlington National Cemetery...................... $30,000,000
Fort Lee......................................... $33,000,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real
property and carry out the military construction project for
the installation or location outside the United States, and in
the amount, set forth in the following table:
Army: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Germany....................................... Grafenwoehr.................................... $51,000,000
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SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 2104(a) and available for military family housing
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601,
the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family
housing units (including land acquisition and supporting
facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of
units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Army: Family Housing
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State/Country Installation or Location Units Amount
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Florida................................ Camp Rudder................ Family Housing New $8,000,000
Construction............
Illinois............................... Rock Island................ Family Housing New $20,000,000
Construction............
Korea.................................. Camp Walker................ Family Housing New $61,000,000
Construction............
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(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2104(a) and available for military family housing functions as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary
of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering
services and construction design activities with respect to the
construction or improvement of family housing units in an
amount not to exceed $7,195,000.
SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code,
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2104(a) and available for military
family housing functions as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may improve existing
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed
$3,500,000.
SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2015, for military construction, land
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the
Department of the Army as specified in the funding table in
section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out
under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the total amount
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as
specified in the funding table in section 4601.
SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2013 PROJECT.
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126
Stat. 2119) for the United States Military Academy, New York,
for construction of a Cadet barracks building at the
installation, the Secretary of the Army may install mechanical
equipment and distribution lines sufficient to provide chilled
water for air conditioning the nine existing historical Cadet
barracks which are being renovated through the Cadet Barracks
Upgrade Program.
SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1660), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2101 of that Act (125 Stat. 1661) and
extended by section 2107 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3673), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Army: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or Location Project Amount
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Georgia................................. Fort Benning.............. Land Acquisition.......... $5,100,000
Fort Benning.............. Land Acquisition.......... $25,000,000
Virginia................................ Fort Belvoir.............. Road and Infrastructure $25,000,000
Improvements.............
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SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2101 of that Act (126 Stat. 2119) shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations
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State or Country Installation or Location Project Amount
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District of Columbia................. Fort McNair............. Vehicle Storage Building, $7,191,000
Installation...............
Kansas............................... Fort Riley.............. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle $12,184,000
Complex....................
North Carolina....................... Fort Bragg.............. Aerial Gunnery Range........ $41,945,000
Texas................................ Joint Base San Antonio.. Barracks.................... $20,971,000
Virginia............................. Fort Belvoir............ Secure Admin/Operations $93,876,000
Facility...................
Italy................................ Camp Ederle............. Barracks.................... $35,952,000
Japan................................ Sagami.................. Vehicle Maintenance Shop.... $17,976,000
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SEC. 2108. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2016
PROJECT.
(a) Project Authorization.--The Secretary of the Army may
carry out a military construction project to construct a
vehicle bridge and traffic circle to facilitate traffic flow to
and from the Medical Center at Rhine Ordnance Barracks,
Germany, in the amount of $12,400,000.
(b) Use of Host-nation Payment-in-kind Funds.--The
Secretary may use available host-nation payment-in-kind funding
for the project described in subsection (a).
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a) and available for military construction projects inside
the United States as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and
carry out military construction projects for the installations
or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Navy: Inside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Arizona..................... Yuma................... $50,635,000
California................... Camp Pendleton......... $44,540,000
Coronado................ $4,856,000
Lemoore................. $71,830,000
Miramar................. $11,200,000
Point Mugu.............. $22,427,000
San Diego............... $37,366,000
Twentynine Palms........ $9,160,000
Florida...................... Jacksonville............ $16,751,000
Mayport................. $16,159,000
Pensacola............... $18,347,000
Whiting Field........... $10,421,000
Georgia...................... Albany.................. $7,851,000
Kings Bay............... $8,099,000
Townsend................ $43,279,000
Guam......................... Joint Region Marianas... $181,768,000
Hawaii....................... Barking Sands........... $30,623,000
Joint Base Pearl Harbor- $14,881,000
Hickam.
Kaneohe Bay............. $106,618,000
Marine Corps Base Hawaii $12,800,000
Maryland..................... Patuxent River.......... $40,935,000
North Carolina............... Camp Lejeune............ $54,849,000
Cherry Point............ $57,726,000
New River............... $8,230,000
South Carolina............... Parris Island........... $27,075,000
Virginia..................... Dam Neck................ $23,066,000
Norfolk................. $126,677,000
Portsmouth.............. $45,513,000
Quantico................ $58,199,000
Washington................... Bangor.................. $34,177,000
Bremerton............... $22,680,000
Indian Island........... $4,472,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations outside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Navy: Outside the United States
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Installation or
Country Location Amount
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Bahrain Island................ Southwest Asia........ $89,791,000
Italy......................... Sigonella............. $102,943,000
Japan......................... Camp Butler.......... $11,697,000
Iwakuni............... $17,923,000
Kadena Air Base....... $23,310,000
Yokosuka.............. $13,846,000
Poland........................ RedziKowo Base........ $51,270,000
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SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 2204(a) and available for military family housing
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601,
the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire family
housing units (including land acquisition and supporting
facilities) at the installation or location, in the number of
units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Navy: Family Housing
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State Installation or Location Units Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia............................... Wallops Island............. Family Housing New $438,000
Construction............
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(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2204(a) and available for military family housing functions as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary
of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering
services and construction design activities with respect to the
construction or improvement of family housing units in an
amount not to exceed $4,588,000.
SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code,
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military
family housing functions as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed
$11,515,000.
SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2015, for military construction, land
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the
Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding table in
section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out
under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed the total amount
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as
specified in the funding table in section 4601.
SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1660), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2201 of that Act (125 Stat. 1666) and
extended by section 2208 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3678), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Navy: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or Location Project Amount
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California............................ Camp Pendleton........... Infantry Squad Defense $29,187,000
Range...................
Florida................................ Jacksonville............. P-8A Hangar Upgrades..... $6,085,000
Georgia................................ Kings Bay................ Crab Island Security $52,913,000
Enclave.................
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SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2201 of that Act (126 Stat. 2122), shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations
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State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount
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California............................ Camp Pendleton........... Comm. Information Systems $78,897,000
Ops Complex.............
Coronado................. Bachelor Quarters........ $76,063,000
Twentynine Palms......... Land Expansion Phase 2... $47,270,000
Greece................................. Souda Bay................ Intermodal Access Road... $4,630,000
South Carolina......................... Beaufort................. Recycling/Hazardous Waste $3,743,000
Facility................
Virginia............................... Quantico................. Infrastructure--Widen $14,826,000
Russell Road............
Worldwide Unspecified.................. Various Worldwide BAMS Operational $34,048,000
Locations............... Facilities..............
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TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2010 project.
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2014 project.
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2015 project.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012
project.
Sec. 2309. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013
project.
Sec. 2310. Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence
Analysis Complex and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes
Field, Azores.
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a) and available for military construction projects inside
the United States as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations inside the United States, and in the
amounts, set forth in the following table:
Air Force: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska...................................... Eielson Air Force Base.......................... $71,400,000
Arizona...................................... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.................... $16,900,000
Luke Air Force Base............................. $77,700,000
Colorado..................................... Air Force Academy............................... $10,000,000
Florida...................................... Cape Canaveral Air Force Station............... $21,000,000
Eglin Air Force Base............................ $8,700,000
Hurlburt Field.................................. $14,200,000
Guam......................................... Joint Region Marianas........................... $50,800,000
Hawaii....................................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam................. $46,000,000
Kansas...................................... McConnell Air Force Base........................ $4,300,000
Missouri..................................... Whiteman Air Force Base........................ $29,500,000
Montana...................................... Malstrom Air Force Base......................... $19,700,000
Nebraska..................................... Offutt Air Force Base........................... $21,000,000
Nevada....................................... Nellis Air Force Base.......................... $68,950,000
New Mexico................................... Cannon Air Force Base........................... $7,800,000
Holloman Air Force Base......................... $3,000,000
Kirtland Air Force Base......................... $12,800,000
North Carolina............................... Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.................. $17,100,000
Oklahoma..................................... Altus Air Force Base............................ $28,400,000
Tinker Air Force Base........................... $49,900,000
South Dakota................................. Ellsworth Air Force Base........................ $23,000,000
Texas........................................ Joint Base San Antonio.......................... $106,000,000
Utah......................................... Hill Air Force Base............................. $38,400,000
Wyoming...................................... F.E. Warren Air Force Base...................... $95,000,000
CONUS Classified............................. Classified Location............................. $77,130,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2304(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real
property and carry out the military construction projects for
the installations or locations outside the United States, and
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Air Force: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Greenland..................................... Thule Air Base.................................. $41,965,000
Japan......................................... Kadena Air Base................................. $3,000,000
Yokota Air Base................................. $8,461,000
Niger......................................... Agadez.......................................... $50,000,000
Oman.......................................... Al Musannah Air Base............................ $25,000,000
United Kingdom................................ Croughton Royal Air Force....................... $130,615,000
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SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military
family housing functions as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out
architectural and engineering services and construction design
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of
family housing units in an amount not to exceed $9,849,000.
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code,
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military
family housing functions as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may improve
existing military family housing units in an amount not to
exceed $150,649,000.
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2015, for military construction, land
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the
Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding table
in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out
under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the
following:
(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated
under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table
in section 4601.
(2) $21,000,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2301(a) of the Military
Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of
Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 992) for the CYBERCOM
Joint Operations Center at Fort Meade, Maryland).
SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2010 PROJECT.
In the case of the authorization contained in the
table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of
Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2636), for Hickam Air
Force Base, Hawaii, for construction of a ground
control tower at the installation, the Secretary of the
Air Force may install communications cabling.
SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2014 PROJECT.
(a) Authorization.--In the case of the authorization
contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B
of Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 993) for Royal Air Force
Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for construction of a Guardian
Angel Operations Facility at the installation, the Secretary of
the Air Force may construct the facility at an unspecified
location within the United States European Command's area of
responsibility.
(b) Notice and Wait Requirement.--Before the Secretary of
the Air Force commences construction of the Guardian Angel
Operations Facility at an alternative location, as authorized
by subsection (a)--
(1) the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report containing a description of
the project, including the rationale for selection of
the project location; and
(2) a period of 14 days has expired following the
date on which the report is received by the committees
or, if over sooner, a period of 7 days has expired
following the date on which a copy of the report is
provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section
480 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 2307. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2015 PROJECT.
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in
section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3679) for McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for
construction of a KC-46A Alter Composite Maintenance Shop at
the installation, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct
a 696 square meter (7,500 square foot) facility consistent with
Air Force guidelines for composite maintenance shops.
SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012
PROJECT.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1660), the
authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2301 of that Act (125 Stat. 1670) and
extended by section 2305 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3680), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Air Force: Extension of 2012 Project Authorization
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Country Installation Project Amount
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Italy................................... Sigonella Naval Air UAS SATCOM Relay Pads and $15,000,000
Station.................. Facility.................
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SEC. 2309. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013
PROJECT.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), the
authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2301 of that Act (126 Stat. 2126), shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Air Force: Extension of 2013 Project Authorization
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Country Installation or Location Project Amount
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Portugal............................... Lajes Field................ Sanitary Sewer Lift/Pump $2,000,000
Station.................
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SEC. 2310. CERTIFICATION OF OPTIMAL LOCATION FOR JOINT INTELLIGENCE
ANALYSIS COMPLEX AND PLAN FOR ROTATION OF FORCES AT
LAJES FIELD, AZORES.
(a) Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex Certification.--No
amounts may be expended for the construction of the Joint
Intelligence Analysis Complex Consolidation, Phase 2, at Royal
Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom, as authorized by section
2301(b), until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
congressional defense committees that the Secretary has
determined, based on an analysis of United States operational
requirements, that Royal Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom,
remains the optimal location for recapitalization of the Joint
Intelligence Analysis Complex. The certification shall include
an explanation of the basis for the certification.
(b) Lajes Field Utilization.--
(1) Determination.--Not later than March 1, 2016,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a determination of the
operational viability of the use of Lajes Field,
Azores, for--
(A) Department of Defense intelligence
functions; or
(B) the rotational presence of--
(i) fighter aircraft for air-to-air
training; or
(ii) naval forces.
(2) Basis of determination.--The submission to the
congressional defense committees under paragraph (1)
shall include an explanation of the basis for the
determination.
(3) Plan.--If the Secretary of Defense determines
that Lajes Field is a viable option for one or more of
the uses specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees,
not later than April 1, 2016, a plan for such uses that
includes the following:
(A) The types and number of naval forces or
air-to-air training fighter aircraft considered
for rotational assignment at Lajes Field or a
description of the Department of Defense
intelligence functions to be assigned, as
applicable.
(B) The duration and frequency of such
assignment.
(C) Any additional infrastructure
investment required to support such assignment.
(D) The impact to permanent manpower levels
necessary to support such assignment.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2012 project.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
Sec. 2407. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2014 project.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2015 project.
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for military construction projects inside
the United States as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and
carry out military construction projects for the installations
or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
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Alabama....................................... Fort Rucker..................................... $46,787,000
Maxwell Air Force Base.......................... $32,968,000
Arizona...................................... Fort Huachuca................................... $3,884,000
California.................................... Camp Pendleton.................................. $20,552,000
Coronado........................................ $47,218,000
Fresno Yosemite IAP ANG......................... $10,700,000
Colorado..................................... Fort Carson..................................... $8,243,000
CONUS Classified.............................. Classified Location............................. $20,065,000
Delaware...................................... Dover Air Force Base............................ $21,600,000
Florida....................................... Hurlburt Field.................................. $17,989,000
MacDill Air Force Base.......................... $39,142,000
Georgia....................................... Moody Air Force Base............................ $10,900,000
Hawaii........................................ Kaneohe Bay..................................... $122,071,000
Schofield Barracks.............................. $123,838,000
Kentucky..................................... Fort Campbell................................... $12,553,000
Fort Knox....................................... $23,279,000
Maryland..................................... Fort Meade...................................... $816,077,000
Nevada........................................ Nellis Air Force Base........................... $39,900,000
New Mexico................................... Cannon Air Force Base........................... $45,111,000
New York...................................... West Point...................................... $55,778,000
North Carolina............................... Camp Lejeune.................................... $69,006,000
Fort Bragg...................................... $168,811,000
Ohio.......................................... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base................. $6,623,000
Oregon........................................ Klamath Falls IAP............................... $2,500,000
Pennsylvania.................................. Philadelphia.................................... $49,700,000
South Carolina............................... Fort Jackson.................................... $26,157,000
Texas......................................... Joint Base San Antonio.......................... $61,776,000
Virginia..................................... Fort Belvoir.................................... $9,500,000
Joint Base Langley-Eustis....................... $28,000,000
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story..... $23,916,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations outside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following:
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Djibouti.................................... Camp Lemonier................................. $43,700,000
Germany...................................... Garmisch...................................... $14,676,000
Grafenwoehr................................... $38,138,000
Spangdahlem Air Base.......................... $39,571,000
Stuttgart-Patch Barracks...................... $49,413,000
Japan....................................... Kadena Air Base............................... $37,485,000
Poland....................................... RedziKowo Base................................ $169,153,000
Spain........................................ Rota.......................................... $13,737,000
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SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects inside
the United States as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United
States Code, for the installations or locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
table:
Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Samoa................................ Wake Island..................................... $5,331,000
California.................................... Edwards Air Force Base.......................... $4,550,000
Fort Hunter Liggett............................. $22,000,000
Colorado..................................... Schriever Air Force Base........................ $4,400,000
District of Columbia.......................... NSA Washington/Naval Research Lab............... $10,990,000
Guam......................................... Naval Base Guam................................. $5,330,000
Hawaii........................................ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.................. $13,780,000
Marine Corps Recruiting Command Kaneohe Bay..... $5,740,000
Idaho......................................... Mountain Home Air Force Base.................... $6,471,000
Montana....................................... Malmstrom Air Force Base........................ $4,260,000
Virginia...................................... Pentagon........................................ $4,528,000
Washington.................................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord........................ $14,770,000
Various locations............................. Various locations............................... $25,809,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects outside
the United States as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United
States Code, for the installations or locations outside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
table:
Energy Conservation Projects: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahamas..................................... Ascension Aux Airfield St. Helena............. $5,500,000
Japan........................................ Yokoska....................................... $12,940,000
Various locations............................ Various locations............................. $3,600,000
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SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 2015, for military construction, land
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the
Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as
specified in the funding table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation
authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out
under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the
following:
(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated
under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table
in section 4601.
(2) $747,435,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(a) of this Act for an
operations facility at Fort Meade, Maryland).
(3) $441,134,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1673) for a
hospital at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany).
(4) $91,441,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(division B of Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2640) for a
hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas).
SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2012 PROJECT.
In the case of the authorization in the table in section
2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat.
1672), as amended by section 2404(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B
of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2131), for Fort Meade,
Maryland, for construction of the High Performance Computing
Center at the installation, the Secretary of Defense may
construct a generator plant capable of producing up to 60
megawatts of back-up electrical power in support of the 60
megawatt technical load.
SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1660), the
authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2401 of that Act (125 Stat. 1672) and as
amended by section 2405 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3685), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations
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State Installation or Location Project Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................. Naval Base Coronado........ SOF Support Activity $38,800,000
Operations Facility.....
Virginia............................... Pentagon Reservation....... Heliport Control Tower $6,457,000
and Fire Station........
Pedestrian Plaza......... $2,285,000
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SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2401 of that Act (126 Stat. 2127), shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations
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State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount
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California............................. Naval Base Coronado........ SOF Mobile Communications $9,327,000
Detachment Support
Facility................
Colorado............................... Pikes Peak................. High Altitude Medical $3,600,000
Research Center.........
Germany................................ Ramstein AB................ Replace Vogelweh $61,415,000
Elementary School.......
Hawaii................................. Joint Base Pearl Harbor- SOF SDVT-1 Waterfront $22,384,000
Hickam.................... Operations Facility.....
Japan.................................. CFAS Sasebo................ Replace Sasebo Elementary $35,733,000
School..................
Camp Zama.................. Renovate Zama High School $13,273,000
Pennsylvania........................... DEF Distribution Depot New Replace reservoir........ $4,300,000
Cumberland................
United Kingdom......................... RAF Feltwell............... Feltwell Elementary $30,811,000
School Addition.........
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SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT.
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in
section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113-66; 127
Stat. 995) for Fort Knox, Kentucky, for construction of an
Ambulatory Care Center at that location, subsequently cancelled
by the Department of Defense, substitute authorization is
provided for a 102,000-square foot Medical Clinic Replacement
at that location in the amount of $80,000,000, using
appropriations available for the original project pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 2403 of such Act
(127 Stat. 997). This substitute authorization shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2019.
SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2015 PROJECT.
In the case of the authorization contained in section
2401(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(division B of Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3682), for
Brussels, Belgium, for construction of an elementary/high
school, the Secretary of Defense may acquire approximately 7.4
acres of land adjacent to the existing Sterrebeek Dependent
School site and construct a multi-sport athletic field, track,
perimeter road, parking, and fencing.
TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT
PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in
an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount
collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a
result of construction previously financed by the United
States.
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2015, for contributions by
the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United
States Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of
projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in
the funding table in section 4601.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction
and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain
fiscal year 2013 project.
Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2015 projects.
Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012
projects.
Sec. 2614. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013
projects.
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and
carry out military construction projects for the Army National
Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts,
set forth in the following table:
Army National Guard
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State Location Amount
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Alabama..................................... Camp Foley....................................... $4,500,000
Connecticut................................. Camp Hartell..................................... $11,000,000
Florida..................................... Palm Coast....................................... $18,000,000
Georgia..................................... Fort Stewart..................................... $6,800,000
Illinois.................................... Sparta........................................... $1,900,000
Kansas...................................... Salina........................................... $6,700,000
Maryland.................................... Easton........................................... $13,800,000
Mississippi................................. Gulfport......................................... $40,000,000
Nevada...................................... Reno............................................. $8,000,000
Ohio........................................ Camp Ravenna..................................... $3,300,000
Oregon...................................... Salem............................................ $16,500,000
Pennsylvania................................ Fort Indiantown Gap.............................. $16,000,000
Vermont..................................... North Hyde Park.................................. $7,900,000
Virginia.................................... Richmond......................................... $29,000,000
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SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606
and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army
may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army Reserve: Inside the United States
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State Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California.................................... Miramar........................................ $24,000,000
Florida....................................... MacDill Air Force Base......................... $55,000,000
New York...................................... Orangeburg..................................... $4,200,000
Pennsylvania.................................. Conneaut Lake.................................. $5,000,000
Virginia...................................... A.P. Hill...................................... $24,000,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606
and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army
may acquire real property and carry out a military construction
project for the Army Reserve location outside the United
States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table:
Army Reserve: Outside the United States
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Country Location Amount
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Puerto Rico................................... Fort Buchanan.................................. $10,200,000
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SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE
CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary
of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps
Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts,
set forth in the following table:
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
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State Location Amount
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Nevada.......................................... Fallon..................................... $11,480,000
New York........................................ Brooklyn................................... $2,479,000
Virginia........................................ Dam Neck.................................. $18,443,000
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SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary
of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out
military construction projects for the Air National Guard
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set
forth in the following table:
Air National Guard
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State Location Amount
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Alabama......................................... Dannelly Field............................. $7,600,000
California...................................... Moffett Field.............................. $6,500,000
Colorado........................................ Buckley Air Force Base.................... $5,100,000
Florida......................................... Cape Canaveral Air Force Station........... $6,100,000
Georgia......................................... Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport $9,000,000
Iowa............................................ Des Moines Municipal Airport............... $6,700,000
Kansas.......................................... Smokey Hill Range.......................... $2,900,000
Louisiana....................................... New Orleans................................ $10,000,000
Maine........................................... Bangor International Airport............... $7,200,000
New Hampshire................................... Pease International Trade Port............. $2,800,000
New Jersey...................................... Atlantic City International Airport........ $10,200,000
New York........................................ Niagara Falls International Airport........ $7,700,000
North Carolina.................................. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.... $9,000,000
North Dakota.................................... Hector International Airport............... $7,300,000
Oklahoma........................................ Will Rogers World Airport.................. $7,600,000
Oregon.......................................... Klamath Falls International Airport........ $7,200,000
West Virginia................................... Yeager Airport............................. $3,900,000
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SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section
4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property
and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force
Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts,
set forth in the following table:
Air Force Reserve
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State Location Amount
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California................................... March Air Force Base........................... $4,600,000
Florida....................................... Patrick Air Force Base......................... $3,400,000
Georgia....................................... Dobbins Air Reserve Base....................... $10,400,000
Ohio.......................................... Youngstown..................................... $9,400,000
Texas......................................... Joint Base San Antonio......................... $9,900,000
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SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2015, for the costs of
acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and
construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces,
and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10,
United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land
for those facilities), as specified in the funding table in
section 4601.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT.
(a) Modification.--In the case of the authorization
contained in the table in section 2602 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B
of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2135) for Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland, for construction of an Army Reserve Center at
that location, the Secretary of the Army may construct a new
facility in the vicinity of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
(b) Duration of Authority.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of
the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B
of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorization set
forth in subsection (a) shall remain in effect until October 1,
2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is
later.
SEC. 2612. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2015 PROJECTS.
(a) Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2605 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(division B of Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3689) for Davis-
Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for construction of a Guardian
Angel Operations facility at that location, the Secretary of
the Air Force may construct a new 5,913 square meter (63,647
square foot) facility in the amount of $18,200,000.
(b) Fort Smith.--In the case of the authorization contained
in the table in section 2604 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3689) for Fort Smith Municipal Airport,
Arkansas, for construction of a consolidated Secure
Compartmented Information Facility at that location, the
Secretary of the Air Force may construct a new facility in the
amount of $15,200,000.
SEC. 2613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1660), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2602 of that Act (125 Stat. 1678), and
extended by section 2611 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3690), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
Extension of 2012 Army Reserve Project Authorizations
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State Location Project Amount
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Kansas.................................. Kansas City............... Army Reserve Center....... $13,000,000
Massachusetts........................... Attleboro................. Army Reserve Center....... $22,000,000
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SEC. 2614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in sections 2601, 2602, and 2603 of that Act (126
Stat. 2134, 2135) shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016,
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is a
follows:
Extension of 2013 National Guard and Reserve Project Authorizations
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State Installation or Location Project Amount
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Arizona................................. Yuma...................... Reserve Training Facility. $5,379,000
California.............................. Tustin.................... Army Reserve Center....... $27,000,000
Iowa.................................... Fort Des Moines........... Joint Reserve Center...... $19,162,000
Louisiana............................... New Orleans............... Transient Quarters........ $7,187,000
New York................................ Camp Smith (Stormville)... Combined Support $24,000,000
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TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
closure activities funded through Department of Defense base
closure account.
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) round.
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND
CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2015, for base realignment
and closure activities, including real property acquisition and
military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX
of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through
the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by
section 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as
specified in the funding table in section 4601.
SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL BASE REALIGNMENT AND
CLOSURE (BRAC) ROUND.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an
additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Changes
Sec. 2801. Revision of congressional notification thresholds for reserve
facility expenditures and contributions to reflect
congressional notification thresholds for minor construction
and repair projects.
Sec. 2802. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation
and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the
United States.
Sec. 2803. Defense laboratory modernization pilot program.
Sec. 2804. Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions
for certain construction, maintenance, and repair projects
mutually beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait
military forces.
Sec. 2805. Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military housing
units at military installations in the United States.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2811. Protection of Department of Defense installations.
Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real
property on behalf of military service academies.
Sec. 2813. Utility system conveyance authority.
Sec. 2814. Leasing of non-excess property of military departments and
Defense Agencies; treatment of value provided by local
education agencies and elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 2815. Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and
assessment of infrastructure necessary to support the force
structure.
Sec. 2816. Temporary reporting requirements related to main operating
bases, forward operating sites, and cooperative security
locations.
Sec. 2817. Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only non-
mobile properties from certain excess property disposal
requirements.
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment
Sec. 2821. Limited exception to restriction on development of public
infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine Corps
forces in Asia-Pacific region.
Sec. 2822. Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward
realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region.
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2831. Release of reversionary interest retained as part of
conveyance to the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson
County, Arkansas.
Sec. 2832. Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center,
Vallejo, California.
Sec. 2833. Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air
Station, Whiting Field, Florida.
Sec. 2834. Release of property interests retained in connection with
land conveyance, Camp Villere, Louisiana.
Sec. 2835. Release of property interests retained in connection with
land conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas.
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals
Sec. 2841. Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval
Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 2851. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of
airfield pavement markings.
Sec. 2852. Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative
work in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion.
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Changes
SEC. 2801. REVISION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION THRESHOLDS FOR
RESERVE FACILITY EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO
REFLECT CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION THRESHOLDS FOR
MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR PROJECTS.
Section 18233a of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in an amount
in excess of $750,000'' and inserting ``in excess of
the amount specified in section 2805(b)(1) of this
title''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``section
2811(e) of this title) that costs less than
$7,500,000'' and inserting ``subsection (e) of section
2811 of this title) that costs less than the amount
specified in subsection (d) of such section''.
SEC. 2802. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHORITY TO USE OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (h) of section 2808
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1723), as
most recently amended by section 2806 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B
of Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3699), is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``December 31,
2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal year
2016'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2017''.
(b) Limitation on Use of Authority.--Subsection (c)(1) of
such section is amended--
(1) by striking ``October 1, 2014'' and inserting
``October 1, 2015'';
(2) by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting
``December 31, 2016''; and
(3) by striking ``fiscal year 2016'' and inserting
``fiscal year 2017''.
(c) Elimination of Reporting Requirement.--Such section is
further amended by striking subsection (d).
SEC. 2803. DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Authority to Use Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation Funds.--Using amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Defense for research,
development, test, and evaluation, the Secretary of Defense may
fund a military construction project described in subsection
(d) at any of the following:
(1) A Department of Defense Science and Technology
Reinvention Laboratory (as designated by section
1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2358
note).
(2) A Department of Defense Federally Funded
Research and Development Center that functions
primarily as a research laboratory.
(3) A Department of Defense facility in support of
a technology development program that is consistent
with the fielding of offset technologies as described
in section 218 of this Act.
(b) Condition on and Scope of Project Authority.--Subject
to the condition that a military construction project under
this section be authorized in a Military Construction
Authorization Act, the authority to carry out the military
construction project includes authority for--
(1) surveys, site preparation, and advanced
planning and design;
(2) acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and
installation of facilities;
(3) acquisition and installation of equipment and
appurtenances integral to the project; acquisition and
installation of supporting facilities (including
utilities) and appurtenances incident to the project;
and
(4) planning, supervision, administration, and
overhead expenses incident to the project.
(c) Congressional Notification Requirements.--
(1) Submission of project requests.--The Secretary
of Defense shall include military construction projects
proposed to be carried out under this section in the
budget justification documents for the Department of
Defense submitted to Congress in connection with the
budget for a fiscal year submitted under 1105 of title
31, United States Code.
(2) Notification of implementation.--Not less than
14 days prior to the first obligation of funds
described in subsection (a) for a military construction
project to be carried out under this section, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit a notification to the
congressional defense committees providing an updated
construction description, cost, and schedule for the
project and any other matters regarding the project as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Authorized Projects Described.--The authority provided
by this section to fund military construction projects using
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research,
development, test, and evaluation is limited to military
construction projects that the Secretary of Defense, in the
budget justification documents exhibits submitted pursuant to
subsection (c)(1), determines--
(1) will support research and development
activities at laboratories described in subsection (a);
(2) will establish facilities that will have
significant potential for use by entities outside the
Department of Defense, including universities,
industrial partners, and other Federal agencies;
(3) are endorsed for funding by more than one
military department or Defense Agency; and
(4) cannot be fully funded within the thresholds
specified in section 2805 of title 10, United States
Code.
(e) Funding Limitation.--The maximum amount of funds
appropriated or otherwise made available for research,
development, test, and evaluation that may be obligated in any
fiscal year for military construction projects under this
section is $150,000,000.
(f) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by
this section to fund military construction projects using funds
appropriated or otherwise made available for research,
development, test, and evaluation shall terminate on October 1,
2020.
SEC. 2804. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR
PROJECTS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AND KUWAIT MILITARY FORCES.
(a) Authority To Accept Contributions.--The Secretary of
Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may
accept cash contributions from the government of Kuwait for the
purpose of paying for the costs of construction (including
military construction not otherwise authorized by law),
maintenance, and repair projects mutually beneficial to the
Department of Defense and Kuwait military forces.
(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 as
provided in such subsection.
(c) Prohibition on Use of Contributions To Offset Burden
Sharing Contributions.--Contributions accepted under subsection
(a) may not be used to offset any burden sharing contributions
made by the government of Kuwait.
(d) Notice.--When a decision is made to carry out a project
using contributions accepted under subsection (a) and the
estimated cost of the project will exceed the thresholds
prescribed by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives written notice of decision, the justification
for the project, and the estimated cost of the project.
(e) Mutually Beneficial Defined.--A project described in
subsection (a) shall be considered to be ``mutually
beneficial'' if--
(1) the project is in support of a bilateral
defense cooperation agreement between the United States
and the government of Kuwait; 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 military forces;
(B) ability or capacity for future force
posture; and
(C) increased interoperability between the
Department of Defense and Kuwait military
forces.
(f) Expiration of Project Authority.--The authority to
carry out projects under this section expires on September 30,
2020. The expiration of the authority does not prevent the
continuation of any project commenced before that date.
SEC. 2805. CONVEYANCE TO INDIAN TRIBES OF RELOCATABLE MILITARY HOUSING
UNITS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Executive director.--The term ``Executive
Director'' means the Executive Director of Walking
Shield, Inc.
(2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means
any Indian tribe included on the list published by the
Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25
U.S.C.479a-1).
(b) Requests for Conveyance.--
(1) In general.--The Executive Director may submit
to the Secretary of the military department concerned,
on behalf of any Indian tribe, a request for conveyance
of any relocatable military housing unit located at a
military installation in the United States.
(2) Conflicts.--The Executive Director shall
resolve any conflict among requests of Indian tribes
for housing units described in paragraph (1) before
submitting a request to the Secretary of the military
department concerned under this subsection.
(c) Conveyance by a Secretary.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, on receipt of a request under subsection
(b)(1), the Secretary of the military department concerned may
convey to the Indian tribe that is the subject of the request,
at no cost to such military department and without
consideration, any relocatable military housing unit described
in subsection (b)(1) that, as determined by such Secretary, is
in excess of the needs of the military.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
SEC. 2811. PROTECTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Secretary of Defense Responsibility.--Chapter 159 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 2671 the following new section:
``Sec. 2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons
``(a) Secretary of Defense Responsibility.--The Secretary
of Defense shall protect the buildings, grounds, and property
that are under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the
Department of Defense and the persons on that property.
``(b) Designation of Officers and Agents.--(1) The
Secretary of Defense may designate military or civilian
personnel of the Department of Defense as officers and agents
to perform the functions of the Secretary under subsection (a),
including, with regard to civilian officers and agents, duty in
areas outside the property specified in that subsection to the
extent necessary to protect that property and persons on that
property.
``(2) A designation under paragraph (1) may be made by
individual, by position, by installation, or by such other
category of personnel as the Secretary determines appropriate.
``(3) In making a designation under paragraph (1) with
respect to any category of personnel, the Secretary shall
specify each of the following:
``(A) The personnel or positions to be included in
the category.
``(B) The authorities provided for in subsection
(c) that may be exercised by personnel in that
category.
``(C) In the case of civilian personnel in that
category--
``(i) the authorities provided for in
subsection (c), if any, that are authorized to
be exercised outside the property specified in
subsection (a); and
``(ii) with respect to the exercise of any
such authorities outside the property specified
in subsection (a), the circumstances under
which coordination with law enforcement
officials outside of the Department of Defense
should be sought in advance.
``(4) The Secretary may make a designation under paragraph
(1) only if the Secretary determines, with respect to the
category of personnel to be covered by that designation, that--
``(A) the exercise of each specific authority
provided for in subsection (c) to be delegated to that
category of personnel is necessary for the performance
of the duties of the personnel in that category and
such duties cannot be performed as effectively without
such authorities; and
``(B) the necessary and proper training for the
authorities to be exercised is available to the
personnel in that category.
``(c) Authorized Activities.--Subject to subsection (i) and
to the extent specifically authorized by the Secretary of
Defense, while engaged in the performance of official duties
pursuant to this section, an officer or agent designated under
subsection (b) may--
``(1) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the
protection of persons and property;
``(2) carry firearms;
``(3) make arrests--
``(A) without a warrant for any offense
against the United States committed in the
presence of the officer or agent; or
``(B) for any felony cognizable under the
laws of the United States if the officer or
agent has reasonable grounds to believe that
the person to be arrested has committed or is
committing a felony;
``(4) serve warrants and subpoenas issued under the
authority of the United States; and
``(5) conduct investigations, on and off the
property in question, of offenses that may have been
committed against property under the jurisdiction,
custody, or control of the Department of Defense or
persons on such property.
``(d) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may
prescribe regulations, including traffic regulations, necessary
for the protection and administration of property under the
jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Department of Defense
and persons on that property. The regulations may include
reasonable penalties, within the limits prescribed in paragraph
(2), for violations of the regulations. The regulations shall
be posted and remain posted in a conspicuous place on the
property to which they apply.
``(2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under this
subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not
more than 30 days, or both.
``(e) Limitation on Delegation of Authority.--The authority
of the Secretary of Defense under subsections (b), (c), and (d)
may be exercised only by the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary
of Defense.
``(f) Disposition of Persons Arrested.--A person who is
arrested pursuant to authority exercised under subsection (b)
may not be held in a military confinement facility, other than
in the case of a person who is subject to chapter 47 of this
title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
``(g) Facilities and Services of Other Agencies.--In
implementing this section, when the Secretary of Defense
determines it to be economical and in the public interest, the
Secretary may utilize the facilities and services of Federal,
State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, with
the consent of those agencies, and may reimburse those agencies
for the use of their facilities and services. Such services of
State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement, including
application of their powers of law enforcement, may be provided
notwithstanding that the property is subject to the legislative
jurisdiction of the United States.
``(h) Authority Outside Federal Property.--For the
protection of property under the jurisdiction, custody, or
control of the Department of Defense and persons on that
property, the Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements
with Federal agencies and with State, Indian tribal, and local
governments to obtain authority for civilian officers and
agents designated under this section to enforce Federal laws
and State, Indian tribal, and local laws concurrently with
other Federal law enforcement officers and with State, Indian
tribal, and local law enforcement officers.
``(i) Attorney General Approval.--The powers granted
pursuant to subsection (c) to officers and agents designated
under subsection (b) shall be exercised in accordance with
guidelines approved by the Attorney General. Such guidelines
may include specification of the geographical extent of
property outside of the property specified in subsection (a)
within which those powers may be exercised.
``(j) Limitation With Regard to Other Federal Agencies.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for
the protection of facilities (including the buildings, grounds,
and properties of the General Services Administration) that are
under the jurisdiction, custody, or control, in whole or in
part, of a Federal agency other than the Department of Defense
and that are located off of a military installation.
``(k) Cooperation With Local Law Enforcement Agencies.--
Before authorizing civilian officers and agents to perform duty
in areas outside the property specified in subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense shall consult with, and is encouraged to
enter into agreements with, local law enforcement agencies
exercising jurisdiction over such areas for the purposes of
avoiding conflicts of jurisdiction, promoting notification of
planned law enforcement actions, and otherwise facilitating
productive working relationships.
``(l) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed--
``(1) to preclude or limit the authority of any
Federal law enforcement agency;
``(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of
Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Act of
2002 or of the Administrator of General Services,
including the authority to promulgate regulations
affecting property under the custody and control of
that Secretary or the Administrator, respectively;
``(3) to expand or limit section 21 of the Internal
Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797);
``(4) to affect chapter 47 of this title;
``(5) to restrict any other authority of the
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military
department; or
``(6) to restrict the authority of the Director of
the National Security Agency under section 11 of the
National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C.
3609).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 2671 the following new item:
``2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons.''.
SEC. 2812. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONDITIONAL GIFTS OF REAL
PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.
Section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g),
(h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and
(j), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following
new subsection (e):
``(e) Acceptance of Real Property Gifts; Naming Rights.--
(1) The Secretary concerned may accept a gift under subsection
(a) or (b) consisting of the provision, acquisition,
enhancement, or construction of real property offered to the
United States Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air
Force Academy, or the Coast Guard Academy even though the gift
will be subject to the condition that the real property, or a
portion thereof, bear a specified name.
``(2) The authority conferred by this subsection may be
delegated by the Secretary concerned only to a civilian
official appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
``(3) A gift may not be accepted under paragraph (1) if--
``(A) the acceptance of the gift or the imposition
of the naming-rights condition would reflect
unfavorably upon the United States, as provided in
subsection (d)(2); or
``(B) the real property to be subject to the
condition, or portion thereof, has been named by an act
of Congress.
``(4) The Secretaries concerned shall issue uniform
regulations governing the circumstances under which gifts
conditioned on naming rights may be accepted, appropriate
naming conventions, and suitable display standards.''.
SEC. 2813. UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.
Section 2688(j) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Construction of'' and inserting ``Conveyance of
Additional''; and
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (A) and, in such subparagraph, by
striking ``utility system;'' and inserting the
following: ``utility system or operation of the
additional utility infrastructure by the
utility or entity would be in the best interest
of the Government; and''; and
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (B) and, in such subparagraph, by
striking ``amount equal to the fair market
value of'' and inserting ``amount for''.
SEC. 2814. LEASING OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND
DEFENSE AGENCIES; TREATMENT OF VALUE PROVIDED BY
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES AND ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Leases for Education.--Notwithstanding subsection
(b)(4), the Secretary concerned may accept consideration in an
amount that is less than the fair market value of the lease, if
the lease is to a local education agency or an elementary or
secondary school (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801)).''.
SEC. 2815. FORCE-STRUCTURE PLAN AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY AND
ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT
THE FORCE STRUCTURE.
(a) Preparation and Submission of Force-structure Plans and
Infrastructure Inventory.--Not later than the date on which the
budget of the President for fiscal year 2017 is submitted to
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, Unites States
Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees the following:
(1) A force-structure plan for each of the Army,
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps informed by--
(A) an assessment by the Secretary of
Defense of the probable threats to United
States national security; and
(B) end-strength levels and major military
force units (including land force divisions,
carrier and other major combatant vessels, air
wings, and other comparable units) authorized
in the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81).
(2) A categorical inventory of world-wide military
installations for each military department, including
the number and type of facilities for the regular and
reserve forces of each military department.
(b) Relationship of Plans and Inventory.--Using the force-
structure plans and categorical infrastructure inventory
prepared under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
prepare (and include as part of the submission of such plans
and inventory) the following:
(1) A description of the infrastructure necessary
to support the force structure described in each force-
structure plan.
(2) A discussion of categories of excess
infrastructure and infrastructure capacity.
(3) An assessment of the value of retaining certain
excess infrastructure to accommodate contingency,
mobilization, or surge requirements.
(c) Comptroller General Evaluation.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the submission of the force-structure plans
and the categorical infrastructure inventory under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to the congressional defense committees an evaluation of the
force-structure plans and the categorical infrastructure
inventory, including an evaluation of the accuracy and
analytical sufficiency of the plans and inventory.
SEC. 2816. TEMPORARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MAIN OPERATING
BASES, FORWARD OPERATING SITES, AND COOPERATIVE
SECURITY LOCATIONS.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than the date on which the
report required by section 2687a of title 10, United States
Code, is submitted for each of the fiscal years 2016 through
2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives a report specifying each
location that was newly designated, or had a change in its
designation, as a main operating base, forward operating site,
or cooperative security location during the preceding fiscal
year.
(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The strategic goal and operational requirements
supported by the main operating base, forward operating
site, or cooperative security location.
(2) The basis for and cost of any anticipated
infrastructure improvements to the base, site, or
location.
(3) A summary of the terms of agreements with the
host nation regarding the base, site, or location,
including access agreements, status of forces
agreements, or other implementing agreements, including
any limitations on United States presence and
operations.
(c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex as necessary.
SEC. 2817. EXEMPTION OF ARMY OFF-SITE USE AND OFF-SITE REMOVAL ONLY
NON-MOBILE PROPERTIES FROM CERTAIN EXCESS PROPERTY
DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Excess or unutilized or underutilized non-
mobile property of the Army that is situated on non-excess land
shall be exempt from the requirements of title V of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et
seq.) upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that--
(1) the property is not feasible to relocate;
(2) the property is located in an area to which the
general public is denied access in the interest of
national security; and
(3) the exemption would facilitate the efficient
disposal of excess property or result in more efficient
real property management.
(b) Consultation.--Before making an initial determination
under the authority provided under subsection (a), and
periodically thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall
consult with the Executive Director of the United States
Interagency Council on Homelessness on types of non-mobile
properties that may be feasible for relocation and suitable to
assist the homeless.
(c) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary of the Army to
make a determination under subsection (a) expires on September
30, 2017.
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment
SEC. 2821. LIMITED EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONNECTION WITH REALIGNMENT OF
MARINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.
Notwithstanding section 2821(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B
of Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3701), the Secretary of
Defense may proceed with a public infrastructure project
intended to improve water and wastewater systems on Guam if--
(1) the project was identified in the report
prepared by the Secretary of Defense under section
2822(d)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113-
66; 127 Stat. 1017); and
(2) amounts have been appropriated or made
available to be expended by the Department of Defense
for the project.
SEC. 2822. ANNUAL REPORT ON GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD
REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC
REGION.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than the date of the
submission of the budget of the President for each of fiscal
years 2017 through 2026 under section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that specifies each
of the following:
(1) The total amount contributed by the Government
of Japan during the most recently concluded Japanese
fiscal year under section 2350k of title 10, United
States Code, for deposit in the Support for United
States Relocation to Guam Account.
(2) The anticipated contributions to be made by the
Government of Japan under such section during the
current and next Japanese fiscal years.
(3) The projects carried out on Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands during the
previous fiscal year using amounts in the Support for
United States Relocation to Guam Account.
(4) The anticipated projects that will be carried
out on Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands during the fiscal year covered by the budget
submission using amounts in such Account.
(b) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex as necessary.
(c) Repeal of Superseded Reporting Requirement.--Subsection
(e) of section 2824 of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division B of Public Law 110-417; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note) is repealed.
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
SEC. 2831. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST RETAINED AS PART OF
CONVEYANCE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
(a) Release of Conditions and Retained Interests.--With
respect to a parcel of real property in Jefferson County,
Arkansas, consisting of approximately 1,447 acres and conveyed
by deed to the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson
County, Arkansas (in this section referred to as the ``Economic
Development Alliance'') by the United States for use as the
facility known as the ``Bioplex'' and related activities
pursuant to section 2827 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201), the Secretary of
the Army may release subject to the conditions of subsections
(b) and (d) below, the conditions of conveyance of subsection
(c) of such section 2827 and the reversionary interest retained
by the United States under subsection (e) of such section.
(b) Consideration.--
(1) Effect of reconveyance.--Notwithstanding
subsection (d) of such section 2827, the release
authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be
subject to the condition that, if the Economic
Development Alliance reconveys all or any part of the
conveyed property during the 25-year period referred to
in subsection (c)(2) of such section, the Economic
Development Alliance shall pay to the United States,
upon reconveyance, an amount equal to the fair market
value of the reconveyed property as of the time of the
reconveyance, excluding the value of any improvements
made to the property by the Economic Development
Alliance.
(2) Determination of fair market value.--The
Secretary of the Army shall determine fair market value
in accordance with Federal appraisal standards and
procedures.
(3) Treatment of leases.--The Secretary of the Army
may treat a lease of the property within such 25-year
period as a reconveyance if the Secretary determines
that the lease is being used to avoid application of
paragraph (1).
(4) Deposit of proceeds.--The Secretary of the Army
shall deposit any proceeds received under this
subsection in the special account established pursuant
to section 572(b) of title 40, United States Code.
(c) Instrument of Release.--The Secretary of the Army may
execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of release,
amended deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the
release of conditions and retained interests under subsection
(a).
(d) Payment of Administrative Costs.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army
shall require the Economic Development Alliance to
cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to
reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the
Secretary, to carry out the release of conditions and
retained interests under subsection (a), including
survey costs, costs related to environmental
documentation, and other administrative costs related
to the release. If amounts paid to the Secretary in
advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the
Secretary to carry out the release, the Secretary shall
refund the excess amount to the Economic Development
Alliance.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts
received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the release
under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or
account that was used to cover the costs incurred by
the Secretary in carrying out the release. Amounts so
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or
account and shall be available for the same purposes,
and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as
amounts in such fund or account.
(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in
connection with the release of conditions and retained
interests under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States,
including provisions that the Secretary determines are
necessary to preclude any use of the property that would
interfere with activities at Pine Bluff Arsenal.
SEC. 2832. LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORITY, MARE ISLAND ARMY RESERVE CENTER,
VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Exchange Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the
Secretary of the Army may carry out a real property exchange
with Touro University California (in this section referred to
as the ``University''), under which the Secretary will convey
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a
parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon,
consisting of approximately 3.42 acres of the former Mare
Island Naval Shipyard on Azuar Drive in the City of Vallejo,
California, and administered by the Secretary as part of the
63rd Regional Support Command, for the purpose of permitting
the University to use the parcel for educational and
administrative purposes.
(b) Conveyance Authority Conditional.--The conveyance
authority provided by subsection (a) shall take effect only if
the real property exchange process initiated by the Secretary
of the Army in a notice of availability (DACW05-8-15-512)
issued on January 28, 2015, and involving the real property
described in subsection (a) is terminated unsuccessfully.
(c) Conveyance Process.--The Secretary shall carry out the
real property exchange authorized by subsection (a) using the
authority available to the Secretary under section 18240 of
title 10, United States Code.
(d) Facilities to Be Acquired.--In exchange for the
conveyance of the real property under subsection (a), the
Secretary of the Army shall acquire, consistent with
subsections (c) and (d) of section 18240 of title 10, United
States Code, a facility, or addition to an existing facility,
needed to rectify the parking shortage for the Mare Island Army
Reserve Center.
(e) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army
shall require the University to cover costs (except
costs for environmental remediation of the property) to
be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the
Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to
carry out the conveyance under subsection (a),
including survey costs, costs for environmental
documentation related to the conveyance, and any other
administrative costs related to the conveyance. If
amounts are collected from the University in advance of
the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by
the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the
University.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts
received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be
credited to the fund or account that was used to cover
those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out
the conveyance or, if the period of availability for
obligations for that appropriation has expired, to the
appropriations or fund that is currently available to
the Secretary for the same purpose. Amounts so credited
shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account,
and shall be available for the same purposes, and
subject to the same conditions and limitations, as
amounts in such fund or account.
(f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a)
and acquired under subsection (d) shall be determined by a
survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army.
SEC. 2833. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVY OUTLYING LANDING FIELD, NAVAL AIR
STATION, WHITING FIELD, FLORIDA.
(a) Land Exchange Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy
may convey to Escambia County, Florida (in this section
referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property,
including any improvements thereon, containing Navy Outlying
Landing Field Site 8 in Escambia County associated with Naval
Air Station, Whiting Field, Milton, Florida.
(b) Land To Be Acquired.--In exchange for the property
described in subsection (a), the County shall convey to the
Secretary of the Navy land and improvements thereon in Santa
Rosa County, Florida, that is acceptable to the Secretary and
suitable for use as a Navy outlying landing field to replace
Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8.
(c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall require the County to cover costs to be incurred
by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for
such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the
land exchange under this section, including survey
costs, costs for environmental documentation, other
administrative costs related to the land exchange, and
all costs associated with relocation of activities and
facilities from Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 to
the replacement location. If amounts are collected from
the County in advance of the Secretary incurring the
actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the
costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out
the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the
excess amount to the County.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts
received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be
credited to the fund or account that was used to cover
those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out
the land exchange. Amounts so credited shall be merged
with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be
available for the same purposes, and subject to the
same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such
fund or account.
(d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be exchanged under this section
shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary of
the Navy.
(e) Conveyance Agreement.--The exchange of real property
under this section shall be accomplished using a quit claim
deed or other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy and the
County, including such additional terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the
United States.
SEC. 2834. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH
LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP VILLERE, LOUISIANA.
(a) Release of Retained Interests.--With respect to a
parcel of real property at Camp Villere, Louisiana, consisting
of approximately 48.04 acres and conveyed by quit-claim deed
for National Guard purposes by the United States to the State
of Louisiana pursuant to section 616 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act, 1975 (titles I through VI of
Public Law 93-552; 88 Stat. 1768), the Secretary of the Army
may release the terms and conditions imposed by the United
States under subsection (b) of such section and the
reversionary interest retained by the United States under
subsection (c) of such section. The release of such terms and
conditions and retained interests with respect to any portion
of that parcel shall not be construed to alter the rights or
interests retained by the United States with respect to the
remainder of the real property conveyed to the State under such
section.
(b) Condition of Release.--The release authorized by
subsection (a) of terms and conditions and retained interests
shall be subject to the condition that the State of Louisiana--
(1) transfer the parcel of real property described
in such subsection from the Louisiana Military
Department to the Louisiana Agricultural Finance
Authority for the purpose of permitting the Louisiana
Agricultural Finance Authority to use the parcel for
any purposes allowed by State law; and
(2) make available to the Louisiana Military
Department real property to replace the transferred
parcel that is suitable for use for National Guard
training and operational support for emergency
management and homeland defense activities.
(c) Instrument of Release and Description of Property.--The
Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate
office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate
instrument reflecting the release of terms and conditions and
retained interests under subsection (a). The exact acreage and
legal description of the property described in such subsection
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary
of the Army.
(d) Payment of Administrative Costs.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army
may require the State of Louisiana to cover costs to be
incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the
Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry
out the release of retained interests under subsection
(a), including survey costs, costs related to
environmental documentation, and other administrative
costs related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the
Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred
by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the State.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts
received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the release of
retained interests under subsection (a) shall be
credited to the fund or account that was used to cover
the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the
release of retained interests. Amounts so credited
shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account
and shall be available for the same purposes, and
subject to the same conditions and limitations, as
amounts in such fund or account.
(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in
connection with the release of retained interests under
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to
protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 2835. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH
LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BLISS MILITARY RESERVATION,
TEXAS.
(a) Release of Retained Interests.--With respect to a
parcel of real property in El Paso, Texas, consisting of
approximately 20 acres and conveyed by deed for National Guard
and military purposes by the United States to the State of
Texas pursuant to section 708 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act, 1972 (Public Law 92-145; 85 Stat. 412), the
Secretary of the Army may release the rights reserved by the
United States under subsections (d) and (e)(2) of such section
and the reversionary interest retained by the United States
under subsection (e)(1) of such section. The release of such
rights and retained interests with respect to any portion of
that parcel shall not be construed to alter the rights or
interests retained by the United States with respect to the
remainder of the real property conveyed to the State under such
section.
(b) Condition of Release.--The release authorized by
subsection (a) of rights and retained interests shall be
subject to the condition that--
(1) the State of Texas sell the parcel of real
property covered by the release for fair market value;
and
(2) all proceeds from the sale shall be used to
fund improvements or repairs for National Guard and
military purposes on the remainder of the property
conveyed under section 708 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act, 1972 (Public Law 92-145; 85 Stat.
412) and retained by the State.
(c) Instrument of Release and Description of Property.--The
Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate
office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate
instrument reflecting the release of rights and retained
interests under subsection (a). The exact acreage and legal
description of the property for which rights and retained
interests are released under subsection (a) shall be determined
by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army.
(d) Payment of Administrative Costs.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army
may require the State of Texas to cover costs to be
incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the
Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry
out the release of retained interests under subsection
(a), including survey costs, costs related to
environmental documentation, and other administrative
costs related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the
Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred
by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the State.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts
received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the release of
retained interests under subsection (a) shall be
credited to the fund or account that was used to cover
the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the
release of retained interests. Amounts so credited
shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account
and shall be available for the same purposes, and
subject to the same conditions and limitations, as
amounts in such fund or account.
(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in
connection with the release of retained interests under
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to
protect the interests of the United States, to include
necessary munitions response actions by the State of Texas in
accordance with subsection (e)(3) of section 708 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public Law 92-
145; 85 Stat. 412).
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals
SEC. 2841. ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC LAND, NAVAL
AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA.
Section 2971(b) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113-66; 127
Stat. 1044) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The public land'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) Initial withdrawal.--The public land''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Additional withdrawal.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the public land (including
interests in land) referred to in subsection
(a) also includes the approximately 21,060
acres of public land in San Bernardino County,
California, identified as `Proposed Navy Land'
on the map entitled `Proposed Navy Withdrawal',
dated March 10, 2015, and filed in accordance
with section 2912.
``(B) Excluded lands.--The withdrawal area
referred to in subparagraph (A) specifically
excludes section 36, township 29 south, range
43 east, San Bernardino meridian.
``(C) Existing rights and access.--The
withdrawal and reservation of public land
pursuant to subparagraph (A) is subject to
valid existing rights. The Secretary of the
Navy shall ensure that the owners of the
excluded private land identified in
subparagraph (B) continue to have reasonable
access to such land.''.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
SEC. 2851. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE ON USE OF
AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MARKINGS.
The Secretary of Defense shall require such modifications
of Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pavement
markings (UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, UFGS 32 17
24.00 10 Pavement Markings), Air Force Engineering Technical
Letter ETL 97-18 (Guide Specification for Airfield and Roadway
Marking), and any other Department of Defense guidance on
airfield pavement markings as may be necessary to permit the
use of Type III category of retro-reflective beads to
reflectorize airfield markings. The Secretary shall develop
appropriate policy to ensure that the determination of the
category of retro-reflective beads used on an airfield is
determined on an installation-by-installation basis, taking
into consideration local conditions and the life-cycle
maintenance costs of the pavement markings.
SEC. 2852. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMEMORATIVE
WORK IN HONOR OF BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCIS MARION.
Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United States
Code, the authority provided by section 331 of the Consolidated
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-229; 122 Stat.
781; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) shall continue to apply through May
8, 2018.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy
employees and projects.
Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program.
Sec. 3113. Notification of cost overruns and Selected Acquisition
Reports for major alteration projects.
Sec. 3114. Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns.
Sec. 3115. Funding of laboratory-directed research and development
programs.
Sec. 3116. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract
oversight.
Sec. 3117. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear
weapon life extension programs.
Sec. 3118. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel
system based on low-enriched uranium.
Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium.
Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program.
Sec. 3121. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense
nuclear nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation.
Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for new fixed site
radiological portal monitors in foreign countries.
Sec. 3123. Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms control
and nonproliferation technologies.
Sec. 3124. Limitation on availability of funds for nuclear weapons
dismantlement.
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports
Sec. 3131. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for
unencumbered uranium.
Sec. 3132. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan and reports.
Sec. 3133. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational
defense nuclear facilities.
Sec. 3134. Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
facilities.
Sec. 3135. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of
management and operating contracts.
Sec. 3136. Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United
States civil nuclear technology.
Sec. 3137. Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise.
Sec. 3138. Annual report on number of full-time equivalent employees and
contractor employees.
Sec. 3139. Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused
by additive manufacturing.
Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity.
Sec. 3141. Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear
nonproliferation opportunities.
Sec. 3142. Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter
program.
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 2016 for the activities of the National Nuclear
Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified
in the funding table in section 4701.
(b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying
out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out the
following new plant project for the National Nuclear Security
Administration:
Project 16-D-621, Substation Replacement at
Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los
Alamos, New Mexico, $25,000,000.
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for defense
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as
specified in the funding table in section 4701.
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for other defense
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding
table in section 4701.
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for nuclear energy as
specified in the funding table in section 4701.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 3111. IMPROVEMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
EMPLOYEES AND PROJECTS.
(a) Notifications.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle C of the National Nuclear
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 3245. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE PRACTICES AFFECTING NATIONAL
SECURITY.
``(a) Annual Notification.--At or about the time that the
President's budget is submitted to Congress under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of
Energy and the Administrator shall jointly notify the
appropriate congressional committees of--
``(1) the number of covered employees whose
security clearance was revoked during the year prior to
the year in which the notification is made; and
``(2) for each employee counted under paragraph
(1), the length of time such employee has been employed
at the Department or the Administration, as the case
may be, since such revocation.
``(b) Notification to Congressional Committees.--Whenever
the Secretary or the Administrator terminates the employment of
a covered employee or removes and reassigns a covered employee
for cause, the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may
be, shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of
such termination or reassignment by not later than 30 days
after the date of such termination or reassignment.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional
committees' means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate.
``(2) The term `covered employee' means--
``(A) an employee of the Administration; or
``(B) an employee of an element of the
Department of Energy (other than the
Administration) involved in nuclear
security.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for
such Act is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 3244 the following new item:
``Sec. 3245. Notification of employee practices affecting national
security.''.
(3) One-time certification.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for Nuclear
Security shall jointly submit to the congressional
defense committees, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
written certification that the Secretary and the
Administrator possess the authorities needed to
terminate the employment of an employee for cause
relating to improper program management, as described
in section 3246(a) of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (as added by subsection (b)(1)).
(b) Limitation on Bonuses.--
(1) In general.--Such subtitle, as amended by
subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC. 3246. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ENGAGE IN IMPROPER
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
``(a) Limitation.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy or the
Administrator may not pay to a covered employee a bonus
during the one-year period beginning on the date on
which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case
may be, determines that the covered employee engaged in
improper program management that resulted in a
notification under section 4713 of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or significantly and
detrimentally affected the cost, scope, or schedule
associated with the approval of critical decision 3 in
the acquisition process for a project (as defined in
Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program
management and project management for the acquisition
of capital assets)).
``(2) Implementation guidance.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this section,
the Secretary shall issue guidance for the
implementation of paragraph (1).
``(b) Guidance Prohibiting Bonuses for Additional
Employees.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Administrator
shall each issue guidance prohibiting the payment of a bonus to
a covered employee during the one-year period beginning on the
date on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case
may be, determines that the covered employee engaged in
improper program management--
``(1) that jeopardized the health, safety, or
security of employees or facilities of the
Administration or another element of the Department of
Energy involved in nuclear security; or
``(2) in carrying out defense nuclear
nonproliferation activities.
``(c) Waiver.--The Secretary or the Administrator, as the
case may be, may waive the limitation on the payment of a bonus
under subsection (a) or (b) on a case-by-case basis if--
``(1) the Secretary or the Administrator, as the
case may be, notifies the appropriate congressional
committees of such waiver; and
``(2) a period of 60 days elapses following such
notification.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional
committees' means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate.
``(2) The term `bonus' means a bonus or award paid
under title 5, United States Code, including under
chapters 45 or 53 of such title, or any other provision
of law.
``(3) The term `covered employee' has the meaning
given that term in section 3245.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for
such Act, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
3245 the following new item:
``Sec. 3246. Limitation on bonuses for employees who engage in improper
program management.''.
(c) Treatment of Contactor Employees.--
(1) In general.--Such subtitle, as amended by
subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 3247. TREATMENT OF CONTRACTORS WHO ENGAGE IN IMPROPER PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT.
``(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), if
the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator determines that a
covered contractor engaged in improper program management that
resulted in a notification under section 4713 of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or significantly and
detrimentally affected the cost, scope, or schedule associated
with the approval of critical decision 3 in the acquisition
process for a project (as defined in Department of Energy Order
413.3B (relating to program management and project management
for the acquisition of capital assets)), the Secretary or the
Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees--
``(1) an explanation as to whether termination of
the contract is an appropriate remedy;
``(2) a description of the terms of the contract
regarding award fees and performance; and
``(3) a description of how the Secretary or the
Administrator, as the case may be, plans to exercise
options under the contract.
``(b) Exception.--If the Secretary or the Administrator, as
the case may be, is not able to submit the information
described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) by
reason of a contract enforcement action, the Secretary or the
Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a notification of such
contract enforcement action and the date on which the Secretary
or the Administrator, as the case may be, plans to submit the
information described in such paragraphs.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional
committees' means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate.
``(2) The term `covered contractor' means--
``(A) a contractor of the Administration;
or
``(B) a contractor of an element of the
Department of Energy (other than the
Administration) involved in nuclear
security.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for
such Act, as amended by subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2),
is further amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 3246 the following new item:
``Sec. 3247. Treatment of contractors who engage in improper program
management.''.
SEC. 3112. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) a modern and responsive nuclear weapons
infrastructure is only one component of a nuclear
posture that is agile, flexible, and responsive to
change; and
(2) to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the United
States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, and
responsive, the United States must continually exercise
all capabilities required to conceptualize, study,
design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy
nuclear weapons.
(b) Establishment of Program.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle A of title XLII of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4220. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM.
``(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and
continually exercise all capabilities required to
conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify,
produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the nuclear
deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable,
credible, and responsive.
``(b) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting
through the Administrator and in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a stockpile
responsiveness program, along with the stockpile stewardship
program under section 4201 and the stockpile management program
under section 4204, to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate,
and continually exercise all capabilities required to
conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify,
produce, and deploy nuclear weapons.
``(c) Objectives.--The program under subsection (b) shall
have the following objectives:
``(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and
continually exercise all of the capabilities,
infrastructure, tools, and technologies across the
science, engineering, design, certification, and
manufacturing cycle required to carry out all phases of
the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process, with
respect to both the nuclear security enterprise and
relevant elements of the Department of Defense.
``(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge,
skills, and direct experience with respect to all
phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process
from one generation of nuclear weapon designers and
engineers to the following generation.
``(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile
responsiveness throughout the range of capabilities
required, including prototypes, flight testing, and
development of plans for certification without the need
for nuclear explosive testing.
``(4) Shorten design, certification, and
manufacturing cycles and timelines to minimize the
amount of time and costs leading to an engineering
prototype and production.
``(5) Continually exercise processes for the
integration and coordination of all relevant elements
and processes of the Administration and the Department
of Defense required to ensure stockpile responsiveness.
``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined.--In
this section, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle
process' means the process developed and maintained by the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy for the
development, production, maintenance, and retirement of nuclear
weapons.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for
such Act is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 4219 the following new item:
``Sec. 4220. Stockpile responsiveness program.''.
(c) Inclusion in Stockpile Stewardship, Management, and
Infrastructure Plan.--
(1) In general.--Section 4203 of such Act (50
U.S.C. 2523) is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking
``infrastructure'' and inserting
``responsiveness'';
(B) in subsection (a), by inserting
``stockpile responsiveness,'' after ``stockpile
management,'';
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (5)
and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7),
respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph
(4) the following new paragraph (5):
``(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budgets
for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program
under section 4220.'';
(D) in subsection (d)(1)--
(i) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking
``stewardship and management'' and
inserting ``stewardship, stockpile
management, and stockpile
responsiveness'';
(ii) in subparagraph (K), by
striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(iii) in subparagraph (L), by
striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(iv) by adding at the end the
following new subparagraphs:
``(M) the status, plans, activities,
budgets, and schedules for carrying out the
stockpile responsiveness program under section
4220; and
``(N) for each of the five fiscal years
following the fiscal year in which the report
is submitted, an identification of the funds
needed to carry out the program required under
section 4220.''; and
(E) in subsection (e)(1)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking
the period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following new clause:
``(iii) whether the plan supports
the stockpile responsiveness program
under section 4220 in a manner that
meets the objectives of such program
and an identification of any
improvements that may be made to the
plan to better carry out such
program.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for
such Act is amended by striking the item relating to
section 4203 and inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
responsiveness plan.''.
(d) Report by STRATCOM.--Section 4205(e)(4) of such Act (50
U.S.C. 2525(e)(4)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) the views of the Commander on the
stockpile responsiveness program under section
4220, the activities conducted under such
program, and any suggestions to improve such
program.''.
SEC. 3113. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS AND SELECTED ACQUISITION
REPORTS FOR MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS.
(a) Notification of Cost Overruns.--
(1) In general.--Section 4713(a) of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3)
as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph (2):
``(2) Major alteration projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall
establish a cost and schedule baseline for each
major alteration project.
``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline
developed under subparagraph (A) shall include,
with respect to each major alteration project,
an estimated cost for each warhead in the
project.
``(C) Notification to congressional defense
committees.--Not later than 30 days after
establishing a cost and schedule baseline under
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
submit the cost and schedule baseline to the
congressional defense committees.
``(D) Major alteration project defined.--In
this paragraph, the term `major alteration
project' means a nuclear weapon system
alteration project of the Administration the
cost of which exceeds $750,000,000.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 4713 of such
Act is further amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``or (3)'' and inserting ``(3), or
(4)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by inserting ``or a
major alteration project
referred to in subsection
(a)(2)'' after ``subsection
(a)(1)''; and
(II) by inserting ``or
(a)(2)(B), as applicable,'';
and
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting
``or a major alteration project referred to in
subsection (a)(2)'' after ``subsection
(a)(1)''.
(b) Inclusion of Major Alteration Projects in Selected
Acquisition Reports and Independent Cost Estimates.--
(1) In general.--Section 4217 of such Act (50
U.S.C. 2537) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``or
a major alteration project (as defined in
section 4713(a)(2))'' after ``life extension'';
and
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by adding at
the end the following new clause:
``(iv) Each nuclear weapons system
undergoing a major alteration project
(as defined in section 4713(a)(2)).''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) The section heading for section 4217 of
such Act is amended by striking ``life
extension programs and new nuclear facilities''
and inserting ``certain programs and
facilities''.
(B) The table of contents for such Act is
amended by striking the item relating to
section 4217 and inserting the following new
item:
``Sec. 4217. Selected Acquisition Reports and independent cost estimates
and reviews of certain programs and facilities.''.
SEC. 3114. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES FOR CERTAIN COST OVERRUNS.
Section 4713(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2753(c)), as amended by section 3113, is further amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
Root Cause Analyses'' after ``Projects'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
``(3) submit to the congressional defense
committees an assessment of the root cause or causes of
the growth in the total cost of the project, including
the contribution of any shortcomings in cost, schedule,
or performance of the program, including the role, if
any, of--
``(A) unrealistic performance expectations;
``(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for
cost or schedule;
``(C) immature technologies or excessive
manufacturing or integration risk;
``(D) unanticipated design, engineering,
manufacturing, or technology integration issues
arising during program performance;
``(E) changes in procurement quantities;
``(F) inadequate program funding or funding
instability;
``(G) poor performance by personnel of the
Federal Government or contractor personnel
responsible for program management; or
``(H) any other matters.''.
SEC. 3115. FUNDING OF LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 4811(c) of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``to such laboratories'' and
inserting ``to a national security laboratory'';
(2) by striking ``not to exceed 6 percent'' and
inserting ``of not less than 5 percent and not more
than 7 percent''; and
(3) by striking ``by such laboratories'' and
inserting ``by the laboratory''.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 28, 2016,
the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall provide a briefing
to the congressional defense committees on--
(1) all recent or ongoing reviews of the
laboratory-directed research and development program,
including such reviews initiated by the Secretary of
Energy;
(2) costs and accounting practices associated with
laboratory-directed research and development; and
(3) how laboratory-directed research and
development projects support the mission of the
National Nuclear Security Administration.
SEC. 3116. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT CONTRACT
OVERSIGHT.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title XLIV of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4446. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT CONTRACT
OVERSIGHT.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall arrange to have
an owner's agent advise the Secretary in carrying out the
oversight responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to the
contract described in subsection (b).
``(b) Contract Described.--The contract described in this
subsection is the contract between the Office of River
Protection of the Department of Energy and Bechtel National,
Inc., or its successor relating to the Hanford Waste Treatment
and Immobilization Plant (contract number DE-AC27-01RV14136).
``(c) Duties.--The duties of the owner's agent under
subsection (a) shall include advising the Secretary with
respect to the following:
``(1) Performing design, construction, nuclear
safety, and operability oversight of each facility
covered by the contract described in subsection (b).
``(2) Beginning not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, ensuring that
the preliminary documented safety analyses for all
facilities covered by the contract meet the
requirements of all applicable Department of Energy
regulations and guidance, including section 830.206 of
title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, and the
Department of Energy Standard on the Integration of
Safety into the Design Process (DOE-STD-1189-2008).
``(3) Ensuring that, until the Secretary approves
the documented safety analysis for each facility
covered by the contract, the contractor ensures that
each preliminary documented safety analysis is current.
``(4) Ensuring that the contractor acts to promptly
resolve any unreviewed safety questions.
``(d) Report on Activities of Owner's Agent.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180
days thereafter, the owner's agent specified in
subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report
on the advice provided by the owner's agent to the
Secretary under that subsection with respect to
oversight of the contract described in subsection (b).
``(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
``(A) Information on the status of, and the
plan for resolving, each unreviewed safety
question at each facility covered by the
contract described in subsection (b).
``(B) An identification of each instance of
disagreement between the owner's agent and the
contractor with respect to whether an
unreviewed safety question exists and the plan
for resolution of the disagreement.
``(C) An identification of each aspect of
each preliminary documented safety analysis
that is not current, the plan for making that
aspect current, and the status of the
corrective efforts.
``(D) Information on the status of, and the
plan for resolving, each unresolved technical
issue at each facility covered by the contract,
and the status of corrective efforts.
``(3) Submission to congress.--The Secretary shall
transmit to the congressional defense committees the
report required by paragraph (1) and any views of the
Secretary with respect to the report.
``(e) Report on Selection of the Owner's Agent.--Not later
than 30 days after the selection of the owner's agent under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the process used to select the
owner's agent to ensure that the owner's agent does not have a
conflict of interest.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `contractor' means Bechtel National,
Inc.
``(2) The term `current', with respect to a
documented safety analysis, means that the documented
safety analysis includes any design changes approved by
the contractor and any safety evaluation reports issued
by the Secretary with respect to the facility covered
by the analysis before the date that is 60 days before
the date of the analysis.
``(3) The terms `documented safety analysis',
`safety evaluation report', and `unreviewed safety
question' have the meanings given those terms in
section 830.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
(or any corresponding similar ruling or regulation).
``(4) The term `owner's agent' means a private
third-party entity with nuclear safety management
expertise.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4445
the following new item:
``Sec. 4446. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract
oversight.''.
SEC. 3117. USE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR CAPITAL ASSET PROJECTS AND NUCLEAR
WEAPON LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS.
(a) Analyses of Alternatives.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy,
in coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear Security,
shall ensure that analyses of alternatives are conducted
(including through contractors, as appropriate) in accordance
with best practices for capital asset projects and life
extension programs of the National Nuclear Security
Administration and capital asset projects relating to defense
environmental management.
(b) Cost Estimates.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination
with the Administrator, shall develop cost estimates in
accordance with cost estimating best practices for capital
asset projects and life extension programs of the National
Nuclear Security Administration and capital asset projects
relating to defense environmental management.
(c) Revisions to Departmental Project Management Order and
Nuclear Weapon Life Extension Requirements.--As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, but
not later than two years after such date of enactment, the
Secretary shall revise--
(1) the capital asset project management order of
the Department of Energy to require the use of best
practices for preparing cost estimates and for
conducting analyses of alternatives for National
Nuclear Security Administration and defense
environmental management capital asset projects; and
(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program
procedures of the Department to require the use of use
of best practices for preparing cost estimates and
conducting analyses of alternatives for National
Nuclear Security Administration life extension
programs.
SEC. 3118. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL
SYSTEM BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.
(a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation for material
management and minimization, as specified in the funding table
in section 4701, not more than $5,000,000 shall be made
available to the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors for
initial planning and early research and development of an
advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium.
(b) Conceptual Program Plan.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Administrator
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
conceptual plan for a program for research and development of
an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium to meet military requirements. Such plan shall include
the following:
(1) Timelines.
(2) Costs (including an analysis of the cost of
such research and development as compared to the cost
of maintaining current naval nuclear reactor
technology).
(3) Milestones, including an identification of
decision points in which the Deputy Administrator shall
determine whether further research and development of a
low-enriched uranium naval nuclear fuel system is
warranted.
(4) Identification of any benefits or risks for
nuclear nonproliferation of such research and
development and eventual deployment.
(5) Identification of any military benefits or
risks of such research and development and eventual
deployment.
(6) A discussion of potential security cost savings
from using low-enriched uranium in future naval nuclear
fuels, including for transporting and using low-
enriched uranium fuel, and how such cost savings relate
to the cost of fuel fabrication.
(7) The distinguishment between requirements for
aircraft carriers from submarines.
(8) Any other matters the Deputy Administrator
determines appropriate.
(c) Determination of Continued Research and Development.--
(1) Determination.--Not later than 60 days after
the date on which the Deputy Administrator submits the
conceptual plan to the congressional defense committees
under subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the
congressional defense committees the determination of
the Secretaries as to whether the United States should
continue to pursue research and development of an
advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-
enriched uranium.
(2) Budget request.--If the Secretaries determine
under paragraph (1) that research and development of an
advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-
enriched uranium should continue, the Secretaries shall
ensure that the budget of the President for fiscal year
2018 (and for fiscal year 2017, if feasible) submitted
to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, includes in the budget line item for the
``Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'' account for
material management and minimization amounts necessary
to carry out the conceptual plan under subsection (b).
(d) Memorandum of Understanding.--If the Secretaries
determine under subsection (c)(1) that research and development
of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium should continue, not later than 60 days after such
determination, the Deputy Administrator shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the Deputy Administrator for
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation regarding such research and
development, including with respect to how funding for such
research and development will be requested for the ``Defense
Nuclear Nonproliferation'' account for material management and
minimization and provided to the ``Naval Reactors'' account to
carry out the program.
SEC. 3119. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM.
(a) Mixed-oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility.--
(1) In general.--Using funds described in paragraph
(3), the Secretary of Energy shall carry out
construction and project support activities relating to
the MOX facility.
(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), not
more than $5,000,000 of the funds described in
paragraph (3) may be obligated or expended to conduct
an analysis of alternative options for carrying out the
plutonium disposition program.
(3) Funds described.--The funds described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security
Administration for the MOX facility for
construction and project support activities.
(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated for
a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2016 for the
National Nuclear Security Administration for
the MOX facility for construction and project
support activities that are unobligated as of
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Updated Performance Baseline.--The Secretary shall
include in the budget justification materials submitted to
Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget (as
submitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2017
an updated performance baseline for construction and project
support activities relating to the MOX facility conducted in
accordance with Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to
program and project management for the acquisition of capital
assets).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) MOX facility.--The term ``MOX facility'' means
the mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
(2) Project support activities.--The term ``project
support activities'' means activities that support the
design, long-lead equipment procurement, and site
preparation of the MOX facility.
SEC. 3120. ESTABLISHMENT OF MICROLAB PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in consultation
with the directors of the national security laboratories, may
establish a microlab pilot program under which the Secretary
establishes a microlab for the purposes of--
(1) enhancing collaboration with regional research
groups, such as institutions of higher education and
industry groups;
(2) accelerating technology transfer from national
security laboratories to the marketplace; and
(3) promoting regional workforce development
through science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics instruction and training.
(b) Criteria.--
(1) In general.--In determining the placement of a
microlab under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
consider--
(A) the interest of a national security
laboratory in establishing a microlab;
(B) the existence of an available facility
that has the capability to house a microlab;
(C) whether employees of a national
security laboratory and persons from academia,
industry, and government are available to be
assigned to the microlab; and
(D) cost-sharing or in-kind contributions
from State and local governments and private
industry.
(2) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary shall, to the
extent feasible, require cost-sharing or in-kind
contributions described in paragraph (1)(D) to cover
the full cost of the microlab under subsection (a).
(c) Timing.--If the Secretary, in consultation with the
directors of the national security laboratories, elects to
establish a microlab pilot program under this section, the
Secretary, in collaboration with such directors, shall--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, begin the process of determining
the placement of the microlab under subsection (a); and
(2) not later than one year after such date of
enactment, implement the microlab pilot program under
this section.
(d) Reports Required.--If the Secretary, in consultation
with the directors of the national security laboratories,
elects to establish a microlab pilot program under this
section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the
implementation of the program, a report that provides
an update on the implementation of the program; and
(2) not later than one year after the date of the
implementation of the program, a report on the program,
including findings and recommendations of the Secretary
with respect to the program.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives.
(2) Microlab.--The term ``microlab'' means a
facility that is--
(A) in close proximity to, but outside the
perimeter of, a national security laboratory;
(B) an extension of or affiliated with a
national security laboratory; and
(C) accessible to the public.
(3) National security laboratory.--The term
``national security laboratory'' has the meaning given
that term in section 3281 of the National Nuclear
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471).
SEC. 3121. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROVISION OF
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE TO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities may
be obligated or expended to enter into a contract with, or
otherwise provide assistance to, the Russian Federation.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Energy, without delegation,
may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary--
(1) submits to the appropriate congressional
committees a report containing--
(A) notification that such a waiver is in
the national security interest of the United
States; and
(B) justification for such a waiver; and
(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date
on which the Secretary submits such report.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 3122. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NEW FIXED SITE
RADIOLOGICAL PORTAL MONITORS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may
be obligated or expended for the installation, on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act, of fixed site radiological
portal monitors or equipment in foreign countries until the
date on which the Director of National Intelligence submits to
the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the appropriate
congressional committees, consistent with the provision of
classified information and protection of sources and methods, a
report containing an assessment of--
(1) whether and the extent to which fixed site and
mobile radiological monitors address nuclear
nonproliferation and smuggling threats;
(2) the contribution of other threat reduction
programs and how well such programs address nuclear
nonproliferation and smuggling threats;
(3) which programs have the greatest impact and
cost-benefit for addressing nuclear nonproliferation
and smuggling threats; and
(4) such other matters as the Director considers
appropriate.
(b) Plan Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan for transitioning fixed
site radiological portal monitors installed in foreign
countries before or after the date of the enactment of
this Act to being sustained, to the greatest extent
possible, by the countries in which such monitors are
located.
(2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) timelines for the transition of the
radiological portal monitors described in
paragraph (1) to being sustained by the
countries in which such monitors are located;
and
(B) an estimate of the costs expected to be
incurred by the United States before the
transition is complete.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 3123. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ARMS CONTROL
AND NONPROLIFERATION TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control
of the National Nuclear Security Administration may be
obligated or expended to test and validate arms control and
nonproliferation vertification and monitoring technologies
designed to be used to verify and monitor obligations under
arms control treaties or other international agreements to
which the United States is not a signatory until the
Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the congressional
defense committees a comprehensive review of all arms control
and nonproliferation vertification and monitoring technologies
that are in research and development or production as of the
date of the enactment of this Act under the defense nuclear
nonproliferation programs of the Administration.
(b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to each arms control and nonproliferation
vertification and monitoring technology covered by the review,
a statement of--
(1) the technology readiness level of the
technology;
(2) the obligation under a treaty or other
international agreement supported by the technology;
and
(3) the purpose for which the technology is being
developed or produced.
SEC. 3124. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS
DISMANTLEMENT.
(a) Limitation on Maximum Amount for Dismantlement.--Of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2016 for the National Nuclear
Security Administration, not more than $50,000,000 may be
obligated or expended to carry out the nuclear weapons
dismantlement and disposition activities of the Administration.
(b) Limitation on Dismantlement of Certain Cruise Missile
Warheads.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph
(2), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year
2016 for the National Nuclear Security Administration
may be obligated or expended to dismantle or dispose of
a W84 nuclear weapon.
(2) Exception.--The limitation in paragraph (1)
shall not apply to activities necessary to conduct
maintenance or surveillance of the nuclear weapons
stockpile or activities to ensure the safety or
reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports
SEC. 3131. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.), as amended by
section 3112, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 4221. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM.
``(a) In General.--Concurrent with the submission to
Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, in each even-numbered year
beginning in 2016 and ending in 2026, the Secretary of Energy
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for
meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium
through 2065.
``(b) Plan Requirements.--The plan required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
``(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other
than depleted uranium), by program source and
enrichment level, that, as of the date of the plan, is
allocated to national security requirements.
``(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other
than depleted uranium), by program source and
enrichment level, that, as of the date of the plan, is
not allocated to national security requirements but
could be allocated to such requirements.
``(3) An identification of national security
requirements for unencumbered uranium, by program
source and enrichment level.
``(4) A description of any shortfall in obtaining
unencumbered uranium to meet national security
requirements and an assessment of whether that
shortfall could be mitigated through the blending down
of uranium that is of a higher enrichment level.
``(5) An inventory of unencumbered depleted
uranium, an assessment of the portion of that uranium
that could be allocated to national security
requirements through re-enrichment, and an estimate of
the costs of re-enriching that uranium.
``(6) A description of the swap and barter
agreements involving unencumbered uranium needed to
meet national security requirements that are in effect
on the date of the plan.
``(7) An assessment of whether additional
enrichment of uranium will be required to meet national
security requirements and an estimate of the time for
production operations and the cost for each type of
enrichment being considered.
``(8) A description of changes in policy that would
mitigate any shortfall in obtaining unencumbered
uranium to meet national security requirements and the
implications of those changes.
``(c) Form of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `depleted', with respect to uranium,
means that the uranium is depleted in uranium-235
compared with natural uranium.
``(2) The term `unencumbered', with respect to
uranium, means that the United States has no obligation
to foreign governments to use the uranium for only
peaceful purposes.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such
Act, as amended by section 3112, is further amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 4220 the following
new item:
``Sec. 4221. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements
for unencumbered uranium.''.
SEC. 3132. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN AND
REPORTS.
(a) Defense Nuclear Proliferation Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4309. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN.
``(a) In General.--Concurrent with the submission to
Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, in each fiscal year, the
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a five-year management plan for activities
associated with the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
of the Administration to prevent and counter the proliferation
of materials, technology, equipment, and expertise related to
nuclear and radiological weapons in order to minimize and
address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the proliferation of
such weapons.
``(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to each defense nuclear nonproliferation
program of the Administration, the following:
``(1) A description of the policy context in which
the program operates, including--
``(A) a list of relevant laws, policy
directives issued by the President, and
international agreements; and
``(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities
carried out by other Federal agencies.
``(2) A description of the objectives and
priorities of the program during the year preceding the
submission of the plan required by subsection (a).
``(3) A description of the activities carried out
under the program during that year.
``(4) A description of the accomplishments and
challenges of the program during that year, based on an
assessment of metrics and objectives previously
established to determine the effectiveness of the
program.
``(5) A description of any gaps that remain that
were not or could not be addressed by the program
during that year.
``(6) An identification and explanation of
uncommitted or uncosted balances for the program, as of
the date of the submission of the plan required by
subsection (a), that are greater than the acceptable
carryover thresholds, as determined by the Secretary of
Energy.
``(7) An identification of funds for the program
received through contributions from or cost-sharing
agreements with foreign governments consistent section
3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C.
2569(f)) during the year preceding the submission of
the plan required by subsection (a) and an explanation
of such contributions and agreements.
``(8) A description and assessment of activities
carried out under the program during that year that
were coordinated with other elements of the Department
of Energy, with the Department of Defense, and with
other Federal agencies, to maximize efficiency and
avoid redundancies.
``(9) Plans for activities of the program during
the five-year period beginning on the date on which the
plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, including
activities with respect to the following:
``(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological
proliferation and terrorism, including
through--
``(i) material management and
minimization, particularly with respect
to removing or minimizing the use of
highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and
radiological materials worldwide (and
identifying the countries in which such
materials are located), efforts to
dispose of surplus material, converting
reactors from highly enriched uranium
to low-enriched uranium (and
identifying the countries in which such
reactors are located);
``(ii) global nuclear material
security, including securing highly
enriched uranium, plutonium, and
radiological materials worldwide (and
identifying the countries in which such
materials are located), and providing
radiation detection capabilities at
foreign ports and borders;
``(iii) nonproliferation and arms
control, including nuclear verification
and safeguards;
``(iv) defense nuclear research and
development, including a description of
activities related to developing and
improving technology to detect the
proliferation and detonation of nuclear
weapons, verifying compliance of
foreign countries with commitments
under treaties and agreements relating
to nuclear weapons, and detecting the
diversion of nuclear materials
(including safeguards technology); and
``(v) nonproliferation construction
programs, including activities
associated Department of Energy Order
413.1 (relating to program management
controls).
``(B) Countering nuclear and radiological
proliferation and terrorism.
``(C) Responding to nuclear and
radiological proliferation and terrorism,
including through--
``(i) crisis operations;
``(ii) consequences management; and
``(iii) emergency management,
including international capacity
building.
``(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))),
with respect to the risk of nuclear and radiological
proliferation and terrorism and a description of how
each activity carried out under the program will
counter the threat during the five-year period
beginning on the date on which the plan required by
subsection (a) is submitted and, as appropriate, in the
longer term.
``(11) A plan for funding the program during that
five-year period.
``(12) An identification of metrics and objectives
for determining the effectiveness of each activity
carried out under the program during that five-year
period.
``(13) A description of the activities to be
carried out under the program during that five-year
period and a description of how the program will be
prioritized relative to other defense nuclear
nonproliferation programs of the Administration during
that five-year period to address the highest priority
risks and requirements, as informed by the threat
assessment carried out under paragraph (10).
``(14) A description of funds for the program
expected to be received during that five-year period
through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements
with foreign governments consistent section 3132(f) of
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)).
``(15) A description and assessment of activities
to be carried out under the program during that five-
year period that will be coordinated with other
elements of the Department of Energy, with the
Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies,
to maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies.
``(16) Such other matters as the Administrator
considers appropriate.
``(c) Form of Report.--The plan required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if
necessary.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for
such Act is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 4308 the following new item:
``Sec. 4309. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.''.
(b) Extension and Modification of Certain Annual Reports on
Nuclear Nonproliferation.--Section 3122 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125
Stat. 1710) is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e)
as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively;
(3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph
(2)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2020'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after
``world,'' the following: ``including an
identification of such uranium that is
obligated by the United States,''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) A list, by country and site, reflecting the
total amount of separated plutonium around the world,
including an identification of such plutonium that is
obligated by the United States, and an assessment of
the vulnerability of the plutonium to theft or
diversion.''; and
(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsection (c)(2)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a)''.
(c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 3145 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-
239; 126 Stat. 2197) is repealed.
SEC. 3133. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XLIV of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2602 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4423. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF
NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall, during
each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, develop and
subsequently carry out a plan for the activities of the
Department of Energy relating to the deactivation and
decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.
``(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
``(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear
facilities, prioritized for deactivation and
decommissioning based on the potential to reduce risks
to human health, property, or the environment and to
maximize cost savings.
``(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each
nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the
period beginning on the date on which the plan is
submitted under subsection (d) and ending on the
earlier of--
``(A) the date that is 25 years after the
date on which the plan is submitted; or
``(B) the estimated date for deactivation
and decommissioning of the facility.
``(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to
deactivate and decommission each nonoperational defense
nuclear facility.
``(4) A schedule for when the Office of
Environmental Management will accept each
nonoperational defense nuclear facility for
deactivation and decommissioning.
``(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided
by--
``(A) accelerating the cleanup of
nonoperational defense nuclear facilities; or
``(B) other means, such as reusing such
facilities for another purpose.
``(c) Plan for Transfer of Responsibility for Certain
Facilities.--The Secretary shall, during 2016, develop and
subsequently carry out a plan under which the Administrator
shall transfer, by March 31, 2019, to the Assistant Secretary
for Environmental Management the responsibility for
decontaminating and decommissioning facilities of the
Administration that the Secretary determines--
``(1) are nonoperational as of September 30, 2015;
and
``(2) meet the requirements of the Office of
Environmental Management for such transfer.
``(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than March 31 of
each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that includes--
``(1) the plan required by subsection (a);
``(2) a description of the deactivation and
decommissioning actions expected to be taken during the
following fiscal year pursuant to the plan;
``(3) in the case of the report submitting during
2016, the plan required by subsection (c); and
``(4) in the case of a report submitted during 2018
or any year thereafter, a description of the
deactivation and decommissioning actions taken at each
nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the
preceding fiscal year.
``(e) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall
terminate after the submission to the appropriate congressional
committees of the report required by subsection (d) to be
submitted not later than March 31, 2026.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional
committees' means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees;
and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
``(2) The term `life cycle costs', with respect to
a facility, means--
``(A) the present and future costs of all
resources and associated cost elements required
to develop, produce, deploy, or sustain the
facility; and
``(B) the present and future costs to
deactivate, decommission, and deconstruct the
facility.
``(3) The term `nonoperational defense nuclear
facility' means a production facility or utilization
facility (as those terms are defined in section 11 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) under
the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy
and operated for national security purposes that is no
longer needed for the mission of the Department of
Energy, including the National Nuclear Security
Administration.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4422
the following new item:
``Sec. 4423. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational
defense nuclear facilities.''.
SEC. 3134. ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR
FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 4802 the following new section:
``SEC. 4802A. ASSESSMENTS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR
FACILITIES.
``The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee
evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code of
Federal Regulations, of a management and operating contract for
a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any
even-numbered year thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of
the emergency preparedness of that facility, including an
assessment of the seniority level of management and operating
contractor employees that participate in emergency preparedness
exercises at that facility.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4802
the following new item:
``Sec. 4802A. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
facilities.''.
SEC. 3135. MODIFICATIONS TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES FOR COMPETITION OF
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--Section 3121 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126
Stat. 2175), as amended by section 3124 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127
Stat. 1062), is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(e);
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and
inserting the following new subsections:
``(b) Report Described.--A report described in this
subsection is a report on a contract described by subsection
(a) that includes--
``(1) a clear and complete description of the cost
savings the Administrator expects to result from the
competition for the contract over the life of the
contract, including associated analyses, assumptions,
and information sources used to determine such expected
cost savings;
``(2) a description of any key limitations or
uncertainties that could affect such costs savings,
including costs savings that are anticipated but not
fully known;
``(3) the costs of the competition for the
contract, including the immediate costs of conducting
the competition and any increased costs over the life
of the contract;
``(4) a description of any disruptions or delays in
mission activities or deliverables resulting from the
competition for the contract;
``(5) a clear and complete description of the
benefits expected by the Administrator with respect to
mission performance or operations resulting from the
competition;
``(6) how the competition for the contract complied
with the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding
federally funded research and development centers, if
applicable;
``(7) the factors considered and processes used by
the Administrator to determine--
``(A) whether to compete or extend the
contract; and
``(B) which activities at the facility
should be covered under the contract rather
than under a different contract;
``(8) with respect to the matters included under
paragraphs (1) through (7), a detailed description of
the analyses conducted by the Administrator to reach
the conclusions presented in the report, including any
assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties relating to
such conclusions; and
``(9) any other matters the Administrator considers
appropriate.
``(c) Information Quality.--A report required by subsection
(a) shall be prepared in accordance with--
``(1) the information quality guidelines of the
Department of Energy that are relevant to the clear and
complete presentation of information on each matter
required to be included in the report under subsection
(b); and
``(2) best practices of the Government
Accountability Office and relevant industries for cost
estimating, if appropriate.
``(d) Review by Comptroller General of the United States.--
``(1) Initial review.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees that includes a review of each
report required by subsection (a) not later than 180
days after the report is submitted to such committees.
``(2) Comprehensive review.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a review of each
report required by subsection (a) with respect to a
contract not later than 3 years after the report is
submitted to such committees that includes an
assessment, based on the most current information
available, of the following:
``(A) The actual cost savings achieved
compared to cost savings estimated under
subsection (b)(1), and any increased costs
incurred under the contract that were
unexpected or uncertain at the time the
contract was awarded.
``(B) Any disruptions or delays in mission
activities or deliverables resulting from the
competition for the contract compared to the
disruptions and delays estimated under
subsection (b)(4).
``(C) Whether expected benefits of the
competition with respect to mission performance
or operations have been achieved.
``(D) Such other matters as the Comptroller
General considers appropriate.
``(3) Exception.--The Comptroller General may not
conduct a review under paragraph (1) or (2) of a report
relating to a contract to manage and operate a facility
of the National Nuclear Security Administration while a
protest described in subsection (a)(2) is pending with
respect to that contract.''; and
(3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph
(1)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2017''
and inserting ``2020'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
and
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by striking ``and (d)(2)''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) in the past decade, competition of the
management and operating contracts for the national
security laboratories has resulted in significant
increases in fees paid to the contractors--funding that
otherwise could be used to support program and mission
activities of the National Nuclear Security
Administration;
(2) competition of the management and operating
contracts of the nuclear security enterprise is an
important mechanism to help realize cost savings, seek
efficiencies, improve performance, and hold contractors
accountable;
(3) when the Administrator for Nuclear Security
considers it appropriate to achieve those goals, the
Administrator should conduct competition of such
contracts while recognizing the unique nature of
federally funded research and development centers; and
(4) the Administrator should ensure that fixed fees
and performance-based fees contained in management and
operating contracts are as low as possible to maintain
a focus on national service while attracting high-
quality contractors and achieving the goals of the
competition.
SEC. 3136. INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER OF
UNITED STATES CIVIL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Report on Transfers to Covered Foreign Countries.--Not
less frequently than every 90 days, the Secretary of Energy
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that includes--
(1) a description of the authorizations under
section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2077(b)) to transfer United States civil nuclear
technology to a covered foreign country during the
preceding 90 days; and
(2) a statement of whether any agency required to
be consulted under that section or pursuant to
regulation objected to or sought conditions on each
such transfer.
(b) Determination of Technologies to Be Protected.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every five years
thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall--
(A) in consultation with the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary
of Defense, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, determine the critical United
States civil nuclear technologies that should
be protected from diversion to a military
program of a covered foreign country, including
with respect to a naval propulsion or weapons
program; and
(B) notify the appropriate congressional
committees with respect to the determination
and the technologies covered by the
determination.
(2) Notification.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), not later than 14 days before
making an authorization under section 57 b. of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2077(b)) for the transfer of a technology
covered by a determination under paragraph (1)
to a covered foreign country, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that
includes--
(i) a notification of the intention
of the Secretary to make the
authorization for the transfer of such
technology; and
(ii) a statement of whether any
agency required to be consulted under
such section 57 b. or pursuant to
regulation objected to or sought
conditions on the transfer.
(B) Waiver of deadline.--The Secretary may
waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) to
submit the report required by that subparagraph
not later than 14 days before making an
authorization for the transfer of a technology
covered by a determination under paragraph (1)
to a covered foreign country if the Secretary--
(i) determines that an imminent
radiological hazard exists; and
(ii) not later than 7 days after
determining that such hazard exists,
submits to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(I) a certification that
the hazard exists;
(II) a justification for
the waiver; and
(III) the notification
required by clause (i) of
subparagraph (A) and the
statement required by clause
(ii) of that subparagraph.
(c) Consultations With Intelligence Community.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall
expeditiously revise part 810 of title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations, to ensure that the Director of
National Intelligence--
(A) is consulted with respect to the views
of the intelligence community (as defined in
section 3(4) of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) with respect to each
authorization issued under section 57 b. of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b))
for the transfer of United States civil nuclear
technology to a covered foreign country before
the determination to approve or disapprove the
request for the authorization; and
(B) is provided with an opportunity to
present the views of the Director and the
intelligence community on the national security
risks of the transfer, if any.
(2) Submission to congress.--The Secretary of
Energy, jointly with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall include the results of
consultations conducted under paragraph (1) in each
report under subsection (a) and each notification under
subsection (b)(2).
(d) Report on Compliance of Covered Foreign Countries and
End-users.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report that includes--
(1) an assessment of whether each covered foreign
country is in compliance with its obligations under any
authorization for the transfer of United States civil
nuclear technology under section 57 b. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b));
(2) with respect to any covered foreign country
that is not in compliance with such obligations--
(A) a description the efforts of the United
States to bring the country into compliance;
(B) an evaluation of the result of such
efforts; and
(C) an assessment of the options available
to the Secretary as a result of the country not
being in compliance;
(3) an assessment of whether each end-user to which
United States civil nuclear technology is transferred
pursuant to an authorization under such section 57 b.
is in compliance with the obligations of the end-user
under that authorization; and
(4) a description of any consequences for the end-
user or the exporter of the technology if the end-user
is not in compliance with such obligations.
(e) Report on Transfers to All Foreign Countries.--
(1) In general.--Concurrent with the submission to
Congress of the budget of the President for a fiscal
year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
activities of the Department of Energy associated with
the review of applications for authorization under
section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2077(b)) to transfer United States civil nuclear
technology to any foreign country.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) the number of applications for
authorization under section 57 b. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) to
transfer United States civil nuclear technology
to a foreign country submitted during the year
preceding the submission of the report;
(B) the length of time each such
application was under review;
(C) the number of such applications that
were granted; and
(D) a description of efforts to streamline
the review of such applications, taking into
account the proliferation and diversion
potential of end-users in the country to which
United States civil nuclear technology would be
transferred pursuant to such applications.
(f) Notifications of Potential Diversions.--The Director of
National Intelligence shall notify the Department of Energy and
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days
after the date on which the Director determines that there is
credible intelligence that United States civil nuclear
technology is being or has been diverted--
(1) to a military program in a foreign country to
which the transfer of the technology was authorized
under section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2077(b)); or
(2) to a foreign country to which the transfer of
the technology was not so authorized.
(g) Guidelines.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue
guidance with respect to the use of the clear and intended
authority of the Secretary under section 234 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282) to impose civil penalties,
including fines and debarment, and to make referrals to the
Attorney General for prosecution, for violations of the terms
of authorizations for the transfer of United States civil
nuclear technology issued under section 57 b. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)).
(h) Report on Transfer of Sensitive Items.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report--
(A) describing the efforts of covered
foreign countries to prevent the transfer of
sensitive items, including efforts to improve
the prevention of the transfer of such items;
and
(B) assessing the adequacy of such efforts.
(2) Sensitive items defined.--In this subsection,
the term ``sensitive items'' means goods, services, and
technologies described in section 2(a) of the Iran,
North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law
106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, the Committee on Foreign Relations,
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives.
(2) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered
foreign country'' means a foreign country that is a
nuclear-weapon state, as defined by Article IX(3) of
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
signed at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968,
but does not include the United States, the United
Kingdom, or France.
SEC. 3137. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) correcting the longstanding problems with the
governance and management of the nuclear security
enterprise will require robust, personal, and long-term
engagement by the President, the Secretary of Energy,
the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and leaders
from the appropriate congressional committees;
(2) recent and past studies of the governance and
management of the nuclear security enterprise have
provided a list of reasonable, practical, and
actionable steps that the Secretary and the
Administrator should take to make the nuclear security
enterprise more efficient and more effective; and
(3) lasting and effective change to the nuclear
security enterprise will require personal engagement by
senior leaders, a clear plan, and mechanisms for
ensuring follow-through and accountability.
(b) Implementation Plan.--
(1) Implementation action team.--(A) The Secretary
and the Administrator shall jointly establish a team of
senior officials from the Department of Energy and the
National Nuclear Security Administration to develop and
carry out an implementation plan to reform the
governance and management of the nuclear security
enterprise to improve the effectiveness and efficiency
of the nuclear security enterprise. Such plan shall be
developed and implemented in accordance with the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2401 et seq.), the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2501 et seq.), and any other provision of law.
(B) The team established under paragraph (1) shall
be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Energy and the
Administrator.
(C) In developing and carrying out the
implementation plan, the team shall consult with the
implementation assessment panel established under
subsection (c)(1).
(2) Elements.--The implementation plan developed
under paragraph (1)(A) shall address all
recommendations contained in the covered study (except
such recommendations that require legislative action to
carry out) by identifying specific actions, milestones,
timelines, and responsible personnel to implement such
plan.
(3) Submission.--Not later than March 31, 2016, the
Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly submit to
the appropriate congressional committees the
implementation plan developed under paragraph (1)(A).
(c) Implementation Assessment Panel.--
(1) Agreement.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall seek to enter into a joint agreement with the
National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy
of Public Administration to establish a panel of
external, independent experts to evaluate the
implementation plan developed under subsection
(b)(1)(A) and the implementation of such plan.
(2) Duties.--The panel established under paragraph
(1) shall--
(A) provide guidance to the Secretary and
the Administrator with respect to the
implementation plan developed under subsection
(b)(1)(A), including how such plan compares or
contrasts with the covered study;
(B) track the implementation of such plan;
and
(C) assess the effectiveness of such plan.
(3) Reports.--(A) Not later than July 1, 2016, the
panel established under paragraph (1) shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees, the
Secretary, and the Administrator an initial assessment
of the implementation plan developed under subsection
(b)(1)(A), including with respect to the completeness
of the plan, how the plan aligns with the intent and
recommendations made by the covered study, and the
prospects for success for the plan.
(B) Beginning February 28, 2017, and semiannually
thereafter through 2020, the panel established under
paragraph (1) shall brief the appropriate congressional
committees, the Secretary, and the Administrator on the
efforts of the Secretary and the Administrator to
implement the implementation plan developed under
subsection (b)(1)(A).
(C) Not later than September 30, 2020, the panel
established under paragraph (1) shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary,
and the Administrator a final report on the efforts of
the Secretary and the Administrator to implement the
implementation plan developed under subsection
(b)(1)(A), including an assessment of the effectiveness
of the reform efforts under such plan and whether
further action is needed.
(4) Cooperation.--The Secretary and the
Administrator shall provide to the panel established
under paragraph (1) full and timely access to all
information, personnel, and systems of the Department
of Energy and the National Nuclear Security
Administration that the panel determines necessary to
carry out this subsection.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;
and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Covered study.--The term ``covered study''
means the following:
(A) The final report of the Congressional
Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear
Security Enterprise established by section 3166
of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat.
2208).
(B) Any other study not conducted by the
Secretary or the Administrator that the
Secretary determines appropriate for purposes
of this section.
(3) Nuclear security enterprise.--The term
``nuclear security enterprise'' has the meaning given
that term in section 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6)).
(e) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to authorize any action--
(1) in contravention of section 3220 of the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2410); or
(2) that would undermine or weaken health, safety,
or security.
SEC. 3138. ANNUAL REPORT ON NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES
AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.
Section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Annual Report.--The Administrator shall include in
the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in
support of the budget of the Administration for each fiscal
year (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report
containing the following information as of the date of the
report:
``(1) The number of full-time equivalent employees
of the Office of the Administrator, as counted under
subsection (a).
``(2) The number of service support contracts of
the Administration and whether such contracts are
funded using program or program direction funds.
``(3) The number of full-time equivalent contractor
employees working under each contract identified under
paragraph (2).
``(4) The number of full-time equivalent contractor
employees described in paragraph (3) that have been
employed under such a contract for a period greater
than two years.''.
SEC. 3139. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY ON RISKS TO NONPROLIFERATION CAUSED
BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING.
(a) Strategy.--The President shall develop and pursue a
strategy to address the risks to the goals and policies of the
United States regarding nuclear nonproliferation that are
caused by the increased use of additive manufacture technology
(commonly referred to as ``3D printing''), including such
technology that does not originate in the United States.
(b) Briefings.--Not later than March 31, 2016, and the end
of each 120-day period thereafter through January 1, 2019, the
President shall provide to the appropriate congressional
committees a briefing on the strategy developed under
subsection (a).
(c) Pursuit of Strategy.--The President shall pursue the
strategy developed under subsection (a) at the Nuclear Security
Summit in Chicago, Illinois, in 2016.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate.
SEC. 3140. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the requirement to create a modern, responsive
nuclear infrastructure that includes the capability and
capacity to produce, at minimum, 50 to 80 pits per
year, is a national security priority;
(2) delaying creation of a modern, responsive
nuclear infrastructure until the 2030s is an
unacceptable risk to the nuclear deterrent and the
national security of the United States; and
(3) timelines for creating certain capacities for
production of plutonium pits and other nuclear weapons
components must be driven by the requirement to hedge
against technical and geopolitical risk and not solely
by the needs of life extension programs.
(b) Briefing.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the
Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council established
under section 179 of title 10, United States Code, in
consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear
Security and the Commander of the United States
Strategic Command, shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on the annual plutonium
pit production capacity of the nuclear security
enterprise (as defined in section 4002(6) of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))).
(2) Elements.--The briefing under paragraph (1)
shall describe the following:
(A) The pit production capacity
requirement, including the numbers of pits
produced that are needed for nuclear weapons
life extension programs.
(B) The annual pit production requirement,
including the numbers of pits produced, to
support a responsive nuclear weapons
infrastructure to hedge against technical and
geopolitical risk.
SEC. 3141. ASSESSMENTS ON NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION RISKS AND NUCLEAR
NONPROLIFERATION OPPORTUNITIES.
(a) Reports.--Not later than March 1, 2016, and each year
thereafter through 2020, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report, consistent with the provision of classified information
and intelligence sources and methods, containing--
(1) an assessment and prioritization of
international nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear
nonproliferation opportunities; and
(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of various
means and programs for addressing such risks and
opportunities.
(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate; and
(3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
SEC. 3142. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR MOBILE GUARDIAN TRANSPORTER
PROGRAM.
(a) Submission of Analysis of Alternatives.--Not later than
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report containing a full and
comprehensive analysis of alternatives conducted by the
Administrator for the Mobile Guardian Transporter program.
(b) Identification in Budget Materials.--The Secretary of
Energy shall include in the budget justification materials
submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy
budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for any fiscal
year in which the Mobile Guardian Transporter program is
carried out a separate, dedicated program element for such
program.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Sec. 3202. Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2016, $29,150,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
SEC. 3202. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD.
(a) Provision of Information to Board Members.--Section
311(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286(c)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) In carrying out paragraph (5)(B), the Chairman may
not withhold from any member of the Board any information that
is made available to the Chairman regarding the Board's
functions, powers, and mission (including with respect to the
management and evaluation of employees of the Board).''.
(b) Senior Employees.--
(1) Appointment and removal.-- Such section 311(c),
as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7)(A) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the
Board, shall appoint the senior employees described in
subparagraph (C).
``(B) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the Board,
may remove a senior employee described in subparagraph (C).
``(C) The senior employees described in this subparagraph
are the following senior employees of the Board:
``(i) The senior employee responsible for budgetary
and general administration matters.
``(ii) The general counsel.
``(iii) The senior employee responsible for
technical matters.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 313(b)(1)(A) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 2286b(b)(1)) is amended by striking
``hire'' and inserting ``in accordance with section
311(c)(7), hire''.
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Amount.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Energy $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2016 for
the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of
title 10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum
reserves.
(b) Period of Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall
remain available until expended.
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration.
Sec. 3502. Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet program.
Sec. 3503. Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation
regarding unemployment insurance and vessel operators.
Sec. 3504. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels.
Sec. 3505. Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Sec. 3506. Cadet commitment agreements.
Sec. 3507. Student incentive payment agreements.
Sec. 3508. Short sea transportation defined.
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2016, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so
provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department
of Transportation for Maritime Administration programs
associated with maintaining national security aspects of the
merchant marine, as follows:
(1) For expenses necessary for operations of the
United States Merchant Marine Academy, $96,028,000, of
which--
(A) $71,306,000 shall remain available
until expended for Academy operations; and
(B) $24,722,000 shall remain available
until expended for capital asset management at
the Academy.
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State
maritime academies, $34,550,000, of which--
(A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until
expended for student incentive payments;
(B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until
expended for direct payments to such academies;
(C) $1,800,000 shall remain available until
expended for training ship fuel assistance
payments;
(D) $22,000,000 shall remain available
until expended for maintenance and repair of
State maritime academy training vessels;
(E) $5,000,000 shall remain available until
expended for the National Security Multi-
Mission Vessel Design; and
(F) $350,000 shall remain available until
expended for improving the monitoring of
graduates' service obligation.
(3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime
Administration operations and programs, $54,059,000.
(4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in
the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $8,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
(5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a United
States-flag merchant marine to serve the national
security needs of the United States under chapter 531
of title 46, United States Code, $210,000,000.
(6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C.
661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program
authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States
Code, $3,135,000, of which $3,135,000 shall remain
available until expended for administrative expenses of
the program.
SEC. 3502. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MARITIME SECURITY FLEET PROGRAM.
It is the sense of Congress that dedicated and enhanced
support is necessary to stabilize and preserve the Maritime
Security Fleet program, a program that provides the Department
of Defense with on-demand access to world class, economical
commercial sealift capacity, assures a United States-flag
presence in international commerce, supports a pool of
qualified United States merchant mariners needed to crew United
States-flag vessels during times of war or national emergency,
and serves as a critical component of our national security
infrastructure.
SEC. 3503. UPDATE OF REFERENCES TO THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
REGARDING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND VESSEL
OPERATORS.
Sections 3305 and 3306(n) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 are each amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce''
each place that it appears and inserting ``Secretary of
Transportation''.
SEC. 3504. PAYMENT FOR MARITIME SECURITY FLEET VESSELS.
(a) Per-Vessel Authorization.--Notwithstanding section
53106(a)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, and subject to
the availability of appropriations, there is authorized to be
paid to each contractor for an operating agreement (as those
terms are used in that section) for fiscal year 2016,
$3,500,000 for each vessel that is covered by the operating
agreement.
(b) Repeal of Other Authorization.--Section 53111(3) of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2016,''.
SEC. 3505. MELVILLE HALL OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.
(a) Gift to the Merchant Marine Academy.--The Maritime
Administrator may accept a gift of money described in
subsection (b) from the Foundation under section 51315 of title
46, United States Code, for the purpose of renovating Melville
Hall on the campus of the United States Merchant Marine
Academy.
(b) Covered Gift.--A gift described in this subsection is a
gift under subsection (a) that the Maritime Administrator
determines exceeds the sum of--
(1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to ensure
the renovation of Melville Hall in accordance with the
capital improvement plan of the United States Merchant
Marine Academy that was in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(2) 25 percent of the amount described in paragraph
(1).
(c) Operation Contracts.--Subject to subsection (d), in the
case that the Maritime Administrator accepts a gift of money
described in subsection (b), the Maritime Administrator may
enter into a contract with the Foundation for the operation of
Melville Hall to make available facilities for, among other
possible uses, official academy functions, third-party catering
functions, and industry events and conferences.
(d) Contract Terms.--The contract described in subsection
(c) shall be for such period and on such terms as the Maritime
Administrator considers appropriate, including a provision,
mutually agreeable to the Maritime Administrator and the
Foundation, that--
(1) requires the Foundation--
(A) at the expense solely of the Foundation
through the term of the contract to maintain
Melville Hall in a condition that is as good as
or better than the condition Melville Hall was
in on the later of--
(i) the date that the renovation of
Melville Hall was completed; or
(ii) the date that the Foundation
accepted Melville Hall after it was
tendered to the Foundation by the
Maritime Administrator; and
(B) to deposit all proceeds from the
operation of Melville Hall, after expenses
necessary for the operation and maintenance of
Melville Hall, into the account of the
Regimental Affairs Non-Appropriated Fund
Instrumentality or successor entity, to be used
solely for the morale and welfare of the cadets
of the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
and
(2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging
or an office by any person for more than 4 days in any
calendar year other than--
(A) by the United States; or
(B) for the administration and operation of
Melville Hall.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' includes any
modification, extension, or renewal of the contract.
(2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the
United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni
Association and Foundation, Inc.
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed under section 3105 of title 41, United States Code,
as requiring the Maritime Administrator to award a contract for
the operation of Melville Hall to the Foundation.
SEC. 3506. CADET COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS.
Section 51306(a) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``must'' and inserting ``shall'';
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, unlimited
as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by the Coast Guard
as an officer in the merchant marine of the United
States, accompanied by the appropriate national and
international endorsements and certifications required
by the Coast Guard for service aboard vessels on
domestic and international voyages, without limitation,
before graduation from the Academy;'';
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from
the Academy, maintain--
``(A) a valid merchant mariner license,
unlimited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued
by the Coast Guard as an officer in the
merchant marine of the United States,
accompanied by the appropriate national and
international endorsements and certifications
required by the Coast Guard for service aboard
vessels on domestic and international voyages,
without limitation;
``(B) a valid transportation worker
identification credential; and
``(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;'';
and
(4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
``(4) apply for, and accept if tendered, an
appointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy
Reserve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer
Program, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or any
other reserve component of an armed force of the United
States, and, if tendered the appointment, to serve,
meet the participation requirements, and maintain
active status in good standing, as determined by the
program manager of the appropriate military service,
for at least 8 years after the date of
commissioning;''.
SEC. 3507. STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT AGREEMENTS.
Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``(3) Authorized uses.--''
before the last sentence and indenting
accordingly;
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (3),
by striking ``Payments'' and inserting ``(1) In
general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
payments'' and indenting accordingly; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the
following:
``(2) Exception.--The Secretary may modify the
payments made to an individual under paragraph (1), but
the total amount of payments to that individual may not
exceed $32,000.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Merchant
Marine Reserve'' and inserting ``Strategic Sealift
Officer Program'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, without
limitation as to tonnage or horsepower, from the Coast
Guard as an officer in the merchant marine of the
United States, accompanied by the appropriate national
and international endorsements and certification
required by the Coast Guard for service aboard vessels
on domestic and international voyages, without
limitation, within three months of completion of the
course of instruction at the academy the individual is
attending;'';
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:
``(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from
the academy, maintain--
``(A) a valid merchant mariner license,
unlimited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued
by the Coast Guard as an officer in the
merchant marine of the United States,
accompanied by the appropriate national and
international endorsements and certifications
required by the Coast Guard for service aboard
vessels on domestic and international voyages,
without limitation;
``(B) a valid transportation worker
identification credential; and
``(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;'';
and
(C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as
follows:
``(4) apply for, and accept, if tendered, an
appointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy
Reserve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer
Program, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or any
other reserve component of an armed force of the United
States, and, if tendered the appointment, to serve and
meet the participation requirements and to maintain
active status in good standing, as determined by the
program manager of the appropriate military service,
for at least 8 years after the date of
commissioning;'';
(4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as
follows:
``(1) Active duty.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense
may order an individual to serve on active duty
in the armed forces of the United States for a
period of not more than 2 years if--
``(i) the individual has attended
an academy under this section for more
than 2 academic years, but less than 3
academic years;
``(ii) the individual has accepted
the payments described in subsection
(b) in an amount totaling at least
$8,000; and
``(iii) the Secretary of
Transportation has determined that the
individual has failed to fulfill the
part of the agreement described in
subsection (d)(1).
``(B) 3 or more years.--The Secretary of
Defense may order an individual to serve on
active duty in the armed forces of the United
States for a period of not more than 3 years
if--
``(i) the individual has attended
an academy under this section for 3 or
more academic years;
``(ii) the individual has accepted
the payments described in subsection
(b) in an amount totaling at least
$16,000; and
``(iii) the Secretary of
Transportation has determined that the
individual has failed to fulfill the
part of the agreement described in
subsection (d)(1).
``(C) Hardship waiver.--In cases of
hardship as determined by the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary of Transportation
may waive this paragraph in whole or in
part.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Alternative Service.--
``(1) Service as commissioned officer.--An
individual who, for the 5-year period following
graduation from an academy, serves as a commissioned
officer on active duty in an armed force of the United
States or as a commissioned officer of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public
Health Service shall be excused from the requirements
of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (d).
``(2) Modification or waiver.--The Secretary may
modify or waive any of the terms and conditions set
forth in subsection (d) through the imposition of
alternative service requirements.''.
SEC. 3508. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION DEFINED.
Paragraph (1) of section 55605 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) shipped in discrete units or packages
that are handled individually, palletized, or
unitized for purposes of transportation; or
``(D) freight vehicles carried aboard
commuter ferry boats; and''.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of
certain operation and maintenance funding among all operation
and maintenance funding.
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
Sec. 4101. Procurement.
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas
contingency operations.
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency
operations.
Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements.
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
Sec. 4401. Military personnel.
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 4601. Military construction.
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES.
(a) In General.--Whenever a funding table in this division
specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or
activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified
dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby
authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations.
(b) Merit-based Decisions.--A decision to commit, obligate,
or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a
dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in
accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k)
and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on
competitive procedures; and
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.
(c) Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority.--An
amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be
transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming
authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other
law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in
such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such
transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 or section 1522
of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer
or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation
accounts.
(d) Applicability to Classified Annex.--This section
applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act.
(e) Oral and Written Communications.--No oral or written
communication concerning any amount specified in the funding
tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of
this section.
SEC. 4002. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF UNDISTRIBUTED REDUCTIONS
OF CERTAIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING AMONG
ALL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
Any undistributed reduction in funding available for fiscal
year 2016 for the Department of Defense for operation and
maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
that is attributable to savings in connection with foreign
currency fluctuations or bulk fuel purchases, may be applied
against any funds available for that fiscal year for the
Department for operation and maintenance, regardless of whether
available as specified in the funding table in section 4301 or
available as specified in the funding table in section 4303.
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Line Item Request Authorized
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
FIXED WING
002 UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT. 879 879
004 MQ-1 UAV............. 260,436 277,436
Extended Range [17,000]
Modifications.
ROTARY
006 HELICOPTER, LIGHT 187,177 187,177
UTILITY (LUH).
007 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK 1,168,461 1,168,461
IIIA REMAN.
008 ADVANCE 209,930 209,930
PROCUREMENT (CY).
011 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M 1,435,945 1,563,945
MODEL (MYP).
Additional 8 [128,000]
rotorcraft for
Army National
Guard.
012 ADVANCE 127,079 127,079
PROCUREMENT (CY).
013 UH-60 BLACK HAWK A 46,641 46,641
AND L MODELS.
014 CH-47 HELICOPTER..... 1,024,587 1,024,587
015 ADVANCE 99,344 99,344
PROCUREMENT (CY).
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
016 MQ-1 PAYLOAD (MIP)... 97,543 97,543
019 MULTI SENSOR ABN 95,725 95,725
RECON (MIP).
020 AH-64 MODS........... 116,153 116,153
021 CH-47 CARGO 86,330 86,330
HELICOPTER MODS
(MYP).
022 GRCS SEMA MODS (MIP). 4,019 4,019
023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP).. 16,302 16,302
024 EMARSS SEMA MODS 13,669 13,669
(MIP).
025 UTILITY/CARGO 16,166 16,166
AIRPLANE MODS.
026 UTILITY HELICOPTER 13,793 13,793
MODS.
028 NETWORK AND MISSION 112,807 112,807
PLAN.
029 COMMS, NAV 82,904 82,904
SURVEILLANCE.
030 GATM ROLLUP.......... 33,890 33,890
031 RQ-7 UAV MODS........ 81,444 81,444
GROUND SUPPORT
AVIONICS
032 AIRCRAFT 56,215 56,215
SURVIVABILITY
EQUIPMENT.
033 SURVIVABILITY CM..... 8,917 8,917
034 CMWS................. 78,348 104,348
Apache [26,000]
Survivability
Enhancements--Arm
y Unfunded
Requirement.
OTHER SUPPORT
035 AVIONICS SUPPORT 6,937 6,937
EQUIPMENT.
036 COMMON GROUND 64,867 64,867
EQUIPMENT.
037 AIRCREW INTEGRATED 44,085 44,085
SYSTEMS.
038 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.. 94,545 94,545
039 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 1,207 1,207
040 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET 3,012 3,012
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 5,689,357 5,860,357
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR
MISSILE SYSTEM
001 LOWER TIER AIR AND 115,075 115,075
MISSILE DEFENSE
(AMD).
002 MSE MISSILE.......... 414,946 614,946
Army UPL for [200,000]
Patriot PAC 3 for
improved
ballistic missile.
AIR-TO-SURFACE
MISSILE SYSTEM
003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY. 27,975 27,975
004 ADVANCE 27,738 27,738
PROCUREMENT (CY).
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT
MISSILE SYS
005 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) 77,163 168,163
SYSTEM SUMMARY.
Program increase [91,000]
to support
Unfunded
Requirements.
006 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY. 87,525 87,525
008 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 251,060 251,060
(GMLRS).
009 MLRS REDUCED RANGE 17,428 17,428
PRACTICE ROCKETS
(RRPR).
MODIFICATIONS
011 PATRIOT MODS......... 241,883 241,883
012 ATACMS MODS.......... 30,119 15,119
Early to need.... [-15,000]
013 GMLRS MOD............ 18,221 18,221
014 STINGER MODS......... 2,216 2,216
015 AVENGER MODS......... 6,171 6,171
016 ITAS/TOW MODS........ 19,576 19,576
017 MLRS MODS............ 35,970 35,970
018 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS. 3,148 3,148
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
019 SPARES AND REPAIR 33,778 33,778
PARTS.
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
020 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS.. 3,717 3,717
021 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 1,544 1,544
(MISSILES).
022 PRODUCTION BASE 4,704 4,704
SUPPORT.
TOTAL MISSILE 1,419,957 1,695,957
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV,
ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
001 STRYKER VEHICLE...... 181,245 181,245
MODIFICATION OF
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
002 STRYKER (MOD)........ 74,085 388,085
Lethality [314,000]
Upgrades.
003 STRYKER UPGRADE...... 305,743 305,743
005 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) 225,042 225,042
006 HOWITZER, MED SP FT 60,079 60,079
155MM M109A6 (MOD).
007 PALADIN INTEGRATED 273,850 273,850
MANAGEMENT (PIM).
008 IMPROVED RECOVERY 123,629 195,629
VEHICLE (M88A2
HERCULES).
Additional [72,000]
Vehicles - Army
Unfunded
Requirement.
009 ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD). 2,461 2,461
010 ASSAULT BREACHER 2,975 2,975
VEHICLE.
011 M88 FOV MODS......... 14,878 14,878
012 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE. 33,455 33,455
013 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD). 367,939 407,939
Program Increase. [40,000]
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
015 PRODUCTION BASE 6,479 6,479
SUPPORT (TCV-WTCV).
WEAPONS & OTHER
COMBAT VEHICLES
016 MORTAR SYSTEMS....... 4,991 4,991
017 XM320 GRENADE 26,294 26,294
LAUNCHER MODULE
(GLM).
018 PRECISION SNIPER 1,984 -1,984
RIFLE.
Army request - [-1,984]
schedule delay.
019 COMPACT SEMI- 1,488 -1,488
AUTOMATIC SNIPER
SYSTEM.
Army request - [-1,488]
schedule delay.
020 CARBINE.............. 34,460 34,460
021 COMMON REMOTELY 8,367 14,750
OPERATED WEAPONS
STATION.
Army requested [6,383]
adjustment.
022 HANDGUN.............. 5,417 -5,417
Army request - [-5,417]
early to need and
schedule delay.
MOD OF WEAPONS AND
OTHER COMBAT VEH
023 MK-19 GRENADE MACHINE 2,777 2,777
GUN MODS.
024 M777 MODS............ 10,070 10,070
025 M4 CARBINE MODS...... 27,566 27,566
026 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN 44,004 44,004
MODS.
027 M249 SAW MACHINE GUN 1,190 1,190
MODS.
028 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE 1,424 1,424
GUN MODS.
029 SNIPER RIFLES 2,431 980
MODIFICATIONS.
Army request - [-1,451]
schedule delay.
030 M119 MODIFICATIONS... 20,599 20,599
032 MORTAR MODIFICATION.. 6,300 6,300
033 MODIFICATIONS LESS 3,737 3,737
THAN $5.0M (WOCV-
WTCV).
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
034 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 391 2,848
(WOCV-WTCV).
Army requested [2,457]
adjustment.
035 PRODUCTION BASE 9,027 9,027
SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV).
036 INDUSTRIAL 304 304
PREPAREDNESS.
037 SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT 2,392 2,392
(SOLDIER ENH PROG).
TOTAL 1,887,073 2,311,573
PROCUREMENT OF
W&TCV, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
AMMUNITION
001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL 43,489 43,489
TYPES.
002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL 40,715 40,715
TYPES.
003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL 7,753 6,801
TYPES.
Army request - [-952]
program reduction.
004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL 24,728 24,728
TYPES.
005 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES. 8,305 8,305
006 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES. 34,330 34,330
007 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES. 79,972 69,972
Early to need.... [-10,000]
MORTAR AMMUNITION
008 60MM MORTAR, ALL 42,898 42,898
TYPES.
009 81MM MORTAR, ALL 43,500 43,500
TYPES.
010 120MM MORTAR, ALL 64,372 64,372
TYPES.
TANK AMMUNITION
011 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105,541 105,541
105MM AND 120MM, ALL
TYPES.
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 57,756 57,756
75MM & 105MM, ALL
TYPES.
013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 77,995 77,995
155MM, ALL TYPES.
014 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED 45,518 45,518
RANGE M982.
015 ARTILLERY 78,024 78,024
PROPELLANTS, FUZES
AND PRIMERS, ALL.
ROCKETS
016 SHOULDER LAUNCHED 7,500 7,500
MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.
017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL 33,653 33,653
TYPES.
OTHER AMMUNITION
018 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES... 5,639 5,639
019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, 9,751 9,751
ALL TYPES.
020 GRENADES, ALL TYPES.. 19,993 19,993
021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES... 9,761 9,761
022 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES 9,749 9,749
MISCELLANEOUS
023 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL 3,521 3,521
TYPES.
024 NON-LETHAL 1,700 1,700
AMMUNITION, ALL
TYPES.
025 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 6,181 6,181
MILLION (AMMO).
026 AMMUNITION PECULIAR 17,811 17,811
EQUIPMENT.
027 FIRST DESTINATION 14,695 14,695
TRANSPORTATION
(AMMO).
PRODUCTION BASE
SUPPORT
029 PROVISION OF 221,703 221,703
INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES.
030 CONVENTIONAL 113,250 113,250
MUNITIONS
DEMILITARIZATION.
031 ARMS INITIATIVE...... 3,575 3,575
TOTAL 1,233,378 1,222,426
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/ 12,855 12,855
DOLLY SETS.
002 SEMITRAILERS, 53 53
FLATBED:.
004 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 308,336 308,336
VEHICLE.
005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM 90,040 90,040
TACTICAL VEH (FMTV).
006 FIRETRUCKS & 8,444 8,444
ASSOCIATED
FIREFIGHTING EQUIP.
007 FAMILY OF HEAVY 27,549 27,549
TACTICAL VEHICLES
(FHTV).
008 PLS ESP.............. 127,102 127,102
010 TACTICAL WHEELED 48,292 48,292
VEHICLE PROTECTION
KITS.
011 MODIFICATION OF IN 130,993 130,993
SVC EQUIP.
012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH- 19,146 19,146
PROTECTED (MRAP)
MODS.
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
014 PASSENGER CARRYING 1,248 1,248
VEHICLES.
015 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, 9,614 9,614
OTHER.
COMM--JOINT
COMMUNICATIONS
016 WIN-T--GROUND FORCES 783,116 643,370
TACTICAL NETWORK.
Unobligated [-139,746]
balances.
017 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION 49,898 49,898
PROGRAM.
018 JOINT INCIDENT SITE 4,062 4,062
COMMUNICATIONS
CAPABILITY.
019 JCSE EQUIPMENT 5,008 5,008
(USREDCOM).
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
020 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 196,306 196,306
WIDEBAND SATCOM
SYSTEMS.
021 TRANSPORTABLE 44,998 34,998
TACTICAL COMMAND
COMMUNICATIONS.
Program Reduction [-10,000]
022 SHF TERM............. 7,629 7,629
023 NAVSTAR GLOBAL 14,027 14,027
POSITIONING SYSTEM
(SPACE).
024 SMART-T (SPACE)...... 13,453 13,453
025 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC-- 6,265 6,265
GBS.
026 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 1,042 1,042
(TAC SAT).
027 ENROUTE MISSION 7,116 7,116
COMMAND (EMC).
COMM--C3 SYSTEM
028 ARMY GLOBAL CMD & 10,137 10,137
CONTROL SYS (AGCCS).
COMM--COMBAT
COMMUNICATIONS
029 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO 64,640 54,640
SYSTEM.
Unobligated [-10,000]
balances.
030 MID-TIER NETWORKING 27,762 22,762
VEHICULAR RADIO
(MNVR).
Excess Program [-5,000]
Management Costs.
031 RADIO TERMINAL SET, 9,422 9,422
MIDS LVT(2).
032 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS-- 26,020 26,020
OPA2.
033 TRACTOR DESK......... 4,073 4,073
034 SPIDER APLA REMOTE 1,403 1,403
CONTROL UNIT.
035 SPIDER FAMILY OF 9,199 9,199
NETWORKED MUNITIONS
INCR.
036 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT 349 349
PROGRAM COMM/
ELECTRONICS.
037 TACTICAL 25,597 25,597
COMMUNICATIONS AND
PROTECTIVE SYSTEM.
038 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE 21,854 21,854
040 FAMILY OF MED COMM 24,388 24,388
FOR COMBAT CASUALTY
CARE.
COMM--INTELLIGENCE
COMM
042 CI AUTOMATION 1,349 1,349
ARCHITECTURE.
043 ARMY CA/MISO GPF 3,695 3,695
EQUIPMENT.
INFORMATION SECURITY
045 INFORMATION SYSTEM 19,920 19,920
SECURITY PROGRAM-
ISSP.
046 COMMUNICATIONS 72,257 72,257
SECURITY (COMSEC).
COMM--LONG HAUL
COMMUNICATIONS
047 BASE SUPPORT 16,082 16,082
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMM--BASE
COMMUNICATIONS
048 INFORMATION SYSTEMS.. 86,037 86,037
050 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 8,550 8,550
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
051 INSTALLATION INFO 73,496 73,496
INFRASTRUCTURE MOD
PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT
REL ACT (TIARA)
054 JTT/CIBS-M........... 881 881
055 PROPHET GROUND....... 63,650 48,650
Program reduction [-15,000]
057 DCGS-A (MIP)......... 260,268 250,268
Program reduction [-10,000]
058 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND 3,906 3,906
STATION (JTAGS).
059 TROJAN (MIP)......... 13,929 13,929
060 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 3,978 3,978
(INTEL SPT) (MIP).
061 CI HUMINT AUTO 7,542 7,542
REPRTING AND
COLL(CHARCS).
062 CLOSE ACCESS TARGET 8,010 8,010
RECONNAISSANCE
(CATR).
063 MACHINE FOREIGN 8,125 8,125
LANGUAGE TRANSLATION
SYSTEM-M.
ELECT EQUIP--
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
(EW)
064 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER 63,472 63,472
MORTAR RADAR.
065 EW PLANNING & 2,556 2,556
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
(EWPMT).
066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV)... 8,224 8,224
067 CREW................. 2,960 2,960
068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 1,722 1,722
SURVEILLANCE
CAPABILITIE.
069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ 447 447
SECURITY
COUNTERMEASURES.
070 CI MODERNIZATION..... 228 228
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
SURV. (TAC SURV)
071 SENTINEL MODS........ 43,285 43,285
072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES. 124,216 124,216
074 SMALL TACTICAL 23,216 23,216
OPTICAL RIFLE
MOUNTED MLRF.
076 INDIRECT FIRE 60,679 60,679
PROTECTION FAMILY OF
SYSTEMS.
077 FAMILY OF WEAPON 53,453 53,453
SIGHTS (FWS).
078 ARTILLERY ACCURACY 3,338 3,338
EQUIP.
079 PROFILER............. 4,057 4,057
081 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND-- 133,339 133,339
PLATFORM (JBC-P).
082 JOINT EFFECTS 47,212 47,212
TARGETING SYSTEM
(JETS).
083 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 22,314 22,314
(LLDR).
084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: 12,131 12,131
LHMBC XM32.
085 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 10,075 10,075
SYSTEM.
086 COUNTERFIRE RADARS... 217,379 167,379
Unobligated [-50,000]
balances.
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
C2 SYSTEMS
087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 1,190 1,190
FAMILY.
090 AIR & MSL DEFENSE 28,176 28,176
PLANNING & CONTROL
SYS.
091 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND 20,917 15,917
SYSTEM.
Program Reduction [-5,000]
092 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE 5,850 5,850
SUPPORT (LCSS).
093 NETWORK MANAGEMENT 12,738 12,738
INITIALIZATION AND
SERVICE.
094 MANEUVER CONTROL 145,405 145,405
SYSTEM (MCS).
095 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT 162,654 146,654
SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A).
Program growth... [-16,000]
096 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL 4,446 4,446
AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY
(IPP.
098 RECONNAISSANCE AND 16,218 16,218
SURVEYING INSTRUMENT
SET.
099 MOD OF IN-SVC 1,138 1,138
EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE).
ELECT EQUIP--
AUTOMATION
100 ARMY TRAINING 12,089 12,089
MODERNIZATION.
101 AUTOMATED DATA 105,775 105,775
PROCESSING EQUIP.
102 GENERAL FUND 18,995 18,995
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
SYSTEMS FAM.
103 HIGH PERF COMPUTING 62,319 62,319
MOD PGM (HPCMP).
104 RESERVE COMPONENT 17,894 17,894
AUTOMATION SYS
(RCAS).
ELECT EQUIP--AUDIO
VISUAL SYS (A/V)
106 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M 4,242 4,242
(SURVEYING
EQUIPMENT).
ELECT EQUIP--SUPPORT
107 PRODUCTION BASE 425 425
SUPPORT (C-E).
108 BCT EMERGING 7,438 7,438
TECHNOLOGIES.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
108A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 6,467 6,467
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
109 PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS... 248 248
110 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL 1,487 1,487
EQUIPMENT (FNLE).
112 CBRN DEFENSE......... 26,302 26,302
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
113 TACTICAL BRIDGING.... 9,822 9,822
114 TACTICAL BRIDGE, 21,516 21,516
FLOAT-RIBBON.
115 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL 4,959 4,959
SET.
116 COMMON BRIDGE 52,546 52,546
TRANSPORTER (CBT)
RECAP.
ENGINEER (NON-
CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
117 GRND STANDOFF MINE 58,682 58,682
DETECTN SYSM
(GSTAMIDS).
118 HUSKY MOUNTED 13,565 13,565
DETECTION SYSTEM
(HMDS).
119 ROBOTIC COMBAT 2,136 2,136
SUPPORT SYSTEM
(RCSS).
120 EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS 6,960 6,960
RECAPITALIZATION.
121 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 17,424 17,424
DISPOSAL EQPMT (EOD
EQPMT).
122 REMOTE DEMOLITION 8,284 8,284
SYSTEMS.
123 < $5M, COUNTERMINE 5,459 5,459
EQUIPMENT.
124 FAMILY OF BOATS AND 8,429 8,429
MOTORS.
COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
125 HEATERS AND ECU'S.... 18,876 18,876
127 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT.. 2,287 2,287
128 PERSONNEL RECOVERY 7,733 7,733
SUPPORT SYSTEM
(PRSS).
129 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM 49,798 49,798
130 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER. 43,639 43,639
132 FIELD FEEDING 13,118 13,118
EQUIPMENT.
133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 28,278 28,278
PERSONNEL PARACHUTE
SYSTEM.
135 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT 34,544 34,544
AND CONSTRUCTION
SETS.
136 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M 595 595
(ENG SPT).
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
137 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE 5,368 5,368
EQUIPMENT.
138 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, 35,381 35,381
PETROLEUM & WATER.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
139 COMBAT SUPPORT 73,828 73,828
MEDICAL.
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
140 MOBILE MAINTENANCE 25,270 25,270
EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS.
141 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 2,760 2,760
(MAINT EQ).
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT
142 GRADER, ROAD MTZD, 5,903 5,903
HVY, 6X4 (CCE).
143 SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING 26,125 26,125
146 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED 27,156 27,156
147 ALL TERRAIN CRANES... 16,750 16,750
148 PLANT, ASPHALT MIXING 984 984
149 HIGH MOBILITY 2,656 2,656
ENGINEER EXCAVATOR
(HMEE).
150 ENHANCED RAPID 2,531 2,531
AIRFIELD
CONSTRUCTION CAPAP.
151 FAMILY OF DIVER 446 446
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
152 CONST EQUIP ESP...... 19,640 19,640
153 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 5,087 5,087
(CONST EQUIP).
RAIL FLOAT
CONTAINERIZATION
EQUIPMENT
154 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP.. 39,772 39,772
155 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 5,835 5,835
(FLOAT/RAIL).
GENERATORS
156 GENERATORS AND 166,356 166,356
ASSOCIATED EQUIP.
157 TACTICAL ELECTRIC 11,505 11,505
POWER
RECAPITALIZATION.
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS.. 17,496 17,496
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
160 COMBAT TRAINING 74,916 74,916
CENTERS SUPPORT.
161 TRAINING DEVICES, 303,236 278,236
NONSYSTEM.
Program reduction [-25,000]
162 CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL 45,210 45,210
TRAINER.
163 AVIATION COMBINED 30,068 30,068
ARMS TACTICAL
TRAINER.
164 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN 9,793 9,793
SUPPORT OF ARMY
TRAINING.
TEST MEASURE AND DIG
EQUIPMENT (TMD)
165 CALIBRATION SETS 4,650 4,650
EQUIPMENT.
166 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF 34,487 34,487
TEST EQUIPMENT
(IFTE).
167 TEST EQUIPMENT 11,083 11,083
MODERNIZATION
(TEMOD).
OTHER SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
169 RAPID EQUIPPING 17,937 17,937
SOLDIER SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
170 PHYSICAL SECURITY 52,040 52,040
SYSTEMS (OPA3).
171 BASE LEVEL COMMON 1,568 1,568
EQUIPMENT.
172 MODIFICATION OF IN- 64,219 64,219
SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA-
3).
173 PRODUCTION BASE 1,525 1,525
SUPPORT (OTH).
174 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR 3,268 3,268
USER TESTING.
176 TRACTOR YARD......... 7,191 7,191
OPA2
177 INITIAL SPARES--C&E.. 48,511 48,511
TOTAL OTHER 5,899,028 5,613,282
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
002 F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) 978,750
HORNET.
Additional 12 [978,750]
Aircraft--Navy
Unfunded
Requirement.
003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 897,542 873,042
CV.
Anticipated [-7,700]
contract savings.
Cost growth for [-16,800]
support equipment.
004 ADVANCE 48,630 48,630
PROCUREMENT (CY).
005 JSF STOVL............ 1,483,414 2,329,414
Additional 6 [846,000]
Aircraft--Marine
Corps Unfunded
Requirement.
006 ADVANCE 203,060 203,060
PROCUREMENT (CY).
007 ADVANCE 41,300 41,300
PROCUREMENT (CY).
008 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)... 1,436,355 1,421,355
Support funding [-15,000]
carryover.
009 ADVANCE 43,853 43,853
PROCUREMENT (CY).
010 H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/ 800,057 800,057
AH-1Z).
011 ADVANCE 56,168 56,168
PROCUREMENT (CY).
012 MH-60S (MYP)......... 28,232 28,232
014 MH-60R (MYP)......... 969,991 964,991
Poor [-5,000]
justification of
production line
shutdown funds.
016 P-8A POSEIDON........ 3,008,928 3,008,928
017 ADVANCE 269,568 250,568
PROCUREMENT (CY).
Advance [-19,000]
procurement cost
growth.
018 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE..... 857,654 857,654
019 ADVANCE 195,336 195,336
PROCUREMENT (CY).
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
020 JPATS................ 8,914 8,914
OTHER AIRCRAFT
021 KC-130J.............. 192,214 192,214
022 ADVANCE 24,451 24,451
PROCUREMENT (CY).
023 MQ-4 TRITON.......... 494,259 559,259
Additional Air [65,000]
Vehicle.
024 ADVANCE 54,577 54,577
PROCUREMENT (CY).
025 MQ-8 UAV............. 120,020 156,020
MQ-8 UAV- [36,000]
Additional three
air vehicles.
026 STUASL0 UAV.......... 3,450 3,450
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
028 EA-6 SERIES.......... 9,799 9,799
029 AEA SYSTEMS.......... 23,151 38,151
Additional Low [15,000]
Band Transmitter
Modifications.
030 AV-8 SERIES.......... 41,890 45,190
AV-8B Link 16 [3,300]
upgrades,
unfunded
requirement.
031 ADVERSARY............ 5,816 5,816
032 F-18 SERIES.......... 978,756 968,456
Unjustified [-10,300]
request.
034 H-53 SERIES.......... 46,887 46,887
035 SH-60 SERIES......... 107,728 107,728
036 H-1 SERIES........... 42,315 40,565
Unjustified [-1,750]
growth--installat
ion funding.
037 EP-3 SERIES.......... 41,784 41,784
038 P-3 SERIES........... 3,067 3,067
039 E-2 SERIES........... 20,741 20,741
040 TRAINER A/C SERIES... 27,980 27,980
041 C-2A................. 8,157 8,157
042 C-130 SERIES......... 70,335 69,041
Unjustified [-1,294]
growth--installat
ion funding.
043 FEWSG................ 633 633
044 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C 8,916 8,916
SERIES.
045 E-6 SERIES........... 185,253 185,253
046 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS 76,138 72,338
SERIES.
Unjustified [-3,800]
growth--installat
ion funding.
047 SPECIAL PROJECT 23,702 23,702
AIRCRAFT.
048 T-45 SERIES.......... 105,439 105,439
049 POWER PLANT CHANGES.. 9,917 9,917
050 JPATS SERIES......... 13,537 13,537
051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT. 131,732 131,732
052 COMMON AVIONICS 202,745 202,745
CHANGES.
053 COMMON DEFENSIVE 3,062 3,062
WEAPON SYSTEM.
054 ID SYSTEMS........... 48,206 48,206
055 P-8 SERIES........... 28,492 28,492
056 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION 7,680 7,680
057 MQ-8 SERIES.......... 22,464 22,464
058 RQ-7 SERIES.......... 3,773 3,773
059 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR 121,208 144,208
ACFT) OSPREY.
MV-22 Ballistic [8,000]
Protection.
MV-22 integrated [15,000]
aircraft
survivability--MC
UFR.
060 F-35 STOVL SERIES.... 256,106 256,106
061 F-35 CV SERIES....... 68,527 68,527
062 QRC.................. 6,885 6,885
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
063 SPARES AND REPAIR 1,563,515 1,478,515
PARTS.
Program decrease. [-85,000]
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIP & FACILITIES
064 COMMON GROUND 450,959 450,959
EQUIPMENT.
065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL 24,010 24,010
FACILITIES.
066 WAR CONSUMABLES...... 42,012 42,012
067 OTHER PRODUCTION 2,455 2,455
CHARGES.
068 SPECIAL SUPPORT 50,859 50,859
EQUIPMENT.
069 FIRST DESTINATION 1,801 1,801
TRANSPORTATION.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 16,126,405 17,927,811
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
001 TRIDENT II MODS...... 1,099,064 1,099,064
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
002 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL 7,748 7,748
FACILITIES.
STRATEGIC MISSILES
003 TOMAHAWK............. 184,814 214,814
Minimum [30,000]
Sustaining Rate
Increase.
TACTICAL MISSILES
004 AMRAAM............... 192,873 207,873
Additional [15,000]
captive air
training missiles.
005 SIDEWINDER........... 96,427 96,427
006 JSOW................. 21,419 21,419
007 STANDARD MISSILE..... 435,352 435,352
008 RAM.................. 80,826 80,826
011 STAND OFF PRECISION 4,265 4,265
GUIDED MUNITIONS
(SOPGM).
012 AERIAL TARGETS....... 40,792 40,792
013 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT 3,335 3,335
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
014 ESSM................. 44,440 44,440
015 ADVANCE 54,462 54,462
PROCUREMENT (CY).
016 HARM MODS............ 122,298 122,298
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
017 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL 2,397 2,397
FACILITIES.
018 FLEET SATELLITE COMM 39,932 39,932
FOLLOW-ON.
ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
019 ORDNANCE SUPPORT 57,641 61,309
EQUIPMENT.
Classified [3,668]
Program.
TORPEDOES AND RELATED
EQUIP
020 SSTD................. 7,380 7,380
021 MK-48 TORPEDO........ 65,611 65,611
022 ASW TARGETS.......... 6,912 6,912
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND
RELATED EQUIP
023 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS... 113,219 113,219
024 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP 63,317 63,317
MODS.
025 QUICKSTRIKE MINE..... 13,254 13,254
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
026 TORPEDO SUPPORT 67,701 67,701
EQUIPMENT.
027 ASW RANGE SUPPORT.... 3,699 3,699
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION
028 FIRST DESTINATION 3,342 3,342
TRANSPORTATION.
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
029 SMALL ARMS AND 11,937 11,937
WEAPONS.
MODIFICATION OF GUNS
AND GUN MOUNTS
030 CIWS MODS............ 53,147 53,147
031 COAST GUARD WEAPONS.. 19,022 19,022
032 GUN MOUNT MODS....... 67,980 67,980
033 AIRBORNE MINE 19,823 19,823
NEUTRALIZATION
SYSTEMS.
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
035 SPARES AND REPAIR 149,725 149,725
PARTS.
TOTAL WEAPONS 3,154,154 3,202,822
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO,
NAVY & MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 101,238 101,238
002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL 67,289 67,289
TYPES.
003 MACHINE GUN 20,340 20,340
AMMUNITION.
004 PRACTICE BOMBS....... 40,365 40,365
005 CARTRIDGES & CART 49,377 49,377
ACTUATED DEVICES.
006 AIR EXPENDABLE 59,651 59,651
COUNTERMEASURES.
007 JATOS................ 2,806 2,806
008 LRLAP 6" LONG RANGE 11,596 11,596
ATTACK PROJECTILE.
009 5 INCH/54 GUN 35,994 35,994
AMMUNITION.
010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER 36,715 36,715
GUN AMMUNITION.
011 OTHER SHIP GUN 45,483 45,483
AMMUNITION.
012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING 52,080 52,080
PARTY AMMO.
013 PYROTECHNIC AND 10,809 10,809
DEMOLITION.
014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN 4,469 4,469
$5 MILLION.
MARINE CORPS
AMMUNITION
015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION 46,848 46,848
016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL 350 350
TYPES.
017 40 MM, ALL TYPES..... 500 500
018 60MM, ALL TYPES...... 1,849 1,849
019 81MM, ALL TYPES...... 1,000 1,000
020 120MM, ALL TYPES..... 13,867 13,867
022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES.. 1,390 1,390
023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES... 14,967 14,967
024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES. 45,219 45,219
026 FUZE, ALL TYPES...... 29,335 29,335
027 NON LETHALS.......... 3,868 3,868
028 AMMO MODERNIZATION... 15,117 15,117
029 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 11,219 11,219
MILLION.
TOTAL 723,741 723,741
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMO, NAVY & MC.
SHIPBUILDING &
CONVERSION, NAVY
OTHER WARSHIPS
001 ADVANCE 1,634,701 1,634,701
PROCUREMENT (CY).
002 ADVANCE 874,658 874,658
PROCUREMENT (CY).
003 VIRGINIA CLASS 3,346,370 3,346,370
SUBMARINE.
004 ADVANCE 1,993,740 1,993,740
PROCUREMENT (CY).
005 CVN REFUELING 678,274 678,274
OVERHAULS.
006 ADVANCE 14,951 14,951
PROCUREMENT (CY).
007 DDG 1000............. 433,404 433,404
008 DDG-51............... 3,149,703 3,549,703
Incremental [400,000]
funding for one
DDG-51.
010 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 1,356,991 1,356,991
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
012 LPD-17............... 550,000 550,000
013 AFLOAT FORWARD 97,000
STAGING BASE.
Accelerate [97,000]
shipbuilding
funding.
014A LX(R) ADVANCE 250,000
PROCURMENT (CY).
LX(R) [250,000]
Acceleration.
015 LHA REPLACEMENT 277,543 476,543
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
(CY).
Accelerate LHA-8 [199,000]
advanced
procurement.
016A LCU Replacement...... 34,000
Accelerate LCU [34,000]
replacement.
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT
AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM
COST
017 TAO FLEET OILER...... 674,190 674,190
019 ADVANCE 138,200 138,200
PROCUREMENT (CY).
020 OUTFITTING........... 697,207 673,207
Program decrease. [-24,000]
021 SHIP TO SHORE 255,630 255,630
CONNECTOR.
022 SERVICE CRAFT........ 30,014 30,014
023 LCAC SLEP............ 80,738 80,738
024 YP CRAFT MAINTENANCE/ 21,838 21,838
ROH/SLEP.
025 COMPLETION OF PY 389,305 389,305
SHIPBUILDING
PROGRAMS.
025A T-ATS(X) Fleet Tug... 75,000
Accelerate T- [75,000]
ATS(X).
TOTAL 16,597,457 17,628,457
SHIPBUILDING &
CONVERSION, NAVY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION
EQUIPMENT
001 LM-2500 GAS TURBINE.. 4,881 4,881
002 ALLISON 501K GAS 5,814 5,814
TURBINE.
003 HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE 32,906 32,906
(HED).
GENERATORS
004 SURFACE COMBATANT 36,860 36,860
HM&E.
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
005 OTHER NAVIGATION 87,481 87,481
EQUIPMENT.
PERISCOPES
006 SUB PERISCOPES & 63,109 63,109
IMAGING EQUIP.
OTHER SHIPBOARD
EQUIPMENT
007 DDG MOD.............. 364,157 424,157
Additional DDG [60,000]
Modification-
Unfunded
Requirement.
008 FIREFIGHTING 16,089 16,089
EQUIPMENT.
009 COMMAND AND CONTROL 2,255 2,255
SWITCHBOARD.
010 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE...... 28,571 28,571
011 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED 12,313 12,313
SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM.
012 POLLUTION CONTROL 16,609 16,609
EQUIPMENT.
013 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 10,498 10,498
EQUIPMENT.
014 VIRGINIA CLASS 35,747 35,747
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
015 LCS CLASS SUPPORT 48,399 48,399
EQUIPMENT.
016 SUBMARINE BATTERIES.. 23,072 23,072
017 LPD CLASS SUPPORT 55,283 55,283
EQUIPMENT.
018 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 18,563 18,563
SUPPORT EQUIP.
019 DSSP EQUIPMENT....... 7,376 7,376
021 LCAC................. 20,965 20,965
022 UNDERWATER EOD 51,652 51,652
PROGRAMS.
023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 102,498 102,498
MILLION.
024 CHEMICAL WARFARE 3,027 3,027
DETECTORS.
025 SUBMARINE LIFE 7,399 7,399
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
REACTOR PLANT
EQUIPMENT
027 REACTOR COMPONENTS... 296,095 296,095
OCEAN ENGINEERING
028 DIVING AND SALVAGE 15,982 15,982
EQUIPMENT.
SMALL BOATS
029 STANDARD BOATS....... 29,982 29,982
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
030 OTHER SHIPS TRAINING 66,538 66,538
EQUIPMENT.
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT
031 OPERATING FORCES IPE. 71,138 71,138
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
032 NUCLEAR ALTERATIONS.. 132,625 132,625
033 LCS COMMON MISSION 23,500 23,500
MODULES EQUIPMENT.
034 LCS MCM MISSION 85,151 85,151
MODULES.
035 LCS SUW MISSION 35,228 35,228
MODULES.
036 REMOTE MINEHUNTING 87,627 53,077
SYSTEM (RMS).
Procurement in [-34,550]
excess of need
ahead of
satisfactory
testing.
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
037 LSD MIDLIFE.......... 2,774 2,774
SHIP SONARS
038 SPQ-9B RADAR......... 20,551 20,551
039 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW 103,241 103,241
COMBAT SYSTEM.
040 SSN ACOUSTICS........ 214,835 234,835
Submarine Towed [20,000]
Array-Unfunded
Requirement.
041 UNDERSEA WARFARE 7,331 7,331
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
042 SONAR SWITCHES AND 11,781 11,781
TRANSDUCERS.
ASW ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
044 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC 21,119 21,119
WARFARE SYSTEM.
045 SSTD................. 8,396 8,396
046 FIXED SURVEILLANCE 146,968 146,968
SYSTEM.
047 SURTASS.............. 12,953 12,953
048 MARITIME PATROL AND 13,725 13,725
RECONNSAISANCE FORCE.
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
EQUIPMENT
049 AN/SLQ-32............ 324,726 324,726
RECONNAISSANCE
EQUIPMENT
050 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT. 148,221 148,221
051 AUTOMATED 152 152
IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM (AIS).
SUBMARINE
SURVEILLANCE
EQUIPMENT
052 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 79,954 79,954
EQUIPMENT PROG.
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
053 COOPERATIVE 25,695 25,695
ENGAGEMENT
CAPABILITY.
054 TRUSTED INFORMATION 284 284
SYSTEM (TIS).
055 NAVAL TACTICAL 14,416 14,416
COMMAND SUPPORT
SYSTEM (NTCSS).
056 ATDLS................ 23,069 23,069
057 NAVY COMMAND AND 4,054 4,054
CONTROL SYSTEM
(NCCS).
058 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM 21,014 21,014
REPLACEMENT.
059 SHALLOW WATER MCM.... 18,077 18,077
060 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS 12,359 12,359
(SPACE).
061 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO 4,240 4,240
AND TV SERVICE.
062 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 17,440 17,440
SUPPORT EQUIP.
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
063 OTHER TRAINING 41,314 41,314
EQUIPMENT.
AVIATION ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
064 MATCALS.............. 10,011 10,011
065 SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC 9,346 9,346
CONTROL.
066 AUTOMATIC CARRIER 21,281 21,281
LANDING SYSTEM.
067 NATIONAL AIR SPACE 25,621 25,621
SYSTEM.
068 FLEET AIR TRAFFIC 8,249 8,249
CONTROL SYSTEMS.
069 LANDING SYSTEMS...... 14,715 14,715
070 ID SYSTEMS........... 29,676 29,676
071 NAVAL MISSION 13,737 13,737
PLANNING SYSTEMS.
OTHER SHORE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
072 DEPLOYABLE JOINT 1,314 1,314
COMMAND & CONTROL.
074 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I 13,600 13,600
SYSTEMS.
075 DCGS-N............... 31,809 31,809
076 CANES................ 278,991 278,991
077 RADIAC............... 8,294 8,294
078 CANES-INTELL......... 28,695 28,695
079 GPETE................ 6,962 6,962
080 MASF................. 290 290
081 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM 14,419 14,419
TEST FACILITY.
082 EMI CONTROL 4,175 4,175
INSTRUMENTATION.
083 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 44,176 44,176
MILLION.
SHIPBOARD
COMMUNICATIONS
084 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL 8,722 8,722
COMMUNICATIONS.
085 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS 108,477 108,477
AUTOMATION.
086 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS 16,613 16,613
UNDER $5M.
SUBMARINE
COMMUNICATIONS
087 SUBMARINE BROADCAST 20,691 20,691
SUPPORT.
088 SUBMARINE 60,945 60,945
COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT.
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
089 SATELLITE 30,892 30,892
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
090 NAVY MULTIBAND 118,113 118,113
TERMINAL (NMT).
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
091 JCS COMMUNICATIONS 4,591 4,591
EQUIPMENT.
092 ELECTRICAL POWER 1,403 1,403
SYSTEMS.
CRYPTOGRAPHIC
EQUIPMENT
093 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY 135,687 135,687
PROGRAM (ISSP).
094 MIO INTEL 970 970
EXPLOITATION TEAM.
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
095 CRYPTOLOGIC 11,433 11,433
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP.
OTHER ELECTRONIC
SUPPORT
096 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT 2,529 2,529
SONOBUOYS
097 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES. 168,763 168,763
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
098 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT 46,979 46,979
EQUIPMENT.
100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 123,884 123,884
EQUIPMENT.
103 METEOROLOGICAL 15,090 15,090
EQUIPMENT.
104 DCRS/DPL............. 638 638
106 AIRBORNE MINE 14,098 14,098
COUNTERMEASURES.
111 AVIATION SUPPORT 49,773 49,773
EQUIPMENT.
SHIP GUN SYSTEM
EQUIPMENT
112 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS 5,300 5,300
EQUIPMENT.
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
115 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT 298,738 298,738
EQUIPMENT.
120 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT 71,245 71,245
EQUIPMENT.
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
123 STRATEGIC MISSILE 240,694 240,694
SYSTEMS EQUIP.
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
124 SSN COMBAT CONTROL 96,040 96,040
SYSTEMS.
125 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 30,189 30,189
OTHER ORDNANCE
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
129 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 22,623 22,623
DISPOSAL EQUIP.
130 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 9,906 9,906
MILLION.
OTHER EXPENDABLE
ORDNANCE
134 TRAINING DEVICE MODS. 99,707 99,707
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
135 PASSENGER CARRYING 2,252 2,252
VEHICLES.
136 GENERAL PURPOSE 2,191 2,191
TRUCKS.
137 CONSTRUCTION & 2,164 2,164
MAINTENANCE EQUIP.
138 FIRE FIGHTING 14,705 14,705
EQUIPMENT.
139 TACTICAL VEHICLES.... 2,497 2,497
140 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT. 12,517 12,517
141 POLLUTION CONTROL 3,018 3,018
EQUIPMENT.
142 ITEMS UNDER $5 14,403 14,403
MILLION.
143 PHYSICAL SECURITY 1,186 1,186
VEHICLES.
SUPPLY SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
144 MATERIALS HANDLING 18,805 18,805
EQUIPMENT.
145 OTHER SUPPLY SUPPORT 10,469 10,469
EQUIPMENT.
146 FIRST DESTINATION 5,720 5,720
TRANSPORTATION.
147 SPECIAL PURPOSE 211,714 211,714
SUPPLY SYSTEMS.
TRAINING DEVICES
148 TRAINING SUPPORT 7,468 7,468
EQUIPMENT.
COMMAND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
149 COMMAND SUPPORT 36,433 36,433
EQUIPMENT.
150 EDUCATION SUPPORT 3,180 3,180
EQUIPMENT.
151 MEDICAL SUPPORT 4,790 4,790
EQUIPMENT.
153 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT 4,608 4,608
EQUIPMENT.
154 OPERATING FORCES 5,655 5,655
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
155 C4ISR EQUIPMENT...... 9,929 9,929
156 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 26,795 26,795
EQUIPMENT.
157 PHYSICAL SECURITY 88,453 88,453
EQUIPMENT.
159 ENTERPRISE 99,094 99,094
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
OTHER
160 NEXT GENERATION 99,014 99,014
ENTERPRISE SERVICE.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 21,439 21,439
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
161 SPARES AND REPAIR 328,043 328,043
PARTS.
TOTAL OTHER 6,614,715 6,660,165
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE
CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
001 AAV7A1 PIP........... 26,744 26,744
002 LAV PIP.............. 54,879 54,879
ARTILLERY AND OTHER
WEAPONS
003 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE 2,652 2,652
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT 7,482 7,482
TOWED HOWITZER.
005 HIGH MOBILITY 17,181 17,181
ARTILLERY ROCKET
SYSTEM.
006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT 8,224 8,224
VEHICLES UNDER $5
MILLION.
OTHER SUPPORT
007 MODIFICATION KITS.... 14,467 14,467
008 WEAPONS ENHANCEMENT 488 488
PROGRAM.
GUIDED MISSILES
009 GROUND BASED AIR 7,565 7,565
DEFENSE.
010 JAVELIN.............. 1,091 51,091
Program increase [50,000]
to support
Unfunded
Requirements.
011 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW.... 4,872 4,872
012 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS 668 668
SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-
H).
OTHER SUPPORT
013 MODIFICATION KITS.... 12,495 152,495
Additional [140,000]
missiles.
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS
014 UNIT OPERATIONS 13,109 13,109
CENTER.
015 COMMON AVIATION 35,147 32,956
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (C.
Procurement early [-2,191]
to need.
REPAIR AND TEST
EQUIPMENT
016 REPAIR AND TEST 21,210 21,210
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
017 COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM 792 792
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
019 ITEMS UNDER $5 3,642 3,642
MILLION (COMM &
ELEC).
020 AIR OPERATIONS C2 3,520 3,520
SYSTEMS.
RADAR + EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
021 RADAR SYSTEMS........ 35,118 35,118
022 GROUND/AIR TASK 130,661 98,546
ORIENTED RADAR (G/
ATOR).
Delay in IOTE.... [-32,115]
023 RQ-21 UAS............ 84,916 84,916
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
024 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM.. 9,136 9,136
025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 29,936 29,936
EQUIPMENT.
028 DCGS-MC.............. 1,947 1,947
OTHER COMM/ELEC
EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
031 NIGHT VISION 2,018 2,018
EQUIPMENT.
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-
TEL)
032 NEXT GENERATION 67,295 67,295
ENTERPRISE NETWORK
(NGEN).
033 COMMON COMPUTER 43,101 40,101
RESOURCES.
Marine Corps [-3,000]
common hardware
suite contract
delay.
034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS. 29,255 29,255
035 RADIO SYSTEMS........ 80,584 80,584
036 COMM SWITCHING & 66,123 66,123
CONTROL SYSTEMS.
037 COMM & ELEC 79,486 79,486
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
037A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 2,803 2,803
ADMINISTRATIVE
VEHICLES
038 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER 3,538 3,538
VEHICLES.
039 COMMERCIAL CARGO 22,806 22,806
VEHICLES.
TACTICAL VEHICLES
041 MOTOR TRANSPORT 7,743 7,743
MODIFICATIONS.
043 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 79,429 79,429
VEHICLE.
044 FAMILY OF TACTICAL 3,157 3,157
TRAILERS.
OTHER SUPPORT
045 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 6,938 6,938
MILLION.
ENGINEER AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT
046 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 94 94
EQUIP ASSORT.
047 BULK LIQUID EQUIPMENT 896 896
048 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS 136 136
049 POWER EQUIPMENT 10,792 10,792
ASSORTED.
050 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT 3,235 3,235
EQUIPMENT.
051 EOD SYSTEMS.......... 7,666 7,666
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
052 PHYSICAL SECURITY 33,145 33,145
EQUIPMENT.
053 GARRISON MOBILE 1,419 1,419
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT
(GMEE).
GENERAL PROPERTY
057 TRAINING DEVICES..... 24,163 24,163
058 CONTAINER FAMILY..... 962 962
059 FAMILY OF 6,545 6,545
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT.
060 FAMILY OF INTERNALLY 7,533 7,533
TRANSPORTABLE VEH
(ITV).
OTHER SUPPORT
062 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 4,322 4,322
MILLION.
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
063 SPARES AND REPAIR 8,292 8,292
PARTS.
TOTAL 1,131,418 1,284,112
PROCUREMENT,
MARINE CORPS.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
TACTICAL FORCES
001 F-35................. 5,260,212 5,161,112
Efficiencies and [-99,100]
excess cost
growth.
002 ADVANCE 460,260 460,260
PROCUREMENT (CY).
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
003 KC-46A TANKER........ 2,350,601 2,326,601
Program Decrease. [-24,000]
OTHER AIRLIFT
004 C-130J............... 889,154 848,354
Unit cost growth [-40,800]
and contract
delays.
005 ADVANCE 50,000 50,000
PROCUREMENT (CY).
006 HC-130J.............. 463,934 453,934
Unit cost growth. [-10,000]
007 ADVANCE 30,000 30,000
PROCUREMENT (CY).
008 MC-130J.............. 828,472 797,572
Program [-30,900]
efficiencies.
009 ADVANCE 60,000 60,000
PROCUREMENT (CY).
MISSION SUPPORT
AIRCRAFT
011 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C. 2,617 2,617
OTHER AIRCRAFT
012 TARGET DRONES........ 132,028 132,028
014 RQ-4................. 37,800 37,800
015 MQ-9................. 552,528 702,528
Accelerating [160,000]
procurement
schedule to meet
CCDR demand.
Restrain growth [-10,000]
in government
costs.
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
017 B-2A................. 32,458 32,458
018 B-1B................. 114,119 114,119
019 B-52................. 148,987 148,987
020 LARGE AIRCRAFT 84,335 84,335
INFRARED
COUNTERMEASURES.
022 F-15................. 464,367 692,071
F-15 MIDS JTRS [-12,796]
transfer to RDT&E.
F-15C AESA radars [48,000]
F-15D AESA radars [192,500]
023 F-16................. 17,134 17,134
024 F-22A................ 126,152 126,152
025 F-35 MODIFICATIONS... 70,167 70,167
026 INCREMENT 3.2B....... 69,325 69,325
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
028 C-5.................. 5,604 5,604
030 C-17A................ 46,997 46,997
031 C-21................. 10,162 10,162
032 C-32A................ 44,464 44,464
033 C-37A................ 10,861 10,861
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
034 GLIDER MODS.......... 134 134
035 T-6.................. 17,968 17,968
036 T-1.................. 23,706 23,706
037 T-38................. 30,604 30,604
OTHER AIRCRAFT
038 U-2 MODS............. 22,095 22,095
039 KC-10A (ATCA)........ 5,611 5,611
040 C-12................. 1,980 1,980
042 VC-25A MOD........... 98,231 98,231
043 C-40................. 13,171 13,171
044 C-130................ 7,048 146,248
C-130 AMP [75,000]
increase.
C-130H Electronic [13,500]
Prop Control
System - UPL.
C-130H In-flight [1,500]
Prop Balancing
System - UPL.
Eight-Bladed [16,000]
Propeller.
T-56 3.5 Engine [33,200]
Mod.
045 C-130J MODS.......... 29,713 29,713
046 C-135................ 49,043 49,043
047 COMPASS CALL MODS.... 68,415 97,115
EC-130H Force [28,700]
Structure
Restoration.
048 RC-135............... 156,165 156,165
049 E-3.................. 13,178 13,178
050 E-4.................. 23,937 23,937
051 E-8.................. 18,001 18,001
052 AIRBORNE WARNING AND 183,308 183,308
CONTROL SYSTEM.
053 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE- 44,163 44,163
OF-SIGHT TERMINALS.
054 H-1.................. 6,291 6,291
055 UH-1N REPLACEMENT.... 2,456 2,456
056 H-60................. 45,731 45,731
057 RQ-4 MODS............ 50,022 50,022
058 HC/MC-130 21,660 21,660
MODIFICATIONS.
059 OTHER AIRCRAFT....... 117,767 115,521
C2ISR TDL [-2,246]
transfer to
COMSEC equipment.
060 MQ-1 MODS............ 3,173 3,173
061 MQ-9 MODS............ 115,226 115,226
063 CV-22 MODS........... 58,828 58,828
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
064 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR 656,242 656,242
PARTS.
COMMON SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
065 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT 33,716 33,716
SUPPORT EQUIP.
POST PRODUCTION
SUPPORT
067 B-2A................. 38,837 38,837
068 B-52................. 5,911 5,911
069 C-17A................ 30,108 30,108
070 CV-22 POST PRODUCTION 3,353 3,353
SUPPORT.
071 C-135................ 4,490 4,490
072 F-15................. 3,225 3,225
073 F-16................. 14,969 8,969
Unobligated [-6,000]
balances.
074 F-22A................ 971 971
076 MQ-9................. 5,000 5,000
INDUSTRIAL
PREPAREDNESS
077 INDUSTRIAL 18,802 18,802
RESPONSIVENESS.
WAR CONSUMABLES
078 WAR CONSUMABLES...... 156,465 156,465
OTHER PRODUCTION
CHARGES
079 OTHER PRODUCTION 1,052,814 1,111,900
CHARGES.
Transfer from [59,086]
RDT&E for NATO
AWACS.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
079A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 42,503 42,503
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 15,657,769 16,049,413
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
MISSILE REPLACEMENT
EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC
001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT 94,040 94,040
EQ-BALLISTIC.
TACTICAL
003 JOINT AIR-SURFACE 440,578 430,578
STANDOFF MISSILE.
Unit cost [-10,000]
efficiencies.
004 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X).. 200,777 200,777
005 AMRAAM............... 390,112 381,728
Joint program [-8,384]
unit cost
variance.
006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE 423,016 423,016
MISSILE.
007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB.. 133,697 133,697
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
008 INDUSTR'L PREPAREDNS/ 397 397
POL PREVENTION.
CLASS IV
009 MM III MODIFICATIONS. 50,517 50,517
010 AGM-65D MAVERICK..... 9,639 9,639
011 AGM-88A HARM......... 197 197
012 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE 25,019 25,019
MISSILE (ALCM).
MISSILE SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
014 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR 48,523 48,523
PARTS.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
028 SPECIAL UPDATE 276,562 276,562
PROGRAMS.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 893,971 893,971
TOTAL MISSILE 2,987,045 2,968,661
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
SPACE PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
SPACE PROGRAMS
001 ADVANCED EHF......... 333,366 333,366
002 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER 53,476 74,476
SATELLITES(SPACE).
SATCOM pathfinder [26,000]
Unjustified [-5,000]
support growth.
003 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT 199,218 199,218
004 SPACEBORNE EQUIP 18,362 18,362
(COMSEC).
005 GLOBAL POSITIONING 66,135 66,135
(SPACE).
006 DEF METEOROLOGICAL 89,351 40,000
SAT PROG(SPACE).
Minimum [-49,351]
sustainment of
DMSP-20 program.
007 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE 571,276 571,276
LAUNCH CAPABILITY.
008 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE 800,201 800,201
LAUNCH VEH(SPACE).
009 SBIR HIGH (SPACE).... 452,676 452,676
TOTAL SPACE 2,584,061 2,555,710
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE
ROCKETS
001 ROCKETS.............. 23,788 23,788
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES........... 131,102 169,602
Increase to match [38,500]
size of A-10
fleet.
BOMBS
003 PRACTICE BOMBS....... 89,759 89,759
004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 637,181 637,181
005 MASSIVE ORDNANCE 39,690 39,690
PENETRATOR (MOP).
006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 374,688 354,688
MUNITION.
Program reduction [-20,000]
OTHER ITEMS
007 CAD/PAD.............. 58,266 58,266
008 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 5,612 5,612
DISPOSAL (EOD).
009 SPARES AND REPAIR 103 103
PARTS.
010 MODIFICATIONS........ 1,102 1,102
011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 3,044 3,044
MILLION.
FLARES
012 FLARES............... 120,935 120,935
FUZES
013 FUZES................ 213,476 213,476
SMALL ARMS
014 SMALL ARMS........... 60,097 60,097
TOTAL 1,758,843 1,777,343
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING
VEHICLES
001 PASSENGER CARRYING 8,834 8,834
VEHICLES.
CARGO AND UTILITY
VEHICLES
002 MEDIUM TACTICAL 58,160 58,160
VEHICLE.
003 CAP VEHICLES......... 977 977
004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 12,483 12,483
MILLION.
SPECIAL PURPOSE
VEHICLES
005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL 4,728 4,728
VEHICLES.
006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 4,662 4,662
MILLION.
FIRE FIGHTING
EQUIPMENT
007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH 10,419 10,419
RESCUE VEHICLES.
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 23,320 23,320
MILLION.
BASE MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT
009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & 6,215 6,215
CLEANING EQUIP.
010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 87,781 87,781
MILLION.
COMM SECURITY
EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
011 COMSEC EQUIPMENT..... 136,998 139,244
Transfer for Link [2,246]
16 Upgrades.
012 MODIFICATIONS 677 677
(COMSEC).
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
013 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING 4,041 4,041
EQUIPMENT.
014 INTELLIGENCE COMM 22,573 22,573
EQUIPMENT.
015 MISSION PLANNING 14,456 14,456
SYSTEMS.
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
016 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & 31,823 31,823
LANDING SYS.
017 NATIONAL AIRSPACE 5,833 5,833
SYSTEM.
018 BATTLE CONTROL 1,687 1,687
SYSTEM--FIXED.
019 THEATER AIR CONTROL 22,710 22,710
SYS IMPROVEMENTS.
020 WEATHER OBSERVATION 21,561 21,561
FORECAST.
021 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND 286,980 286,980
CONTROL.
022 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 36,186 36,186
COMPLEX.
024 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN 9,597 9,597
& ANALY NETWORK
(ISPAN).
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
025 GENERAL INFORMATION 27,403 27,403
TECHNOLOGY.
026 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & 7,212 7,212
CONTROL SYS.
027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND 11,062 30,962
CONTROL.
Additional [19,900]
battlefield air
operations kits
to meet need.
028 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL 131,269 131,269
SECURITY SYSTEM.
029 COMBAT TRAINING 33,606 33,606
RANGES.
030 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 5,232 5,232
EMERGENCY COMM N.
031 C3 COUNTERMEASURES... 7,453 7,453
032 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL 3,976 3,976
AND PAY SYSTEM.
033 GCSS-AF FOS.......... 25,515 16,515
LOGIT--prioritize [-9,000]
FIAR projects.
034 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 9,255 9,255
ACCOUNTING AND MGMT
SYSTEM.
035 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 7,523 7,523
SYSTEM.
036 AIR & SPACE 12,043 12,043
OPERATIONS CTR-WPN
SYS.
037 AIR OPERATIONS CENTER 24,246 14,846
(AOC) 10.2.
Fielding funds [-9,400]
ahead of need.
AIR FORCE
COMMUNICATIONS
038 INFORMATION TRANSPORT 74,621 74,621
SYSTEMS.
039 AFNET................ 103,748 98,748
Restructure [-5,000]
program.
041 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 5,199 5,199
SUPPORT ELEMENT
(JCSE).
042 USCENTCOM............ 15,780 15,780
SPACE PROGRAMS
043 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE- 79,592 64,592
OF-SIGHT TERMINALS.
Ahead of need.... [-15,000]
044 SPACE BASED IR SENSOR 90,190 90,190
PGM SPACE.
045 NAVSTAR GPS SPACE.... 2,029 2,029
046 NUDET DETECTION SYS 5,095 5,095
SPACE.
047 AF SATELLITE CONTROL 76,673 76,673
NETWORK SPACE.
048 SPACELIFT RANGE 113,275 113,275
SYSTEM SPACE.
049 MILSATCOM SPACE...... 35,495 35,495
050 SPACE MODS SPACE..... 23,435 23,435
051 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEM.. 43,065 43,065
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
052 TACTICAL C-E 77,538 133,438
EQUIPMENT.
Battlefield [19,900]
Airmen Kits
Unfunded
Requirement.
Joint Terminal [36,000]
Control Training
Simulation
Unfunded
Requirement.
054 RADIO EQUIPMENT...... 8,400 8,400
055 CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL 6,144 6,144
EQUIPMENT.
056 BASE COMM 77,010 77,010
INFRASTRUCTURE.
MODIFICATIONS
057 COMM ELECT MODS...... 71,800 71,800
PERSONAL SAFETY &
RESCUE EQUIP
058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. 2,370 2,370
059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 79,623 79,623
MILLION.
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS
HANDLING EQ
060 MECHANIZED MATERIAL 7,249 7,249
HANDLING EQUIP.
BASE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
061 BASE PROCURED 9,095 9,095
EQUIPMENT.
062 ENGINEERING AND EOD 17,866 17,866
EQUIPMENT.
064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT... 61,850 61,850
065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 30,477 30,477
MILLION.
SPECIAL SUPPORT
PROJECTS
067 DARP RC135........... 25,072 25,072
068 DCGS-AF.............. 183,021 183,021
070 SPECIAL UPDATE 629,371 629,371
PROGRAM.
071 DEFENSE SPACE 100,663 100,663
RECONNAISSANCE PROG..
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 15,038,333 15,038,333
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
073 SPARES AND REPAIR 59,863 59,863
PARTS.
TOTAL OTHER 18,272,438 18,312,084
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-
WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCAA
001 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 1,488 1,488
MILLION.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCMA
002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 2,494 2,494
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
003 PERSONNEL 9,341 9,341
ADMINISTRATION.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
007 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 8,080 15,080
SECURITY.
SHARKSEER........ [7,000]
008 TELEPORT PROGRAM..... 62,789 62,789
009 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 9,399 9,399
MILLION.
010 NET CENTRIC 1,819 1,819
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
(NCES).
011 DEFENSE INFORMATION 141,298 141,298
SYSTEM NETWORK.
012 CYBER SECURITY 12,732 12,732
INITIATIVE.
013 WHITE HOUSE 64,098 64,098
COMMUNICATION AGENCY.
014 SENIOR LEADERSHIP 617,910 617,910
ENTERPRISE.
015 JOINT INFORMATION 84,400 84,400
ENVIRONMENT.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
016 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 5,644 5,644
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DMACT
017 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 11,208 11,208
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DODEA
018 AUTOMATION/ 1,298 1,298
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
& LOGISTICS.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DEFENSE SECURITY
COOPERATION AGENCY
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS
020 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 1,048 1,048
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DEFENSE THREAT
REDUCTION AGENCY
021 VEHICLES............. 100 100
022 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT 5,474 5,474
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
MISSILE DEFENSE
AGENCY
023 THAAD................ 464,067 464,067
024 AEGIS BMD............ 558,916 679,361
Increase SM-3 [2,565]
Block IB
canisters.
Increase SM-3 [117,880]
Block IB purchase.
025 ADVANCE 147,765 -147,765
PROCUREMENT (CY).
SM-3 Block IB.... [-147,765]
026 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS. 78,634 78,634
027 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE 30,587 30,587
III.
028 IRON DOME............ 55,000 -55,000
Realignment of [-41,400]
Iron Dome to
Overseas
Contingency
Operations.
Request excess of [-13,600]
requirement.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA
035 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 37,177 37,177
SECURITY PROGRAM
(ISSP).
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
036 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD. 46,939 46,939
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
038 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS. 13,027 13,027
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
040 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS. 27,859 27,859
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 617,757 617,757
AVIATION PROGRAMS
041 MC-12................ 63,170 -63,170
SOCOM requested [-63,170]
realignment.
042 ROTARY WING UPGRADES 135,985 135,985
AND SUSTAINMENT.
044 NON-STANDARD AVIATION 61,275 61,275
045 U-28................. 63,170
SOCOM requested [63,170]
realignment.
047 RQ-11 UNMANNED AERIAL 20,087 20,087
VEHICLE.
048 CV-22 MODIFICATION... 18,832 18,832
049 MQ-1 UNMANNED AERIAL 1,934 1,934
VEHICLE.
050 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL 11,726 21,726
VEHICLE.
MQ-9 capability [10,000]
enhancements.
051 STUASL0.............. 1,514 1,514
052 PRECISION STRIKE 204,105 204,105
PACKAGE.
053 AC/MC-130J........... 61,368 61,368
054 C-130 MODIFICATIONS.. 66,861 31,412
C-130 TF/TA [-35,449]
adjustments.
SHIPBUILDING
055 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS... 32,521 32,521
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M.. 174,734 174,734
OTHER PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
057 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS. 93,009 93,009
058 DISTRIBUTED COMMON 14,964 14,964
GROUND/SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
059 OTHER ITEMS <$5M..... 79,149 79,149
060 COMBATANT CRAFT 33,362 33,362
SYSTEMS.
061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS..... 143,533 143,533
062 TACTICAL VEHICLES.... 73,520 73,520
063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M. 186,009 186,009
064 COMBAT MISSION 19,693 19,693
REQUIREMENTS.
065 GLOBAL VIDEO 3,967 3,967
SURVEILLANCE
ACTIVITIES.
066 OPERATIONAL 19,225 19,225
ENHANCEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE.
068 OPERATIONAL 213,252 213,252
ENHANCEMENTS.
CBDP
074 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 141,223 141,223
SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS.
075 CB PROTECTION & 137,487 137,487
HAZARD MITIGATION.
TOTAL 5,130,853 5,030,084
PROCUREMENT,
DEFENSE-WIDE.
JOINT URGENT
OPERATIONAL NEEDS
FUND
JOINT URGENT
OPERATIONAL NEEDS
FUND
001 JOINT URGENT 99,701 -99,701
OPERATIONAL NEEDS
FUND.
Program reduction [-99,701]
TOTAL JOINT 99,701 -99,701
URGENT
OPERATIONAL
NEEDS FUND.
TOTAL 106,967,393 110,823,998
PROCUREMENT.
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
FIXED WING
003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR 99,500 99,500
(ACS) (MIP).
004 MQ-1 UAV............. 16,537 16,537
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
016 MQ-1 PAYLOAD (MIP)... 8,700 8,700
023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP).. 32,000 32,000
031 RQ-7 UAV MODS........ 8,250 8,250
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 164,987 164,987
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
AIR-TO-SURFACE
MISSILE SYSTEM
003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY. 37,260 37,260
TOTAL MISSILE 37,260 37,260
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV,
ARMY
WEAPONS & OTHER
COMBAT VEHICLES
016 MORTAR SYSTEMS....... 7,030 7,030
021 COMMON REMOTELY 19,000 19,000
OPERATED WEAPONS
STATION.
TOTAL 26,030 26,030
PROCUREMENT OF
W&TCV, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
AMMUNITION
004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL 4,000 4,000
TYPES.
MORTAR AMMUNITION
008 60MM MORTAR, ALL 11,700 11,700
TYPES.
009 81MM MORTAR, ALL 4,000 4,000
TYPES.
010 120MM MORTAR, ALL 7,000 7,000
TYPES.
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 5,000 5,000
75MM & 105MM, ALL
TYPES.
013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 10,000 10,000
155MM, ALL TYPES.
015 ARTILLERY 2,000 2,000
PROPELLANTS, FUZES
AND PRIMERS, ALL.
ROCKETS
017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL 136,340 136,340
TYPES.
OTHER AMMUNITION
019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, 4,000 4,000
ALL TYPES.
021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES... 8,000 8,000
TOTAL 192,040 192,040
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM 243,998 243,998
TACTICAL VEH (FMTV).
009 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE 223,276 223,276
TACTICAL TRUCK EXT
SERV.
011 MODIFICATION OF IN 130,000 130,000
SVC EQUIP.
012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH- 393,100 393,100
PROTECTED (MRAP)
MODS.
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
021 TRANSPORTABLE 5,724 5,724
TACTICAL COMMAND
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMM--BASE
COMMUNICATIONS
051 INSTALLATION INFO 29,500 29,500
INFRASTRUCTURE MOD
PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT
REL ACT (TIARA)
057 DCGS-A (MIP)......... 54,140 54,140
059 TROJAN (MIP)......... 6,542 6,542
061 CI HUMINT AUTO 3,860 3,860
REPRTING AND
COLL(CHARCS).
ELECT EQUIP--
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
(EW)
068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 14,847 14,847
SURVEILLANCE
CAPABILITIE.
069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ 19,535 19,535
SECURITY
COUNTERMEASURES.
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
SURV. (TAC SURV)
084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: 2,601 2,601
LHMBC XM32.
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
C2 SYSTEMS
087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 48 48
FAMILY.
094 MANEUVER CONTROL 252 252
SYSTEM (MCS).
ELECT EQUIP--
AUTOMATION
101 AUTOMATED DATA 652 652
PROCESSING EQUIP.
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
111 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 4,035 4,035
(BDS).
COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
131 FORCE PROVIDER....... 53,800 53,800
133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 700 700
PERSONNEL PARACHUTE
SYSTEM.
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS.. 10,486 10,486
OTHER SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
169 RAPID EQUIPPING 8,500 8,500
SOLDIER SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL OTHER 1,205,596 1,205,596
PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.
JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE
DEV DEFEAT FUND
NETWORK ATTACK
001 ATTACK THE NETWORK... 219,550 215,086
Adjustment due to [-4,464]
low execution in
prior years.
JIEDDO DEVICE DEFEAT
002 DEFEAT THE DEVICE.... 77,600 77,600
FORCE TRAINING
003 TRAIN THE FORCE...... 7,850 7,850
STAFF AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
004 OPERATIONS........... 188,271 138,271
Program Reduction [-50,000]
TOTAL JOINT IMPR 493,271 438,807
EXPLOSIVE DEV
DEFEAT FUND.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
OTHER AIRCRAFT
026 STUASL0 UAV.......... 55,000 55,000
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
030 AV-8 SERIES.......... 41,365 41,365
032 F-18 SERIES.......... 8,000 8,000
037 EP-3 SERIES.......... 6,300 6,300
047 SPECIAL PROJECT 14,198 14,198
AIRCRAFT.
051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT. 72,700 72,700
052 COMMON AVIONICS 13,988 13,988
CHANGES.
059 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR 4,900 4,900
ACFT) OSPREY.
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIP & FACILITIES
065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL 943 943
FACILITIES.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 217,394 217,394
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
TACTICAL MISSILES
010 LASER MAVERICK....... 3,344 3,344
TOTAL WEAPONS 3,344 3,344
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO,
NAVY & MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 9,715 9,715
002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL 11,108 11,108
TYPES.
003 MACHINE GUN 3,603 3,603
AMMUNITION.
006 AIR EXPENDABLE 11,982 11,982
COUNTERMEASURES.
011 OTHER SHIP GUN 4,674 4,674
AMMUNITION.
012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING 3,456 3,456
PARTY AMMO.
013 PYROTECHNIC AND 1,989 1,989
DEMOLITION.
014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN 4,674 4,674
$5 MILLION.
MARINE CORPS
AMMUNITION
020 120MM, ALL TYPES..... 10,719 10,719
023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES... 3,993 3,993
024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES. 67,200 67,200
025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, 518 518
ALL TYPES.
026 FUZE, ALL TYPES...... 3,299 3,299
TOTAL 136,930 136,930
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMO, NAVY & MC.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
135 PASSENGER CARRYING 186 186
VEHICLES.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 12,000 12,000
TOTAL OTHER 12,186 12,186
PROCUREMENT,
NAVY.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE
CORPS
GUIDED MISSILES
010 JAVELIN.............. 7,679 7,679
OTHER SUPPORT
013 MODIFICATION KITS.... 10,311 10,311
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS
014 UNIT OPERATIONS 8,221 8,221
CENTER.
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
018 MODIFICATION KITS.... 3,600 3,600
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
019 ITEMS UNDER $5 8,693 8,693
MILLION (COMM &
ELEC).
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
027 RQ-11 UAV............ 3,430 3,430
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
052 PHYSICAL SECURITY 7,000 7,000
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL 48,934 48,934
PROCUREMENT,
MARINE CORPS.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
OTHER AIRCRAFT
015 MQ-9................. 13,500 13,500
OTHER AIRCRAFT
044 C-130................ 1,410 1,410
056 H-60................. 39,300 39,300
058 HC/MC-130 5,690 5,690
MODIFICATIONS.
061 MQ-9 MODS............ 69,000 69,000
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 128,900 128,900
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
TACTICAL
006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE 280,902 280,902
MISSILE.
007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB.. 2,520 2,520
CLASS IV
010 AGM-65D MAVERICK..... 5,720 5,720
TOTAL MISSILE 289,142 289,142
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES........... 8,371 8,371
BOMBS
004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 17,031 17,031
006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 184,412 184,412
MUNITION.
FLARES
012 FLARES............... 11,064 11,064
FUZES
013 FUZES................ 7,996 7,996
TOTAL 228,874 228,874
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE.
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
025 GENERAL INFORMATION 3,953 3,953
TECHNOLOGY.
027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND 2,000 2,000
CONTROL.
AIR FORCE
COMMUNICATIONS
042 USCENTCOM............ 10,000 10,000
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
052 TACTICAL C-E 4,065 4,065
EQUIPMENT.
056 BASE COMM 15,400 15,400
INFRASTRUCTURE.
PERSONAL SAFETY &
RESCUE EQUIP
058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. 3,580 3,580
059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 3,407 3,407
MILLION.
BASE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
062 ENGINEERING AND EOD 46,790 46,790
EQUIPMENT.
064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT... 400 400
065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 9,800 9,800
MILLION.
SPECIAL SUPPORT
PROJECTS
071 DEFENSE SPACE 28,070 28,070
RECONNAISSANCE PROG..
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 3,732,499 3,732,499
TOTAL OTHER 3,859,964 3,859,964
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-
WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
008 TELEPORT PROGRAM..... 1,940 1,940
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
MISSILE DEFENSE
AGENCY
028 IRON DOME............ 41,400
Realignment of [41,400]
Iron Dome to
Overseas
Contingency
Operations--Subje
ct to Title XVI.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
MISSILE DEFENSE
AGENCY
028A DAVID SLING.......... 150,000
David's Sling [150,000]
Weapon System
Procurement--Subj
ect to Title XVI.
028B ARROW 3.............. 15,000
Arrow 3 Upper [15,000]
Tier Procurement--
Subject to Title
XVI.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 35,482 35,482
AVIATION PROGRAMS
041 MC-12................ 5,000 5,000
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M.. 35,299 35,299
OTHER PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS..... 15,160 15,160
063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M. 15,000 15,000
068 OPERATIONAL 104,537 104,537
ENHANCEMENTS.
TOTAL 212,418 418,818
PROCUREMENT,
DEFENSE-WIDE.
NATIONAL GUARD AND
RESERVE EQUIPMENT
UNDISTRIBUTED
007 MISCELLANEOUS 420,000
EQUIPMENT.
NGREA Program [420,000]
Increase.
TOTAL NATIONAL 420,000
GUARD AND
RESERVE
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL 7,257,270 7,829,206
PROCUREMENT.
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of
Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Line Program Element Item Request Authorized
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................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
ARMY
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601101A IN-HOUSE 13,018 13,018
LABORATORY
INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH.
002 0601102A DEFENSE 239,118 279,118
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
................ Basic [40,000]
research
program
increase.
003 0601103A UNIVERSITY 72,603 72,603
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
004 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND 100,340 100,340
INDUSTRY
RESEARCH
CENTERS.
................ SUBTOTAL 425,079 465,079
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
005 0602105A MATERIALS 28,314 28,314
TECHNOLOGY.
006 0602120A SENSORS AND 38,374 38,374
ELECTRONIC
SURVIVABILITY.
007 0602122A TRACTOR HIP.... 6,879 6,879
008 0602211A AVIATION 56,884 56,884
TECHNOLOGY.
009 0602270A ELECTRONIC 19,243 19,243
WARFARE
TECHNOLOGY.
010 0602303A MISSILE 45,053 53,053
TECHNOLOGY.
................ A2/AD Anti- [8,000]
Ship
Missile
Study.
011 0602307A ADVANCED 29,428 29,428
WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY.
012 0602308A ADVANCED 27,862 27,862
CONCEPTS AND
SIMULATION.
013 0602601A COMBAT VEHICLE 68,839 68,839
AND AUTOMOTIVE
TECHNOLOGY.
014 0602618A BALLISTICS 92,801 92,801
TECHNOLOGY.
015 0602622A CHEMICAL, SMOKE 3,866 3,866
AND EQUIPMENT
DEFEATING
TECHNOLOGY.
016 0602623A JOINT SERVICE 5,487 5,487
SMALL ARMS
PROGRAM.
017 0602624A WEAPONS AND 48,340 48,340
MUNITIONS
TECHNOLOGY.
018 0602705A ELECTRONICS AND 55,301 55,301
ELECTRONIC
DEVICES.
019 0602709A NIGHT VISION 33,807 33,807
TECHNOLOGY.
020 0602712A COUNTERMINE 25,068 25,068
SYSTEMS.
021 0602716A HUMAN FACTORS 23,681 23,681
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY.
022 0602720A ENVIRONMENTAL 20,850 20,850
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY.
023 0602782A COMMAND, 36,160 36,160
CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY.
024 0602783A COMPUTER AND 12,656 12,656
SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY.
025 0602784A MILITARY 63,409 63,409
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0602785A MANPOWER/ 24,735 24,735
PERSONNEL/
TRAINING
TECHNOLOGY.
027 0602786A WARFIGHTER 35,795 35,795
TECHNOLOGY.
028 0602787A MEDICAL 76,853 76,853
TECHNOLOGY.
................ SUBTOTAL 879,685 887,685
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
029 0603001A WARFIGHTER 46,973 46,973
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
030 0603002A MEDICAL 69,584 69,584
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
031 0603003A AVIATION 89,736 89,736
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
032 0603004A WEAPONS AND 57,663 57,663
MUNITIONS
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
033 0603005A COMBAT VEHICLE 113,071 113,071
AND AUTOMOTIVE
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
034 0603006A SPACE 5,554 5,554
APPLICATION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
035 0603007A MANPOWER, 12,636 12,636
PERSONNEL AND
TRAINING
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
037 0603009A TRACTOR HIKE... 7,502 7,502
038 0603015A NEXT GENERATION 17,425 17,425
TRAINING &
SIMULATION
SYSTEMS.
039 0603020A TRACTOR ROSE... 11,912 11,912
040 0603125A COMBATING 27,520 27,520
TERRORISM--TEC
HNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
041 0603130A TRACTOR NAIL... 2,381 2,381
042 0603131A TRACTOR EGGS... 2,431 2,431
043 0603270A ELECTRONIC 26,874 26,874
WARFARE
TECHNOLOGY.
044 0603313A MISSILE AND 49,449 49,449
ROCKET
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
045 0603322A TRACTOR CAGE... 10,999 10,999
046 0603461A HIGH 177,159 177,159
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
047 0603606A LANDMINE 13,993 13,993
WARFARE AND
BARRIER
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
048 0603607A JOINT SERVICE 5,105 5,105
SMALL ARMS
PROGRAM.
049 0603710A NIGHT VISION 40,929 40,929
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
050 0603728A ENVIRONMENTAL 10,727 10,727
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
051 0603734A MILITARY 20,145 20,145
ENGINEERING
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
052 0603772A ADVANCED 38,163 38,163
TACTICAL
COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND
SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY.
053 0603794A C3 ADVANCED 37,816 37,816
TECHNOLOGY.
................ SUBTOTAL 895,747 895,747
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
054 0603305A ARMY MISSLE 10,347 10,347
DEFENSE
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION.
055 0603308A ARMY SPACE 25,061 25,061
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION.
056 0603619A LANDMINE 49,636 49,636
WARFARE AND
BARRIER--ADV
DEV.
057 0603627A SMOKE, 13,426 13,426
OBSCURANT AND
TARGET
DEFEATING SYS-
ADV DEV.
058 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM 46,749 46,749
CALIBER
AMMUNITION.
060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT 6,258 6,258
AND
SURVIVABILITY.
061 0603766A TACTICAL 13,472 13,472
ELECTRONIC
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM--ADV
DEV.
062 0603774A NIGHT VISION 7,292 7,292
SYSTEMS
ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT.
063 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL 8,813 8,813
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY--DE
M/VAL.
065 0603790A NATO RESEARCH 6,075 6,075
AND
DEVELOPMENT.
067 0603804A LOGISTICS AND 21,233 21,233
ENGINEER
EQUIPMENT--ADV
DEV.
068 0603807A MEDICAL 31,962 31,962
SYSTEMS--ADV
DEV.
069 0603827A SOLDIER 22,194 22,194
SYSTEMS--ADVAN
CED
DEVELOPMENT.
071 0604100A ANALYSIS OF 9,805 9,805
ALTERNATIVES.
072 0604115A TECHNOLOGY 40,917 40,917
MATURATION
INITIATIVES.
073 0604120A ASSURED 30,058 30,058
POSITIONING,
NAVIGATION AND
TIMING (PNT).
074 0604319A INDIRECT FIRE 155,361 155,361
PROTECTION
CAPABILITY
INCREMENT 2-
INTERCEPT
(IFPC2).
................ SUBTOTAL 498,659 498,659
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
& PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
076 0604201A AIRCRAFT 12,939 12,939
AVIONICS.
078 0604270A ELECTRONIC 18,843 18,843
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
079 0604280A JOINT TACTICAL 9,861 9,861
RADIO.
080 0604290A MID-TIER 8,763 8,763
NETWORKING
VEHICULAR
RADIO (MNVR).
081 0604321A ALL SOURCE 4,309 4,309
ANALYSIS
SYSTEM.
082 0604328A TRACTOR CAGE... 15,138 15,138
083 0604601A INFANTRY 74,128 80,628
SUPPORT
WEAPONS.
................ Army [1,500]
requested
realignment.
................ Soldier [5,000]
Enhancement
Program.
085 0604611A JAVELIN........ 3,945 3,945
087 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC 10,076 10,076
CONTROL.
088 0604641A TACTICAL 40,374 40,374
UNMANNED
GROUND VEHICLE
(TUGV).
089 0604710A NIGHT VISION 67,582 67,582
SYSTEMS--ENG
DEV.
090 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, 1,763 1,763
CLOTHING, AND
EQUIPMENT.
091 0604715A NON-SYSTEM 27,155 27,155
TRAINING
DEVICES--ENG
DEV.
092 0604741A AIR DEFENSE 24,569 24,569
COMMAND,
CONTROL AND
INTELLIGENCE--
ENG DEV.
093 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE 23,364 23,364
SIMULATION
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
094 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST 8,960 8,960
EQUIPMENT
DEVELOPMENT.
095 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE 9,138 9,138
INTERACTIVE
SIMULATIONS
(DIS)--ENG DEV.
096 0604780A COMBINED ARMS 21,622 21,622
TACTICAL
TRAINER (CATT)
CORE.
097 0604798A BRIGADE 99,242 99,242
ANALYSIS,
INTEGRATION
AND EVALUATION.
098 0604802A WEAPONS AND 21,379 21,379
MUNITIONS--ENG
DEV.
099 0604804A LOGISTICS AND 48,339 48,339
ENGINEER
EQUIPMENT--ENG
DEV.
100 0604805A COMMAND, 2,726 2,726
CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS--ENG
DEV.
101 0604807A MEDICAL 45,412 45,412
MATERIEL/
MEDICAL
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT--ENG
DEV.
102 0604808A LANDMINE 55,215 55,215
WARFARE/
BARRIER--ENG
DEV.
104 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL 163,643 163,643
COMMAND &
CONTROL
HARDWARE &
SOFTWARE.
105 0604820A RADAR 12,309 12,309
DEVELOPMENT.
106 0604822A GENERAL FUND 15,700 15,700
ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS
SYSTEM (GFEBS).
107 0604823A FIREFINDER..... 6,243 6,243
108 0604827A SOLDIER 18,776 18,776
SYSTEMS--WARRI
OR DEM/VAL.
109 0604854A ARTILLERY 1,953 1,953
SYSTEMS--EMD.
110 0605013A INFORMATION 67,358 67,358
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
111 0605018A INTEGRATED 136,011 121,011
PERSONNEL AND
PAY SYSTEM-
ARMY (IPPS-A).
................ Restructure [-15,000]
program.
112 0605028A ARMORED MULTI- 230,210 230,210
PURPOSE
VEHICLE (AMPV).
113 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL 13,357 13,357
NETWORK CENTER
(JTNC).
114 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL 18,055 18,055
NETWORK (JTN).
115 0605032A TRACTOR TIRE... 5,677 5,677
116 0605035A COMMON INFRARED 77,570 101,570
COUNTERMEASURE
S (CIRCM).
................ Apache [24,000]
Survivabili
ty
Enhancement
s--Army
Unfunded
Requirement.
117 0605051A AIRCRAFT 18,112 78,112
SURVIVABILITY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Apache [60,000]
Survivabili
ty
Enhancement
s--Army
Unfunded
Requirement.
118 0605350A WIN-T INCREMENT 39,700 39,700
3--FULL
NETWORKING.
119 0605380A AMF JOINT 12,987 12,987
TACTICAL RADIO
SYSTEM (JTRS).
120 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO- 88,866 83,054
GROUND MISSILE
(JAGM).
................ EMD [-5,812]
contract
delays.
121 0605456A PAC-3/MSE 2,272 2,272
MISSILE.
122 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED 214,099 214,099
AIR AND
MISSILE
DEFENSE
(AIAMD).
123 0605625A MANNED GROUND 49,247 39,247
VEHICLE.
................ Funding [-10,000]
ahead of
need.
124 0605626A AERIAL COMMON 2 2
SENSOR.
125 0605766A NATIONAL 10,599 10,599
CAPABILITIES
INTEGRATION
(MIP).
126 0605812A JOINT LIGHT 32,486 32,486
TACTICAL
VEHICLE (JLTV)
ENGINEERING
AND
MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPMENT PH.
127 0605830A AVIATION GROUND 8,880 8,880
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
128 0210609A PALADIN 152,288 152,288
INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT
(PIM).
129 0303032A TROJAN--RH12... 5,022 5,022
130 0304270A ELECTRONIC 12,686 12,686
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
................ SUBTOTAL 2,068,950 2,128,638
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
&
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ RDT&E
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
131 0604256A THREAT 20,035 20,035
SIMULATOR
DEVELOPMENT.
132 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS 16,684 16,684
DEVELOPMENT.
133 0604759A MAJOR T&E 62,580 62,580
INVESTMENT.
134 0605103A RAND ARROYO 20,853 20,853
CENTER.
135 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN 205,145 205,145
ATOLL.
136 0605326A CONCEPTS 19,430 19,430
EXPERIMENTATIO
N PROGRAM.
138 0605601A ARMY TEST 277,646 277,646
RANGES AND
FACILITIES.
139 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL 51,550 51,550
TEST
INSTRUMENTATIO
N AND TARGETS.
140 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/ 33,246 33,246
LETHALITY
ANALYSIS.
141 0605606A AIRCRAFT 4,760 4,760
CERTIFICATION.
142 0605702A METEOROLOGICAL 8,303 8,303
SUPPORT TO
RDT&E
ACTIVITIES.
143 0605706A MATERIEL 20,403 20,403
SYSTEMS
ANALYSIS.
144 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF 10,396 10,396
FOREIGN ITEMS.
145 0605712A SUPPORT OF 49,337 49,337
OPERATIONAL
TESTING.
146 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION 52,694 52,694
CENTER.
147 0605718A ARMY MODELING & 938 938
SIM X-CMD
COLLABORATION
& INTEG.
148 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE 60,319 60,319
ACTIVITIES.
149 0605803A TECHNICAL 28,478 28,478
INFORMATION
ACTIVITIES.
150 0605805A MUNITIONS 32,604 24,604
STANDARDIZATIO
N,
EFFECTIVENESS
AND SAFETY.
................ Program [-8,000]
reduction.
151 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL 3,186 3,186
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY
MGMT SUPPORT.
152 0605898A MANAGEMENT HQ-- 48,955 48,955
R&D.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,027,542 1,019,542
RDT&E
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
154 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT 18,397 18,397
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
155 0603813A TRACTOR PULL... 9,461 9,461
156 0607131A WEAPONS AND 4,945 4,945
MUNITIONS
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
157 0607133A TRACTOR SMOKE.. 7,569 7,569
158 0607135A APACHE PRODUCT 69,862 69,862
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
159 0607136A BLACKHAWK 66,653 66,653
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
160 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT 37,407 37,407
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
161 0607138A FIXED WING 1,151 1,151
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
162 0607139A IMPROVED 51,164 51,164
TURBINE ENGINE
PROGRAM.
163 0607140A EMERGING 2,481 2,481
TECHNOLOGIES
FROM NIE.
164 0607141A LOGISTICS 1,673 1,673
AUTOMATION.
166 0607665A FAMILY OF 13,237 13,237
BIOMETRICS.
167 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT 105,816 105,816
IMPROVEMENT.
169 0202429A AEROSTAT JOINT 40,565 40,565
PROJECT--COCOM
EXERCISE.
171 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED 35,719 35,719
DEEP OPERATION
COORDINATION
SYSTEM
(JADOCS).
172 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE 257,167 354,167
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
................ Stryker [97,000]
Lethality
Upgrades.
173 0203740A MANEUVER 15,445 15,445
CONTROL SYSTEM.
175 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE 364 364
COMPONENT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
176 0203758A DIGITIZATION... 4,361 4,361
177 0203801A MISSILE/AIR 3,154 3,154
DEFENSE
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
178 0203802A OTHER MISSILE 35,951 35,951
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
179 0203808A TRACTOR CARD... 34,686 34,686
180 0205402A INTEGRATED BASE 10,750 10,750
DEFENSE--OPERA
TIONAL SYSTEM
DEV.
181 0205410A MATERIALS 402 402
HANDLING
EQUIPMENT.
183 0205456A LOWER TIER AIR 64,159 64,159
AND MISSILE
DEFENSE (AMD)
SYSTEM.
184 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE- 17,527 17,527
LAUNCH ROCKET
SYSTEM (GMLRS).
185 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL 20,515 20,515
GROUND SYSTEM.
187 0303028A SECURITY AND 12,368 12,368
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
188 0303140A INFORMATION 31,154 31,154
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
189 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT 12,274 12,274
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
190 0303142A SATCOM GROUND 9,355 9,355
ENVIRONMENT
(SPACE).
191 0303150A WWMCCS/GLOBAL 7,053 7,053
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM.
193 0305179A INTEGRATED 750 750
BROADCAST
SERVICE (IBS).
194 0305204A TACTICAL 13,225 13,225
UNMANNED
AERIAL
VEHICLES.
195 0305206A AIRBORNE 22,870 22,870
RECONNAISSANCE
SYSTEMS.
196 0305208A DISTRIBUTED 25,592 25,592
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
199 0305233A RQ-7 UAV....... 7,297 7,297
201 0310349A WIN-T INCREMENT 3,800 3,800
2--INITIAL
NETWORKING.
202 0708045A END ITEM 48,442 48,442
INDUSTRIAL
PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES.
202A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 4,536 4,536
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,129,297 1,226,297
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 6,924,959 7,121,647
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
NAVY
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601103N UNIVERSITY 116,196 134,196
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
................ Defense [18,000]
University
Research
Instumentat
ion Program
increase.
002 0601152N IN-HOUSE 19,126 19,126
LABORATORY
INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH.
003 0601153N DEFENSE 451,606 506,606
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
................ Basic [55,000]
research
program
increase.
................ SUBTOTAL 586,928 659,928
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
004 0602114N POWER 68,723 68,723
PROJECTION
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
005 0602123N FORCE 154,963 154,963
PROTECTION
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
006 0602131M MARINE CORPS 49,001 49,001
LANDING FORCE
TECHNOLOGY.
007 0602235N COMMON PICTURE 42,551 42,551
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
008 0602236N WARFIGHTER 45,056 45,056
SUSTAINMENT
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
009 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC 115,051 115,051
SYSTEMS
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
010 0602435N OCEAN 42,252 62,252
WARFIGHTING
ENVIRONMENT
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................ Service [20,000]
Life
Extension
for the
AGOR Ship.
011 0602651M JOINT NON- 6,119 6,119
LETHAL WEAPONS
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
012 0602747N UNDERSEA 123,750 142,350
WARFARE
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................ Accelerate [18,600]
undersea
warfare
research.
013 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL 179,686 179,686
CAPABILITIES
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
014 0602782N MINE AND 37,418 37,418
EXPEDITIONARY
WARFARE
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................ SUBTOTAL 864,570 903,170
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
015 0603114N POWER 37,093 37,093
PROJECTION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
016 0603123N FORCE 38,044 38,044
PROTECTION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC 34,899 34,899
SYSTEMS
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
018 0603640M USMC ADVANCED 137,562 137,562
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION
(ATD).
019 0603651M JOINT NON- 12,745 12,745
LETHAL WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
020 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL 258,860 258,860
CAPABILITIES
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
021 0603680N MANUFACTURING 57,074 57,074
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
022 0603729N WARFIGHTER 4,807 4,807
PROTECTION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
023 0603747N UNDERSEA 13,748 13,748
WARFARE
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
024 0603758N NAVY 66,041 66,041
WARFIGHTING
EXPERIMENTS
AND
DEMONSTRATIONS.
025 0603782N MINE AND 1,991 1,991
EXPEDITIONARY
WARFARE
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
................ SUBTOTAL 662,864 662,864
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
026 0603207N AIR/OCEAN 41,832 41,832
TACTICAL
APPLICATIONS.
027 0603216N AVIATION 5,404 5,404
SURVIVABILITY.
028 0603237N DEPLOYABLE 3,086 3,086
JOINT COMMAND
AND CONTROL.
029 0603251N AIRCRAFT 11,643 11,643
SYSTEMS.
030 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS 5,555 5,555
DEVELOPMENT.
031 0603261N TACTICAL 3,087 3,087
AIRBORNE
RECONNAISSANCE.
032 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT 1,636 1,636
SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY.
033 0603502N SURFACE AND 118,588 113,588
SHALLOW WATER
MINE
COUNTERMEASURE
S.
................ LDUUV [-5,000]
development
growth.
034 0603506N SURFACE SHIP 77,385 77,385
TORPEDO
DEFENSE.
035 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS 8,348 8,348
DEVELOPMENT.
036 0603525N PILOT FISH..... 123,246 123,246
037 0603527N RETRACT LARCH.. 28,819 28,819
038 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER 112,678 112,678
039 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL 710 710
CONTROL.
040 0603553N SURFACE ASW.... 1,096 1,096
041 0603561N ADVANCED 87,160 93,360
SUBMARINE
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Accelerate [10,000]
unmanned
underwater
vehicle
development.
................ Universal [-3,800]
launch and
recovery
module
unfunded
outyear
tail.
042 0603562N SUBMARINE 10,371 10,371
TACTICAL
WARFARE
SYSTEMS.
043 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT 11,888 11,888
ADVANCED
DESIGN.
044 0603564N SHIP 4,332 4,332
PRELIMINARY
DESIGN &
FEASIBILITY
STUDIES.
045 0603570N ADVANCED 482,040 482,040
NUCLEAR POWER
SYSTEMS.
046 0603573N ADVANCED 25,904 25,904
SURFACE
MACHINERY
SYSTEMS.
047 0603576N CHALK EAGLE.... 511,802 511,802
048 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT 118,416 118,416
SHIP (LCS).
049 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM 35,901 35,901
INTEGRATION.
050 0603595N OHIO 971,393 971,393
REPLACEMENT.
051 0603596N LCS MISSION 206,149 206,149
MODULES.
052 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST 8,000 8,000
AND RE-TEST
(ATRT).
053 0603609N CONVENTIONAL 7,678 7,678
MUNITIONS.
054 0603611M MARINE CORPS 219,082 219,082
ASSAULT
VEHICLES.
055 0603635M MARINE CORPS 623 623
GROUND COMBAT/
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
056 0603654N JOINT SERVICE 18,260 18,260
EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DEVELOPMENT.
057 0603658N COOPERATIVE 76,247 76,247
ENGAGEMENT.
058 0603713N OCEAN 4,520 4,520
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
059 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL 20,711 20,711
PROTECTION.
060 0603724N NAVY ENERGY 47,761 47,761
PROGRAM.
061 0603725N FACILITIES 5,226 5,226
IMPROVEMENT.
062 0603734N CHALK CORAL.... 182,771 182,771
063 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC 3,866 3,866
PRODUCTIVITY.
064 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE.. 360,065 360,065
065 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA.. 237,416 237,416
066 0603751N RETRACT ELM.... 37,944 37,944
067 0603764N LINK EVERGREEN. 47,312 47,312
068 0603787N SPECIAL 17,408 17,408
PROCESSES.
069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH 9,359 9,359
AND
DEVELOPMENT.
070 0603795N LAND ATTACK 887 887
TECHNOLOGY.
071 0603851M JOINT NON- 29,448 29,448
LETHAL WEAPONS
TESTING.
072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION 91,479 91,479
APPROACH AND
LANDING
SYSTEMS--DEM/
VAL.
073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY 67,360 67,360
AND ELECTRIC
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
074 0604112N GERALD R. FORD 48,105 127,205
CLASS NUCLEAR
AIRCRAFT
CARRIER (CVN
78--80).
................ Full ship [79,100]
shock
trials for
CVN-78.
075 0604122N REMOTE 20,089 20,089
MINEHUNTING
SYSTEM (RMS).
076 0604272N TACTICAL AIR 18,969 18,969
DIRECTIONAL
INFRARED
COUNTERMEASURE
S (TADIRCM).
077 0604279N ASE SELF- 7,874 7,874
PROTECTION
OPTIMIZATION.
078 0604292N MH-XX.......... 5,298 5,298
079 0604454N LX (R)......... 46,486 75,486
................ LX(R) [29,000]
Acceleratio
n.
080 0604653N JOINT COUNTER 3,817 3,817
RADIO
CONTROLLED IED
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
(JCREW).
081 0604659N PRECISION 9,595 9,595
STRIKE WEAPONS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
082 0604707N SPACE AND 29,581 25,246
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (SEW)
ARCHITECTURE/
ENGINEERING
SUPPORT.
................ Maritime [-4,335]
concept
generation
and
development
growth.
083 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI- 285,849 285,849
SURFACE
WARFARE WEAPON
DEVELOPMENT.
084 0605812M JOINT LIGHT 36,656 36,656
TACTICAL
VEHICLE (JLTV)
ENGINEERING
AND
MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPMENT PH.
085 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS 9,835 9,835
DEVELOPMENT--M
IP.
086 0304270N ELECTRONIC 580 580
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT--M
IP.
................ SUBTOTAL 5,024,626 5,129,591
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
& PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
087 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM 21,708 21,708
AIRCRAFT.
088 0604212N OTHER HELO 11,101 11,101
DEVELOPMENT.
089 0604214N AV-8B AIRCRAFT-- 39,878 39,878
ENG DEV.
090 0604215N STANDARDS 53,059 53,059
DEVELOPMENT.
091 0604216N MULTI-MISSION 21,358 21,358
HELICOPTER
UPGRADE
DEVELOPMENT.
092 0604218N AIR/OCEAN 4,515 4,515
EQUIPMENT
ENGINEERING.
093 0604221N P-3 1,514 1,514
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
094 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT 5,875 5,875
SYSTEM.
095 0604231N TACTICAL 81,553 81,553
COMMAND SYSTEM.
096 0604234N ADVANCED 272,149 272,149
HAWKEYE.
097 0604245N H-1 UPGRADES... 27,235 27,235
098 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH 35,763 35,763
SENSORS.
099 0604262N V-22A.......... 87,918 87,918
100 0604264N AIR CREW 12,679 12,679
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
101 0604269N EA-18.......... 56,921 56,921
102 0604270N ELECTRONIC 23,685 23,685
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
103 0604273N EXECUTIVE HELO 507,093 507,093
DEVELOPMENT.
104 0604274N NEXT GENERATION 411,767 411,767
JAMMER (NGJ).
105 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL 25,071 25,071
RADIO SYSTEM--
NAVY (JTRS-
NAVY).
106 0604307N SURFACE 443,433 433,433
COMBATANT
COMBAT SYSTEM
ENGINEERING.
................ Aegis [-10,000]
development
support
growth.
107 0604311N LPD-17 CLASS 747 747
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION.
108 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER 97,002 97,002
BOMB (SDB).
109 0604366N STANDARD 129,649 129,649
MISSILE
IMPROVEMENTS.
110 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM... 11,647 11,647
111 0604376M MARINE AIR 2,778 2,778
GROUND TASK
FORCE (MAGTF)
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
FOR AVIATION.
112 0604378N NAVAL 23,695 23,695
INTEGRATED
FIRE CONTROL--
COUNTER AIR
SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING.
113 0604404N UNMANNED 134,708 484,708
CARRIER
LAUNCHED
AIRBORNE
SURVEILLANCE
AND STRIKE
(UCLASS)
SYSTEM.
................ Competitive [300,000]
air vehicle
risk
reduction
activities.
................ Government [50,000]
and
industry
source
selection
preparation.
114 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE 43,914 43,914
WATER SENSORS.
115 0604503N SSN-688 AND 109,908 109,908
TRIDENT
MODERNIZATION.
116 0604504N AIR CONTROL.... 57,928 57,928
117 0604512N SHIPBOARD 120,217 120,217
AVIATION
SYSTEMS.
118 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE 241,754 241,754
DEFENSE RADAR
(AMDR) SYSTEM.
119 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN. 122,556 122,556
120 0604562N SUBMARINE 48,213 60,213
TACTICAL
WARFARE SYSTEM.
................ Accelerate [12,000]
submarine
combat and
weapon
system
modernizati
on.
121 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT 49,712 49,712
DESIGN/ LIVE
FIRE T&E.
122 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL 4,096 4,096
COMPUTER
RESOURCES.
123 0604580N VIRGINIA 167,719 167,719
PAYLOAD MODULE
(VPM).
124 0604601N MINE 15,122 15,122
DEVELOPMENT.
125 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT 33,738 33,738
TORPEDO
DEVELOPMENT.
126 0604654N JOINT SERVICE 8,123 8,123
EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DEVELOPMENT.
127 0604703N PERSONNEL, 7,686 7,686
TRAINING,
SIMULATION,
AND HUMAN
FACTORS.
128 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF 405 405
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
129 0604755N SHIP SELF 153,836 153,836
DEFENSE
(DETECT &
CONTROL).
130 0604756N SHIP SELF 99,619 99,619
DEFENSE
(ENGAGE: HARD
KILL).
131 0604757N SHIP SELF 116,798 116,798
DEFENSE
(ENGAGE: SOFT
KILL/EW).
132 0604761N INTELLIGENCE 4,353 4,353
ENGINEERING.
133 0604771N MEDICAL 9,443 9,443
DEVELOPMENT.
134 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID 32,469 32,469
SYSTEM.
135 0604800M JOINT STRIKE 537,901 537,901
FIGHTER (JSF)--
EMD.
136 0604800N JOINT STRIKE 504,736 504,736
FIGHTER (JSF)--
EMD.
137 0604810M JOINT STRIKE 59,265 20,800
FIGHTER FOLLOW
ON
DEVELOPMENT--M
ARINE CORPS.
................ Program [-38,465]
delay.
138 0604810N JOINT STRIKE 47,579 21,244
FIGHTER FOLLOW
ON
DEVELOPMENT--N
AVY.
................ Program [-26,335]
delay.
139 0605013M INFORMATION 5,914 5,914
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
140 0605013N INFORMATION 89,711 89,711
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
141 0605212N CH-53K RDTE.... 632,092 632,092
142 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE 7,778 7,778
CONNECTOR
(SSC).
143 0605450N JOINT AIR-TO- 25,898 25,898
GROUND MISSILE
(JAGM).
144 0605500N MULTI-MISSION 247,929 247,929
MARITIME
AIRCRAFT (MMA).
145 0204202N DDG-1000....... 103,199 103,199
146 0304231N TACTICAL 998 998
COMMAND
SYSTEM--MIP.
147 0304785N TACTICAL 17,785 17,785
CRYPTOLOGIC
SYSTEMS.
148 0305124N SPECIAL 35,905 35,905
APPLICATIONS
PROGRAM.
................ SUBTOTAL 6,308,800 6,596,000
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
&
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
149 0604256N THREAT 30,769 30,769
SIMULATOR
DEVELOPMENT.
150 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS 112,606 112,606
DEVELOPMENT.
151 0604759N MAJOR T&E 61,234 61,234
INVESTMENT.
152 0605126N JOINT THEATER 6,995 6,995
AIR AND
MISSILE
DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION.
153 0605152N STUDIES AND 4,011 4,011
ANALYSIS
SUPPORT--NAVY.
154 0605154N CENTER FOR 48,563 48,563
NAVAL ANALYSES.
155 0605285N NEXT GENERATION 5,000 5,000
FIGHTER.
157 0605804N TECHNICAL 925 925
INFORMATION
SERVICES.
158 0605853N MANAGEMENT, 78,143 78,143
TECHNICAL &
INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT.
159 0605856N STRATEGIC 3,258 3,258
TECHNICAL
SUPPORT.
160 0605861N RDT&E SCIENCE 76,948 76,948
AND TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT.
161 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND 132,122 132,122
AIRCRAFT
SUPPORT.
162 0605864N TEST AND 351,912 351,912
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
163 0605865N OPERATIONAL 17,985 17,985
TEST AND
EVALUATION
CAPABILITY.
164 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND 5,316 5,316
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (SEW)
SUPPORT.
165 0605867N SEW 6,519 6,519
SURVEILLANCE/
RECONNAISSANCE
SUPPORT.
166 0605873M MARINE CORPS 13,649 13,649
PROGRAM WIDE
SUPPORT.
................ SUBTOTAL 955,955 955,955
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
174 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & 107,039 107,039
WEAPONS SYSTEM
SUPPORT.
175 0101224N SSBN SECURITY 46,506 46,506
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
176 0101226N SUBMARINE 3,900 4,700
ACOUSTIC
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Accelerate [800]
combat
rapid
attack
weapon.
177 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC 16,569 16,569
COMMUNICATIONS.
178 0203761N RAPID 18,632 11,132
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSITION
(RTT).
................ TIPS [-7,500]
program
growth.
179 0204136N F/A-18 133,265 133,265
SQUADRONS.
181 0204163N FLEET 62,867 51,067
TELECOMMUNICAT
IONS
(TACTICAL).
................ Joint [-11,800]
aerial
layer
network
growth.
182 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT 36,045 36,045
183 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND 25,228 25,228
TOMAHAWK
MISSION
PLANNING
CENTER (TMPC).
184 0204311N INTEGRATED 54,218 54,218
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM.
185 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS 11,335 11,335
TACTICAL
SUPPORT UNITS
(DISPLACEMENT
CRAFT).
186 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK 80,129 65,629
ORIENTED RADAR
(G/ATOR).
................ Block II [-14,500]
test assets
early to
need.
187 0204571N CONSOLIDATED 39,087 39,087
TRAINING
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
188 0204574N CRYPTOLOGIC 1,915 1,915
DIRECT SUPPORT.
189 0204575N ELECTRONIC 46,609 46,609
WARFARE (EW)
READINESS
SUPPORT.
190 0205601N HARM 52,708 34,708
IMPROVEMENT.
................ AARGM [-18,000]
extended
range
program
growth.
191 0205604N TACTICAL DATA 149,997 149,997
LINKS.
192 0205620N SURFACE ASW 24,460 24,460
COMBAT SYSTEM
INTEGRATION.
193 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP.... 42,206 47,706
................ Accelerate [5,500]
torpedo
upgrades.
194 0205633N AVIATION 117,759 117,759
IMPROVEMENTS.
195 0205675N OPERATIONAL 101,323 101,323
NUCLEAR POWER
SYSTEMS.
196 0206313M MARINE CORPS 67,763 67,763
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
197 0206335M COMMON AVIATION 13,431 13,431
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
(CAC2S).
198 0206623M MARINE CORPS 56,769 56,769
GROUND COMBAT/
SUPPORTING
ARMS SYSTEMS.
199 0206624M MARINE CORPS 20,729 20,729
COMBAT
SERVICES
SUPPORT.
200 0206625M USMC 13,152 13,152
INTELLIGENCE/
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
SYSTEMS (MIP).
201 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS 48,535 48,535
ASSAULT
VEHICLE.
202 0207161N TACTICAL AIM 76,016 76,016
MISSILES.
203 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM 32,172 32,172
RANGE AIR-TO-
AIR MISSILE
(AMRAAM).
208 0303109N SATELLITE 53,239 53,239
COMMUNICATIONS
(SPACE).
209 0303138N CONSOLIDATED 21,677 21,677
AFLOAT NETWORK
ENTERPRISE
SERVICES
(CANES).
210 0303140N INFORMATION 28,102 28,102
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
211 0303150M WWMCCS/GLOBAL 294 294
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM.
213 0305160N NAVY 599 599
METEOROLOGICAL
AND OCEAN
SENSORS-SPACE
(METOC).
214 0305192N MILITARY 6,207 6,207
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM (MIP)
ACTIVITIES.
215 0305204N TACTICAL 8,550 8,550
UNMANNED
AERIAL
VEHICLES.
216 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION 41,831 41,831
AND
INTEROPERABILI
TY.
217 0305208M DISTRIBUTED 1,105 1,105
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
218 0305208N DISTRIBUTED 33,149 33,149
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
219 0305220N RQ-4 UAV....... 227,188 227,188
220 0305231N MQ-8 UAV....... 52,770 52,770
221 0305232M RQ-11 UAV...... 635 635
222 0305233N RQ-7 UAV....... 688 688
223 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) 4,647 4,647
TACTICAL UAS
(STUASL0).
224 0305239M RQ-21A......... 6,435 6,435
225 0305241N MULTI- 49,145 49,145
INTELLIGENCE
SENSOR
DEVELOPMENT.
226 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL 9,246 9,246
SYSTEMS (UAS)
PAYLOADS (MIP).
227 0305421N RQ-4 150,854 150,854
MODERNIZATION.
228 0308601N MODELING AND 4,757 4,757
SIMULATION
SUPPORT.
229 0702207N DEPOT 24,185 24,185
MAINTENANCE
(NON-IF).
231 0708730N MARITIME 4,321 4,321
TECHNOLOGY
(MARITECH).
231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 1,252,185 1,252,185
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 3,482,173 3,436,673
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 17,885,916 18,344,181
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
AF
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102F DEFENSE 329,721 374,721
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
................ Basic [45,000]
research
program
increase.
002 0601103F UNIVERSITY 141,754 141,754
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
003 0601108F HIGH ENERGY 13,778 13,778
LASER RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
................ SUBTOTAL 485,253 530,253
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
004 0602102F MATERIALS...... 125,234 125,234
005 0602201F AEROSPACE 123,438 123,438
VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGIES.
006 0602202F HUMAN 100,530 100,530
EFFECTIVENESS
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
007 0602203F AEROSPACE 182,326 182,326
PROPULSION.
008 0602204F AEROSPACE 147,291 147,291
SENSORS.
009 0602601F SPACE 116,122 116,122
TECHNOLOGY.
010 0602602F CONVENTIONAL 99,851 99,851
MUNITIONS.
011 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY 115,604 115,604
TECHNOLOGY.
012 0602788F DOMINANT 164,909 164,909
INFORMATION
SCIENCES AND
METHODS.
013 0602890F HIGH ENERGY 42,037 42,037
LASER RESEARCH.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,217,342 1,217,342
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
014 0603112F ADVANCED 37,665 47,665
MATERIALS FOR
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
................ Metals [10,000]
Affordabili
ty
Initiative.
015 0603199F SUSTAINMENT 18,378 18,378
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
(S&T).
016 0603203F ADVANCED 42,183 42,183
AEROSPACE
SENSORS.
017 0603211F AEROSPACE 100,733 100,733
TECHNOLOGY DEV/
DEMO.
018 0603216F AEROSPACE 168,821 168,821
PROPULSION AND
POWER
TECHNOLOGY.
019 0603270F ELECTRONIC 47,032 47,032
COMBAT
TECHNOLOGY.
020 0603401F ADVANCED 54,897 54,897
SPACECRAFT
TECHNOLOGY.
021 0603444F MAUI SPACE 12,853 12,853
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM (MSSS).
022 0603456F HUMAN 25,448 25,448
EFFECTIVENESS
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
023 0603601F CONVENTIONAL 48,536 48,536
WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY.
024 0603605F ADVANCED 30,195 30,195
WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY.
025 0603680F MANUFACTURING 42,630 52,630
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
................ Maturation [10,000]
of advanced
manufacturi
ng for low-
cost
sustainment.
026 0603788F BATTLESPACE 46,414 46,414
KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATION.
................ SUBTOTAL 675,785 695,785
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
027 0603260F INTELLIGENCE 5,032 5,032
ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT.
029 0603438F SPACE CONTROL 4,070 4,070
TECHNOLOGY.
030 0603742F COMBAT 21,790 21,790
IDENTIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY.
031 0603790F NATO RESEARCH 4,736 4,736
AND
DEVELOPMENT.
033 0603830F SPACE SECURITY 30,771 30,771
AND DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
034 0603851F INTERCONTINENTA 39,765 39,765
L BALLISTIC
MISSILE--DEM/
VAL.
036 0604015F LONG RANGE 1,246,228 786,228
STRIKE.
................ Delayed EMD [-460,000]
contract
award.
037 0604317F TECHNOLOGY 3,512 8,512
TRANSFER.
................ Technology [5,000]
transfer
program
increase.
038 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY 54,637 54,637
BURIED TARGET
DEFEAT SYSTEM
(HDBTDS)
PROGRAM.
040 0604422F WEATHER SYSTEM 76,108 56,108
FOLLOW-ON.
................ Unjustified [-20,000]
increase
and
analysis of
alternative
s.
044 0604857F OPERATIONALLY 6,457 19,957
RESPONSIVE
SPACE.
................ SSA, [13,500]
Weather, or
Launch
Activities.
045 0604858F TECH TRANSITION 246,514 246,514
PROGRAM.
046 0605230F GROUND BASED 75,166 75,166
STRATEGIC
DETERRENT.
049 0207110F NEXT GENERATION 8,830 8,830
AIR DOMINANCE.
050 0207455F THREE 14,939 14,939
DIMENSIONAL
LONG-RANGE
RADAR (3DELRR).
051 0305164F NAVSTAR GLOBAL 142,288 142,288
POSITIONING
SYSTEM (USER
EQUIPMENT)
(SPACE).
052 0306250F CYBER 81,732 96,732
OPERATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Increase [15,000]
USCC Cyber
Operations
Technology
Development.
................ SUBTOTAL 2,062,575 1,616,075
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
& PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
055 0604270F ELECTRONIC 929 929
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
056 0604281F TACTICAL DATA 60,256 60,256
NETWORKS
ENTERPRISE.
057 0604287F PHYSICAL 5,973 5,973
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT.
058 0604329F SMALL DIAMETER 32,624 32,624
BOMB (SDB)--
EMD.
059 0604421F COUNTERSPACE 24,208 24,208
SYSTEMS.
060 0604425F SPACE SITUATION 32,374 32,374
AWARENESS
SYSTEMS.
061 0604426F SPACE FENCE.... 243,909 243,909
062 0604429F AIRBORNE 8,358 8,358
ELECTRONIC
ATTACK.
063 0604441F SPACE BASED 292,235 292,235
INFRARED
SYSTEM (SBIRS)
HIGH EMD.
064 0604602F ARMAMENT/ 40,154 40,154
ORDNANCE
DEVELOPMENT.
065 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS... 2,506 2,506
066 0604617F AGILE COMBAT 57,678 57,678
SUPPORT.
067 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT 8,187 8,187
SYSTEMS.
068 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING 15,795 15,795
RANGES.
069 0604800F F-35--EMD...... 589,441 589,441
071 0604853F EVOLVED 84,438 184,438
EXPENDABLE
LAUNCH VEHICLE
PROGRAM
(SPACE)--EMD.
................ EELV [100,000]
Program--Ro
cket
Propulsion
System
Development.
072 0604932F LONG RANGE 36,643 36,643
STANDOFF
WEAPON.
073 0604933F ICBM FUZE 142,551 142,551
MODERNIZATION.
074 0605213F F-22 140,640 140,640
MODERNIZATION
INCREMENT 3.2B.
075 0605214F GROUND ATTACK 3,598 3,598
WEAPONS FUZE
DEVELOPMENT.
076 0605221F KC-46.......... 602,364 402,364
................ Program [-200,000]
decrease.
077 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT 11,395 11,395
TRAINING.
078 0605229F CSAR HH-60 156,085 156,085
RECAPITALIZATI
ON.
080 0605431F ADVANCED EHF 228,230 228,230
MILSATCOM
(SPACE).
081 0605432F POLAR MILSATCOM 72,084 72,084
(SPACE).
082 0605433F WIDEBAND GLOBAL 56,343 52,343
SATCOM (SPACE).
................ Excess to [-4,000]
need.
083 0605458F AIR & SPACE OPS 47,629 47,629
CENTER 10.2
RDT&E.
084 0605931F B-2 DEFENSIVE 271,961 271,961
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.
085 0101125F NUCLEAR WEAPONS 212,121 212,121
MODERNIZATION.
086 0207171F F-15 EPAWSS.... 186,481 186,481
087 0207701F FULL COMBAT 18,082 18,082
MISSION
TRAINING.
088 0305176F COMBAT SURVIVOR 993 993
EVADER LOCATOR.
089 0307581F NEXTGEN JSTARS. 44,343 44,343
091 0401319F PRESIDENTIAL 102,620 102,620
AIRCRAFT
REPLACEMENT
(PAR).
092 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST 14,563 14,563
SYSTEMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 3,847,791 3,743,791
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
&
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
093 0604256F THREAT 23,844 23,844
SIMULATOR
DEVELOPMENT.
094 0604759F MAJOR T&E 68,302 73,302
INVESTMENT.
................ Airborne [5,000]
Sensor Data
Correlation
Project.
095 0605101F RAND PROJECT 34,918 34,918
AIR FORCE.
097 0605712F INITIAL 10,476 10,476
OPERATIONAL
TEST &
EVALUATION.
098 0605807F TEST AND 673,908 673,908
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
099 0605860F ROCKET SYSTEMS 21,858 21,858
LAUNCH PROGRAM
(SPACE).
100 0605864F SPACE TEST 28,228 28,228
PROGRAM (STP).
101 0605976F FACILITIES 40,518 40,518
RESTORATION
AND
MODERNIZATION-
-TEST AND
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
102 0605978F FACILITIES 27,895 27,895
SUSTAINMENT--T
EST AND
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
103 0606017F REQUIREMENTS 16,507 16,507
ANALYSIS AND
MATURATION.
104 0606116F SPACE TEST AND 18,997 18,997
TRAINING RANGE
DEVELOPMENT.
106 0606392F SPACE AND 185,305 180,305
MISSILE CENTER
(SMC) CIVILIAN
WORKFORCE.
................ Excess to [-5,000]
need.
107 0308602F ENTEPRISE 4,841 4,841
INFORMATION
SERVICES (EIS).
108 0702806F ACQUISITION AND 15,357 15,357
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
109 0804731F GENERAL SKILL 1,315 1,315
TRAINING.
111 1001004F INTERNATIONAL 2,315 2,315
ACTIVITIES.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,174,584 1,174,584
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
112 0603423F GLOBAL 350,232 350,232
POSITIONING
SYSTEM III--
OPERATIONAL
CONTROL
SEGMENT.
113 0604233F SPECIALIZED 10,465 10,465
UNDERGRADUATE
FLIGHT
TRAINING.
114 0604445F WIDE AREA 24,577 24,577
SURVEILLANCE.
117 0605018F AF INTEGRATED 69,694 29,694
PERSONNEL AND
PAY SYSTEM (AF-
IPPS).
................ Forward [-40,000]
financing,
excluding
funding for
audit
readiness.
118 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER 26,718 26,718
TECHNOLOGY
EXECUTIVE
AGENCY.
119 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP 10,807 10,807
RDT&E.
121 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS. 74,520 74,520
122 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED 451 451
CRUISE MISSILE
(ALCM).
123 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS. 2,245 2,245
124 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS.. 108,183 108,183
125 0101213F MINUTEMAN 178,929 178,929
SQUADRONS.
126 0101313F STRAT WAR 28,481 28,481
PLANNING
SYSTEM--USSTRA
TCOM.
127 0101314F NIGHT FIST-- 87 87
USSTRATCOM.
128 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT 5,315 5,315
STRATEGIC
COMMUNICATIONS.
131 0105921F SERVICE SUPPORT 8,090 8,090
TO STRATCOM--
SPACE
ACTIVITIES.
132 0205219F MQ-9 UAV....... 123,439 123,439
134 0207131F A-10 SQUADRONS. 16,200
................ A-10 [16,200]
restoration
:
operational
flight
program
development.
135 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS. 148,297 198,297
................ AESA Radar [50,000]
Integration.
136 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS 179,283 192,079
................ Transfer [12,796]
from
procurement.
137 0207136F MANNED 14,860 14,860
DESTRUCTIVE
SUPPRESSION.
138 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS 262,552 262,552
139 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS. 115,395 53,921
................ Program [-61,474]
delay.
140 0207161F TACTICAL AIM 43,360 43,360
MISSILES.
141 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM 46,160 46,160
RANGE AIR-TO-
AIR MISSILE
(AMRAAM).
143 0207224F COMBAT RESCUE 412 412
AND RECOVERY.
144 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE-- 657 657
PARARESCUE.
145 0207247F AF TENCAP...... 31,428 31,428
146 0207249F PRECISION 1,105 1,105
ATTACK SYSTEMS
PROCUREMENT.
147 0207253F COMPASS CALL... 14,249 14,249
148 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE 103,942 103,942
COMPONENT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
149 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO- 12,793 12,793
SURFACE
STANDOFF
MISSILE
(JASSM).
150 0207410F AIR & SPACE 21,193 21,193
OPERATIONS
CENTER (AOC).
151 0207412F CONTROL AND 559 559
REPORTING
CENTER (CRC).
152 0207417F AIRBORNE 161,812 161,812
WARNING AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
(AWACS).
153 0207418F TACTICAL 6,001 6,001
AIRBORNE
CONTROL
SYSTEMS.
155 0207431F COMBAT AIR 7,793 7,793
INTELLIGENCE
SYSTEM
ACTIVITIES.
156 0207444F TACTICAL AIR 12,465 12,465
CONTROL PARTY-
MOD.
157 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL 1,681 1,681
DATA LINK.
159 0207452F DCAPES......... 16,796 16,796
161 0207590F SEEK EAGLE..... 21,564 21,564
162 0207601F USAF MODELING 24,994 24,994
AND SIMULATION.
163 0207605F WARGAMING AND 6,035 6,035
SIMULATION
CENTERS.
164 0207697F DISTRIBUTED 4,358 4,358
TRAINING AND
EXERCISES.
165 0208006F MISSION 55,835 55,835
PLANNING
SYSTEMS.
167 0208087F AF OFFENSIVE 12,874 12,874
CYBERSPACE
OPERATIONS.
168 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE 7,681 7,681
CYBERSPACE
OPERATIONS.
171 0301017F GLOBAL SENSOR 5,974 5,974
INTEGRATED ON
NETWORK (GSIN).
177 0301400F SPACE 13,815 13,815
SUPERIORITY
INTELLIGENCE.
178 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL 80,360 80,360
AIRBORNE
OPERATIONS
CENTER (NAOC).
179 0303001F FAMILY OF 3,907 3,907
ADVANCED BLOS
TERMINALS (FAB-
T).
180 0303131F MINIMUM 75,062 75,062
ESSENTIAL
EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK
(MEECN).
181 0303140F INFORMATION 46,599 46,599
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
183 0303142F GLOBAL FORCE 2,470 2,470
MANAGEMENT--DA
TA INITIATIVE.
186 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT 112,775 112,775
ENTERPRISE.
189 0305099F GLOBAL AIR 4,235 4,235
TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
(GATM).
192 0305110F SATELLITE 7,879 7,879
CONTROL
NETWORK
(SPACE).
193 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE 29,955 29,955
194 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC 21,485 21,485
CONTROL,
APPROACH, AND
LANDING SYSTEM
(ATCALS).
195 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS. 2,515 2,515
198 0305128F SECURITY AND 472 472
INVESTIGATIVE
ACTIVITIES.
199 0305145F ARMS CONTROL 12,137 12,137
IMPLEMENTATION.
200 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT 361 361
COUNTERINTELLI
GENCE
ACTIVITIES.
203 0305173F SPACE AND 3,162 3,162
MISSILE TEST
AND EVALUATION
CENTER.
204 0305174F SPACE 1,543 1,543
INNOVATION,
INTEGRATION
AND RAPID
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
205 0305179F INTEGRATED 7,860 7,860
BROADCAST
SERVICE (IBS).
206 0305182F SPACELIFT RANGE 6,902 6,902
SYSTEM (SPACE).
207 0305202F DRAGON U-2..... 34,471 34,471
209 0305206F AIRBORNE 50,154 60,154
RECONNAISSANCE
SYSTEMS.
................ Wide Area [10,000]
Surveillanc
e
Capability.
210 0305207F MANNED 13,245 13,245
RECONNAISSANCE
SYSTEMS.
211 0305208F DISTRIBUTED 22,784 22,784
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
212 0305219F MQ-1 PREDATOR A 716 716
UAV.
213 0305220F RQ-4 UAV....... 208,053 203,053
................ Program [-5,000]
delays.
214 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC 21,587 21,587
COLLABORATIVE
TARGETING.
215 0305236F COMMON DATA 43,986 43,986
LINK EXECUTIVE
AGENT (CDL EA).
216 0305238F NATO AGS....... 197,486 138,400
................ Transfer to [-59,086]
Procurement
for NATO
AWACS.
217 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS 28,434 28,434
ENTERPRISE.
218 0305265F GPS III SPACE 180,902 180,902
SEGMENT.
220 0305614F JSPOC MISSION 81,911 81,911
SYSTEM.
221 0305881F RAPID CYBER 3,149 3,149
ACQUISITION.
222 0305913F NUDET DETECTION 14,447 14,447
SYSTEM (SPACE).
223 0305940F SPACE SITUATION 20,077 20,077
AWARENESS
OPERATIONS.
225 0308699F SHARED EARLY 853 853
WARNING (SEW).
226 0401115F C-130 AIRLIFT 33,962 33,962
SQUADRON.
227 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT 42,864 37,864
SQUADRONS (IF).
................ Forward [-5,000]
financing.
228 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT 54,807 54,807
(IF).
229 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM. 31,010 31,010
230 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT 6,802 6,802
IR
COUNTERMEASURE
S (LAIRCM).
231 0401219F KC-10S......... 1,799 1,799
232 0401314F OPERATIONAL 48,453 48,453
SUPPORT
AIRLIFT.
233 0401318F CV-22.......... 36,576 36,576
235 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS 7,963 7,963
/ COMBAT
CONTROL.
236 0702207F DEPOT 1,525 1,525
MAINTENANCE
(NON-IF).
237 0708610F LOGISTICS 112,676 80,576
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
(LOGIT).
................ Program [-32,100]
growth.
238 0708611F SUPPORT SYSTEMS 12,657 12,657
DEVELOPMENT.
239 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT 1,836 1,836
TRAINING.
240 0808716F OTHER PERSONNEL 121 121
ACTIVITIES.
241 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL 5,911 5,911
RECOVERY
AGENCY.
242 0901218F CIVILIAN 3,604 3,604
COMPENSATION
PROGRAM.
243 0901220F PERSONNEL 4,598 4,598
ADMINISTRATION.
244 0901226F AIR FORCE 1,103 1,103
STUDIES AND
ANALYSIS
AGENCY.
246 0901538F FINANCIAL 101,840 101,840
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 12,780,142 12,780,142
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 17,010,339 16,896,675
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 26,473,669 25,874,505
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, AF.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
DW
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC 38,436 38,436
RESEARCH
INITIATIVE.
002 0601101E DEFENSE 333,119 333,119
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
003 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH 42,022 42,022
INITIATIVES.
004 0601117E BASIC 56,544 56,544
OPERATIONAL
MEDICAL
RESEARCH
SCIENCE.
005 0601120D8Z NATIONAL 49,453 54,453
DEFENSE
EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
................ STEM [5,000]
program
increase.
006 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY 25,834 35,834
BLACK COLLEGES
AND
UNIVERSITIES/
MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
................ Program [10,000]
increase.
007 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND 46,261 46,261
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
................ SUBTOTAL 591,669 606,669
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
008 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS 19,352 19,352
TECHNOLOGY.
009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL 114,262 114,262
TECHNOLOGY.
010 0602234D8Z LINCOLN 51,026 51,026
LABORATORY
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.
011 0602251D8Z APPLIED 48,226 48,226
RESEARCH FOR
THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
S&T PRIORITIES.
012 0602303E INFORMATION & 356,358 356,358
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY.
014 0602383E BIOLOGICAL 29,265 29,265
WARFARE
DEFENSE.
015 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND 208,111 208,111
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
016 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY 13,727 13,727
RESEARCH.
018 0602702E TACTICAL 314,582 309,582
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Multi- [-5,000]
azimuth
defense
fast
intercept
round
engagement
system.
019 0602715E MATERIALS AND 220,115 201,721
BIOLOGICAL
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Program [-18,394]
decrease.
020 0602716E ELECTRONICS 174,798 174,798
TECHNOLOGY.
021 0602718BR WEAPONS OF MASS 155,415 155,415
DESTRUCTION
DEFEAT
TECHNOLOGIES.
022 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE 8,824 8,824
ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE
(SEI) APPLIED
RESEARCH.
023 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY 37,517 37,517
DEVELOPMENT.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,751,578 1,728,184
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
024 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS 25,915 25,915
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0603122D8Z COMBATING 71,171 111,171
TERRORISM
TECHNOLOGY
SUPPORT.
................ Program [40,000]
increase.
027 0603133D8Z FOREIGN 21,782 21,782
COMPARATIVE
TESTING.
028 0603160BR COUNTERPROLIFER 290,654 290,654
ATION
INITIATIVES--P
ROLIFERATION
PREVENTION AND
DEFEAT.
030 0603176C ADVANCED 12,139 12,139
CONCEPTS AND
PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT.
031 0603177C DISCRIMINATION 28,200 28,200
SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY.
032 0603178C WEAPONS 45,389 7,367
TECHNOLOGY.
................ High Power [-26,055]
Directed
Energy--Mis
sile
Destruct.
................ Move to [-11,967]
support
Multiple
Object Kill
Vehicle.
033 0603179C ADVANCED C4ISR. 9,876 9,876
034 0603180C ADVANCED 17,364 17,364
RESEARCH.
035 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE 18,802 18,802
MUNITIONS
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
036 0603264S AGILE 2,679 2,679
TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE 21ST
CENTURY
(AT21)--THEATE
R CAPABILITY.
037 0603274C SPECIAL 64,708 51,458
PROGRAM--MDA
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Unjustified [-13,250]
growth.
038 0603286E ADVANCED 185,043 185,043
AEROSPACE
SYSTEMS.
039 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS 126,692 126,692
AND TECHNOLOGY.
040 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC 14,645 14,645
ASSESSMENTS.
041 0603289D8Z ADVANCED 59,830 49,830
INNOVATIVE
ANALYSIS AND
CONCEPTS.
................ Program [-10,000]
decrease.
042 0603294C COMMON KILL 46,753 7,195
VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY.
................ MOKV [-39,558]
Concept
Development.
043 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND 140,094 140,094
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM--ADVAN
CED
DEVELOPMENT.
044 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH.. 118,666 108,666
................ Program [-10,000]
decrease.
045 0603618D8Z JOINT 43,966 30,466
ELECTRONIC
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Program [-13,500]
decrease.
046 0603648D8Z JOINT 141,540 129,540
CAPABILITY
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
................ Program [-12,000]
decrease.
047 0603662D8Z NETWORKED 6,980 6,980
COMMUNICATIONS
CAPABILITIES.
050 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE 157,056 142,056
MANUFACTURING
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
................ Unjustified [-15,000]
growth.
051 0603699D8Z EMERGING 33,515 41,015
CAPABILITIES
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Efforts to [7,500]
counter-
ISIL and
Russian
aggression.
052 0603712S GENERIC 16,543 16,543
LOGISTICS R&D
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
053 0603713S DEPLOYMENT AND 29,888 29,888
DISTRIBUTION
ENTERPRISE
TECHNOLOGY.
054 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC 65,836 65,836
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.
055 0603720S MICROELECTRONIC 79,037 89,037
S TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
AND SUPPORT.
................ Trusted [10,000]
Source
Implementat
ion for
Field
Programmabl
e Gate
Arrays
Study.
056 0603727D8Z JOINT 9,626 7,126
WARFIGHTING
PROGRAM.
................ Program [-2,500]
decrease.
057 0603739E ADVANCED 79,021 79,021
ELECTRONICS
TECHNOLOGIES.
058 0603760E COMMAND, 201,335 201,335
CONTROL AND
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
059 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC 452,861 432,861
WARFARE
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Excessive [-20,000]
program
growth.
060 0603767E SENSOR 257,127 257,127
TECHNOLOGY.
061 0603769SE DISTRIBUTED 10,771 10,771
LEARNING
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
062 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE 15,202 15,202
ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE.
063 0603826D8Z QUICK REACTION 90,500 70,500
SPECIAL
PROJECTS.
................ Unjustified [-20,000]
growth.
066 0603833D8Z ENGINEERING 18,377 18,377
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY.
067 0603941D8Z TEST & 82,589 82,589
EVALUATION
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY.
068 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL 37,420 37,420
ENERGY
CAPABILITY
IMPROVEMENT.
069 0303310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS... 42,488 42,488
070 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED 57,741 57,741
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ SUBTOTAL 3,229,821 3,093,491
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
AND PROTOTYPES
071 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND 31,710 31,710
CONVENTIONAL
PHYSICAL
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT
RDT&E ADC&P.
073 0603600D8Z WALKOFF........ 90,567 90,567
074 0603714D8Z ADVANCED 15,900 15,900
SENSORS
APPLICATION
PROGRAM.
075 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL 52,758 52,758
SECURITY
TECHNICAL
CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
076 0603881C BALLISTIC 228,021 228,021
MISSILE
DEFENSE
TERMINAL
DEFENSE
SEGMENT.
077 0603882C BALLISTIC 1,284,891 1,284,891
MISSILE
DEFENSE
MIDCOURSE
DEFENSE
SEGMENT.
077A 0603XXXX MULTIPLE-OBJECT 81,525
KILL VEHICLE.
................ Divert [10,000]
attitude
control
systems
technology
to support
Multi-
Object Kill
Vehicle.
................ Establish [71,525]
MOKV
Program of
Record.
078 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND 172,754 172,754
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM--DEM/
VAL.
079 0603884C BALLISTIC 233,588 233,588
MISSILE
DEFENSE
SENSORS.
080 0603890C BMD ENABLING 409,088 409,088
PROGRAMS.
080A 0603XXXC WEAPONS 26,055
TECHNOLOGY--HI
GH POWER DE.
................ High Power [26,055]
Directed
Energy--Mis
sile
Destruct.
081 0603891C SPECIAL 400,387 400,387
PROGRAMS--MDA.
082 0603892C AEGIS BMD...... 843,355 843,355
083 0603893C SPACE TRACKING 31,632 31,632
& SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM.
084 0603895C BALLISTIC 23,289 23,289
MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEM
SPACE PROGRAMS.
085 0603896C BALLISTIC 450,085 437,785
MISSILE
DEFENSE
COMMAND AND
CONTROL,
BATTLE
MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNICATI.
................ Future [-12,300]
Spirals
concurrency
with
multiple
ongoing
efforts and
excess
growth.
086 0603898C BALLISTIC 49,570 49,570
MISSILE
DEFENSE JOINT
WARFIGHTER
SUPPORT.
087 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE 49,211 49,211
INTEGRATION &
OPERATIONS
CENTER (MDIOC).
088 0603906C REGARDING 9,583 9,583
TRENCH.
089 0603907C SEA BASED X- 72,866 72,866
BAND RADAR
(SBX).
090 0603913C ISRAELI 102,795 0
COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS.
................ Realign [-102,795]
Israeli
Cooperative
Programs to
Overseas
Contingency
Operations.
091 0603914C BALLISTIC 274,323 274,323
MISSILE
DEFENSE TEST.
092 0603915C BALLISTIC 513,256 513,256
MISSILE
DEFENSE
TARGETS.
093 0603920D8Z HUMANITARIAN 10,129 10,129
DEMINING.
094 0603923D8Z COALITION 10,350 10,350
WARFARE.
095 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF 1,518 11,518
DEFENSE
CORROSION
PROGRAM.
................ Program [10,000]
Increase.
096 0604115C TECHNOLOGY 96,300 96,300
MATURATION
INITIATIVES.
097 0604250D8Z ADVANCED 469,798 469,798
INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES.
098 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF 3,129 3,129
DEFENSE (DOD)
UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEM (UAS)
COMMON
DEVELOPMENT.
103 0604826J JOINT C5 25,200 25,200
CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT,
INTEGRATION
AND
INTEROPERABILI
TY ASSESSMENTS.
105 0604873C LONG RANGE 137,564 137,564
DISCRIMINATION
RADAR (LRDR).
106 0604874C IMPROVED 278,944 298,944
HOMELAND
DEFENSE
INTERCEPTORS.
................ Redesigned [20,000]
kill
vehicle
development.
107 0604876C BALLISTIC 26,225 26,225
MISSILE
DEFENSE
TERMINAL
DEFENSE
SEGMENT TEST.
108 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST. 55,148 55,148
109 0604879C BALLISTIC 86,764 86,764
MISSILE
DEFENSE SENSOR
TEST.
110 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 34,970 34,970
(LBSM3).
111 0604881C AEGIS SM-3 172,645 172,645
BLOCK IIA CO-
DEVELOPMENT.
112 0604887C BALLISTIC 64,618 64,618
MISSILE
DEFENSE
MIDCOURSE
SEGMENT TEST.
114 0303191D8Z JOINT 2,660 2,660
ELECTROMAGNETI
C TECHNOLOGY
(JET) PROGRAM.
115 0305103C CYBER SECURITY 963 963
INITIATIVE.
................ SUBTOTAL 6,816,554 6,839,039
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
AND
PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATION
116 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND 8,800 8,800
CONVENTIONAL
PHYSICAL
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT
RDT&E SDD.
117 0604165D8Z PROMPT GLOBAL 78,817 88,817
STRIKE
CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Concept [5,000]
development
by the Army
of a CPGS
option.
................ Concept [5,000]
development
by the Navy
of a CPGS
option.
118 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND 303,647 303,647
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM--EMD.
119 0604764K ADVANCED IT 23,424 23,424
SERVICES JOINT
PROGRAM OFFICE
(AITS-JPO).
120 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL 14,285 14,285
INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM (JTIDS).
121 0605000BR WEAPONS OF MASS 7,156 7,156
DESTRUCTION
DEFEAT
CAPABILITIES.
122 0605013BL INFORMATION 12,542 12,542
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
123 0605021SE HOMELAND 191 191
PERSONNEL
SECURITY
INITIATIVE.
124 0605022D8Z DEFENSE 3,273 3,273
EXPORTABILITY
PROGRAM.
125 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT 5,962 5,962
DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES.
126 0605070S DOD ENTERPRISE 13,412 13,412
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATION.
127 0605075D8Z DCMO POLICY AND 2,223 2,223
INTEGRATION.
128 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY 31,660 31,660
INTIATIVES
(DAI)--FINANCI
AL SYSTEM.
129 0605090S DEFENSE RETIRED 13,085 13,085
AND ANNUITANT
PAY SYSTEM
(DRAS).
130 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE 7,209 7,209
ELECTRONIC
PROCUREMENT
CAPABILITIES.
131 0303141K GLOBAL COMBAT 15,158 13,794
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
................ Early to [-1,364]
need.
132 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE 4,414 4,414
ENERGY
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
(EEIM).
................ SUBTOTAL 545,258 553,894
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
133 0604774D8Z DEFENSE 5,581 5,581
READINESS
REPORTING
SYSTEM (DRRS).
134 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS 3,081 3,081
ARCHITECTURE
DEVELOPMENT.
135 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST 229,125 229,125
AND EVALUATION
INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT
(CTEIP).
136 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND 28,674 21,674
EVALUATIONS.
................ Program [-7,000]
decrease.
138 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION 45,235 45,235
ENVIRONMENT
TEST
CAPABILITY
(JMETC).
139 0605104D8Z TECHNICAL 24,936 24,936
STUDIES,
SUPPORT AND
ANALYSIS.
141 0605126J JOINT 35,471 35,471
INTEGRATED AIR
AND MISSILE
DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION
(JIAMDO).
144 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS 37,655 37,655
ENGINEERING.
145 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND 3,015 3,015
ANALYSIS
SUPPORT--OSD.
146 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS- 5,287 5,287
PHYSICAL
SECURITY.
147 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO 5,289 5,289
NETWORKS AND
INFORMATION
INTEGRATION.
148 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT 2,120 2,120
TO USD
(INTELLIGENCE).
149 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND 102,264 102,264
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
158 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS 2,169 2,169
INNOVATION
RESEARCH
(SBIR)/ SMALL
BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER.
159 0605798D8Z DEFENSE 13,960 13,960
TECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS.
160 0605801KA DEFENSE 51,775 51,775
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION
CENTER (DTIC).
161 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT 9,533 9,533
OF DOD
ENLISTMENT,
TESTING AND
EVALUATION.
162 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT 17,371 21,371
TEST AND
EVALUATION.
................ Program [4,000]
increase.
163 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ-- 71,571 71,571
R&D.
164 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND 4,123 4,123
PROGRAM
ASSESSMENTS.
165 0203345D8Z DEFENSE 1,946 1,946
OPERATIONS
SECURITY
INITIATIVE
(DOSI).
166 0204571J JOINT STAFF 7,673 7,673
ANALYTICAL
SUPPORT.
169 0303166J SUPPORT TO 10,413 10,413
INFORMATION
OPERATIONS
(IO)
CAPABILITIES.
170 0303260D8Z DEFENSE 971 971
MILITARY
DECEPTION
PROGRAM OFFICE
(DMDPO).
171 0305193D8Z CYBER 6,579 6,579
INTELLIGENCE.
173 0804767D8Z COCOM EXERCISE 43,811 43,811
ENGAGEMENT AND
TRAINING
TRANSFORMATION
(CE2T2)--MHA.
174 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ-- 35,871 35,871
MDA.
176 0903230D8W WHS--MISSION 1,072 1,072
OPERATIONS
SUPPORT - IT.
177A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 49,500 49,500
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 856,071 853,071
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
178 0604130V ENTERPRISE 7,929 7,929
SECURITY
SYSTEM (ESS).
179 0605127T REGIONAL 1,750 1,750
INTERNATIONAL
OUTREACH (RIO)
AND
PARTNERSHIP
FOR PEACE
INFORMATION
MANA.
180 0605147T OVERSEAS 294 294
HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE
SHARED
INFORMATION
SYSTEM
(OHASIS).
181 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE 22,576 22,576
ANALYSIS AND
SUSTAINMENT
SUPPORT.
182 0607310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: 1,901 1,901
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
183 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER 8,474 8,474
SECURITY
COOPERATION
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (G-
TSCMIS).
184 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND 33,561 33,561
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
(OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT).
186 0208043J PLANNING AND 3,061 3,061
DECISION AID
SYSTEM (PDAS).
187 0208045K C4I 64,921 64,921
INTEROPERABILI
TY.
189 0301144K JOINT/ALLIED 3,645 3,645
COALITION
INFORMATION
SHARING.
193 0302016K NATIONAL 963 963
MILITARY
COMMAND SYSTEM-
WIDE SUPPORT.
194 0302019K DEFENSE INFO 10,186 10,186
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERING
AND
INTEGRATION.
195 0303126K LONG-HAUL 36,883 36,883
COMMUNICATIONS
-DCS.
196 0303131K MINIMUM 13,735 13,735
ESSENTIAL
EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK
(MEECN).
197 0303135G PUBLIC KEY 6,101 6,101
INFRASTRUCTURE
(PKI).
198 0303136G KEY MANAGEMENT 43,867 43,867
INFRASTRUCTURE
(KMI).
199 0303140D8Z INFORMATION 8,957 8,957
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
200 0303140G INFORMATION 146,890 146,890
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
201 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND 21,503 21,503
AND CONTROL
SYSTEM.
202 0303153K DEFENSE 20,342 20,342
SPECTRUM
ORGANIZATION.
203 0303170K NET-CENTRIC 444 444
ENTERPRISE
SERVICES
(NCES).
205 0303610K TELEPORT 1,736 1,736
PROGRAM.
206 0304210BB SPECIAL 65,060 65,060
APPLICATIONS
FOR
CONTINGENCIES.
210 0305103K CYBER SECURITY 2,976 2,976
INITIATIVE.
215 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D 4,182 4,182
PROGRAMS.
216 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY. 18,130 18,130
218 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED 5,302 5,302
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
221 0305208K DISTRIBUTED 3,239 3,239
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
225 0305327V INSIDER THREAT. 11,733 11,733
226 0305387D8Z HOMELAND 2,119 2,119
DEFENSE
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
PROGRAM.
234 0708011S INDUSTRIAL 24,605 24,605
PREPAREDNESS.
235 0708012S LOGISTICS 1,770 1,770
SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES.
236 0902298J MANAGEMENT HQ-- 2,978 2,978
OJCS.
237 1105219BB MQ-9 UAV....... 18,151 23,151
................ Medium [5,000]
Altitude
Long
Endurance
Tactical
(MALET) MQ-
9 Unmanned
Aerial
Vehicle.
238 1105232BB RQ-11 UAV...... 758 758
240 1160403BB AVIATION 173,934 189,134
SYSTEMS.
................ MC-130 [15,200]
Terrain
Following/
Terrain
Avoidance
Radar
Program.
241 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE 6,866 6,866
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
242 1160408BB OPERATIONAL 63,008 63,008
ENHANCEMENTS.
243 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS 25,342 25,342
244 1160432BB SPECIAL 3,401 3,401
PROGRAMS.
245 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL 3,212 3,212
VEHICLES.
246 1160483BB MARITIME 63,597 63,597
SYSTEMS.
247 1160489BB GLOBAL VIDEO 3,933 3,933
SURVEILLANCE
ACTIVITIES.
248 1160490BB OPERATIONAL 10,623 10,623
ENHANCEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE.
248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 3,564,272 3,564,272
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 4,538,910 4,559,110
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ UNDISTRIBUTED
249 XXXXXXX DEFENSE WIDE 200,000
CYBER
VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT.
................ Assess all [200,000]
major
weapon
systems for
cyber
vulnerabili
ty.
251 XXXXXXX TECHNOLOGY 400,000
OFFSET
INITIATIVE.
................ Supports [400,000]
innovative
technology
development.
................ SUBTOTAL 600,000
UNDISTRIBUTE
D.
................
................ TOTAL 18,329,861 18,833,458
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, DW.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
TEST & EVAL,
DEFENSE
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL 76,838 76,838
TEST AND
EVALUATION.
002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST 46,882 46,882
AND EVALUATION.
003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL 46,838 46,838
TEST
ACTIVITIES AND
ANALYSES.
................ SUBTOTAL 170,558 170,558
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ TOTAL 170,558 170,558
OPERATIONA
L TEST &
EVAL,
DEFENSE.
................
................ TOTAL 69,784,963 70,344,349
RDT&E.
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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Line Program Element Item Request Authorized
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................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
ARMY
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT 1,500 1,500
AND
SURVIVABILITY.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,500 1,500
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
& PROTOTYPES.
................
................ TOTAL 1,500 1,500
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT
, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
NAVY
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 35,747 35,747
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 35,747 35,747
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 35,747 35,747
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT
, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, AF
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
133 0205671F JOINT COUNTER 300 300
RCIED
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE.
246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 16,800 16,800
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 17,100 17,100
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 17,100 17,100
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT
, TEST &
EVAL, AF.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, DW
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES.
090 0603913C ISRAELI 267,595
COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS.
................ Arrow 3..... [19,500]
................ Arrow System [45,500]
Improvement
Program.
................ David's [99,800]
Sling.
................ Realign [102,795]
Israeli
Cooperative
Programs to
Overseas
Contingency
Operations.
................ SUBTOTAL 267,595
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
AND
PROTOTYPES.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 137,087 137,087
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 137,087 137,087
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 137,087 404,682
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT
, TEST &
EVAL, DW.
................
................ TOTAL RDT&E 191,434 459,029
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Line Item Request Authorized
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 1,094,429 1,594,429
Force Readiness [500,000]
Restoration--Operations
Tempo.....................
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 68,873 68,873
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 1,214,116 1,291,316
Readiness funding increase [77,200]
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 7,616,008 7,626,508
Readiness funding increase [10,500]
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 2,617,169 2,789,369
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Restore Sustainment [172,200]
shortfalls................
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 421,269 421,269
HEADQUARTERS.................
130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE 164,743 164,743
OPERATIONS...................
170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT 448,633 448,633
MISSION SUPPORT..............
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 13,645,240 14,405,140
MOBILIZATION
180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY............ 401,638 401,638
200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS....... 6,532 6,532
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 408,170 408,170
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
210 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 131,536 131,536
220 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 47,843 47,843
230 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING..... 42,565 42,565
240 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS 490,378 490,378
TRAINING CORPS...............
250 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 981,000 989,200
Readiness funding increase [33,200]
Unjustified program growth [-25,000]
260 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 940,872 940,872
270 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 230,324 230,324
EDUCATION....................
280 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 603,519 603,519
290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 491,922 491,922
300 EXAMINING..................... 194,079 194,079
310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 227,951 227,951
EDUCATION....................
320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 161,048 161,048
TRAINING.....................
330 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER 170,118 170,118
TRAINING CORPS...............
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 4,713,155 4,721,355
RECRUITING................
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
360 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES..... 813,881 813,881
370 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES... 714,781 703,781
Unjustified program growth [-11,000]
380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT......... 322,127 322,127
390 ADMINISTRATION................ 384,813 384,813
400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 1,781,350 1,781,350
410 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 292,532 292,532
420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 375,122 375,122
430 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT......... 1,119,848 1,115,348
Spirit of America program [-4,500]
growth....................
440 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES........ 225,358 225,358
450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 239,755 239,755
460 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT 223,319 223,319
READINESS....................
470 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY 469,865 469,865
HEADQUARTERS.................
480 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS 40,521 40,521
530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,120,974 1,140,974
Additional SOUTHCOM ISR [20,000]
and intel support.........
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE 8,124,246 8,128,746
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
540 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -847,900
Excessive standard price [-86,000]
for fuel..................
Foreign Currency [-431,000]
adjustments...............
Streamlining of Army [-180,900]
Management Headquarters...
Working Capital Fund [-150,000]
carryover above allowable
ceiling...................
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -847,900
TOTAL OPERATION & 26,890,811 26,815,511
MAINTENANCE, ARMY........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
RES
OPERATING FORCES
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 16,612 16,612
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 486,531 486,531
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 105,446 105,446
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 516,791 516,791
060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 87,587 87,587
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 348,601 348,601
SUPPORT......................
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 81,350 81,350
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 59,574 91,974
Readiness funding increase [32,400]
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 570,852 557,852
Unjustified program growth [-13,000]
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 245,686 259,286
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Restore Sustainment [13,600]
shortfalls................
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 40,962 40,962
HEADQUARTERS.................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 2,559,992 2,592,992
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 10,665 10,665
140 ADMINISTRATION................ 18,390 18,390
150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 14,976 14,976
160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 8,841 8,841
170 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 52,928 52,928
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 105,800 105,800
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
190 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -12,600
Excessive standard price [-8,000]
for fuel..................
Streamlining of Army [-4,600]
Reserve Management
Headquarters..............
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -12,600
TOTAL OPERATION & 2,665,792 2,686,192
MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES....
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 709,433 1,094,533
Increased Operations Tempo [385,100]
to Meet Readiness
Objectives................
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 167,324 167,324
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 741,327 741,327
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 88,775 96,475
ARNG border security [7,700]
enhancement...............
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 32,130 32,130
060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 943,609 996,209
ARNG border security [13,000]
enhancement...............
Readiness funding increase [39,600]
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 703,137 703,137
SUPPORT......................
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 84,066 84,066
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 166,848 189,348
Readiness funding increase [22,500]
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 1,022,970 998,970
Justification does not [-14,000]
match summary of price and
program changes...........
Unjustified growth........ [-10,000]
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 673,680 708,880
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Restore Sustainment [35,200]
shortfalls................
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 954,574 954,574
HEADQUARTERS.................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 6,287,873 6,766,973
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 6,570 6,570
140 ADMINISTRATION................ 59,629 59,729
National Guard State [1,000]
Partnership Program
increase..................
NGB Heritage Painting [-900]
Program...................
150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 68,452 68,452
160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 8,841 8,841
170 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 283,670 272,170
Army Marketing Program [-11,500]
unjustified program growth
180 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 2,942 2,942
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 430,104 418,704
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
200 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -46,200
Excessive standard price [-26,000]
for fuel..................
Streamlining of Army [-20,200]
National Guard Management
Headquarters..............
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -46,200
TOTAL OPERATION & 6,717,977 7,139,477
MAINTENANCE, ARNG........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & 37,225 37,225
ENGINEERING SERVICES.........
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT........... 376,844 390,744
Aviation Readiness [4,000]
Restoration--AV-8B Program
Related Logistics.........
Aviation Readiness [1,900]
Restoration--CH-53 Program
Related Logisitics........
Aviation Readiness [1,200]
Restoration--MV-22 Program
Related Logisitics........
MV-22 Fleet Engineering [6,800]
Support Unfunded
Requirement...............
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 897,536 912,536
Program increase.......... [15,000]
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 544,056 549,356
Aviation Readiness [5,300]
Restoration--MV-22
Aviation Logisitics.......
140 ELECTRONIC WARFARE............ 96,916 96,916
150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE 192,198 192,198
160 WARFARE TACTICS............... 453,942 453,942
170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND 351,871 351,871
OCEANOGRAPHY.................
180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 1,186,847 1,171,847
Unjustified program growth [-15,000]
190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE......... 123,948 123,948
200 DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT...... 2,443 2,443
210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE 98,914 98,914
OPERATIONS...................
220 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT 73,110 73,110
MISSION SUPPORT..............
230 CRUISE MISSILE................ 110,734 110,734
240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE....... 1,206,736 1,206,736
250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS 141,664 141,664
SUPPORT......................
260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE........... 523,122 535,122
Ship Self-Defense Systems [12,000]
Maintenance Backlog
Reduction.................
270 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.. 371,872 371,872
280 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 896,061 896,061
290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 2,220,423 2,245,723
MODERNIZATION................
Restore Sustainment [25,300]
shortfalls................
300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 4,472,468 4,472,468
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 14,378,930 14,435,430
MOBILIZATION
310 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE. 422,846 422,846
320 AIRCRAFT ACTIVATIONS/ 6,464 6,964
INACTIVATIONS................
Aviation Readiness [500]
Restoration--F-18 Aircraft
Activations/Inactivations.
330 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS 361,764 361,764
340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES 69,530 69,530
SYSTEMS......................
350 INDUSTRIAL READINESS.......... 2,237 2,237
360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT........... 21,823 21,823
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 884,664 885,164
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
370 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 149,375 149,375
380 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 9,035 9,035
390 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 156,290 156,290
CORPS........................
400 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 653,728 653,728
410 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 8,171 8,171
420 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 168,471 162,471
EDUCATION....................
Civilian Institutions [-6,000]
Graduate Education Program
430 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 196,048 196,048
440 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 234,233 235,233
Naval Sea Cadet Corps..... [1,000]
450 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 137,855 137,855
EDUCATION....................
460 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 77,257 77,257
TRAINING.....................
470 JUNIOR ROTC................... 47,653 47,653
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 1,838,116 1,833,116
RECRUITING................
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
480 ADMINISTRATION................ 923,771 923,771
490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS............ 13,967 13,967
500 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND 120,812 120,812
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 350,983 346,983
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
Unjustified growth........ [-4,000]
520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 265,948 260,948
Navy Fleet Band National [-5,000]
Tour......................
530 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 335,482 335,482
550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 197,724 197,724
570 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND 274,936 274,936
DESIGN.......................
580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 1,122,178 1,122,178
MANAGEMENT...................
590 HULL, MECHANICAL AND 48,587 48,587
ELECTRICAL SUPPORT...........
600 COMBAT/WEAPONS SYSTEMS........ 25,599 25,599
610 SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 72,768 72,768
SYSTEMS......................
620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE... 577,803 577,803
680 INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND 4,768 4,768
AGENCIES.....................
710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 560,754 560,754
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 4,896,080 4,887,080
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
720 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -856,200
Excessive standard price [-610,000]
for fuel..................
Foreign Currency [-87,000]
adjustments...............
Streamlining of Navy [-159,200]
Management Headquarters...
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -856,200
TOTAL OPERATION & 21,997,790 21,184,590
MAINTENANCE, NAVY........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 227,583 227,583
040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING....... 86,259 86,259
050 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 746,237 775,037
MODERNIZATION................
Restore Sustainment [28,800]
shortfalls................
060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 2,057,362 2,057,362
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 3,117,441 3,146,241
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
070 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 16,460 16,460
080 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 977 977
090 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 97,325 97,325
100 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 40,786 40,786
EDUCATION....................
120 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 164,806 164,806
130 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 39,963 39,963
EDUCATION....................
140 JUNIOR ROTC................... 23,397 23,397
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 383,714 383,714
RECRUITING................
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 37,386 37,386
160 ADMINISTRATION................ 358,395 351,695
Unjustified Growth Marine [-6,700]
Corps Heritage Center.....
180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 76,105 76,105
MANAGEMENT...................
200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 45,429 45,429
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 517,315 510,615
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
210 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -87,700
Excessive standard price [-25,000]
for fuel..................
Foreign Currency [-28,000]
adjustments...............
Streamlining of Marine [-24,700]
Corps Management
Headquarters..............
Working Capital Fund [-10,000]
carryover above allowable
ceiling...................
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -87,700
TOTAL OPERATION & 4,018,470 3,952,870
MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 563,722 563,722
OPERATIONS...................
020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE...... 6,218 6,218
030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 82,712 82,712
040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS 326 326
SUPPORT......................
050 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 13,436 13,436
070 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & 557 557
TRAINING.....................
090 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS......... 14,499 14,499
100 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 117,601 117,601
120 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 29,382 29,382
130 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 48,513 49,213
MODERNIZATION................
Restore Sustainment [700]
shortfalls................
140 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 102,858 102,858
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 979,824 980,524
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 ADMINISTRATION................ 1,505 1,505
160 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 13,782 13,782
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 3,437 3,437
180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 3,210 3,210
MANAGEMENT...................
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 21,934 21,934
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
210 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -42,100
Excessive standard price [-41,000]
for fuel..................
Streamlining of Navy [-1,100]
Reserve Management
Headquarters..............
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -42,100
TOTAL OPERATION & 1,001,758 960,358
MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES....
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES.............. 97,631 97,631
020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 18,254 18,254
030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 28,653 30,053
MODERNIZATION................
Restore Sustainment [1,400]
shortfalls................
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 111,923 111,923
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 256,461 257,861
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
050 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 924 924
060 ADMINISTRATION................ 10,866 10,866
070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 8,785 8,785
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 20,575 20,575
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
080 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -2,100
Excessive standard price [-1,000]
for fuel..................
Streamlining of Marine [-1,100]
Corps Reserve Management
Headquarters..............
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -2,100
TOTAL OPERATION & 277,036 276,336
MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE..
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 3,336,868 3,599,468
A-10 restoration: Force [235,300]
Structure Restoration.....
EC-130H Force Structure [27,300]
Restoration...............
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES..... 1,897,315 1,915,015
Increase Range Use Support [37,700]
Unfunded Requirement......
Unjustified growth........ [-20,000]
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, 1,797,549 1,690,349
MAINTAIN SKILLS).............
A-10 to F-15E Training [-78,200]
Transition................
Unjustified growth........ [-29,000]
040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 6,537,127 6,497,127
Remove FY 15 contractor [-40,000]
logistics support costs...
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 1,997,712 2,132,812
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Restore Sustainment [135,100]
shortfalls................
060 BASE SUPPORT.................. 2,841,948 2,841,948
120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT 900,965 889,965
MISSION SUPPORT..............
Unjustified growth........ [-11,000]
130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE 205,078 205,078
OPERATIONS...................
135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 893,272 893,272
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 20,407,834 20,665,034
MOBILIZATION
170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 259,956 259,956
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
180 BASE SUPPORT.................. 708,799 708,799
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 968,755 968,755
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
190 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 92,191 92,191
200 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 21,871 21,871
210 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 77,527 77,527
CORPS (ROTC).................
220 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 228,500 228,500
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
230 BASE SUPPORT.................. 772,870 772,870
240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 359,304 379,304
Remotely Piloted Aircraft [20,000]
Flight Training
Acceleration..............
250 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 710,553 726,553
Consolidation of Air [-4,000]
Battle Manager Resources
not properly documented...
Unmanned Aerial [20,000]
Surveillance (UAS)
Training..................
260 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 228,252 228,252
EDUCATION....................
270 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 76,464 76,464
280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 375,513 375,513
290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 79,690 79,690
300 EXAMINING..................... 3,803 3,803
310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 180,807 180,807
EDUCATION....................
320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 167,478 167,478
TRAINING.....................
330 JUNIOR ROTC................... 59,263 59,263
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 3,434,086 3,470,086
RECRUITING................
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.. 862,022 842,022
Unjustified growth........ [-20,000]
360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 61,745 61,745
370 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 298,759 298,759
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
380 BASE SUPPORT.................. 1,108,220 1,108,220
390 ADMINISTRATION................ 689,797 681,797
DEAMS reduction-Funding [-8,000]
ahead of need.............
400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 498,053 498,053
410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.. 900,253 900,253
420 CIVIL AIR PATROL.............. 25,411 27,711
Civil Air Patrol.......... [2,300]
450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT......... 89,148 89,148
460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,187,859 1,187,859
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 5,721,267 5,695,567
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
470 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -1,006,500
Excessive standard price [-580,000]
for fuel..................
Foreign Currency [-217,000]
adjustments...............
Streamlining of Air Force [-209,500]
Management Headquarters...
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -1,006,500
TOTAL OPERATION & 30,531,942 29,792,942
MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE...
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 1,779,378 1,781,878
A-10 restoration: Force [2,500]
Structure Restoration.....
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 226,243 220,243
Justification does not [-6,000]
match summary of price and
program changes for
civilian pay..............
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 487,036 487,036
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 109,342 109,642
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Restore Sustainment [300]
shortfalls................
050 BASE SUPPORT.................. 373,707 370,707
Air Force Support Standard [-3,000]
Correction--transfer to
SAG 11G not properly
accounted.................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 2,975,706 2,969,506
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES
060 ADMINISTRATION................ 53,921 53,921
070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 14,359 14,359
080 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS 13,665 13,665
MGMT (ARPC)..................
090 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY 6,606 6,606
COMP)........................
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 88,551 88,551
AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
110 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -107,500
Excessive standard price [-104,000]
for fuel..................
Streamlining of Air Force [-3,500]
Reserve Management
Headquarters..............
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -107,500
TOTAL OPERATION & 3,064,257 2,950,557
MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE..
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS........... 3,526,471 3,568,671
A-10 restoration: Force [42,200]
Structure Restoration.....
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 740,779 743,379
ARNG border security [2,600]
enhancement...............
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 1,763,859 1,763,859
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 288,786 307,586
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
Restore Sustainment [18,800]
shortfalls................
050 BASE SUPPORT.................. 582,037 582,037
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 6,901,932 6,965,532
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
WIDE ACTIVITIES
060 ADMINISTRATION................ 23,626 23,626
070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 30,652 30,652
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 54,278 54,278
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES................
UNDISTRIBUTED
080 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -200,300
Excessive standard price [-168,000]
for fuel..................
Streamlining of Air [-2,300]
National Guard Management
Headquarters..............
Unjustified growth........ [-30,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -200,300
TOTAL OPERATION & 6,956,210 6,819,510
MAINTENANCE, ANG.........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF......... 485,888 505,888
Middle East Assurance [20,000]
Initiative................
020 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 534,795 534,795
DEFENSE......................
030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ 4,862,368 4,841,168
OPERATING FORCES.............
Overestimation of civilian [-21,200]
FTE.......................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 5,883,051 5,881,851
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
040 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 142,659 142,659
050 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY... 78,416 78,416
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ 354,372 354,372
TRAINING AND RECRUITING......
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 575,447 575,447
RECRUITING................
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES
070 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS....... 160,320 180,320
STARBASE.................. [20,000]
090 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY. 570,177 570,177
100 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 1,374,536 1,374,536
AGENCY.......................
110 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES 642,551 642,551
ACTIVITY.....................
120 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1,282,755 1,292,755
AGENCY.......................
SHARKSEER................. [10,000]
140 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY. 26,073 26,073
150 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY...... 366,429 366,429
160 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY........ 192,625 192,625
180 DEFENSE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTING 115,372 115,372
AGENCY.......................
190 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION 524,723 495,523
AGENCY.......................
Global Security [-22,200]
Contingency Fund..........
Reduction to Combating [-7,000]
Terrorism Fellowship......
200 DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE...... 508,396 508,396
230 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 33,577 33,577
ADMINISTRATION...............
240 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 415,696 415,696
AGENCY.......................
260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2,753,771 2,784,021
EDUCATION ACTIVITY...........
Impact Aid................ [30,000]
School lunches for [250]
territories...............
270 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY........ 432,068 432,068
290 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT. 110,612 110,612
300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 1,388,285 1,393,535
DEFENSE......................
Commission to Assess the [2,000]
Threat to the U.S. from
Electromagnetic Pulse
Attack....................
OSD fleet architecture [1,000]
study.....................
OUSD (Policy) unjustified [-2,000]
growth....................
OUSD AT&L Congressional [-10,500]
Mandate (BRAC Support)....
Readiness environmental [14,750]
protection initiative--
program increase..........
310 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ 83,263 83,263
ADMIN & SVC-WIDE ACTIVITIES..
320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 621,688 621,688
SERVICES.....................
330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 14,379,428 14,379,428
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 25,982,345 26,018,645
AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
340 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -791,300
Excessive standard price [-37,000]
for fuel..................
Foreign Currency [-78,400]
adjustments...............
Program decrease.......... [-5,000]
Streamlining of Department [-670,900]
of Defense Management
Headquarters..............
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -791,300
TOTAL OPERATION & 32,440,843 31,684,643
MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 14,078 14,078
ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE........
020 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, 100,266 100,266
DISASTER AND CIVIC AID.......
030 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.. 358,496 358,496
040 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD.......... 84,140 84,140
050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 234,829 234,829
ARMY.........................
060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 292,453 292,453
NAVY.........................
070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR 368,131 368,131
FORCE........................
080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 8,232 8,232
DEFENSE......................
090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 203,717 203,717
FORMERLY USED SITES..........
SUBTOTAL MISCELLANEOUS 1,664,342 1,664,342
APPROPRIATIONS............
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS 1,664,342 1,664,342
APPROPRIATIONS...........
TOTAL OPERATION & 138,227,228 135,927,328
MAINTENANCE..............
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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
(In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Line Item Request Authorized
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS................. 257,900 257,900
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS........... 1,110,836 1,110,836
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 261,943 261,943
060 AVIATION ASSETS................ 22,160 22,160
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 1,119,201 1,119,201
SUPPORT.......................
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.. 117,881 117,881
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........ 50,000 50,000
140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.......... 4,500,666 4,526,466
Army expenses related to [25,800]
Syria Train and Equip
program....................
150 COMMANDERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE 10,000 5,000
PROGRAM.......................
Program decrease........... [-5,000]
160 RESET.......................... 1,834,777 1,834,777
170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT 100,000
MISSION SUPPORT...............
AFRICOM Intelligence, [100,000]
Surveilance, and
Reconnissance..............
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 9,285,364 9,406,164
MOBILIZATION
190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS...... 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...... 40,000 40,000
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..... 529,891 529,891
380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT.......... 5,033 5,033
420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT........ 100,480 100,480
450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT......... 154,350 154,350
530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 1,267,632 1,267,632
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE 2,057,386 2,057,386
ACTIVITIES.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 11,382,750 11,503,550
MAINTENANCE, ARMY.........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
RES
OPERATING FORCES
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE......... 2,442 2,442
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 813 813
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 779 779
SUPPORT.......................
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........ 20,525 20,525
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 24,559 24,559
TOTAL OPERATION & 24,559 24,559
MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES.....
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS................. 1,984 1,984
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE......... 4,671 4,671
060 AVIATION ASSETS................ 15,980 15,980
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 12,867 12,867
SUPPORT.......................
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........ 23,134 23,134
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 1,426 1,426
HEADQUARTERS..................
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 60,062 60,062
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..... 783 783
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 783 783
ACTIVITIES.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 60,845 60,845
MAINTENANCE, ARNG.........
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES
FUND
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
010 SUSTAINMENT.................... 2,214,899 2,214,899
030 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION... 182,751 182,751
040 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS........ 281,555 281,555
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF 2,679,205 2,679,205
DEFENSE....................
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
060 SUSTAINMENT.................... 901,137 901,137
080 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION... 116,573 116,573
090 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS........ 65,342 65,342
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF 1,083,052 1,083,052
INTERIOR...................
TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY 3,762,257 3,762,257
FORCES FUND...............
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
010 IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND...... 715,000 715,000
SUBTOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND 715,000 715,000
EQUIP FUND.................
TOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP 715,000 715,000
FUND......................
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
010 SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND..... 600,000 531,450
Realignment to Air Force... [-42,750]
Realignment to Army........ [-25,800]
SUBTOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND 600,000 531,450
EQUIP FUND.................
TOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND 600,000 531,450
EQUIP FUND................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 358,417 361,717
OPERATIONS....................
Readiness funding increase. [3,300]
030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & 110 110
ENGINEERING SERVICES..........
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY 4,513 4,513
SUPPORT.......................
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT............ 126,501 126,501
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE..... 75,897 92,897
Readiness funding increase. [17,000]
070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS 2,770 2,770
SUPPORT.......................
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS............. 34,101 34,101
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP 1,184,878 1,184,878
OPERATIONS....................
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & 16,663 16,663
TRAINING......................
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE......... 1,922,829 1,922,829
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS.......... 33,577 33,577
160 WARFARE TACTICS................ 26,454 26,454
170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND 22,305 22,305
OCEANOGRAPHY..................
180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES.......... 513,969 513,969
190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.......... 10,007 10,007
250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS 60,865 60,865
SUPPORT.......................
260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE............ 275,231 275,231
290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 7,819 7,819
MODERNIZATION.................
300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT......... 61,422 61,422
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 4,738,328 4,758,628
MOBILIZATION
340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES 5,307 5,307
SYSTEMS.......................
360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT............ 160,002 160,002
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...... 165,309 165,309
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
400 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..... 44,845 44,845
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 44,845 44,845
RECRUITING.................
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
480 ADMINISTRATION................. 2,513 2,513
490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS............. 500 500
510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL 5,309 5,309
MANAGEMENT....................
520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT........ 1,469 1,469
550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..... 156,671 156,671
580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 8,834 8,834
MANAGEMENT....................
620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.... 1,490 1,490
710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 6,320 6,320
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 183,106 183,106
ACTIVITIES.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 5,131,588 5,151,888
MAINTENANCE, NAVY.........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE
CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES............. 353,133 353,133
020 FIELD LOGISTICS................ 259,676 259,676
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............. 240,000 240,000
060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT......... 16,026 16,026
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 868,835 868,835
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
110 TRAINING SUPPORT............... 37,862 37,862
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 37,862 37,862
RECRUITING.................
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..... 43,767 43,767
200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 2,070 2,070
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 45,837 45,837
ACTIVITIES.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 952,534 952,534
MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS.
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 4,033 4,033
OPERATIONS....................
020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE....... 60 60
030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE..... 20,300 20,300
100 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES.......... 7,250 7,250
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 31,643 31,643
TOTAL OPERATION & 31,643 31,643
MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES.....
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES............... 2,500 2,500
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT......... 955 955
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 3,455 3,455
TOTAL OPERATION & 3,455 3,455
MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE...
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES.......... 1,505,738 1,548,488
Air Force expenses related [42,750]
to Syria Train and Equip
program....................
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES...... 914,973 919,273
Readiness funding increase. [4,300]
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, 31,978 31,978
MAINTAIN SKILLS)..............
040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............. 1,192,765 1,192,765
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 85,625 85,625
RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION...
060 BASE SUPPORT................... 917,269 917,269
070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING... 30,219 30,219
080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS.. 174,734 174,734
100 LAUNCH FACILITIES.............. 869 869
110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS.......... 5,008 5,008
120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT 100,190 100,190
MISSION SUPPORT...............
135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 22,893 22,893
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 4,982,261 5,029,311
MOBILIZATION
140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS............. 2,995,703 2,995,703
150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS...... 108,163 108,163
160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............. 511,059 511,059
180 BASE SUPPORT................... 4,642 4,642
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...... 3,619,567 3,619,567
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
190 OFFICER ACQUISITION............ 92 92
240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..... 11,986 11,986
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 12,078 12,078
RECRUITING.................
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS........... 86,716 86,716
380 BASE SUPPORT................... 3,836 3,836
400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..... 165,348 165,348
410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES... 204,683 141,683
Reduction to the Office of [-63,000]
Security Cooperation in
Iraq.......................
450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.......... 61 61
460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 15,463 15,463
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 476,107 413,107
ACTIVITIES.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 9,090,013 9,074,063
MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE....
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............. 51,086 51,086
050 BASE SUPPORT................... 7,020 7,020
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 58,106 58,106
TOTAL OPERATION & 58,106 58,106
MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE...
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS..... 19,900 19,900
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 19,900 19,900
TOTAL OPERATION & 19,900 19,900
MAINTENANCE, ANG..........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.......... 9,900 9,900
030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ 2,345,835 2,345,835
OPERATING FORCES..............
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 2,355,735 2,355,735
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES
090 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY.. 18,474 18,474
120 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 29,579 29,579
AGENCY........................
140 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY.. 110,000 110,000
160 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY......... 5,960 5,960
190 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION 1,677,000 1,577,000
AGENCY........................
Reduction from Coalition [-100,000]
Support Funds..............
260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION 73,000 73,000
ACTIVITY......................
300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 106,709 106,709
DEFENSE.......................
320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 2,102 2,102
SERVICES......................
330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 1,427,074 1,427,074
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 3,449,898 3,349,898
SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.....
TOTAL OPERATION & 5,805,633 5,705,633
MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE.
TOTAL OPERATION & 37,638,283 37,594,883
MAINTENANCE...............
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SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS.
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SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS (In Thousands of
Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Line Item Request Authorized
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE......... 508,008 508,008
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS........... 763,300 763,300
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 1,054,322 1,054,322
060 AVIATION ASSETS................ 1,546,129 1,546,129
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 3,158,606 3,158,606
SUPPORT.......................
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.. 438,909 438,909
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 7,469,274 7,469,274
MOBILIZATION
190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS...... 261,683 261,683
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...... 261,683 261,683
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..... 485,778 485,778
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE 485,778 485,778
ACTIVITIES.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 8,216,735 8,216,735
MAINTENANCE, ARMY.........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 4,940,365 4,940,365
OPERATIONS....................
020 FLEET AIR TRAINING............. 1,830,611 1,830,611
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY 103,456 103,456
SUPPORT.......................
070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS 33,201 33,201
SUPPORT.......................
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP 4,287,658 4,287,658
OPERATIONS....................
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & 787,446 787,446
TRAINING......................
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE......... 5,960,951 5,960,951
120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT.. 1,554,863 1,554,863
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS.......... 704,415 704,415
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 20,202,966 20,202,966
TOTAL OPERATION & 20,202,966 20,202,966
MAINTENANCE, NAVY.........
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE
CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES............. 931,079 931,079
020 FIELD LOGISTICS................ 931,757 931,757
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 1,862,836 1,862,836
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
110 TRAINING SUPPORT............... 347,476 347,476
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 347,476 347,476
RECRUITING.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 2,210,312 2,210,312
MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS.
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING... 930,341 930,341
080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS.. 924,845 924,845
100 LAUNCH FACILITIES.............. 271,177 271,177
110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS.......... 382,824 382,824
135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 14,224 14,224
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.. 2,523,411 2,523,411
MOBILIZATION
140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS............. 2,229,196 2,229,196
150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS...... 148,318 148,318
160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............. 1,617,571 1,617,571
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...... 3,995,085 3,995,085
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS........... 1,141,491 1,141,491
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD 1,141,491 1,141,491
ACTIVITIES.................
TOTAL OPERATION & 7,659,987 7,659,987
MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE....
TOTAL OPERATION & 38,290,000 38,290,000
MAINTENANCE...............
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Item Request Authorized
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Military Personnel Appropriations..... 130,491,227 129,468,888
A-10 restoration: Military Personnel.. [132,000]
Additional support for the National [21,700]
Guard's Operation Phalanx............
Basic Housing Allowance............... [300,000]
EC-130H Force Structure Restoration... [18,200]
Financial Literacy Training........... [85,000]
Foreign Currency adjustments.......... [-480,500]
National Guard State Partnership [4,300]
Program increase.....................
Projected understrength............... [-115,839]
Unobligated balances.................. [-987,200]
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund 6,243,449 6,243,449
Contributions........................
Total, Military Personnel........... 136,734,676 135,712,337
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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In
Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2016 Conference
Item Request Authorized
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Military Personnel Appropriations..... 3,204,758 3,204,758
Total, Military Personnel 3,204,758 3,204,758
Appropriations.....................
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2016 Conference
Program Title Request Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT--ARMY............... 50,432 50,432
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY... 50,432 50,432
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS................ 62,898 62,898
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR 62,898 62,898
FORCE..............................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT--DEF
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA)........ 45,084 45,084
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 45,084 45,084
WIDE...............................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
COMMISSARY RESALE STOCKS
COMMISSARY OPERATIONS................. 1,154,154 1,435,354
Restoration of Proposed [142,200]
Efficiencies.....................
Restoration of Savings from [139,000]
Legislative Proposals............
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA... 1,154,154 1,435,354
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND
MPF MLP
POST DELIVERY AND OUTFITTING.......... 15,456 15,456
NATIONAL DEF SEALIFT VESSEL
LG MED SPD RO/RO MAINTENANCE.......... 124,493 124,493
DOD MOBILIZATION ALTERATIONS.......... 8,243 8,243
TAH MAINTENANCE....................... 27,784 27,784
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.............. 25,197 25,197
READY RESERVE FORCE................... 272,991 272,991
TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 474,164 474,164
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE............... 139,098 139,098
RDT&E................................. 579,342 579,342
PROCUREMENT........................... 2,281 2,281
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS 720,721 720,721
DESTRUCTION........................
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEF
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 739,009 761,009
ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE..................
SOUTHCOM Operational Support for [30,000]
Central America..................
Transfer to Demand Reduction [-8,000]
Program..........................
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM......... 111,589 119,589
Expanded drug testing............ [8,000]
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG 850,598 880,598
ACTIVITIES, DEF....................
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............. 310,459 310,459
RDT&E................................. 4,700 2,100
Funding ahead of need............ [-2,600]
PROCUREMENT........................... 1,000 -1,000
Program decrease................. [-1,000]
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 316,159 312,559
GENERAL............................
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE......................... 9,082,298 8,962,926
Consolidated health plan [-29,719]
unauthorized.....................
Pharmacy benefit reform [-30,528]
unauthorized.....................
Removal of one-time fiscal year [-59,125]
2016 increases...................
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE................... 14,892,683 14,886,930
Access to TRICARE Prime for [4,000]
certain beneficiaties............
TRICARE consolidation not [-9,753]
authorized.......................
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT........... 2,415,658 2,300,164
Removal of one-time fiscal year [-115,494]
2016 increases...................
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT................ 1,677,827 1,654,814
Removal of one-time fiscal year [-23,013]
2016 increases...................
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES................. 327,967 325,908
Removal of one-time fiscal year [-2,059]
2016 increases...................
EDUCATION AND TRAINING................ 750,614 750,614
BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS........ 1,742,893 1,741,690
Removal of one-time fiscal year [-1,203]
2016 increase....................
RESEARCH.............................. 10,996 10,996
EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT................ 59,473 59,473
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.................. 231,356 231,356
DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION.............. 103,443 103,443
ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT............... 515,910 515,910
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT................ 41,567 41,567
CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT.............. 17,356 17,356
UNDISTRIBUTED
INITIAL OUTFITTING.................... 33,392 33,392
REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION........... 330,504 330,504
THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM... 1,494 1,494
IEHR.................................. 7,897 7,897
UNDISTRIBUTED......................... -433,300
Foreign Currency adjustments..... [-54,700]
Unobligated balances............. [-378,600]
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM....... 32,243,328 31,543,134
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS......... 35,917,538 35,524,944
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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In
Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Program Title Request Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION OF FALLEN HEROES....... 2,500 2,500
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR 2,500 2,500
FORCE..............................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT--DEF
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA)........ 86,350 86,350
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 86,350 86,350
WIDE...............................
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEF
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 186,000 186,000
ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE..................
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG 186,000 186,000
ACTIVITIES, DEF....................
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............. 10,262 10,262
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 10,262 10,262
GENERAL............................
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE......................... 65,149 65,149
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE................... 192,210 192,210
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT........... 9,460 9,460
EDUCATION AND TRAINING................ 5,885 5,885
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM....... 272,704 272,704
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE........... 300,000
Provides assistance to Ukraine... [300,000]
TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE.. 300,000
COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND
COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND.... 2,100,000 1,000,000
Program decrease................. [-1,100,000]
TOTAL COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS 2,100,000 1,000,000
FUND...............................
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS......... 2,657,816 1,857,816
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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State/Country and FY 2016 Conference
Account Installation Project Title Request Authorized
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Alaska
Army Fort Greely Physical Readiness Training 7,800 7,800
Facility.
California
Army Concord Pier....................... 98,000 98,000
Colorado
Army Fort Carson, Colorado Rotary Wing Taxiway........ 5,800 5,800
Cuba
Army Guantanamo Bay Unaccompanied Personnel 0 0
Housing.
Georgia
Army Fort Gordon Command and Control 90,000 90,000
Facility.
Germany
Army Grafenwoehr Vehicle Maintenance Shop... 51,000 51,000
Maryland
Army Fort Meade Access Control Point--Mapes 0 15,000
Road.
Army Fort Meade Access Control Point--Reece 0 19,500
Road.
New York
Army Fort Drum NCO Academy Complex........ 19,000 19,000
Army U.S. Military Academy Waste Water Treatment Plant 70,000 70,000
Oklahoma
Army Fort Sill Reception Barracks Complex 56,000 56,000
Ph2.
Army Fort Sill Training Support Facility.. 13,400 13,400
Texas
Army Corpus Christi Powertrain Facility 85,000 85,000
(Infrastructure/Metal).
Army Joint Base San Antonio Homeland Defense Operations 43,000 0
Center.
Virginia
Army Arlington National Arlington National Cemetery 0 30,000
Cemetery Southern Expansion (DAR).
Army Fort Lee Training Support Facility.. 33,000 33,000
Army Joint Base Myer- Instruction Building....... 37,000 0
Henderson
Worldwide Unspecified
Army Unspecified Worldwide Host Nation Support........ 36,000 36,000
Locations
Army Unspecified Worldwide Minor Construction......... 25,000 25,000
Locations
Army Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 73,245 73,245
Locations
........................
Military Construction, Army Total 743,245 727,745
......................
Arizona
Navy Yuma Aircraft Maint. Facilities 50,635 50,635
& Apron (So. CALA).
Bahrain Island
Navy SW Asia Mina Salman Pier 37,700 37,700
Replacement.
Navy SW Asia Ship Maintenance Support 52,091 52,091
Facility.
California
Navy Camp Pendleton Pendleton Ops Center....... 0 0
Navy Camp Pendleton Raw Water Pipeline 44,540 44,540
Pendleton to Fallbrook.
Navy Coronado Coastal Campus Utilities... 4,856 4,856
Navy Lemoore F-35C Hangar Modernization 56,497 56,497
and Addition.
Navy Lemoore F-35C Training Facilities.. 8,187 8,187
Navy Lemoore RTO and Mission Debrief 7,146 7,146
Facility.
Navy Miramar KC-130J Enlisted Air Crew 0 11,200
Trainer.
Navy Point Mugu E-2C/D Hangar Additions and 19,453 19,453
Renovations.
Navy Point Mugu Triton Avionics and Fuel 2,974 2,974
Systems Trainer.
Navy San Diego LCS Support Facility....... 37,366 37,366
Navy Twentynine Palms Microgrid Expansion........ 9,160 9,160
Florida
Navy Jacksonville Fleet Support Facility 8,455 8,455
Addition.
Navy Jacksonville Triton Mission Control 8,296 8,296
Facility.
Navy Mayport LCS Mission Module 16,159 16,159
Readiness Center.
Navy Pensacola A-School Unaccompanied 18,347 18,347
Housing (Corry Station).
Navy Whiting Field T-6B JPATS Training 10,421 10,421
Operations Facility.
Georgia
Navy Albany Ground Source Heat Pumps... 7,851 7,851
Navy Kings Bay Industrial Control System 8,099 8,099
Infrastructure.
Navy Townsend Townsend Bombing Range 48,279 43,279
Expansion Phase 2.
Guam
Navy Joint Region Marianas Live-Fire Training Range 125,677 125,677
Complex (NW Field).
Navy Joint Region Marianas Municipal Solid Waste 10,777 10,777
Landfill Closure.
Navy Joint Region Marianas Sanitary Sewer System 45,314 45,314
Recapitalization.
Hawaii
Navy Barking Sands PMRF Power Grid 30,623 30,623
Consolidation.
Navy Joint Base Pearl UEM Interconnect Sta C to 6,335 6,335
Harbor-Hickam Hickam.
Navy Joint Base Pearl Welding School Shop 8,546 8,546
Harbor-Hickam Consolidation.
Navy Kaneohe Bay Airfield Lighting 26,097 26,097
Modernization.
Navy Kaneohe Bay Bachelor Enlisted Quarters. 68,092 68,092
Navy Kaneohe Bay P-8A Detachment Support 12,429 12,429
Facilities.
Navy MCB Hawaii LHD Pad Conversions MV-22 0 0
Landing Pads.
Italy
Navy Sigonella P-8A Hangar and Fleet 62,302 62,302
Support Facility.
Navy Sigonella Triton Hangar and Operation 40,641 40,641
Facility.
Japan
Navy Camp Butler Military Working Dog 11,697 11,697
Facilities (Camp Hansen).
Navy Iwakuni E-2D Operational Trainer 8,716 8,716
Complex.
Navy Iwakuni Security Modifications-- 9,207 9,207
CVW5/MAG12 HQ.
Navy Kadena AB Aircraft Maint. Shelters & 23,310 23,310
Apron.
Navy Yokosuka Child Development Center... 13,846 13,846
Maryland
Navy Patuxent River Unaccompanied Housing...... 40,935 40,935
North Carolina
Navy Camp Lejeune 2nd Radio BN Complex 0 0
Operations Consolidation.
Navy Camp Lejeune Range Safety Improvements.. 0 0
Navy Camp Lejeune Simulator Integration/Range 54,849 54,849
Control Facility.
Navy Cherry Point Marine Air Field Security 0 23,300
Corps Air Station Improvements.
Navy Cherry Point Marine KC-130J Enlsited Air Crew 4,769 4,769
Corps Air Station Trainer Facility.
Navy Cherry Point Marine Unmanned Aircraft System 29,657 29,657
Corps Air Station Facilities.
Navy New River Operational Trainer 3,312 3,312
Facility.
Navy New River Radar Air Traffic Control 4,918 4,918
Facility Addition.
Poland
Navy RedziKowo Base AEGIS Ashore Missile 51,270 51,270
Defense Complex.
South Carolina
Navy Parris Island Range Safety Improvements & 27,075 27,075
Modernization.
Virginia
Navy Dam Neck Maritime Surveillance 23,066 23,066
System Facility.
Navy Norfolk Communications Center...... 75,289 75,289
Navy Norfolk Electrical Repairs to Piers 44,254 44,254
2,6,7, and 11.
Navy Norfolk MH-60 Helicopter Training 7,134 7,134
Facility.
Navy Portsmouth Waterfront Utilities....... 45,513 45,513
Navy Quantico ATFP Gate.................. 5,840 5,840
Navy Quantico Electrical Distribution 8,418 8,418
Upgrade.
Navy Quantico Embassy Security Guard BEQ 43,941 43,941
& Ops Facility.
Navy Quantico TBS Fire Station 0 0
Replacement.
Washington
Navy Bangor Regional Ship Maintenance 0 0
Support Facility.
Navy Bangor WRA Land/Water Interface... 34,177 34,177
Navy Bremerton Dry Dock 6 Modernization & 22,680 22,680
Utility Improve..
Navy Indian Island Shore Power to Ammunition 4,472 4,472
Pier.
Worldwide Unspecified
Navy Unspecified Worldwide MCON Design Funds.......... 91,649 91,649
Locations
Navy Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 22,590 22,590
Locations Construction.
........................
Military Construction, Navy Total 1,605,929 1,635,429
......................
Alaska
AF Eielson AFB F-35A Flight Sim/Alter 37,000 37,000
Squad Ops/AMU Facility.
AF Eielson AFB Rpr Central Heat & Power 34,400 34,400
Plant Boiler Ph3.
Arizona
AF Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130J Age Covered Storage 4,700 4,700
AF Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130J Wash Rack.......... 12,200 12,200
AF Luke AFB Communications Facility.... 0 21,000
AF Luke AFB F-35A ADAL Fuel Offload 5,000 5,000
Facility.
AF Luke AFB F-35A Aircraft Maintenance 13,200 13,200
Hangar/Sq 3.
AF Luke AFB F-35A Bomb Build-up 5,500 5,500
Facility.
AF Luke AFB F-35A Sq Ops/AMU/Hangar/Sq 33,000 33,000
4.
Colorado
AF U.S. Air Force Academy Front Gates Force 10,000 10,000
Protection Enhancements.
Florida
AF Cape Canaveral AFS Range Communications 21,000 21,000
Facility.
AF Eglin AFB F-35A Consolidated HQ 8,700 8,700
Facility.
AF Hurlburt Field ADAL 39 Information 14,200 14,200
Operations Squad Facility.
Greenland
AF Thule AB Thule Consolidation PH 1... 41,965 41,965
Guam
AF Joint Region Marianas APR--Dispersed Maint Spares 19,000 19,000
& SE Storage Fac.
AF Joint Region Marianas APR--Installation Control 22,200 22,200
Center.
AF Joint Region Marianas APR--South Ramp Utilities 7,100 7,100
Phase 2.
AF Joint Region Marianas PAR--Lo/Corrosion Cntrl/ 0 0
Composite Repair.
AF Joint Region Marianas PRTC Roads................. 2,500 2,500
Hawaii
AF Joint Base Pearl F-22 Fighter Alert Facility 46,000 46,000
Harbor-Hickam
Japan
AF Yokota AB C-130J Flight Simulator 8,461 8,461
Facility.
Kansas
AF Mcconnell AFB Air Traffic Control Tower.. 0 0
AF Mcconnell AFB KC-46A ADAL Deicing Pads... 4,300 4,300
Louisiana
AF Barksdale AFB Consolidated Communications 0 0
Facility.
Maryland
AF Fort Meade CYBERCOM Joint Operations 86,000 86,000
Center, Increment 3.
Missouri
AF Whiteman AFB Consolidated Stealth Ops & 29,500 29,500
Nuclear Alert Fac.
Montana
AF Malmstrom AFB Tactical Response Force 19,700 19,700
Alert Facility.
Nebraska
AF Offutt AFB Dormitory (144 RM)......... 21,000 21,000
Nevada
AF Nellis AFB F-35A Airfield Pavements... 31,000 31,000
AF Nellis AFB F-35A Live Ordnance Loading 34,500 34,500
Area.
AF Nellis AFB F-35A Munitions Maintenance 3,450 3,450
Facilities.
New Mexico
AF Cannon AFB Construct AT/FP Gate-- 7,800 7,800
Portales.
AF Holloman AFB Fixed Ground Control....... 0 0
AF Holloman AFB Marshalling Area ARM/DE-ARM 3,000 3,000
Pad D.
AF Kirtland AFB Space Vehicles Component 12,800 12,800
Development Lab.
New York
AF Fort Drum ASOS Expansion............. 0 0
Niger
AF Agadez Construct Airfield and Base 50,000 50,000
Camp.
North Carolina
AF Seymour Johnson AFB Air Traffic Control Tower/ 17,100 17,100
Base Ops Facility.
Oklahoma
AF Altus AFB Dormitory (120 RM)......... 18,000 18,000
AF Altus AFB KC-46A FTU ADAL Fuel Cell 10,400 10,400
Maint Hangar.
AF Tinker AFB Air Traffic Control Tower.. 12,900 12,900
AF Tinker AFB KC-46A Depot Maintenance 37,000 37,000
Dock.
Oman
AF Al Musannah AB Airlift Apron.............. 25,000 25,000
South Dakota
AF Ellsworth AFB Dormitory (168 RM)......... 23,000 23,000
Texas
AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Classrooms/Dining 35,000 35,000
Facility 3.
AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Recruit Dormitory 5.... 71,000 71,000
United Kingdom
AF RAF Croughton Consolidated SATCOM/Tech 36,424 36,424
Control Facility.
AF RAF Croughton JIAC Consolidation--PH 2... 94,191 94,191
Utah
AF Hill AFB F-35A Flight Simulator 5,900 5,900
Addition Phase 2.
AF Hill AFB F-35A Hangar 40/42 21,000 21,000
Additions and AMU.
AF Hill AFB Hayman Igloos.............. 11,500 11,500
Worldwide Classified
AF Classified Location Long Range Strike Bomber... 77,130 77,130
AF Classified Location Munitions Storage.......... 3,000 3,000
Worldwide Unspecified
AF Various Worldwide Planning and Design........ 89,164 89,164
Locations
AF Various Worldwide Unspecified Minor Military 22,900 22,900
Locations Construction.
Wyoming
AF F. E. Warren AFB Weapon Storage Facility.... 95,000 95,000
........................
Military Construction, Air Force Total 1,354,785 1,375,785
......................
Alabama
Def-Wide Fort Rucker Fort Rucker ES/PS 46,787 46,787
Consolidation/Replacement.
Def-Wide Maxwell AFB Maxwell ES/MS Replacement/ 32,968 32,968
Renovation.
Arizona
Def-Wide Fort Huachuca JITC Buildings 52101/52111 3,884 3,884
Renovations.
California
Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Combat Service Support 10,181 10,181
Facility.
Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Performance Resiliency 10,371 10,371
Center-West.
Def-Wide Coronado SOF Logistics Support Unit 47,218 47,218
One Ops Fac. #2.
Def-Wide Fresno Yosemite IAP Replace Fuel Storage and 10,700 10,700
ANG Distrib. Facilities.
Colorado
Def-Wide Fort Carson, Colorado SOF Language Training 8,243 8,243
Facility.
Conus Classified
Def-Wide Classified Location Operations Support Facility 20,065 20,065
Delaware
Def-Wide Dover AFB Construct Hydrant Fuel 21,600 21,600
System.
Djibouti
Def-Wide Camp Lemonier Construct Fuel Storage & 43,700 43,700
Distrib. Facilities.
Florida
Def-Wide Hurlburt Field SOF Fuel Cell Maintenance 17,989 17,989
Hangar.
Def-Wide MacDill AFB SOF Operational Support 39,142 39,142
Facility.
Georgia
Def-Wide Moody AFB Replace Pumphouse and Truck 10,900 10,900
Fillstands.
Germany
Def-Wide Garmisch Garmisch E/MS-Addition/ 14,676 14,676
Modernization.
Def-Wide Grafenwoehr Grafenwoehr Elementary 38,138 38,138
School Replacement.
Def-Wide Rhine Ordnance Medical Center Replacement 85,034 85,034
Barracks Incr 5.
Def-Wide Spangdahlem AB Construct Fuel Pipeline.... 5,500 5,500
Def-Wide Spangdahlem AB Medical/Dental Clinic 34,071 34,071
Addition.
Def-Wide Stuttgart-Patch Patch Elementary School 49,413 49,413
Barracks Replacement.
Hawaii
Def-Wide Kaneohe Bay Medical/Dental Clinic 122,071 122,071
Replacement.
Def-Wide Schofield Barracks Behavioral Health/Dental 123,838 123,838
Clinic Addition.
Japan
Def-Wide Kadena AB Airfield Pavements......... 37,485 37,485
Kentucky
Def-Wide Fort Campbell, SOF Company HQ/Classrooms.. 12,553 12,553
Kentucky
Def-Wide Fort Knox Fort Knox HS Renovation/MS 23,279 23,279
Addition.
Maryland
Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Campus Feeders Phase 2 33,745 33,745
Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recapitalize Building 34,897 34,897
#2 Incr 1.
Nevada
Def-Wide Nellis AFB Replace Hydrant Fuel System 39,900 39,900
New Mexico
Def-Wide Cannon AFB Construct Pumphouse and 20,400 20,400
Fuel Storage.
Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF Squadron Operations 11,565 11,565
Facility.
Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF ST Operational Training 13,146 13,146
Facilities.
New York
Def-Wide West Point West Point Elementary 55,778 55,778
School Replacement.
North Carolina
Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Combat Service Support 14,036 14,036
Facility.
Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Marine Battalion 54,970 54,970
Company/Team Facilities.
Def-Wide Fort Bragg Butner Elementary School 32,944 32,944
Replacement.
Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF 21 STS Operations 16,863 16,863
Facility.
Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Battalion Operations 38,549 38,549
Facility.
Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Indoor Range........... 8,303 8,303
Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Intelligence Training 28,265 28,265
Center.
Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Special Tactics 43,887 43,887
Facility (PH 2).
Ohio
Def-Wide Wright-Patterson AFB Satellite Pharmacy 6,623 6,623
Replacement.
Oregon
Def-Wide Klamath Falls IAP Replace Fuel Facilities.... 2,500 2,500
Pennsylvania
Def-Wide Philadelphia Replace Headquarters....... 49,700 49,700
Poland
Def-Wide RedziKowo Base AEGIS Ashore Missile 169,153 169,153
Defense System Complex.
South Carolina
Def-Wide Fort Jackson Pierce Terrace Elementary 26,157 26,157
School Replacement.
Spain
Def-Wide Rota Rota ES and HS Additions... 13,737 13,737
Texas
Def-Wide Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement Incr 7 239,884 189,884
Def-Wide Joint Base San Antonio Ambulatory Care Center 61,776 61,776
Phase 4.
Virginia
Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Construct Visitor Control 5,000 5,000
Center.
Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Replace Ground Vehicle 4,500 4,500
Fueling Facility.
Def-Wide Joint Base Langley- Replace Fuel Pier and 28,000 28,000
Eustis Distribution Facility.
Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary SOF Applied Instruction 23,916 23,916
Base Little Creek-- Facility.
Story
Worldwide Unspecified
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Contingency Construction... 10,000 0
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide ECIP Design................ 10,000 10,000
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Energy Conservation 150,000 150,000
Locations Investment Program.
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Exercise Related Minor 8,687 8,687
Locations Construction.
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 13,500 13,500
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 42,183 42,183
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 31,628 31,628
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 1,078 1,078
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 3,041 3,041
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 27,202 27,202
Locations
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 5,000 5,000
Locations Construction.
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 3,000 3,000
Locations Construction.
Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 15,676 15,676
Locations Construction.
Def-Wide Various Worldwide East Coast Missile Site 0 30,000
Locations Planning and Design.
Def-Wide Various Worldwide Planning & Design.......... 31,772 31,772
Locations
........................
Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total 2,300,767 2,270,767
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
NATO NATO Security NATO Security Investment 120,000 120,000
Investment Program Program.
........................
NATO Security Investment Program Total 120,000 120,000
......................
Alabama
Army NG Camp Foley Vehicle Maintenance Shop... 0 4,500
Connecticut
Army NG Camp Hartell Ready Building (CST-WMD)... 11,000 11,000
Delaware
Army NG Dagsboro National Guard Vehicle 10,800 10,800
Maintenance Shop.
Florida
Army NG Palm Coast National Guard Readiness 18,000 18,000
Center.
Georgia
Army NG Fort Stewart Tactical Aerial Unmanned 0 6,800
Systems.
Illinois
Army NG Sparta Basic 10M-25M Firing Range 1,900 1,900
(Zero).
Kansas
Army NG Salina Automated Combat Pistol/MP 2,400 2,400
Firearms Qual Course.
Army NG Salina Modified Record Fire Range. 4,300 4,300
Maryland
Army NG Easton National Guard Readiness 13,800 13,800
Center.
Mississippi
Army NG Gulfport Aviation Classification and 0 40,000
Repair.
Nevada
Army NG Reno National Guard Vehicle 8,000 8,000
Maintenance Shop Add/Alt.
Ohio
Army NG Camp Ravenna Modified Record Fire Range. 3,300 3,300
Oregon
Army NG Salem National Guard/Reserve 16,500 16,500
Center Bldg Add/Alt (JFHQ).
Pennsylvania
Army NG Fort Indiantown Gap Training Aids Center....... 16,000 16,000
Vermont
Army NG North Hyde Park National Guard Vehicle 7,900 7,900
Maintenance Shop Addition.
Virginia
Army NG Richmond National Guard/Reserve 29,000 29,000
Center Building (JFHQ).
Washington
Army NG Yakima Enlisted Barracks, 19,000 19,000
Transient Training.
Worldwide Unspecified
Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 20,337 20,337
Locations
Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 15,000 15,000
Locations Construction.
........................
Military Construction, Army National Guard Total 197,237 248,537
......................
California
Army Res Miramar Army Reserve Center........ 24,000 24,000
Florida
Army Res MacDill AFB AR Center/AS Facility...... 55,000 55,000
Mississippi
Army Res Starkville Army Reserve Center........ 9,300 9,300
New York
Army Res Orangeburg Organizational Maintenance 4,200 4,200
Shop.
Pennsylvania
Army Res Conneaut Lake DAR Highway Improvement.... 5,000 5,000
Puerto Rico
Army Res Fort Buchanan Access Control Point....... 0 10,200
Virginia
Army Res Fort AP Hill Equipment Concentration.... 0 24,000
Worldwide Unspecified
Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 9,318 9,318
Locations
Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Unspecified Minor 6,777 6,777
Locations Construction.
........................
Military Construction, Army Reserve Total 113,595 147,795
......................
Nevada
N/MC Res Fallon NAVOPSPTCEN Fallon......... 11,480 11,480
New York
N/MC Res Brooklyn Reserve Center Storage 2,479 2,479
Facility.
Virginia
N/MC Res Dam Neck Reserve Training Center 18,443 18,443
Complex.
Worldwide Unspecified
N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide MCNR Planning & Design..... 2,208 2,208
Locations
N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide MCNR Unspecified Minor 1,468 1,468
Locations Construction.
........................
Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total 36,078 36,078
......................
Alabama
Air NG Dannelly Field TFI--Replace Squadron 7,600 7,600
Operations Facility.
Arkansas
Air NG Fort Smith MAP Consolidated SCIF.......... 0 0
California
Air NG Moffett Field Replace Vehicle Maintenance 6,500 6,500
Facility.
Colorado
Air NG Buckley AFB ASE Maintenance and Storage 5,100 5,100
Facility.
Connecticut
Air NG Bradley Ops and Deployment Facility 0 0
Florida
Air NG Cape Canaveral AFS Space Control Facility..... 0 6,100
Georgia
Air NG Savannah/Hilton Head C-130 Squadron Operations 9,000 9,000
IAP Facility.
Hawaii
Air NG Joint Base Pearl F-22 Composite Repair 0 0
Harbor-Hickam Facility.
Iowa
Air NG Des Moines MAP Air Operations Grp/CYBER 6,700 6,700
Beddown-Reno Blg 430.
Kansas
Air NG Smokey Hill ANG Range Range Training Support 2,900 2,900
Facilities.
Louisiana
Air NG New Orleans Replace Squadron Operations 10,000 10,000
Facility.
Maine
Air NG Bangor IAP Add to and Alter Fire Crash/ 7,200 7,200
Rescue Station.
New Hampshire
Air NG Pease International Bldg Mod KC-46 Fuselage 0 0
Trade Port Trainer.
Air NG Pease International KC-46A ADAL Flight 2,800 2,800
Trade Port Simulator Bldg 156.
New Jersey
Air NG Atlantic City IAP Fuel Cell and Corrosion 10,200 10,200
Control Hangar.
New York
Air NG Niagara Falls IAP Remotely Piloted Aircraft 7,700 7,700
Beddown Bldg 912.
North Carolina
Air NG Charlotte/Douglas IAP Replace C-130 Squadron 9,000 9,000
Operations Facility.
North Dakota
Air NG Hector IAP Intel Targeting Facilities. 7,300 7,300
Oklahoma
Air NG Will Rogers World Medium Altitude Manned ISR 7,600 7,600
Airport Beddown.
Oregon
Air NG Klamath Falls IAP Replace Fire Crash/Rescue 7,200 7,200
Station.
West Virginia
Air NG Yeager Airport Force Protection- Relocate 3,900 3,900
Coonskin Road.
Worldwide Unspecified
Air NG Various Worldwide Planning and Design........ 5,104 5,104
Locations
Air NG Various Worldwide Unspecified Minor 7,734 7,734
Locations Construction.
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Military Construction, Air National Guard Total 123,538 129,638
......................
Arizona
AF Res Davis-Monthan AFB Guardian Angel Operations.. 0 0
California
AF Res March AFB Satellite Fire Station..... 4,600 4,600
Florida
AF Res Patrick AFB Aircrew Life Support 3,400 3,400
Facility.
Georgia
AF Res Dobbins Fire Station/Security 0 10,400
Complex.
Ohio
AF Res Youngstown Indoor Firing Range........ 9,400 9,400
Texas
AF Res Joint Base San Antonio Consolidate 433 Medical 9,900 9,900
Facility.
Worldwide Unspecified
AF Res Various Worldwide Planning and Design........ 13,400 13,400
Locations
AF Res Various Worldwide Unspecified Minor Military 6,121 6,121
Locations Construction.
........................
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total 46,821 57,221
......................
Florida
FH Con Army Camp Rudder Family Housing Replacement 8,000 8,000
Construction.
Germany
FH Con Army Wiesbaden Army Family Housing Improvements 3,500 3,500
Airfield
Illinois
FH Con Army Rock Island Family Housing Replacement 20,000 20,000
Construction.
Korea
FH Con Army Camp Walker Family Housing New 61,000 61,000
Construction.
Worldwide Unspecified
FH Con Army Unspecified Worldwide Family Housing P & D....... 7,195 7,195
Locations
........................
Family Housing Construction, Army Total 99,695 99,695
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings................ 25,552 25,552
Locations
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Leased Housing............. 144,879 144,879
Locations
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance of Real 75,197 75,197
Locations Property Facilities.
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Management Account......... 45,468 45,468
Locations
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Management Account......... 3,047 3,047
Locations
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Military Housing 22,000 22,000
Locations Privitization Initiative.
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Miscellaneous.............. 840 840
Locations
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Services................... 10,928 10,928
Locations
FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Utilities.................. 65,600 65,600
Locations
........................
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total 393,511 393,511
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide Improvements............... 150,649 150,649
Locations
FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide Planning and Design........ 9,849 9,849
Locations
........................
Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total 160,498 160,498
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings Account........ 38,746 38,746
Locations
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Housing Privatization...... 41,554 41,554
Locations
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Leasing.................... 28,867 28,867
Locations
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance................ 114,129 114,129
Locations
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Management Account......... 52,153 52,153
Locations
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Miscellaneous Account...... 2,032 2,032
Locations
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Services Account........... 12,940 12,940
Locations
FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Utilities Account.......... 40,811 40,811
Locations
........................
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total 331,232 331,232
......................
Virginia
FH Con Navy Wallops Island Construct Housing Welcome 438 438
Center.
Worldwide Unspecified
FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Design..................... 4,588 4,588
Locations
FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Improvements............... 11,515 11,515
Locations
........................
Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total 16,541 16,541
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings Account........ 17,534 17,534
Locations
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Leasing.................... 64,108 64,108
Locations
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance of Real 99,323 99,323
Locations Property.
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Management Account......... 56,189 56,189
Locations
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Miscellaneous Account...... 373 373
Locations
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Privatization Support Costs 28,668 28,668
Locations
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Services Account........... 19,149 19,149
Locations
FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Utilities Account.......... 67,692 67,692
Locations
........................
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps Total 353,036 353,036
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings Account........ 781 781
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings Account........ 20 20
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Furnishings Account........ 3,402 3,402
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Leasing.................... 10,679 10,679
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Leasing.................... 41,273 41,273
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance of Real 344 344
Locations Property.
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Maintenance of Real 1,104 1,104
Locations Property.
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Management Account......... 388 388
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Services Account........... 31 31
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Utilities Account.......... 172 172
Locations
FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Utilities Account.......... 474 474
Locations
........................
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total 58,668 58,668
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
BRAC Base Realignment & Base Realignment and 29,691 29,691
Closure, Army Closure.
........................
Base Realignment and Closure--Army Total 29,691 29,691
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
BRAC Unspecified Worldwide DOD BRAC Activities--Air 64,555 64,555
Locations Force.
........................
Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force Total 64,555 64,555
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
BRAC Base Realignment & Base Realignment & Closure. 118,906 118,906
Closure, Navy
BRAC Unspecified Worldwide DON-100: Planing, Design 7,787 7,787
Locations and Management.
BRAC Unspecified Worldwide DON-101: Various Locations. 20,871 20,871
Locations
BRAC Unspecified Worldwide DON-138: NAS Brunswick, ME. 803 803
Locations
BRAC Unspecified Worldwide DON-157: MCSA Kansas City, 41 41
Locations MO.
BRAC Unspecified Worldwide DON-172: NWS Seal Beach, 4,872 4,872
Locations Concord, CA.
BRAC Unspecified Worldwide DON-84: JRB Willow Grove & 3,808 3,808
Locations Cambria Reg AP.
........................
Base Realignment and Closure--Navy Total 157,088 157,088
......................
Worldwide Unspecified
PYS Unspecified Worldwide Air Force.................. 0 -34,400
Locations
PYS Unspecified Worldwide Army....................... 0 -56,600
Locations
PYS Unspecified Worldwide Defense-Wide............... 0 -134,000
Locations
PYS Unspecified Worldwide Housing Assistance Program. 0 -110,000
Locations
........................
Prior Year Savings Total 0 -335,000
......................
Total, Military Construction 8,463,598 8,235,598
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands
of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference
Program Request Authorized
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Discretionary Summary By Appropriation
Energy And Water Development, And
Related Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy...................... 135,161 135,161
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National nuclear security
administration:
Weapons activities................ 8,846,948 8,802,797
Defense nuclear nonproliferation.. 1,940,302 1,941,500
Naval reactors.................... 1,375,496 1,359,996
Federal salaries and expenses..... 402,654 388,000
Total, National nuclear security 12,565,400 12,492,293
administration.....................
Environmental and other defense
activities:
Defense environmental cleanup..... 5,527,347 5,130,550
Other defense activities.......... 774,425 770,522
Total, Environmental & other defense 6,301,772 5,901,072
activities.........................
Total, Atomic Energy Defense 18,867,172 18,393,365
Activities...........................
Total, Discretionary Funding.............. 19,002,333 18,528,526
Nuclear Energy
Idaho sitewide safeguards and security.. 126,161 126,161
Used nuclear fuel disposition........... 9,000 9,000
Total, Nuclear Energy..................... 135,161 135,161
Weapons Activities
Directed stockpile work
Life extension programs
B61 Life extension program.......... 643,300 643,300
W76 Life extension program.......... 244,019 244,019
W88 Alt 370......................... 220,176 220,176
W80-4 Life extension program........ 195,037 195,037
Total, Life extension programs........ 1,302,532 1,302,532
Stockpile systems
B61 Stockpile systems............... 52,247 52,247
W76 Stockpile systems............... 50,921 50,921
W78 Stockpile systems............... 64,092 64,092
W80 Stockpile systems............... 68,005 68,005
B83 Stockpile systems............... 42,177 42,177
W87 Stockpile systems............... 89,299 89,299
W88 Stockpile systems............... 115,685 115,685
Total, Stockpile systems.............. 482,426 482,426
Weapons dismantlement and disposition
Operations and maintenance.......... 48,049 48,049
Stockpile services
Production support.................. 447,527 447,527
Research and development support.... 34,159 34,159
R&D certification and safety........ 192,613 185,000
Management, technology, and 264,994 258,527
production.........................
Total, Stockpile services............. 939,293 925,213
Nuclear material commodities
Uranium sustainment................. 32,916 32,916
Plutonium sustainment............... 174,698 174,698
Tritium sustainment................. 107,345 107,345
Domestic uranium enrichment......... 100,000 50,000
Total, Nuclear material commodities... 414,959 364,959
Total, Directed stockpile work.......... 3,187,259 3,123,179
Research, development, test and
evaluation (RDT&E)
Science
Advanced certification.............. 50,714 50,714
Primary assessment technologies..... 98,500 104,100
Dynamic materials properties........ 109,000 109,000
Advanced radiography................ 47,000 47,000
Secondary assessment technologies... 84,400 84,400
Total, Science........................ 389,614 395,214
Engineering
Enhanced surety..................... 50,821 50,821
Weapon systems engineering 17,371 17,371
assessment technology..............
Nuclear survivability............... 24,461 24,461
Enhanced surveillance............... 38,724 38,724
Total, Engineering ................... 131,377 131,377
Inertial confinement fusion ignition
and high yield
Ignition............................ 73,334 73,334
Support of other stockpile programs. 22,843 22,843
Diagnostics, cryogenics and 58,587 58,587
experimental support...............
Pulsed power inertial confinement 4,963 4,963
fusion.............................
Joint program in high energy density 8,900 8,900
laboratory plasmas.................
Facility operations and target 333,823 333,823
production.........................
Total, Inertial confinement fusion and 502,450 502,450
high yield...........................
Advanced simulation and computing..... 623,006 617,006
Responsive Capabilities Program....... 0 0
Advanced manufacturing
Component manufacturing development. 112,256 93,448
Processing technology development... 17,800 17,800
Total, Advanced manufacturing......... 130,056 111,248
Total, RDT&E............................ 1,776,503 1,757,295
Readiness in technical base and
facilities (RTBF)
Operating
Program readiness................... 75,185 60,000
Material recycle and recovery....... 173,859 160,000
Storage............................. 40,920 40,920
Recapitalization.................... 104,327 100,000
Total, Operating...................... 394,291 360,920
Construction:
15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestment project, 18,195 18,195
Phase 3, LANL......................
11-D-801 TA-55 Reinvestment project 3,903 3,903
Phase 2, LANL......................
07-D-220 Radioactive liquid waste 11,533 11,533
treatment facility upgrade project,
LANL...............................
07-D-220-04 Transuranic liquid waste 40,949 40,949
facility, LANL.....................
06-D-141 PED/Construction, Uranium 430,000 430,000
Capabilities Replacement Project Y-
12.................................
04-D-125 Chemistry and metallurgy 155,610 155,610
replacement project, LANL..........
Total, Construction................... 660,190 660,190
Total, Readiness in technical base and 1,054,481 1,021,110
facilities.............................
Secure transportation asset
Operations and equipment.............. 146,272 140,000
Program direction..................... 105,338 97,118
Total, Secure transportation asset...... 251,610 237,118
Infrastructure and safety
Operations of facilities
Kansas City Plant................... 100,250 100,250
Lawrence Livermore National 70,671 70,671
Laboratory.........................
Los Alamos National Laboratory...... 196,460 196,460
Nevada National Security Site....... 89,000 89,000
Pantex.............................. 58,021 58,021
Sandia National Laboratory.......... 115,300 115,300
Savannah River Site................. 80,463 80,463
Y-12 National security complex...... 120,625 120,625
Total, Operations of facilities....... 830,790 830,790
Safety operations..................... 107,701 107,701
Maintenance........................... 227,000 252,000
Recapitalization...................... 257,724 307,724
Construction:
16-D-621 Substation replacement at 25,000 25,000
TA-3, LANL.........................
15-D-613 Emergency Operations 17,919 17,919
Center, Y-12.......................
Total, Construction................... 42,919 42,919
Total, Infrastructure and safety........ 1,466,134 1,541,134
Site stewardship
Nuclear materials integration......... 17,510 17,510
Minority serving institution 19,085 19,085
partnerships program.................
Total, Site stewardship................. 36,595 36,595
Defense nuclear security
Operations and maintenance............ 619,891 631,891
Construction:
14-D-710 Device assembly facility 13,000 13,000
argus installation project, NV.....
Total, Defense nuclear security......... 632,891 644,891
Information technology and cybersecurity 157,588 157,588
Legacy contractor pensions.............. 283,887 283,887
Total, Weapons Activities................. 8,846,948 8,802,797
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Programs
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
Global material security............ 426,751 422,949
Material management and minimization 311,584 311,584
Nonproliferation and arms control... 126,703 126,703
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D 419,333 419,333
Nonproliferation Construction:
99-D-143 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel 345,000 345,000
Fabrication Facility, SRS........
Analysis of Alternatives.......... 0 5,000
Total, Nonproliferation construction 345,000 350,000
Total, Defense Nuclear 1,629,371 1,630,569
Nonproliferation Programs............
Legacy contractor pensions.............. 94,617 94,617
Nuclear counterterrorism and incident 234,390 234,390
response program.......................
Use of prior-year balances.............. -18,076 -18,076
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation... 1,940,302 1,941,500
Naval Reactors
Naval reactors operations and 445,196 445,196
infrastructure.........................
Naval reactors development.............. 444,400 430,400
Ohio replacement reactor systems 186,800 186,800
development............................
S8G Prototype refueling................. 133,000 133,000
Program direction....................... 45,000 43,500
Construction:
15-D-904 NRF Overpack Storage 900 900
Expansion 3..........................
15-D-903 KL Fire System Upgrade....... 600 600
15-D-902 KS Engineroom team trainer 3,100 3,100
facility.............................
14-D-902 KL Materials characterization 30,000 30,000
laboratory expansion, KAPL...........
14-D-901 Spent fuel handling 86,000 86,000
recapitalization project, NRF........
10-D-903, Security upgrades, KAPL..... 500 500
Total, Construction..................... 121,100 121,100
Total, Naval Reactors..................... 1,375,496 1,359,996
Federal Salaries And Expenses
Program direction....................... 402,654 388,000
Total, Office Of The Administrator........ 402,654 388,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites:
Closure sites administration.......... 4,889 4,889
Hanford site:
River corridor and other cleanup
operations:
River corridor and other cleanup 196,957 268,957
operations.........................
Central plateau remediation:
Central plateau remediation......... 555,163 555,163
Richland community and regulatory 14,701 14,701
support..............................
Construction:
15-D-401 Containerized sludge 77,016 77,016
removal annex, RL..................
Total, Hanford site..................... 843,837 915,837
Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition... 357,783 357,783
Idaho community and regulatory support 3,000 3,000
Total, Idaho National Laboratory........ 360,783 360,783
NNSA sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,366 1,366
Nevada................................ 62,385 62,385
Sandia National Laboratories.......... 2,500 2,500
Los Alamos National Laboratory........ 188,625 188,625
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.. 254,876 254,876
Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear facility D & D
OR Nuclear facility D & D........... 75,958 75,958
Construction:
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury 6,800 6,800
Treatment Facility...............
Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D...... 82,758 82,758
U233 Disposition Program.............. 26,895 26,895
OR cleanup and disposition:
OR cleanup and disposition.......... 60,500 60,500
Total, OR cleanup and disposition..... 60,500 60,500
OR reservation community and regulatory 4,400 4,400
support................................
Solid waste stabilization and
disposition
Oak Ridge technology development. 2,800 2,800
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............ 177,353 177,353
Office of River Protection:
Waste treatment and immobilization
plant
01-D-416 A-D/ORP-0060 / Major 595,000 595,000
construction.......................
01-D-16E Pretreatment facility...... 95,000 95,000
Total, Waste treatment and 690,000 690,000
immobilization plant.................
Tank farm activities
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization 649,000 649,000
and disposition....................
Construction:
15-D-409 Low Activity Waste 75,000 75,000
Pretreatment System, Hanford.....
Total, Tank farm activities........... 724,000 724,000
Total, Office of River protection....... 1,414,000 1,414,000
Savannah River sites:
Savannah River risk management 386,652 389,652
operations...........................
SR community and regulatory support... 11,249 11,249
Radioactive liquid tank waste:
Radioactive liquid tank waste 581,878 581,878
stabilization and disposition......
Construction:
15-D-402--Saltstone Disposal Unit 34,642 34,642
#6...............................
05-D-405 Salt waste processing 194,000 194,000
facility, Savannah River.........
Total, Construction................. 228,642 228,642
Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste.. 810,520 810,520
Total, Savannah River site.............. 1,208,421 1,211,421
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste isolation pilot plant........... 212,600 212,600
Construction:
15-D-411 Safety significant 23,218 23,218
confinement ventilation system,
WIPP...........................
15-D-412 Exhaust shaft, WIPP.... 7,500 7,500
Total, Construction............... 30,718 30,718
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.. 243,318 243,318
Program direction....................... 281,951 281,951
Program support......................... 14,979 14,979
Safeguards and Security:
Oak Ridge Reservation................. 17,228 17,228
Paducah............................... 8,216 8,216
Portsmouth............................ 8,492 8,492
Richland/Hanford Site................. 67,601 67,601
Savannah River Site................... 128,345 128,345
Waste Isolation Pilot Project......... 4,860 4,860
West Valley........................... 1,891 1,891
Technology development.................. 14,510 14,510
Subtotal, Defense environmental cleanup... 5,055,550 5,130,550
Uranium enrichment D&D fund contribution 471,797 0
(Legislative proposal).................
Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup...... 5,527,347 5,130,550
Other Defense Activities
Specialized security activities......... 221,855 217,952
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and 120,693 120,693
security.............................
Program direction..................... 63,105 63,105
Total, Environment, Health, safety and 183,798 183,798
security...............................
Enterprise assessments
Enterprise assessments................ 24,068 24,068
Program direction..................... 49,466 49,466
Total, Enterprise assessments........... 73,534 73,534
Office of Legacy Management
Legacy management..................... 154,080 154,080
Program direction..................... 13,100 13,100
Total, Office of Legacy Management...... 167,180 167,180
Defense-related activities
Defense related administrative support
Chief financial officer............... 35,758 35,758
Chief information officer............. 83,800 83,800
Management............................ 3,000 3,000
Total, Defense related administrative 122,558 122,558
support................................
Office of hearings and appeals.......... 5,500 5,500
Subtotal, Other defense activities........ 774,425 770,522
Total, Other Defense Activities........... 774,425 770,522
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And the Senate agree to the same.
From the Committee on Armed Services, for
consideration of the House bill and the Senate
amendment, and modifications committed to
conference:
Mac Thornberry,
J. Randy Forbes,
Jeff Miller,
Joe Wilson,
Frank A. LoBiondo,
Michael R. Turner,
John Kline,
Mike Rogers,
Bill Shuster,
K. Michael Conaway,
Doug Lamborn,
Robert J. Wittman,
Duncan Hunter,
Vicky Hartzler,
Joseph J. Heck,
Brad R. Wenstrup,
Elise M. Stefanik,
Madeleine Z. Bordallo,
As additional conferees, from the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, for
consideration of matters within the
jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11
of rule X:
Devin Nunes,
Peter T. King,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, for consideration
of secs. 571 and 573 of the House bill and
secs. 561-63 of the Senate amendment, and
modifications committed to conference:
Todd Rokita,
Mike Bishop,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs.
314, 632, 634, 3111-13, 3119, 3133, and 3141 of
the House bill and secs. 601, 632, 3118, and
3119 of the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to conference:
Fred Upton,
Joe Barton,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs.
1011, 1059, 1090, 1092, 1201, 1203-05, 1215,
1221, 1223, 1226, 1234-36, 1247-49, 1253, 1257,
1263, 1264, 1267, 1270, 1301, 1532, 1541, 1542,
1663, 1668-70, 2802, 3118, and 3119 of the
House bill and secs. 1011, 1012, 1082, 1201-05,
1207, 1209, 1223, 1225, 1228, 1251, 1252, 1261,
1264, 1265, 1272, 1301, 1302, 1531-33, 1631,
1654, and 1655 of the Senate amendment, and
modifications committed to conference:
Edward R. Royce,
Tom Marino,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Homeland Security, for consideration of secs.
589 and 1041 of the Senate amendment, and
modifications committed to conference:
Michael T. McCaul,
Candice S. Miller,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 1040,
1052, 1085, 1216, 1641, and 2862 of the House
bill and secs. 1032, 1034, 1090, and 1227 of
the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to conference:
Bob Goodlatte,
Darrell E. Issa,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Natural Resources, for consideration of secs.
312, 632, 634, 2841, 2842, 2851-53, and 2862 of
the House bill and secs. 313, 601, and 632 of
the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to conference:
Paul Cook,
Cresent Hardy,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, for
consideration of secs. 602, 631, 634, 838, 854,
855, 866, 871, 1069, and 1101-05 of the House
bill and secs. 592, 593, 631, 806, 830, 861,
1090, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1107-09, 1111,
1112, 1114, and 1115 of the Senate amendment,
and modifications committed to conference:
Will Hurd,
Steve Russell,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Rules, for consideration of sec. 1032 of the
Senate amendment, and modifications committed
to conference:
Pete Sessions,
Bradley Byrne,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology, for
consideration of sec. 3136 of the House bill
and sec. 1613 of the Senate amendment, and
modifications committed to conference:
Frank D. Lucas,
Stephen Knight,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Small Business, for consideration of secs. 831-
34, 839, 840, 842-46, 854, and 871 of the House
bill and secs. 828, 831, 882, 883, and 885 of
the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to conference:
Steve Chabot,
Richard L. Hanna,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, for
consideration of secs. 302, 562, 569, 570a,
591, 1060a, 1073, 2811, and 3501 of the House
bill and secs. 601, 642, 1613, 3504, and 3505
of the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to conference:
Garret Graves,
Carlos Curbelo,
As additional conferees, from the Committee on
Veterans Affairs, for consideration of secs.
565, 566, 592, 652, 701, 721, 722, 1105, and
1431 of the House bill and secs. 539, 605, 633,
719, 1083, 1084, 1089, 1091, and 1411 of the
Senate amendment, and modifications committed
to conference:
David P. Roe,
Gus M. Bilirakis,
Managers on the Part of the House.
John McCain,
James M. Inhofe,
Jeff Sessions,
Roger F. Wicker,
Kelly Ayotte,
Deb Fischer,
Tom Cotton,
Mike Rounds,
Lindsey Graham,
Joe Donnelly,
Tim Kaine.
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1735), to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes, submit the following joint
statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the
effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and
recommended in the accompanying conference report:
The Senate amendment struck all of the House bill after
the enacting clause and inserted a substitute text.
The House recedes from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate with an amendment that is a substitute for the
House bill and the Senate amendment. The differences between
the House bill, the Senate amendment, and the substitute agreed
to in conference are noted below, except for clerical
corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements
reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clarifying
changes.
Compliance with rules of the House of Representatives and Senate
regarding earmarks and congressionally directed spending items
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and Rule XLIV(3) of the Standing Rules
of the Senate, neither this conference report nor the
accompanying joint statement of managers contains any
congressional earmarks, congressionally directed spending
items, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits, as
defined in such rules.
Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget implication
The budget request for national defense discretionary
programs within the jurisdiction of the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives for
fiscal year 2016 was $604.2 billion. Of this amount, $534.2
billion was requested for base Department of Defense programs,
$50.9 billion was requested for overseas contingency
operations, and $19.0 billion was requested for national
security programs in the Department of Energy and the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
The conference agreement would authorize $604.2 billion
in fiscal year 2016, including $496.4 billion for base
Department of Defense programs, $89.2 billion for overseas
contingency operations, and $18.6 billion for national security
programs in the Department of Energy and the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board.
The two tables preceding the detailed program adjustments
in Division D of the accompanying joint statement of managers
summarize the discretionary authorizations in the agreement and
the equivalent budget authority levels for fiscal year 2016
defense programs.
Budgetary effects of this Act (sec. 4)
The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision
(sec. 4) that would require the budgetary effects of this Act
be determined in accordance with the procedures established in
title I of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Public Law
111-139).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
Title I--Procurement
Budget Items
ARMY
Stryker vehicle lethality upgrades
The House bill contained an increase in funding for
Stryker vehicle lethality upgrades of $35.0 million in
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army and $44.5
million in Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
Army respectively.
The Senate amendment contained an increase in these same
funding areas of $97.0 million and $314.0 million,
respectively.
The conference report, in Sections 4101 and 4102,
includes increased funding in line with the Senate amendment.
The conferees support the Army's plan to upgrade 81
Stryker vehicles with increased lethality as requested by the
U.S. Army Europe in a recent Operational Need Statement. The
conferees understand the urgency for this requirement given
heightened security concerns of our NATO partners due to
Russian aggression in Ukraine. As such, the conferees expect
the rapid production of fully serviceable, upgraded Strykers.
In order to meet the compressed timeline for fielding upgraded
Strykers to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the conferees expect the
Army to manage this program with dispatch and efficiency.
Identified risks associated with cost, schedule, and
performance are to be managed with focused controls and
leadership. The conferees view this initiative, which is
intended to increase the combat power of a forward deployed
unit, as an opportunity to succeed in accordance with
significant acquisition reforms illustrated in many provisions
within this bill.
With regard to cost, the conferees note the Army
currently plans on starting with existing chassis of Stryker
vehicles discarded during the upgrade to Double V Hull (DVH)
Strykers. This approach appears to add significantly to the
unit cost for the lethality upgrades which the Army has
informed the defense committees may be approximately $4.5
million per vehicle. The conferees note that the Army already
has extensive upgrade programs for the Stryker vehicle to
include additional DVH Strykers and the Engineering Change
Proposal modernization program. It is unclear if the Army
ultimately plans on adding the lethality initiative to DVH
Strykers, including those equipped with the Engineering Change
Proposal upgrade. The conferees are concerned that simply
adding a broad Stryker lethality package for the Army's Stryker
Brigade Combat Teams could add billions of dollars to the
already stressed resources of the combat vehicle portfolio.
Therefore, the committee encourages the Army to reduce the unit
cost of the Stryker lethality upgrade program and evaluate ways
to more efficiently pursue upgrades to the Stryker vehicle
fleet and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams.
AIR FORCE
C-130H Modifications
The base budget request included $7.0 million in Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force, Line 44 for C-130.
The House bill authorized a funding increase in that line
item of $73.2 million for the restructured C-130 Avionics
Modernization Program (AMP) Increments I and II ($10.0
million), T-56 3.5 Engine Modification ($33.2 million), and
Eight-bladed Propeller ($30.0 million).
The Senate amendment would authorize an increase in that
line item by $123.2 million for the restructured C-130 AMP
Increments I and II ($75.0 million), T-56 3.5 Engine
Modification ($33.2 million), Electronic Propeller Control
System ($13.5 million), and In-flight Propeller Balancing
System certification ($1.5 million).
The agreement authorizes a total funding increase for
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, Line 44 of $139.2 million for
the restructured C-130 AMP Increments I and II ($75.0 million),
T-56 3.5 Engine Modification ($33.2 million), Eight-Bladed
Propeller ($16.0 million), Electronic Propeller Control System
($13.5 million), and In-flight Propeller Balancing System
certification ($1.5 million).
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 101) that
would authorize the appropriations for procurement activities
at the levels identified in section 4101 of division D of this
Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
101).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Prioritization of upgraded UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters within Army
National Guard (sec. 111)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 112) that
would require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to issue
guidance that prioritizes UH-60 helicopter upgrades within the
Army National Guard to those units with the highest flight hour
aircraft and highest utilization rates, as well as require the
Chief to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees within 30 days after issuing such guidance, that
describes such guidance.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Roadmap for replacement of A/MH-6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird aircraft
to meet special operations requirements (sec. 112)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 142) that
would direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees a strategy for the replacement
of the A/MH-6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird aircraft to meet
requirements particular to special operations for future
rotary-wing, light attack, and reconnaissance requirements.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Report on Options to Accelerate Replacement of UH-60A Blackhawk
Helicopters of Army National Guard (sec. 113)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 113) that
would require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees by March 1, 2016,
containing detailed options for the potential acceleration of
the replacement of all UH-60A helicopters of the Army National
Guard.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress on Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Protection Kits (sec.
114)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 114) that
would express the sense of Congress regarding the survivability
and operational performance benefits provided by tactical
wheeled vehicle add-on armor protection kits for the Army's
heavy tactical wheeled vehicle fleet.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Modification of CVN-78 class aircraft carrier program (sec. 121)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 114)
that would amend subsection (f) of section 122 of the John
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
(Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2104), as added by section
121(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 692), by adding a
reporting requirement to the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
quarterly report. Beginning January 1, 2016, the Secretary of
the Navy would be required to submit, as part of the CVN-79
quarterly report, a description of new design and engineering
changes to CVN-78 class aircraft carriers that exceed $5.0
million and occurred during the reporting period. The provision
would require the report to include program or ship cost
increases for each design or engineering change and any cost
reduction achieved. The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of
Naval Operations would each be required to sign this additional
reporting requirement and would be precluded from delegating
the certification. The required certification would have to
include a determination that each change serves the national
security interests of the United States; cannot be deferred to
a future ship due to operational necessity, safety, or
substantial cost reduction; and was reviewed and endorsed by
the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN-78 class aircraft carrier
program (sec. 122)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 111)
that would further amend section 122 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
Law 109-364) as amended by section 121(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66) by adjusting the procurement cost cap for USS John F.
Kennedy (CVN-79) and subsequent CVN-78 class aircraft carriers
from $11,498,000,000 to $11,398,000,000.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would add an
additional amendment to section 121(b) of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
Law 109-364), as amended by section 121(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66). The conferees recognize that the Department of the Navy
has made considerable gains in controlling the cost of CVN-78
class aircraft carriers and believe further efforts at cost
reduction are warranted. The current cost cap and cost estimate
for CVN-79 is $11.5 billion, which includes only limited
program management reserve for unforeseeable issues during CVN-
79 construction. The conferees expect the Department to
continue to employ efforts to reduce costs on this ship class
and accordingly are lowering the Congressional cap to $11.4
billion. However, if during construction of CVN-79 the Chief of
Naval Operations determines that measures required to complete
the ship within the revised cost cap shall result in an
unacceptable reduction to the ship's operational capability,
the Secretary of the Navy may increase the CVN-79 cost cap up
to $11.5 billion. If such action is taken, the Secretary of the
Navy shall adhere to the notification requirements specified in
section 121(d) of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).
The conferees note that section 122 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
Law 109-364) set the cost cap for the lead ship at $10.5
billion, plus adjustments for inflation and other factors, and
at $8.1 billion for subsequent CVN-78 class carriers, plus
adjustments for inflation and other factors. Section 122 was
amended by section 121(a) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66), which revised the
cost cap for the lead ship to $12.9 billion, plus adjustments
for inflation and other factors, and to $11.5 billion for
subsequent CVN-78 class carriers, plus adjustments for
inflation and other factors. The conferees understand 90
percent or $3.1 billion of the $3.4 billion increase in the
cost cap for follow-on ships is attributable to economic
inflation, which includes actual inflation realized and updated
projections of future inflation based on Navy shipbuilding
inflation indices. In view of this significant cost growth
attributed to inflation, the Congressional Budget Office is
directed to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees no later than December 1, 2015 that includes the
following elements:
(1) Explanation of how inflation was calculated and
projected in the cost estimates for CVN-78 class
aircraft carriers in each annual budget from fiscal
year 2007 to fiscal year 2015;
(2) Description of inflation rates for CVN-78, CVN-
79, and CVN-80, by fiscal year, from fiscal year 2007
until the obligation work limiting date for each ship;
(3) Comparison of projected inflation rates vs.
actual inflation rates for CVN-78 class aircraft
carriers, by fiscal year, from fiscal year 2007 to
fiscal year 2015;
(4) Explanation of the key factors that are used to
plan for and calculate current and projected inflation
rates for CVN-78 class aircraft carrier cost estimates;
(5) Explanation of root causes of inflation
escalation above the planned inflation assumed in CVN-
78 class aircraft carrier cost estimates; and
(6) Component-level explanation of the $3.1 billion
increase in the cost estimate for CVN-79 and following
aircraft carriers attributable to economic inflation.
Extension and modification of limitation on availability of funds for
Littoral Combat Ship (sec. 123)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 116)
that would amend section 123 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) by extending the limitation on
funds for LCS-25 and LCS-26 until pre-existing requirements are
met and would additionally require the Navy to provide to the
congressional defense committees the following: an acquisition
strategy for LCS-25 through LCS-32; a LCS mission module
acquisition strategy; a plan to outfit Flight 0 and Flight 0+
Littoral Combat Ships with capabilities identified for the
upgraded Littoral Combat Ship; and a current test and
evaluation master plan for the Littoral Combat Ship mission
modules.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Modification to multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke-class
destroyers and associated systems (sec. 124)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 121) that
would amend section 123(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to
clarify that the Secretary of the Navy has the authority to
procure Flight III destroyers as part of the existing Arleigh
Burke-class multiyear procurement authority.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The Senate report accompanying S. 3254 (S. Rept. 112-173)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
described Senate intent regarding the current multiyear
procurement authority for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and
associated systems. The Senate report supported the change to
buying Flight III destroyers through an engineering change
proposal and the inclusion of such ships in the multiyear
procurement authority, following submission of a specified
report. The House report accompanying H.R. 1960 (H. Rept. 113-
102) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2014 expressed concern about the physical limitations
associated with the integration of the Air and Missile Defense
Radar on the Flight III version of the Arleigh Burke-class
destroyer and requested a report to assess this integration
process. Having received the required reports, the conferees
support the changes proposed by the Secretary of the Navy to
integrate the Air and Missile Defense Radar into the Arleigh
Burke-class destroyers and the addition of these Flight III
ships to the current Arleigh Burke-class multiyear procurement
contract.
Procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class destroyer (sec. 125)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 117)
that would allow the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a
contract beginning with the fiscal year 2016 program year for
the procurement of 1 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in addition
to the 10 DDG-51s in the fiscal year 2013 through 2017
multiyear procurement contract or for 1 DDG-51 in fiscal year
2018. The Secretary may employ incremental funding for such
procurement.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Refueling and complex overhaul of the USS George Washington (sec. 126)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 122) that
would provide economic order quantity authority for the
construction of two Ford-class aircraft carriers and
incremental funding authority for the nuclear refueling and
complex overhaul of five Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit new
aircraft carrier program procurement authority to the nuclear
refueling and complex overhaul of USS George Washington (CVN-
73).
The Department of the Navy awarded a detail design and
construction contract for the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) on
June 5, 2015. At the time of award, Program Executive Officer
(PEO), Aircraft Carriers, Rear Admiral Thomas Moore, indicated
``. . . with a stable design, mature requirements and an
improved build process, we will reduce construction hours by 18
percent, lower the cost to build the ship by almost $1 billion
in real terms compared to CVN-78. . .''. Following $2.4 billion
in cost growth on the lead ship, CVN-78, the conferees are
encouraged by the ongoing collaboration between the Department
of the Navy and industry to achieve cost reductions. The
conferees note that other ship construction programs have been
able to reduce costs through acquisition efficiencies and
economic order decisions. Therefore, to better assess
acquisition options, the conferees direct the Secretary of the
Navy to submit a report to the congressional defense committees
by March 1, 2016, that provides an assessment of the merits
associated with using economic order quantity procurement with
CVN-80 and CVN-81. This report should assess the specific
aircraft carrier components that would be best suited to
include in a potential economic order quantity contract, and
the estimated cost savings that could be achieved using this
procurement authority.
Fleet replenishment oiler program (sec. 127)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 118)
that would grant the Secretary of the Navy contracting
authority to procure up to six fleet replenishment oilers (T-
AO(X)). This new ship class is a non-developmental
recapitalization program based on existing commercial
technology and standards. The ship design is considered to be
low risk by the Navy, with the design scheduled to be complete
prior to the start of construction on the lead ship. This
provision would enable an estimated $45.0 million in savings
per ship, for ships 2-6, for a total of $225.0 million in
savings compared to current annual procurement cost estimates.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Limitation on availability of funds for USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
(sec. 128)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 112)
that would limit $100.0 million in Shipbuilding and Conversion,
Navy procurement funds for USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) subject
to the submission of a certification regarding full ship shock
trials and two reports.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would provide
the Secretary of Defense with waiver authority to delay full
ship shock trials on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) until
after the ship's first deployment but prior to the first major
maintenance availability.
Limitation on availability of funds for USS Enterprise (CVN-80) (sec.
129)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 113)
that would limit $191.4 million in advance procurement funds
for USS Enterprise (CVN-80), until the Secretary of the Navy
submits a certification and report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives.
$191.4 million is the sum of funding requested for plans
(detailed) and basic construction for CVN-80.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
submission of the certification and report to all four
congressional defense committees, as well as require the
certification be provided within 90 days of enactment of this
Act.
Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship (sec. 130)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 115)
that would limit 75 percent of fiscal year 2016 funds for
research and development, design, construction, procurement or
advance procurement of materials for the upgraded Littoral
Combat Ships (LCS), designated as LCS-33 and subsequent, until
the Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: a
capabilities-based assessment to assess capability gaps and
associated capability requirements and risks for the upgraded
LCS, an updated capabilities development document for the
upgraded LCS, and a report describing the upgraded LCS
modernization.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that changes the
limitation to 50 percent of fiscal year 2016 funds and allows
for a capabilities-based assessment or equivalent report.
Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement submarine program
(sec. 131)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 119)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit Ohio-
class replacement submarine cost tracking information, together
with annual budget justification materials. While the first
Ohio-class replacement submarine is not planned to be
authorized until fiscal year 2021, the national importance of
this program and significant cost will continue to merit close
oversight by the congressional defense committees.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Backup inventory status of A-10 aircraft (sec. 141)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 132) that
would amend section 133(b)(2)(A) of the Carl Levin and Howard
P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3316) to where
the Secretary of the Air Force may not move more than 18 A-10
aircraft in the active component to backup flying status
pursuant to an authorization made by the Secretary of Defense
under such section.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A-10 aircraft
(sec. 142)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 133) that
would prohibit the use of any funds during fiscal year 2016 to
retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A-10
aircraft. The provision would also require the Secretary of the
Air Force to maintain a minimum of 171 A-10 aircraft in primary
mission aircraft inventory (combat-coded) status. The provision
would also direct the Secretary of the Air Force to commission
an independent entity outside the Department of Defense to
conduct an assessment of the required capabilities and mission
platform to replace the A-10 aircraft.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
134).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that aligns
technical provisions of both versions and refers to sec. 141
regarding moving A-10 aircraft to backup inventory status.
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC-130H Compass
Call aircraft (sec. 143)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 134) that
would prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of the Air Force to be obligated or expended to
retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on back up
flying status any EC-130H aircraft. The provision would also
require the Secretary of the Air Force to commission an
assessment of the required capabilities or mission platform to
replace the EC-130H aircraft, and to submit a report on that
assessment to the congressional defense committees not later
than September 30, 2016, and would also prohibit the Secretary
of the Air Force from retiring, preparing to retire, placing in
storage or placing on back up flying status any EC-130H
aircraft until 60 days after the Secretary submits the
specified report.
The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 135).
The Senate recedes with an amendment changing the
prohibition limitation date to December 31, 2016, and combining
the report requirements from the House and Senate versions.
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of Joint
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, EC-130H Compass Call,
and Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft (sec. 144)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 138)
that would limit the retirement of Joint Surveillance Target
Attack Radar System (JSTARS), EC-130H Compass Call, and
Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft
until the follow-on replacement aircraft program enters low-
rate initial production.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to change the
provision to apply only in fiscal years 2016 or 2017, and other
technical clarifications. The provision would not apply to
individual aircraft if the Secretary of the Air Force, on a
case-by-case basis, determines an individual aircraft to be
non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being
uneconomical to repair.
Limitation on availability of funds for F-35A aircraft procurement
(sec. 145)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 133)
that would limit the availability of fiscal year 2016 funds for
F-35A procurement to not more than $4.3 billion until the
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense
committees that F-35A aircraft delivered in fiscal year 2018
will have full combat capability with currently planned Block
3F hardware, software, and weapons carriage.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to amend the
certification level from the Secretary of Defense to the
Secretary of the Air Force, and to amend the effective date of
certification criteria from ``full combat capability as
currently planned . . .'' to ``full combat capability, as
determined on the date of enactment of this
Act . . .''
Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC-10 aircraft
(sec. 146)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 135) that
would prohibit any funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Air Force to be obligated or expended during such fiscal year
to divest or transfer, or prepare to divest or transfer, KC-10
aircraft.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment to change the
provision to apply only in fiscal years 2016 or 2017. The
provision would not include the prohibition on transfer of
aircraft, and would not apply to an individual KC-10 aircraft
if the Secretary of the Air Force, on a case-by-case basis,
determines the aircraft to be non-operational because of
mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair.
Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C-130 aircraft
(sec. 147)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 136)
that would limit the availability of all funds authorized to be
appropriated for the transfer from one facility of the
Department of Defense to another any C-130H aircraft, initiate
any C-130 manpower authorization adjustments, retire or prepare
to retire any C-130H aircraft, or close any C-130H unit until
90 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force,
in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, and after
certification by the commanders of the XVIII Airborne Corps,
82nd Airborne Division, and United States Army Special
Operations Command, certified that the Air Force would maintain
dedicated C-130 wings to support the daily training of Army
airborne and special operations units, and the failure to
maintain such Air Force operations would not adversely impact
the daily training requirement of those airborne and special
operations units.
The House bill contained a similar provision (sec.
1060c).
The House recedes with an amendment that would change the
required certification to be made by the Secretaries and Chiefs
of Staff of the Army and the Air Force, in consultation with
the commanders of the XVIIIth Airborne Corps, 82d Airborne
Division, and Army Special Operations Command. The amendment
also contains other minor technical clarifications.
Limitation on availability of funds for executive communications
upgrades for C-20 and C-37 aircraft (sec. 148)
The House bill contained a provision (Sec. 131) that
would limit availability of funds to upgrade the executive
communications of C-20 and C-37 aircraft until the Secretary of
the Air Force certifies to certain specified criteria.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Limitation on use of funds for T-1A Jayhawk aircraft (sec. 149)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 137)
that would limit all the funds authorized or appropriated by
this Act or that otherwise may be obligated or expended for
fiscal year 2016 for avionics modifications to the T-1A Jayhawk
aircraft until 30 days after the Secretary of the Air Force
submits to the congressional defense committees the report
required under section 142 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to amend the
provision to state: ``Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, for avionics
modification to the T-1A Jayhawk aircraft, not more than 85
percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days
has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the
Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees the
report required under section 142 of the Carl Levin and Howard
P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3320).''
Notification of retirement of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber aircraft (sec.
150)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 131)
that would limit the retirement of B-1, B-2, or B-52 bomber
aircraft during a fiscal year prior to initial operational
capability of the Long Range Strike Bomber unless the Secretary
of Defense certified to specified criteria in the materials
submitted in support of the budget of the President for that
fiscal year as submitted to Congress.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would change the
limitation to a notification requiring that in the period
before the date of initial operational capability of the long-
range strike bomber aircraft, before retiring or preparing to
retire any B-1, B-2, or B-52 bomber aircraft the Secretary of
the Air Force includes in the defense budget materials a
notification of the proposed retirement including the rationale
for the retirement, the effects of the retirement, and how the
Secretary will mitigate any risks relating to the retirement.
The provision would not apply to individual B-1, B-2, or B-52
aircraft if the Secretary of the Air Force, on a case-by-case
basis, determines the aircraft to be non-operational because of
mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair.
Inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force (sec. 151)
The Senate amendment included a provision (sec. 132) that
would amend section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, by
adding a new subsection requiring the Secretary of the Air
Force to maintain a minimum total active inventory of 1,950
fighter aircraft, within which the Secretary would also be
required to maintain a minimum of 1,116 fighter aircraft as
primary mission aircraft inventory (combat-coded). The
provision would also provide additional limitations on fighter
retirements by requiring the Secretary of the Air Force to
certify to certain specified criteria, and also require a
detailed report in advance of retiring fighter aircraft.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to strike the
amendment to section 8062 of title 10, change the limitation
period to a 2-year period beginning on October 1, 2015, and
reduce the minimum numbers of fighters required to be
maintained by the Air Force to 1,900 total aircraft inventory
and 1,100 primary mission aircraft inventory (combat-coded).
The amendment would also eliminate the certification and
detailed report requirements, and require specified information
in a report to be included in the material submitted in support
of the budget for a particular fiscal year, if proposing the
retirement of fighter aircraft in that fiscal year's budget.
The report would not apply to individual fighter aircraft if
the Secretary of the Air Force, on a case-by-case basis,
determines the aircraft to be non-operational because of
mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair.
The conferees recognize that based on the 2010
Quadrennial Defense Review, the Air Force determined through
extensive analysis that a force structure of 1,200 primary
mission aircraft and 2,000 total aircraft is required to
execute the National Defense Strategy with increased
operational risk. Subsequently, based on the 2012 Defense
Strategic Guidance and fiscal constraints, analysis showed the
Air Force could decrease fighter force structure capacity by
approximately 100 additional aircraft; however, at an even
higher level of risk.
The conferees agree reductions in fighter force capacity
below the 1,900 total and 1,100 combat-coded inventory levels,
in light of ongoing and anticipated operations in Iraq and
Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, coupled
with a potential delay of force withdrawals from Afghanistan
and a revanchist Russia, poses excessive risk to the Air
Force's ability to execute the National Defense Strategy,
causes remaining fighter squadrons to deploy more frequently,
and drives even lower readiness rates across the combat air
forces.
Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of F-35A aircraft (sec.
152)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 139)
that would express the sense of Congress regarding basing of
the F-35A aircraft outside of the continental United States.
The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 136).
The House recedes with an amendment to make technical and
clarifying corrections.
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle Command-Platform
(sec. 161)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 141) that
would require the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology to submit a report by
March 1, 2016, to the congressional defense committees that
addresses the effectiveness, suitability, and survivability
shortfalls of the joint battle command-platform equipment
identified by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
in the Director's fiscal year 2014 annual report to Congress.
This section would also further limit the obligation or
expenditure of 25 percent of the funds for the joint battle
command-platform until 30 days after the Assistant Secretary
submits such a report.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for small arms (sec.
162)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 151)
that would require the Secretaries of the Army and Navy to
jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the plan of the
Army and Marine Corps to modernize small arms.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Study on use of different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition by the
Army and the Marine Corps (sec. 163)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 144) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees on the use of two
different types of 5.56mm ammunition by the Army and the Marine
Corps.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that requires the
Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract with a federally
funded research and development center (FFRDC) such as the
Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to conduct a study on the use
of two different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition by the
Army and the Marine Corps. The conferees note that the CNA has
conducted similar studies on small arms and small caliber
ammunition and believe the CNA could meet the requirements of
this study.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Limitation on Availability of Funds for AN/TPQ-53 Radar Systems
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 111) that
would limit the obligation or expenditure of 25 percent of the
funds for AN/TPQ-53 radar systems until 30 days after the date
on which the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics, and Technology submits to the congressional defense
committees a review of the current delegation of acquisition
authority to the Program Executive Officer for Missiles and
Space.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Stationing of C-130 H aircraft avionics previously modified by the
Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) in support of daily
training and contingency requirements for Airborne and Special
Operations Forces
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 120)
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to station
aircraft previously modified by the C-130 Avionics
Modernization Program (AMP) to support United States Army
Airborne and United States Army Special Operations Command unit
daily training and contingency requirements in fiscal year
2017, and not require the aircraft to deploy in the normal
rotation of C-130H units. The provision would also require the
Secretary to provide such personnel as required to maintain and
operate the aircraft.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees agree the Air Force must develop a plan
that incorporates the five C-130H aircraft previously modified
with the AMP upgrade, the four purchased AMP installation kits,
the associated simulator equipment, and sustainment and
training software into the restructured AMP Increments I and II
effort. The conferees also direct the Air Force to provide a
briefing on this plan to the congressional defense committees
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. The
conferees agree the American taxpayers to date have expended
considerable funds on the C-130 AMP and deserve to receive
maximum value for that expenditure.
Sense of Congress on F-16 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)
radar upgrade
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 140)
that would express the sense of Congress on F-16 Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrades that it is
essential to our Nation's defense that: (1) Air Force aircraft
modification funding be made available to purchase AESA radars
as the Air Force bridges the gap between 4th- and 5th-
generation fighters; (2) The U.S. Government must invest in
radar upgrades to ensure 4th-generation aircraft succeed at
zero-fail missions; and (3) The First Air Force Joint Urgent
Operational Needs request should be met as soon as possible.
The House bill contained no similar provisions.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees agree on the importance that should be
accorded to funding AESA radar upgrades for existing aircraft.
Stryker Lethality Upgrades
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 161)
that would authorize an increase in funding for Stryker vehicle
lethality upgrades of $97.0 million in Research, Development,
Test & Evaluation, Army and $314.0 million in Procurement of
Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army respectively.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The outcome is reflected in the tables of this report in
Sections 4101 and 4201 and includes additional funding in line
with the Senate amendment.
Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Budget Items
Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike System
The budget request included $134.7 million in PE 64501N
for the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and
Strike (UCLASS) system.
The House bill would authorize the budget request.
The Senate amendment would not approve the request in PE
64501N due to contracting delays caused by waiting on the
results of the Department of Defense Intelligence Surveillance,
and Reconnaissance Strategic Portfolio Review. These delays
resulted in the Navy's having excess fiscal year 2015 funds in
the program. The Senate amendment would instead provide an
additional $725.0 million in Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Defense-wide, including $350.0 million for
continued development and risk reduction activities of the
Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft that
would benefit the overall UCLASS program, and $375.0 million to
be used for a competitive prototyping of at least two follow-on
air systems that move the Department toward a UCLASS program
capable of long-range strike in a contested environment.
The conferees believe that the Navy should develop a
penetrating, air-refuelable, unmanned carrier-launched aircraft
capable of performing a broad range of missions in a non-
permissive environment. The conferees believe that such an
aircraft should be designed for full integration into carrier
air wing operations--including strike operations--and possess
the range, payload, and survivability attributes as necessary
to complement such integration. Although the Defense Department
could develop land-based unmanned aircraft with attributes to
support the air wing, the conferees believe that the United
States would derive substantial strategic and operational
benefits from operating such aircraft from a mobile seabase
that is self-deployable and not subject to the caveats of a
host nation.
Therefore, the conferees recommend an increase of $350.0
million to the UCLASS program and direct the Secretary of
Defense to use these funds to conduct competitive air vehicle
risk reduction activities that would lead to fielding
penetrating, air-refuelable, UCLASS air vehicles capable of
performing a broad range of missions in a non-permissive
environment.
The conferees direct the Navy to leverage both the
lessons learned from the UCAS-D program and the existence of
two operational UCAS-D demonstrator aircraft in support of
these efforts. The conferees also encourage the Secretaries of
Defense and the Navy to consider all appropriate flexible
acquisition authorities granted in law and in this Act,
including those for rapid prototyping. Finally, the conferees
recommend that any contractual arrangements executed with this
funding provide the Navy with sufficient technical data rights
to support a subsequent competitive prototyping, follow-on
development, or future multiple-sourced production efforts.
The conferees look forward to reviewing the results of
the Department of Defense Intelligence Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance Strategic Portfolio Review and also the report
directed in section 217 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015.
Integrated personnel and pay system for Army
The budget request included $136.0 million in PE 65018A
for the Integrated Personnel and Pay System--Army (IPPS-A).
The House bill included the full requested amount.
The Senate amendment included $86.0 million for IPPS-A, a
reduction of $50.0 million.
The conference agreement authorizes $121.0 million in PE
65018A for the Integrated Personnel and Pay System--Army (IPPS-
A). Elsewhere in this Act, the conferees include a legislative
provision that limits obligation of funds for the program,
until provision of a required report to Congress on program
plans.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 201) that
would authorize the appropriations for research, development,
test, and evaluation activities at the levels identified in
section 4201 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
201).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership (sec. 211)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 211)
that would authorize a program to enhance the Department of
Defense laboratories with innovative academic and industry
partners in research and development activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of
Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation
program to include citizens of countries participating in The
Technical Cooperation Program (sec. 212)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 216)
that would expand the Department of Defense's Science,
Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) program to
include students from the United Kingdom, Australia, New
Zealand, and Canada.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes the provision with an
amendment to cap the number of new foreign students entering
the program at five per year. The conferees believe that this
cap will help to ensure that the majority of the students in
the program are U.S. citizens, while also giving the Department
the flexibility to include foreign students on a trial basis.
The conferees also believe that this cap will allow the
Department the opportunity to work out procedures and processes
for the potential expansion to include other kinds of foreign
students, should the Secretary of Defense determine that is in
the national security interest.
Expansion of education partnerships to support technology transfer and
transition (sec. 213)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 221) that
would allow institutions that support technology transition or
transfer activities, such as business schools or law schools
with technology management programs, to participate in
education partnerships with Defense laboratories, as authorized
in Section 2194 of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes the provision with
amendments that would clarify to which institutions such
authorities would extend, authorize a sabbatical and internship
program for university faculty and students to work in Defense
laboratories, and provide additional emphasis on technology
transfer and transition projects. The conferees believe that
these amendments, taken together, would strengthen the purpose
of the provision, which is to ensure that education
partnerships are available for those wishing to engage in
technology transfer or transition, in addition to traditional
research projects.
Improvement to coordination and communication of Defense research
activities (sec. 214)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 231) that
would improve the coordination and communication of defense
research activities and technology domain awareness. The House
bill directs the Secretary of Defense to promote, monitor, and
evaluate programs not only among Defense research facilities,
but also among other government facilities, as well as
commercial and university entities. The House bill would also
encourage the Department to achieve full awareness of
scientific and technological advancement and innovation
throughout the technology domain.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add
additional direction to the Secretary of Defense to develop and
distribute clear technical communications to all internal and
external entities. The conferees believe it is important that
the Department more completely and robustly convey successes of
Defense research and engineering activities.
The Senate amendment would also direct the Secretary of
Defense to ensure that publicly-funded Defense research
facilities support national technological development goals and
technological missions of other federal agencies, as
appropriate. The conferees believe that taxpayer funds used for
scientific research should be used in support of the best
interests of the U.S. government as a whole.
Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program (sec. 215)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 214)
that would reauthorize the Global Research Watch program for an
additional 10 years. The Senate provision would also expand the
responsibilities of the program to include private sector
entities, in addition to foreign governments.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Reauthorization of Defense research and development Rapid Innovation
Program (sec. 216)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 211) that
would extend the authorization for the Department of Defense to
execute activities for the Rapid Innovation Program through
2020.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
213) that would reauthorize the Rapid Innovation Program for 5
years. The Senate provision would also make technical changes
to the program's guidelines and reporting requirements.
The conference agreement contains the Senate provision
with a technical edit from the House to extend the program
through 2023. The conferees believe that it would be more
effective to extend the program in a manner consistent with the
end of the next program objective memorandum.
Science and technology activities to support business systems
information technology acquisition programs (sec. 217)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 215)
that would mandate the establishment of science and technology
activities that would help reduce the technical risk and life
cycle costs of major information technology acquisition
programs. The provision would require the Department to fund
appropriate research, development, and capability-building
activities to make it a ``smarter buyer'' of these programs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes the provision with an
amendment directing the Department to conduct a gap analysis to
identify relevant activities that are not being pursued in the
current science and technology program.
The conferees recognize and appreciate that the
Department does currently engage in some activities that
address those described in this provision and the original
report language from the Senate Armed Services Committee.
However, the conferees note with dismay the significant gaps in
activities and technologies continue to exist. Examples of
these gaps include lack of support for business process re-
engineering, for lowering costs of customization of commercial
software, for lowering maintenance costs, for open
architectures, for engagement with management schools and small
businesses, and for the conversion of legacy software to modern
systems. The conferees remain concerned that such gaps in
science and technology activities related to business systems
information technology acquisition, if left unaddressed, have
the potential to severely hamper the Department's ability to
field a modern and efficient information technology enterprise
that meets the current and future needs of the Department.
Department of Defense technology offset program to build and maintain
the technological superiority of the United States (sec. 218)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 212)
that would establish and initiative within the Department of
Defense to maintain and enhance the military technological
superiority of the United States. The provision would establish
a program to accelerate the fielding of offset technologies,
including, but not limited to, directed energy, low-cost high-
speed munitions, autonomous systems, undersea warfare, cyber
technology, and intelligence data analytics, developed by the
department and to accelerate the commercialization of such
technologies. The provision would also direct the Secretary to
establish updated policies and new acquisition and management
practices that would speed delivery of offset technologies into
operational use. The provision would authorize $400.0 million
for fiscal year 2016 for initiative, of which $200.0 million
would be authorized specifically for directed energy.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes this provision with an
amendment to remove the requirement for a strategy on the
development of directed energy technologies.
The conferees are aware of the challenges facing the
Department in maintaining technological superiority with
regards to potential future adversaries. In authorizing the
technology offset program in this provision, the conferees
recognize the need for the Department to have sufficient
flexibility and resources to make sound strategic decisions for
technology investment to respond to a more dire future security
environment. The conferees note that the Department has a
number of initiatives, such as the Defense Innovation
Initiative, and the Long-Range Research and Development Plan,
to help guide those investments.
In particular, the Armed Services Committees of the
Senate and the House of Representatives have been focused on
the role directed energy weapons will have in our future
security environment, and have been proponents of maturing
directed energy technologies to transition them to the
warfighting community as quickly as possible. The conferees are
aware that the Department and the military services have
various roadmaps for deploying these technologies, and consider
this fund a major forcing function to drive accelerated
development and transition.
To better understand how the funds authorized in this
section, in combination with other funds for directed energy
programs, will be used to identify and transition promising
directed energy technologies to the warfighting community, the
conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing
to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House of
Representatives no later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act. This briefing should include:
1) A description of a program management process
for the identification of directed energy efforts,
including prototyping or exercise opportunities, where
additional funding may support accelerated transition
to urgent operational needs or programs of record;
2) A description of coordination mechanisms between
services and agencies undertaking directed energy
activities, including coordination of science and
technology prototyping, and programs of record;
3) An identification of challenges from the
warfighting community currently impeding the adoption
of or confidence in directed energy weapons systems.
4) An identification of policy, regulatory, or
legislative impediments or challenges that currently
constrain accelerated transition to the warfighting
community; and
(5) Recommendations for how to improve the
department's ability to transition promising directed
energy technology initiatives to the warfighting
community.
Limitation on availability of funds for F-15 infrared search and track
capability development (sec. 219)
The House bill contained a provision (Sec. 213) that
would limit the availability of funds for fiscal year 2016 for
the research, development, test, and evaluation of F-15
infrared search and track capabilities until 30 days after the
Secretary of Defense submits a specified report.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Limitation on availability of funds for development of the shallow
water combat submersible (sec. 220)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 225) that
would require a briefing to the congressional defense
committees on the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) program.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 218)
that would prohibit the expenditure of more than 25 percent of
the funds available for the SWCS program for fiscal year 2016
until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics designates a civilian official within
his office responsible for providing oversight and assistance
to SOCOM for all undersea mobility programs and, in
coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, provides the
congressional defense committees a report on the SWCS program.
The House recedes with an amendment that would modify to
50 percent the amounts available for the SWCS program and
modify associated reporting requirements.
Limitation on availability of funds for Medical Countermeasures Program
(sec. 221)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 212) that
would limit the obligation and expenditure of 50 percent of the
funds made available for the Department of Defense Medical
Countermeasures program within the Chemical-Biological Defense
Program until the Secretary of Defense provides a report to the
congressional defense committees that validates the
requirements and conducts an independent cost-benefit analysis
to justify funding and efficiencies. This section would also
require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit
a review of the certification to the congressional defense
committees within 60 days after the date on which the Secretary
submits his report.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement contains the House provision
with an amendment that would decrease the limitation from 50
percent to 25 percent pertaining only to those funds used for
research development test and evaluation (RDT&E) activities in
the Advanced Development and Manufacturing facility per se and
not all the RDT&E activities associated with the Medical
Countermeasures Program.
The conferees further note that Consistent with GAO
report 15-257 (June 2015), the Secretary shall report to the
congressional defense committees no later than February 28,
2016 on the designation of an individual responsible for
managing infrastructure for the Department of Defense Chemical
and Biological defense programs, to include shared-use
facilities such as those within the Advanced Development and
Manufacturing program, in order to minimize duplication of
effort within the Department of Defense and other agencies of
the federal government. The Secretary of defense shall notify
the congressional defense committees of the appointment of such
individual no later than 15 days after such designation.
Further, the conferees direct the Comptroller General to review
the roles and responsibilities of the official designated to be
responsible for infrastructure management, and to brief the
congressional defense committees no later than March 31, 2016.
Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground
system of the Army (sec. 222)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 219)
that would limit the amount of funds available to be obligated
or expended by the Secretary of the Army to not more than 75
percent of the amounts authorized to be obligated for fiscal
year 2016 until a review of the program planning for the
distributed common ground system of the Army is submitted to
the congressional defense and intelligence committees.
The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1624).
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground
system of the United States Special Operations Command (sec.
223)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1625) that
would limit the availability of funds for the Special
Operations Command's Distributed Common Ground System to 75
percent of the funds authorized to be obligated by the program
until the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command conducts
a review of the program planning and submits the findings of
such review to the congressional defense committees and the
congressional intelligence committees and the House Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
220) that would limit the availability of research,
development, test, and evaluation funds for the distributed
common ground system of the U.S. Special Operations Command
(SOCOM) until the Commander of SOCOM submits a report to the
congressional defense committees.
The House recedes.
Integrated personnel and pay system for Army (sec. 224)
The conference agreement includes a provision (sec. 224)
that would limit the ability of the Secretary of the Army to
obligate more than 75 percent of the total authorized amount of
fiscal year 2016 program funds for Integrated Personnel and Pay
System-Army (IPPS-A) program until the Secretary of the Army
provides a report to the congressional defense committees on
the performance of legacy systems, changes in human resources
organization and financial system capabilities, and
alternatives to the current cost of IPPS-A.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center (sec. 231)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 217)
that would streamline the Department of Defense's Joint
Federated Assurance Center by eliminating an unnecessary layer
of bureaucracy between the Center's steering group and its
working groups.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Demonstration of persistent close air support capabilities (sec. 232)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 233)
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force, the
Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to jointly conduct a
demonstration of the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS)
capability in fiscal year 2016.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to strike the phrase
``as identified by the United States Air Force Close Air
Support Forum'' from subparagraph (b)(1). The amendment would
also replace all occurrences of the word ``shall'' with
``may,'' and add a paragraph directing a briefing to the
congressional defense committees by December 1, 2016 on the
assessment of demonstration results and cost estimates for
transition of any desired technologies.
The conferees strongly encourage the three parties to
conduct the PCAS demonstration, as the benefits would likely
provide a large payoff in increased capability for what is
estimated to be minimal resource investment. In response to the
challenge of diverse platforms and user populations of the
close air support mission, the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council, in 2009, in its Close Air Support Capabilities-Based
Assessment, recommended that ``Platforms should field flexible
systems that utilize an improved architecture which migrates
the processing of digital messages to a Commercial-off-the-
Shelf (COTS) based processor and away from the [aircraft]
operational flight programs.''
The conferees observe that with repeated Air Force
proposals to retire their fleet of A-10 aircraft, the
integration of game-changing and relatively inexpensive
technologies to improve close air support mission operations
and results on other platforms could be beneficial in assuaging
concerns of divesting a particular aircraft, even a type with
close air support as its primary mission.
The conferees also agree that the Director of DARPA
should provide resources to the maximum extent practical to
minimize costs borne by the participating Services to
accomplish the demonstration activities.
Strategies for engagement with historically black colleges and
universities and minority-serving institutions of higher
education (sec. 233)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 222) that
would require the Secretaries of the military departments to
each develop a strategy for engagement with and support of the
development of scientific, technical, engineering, and
mathematics capabilities with historically black colleges and
universities and minority-serving institutions. The provision
would also require the Secretary of Defense to develop a
strategy that encompasses the strategies developed by the
military departments.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that ensures that
such strategies are developed by all organizations within the
Department of Defense that are engaged in basic research,
thereby broadening the provision to cover all appropriate
Defense entities.
The conferees note that in implementing the requirements
of this provision, the Secretary of Defense may seek
information from the directorates of the Louis Stokes Alliances
for Minority Participation program (LSAMP) and Historically
Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
of the National Science Foundation; the American Association
for the Advancement of Science; the Emerging Researchers
National Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics; the University of Florida Institute for African-
American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (IAAMCS); the Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities; the National Indian
Education Association; and such other institutions,
organizations, or associations as the Secretary deems useful.
Report on commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance systems for
Army tactical unmanned aerial systems (sec. 234)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 229) that
would express the Sense of Congress on the capabilities
provided by unmanned aerial systems that use wide area
surveillance sensors. The provision would also require the
Secretary of the Army to conduct a market survey and flight
assessment of commercial-off-the-shelf wide area surveillance
sensors suitable for insertion on Army tactical unmanned aerial
systems.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
the sense of Congress, modify the reporting requirements for
the market survey, require an assessment of current wide area
surveillance systems that are currently used or could be used
on Army tactical unmanned aerial systems, as well as require
the Secretary of the Army to assess the advisability and
feasibility of upgrading wide area surveillance systems for
Army tactical unmanned aerial systems.
Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (sec. 235)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 230) that
would direct the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the
Air Force to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees, not later than January 29, 2016, on the baseline
and alternatives to the Navy's Tactical Air Combat Training
System Increment II. The provision would also limit the Navy
from approving or designating a contract award for the
specified system until 15 days after the date of the submittal
of the report.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment striking
subparagraph (c) to remove the limitation.
Report on technology readiness levels of the technologies and
capabilities critical to the long range strike bomber aircraft
(sec. 236)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 235)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to
Congress, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act,
a report on the Technology Readiness Levels and capabilities
critical to the Long Range Strike Bomber aircraft. The
provision would also require the Comptroller General of the
United States to review the Secretary's report and submit an
assessment to the congressional defense committees.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to have the Secretary
report to the congressional defense committees.
Assessment of Air-Land Mobile Tactical Communications and Data Network
Requirements and Capabilities (sec. 237)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 231)
that would require the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation (CAPE) to contract with an independent entity to
conduct a comprehensive assessment of current and future
requirements and capabilities to determine the technological
feasibility, achievability, suitability, and survivability of a
tactical communications and data network. The provision would
also prohibit the Secretary of the Army from obligating more
than 50 percent of funds available in Other Procurement, Army
for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, Increment 2
program subject to the submission of the independent entity's
report.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the
limitation of funds, and require the Director of CAPE to seek
to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center to conduct a comprehensive assessment of
current and future requirements and capabilities of the Army
with respect to air-land ad hoc, mobile tactical communications
and data networks, including the technological feasibility,
suitability, and survivability of such networks.
The conferees believe the Director of CAPE shall select a
federally funded research and development center with direct,
long-standing, and demonstrated experience and expertise in
program test and evaluation of concepts, requirements, and
technologies for joint tactical communications and data
networking to perform the assessment. The Institute for Defense
Analysis may be such an entity with expertise needed for such a
detailed assessment.
Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic parts (sec.
238)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 232)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to task the Joint
Federated Assurance Center (JFAC) to conduct a hardware
assurance study to assess the presence, scope, and effect on
Department of Defense operations of counterfeit electronic
parts that have passed through the Department of Defense supply
chain and into fielded systems.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes the provision with an
amendment to assign responsibility for the study to the
executive agent for printed circuit board technology. The
conferees believe that the executive agent is the most
appropriate official to conduct such a study. The amendment
would also require JFAC to conduct a technical assessment for
indications of malicious tampering on any parts assessed that
demonstrate unusual or suspicious failure mechanisms. The
conferees believe that such follow-up is critical for ensuring
maximum impact and benefit of the study.
Airborne data link plan (sec. 239)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 234)
that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, to
develop a plan on airborne data links between fifth-to-fifth,
and fifth-to-fourth generation aircraft. The provision would
also limit funding for the TALON HATE and Multi-Domain
Adaptable Processing System programs until the plan was briefed
to the congressional defense committees.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to add a date of
February 15, 2016 for the plan briefing, and to strike
subsection (c).
Plan for advanced weapons technology war games (sec. 240)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 223) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to develop a plan
for integrating advanced technologies, such as directed energy
weapons, hypersonic strike systems, and autonomous systems into
broader title 10 war games to improve socialization with the
warfighter and the development and experimentation of various
concepts for employment by the Armed Forces.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with some technical amendments.
Independent assessment of F135 engine program (sec. 241)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 214) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract
with a federally funded research and development center to
conduct an assessment of the F135 engine program, and submit a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
March 15, 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Comptroller General Review of autonomic logistics information system
for F-35 Lightning II aircraft (sec. 242)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 224) that
would direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a review and submit a report to the congressional
defense committees on the autonomic logistics information
system for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment to make technical
corrections to correct typographical errors.
Sense of Congress regarding facilitation of a high quality technical
workforce (sec. 243)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 227) that
would express a sense of Congress that the Department of
Defense should explore using existing authorities for all
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers to help
facilitate and shape a high quality scientific and technical
workforce that can support the Department's needs. In addition,
the provision would make a number of findings, including that
the country's scientific and technical workforce is a matter of
national security, that the Department's support for technical
education programs facilitates the training of the future
workforce, and that the highly skilled workforce already
employed is qualified to facilitate training of a future
workforce.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would expand
the provision to include all defense laboratories. The
conferees believe that the paragraphs of the provision apply to
all Defense laboratories, not only the Federally Funded
Research and Development Centers, and that all should be
recognized as such.
The conferees find that:
(1) The quality of the future scientific and
technical workforce of the United States and the access
of the Department of Defense to a high quality
scientific and technical workforce are matters of
national security concern;
(2) The support of the Department of Defense for
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education programs facilitates the training of a future
scientific and technical workforce that will contribute
significantly to the research, development, test, and
evaluation functions of the Department of Defense and
the readiness of the future Armed Forces;
(3) Defense laboratories and federally funded
research and development centers sponsored by the
Department of Defense employ a highly skilled workforce
that is qualified to support science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics education initiatives,
including through meaningful volunteer opportunities in
primary and secondary educational settings and
cooperative relationships and arrangements with private
sector organizations and State and local governments,
and to facilitate the training of a future scientific
and technical workforce;
(4) Robust participation in scientific and
technical conferences, including industry and
international conferences, will strengthen the national
security scientific and technical workforce.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Report on graduate fellowships in support of science, mathematics, and
engineering education
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 226) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on
graduate fellowships in support of science, mathematics, and
engineering education.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement does not include this provision.
Funding for MV-22A Digital Interoperability Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 228) that
would authorize an increase in funding for MV-22A Digital
Interoperability Program of $75.0 million which included $64.3
million for Aircraft Procurement, Navy, and $10.7 million for
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision, but
would increase funding for the MV-22A, based upon the unfunded
priority list of the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The Senate
amendment would increase funding by a total of $23.0 million
including $15.0 million for integrated aircraft survivability
and $8.0 million for ballistic protection.
The agreement does not include this provision.
The outcome is reflected in section 4101 and 4201 of this
Act, and includes funding in line with the Senate amendment.
Items of Special Interest
Apportionment of small business funds under continuing resolutions
The conferees believe that under a continuing budget
resolution (CR), federal agencies remain responsible for
assessing the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and
Small Business Technology Transition (STTR) set-asides, and
executing program support for small business technology
innovation. To support Department of Defense access to small
business innovation, the conferees believe that Department
comptrollers should move expeditiously to calculate the SBIR/
STTR assessments, and make those funds available to military
services and agency SBIR/STTR programs commensurate with those
assessments, on a timeline that supports program effectiveness.
Expedited approval for attendance at conferences in support of science
and innovation activities of Department of Defense and the
National Nuclear Security Administration
The conferees note with concern that since the
Departments of Defense and Energy have implemented updated
conference policies, in response to requirements from the
Office of Management and Budget, attendance at science and
technology conferences by department personnel has reduced
dramatically. According to a report from the Government
Accountability Office in March 2015, conference attendance from
the Army Research Laboratory declined from about 1300 attendees
in 2011 to about 100 attendees in 2013. A similar drop in
attendance was reported from Sandia National Laboratories. The
report highlights that such a drop in attendance risks a
decline in the quality of scientific research, difficulty in
recruiting and retaining qualified scientists and engineers,
and a diminished leadership role for the two departments within
the global science and technology community. The report also
notes that the new departmental policies are not meeting the
needs of personnel requesting approval to travel to
conferences.
Given the importance of conference attendance for an
active exchange of scientific information and for recruiting
and retaining high-quality technical talent, and therefore
maintaining technological superiority, the conferees are
concerned that the conference attendance approval policies are
undermining and eroding the science and technology missions of
both departments as well as the ability of personnel to engage
in cutting-edge research, development, testing, and evaluation.
The conferees believe that technical conference participation
is especially important to keep program managers aware of new
trends in technology, so that they may make better informed
decisions on behalf of taxpayers.
To maintain global technology awareness and to support
retention of technical staff, the conferees believe that the
Departments should strive to follow the best practices of the
innovative private and academic institutions in developing
management and oversight practices for conference
participation. The conferees are concerned that in specific
technical fields of interest to defense, such as hypersonics
and cybersecurity, the lack of participation in conferences is
ceding U.S. leadership to competitor nations.
In response to these findings and concerns, the conferees
direct the Secretaries of Defense and Energy to revise current
policies within the Department of Defense and National Nuclear
Security Administration, respectively, whereby requests for
scientific conference attendance are adjudicated within one
month, and approvals are granted as appropriate within one
month. Further, the conferees direct the Secretaries of Defense
and Energy to ensure that any decisions to disapprove
conference attendance through these revised policies are made
if and only if the appropriate officials determine that the
disapproval would have a net positive impact on research and
development and on program management quality, and not simply
default disapprovals necessitated by a bureaucratic inability
to make a timely decision. In addition, the conferees direct
that these new policies be implemented no later than 90 days
after the enactment of this act.
The conferees recommend that, through these revised
policies, laboratory and test center directors be given the
authority to approve conference attendance, provided that the
attendance would meet the mission of the laboratory or test
center and that sufficient laboratory or test center funds are
available.
The conferees direct the Secretaries of Defense and
Energy each to report to the Senate Armed Services Committee
and the House Armed Services Committee on the revised policies
from their respective agencies, as well as an assessment of
their benefits and drawbacks, along with measures for tracking
the effectiveness of the new policies. The conferees further
direct that this report be submitted no later than one year
after the enactment of this act.
Protection of advanced technologies
The conferees have concerns that the Department of
Defense, while taking necessary steps to pursue and create
innovative technologies and to access global sources of
innovation, also needs to better protect such technologies
against unauthorized disclosure to or theft by potential
adversaries. The conferees are concerned that some adversaries
have clear strategies (1) to overcome our general technology
protection efforts and specific program protection measures,
and (2) to mitigate our efforts to increase our technological
superiority. For this reason, the conferees believe that the
Department would benefit from better technology and program
protection planning and more effective cybersecurity measures.
Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense
to conduct a review of methodologies that potential adversaries
are exploiting to gain unauthorized access to technologies and
intellectual property, and to circumvent current export control
and other technology protection regimes. Additionally, the
Department should review structures of business relationships,
such as partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures,
and consortia, to assess the potential that these types of
relationships present additional opportunities for exploitation
by adversaries. Further, the conferees direct the Secretary to
brief the results of the review to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by March
15, 2016, including any recommendations that may necessitate
legislative action.
Title III--Operation and Maintenance
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 301) that
would authorize the appropriations for operation and
maintenance activities at the levels identified in section 4301
of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
301).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Subtitle B--Energy and the Environment
Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels (sec. 311)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 311) that
would amend subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United
States Code, to prohibit Department of Defense funds to be used
for bulk purchases of drop-in fuel for operational purposes,
unless the cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive with
traditional fuel, subject to a national security waiver.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas (sec. 312)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 312) that
would amend chapter 631 of title 10, United States Code, by
adding a new section directing the Secretary of the Navy to
establish ``Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas'' for
national defense purposes. The provision would also repeal
section 1 of Public Law 99-625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note).
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
313).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that excludes the
repeal of section 1 of Public Law 99-625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note).
Modification of energy management reporting requirements (sec. 313)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 311)
that would amend section 2925(a) of title 10, United States
Code, by striking a subsection listing renewable energy credits
(RECs) and clarifying and strengthening the reporting
requirements on commercial and non-commercial utility outages.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects relating
to potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply only to
energy projects (sec. 314)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 313) that
would amend section 358 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383) to
expand coverage of the Siting Clearinghouse to requests for
informal reviews by Indian tribes and landowners, clarify that
information received from private entities is not publicly
releasable, eliminate categories of adverse risk, and limit
applicability of section to only energy projects.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
353) that would amend section 358 of the Ike Skelton National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to expand the
coverage of the Department of Defense (DOD) Siting
Clearinghouse to requests for informal reviews from Indian
tribes and landowners, clarify that information received from
private entities is not publicly releasable, eliminate
categories of adverse risk. The Senate provision would maintain
the coverage of the Department of Defense (DOD) Siting
Clearinghouse for non-energy projects.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Exclusions from definition of ``chemical substance'' under Toxic
Substances Control Act (sec. 315)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 314) that
would modify section 2602(2)(B) of title 15, United States
Code, to add to the exclusions any component of any article,
including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants when
manufactured for or used in such an article, and primers.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment limiting the
provision to shot shells, cartridges, and components of shot
shells and cartridges.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Repeal of limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the
sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117
engine (sec. 322)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 323) that
would amend Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
321) that would repeal Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard
P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
The House recedes.
Pilot programs for availability of working capital funds for product
improvements (sec. 323)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 324) that
would require the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, and the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition to each
initiate a pilot program pursuant to section 330 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public
Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 68), as amended by section 332 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1697).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle D--Reports
Modification of annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment
(sec. 331)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 331)
that would amend Section 2229a(a)(8) of title 10, United States
Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for Operational
Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and
Environment (sec. 332)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 318) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a
report on the merger of the Office of the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and the Office of the
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and
Environment.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Report on equipment purchased noncompetitively from foreign entities
(sec. 333)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 325) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
the congressional defense committees on contracts awarded to
foreign entities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Prohibition on contracts making payments for honoring members of the
Armed Forces at sporting events (sec. 341)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1098) that
provided a sense of the Congress in regard to a private
organization utilizing funds from the Department of Defense for
the purpose of promoting or honoring the military.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
342a) and included a prohibition on the Department of Defense
from entering into any such contracts.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
The conferees urge any organization, including the
National Football League and other professional sports leagues,
that has accepted taxpayer funds to honor members of the Armed
Forces to consider directing an equivalent amount of funding in
the form of a donation to a charitable organization that
supports members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their
families. The conferees also urge the Department of Defense to
redirect any funds that would have been used for the
aforementioned purposes to the post-traumatic stress disorder
research and treatment for members of the Armed Forces.
Military animals: transfer and adoption (sec. 342)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 594) that
would amend Section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, in
regard to military working dogs.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
352).
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS
Initiative (sec. 343)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 335) that
would allow contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to
section 4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on or
before the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act to include an option to extend the term of the
contract or subcontract for an additional 25 years.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 343).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Improvements to Department of Defense excess property disposal (sec.
344)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 333) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan for the improved
management and oversight of the systems, processes, and
controls involved in the disposition of excess non-mission
essential equipment and materiel by the Defense Logistics
Agency Disposition Services.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense sponsorships,
advertising, or marketing associated with sports-related
organizations or sporting events (sec. 345)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 342)
that would prohibit the Department of Defense from using any
funds authorized to be appropriated for sponsorship,
advertising, or marketing associated with a sports-related
organization or sporting event until a review of current
contracts and task orders for such events was completed.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
The conferees are concerned with the Department's level
of oversight of the sponsorship, advertising, and marketing
associated with sports-related organizations and events
executed by each of the military services, especially with the
National Guard. Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary
of Defense and the service secretaries to ensure the proper
oversight mechanisms are in place to provide proper oversight
and approval of these programs.
Additional requirements for streamlining of Department of Defense
management headquarters (sec. 346)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 905) that
would express a series of findings and the sense of Congress on
the commitment of the Department of Defense to reduce its
headquarters budgets and personnel by 20 percent and to achieve
$10.0 billion in cost savings over 5 years. It would also amend
section 904 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66), which requires the
Secretary of Defense to develop a plan for streamlining
Department of Defense management headquarters, by requiring an
accurate baseline accounting of defense headquarters budgets
and personnel, and more specific information on actual and
planned reductions in management headquarters. In addition,
this section would further modify section 904 of Public Law
113-66 to require the Department to implement its planned
reduction in management headquarters budgets and personnel for
certain organizations in the National Capital Region. Lastly,
it would clarify that civilian employees funded from working-
capital funds are not subject to the reduction requirement.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
351) that would cut 30 percent from the budgets of headquarters
activities over the next 4 years and require the Secretary of
Defense to perform a comprehensive review of these activities
and consider elimination, consolidation, and downsizing where
appropriate.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Department to plan and budget for $10.0 billion in cost
savings in its headquarters, administrative and support
activities between fiscal year 2015 and 2019. The amendment
would also require at least a 25 percent reduction to
headquarters activities, which would count towards the $10.0
billion savings. Finally, the amendment would require a
comprehensive review of headquarters, administrative and
support functions with an eye towards streamlining and
consolidating these functions across the Department of Defense.
The conferees believe that the Secretary must credit the
reductions, as having been accomplished in earlier fiscal years
in accordance with the December 2013 Directive, as part of the
baseline amount under this section for all of the Department of
Defense headquarters and the specific baseline amounts for each
such headquarters activity.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Additional authorization of appropriations for the Office of Economic
Adjustment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 302) that
would authorize $25.0 million for transportation projects on
local roads that would help mitigate traffic congestion
associated with the military facility.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the Defense Access Road program
provides such funds around military installations where
warranted.
Report on efforts to reduce high energy costs at military installations
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 312)
that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in consultation with
the assistant secretaries responsible for energy installations
and environment for the military services and the Defense
Logistics Agency, to conduct an assessment of the efforts to
achieve cost savings at military installations with high energy
costs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees encourage the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment to include
in the Department's Annual Energy Management Report an
assessment of cost reduction efforts by military installations
with high energy costs to include state and local partnership
opportunities.
Exemption of Department of Defense from alternative fuel procurement
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 315) that
would amend section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) to exempt the Department of
Defense from the requirements related to contracts for
alternative or synthetic fuel in that section.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Limitation on plan, design, refurbishing, or construction of biofuels
refineries
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 316) that
would require the Department of Defense to obtain a
congressional authorization before entering into a contract for
the planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a
biofuels refinery.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Comprehensive study on impact of proposed ozone rule
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 317) that
would require the Department of Defense to conduct a
comprehensive study on the impact of any final rule to the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone on military
readiness.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Assignment of certain new requirements based on determinations of cost-
efficiency
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 321) that
would assign certain new work requirements based on
determinations of cost-efficiency.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that sec. 321 is one of three
provisions, along with sections 717 and 907, considered by the
conferees that cited Department of Defense Instruction (DODI)
7041.04, ``Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs of Civilian
and Active-Duty Military Manpower and Contract Support,'' as
the prescribed methodology for making cost comparisons between
DOD workforce sectors if the work is not inherently
governmental or otherwise exempt from private-sector
performance. The conferees also note that the Senate Committee
on Armed Services included in Senate Report 114-49 language
directing the Secretary of Defense to submit a report setting
forth the results of a study comparing the fully burdened cost
of performance by Department of Defense (DOD) civilians and
contractors.
The conferees recognize that the costing methodology in
DODI 7041.04, while validated by the DOD Office of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), ``continues to have
certain limitations,'' as reported by the Government
Accountability Office in GAO-13-792, ``Opportunities Exist to
Further Improve DOD's Methodology for Estimating the Costs of
Its Workforces.'' In the same report, GAO raised questions
``about the extent to which . . . officials throughout DOD are
aware of a requirement to use the methodology for decisions
other than in-sourcing.''
In light of these findings, the conferees direct the
Secretary of Defense, in responding to the reporting
requirement in Senate Report 114-49 referenced above, to
address the following additional items: (1) What steps has the
Department taken to comply with the recommendations in GAO-13-
792 for improving the costing methodology in DODI 7041.04; (2)
What guidance has the Office of the Secretary of Defense issued
to military components and defense agencies regarding the use
of the cost-comparison process to make workforce mix decisions;
(3) What roles do CAPE and the Office of the DOD Comptroller
play in the cost-comparison process, both prior to workforce
sourcing decisions being made and in tracking workforce
sourcing outcomes; (4) What is the Office of the Secretary of
Defense doing to ensure the skills, training, or experience
needed to effectively perform manpower cost comparisons are
available in the DOD workforce, including completion of the
competency gap assessments cited in GAO-13-188, ``Critical
Skills and Competency Assessments Should Help Guide DOD
Civilian Workforce Decisions''; and (5) How will the findings
in the report required in Senate Report 114-49 be used to
improve and correct current limitations of the cost-comparison
process outlined in DODI 7041.04?
Access to wireless high-speed Internet and network connections for
certain members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 334) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts
with third-party vendors to provide wireless high-speed
Internet and network connections for certain members of the
Armed Forces deployed overseas.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Assessment of outreach for small business concerns owned and controlled
by women and minorities required before conversion of certain
functions to contractor performance
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 336) that
would limit the conversion of a function to performance by a
contractor until an assessment has been made as to whether the
Department has carried out sufficient outreach programs to
assist small business concerns owned and controlled by women
(as such term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D))) and small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals (as such term is defined in section
8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)))
that are located in the geographic area near the military base.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Pilot program on intensive instruction in certain Asian languages
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 354)
authorizing the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
National Education Board, to carry out a pilot program to
assess the feasibility and advisability of providing
scholarships in accordance with the David L. Boren National
Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) to
individuals for intensive language instruction in a covered
Asian language where deficiencies exist.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note the need for intensive Asian language
training, and direct the Secretary of Defense to provide the
defense committees with a briefing no later than April 15,
2016, on the steps Department of Defense is taking to meet that
need within the context of the Administration's policy to
rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.
Sense of Senate on finding efficiencies within the working-capital fund
activities of the Department of Defense
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1005)
that would provide a sense of the Senate for the Secretary of
Defense to ensure a strong organic industrial base workforce.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement does not include this provision.
The conferees note that the Secretary of Defense should
continue to optimize existing workload plans to ensure a strong
organic industrial base workforce.
Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations
Subtitle A--Active Forces
End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 401) that
would authorize the following end strengths for active-duty
personnel of the Armed Forces as of September 30, 2016: Army,
475,000; Navy, 329,200; Marine Corps, 184,000; and Air Force,
320,715.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
401) that would authorize active-duty end strength for the Air
Force of 317,000.
The agreement includes the House provision.
End strength levels for the active forces for fiscal year
2016 are set forth in the following table:
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FY 2016 Change from
FY 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2016 FY 2015
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army............................ 490,000 475,000 475,000 0 -15,000
Navy............................ 323,600 329,200 329,200 0 +5,600
Marine Corps.................... 184,100 184,000 184,000 0 -100
Air Force....................... 312,980 317,000 320,715 +3,715 +7,735
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DOD Total................... 1,310,680 1,305,200 1,308,915 0 -1,765
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Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels (sec.
402)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 402) that
would revise the permanent Active-Duty end strength minimum
levels contained in Section 691(b) of title 10, United States
Code.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 402)
that would repeal section 691 of title 10, United States Code.
The provision would also amend section 115 of title 10, United
States Code, to provide the Secretary of Defense and the
service secretaries authority to vary military personnel end
strengths below those authorized in title IV of this Act.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would amend
subsection (e) of section 691 of title 10, United States Code,
to increase the variance authority of the Secretary of Defense
contained in that section from 0.5 percent to 2 percent.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 411) that
would authorize the following end strengths for Selected
Reserve personnel of the Armed Forces as of September 30, 2016:
the Army National Guard, 342,000; the Army Reserve, 198,000;
the Navy Reserve, 57,400; the Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900; the
Air National Guard of the United States, 105,500; the Air Force
Reserve, 69,200; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 411).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
End strength levels for the Selected Reserve for fiscal
year 2016 are set forth in the following table:
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FY 2016 Change from
FY 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2016 FY 2015
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............. 350,200 342,000 342,000 0 -8,200
Army Reserve.................... 202,000 198,000 198,000 0 -4,000
Navy Reserve.................... 57,300 57,400 57,400 0 +100
Marine Corps Reserve............ 39,200 38,900 38,900 0 -300
Air National Guard.............. 105,000 105,500 105,500 0 +500
Air Force Reserve............... 67,100 69,200 69,200 0 +2,100
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DOD Total................... 820,800 811,000 811,000 0 -9,800
Coast Guard Reserve............. 9,000 7,000 7,000 0 -2,000
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End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves
(sec. 412)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 412) that
would authorize the following end strengths for Reserves on
Active Duty in support of the reserve components as of
September 30, 2016: the Army National Guard of the United
States, 30,770; the Army Reserve, 16,261; The Navy Reserve,
9,934; the Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260; the Air National Guard
of the United States, 14,748; and the Air Force Reserve, 3,032.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 412)
that would authorize the end strengths for the Reserves on
Active Duty in support of the reserve components by the same
amounts as the House bill and further required the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau to take into account the actual number of
members of the Army National Guard of the United States serving
in each state as of September 30 each year when allocating
full-time duty personnel in the Army National Guard of the
United States.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the Senate amendment expressed
the Sense of the Senate that the National Guard Bureau should
account for states that routinely recruit and retain members in
excess of state authorizations when allocating full-time
operational support duty personnel. The conferees encourage the
National Guard Bureau to consider this when allocating full-
time duty support personnel.
End strength levels for the reserves on active duty in
support of the reserves for fiscal year 2016 are set forth in
the following table:
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FY 2016 Change from
FY 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2016 FY 2015
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............. 31,385 30,770 30,770 0 -615
Army Reserve.................... 16,261 16,261 16,261 0 0
Navy Reserve.................... 9,973 9,934 9,934 0 -39
Marine Corps Reserve............ 2,261 2,260 2,260 0 -1
Air National Guard.............. 14,704 14,748 14,748 0 +44
Air Force Reserve............... 2,830 3,032 3,032 0 +202
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DOD Total................... 77,414 77,005 77,005 0 -409
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End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 413) that
would authorize the following end strengths for military
technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 2016: the Army
National Guard of the United States, 26,099; the Army Reserve,
7,395; the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,104; and
the Air Force Reserve, 9,814.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 413).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
End strength levels for military technicians (dual
status) for fiscal year 2016 are set forth in the following
table:
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FY 2016 Change from
FY 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2016 FY 2015
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............. 27,210 26,099 26,099 0 -1,111
Army Reserve.................... 7,895 7,395 7,395 0 -500
Air National Guard.............. 21,792 22,104 22,104 0 +312
Air Force Reserve............... 9,789 9,814 9,814 0 +25
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DOD Total................... 66,686 65,412 65,412 0 -1,274
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Fiscal year 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians
(sec. 414)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 414) that
would authorize the following personnel limits for the reserve
components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status
technicians as of September 30, 2016: the Army National Guard
of the United States, 1,600; the Air National Guard of the
United States, 350; the Army Reserve, 595; and the Air Force
Reserve, 90.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 414).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
End strength levels for the non-dual status technicians
for fiscal year 2016 are set forth in the following table:
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FY 2016 Change from
FY 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2016 FY 2015
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............. 1,600 1,600 1,600 0 0
Air National Guard.............. 350 350 350 0 0
Army Reserve.................... 595 595 595 0 0
Air Force Reserve............... 90 90 90 0 0
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DOD Total................... 2,635 2,635 2,635 0 0
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Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for
operational support (sec. 415)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 415) that
would authorize the maximum number of reserve component
personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard
duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code,
during fiscal year 2016 to provide operational support.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 415).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
End strength levels for reserve personnel authorized to
be on Active Duty for operational support for fiscal year 2016
are set forth in the following table:
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FY 2016 Change from
FY 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2016 FY 2015
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard............. 17,000 17,000 17,000 0 0
Army Reserve.................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 0 0
Navy Reserve.................... 6,200 6,200 6,200 0 0
Marine Corps Reserve............ 3,000 3,000 3,000 0 0
Air National Guard.............. 16,000 16,000 16,000 0 0
Air Force Reserve............... 14,000 14,000 14,000 0 0
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DOD Total................... 69,200 69,200 69,200 0 0
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Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Military personnel (sec. 421)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 421) that
would authorize appropriations for military personnel at the
levels identified in the funding table in section 4401 of this
Act.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 421).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Report on force structure of the Army (sec. 422)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 422) that
would require a report on the force structure of the Army.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Chief of the National Guard Bureau authority to increase certain end
strengths applicable to the Army National Guard
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 416)
that would provide the Chief of the National Guard Bureau with
the authority to increase the fiscal year 2016 end strength of
the Selected Reserve personnel of the Army National Guard as
specified in section 411(a)(1) by up to 3,000 members, the end
strength of the Reserves serving on full-time duty for the Army
National Guard as specified in section 412(1) by 615 Reserves,
and military technicians (dual status) for the Army National
Guard as specified in section 413(1) by 1,111. The provision
contains a limitation stating that the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau may only increase an end strength using the
authority contained in this section if such increase is paid
for entirely out of the readiness funds appropriated for fiscal
year 2016 for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Title V--Military Personnel Policy
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Reinstatement of enhanced authority for selective early discharge of
warrant officers (sec. 501)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 506)
that would amend section 508a of title 10, United States Code,
to reinstate authority for service secretaries to convene
selection boards to consider regular warrant officers on the
Active-Duty list for involuntary discharge during the period
October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2019.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Equitable treatment of junior officers excluded from an all-fully-
qualified officers list because of administrative error (sec.
502)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 501) that
would amend section 624(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code,
to authorize a service secretary to prepare a supplemental list
of officers considered all-fully-qualified when one or more
officers or former officers are not placed on an all-fully-
qualified list due to administrative error. The House provision
would also amend section 14308(b)(4) of title 10, United States
Code, to authorize a service secretary to prepare a similar
supplemental list for officers on Reserve active-status who are
not placed on an all-fully-qualified list due to administrative
error.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Enhanced flexibility for determination of officers to continue on
active duty and for selective early retirement and early
discharge (sec. 503)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 504)
that would amend section 638(a) of title 10, United States
Code, relating to the authority for selective early retirement
and early discharges to eliminate the restriction that the
number of officers recommended for discharge by a selection
board may not be more than 30 percent of the number of officers
in each grade, year group, or specialty (or combination
thereof) in each competitive category. The provision would
impose the same restriction that applies to boards to select
officers for early retirement, which provides that the number
of officers recommended for retirement may not be more than 30
percent of the number of officers considered.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age of a
general or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of
Chaplains of the Army, Navy or Air Force (sec. 504)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 502) that
would amend section 1253 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize service secretaries to defer the retirement of
general and flag officers serving as the Chief or Deputy Chief
of Chaplains in their respective Services to age 68.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
505).
The Senate recedes.
General rule for warrant officer retirement in highest grade held
satisfactorily (sec. 505)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 507)
that would amend section 1371 of title 10, United States Code,
to authorize a service secretary to retire warrant officers in
the highest grade in which they served satisfactorily before
retirement.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the definition
and availability of costs associated with general and flag
officers and their aides (sec. 506)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 503) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to direct the Director,
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, to define certain costs
associated with general and flag officers for the purpose of
estimating and managing the full costs associated with these
officers and aides.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Continued service in the Ready Reserve by Members of Congress who are
also members of the Ready Reserve (sec. 511)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 512) that
would amend section 10149 of title 10, United States Code, to
require that members of the Ready Reserve who occupy certain
federal key positions whose mobilization in an emergency would
seriously impair the capability of a federal agency or office
to function effectively are not retained in the Ready Reserve.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would amend
section 10149 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that
a member of the Ready Reserve who is also a member of Congress
may not be transferred to the Standby Reserve or discharged on
account of the individual's position as a Member of Congress
unless the Secretary of Defense, or in the Coast Guard Reserve,
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating, determines that transfer or discharge is based on
the needs of the service.
Clarification of purpose of reserve component special selection boards
as limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion
board (sec. 512)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 511) that
would modify section 14502(b) of title 10, United States Code,
to conform the authority for convening special selection boards
for Reserve officers with the authority for Active-Duty
officers in cases in which an officer is considered by a
mandatory promotion board, but is not selected due to a
material error of fact, material administrative error, or the
board did not have before it material information for its
consideration.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
512).
The Senate recedes.
Increase in number of days of Active Duty required to be performed by
reserve component members for duty to be considered Federal
service for purposes of unemployment compensation for ex-
servicemembers (sec. 513)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 592)
that would increase from 90 to 180 days the number of
continuous days of Active Duty required to be performed by
reserve component members for that duty to be considered
satisfactory federal service for purposes of unemployment
compensation for ex-servicemembers.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component personnel to
provide training and instruction regarding pilot training (sec.
514)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 514)
that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to utilize,
during fiscal year 2016, up to 50 Active, Guard, and Reserve
(AGR) members and dual-status military technicians to provide
training and instruction to active duty and foreign military
personnel in excess of what is currently authorized by the AGR
and military technician statutes. The provision would also
require the Secretary, by no later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, to provide the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
setting forth a plan to eliminate pilot training shortages
within the Air Force using authorities available to the
Secretary under current law.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission recommendation regarding consolidation of
authorities to order members of Reserve components to perform
duty (sec. 515)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 521) that
would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Homeland Security to prescribe policies and procedures for the
Armed Forces when members of the Ready Reserve are ordered to
active duty.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 522) that
would amend chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, to
redesignate inactive duty of the Reserve component to encompass
operational and other duties performed while in an active duty
status.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 523) that
would amend chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, to
add a new subchapter on the purpose of Reserve duty.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 524) that
would amend chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, and
insert a new section on training and other duty performed by
members of the National Guard.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 525) that
would make certain conforming and clerical amendments related
to the authorities to be added or modified by sections 521,
522, 523 and 524 of the House bill.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 526) that
would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Homeland Security to submit a plan to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, to
implement the authorities to be added or modified by sections
521, 522, 523, 524 and 525 of the House bill.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provisions.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, containing the Secretary's assessment of
the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission's recommendation to consolidate the statutory
authorities by which members of the reserve components may be
ordered to perform duty. The report shall include the
Secretary's assessment of the Commission's recommendation to
consolidate 30 Reserve Component duty statuses into 6 broader
statuses, with an analysis of each of the statuses recommended
by the Commission. If the Secretary determines that a different
consolidation is preferable, the report should clearly
articulate why the Secretary's recommendation is preferable to
the specific recommendation of the Commission. The report
should include draft legislation to implement the
recommendations of the Secretary not later than 1 October 2018.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities
Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate applications for
correction of military records (sec. 521)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 586)
that would amend section 1552(b) of title 10, United States
Code, to authorize the service secretaries to apply for a
correction to military records on behalf of an individual.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize
the service secretaries to initiate an application on behalf of
a group of members or former members who were similarly harmed
by the same error or injustice.
Temporary authority to develop and provide additional recruitment
incentives (sec. 522)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 531) that
would authorize the service secretaries to develop new
incentives to encourage recruitment into the Armed Forces. If a
service secretary utilizes the authority provided, they shall
submit a report to the congressional defense committees.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Expansion of authority to conduct pilot programs on career flexibility
to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 523)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 532) that
would modify section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) to
remove the prohibition for participation by members of the
Armed Forces serving under an agreement upon entry, or members
receiving a critical military skill retention bonus under
section 355 of title 37, United States Code, from participating
in pilot programs on career flexibility to enhance retention.
The provision would also remove the restriction that limits the
number of participants in the program to 20 officers and 20
enlisted members who may be selected to participate in the
pilot program during a calendar year.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
522).
The Senate recedes.
Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in ground
combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces
(sec. 524)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 533) that
would amend section 652(a) of title 10, United States Code, to
prescribe a notice requirement of not less than 30 calendar
days before certain changes in assignment policies for women
are implemented.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Role of Secretary of Defense in development of gender-neutral
occupational standards (sec. 525)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 534) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to include measuring the
combat readiness of combat units, including special operations
forces, when developing gender-neutral occupational standards.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
523).
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the development of gender-neutral
occupational standards is vital in determining the occupational
assignments of all members of the Armed Forces. The conferees
believe that studies being conducted by the Armed Forces are
important to the development of these standards and should
incorporate the best scientific practices available and that
the Armed Forces should consider these studies carefully to
ensure they do not result in unnecessary barriers to service
and that decisions on occupational assignments be based on
objective analysis and not negatively impact combat
effectiveness, including units whose primary mission is to
engage in direct ground combat at the tactical level.
Establishment of process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry
an appropriate firearm on a military installation (sec. 526)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 539) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process
by which the commander of a military installation in the United
States may authorize a member of the Armed Forces who is
assigned to duty at the installation to carry a concealed
personal firearm on the installation.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to establish a process by which the
commander of a military installation in the United States,
reserve center, recruiting center, or other defense facility
may authorize a member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to
the installation or facility to carry an appropriate firearm on
the installation if the commander determines it necessary as a
personal or force-protection measure. The amendment requires
the Secretary of Defense to consider the views of senior
leadership of military installations in establishing the
process.
The conferees remain concerned about the response times
to active shooter attacks on U.S. military installations and
facilities. We believe that such response times should be
diminished in order to protect U.S. servicemembers and their
families. The conferees believe that commanders of U.S.
military installations and facilities should take steps to arm
additional personnel in order to diminish response times to
active shooter attacks if they believe that arming those
personnel will contribute to that goal.
Establishment of breastfeeding policy for the Department of the Army
(sec. 527)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 537) that
would require the Secretary of the Army to establish a
comprehensive policy on breastfeeding by female servicemembers
of the Army.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the Armed
Forces (sec. 528)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 538) that
would express the sense of Congress that the United States
should recognize and promote diversity in the Armed Forces and
honor those from all diverse backgrounds and religious
traditions serving in the Armed Forces.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
524).
The House recedes.
Subtitle D--Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic
Prevention and Response
Enforcement of certain crime victim rights by the Court of Criminal
Appeals (sec. 531)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 549)
that would amend section 806b of title 10, United States Code,
(Article 6b, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)), to
authorize an interlocutory appeal to the Court of Criminal
Appeals by a victim based on an assertion that the victim's
rights at an Article 32, UCMJ, investigation were violated or
that the victim is subject to an order to submit to a
deposition notwithstanding the fact that the victim is
available to testify at a court-martial.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment authorizing a victim
to petition the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of
mandamus based on an assertion that the victim's rights at an
Article 32, UCMJ, investigation were violated or that the
victim is subject to an order to submit to a deposition
notwithstanding the fact that the victim is available to
testify at a court-martial.
Department of Defense civilian employee access to Special Victims'
Counsel (sec. 532)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 542) that
would amend section 1044e(a)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, to offer Special Victims' Counsel services to a civilian
employee of the Department of Defense who is a victim of a sex-
related offense, when authorized by the Secretary of Defense or
the secretary of the military department concerned.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Authority of Special Victims' Counsel to provide legal consultation and
assistance in connection with various government proceedings
(sec. 533)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 544) that
would amend section 1044e(b) of title 10, United States Code,
to authorize Special Victims' Counsel to represent and assist
clients in actions or proceedings that, in the judgment of the
Special Victims' Counsel, may have been undertaken in
retaliation for the victim's report of an alleged sex-related
offense or for the victim's involvement in related military
justice proceedings.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
552).
The House recedes.
Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the
availability of assistance from Special Victims' Counsel (sec.
534)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 545) that
would amend section 1044e(f)(1) of title 10, United States
Code, to require the victim to be provided notice of the
availability of Special Victims' Counsel before being
interviewed by a person identified or designated by the
Secretary concerned concerning the alleged sex-related offense,
or before being requested to provide a statement.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
551).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
that a victim of a sex-related offense be provided notice of
the availability of a Special Victims' Counsel before any
military criminal investigator or trial counsel interviews, or
requests any statement from, the individual regarding the
alleged sex-related offense, subject to such exceptions for
exigent circumstances as the Secretary may prescribe.
Additional improvements to Special Victims' Counsel program (sec. 535)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 541) that
would amend section 1044e(d) of title 10, United States Code,
to require the Secretary of Defense to direct the military
departments to implement additional selection requirements
requiring adequate criminal justice experience before they are
assigned as Special Victims' Counsel and to prescribe
standardized training requirements. The House provision would
also amend section 1044e(e) of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Defense to establish program
performance measures and standards to provide centralized,
standardized oversight and assessment of Special Victims'
Counsel program effectiveness and client satisfaction. The
amendment would also require the Secretary of Defense to
require the military departments to conduct regular evaluations
to ensure Special Victims' Counsel are assigned to locations
that maximize the opportunity for face-to-face interactions
between counsel and clients, and to develop effective means for
interaction between counsel and clients when face-to-face
communication is not feasible.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that does not
include the requirement for ``adequate'' military justice
experience. The conferees note that there is no similar
requirement for adequate military justice experience for trial
counsel or defense counsel. We expect the Judge Advocates
General and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the
Marine Corps to carefully select and train the optimal
candidates to effectively and zealously perform Special
Victims' Counsel duties.
Enhancement of confidentiality of restricted reporting of sexual
assault in the military (sec. 536)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 553)
that would amend subsection (b) of section 1565b of title 10,
United States Code, to provide that federal law protecting the
privacy of victims who are servicemembers or adult military
dependents and who file restricted reports of sexual assault
would preempt any state laws that require mandatory reporting
made to a sexual assault response coordinator, a sexual assault
victim advocate, or healthcare personnel providing assistance
to a military sexual assault victim under section 1525b of
title 10, United States Code, except when reporting is
necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious and imminent threat
to the health or safety of an individual.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
The conferees expect that the Department of Defense will
take all necessary action to ensure that Department personnel
are fully supported and vigorously represented in response to
any actions by a state licensing authority considering
potentially adverse licensing or similar credentialing action
based on actions of an officer or employee of the Department
who acts in an official professional capacity in reliance on
this authority.
Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual
Assault in the Armed Forces (sec. 537)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 555)
that would amend section 546(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard
P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to require the Secretary
of Defense to establish the Defense Advisory Committee on
Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in
the Armed Forces not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the Judicial Proceedings Panel
(JPP) has already gathered a significant number of documents
provided by the Department of Defense, and encourage the
Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces to make full use
of the information already gathered by and for the JPP.
Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual
assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed
Forces (sec. 538)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 550) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to
improve prevention and response to sexual assaults in which the
victim is a male member of the Armed Forces.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed Forces who report
or intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged sex-related
offense (sec. 539)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 549) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a
comprehensive strategy to prevent retaliation carried out by
members of the Armed Forces against other members who report or
otherwise intervene on behalf of the victim in instances of
sexual assault.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a
briefing on the strategy to prevent retaliation be provided to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the House
of Representatives not later than 180 days from enactment of
this Act.
Sexual assault prevention and response training for administrators and
instructors of Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (sec.
540)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 551) that
would require the secretary of a military department to ensure
that commanders of each unit of the Junior and Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps, all Professors of Military Science,
senior military instructors and civilians detailed, assigned or
employed as administrators and instructors of the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps receive regular sexual assault
prevention and response training and education. The provision
also required that secretaries of the military departments
ensure information regarding legal assistance and the sexual
assault and prevention program is made available to such
personnel.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
service secretaries to ensure that the commander of each unit
of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and all
Professors of Military Science, senior military instructors,
and civilian employees detailed, assigned, or employed as
administrators and instructors of the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps receive regular sexual assault prevention and
response training and education.
Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related offenses
involving members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps
(sec. 541)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 554) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to update records
retention policies, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, to ensure that all elements of the case
file related to an alleged sex-related offense be retained as
part of the investigative records retained in accordance with
section 3500 of title 18, United States Code, and section 586
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(Public Law 112-81).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention and
response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and the
Army Reserve (sec. 542)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 556)
that would require the Comptroller General of the United States
to submit a report of the extent to which the Army National
Guard and Army Reserve have in place policies and programs to
prevent and respond to incidents of sexual assault involving
members of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve, and
provide medical and mental health services to members of the
Army National Guard and Army Reserve following a sexual
assault, and to identify whether service in the Army National
Guard or Army Reserve pose challenges to the prevention of or
response to sexual assault. The Comptroller General will
provide the initial report to Congress not later than April 1,
2016.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Improved implementation of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice
(sec. 543)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 558) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to examine the
Department of Defense and interagency review process for
implementing statutory changes to the Uniform Code of Military
Justice (UCMJ), and to adopt such changes as required to
streamline the process and to ensure that legal guidance is
published at the same time as statutory changes to the UCMJ are
implemented.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the
scope of the Secretary of Defense review to the process within
the Department of Defense, and to require that legal guidance
is issued as soon as practicable after statutory changes to the
UCMJ are implemented.
Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to establish
certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims'
Counsel (sec. 544)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 547)
that would require that Rule 104(b) of the Rules for Courts-
Martial be modified within 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act to prohibit giving a less favorable rating to any
member of the Armed Forces serving as a Special Victims'
Counsel because of the zeal with which such counsel represented
a victim.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Modification of Rule 304 of the Military Rules of Evidence relating to
the corroboration of a confession or admission (sec. 545)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 546)
that would amend Rule 304(c) of the Military Rules of Evidence
to provide that a confession by an accused may be considered as
evidence against the accused only if independent evidence,
direct or circumstantial, has been admitted into evidence that
would tend to establish the trustworthiness of the confession.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would, to the
extent the President considers practicable, authorize the
President to modify Rule 304(c) of the Military Rules of
Evidence to conform to the rules governing the corroboration of
admissions and confessions in the trial of criminal cases in
the United States district courts.
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (sec. 551)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 563) that
would: (1) expand eligibility for the Yellow Ribbon
Reintegration Program; (2) authorize the Secretary of Defense
to enter into partnerships or offer grants for the provision of
quality-of-life services under the program; (3) provide
flexibility in the number of events and activities provided
under the program; and (4) require the Office of Reintegration
Programs to collect and analyze best practices in suicide
prevention.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
588).
The Senate recedes.
Availability of preseparation counseling for members of the Armed
Forces discharged or released after limited Active Duty (sec.
552)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 561) that
would exclude any day on which a member performed full-time
training or annual training duty and attendance designated as a
service school from the calculation of continuous days of
Active Duty for the purposes of pre-separation counseling.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
521).
The Senate recedes.
Availability of additional training opportunities under Transition
Assistance Program (sec. 553)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 562) that
would require the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security
to permit a member of the Armed Forces to receive additional
training under the Transition Assistance Program in preparation
for higher education or training, career or technical training,
or entrepreneurship.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction for courses of
instruction offered as part of Phase II Joint Professional
Military Education (sec. 554)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 536)
that would amend section 2154 of title 10, United States Code,
to remove the statutory minimum residency requirements for
Joint Professional Military Education Phase II courses taught
at the Joint Forces Staff College. The provision would also
repeal section 2156 of title 10, United States Code, to repeal
the requirement that the duration of the principal course of
instruction offered at the Joint Forces Staff College may not
be less than 10 weeks of resident instruction, and allow the
Secretary of Defense or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff to designate and certify various curricula and delivery
methods that adhere to joint curricula content, student
acculturation, and faculty requirements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize
Joint Professional Military Education Phase II courses to be
taught in residence at or offered through the Joint Forces
Staff College or senior level service school designated as a
joint professional military education institution.
Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve component
members supporting contingency operations and other operations
(sec. 555)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 532)
that would sunset the program of educational assistance for
reserve component members supporting contingency operations and
other operations 4 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Appointments to military service academies from nominations made by
Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(sec. 556)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 564) that
would increase the number of nominations to the military
service academies that may be nominated by Delegates in
Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Support for athletic programs of the United States Military Academy
(sec. 557)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 538)
that would add a new section 4362 to title 10, United States
Code, that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to:
(1) Enter into contracts and cooperative agreements
with the Army West Point Athletic Association
(Association) for the purpose of supporting the
athletic and physical fitness programs of the United
States Military Academy (Academy);
(2) Establish financial controls to account for
resources of the Academy and the Association, in
accordance with accepted accounting principles;
(3) Enter into leases or licenses for the purpose
of supporting the athletic and physical fitness
programs of the Academy;
(4) Provide support services to the Association;
(5) Accept from the Association funds, supplies,
and services to support the athletic and physical
fitness programs of the Academy; and
(6) Enter into contracts and cooperative agreements
with the Association.
The provision would also authorize the Association to
enter into licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements
relating to trademark and service marks identifying the
Academy, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment clarifying that the
authority granted in this provision is limited to athletic
programs and not to physical fitness programs. The conferees
note this limitation is consistent with the authorities granted
for the other service academies.
Condition on admission of defense industrial civilians to attend the
United States Air Force Institute of Technology (sec. 558)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 591) that
would amend Section 9314a(c)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, to provide conditions on admission of defense industry
civilians who attend the United States Air Force Institute of
Technology.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
the requirement that admission of defense industry civilians to
the United States Air Force Institute of Technology be on a
space-available basis as long as such attendance does not
require an increase in the size of the faculty, course
offerings, or laboratory facilities of the school.
Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for
professional credentials obtained by members of the Armed
Forces (sec. 559)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 537)
that would amend section 2015 of title 10, United States Code,
as amended by section 551 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to require the secretaries of
the military departments to ensure the accreditation provided
for servicemembers meet recognized national and international
standards.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while receiving post-
9/11 educational assistance (sec. 560)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 535)
that would clarify that individuals receiving Post-9/11
Education Assistance may not also receive unemployment
insurance while receiving the post-9/11 education benefit.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment that would
exempt individuals who were involuntarily separated from
service under honorable conditions.
Job training and post-service placement executive committee (sec. 561)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 566) that
would amend section 320 of title 38, United States Code, to
establish a Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive
Committee under the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department
of Defense Joint Executive Committee, to review existing job
training and post-service placement programs and to identify
changes to improve job training and post-service placement.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Recognition of additional involuntary mobilization duty authorities
exempt from five-year limit on reemployment rights of persons
who serve in the uniformed services (sec. 562)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 565) that
would amend section 4312(c)(4)(A) of title 38, United States
Code, to insert additional involuntary mobilization authorities
as exempt from the 5-year limit on reemployment rights of
persons who serve in the uniformed services.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Expansion of outreach for veterans transitioning from serving on Active
Duty (sec. 563)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1083)
that would amend the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American
Veterans Act (Public Law 114-2) to expand outreach for veterans
transitioning from Active Duty to inform those individuals of
community oriented veteran peer support networks and other
support programs available to them.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness
Matters
Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that
benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense civilian employees (sec. 571)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 571) that
would authorize $30.0 million in impact act aid to assist local
education agencies that benefit dependents of members of the
Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 561)
that would authorize $25.0 million in impact aid to assist
local education agencies that benefit dependents of members of
the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.
The agreement includes the Senate provision.
Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (sec. 572)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 562)
that would authorize $5.0 million in impact-aid for children
with severe disabilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of Defense
student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary and
secondary schools located outside the United States (sec. 573)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 563)
that would amend section 2243 of title 10, United States Code,
to include overseas defense dependents' school located in a
territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Family support programs for immediate family members of members of the
Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces (sec. 574)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 572) that
would extend the family support program authority provided for
immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces
assigned to Special Operations Forces in section 554 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public
Law 113-66) by 2 years, from 2016 to 2018.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards
Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts of
extraordinary heroism during the Korean war (sec. 581)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 581) that
would waive the time limitations specified in section 3744 of
title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the
Army to award the Distinguished-Service Cross under section
3742 of such title to Edward Halcomb, who distinguished himself
by acts of exceptional heroism while serving in Korea during
the Korean War as a member of the United States Army in the
grade of Private First Class, in Company B, 1st Battalion, 29th
Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division from August 20, 1950
to October 19, 1950.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
Coordination with non-government suicide prevention organizations and
agencies to assist in reducing suicides by members of the Armed
Forces (sec. 591)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 595) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a policy to
coordinate the efforts of the Department of Defense and non-
governmental suicide prevention organizations and to submit
that policy to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the service
secretaries, to develop a policy to coordinate the efforts of
the Department of Defense and non-government suicide prevention
organizations.
Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation of
members of the Armed Forces (sec. 592)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 571)
that would amend section 525(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to
extend the requirement for semiannual reports on involuntary
separation of members of the Armed Forces through calendar year
2017.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals becoming
members of the Armed Forces (sec. 593)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 598) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a mental
health screening to individuals prior to enlisting or
commissioning in the Armed Forces.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 736)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a
report, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on mental health screenings of individuals
enlisting or accessioning into the Armed Forces.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary to submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
feasibility of conducting a mental health screening before the
enlistment or accession of an individual into the Armed Forces.
Report regarding new rulemaking under the Military Lending Act and
Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings (sec. 594)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a
report that discusses the ability and reliability of the
Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) to meet real-time requests
for accurate information needed for lenders to make a
determination whether a borrower is covered by the Military
Lending Act. Beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, and continuing every 6 months thereafter, the
Director of DMDC will report on the accuracy and reliability of
DMDC systems. The Director of DMDC would be further required to
provide a report on plans to strengthen the capabilities of the
DMDC to improve identification of covered borrowers and
policyholders under military consumer protection laws. The
Director of DMDC would be required to meet regularly with
private sector users of DMDC systems concerning issues with
DMDC systems facing such users with the first meeting to take
place 3 months after enactment of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Remotely piloted aircraft career field manning shortfalls (sec. 595)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 572)
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees on remotely
piloted aircraft career field manning levels and actions the
Air Force will take to rectify personnel shortfalls. The
provision would also limit the availability of not more than 85
percent of the fiscal year 2016 operation and maintenance
funding for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force until
15 days following the submission of the required report.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Authority of promotion boards to recommend officers of particular merit
be placed at the top of the promotion list
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 501)
that would amend section 616 of title 10, United States Code,
to authorize an officer promotion board to recommend officers
of particular merit to be placed at the top of the promotion
list.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees agree there is a need to review and
modernize procedures to select officers for promotion. They
encourage the Department of Defense to develop recommendations
to enhance the flexibility of service officer promotion boards
to identify and select officers of particular merit for early
promotion. The services and career-oriented officers will both
benefit if the procedures that result are viewed by all
stakeholders as objective and fair.
Minimum grades for certain corps and related positions in the Army,
Navy, and Air Force
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 502)
that would amend various provisions of title 10, United States
Code, to revise general or flag officer grades in the Army,
Navy and Air Force.
The provision would amend section 3023(a) of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Army Chief of
Legislative Liaison be an officer in a grade above the grade of
colonel.
The provision would amend section 3039(b) of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Army Assistant Surgeon
General be an officer in a grade above the grade of colonel.
The provision would amend section 3069(b) of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Chief of the Army Nurse
Corps be an officer in a grade above the grade of colonel.
The provision would amend section 3084 of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Army Chief of the
Veterinary Corps be an officer in a grade above the grade of
lieutenant colonel.
The provision would amend section 5027(a) of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Navy Chief of
Legislative Affairs be an officer in a grade above the grade of
captain.
The provision would amend section 5138 of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Navy Chief of the
Dental Corps be an officer in a grade above the grade of
captain. The provision would also remove the authority in
section 5138(b) that entitles the Navy Chief of the Dental
Corps to the same privileges of retirement as provided for
chiefs of bureaus in section 5133 of title 10, United States
Code.
The provision would amend section 5150(c) of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Navy Directors of
Medical Corps be officers in a grade above the grade of
captain.
The provision would amend section 8023(a) of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Air Force Chief of
Legislative Liaison be an officer in a grade above the grade of
colonel.
The provision would amend section 8069(b) of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Chief of the Air Force
Nurse Corps be an officer in a grade above the grade of
colonel.
The provision would amend section 8081 of title 10,
United States Code, to require that the Air Force Assistant
Surgeon General for Dental Services be an officer in a grade
above the grade of colonel.
The provision would provide that in the case of an
officer who on the date of enactment of the Act is serving in a
position that is covered by this provision, the continued
service of that officer in such position after the date of
enactment of the Act shall not be affected by the provision.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Authority to designate certain Reserve officers as not to be considered
for selection for promotion
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 511)
that would modify section 14301 of title 10, United States
Code, to authorize the secretaries of the military departments
to defer promotion consideration for reserve component officers
in a non-participatory (membership points only) status.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Exemption of military technicians (dual status) from civilian employee
furloughs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 513) that
would exempt military technicians (dual status) from civilian
employee furloughs.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Reconciliation of contradictory provisions relating to citizenship
qualifications for enlistment in the reserve components of the
Armed Forces
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 513)
that would amend section 12102(b) of title 10, United States
Code, to align the citizenship or residency requirements for
enlistment in the reserve components of the Armed Forces with
the citizenship requirements for the active components.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment requirements for
the non-federalized National Guard to support civilian
authorities in prevention and response to non-catastrophic
domestic disasters
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 514) that
would amend section 10504 of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to submit to the
congressional defense committees and a list of other officials
an annual report on the personnel, training, and equipment
requirements for the non-federalized National Guard to support
civilian authorities in the prevention and response to non-
catastrophic domestic disasters.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1066) that would amend section 10504 of title 10, United States
Code, to require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to
submit to the congressional defense committees and a list of
other officials an annual report on the ability of the National
Guard to carry out its federal missions and its ability to
carry out emergency support functions of the National Response
Framework.
The House recedes.
The Senate recedes.
The conference report does not include this provision.
National Guard civil and defense support activities and related matters
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 515) that
would amend chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, related
to the National Guard's conduct of the Modular Airborne Fire
Fighting System mission.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Electronic tracking of operational active-duty service performed by
members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 516) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an
electronic tracking system for members of the Ready Reserve of
the Armed Forces to track their operational Active-Duty service
performed after January 28, 2008.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit
to the congressional defense committees a report within 90 days
of enactment, on the implementation of section 632 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public
Law 113-66), which requires the Secretary of Defense to
periodically notify each member of the Ready Reserve of reduced
eligibility age.
Limitation on tuition assistance for off-duty training or education
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 531)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to certify that
assistance for off-duty training or education was related to a
servicemember's professional development.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the Secretary of Defense should
ensure that servicemembers are utilizing the tuition assistance
benefit to further their professional goals through education
by encouraging counseling and advising to assist with
establishing a plan unique to each servicemember's professional
development.
Reports on educational levels attained by certain members of the Armed
Forces at time of separation from the Armed Forces
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 533)
that would require a report on the educational levels attained
by certain members of the Armed Forces at the time they
separate from the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress on transferability of unused education benefits to
family members
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 534)
that would express the sense of Congress that each Secretary
concerned should exercise the authority to be more selective in
permitting the transferability of unused education benefits to
family members in a manner that encourages the retention of
individuals in the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include this provision.
Burdens of proof applicable to investigations and reviews related to
protected communications of members of the Armed Forces and
prohibited retaliatory actions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 535) that
would amend section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, to
require the burdens of proof specified in section 1221(e) of
title 5, United States Code, to apply in any investigation
conducted by an inspector general under section 1034, any
reviews by boards for correction of military records under
sections 1034(c) or (d), and by the Secretary of Defense under
section 1034(h).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Revision of name on military service record to reflect change in gender
identity after separation from the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 536) that
would amend section 1551 of title 10, United States Code, to
require a service secretary to reissue a certificate of
discharge of any person who, after separation from the Armed
Forces, undergoes a change in gender identity and assumes a
different name.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Online access to the higher education component of the Transition
Assistance Program
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 539)
that would authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
notify servicemembers, veterans, or dependents of the
availability of the higher education component of the
Transition Assistance Program on the Transition GPS Standalone
Training Internet web site of the Department of Defense. The
provision would also direct the Secretary of Defense, in
collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to assess
the feasibility of providing access for veterans and dependents
to the higher education component of the Transition Assistance
Program on the eBenefits Internet website of the Department of
Veterans Affairs and tracking the completion of that component
through that Internet web site.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Access to Special Victims' Counsel for former dependents of members and
former members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 543) that
would amend section 1044e(a)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, to authorize a person who is a former dependent of a
member or former member of the Armed Forces to be offered
Special Victims' Counsel services if the alleged sex-related
offense was perpetrated by a person who is, or is reasonably
believed to be, a person subject to the jurisdiction of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice and occurred while the
individual was a dependent of the member or former member.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Participation by victim in punitive proceedings and access to records
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 546) that
would require the victim of any offense that involves a victim
to be provided an opportunity to submit matters for
consideration in nonjudicial punishment proceedings, and to
receive copies of prepared records of the proceedings without
charge as soon as a decision is finalized. The provision would
also amend chapter 59 of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to
provide victims an opportunity to submit matters concerning the
impact of the offense on the victim for consideration by the
person or board authorized to provide recommendations and act
on administrative separation of enlisted members, and for
boards of inquiry administrative separation proceedings for
officers.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Victim access to report of results of preliminary hearing under Article
32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 547) that
would amend section 832(c) of title 10, United States Code
(Article 32(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice), to require
the preliminary hearing report prepared under this section to
be provided to the victim, without charge, at the same time as
the report is delivered to the accused.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sex-
related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 548) that
would amend section 856(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code
(Article 56(b)(1), Uniform Code of Military Justice) to require
a minimum punishment of a dismissal or dishonorable discharge
and confinement for 2 years for servicemembers convicted of
certain sex-related offenses.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Right of victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
to timely disclosure of certain materials and information in
connection with prosecution of offenses
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 548)
that would amend section 806b(a) of title 10, United States
Code, (Article 6b(a), UCMJ) to require timely disclosure by the
trial counsel to a Special Victims' Counsel, if the victim is
so represented, to charges and specifications related to any
offenses, motions filed by trial or defense counsel, statements
of the accused, statements of the victim in connection with the
offense, portions of the government investigation relating to
the victim, and the advice, if any, by a staff judge advocate
recommending any charge or specification not be referred to
trial.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees encourage the Secretary of Defense to adopt
an electronic system with capabilities similar to those of the
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system to
provide Special Victims' Counsel, victims, and the general
public with court-martial docketing information and case
filings.
Release to victims upon request of complete record of proceedings and
testimony of courts-martial in cases in which sentences
adjudged could include punitive discharge
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 550)
that would amend section 854(e) of title 10, United States Code
(article 54(e), UCMJ), to expand the circumstances under which
an alleged victim must be provided a copy of all prepared
records of the proceedings of a court-martial.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Executive Order 13669, June 13, 2014, amended Rule for
Courts-Martial 1103 to require that a free record of trial be
provided to any victim named in a specification alleging a sex
offense.
Modification of Manual for Courts-Martial to require consistent
preparation of the full record of trial
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 552) that
would require the amendment of Rule 1103 of the Manual for
Courts-Martial relating to the preparation of the record of
trial to require the trial counsel to prepare a complete record
of trial for any general or special court-martial and that no
content may be exempted from the record of trial based on the
outcome of the court-martial proceeding.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Inclusion of additional information in annual reports regarding
Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 553) that
would amend section 1631(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383) to
require information on cases under the Family Advocacy Program,
sexual harassment involving members of the Armed Forces, and
reports of retaliation against victims of sexual assault to be
included in reports required to be submitted under section 1631
of that Act by March 1, 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Establishment of Office of Complex Investigations within the National
Guard Bureau
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 554)
that would add a new section to Chapter 1101 of title 10,
United States Code, that would establish an Office of Complex
Investigations within the National Guard Bureau (NGB), with
authority to assist the States in administrative investigations
of sexual assault involving members of the National Guard, and
circumstances involving members of the Guard where States have
limited jurisdiction or authority and such other circumstances
as the Chief of the NGB directs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees believe that this legislation is
unnecessary as the Office of Complex Investigations has already
been established in the National Guard Bureau.
Additional guidance regarding release of mental health records of
Department of Defense medical treatment facilities in cases
involving any sex-related offense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 555) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to issue uniform
guidance with respect to mental health records of the alleged
victim in any case involving any sex-related offense to require
that such records are neither sought by investigators or
military justice practitioners nor acknowledged or released by
the medical treatment facility except as ordered by a military
judge or hearing officer described in section 832(b) of title
10, United States Code, (Article 32(b), Uniform Code of
Military Justice).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees understand that the release of mental
health records can constitute an invasion of privacy. Conferees
are also aware that overly broad restrictions on release of
mental health records could adversely impact necessary law
enforcement investigations such as when the alleged victim is
deceased. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to
issue specific, uniform guidance regarding release of mental
health records to ensure an appropriate balance between the
interests of law enforcement and victim privacy.
Public availability of records of certain proceedings under the Uniform
Code of Military Justice
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 556) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to make available to the
public, electronically through a website of the Department of
Defense, specified information for all proceedings under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) including special and
general courts-martial, actions by a convening authority under
section 860 of title 10, United States Code (Article 60, UCMJ),
reviews conducted by the Courts of Criminal Appeals under
section 866 (Article 66, UCMJ) and reviews conducted by the
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces under section 867
(Article 67, UCMJ).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees encourage the Secretary of Defense to adopt
an electronic system with capabilities similar to those of the
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system to
provide Special Victims' Counsel, victims, and the general
public with court-martial docketing information and case
filings.
Revision of Department of Defense Directive-Type memorandum 15-003,
relating to registered sex offender identification,
notification, and monitoring in the Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 557) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to revise the Department
of Defense Directive-Type memorandum 15-003, relating to
registered sex offender identification, notification, and
monitoring in the Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
This provision is no longer necessary as section 502 of
the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law
114-22), enacted on May 29, 2015, amends the Sex Offender
Registration and Notification Act to require the Secretary of
Defense to provide to the Attorney General information to be
included in the National Sex Offender Registry and the Dru
Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website regarding certain
sex offenders.
Sense of Congress on the service of military families and on sentencing
retirement-eligible members of the Armed Forces
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 557)
that would express the sense of Congress that military juries
should not face the difficult choice between imposing a fair
sentence or protecting the benefits of a member of the Armed
Forces for the sake of family members, that family members of
retirement-eligible members should not be adversely affected by
the loss of the member's military benefits as a result of a
court-martial conviction, and welcoming the opportunity to work
with the Department of Defense to develop authorities to
improve the military justice system and protect benefits that
military families have helped earn.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Biennial surveys of military dependents on military family readiness
matters
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 564)
that would require the Director of the Office of Family Policy
of the Department of Defense to conduct biennial surveys of
adult dependents of members of the Armed Forces on military
family readiness matters.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Direct employment pilot program for members of the National Guard and
Reserve
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 567) that
would authorize a direct employment pilot program for members
of the National Guard and Reserve in the amount of up to $20.0
million per fiscal year.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Program regarding civilian credentialing for skills required for
certain military occupational specialties
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 568) that
would amend section 558 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) by adding
additional military occupational specialties to the pilot
program required under that section.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Mariner training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 569) that
would amend section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, to
require members of the Armed Forces whose duties are primarily
as a mariner to receive training necessary to meet requirements
for licenses and certificates for merchant mariners.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Report on civilian and military education to respond to future threats
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 570) that
would require a report from the Secretary of Defense on
civilian and military educational activities aimed at
addressing future threats.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Availability of cyber security and IT certifications for Department of
Defense personnel critical to network defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 570a) that
would authorize the Department of Defense to utilize funds to
obtain cyber security and IT certifications for Department of
Defense personnel critical to network defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees recognize that industry cyber security and
IT certifications may be helpful to a certain category of
network operators and maintainers, but may not be comparable to
the training required for more advanced network defense skills
needed by critical personnel at the Department of Defense. The
conferees are concerned that the full scope of needs in this
area as compared to the funding available are not yet well
understood, nor is the contribution of these industry
certifications to the training needed of the cyber mission
forces. The conferees believe that until those requirements are
better understood, the current scope of funded certification
activities should remain stable until there is a better
established connection between cyber security and IT
certifications and the skills required for specific positions
with the Department of Defense. However, the conferees note
industry recognized cyber security and IT certifications may be
beneficial for some Department of Defense personnel critical to
network defense. Therefore, the conferees encourage the
Secretary of Defense to examine the needs of the Department and
determine the extent and role industry cyber security and IT
certifications should play in workforce management.
Support for efforts to improve academic achievement and transition of
military dependent students
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 573) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make grants to non-
profit organizations that provide services to military
dependent students.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The agreement does not include this provision.
The conferees encourage the Secretary of Defense to use
existing authority to work with non-profit organizations to
provide services to military dependent students to improve
academic achievement and civic responsibility.
Study regarding feasibility of using DEERS to track dependents of
members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian
employees who are elementary or secondary education students
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 574) that
would require a study by the Secretary of Defense on the
feasibility of using DEERS, the Defense Enrollment Eligibility
Reporting System, to track dependents of members of the Armed
Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees who are
elementary or secondary education students.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Sense of Congress regarding support for dependents of members of the
Armed Forces attending specialized camps
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 575) that
expressed the sense of the Congress regarding support for
dependents of members of the Armed Forces attending specialized
camps.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Limitation on authority of secretaries of the military departments
regarding revocation of combat valor awards
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 582) that
would limit the authority of secretaries of the military
departments to revoke a combat valor award for conduct that was
not honorable to conduct that occurred during the period for
which the award was awarded.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees expect the service secretaries to conduct a
thorough and objective review of the facts and evidence before
deciding to revoke a combat valor award.
Award of Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces who were victims
of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bombing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 583) that
would require the secretary of the military service concerned
to award the Purple Heart to certain named members who were
killed in the bombing that occurred at the Murrah Federal
Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 19, 1995.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Atomic Veterans Service Medal
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 584) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to design, produce, and
distribute a military service medal to honor retired and former
members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Posthumous commission as a captain in the regular Army for Milton
Holland
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 585) that
would posthumously promote to captain in the regular Army,
Milton Holland, who, while serving as sergeant major of the 5th
Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal
of Honor in recognition of his action on September 29, 1864, at
the Battle of Chapin's Farm, Virginia.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Sense of Congress supporting the decision of the Army to posthumously
promote Master Sergeant (retired) Naomi Horwitz to sergeant
major
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 586) that
would express a sense of Congress supporting the decision of
the Army to posthumously promote Master Sergeant (retired)
Naomi Horwitz to sergeant major.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the Secretary of the Army approved the
posthumous promotion in March 2015.
Priority processing of applications for Transportation Worker
Identification Credentials for members undergoing discharge or
release from the Armed Forces
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 589)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to consult with the
Secretary of Homeland Security to afford a priority in the
processing of applications for a Transportation Worker
Identification Credential (TWIC) submitted by members of the
Armed Forces who are undergoing separation, discharge, or
release from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions. The
provision would also require the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Homeland Security to jointly submit a report on
the implementation requirements of this provision not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees consider it unacceptable that
servicemembers transitioning from Active Duty, and recent
honorably discharged veterans, continue to report significant
delays in processing time to be issued Transportation Workers
Identification Credentials (TWIC). Further, the Transportation
Security Administration requires Active-Duty personnel as well
as veterans who recently transitioned from Active Duty to
undergo and pay for a separate security review before issuing
TWIC. Because many transitioning servicemembers are qualified
and motivated to serve in the maritime industry, the conferees
expect the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland
Security to consult to eliminate processing delays and waive
fees for transitioning servicemembers and for honorably
discharged veterans.
Issuance of Recognition of Service ID Cards to certain members
separating from the Armed Forces
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 590)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to issue an
identification card that identifies individuals as veterans,
personalized with name and photo of the individual. The
Secretary of Defense would be authorized to work with retailers
for reduced prices on services, consumer products, and
pharmaceuticals for individuals possessing a Recognition of
Service ID Card.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that an alternative option exists for
honorably discharged veterans to utilize state-issued ID cards
that designate veteran status. Veterans in 44 states and the
District of Columbia may apply for a driver's license or State-
issued ID card that designates veteran status. The remaining
states (California, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey,
and Washington) are either pending legislation or have
legislation that has been signed into law but is not yet
effective. Additionally, since January 2014, honorably
separated members of the Uniformed Services are able to obtain
an ID card providing proof of military service through the
joint DOD-VA eBenefits web portal.
Revised policy on network services for military services
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 591)
that would generally limit the use of uniformed military
personnel in the provision of network services for military
installations in the continental United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees are concerned that the military services,
particularly the Air Force, are devoting more resources and
uniformed military personnel for the provision of network
services than are necessary, considering the commercial network
services capabilities that may be available at lower costs.
While the conferees believe the use of uniformed military
personnel for network services is necessary in some cases, for
example aboard ships or at expeditionary bases, there is less
rationale for this use of uniform military personnel at
permanent military installations within the continental United
States.
Therefore, the conferees direct the Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) to evaluate the
potential savings for the Department of Defense in both
resources and military end strength that could be achieved by
increasing the use of commercial network services capabilities
within the continental United States. CAPE shall provide a
briefing on their findings, including any recommendations, to
the congressional defense committees no later than March 1,
2016.
Honoring certain members of the Reserve components as veterans
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 592) that
would amend chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, to
require certain members of the reserve components be honored as
veterans, provided that such members would not be authorized to
receive any benefit administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs solely by reason of honorary veteran status.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Improved enumeration of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation
of total population by Secretary of Commerce
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 593)
that would amend section 1141 of title 13, United States Code,
to require that the Secretary of Commerce, beginning with the
2020 Decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation
of total population by States, to take appropriate measures to
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all members of
the Armed Forces deployed abroad on the date of taking such
tabulation are (1) fully and accurately counted; and (2)
properly attributed to the state in which their permanent duty
station or homeport is located on such date.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress regarding support for military divers
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 593) that
would express the sense of Congress regarding support for
military divers.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Sense of Congress on desirability of service-wide adoption of Gold Star
Installation Access Card
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 596) that
would express the sense of Congress that the secretaries of the
military departments should provide for the issuance of a Gold
Star Installation Access Card to family members of deceased
members of the Armed Forces in order to expedite access to
installations for the purpose of obtaining on-base services and
military benefits for which a Gold Star family member is
eligible.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the Department of the Army has
initiated a program to provide Gold Star Installation Access
Cards to Gold Star family members and encourage the other
military departments to do the same.
Annual report on performance of regional offices of the Department of
Veterans Affairs
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 597) that
would amend section 7734 of title 38, United States Code, to
require the individual serving as director of a regional office
of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an annual
report on the performance of any regional office that fails to
meet its administrative goals.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
No fiscal year 2016 increase in basic pay for general and flag officers
(sec. 601)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 601)
that would authorize a pay raise of 1.3 percent for all members
of the uniformed services in pay grades O-6 and below effective
January 1, 2016, and that would freeze the monthly basic pay
for all general and flag officers, including for those whose
monthly basic pay is limited to the rate of pay for level II of
the Executive Schedule.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would remove
reference to the pay raise for grades O-6 and below.
The conferees note that the President has authority under
section 1009(e) of title 37, United States Code, to implement
the 1.3 percent pay raise for pay grades O-6 and below in the
absence of a provision specifically setting a different pay
raise.
Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence allowances to
members serving outside the United States and associated
territory (sec. 602)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 606)
that would sunset on September 30, 2016, the supplemental
subsistence allowance for servicemembers serving inside the
United States. Servicemembers serving outside the United
States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands, or Guam would still be eligible to receive the
supplemental subsistence allowance from the Department of
Defense. The provision is based on the final report of the
Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Phased-in modification of percentage of national average monthly cost
of housing usable in computation of basic allowance for housing
inside the United States (sec. 603)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 602)
that would amend section 403(b) of title 37, United States
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to reduce the
monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing (BAH) by up
to 5 percent of the national average for housing for a given
pay grade and dependency status. Servicemembers will not see
this modification of their BAH until they change duty stations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement contains the Senate provision with an
amendment that would reduce the monthly amount of the BAH
through a tiered system with 1 percent in 2015, 2 percent in
2016, 3 percent in 2017, 4 percent in 2018, and 5 percent in
2019 and each fiscal year thereafter. The conferees strongly
believe that this change to the calculation of BAH should not
be used to justify the collection of out-of-pocket housing
expenses, in excess of BAH, from servicemembers assigned to a
housing unit acquired or constructed using the authority in
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.
Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic
allowance for housing under certain circumstances (sec. 604)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 601) that
would extend for 1 year the authority of the Secretary of
Defense to temporarily increase the rate of basic allowance for
housing in areas impacted by natural disasters or experiencing
a sudden influx of personnel.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
603).
The Senate recedes.
Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(sec. 605)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 607)
that would allow for the Secretary of Defense to obtain from
the Secretary of Agriculture information for the purposes of
determining the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program applicant households that contain one or more members
of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for
reserve forces (sec. 611)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 611) that
would extend for 1 year the authority to pay the Selected
Reserve reenlistment bonus, the Selected Reserve affiliation or
enlistment bonus, special pay for enlisted members assigned to
certain high-priority units, the Ready Reserve enlistment bonus
for persons without prior service, the Ready Reserve enlistment
and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service, the
Selected Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons
with prior service, travel expenses for certain inactive-duty
training, and income replacement for reserve component members
experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty
service.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 611).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for
health care professionals (sec. 612)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 612) that
would extend for 1 year the authority to pay the nurse officer
candidate accession bonus, education loan repayment for certain
health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve,
accession and retention bonuses for psychologists, the
accession bonus for registered nurses, incentive special pay
for nurse anesthetists, special pay for Selected Reserve health
professionals in critically short wartime specialties, the
accession bonus for dental officers, the accession bonus for
pharmacy officers, the accession bonus for medical officers in
critically short wartime specialties, and the accession bonus
for dental specialist officers in critically short wartime
specialties.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 612).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear
officers (sec. 613)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 613) that
would extend for 1 year the authority to pay the special pay
for nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active
service, the nuclear career accession bonus, and the nuclear
career annual incentive bonus.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 613).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated
special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities (sec. 614)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 614) that
would extend for 1 year the general bonus authority for
enlisted members, the general bonus authority for officers,
special bonus and incentive pay authorities for nuclear
officers, special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities
for officers, and special bonus and incentive pay authorities
for officers in health professions, and contracting bonus for
cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Officers' Training
Corps. The provision would also extend for 1 year the authority
to pay hazardous duty pay, assignment or special duty pay,
skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus, and retention
incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or
assigned to high priority units.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 614).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37
bonuses and special pays (sec. 615)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 615) that
would extend for 1 year the authority to pay the aviation
officer retention bonus, assignment incentive pay, the
reenlistment bonus for active members, the enlistment bonus,
precommissioning incentive pay for foreign language
proficiency, the accession bonus for new officers in critical
skills, the incentive bonus for conversion to military
occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage, the
incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces, and the
accession bonus for officer candidates.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 615).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus pay (sec.
616)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 616) that
would increase the maximum annual amount of nuclear officer
bonus pay to $50,000 for retention purposes.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
616).
The Senate recedes.
Modification to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authority for
officers (sec. 617)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 617) that
would increase special aviation incentive pay from $25,000 to
$35,000 and make technical amendments to the aviation pay and
bonus authorities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would increase
aviation incentive pay from $25,000 to $35,000 for officers
performing qualifying flying duty relating to remotely piloted
aircraft.
Repeal of obsolete authority to pay bonus to encourage Army personnel
to refer persons for enlistment in the Army (sec. 618)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 617)
that would repeal section 3252 of title 10, United States Code.
This section authorized the Secretary of the Army to pay
bonuses to encourage Army personnel to refer persons for
enlistment in the Army.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances
Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of kin of
members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during
humanitarian operations (sec. 621)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 623)
that would authorize transportation to transfer ceremonies for
the family and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who
die overseas during humanitarian relief operations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance for
survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces from the
Vietnam conflict (sec. 622)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 618) that
would repeal section 481f(d) of title 37, United States Code.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
621).
The Senate recedes.
Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel Regulations
(sec. 623)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 622)
that would require the Comptroller General to study the impact
of recent policy changes to the Joint Travel Regulations for
servicemembers and civilian employees regarding flat rate per
diem.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle D--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits
Part I--Retired Pay Reform
Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed services
(sec. 631)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 632) that
would establish a new military retirement defined benefit that,
when combined with the government-matching Thrift Savings Plan,
as described elsewhere in this Act, would comprise a new hybrid
retirement system. This new system would apply to new entrants
after January 1, 2018, and to those already serving members who
choose to opt-in. The new defined benefit would continue to
apply only to those members who reach 20 years of service, with
a multiplier rate of 2.0 times years of service rather than the
current rate of 2.5 times years of service.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
632).
The agreement includes the House provision with an
amendment that would limit service members who may opt-in to
the new retirement system to those with less than 12 years of
service. The agreement also includes an amendment that would
repeal the modified cost-of-living adjustment for members under
the age of 62 made by section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act
of 2013 (Public Law 113-67; 127 Stat. 1186), as amended by
section 10001(a) of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2014 (division C of Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 151),
section 2 of Public Law 113-82 (128 Stat. 1009), and section
623 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3403).
Full participation for members of the uniformed services in the Thrift
Savings Plan (sec. 632)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 631) that
would provide a government-matching Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
benefit for those who would enter uniformed service on or after
October 1, 2017, or a member serving before that date who makes
a voluntary election to opt-in to the new plan. The TSP element
would provide a 1 percent automatic agency contribution to all
uniformed service members upon reaching 60 days of service and
continue until they would reach their second year of service.
At 2 years of service, a member's TSP would vest and the
Secretary concerned would begin matching TSP contributions up
to 5 percent of that servicemember's base pay for a maximum
government contribution totaling 6 percent of basic pay.
Uniformed service members would be automatically enrolled at 3
percent matching contributions with the option to raise or
lower their contribution level. TSP government-funded matching
contributions would continue until a uniformed service member
leaves or retires from the uniformed service.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
631) that would set the applicable initial entry date at
January 1, 2018, provide a maximum government contribution of 5
percent (with the first one percent being an automatic agency
contribution), and stop the government match at 20 years of
service.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment to provide government matching contributions in the
TSP through 26 years of service. The conferees note that all
uniformed service members who would enter and serve prior to
the date of implementation of the modernized retirement system
would be grandfathered into the old retirement system.
Lump sum payments of certain retired pay (sec. 633)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 633)
that would allow the voluntary election of lump sum payments of
retired pay for those under the modernized retirement system
who serve 20 or more years of service. Members who elect to
take the lump sum may choose to take 100 percent or 50 percent
of the discounted present value of their defined retirement
benefit that would be due to them prior to becoming fully
eligible for Social Security.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would allow
members who elect to take the lump sum an option of choosing to
take 50 percent or 25 percent of the discounted present value
of their defined retirement benefit that would be due to them
prior to becoming fully eligible for Social Security.
The conferees strongly urge the Secretaries concerned to
coordinate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on
counseling, or otherwise informing, new retirees on the impact
this election may have on their eligibility for certain
benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Continuation pay after 12 years of service for members of the uniformed
services participating in the modernized retirement systems
(sec. 634)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 633) that
would direct the Secretary concerned to provide continuation
pay to servicemembers serving under the new military retirement
system described above who reach 12 years of service,
contingent upon such members agreeing to serve another 4 years
of service.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
634).
The Senate recedes.
Effective date and implementation (sec. 635)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 634) that
would provide for an effective date of January 1, 2018 for the
modernized military retirement system. The provision also
requires an implementation plan due to the appropriate
committees of Congress on March 1, 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Part II--Other Matters
Death of former spouse beneficiaries and subsequent remarriages under
Survivor Benefit Plan (sec. 641)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 641)
that would amend section 1448(b) of title 10, United States
Code, to allow for the election of a new spouse beneficiary
after the death of a former spouse beneficiary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle E--Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality
Benefits and Operations
Plan to obtain budget-neutrality for the defense commissary system and
the military exchange system (sec. 651)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 652)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report,
not later than March 1, 2016, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
setting forth a plan to privatize the Defense Commissary
System, in whole or in part. The provision would also require
the Comptroller General of the United States to provide a
report that assesses the plan of the Department to privatize
the Defense Commissary System to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives within
120 days following submission of the report by the Secretary of
Defense. Following submission of the Comptroller General's
assessment of the Department's commissary privatization plan,
the Department would be required to carry out a 2-year pilot
program at no fewer than five commissaries in the largest
markets of the commissary system to assess the feasibility and
advisability of the plan. Within 180 days after completion of
the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense would submit a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives that provides an assessment of the
commissary privatization plan.
The Senate amendment contained another provision (sec.
1025) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report, not later than February 1, 2016, to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
assessing the viability of privatizing the commissary system,
in part or in whole. The Secretary would submit the report
prior to development of any plans or pilot program to privatize
commissaries or the commissary system. The provision would also
require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide
a report that assesses the plan of the Department to privatize
the Defense Commissary System to the committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than May 1, 2016. The provision would make Section 652 of
the Senate amendment null and void.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2016, that provides a
comprehensive plan to make delivery of commissary and exchange
benefits budget neutral by October 1, 2018. The amendment would
also require the Comptroller General of the United States to
provide a report that assesses the Department's plan to make
the commissary and exchange benefit budget neutral to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives within 120 days following submission of the
report by the Secretary of Defense. The amendment would
authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct one or more pilot
programs to evaluate processes and methods for achieving budget
neutral commissary and exchange benefits.
Comptroller General of the United States report on the Commissary
Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-financed Major
Construction Program (sec. 652)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 653)
that would require the Comptroller General of the United States
to examine the policies and procedures of the Secretary of
Defense to ensure timely notification of construction projects
proposed to be funded through the Commissary Surcharge, Non-
appropriated Fund, and Privately-financed Major Construction
Program of the Department of Defense and to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report containing an assessment of this
program no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of members of the
Armed Forces (sec. 661)
The House bill contained provision (sec. 651) that would
require financial literacy training for servicemembers upon
arrival at the first duty station and upon arrival at each
subsequent duty station for servicemembers below the pay grade
of E-5 in the case of enlisted personnel and below the pay
grade of O-4 in the case of officers. The provision would
further require financial literacy training for each
servicemember at various career and life milestones. The
provision would also direct the Department of Defense to
include a financial literacy and preparedness survey in the
status of forces survey. The provision would also express the
sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense should work
with other departments, agencies, and nonprofit organizations
to improve financial literacy and preparedness with support
from the service secretaries. This provision was recommended by
the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission.
The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (secs.
581, 582, and 583).
The agreement includes the House provision with a
technical amendment.
Recordation of obligations for installment payments of incentive pays,
allowances, and similar benefits when payment is due (sec. 662)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 587)
that would provide express authority for the long-established
practice of the Department of Defense of obligating bonus and
special and incentive pay installment payments at the time
payment is due and payable. This provision is in response to a
recent U.S. Government Accountability Office opinion, Comp.
Gen. B-325526--Obligation of Bonuses under Military Service
Agreements, July 16, 2014, which concluded that the Department
of Defense cedes fiscal exposure to servicemembers when it
enters into such agreements and should change its obligational
practices to obligate the entire bonus amount when the
agreement is signed.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the duration of
temporary duty assignment or civilian travel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 602) that
would prohibit per diem allowance reductions based on the
duration of temporary duty assignment or civilian travel.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Basic allowance for housing for members of the Uniformed Services who
live together
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 604)
that would amend section 403 of title 37, United States Code,
to limit the basic allowance for housing (BAH) for dual
military married couples who are assigned within normal
commuting distance from each other to one allowance at the with
dependent rate, for the member with the higher pay grade. The
provision would also limit BAH for uniformed service members
above E-3 residing with other uniformed service members to 75
percent of their otherwise prevailing rate, or the E-4 without
dependents rate, whichever is greater. Affected members would
see no reduction in their BAH as a result of this provision so
long as they maintain uninterrupted eligibility to receive BAH
within a particular housing area.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees intend to reform this policy next year. The
conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report no
later than March 1, 2016, to the Senate and House Committees on
Armed Services containing an assessment and recommendations of
the Secretary on how to amend the current BAH system to most
accurately capture actual housing costs as a limiting element
of the basic allowance for housing, to include an assessment of
BAH as applied in particular circumstances where the current
benefit may over- or under-compensate individuals based on
their actual housing costs, to include single members of the
armed forces and those who share accommodations with other
members receiving the benefit. In developing these
recommendations, the Secretary shall consider the primary
purpose of the benefit to offset housing costs of uniformed
members incurred by virtue of their service.
Repeal of inapplicability of modification of basic allowance for
housing to benefits under the laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 605)
that would repeal subsection (b) of section 604 of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291)
effective January 1, 2016.
The House bill contained no similar amendment.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the Senate and House Veterans
Affairs Committees intend to take up this matter. If it is not
addressed by May 2016, it will be re-considered for the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
Policies of the Department of Defense on travel of next of kin to
participate in the dignified transfer of remains of members of
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of
Defense who die overseas
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 624)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to review the
current policies of the Department of Defense regarding travel
authorization for family and next of kin of service members and
civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the Department of Defense has
notified the congressional defense committees it is already
conducting the review described in this provision. Further, the
conference agreement includes a separate provision to make the
necessary changes in law for the authorization for travel to
the dignified transfer ceremony for family and next of kin of
members of the Armed Forces who die overseas in support of
humanitarian operations. The conferees expect the Secretary,
upon conclusion of the aforementioned review, to make
regulatory changes in order to address inequities within the
system, as the Secretary determines are appropriate.
Authority for retirement flexibility for members of the uniformed
services
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 635)
that would give the Secretary concerned the flexibility to
modify the years of service required for non-disability
retirement under the new military retirement system for
particular occupational specialties or other groupings in order
to facilitate force shaping or to correct manpower shortages
within an occupational specialty.
The House bill contained no similar amendment.
The Senate recedes.
Preserving assured commissary supply to Asia and the Pacific
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 641) that
would prohibit changes to second destination transportation
policy that applies to shipment of fresh fruits and vegetables
to Asia and the Pacific theater until the Defense Commissary
Agency conducts a comprehensive study on the fresh fruit and
vegetable supply for the region and submits a report on the
study to Congress.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Prohibition on replacement or consolidation of defense commissary and
exchange systems pending submission of required report on
Defense Commissary System
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 642) that
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from taking action to
replace or consolidate the defense commissary and exchange
systems before submission of the report on the defense
commissary system required by section 634 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Transitional compensation and other benefits for dependents of members
of the Armed Forces ineligible to receive retired pay as a
result of court-martial sentence
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 642)
that would add a new section 1059a to title 10, United States
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Homeland Security to carry out a program that would
authorize monthly transitional compensation, including
commissary and exchange store access, to dependents or former
dependents of a member of the Armed Forces who is ineligible to
receive retired pay as a result of a court-martial sentence.
The provision would allow the secretary concerned to determine
that a dependent or former dependent would not be eligible for
transitional compensation if that person was an active
participant in the conduct constituting the offense under
chapter 47 of title 10.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Commissary system matters
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 651)
that would authorize the Department of Defense to treat second
destination transportation costs for commissary goods and
supplies overseas like transportation costs within the United
States by transferring those costs to the commissary patron in
the price of goods. In addition, the provision would authorize
the Department to transfer the cost of obtaining supplies
required for the daily operations of commissaries and store-
level offices dedicated to supporting commissary operations
from the defense working capital fund to the surcharge fund.
The provision would also authorize the Defense Commissary
Agency to establish the sales price of merchandise sold in
commissary stores in amounts sufficient to finance the purchase
of operating supplies and replenishment of merchandise
inventories.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Availability for purchase of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial
headstones and markers for members of reserve components who
performed certain training
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 652) that
would amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available for
purchase a memorial headstone or marker for the marked or
unmarked grave of an individual who, as a member of the
National Guard or reserve component, performed inactive duty
training or Active Duty for training for at least 6 years. The
individual must not have served on Active Duty and must
otherwise be eligible on account of the nature of the
individual's separation from the Armed Forces or other causes.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees understand that members of the reserve
component who wish to purchase a memorial headstone or marker
can purchase a nearly identical headstone or marker from
private vendors.
Title VII--Health Care Provisions
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries (sec. 701)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 705) that
would amend section 732(c)(3) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to
authorize an eligible TRICARE beneficiary to make a one-time
election for TRICARE Prime if the beneficiary: 1) resides in a
location in which TRICARE Prime is no longer available because
of the location in which the beneficiary resides; and 2) the
beneficiary resided within 100 miles of a military medical
treatment facility as of December 25, 2013. This provision
would not apply to an affected eligible beneficiary who
resides, as of December 25, 2013, greater than 100 miles from a
military medical treatment facility and is an eligible
beneficiary by reason of service in the Army, Navy, Air Force,
or Marine Corps.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Modifications of cost-sharing for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program
(sec. 702)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 702)
that would require modifications of prescription drug co-pays
for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program for years 2016
through 2025. After 2025, the Department of Defense (DOD) would
establish co-pay amounts equal to the co-pay amounts for the
previous year adjusted by an amount, if any, to reflect
increases in costs of pharmaceutical agents and prescription
dispensing fees. With this provision, beneficiaries would
continue to receive prescription drugs at no cost in military
medical treatment facilities, and there would be no changes to
co-pays for survivors of members who died on Active Duty or for
a disabled member retired under chapter 61 of title 10, United
States Code, and their family members.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would modify
prescription drug co-pays beginning in 2016.
The conferees agree that comprehensive reform of the
military health care system is essential and commit to working
with the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2017 to begin
reforming the military healthcare system. This reform must
improve access, quality and the experience of care for all
beneficiaries; maintain medical readiness of the military
health professionals; and ensure the long-term viability and
cost effectiveness of the military health care system. The
current system has not kept pace with the best practices and
latest innovations in the commercial healthcare market and will
not meet the future needs of the DOD, the servicemembers,
families, or retirees. In order to modernize and improve the
military healthcare system, the conferees agree that all
elements of the current system must be re-evaluated, and that
increases to fees and co-pays will be a necessary part of such
a comprehensive reform effort.
Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to include discharged
and released members of the Selected Reserve (sec. 703)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 703)
that would amend section 1078a of title 10, United States Code,
to authorize a member of the Selected Reserve, who is
discharged or released under other than adverse conditions from
service in the Selected Reserve, to be eligible to enroll, for
a period of 18 months, in the Department of Defense program of
continued health benefits coverage.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the member of the Selected Reserve to be enrolled in TRICARE
Reserve Select immediately preceding the discharge of the
member.
Access to health care under the TRICARE program for beneficiaries of
TRICARE Prime (sec. 704)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 711)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that
covered TRICARE beneficiaries obtain health care appointments
within access standards and wait-time goals established by the
Department of Defense for primary care and specialty care or,
if the beneficiary is unable to obtain an appointment within
the wait-time goals, to offer the beneficiary an appointment
with a contracted health care provider. The provision would
also require the Secretary to publish health care access
standards in the Federal Register and on a publicly accessible
Internet web site of the Department of Defense and to publish
appointment wait-times for primary and specialty care on the
publicly accessible Internet web site of each military medical
treatment facility.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to ensure that TRICARE Prime
beneficiaries obtain health care appointments within health
care access standards established by the Secretary, including
through health care providers in the TRICARE preferred provider
network. The amendment would also require the Secretary to
publish health care access standards in the Federal Register
and on a publicly accessible Internet web site of the
Department of Defense.
Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services for certain
TRICARE beneficiaries (sec. 705)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 704)
that would amend section 713(f) of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) to expand reimbursement for smoking cessation services for
certain TRICARE beneficiaries.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by administrative
error under the TRICARE program (sec. 711)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 715)
that would amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of Defense to waive recoupment of
payment from a covered TRICARE beneficiary who has benefited
from an erroneous TRICARE payment in which all of the following
apply: (1) the payment was made due to an administrative error
by an employee of the Department of Defense or a TRICARE
program contractor; (2) the covered beneficiary, or in the case
of a minor, the parent or guardian of the covered beneficiary,
reasonably believed the covered beneficiary was entitled to the
benefit of such payment; (3) the covered beneficiary relied on
the expectation of benefit entitlement; and (4) the Secretary
determines that a waiver of recoupment of such payment is
necessary to prevent an injustice. In the case of
administrative error on the part of a TRICARE contractor, the
provision would require the Secretary to impose financial
responsibility on the contractor for the erroneous payment.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Publication of data on patient safety, quality of care, satisfaction,
and health outcome measures under the TRICARE program (sec.
712)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 732)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to publish public
data on measures used to assess patient safety, quality of
care, patient satisfaction, and health outcomes on the primary
Internet web site of the Department of Defense and on the
primary Internet web site of that facility that provided the
health care.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would amend
section 1073b of title 10, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Defense to publish appropriate data on measures
used to assess patient safety, quality of care, patient
satisfaction, and health outcomes of each military medical
treatment facility on a publicly available Internet web site of
the Department of Defense. The provision would also require
data for health care provided by a military medical treatment
facility to be accessible on the primary Internet web site of
that facility. The provision would prohibit the Department
publishing any data related to risk management activities of
the Department.
Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE program to
include information on patient safety, quality of care, and
access to care at military medical treatment facilities (sec.
713)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 733)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2016, and each year
thereafter, a comprehensive report on patient safety, quality
of care, and access to care at military medical treatment
facilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would amend
section 717(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) to require the Department
of Defense to include data on patient safety, quality of care,
and access to care at each military medical treatment facility
in the annual report to Congress on TRICARE program
effectiveness.
Portability of health plans under the TRICARE program (sec. 714)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 712)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that
beneficiaries who are covered under a TRICARE health plan can
seamlessly access health care under that health plan in each
TRICARE program region.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Joint uniform formulary for transition of care (sec. 715)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 701) that
would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to establish a joint uniform formulary that
would include pain, sleep disorder, psychiatric drugs, and
drugs for other conditions critical for transition of a
servicemember from treatment furnished by the Department of
Defense to treatment furnished by the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE program (sec. 716)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 712) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that a
qualified mental health professional is eligible for
reimbursement under the TRICARE program as a certified mental
health counselor by meeting certain qualification criteria. The
provision would also establish a special rule for certain
practicing mental health professionals to deem them to be
qualified mental health professionals during the period
preceding January 1, 2027, even though those professionals do
not meet the established qualification criteria in the
provision. The House bill also contained a provision (sec. 725)
that would express a sense of Congress that the Department of
Defense should continue to support members of the Armed Forces
and their families by providing family counseling and
individual counseling services that reduce the symptoms of
post-traumatic stress and other behavioral health disorders and
empowers members to be emotionally available to their spouses
and children.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provisions.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would deem
certain mental health professionals eligible for reimbursement
under the TRICARE program during the period preceding January
1, 2021.
The conferees note that the Department of Defense
published a final rule to implement the TRICARE Certified
Mental Health Counselor provider as a qualified mental health
provider authorized to independently diagnose and treat TRICARE
beneficiaries and receive reimbursement for services.
Counselors must possess a master's or higher-level degree from
a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs accredited mental health counseling
program of education and pass the National Clinical Mental
Health Counseling Examination. Conferees consider these
reasonable criteria to help ensure TRICARE beneficiaries obtain
mental health care from qualified counselors and do not believe
another extension of the transition for qualification as a
TRICARE Certified Mental Health Counselor beyond the extension
in this provision would be advisable.
Additionally, the conferees agree that the Department of
Defense should continue to support members of the Armed Forces
and their families by providing readily available family and
individual counseling services that reduce the symptoms of
post-traumatic stress and other behavioral health disorders and
empower members to be available emotionally to their spouses
and children. The conferees believe the Department should
consider industry standards established by the medical
community when developing standards for family and individual
counseling services at military installations.
Designation of certain non-Department mental health care providers with
knowledge relating to treatment of members of the Armed Forces
(sec. 717)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 716)
that would require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 1
year after enactment of this Act, to develop a system by which
any non-Department mental health care provider that meets
eligibility criteria relating to knowledge and understanding of
military culture and knowledge of evidence-based mental health
treatments approved by the Secretary, would receive a mental
health provider readiness designation from the Department. The
provision would also require the Secretary to establish and
update a provider list and maintain a publicly available
registry of mental health providers receiving such designation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Comprehensive standards and access to contraception counseling for
members of the Armed Forces (sec. 718)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 714)
that would require the Department of Defense to provide,
through clinical practice guidelines, current and evidence-
based standards of care regarding contraception methods and
counseling to all health care providers employed by the
Department and to ensure service women have access to
comprehensive contraception counseling prior to deployment and
throughout their military careers. The provision would also
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a uniform,
standard curriculum to be used in family planning education
programs for all members of the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Provision of transportation of dependent patients relating to
obstetrical anesthesia services (sec. 721)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 726) that
would amend section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code,
to strike the expiration date regarding the authority to
transport dependent patients relating to obstetrical anesthesia
services.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Extension of authority for DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund
(sec. 722)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 721) that
would amend section 8111 of title 38, United States Code, to
extend the authority for the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund through September 30, 2020.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 719).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund (sec. 723)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 722) that
would amend section 1704(e) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84), as
amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291), to extend the authority for the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Facility Demonstration Fund from September 30, 2016, to
September 30, 2017.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
718).
The House recedes.
Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Secretary of
Defense (sec. 724)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 713) that
would amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, by
inserting a new section after section 1073b, to prohibit the
Secretary of Defense from realigning or restructuring a
military medical treatment facility (MTF) until 90 days
following the date the Secretary submits a report to the
congressional defense committees on the proposed restructuring
or realignment of the MTF.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit to
75 percent the obligation or expenditure of funds available for
fiscal year 2016 for the office of the Secretary of Defense
until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the
congressional defense committees the report required by section
713(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291). Without that report and the subsequent required
assessment of the report by the Comptroller General of the
United States, the conferees remain concerned that the
Department has not fully considered all relevant factors that
may impact the availability and delivery of health care
services to eligible beneficiaries in its study of military
health system modernization. The conferees expect the
Department to make available, upon request, all available data
regarding any decisions to eliminate health care services and
to relocate health care personnel from military medical
treatment facilities in the future.
Pilot program on urgent care under TRICARE program (sec. 725)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 701)
that would authorize a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE
program to access up to four urgent care visits per year
without the need to obtain pre-authorization for such visits.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to carry out a 3-year pilot program to
allow covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program to access
urgent care visits without the need to obtain pre-authorization
for those visits. The amendment would require the Secretary to
submit two interim reports and one final report on the pilot
program to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
The conferees note that current TRICARE policy requires
TRICARE Prime beneficiaries to obtain pre-authorization for
urgent care visits. This administrative burden encourages
beneficiaries to utilize emergency departments inappropriately
for urgent care needs. The conferees believe this pilot program
would help beneficiaries choose the most appropriate source for
the health care they need and potentially lower health care
costs for the Department of Defense.
Pilot program on incentive programs to improve health care provided
under the TRICARE program (sec. 726)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 720)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot
program to assess value-based incentive programs to encourage
institutional and individual health care providers under the
TRICARE program to improve quality of care, experience of care,
and health of beneficiaries.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to submit interim reports on the pilot
program at 1-year intervals following implementation of the
program and a final report on the program by September 30,
2019.
Limitation on availability of funds for Department of Defense
Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (sec. 727)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 723) that
would limit obligation or expenditure of funds for fiscal year
2016 for the Department of Defense Healthcare Management
Systems Modernization until the date on which the Secretary of
Defense makes the certification required by section 713(g)(2)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
(Public Law 113-66).
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 738)
that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on
interoperability between electronic health records of their
Departments.
The Senate recedes.
Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to
exposure to airborne hazards and open burn pits (sec. 728)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 739)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter,
information available to the Secretary of Defense to supplement
and support information in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn
Pit Registry established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to
include information on any research and surveillance activities
conducted by the Department of Defense to evaluate incidence
and prevalence of respiratory illnesses to servicemembers
exposed to open burn pits during deployments.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Plan for development of procedures to measure data on mental health
care provided by the Department of Defense (sec. 729)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 713)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that all
primary care and mental health care providers of the Department
of Defense receive, or have already received, initial evidence-
based training on the recognition, assessment, and management
of individuals at risk for suicide and any additional training
that may be required based on evidence-based changes in mental
health practice. Within 1 year of the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary would be required to provide a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives that assesses the mental health workforce of
the Department and the long-term mental health care needs of
servicemembers and their dependents. The provision would also
require the Secretary to develop procedures to measure mental
health data relating to outcomes, variations in outcomes among
military medical treatment facilities, and barriers to
implementation of clinical practice guidelines and other
evidence-based treatments by mental health providers of the
Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan
for the Department of Defense to develop procedures to compile
and assess data relating to: (1) outcomes for mental health
care provided by the Department; (2) variations in such
outcomes among different medical facilities of the Department;
and (3) barriers, if any, to the implementation by mental
health care providers of the clinical practice guidelines and
other evidence-based treatments and approaches recommended for
such providers.
The conferees are aware that the Department has policies
and procedures in place that require primary care providers to
receive annual training on suicide prevention, and that the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs
submitted a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives in April 2015, on a
coordinated, unified plan to ensure adequate mental health
counseling resources to address the long-term needs of all
members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families.
Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate performance
variability of health care provided by the Department of
Defense (sec. 730)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 734)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, a comprehensive report describing the
current and future plans, with estimated completion dates, of
the Department of Defense to improve the experience of care of
beneficiaries and to eliminate performance variability for
health care provided in military medical treatment facilities
and in the TRICARE purchased care network. This provision would
also require the Comptroller General of the United States to
submit, not later than 180 days after the Secretary submits the
comprehensive report, a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that
assesses the report of the Secretary of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling behavior
among members of the Armed Forces (sec. 731)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 740)
that would require the Comptroller General of the United States
to conduct a study on gaming facilities at military
installations and problem gambling among members of the Armed
Forces, and to submit a report, within 1 year of the date of
enactment of this Act, to the congressional defense committees.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Access to broad range of methods of contraception approved by the Food
and Drug Administration for members of the Armed Forces and
military dependents at military treatment facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 702) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that every
military medical treatment facility has a sufficient stock of a
broad range of contraceptive methods approved by the Food and
Drug Administration to be able to dispense any contraceptive
method to service women and other female beneficiaries eligible
for healthcare in those facilities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that military medical treatment
facilities stock and dispense a broad range of contraceptive
methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration to service
women and other eligible female beneficiaries. The conferees
encourage the Department of Defense to ensure that deployed
service women have access to prescription contraceptives
throughout the duration of their deployments.
Access to contraceptive method for duration of deployment
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 703) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that service
women who use prescription contraceptives receive, prior to
deployment, a sufficient supply of those contraceptives for the
duration of their deployments.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees expect the Secretary of Defense to ensure
that service women who use contraceptives have contraceptives
available throughout their deployment. This can be accomplished
by use of the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy program or other
means.
Access to infertility treatment for members of the Armed Forces and
dependents
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 704) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the service secretaries, to provide reproductive counseling and
infertility treatments, including continuation of infertility
services during a change of duty station relocation, to members
and dependents of members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that section 729 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) requires the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees assessing the access of members of the Armed
Forces and their dependents to reproductive counseling and
infertility treatments. The Department of Defense has not yet
provided this report to the committees. The conferees believe
that a thorough study of this report must be done prior to
enacting legislation on this issue.
Pilot program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post-
traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual trauma
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 705)
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct a
pilot program to award grants to community partners to provide
intensive outpatient programs to treat members of the Armed
Forces suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting
from military sexual trauma, including treatment for substance
abuse, depression, and other issues related to those
conditions.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the Services already have
capabilities to provide intensive outpatient services for
substance abuse rehabilitation and behavioral health disorders.
The Navy has 12 substance abuse rehabilitation programs located
at intensive outpatient program sites in the United States and
overseas, and the Air Force has one program. The Army is
establishing intensive outpatient programs at 17 military
medical treatment facilities by fiscal year 2016, and these
programs will offer multi-week intensive behavioral health
services to treat patients with severe behavioral health
conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder.
Unified medical command
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 711) that
would amend chapter 6 of Title 10, United States Code, to
require the President, through the Secretary of Defense and
with the advice and consent of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, to establish a unified command for medical operations
to provide medical services to the Armed Forces and other
eligible health care beneficiaries.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Pilot program for operation of network of retail pharmacies under
TRICARE pharmacy benefits program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 714) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot
program to evaluate whether a preferred retail pharmacy network
will generate cost savings for the Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees observe that the Department of Defense
(DOD) already operates a large preferred retail pharmacy
network and prescriptions filled in those pharmacies are
subject to the federal ceiling price policy established under
section 1074g(f) of title 10, United States Code.
The conferees note with concern that DOD did not
proactively monitor the effects of the transition of
maintenance medications specific to affected beneficiaries from
retail pharmacies to mail order and military medical treatment
facility (MTF) pharmacies, including important effects such as
availability of medications, timeliness and accuracy of
prescriptions filled, and satisfaction for the TRICARE for Life
pharmacy pilot established by section 716 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-
239). Accordingly, for the first 12 months following the
expansion of the pilot program requirements to additional
TRICARE beneficiaries as of October 1, 2015, the conferees
direct the DOD to provide to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a quarterly
report detailing the results of monitoring the effects of the
transition from retail pharmacies to mail order and MTF
pharmacies on affected beneficiaries, including actions taken
to address any issues identified as a result of these
monitoring efforts. Each quarterly report shall be submitted no
later than 30 days after the end of the respective quarter of
the fiscal year.
Limitation on conversion of military medical and dental positions to
civilian medical and dental positions
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 717)
that would amend chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, to
provide that a medical or dental position within the Department
of Defense may not be converted to a civilian medical or dental
position unless the Secretary of Defense determines that: (1)
The position is not a military essential position; (2)
conversion of the position would not result in the degradation
of medical or dental care or the medical or dental readiness of
the Armed Forces; and (3) conversion of the position to a
civilian medical or dental position is more cost effective than
retaining the position as a military medical or dental
position, consistent with Department of Defense Instruction
7041.04.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Primary blast injury research
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 724) that
would require the peer-reviewed Psychological Health and
Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program of the Department of
Defense to conduct a study on blast injury mechanics covering a
broad range of blast injury conditions, including traumatic
brain injury.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Publication of certain information on health care provided by the
Department of Defense through the Hospital Compare website of
the Department of Health and Human Services
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 731)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to report, and make publicly available through
the Hospital Compare Internet web site of the Department of
Health and Human Services, information on quality of care and
health outcomes regarding patients treated at military medical
treatment facilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees strongly encourage the Department of
Defense to demonstrate greater transparency of quality of care
and health outcomes data by making such data available on the
Hospital Compare web site of the Department of Health and Human
Services.
Report on plan to improve pediatric care and related services for
children of members of the Armed Forces
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 735)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, a report setting forth the plan of the
Department to improve pediatric care and related services for
children of members of the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees encourage the Department of Defense to
continue improvement in the delivery of healthcare services to
pediatric patients, especially those patients with severe
disabilities, and to correct deficiencies noted in the report
from the Secretary of Defense required by Section 735 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
Law 112-239). The conferees direct the Department of Defense to
include pediatric health outcome measures in the annual report
to Congress on TRICARE program effectiveness.
Comptroller General report on use of quality of care metrics at
military treatment facilities
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 737)
that would require the Comptroller General of the United States
to submit a report, not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Department
of Defense's use of quality of care metrics in military medical
treatment facilities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note a requirement, in a separate section
of this bill, for the Comptroller General of United States to
submit a report assessing the Department's plans to improve
health outcomes, to create health value, and to ensure the
provision of quality health care in military medical treatment
facilities and through purchased care.
Report on implementation of data security and transmission standards
for electronic health records
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 741)
that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to submit a joint report to Congress by
June 1, 2016, on the implementation of security and data
transmission standards by the Departments in the deployment of
new or updated electronic health records.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Title VIII--Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related
Matters
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Required review of acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs of Staff
of the Armed Forces (sec. 801)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 802) that
would require the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of
Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the
Commandant of the Marine Corps to review their current
authorities provided in sections 3033, 5033, 5043, and 8033 of
title 10, United States Code, and other relevant statutes and
regulations related to defense acquisitions for the purpose of
developing such recommendations that the Chief concerned or the
Commandant considers necessary to further or strengthen the
role of the Chief concerned or the Commandant in the
development of requirements, acquisition processes, and the
associated budget practices of the Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Role of Chiefs of Staff in the acquisition process (sec. 802)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 801)
that would amend section 2547 of title 10, United States Code,
to enhance the role of Chiefs of Staff in the defense
acquisition process. This provision would reinforce the role
and responsibilities of the Chiefs of Staff in decisions
regarding the balancing of resources and priorities, and
associated tradeoffs among cost, schedule, technical
feasibility, and performance on major defense acquisition
programs.
The House bill had no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Expansion of rapid acquisition authority (sec. 803)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 802)
that would amend section 806(c) of the Bob Stump National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302
note), as amended by section 811 of the Ronald W. Reagan
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public
Law 108-375). This provision would enhance the rapid
acquisition authority currently provided to the Secretary of
Defense by allowing the Secretary to use this authority for two
new categories of supplies and associated support services that
the Secretary determines: (1) are urgently needed and impact an
ongoing or anticipated contingency operation that, if left
unfulfilled, could potentially result in loss of life or
critical mission failure; or (2) are urgently needed to
eliminate a deficiency that as the result of a cyber attack has
resulted in critical mission failure, the loss of life,
property destruction, or economic effects, or is likely to
result in critical mission failure, the significant loss of
life, property destruction, or economic effects.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding
(sec. 804)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 803)
that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to issue guidance for an
expedited and streamlined ``middle tier'' of acquisition
programs that are intended to be completed within 5 years.
These programs would be distinctive from ``rapid acquisitions''
that are generally completed within 6 months to 2 years and
``traditional'' acquisitions that last much longer than 5
years.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical national
security capabilities (sec. 805)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 805)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish
procedures and guidelines for alternative acquisition pathways
to acquire capital assets and services that meet critical
national security needs.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
procedures to be developed within 180 days.
Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to acquire vital
national security capabilities (sec. 806)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 806)
that would allow the Secretary of Defense to waive acquisition
law or regulation for the purpose of acquiring a capability
that is in the vital interest of the United States and is not
otherwise available to the Armed Forces of the United States.
The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees
at least 30 days before exercising the waiver authority and
designate a senior official who shall be personally responsible
and accountable for the rapid and effective acquisition and
deployment of the needed capability.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Command
(sec. 807)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 807)
that would authorize limited acquisition authority for the
Commander of United States Cyber Command (CYBERCOM).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify
that the Commander of CYBERCOM may obligate and expend up to
$75.0 million of the funds made available for each fiscal year
from 2016 through 2021. The amendment would add a requirement
for an implementation plan, the review of programs being
acquired under this authority by the Cyber Investment
Management Board, and an annual end of year assessment. The
amendment would also make a number of technical and conforming
edits.
The conferees believe the Commander of CYBERCOM should
utilize this limited acquisition authority to fulfill cyber
operations-peculiar and cyber capability-peculiar requirements
the services are unable to meet to ensure the Department of
Defense is adequately postured to defend and respond to cyber
threats. The conferees maintain that this limited authority
should not be construed to replace the acquisition
responsibilities of the military services to fulfill their man,
train and equip requirements. The conferees believe successful
demonstration of these acquisition authorities will require
implementation of memoranda of agreement with the military
services to define enduring responsibilities and more explicit
definition cyber operations-peculiar and cyber capability-
peculiar requirements.
Report on linking and streamlining requirements, acquisition, and
budget processes within Armed Forces (sec. 808)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 801) that
would require the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of
Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the
Commandant of the Marine Corps to each submit a report to the
congressional defense committees on their efforts to leverage
their existing statutory authorities in a manner that links and
streamlines their services' requirements, acquisition, and
budget processes in order to foster improved outcomes.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations
(sec. 809)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 808)
that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to establish an advisory
panel on streamlining acquisition regulations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and acquisition
systems (sec. 810)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 809)
that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review the requirements process to
provide for a time-based or phased distinction between
capabilities needed to be deployed urgently, within 2 years,
within 5 years, and longer than 5 years.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to clarify the scope
of the review.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for acquisition of
property (sec. 811)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 806) that
would strike the existing requirement that the head of an
agency must determine that substantial savings would be
achieved before entering into a multiyear contract.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
that significant savings would be achieved before entering into
a multiyear contract.
The conferees agree that the government should seek to
maximize savings whenever it pursues multiyear procurement.
However, the conferees also agree that significant savings
(estimated to be greater than $250.0 million), and other
benefits, may be achieved even if it does not equate to a
minimum of 10 percent savings over the cost of an annual
contract. The conferees expect a request for authority to enter
into a multiyear contract will include (1) the estimated cost
savings, (2) the minimum quantity needed, (3) confirmation that
the design is stable and the technical risks are not excessive,
and (4) any other rationale for entering into such a contract.
Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification requirements
(sec. 812)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 822)
that would limit the applicability of the Truth in Negotiations
Act (Public Law 87-653; 10 U.S.C. section 2306a) to offset
agreements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would provide
for an exception to this limitation for subcontracts and
contracts under the offset agreement for work performed in a
foreign country that are directly-related to the weapon systems
of defense-related item being purchased under the contract.
Rights in technical data (sec. 813)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 825)
that would clarify procedures for the validation of rights in
technical data for subsystems and components of major weapon
systems; and establish a government-industry advisory panel to
review sections 2320 and 2321 of title 10, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes (sec. 814)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 826)
that would update the experimental acquisition authority in
section 2373 of title 10, United States Code, to apply to
transportation, energy, medical, and space flight and to
clarify when provisions of Chapter 137 of title 10 apply to
such procurements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Amendments to other transaction authority (sec. 815)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 853) would
make permanent the other transactions authority (OTA) for
contracting established in section 845 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160), as
modified most recently by section 812 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291). The provision would
also make changes to the authority to use such mechanisms.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision
(section 804) that modified the authority, as well as modifying
the definition of a ``non-traditional'' defense contractor.
The House recedes with an amendment that would: (1) make
section 845 authority permanent; (2) clarify the authority to
use section 845 authority to acquire prototypes or follow-on
production items to be provided to contractors as government-
furnished equipment; (3) ensure that innovative small business
firms are authorized to participate in other transactions under
section 845 without the requirement for a cost-share (except
where the small business is partnered with a large business in
a transaction); and (4) clarify the use of follow-on production
contracts or other transactions authority. The provision
further requires the Department of Defense to study the
benefits of permitting not-for-profit entities to enter into
other transactions agreements without the requirement for cost
sharing.
The conferees believe that the flexibility of the OTA
authorities of section 2371 of title 10, United States Code,
and the related and dependent authorities of section 845 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public
Law 103-160) as modified and codified in this provision, can
make them attractive to firms and organizations that do not
usually participate in government contracting due to the
typical overhead burden and ``one size fits all'' rules. The
conferees believe that expanded use of OTAs will support
Department of Defense efforts to access new source of technical
innovation, such as Silicon Valley startup companies and small
commercial firms.
Amendment to acquisition threshold for special emergency procurement
authority (sec. 816)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 854) that
would raise the simplified acquisition threshold from $100,000
to $500,000, the micro-purchase threshold from $3,000 to
$5,000, and the special emergency procurement authority
threshold for purchases inside the United States from $250,000
to $750,000 and for purchases outside the United States from
$1.0 million to $1.5 million, and the small business
reservation threshold from $100,000 to $500,000.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would amend
section 1903 of title 41, United States Code to raise the
special emergency procurement authority threshold.
Revision of method of rounding when making inflation adjustment of
acquisition-related dollar thresholds (sec. 817)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 855) that
would amend section 1908(e)(2) of title 41, United States Code,
to change the rounding method that is used when scheduled
adjustments are made to certain acquisition-related dollar
thresholds.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition
program, major automated information system, and major system
(sec. 821)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 822) that
would establish a new section in chapter 144 of title 10,
United States Code, that requires an acquisition strategy for
each major defense acquisition program and each major system
approved by a Milestone Decision Authority (MDA).
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
841).
The conference agreement includes a provision that
combines these two provisions. The provision would mandate that
the Department of Defense create an acquisition strategy for
each major defense acquisition program, each major automated
information system, and each major system approved by an MDA.
The provision further outlines key areas that should be
considered in the strategies, as well as a process for the
periodic review of the strategy by the MDA.
Revision to requirements relating to risk management in development of
major defense acquisition programs and major systems (sec. 822)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 823) that
would establish a new section in chapter 144 of title 10,
United States Code that requires the program acquisition
strategy for each major defense acquisition program or major
system to include an identification of major program risks and
a risk management and mitigation strategy.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
842).
The conference agreement includes a provision that
combines these two provisions designed to reduce programmatic
risk. The provision mandates that the program acquisition
strategy specifically address approaches to manage and mitigate
risks, and highlights a number of techniques that support such
mitigation. The provision further highlights the importance of
prototyping as a risk mitigation approach.
The conferees expect that the risk mitigation aspects of
a program acquisition strategy should be addressed with each
increment of a program. Further, the conferees expect that the
comprehensive approach to risk mitigation should identify: each
individual risk to the program; risk management and mitigation
activities developed to address the risks; and resources to
support those mitigation activities.
Revision of Milestone A decision authority responsibilities for major
defense acquisition programs (sec. 823)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 825) that
would amend section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Milestone Decision Authority to make a written
determination, in lieu of a certification, before approving
milestone A.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
844).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that combines these
two provisions. The provision establishes the Milestone
Decision Authority's responsibility to ensure that an
acquisition program has demonstrated sufficient knowledge to
enter into a risk reduction phase following Milestone A and has
sound plans to progress to the development phase before
granting milestone approval. It specifies the considerations
the milestone decision authority must take into account,
thereby addressing the critical activities that need to precede
and occur during the succeeding risk reduction phase.
Revision of Milestone B decision authority responsibilities for major
defense acquisition programs (sec. 824)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 826) that
would amend section 2366b of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) to make a
written determination, instead of a certification, for some of
the existing certification requirements before approving
milestone B.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
845).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that combines these
two provisions.
The provision establishes the MDA's responsibility to
ensure that an acquisition program has demonstrated sufficient
knowledge to enter a development phase and has sound plans in
place to deliver the required capability, before granting
milestone approval. It specifies the considerations the MDA
must take into account, thereby addressing the critical
activities that need to precede and occur during the
development phase. It further specifies that the MDA must
certify that the program has a high likelihood of accomplishing
its intended mission based on a formal post-preliminary design
review assessment, and that the technology in the program has
been demonstrated in a relevant environment based on an
independent review and assessment.
Designation of milestone decision authority (sec. 825)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 843)
that would amend section 2430 of title 10, United States Code,
to designate the service acquisition executives as the
milestone decision authority for major acquisition programs
managed by the military services; require that if a program
managed by the services breaches thresholds in the Nunn-McCurdy
Act, section 2433 of title 10, United States Code, the
Secretary of Defense shall revoke service milestone decision
authority for the program; clarify that for service programs
where the service acquisition executive is the milestone
decision authority the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics would exercise advisory
authority; require that the service secretaries and service
chiefs certify in each Selected Acquisition Report that program
requirements are stable and funding is adequate to meet cost,
schedule, and performance objectives for each major defense
acquisition program; require the Deputy Chief Management
Officer to issue guidance to ensure that acquisition policy,
guidance, and practices support a streamlined decision making
and approval process that minimizes information requests on
service managed programs; and require not later than 180 days
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense to
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to
implement the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics advisory authority for service
acquisition programs. The provision mandated implementation of
the changes within 1 year of the date of enactment of the Act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify
that the provision would apply to new programs reaching
milestone A after October 1, 2016; modify certain certification
requirements; and require the Secretary of Defense to review
the acquisition oversight process for major defense acquisition
programs and limit outside requirements for documentation to an
absolute minimum on those service managed programs. The
conferees note that the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics should only exercise
advisory authority, subject to the overall authority,
direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, over
service acquisition programs for which the service acquisition
executive is the milestone decision authority.
Tenure and accountability of program managers for program definition
periods (sec. 826)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 846)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to revise
Department of Defense guidance for defense acquisition programs
to address the tenure and accountability of program managers
for the program definition period of defense acquisition
programs.
The House bill contained no similar a provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to clarify the period
of time to which the required guidance applies, and to include
authority for the Secretary of Defense to adjust program
management assignment tenures, under certain circumstances.
Tenure and accountability of program managers for program execution
periods (sec. 827)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 847)
that would address the tenure and accountability of program
managers for the program execution period of defense
acquisition programs.
The House bill contained no similar a provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to clarify the
elements of the guidance to be issued as a result of the
provision.
Penalty for cost overruns (sec. 828)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 849)
under which each military department would pay an annual
penalty in the amount of 3 percent of the cumulative cost
overrun on all of its major defense acquisition programs
(MDAPs).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding
major defense acquisition programs (sec. 829)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 850)
that would amend section 138(b) of title 10, United States
Code, to change the scope of periodic reports the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is required
to deliver to the congressional defense committees, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Undersecretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under major defense
acquisition programs (sec. 830)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 851)
that would amend section 814 of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) to require each Configuration Steering Board to track any
changes in program requirements for a major defense acquisition
program and that all such changes must receive approval by the
service chief in consultation with the service secretary.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify
the types of changes required to be approved by the service
chief.
Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for major
defense acquisition programs (sec. 831)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 856) that
would consolidate the statutory requirement for a detailed
manpower estimate prior to approval of development or
production and deployment of a major defense acquisition
program as established by section 2434 of title 10, United
States Code, with the independent estimate of the full life-
cycle cost of the program also required by section 2434.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
848).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
that the independent estimate of the full-life cycle costs of a
program include the costs of training.
Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering (sec. 832)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 862) that
would amend section 139b of title 10, United States Code, to
clarify that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering advise the
Milestone Decision Authority regarding review and approval of
developmental test plans and systems engineering plans.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental
Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Systems Engineering to review developmental test
and evaluation and systems engineering master plans for major
defense acquisition programs, respectively, and advise relevant
technical authorities on the incorporation of best practices
for programs under consideration.
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce
Amendments relating to Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund
(sec. 841)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 811) that
would amend section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, to
make permanent the authority for both the Defense Acquisition
Workforce Development Fund and the associated expedited hiring
authority.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 872)
that would extend the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
Fund for 5 additional years and modify the requirements of the
biennial strategic workforce plan to assess any new or expanded
critical skills or competencies needed by the acquisition
workforce. The Senate amendment also contained a provision
(sec. 1106) that would extend the expedited hiring authority
for designated defense acquisition workforce positions for 5
years.
The House recedes with an amendment that would combine
the provisions. The provision would make permanent the
authority for both the Defense Acquisition Workforce Develop
Fund and the associated expedited hiring authority, as well as
making technical revisions to the administration of the Fund
and to the biennial strategic workforce plan.
Dual-track military professionals in operational and acquisition
specialities (sec. 842)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 812) that
would amend section 1722a of title 10, United States Code, by
reinstituting a dual-tracking system of primary and functional
secondary career fields for officers and noncommissioned
officers serving in acquisition positions by dual-tracking such
personnel in operational and acquisition career fields under
the shared accountability and responsibility of the military
service chiefs and component acquisition executives for career
path management and selections.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
503) that would provide for an enhanced dual track career path
in combat arms and a functional secondary career in acquisition
to more closely align military operational requirements and
acquisition and include business and commercial training as
joint professional military education.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees encourage the Secretary to ensure that the
curriculum for Phase II joint professional military education
includes matters in acquisition to ensure the successful
performance in the acquisition or acquisition related fields.
Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition duty (sec.
843)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 813) that
would amend section 668 of title 10, United States Code, by
adding to the term ``joint matters'' the inclusion of
acquisition matters addressed by military personnel.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
503) that would provide for credit for joint duty assignments
for acquisition related assignments in order to broaden the
promotion preference and career opportunities of military
acquisition professionals.
The Senate recedes.
Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct of market
research (sec. 844)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 815) that
would amend section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, by
adding a requirement that the Secretary of Defense shall
provide mandatory training for members of the Armed Forces and
employees of the Department of Defense responsible for the
conduct of market research required under subsection (c) of
section 2377 of title 10, United States Code.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the Department should consider
using the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund for
training in market research and other training needed to
improve the Department's use of commercial contracting and
pricing methods to better access commercial industry sources.
Independent study of implementation of defense acquisition workforce
improvement efforts (sec. 845)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 816) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, within 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to enter into a contract
with an independent research entity that is a not-for-profit
entity or a federally funded research and development center
with appropriate expertise and analytical capability to carry
out a comprehensive study of the Department of Defense's
strategic planning related to the defense acquisition
workforce.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition workforce personnel
demonstration project (sec. 846)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 817) that
would amend section 1762 of title 10, United States Code, by
extending the demonstration project relating to certain
acquisition personnel management policies and procedures
through 2020.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1110) that would amend section 1762, title 10, United States
Code, to extend the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel
Demonstration Project under that section through December 31,
2020.
The House recedes.
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items
Procurement of commercial items (sec. 851)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 804) that
would: 1) amend chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code, by
adding a new section that would require the Secretary of
Defense to establish and maintain a centralized capability with
the resources and expertise to oversee the making of commercial
item determinations for Department of Defense procurements and
to provide public access to Department of Defense commercial
item determinations; and 2) would amend section 2306a (b) of
title 10, United States Code, to allow the contracting officer
to presume that a prior commercial item determination made by a
military department, Defense Agency, or other component of the
Department of Defense shall serve as a determination for
subsequent procurements of such items.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
863) that would require the modification to the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to address the continuing
validity of commercial item determinations for multiple
procurements.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine
both provisions and make technical and conforming changes.
Modification to information required to be submitted by offeror in
procurement of major weapon systems as commercial items (sec.
852)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 805) that
would amend section 2379 of title 10, United States Code, by
striking the requirement that in making a determination that an
item is a commercial item, the contracting officer shall
determine in writing that the offeror of the item has submitted
sufficient information to evaluate, through price analysis, the
reasonableness of the price for such item.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
864).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would clarify
the hierarchy of information that can be requested by the
Department of Defense to be submitted by a contractor to
support a price reasonableness determination.
Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the determination of
price reasonableness (sec. 853)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 852) that
would amend section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, by
adding a new paragraph that would require a contracting officer
to consider evidence provided by an offeror of recent purchase
prices paid by the Government for the same or similar
commercial items in establishing price reasonableness
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Report on defense-unique laws applicable to the procurement of
commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items
(sec. 854)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 861)
that would amend section 2375 of title 10, United States Code,
to require the establishment of a list in the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement of inapplicable defense-
unique statues to contracts for commercial items and commercial
available off-the-shelf items.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Department of Defense to report to the congressional
defense committees identifying the defense-unique provisions of
law that are applicable for the procurement of commercial items
or commercial-off-the shelf items, both at the prime and
subcontract level.
Market research and preference for commercial items (sec. 855)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 862)
that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to issue guidance to
ensure that defense acquisition officials fully comply with the
requirements of section 2377 of title 10, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial acquisition
procedures (sec. 856)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 865)
that would limit the conversion of the procurement of a
commercial item or commercial service to a non-commercial
acquisition procedure unless the Secretary of Defense certifies
to the congressional defense committees that the Department of
Defense will realize a significant cost savings as compared to
the cost of procuring a similar quantity of such item or level
of service using commercial acquisition procedures.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require a
written determination to be made prior to any conversion of the
procurement of commercial items to a non-commercial acquisition
procedure. The conferees also require the Secretary of Defense
to establish procedures to track conversions of future
contracts and subcontracts for improved analysis and reporting.
Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense
contractors as commercial items (sec. 857)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 866)
that would amend chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code,
to include a new provision that would authorize the Department
of Defense to treat goods and services provided by a non-
traditional contractor as defined in section 2302(9) of title
10, United States Code, as a commercial item.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters
Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program (sec. 861)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 831) that
would codify the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Pilot
Program in Title 10 United States Code as a permanent program.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 877)
that would extend the authorization for Department of Defense
Mentor-Protege Pilot Program by 1 year.
The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify
the eligibility requirements, forms of assistance, extension of
the authorization and reporting requirements.
The conferees note that the Congressionally-mandated
Mentor-Protege program is intended to support efforts of small
and disadvantaged businesses to partner with established
defense suppliers to improve their ability to deliver needed
technologies and services to the Department of Defense. The
committee is concerned that the program may not always be
executed to most effectively achieve mandated goals. Analysis
of this program indicates that in some cases, protege firms
participating in this program had received millions of dollars
in federal prime contract awards prior to the establishment of
their Mentor-Protege agreements, indicating they may have
possessed sufficient ability to market their goods and services
to federal customers without the need for additional
developmental assistance.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to report
to the House Committee on Armed Services and the Senate
Committee on Armed Services, within 90 days of the enactment of
this Act, on changes to program policy and metrics that would
ensure the program meets the goal of enhancing the defense
supplier base in the most effective and efficient manner. The
report shall include recommendations to better direct the
developmental assistance to the most appropriate disadvantaged
small business concerns, including nontraditional defense
contractors currently providing goods or services in the
private sector that are most critical to enhancing the
capabilities of the defense supplier base and fulfilling key
Department needs. The report shall describe how the Department
will strengthen the review processes of program investments to
ensure activities proposed in developmental plans are necessary
for the protege's development, taking into account the
protege's reported prime contract and subcontract awards, and
that mentors are obtaining the best value for all reimbursed
activities. The report shall also assess alternate models for
incentives for participation by mentor companies in the program
other than direct reimbursement, and shall detail program
metrics that would enable the Department to evaluate the
program's return on investment and the actual impact of the
development assistance on the protege's ability to support DOD
needs. The conferees recommend that the Secretary ensure that
the annual reports generated by the Defense Contract Management
Agency are sufficient to be used to evaluate team performance
and mentor reimbursement.
Further, the conferees direct the U.S. Comptroller
General of the United States, within 1 year of enactment of
this Act, report to the House Committee on Armed Services and
the Senate Committee on Armed Services, with an assessment of
the efficacy of the DOD Mentor-Protege pilot program, recommend
ways to harmonize the DOD Mentor-Protege pilot program with the
Small Business Administration's Mentor-Protege program, and
discuss whether the reimbursement mechanism for the DOD Mentor-
Protege pilot program should be maintained.
Amendments to data quality improvement plan (sec. 862)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 832) that
would amend section 15(s) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(s)) to require the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration to annually provide to the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate certification
of the accuracy and completeness of data reported on bundled
and consolidated contracts. This section would also require the
Comptroller General of the United States to provide a report to
the aforementioned committees not later than the first day of
fiscal year 2019 on the effectiveness of the certification
process and an assessment of whether contracts were accurately
labeled as bundled or consolidated.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition strategies (sec. 863)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 833) that
would amend section 44(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 657q(c)(2)) to require the senior procurement executive
or chief acquisition officer to announce through a public
website that a determination has been made to bundle or
consolidate contracts within 1 week of making the
determination, but no later than 1 week prior to the issuance
of a solicitation.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Clarification of requirements related to small business contracts for
services (sec. 864)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 834) that
would amend section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) to clarify that the statute applies to
contracts for goods, but not services or construction. The
conferees note that the non-manufacturer rule (NMR) was
established to ensure that, when competition for a contract for
goods is restricted to small businesses, the goods ultimately
purchased were indeed the product of a small business. However,
the conferees are concerned that the NMR is being applied to
services and construction contracts and could limit small
business participants contracting for services and construction
to the Federal Government. Therefore, the conferees believe
this clarification to section 8(a)(17) is necessary.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Certification requirements for Business Opportunity Specialists,
commercial market representatives, and procurement center
representatives (sec. 865)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 840) that
would amend section 15 and section 4 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 644 and 633, respectively) to set certification
requirements for commercial market representatives and to
modify the current certification requirements for procurement
center representatives and Business Opportunity Specialists.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small business
concerns located in a base closure area (sec. 866)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 842) that
would amend section 152(a)(2) of title I of division K of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (15 U.S.C. 632 note) to
extend the length of time covered base closure areas may
participate in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone
(HUBZone) program to either 8 years or until the Small Business
Administration announces which areas will qualify for the
HUBZone program after the next decennial census data is
released. This section would also amend section
3(p)(5)(A)(i)(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(p)(5)(A)(i)(I)) to include allowed covered base closure
area HUBZone participants to meet the program's employment
requirements by hiring 35 percent of their employees from any
qualified HUBZone, and would amend section 3(p)(4)(D) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(4)(D)) to extend physical
boundaries of the covered base closure area, for purpose of the
HUBZone program, to include lands within a 25-mile radius of
the base.
The Senate amendment contained two similar provisions
(sec. 882 and 883) that would amend the Small Business Act,
title 15, United States Code to authorize the inclusion of
qualified disaster areas to the Historically Underutilized
Business Zone program administered by the Small Business
Administration and to authorize the inclusion of base closure
areas to the Historically Underutilized Business Zone program
administered by the Small Business Administration.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would combine
both provisions.
Joint venturing and teaming (sec. 867)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 843) that
would amend section 15(e)(4) and 15(q)(1) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(4) and 15 U.S.C. 644(q)(1)),
respectively, by requiring agencies to give due consideration
to the capabilities and past performances of the small
businesses that submit offers as teams or joint ventures when
the contract is bundled, consolidated, or for a multiple-award
contract.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Modification to and scorecard program for small business contracting
goals (sec. 868)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 844) that
would codify a requirement to publish a scorecard on agency
achievements regarding contract awards to small businesses and
require a Government Accountability Office report on the
effectiveness of the scorecard methodology.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment to remove the
requirement for the establishment and execution of the program
before the end of fiscal year 2017.
Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Small
Business Administration; petitions for reconsideration of size
standards (sec. 869)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 845) that
would amend section 5 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634)
that would establish an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the
Small Business Administration that would review petitions for
the revision of small business size standards.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Additional duties of the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization (sec. 870)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 885)
that would require the small business offices in the Office of
the Secretary of Defense and the military departments to serve
as intermediaries between small businesses and contracting
officials prior to the award of contracts in cases where a
small business prospective contractor notifies the small
business office that it has reason to believe that the
contracting process has been modified to preclude a small
business from bidding on the contract or would give another
contractor an unfair competitive advantage.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would amend
section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (title 15, United
States Code, section 644) to describe the responsibilities of
federal agency Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization offices in cases where a small business concern
prior to the award of a contract believes that a solicitation,
request for proposal, or request for quotation might unduly
restrict the ability of the small business concern to compete
for the award.
Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities (sec. 871)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 841) that
would amend section 1633(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to
include consideration of success in attainment of small
business subcontracting goals as part of agency
responsibilities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals under
negotiated comprehensive small business subcontracting plans
(sec. 872)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 828)
that would amend section 834(d) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law
101-189) to require the Secretary of Defense to report to
Congress on any negotiated comprehensive subcontracting plan
that the Secretary determines did not meet the subcontracting
goals negotiated in the plan for the prior fiscal year.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology
projects (sec. 873)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 831)
that would establish a pilot program to provide an exception
from the requirements under sections 2306a(1) and 2313 of title
10, United States Code, for contracts or subcontracts valued at
less than $7.5 million that are awarded based on a technical
merit based selection procedure.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee (sec. 874)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 839) that
would: (1) amend section 411 of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 694b(c)(1)) to increase the
guarantee rate for surety bonds issued pursuant to the Small
Business Administration's (SBA) Preferred Program to 90
percent; (2) amend chapter 93 of title 31, United States Code,
to require that individual sureties have sufficient assets to
redeem the bonds; and (3) provide for a study by the
Comptroller General of the effects of these changes on small
and disadvantaged business enterprises.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would retain
the provision addressing the SBA program and the provision
governing the use of individual sureties. However, each
provision will be subject to a 1-year delay in implementation
to allow for the necessary rulemaking. The conference agreement
does not retain the provisions amending the SBA surety bond
program, nor does it provide for a study by the Comptroller
General.
The conferees believe the compromise will allow for
greater protection of federal agencies and subcontractors
protected by surety bonds, while allowing the SBA more time to
document the effects of changes to the surety bond program made
by section 1695 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239).
Review of Government access to intellectual property rights of private
sector firms (sec. 875)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 835) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract
with an independent entity with appropriate expertise to
conduct a review of Department of Defense regulations and
practices related to Government access to and use of
intellectual property rights of private sector firms.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability assessments of
a determination about defense acquisition program requirements
(sec. 876)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 322) that
would amend section 2505 of title 10, United States Code, to
include in the required periodic assessment of defense
capability an additional requirement for the Secretary of
Defense to also determine the extent to which the requirements
associated with defense acquisition programs can be satisfied
by the present and projected performance capacities of
industries supporting the sectors or capabilities in the
assessment and evaluate the reasons for any variance from
applicable preceding determinations.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the review of the number of industry sources and whether
requirements could be satisfied by industries not actively
supporting the Department of Defense.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule delays
resulting from oversight of defense acquisition programs (sec.
881)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 851) that
would amend section 139 of title 10, United States Code, by
including a new subsection that would require the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation to consider the potential for
increases in program cost estimates or delays in schedule
estimates in the implementation of policies, procedures, and
activities related to operational test and evaluation, and to
take appropriate action to ensure that the conduct of
operational test and evaluation activities do not unnecessarily
impede program schedules or increase program costs.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
that all relevant Department of Defense acquisition, management
and oversight agencies consider the potential for increases in
program costs or cost estimates or delays resulting from their
office's oversight efforts with regards to defense acquisition.
Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of services
contracts (sec. 882)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 857) that
would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics to complete an examination by March
1, 2016, of the decision authority related to acquisition of
services and to develop and promulgate guidance to improve
capabilities related to services contracts requirements
development, source selection, and contract oversight and
management.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems (sec.
883)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 858) that
would revise section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, to
clarify responsibilities for the management of defense business
information technology systems. As a result, this section would
repeal the current reporting requirement contained in section
2222 of title 10, United States Code, and insert a new annual
reporting requirement through the year 2020 on the revised
requirements of section 2222.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision
(section 871).
The conference agreement includes a provision that would
combine the two provisions. The revised section 2222 of title
10, United States Code, streamlines the requirements for
development and management of business systems, as well as
associated reporting requirements; mandates elements of
guidance to be issued by the Secretary of Defense on
investments in and acquisition of business systems; clarifies
the responsibilities of senior officials in the acquisition and
management of business systems; and emphasizes the need for
robust business process engineering prior to investment in
commercial technology or the modification of commercial systems
for use by the Department of Defense.
Procurement of personal protective equipment (sec. 884)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 860) that
would ensure the Secretary of Defense uses best value
contracting methods to the maximum extent practicable when
procuring an item of personal protective equipment.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
824 that would: (1) prohibit the use of reverse auctions and
lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA) contracting methods
for the procurement of personal protective equipment where the
level of quality needed or the failure of the item could result
in combat casualties; and (2) establish a preference for best
value contracting methods when procuring such equipment.
The Senate recedes with an amendment to combine the two
provisions to ensure that the Department of Defense to the
maximum extent practicable uses best value criteria for the
procurement of these items.
The conferees are concerned that an overarching bias
towards reducing prices paid by the Department of Defense (DOD)
to the exclusion of other factors could result in DOD buying
low cost products that have the potential to negatively impact
the safety of U.S. military personnel. The conferees believe
this could be a particular problem with the quality of personal
protective equipment such as combat helmets, body armor,
ballistic eye protection, and other similar individual
equipment issued to U.S. military personnel.
Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic
parts (sec. 885)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 861) that
would amend section 818(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) to
expand the eligibility for covered contractors to include costs
associated with rework and corrective action related to
counterfeit electronic parts as allowable costs under
Department of Defense contracts.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would allow the
Department of Defense to approve of industry-selected trusted
suppliers.
Exception for AbilityOne products from authority to acquire goods and
services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian States, and
Djibouti (sec. 886)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 865) that
would amend Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) and Section 1263
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to
exclude items that can be procured under the AbilityOne
procurement list outlined in section 8503(a) of title 41,
United States Code from preferred local procurement in
Afghanistan, Iraq, Central Asia, and Djibouti.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
884) that would amend section 886 National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note)
and section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) to exclude items in the
procurement list described in section 8503(a) of title 41 from
preferred local procurement in Afghanistan and Central Asia, if
such a good can be produced and delivered by a qualified non-
profit agency for the blind or a non-profit agency for other
severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mission
requirements.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Effective communication between government and industry (sec. 887)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 866) that
would require the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to
prescribe a regulation making clear that agency acquisition
personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible
and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as those
exchanges are consistent with existing law and regulation and
do not promote an unfair competitive advantage to particular
firms.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Standards for procurement of secure information technology and cyber
security systems (sec. 888)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 870) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment
of the application of the Open Trusted Technology Provider
Standard to Department of Defense procurements for information
technology and cyber security acquisitions.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would expand on
the types of open technology standards to be assessed.
Unified information technology services (sec. 889)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 873)
that would require the Department of Defense to conduct a
business case analysis to determine the most effective and
efficient way to acquire common services across Department of
Defense (DOD) networks and ensure interoperability and
competition.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Cloud strategy for Department of Defense (sec. 890)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 874)
that would require the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the
Department of Defense to develop a cloud strategy for the
secret level of classified data and the Secret Internet
Protocol network (SIPRnet). The provision would also require
the CIO to develop a consistent pricing and cost recovery
process for the use by Department of Defense components of the
Intelligence Community's cloud services. The provision would
also require the CIO to assess the feasibility and advisability
of imposing a minimum set of open standards for cloud
infrastructure, middle-ware, metadata, and application
programming interfaces to promote interoperability, information
sharing, access to data, and competition.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Development period for Department of Defense information technology
systems (sec. 891)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 875)
that would amend section 2445b of title 10, United States Code,
to modify requirements applicable to a major automated
information system program that fails to achieve a full
deployment decision within 5 years after the initiation of the
program.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military purpose
nondevelopmental items (sec. 892)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 876)
that would amend section 866 of the Ike Skelton National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-
383) to expand the applicability of the pilot program on the
acquisition of military purpose nondevelopmental items to
additional classes of contractors and apply the standards of
the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (10 U.S.C. 2304) to
these contracts.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Improved auditing of contracts (sec. 893)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 878)
that would authorize the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
to provide outside audit support to non-Defense Agencies upon
certification that the backlog for incurred cost audits is less
than 12 months of incurred cost inventory.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would prohibit
the DCAA from providing outside audit support to non-Defense
Agencies until DCAA certifies that the backlog for incurred
costs is less than 18 months of incurred-cost inventory, not
require the Secretary of Defense to use outside auditing staff
to help address DCAA's audit backlog, and streamline reporting
requirements.
Sense of Congress on evaluation method for procurement of audit or
audit readiness services (sec. 894)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 864) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to establish values and
metrics for the procurement of audit or audit readiness
services and review the offeror's past performance before using
a lowest price, technically acceptable evaluation method for
the procurement of such services.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment stating that before
using the lowest price, technically acceptable evaluation
method for the procurement of audit or audit readiness
services, the Secretary of Defense should establish the values
and metrics for evaluating companies offering audit services,
including financial management and audit expertise and
experience, personnel qualifications and certifications, past
performance, technology, tools, and size.
Mitigating potential unfair competitive advantage of technical advisors
to acquisition programs (sec. 895)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 881)
that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to issue guidance on
identifying and addressing potential unfair competitive
advantage of technical advisors to acquisition officials.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment to revise the
guidance required under the provision.
The conferees believe that the technical advisors
described in the provision include contractors, federally
funded research and development centers, university-affiliated
research centers, non-profit entities, and federal laboratories
that provide systems engineering and technical direction,
participate in technical evaluations, support preparation of
specifications or work statements, or otherwise provide
technical advice to acquisition officials on the conduct of
defense acquisition programs. The conferees further believe
that ``potentially unfair competitive advantage'' includes
unequal access to acquisition officials responsible for award
decisions or allocation of resources, or to acquisition
information relevant to award decisions or allocation of
resources.
In responding to this provision, the conferees expect the
Secretary to review these definitions, as well as the efficacy
of current conflict-of-interest policies, the use of non-
disclosure agreements, the application of appropriate
regulations, and decisions to allocate resources through direct
award of funds to intramural programs or sole-source task
orders to entities that provide technical advice on defense
programs versus open and competitive extramural solicitations.
Based on the results of this review, the conferees expect the
Secretary to review and revise guidance to clarify these issues
if necessary.
The conferees also expect the Secretary to develop
metrics and processes for collecting and evaluating complaints
and concerns relating to examples of the exploitation of unfair
competitive advantage by technical advisors.
Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance (sec. 896)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 879)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a survey
of defense contractors with the highest level of reimbursements
for cost-type contracts and identify the cost to industry of
regulatory compliance with government unique acquisition
regulations and requirements that are not imposed on commercial
item contracts.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases when the
Department of Defense acts as contract intermediary for the
General Services Administration (sec. 897)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 847) on the
sense of Congress on the treatment of the procurement of fire
hoses.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
830) that would clarify that the requirements under chapter 148
of title 10, United States Code would not apply to a contract
executed by the Department of Defense where the Department is
acting as an intermediary for the General Services
Administration (GSA) for purchase of products by other federal
agencies or state and local governments.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the chapter 148 process of
obtaining a domestic non-availability determination of certain
products, such as fire hoses, could have a significant effect
on the ability of Federal agencies to respond to natural
disasters or other emergencies.
Competition for religious services contracts (sec. 898)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 829)
that would ensure that non-profit organizations can compete for
contracts for religious related services on a United States
military installation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Pilot program regarding risk-based contracting for smaller contract
actions under the Truth In Negotiations Act (sec. 899)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 823)
that would amend the Truth in Negotiations Act (Public Law 87-
653; 10 U.S.C. section 2306a) to raise the threshold for the
requirement to provide certified cost or pricing data in non-
price competitive procurements on non-commercial items from the
current $750,000 to $5.0 million and require the Department of
Defense (DOD) to establish a risk-based contracting approach,
under which certified cost or pricing data would be required
for a risk-based sample of contracts, to ensure that DOD is
getting fair and reasonable prices for such contracts.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would establish
a pilot program to test this authority.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Sense of Congress on the desired tenets of the defense acquisition
system
The House bill contained provisions (sec. 800 and sec.
821) that express the sense of Congress that acquisition reform
efforts and weapon system acquisitions require improvement.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the concern that the incentives of the
current acquisition system lead to too many defense
acquisitions concurrently chasing finite dollars. The conferees
are concerned that the Nation often endures weapons delivered
late, at too high of a cost, with performance that falls short,
and that are difficult and costly to maintain. Furthermore, the
conventional acquisition process is not sufficiently agile to
support warfighter demands.
The conferees express the need for reform for national
security reasons to maintain technological and military
dominance. The conferees are concerned that the current process
is so rigid and time-consuming that the Department is often
unable to effectively tap into the innovation occurring in the
commercial marketplace. The conferees note that commercial
research and development (R&D) now represents 75 percent of the
national total, and global R&D is now more than twice that of
the United States. The conferees suggest that removing
unnecessary legislative, regulatory, and cultural barriers to
new commercial competitions is necessary to create better
incentives for and increased access to innovation beyond the
Department. The conferees believe these steps are critical for
national security in the future, especially in areas such as
cyber security, robotics, data analytics, miniaturization, and
autonomy.
The conferees are concerned that the Department of
Defense currently lacks effective oversight over a contracted
services portfolio that has grown in magnitude over the last
decade. The military departments and defense agencies have
failed to adopt leading private sector best practices in the
acquisition and management of commercially available services
and information technologies. Departmental leadership has
limited insight into the services being acquired and even less
awareness of the services that may be needed in the future.
The conferees believe that the acquisition reform
provisions in this bill are a first start in addressing these
challenges but it will require all stakeholders in the
acquisition system--the Department of Defense, Congress, and
industry--to work together to achieve success. Success will be
measured by the timely delivery of affordable and effective
military equipment and services. The conferees will continue to
work for an acquisition system that is more proactive, agile,
transparent, and innovative.
Independent study of matters related to bid protests
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 803) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into a
contract, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, with an independent research entity that is a not-
for-profit entity or a federally funded research and
development center with appropriate expertise and analytical
capability to carry out a comprehensive study of factors
leading to bid protests.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
880) that would require a report by the Government
Accountability Office on bid protests.
The conference agreement does not include either of these
provisions.
Compliance with inventory of contracts for services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 807) that
would limit the expenditure of funds authorized for the
operation of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness until certain conditions are met
regarding the Department of Defense's compliance with the
requirement for an inventory of contracts for services.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees continue to recognize the value of
obtaining better visibility over the use of services contracts
by defense components and agencies to better understand how
contracted services are being used to support Department of
Defense missions. The conferees note a distinction between
services contracts which are measured in the same manner as
staff augmentation contracts of contractor full-time
equivalents and performance-based services contracts and other
services contracts which rely on a high degree of embedded
capital equipment and business process re-engineering. The
conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to examine the
approach the Department is taking to comply with section 2330a,
United States Code, and determine whether it is or is not
producing a product that enhances the oversight of service
contracting activities and submit a report explaining the
results of that examination to the congressional defense
committees no later than March 1, 2016, including efforts to
better manage contractor and civilian personnel costs within
the Department. The conferees recognize the information
technology aspects of the inventory present technical
challenges and encourage the Secretary of Defense to
investigate and pursue existing Department of Defense and
service component information technology systems which could
present a timely solution and provide data relevant to
strategic workforce planning. To the extent that the Secretary
identifies that the process and technology are not producing an
oversight-enhancing product, the conferees expect the Secretary
to propose an alternative method of inventory.
Requirement for acquisition skills assessment biennial strategic
workforce plan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 814) that
would amend section 115b of title 10, United States Code, which
requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a biennial
strategic workforce plan on critical skills and competencies of
the civilian employee workforce of the Department of Defense,
to include an additional assessment of new or expanded critical
skills and competencies needed by the civilian employee
workforce to address new acquisition process requirements
established by law or policy.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Modification to requirements relating to determination of contract type
for major defense acquisition programs and major systems
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 824) that
would amend section 2306 of title 10, United States Code, by
adding a new subsection, and repealing the requirements in
certain subsections of section 818 of the John Warner National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364), relating to the modification of Department of Defense
regulations.
The Senate amendment contained a related provision (sec.
821) that would require the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to be revised to establish a preference
for fixed-price contracts, including fixed-price incentive
contracts, in the determination of contract type for
development programs.
The conference agreement does not include either
provision.
Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in the
national technology and industrial base
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 836) that
would amend section 2534(a) of title 10, United States Code,
and would require certain auxiliary ship components to be
procured from a manufacturer in the national technology and
industrial base.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Policy regarding solid rocket motors used in tactical missiles
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 837) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that every
tactical missile program of the Department of Defense that uses
solid propellant as the primary propulsion system shall have at
least one rocket motor supplier within the national technology
and industrial base and would allow the Secretary to waive this
requirement in the case of compelling national security
reasons.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees agree on the importance of sustaining
rocket motor production options to ensure a healthy tactical
missile industrial base.
FAR Council membership for Administrator of Small Business
Administration
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 838) that
would amend section 1302 of title 41, United States Code, by
adding the Administrator of the Small Business Administration
to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees believe that the FAR Council should work
closely with the Small Business Administration to ensure that
consistent regulations are issued from both organizations, to
the benefit of both Federal agencies and their small business
contractors.
Limitations on reverse auctions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 846) that
would amend the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) to
prohibit the use of reverse auctions for the purchase of
construction services; goods purchased to protect Federal
employees, members of the Armed Forces, or civilians from
bodily harm; and goods or services awarded based on factors
other than price and technical responsibility if the contract
is awarded using a Small Business Act procurement authority.
For all other reverse auctions conducted using a Small Business
Act procurement authority, the provision required training of
contracting officers, restricted the activities that could be
undertaken by third-party agents, required honesty in price
rankings, and required that revisions to offers be permitted
throughout the course of the auction.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that similar language independent of
the Small Business Act and applicable only to the Department of
Defense was adopted as section 824 of the Carl Levin and Howard
P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291). Recognizing that two-
thirds of reverse auctions are conducted outside of the
Department of Defense, the conferees see value in addressing
the use of this procurement method in civilian agencies but
believe it is premature to place additional restrictions upon
the Department until section 824 of last year's authorization
is implemented.
Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for
contract services
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 863) that
would extend the limitation on the aggregate annual amount
available for contract services.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Strengthening program and project management performance by the
Department of Defense
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 867) that
would require the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget to develop a plan to strengthen program and project
management performance for improving management of IT programs
and projects.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
810) that would outline Department of Defense responsibilities
under chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code for improving
program and project management.
The conference agreement does not include either
provision.
Synchronization of defense acquisition curricula
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 868) that
would require that the President of the Defense Acquisition
University convene an annual review board to synchronize
defense acquisition curricula across the Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the Defense Acquisition
University (DAU) plays an important role in enhancing the
quality and innovative capacity of the defense acquisition
workforce. DAU training and education will be critical to
enable the workforce to better position DOD to access global
and commercial technologies and services, as well as to put the
tenets of acquisition reform into actual practice. The
conferees urge DAU to work with other educational institutions
within and outside DOD to leverage a wide array of available
expertise and synchronize acquisition educational activities,
best practices and curricula. Further, in order to enhance
education and training of the acquisition workforce and support
effective acquisition reform, the conferees direct DAU to
engage with leading educational and research experts on
procurement and acquisition issues from both within and outside
the Federal Government, including through personal exchanges,
joint studies and analyses, and other interactions.
Research and analysis of defense acquisition policy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 869) that
would amend section 1746(a) of title 10, United States Code to
add examples of academic institutions that could be used for
the research and analysis of defense acquisition policy issues.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Modifications to the justification and approval process for certain
sole-source contracts for small business concerns
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 871) that
would repeal the requirement for the simplified justification
and approval process established in section 811 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84; 123 Stat. 2405; 41 U.S.C. 3304 note).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Annual report on foreign procurements
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 886)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report
relating to specific foreign procurements by the Department of
Defense that result from waivers to the Buy America Act.
The House bill had no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the Department's Report to
Congress on Fiscal Year 2014 Purchases from Foreign Entities
identified approximately $5.4 billion in spending on nearly
23,000 purchases for which the restrictions of the Buy America
Act are not applicable because they are for items that are
manufactured and used outside the United States.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit
to the appropriate congressional defense committees a report
listing specific procurements by the Department of Defense in
fiscal year 2016 of articles, materials, or supplies valued
greater than $5.0 million, using the exception under section
8302(a)(2)(A) of title 41, United States Code, relating to
articles, materials, and supplies for use outside the United
States. The conferees note that this report may be submitted as
part of the report required under section 8305 of such title.
Title IX--Department of Defense Organization and Management
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Update of statutory functions of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff relating to joint force development activities (sec. 901)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 903) that
would amend section 153(a)(5), title 10, United States Code, by
adding a new subsection that would require the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff to advise the Secretary of Defense 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.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
901).
The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps (sec. 902)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 904) that
would express the sense of Congress that the United States
Marine Corps, within the Department of the Navy, should remain
the Nation's expeditionary crisis response force and that the
Marine Corps should be organized, trained, and equipped in the
manner and for such purposes specified in section 5063 of title
10, United States Code.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1048).
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the
Navy and Marine Corps
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 901) that
would redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department
of the Navy and Marine Corps.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Change of period for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff review of
the Unified Command Plan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 902) that
would amend section 161(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code,
to change the period for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
review of the Unified Command Plan from 2 years to 4 years.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Reorganization and redesignation of Office of Family Policy and Office
of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 902)
that would amend sections 1781, 1781(a), 1781c, and 131 of
title 10, United States Code, to reorganize and redesignate the
Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special
Needs and the Office of Family Policy into the Office of
Military Family Readiness Policy. The provision would also
require the director of the Office of Military Family Readiness
Policy to be a member of the Senior Executive Service or a
general or flag officer.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Guidelines for conversion of functions performed by civilian or
contractor personnel to performance by military personnel
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 907) that
would provide guidelines for the conversion of functions
performed by civilian or contractor personnel to performance by
military personnel.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees have included in the outcome for sec. 321
of the House bill an additional reporting requirement related
to the methodology for making cost comparisons between
Department of Defense workforce sectors.
Title X--General Provisions
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
General transfer authority (sec. 1001)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1001) that
would allow the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $5.0
billion of fiscal year 2016 funds authorized in division A of
this Act to unforeseen higher priority needs.
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1001) that
would allow the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $4.5
billion of fiscal year 2016 funds authorized in division A of
this Act to unforeseen higher priority needs.
The House recedes.
Accounting standards to value certain property, plant, and equipment
items (sec. 1002)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1003) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with the
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board to establish
accounting standards for large and unordinary general property,
plant, and equipment items.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Report on auditable financial statements (sec. 1003)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1004) that
would require the Department of Defense to develop a report
ranking organizations according to their advancement in the
achievement of auditable financial statements.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would modify
the reporting requirement.
The conferees note that 2015 marks 10 years implementing
audit and financial management improvement efforts under the
Department's Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR)
plan. The conferees are concerned that recent setbacks could
affect the long term goals of the Department. For fiscal year
2014, the Department significantly scaled back its effort to
audit the one-year Statement of Budgetary Activity (SBA)
instead of the multi-year Statement of Budgetary Resources
(SBR) required by the 2014 statutory deadline. In 2015, the
Department withdrew its clean opinion on the Marine Corps'
fiscal year 2012 SBA. Despite substantial and unquantified
resources being invested in IT systems, personnel, training,
and consulting services over the last decade, progress remains
limited.
The Department's 2017 deadline to declare audit readiness
for its full complement of financial statements is fast
approaching. Well-known and well-documented material weaknesses
that are supposed to be addressed under the FIAR plan remain in
place. The conferees look forward to continued discussions with
the Department on how these weaknesses will be resolved in time
for the full audit of the Department's fiscal year 2018
financial statements.
Further, the conferees believe that the Department should
better understand best practices of private and public sector
organizations who have obtained and maintained clean audits,
including many who are large, multinational corporations, deal
with emergency operations, and work with classified materials
and activities. The conferees expect that the implementation of
some of these practices, especially the use of organizational
incentives to drive change, development of milestones to
measure progress towards auditability, and more strategic and
rigorous business process re-engineering and IT modernization,
will support DOD's efforts to obtain clean audits in a more
effective and efficient manner.
Sense of Senate on sequestration (sec. 1004)
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1004) that
stated sequestration is an inadequate budgeting tool to address
the nation's deficits and debt and that relief must be
accomplished for fiscal year 2016 and 2017. Furthermore relief
should include equal defense and non-defense relief and be
offset through changes in mandatory and discretionary
categories, and revenues.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that states budget
caps imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 must be modified
or eliminated through a bipartisan legislative agreement.
Annual audit of financial statements of Department of Defense
components by independent external auditors (sec. 1005)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1002)
that would require the Department of Defense Inspector General
to fulfill its statutory audit responsibilities to perform
financial statement audits for the military departments and
other designated components of the Department by contracting
with independent external auditors.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify
the selection and reporting requirements.
Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities
Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and
counterterrorism campaign in Colombia (sec. 1011)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1011)
that would extend for 2 fiscal years the authority of the
Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to support the
unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign of the
Government of Colombia (Section 1021 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375)),
as most recently amended by section 1011 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291).
The House bill contained no similar provisions.
The House recedes.
Extension and expansion of authority to provide additional support for
counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments (sec.
1012)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1011) that
would extend, by 1 year, the authority to provide support for
counterdrug activities of certain foreign governments
originally authorized by subsection (a)(2) of section 1033 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
(Public Law 105-85), and most recently amended by section 1013
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291).
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1012)
that would amend section 1033 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85), as
most recently amended by section 1013 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291). Specifically, the
provision would extend the Department of Defense's (DOD)
authority to provide additional support for counterdrug
activities of certain foreign governments through fiscal year
2017, as well as add Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia as countries
eligible to receive assistance under this authority.
The House recedes with an amendment that would add the
Governments of Kenya and Tanzania to the list of governments
eligible to receive support under this authority as well as
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
congressional defense committees on the Department's planned
use of this authority in the future.
The conferees believe that the growing nexus between
terrorism and transnational organized crime in East Africa
warrants increased attention by the Department of Defense.
Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to
develop and submit not later than December 31, 2015 a plan for
building the capacity of the Government of Somalia to combat
the threat posed by illicit trafficking.
Sense of the Congress on Central America (sec. 1013)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1012) that
would express a series of findings and a statement of policy on
a Plan Central America to address violence, instability,
illicit trafficking, and transnational organized crime in the
region.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express
the Sense of Congress that the United States should, to the
extent practicable, prioritize efforts to address the
challenges to regional security in Central America.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards
Additional information supporting long-range plans for construction of
naval vessels (sec. 1021)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1024)
that would require the Secretary of the Defense to provide
additional information in the annual naval vessel construction
plan required by section 231 of title 10, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund (sec. 1022)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1051) that
would amend section 1022 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) by expanding the transfer
authority provided to the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund
from the Department of the Navy to the Department of Defense;
providing authority to enter into economic order quantity
contracts for ballistic missile submarines and other nuclear
powered vessels; and providing incremental funding and
facilities funding authority. This section further requires the
Secretary of the Navy to submit a report on the Fund to the
congressional defense committees by March 1, 2016, and annually
through the year 2025.
The Senate amendment contained a provision that would
expand the transfer authority provided to the National Sea-
Based Deterrence Fund from the Department of the Navy to the
Department of Defense (sec. 1022).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would expand
the Fund to include the authorization of incremental funding
authority, economic order quantity contract authority, advance
construction authority, and transfer authority from any
Department of Defense appropriation. In addition, the Senate
amendment would add the authorization to transfer unobligated
fiscal year 2017 funds into the Fund.
Because the Ohio-class replacement program is scheduled
to carry 70 percent of our nation's strategic weapons and the
fiscal investments will make this program one of the largest
acquisition efforts in the Department of Defense, the conferees
believe that the Secretary should have the authority to
implement streamlined financial management and acquisition
strategies for the program, including appropriate use of
incremental funding and economic order quantity authority. The
conferees believe that the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund
could provide the Secretary with that flexibility, while
ensuring that Congress has the correct visibility into the
program. To that end, the conferees expect that a budget
request for the Fund would be accompanied by information
sufficient for Congress to exercise adequate oversight of the
Fund and urge the Secretary of Defense to develop a fiscal
strategy that supports this strategic investment.
To better assess the most efficient method of procuring
the Ohio-class replacement program and providing the oversight
necessary for this unique investment, the conferees direct the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees with the fiscal year 2017 budget request
that includes the following elements:
(1) The acquisition strategy to build Ohio-class
replacement submarines that will leverage the enhanced
procurement authorities provided in the Fund, including
allocation, facility, and vendor base considerations;
(2) An identification of any additional authorities
the Secretary may need to make management of the Ohio-
class replacement more efficient;
(3) An assessment of the acquisition strategy
developed in paragraph (1) with a conventional
acquisition strategy to include a cost assessment and
overall impacts to the submarine industrial base;
(4) A description of how funds would be requested
in and obligated from the National Sea-Based Deterrence
Fund, including what, if any, connection the Fund will
have with other appropriations accounts (e.g.,
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy);
(5) An explanation of how financial management
accountability and transparency would be maintained
related to funds moving in to and out of the National
Sea-Based Deterrence Fund; and
(6) Ohio-class replacement construction elements
that have been included in Research, Development,
Testing and Evaluation, Navy budget request, including
nuclear components and common missile compartment
construction efforts, listed by program element title
and number with requested funding.
The conferees look forward to reviewing the Secretary's
report, including options to better support an efficient
acquisition strategy that could include coordinating with the
Virginia-class submarine program, which will continue during
the Ohio-class replacement submarine construction period.
According to the Navy, it is likely that these programs will
share some common components. The Navy may be able to
coordinate component procurement across both submarine programs
to achieve better efficiency and cost savings. Such
coordination might be managed within the normal appropriations
accounts, or could be facilitated by providing additional
flexibility within the Fund.
Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy
mess operations afloat (sec. 1023)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1022) that
would extend the authority for reimbursement of expenses for
certain Navy mess operations afloat authorized in section 1014
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), as amended by section
1021 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383), from September 30, 2015
to September 30, 2020, and certain technical and clarifying
amendments.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1023).
The Senate recedes.
Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga
class cruisers or dock landing ships (sec. 1024)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1023) that
would limit the obligation and expenditure of funds authorized
to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year
2016 for the retirement, inactivation, or storage of
Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Whidbey Island-class amphibious
ships. The provision would also require the modernization of
two Ticonderoga-class cruisers to begin in fiscal year 2016
only after sufficient materials are available to begin the
modernization period. Finally, the modernization period would
be limited to 2 years with the ability of the Secretary of the
Navy to extend the period for another 6 months.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would only
prohibit the retirement, preparation for retirement,
inactivation, or placement in storage of any Ticonderoga-class
cruisers or Whidbey Island-class amphibious ships, except to
allow the modernization and upgrades for those ships to
continue in accordance with the plan required by section 1026
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291).
The Navy is inducting two cruisers into modernization
status in fiscal year 2015 and plans to induct two additional
cruisers into this status in fiscal year 2016. However, the
conferees understand the Navy has not programmed the manpower
and operations funding for the remaining seven cruisers in the
future years defense program (FYDP) beyond fiscal year 2016.
The conferees also understand that the FYDP does not support
the long-term plan for modernization of these cruisers and dock
landing ships beyond fiscal year 2018.
This is at odds with statements by Secretary of the Navy
Ray Mabus that he is ``100-percent'' committed to ensuring the
ships are modernized and returned back to sea and similar
statements by other administration officials.
The lack of fiscal support in the fiscal year 2016 FYDP
and previous requests for the early retirement of some of these
cruisers has led the conferees to question the administration's
resolve to retain all of these cruisers through the end of
their service lives. In order to demonstrate the
administration's commitment to the plan, it is incumbent on the
administration to close this gap in force structure statements
and fiscal decisions. Continued conferee acceptance of the
Navy's plan will be predicated on the administration's decision
to fully program across the FYDP for manpower, readiness, and
modernization for all cruisers and dock landing ships.
Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic missile defense
capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers (sec. 1025)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1024) that
would prohibit the removal of ballistic missile capabilities
from any of the Ticonderoga-class cruisers until the Secretary
of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees
that the Navy has obtained the ballistic missile capabilities
required by the most recent Navy Force Structure Assessment or
determined to upgrade such cruisers with an equal or improved
ballistic missile defense capability.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that adds the
following third option to the Secretary of the Navy's
certification--obtaining at least 40 large surface combatants
with ballistic missile defense capability.
Independent assessment of United States Combat Logistic Force
requirements (sec. 1026)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 143) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into an
agreement with a federally funded research and development
center to conduct an assessment of the anticipated future
demands of the combat logistics force ships of the Navy and the
challenges these ships may face when conducting and supporting
future naval operations in contested maritime environments.
This section would also require the Secretary of Defense to
submit the assessment to the congressional defense committees
by April 1, 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
(sec. 1031)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1036) that
would prohibit the use of funds provided to any department or
agency of the United States Government for the transfer or
release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to or within the United States for two
years after enactment of the Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1032) that would prohibit the use of funds provided to the
Department of Defense for the transfer or release of
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba to or within the United States. This provision would
allow transfers to the United States for trial or continued
detention pursuant to the Authorization for the Use of Military
Force (Public Law 107-40) after the Secretary of Defense
submits to the appropriate committees a plan for the
disposition of all detainees held at Guantanamo, and the
Congress approves of the plan through a joint resolution of
Congress.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that the prohibition
would apply to the Department of Defense and would expire on
December 31, 2016.
Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the
United States to house detainees transferred from United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1032)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1037) that
would prohibit the use of funds provided to any department or
agency of the United States Government to construct or modify
the facilities in the United States to house individuals
detained at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, for two years after enactment of the Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1032) that would expire after the Secretary of Defense submits
to the appropriate committees a plan for the disposition of all
detainees held at Guantanamo, and the Congress approves of the
plan through a joint resolution of Congress as provided by
another section in this title.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that the prohibition
would apply to the Department of Defense and would expire on
December 31, 2016.
Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain
countries of individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1033)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1042) that
would prohibit the use of funds provided to any department or
agency of the United States Government to transfer or release
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, to Yemen for a period of two years.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1035) that would prohibit the use of funds provided to the
Department of Defense to transfer or release individuals
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
to Yemen until December 31, 2016.
The House recedes with an amendment to terminate the
prohibition on December 31, 2016 and clarify the list of
countries to which a detainee from Guantanamo cannot be
transferred.
Reenactment and modification of certain prior requirements for
certifications relating to transfer of detainees at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign
countries and other foreign entities (sec. 1034)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1039) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to certify that the
transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a foreign country met certain
requirements.
The Senate amendment contained a similar amendment (sec.
1033) that would expire upon Congress passing a joint
resolution approving of a plan submitted by the Secretary of
Defense on the disposition of all GTMO detainees, as provided
for in another section of this title.
The House recedes with an amendment clarifying the scope
of the certification.
Comprehensive detention strategy (sec. 1035)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1032)
that would prohibit the use of funds provided to the Department
of Defense for the transfer or release of individuals detained
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to or
within the United States. This provision would allow transfers
to the United States for trial or continued detention pursuant
to the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (Public Law
107-40) after the Secretary of Defense submits to the
appropriate committees a plan for the disposition of all
detainees held at Guantanamo, and Congress passes a joint
resolution approving that plan.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require a
comprehensive detention strategy to be provided to the
congressional defense committees setting forth the details of
such a detention strategy for current and future individuals
captured and held pursuant to the Authorization for Use of
Military Force pending the end of hostilities. The conferees
expect that discussion to include an explanation of the
Department's plan for the disposition of all detainees held at
Guantanamo, on a case-by-case basis, and the costs associated
with each element of that plan.
Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces or closure of
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1036)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1060) that
prohibited the use of funds made available to the Department of
Defense up until December 31, 2016, to close or abandon the
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, relinquish
control of Guantanamo Bay to Cuba, or modify the Treaty Between
the United States and Cuba signed on May 29, 1934.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment that would
make technical modifications and incorporate a requirement for
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report regarding the
military value of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
Report on current detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, determined or assessed to be high risk or medium
risk (sec. 1037)
The Senate amendment contained an amendment (sec. 1036)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report
to appropriate committees on the individuals detained at
Guantanamo Bay previously assessed to be high or medium risk,
whether the assessments on those individuals has changed, and
the information supporting those assessments.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment clarifying the scope
of information requested in the report.
Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and individuals
formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba (sec. 1038)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1034) that
would include in the report required by Section 319(c) of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32) a
summary of all known contact between any individual formerly
detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and any
individual known or suspected to be associated with a foreign
terrorist group, and a description of whether any of the
contact described in the summary included any information or
discussion about hostilities against the United States or its
allies or partners.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment clarifying that the
summary should include a description of any information or
discussion about planning for or conducting hostilities against
the United States or its allies or partners, or information on
the organizational, logistical, or resource needs or activities
of any terrorist group.
Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about recidivism of
individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1039)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1035) that
would include in the report required by Section 319(c) of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32)
information on each individual found to have reengaged in
terrorism. Specifically, the provision would require
information on the period of time between release of such
individual from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the date at which the
individual was confirmed to have reengaged in terrorist
activities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment clarifying that the
report would include information on the dates of release and
the dates of confirmation of reengagement for all such
individuals.
Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with foreign
countries regarding transfer of detainees at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1040)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1037)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide to
appropriate committees a report on any written agreement
entered into between the United States and any foreign country
regarding an individual detained at Guantanamo who was
transferred to a foreign country.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment clarifying the
information requested for the report.
Report on use of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and
other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prisons or
detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment or other
propaganda of terrorist organizations (sec. 1041)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1038)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to report to
Congress on the propaganda and recruitment value for terrorist
organizations of the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, and any other Department of Defense or Bureau of
Prisons prison or other detention or disciplinary facility.
The House bill contained no such provision.
The House recedes with an amendment requiring the
Department of Defense to provide a one-time report to the
appropriate committees that covers the entire period after
September 11, 2001.
Permanent authority to provide rewards through Government personnel of
allied forces and certain other modifications to Department of
Defense program to provide rewards (sec. 1042)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that
would modify section 127b of title 10, United States Code, to
make permanent the authority to make rewards to a person
providing information or non-lethal assistance to U.S.
Government personnel or government personnel of allied forces
participating in a combined operation with U.S. Armed Forces
conducted outside the United States against terrorism, or
providing such information or assistance that is beneficial to
force protection associated with such an operation.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1039) that would modify and extend section 127b of title 10,
United States Code through December 31, 2016, as well as create
a notification requirement for when the Secretary of Defense
designates a country as a country in which an operation is
occurring in connection with which rewards may be paid by this
section.
The House recedes with an amendment that would make the
authority permanent and incorporate the notification
requirement from the Senate provision.
Sunset on exception to congressional notification of sensitive military
operations (sec. 1043)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that
would modify section 130f of title 10, United States Code, by
striking the exception to the notification requirement for a
sensitive military operation executed within the territory of
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan pursuant to the
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would repeal
the exception for sensitive military operations conducted
within the territory of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on
December 31, 2017.
In the classified annex that accompanies this report, the
conferees direct periodic reporting on Afghanistan to the
congressional defense committees.
Repeal of semiannual reports on obligation and expenditure of funds for
the combating terrorism program (sec. 1044)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1033) that
would modify reporting requirements for budget information
related to program for combating terrorism as required by
section 229 of title 10, United States Code. This section would
specifically eliminate subsection (d) of section 229, regarding
semiannual reports on obligations and expenditures.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Limitation on interrogation techniques (sec. 1045)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1040)
that would limit interrogation techniques to those in the Army
Field Manual for individuals in the custody or under the
effective control of an officer, employee, or agent of the
United States Government, or detained within a facility owned,
operated, or controlled by a department or agency of the United
States, in any armed conflict.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would make the
limitation on interrogation techniques inapplicable to law
enforcement and requires an update to the Army Field Manual no
sooner than three years after the date of enactment. The
conferees recognize that law enforcement personnel may continue
to use authorized non-coercive techniques of interrogation, and
that Army Field Manual 2-22.3 is designed to reflect best
practices for interrogation to elicit reliable statements.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Department of Defense excess property program (sec. 1051)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1052) that
would make changes to excess defense article donations
authorized under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code.
Specifically, the provision would require the establishment of
a public website containing information on certain transfers
made under the program, establish specific criteria for State
program managers to be met before the Defense Logistics Agency
may transfer certain types of equipment, and mandate several
reviews of program objectives and efficacy, to include training
recommendations, by a federally funded research and development
center, the Comptroller General of the United States, and the
Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment to include
additional requirements on transfer of controlled property, a
study on controlled property transfers, the incidence of
controlled property that is lost or unaccounted for, and
procedures governing the return of controlled property to the
Department of Defense.
Sale or donation of excess personal property for border security
activities (sec. 1052)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1060b) that
would amend Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, to
include border security activities as a specific category
eligible for the transfer of excess personal property of the
Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that any controlled equipment, as
designated in Department of Defense Instruction 4160.28, Volume
2, or any succeeding instruction, transferred to the Department
of Homeland Security through the ``1033 program'' as amended by
this section remains the property of the Department of Defense,
and this section does not authorize the Department of Homeland
Security to transfer controlled DOD equipment to any non-
federal entity. The conferees expect the Department of Defense
and the Department of Homeland Security to use memoranda of
agreement similar to those used for the transfer of equipment
to law enforcement agencies to state the conditions of transfer
and compliance, including that non-compliance requires the
return of all equipment to DOD.
Management of military technicians (sec. 1053)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1046)
that would convert not less than 20 percent of the general
administration, clerical, financial, and office service
occupation positions identified in the report of the Secretary
of Defense under section 519 of the Ike Skelton National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 112-
81; 125 Stat. 1397) from military technician (dual status)
positions to positions filled by individuals who are employed
under section 3103 of title 5, United States Code, by no later
than January 1, 2017. The provision also requires the phased-in
termination of military technicians (non-dual status) to begin
on January 1, 2017.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Limitation on transfer of certain AH-64 Apache helicopters from Army
National Guard to regular Army and related personnel levels
(sec. 1054)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1053) that
would change section 1712 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Authority to provide training and support to personnel of foreign
ministries of defense (sec. 1055)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (1082) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide training to
personnel of foreign ministries of defense (or ministries with
security force oversight), or regional organizations with
security missions for the purpose of: (1) enhancing civilian
oversight of foreign security forces; (2) establishing
responsible defense governance and internal controls in order
to help build effective, transparent, and accountable defense
institutions; (3) assessing organizational weaknesses and
establishing a roadmap for addressing shortfalls; and (4)
enhancing ministerial, general or joint staff, service level
core competencies such as personnel and readiness, acquisition
and logistics, strategy and policy, and financial management.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would sunset the
authority on December 31, 2017.
Information operations and engagement technology demonstrations (sec.
1056)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1055) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot
program or multiple pilot programs related to information and
strategic communications capabilities to support the geographic
and functional combatant commanders.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to carry out a series of technology
demonstrations, subject to the availability of funds for such
purpose or to a prior approval reprogramming, related to
information operations and information engagement to support
the geographic and functional combatant commanders, with
associated notification requirements.
Prohibition on the use of funds for the retirement of helicopter sea
combat squadron 84 and 85 aircraft (sec. 1057)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1056) that
would prohibit the obligation of appropriated funds to retire,
prepare to retire, transfer or place in stowage any aircraft in
Helicopter Sea Squadrons 84 and 85 until the Secretary of the
Navy certifies to Congress that the Navy has conducted a cost-
benefit analysis, identified a replacement capability and
deployed the capability.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
The conferees expect the directed cost-benefit analysis
to include any cost-sharing arrangements between the combatant
commanders, including U.S. Special Operations Command, and the
Navy, as well as a long term plan for recapitalization of the
deployed capability.
Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain
landmines (sec. 1058)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1057) that
limits the Department of Defense's ability to destroy any anti-
personnel landmines (APL) until the Secretary of Defense
provides a comprehensive study on the tactical and operational
impacts of a ban on APL, a strategy for replacing current APL
systems that are compliant with current DOD policy, and a
certification that alternative systems will not endanger
members of the Armed Forces. The provision provides an
exception for landmines certified as unsafe by the Secretary.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
the required certification and would link the limitation on the
obligation or expenditure of funds for the destruction of anti-
personnel landmine munitions, with the exception included in
the House provision, to the delivery of a new report to be
delivered to Congress within 180 days after the enactment of
this Act.
The conferees understand the Secretary of Defense is
conducting an Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) on Area Denial
Capability Development to include next generation anti-
personnel landmines, and that the AOA is expected to be
complete in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. The
conferees expect this AOA to inform the report required in this
provision. The conferees further direct the Secretary of
Defense to provide the AOA to the congressional defense
committees on its completion.
Department of Defense authority to provide assistance to secure the
southern land border of the United States (sec. 1059)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1041)
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, with concurrence
of the Secretary of Homeland Security, to provide assistance to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the purpose of
increasing the ongoing efforts to secure the southern land
border of the United States.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment and
additional reporting requirements.
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports
Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency planning
guidance information to Congress (sec. 1060)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1061) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide to the
congressional committees, not later than 120 days after the
enactment of this Act, a report containing summaries of the
defense planning guidance and contingency planning guidance
developed in accordance with the requirements of such section,
and to include those summaries in the annual budget documents
submitted to Congress. Additionally, this section would provide
a limitation on the obligation or expenditure of 25 percent of
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, until 15 days after the date on which the
Secretary of Defense submits the first report required by this
section.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
the funding limitation for the Office of the Secretary of
Defense.
Expedited meetings of the National Commission on the Future of the Army
(sec. 1061)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1069) that
would amend section 1702(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291: 128 Stat. 3665). The section
would be amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``Section 10 of Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. I) shall not apply to a meeting of the Commission
unless the meeting is attended by 5 or more members of the
Commission.''
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Modification of certain reports submitted by Comptroller General of the
United States (sec. 1062)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1062) that
would amend section 3255(a)(2) of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2455), to provide the Comptroller
General of the United States, in any odd-numbered year, 150
days to submit the report required by such section. This
provision would also amend section 3134 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) to
eliminate a requirement for the Comptroller General to conduct
a final review of all projects carried out by the Department of
Energy's Office of Environmental Management using American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) funds.
The Senate amendment contained two similar provisions
(sec. 3120 and 3121) that would extend the Government
Accountability Office's annual reporting deadline for reviewing
the budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration
weapons program from 90 days to 150 days in odd-numbered years
when NNSA is required to submit a detailed Stockpile
Stewardship Management Plan (SSMP). Additionally, section 3121
would repeal phase three of section 3134 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84) related to defense environmental cleanup projects, as the
Government Accountability Office has reported on all phases of
this project.
The Senate recedes. The conferees emphasize that, to
support the legislative calendar in odd-numbered years, the
Comptroller General should still provide the congressional
defense committees interim briefings on the SSMP.
Report on implementation of the geographically distributed force
laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific
Command (sec. 1063)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1063) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), to submit a
report to congressional defense committees no later than March
1, 2016 on the Department of Defense's plans for implementing
the geographically distributed force laydown in the area of
responsibility of U.S. Pacific Command.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Independent study of national security strategy formulation process
(sec. 1064)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1064) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to contract with an
independent research entity to carry out a study of the
Department of Defense role in, and process for, the formulation
of national security strategy. This study would include several
case studies on the role of the Department of Defense in the
formulation of previous national security strategies and issues
related to the formulation process throughout the history of
the United States and a complete review and analysis of the
current national security strategy formulation process as it
relates to the Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would also
require the report to include recommendations for the executive
and legislative branches on the best practices for enabling the
Department of Defense to formulate long-term strategy. The
conferees believe the Secretary of Defense should continue to
make every effort to recruit, cultivate, and further strategic
thinking within the Department.
Report on the status of detection, identification, and disablement
capabilities related to remotely piloted aircraft (sec. 1065)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1067) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit, not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a report
to the congressional defense committees addressing the
suitability of existing capabilities to detect, identify, and
disable remotely piloted aircraft operating within special use
and restricted airspace.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Report on options to accelerate the training of remotely piloted
aircraft pilots (sec. 1066)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1067) that
would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit, not
later than February 1, 2016, a report to the congressional
defense committees addressing the immediate and critical
training and operational needs of the remotely piloted aircraft
community.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Studies of fleet platform architectures for the Navy (sec. 1067)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1021)
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to commission three
studies to be submitted to the congressional defense committees
in unclassified, and to the extent necessary, in classified
versions to recommend potential future fleet architectures.
These studies would provide competing visions and alternatives
for future fleet architectures. One study would be performed by
the Department of the Navy, with input from the Naval Surface
Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. The second study would be
performed by a federally funded research and development
center. The third study would be conducted by a qualified
independent, non-governmental institute, as selected by the
Secretary of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would modify the
required submission date of the reports to April 1, 2016.
The conferees note that the majority of the total
ownership costs for Navy surface ships, almost 70 percent, is
comprised of operating and support costs incurred over the life
of a ship. Personnel costs are the largest contributor to
operating and support costs incurred over a ship's life cycle.
As such, transitioning from the personnel- and workload-
intensive ships of the past to optimally crewed ships with
reduced workloads has potential to free up resources for the
Navy to use in recapitalizing the fleet. However, previous
studies have found that reduced and optimal manning initiatives
were implemented without complete analysis and may have had
detrimental effects on crew training and the material condition
of some legacy class ships. In addition, reductions in crew
size are frequently offset by increases in shore support and
contractor personnel to address shipboard workload.
The Navy's newest surface ship classes, the Ford-class
aircraft carrier, the Littoral Combat Ship and the Zumwalt-
class destroyer, have been designed to leverage technology and
optimal manning concepts to reduce the total crew sizes aboard
these ships, but the impact of these efforts on reducing total
ownership costs have not been fully demonstrated. Therefore,
the conferees direct the Comptroller General of the United
States to prepare a report to the congressional defense
committees by July 1, 2016 as to the following elements:
1. To what extent has the Navy implemented reduced
manning initiatives in the surface fleet?
2. To what extent has the Navy identified total
manpower requirements, including both shipboard and
shore-based, to support optimally manned ships over
their life cycle?
3. To what extent have manning reductions on Navy
surface ships resulted in reductions to total ownership
costs and to what extent has the Navy realized its
projected manpower reductions and cost savings?
4. How have reduced manning initiatives impacted
the Navy's plans to operate and support ship classes in
the areas of personnel, training, and maintenance
(e.g., training qualification times, contractor support
for shipboard maintenance, shipboard system
casualties)?
5. To what extent does the Navy rely on
technological innovations and design features to enable
manning reductions in new ship construction, and to
what extent have these reductions been realized after
the ships have entered service?
Report on strategy to protect United States national security interests
in the Arctic region (sec. 1068)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1043)
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to submit not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act a report
that sets forth an updated military strategy for the protection
of United States national security interests in the Arctic
region.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Comptroller General briefing and report on major medical facility
projects of Department of Veterans Affairs (sec. 1069)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1085)
that would require the Comptroller General of the United States
to provide a briefing 270 days after the enactment of this Act
and a report not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act on the administration and oversight Department of
Veterans Affairs of contracts for the design and construction
of major medical facility projects, as defined in section
8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments (sec. 1070)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1063)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives not later than March 1, 2016, and each year
thereafter, the most current Department of Defense Munitions
and Munitions Sufficiency Assessments, as defined in Department
of Defense Instruction 3000.04. The provision would also
require the Department of Defense to provide the committees the
most recently approved Joint Requirements Oversight Council
memo resulting from the annual Munitions Requirements Process.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would sunset the
requirement to submit reports and assessments in the provision
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Potential role for United States ground forces in the Pacific theater
(sec. 1071)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1064)
that would require the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct a comprehensive operational
assessment of a potential future role for U.S. ground forces in
the island chains of the western Pacific in creating anti-
access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities in cooperation with
host nations to deter and defeat aggression in the region.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with amendments.
The conferees direct the Secretary and the Chairman to
conduct the assessment required by subsection (a) using
operations research methods and wargaming, in addition to
historical analysis of the use of ground forces by the United
States and Japan in the Pacific theater during World War II,
technical analysis, analysis of force structure impacts, and
any other analysis they deem appropriate. Further, in making
this assessment, the Secretary should consider the potential
geopolitical impact on the United States posture in the Pacific
theater associated with a strategy of long-term engagement by
United States ground forces.
The conferees also direct the Secretary and the Chairman
to confer with U.S. Pacific Command; the Joint Requirements and
Analysis Division and the wargaming resources of the
Warfighting Analysis Division of the Force Structure,
Resources, and Assessment Directorate of the Joint Staff,
augmented as necessary and appropriate from the war colleges of
the military departments; the Office of Net Assessment; any
appropriate federally funded research and development centers
(FFRDCs); and any other organizations or divisions as they deem
appropriate.
Additionally, the conferees note that the term ``ground
forces'' in this section is inclusive of all U.S. military
services, including both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to military
personnel issues (sec. 1072)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1071) that
would repeal or revise certain reporting requirements related
to military personnel authorities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would restore
several report requirements.
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to readiness
(sec. 1073)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1072) that
would repeal or revise Department of Defense reporting
requirements relating to readiness.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to naval vessels
and Merchant Marine (sec. 1074)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1073) that
would repeal or revise certain reporting requirements that are
overly burdensome, duplicative, or outdated.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
the following language from the House provision: ``(c) Amending
section 126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to delete a requirement
for a quarterly report on Mission Modules of the Littoral
Combat Ship;''; ``(d) Deleting section 124 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) that required an assessment prior to the start of
construction on the first ship of a shipbuilding program;'' and
``(e) Amending section 122 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) to
delete a quarterly reporting requirement associated with the
Ford-class carrier;''.
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to civilian
personnel (sec. 1075)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1077) that
would repeal or revise certain reporting requirements to
include:
(a) Amending section 1110(i) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public
Law 111-84), by striking a report on the pilot program
for the temporary exchange of information technology
personnel.
(b) Amending section 1001(g) of the Strom Thurmond
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(Public Law 105-261) by striking the annual report on
extension and modification of experimental personnel
management program for scientific and technical
personnel.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to nuclear,
proliferation, and related matters (sec. 1076)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1074) that
would amend certain reporting requirements related to nuclear,
proliferation, and related matters. This provision would remove
an annual report by the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons
Council; remove a biannual reporting requirement on the
Proliferation of Security Initiative; remove briefings on
dialogue between the United States and the Russian Federation
on nuclear arms; and remove a reporting requirement regarding
annual updates to an implementation plan for the whole-of-
government vision prescribed in the National Security Strategy.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to acquisition
(sec. 1077)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1076) that
would repeal or revise certain reporting requirements related
to acquisition that are overly burdensome on the Department of
Defense, duplicative, or outdated.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would retain
the section 8305 of title 41, United States Code, report on
purchases from foreign entities.
Repeal or revision of miscellaneous reporting requirements (sec. 1078)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1078) that
would repeal or revise certain miscellaneous reporting
requirements for the Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would retain
the following reports repealed in the House provision: report
on regional defense counterterrorism fellowship program, report
on airlift requirements, and report on airborne signals
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.
Repeal of reporting requirements (sec. 1079)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1061)
that would repeal a number of reporting requirements for the
Department of Defense that have been included in law in past
years.
The House bill contained a similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would strike a
number of reports repeals from the Senate amendment.
Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of reports
required of the Department of Defense by statute (sec. 1080)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1062)
that would, 2 years after the date of enactment of the Act,
repeal requirements for recurring reports due to Congress. This
would include only report requirements in effect on April 1,
2015.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the
repeal of reports to those reports enacted by a National
Defense Authorization Act. The amendment also requires the
Department of Defense to provide the congressional defense
committees a list of all reports still required, the citation
for each report, and a draft legislative provision for the
repeal of such reports.
The conferees note the importance and value of reports
from the Department of Defense as a key enabler of effective
oversight. However, the conferees also note the burden
excessive reporting places on the Department and the conferees
are eager to strike a balance in the coming years.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1081)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1081) that
would make technical and clerical corrections to title 10,
United States Code, and various National Defense Authorization
Acts.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1081).
The Senate recedes with an amendment making additional
technical and clerical amendments.
Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government
facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure
facilities (sec. 1082)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1093) that
would amend chapter 18 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of Defense, upon the request of the
Attorney General, to provide assistance in Department of
Justice activities related to the enforcement of section 2332f
of title 18, United States Code, during situations involving
bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, public
transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Executive agent for the oversight and management of alternative
compensatory control measures (sec. 1083)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1082) that
would direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an executive
agent for the oversight and management of alternative
compensatory control measures. This section would also require
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after
the close of each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2020, on the
oversight and management of alternative compensatory control
measures.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add a
requirement that the report required include a brief
description of each alternative compensatory control measures
program and the number of individuals with access to such
program.
Navy support of Ocean Research Advisory Panel (sec. 1084)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1083) that
would repeal the requirement for the Department of the Navy to
fund the Ocean Research Advisory Panel.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 903).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
The conferees are aware that the Ocean Research Advisory
Panel plays an important role in setting the civilian agenda
for ocean research. The conferees encourage the Navy and the
Executive Office of the President to engage in discussions with
appropriate federal science and technology agencies to ensure
the transfer of funding and responsibilities do not impair the
Panel's activities.
Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers (sec. 1085)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1084) that
would amend Chapter 931 of title 10, United States Code, by
creating a new subsection addressing the readiness of the Civil
Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). Specifically, this new section would
codify the importance of the CRAF and the need to provide
appropriate levels of commercial airlift augmentation to
maintain networks and infrastructure, exercise the system, and
interface effectively within the military airlift system. This
section also would require the Secretary of Defense to provide,
concurrent with the submission of the President's request, an
assessment of the number of block hours necessary to achieve
sufficient levels of commercial airlift augmentation, a
strategic plan for achieving necessary levels of commercial
airlift augmentation, and an explanation of any difference from
the previous fiscal year's assessment.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would sunset
the report requirement provision in 2 years.
Reform and improvement of personnel security, insider threat detection
and prevention, and physical security (sec. 1086)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1090)
that would mandate the implementation of reforms in the
personnel security clearance process, insider threat detection
and prevention, and physical security in the Department of
Defense (DOD) and elsewhere in the Federal Government.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with technical and clarifying
amendments.
The provision would:
(1) Require the Secretary of Defense to develop a
plan to implement Continuous Evaluation (``CE'') for
Department of Defense employees to reduce critical gaps
in background investigations; to develop and implement
an Insider Threat strategy detailing the Department's
plan to provide a centralized capability that can
quickly analyze the results of automated records checks
and reports of behavior of concern and recommend action
as appropriate; to centralize the programmatic
authority of such activities under one official (the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence); to
provide resources for the expedited deployment of
identity management systems for access to DOD
facilities which was a critical gap identified in the
aftermath of the Fort Hood and Washington Navy Yard
shootings; and to centralize control of requests for
security clearances from the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) to achieve efficiencies, as well as
other key recommendations resulting from the study by
the Director of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation
mandated by section 907 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
(2) Require the Secretary of Defense to develop
standards for physical and logical access to secured
facilities and information systems, and requires the
Secretary, in coordination with the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), the Chair of the
Performance Accountability Council (PAC), and the
Administrator of the Government Services
Administration, to develop a capability to share and
apply electronic identity information across the
government.
(3) Require OMB to formalize the Security,
Suitability and Credentialing Line of Business to
ensure adequate oversight and efficient investments are
made across the enterprise.
(4) Require the PAC Chair to develop a plan to
ensure reciprocity management systems function
effectively and securely. The intent is also for
agencies to formulate a plan to address how an
automated and continuous background check for national
security personnel will travel with that individual as
long as they hold a clearance, regardless of changes in
employer and program or contract support.
(5) Require the PAC Chair, along with the Security
and Suitability Executive Agents and the Secretary of
Defense, to jointly develop a plan to ensure
implementation of uniform self-reporting requirements
for all personnel who hold a clearance, including
contractors. The provision mandates that reported
information be shared with those who have a need to
know, to ensure that individuals with derogatory
information are not allowed to move around the
government without the negative information being
known.
The second part of the provision would:
(1) Clarify and update the agencies covered under
section 9101. This section has not been updated since
2000--before the creation of the Department of Homeland
Security and the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence. This revision also includes agencies that
are delegated authority by the Security and Suitability
Executive Agents and expands the ``covered agency''
definition to explicitly include contractor background
investigators working on behalf of covered agencies.
(2) Clarify and update the applicable purposes of
investigation to expressly include basic suitability or
fitness assessments, credentialing under Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12, Transportation
Security Administration Security Threat Assessment
Programs, and Federal Aviation Administration checks
required by Federal Statute.
(3) Permit investigative agencies to conduct both
biometric (fingerprint) and biographic checks for
criminal history records information, as appropriate.
The investigative agencies are to determine what is
appropriate. Nothing under this section prohibits the
Federal Bureau of Investigation from requiring a
request for criminal history record information.
(4) Amend section 9101 to indicate that when more
than one automated system can provide the same
information, the most cost-effective system to the
Federal Government shall be used.
(5) Require that the Department of State, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, American Citizen Services (ACS),
release information about in individual's interaction
with law enforcement or intelligence organizations
abroad if that individual has contacted ACS for
assistance after they have been arrested or has been in
contact with intelligence agencies of a foreign country
while abroad.
(6) Require contractors who conduct background
investigations on behalf of a covered agency to comply
with necessary security requirements when accessing an
automated information delivery system to request
criminal history record information.
(7) Clarify Title 5 U.S.C. section 7512 to
strengthen the Federal Government's ability to take
action against individuals who falsify background
investigation information.
(8) Require an annual report from the PAC to
describe and analyze the extent and effectiveness of
federal, state, and local systems for sharing criminal
history record information; analyze the extent and
effectiveness of education programs regarding criminal
history record information sharing; provide updates on
the implementation of best practices for sharing
criminal history record information, including ongoing
limitations experienced by investigators; and provide
descriptions of other limitations to investigators and
State and local law enforcement agencies.
(9) Request a Government Accountability Office
report summarizing the major characteristics of federal
critical infrastructure protection access controls, as
well as background check and credentialing standards
for the protection of critical infrastructure and key
resources.
Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice and Firearms Safety (sec. 1087)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1085) that
would authorize the transfer of surplus firearms to the
Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment that
establishes a pilot program limited to .45 caliber handguns and
restricts the amount of handguns that can be transferred to the
CMP to no more than 10,000 units annually. Additionally, it
requires the CMP to provide a report to Congress after the
conclusion of the pilot program, obtain a federal firearm
license to conduct any and all handgun sales, and adhere to all
local, state, and federal laws in respect to handgun sales.
Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft within the Air
Force inventory (sec. 1088)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1086) that
would amend section 345 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383) to
ease administrative burdens and facilitate non-contentious
transfers of aircraft from the Air Reserve Components to the
regular component of the Air Force.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
341).
The Senate recedes with an amendment specifying technical
clarifications.
Reestablishment of Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States
from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (sec. 1089)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1087) that
would reinstate the Commission to Assess the Threat to the
United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks. This
provision also provides updated guidance on the membership and
duties of that commission.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Mine countermeasures master plan (sec. 1090)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1089) that
would require the Secretary of the Navy to submit a mine
countermeasures master plan to the congressional defense
committees along with the annual budget request of each fiscal
year from 2018 through 2023. This provision would also require
the Secretary of the Navy to submit a one-time report to the
congressional defense committees within 1 year of enactment of
this Act as to current and future mine countermeasure force
structure based on current mine countermeasure capabilities,
including an assessment as to whether certain decommissioned
ships should be retained in reserve operating status.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require,
as part of the one-time report, an assessment of the Littoral
Combat Ship (LCS) mine countermeasures mission package
increment one performance against the initial operational test
and evaluation criteria, as well as an assessment of other
commercially available mine countermeasures systems that could
supplement or supplant LCS mine countermeasures mission package
systems.
Congressional notification and briefing requirement on ordered
evacuations of United States embassies and consulates involving
the use of United States Armed Forces (sec. 1091)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090) that
would express a sense of Congress on the importance of ensuring
the safety and security of members of the Armed Forces of the
United States overseas pending an ordered evacuation of a
United States embassy or consulate and require the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of State to notify and brief
appropriate congressional committees as soon as practicable
after the initiation of an ordered evacuation.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
The conferees believe that it is critical to ensure the
safety and security of all U.S. personnel stationed overseas,
including members of the Department of Defense ordered to
assist in an ordered evacuation of a U.S. embassy or consulate.
The conferees expect the notification required by this
provision should include, to the extent practicable: (1) an
overview of the ordered evacuation, (2) an overview of the
manner and location from which the Department of State will
continue to conduct the duties and responsibilities of the
embassy or consulate, (3) a description of the disposition of
embassy or consulate property, and (4) any other matters the
Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State determine relevant.
Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator (sec. 1092)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1092) that
would require the President to designate an existing federal
official to serve as the Interagency Hostage Recovery
Coordinator responsible coordinating the government's efforts
to secure the release of any United States hostage, chair a
fusion cell of appropriate government personnel, and keep
informed family members of any hostage.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying technical amendment
that would modify the Coordinator's duties and scope of
authority.
Sense of Senate on the inadvertent shipment of live Bacillus anthracis
(sec. 1093)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (section 1086)
that expressed a sense of the Senate on the inadvertent
transfer of live Bacillus anthracis from Army laboratories,
that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation should investigate the cause of
the transfer and that the Department of Defense should reassess
of standards on a regular basis to prevent a re-occurrence.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that accounts for the
number of affected sites that received the live Bacillus
anthracis over time.
Modification of certain requirements applicable to major medical
facility lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma (sec. 1094)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1084)
that would make modifications to the requirements associated
with the amount of usable space, and the length of the lease,
for a major veteran's medical facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma
before entering into such a lease.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authorization of certain major medical facility projects of the
Department of Veterans Affairs for which amounts have been
appropriated (sec. 1095)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1089)
that would authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out certain projects contained in the Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235)
appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, including:
(A) $35,000,000 to make seismic corrections to
Building 205 in the West Los Angeles Medical Center of
the Department in Los Angeles, California, which,
according to the Department, is a building that is
designated as having an exceptionally high risk of
sustaining substantial damage or collapsing during an
earthquake;
(B) $101,900,000 to replace the community living
center and mental health facilities of the Department
in Long Beach, California, which, according to the
Department, are designated as having an exceptionally
high risk of sustaining substantial damage or
collapsing during an earthquake;
(C) $187,500,000 to replace the existing spinal
cord injury clinic of the Department in San Diego,
California, which, according to the Department, is
designated as having an extremely high risk of
sustaining major damage during an earthquake; and
(D) $122,400,000 to make renovations to address
substantial safety and compliance issues at the medical
center of the Department in Canandaigua, New York, and
for the construction of a new clinic and community
living center at such medical center.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Designation of construction agent for certain construction projects by
Department of Veterans Affairs (sec. 1096)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1091)
that would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter
into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers or another
entity of the Federal Government to serve, on a reimbursable
basis, as the construction agent on all construction projects
of the Department of Veterans Affairs specifically authorized
by Congress after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2016 that involve a
total expenditure of more than $100.0 million, excluding any
acquisition by exchange.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would apply this
to major medical facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Department of Defense strategy for countering unconventional warfare
(sec. 1097)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1088) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the President and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to
develop a strategy for the Department of Defense to counter
unconventional warfare threats posed by adversarial state and
non-state actors. This section would require the Secretary of
Defense to submit the strategy to the congressional defense
committees within 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Sustainment enhancement
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 852)
that would express the sense of Congress that the Department of
Defense does not place sufficient emphasis on sustainment of
weapon systems and would require the Secretary of Defense to
assess of the feasibility and advisability of assigning
additional functions regarding sustainment, manufacturing, and
industrial base policy to the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Logistics and Materiel Readiness.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees by February 1,
2016, on recommendations concerning the feasibility and
advisability of assigning additional functions regarding
sustainment, manufacturing, and industrial base policy to the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel
Readiness.
Consideration of strategic materials in preliminary design review
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 859) that
would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics to ensure that Department of Defense
Instruction 5000.02 and other applicable guidance receive full
consideration during preliminary design review for strategic
materials requirements over the life cycle of the product.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security
Administration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and
Naval Reactors
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1002) that
would provide the Secretary of Defense the authority to
transfer up to $150.0 million to the nuclear weapons and naval
reactor programs of the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) if the amount authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for the weapons activities of the NNSA is less than $8.9
billion (the amount specified for fiscal year 2016 in the
report required by section 1251 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84)).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Restrictions on the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1021) that
would amend section 7310 of title 10, United States Code, to
prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from beginning in a shipyard
outside the United States or outside a territory of the United
States any work that is scheduled to be for a period of more
than 6 months for the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of a
naval vessel whose homeport is not in the United States or
Guam.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Report on Department of Defense definition of and policy regarding
software sustainment
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1026)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
on the definition and policy of software sustainment used by
the Department of Defense. The study would be performed by a
federally funded research and development center.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that weapon systems are increasingly
reliant on software and the sustainment of these systems
presents new issues and challenges. Weapon systems may include
proprietary data and unique software that could limit
sustainment to a single entity and may result in cost increases
and increased risk to operations and readiness.
The conferees recommend the Department examine private
sector and government best practices to inform its software
sustainment strategy. Additionally, the conferees encourage the
Secretary of Defense to determine if the current definitions
and policies regarding software sustainment provides adequate
guidance for program managers to ensure software system
sustainment planning include assessments of both public and
private capabilities, costs, and operational risks.
Sense of Congress regarding technical correction
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1026) that
would express the sense of Congress that a technical correction
to the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3881) should be enacted in order to expeditiously carry
out the intent of such section 3095.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authority to temporarily transfer individuals detained at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States for
emergency or critical medical treatment
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1034)
that would provide limited authority to the Department of
Defense to transfer detainees to the United States for
emergency or critical medical treatment.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Prohibition on use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to combat
zones
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1038) that
would prohibit the use of funds provided to the Department of
Defense to transfer individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to combat zones, as defined by
IRS code, for a period of two years.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Submission to Congress of certain documents relating to transfer of
individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar
The House bill contained a provision (sec 1040) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide appropriate
congressional committees copies of correspondence within the
executive branch concerning the decision to transfer
individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the House Committee on Armed
Services and the Department of Defense have reached an
agreement regarding documents related to the transfer of
individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar.
Submission of unredacted copies of documents relating to the transfer
of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1041) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide unredacted
copies of materials concerning the decision to transfer
individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar.
The Senate amendment contained no similar amendment.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the House Committee on Armed
Services and the Department of Defense have reached an
agreement regarding documents relating to the transfer of
individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar.
Treatment of certain previously transferred Army National Guard
helicopters as counting against number transferable under
exception to limitation on transfer of Army National Guard
helicopters
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1045)
that would require the Secretary of the Army to report to
Congress the number of Army National Guard AH-64 helicopters
that have been transferred to the original equipment
manufacturer for remanufacture. The provision would also treat
that number as counting against the number required to be
transferred from the Army National Guard to the regular Army
pursuant to section 1712 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress on consideration of the full range of Department of
Defense manpower worldwide in decisions on the proper mix of
military, civilian, and contractor personnel to accomplish the
National Defense Strategy
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1047)
that expressed the sense of Congress that the Secretary of
Defense should consider the full range of Department of Defense
manpower available worldwide in making decisions on the proper
mix of military, civilian, and contractor personnel to
accomplish the National Defense Strategy.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Space available travel for environmental morale leave by certain
spouses and children of deployed members of the Armed Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1054) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to authorize space-
available travel for environmental morale leave by certain
unaccompanied spouses and dependent children of deployed
members of the Armed Forces.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that that effective June 9, 2015 the
Department of Defense (DOD) policy on space-available travel
for dependents of deployed members was updated to authorize
dependents of military members deployed for thirty or more
consecutive days to travel space-available on DOD aircraft.
Limitation on availability of funds for modifying command and control
of United States Pacific Fleet
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1058) that
would limit the availability of fiscal year 2016 funds to
modify command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces
Command operational and administrative control of Navy forces
assigned to the Pacific Fleet.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Prohibition on closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1059) that
prohibited the President from closing or abandoning the United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and required that
the obligations of the United States under Article III of the
Treaty Between the United States and Cuba signed on May 29,
1934 are met.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Civilian Aviation Asset Military Partnership Pilot Program
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1060a) that
would establish a pilot program that would grant authority to
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Federal
Aviation Administration. The aim of the Civilian Aviation Asset
Military Partnership Pilot Program would be to award
competitive grants of no more than $2.5 million for
infrastructure or tower improvements and repairs at up to three
eligible airports that support military and civilian operations
per fiscal year.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Limitation on use of funds to deactivate the 440th Airlift Wing
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1060c) that
would limit the availability of funds authorized to be
appropriated for the deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing
until the Secretary of Defense certified the deactivation of
the wing would not affect the military readiness of the
airborne and special operations units stationed at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
136).
The House recedes.
The conferees agree to include the Senate provision
elsewhere in this Act because it would require sufficient
certification by the Secretaries and Chiefs of Staff of the
Army and the Air Force as to the military readiness of Army
airborne and special operations units regarding support from
Air Force airlift operations.
Study and report on role of Department of Defense in formulation of
long-term strategy
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1065) that
requires the Secretary of Defense to direct the Office of Net
Assessment (ONA) to conduct a study on the role of the
Department of Defense in the formulation of long-term strategy,
and to submit a report to the congressional defense committees
on the results of the study not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note their continued support for the work
of the Office of Net Assessment and applaud senior Department
leadership for their engagement with ONA.
Report on plans for the use of domestic airfields for homeland defense
and disaster response
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1065)
that would require, not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of Transportation, to submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report setting forth an assessment of
the plans for airfields in the United States that are required
to support homeland defense and local disaster response
missions.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of Transportation, to submit to the Committee on
Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Government Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report that contains an assessment of the
plans for airfields in the United States that are required to
support homeland defense and disaster response missions. The
report shall include:
(1) A description of the criteria used to determine
the capabilities and locations of airfields in the
United States needed to support safe operations of
military aircraft in the execution of homeland defense
and local disaster response missions;
(2) A description of the processes and procedures
in place to ensure that contingency plans for the use
of airfields in the United States that support both
military and civilian air operations are coordinated
among the Department of Defense and other Federal
agencies with jurisdiction over those airfields;
(3) An assessment of the impact, if any, to
logistics and resource planning as a result of the
reduction of certain capabilities of airfields in the
United States that support both military and civilian
air operations; and
(4) A review of the existing agreements and
authorities between the Commander of the United States
Northern Command and the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration that allow for consultation on
decisions that impact the capabilities of airfields in
the United States that support both military and
civilian air operations.
The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.
Report on potential threats to members of the Armed Forces of United
States Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth
Fleet in Bahrain
The House bill contained a provision (Sec. 1066) that
would require a report on potential threats to members of the
Armed Forces of the United States Naval Forces Central Command
and the United States Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide
a report to the Armed Services Committees of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, not later than 120 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, on threats posed to
Department of Defense personnel and operations associated with
United States military installations in Bahrain. The report
should, at a minimum, include an assessment of the current
security situation in Bahrain, the safety and security of
Department of Defense personnel and dependents, and appropriate
measures to mitigate the threat to U.S. operations and
personnel including potential alternative facilities should
U.S. personnel require temporary relocation.
Conflict of interest certification for investigations relating to
whistleblower retaliation
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1088)
that would require each investigator involved in a covered
investigation to submit to the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense or the Inspector General of the military
department, as applicable, a certification that there was no
conflict of interest between the investigator, any witness
involved in the covered investigation, and the covered employee
or member of the Armed Forces, as applicable, during the
conduct of the covered investigation.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees expect that the Department of Defense and
the military services will establish uniform procedures to
ensure there are no conflicts of interest for persons
investigating whistleblower complaints.
Determination and disclosure of transportation costs incurred by
Secretary of Defense for congressional trips outside the United
States
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1091) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to determine the cost of
transportation provided in the case of a trip taken by a
Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or the House of
Representatives in carrying out official duties outside the
United States and to report that cost not later than 10 days
after completion of the trip to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate or the House of Representatives, and to
make the information available on the Secretary's official
public website until the expiration of the 4 year period which
begins on the final day of the trip involved.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees support public disclosure of official
travel by Members, officers, and employees of the Senate and
the House of Representatives. To this end, the conferees note
that section 1754(b) of title 22, United States Code, contains
reporting and disclosure requirements for congressional travel
outside the United States, including a requirement for reports
to be open to public inspection and published in the
Congressional Record. The conferees recognize that there are
circumstances under which transportation provided by the
Department of Defense best meets the needs of congressional
delegations, ranging from protecting the safety and security of
the delegations, expediency, and accessing destinations that
have little or no commercial air service. The conferees further
note that the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives each maintain policies and
processes to provide further oversight of travel requests by
members and employees of the committees.
Observance of Veterans Day
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1095) that
would amend chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, to add a
new section that would require the President to issue a
proclamation each year calling on the people of the United
States to observe 2 minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor
of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history
of the Nation.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Business case analysis of decision to maintain C-130J aircraft at
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1096) that
would require the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct, not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a
business case analysis of the decision to maintain 10 C-130J
aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees recognize that the report provided to the
committees by the Secretary of the Air Force in April 2015 in
response to as required by section 138 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), included information
on the business case for maintaining 10 C-130J aircraft at
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Sense of Congress regarding cyber resiliency of National Guard networks
and communications systems
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1097) that
would express a sense of Congress that the National Guard
personnel need to have situational awareness and reliable
communications in the event of an emergency, terrorist attack,
or natural or man-made disaster, and that the current
communications and networking systems for the National Guard,
including commercial wireless solutions, are interoperable with
the systems of civilian first responders.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the importance of National Guard
personnel having robust situational awareness and reliable
communications in the event of a natural or man-made disaster
that are interoperable with the systems of civilian first
responders. In disaster situations, the National Guard serves
as a critical bridge linking military and civilian response
capabilities, and thus has the requirement to maintain a broad
range of communications equipment. The conferees encourage the
National Guard to constantly explore ways to improve and expand
its communications and networking capabilities to provide for
enhanced performance and resilience in the face of cyber
attacks or disruptions, as well as other instances of
degradation.
Title XI--Civilian Personnel Matters
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Procedures for reduction in force of Department of Defense civilian
personnel (sec. 1101)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 906) that
would express the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of
Defense should proceed with the collaborative work with
employee representatives on the ``New Beginnings'' performance
management and workforce incentive system and begin
implementation of the new system at the earliest possible date.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1103)
that would provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority
to establish procedures to provide that, in implementing any
reduction in force for civilian positions in the Department of
Defense in the competitive service or the excepted service, the
determination of which employees shall be separated from
employment in the Department of Defense shall be made primarily
on the basis of performance.
The agreement includes the Senate provision with an
amendment that would express the sense of the Congress
contained in the House provision.
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances,
benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty
in a combat zone (sec. 1102)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1101) that
would extend by 1 year the discretionary authority of the head
of a federal agency to provide allowances, benefits, and
gratuities comparable to those provided to members of the
Foreign Service to an agency's civilian employees on official
duty in a combat zone.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1107).
The Senate recedes.
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 (sec. 1103)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1103) that
would amend section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States
Code, to extend for 1 year the authority for a civilian
employee of the Department of the Navy who is assigned to
temporary duty to perform work aboard, or dockside in direct
support of, the nuclear aircraft carrier that is forward
deployed in Japan to receive overtime pay.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 1108).
The agreement includes this provision.
Modification to temporary authorities for certain positions at
Department of Defense research and engineering facilities (sec.
1104)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1104) that
would modify section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66) to allow for the
noncompetitive conversion of students that have graduated from
an applicable institution of higher learning to a permanent
appointee. In addition, the House provision would change the
percentages of the work force that would be eligible for
certain direct hiring authorities.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1109) that would change the percentage of the work force that
would be eligible for bachelor's degree holder direct hiring
authority.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Required probationary period for new employees of the Department of
Defense (sec. 1105)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1101)
that would set the required probationary period for new
employees of the Department of Defense at 2 years. The
provision would also give discretionary authority to the
service secretary concerned to extend a probationary period of
a new employee of the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The agreement contains the Senate provision with a
technical amendment.
In extending the probationary period for new employees of
the Department of Defense (DOD), the conferees expect the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that supervisors optimize the
additional probationary time by educating supervisors on the
importance of tracking when an individual's probationary period
is ending and directing the supervisor to make an affirmative
decision or otherwise take appropriate action. The Secretary
should take steps to ensure DOD supervisors are aware of the
range of tools and guidance available through the Office of
Personnel Management, including on-line and in-person training
and guidebooks. The conferees note that the probationary period
extension will be beneficial only if an agency has effective
performance management practices in place and uses the extra
time for the purpose intended. The conferees expect the
Secretary of Defense to assess the adequacy of leadership
training provided to supervisors in DOD components and Defense
agencies in order to ensure supervisors obtain the skills
needed to effectively conduct performance management
responsibilities.
Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the
Department of Defense based upon unacceptable performance (sec.
1106)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1102)
that would provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority
to require satisfactory performance by civilian employees in
order to qualify for periodic step increases based on that
service.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
United States Cyber Command workforce (sec. 1107)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1104)
that would provide enhanced hiring and retention authorities to
the Secretary of Defense for civilians on the staff of the
United States Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) and the elements of the
CYBERCOM components of the Armed Forces. These enhanced
authorities are modeled after the personnel authorities in
title 10 provided for the staff of the intelligence components
of the Department of Defense. These authorities are also
similar to those that Congress provided in 2014 for the cyber
workforce at the Department of Homeland Security. The provision
also would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a plan
to Congress on implementation of these authorities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with technical and clarifying
amendments, including an amendment that would delay the
effective date of the authority granted under this section
until 30 days after receipt of an implementation plan submitted
by the Secretary of Defense to the congressional defense
committees.
One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium
pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian
employees working overseas (sec. 1108)
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1105) that
would authorize the head of an executive agency to waive
limitation on the aggregate of basic and premium pay payable
through calendar year 2016 to an employee who performs work in
an overseas location that is in the area of responsibility of
the Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), or a location
that was formerly in the CENTCOM but has been moved to an area
of responsibility of the Commander, U.S. Africa Command, in
support of a contingency operation or an operation in response
to a declared emergency. The amount payable may not exceed the
total annual compensation payable to the Vice President under
section 104 of title 3, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the
technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense
laboratories (sec. 1109)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1111)
that would authorize Department of Defense laboratories to
conduct a pilot program to use specific new authorities to
improve the dynamic shaping of their technical workforces,
including the ability to hire technical experts into flexible
length and renewable term appointments, exercise flexibility in
applying existing authorities for accessing the expertise of
recently retired technical personnel and offer voluntary early
retirement and voluntary separation incentives.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement contains the Senate provision
with the inclusion of a few technical clarifying amendments.
The conferees believe that the ability of the Department
of Defense laboratories to be flexible in both hiring and
shaping their workforce is critical to maintaining a world-
class research workforce that can adapt over time to new and
emerging areas of technical need. The Senate and House Armed
Services Committees, in coordination with the Oversight and
Government Reform Committee of the House of Representatives and
the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee of the
Senate, have been active in modifying and seeking new
authorities to make the Defense laboratories agile and
attractive places for civilian researchers and engineers.
The conferees believe that taking stock of the
authorities granted over the past 10 years and understanding
their effects on attracting, recruiting and retaining a skilled
workforce are important. Therefore, the conferees direct the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in
coordination with the military departments and laboratory
directors, to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives, the Oversight and
Government Reform Committee of the House of Representatives and
the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee of the
Senate no later than 90 days of the enactment of this Act. This
briefing should include how the military departments, the
laboratories, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense are
using these authorities, metrics for understanding the
effectiveness of these authorities, and any recommendations for
legislative or regulatory action to improve the functioning of
these authorities.
Pilot program on temporary exchange of financial management and
acquisition personnel (sec. 1110)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1112)
that would authorize a pilot program to assess the feasibility
and advisability of the temporary assignment of financial
management and acquisition personnel to nontraditional defense
contractors as defined by section 2303(9) of title 10, United
States Code, and of covered employees of such contractors to
the Department of Defense. Nontraditional defense contractors
are commercial companies who either do not do business with the
Department of Defense or do so exclusively through commercial
terms and conditions. This authority would expire on September
30, 2019.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would make the
authority permissive rather than mandatory and would modify the
terms and conditions of participation in the pilot program by
the private-sector employees.
The conferees believe that any exchange of government
personnel with industry designed to improve skills and
knowledge of finance and acquisition should be with those types
of firms that do not traditionally do business with the
Department of Defense and as such may offer different business
management approaches to address similar problems. These firms
also do not pose the same potential conflict of interest
concerns that any exchange with a traditional defense
contractor would pose.
Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain acquisition and
technology positions in the Department of Defense (sec. 1111)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1113)
that would authorize a pilot program to assess the feasibility
and advisability of using a higher-level pay authority to
attract and retain high-quality acquisition and technology
experts in positions responsible for management and developing
complex, high-cost, technological acquisition efforts of the
Department of Defense. The conferees are concerned that in some
cases the Department of Defense cannot competitively compensate
the senior-level government program managers and engineers
required for the government to oversee major defense
acquisition programs. This provision would allow, in select
cases, for the Department of Defense to pay a higher rate of
compensation to recruit and retain senior acquisition officials
who are exceptionally well qualified. These officials would be
limited to a 5-year term. This authority would expire on
October 1, 2020.
The House bill contained no similar amendment.
The House recedes.
Pilot program on direct hire authority for veteran technical experts
into the defense acquisition workforce (sec. 1112)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1114)
that would authorize a 5-year pilot program for the service
acquisition executives of each military department to directly
appoint qualified veteran candidates for scientific, technical,
engineering, and mathematics positions in the defense
acquisition activities. This direct hire authority would be
limited to no more than 1 percent of the total number of
positions in the acquisition workforce in each military
department that are filled as of the close of the previous
fiscal year.
The House bill contained no similar amendment.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide
a report to the congressional defense committees on the use of
this authority no later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the Act.
Direct hire authority for technical experts into the defense
acquisition workforce (sec. 1113)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1115)
that would authorize the service secretaries of each military
department to directly appoint qualified candidates possessing
a scientific or engineering degree to positions in the defense
acquisition activities. This direct hire authority would be
limited to no more than 5 percent of the total number of
scientific and engineering positions in the acquisition
workforce in each military department that are filled as of the
close of the previous fiscal year. This authority would expire
December 31, 2020.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Authority to provide additional allowances and benefits for Defense
Clandestine Service employees
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1102) that
would grant the Secretary of Defense the authority to provide
additional allowances and benefits for Defense Clandestine
Service employees.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Preference eligibility for members of reserve components of the Armed
Forces appointed to competitive service; clarification of
appeal rights
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1105) that
would create a hiring preference for certain members of the
reserve components of the Armed Forces for the competitive
service and would clarify the appeals rights of individuals
hired under section 3330a of title 5, United States Code.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Title XII--Matters Relating to Foreign Nations
Subtitle A--Training and Assistance
One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces
supporting certain United States military operations (sec.
1201)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1201) that
would amend section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), as most recently
amended by section 1223 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), by authorizing
the Secretary of Defense to provide supplies, services,
transportation, and other logistical support to coalition
forces supporting U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
during fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Strategic framework for Department of Defense security cooperation
(sec. 1202)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1202) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, to develop a strategic framework for
Department of Defense security cooperation to guide
prioritization of resources and activities. This section would
also require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, to submit a report on the strategic
framework for security cooperation to the congressional defense
committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provisions.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make
clarifying changes and require the Secretary of Defense to
submit the required report not later than 180 days after
enactment of this Act.
Redesignation, modification, and extension of National Guard State
Partnership Program (sec. 1203)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1203) that
would amend section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66) by modifying and
extending the authorization for the National Guard State
Partnership Program (SPP) by 2 years, would require the Chief
of the National Guard Bureau to establish and submit a list of
core competencies to support SPP activities to the Secretary of
Defense for approval, and would require the Secretary of
Defense to establish a fund to administer and execute the funds
authorized and appropriated for SPP.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1204) that would amend section 1205 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 114-66) to
provide for the extension of the Department of Defense (DOD)
State Partnership Program and direct the Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller) and Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
to conduct an advisability and feasibility study as to whether
a central fund should be created to support the activities
associated with the State Partnership Program.
The House recedes with an amendment that would make
clarifying changes, would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a legislative proposal if it is found to be advisable
and feasible to establish a central fund for the program, and
would extend the underlying authority for the program for 5
years.
The conferees encourage DOD to consider if it would be
useful to establish a list of core competencies of the National
Guard to be used to better educate security assistance officers
and countries participating in the State Partnership Program
about the capabilities that can be brought to bear by the
Guard. The Secretary should inform the Armed Services
Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate if
such a step is considered to be useful.
Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense
personnel between the United States and foreign countries (sec.
1204)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1204) that
would amend section 1207(f) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) by
extending the authorization for non-reciprocal exchanges of
defense personnel between the United States and foreign
countries through December 31, 2017.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would extend
the authority through December 31, 2021.
Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic
aid programs of the Department of Defense (sec. 1205)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1205) that
would allow up to 5 percent of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this act for sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557,
and 2561 of title 10, United States Code be used to conduct
monitoring and evaluation of these programs.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
The conferees further note that the briefing shall
include a description of how the Department of Defense
evaluates program and project outcomes and impact, including
cost effectiveness and extent to which programs meet designated
goals.
One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to build the
capacity of foreign security forces (sec. 1206)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1201)
that would extend for 1 year the funding limitations for the
Department of Defense to build the capacity of foreign security
forces under section 2282, title 10, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provisions.
The House recedes.
Authority to provide support to national military forces of allied
countries for counterterrorism operations in Africa (sec. 1207)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1205)
that would authorize through September 30, 2018, the Secretary
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to
provide, on a non-reimbursable basis, logistic support,
supplies, and services to the national military forces of an
allied country conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa
if the Secretary of Defense determines that the provision of
such support is (1) in the national security interests of the
United States; and (2) critical to the timely and effective
participation of such national military forces in such
operations.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that, in this section, the term
`allied country' has the meaning given to that term in section
2350c of title 10, United States Code.
Reports on training of foreign military intelligence units provided by
the Department of Defense (sec. 1208)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1206)
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide
intelligence training to foreign military intelligence units to
increase partner capacity.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to provide
semi-annual reports to the congressional defense committees on
the military intelligence training performed by Department of
Defense of foreign military intelligence personnel and the
authorities under which such activities are conducted.
The conferees believe that the current matrix of capacity
building authorities may not sufficiently cover sustained
intelligence training for foreign military forces for purposes
other than counterterrorism operations and stability operations
with whom the United States partners or may need to partner in
the future. Based on the reports and any potential gaps in
authorities, the conferees will evaluate whether further
authorities should be included in the 2017 authorizing
legislation.
Prohibition on assistance to entities in Yemen controlled by the Houthi
movement (sec. 1209)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1207)
that would prohibit assistance to an entity in Yemen controlled
by members of the Houthi movement unless the Secretary of
Defense determines the provision of such assistance is
important to the national security interests of the United
States.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment requiring the
Secretary of Defense to submit a notification to certain
congressional committees should the national security exception
be exercised.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Extension and modification of Commanders' Emergency Response Program
(sec. 1211)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1211) that
would amend section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81), as most recently
amended by section 1221 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), by extending for
1 year the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP) in
Afghanistan and authorizing $5.0 million for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1222) that would make up to $10.0 million available during
fiscal year 2016 for CERP in Afghanistan, and would authorize
certain payments to redress injury and loss in Iraq.
The House recedes with an amendment that would limit
amounts available during Fiscal Year 2016 to not exceed $5.0
million, require the Secretary of Defense to submit revised
guidance to take into account the modifications to CERP made by
this provision and would allow the Secretary to begin payments
to redress injury and loss in Iraq 30 days after the submission
of a report related to the conditions for which payment would
be made and the manner in which claims for payments shall be
verified.
Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain
coalition nations for support provided to United States
military operations (sec. 1212)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1212) that
would extend the authority for reimbursement of coalition
nations for support provided to the U.S. for military
operations in Afghanistan through fiscal year 2016 and would
authorize $1.3 billion. Of the $1.0 billion in reimbursement
authorized for Pakistan during fiscal year 2016, $400.0 million
would not be eligible for a waiver unless the Secretary of
Defense certifies that Pakistan is conducting military
operations against the Haqqani Network and is actively
coordinating with the Government of Afghanistan to restrict the
movement of militants along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1224) that would extend the authority to make Coalition Support
Fund (CSF) payments to reimburse certain nations for support
provided to U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and would
authorize to $1.2 billion, of which $900.0 million would be
provided to Pakistan. Of the $900.0 million, $100.0 million
would be authorized for a pilot program.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize
$1.3 billion and would limit the authorization for
reimbursement to Pakistan to $900.0 million. Of the $900.0
million, $350.0 million would not be eligible for a waiver
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that Pakistan has met
certain conditions. An additional $100.0 million of CSF would
be made available for Pakistan for direct assistance for a
pilot program for stability activities undertaken in the
Federally Administered Tribal Areas, including the provision of
funds to the Pakistan military and the Pakistan Frontier Corps
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The conferees encourage the continuation of military
operations undertaken by the Pakistan Military in the Federally
Administered Tribal Area but note the need for further action
against terrorist organizations such as the Haqqani Network.
Additional matter in semiannual report on enhancing security and
stability in Afghanistan (sec. 1213)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1213) that
would state the sense of Congress that the President's decision
to maintain 9,800 U.S. troops through 2015 is appropriate, that
the President should withdraw U.S. troops only on a pace that
is consistent with the ability of the Afghan National Security
Forces to sustain itself and secure Afghanistan, and that the
U.S. President should review maintaining the U.S. advisory
mission beyond 2016.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1221) that would require a certification by the President to
the congressional defense committees that the reduction of U.S.
forces in Afghanistan will result in an acceptable level of
risk to U.S. national security objectives.
The House recedes with an amendment that adds an
assessment of risks associated with the drawdown of U.S. forces
to the semiannual report required by section 1225 of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in
countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan (sec.
1214)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1214) that
would extend section 801 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84), as most recently
amended by section 832 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66), through December
31, 2016, for limiting competition for products or services
that are from one or more countries along a major route of
supply to Afghanistan or providing a preference for such a
product or service, under certain circumstances.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
827) that would extend by 1 year the authority in section
801(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84).
The House recedes.
Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense
services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan
(sec. 1215)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1215) that
would extend section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239), as amended by
section 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), for 1 year and would
extend the quarterly reporting requirement through March 31,
2017. This section would authorize that, during fiscal years
2015-16, the excess defense articles transferred from the
stocks of the Department of Defense to the military and
security forces of Afghanistan will not be subject to the
authorities and limitations in section 561 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-195).
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1223).
The Senate recedes.
Modification of protection for Afghan allies (sec. 1216)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1216) that
would express the sense of Congress that it is in the interest
of the United States to continue to assist Afghan partners, and
their immediate families, who have served as translators or
interpreters and those who have performed sensitive and trusted
activities for U.S. Armed Forces.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1227)
that would modify the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program to
require not less than 2 years of service if submitting a
petition after September 30, 2015, would express the sense of
Congress that the necessity of providing special immigrant
status should be assessed at regular intervals by the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives taking into account the scope of the current
and planned presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and would
make technical amendments.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq
Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (sec. 1221)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1221) that
would extend the authority for the Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq (OSC-I) for 1 year. This authority would
allow the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, to authorize OSC-I to conduct training
activities in support of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and
Counter Terrorism Service personnel at a base or facility of
the Government of Iraq. This section would limit the total
authorized funding for operations and activities for OSC-I to
$143.0 million in fiscal year 2016 and would require the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to submit a
report assessing how OSC-I integrates into Operation Inherent
Resolve in Iraq.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1228) that would authorize the use of up to $80.0 million in
fiscal year 2016 to support OSC-I operations and activities.
The House recedes.
Strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent extremism (sec.
1222)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1222) that
would express a sense of Congress on U.S. strategy in the
Middle East and would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive
strategy for the Middle East.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, not later
than February 15, 2016, to jointly submit to certain
congressional committees a strategy for the Middle East and to
counter violent extremism.
Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (sec. 1223)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1223) that
would authorize $715.0 million in fiscal year 2016 for
assistance to the military and security forces associated with
the Government of Iraq, of which not less than 25 percent of
such funds would be obligated to such groups as Kurdish and
tribal security forces with a national security mission. This
section would require an assessment by the Secretary of Defense
and Secretary of State of the conditions of the Government of
Iraq relating to political inclusiveness, minority integration,
and efforts to address grievances of ethnic and sectarian
minorities. If the assessment is not submitted or Iraq has not
substantially achieved the conditions contained in the
assessment, the Secretaries would be required to withhold the
provision of assistance pursuant to the ``Iraq Train and Equip
Authority'' under section 1236 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) and
60 percent of such assistance would go directly to certain
groups.
The Senate amendment contained provisions (sec. 1225,
1229, 1271) that would require the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees within
30 days if the Secretary determines that equipment provided by
the United States to Iraq has been transferred to or acquired
by a violent extremist organization and would add an additional
element to the quarterly report under the Iraq Train and Equip
authority to include a list of units restricted from receiving
assistance under that authority as a result of vetting.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express
the sense of Congress that: (1) the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant poses an acute threat to the people and territorial
integrity of Iraq (ISIL), (2) defeating ISIL is critical to
maintaining a unified Iraq, and (3) the United States in
coordination with coalition partners should provide security
assistance in an expeditious and responsive manner to the
national security forces associated with the Government of Iraq
including Kurdish and tribal security forces or other security
forces with a national security mission. The amendment would
also require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
State to jointly submit an assessment, to certain congressional
committees on the extent to which the Government of Iraq is
increasing political inclusiveness, addressing grievances of
ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhancing minority
integration in the political and military structures in Iraq.
Taking into account such an assessment, in the event the
President determines that the Government of Iraq has failed to
take substantial action to: (1) increase political
inclusiveness, (2) address the grievances of ethnic and
sectarian minorities, and (3) enhance minority integration in
the political and military structures in Iraq; the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, would be
authorized to provide, in coordination to the extent
practicable with the Government of Iraq, assistance pursuant to
the Iraq Train and Equip authority directly to the Kurdish
Peshmerga, Sunni tribal security forces, or other local
security forces with a national security mission for the
purpose of supporting international coalition efforts against
ISIL. The conferees note that local security forces with a
national security mission may include, in addition to Sunni
tribal elements, local security forces that are committed to
protecting highly vulnerable ethnic and religious minority
communities, such as Yazidi, Christian, Assyrian and Turkoman
communities, against the ISIL threat. Additionally, this
section would prohibit assistance pursuant to the Iraq Train
and Equip authority from being provided to the Government of
Iraq unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the
Government of Iraq has taken actions as may be reasonably
necessary to safeguard against such assistance being
transferred to, or acquired by violent extremist organizations,
including designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) or
an organization that is known to be under the command and
control of, or is associated with the Government of Iran.
Reports on United States Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation
Inherent Resolve (sec. 1224)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1224) that
would express the sense of the Congress that Operation Inherent
Resolve and the force protection and combat search and rescue
requirements be continuously evaluated, and would require the
Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the U.S. Armed Forces deployed in
support of OIR.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require a
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every
90 days thereafter, on United States Armed Forces deployed in
support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Matters relating to support for the vetted Syrian opposition (sec.
1225)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1225) that
would require a strategy and authorize $600.0 million for the
overall Syria Train and Equip program, which includes $531.5
million for the Syria Train and Equip Fund, $25.8 million for
costs that would be incurred by the Army for such program, and
$42.8 million for costs that would be incurred by the Air Force
for such program.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1208)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
on the military support the Secretary considers necessary to
provide to recipients of assistance upon their return to Syria.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would: (1)
require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on what
support is determined to be necessary to provide recipients of
assistance upon their return to Syria; (2) modify quarterly
reporting matters; and (3) require certain information to
accompany reprogramming requests.
Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon for
border security operations (sec. 1226)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1226) that
would authorize $300.0 million in assistance on a reimbursement
basis to enhance and support the efforts of Jordan's Armed
Forces to sustain security along its border with Syria and
Iraq.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1202) that would authorize assistance to Jordan and Lebanon in
any fiscal year through fiscal year 2020 for the purposes of
sustaining security along their borders with Syria and/or Iraq.
Regarding assistance to the Government of Lebanon, the
provision would prohibit reimbursement of Hezbollah or any
forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make
available to Jordan and Lebanon funds not to exceed $150.0
million for each country in any 1 fiscal year for reimbursement
from amounts authorized pursuant to section 1233 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008 (P.L.
110-181) and section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for fiscal year 2015 (P.L. 113-291), the Counterterrorism
Partnership Fund, and would make other clarifying
modifications.
Sense of Congress on the security and protection of Iranian dissidents
living in Camp Liberty, Iraq (sec. 1227)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1230)
that would express the sense of Congress regarding the security
and disposition of Camp Liberty residents while encouraging
cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees in expediting the resettlement of Camp Liberty
residents to safe locations outside Iraq.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Iran
Modification and extension of annual report on the military power of
Iran (sec. 1231)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1231) that
would extend the annual report on the military power of Iran to
December 31, 2025, and add a reporting requirement that
provides an assessment of transfers of military equipment,
technology, and training to Iran from non-Iranian sources.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1241).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would create an
additional element of the underlying report to require
information on Iran's cyber capabilities.
Sense of Congress on the Government of Iran's malign activities (sec.
1232)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1232) that
would express the sense of the Congress that Iran's illicit
pursuit, development, or acquisition of a nuclear weapons
capability and its malign military activities constitute a
grave threat to regional stability and the national security
interests of the U.S. and its allies.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express
the sense of Congress that Iran continues to conduct malign
activities and sponsorship of terrorism, and that the United
States should continue to enhance the region's security
architecture, build partner capacity to respond to external
aggression, and increase interoperability with regional
security forces.
Report on military-to-military engagements with Iran (sec. 1233)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1234) that
would restrict the Secretary of Defense from authorizing any
military-to-military exchange or contact by the Armed Forces or
Department of Defense civilians with Iran with certain
exceptions.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to certain
congressional committees on military-to-military engagements
with Iran.
Security guarantees to countries in the Middle East (sec. 1234)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1235) that
would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, to provide the appropriate
congressional committees a copy of any security agreement by
the U.S. to any country in the Middle East associated with
Iran's nuclear weapons program.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to submit a
report to certain congressional committees that summarizes any
agreement on security commitments by the United States to any
country in the Middle East in effect as of 15 days prior to the
submittal of the report. Additionally, this section would
require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide
the Secretary of Defense with an analysis of the United States
military force structure and posture required to meet any
current agreement that provides security commitments in the
Middle East.
Rule of construction (sec. 1235)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1236) that
states that nothing in this Act shall be construed as
authorizing the use of force against Iran.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation
Notifications relating to testing, production, deployment, and sale or
transfer to other states or non-state actors of the Club-K
cruise missile system by the Russian Federation (sec. 1241)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1241) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress quarterly notifications and
updates relating to testing, production, deployment, sale or
transfer to other states or non-state actors of the Club-K
cruise missile system by the Russian Federation. This provision
would also require the Secretary of Defense to notify the
congressional defense committees no later than 7 days after the
Secretary determines that there is reasonable belief that
Russia has deployed, sold, or transferred the Club-K cruise
missile system to other states or non-state actors.
Additionally, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is
required to develop a strategy to detect, defend against and
defeat the Club-K cruise missile system, and will submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress the strategy no later than
September 30, 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment requiring the
Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate committees of
Congress not later than 7 days after the Secretary determines
there is reasonable grounds to believe the Russian Federation
has tested, initially deployed, or sold or transferred to
another state or non-state actor the Club-K cruise missile
system. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include
options for responding to the Club-K cruise missile threat in
current military planning. The reporting requirement contained
in the House provision is carried in another section of the
Act.
Notifications of deployment of nuclear weapons by Russian Federation to
territory of Ukrainian Republic or Russian territory of
Kaliningrad (sec. 1242)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1242) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
appropriate congressional committees quarterly notifications on
the status of the Russian Federation conducting exercises with,
planning or preparing to deploy, or deploying certain weapons
systems, onto the territory of the Ukrainian Republic. This
provision would also require prompt notification, no more than
seven days, after the Secretary of Defense determines that
there exists reasonable grounds to believe that Russia has
deployed certain weapon systems onto the territory of Ukraine.
Further, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit
to the congressional defense committees, no later than June 30,
2016, a strategy to respond to the military threat posed by the
Russian Federation deploying covered weapons systems onto the
territory of the Ukraine Republic.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would expand
the notification to include the deployment of covered weapon
systems into the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, and would
require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include in
current planning options for responding to the military threat
posed by the Russian Federation deploying covered weapons into
the territory of Ukraine and Kaliningrad, including
opportunities for allied cooperation. The agreement also
addresses the requirement to report on the status of exercises
with, planning or preparing to deploy, or deploying certain
weapons systems, onto the territory of the Ukrainian Republic
in another section of this Act, and includes reporting on
deployment of such weapons systems in the Russian territory of
Kaliningrad in that section. The provision would terminate
after 5 years.
Measures in response to non-compliance by the Russian Federation with
its obligations under the INF Treaty (sec. 1243)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1243) that
would require the President to submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a notification of whether the Russian
Federation has flight-tested, deployed, or possessed a military
system that has achieved an initial operation capability of a
covered missile system, and whether the Russian Federation has
begun steps to return to full compliance with the Intermediate-
Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, including by agreeing to
inspections and verification measures necessary to achieve high
confidence that any covered missile system will be eliminated,
as required by the INF Treaty upon its entry into force.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1671) that would require the President to notify the
appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether
the Russian Federation has flight-tested, deployed, or
possessed a military system that has achieved an initial
operating capability that is in violation of the INF Treaty or
has begun taking measures to return to full compliance with the
INF Treaty. The provision would also require the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on the status of updates provided to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other allies of the
United States on the Russian Federation's flight testing,
operational capability, and deployment of ground-launched
ballistic missiles in violation of the INF Treaty. If the
Russian Federation fails compliance measures by the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense will also
submit to Congress, a plan outlining the development of
military capabilities, including counterforce capabilities,
countervailing strike capabilities, and active defense to
defend against intermediate-range ground-launched cruise
missile attacks.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to modify or
introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian
Federation under the open skies treaty (sec. 1244)
The House bill contained two provisions (sec. 1244 and
1265) that would amend section 1242 (b)(1) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291; 128 Stat. 3564) to extend reporting requirements from 30
days to 90 days and extend oversight to include the commander
of each relevant combatant command as well as the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. Additionally, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State this provision limits
obligated funds to less than 50 percent until a report on any
meetings of the Open Skies Consultative Commission during the
prior year is delivered to Congress to the appropriate
committees.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1672) that would modify Section 1242(b) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) by adding a
requirement to include an assessment by the commander of each
combatant command potentially affected by a proposal of the
Russian Federation to modify or introduce a new aircraft or
sensor for flight under the Open Skies Treaty, including an
assessment of the potential effects of the proposal on
operations and any potential vulnerabilities. The provision
would also require that not later than 30 days after the date
of any meeting of the Open Skies Consultative Commission, the
Secretary of Defense submit to the defense committees of
Congress a report on such meeting, including a description of
any agreements entered into during such meeting, and whether
any such agreement will result in a modification to the
aircraft or sensors that will be subject to the Open Skies
Treaty.
The House recedes with an amendment that would combine
the three similar provisions and limit the availability of
funds made available for fiscal year 2016 for arms control
implementation (PE 0305145F) to not more than 75 percent until
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, submits a report to Congress describing any meetings of
the Open Skies Consultative Commission during the prior year, a
description of any agreements entered into during such
meetings, and a description of future year proposals for
modification to aircraft sensors that will be subject to the
Open Skies Treaty.
Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the
Russian Federation over Crimea (sec. 1245)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1247) that
would prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated or made
available by this Act through fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of Defense to implement any action or policy that
recognizes the de facto sovereignty of Russia over Crimea, or
any country whose central government has taken steps to
recognize or support Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea. The
provision included a waiver if the Secretary of Defense
certifies and reports that doing so would be in the national
security interest of the United States.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical and clarifying
amendment.
Limitation on military contact and cooperation between the United
States and the Russian Federation (sec. 1246)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1248) that
would prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2016 to be used for bilateral
military-to-military contact or cooperation between the United
States and the Russian Federation without certain
certifications by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, or unless certain waiver
conditions are met.
The Senate bill did not contain a similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical and clarifying
amendment.
Limitation on funds for implementation on the New START Treaty (sec.
1247)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1249) that
would limit all authorized funds that would be used for
implementation of the New START Treaty until the President
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the
armed forces of the Russian Federation are no longer illegally
occupying Ukrainian territory; the Russian Federation is
respecting the sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory; the
Russian Federation is no longer taking actions that are
inconsistent with the INF Treaty; the Russian Federation is in
compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty
and has lifted its suspension of Russian observance of its
treaty obligations; and there have been no inconsistencies by
the Russian Federation with the New START Treaty requirements.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that changes the
limitation to a reporting requirement on the reasons continued
implementation of the New START treaty is in the national
security interests of the United States, for any year in which
the New START Treaty is in effect and the following conditions
apply (and steps taken to remedy the conditions), the Russian
Federation (i) continues to occupy Ukraine territory, (ii)
disrespects the sovereignty of Ukraine territory, (iii) is not
in fully compliance with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces
Treaty, (iv) is not in compliance with the CFE Treaty and has
not lifted is suspension of observing the Treaty, and (v) is
not reducing it deployed strategic delivery vehicles, which are
under the central limits of the New START Treaty. The conferees
are concerned about the impact of Russia increasing its number
of deployed strategic delivery vehicles, but notes that this
increase is occurring within the legally-binding New START
Treaty caps.
Additional matters in annual report on military and security
developments involving the Russian Federation (sec. 1248)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1255)
that would add a reporting requirement to section 1245 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291) requiring an assessment of the force structure and
capabilities of Russian military forces stationed in the Arctic
region, Kaliningrad, and Crimea, as well as an assessment of
the Russian military strategy in the Arctic region.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would create an
additional element to require a description of the testing,
production, deployment, and sale or transfer of the Club-K
cruise missile system by the Russian Federation.
Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain nonstandard
rotary wing aircraft historically procured through
Rosoboronexport (sec. 1249)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1256)
that would require an independent assessment on the feasibility
and advisability of using alternative industrial base
capabilities to procure and sustain nonstandard rotary wing
aircraft historically acquired through the Russian state
corporation Rosoboronexport as well as an analysis of
alterations that may be required for waivers of foreign
military sales requirements and procedures for approval of
airworthiness certificates associated with such alternative
capabilities.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The House recedes with technical and clarifying
amendments.
The conferees direct the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, not later than 180 days
after date of the enactment of this Act and in consultation
with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to provide an
interim brief to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives and the Senate on the initial findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the independent assessment
required by this section.
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (sec. 1250)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1532) that
would authorize $200.0 million for the Secretary of Defense, in
concurrence with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance
and sustainment to the military and national security forces of
Ukraine. This assistance would include the explicit authority
to provide lethal weapons of a defensive nature to the security
forces of Ukraine.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1251) that would authorize $300.0 million for the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to
provide security assistance and intelligence support to
military and other security forces of Ukraine.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
$50.0 million of the funds authorized to be available only for
lethal assistance and counterartillery radars unless the
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, certifies that use of such funds for lethal assistance
is not in the U.S. national security interest. If the
certification is made, such funds could be used for assistance
or support to Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations, or for
exercises and training for the security forces of PfP nations
or the Government of Ukraine to assist in preserving their
sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russian
aggression.
The conferees emphasize the importance of providing
support to the Government of Ukraine in defending itself
against actions by Russia and Russian-backed separatists that
continue to violate ceasefire agreements. The conferees note
the success of current training of Ukrainian security forces by
U.S. forces and encourage expansion of such training efforts as
provided for in this section. The conferees further note the
growing threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
other nations in the region and stress the importance of
assisting such nations in developing the capability to defend
against Russian aggression.
Training for Eastern European national military forces in the course of
multilateral exercises (sec. 1251)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1252)
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide multilateral
or regional training, and pay the incremental expenses of
participating in such training, for the national military
forces of countries in Eastern Europe that are a signatory to
the Partnership for Peace Framework Documents but not a member
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or that became
a NATO member after January 1, 1999.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical and clarifying
amendment that further refines the types of training authorized
under this section to training provided in the course of the
conduct of a multilateral exercise in which the U.S. Armed
Forces are a participant and that is comparable to or
complimentary of training the U.S. Armed Forces receive in the
course of such multilateral exercises. Training authorized
under this section would be for certain specified purposes,
including enhancing the interoperability of the trained forces
to be able to participate in NATO or coalition operations, or
to increase the capacity of those forces to respond to external
threats or hybrid warfare.
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region
Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific
region (sec. 1261)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1253) that
would require the President to develop an overall strategy to
promote U.S. interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and to
provide policy directives and priority goals to relevant U.S.
Government departments and agencies.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1265) that would require the report to be completed within 120
days of enactment.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would delay the
date the strategy is due to March 1, 2017.
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1262) that
would express the sense of the Congress to reaffirm the
importance of the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. In
order to maintain the credibility of the U.S. policy to
rebalance towards the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater, the conferees
believe it is vital that the United States continue to shift
forces to the region to strengthen the ability of the United
States Armed Forces to project power to shape the choices of
regional states. Any reduction or failure to adequately
resource U.S. force structure in the U.S. Pacific Command would
diminish the rebalance policy.
The House bill included a number of provisions that would
express the sense of the Congress regarding the various
contributions of different allies and partner nations (sec.
1251, sec. 1252, sec. 1254, sec. 1255, and sec. 1272).
The conferees note the 70th Anniversary of the end of
Allied military engagement in the Pacific theater, marking the
end of the Second World War and joins with a grateful nation in
expressing respect and appreciation to the members of the U.S.
Armed Forces who served in the Pacific theater during the
Second World War.
Further, the conferees believe any long-term strategy for
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region must include continued engagement
with allies and partners in the region.
The United States values its alliance with the Government
of Japan as a cornerstone of peace and security in the region.
The United States welcomes Japan's decision to contribute more
proactively to regional and global peace and security.
Furthermore, the conferees note that the Senkaku Islands are
under the administrative control of Japan. The conferees oppose
any unilateral actions by a third party that would seek to
undermine such administration, and remain committed under the
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security to respond to any
armed attack in the territories under the administration of
Japan. Finally, the conferees acknowledge the significant and
unprecedented financial contributions the Government of Japan
has made to facilitate U.S. military access in both Japan and
Guam.
The conferees also note that the alliance between the
United States and the Republic of Korea has served as an anchor
for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean
Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world.
The United States and the Republic of Korea should continue
further cooperation by strengthening the combined defense
posture on the Korean Peninsula and enhancing mutual security
based on the Republic of Korea-United States Mutual Defense
Treaty. The conferees support the vision of a Korean Peninsula
free of nuclear weapons, free from the fear of war, and
peacefully reunited on the basis of democratic and free market
principles. Finally, we acknowledge the significant financial
contributions the Republic of Korea has made to facilitate U.S.
military access on the Korean Peninsula.
The conferees note that United States has an upgraded,
strategic-plus relationship with India based on regional
cooperation, space science cooperation, and defense
cooperation. The conferees believe that the defense
relationship between the United States and the Republic of
India is strengthened by the common commitment of both
countries to liberal democracy should continue to expand.
Further, we welcome the role of the Republic of India in
providing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and
beyond, and we support the implementation of the United States-
India Defense Framework Agreement and the India Defense Trade
and Technology Initiative (DTTI).
Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy regarding foreign
disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability to
Japan (sec. 1262)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1256) that
would express the sense of Congress that a decision by the
Government of Japan to purchase Aegis Ashore for its self-
defense could create a significant opportunity for promoting
interoperability and integration of air- and missile defense
capability with close allies, could provide for force
multiplication benefits, and could potentially alleviate force
posture requirements on multi-mission assets. This provision
would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, a copy of the Department
of Defense policy regarding foreign disclosure or technology
release of Aegis Ashore capability to allies, including Japan,
that possess sea-based Aegis weapons system-equipped naval
vessels.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
the references to other allies and would edit the title of the
provision to directly reference the Government of Japan.
South China Sea Initiative (sec. 1263)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1261)
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance
and training for the purposes of increasing maritime security
and the maritime domain awareness of foreign countries in the
South China Sea. The provision would authorize $50.0 million
from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department
of Defense Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW)
account for fiscal year 2016, with increases in funding levels
in subsequent fiscal years, to provide assistance to the
recipient countries, which include Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The provision would require
that the Secretary of Defense provide prior notification to the
congressional defense committees not later than 15 days before
exercising this authority.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize
$50.0 million from amounts authorized to be appropriated for
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 only and, if the
Secretary uses these funds to provide assistance and training
under this authority during the first half-year of fiscal year
2016, the Secretary must submit a report to the congressional
defense committees on the account or accounts that were used to
provide the funds. The authority to provide assistance and
training cannot be exercised after September 30, 2020. The
conferees expect the Department to request additional funding
for the South China Sea Initiative in fiscal years 2017 through
2020 as part of the annual budget request.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Two-year extension and modification of authorization for non-
conventional assisted recovery capabilities (sec. 1271)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1261) that
would extend, for 1 year, the authority of the Department of
Defense to continue to develop, manage, and execute a Non-
Conventional Assisted Recovery (NAR) personnel recovery program
for isolated Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Government, and
other designated personnel supporting U.S. national interests
worldwide. This section would allow the Secretary of Defense to
use up to $25.0 million in funds authorized to be appropriated
for the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for
such recovery programs through fiscal year 2017.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1282) that would extend the authority of the Department of
Defense to establish, develop, and maintain NAR capabilities
for 2 additional years. The provision would also designate the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-
Intensity Conflict (ASD SOLIC) as the primary civilian within
DOD with programmatic and policy oversight responsibilities for
such activities.
The House recedes with an amendment that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to use up to $25.0 million in funds
authorized for operation and maintenance for NAR.
The conferees note that the agreement would designate the
ASD SOLIC as the primary civilian within DOD with programmatic
and policy oversight responsibilities for such activities.
Given the sensitive nature of NAR activities, including the
authorized use of irregular forces, groups, and individuals,
the committee believes that ASD SOLIC is the most appropriate
civilian office within the Department to exercise oversight of
such activities and associated policies.
Amendment to the annual report under Arms Control and Disarmament Act
(sec. 1272)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1262) that
would amend subsection (e) of section 403 of the Arms Control
and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) and would require the
Director of National Intelligence to submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that details each instance of
inconsistent behavior by a state party of an arms control
treaty or related agreement to which the United States is a
party.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance the
capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents
involving weapons of mass destruction (sec. 1273)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1264) that
would extend the authority to conduct activities to enhance the
capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents
involving weapons of mass destruction from section 1204 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public
Law 113-66) through September 30, 2020.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1203) that would extend the authority for the Secretary of
Defense to provide Weapons of Mass Destruction incident
response training and basic equipment to foreign first
responders until September 30, 2018.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would extend
the authority through September 30, 2019.
Modification of authority for support of special operations to combat
terrorism (sec. 1274)
The House bill contained a provision that would amend the
authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism
contained in section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
375), as amended, by increasing the annual cap on the authority
from $75.0 million to $100.0 million.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would increase
the annual cap on the authority from $75.0 million to $85.0
million and would require the Secretary of Defense to notify
the congressional defense committees not later than 15-days
prior to initiating the authority.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to notify
the congressional defense committees of funding changes to
Section 1208 programs when such a proposed increase exceeds 20
percent of the current approved total for that particular
program or $500,000, whichever amount is less.
Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty
(sec. 1275)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1270) that
would limit the Department of Defense's ability to implement
the Arms Trade Treaty while also permitting the Department to
assist foreign governments in bringing their laws and
regulations to a level equal to that of the United States.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
The conferees note that a substantively identical
provision was included in the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015
(Public Law 113-291).
Report on the security relationship between the United States and the
Republic of Cyprus (sec. 1276)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1271) that
would require, not later than 90 days after the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to
jointly submit an assessment of the military capability of
Cyprus to defend against threats to its national security.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1274), requiring an assessment of the U.S.-Cyprus bilateral
security relationship not later than 120 days after the
enactment of this Act.
The House recedes.
Sense of Congress on European defense and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (sec. 1277)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1280) that
would express the sense of the Congress that the U.S. should
continue to work with aspirant countries for entry into the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and work with NATO
members to identify current and future security threats as well
as ensuring sufficient funding is obligated to meet NATO
responsibilities.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1254)
that would express the sense of Congress urging the United
States to encourage NATO allies to meet defense budget
commitments made at the Wales Summit in September 2014 and to
continue to coordinate defense investments to improve
deterrence against Russian aggression and terrorist
organizations as well as more appropriately balancing defense
spending across the alliance.
The House recedes with an amendment that expresses the
sense of Congress that the United States should continue NATO's
open-door policy for nations that share Alliance values, are
willing to assume the responsibilities and obligations of
membership, and are in a position to contribute to the security
of the North Atlantic area, as well as encouraging continued
work with aspirant countries to prepare for entry into NATO.
Briefing on the sale of certain fighter aircraft to Qatar (sec. 1278)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1273)
that would express the sense of the Senate that the United
States should promptly consider the sale of fighter aircraft to
the Government of Qatar and requires a report describing the
risks and benefits as they relate to such a sale.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require a
briefing to certain congressional committees on the risks and
benefits of the sale of fighter aircraft to Qatar.
United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation (sec. 1279)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1267) that
would establish a cooperative research and development program
with Israel to develop anti-tunneling defense capabilities to
detect, map, and neutralize underground tunnels.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1272).
The House recedes with an amendment that requires the
Secretary of Defense to designate an appropriate research and
development entity of a military department as the lead agency
of the Department of Defense to carry out this section,
establishes an annual limit on the amount that can be provided,
and requires matching contributions from the Government of
Israel.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, not later
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, to
submit to congressional defense committees a report that
includes: (1) instances of tunnels being used to attack
installations of the United States or allies of the United
States; (2) trends or developments in tunnel attacks throughout
the world; (3) key technologies employed by potential
adversaries and challenges faced when using tunnels; (4) the
capabilities of the Department of Defense for defending fixed
or forward locations from tunnel attacks; (5) the plans,
including with respect to funding, of the Secretary for
countering threats posed by tunnels.
NATO Special Operations Headquarters (sec. 1280)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1263) that
would make permanent the authority for the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters, as first
authorized in section 1244(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84).
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1281) that would extend, for 3 years, the authority under
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(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126
Stat. 2023).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would extend,
for 5 years, the authority for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Special Operations Headquarters.
Increased presence of United States ground forces in Eastern Europe to
deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (sec. 1281)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1274) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on
the impact of any significant reduction in United States troop
levels or materiel in Europe on the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization's ability to credibly deter, resist, or repel
external threats, not later than 30 days prior to the date of
such reduction.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1253)
that would require, no later than 120 days after the enactment
of this Act, that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, submit to the congressional
defense committees an assessment of options for expanding the
presence of U.S. ground forces in Eastern Europe to respond,
with European allies and partners, to the security challenges
posed by Russia with a report that would include an evaluation
of the optimal location(s) of the enhanced ground force
presence and a description of any initiatives by other members
of NATO, or other European allies and partners.
The House recedes with an amendment that would create an
additional element of the report required by this section to
assess the impact of any significant reduction in U.S. troop
levels or material in Europe on U.S. national security
interests in Europe.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Report on efforts to engage United States manufacturers in procurement
opportunities related to equipping the Afghan National Security
Forces
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1217) that
would require, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State to submit a report on efforts of the
Secretaries to engage United States manufacturers in
procurement opportunities related to equipping the Afghan
National Security Forces.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide a report to
the congressional defense committees, within 180 days of the
enactment of this Act, on efforts of the Secretaries to engage
United States manufacturers and service providers in
procurement and service provision opportunities related to
equipping and supporting the Afghan National Defense Security
Forces.
Report on access to financial records of the Government of Afghanistan
to audit the use of funds for assistance for Afghanistan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1218) that
would require the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (SIGAR) to submit to Congress, not later than
December 31, 2016, a report on the extent to which the Office
of SIGAR has adequate access to financial records of the
Government of Afghanistan to audit the use of funds authorized
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Lead Inspector General for
Operation Freedom's Sentinel to brief the congressional defense
committees on the extent to which the Inspector General has
access to financial records of the Government of Afghanistan to
audit the use of funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act.
Sense of Congress relating to Dr. Shakil Afridi
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1219) that
would express the sense of Congress that Dr. Shakil Afridi, a
Pakistani physician who helped the United States locate Osama
bin Laden, is an international hero and that the Government of
Pakistan should release him immediately from prison.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the contributions of Dr. Afridi to
efforts to locate Osama bin Laden, remain concerned about Dr.
Afridi's continuing incarceration, and urge the Government of
Pakistan to release him immediately.
Report on lines of communication of Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant and other foreign terrorist organizations
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1226)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
on the lines of communication that enable the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant, Jabhat al-Nusra, and other foreign
terrorist organizations that facilitate assistance through
countries bordering on Syria.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees are concerned with the lines of
communication that enable the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant and other terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq and
urge the administration to address such lines of communication
in its campaign strategy.
Report on efforts of Turkey to fight terrorism
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1227) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, on: Turkey's bilateral and multilateral
efforts to combat the flow of foreign fighters through its
country to Syria; relationship with Hamas, including its
harboring of leaders of Hamas; and efforts to fight terrorism,
including its military and humanitarian role in the coalition
to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the requirement for an assessment of
efforts to combat the flow of foreign fighters to and from
Syria and Iraq is included in another provision of this Act.
Report to assess the potential effectiveness of and requirements for
the establishment of safe zones or a no-fly zone in Syria
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1228) that
would require, no later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, to submit a report
that would assess the potential effectiveness, risks, and
operational requirements of the establishment and maintenance
of a no-fly zone over part or all of Syria, as well as such
effectiveness, risks, and operational requirements for
internally displaced people or for the facilitation of
humanitarian assistance.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, to provide a report
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, not later
than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, that assesses
the potential effectiveness, risks and operational
requirements, including legal requirements, to establish and
maintain: (1) a no-fly zone over a significant portion or all
of Syria; and (2) one or more safe zones in Syria for
internally displaced people or for the facilitation of
humanitarian assistance.
Report on military posture required in the Middle East to deter Iran
from developing a nuclear weapon
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1233) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
Congress, not later than 90 days after this Act, regarding the
military posture required in the Middle East to deter Iran from
developing a nuclear weapon.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide
a briefing not later than 120 days after the enactment of this
Act to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the U.S. force posture
required to protect U.S. national interests and deter Iranian
aggression in the Middle East.
Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1245) that
would express the sense of Congress on U.S. support for
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, including support for their
sovereignty, concern over aggressive military actions of the
Russian Federation against these nations, and encouragement for
further defense cooperation between the United States and these
nations.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Georgia
are highly valued allies and friends of the United States that
have repeatedly demonstrated commitment to advancing our mutual
interests and those of NATO. The conferees reaffirm United
States support for the sovereignty, independence, and
territorial integrity along internationally recognized borders
of these nations and express concern over increasingly
aggressive military maneuvering by Russia near or within their
borders or airspace. The conferees also emphasize their support
for the U.S. policy of not recognizing the Russia-occupied
regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states.
Additionally, the conferees encourage the Administration to
further enhance defensive security cooperation with these
valued security allies and partners and support the efforts of
their respective governments to provide for the defense of
their people and sovereign territory.
Sense of Congress on support for Georgia
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1246) that
would express the sense of Congress on U.S. support for
Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as
support for continued cooperation between the United States and
Georgia.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the continued support for a North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Membership Action Plan for Georgia
is included in another provision of this Act and concerns
regarding Russian aggression against the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Georgia appear elsewhere in this
conference report.
Sense of Congress recognizing the 70th anniversary of the end of Allied
military engagement in the Pacific theater
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1251) that
would express the sense of the Congress to remember and honor
those Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their
lives for their country during the campaigns in the Pacific
theater during the Second World War.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The conference agreement does not include this provision.
The conferees note that this provision is discussed
elsewhere in this report.
Sense of Congress regarding consolidation of United States military
facilities in Okinawa, Japan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1252) that
would express the sense of Congress regarding the progress to
fulfill the April 27, 2012 agreement of the United States-Japan
Security Consultative Committee on the realignment of U.S.
facilities in Okinawa, Japan.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the significant progress that has been
made towards implementing the Okinawa Consolidation Plan, to
include the approval of the landfill permit on December 27,
2013, which cleared the way for the construction of the Futenma
Replacement Facility. The conferees encourage continued
progress towards implementation of the ``2+2 agreement,'' as
restated in the April 27, 2015 Joint Statement, which is
critical to the bilateral security interests of the United
States and Japan.
Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1254) that
would express the sense of Congress on the U.S. alliance with
Japan, including that the United States highly values the
alliance with the Government of Japan, supports recent changes
in Japanese defense policy and the new bilateral guidelines for
U.S.-Japan defense cooperation, and reaffirms the U.S.
commitment to the alliance.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the matters addressed in the House
provision are addressed elsewhere in the conference agreement.
Sense of Congress on opportunities to enhance the United States
alliance with the Republic of Korea
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1255) that
would express the sense of Congress on opportunities to deepen
and broaden the scope of alliance cooperation between the
United States and the Republic of Korea based on the alliance's
role as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on
the Korean Peninsula, Asia-
Pacific region, and around the world.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the matters addressed in the House
provision are addressed elsewhere in the conference agreement.
Requirement to invite the military forces of Taiwan to participate in
RIMPAC exercises
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1257)
requiring the Secretary of Defense to invite the military
forces of Taiwan to participate in the Rim of the Pacific
Exercise if the Secretary has invited the military forces of
the People's Republic of China to participate in such maritime
exercise.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the matters addressed in the House
provision are addressed elsewhere in the conference agreement.
Sense of Congress reaffirming the importance of implementing the
rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1262)
that would express the sense of Congress that the United States
continue to implement the rebalance of U.S. forces to the Asia-
Pacific region and that forces should be increased consistent
with commitments already made by the Department of Defense.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the matters addressed in the House
provision are addressed elsewhere in the conference agreement.
Sense of Senate on Taiwan asymmetric military capabilities and
bilateral training activities
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1263)
that would express the sense of the Senate on Taiwan's
asymmetric military capabilities and bilateral training
activities.
The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1264)
that would encourage the Secretary of Defense to carry out a
program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior
officials between the United States and Taiwan to improve
military to military relations between the United States and
Taiwan.
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1257) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to invite the military
forces of Taiwan to participate in the Rim of the Pacific
Exercise if the Secretary has invited the military forces of
the People's Republic of China.
The Senate amendment also contained a provision (sec.
1263) that would express the sense of the Senate on Taiwan's
asymmetric military capabilities and bilateral training
activities.
The conferees believe that the United States, in
accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8),
should continue to make available to Taiwan such defense
articles and services as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to
maintain a sufficient self-defense. The United States should
continue to support the efforts of Taiwan to integrate
innovative and asymmetric capabilities to balance the growing
military capabilities of the People's Republic of China,
including fast-attack craft, coastal-defense cruise missiles,
rapid-runway repair systems, offensive mines, and submarines
optimized for defense of the Taiwan straits. With regards to
training, the conferees believe the military forces of Taiwan
should be permitted to participate in bilateral training
activities hosted by the United States that increase credible
deterrent capabilities of Taiwan, particularly those that
emphasize the defense of Taiwan Island from missile attack,
maritime blockade, and amphibious invasion by the People's
Republic of China. Toward this end, the conferees believe that
Taiwan should be encouraged to participate in exercises that
include realistic air-to-air combat training, including the
exercise conducted at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, commonly referred to as ``Red
Flag.''
The conferees recommend that the Secretary of Defense
carry out a program of exchanges of military officers between
the United States and Taiwan designed to improve military-to-
military relations between the United States and Taiwan. The
officer exchanges should include field-grade officers,
particularly officers with combat and specialized experience,
and general officers, who can provide support to Taiwan to
develop and improve its joint warfighting capabilities.
The conferees also note that section 1259A of the Fiscal
Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 113-291)
includes the conferees' recommendation on inviting Taiwan to
the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief portions of
multilateral exercises.
Military exchanges between senior officers and officials of the United
States and Taiwan
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1264)
authorizing the Department of Defense to conduct exchanges
between senior military officers and senior officials focused
on a variety of subjects between the United States and Taiwan
designed to improve military-to-military relations between
those two countries.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note the matters addressed in the House
provision are addressed elsewhere in the conference agreement.
Efforts of the Department of Defense to prevent and respond to gender-
based violence globally
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1268) that
would express a series of findings and a statement of policy on
preventing and responding to gender-based violence globally,
and require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
certain congressional committees on the Department of Defense's
implementation efforts of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and
Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees believe that gender-based violence
undermines the health, economic stability, and security of
nations which, in turn, has an impact on United States
interests. The committee notes that the United States Global
Strategy on Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response
requires the participation of the Department of Defense (DOD)
in efforts to implement the strategy. The conferees encourage
the continued efforts of the DOD in support of the United
States Global Strategy on Gender-based Violence Prevention and
Response.
Additionally, the conferees direct the Secretary of
Defense, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this
Act, to provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report on efforts to
prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally in
support of the United States' strategy, including a description
of the efforts of DOD in the Interagency Working Group to
implement the international gender-based violence prevention
and response strategy and an assessment of the human and
financial resources necessary to fulfill the purpose and duties
of such strategy.
Combating crime through intelligence capabilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1269) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to deploy assets,
personnel, and resources to United States Southern Command to
combat transnational criminal organizations by supplying
sufficient intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
capabilities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that JIATF-S continues to contribute
to United States Southern Command's detection and monitoring
and countering-transnational organized crime mission. The
conferees encourage the Department to ensure Joint Interagency
Task Force-South has sufficient assets, personnel, and
resources to fulfill its mandate.
Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States
and the Republic of India
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1272) that
would express the sense of Congress on the defense relationship
between the United States and the Republic of India based on
both countries' common interests and commitments to stability,
security, and democracy.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the matters addressed in the House
provision are addressed elsewhere in the conference agreement.
Sense of Congress on evacuation of United States citizens and nationals
from Yemen
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1273) that
would express the sense of Congress that the President should
exercise all available authorities as expeditiously as possible
to evacuate United States citizens and nationals from Yemen.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees encourage the President to work with
international partners, to the extent practicable, to protect
non-combatants and assist in the evacuation of U.S. citizens
and nationals as well as the citizens and nationals of other
states from Yemen.
Report on violence and cartel activity in Mexico
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1275) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on
violence and cartel activity in Mexico and the impact of such
on United States national security.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that ongoing violence associated with
transnational organized crime poses a threat to the security
interests of Mexico and the United States. The conferees
recognize the shared commitment of the United States and Mexico
to combat this threat and expect the Secretary of Defense to
update periodically the Committees on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Senate on the Department's
security cooperation activities with the Government of Mexico.
Report on actions to ensure Qatar is preventing terrorist leaders and
financiers from operating in its country
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1276) that
would express the sense of Congress that Qatar is an important
partner in the region, has played a significant role in
fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and
that the United States should do everything in its power to
encourage Qatar to crack down on terrorist leaders and
financiers who are operating in its country. The provision
would require that, not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a report on actions taken by the United States
Government to ensure that Qatar is preventing terrorist leaders
and financiers from operating in its country.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the President or appropriate
department or agency head(s), not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, to provide to the Committees
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, a briefing on actions taken by the United States
Government to urge the government of Qatar to ensure that it is
working to ensure that no foreign terrorist organizations or
their leaders are operating in Qatar.
United States support for Jordan
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1277) that
would express the sense of Congress that the United States
should continue to support Jordan's military efforts to counter
violent extremism and enhance regional stability.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the authorization of reimbursable
assistance to Jordan for border security elsewhere in this Act.
Report on United States efforts to combat Boko Haram and support
regional allies and other partners
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1278) that
would require, not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to
jointly submit a report on the assessment of the threat of Boko
Haram to United States national security, as well as a
description of U.S. efforts to combat Boko Haram.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State not later than 180 days after enactment to
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that includes the following:
(1) An assessment of the threat posed by Boko Haram
to United States national security interests in
Nigeria, the region, and homeland;
(2) A description of United States efforts to
combat Boko Haram, including the authorities to carry
out such efforts and the roles and missions of the
Department of Defense and Department of State;
(3) A description of United States humanitarian
support to civilian populations impacted by Boko
Haram's activity;
(4) A description of United States activities to
enhance the capacity of supported regional partners to
investigate and prosecute human rights violations and
promote respect for the rule of law;
(5) A description of military equipment, supplies,
training, and other defense articles and services,
including by type, quantity, and prioritization of such
items, required to combat Boko Haram effectively and
the gaps within regional allies to engage in the
mission to combat Boko Haram;
(6) A description of military equipment, supplies,
training, and other defense articles and services,
including by type, quantity, and actual or estimated
delivery date, that the United States Government has
provided, is providing, and plans to provide to
regional allies and other partners to combat Boko Haram
as well as a description of associated plans to sustain
United States provided equipment and capabilities; and
(7) A description of support received by the
Nigerian military from other foreign governments.
The report required shall be, to the extent practicable,
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.
Sense of Congress on United States support for Tunisia
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1279) that
would express a sense of the Congress that it is a national
security priority of the United States to support and cooperate
with Tunisia by providing assistance to combat the growing
terrorist threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) or other terrorist organizations.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provisions.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the importance of a secure and stable
Tunisia to counter the threat posed by the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant and other terrorist organizations in North
Africa and encourages the provision of United States assistance
to Tunisia.
Title XIII--Cooperative Threat Reduction
Subtitle A--Funding Allocations
Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec. 1301)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1301) that
would define Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds
and make funds appropriated for the Department of Defense
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program available for fiscal years
2016, 2017, and 2018.
The Senate amendment contained an almost identical
provision, with a technical difference (sec. 1301).
The House recedes.
Funding allocations (sec. 1302)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1302) that
would specify funding allocations for each program under the
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1302).
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Title XIV--Other Authorizations
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Working Capital Funds (sec. 1401)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1401) that
would authorize the appropriations for the defense working
capital and revolving funds at the levels identified in section
4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1401).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
National Defense Sealift Fund (sec. 1402)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1402) that
would authorize the appropriations for the National Defense
Sealift Fund in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1402).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec. 1403)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1403) that
would authorize the appropriations for Chemical Agents and
Munitions Destruction, Defense, at levels identified in section
4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1403).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-Wide (sec. 1404)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1404) that
would authorize the appropriations for Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-Wide, at the levels identified
in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1404).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Defense Inspector General (sec. 1405)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1405) that
would authorize the appropriations for the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department of Defense at the levels
identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1405).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Defense Health Program (sec. 1406)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1406) that
would authorize appropriations for the Defense Health Program
activities at the levels identified in section 4501 of division
D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1406).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund (sec. 1407)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1407) that
would authorize appropriations for the National Sea-Based
Deterrence Fund activities at the levels identified in section
4501 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize
to be appropriated sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2017.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing stockpile
of lethal chemical agents and munitions (sec. 1411)
The House contained a provision to extend the completion
date for the destruction of the existing stockpile of lethal
chemical agents and munitions from December 31, 2017 to
December 31, 2023.
The Senate contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle C--Working Capital Funds
Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of funds from
Department of Defense working capital funds (sec. 1421)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1421) that
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of any
military department from furloughing any employee of the
Department of Defense whose salary is funded by working capital
funds with certain exceptions.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would specify
that the Secretary of Defense may not cease funding current
projects being completed by indirectly funded government
employees of the Department of Defense who are paid out of
working-capital funds. The conferees note that this provision
shall not be construed to provide for the exclusion of any
particular category of employees of the Department of Defense
from furlough.
Working capital fund reserve account for petroleum market price
fluctuations (sec. 1422)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1422) that
would amend Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, by
including a market fluctuation account for the purchase of
petroleum.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
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. 1431)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1431) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer $120.4
million to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for
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.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1411).
The Senate recedes.
Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec.
1432)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1432) that
would authorize appropriations of $64.3 million for the Armed
Forces Retirement Home for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 1412).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Inspections of the Armed Forces Retirement Home by the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1413)
that would amend section 1518 of the Armed Forces Retirement
Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 418) to require the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense to conduct an inspection
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home not less than once every 3
years and to authorize the Inspector General to determine the
scope of the inspection through a risk-based analysis of the
operations of the home.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Title XV--Authorization of Additional Appropriations for Overseas
Contingency Operations
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations (sec.
1501)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1501) that
would establish the purpose of this title and make
authorization of appropriations available upon enactment of
this Act for the Department of Defense, in addition to amounts
otherwise authorized in this Act, to provide for additional
costs due to overseas contingency operations and other
additional funding requirements. The provision also includes
clarification on the treatment of these funds.
The Senate bill contained a similar provision that would
establish this title and make authorization of appropriations
available upon enactment of this Act for the Department of
Defense, in addition to amounts otherwise authorized in this
Act.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that includes
language from the Senate provision section 1003, stating if an
act is enacted at a later date that would revise the
discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2016, the amount
authorized to be appropriated by section 1504 and no greater
than the increase to the revised security category will be
deemed as authorized to be appropriated by section 301.
Procurement (sec. 1502)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1502) that
would authorize the additional appropriation for procurement
activities at the levels identified in section 4102 of division
D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1503).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Research, development, test, and evaluation (sec. 1503)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1503) that
would authorize the additional appropriation for research,
development, test, and evaluation activities at the levels
identified in section 4202 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1504).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Operation and maintenance (sec. 1504)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1504) that
would authorize additional appropriations for operation and
maintenance programs at the levels identified in sections 4302
and 4303 of division D of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1505)
that would authorize the additional appropriations for
operation and maintenance activities at the levels identified
in section 4302 of division D of this Act.
The Senate recedes with an amendment.
Military personnel (sec. 1505)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1505) that
would authorize the additional appropriations for military
personnel activities at the levels identified in section 4402
of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1506).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Working capital funds (sec. 1506)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1506) that
would authorize the additional appropriations for defense
working capital and revolving funds at the levels identified in
section 4502 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1507).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-Wide (sec. 1507)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1507) that
would authorize the additional appropriations for the Drug
Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-Wide at the
levels identified in section 4502 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1508).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Defense Inspector General (sec. 1508)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1508) that
would authorize the additional appropriations for the Office of
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense identified
in section 4502 of division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1509).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Defense Health Program (sec. 1509)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1509) that
would authorize the additional appropriations for the Defense
Health Program activities identified in section 4502 of
division D of this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1510).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Counterterrorism Partnership Fund (sec. 1510)
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1511) that
would authorize the additional appropriations for the
Counterterrorism Partnership Fund at the levels identified in
section 4502 of division D of this Act. Amounts authorized in
this fund will be available for obligations for 2 fiscal years.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle B--Financial Matters
Treatment as additional authorizations (sec. 1521)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1521) that
would state that the amounts authorized to be appropriated in
this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to
be appropriated by this Act.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
1521).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Special transfer authority (sec. 1522)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1522) that
would allow the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $3.5
billion of additional war-related funding authorizations in
this title among the accounts in this title.
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1522) that
would allow the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $4.0
billion of additional war-related funding authorizations in
this title among the accounts in this title.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (sec. 1531)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1541) that
would continue the existing limitation on the use of the
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) for fiscal year 2016,
would require $50.0 million to be used for the recruitment and
retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces
(ANSF), and would require reporting on inventory of facilities
and services that are lacking adequate resources for Afghan
female service members and police, as well as a plan to address
the short-comings of facilities and services.
The Senate amendment contained similar provisions (sec.
1209, 1531) that would require $10.0 million of the ASFF be
used for recruitment and retention of women in the ANSF.
The House recedes with an amendment that would continue
the existing limitation on the use of ASFF for fiscal year
2016, and would require that of the funds available to the
Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
for fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall use not less than
$10.0 million, with the goal of using $25.0 million, to
support, to the extent practicable, the efforts of the
Government of Afghanistan to promote the security of Afghan
women and girls. This section also would require the Secretary
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to
report on a plan to promote the security of Afghan women.
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund (sec. 1532)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1542) that
would authorize various transfer authorities, reporting
requirements, and other associated activities for the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Fund during fiscal
year 2016, and would modify the implementation requirements
associated with the plan for consolidation and alignment of
rapid acquisition organizations.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1532) that would authorize the Joint IED Defeat Fund and
provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to
investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services,
training, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist in the
defeat of improvised explosive devices for operations in
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and other operations or military
missions designated by the Secretary.
The House recedes with an amendment that would prohibit
the transition of the Joint IED Defeat Organization to a combat
support agency, require the Secretary of Defense to provide a
plan by January 31, 2016 for the activities, functions, and
resources of Joint IED Defeat Organization to be fully and
completely transitioned to an office under the authority,
direction, and control of an executive agent by September 30,
2016. Additionally, if the full transition is not complete by
September 30, 2016 none of the funds in the Joint IED Defeat
Fund would be available to the Department of Defense after
September 30, 2016.
The conferees urge the Secretary of Defense to provide
information to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for
any activities conducted pursuant to subsection (b).
The conferees understand that as of March 11, 2015, the
Deputy Secretary of Defense formally initiated the transition
of the Joint IED Defeat Organization to a new combat support
agency named the Joint Improvised-Threat Agency (JIDA) with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics as the component lead. The conferees have concerns
regarding this current transition and believe a new strategy
and implementation plan is required that would provide for a
more streamlined approach to integrating the roles, missions,
and activities of the JIDA into an existing military
department, rather than establishing a new combat support
agency within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This
would create reduced overhead management costs while
maintaining institutional core knowledge for counter defeat and
detection capabilities for IEDs and other improvised threats.
The intent of this required new transition so not to disrupt
ongoing, near-term counter-IED activities in support of
overseas contingency operations.
Availability of improvised explosive device defeat funds for training
of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive
devices (sec. 1533)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1533)
that would authorize up to $30.0 million of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund to provide
training for foreign security forces to increase effectiveness
in defeating improvised explosive devices. The provision would
require training be provided only pursuant to other provisions
of law.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment that would
conform the provision to a related provision concerning the
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization included
elsewhere in this Act.
Comptroller General report on use of certain funds provided for
Operation and Maintenance (sec. 1534)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1543) that
would require the Comptroller General to submit a report
specifying how funds for overseas contingency operations were
ultimately used.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the
report to funds authorized in section 4303.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Statement of policy regarding European Reassurance Initiative
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1531) that
would express a series of findings highlighting continued
aggression and intimidation by Russia against United States
allies and partners in Europe, in particular, and include a
statement of policy on efforts by the United States to continue
and expand initiatives to reassure allies and partners and to
deter aggression and intimidation by Russian, in order to
enhance security and stability in the region.
The Senate amendment did not contain a similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees urge the Department of Defense to enhance
efforts in Europe to reassure allies and partners and deter
further aggression and intimidation by the Russian Government
to enhance security and stability in the region through: (1)
increased U.S. military presence, exercises, training,
prepositioning of equipment and infrastructure; (2) increased
emphasis on countering unconventional warfare methods in areas
such as cyber warfare, information operations, and intelligence
operations; and (3) increased security assistance to allies and
partners in Europe.
Title XVI--Strategic Programs, Cyber, and Intelligence Matters
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Major force program and budget for national security space (sec. 1601)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1601) that
would amend chapter 9 of title 10, U.S.C., to establish a
unified major force program for national security space
programs to prioritize national security space activities in
accordance with the requirement of the Department of Defense
and national security. Additionally, this section would require
a report from the Secretary of Defense that assesses the budget
from fiscal years 2017-20 that includes a comparison between
the current budget and the previous year's budget, as well as
the current future years defense program, and the previous one
with specific budget line identification. The provision would
also require a plan be provided to the congressional defense
committees for carrying out the unified major force program for
national security space programs within 180 days of the date of
enactment.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
the findings.
Principal advisor on space control (sec. 1602)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1602)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to designate an
individual who is already a full time equivalent of the
Department of Defense to serve as the Principal Space Control
Advisor, who shall act as the principal advisor to the
Secretary on space control activities.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment clarifying the roles
and responsibilities of the cross-functional team.
The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide
a briefing to the congressional defense committees within 180
days on the roles and responsibilities for space control
activities within the Department of Defense; efforts underway
to streamline decision making and limit bureaucracy for space
control within the Department; and a description of how the
Space Security and Defense Program will be appropriately
integrated and aligned in the space control activities.
Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning,
Navigation, and Timing Enterprise (sec. 1603)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1610)
that would establish a council to review and be responsible for
the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing
enterprise, including positioning, navigation, and timing
services provided to civil, commercial, scientific and
international users. This council would terminate 10 years
after the date of enactment.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would add the
Secretaries of the military departments as ex officio members
of the council.
Modification to development of space science and technology strategy
(sec. 1604)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1602) that
would modify and streamline section 2271 of title 10, U.S.C.,
by removing specific direction on elements of the strategy,
coordination, and reporting requirements to Congress.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System
user equipment (sec. 1605)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1605) that
would modify section 913 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383) by
limiting the delegation of waiver authority to a level no lower
than the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add the
secretaries of the military departments to the waiver authority
delegation limitation.
Rocket propulsion system development program (sec. 1606)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1603) that
would amend section 1604 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck'
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291) by inserting a section on streamlined
acquisition; a clarification that, of the funds authorized to
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2016 for the rocket propulsion system required by
section 1604 of Public Law 113-291, the Secretary of Defense
would be permitted to obligate or expend such funds only for
the development of such rocket propulsion system, and the
necessary interfaces to the launch vehicle, to replace non-
allied space launch engines by 2019 as required by such
section; and a requirement for the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing on the streamlined acquisition approach,
requirements, and acquisition strategy.
The Senate amendment also contained a provision (sec.
1606) that would amend section 1604 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to include a plan for the
development and fielding of a full-up engine.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the
availability of funds only for the development of a rocket
propulsion system and the necessary interfaces to, or
integration of, the launch vehicle, to replace non-allied space
launch engines by 2019 as required by section 1604 of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
The amendment would specify that funds may be used for
the integration of a rocket propulsion system on a new or
existing launch vehicle. Funds may not be used to develop or
procure a new launch vehicle or infrastructure.
The agreement would also direct the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide the congressional defense committees a
briefing no later than 90 days from the date of enactment on a
plan for the development and fielding of a full-up rocket
propulsion system.
Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of
rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle
program (sec. 1607)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1604) that
would amend section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3626; 10 U.S.C. 2271
note).
The Senate amendment also contained a provision (sec.
1603) that would amend section 1608 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3626; 10
U.S.C. 2271 note).
The House recedes with an amendment that would amend
section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291) by modifying the exception to the prohibition. The
amendment would except contracts awarded for the procurement of
property or services for space launch activities that includes
the use of not more than a total of five rocket engines
designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation that prior
to February 1, 2014, were either fully paid for by the
contractor or covered by a legally binding commitment of the
contractor to fully pay for such rocket engines. The amendment
would also add an additional exception which would allow
contracts, not covered under the other exceptions, that are
awarded for the procurement of property or services for space
launch activities that include the use of not more than a total
of four additional rocket engines designed or manufactured in
the Russian Federation. Therefore, the agreement allows for a
total of nine Russian rocket engines, aside from the waiver
authority and the existing contract number FA8811-13-C-0003
awarded on December 18, 2013. Of those nine engines, not more
than four additional rocket engines can be procured from the
Russian Federation as five of the nine allowed under the
(c)(1)(B) exception would have already been fully paid for as
of February 1, 2014.
The existing exception on the placement of orders or the
exercise of options under the contract number FA8811-13-C-0003
and awarded on December 18, 2013 and the existing waiver remain
unchanged and unaffected.
The conferees believe that the continued reliance on
Russian rocket engines represents a significant risk to our
national security and that their use should be minimized to the
greatest extent practicable while maintaining assured access to
space and competition.
Consistent with the limitations established by this
provision, the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, to
evaluate options for an executable backup plan for assured
access to space that maintains competition as feasible. The
conferees expect the report to consider options in the event of
a national emergency including using a Delta launch vehicle,
relying on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's
launch capability, acquiring or leveraging space launch
services provided by international partners consistent with the
National Space Transportation Policy, or any other options that
the Secretary deems feasible. The report shall include
identification of requirements, feasibility, costs,
infrastructure, security, timelines, required authorities and
risks and benefits associated with each option considered. The
Secretary shall submit the results in the form of a briefing to
the appropriate congressional committees no later than April
15, 2016.
Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle program
(sec. 1608)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1606) that
would express the sense of Congress concerning the need for an
updated, phased acquisition strategy and contracting plan for
the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program and that
the acquisition strategy and contracting plan should eliminate
the currently structured EELV launch capability (ELC)
arrangement after the current contractual obligations, among
other statements. The provision would require the Secretary of
the Air Force to discontinue the current ELC arrangement by the
latter of either the date on which the Secretary determines
that the obligations of the contracts relating to such
arrangement have been met, or by December 31, 2020. The
provision would also require the Secretary to apply consistent
and appropriate standards to certified EELV providers with
respect to certified cost and pricing data, and audits, in
accordance with section 2306a of title 10, United States Code;
would require the Secretary to develop and carry out a 10-year
acquisition strategy for the EELV program, in accordance with
section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, and other
elements of the provision; would require any contract for
launch services to account for the value of the ELC arrangement
per contract line item numbers in the bid price of the offeror
as appropriate per launch; and would require a report on the
acquisition strategy.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1604)
that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from awarding a
contract, renewing a contract, or maintaining a separate
contract line item for the procurement of property or services
for space launch capabilities under the Evolved Expendable
Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The provision would allow for
the Secretary to waive the requirement if the Secretary
determines that: (1) awarding or renewing, or maintaining a
separate contract line item for launch capabilities is
necessary for the national security interests of the United
States and the contract or contract line item does not support
space launch activities using rocket engines designed or
manufactured in the Russian Federation; and (2) failing to
award or renew such a contract or maintain such a contract line
item would have significant consequences to national security
and result in the significant loss of life or property or
economic harm. The provision would not apply to the placement
of orders or the exercise of options under the contract
numbered FA8811-13-C-003 and awarded on December 18, 2013. That
exception would expire on September 30, 2019.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike
the sense of Congress language; revise the date for
discontinuing the current ELC arrangement to not later than
December 31, 2019 for existing contracts using rocket engines
designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation and not
later than December 31, 2020 for existing contracts using
domestic rocket engines; and clarify language concerning the
acquisition strategy required.
Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle program
(sec. 1609)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1605)
that would realign the cost share of the Evolved Expendable
Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Capabilities (ELC) between the Air
Force and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The
provision would require, for fiscal years 2017, 2018, or 2019,
that the Air Force request for ELC funding bear the same ratio
to the total number of Air Force cores to be procured under the
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Launch Services (ELS).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would direct the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit a
certification with the budgets for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and
2019 that the cost share between the Air Force and the National
Reconnaissance Office for the evolved expendable launch vehicle
launch capability program equitably reflects the appropriate
allocation of funding for the Air Force and the National
Reconnaissance Office, respectively, based on the launch
schedule and national mission forecast. The amendment would
also require sufficient rationale to justify such cost share.
Procurement of wideband satellite communications (sec. 1610)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1607) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior
Department of Defense official to procure wideband satellite
communications, both military and commercial, to meet the
requirements of the Department. Additionally, this section
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees, a plan to meet the
requirements of the Department for satellite communications,
including identification of roles and responsibilities, no
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1609) that would require the Department of Defense Executive
Agent for Space to submit by January 31, 2016 a plan to the
congressional defense committees for consolidating the
acquisition of commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM)
services from across the Department of Defense into a program
office in the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The
plan would require consolidation to take place within a 3-year
period. It would also require an assessment of the current
management and overhead costs, a projection of the consolidated
management and overhead costs, and an estimate of the cost of
consolidation. The provision would require the Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation to review and validate each
of the estimates.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan for the consolidation
of the acquisition of wideband satellite communications. The
amendment would require the Secretary to identify and designate
a single acquisition agent and implementation of the
consolidation plan. The amendment would also allow the
Secretary to forgo implementation if the Secretary determines
that the implementation will require significant additional
funding or is not in the interests of national security.
Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications (sec. 1611)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1611)
that would require an analysis of alternatives for the
replacement of the Wideband Global Satellite System with a
report due to the congressional defense committees by March 31,
2017. The analysis required shall take into account future
bandwidth of space, air, and ground communications systems.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Modification of pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite
communication services (sec. 1612)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1609) that
would modify an existing pilot program for acquisition of
commercial satellite communications services by removing the
requirement to use the working capital fund and authorize
multiple methods or pathfinder efforts to be used within the
pilot program. Additionally, the Secretary would have to
establish metrics to track the progress of meeting the
objectives of the program and provide annual briefings on the
progress of the pilot program, concurrent with the submission
of the budget request in each year from fiscal year 2017
through fiscal year 2020.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1612) that would direct the Department of Defense to seek to
achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in communications
capability as a goal of pilot programs for commercial satellite
communications.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to conduct the pilot program, remove
the requirement to use the working capital fund for the pilot
program and authorize multiple methods or pathfinder efforts to
be used within the pilot program. The amendment would also
direct the Department to seek to achieve order-of-magnitude
improvements in communications capability as a goal of pilot
programs for commercial satellite communications. The conferees
believe that Department of Defense should use this program to
explore new and innovative ways to acquire commercial satellite
communications for the benefit of the warfighter and the
taxpayers. This should include new activities to meet the goals
established in the pilot program while also leveraging the
Department's pathfinder efforts.
Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space (sec. 1613)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1614) that
would state a sense of Congress regarding space defense, as
outlined in the National Space Policy of 2010.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1601) that would require the President to establish an
interagency process to develop a policy to deter adversaries in
space. This integrated deterrence policy would be developed
with the objectives of (1) reducing risks to the United States
and its allies in space; and (2) protecting and preserving the
rights, access, capabilities, use, and freedom of action of the
United States in space and the right of the United States to
respond to an attack in space and, if necessary, deny
adversaries the use of space capabilities hostile to the
national interests of the United States. The provision would
require the President to provide a report setting forth the
deterrence policy and the answers to Enclosure 1, regarding
offensive space control policy, of the classified annex to this
Act, to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
within 180 days of the date of enactment. If the report
required and the answers to Enclosure 1 are not provided within
180 days of the date of enactment, the provision would
prohibit, until provided, the obligation or expenditure of
$10.0 million of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2016 to provide support services to the Executive
Office of the President.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based weather
data (sec. 1614)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1610) that
would prohibit reliance on space-based weather data from the
Government of the People's Republic of China or the Government
of the Russian Federation, and would require the Secretary of
Defense to certify that the Department of Defense does not rely
on, or in the future does not plan to rely on, space-based
weather data for national security purposes, that is provided
by the Government of the People's Republic of China, the
Government of the Russian Federation, or an entity owned or
controlled by the Government of China or the Government of
Russia.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on
system (sec. 1615)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1608) that
would limit any funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
weather satellite follow-on system until the Secretary of
Defense provides a briefing to the congressional defense
committees on a plan to address the requirements of the
Department of Defense for cloud characterization and theater
weather imagery, and that such plan will not negatively affect
the commanders of the combatant commands and will meet the
requirements of the Department for cloud characterization and
theater weather imagery.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change
the limitation of funds from a full limitation to a limitation
on half of the funds.
The conferees are aware and supportive of the efforts to
reassess the appropriate portions of the analysis of
alternatives (AoA) for space-based environmental monitoring in
consideration of the changes that have occurred since the
original AoA that was completed.
Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense Meteorological
Satellite program (sec. 1616)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1607)
that would prohibit the use of funds authorized to be
appropriated in fiscal year 2016 and any unobligated funds made
available for appropriation in fiscal year 2015 for the Defense
Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) or the launch of
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite #20 (DMSP-
20) until the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly certify to the congressional
defense committees that: (1) relying on civil and international
contributions to meet space-based environmental monitoring
requirements is insufficient or is a risk to national security
and launching DMSP-20 will meet those requirements; (2)
launching DMSP-20 is the most affordable solution to meeting
requirements validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council; and (3) nonmaterial solutions within the Department of
Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), or National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
are incapable of providing a solution for cloud
characterization and theater weather requirements as validated
by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that reduces the
fence in fiscal year 2015 to half of any unobligated funds made
available for appropriation and clarifies the elements of the
certification.
Streamline commercial space launch activities (sec. 1617)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1613)
that would direct the Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
commercial space sector, and the heads of other executive
agencies as appropriate to report annually on actions taken to
remove duplication and minimize inconsistencies across the
federal government for commercial space launch requirements and
approval. The report shall be submitted to the congressional
defense committees, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science
and Transportation and the House Committee on Science, Space
and Technology.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment that would
add the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as
a recipient of the required reports. The conferees note the
importance of efforts to eliminate duplicative requirements and
approvals to streamline commercial space launch activities.
Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead persistent
infrared capability (sec. 1618)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1612) that
would require the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command and the
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation jointly submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the
integration of overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) capabilities
to support specified mission capabilities of the Department of
Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Options for rapid space reconstitution (sec. 1619)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1613) that
would state the sense of Congress regarding rapid
reconstitution of critical space capabilities. It would also
direct the Secretary of Defense to evaluate options for the use
of current assets of the Department of Defense for the purpose
of rapid reconstitution of critical space-based warfighter
enabling capabilities and provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees not later than March 31, 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike
the sense of Congress.
Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system against
additional threats (sec. 1620)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1611) that
would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, in cooperation with the Secretary of
the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Director of
National Intelligence, to conduct an evaluation of the Space-
based Infrared System to detect, track, and target, or develop
the capability to do the detect, track and target, against the
full-range of threats to the United States, deployed members of
the Armed Forces, and the allies of the United States, and
provide the results of such evaluation to the congressional
defense committees not later than December 31, 2016.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment replacing the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
with the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command and adding the
Commander, U.S. Northern Command.
The conferees note that the classified annex accompanying
the House bill includes further discussion related to this
section.
Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment,
Global Positioning System operational control segment, and
Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition
programs (sec. 1621)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1608)
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide
quarterly reports to the Comptroller General of the United
States on the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) space
segment, the Global Positioning System Operational Control
Segment (GPS OCX), and the Military Global Positioning System
User Equipment (MGUE) acquisition programs. The reporting
requirement would sunset on the date at which GPS III, GPS OCX,
and MGUE reach their full operational capabilities.
The House bill contained no similar amendment.
The House recedes with an amendment that would add a
requirement to provide supporting documents and modify the date
of termination of the reporting requirement from full
operational capability to initial operational capability.
Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space (sec. 1622)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1615) that
would express the sense of Congress that a robust multi-mission
space sensor network will be vital to ensuring a strong missile
defense system.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike
the findings.
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools (sec. 1631)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1621) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior
official of the Department of Defense to serve as the executive
agent for the Department for open-source intelligence tools.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to
facilities for intelligence collection or for special
operations abroad (sec. 1632)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1622) that
would modify section 2682(c) of title 10, United States Code,
regarding facilities for intelligence collection and for
special operations abroad to include a notification requirement
for the Secretary of Defense to specified congressional
committees and sunset the waiver authority of the Secretary of
Defense on December 31, 2017.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation (sec. 1633)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1623) that
would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from using any of the
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available
to the Department of Defense during the period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31,
2016, to execute: the separation of the portion of the
Department of Defense budget designated as part of the National
Intelligence Program from the rest of the Department of Defense
budget; the consolidation of the portion of the Department of
Defense budget designated as part of the National Intelligence
Program within the Department of Defense budget; or the
establishment of a new appropriations account or appropriations
account structure for such funds.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under Secretary
of Defense for Intelligence (sec. 1634)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1626) that
would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of 25 percent of
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (OUSD(I)) until
the Secretary of Defense establishes the policy required by
section 922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66). Section 922 required the
Secretary to develop a written policy by June 24, 2014,
governing the internal coordination and prioritization of
intelligence priorities of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, the Joint Staff, the combatant commands, and the
military departments to improve identification of the
intelligence needs of the Department of Defense.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Department of Defense intelligence needs (sec. 1635)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1628) that
would require the Director of National Intelligence to provide
a report to the congressional defense committees and the
congressional intelligence committees on how the Director
ensures that the National Intelligence Program budgets for the
elements of the Intelligence Community that are within the
Department of Defense are adequate to satisfy the national
intelligence needs of the Department, as required by section
102A(p) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3024(p)). The report would specifically include a description
of how the Director incorporates the needs of the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the unified and
specified commands into the metrics used to evaluate the
performance of the elements of the Intelligence Community that
are within the Department of Defense in conducting intelligence
activities funded under the National Intelligence Program.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Report on management of certain programs of Defense intelligence
elements (sec. 1636)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1629) that
would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
to review the Science and Technology Research and Foreign
Material Exploitation work being conducted by the intelligence
elements of the Department of Defense and recommend any changes
and realignment of organizations that should take place.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees continue to have concerns about the
activities of the Intelligence Systems Support Office which was
transferred from the office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence to the Air Force in fiscal year 2015 and
believes that there are significant synergies and potential
savings to be gained through consolidation of these activities
with other intelligence elements of the Department of Defense.
The committees are also concerned about the Foreign Material
Exploitation activities which were transferred in fiscal year
2015 as well and believe that these elements could also be
consolidated with organizations elsewhere in the Defense
Intelligence Enterprise.
Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ-4 Global Hawk
mission (sec. 1637)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1621)
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force, in
coordination with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to submit, not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a report to
Congress on the feasibility of using the Air National Guard in
association with the Active-Duty Air Force to operate and
maintain the RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Government Accountability Office review of intelligence input to the
defense acquisition process (sec. 1638)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1630) that
would require the Comptroller General of the United States to
carry out a comprehensive review of the processes and
procedures for the integration of intelligence into the
Department of Defense acquisition process. The review would
include the integration of intelligence on foreign capabilities
into the acquisition process from initial requirement through
deployment, including staffing and training of intelligence
personnel assigned to the program offices, as well as the
procedures for identifying opportunities for weapon systems to
collect intelligence, and accounting for the support
requirements the weapon systems will place on the Defense
Intelligence Enterprise once fielded.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees believe it is important to ensure that the
Department is taking into consideration both intelligence
assessments of potential adversaries, as well as the exquisite
intelligence required to make new weapon systems work to their
fullest potential.
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters
Codification and addition of liability protections relating to
reporting on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and
information systems of certain contractors (sec. 1641)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1641) that
would amend section 941 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) as a new section
393 of title 10, United States Code, and also amend section 391
of such title, to provide for liability protection for covered
contractors reporting cyber incidents to the Department of
Defense through these two statutorily required mechanisms.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Authorization of military cyber operations (sec. 1642)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1631)
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to develop,
prepare, coordinate, and (when authorized by the President to
do so) to conduct a military cyber operation in response to
malicious cyber activity carried out against the United States
or a United States person by a foreign power (as defined in
section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)).
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify
that the authority to conduct cyber operations shall be
exercised when appropriately authorized.
The conferees note that nothing in this provision shall
be construed to limit existing presidential or congressional
power to authorize action.
Limitation on availability of funds pending the submittal of integrated
policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace (sec. 1643)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1633)
that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of $10.0
million of the unobligated balance of the amounts appropriated
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense to
provide support services to the Executive Office of the
President, until the President submits to the congressional
defense committees the integrated policy to deter adversaries
in cyberspace required by section 941 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
The conferees note that section 941 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (127 Stat. 837;
Public Law 113-66), required the President to establish an
interagency process to provide for the development of an
integrated policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace. The
provision required the President, not later than 270 days after
the date of enactment, which occurred on December 26, 2013, to
submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting
forth that integrated policy to deter adversaries in
cyberspace. The report required has not been provided. The
conferees believe that an integrated policy to deter
adversaries in cyberspace is essential to ensuring the national
security of the United States and countering the cyber threats
posed by our adversaries. The conferees remain concerned that
the failure to establish a well-articulated strategy for
deterring potential adversaries from conducting cyber attacks,
emboldens our adversaries and increases the likelihood of cyber
attacks in the near future.
Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented
Information Facility (sec. 1644)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1634)
that would authorize $10.6 million of the unobligated amounts
made available in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for the Army for
the procurement of a relocatable Sensitive Compartmented
Information Facility (SCIF) for the Cyber Center of Excellence
at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Designation of military department entity responsible for acquisition
of critical cyber capabilities (sec. 1645)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1631)
that would direct the Secretary of Defense to designate within
90 days of the date of enactment an entity of the Department of
Defense (DOD) to be responsible for the acquisition of critical
cyber capabilities to include: (1) the unified platform, (2) a
persistent cyber training environment, and (3) a cyber
situational awareness and battle management system.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify
that the Secretary of Defense shall designate an entity within
a military department to be responsible for the critical cyber
capabilities identified in the provision.
Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend the
United States from cyber attack (sec. 1646)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1636)
that would require the Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA) to sponsor
an independent panel to assess the ability of the National
Mission Forces of the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) to reliably
prevent or block large-scale attacks on the United States by
foreign powers with capabilities comparable to those of
countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia in the 2020
and 2025 timeframes.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would remove the
requirement for an independent assessment.
Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the
Department of Defense (sec. 1647)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1635)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to evaluate the
cyber vulnerabilities of every major Department of Defense
weapons system by not later than December 31, 2019.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would require
the updates to the congressional defense committees on
activities undertaken in the evaluation of major weapon systems
occur as part of the quarterly cyber operations briefings
required under section 484 of title 10, United States Code.
Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to cyber
attacks (sec. 1648)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1637)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct
national-level cyber exercises not less frequently than once
every 2 years for a period of 6 years. In preparing and
executing these exercises, the Secretary would be required to
coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the FBI, and
the heads of the critical infrastructure sector-specific
agencies designated under Presidential Policy Directive 21. The
Secretary also would be required to consult with governors of
the States and the owners and operators of critical
infrastructure. The exercises would be based on scenarios in
which critical infrastructure is attacked through cyberspace
and the President directs the Secretary to defend the Nation
and to provide support to civil authorities in responding and
recovering from the attacks.
The Senate amendment also contained a provision (sec.
1638) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a
comprehensive plan for the United States Cyber Command to
support civil authorities in responding to cyber attacks by
foreign powers against the United States or a United States
person.
The House bill contained no similar provisions.
The House recedes with an amendment that would combine
both Senate provisions.
In carrying out the requirements of this section
concerning national-level cyber exercises, the conferees
encourage the Department to coordinate activities with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, consistent with section 227 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 149), to the
maximum extent practicable. The conferees believe such
exercises should include opportunities to address the full
spectrum of cyber defense and mitigation capabilities available
to the Federal Government, and when appropriate should leverage
existing National Cyber Exercise programs, such as the
Department of Homeland Security Biennial Cyber Storm Program.
Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings and
recommendations of Council of Governors on cyber capabilities
of the Armed Forces (sec. 1649)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1639)
that would express that it is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense should review and consider any findings
and recommendations of the Council of Governors pertaining to
cyber mission force requirements and any proposed reductions in
and synchronization of the cyber capabilities of active or
reserve components of the Armed Forces.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces
Assessment of threats to national leadership command, control, and
communications system (sec. 1651)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1652) that
would require the Council on Oversight of the National
Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System to
collect and assess all reports and assessments conducted by the
Intelligence Community regarding foreign threats, including
cyber threats, to the command, control, and communications
system for the national leadership of the United States and the
vulnerabilities of such system to the threats.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air Force (sec.
1652)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1651) that
would require that, subject to the authority, direction, and
control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff
of the Air Force shall be responsible for overseeing the
safety, security, effectiveness, and credibility of the nuclear
deterrence mission of the Air Force. This section would also
require that, by March 1, 2016, the Chief of Staff designate a
Deputy Chief of Staff to carry out the following duties: (1)
provide direction, guidance, integration, and advocacy
regarding the nuclear deterrence mission; (2) conduct
monitoring and oversight activities regarding the safety,
security, reliability, effectiveness, and credibility of the
nuclear deterrence mission; and (3) conduct periodic
comprehensive assessments of all aspects of the nuclear
deterrence mission and provide such assessments to the
Secretary and the Chief of Staff. This section would also
require that, by March 30, 2016, the Secretary shall
consolidate, to the extent the Secretary determines
appropriate, under a major command commanded by a single
general officer, the responsibility, authority, accountability,
and resources for carrying out the nuclear deterrence mission.
The major command would be made responsible, to the extent the
Secretary determines appropriate, for carrying out all elements
and activities related to nuclear deterrence, including nuclear
weapons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, and the nuclear
command, control, and communication system. The activities
would include planning and execution of modernization programs;
procurement and acquisition; research, development, test, and
evaluation; sustainment; operations; training; safety and
security; research, education, and applied science relating to
nuclear deterrence and assurance; and such other functions of
the nuclear deterrence mission as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1641)
that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to designate
a senior acquisition official responsible for ensuring the
procurement and integration of Air Force Nuclear, Command and
Control (NC3) Systems.
The House recedes with an amendment that would retain the
requirement that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force be
responsible for overseeing the safety, security, effectiveness,
and credibility of the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air
Force as well as requiring the designation of a Deputy Chief of
Staff to carry out the duties as listed in section 1651 of the
House bill. The amendment contains a sense of Congress that the
Secretary of the Air Force should consolidate, to the extent
the Secretary determines appropriate, under a major command
commanded by a single general officer the responsibility,
authority, accountability, and resources for carrying out all
aspects of the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air Force and
that this should be memorialized through a series of enduring
directives and orders. The amendment further requires the
Secretary of the Air Force to submit to the congressional
defense committees a report no later than February 28, 2016 on
what actions have been taken or are planned to reorganize,
streamline, and clarify responsibilities, authorities,
accountability, and resources within the Air Force for the
nuclear deterrence mission. This report must include what
guidance, directives, and orders have been or will be issued to
institutionalize these changes.
Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic
missile fuzes (sec. 1653)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1653) that
would authorize $13.7 million of the funds made available by
this Act for Missile Procurement, Air Force, for the
procurement of certain commercially available parts for
intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes, notwithstanding
section 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, under
contracts entered into under section 1645(a) of the Carl Levin
and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291).
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1645).
The Senate recedes.
Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting intercontinental
ballistic missiles (sec. 1654)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1657) that
included a sense of Congress on the responsiveness and alert
levels of intercontinental ballistic missiles and would
prohibit authorized funds for reducing, or preparing to reduce,
the responsiveness or alert level of United States
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike
the sense of Congress and include a clarification that the
prohibition does not apply to reductions carried out to comply
with the New START treaty as long as such reductions are in
compliance with Section 1644 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
Assessment of global nuclear environment (sec. 1655)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1643)
that would direct the Department of Defense Director of Net
Assessment, in coordination with the Commander of U.S.
Strategic Command, to conduct an assessment of the global
security environment with respect to nuclear weapons and the
role of United States nuclear forces, policy, and strategy in
that environment. Not later than November 15, 2016, the
Director of Net Assessment shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on its findings. The assessment
should include experts outside the Department of Defense with
particular emphasis on those individuals and independent
institutions with demonstrated expertise in strategy and net
assessment methodology.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the
findings and adjust the time period covered by the assessment
to be 10 to 20 years.
Annual briefing on the costs of forward deploying nuclear weapons in
Europe (sec. 1656)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1654) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the
congressional defense committees a briefing on specific costs
related to forward-deploying nuclear weapons in Europe no later
than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the budget
for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons (sec. 1657)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1659) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
Congress on the justification of the number of planned nuclear-
armed cruise missiles, known as the Long Range Standoff Weapon,
to the U.S. arsenal.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Review of Comptroller General of the United States on recommendations
relating to nuclear enterprise of the Department of Defense
(sec. 1658)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1642)
that would require the Comptroller General of the United States
to review the Department of Defense's process for addressing
the recommendations of the Nuclear Enterprise Review and the
Nuclear Deterrence Enterprise Review Group.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the
requirement for a report and substitute a requirement for a
briefing to the congressional defense committees.
Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear deterrence
mission (sec. 1659)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1656) that
would express the sense of Congress that the safety, security,
reliability, and credibility of the nuclear deterrent of the
United States is a vital national security priority and that
nuclear weapons require special consideration because of the
political and military importance of the weapons. This
provision also expresses that the Navy has repeatedly
demonstrated its commitment to and prioritization of the
nuclear deterrence mission of the Navy and has put an emphasis
on ensuring its nuclear weapons are safe, secure, reliable, and
credible both ashore and at sea.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement program of the Air
Force (sec. 1660)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1647)
that would express the sense of the Senate that the Air Force
should regularly inform Congress on the progress being made
under the nuclear force improvement program and its efforts to
strengthen the nuclear enterprise and make Congress aware of
any additional actions that should be taken to optimize
performance of the nuclear mission of the Air Force and
maximize the strength of the United States strategic deterrent.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would change the
sense of the Senate to a sense of the Congress and make
technical and clarifying changes.
Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and collaboration
between United States and United Kingdom on nuclear issues and
on 60th anniversary of strategic systems programs (sec. 1661)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1655) that
would express the sense of Congress that co-operation and
collaboration under the 1958 Mutual Defense Agreement and the
1963 Polaris Sales Agreement are fundamental elements of the
security of the United States and the United Kingdom, as well
as international stability. Additionally, the recent renewal of
these agreements are critical to sustaining and enhancing the
capabilities and knowledge base of both countries regarding
nuclear deterrence, nuclear nonproliferation and
counterproliferation, and naval nuclear propulsion.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would add a
sense of Congress commemorating the 60th anniversary of the
Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile Program.
Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of nuclear enterprise
reviews (sec. 1662)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1658) that
would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of
Defense should submit to Congress a plan on how the Secretary
plans to implement the full recommendations of the two nuclear
enterprise reviews.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on long-range
standoff weapon (sec. 1663)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1644)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to make a Milestone
A decision on the Long-Range Standoff Weapon no later than May
31, 2016.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would transform
the provision into a Sense of Congress with a reporting
requirement.
Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad (sec. 1664)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1646)
that would express the sense of Congress that retaining all
three legs of the nuclear triad is the highest priority mission
of the Department of Defense and will best maintain strategic
stability at a reasonable cost, while hedging against potential
technical problems and vulnerabilities. The provision states
that it is the policy of the United States to sustain and
modernize or replace the triad of strategic nuclear delivery
systems and that it is the policy of the United States to
operate, sustain, and modernize or replace a capability to
forward-deploy nuclear weapons and dual capable fighter-bomber
aircraft.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Report relating to the costs associated with extending the life of the
Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (sec. 1665)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1679) that
would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to
Congress a report examining the costs associated with extending
the life of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic
missile compared to the costs associated with procuring a new
ground-based strategic deterrent.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment changing the
submission of the report from ``Congress'' to ``congressional
defense committees.''
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters
Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to
Russian Federation (sec. 1671)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1661) that
would prohibit the use of funds authorized to be appropriated
for the Department of Defense to provide the Russian Federation
with ``hit-to-kill'' technology and telemetry data for missile
defense interceptors or target vehicles and information
relating to the velocity at burnout of missile defense
interceptors or targets of the United States. This provision
would also provide the President with a single use waiver to
provide Russia with information regarding ballistic missile
early warning in the event the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, and the
Commander of U.S. European Command jointly certify to the
President and the congressional defense committees that the
provision of such information is required because of a failure
of the early warning system of Russia. The provision would
allow the prohibitions to expire on January 1, 2031.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1659) that would amend Section 1246(c)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 127 Stat. 923), as amended by Section 1243(2)(A) of the
Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
Stat. 3564) to extend the limitation on providing certain
sensitive missile defense information to the Russian Federation
through fiscal year 2017.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that removes the
President's single use waiver, clarifies that the provision
does not prohibit the United States from providing early
warning data to the Russian Federation, and allows the
provision to expire on January 1, 2017.
Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of Russian
Federation into missile defense systems of United States (sec.
1672)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1663) that
would prohibit the use of any authorized funds by this Act for
fiscal years 2016 through 2031 for the Department of Defense or
for the contributions of the United States to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to integrate a missile
defense system of the Russian Federation into any missile
defense system of the United States or NATO.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would prohibit
the use of funds authorized for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 for
the Department of Defense to integrate a missile defense system
of the Russian Federation into any missile defense system of
the United States.
Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into
missile defense systems of United States (sec. 1673)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1662) that
would prohibit any authorized funds by this Act for fiscal year
2016 to be obligated or expended for the integration of a
missile defense system of the People's Republic of China into
any missile defense system of the United States.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier air and
missile defense capability of the Army (sec. 1674)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1665) that
would provide that none of the funds authorized to be
appropriated for programs related to the Patriot lower tier air
and missile defense capability that depend specifically on the
results of the analysis of alternatives (AOA) regarding the
Patriot lower tier air and missile defense capability of the
Army, may be obligated or expended until the results of the AOA
are submitted to the congressional defense committees.
This section would also provide that the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics could
waive the application of the limitation in this section if the
Under Secretary determines that it is necessary to prevent an
unacceptable risk to mission performance of the Patriot system
and notifies the congressional defense committees of the
decision to use such waiver authority.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would reduce
the limitation to 30 days after the submission of the AOA to
the congressional defense committees.
The committees understand that the AOA will be completed
by August 2015, prior to the beginning of fiscal year 2016. The
committees do not intend to limit funding for programs or
technology that could support Patriot modernization regardless
of the options chosen based on the AOA. The committees believe
a modernized Patriot capability is vital to a robust air and
missile defense capability of the Army, and that such
capability is further required for the protection of deployed
U.S. Armed Forces and allied forces. The committees are
committed to the modernization of Patriot and, elsewhere in
this Act, recommend full funding of the budget request for
these activities.
Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense
capabilities of the United States (sec. 1675)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1666) that
would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff to ensure the interoperability and integration
of certain U.S. air and missile defense systems. Additionally,
it would require the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and
the Secretary of the Army to conduct at least one intercept or
flight test per year that demonstrates interoperability and
integration among the covered air and missile defense
capabilities, and would provide waiver authority.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Integration and interoperability of allied missile defense capabilities
(sec. 1676)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1667) that
would require the Commander of U.S. European Command, the
Commander of U.S. Central Command, and the Commander of U.S.
Pacific Command to submit to the Secretary of Defense and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment of the opportunities for
integration and interoperability of air and missile defense
capabilities of the United States with those capabilities of
allies of the United States, including carrying out the
planning, risk assessments, policy development and concept of
operations development necessary to assure the integration and
interoperability of U.S. and allied air and missile defense
capabilities by December 31, 2017.
The Senate amendment contained no similar amendment.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would include
interoperability in the title and that would make it clear that
such integration and interoperability should be ensured to the
extent that specific integration arrangements are agreeable to
the partner nation or among the partner nations involved in
those arrangements.
Missile defense capability in Europe (sec. 1677)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1668) that
would ensure the Aegis Ashore site to be deployed in the
Republic of Poland has anti-air warfare (AAW) capability upon
the site achieving full operating capability. It would also
require that the Aegis Ashore site in Romania be retrofitted
with AAW capability no later than December 31, 2018. It would
also require the Secretary to evaluate the feasibility,
benefit, and cost of using the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile or
the Standard Missile-2 in providing the anti-air warfare
capability. Additionally, it would require the Secretary of
Defense to study no less than three sites in the U.S. European
Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility for the deployment of
the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery; ensure
that the THAAD battery is available for rotational deployment
to the EUCOM area of responsibility; and to examine sites to
pre-position such THAAD battery if such pre-position is
necessary for military requirements.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1653) that would express the sense of the Congress that the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the relevant
combatant command, should ensure that arrangements are in
place, including support from North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) allies, to provide anti-air defense
capability at all NATO missile defense sites in support of
phases 2 and 3 of the European Phased Adaptive Approach. Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report describing the plan of the
Secretary to provide anti-air defense capability at the sites
and the contributions being made by NATO to support the
provision of the anti-air defense capability.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would state the
sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense should
ensure that arrangements are in place, including support from
other members of NATO and the host nations, to provide air
defense capabilities at the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and
Poland by not later than June 1, 2019. The conference agreement
would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, to submit a request to NATO to support
an air defense capability at the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania
and Poland. The Secretary shall submit a notification to the
appropriate congressional committees by not later than April 1,
2016, as to whether NATO has agreed in principle to provide
such capability. Not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report describing the plan
and budget profile to provide an air defense capability to the
Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and Poland and an assessment of
the air and ballistic missile threat to United States military
installations in Europe, including the Naval Shore Facility in
Devesulu, Romania and the planned site in Redzikowo, Poland.
The conferees also direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure,
not later than 180 days after enactment, that a terminal high
altitude area defense battery is available for rotational
deployment to the area of responsibility of the United States
European Command unless the Secretary notifies the
congressional defense committees that such a battery is needed
in another combatant command's area of responsibility. The
Secretary of Defense shall also implement the direction
contained in the classified annex of this Act bearing on this
matter.
Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system
(sec. 1678)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1669) that
would make available $41.4 million for the Government of Israel
to procure radars for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense
system, subject to the terms and conditions of the ``Agreement
Between the Department of Defense and the United States of
America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel
Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement'' and an
amended agreement for co-production of radar components.
The Senate amendment included a similar amendment (sec.
1654) that would authorize $41.4 million for the Department of
Defense to provide to the Government of Israel to procure the
Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, including for co-
production of Iron Dome parts and components in the United
States by United States industry. The provision would also
provide that these funds shall be available subject to the
terms and conditions in the ``Agreement Between the Department
of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel
Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement,'' signed on
March 5, 2014, including any negotiated amendment to that
agreement for co-production of Iron Dome radar components.
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-
production (sec. 1679)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1670) that
would authorize $165.0 million for procurement and co-
production of the David's Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3
Upper Tier missile defense system. This provision would further
specify the terms and conditions that shall be achieved by the
Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics prior to
the disbursement of the authorized funds.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1655) that would authorize $165.0 million for the Missile
Defense Agency to provide to the Government of Israel to
procure the David's Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper
Tier Interceptor program, including for co-production of parts
and components in the United States by United States industry.
The funds may be disbursed after certain conditions, which
include a certification by the Director of the Missile Defense
Agency and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics that in the case of co-production for
the David's Sling Weapon System, not less than half of such co-
production is carried out by United States industry.
The House recedes to the Senate with an amendment that
would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics to certify that the Government of
Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of key
knowledge points; that such funds will be provided on the basis
of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel or in another
mutually agreed matching amount; that the United States has
entered into a bilateral agreement with Israel; that there is
complete transparency on the requirement of Israel for the
number of interceptors and batteries to be procured; that
technical milestones are established for co-production; that
there is a joint approval process for third party sales; and
that the level of co-production for the David's Sling Weapon
System is equal to or greater than 50 percent for U.S.
industry. The Under Secretary may waive the certification if
the funds are provided to Israel solely for funding the
procurement of long-lead components and that the long-lead
procurement will be conducted in a manner that maximizes co-
production in the United States without incurring additional
non-recurring engineering activity or cost. The Director of the
Missile Defense Agency would also be required to submit to the
Congress, at the same time the President submits to Congress
the budget request for fiscal year 2017, a plan to achieve a
rate of co-production by United States industry of parts and
components of the David's Sling Weapon System at a rate that is
not less than 50 percent.
Boost phase defense system (sec. 1680)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1672) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to prioritize technology
investments to develop and field a boost phase missile defense
system by fiscal year 2022 and ensure it can benefit multiple
warfighter requirements. It would also require the Director of
the Missile Defense Agency establish a senior level advisory
group to recommend to the Director promising technologies that
the Director can evaluate for use as a boost phase missile
defense layer and then provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees no later than May 1, 2016 on the
recommendations of the advisory group.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
1658) that would prioritize technology investments in the
Department of Defense to support efforts by the Missile Defense
Agency (MDA) to develop and deploy a boost phase airborne laser
weapon system by fiscal year 2025. The provision encourages
collaboration and cooperation between MDA and other Department
of Defense components, and directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide the congressional defense committees with a report,
within 120 days of enactment of this Act, of Department of
Defense efforts to develop and deploy a boost phase airborne
laser weapon system for missile defense.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would
prioritize feasible and cost-effective efforts, would eliminate
the requirement for a senior level advisory group and require a
report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to develop
and deploy an airborne or other boost phase defense system by
fiscal year 2025. The report should also include
recommendations from industry on emerging technologies that
could be applied for boost phase missile defense, and an
evaluation by MDA of those recommendations. The conferees also
encourage the Department of Defense to develop concept of
operations for those boost phase missile defense systems for
which it intends to develop prototypes to accompany its fiscal
year 2017 budget request.
Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile
defense of the United States homeland (sec. 1681)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1671) that
would express the sense of Congress that the ballistic missile
defense of the United States homeland is the highest priority
of the Missile Defense Agency; that the Missile Defense Agency
is appropriately prioritizing the design, development, and
deployment of the redesigned kill vehicle; and, the multiple-
object kill vehicle is critical to the future of the ballistic
missile defense of the U.S. homeland. This section would
require that the Director of the Missile Defense Agency develop
a highly reliable multiple-object kill vehicle for the Ground-
Based Midcourse Defense system, with rigorous flight testing to
occur no later than 2020, and the deployment of such vehicle as
soon as practicable thereafter. This section would also require
that the management of the multiple-object kill vehicle program
be undertaken by the Deputy Director of the Missile Defense
Agency and would require the Director of the Missile Defense
Agency to provide the funding profile required for the
multiple-object kill vehicle program to the congressional
defense committees no later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1656)
that would require the Director of the Missile Defense Agency
to conduct flight testing of the multi-object kill vehicle by
not later than 2020 and field such vehicle as soon as
technically practicable. The provision would also direct that
the management of the multi-object kill vehicle program shall
report directly to the Deputy Director of the Missile Defense
Agency.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the deployment of the multi-object kill vehicle as early as
practicable after rigorous flight testing is completed and
would require the fiscal year 2017 budget submission to reflect
the funding profile necessary to meet the objectives of the
multiple object kill vehicle program.
Requirement to replace capability enhancement I exoatmospheric kill
vehicles (sec. 1682)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1657)
that would require the Director of the Missile Defense Agency
to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all
remaining ground-based interceptors of the Ground-Based
Midcourse Defense system that are armed with the capability
enhancement I exoatmospheric kill vehicle are replaced with the
redesigned exoatmospheric kill vehicle before September 30,
2022.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Designation of preferred location of additional missile defense site in
the United States and plan for expediting deployment time of
such site (sec. 1683)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1678) that
would require the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in
consultation with the Commander of the United States Northern
Command, to designate the preferred location in the United
States for the potential future deployment of a missile defense
site not later than 30 days after the Secretary of Defense
publishes the draft environmental impact statements (EIS) being
conducted for the candidate sites.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1651)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan
for expediting the deployment time for a potential future
continental United States interceptor site by at least 2 years,
and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
such plan not later than 30 days after the transmittal of the
EIS required by the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013. The provision would require the Comptroller
General to assess the Department's report on the deployment
plan and submit a report to the congressional defense
committees with findings and recommendations.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in consultation
with the Commander of United States Northern Command, to
designate the preferred location in the United States for the
potential future deployment of a missile defense site not later
than 30 days after the Secretary of Defense publishes the draft
EIS pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013. The determination of such site should be
based on operational effectiveness and cost effectiveness in
addition to the results of the EIS. The Secretary would be
permitted to submit any updates to the designation that he
finds appropriate after the final EIS is submitted. According
to the Missile Defense Agency, the draft EIS is anticipated to
be completed and published in the Federal Register by January
2016 and the EIS is anticipated to be finalized between April
and July of 2016.
Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of Defense
completes the final designation of the missile defense site,
the Secretary of Defense shall develop and submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan for expediting the
deployment time for a potential future continental interceptor
site by at least 2 years, in the case that the decision is made
to proceed with such deployment. Not later than 90 days after
the Secretary of Defense submits the plan to Congress, the
Comptroller General of the United States is to provide its
assessment of that plan. The Secretary of Defense may not
obligate or expend such planning and design funds for military
construction as are authorized in this Act until such date as
the final EIS is published.
Additional missile defense sensor coverage for the protection of United
States homeland (sec. 1684)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1673) that
would require the sea-based X-band (SBX) radar to be relocated
to a new homeport on the East Coast of the United States no
later than December 31, 2020, and shall have an at-sea
capability of not less than 120 days per year. Prior to
relocating the sea-based X-band radar, the Director of the
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) would be required to certify that
the relocation would not impact the missile defense of Hawaii.
Additionally, this provision would require the Director of MDA
to begin siting studies, environmental impact surveys, and any
other appropriate studies and evaluations to base the sea-based
X-band radar at a site on the East Coast.
The Senate bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1652)
that would require the Director of MDA, in cooperation with the
relevant combatant command, to deploy by not later than
December 31, 2020, a long-range discrimination radar or other
appropriate tracking and discrimination sensor capabilities in
a location optimized to support the defense of the homeland of
the United States against emerging long-range ballistic missile
threats from Iran.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express
the sense of the Congress that additional missile defense
sensor discrimination capabilities are needed to enhance the
protection of the United States homeland against potential
long-range ballistic missiles from Iran. Accordingly, the
Director of MDA shall, in cooperation with the relevant
combatant command, deploy by not later than December 31, 2020,
a long-range discrimination radar or other appropriate sensor
capability in a location optimized to support the defense of
the homeland of the United States from emerging long-range
ballistic missile threats from Iran. The Director of MDA shall
commence any siting studies and other required evaluations
necessary to carry out the homeport reassignment of the SBX to
the east coast. The Director of MDA shall commence a study to
evaluate at least three possible additional locations, selected
by the Director of MDA, that would be best suited for future
deployment of an advanced missile defense sensor site at a
location, whether in the United States or not, optimized
against threats from Iran. In the event that the Department of
Defense determines to move the SBX to the east coast, such a
relocation may not be carried out until the date on which the
Director of MDA certifies to the congressional defense
committees that Hawaii will have adequate missile defense
coverage prior to any reassignment of the homeport of the SBX.
The Director of MDA shall include in the budget request for
each fiscal year until December 31, 2020 an update on his
progress in implementing this provision.
Concept development of space-based missile defense layer (sec. 1685)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1675) that
would require the Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA),
no later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to commence a concept definition, design, research,
development, and engineering evaluation of a space-based
ballistic missile intercept and defeat layer to the ballistic
missile defense system, and submit a report to the
congressional defense committees on the findings of such
concept development no later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision, but
included language in the report accompanying its bill, that
would request a report from the Missile Defense Agency on the
need for a space-based interceptor layer, assessment of the
maturity of necessary technology, and an estimate of the
effectiveness and cost of such a space-based missile defense
layer.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in coordination
with the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Project
Agency and the Secretary of the Air Force, to commence the
concept definition of a space-based ballistic missile intercept
layer and report its findings to the defense committees not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. The
conference agreement does not include the language in the
original House provision that would direct MDA to begin design,
engineering evaluations, or research and development on a
space-based layer. Not later than March 31, 2016, the Director
of the Missile Defense Agency shall provide to the
congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the
plan described in subsection (c) (2). In light of this
conference agreement, the Missile Defense Agency does not have
to submit to the congressional defense committees the report on
a space-based missile defense interceptor as directed in the
Senate Report 114-49 accompanying the Senate bill.
Aegis ashore capability development (sec. 1686)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1676) that
would require the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in
coordination with the chief of Naval Operations and the Chief
of Staff of the Army, to evaluate the role, feasibility, cost,
and cost benefit of additional Aegis Ashore sites and upgrades
to current ballistic missile defense system sensors to offset
capacity demands on current Aegis ships, Aegis Ashore sites,
and Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense capability
and to meet the requirements of the combatant commanders. Such
review would be further reviewed and evaluated by the Secretary
of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It
would further require that the Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy and the Secretary of State to jointly identify any
obstacles to foreign military sales of Aegis Ashore or co-
financing of additional Aegis Ashore sites.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that includes
certain technical changes that would eliminate the requirement
for the President to enter into negotiations on host nation
agreements for Aegis Ashore sites. The conferees also add
direction that the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs include in their evaluation recommendations for
potential future locations of Aegis Ashore sites.
Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile
defense capabilities (sec. 1687)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1677) that
would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to
provide the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on
the military requirement for left-of-launch capability and any
current capability gaps in meeting such requirement.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would direct
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to oversee the
development of warfighter requirements for persistent and
survivable capabilities to detect, identify, determine the
status, track, and support engagement of strategically
important mobile or relocatable assets. The requirements shall
be used for the purpose of informing applicable acquisition
programs (including those involving systems-of-systems required
to integrate multiple inputs and outputs of related left-of-
launch information) and architecture planning funded through
the Military Intelligence Program, the National Intelligence
Program, and non-intelligence programs. The Vice Chairman shall
also oversee the development of the enabling framework for
intelligence support to integrated air and missile defense and,
as appropriate, the development of requirements for
capabilities to be acquired to achieve integrated operation.
Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States
review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs
(sec. 1688)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1075) that
would repeal or revise reporting requirements related to
missile defense. These requirements include removing annual
reports on the Missile Defense Executive Board, and removing a
required report on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1660)
that would amend section 232 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) and
would extend various reporting requirements by an additional 5
years to Comptroller General of the United States reviews and
assessments of missile defense acquisition programs.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment. We note
that several annual reporting requirements directed toward the
Missile Defense Agency have expired and urge the Department to
update its report database accordingly.
Plan for medium range ballistic missile defense sensor alternatives for
enhanced defense of Hawaii (sec. 1689)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1674) that
would express the sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile
defense sensor and sensor discrimination capability. This
provision would further require the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency to conduct an evaluation of potential options
for fielding a medium range ballistic missile defense sensor
for the defense of Hawaii. Such evaluation would have to be
submitted to the congressional defense committees no later than
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change
the required plan to a required report on options for
augmenting the missile defense of Hawaii.
Milestone A decision for the Conventional Prompt Global Strike Weapons
System (sec. 1690)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1673)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to make a Milestone
A decision for the conventional prompt global strike program no
later than September 30, 2020, or 8 months after the successful
completion of the Intermediate Range Flight 2 test.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would transform
the provision into a sense of Congress with a reporting
requirement. The conferees expect the Department to include in
the required report whether there are any potential ambiguity
problems created by conventional prompt global strike
capability, including any involving the launch of a
conventionally-armed ballistic missile from a submarine
platform, that it is aware of as of the date of the Milestone A
acquisition decision, and if so, to also include in the
required report what specific measures he is recommending to
address those problems. Additionally, such report should
include whether there are any appropriate bilateral cooperative
or verification measures he recommends and the timeline for
decision and implementation of such measures and their cost.
Legislative Provisions not Adopted
Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1627) that
would include the United States Special Operations Command in
the annual briefing required under section 1626 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-
291).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees expect any U.S. Special Operations Command
ISR requirements to be briefed to the defense committees within
the existing combatant command briefing structure as defined
under section 1626 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015.
Comprehensive plan of Department of Defense to support civil
authorities in response to cyber attacks by foreign powers
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1638)
that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a
comprehensive plan for the United States Cyber Command to
support civil authorities in responding to cyber attacks by
foreign powers against the United States or a United States
person.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that elsewhere in the conference
agreement a comprehensive plan on Department of Defense support
to civil authorities is required as part of a provision
requiring the Secretary of Defense to conduct national-level
cyber exercises.
Limitation on availability of funds for long-range discriminating radar
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1664) that
would prohibit any authorized funds by this Act for fiscal year
2016 for military construction of the Long-Range Discriminating
Radar (LRDR) until the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation submits an assessment, no later than 60 days after
the enactment of this Act, to the congressional defense
committees concerning the cost of the sensor architecture
required, and that the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command and
the Commander, U.S. Northern Command jointly certify the
proposed site for the LRDR best supports missile defense and
space situational awareness.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes. The conferees direct the Commander of
U.S. Northern Command, jointly with the Commander of U.S. Air
Force Space Command, the Director, Missile Defense Agency, and
the Director of National Intelligence, to provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees not later than April 1,
2016 concerning the plan for the Cobra Dane radar capability at
Shemya, Alaska, including the military requirements it
currently serves and whether those requirements will continue
to require a material capability solution, including those
requirements not related to missile defense; and any
sustainment and modernization decision timelines and costs.
Sense of Congress on maintaining and enhancing military intelligence
support to force protection for installations, facilities, and
personnel of the Department of Defense
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 1674) that
would provide a sense of Congress on the importance of military
intelligence for force protection.
The House-reported bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Summary and explanation of funding tables
Division B of this Act would authorize funding for
military construction projects of the Department of Defense
(DOD). It includes funding authorizations for the construction
and operation of military family housing as well as military
construction for the reserve components, the defense agencies,
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security
Investment Program. It would also provide authorization for the
base closure accounts that fund military construction,
environmental cleanup, and other activities required to
implement the decisions in base closure rounds.
Short title (sec. 2001)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2001) that
would designate division B of this Act as the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2001).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by
law (sec. 2002)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2002) that
would ensure that the authorizations provided in titles XXI
through XXVII and title XXIX of this Act shall expire on
October 1, 2018, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever
is later.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2002).
The House recedes.
Effective date (sec. 2003)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2003) that
would provide that titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI,
XXVII, and XXIX of this Act shall take effect on October 1,
2015, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would not
include title XXIX for Overseas Contingency Operations funding.
Title XXI--Army Military Construction
Summary
The budget request included authorization of
appropriations of $743.3 million for military construction and
$493.2 million for family housing for the Army for fiscal year
2016.
The conference agreement includes authorization of
appropriations of $727.7 million for military construction and
$493.2 million for family housing for the Army for fiscal year
2016.
Both the House bill and the Senate amendment cut $43.0
million operations center in San Antonio and the $37.0 million
instruction building at Joint Base Meyer-Henderson Hall from
the President's budget request. Therefore, funding was not
included for these projects.
The conference agreement includes funding for two access
control point projects at Fort Meade and $30.0 million for an
Arlington National Cemetery Defense Access Road project in
accordance with the unfunded priorities of the Army.
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2101)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2101) that
would contain the list of authorized Army construction projects
for fiscal year 2016. The authorized amounts are listed on an
installation-by-installation basis. The state list contained in
this Act is intended to be the binding list of the specific
projects authorized at each location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2101).
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Family housing (sec. 2102)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2102) that
would authorize new construction and planning and design of
family housing units for the Army for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2102).
The conference agreement includes the provision.
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2103)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2103) that
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to make improvements
to existing units of family housing for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2103).
The conference agreement includes the provision.
Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2104)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2104) that
would authorize appropriations for Army military construction
at the levels identified in section 4601 of division D of this
Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2104).
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the amounts associated with the
following projects remain available under the original project
authorization:
(1) $226.4 million (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(division B of Public Law 113-291) for a Command and
Control Facility at Fort Shafter, Hawaii);
(2) $6.0 million (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2119) for
cadet barracks at the United States Military Academy,
New York); and
(3) $78.0 million (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2119), as
amended by section 2105(d) of this Act, for a Secure
Administration/Operations Facility at Fort Belvoir,
Virginia).
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 project
(sec. 2105)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2105) that
would modify the authority provided by section 2101 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239) and authorize the Secretary
of the Army to make certain modifications to the scope of a
previously authorized construction project.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2105).
The conference agreement includes the provision.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec.
2106)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2106) that
would extend the authorization of a certain projects originally
authorized in section 2101 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public
Law 112-81) until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment
of an act authorizing funds for military construction for
fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2106).
The Senate recedes.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects (sec.
2107)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2107) that
would extend the authorization of certain projects originally
authorized by section 2101 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public
Law 112-239) until October 1, 2016, or the date of the
enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2107).
The House recedes.
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 projects
(sec. 2108)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2108) that
would authorize a military construction project in the amount
of $6.0 million to construct a multi-sport athletic field and
track and perimeter road and fencing and acquire approximately
5 acres of land adjacent to the existing Sterrebeek Dependent
School site in Brussels, Belgium, to allow relocation of Army
functions to the site in support of the European Infrastructure
Consolidation effort. In addition, this section would authorize
a payment-in-kind project in the amount of $12.4 million to
construct a vehicle bridge and traffic circle to facilitate
traffic flow to and from the Medical Center at Rhine Ordnance
Barracks, Germany.
The Senate amendment contained a provision that would
authorize the payment-in-kind project but not the project
related to the Sterrebeek Dependent School (sec. 2108).
The House recedes.
The conferees have included another provision elsewhere
in the bill to amend a prior year authorization for the
Sterrebeek Dependent School to allow the additional land
purchase and improvements.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Limitation on construction of new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2109)
that would limit funding authorized by the bill for new
facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until the Secretary of
Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that
any new construction of facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
have enduring military value independent of a high-value
detention mission.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Title XXII--Navy Military Construction
Summary
The budget request included authorization of
appropriations of $1.6 billion for military construction and
$369.6 million for family housing for the Navy for fiscal year
2016.
The conference agreement includes authorization of
appropriations of $1.6 billion for military construction and
$369.6 million for family housing for the Navy for fiscal year
2016.
The conferees are concerned with the Navy's proposal to
construct civilian infrastructure not directly related to
military activities at Townsend Range, Georgia. Therefore, the
conference agreement does not include $5.0 million for the two
civilian fire stations included within the project request for
the Townsend Range expansion.
The conference agreement includes funding for two
projects from the Marine Corps unfunded requirements list--
$11.2 million for the KC-130J Enlisted Air Crew Trainer at
Miramar, California, and $23.3 million for Air Field Security
Improvements at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North
Carolina.
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2201)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2201) that
would contain the list of authorized Navy construction projects
for fiscal year 2016. The authorized amounts are listed on an
installation-by-installation basis. The state list contained in
this Act is intended to be the binding list of the specific
projects authorized at each location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2201).
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Family housing (sec. 2202)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2202) that
would authorize new construction and planning and design of
family housing units for the Department of the Navy for fiscal
year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2202).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2203)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2203) that
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make improvements
to existing units of family housing for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2203).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2204) that
would authorize appropriations for Navy military construction
at the levels identified in section 4601 of division D of this
Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2204).
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note that the amounts associated with the
following projects remain available under the original project
authorization:
(1) $274,099,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2201(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1666) for
an explosive handling wharf at Kitsap, Washington); and
(2) $68,196,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2201(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(division B of Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2633) for
ramp parking at Joint Region Marianas, Guam).
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec.
2205)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2205) that
would extend the authorizations listed, and originally included
in section 2201 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 11281), until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2205).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects (sec.
2206)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2206) that
would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2016,
or the date of the enactment of an act authorizing funds for
military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2206).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Townsend Bombing Range expansion, Phase 2
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2207) that
would provide special conveyance authority to the Secretary of
the Navy for two fire and emergency response stations as part
of the land acquisition agreement to support emergency services
for Townsend Bombing Range Expansion, Phase 2, Marine Corps Air
Station Beaufort, Townsend, Georgia.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Title XXIII--Air Force Military Construction
Summary
The budget request included authorization of
appropriations of $1.4 billion for military construction and
$491.7 million for family housing for the Air Force in fiscal
year 2016.
The conference agreement includes authorization of
appropriations of $1.4 billion for military construction and
$491.7 million for family housing for the Air Force in fiscal
year 2016.
The conference agreement includes $21.0 million for a
Communications Facility at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, in
accordance with the unfunded priorities of the Air Force.
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (sec.
2301)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2301) that
would contain the list of authorized Air Force construction
projects for fiscal year 2016. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis. The state list
contained in this Act is intended to be the binding list of the
specific projects authorized at each location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2301).
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Family housing (sec. 2302)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2302) that
would authorize new construction and planning and design of
family housing units for the Air Force for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2302).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2303)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2303) that
would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make
improvements to existing units of family housing for fiscal
year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2303).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2304)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2304) that
would authorize appropriations for Air Force military
construction at the levels identified in section 4601 of
division D of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2304).
The House recedes.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project
(sec. 2305)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2305) that
would modify the authority provided by section 2301 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(division B of Public Law 111-84) and authorize the Secretary
of the Air Force to make certain modifications to the scope of
a previously authorized construction project.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2305).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project
(sec. 2306)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2306) that
would modify the authority provided by section 2301 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
(division B of Public Law 113-66) and authorize the Secretary
of the Air Force to make certain modifications to the scope of
a previously authorized construction project. This section
would also require a notification and 14-day wait period, or 7-
day wait period if submitted via electronic medium, to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the selected project location before
commencing construction.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2306).
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would include a
congressional notification requirement.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project
(sec. 2307)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2307) that
would modify the authority provided by section 2301 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(division B of Public Law 113-291) to authorize the Secretary
of the Air Force to make certain modifications to the scope of
a previously authorized construction project.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2307).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project (sec.
2308)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2308) that
would extend the authorization listed, originally provided by
section 2301 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112-81), until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2308).
The conference agreement includes the House provision.
Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project (sec.
2309)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2309) that
would extend the authorization listed, originally provided by
section 2301 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239), until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2309).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence Analysis
Complex and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes Field, Azores
(sec. 2310)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2310) that
would restrict funding for the construction of the Joint
Intelligence Analysis Complex Consolidation, Phase 2, at Royal
Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom, until the Secretary of the
Air Force, in coordination with the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency, submits a report to the congressional
defense committees and would also limit actions to realign
forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, until the Secretary of
Defense made certain determinations.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provisions.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
the Secretary of Defense to certify to the congressional
defense committees that the Secretary has determined that Royal
Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom, remains the optimal
location for recapitalization of the Joint Intelligence
Analysis Complex before amounts may be expended for the
construction of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex
Consolidation, Phase 2, at Royal Air Force Croughton, United
Kingdom, as authorized by section 2301(b). The Secretary of
Defense would also be required to submit to the congressional
defense committees a determination of the operational viability
of Lajes Field, Azores, for certain uses. If the Secretary of
Defense determines that Lajes Field is a viable option for
certain uses, the Secretary would be required to submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan for such uses.
Title XXIV--Defense Agencies Military Construction
Summary
The budget request included authorization of
appropriations of $2.3 billion for military construction for
the defense agencies and $58.7 million for family housing for
the defense agencies for fiscal year 2016.
The conference agreement includes authorization of
appropriations of $2.3 billion for military construction for
the defense agencies and $58.7 million for family housing for
the defense agencies for fiscal year 2016.
The budget request included $239.9 million for the
Hospital Replacement, Increment 7 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The
conferees support the authorization for appropriations in an
amount equivalent to the ability of the military department to
execute in the year of the authorization for appropriations.
For this project, the conferees believe that the Department of
Defense has exceeded its ability to fully expend the funding
requested for fiscal year 2016. As such, the conference
agreement recommends $189.9 million, a reduction of $50.0
million, for this project.
The budget request included $47.2 million for the SOF
Logistics Support Unit One Ops Fac. #2 at Naval Base Coronado,
California. The conferees note that the utilities needed to
support this facility are not available and are not programmed
until fiscal year 2017. Without these utilities, the conferees
note that the facility would not be complete and useable. While
the conferees support the requirement for this project, and the
conference agreement includes $47.2 million for this project,
the conferees expect the Department of Defense to sequence the
construction of this project in a manner that ensures the
required supporting utilities are available at the time the
construction is complete.
The budget request included $10.0 million for contingency
construction at various world-wide locations. The conferees
note that the Department of Defense has not requested a
military construction project using funds from this account
since 2008. As such, the conference agreement recommends no
funds, a reduction of $10.0 million, for this program.
In addition, the conferees recommend an increase of
funding for a military construction project not included in the
budget request, $30.0 million for the Missile Defense Agency
Military Construction Planning and Design activities for an
East Coast site for homeland missile defense.
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2401)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2401) that
would contain the list of authorized defense agencies'
construction projects for fiscal year 2016. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The state list contained in this Act is intended to be the
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2401).
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Authorized energy conservation projects (sec. 2402)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2402) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out energy
conservation projects valued at a cost greater than $3.0
million at the amounts authorized for each project at a
specific location. This section would also authorize the sum
total of projects across various locations, each project of
which is less than $3.0 million. This section would also
preclude the ability to set-aside operation and maintenance
facilities restoration and modernization funds for the
exclusive purpose of funding energy projects. It would require
installation energy projects to compete in the normal process
of determining installation requirements.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2402).
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Authorization of appropriations, defense agencies (sec. 2403)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2403) that
would authorize appropriations for defense agencies' military
construction at the levels identified in section 4601 of
division D of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2403).
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
The conferees note that the amounts associated with the
following projects remain available under the original project
authorization:
(1) $20,800,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2129) for
the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Complex at
Deveselu, Romania);
(2) $141,039,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1672), as
amended by section 2404(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B
Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2131), for a data center
at Fort Meade, Maryland);
(3) $50,500,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1672) for
an Ambulatory Care Center at Joint Base Andrews,
Maryland);
(4) $54,300,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1672) for
an Ambulatory Care Center at Joint Base San Antonio,
Texas); and
(5) $123,827,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized as a Military Construction, Defense-Wide
project by title X of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1888) for a
data center at Camp Williams, Utah).
The conferees also note that overlapping statutory
authorities between title 10, United States Code, and title 50,
United States Code, have resulted in challenges and delays in
executing a recent emergency military construction project.
Specifically, the overlap found in section 2803 of title 10,
United States Code, and section 3304 of title 50, United States
Code, resulted in a significant delay in a request for
emergency funds. Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees and the congressional intelligence
committees not later than March 1, 2016, on the statutory
authorities for infrastructure investments that support both
the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. The
briefing should include a comparison of authorities found in
both titles for infrastructure investments, a discussion of any
discrepancies between the authorities, the impact that
identified discrepancies may have on the timely execution of an
infrastructure investment, and, if necessary, recommendations
for legislation to clarify or streamline the statutory
authorities to ensure the timely and effective execution of an
infrastructure investment.
Furthermore, the conferees expect supporting classified
material for any ongoing or future classified projects to be
delivered to the congressional defense committees in a more
timely fashion, to ensure proper oversight and consideration is
given to these projects.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 project
(sec. 2404)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2404) that
would modify the authority provided by section 2401 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(division B of Public Law 112-81), as amended, to authorize the
Secretary of Defense to make certain modifications to the scope
of a previously authorized construction project.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2404).
The House recedes.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec.
2405)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2405) that
would extend the authorizations listed, originally authorized
by section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112-81), until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2405).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects (sec.
2406)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2406) that
would extend the authorizations listed, originally authorized
by section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239), until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2406).
The House recedes.
Modification and extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2014
project (sec. 2407)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2407) that
would modify the authority provided by section 2401 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
(division B of Public Law 113-66), to authorize the Secretary
of Defense to make certain modifications to the scope of a
previously authorized construction project. This provision
would also extend the authorization authority of the project
through October 1, 2018, or the date of enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2019.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2407).
The House recedes.
Modification of authority carry out certain fiscal year 2015 projects
(sec. 2408)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2108) that
would authorize a military construction project in the amount
of $6.0 million to construct a multi-sport athletic field and
track and perimeter road and fencing and acquire approximately
5 acres of land adjacent to the existing Sterrebeek Dependent
School site in Brussels, Belgium, to allow relocation of Army
functions to the site in support of the European Infrastructure
Consolidation effort. In addition, this section would authorize
a payment-in-kind project in the amount of $12.4 million to
construct a vehicle bridge and traffic circle to facilitate
traffic flow to and from the Medical Center at Rhine Ordnance
Barracks, Germany.
The Senate amendment contained a provision that would
authorize the payment-in-kind project but not the project
related to the Sterrebeek Dependent School (sec. 2108).
The conference agreement includes a new provision, which
would amend the authorization contained in section 2401 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(division B of P.L. 113-291) for the Sterrebeek Dependent
School to allow the additional land purchase and improvements.
Title XXV--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program
Summary
The Department of Defense requested authorization of
appropriations of $120.0 million for military construction in
fiscal year 2016 for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) Security Investment Program. The conference agreement
includes this amount.
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2501)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2501) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make contributions
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program in an amount equal to the sum of the amount
specifically authorized in section 2502 of this Act and the
amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as
a result of construction previously financed by the United
States.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2501).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2502) that
would authorize appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program at the levels
identified in section 4601 of division D of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2502).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Title XXVI--Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities
Summary
The Department of Defense requested authorization of
appropriations of $517.3 million for military construction in
fiscal year 2016 for facilities for the National Guard and
reserve components.
The conference agreement includes authorization of
appropriations of $619.3 million for military construction in
fiscal year 2016 for facilities for the National Guard and
reserve components.
The conference agreement includes three Army National
Guard projects from the unfunded priority list--a $4.5 million
vehicle maintenance shop at Camp Foley, Alabama, a $6.8 million
tactical aerial unmanned systems facility at Fort Stewart,
Georgia, and a $40.0 million aviation classification and repair
facility at Gulfport, Mississippi.
The conference agreement includes two Army Reserve
projects from the unfunded priority list--a $10.2 million
access control point at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, and a $24.0
million equipment concentration facility at Fort A.P. Hill,
Virginia.
The conference agreement includes one Air National Guard
project from the unfunded priority list--a $6.1 million Space
Control Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
The Conference agreement includes one Air Force Reserve
project from the unfunded priority list--a $10.4 million Fire
Station/Security Complex at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorizations of Appropriations
Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2601)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2601) that
would contain the list of authorized Army National Guard
construction projects for fiscal year 2016. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The state list contained in this Act is intended to be the
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2601).
The House recedes.
Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2602)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2602) that
would contain the list of authorized Army Reserve construction
projects for fiscal year 2016. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis. The state list
contained in this Act is intended to be the binding list of the
specific projects authorized at each location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2602).
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2603)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2603) that
would contain the list of authorized Navy Reserve and Marine
Corps Reserve construction projects for fiscal year 2016. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis. The state list contained in this Act is
intended to be the binding list of the specific projects
authorized at each location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2603).
The Senate recedes.
Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2604)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2604) that
would contain the list of authorized Air National Guard
construction projects for fiscal year 2016. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The state list contained in this Act is intended to be the
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2604).
The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.
Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2605)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2605) that
would contain the list of authorized Air Force Reserve
construction projects for fiscal year 2016. The authorized
amounts are listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
The state list contained in this Act is intended to be the
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2605).
The House recedes.
Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve (sec. 2606)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2606) that
would authorize appropriations for the National Guard and
Reserve military construction at the levels identified in
section 4601 of division D of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2606).
The House recedes.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2013 project (sec. 2611)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2611) that
would modify the authority provided by section 2602 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
(division B of Public Law 112-239) to authorize the Secretary
of the Army to make certain modifications to the scope of a
previously authorized construction project. This section would
also extend the authorization listed until October 1, 2016, or
the date of the enactment of an act authorizing funds for
military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2611).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015
projects (sec. 2612)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2612)
that would modify the authorizations contained in section 2604
and 2605 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113-291), for
construction of a Guardian Angel Operations facility at Davis-
Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and construction of a
consolidated Secure Compartmented Information Facility at Fort
Smith Municipal Airport, Arkansas to provide for increased
costs associated with these projects.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec.
2613)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2612) that
would extend the authorizations listed, originally provided by
section 2602 the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112-81) until
October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2613).
The Senate recedes.
Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects (sec.
2614)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2613) that
would extend the authorizations listed, originally provided by
sections 2601, 2602, and 2603 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public
Law 112-239) until October 1, 2016, or the date of the
enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2614).
The Senate recedes.
Title XXVII--Base Realignment and Closure Activities
Summary
The budget request included $251.3 million for the
ongoing cost of environmental remediation and other activities
necessary to continue implementation of the 1988, 1991, 1993,
1995, and 2005 Base Realignment and Closure rounds.
The conference agreement includes this amount.
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Authorization of appropriations for Base Realignment and Closure
activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure
Account (sec. 2701)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2701) that
would authorize appropriations for ongoing activities that are
required to implement the Base Realignment and Closure
activities authorized by the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law
101-510), at the levels identified in section 4601 of division
D of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 2701).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) round (sec. 2702)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2702) that
would state that nothing in this Act shall be construed to
authorize an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
round, affirming congressional intent to reject the budget
request to authorize another BRAC round in 2017.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2702).
The Senate recedes.
Title XXVIII--Military Construction General Provisions
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing
Changes
Revision of congressional notification thresholds for Reserve facility
expenditures and contributions to reflect congressional
notification thresholds for minor construction and repair
projects (sec. 2801)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2801) that
would align reserve component minor construction and repair
thresholds with the threshold specified in chapter 169 of title
10, United States Code.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2814).
The Senate recedes.
Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and
maintenance funds for construction projects in certain areas
outside the United States (sec. 2802)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2803)
that would reauthorize contingency construction authority in
certain areas outside the United States for an additional year.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Defense laboratory modernization pilot program (sec. 2803)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2803) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot
program, using amounts authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense for Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation, such military construction projects for any
Department of Defense Science and Technology Reinvention
Laboratory or Department of Defense federally funded research
and development center as are authorized in the Military
Construction Authorization Act. This section would also limit
the maximum amount that may be obligated in any fiscal year
under this authority at $150.0 million and would expire on
October 1, 2020.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2805).
The Senate recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions from Kuwait
for construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually
beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait Military
Forces (sec. 2804)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2802) that
would authorize the Secretary of Defense, after consultation
with the Secretary of State, to accept contributions from the
Government of the State of Kuwait in support of construction,
maintenance, and repair projects within Kuwait that are
mutually beneficial to the Department of Defense and the Kuwait
military forces. The section would also limit the maximum
amount the Secretary of Defense may obligate to $50.0 million
annually, require a congressional notification with 21-day wait
period, 14-day period if notification is provided in electronic
medium, for projects exceeding the thresholds prescribed by
section 2805, title 10, United States Code, and expire on
September 30, 2020.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2801) that would amend subchapter II of Chapter 138 of title
10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense,
in consultation with the Secretary of State, to accept cash
contributions from partner countries for the purpose of the
payment of costs in connection with mutually beneficial
construction, maintenance, and repair projects. Such projects
would be required to support bilateral defense cooperation
agreement, or otherwise benefit the United States, as
determined by the Secretary of Defense.
The House recedes with an amendment that would limit the
authorization to Kuwait, provide a temporary authority through
September 30, 2020, and require a congressional notification.
Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military housing units at
military installations in the United States (sec. 2805)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2806)
that would permit service secretaries to convey excess
relocatable military housing units to certain Indian tribes, at
no cost, and without consideration.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Protection of Department of Defense installations (sec. 2811)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1042)
that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to protect the
buildings, grounds, and property that are under the
jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Department of Defense
(DOD) and persons on that property. The provision provides that
the Secretary may designate personnel to: (1) enforce federal
laws and regulations for the protection of persons and
property; (2) carry firearms; (3) make arrests; and (4) conduct
investigations of offenses against the property of the DOD.
This new authority would not apply in those locations currently
under the protection of the Federal Protective Service, for
example, office buildings provided by the General Services
Administration in which DOD organizations are tenants.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a clarifying amendment.
Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real property
on behalf of military service academies (sec. 2812)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2811) that
would provide consistency across the military service academies
on the acceptance of a gift of real property, if the gift of
such real property is conditioned upon the property bearing a
specified name. This section would authorize the military
service academies to accept such a gift if the acceptance and
naming would not reflect unfavorably on the United States, and
the real property has not otherwise been named by an act of
Congress. This section would also require the secretaries of
the military departments to issue uniform regulations governing
circumstances under which gifts conditioned on naming rights
may be accepted.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would restrict
the ability to delegate this authority to only individuals
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Utility systems conveyance authority (sec. 2813)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2811)
that would clarify section 2688(j) of title 10, United States
Code, to allow for conveyance of additional utility systems to
an entity already operating other utility systems on a joint
base if doing so would be in the best interest of the
government and is supported by an independent cost estimate.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with a technical amendment.
The conferees note that there has been confusion about
whether the definition of a utility system for the treatment of
wastewater includes the treatment of stormwater. The conferees
believe, consistent with the Department of Defense's
interpretation, that wastewater includes stormwater.
Leasing of non-excess property of military departments and Defense
Agencies; treatment of value provided by local education
agencies and elementary and secondary schools (sec. 2814)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2812)
that would amend section 2667 of title 10, United States Code,
by authorizing the secretary concerned to lease non-excess
property for consideration in an amount below fair market value
if the lease is to a local education agency or an elementary or
secondary school. This provision is intended to help local
education agencies and schools that are providing support for
military families.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and assessment of
infrastructure necessary to support the force structure (sec.
2815)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2814) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report, as
part of the budget justification documents accompanying the
President's budget request for fiscal year 2017, that details a
20-year force structure plan for each of the military services
and a comprehensive inventory of worldwide infrastructure. The
report would also compare these two items to determine the
infrastructure necessary to support the force structure,
discuss the categories of excess infrastructure and
infrastructure capacity, and assess the value of retaining
certain excess infrastructure to accommodate contingency,
mobilization, or surge requirements. In addition, this
provision would require the Comptroller General of the United
States to prepare an evaluation of such force-structure plans
and infrastructure inventory not later than 60 days after the
date on which the plans and inventory are submitted to
Congress. The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense and
the Comptroller General to also take into consideration, as
appropriate, the recommendations regarding force structure and
force sizing provided by the July 31, 2014, assessment of the
2014 Quadrennial Defense Review by the National Defense Panel.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove
certain elements of the proposed review including a review of
efficiencies from joint tenancy of military installations and
potential restrictions on facilities outside the United States.
Temporary reporting requirements related to main operating bases,
forward operating sites, and cooperative security locations
(sec. 2816)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2813) that
would amend section 2687a(a) of title 10, United States Code,
by adding a requirement for the Secretary of Defense to include
with the existing overseas basing report a strategic summary
for each main operating base, forward operating site, or
cooperative security location within the U.S. Central Command
and U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. This provision
would sunset in fiscal year 2020.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would make the
requirements applicable to operating locations that have been
newly designated, or had a change in its designation as a main
operating base, forward operating site, or cooperative security
location since the previous fiscal year's report.
Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only non-mobile
properties from certain excess property disposal requirements
(sec. 2817)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2816)
that would exempt from the requirements of title V of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et
seq.) certain non-mobile properties that are not feasible for
transfer and use for the purposes of that act.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment
Limited exception to restriction on development of public
infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine Corps
forces in Asia-Pacific region (sec. 2821)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2821) that
would amend restrictions placed on the development of civilian
infrastructure on Guam to support the realignment of Marine
Corps Forces in the Asia-Pacific region to allow the use of
funds for infrastructure projects that are identified in the
report of the Economic Adjustment Committee required by section
2831(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66). This section would also permit
the use of funding for the planning and design of such
projects.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to proceed only with projects intended
to improve water and wastewater systems that are identified in
the report prepared by the Secretary of Defense under section
2822(d)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (P.L. 113-66).
The conferees believe that projects which are directly
connected to the Department of Defense's actions, and are
fiscally responsible, are appropriate investments for the
Department of Defense, but projects without a direct military
connection should be funded through local or other non-defense
federal funding.
Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward realignment
of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region (sec. 2822)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2822) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual
report to the congressional defense committees for each of
fiscal years 2017-26 that addresses the total amount
contributed from the Government of Japan to the Support for
United States Relocation to Guam Account during the most recent
year, as well as the anticipated contributions to be made
during the current and next Japanese fiscal years. The report
would also cover the infrastructure projects carried out on
Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the
previous fiscal year using funds from the Support for United
States Relocation to Guam Account, as well as the projects
anticipated to be carried out during the next fiscal year. This
section would also repeal a reporting requirement from the
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417).
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with technical amendment.
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
Release of reversionary interest retained as part of the conveyance to
the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas
(sec. 2831)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2821)
that would amend the terms of conveyance contained in section
2827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2009 (Public Law 104-201) to allow the conveyance for other
than the conditions contained in the section 2827, if the
Economic Development Alliance pays fair market value for the
property and the costs associated with conveyance are born by
the Economic Development Alliance.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center, Vallejo,
California (sec. 2832)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2831) that
would authorize a land exchange involving a parcel of real
property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army on
the site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo,
California, in the event that a current real property exchange
process is unsuccessful.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air Station, Whiting
Field, Florida (sec. 2833)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2832) that
would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey a parcel of
real property, including any improvements thereon, containing
Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Escambia County, Florida,
to Escambia County. In exchange, this section would require
Escambia County to convey to the Secretary of the Navy a parcel
of property that is suitable for use as a Navy outlying landing
field to replace Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
2822).
The Senate recedes.
Release of property interests retained in connection with conveyance,
Camp Villere, Louisiana (sec. 2834)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2834) that
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to release the rights
and the reversionary interests reserved by the United States
for a parcel of land at Camp Villere, Louisiana, to the State
of Louisiana to transfer the parcel to the Louisiana
Agricultural Finance Authority and make available real property
to the Louisiana Military Department that is suitable for use
for National Guard training and operational support.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Release of property interests retained in connection with land
conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas (sec. 2835)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2833) that
would authorize the Secretary of the Army to release the rights
and the reversionary interests reserved by the United States
for a parcel of land in El Paso, Texas, to authorize the State
of Texas to sell a portion of the property and use all proceeds
from the sale to fund improvements or repairs for the National
Guard facilities on the remainder of the property.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals
Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval Air Station
China Lake, California (sec. 2841)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2841) that
would amend section 2971(b) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public
Law 113-66; 27 Stat. 1044) to provide for an additional public
land withdrawal in San Bernardino County, California, to
support operations at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake,
California. The provision would also amend Section 2979 of the
same Act to convert both land withdrawals from 25-year
withdrawals into permanent withdrawals.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would include
only the additional land withdrawal, leaving the original
withdrawal period through March 31, 2039.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of pavement
markings (sec. 2851)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2861) that
would require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Unified
Facilities Guide Specifications for pavement markings, an Air
Force engineering technical letter, and any other Department of
Defense guidance on airfield pavement markings as necessary to
permit the use of Type III category of retro-reflective beads.
In addition, the Secretary shall develop appropriate policy to
ensure that determination of the category of retro-reflective
beads used on airfields is determined on an installation-by-
installation basis based on local conditions and the life-cycle
maintenance costs of the pavement markings.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative work in honor
of Brigadier General Francis Marion (sec. 2852)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2852) that
would extend the authority to establish a commemorative work on
federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to
honor Brigadier General Francis Marion and his service,
originally provided by section 331 of the Consolidated Natural
Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-229), through May 8,
2018.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Change in authorities relating to scope of work variations for military
construction projects
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2802)
that would amend section 2853 of title 10, United States Code,
to authorize a military service to increase the scope of a
military construction project by up to 10 percent once the
service secretary involved approves the increase and notifies
the congressional defense committees of the increase and the
reasons for it.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Special authority for minor military construction projects for child
development program facilities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2804) that
would amend section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, to
allow the appropriate Secretary to carry out an unspecified
minor military construction project with an approved cost equal
to or less than $15.0 million to create, expand, or modify a
child development program facility serving children under 13
years of age.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Sense of the Congress regarding base housing projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2805) that
would express the sense of the Congress regarding how the
Department of Defense should consider commuting times and
available land on base when prioritizing base housing projects.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the Department already considers
commute times and available land, among other issues, when
making base housing decisions and encourage the Department to
continue to do so.
Consultation requirement in connection with Department of Defense major
land acquisitions
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2812) that
would modify section 2664(a) of title 10, United States Code,
to require consultation by the Secretary concerned with the
chief executive officer of the state, district, or territory as
to options for completing the real property acquisition.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the Secretary concerned is
already required to obtain a specific military construction
authorization in accordance with section 2802 of title 10,
United States Code, and comply with National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) before any major land
acquisition can be implemented.
Modification of facility repair notification requirement
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2813)
that would modify section 2811 of title 10, United States Code,
by adding new congressional notifications for facility repair
projects that are expected to cost more than 75 percent of the
estimated cost of a military construction project to replace
the facility or the facility is located at an overseas location
that has not been designated a main operating base or forward
operating site. These new reporting requirements would only
apply to facility repair projects that are expected to cost
more than $1.0 million.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees believe that, as a matter of practice, the
Department of Defense should notify the congressional defense
committees of the expenditure of significant funding for
repairs at overseas locations that have not been designated as
a main operating base or forward operating site even if such
expenditures do not meet the thresholds specified in section
2811 of title 10, United States Code.
Arsenal installation reutilization authority
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2815) that
would allow the Secretary with authority over a military
manufacturing arsenal to delegate leasing authority to the
commander of the military manufacturing arsenal.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that section 2667 of title 10, United
States Code, provides the Secretary concerned the authority to
lease non-excess property and that the Secretary has the
ability to delegate authority to approve such leases.
Therefore, the conferees encourage the Secretary concerned to
consider delegating authority to lease non-excess property at
military manufacturing arsenals if the Secretary concerned
believes such delegation of authority would be in the best
interest of the Department.
Sense of Congress on coordination of hunting, fishing, and other
recreational activities on military land
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 2815)
that would express the sense of Congress on the coordination
between the Department of Defense and state fish and wildlife
managers, tribes, and local governments to facilitate
communication with hunting, fishing, and recreational use
groups prior to traditional hunting, fishing, and recreational
use seasons.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
The conferees note the extensive process that base
commanders go through in coordinating with appropriate state
and local groups when opening the base for hunting, fishing,
and other recreational activities.
Land conveyance, Campion Air Force Radar Station, Galena, Alaska
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2835) that
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey all
right, title, and interest of the United States in the former
Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, to the Town of Galena,
Alaska, for public purposes.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Bureau of Land Management withdrawn military lands efficiency and
savings
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2842) that
would extend the public lands withdrawn for military purposes
listed in the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 30
of Public Law 106-65) until the Secretary of the military
department determines a military purpose does not exist, or the
Secretary of Interior permanently transfers the administrative
jurisdiction to the Secretary of the military department
concerned.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Renaming site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park,
Ohio
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2851) that
would modify the name of the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers
Aviation Center, Dayton, Ohio, to the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright
Brothers National Museum, Dayton, Ohio.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2853) that
would prohibit the designation of federal property as a
National Historic Landmark or for nomination to the World
Heritage List if the head of the agency managing the federal
property objects to such inclusion or designation for reasons
of national security. This section would also authorize the
expedited removal of federal property listed on the National
Register of Historic Places if the managing agency of that
federal property submits a request to the Secretary of Interior
for such removal for reasons of national security.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Protection and recovery of greater sage grouse
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2862) that
would delay any finding by the Secretary of the Interior with
respect to the Greater Sage Grouse under clause (i), (ii), or
(iii) of section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(B)) through September 30, 2025. This
section would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture from amending any Federal resource
management plan applicable to Federal lands in a State in which
the Governor of the State has notified the Secretaries
concerned that the State has a State management plan in place.
Lastly, this section would also require the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly submit an
annual report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives on the effectiveness of the systems to
monitor the status of Greater Sage Grouse on Federal lands
under their jurisdiction through 2021.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Use of Military Operations Areas for national security activities
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2863) that
would ensure the expansion or establishment of a national
monument by the President under the authority of chapter 3203
of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the
Antiquities Act of 1906; 54 U.S.C. 320301 et seq.), after the
date of the enactment of this Act on land located beneath or
associated with a Military Operations Area (MOA) shall not be
construed to prohibit or constrain any activities on or above
the land conducted by the Department of Defense or other
federal agencies for national security purposes, including
training and readiness activities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Renaming of the Captain William Wylie Galt Great Falls Armed Forces
Readiness Center in honor of Captain John E. Moran, a recipient
of the Medal of Honor
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2864) that
would rename the Captain William Wylie Galt Great Falls Armed
Forces Readiness Center in Great Falls, Montana to be known and
designated as the ``Captain John E. Moran and Captain William
Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center'', to honor the Medal of
Honor recipient.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note that the military services have
existing authority to name facilities.
Implementation of Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan
and other conservation measures
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2865) that
would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from listing the
lesser prairie chicken as a threatened or endangered species
under the Endangered Species Act until January 31, 2021.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Removal of endangered species status for American burying beetle
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2866) that
would remove the endangered species status for the American
burying beetle.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Title XXIX--Overseas Contingency Operations Military Construction
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2901) that
would contain the list of a certain authorized Army
construction project for fiscal year 2016. This project
represents a binding list of the specific projects authorized
at this location.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2902) that
would contain the list of certain authorized Navy construction
projects for fiscal year 2016. These projects represent a
binding list of the specific projects authorized at these
locations.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2903) that
would contain the list of certain authorized Air Force
construction projects for fiscal year 2016. These projects
represent a binding list of the specific projects authorized at
these locations.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2904) that
would contain the list of certain authorized defense-wide
construction projects for fiscal year 2016. These projects
represent a binding list of the specific projects authorized at
these locations.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Authorization of appropriations
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2905) that
would authorize appropriations for overseas contingency
operations military construction at the levels identified in
section 4602 of division D of this Act.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Title XXXI--Department of Energy National Security Programs
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations
National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3101) that
would authorize appropriations for the National Nuclear
Security Administration for fiscal year 2016 and would also
authorize a new plant project for the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
3101) that would authorize a total of $12.8 billion for the
Department of Energy in fiscal year 2016 for the National
Nuclear Security Administration to carry out programs necessary
to national security.
The House recedes.
Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3102) that
would authorize appropriations for defense environmental
cleanup activities for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 3102).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Other defense activities (sec. 3103)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3103) that
would authorize appropriations for other defense activities for
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 3103).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Nuclear energy (sec. 3104)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3104) that
would authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 2016 for nuclear energy.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy employees and
projects (sec. 3111)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3113) that
would amend subtitle C of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2442) to add a new section
requiring the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for
Nuclear Security to jointly notify the specified congressional
committees the number of covered employees whose security
clearance was revoked during the previous year and the length
of time such employees were employed by the Department of
Energy or NNSA since such revocation. This provision would also
require that the Secretary of the Administrator may not pay to
a covered employee a salary bonus during the one-year period
beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the
Administrator determines that the covered employee committed
improper program management or whose actions undermined health,
safety or security, while providing the authority to waive the
denial of a salary bonus. Additionally, the provision would
require the Secretary or Administrator to notify the specified
congressional committees of the actions being taken against DOE
or NNSA contractors, pursuant to contractual terms, whose
actions lead to project or program delays or cost-growth.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
3118) that would provide authority to the Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration to withhold bonus
payments to employees who engage in improper program management
on the date such a determination is made.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would reference
the terms of exceeding cost, scope and schedule to those
established in section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2753) or the terms of critical decision three of
Department of Energy Order 413.3B (Program and Project
Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets) as well as,
pursuant to a requirement to issue new Departmental or
Administration guidance, actions that jeopardize the health,
safety, or security of employees or facilities of the
Administration or another element of the Department of Energy
involved in nuclear security or in carrying out defense nuclear
nonproliferation activities. The amendment further provides for
a waiver for either program management or health, safety or
security with notification to the congressional committees of
the waiver and a period of 60 days elapses following the
notification. The amendment further requires notifying the
congressional defenses committees if a contractor of the
National Nuclear Security Administration exceeds cost, scope
and schedule as defined by section 4713 of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or by critical decision three of
Department of Energy Order 413.3B (Program and Project
Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets), including an
explanation as to whether termination of the contract is an
appropriate remedy, a description of the terms of the contract
regarding award fees and performance, and a description of what
options under the contract will be exercised in response. If
such information cannot be submitted by reason of a contract
enforcement action a notification shall be submitted of the
enforcement action and the date on which the required
information shall be submitted.
Stockpile responsiveness program (sec. 3112)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3115) that
would amend the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521) to
establish that it is the policy of the United States to
sustain, enhance, and continually exercise all capabilities
required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer,
certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the
nuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure,
reliable, credible, and responsive. The Secretary of Energy,
acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security and in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, would be required
to carry out a program in parallel with the stockpile
stewardship program and stockpile management program to fulfill
this policy. This section would also stipulate a series of
objectives for this program. Finally, this section would amend
certain existing annual reporting requirements to ensure robust
attention on the program by senior leaders and enable
congressional oversight of the status and effectiveness of the
program.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3111)
that would to develop a responsive capabilities program to
exercise the design capabilities of the weapons complex that
would lead to shorter and most cost effective design and
engineering tools and manufacturing methods for parts and joint
test assemblies that would lead to actual prototype testing as
the final exercise, similar to an ongoing effort already
underway at the National Nuclear Security Administration.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that adds to the
House provision the importance of an integrated design life
cycle, to shorten design, certification, and manufacturing
timelines in order to minimize the amount of time and costs
leading to an engineering prototype and production.
Notification of cost overruns and selected acquisition reports for
major alteration projects (sec. 3113)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3123) that
defined a life extension program as one whose costs exceed $1.0
billion.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that modifies
section 4713(a) (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)) and section 4217 (50 U.S.C.
2537) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act to include major
alteration programs whose cost exceeds $750.0 million.
Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns (sec. 3114)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3131) that
would amend section 4713(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2753) to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct
and submit to the congressional defense committees a root cause
assessment when certain programs experience a significant cost
overrun.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Funding of Laboratory-Directed Research and Development Programs (sec.
3115)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3135) that
would require the Administrator for Nuclear Security to seek to
enter into a contract with the JASON Defense Advisory Panel to
conduct a review of the laboratory-directed research and
development (LDRD) program authorized under section 4811 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791). The review would be
required to include assessments of whether and how the projects
within the LDRD program support the mission of the National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), whether the science
conducted under LDRD underpin the advancement of scientific
understanding necessary for NNSA's core programs, the
scientific and programmatic opportunities and challenges in the
LDRD program, recent significant accomplishments and failures
within the LDRD program, and how LDRD projects are selected for
funding. This section would require the Administrator to submit
to the congressional defense committees, by November 1, 2016, a
report containing the review carried out by the JASON Defense
Advisory Panel. This House bill would also require a briefing
to the congressional defense committees by the Comptroller
General of the United States by November 1, 2016. The
Comptroller General would be required to assess: how NNSA LDRD
funding limits compare to other Department of Energy and
Department of Defense laboratories and federally funded
research and development centers; how many NNSA personnel are
supported by LDRD funding, including how many receive a
majority of their compensation from LDRD; and how many devote
the majority of their time to LDRD programs for more than three
years.
The Senate amendment contained a provisions (sec. 3117)
would amend section 4811(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) to strike the 6 percent upper bound for
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) weapons
laboratory-directed research and development programs with a
floor not to go below 5 percent with a upper bound of 8
percent. A similar provision was recommended for NNSA weapons
production facilities and the Nevada Site Office with a ceiling
of 4 percent.
The House recedes with an amendment that would strike the
plant direct laboratory research and development programs,
reduce the ceiling to 7 percent and require a briefing by the
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration,
no later than February 28, 2016, on all recent or ongoing
reviews of the laboratory-directed research and development
program, including such reviews initiated by the Secretary of
Energy; the costs and accounting practices associated with
laboratory-directed research and development; how laboratory-
directed research and development projects support the mission
of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The conferees
direct the Government Accountability Office to assess no later
than March 15, 2016, how NNSA LDRD funding limits compare to
other Department of Energy and Department of Defense
laboratories and federally funded research and development
centers; how many NNSA personnel are supported by LDRD funding,
including how many receive a majority of their compensation
from LDRD; and how many devote the majority of their time to
LDRD programs for more than 3 years.
Hanford waste treatment and immobilization plant contract oversight
(sec. 3116)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (section 3115)
that would require the Secretary of Energy to arrange to have
an owner's agent assist the Secretary in carrying out oversight
responsibilities associated with Hanford Waste Treatment and
Immobilization Plant contract DE-AC27-01RV14136. Since the
current contractor for the Waste Treatment Plant is its own
design agent, the owner's design agent will act as an
independent expert on the project.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment with clarifying
language to ensure that the owner's agent does not assume roles
reserved for the federal government, that the owner's agent's
role is to advise the Secretary of Energy, and that the owner's
agent report would be sent to the Secretary of Energy who would
transmit the report with any additional views to the
congressional defense committees.
Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear weapon
life extension programs (sec. 3117)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3122) that
would require the Secretary of Energy to ensure that analyses
of alternatives are conducted in accordance with best practices
for: (1) capital asset projects and life extension programs of
the National Nuclear Security Administration; and (2) capital
asset projects relating to defense environmental management.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on
low-enriched uranium (sec. 3118)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3142) that
would require that, of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for defense nuclear nonproliferation for material management
and minimization, not more than $5.0 million shall be made
available to the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors for
initial planning and early research and development of an
advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium. In addition, this section would require that, at the
same time the President submits the fiscal year 2017 budget to
Congress, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the
Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional defense
committees their determination as to whether the United States
should continue to pursue research and development of an
advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium. If the Secretaries determine to continue the research
and development, the Secretaries would be required to ensure
the budget request for fiscal year 2017 includes funding to
carry out the program within the defense nuclear
nonproliferation, material management, and minimization budget
line. Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission
of such determination, the Deputy Administrator for Naval
Reactors would be required to submit to the congressional
defense committees a plan for such research and development, as
well as ensuring that the budget includes amounts for defense
nuclear nonproliferation for material management and
minimization necessary to carry out the plan. Finally, this
section would require that, if the Secretaries determine such
research and development should continue, not later than 60
days after the date on which the Deputy Administrator submits
the plan, the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors would be
required to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
regarding the research and development of an advanced naval
nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium, including
with respect to how funding for such research and development
will be requested for the ``Defense Nuclear nonproliferation''
account for material management and minimization and provided
to Naval Reactors to carry out the program.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that requires the
Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security
Administration to submit within 90 days after the date of
enactment a conceptual plan for research and development of an
advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium to meet military requirements to the congressional
defense committees. In addition, 60 days after the conceptual
plan is submitted, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
the Navy shall make a determination as to whether the United
States should continue to pursue research and development of an
advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium. If the Secretaries determine that such research and
development should continue, they shall include funding
necessary in fiscal year 2018, and in fiscal year 2017 if
feasible, to carry out such a plan in the budget line item for
the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account for material
management and minimization.
Disposition of weapons usable plutonium (sec. 3119)
The House bill contained a provision (section 3119) that
would require the Secretary of Energy to carry out construction
and program support activities for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel
Fabrication Facility with any funds authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for such purposes for
fiscal year 2016 and any prior fiscal years. This section would
also require the Secretary to include in the budget
justification materials submitted to Congress for fiscal year
2017 an updated performance baseline for construction and
project support activities relating to the MOX facility.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that authorizes the
Secretary to spend $5.0 million to conduct an analysis of
alternative options for carrying out the plutonium disposition
program. The conferees direct that the analysis of alternatives
be comprehensive with regard to potentially cost-effective
alternatives, and to include as alternatives various options
for disposal, including costs and timelines associated with
options for down-blending, immobilization, disposal in
canisters, and deep borehole disposal. The conferees further
direct that as part of the down-blending analysis, that the
Department of Energy address the questions pertaining to down-
blending as found in Senate Report 114-49 (Report to Accompany
S. 1376, ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year
2016''), pages 326-329.
Establishment of microlab pilot program (sec. 3120)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3136) that
would give the authority to the Secretary to establish a
microlab pilot program in close proximity to a national
laboratory and is accessible to the public for the purpose of
enhancing collaboration with regional research groups,
accelerating technology transfer from national laboratories to
the marketplace; promoting regional workforce development
through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
instruction and training.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would change
the definition of microlab to one that is in close proximity to
but outside the perimeter of a national security laboratory; an
extension of or affiliated with a national security laboratory;
and accessible to the public. The amendment also narrows the
national laboratory to one that is a national security
laboratory as defined in section 3821 of the National Nuclear
Security Act (50 U.S.C. 2471). The amendment further uses
``consultation'' rather than ``coordination'' with lab
directors and adjusts timing of reports.
Prohibition on the availability of funds for the provision of defense
nuclear nonproliferation assistance to the Russian Federation
(sec. 3121)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3118) that
would provide that none of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities may
be obligated or expended to enter into a contract with, or
otherwise provide assistance to, the Russian Federation. The
Secretary of Energy, without delegation, would be provided the
authority to waive this prohibition if the Secretary submits a
report to the appropriate congressional committees containing
notification that such a waiver is in the national security
interest of the United States, a justification for such waiver,
and a period of 15 days elapses.
The Senate amendment contains no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Prohibition on availability of funds for fixed site radiological portal
monitors in foreign countries (sec. 3122)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3117) that
would prohibit any funds authorized by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2016 or any fiscal year
thereafter for the National Nuclear Security Administration
from being obligated or expended for the research and
development, installation, or sustainment of fixed site
radiological portal monitors or equipment for use in foreign
countries. This section would clarify that this prohibition
does not apply to such activities for mobile radiological
inspection equipment.
The Senate amendment had no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would prohibit
fiscal year 2016 funds for installation of fixed site portal
monitors in foreign countries after date of enactment until the
DNI submits an assessment on whether and the extent to which
fixed site and mobile radiological monitors address nuclear
nonproliferation and smuggling threats; the contribution of
other threat reduction programs and how well such programs
address nuclear nonproliferation and smuggling threats; which
programs have the greatest impact and cost-benefit for
addressing nuclear nonproliferation and smuggling threats; and
such other matters as the Director considers appropriate. The
amendment also requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security
to submit a plan by March 1, 2016 to transition sustainment of
existing fixed site monitors, to the greatest extent possible,
to host nation.
Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms control and
nonproliferation technologies (sec. 3123)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3120) that
would prohibit any funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
National Nuclear Security Administration's Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation program from being obligated or expended to
develop nonproliferation or arms control verification or
monitoring technologies beyond Technology Readiness Level 5
(TRL 5) unless the Secretary of Energy certifies that such
technologies are being developed to fulfill the rights or
obligations of the United States under either: (1) a current
arms control or nonproliferation treaty or agreement; or (2) a
treaty or agreement that the Secretary expects will enter into
force within 2 years. The Secretary would be required to submit
this written certification to the appropriate congressional
committees and include, for each technology the Secretary
certifies for development beyond TRL 5, an identification of
the amount of fiscal year 2016 funds that will used and how
such development helps to fulfill the rights or obligations of
the United States under the treaty or agreement.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes to the House with an amendment that
would prohibit fiscal year 2016 funds to test or validate
technologies in the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control
designed to be used to verify and monitor obligations under
arms control treaties or other agreements to which U.S. is not
a signatory until the Administrator submits a review to
congressional defense committees. The review would be required
to include the technology readiness level of the technology;
the obligation under a treaty or other international agreement
supported by the technology; and the purpose for which the
technology is being developed or produced. The conferees notes
that, based on information provided by the Administrator, the
funding for the activities that would be limited by this
provision is approximately $3.0 million.
Limitations on availability of funds for nuclear weapons dismantlement
(sec. 3124)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3121) that
would provide that, of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years
2016 through 2020 for the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA), not more than $50.0 million may be
obligated or expended in each such fiscal year to carry out
nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities. This
section would also prohibit any funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act, or otherwise made available for any
of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, to be obligated or expended
to dismantle a nuclear weapon of the United States unless: (1)
the nuclear weapon was retired on or before September 30, 2008;
(2) the Administrator for Nuclear Security certifies that the
components of the nuclear weapon are directly required for the
purposes of a current life extension program; or (3) the
President certifies that the nuclear weapon is being dismantled
pursuant to a nuclear arms reduction treaty or similar
international agreement that has entered into force after the
date of enactment of this Act and was approved with the advice
and consent of the Senate or by an Act of Congress. This
section would also prohibit any funding authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any of
fiscal years 2016 through 2020 from being used to dismantle or
dispose of a W84 nuclear weapon.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the
$50.0 million ceiling to fiscal year 2016 and prohibit the use
of fiscal year 2016 funds for the dismantlement of the W84
warhead. There is an exception for maintenance and surveillance
for weapons safety and reliability.
Subtitle C--Plans and Reports
Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for
unencumbered uranium (sec. 3131)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3112)
that would require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan, on
even number years, with the President's budget submission, for
meeting the national security requirements for unencumbered
uranium through 2065.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would change the
reporting requirement to terminate in 2026.
Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan (sec. 3132)
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 3113) that
required in each odd numbered year a management plan of defense
nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear
Security Administration.
The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 3132)
amend section 3122(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) by striking the date
of 2016 and inserting 2020. This section would also amend such
subsection to clarify that, in the Secretary of Energy's annual
assessment, the Secretary must (1) identify any highly-enriched
uranium around the world that is obligated by the United States
and (2) provide a list, by country and by site, of the
separated plutonium around the world, identify such plutonium
that is obligated by the United States, and provide an
assessment of the vulnerability of such plutonium to theft or
diversion.
The House recedes with an amendment that would add the
House provision to the Senate provision, expand the
programmatic definitions of activities of the nuclear
nonproliferation program that must be reported on and make
technical and clarifying changes.
Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense
nuclear facilities (sec. 3133)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3141) that
would require the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry
out a plan under which the Administrator for Nuclear Security
transfers to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management the responsibility for decontaminating
and decommissioning facilities of the National Nuclear Security
Administration that the Secretary of Energy determines are not
operational as of the date of the enactment of this Act and
meet the requirements for such transfer.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3114)
that would that would require the Secretary of Energy to
develop a plan that would require a cost-benefit analysis of
defense nuclear facilities that require deactivation and
decommissioning as to whether they should be kept in cold shut
down awaiting demolition or accelerated to save long term
storage costs. The plan will be required every even calendar
year no later than March 31, 2016 and end after the fifth
report submission on March 31, 2026.
The House recedes with an amendment to require within the
first report the Secretary to implement a plan under which the
Administrator for Nuclear Security to transfer by March 31,
2019 to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
the responsibility for decontaminating and decommissioning
facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration that
the Secretary of Energy determines are nonoperational as of
September 30, 2015 and meet the requirements of the Office of
Environmental Management for such transfer.
Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities
(sec. 3134)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3116)
that would require the Secretary of Energy to include in each
award-fee evaluation conducted of a management and operating
contract for a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility in
2016, or any even-numbered year thereafter, an assessment of
the adequacy of the emergency preparedness of that facility,
including an assessment of the seniority level of employees and
contractors of the Department of Energy that participate in
emergency preparedness exercises at that facility.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would eliminate
recurring reports while focusing the assessment on the
performance and participation of the management and operating
contractor employees and not senior employees of the Department
of Energy, since the laboratory award fee is based on
performance of the contractor employees. The conferees direct
the Secretary of Energy to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees no later than October 31, 2016
on the number and level of senior Department of Energy
employees that participated in such exercises for fiscal year
2016.
Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management
and operating contracts (sec. 3135)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3114) that
would amend section 3121 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for fiscal year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to extend the a
reporting requirement through fiscal year 2019 and require that
the report submitted by the Administrator for Nuclear Security
must include a description of the factors considered and
processes used by the Administrator to determine whether to
compete or extend a contract to manage and operate a facility
of the nuclear security enterprise, and whether and which
activities at the facility should be covered under the
management and operating contract.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
3122) that would amend section 3121 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to
make technical corrections to increase the utility of reports
on competition for management and operating contracts at
facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration and
change the timing of the Government Accountability Office's
review to assess whether estimated cost savings and other
benefits are actually occurring as planned.
The House recedes with an amendment that combines the two
provisions, requires the Government Accountability Office to
provide a briefing on their initial review 180 days after the
required report submitted, and makes certain technical and
conforming amendments.
Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United States
civil nuclear technology (sec. 3136)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3119) that
would require that, prior to the approval by the Administrator
of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of any
part 810 authorization (regarding the transfer of certain civil
nuclear technology) for a covered country with a nuclear naval
propulsion program, the Director of National Intelligence and
the Chief of Naval Operations would have to jointly submit an
assessment to the appropriate congressional committees on the
risks of diversion of such technology and the likely
consequences of its diversion to such foreign state's military
nuclear program. This section would also require that, not less
than 14 days prior to the approval of any part 810
authorization for a covered country, the Administrator of the
NNSA would have to certify to the appropriate congressional
committees that there is sufficient diversion control and such
transfer presents a minimal risk of diversion of such
technology to a military program that would degrade the
technical advantage of the United States. The provision further
required that not later than June 1, 2016, and quinquennially
thereafter, the Chief of Naval Operations shall determine the
critical civil nuclear technologies of the United States and
notify the appropriate congressional committees of this list of
technologies. The provision also requires that not later than
30 days after the date on which the Director of National
Intelligence determines that there is credible intelligence
that United States civil nuclear technology has been diverted
to a foreign country not covered by an authorization under
section 57b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended (Public
Law 83-703, 42 U.S.C. 2077), including an agreement for
cooperation made pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 as amended (Public Law 83-703, 42 U.S.C. 2153), the
Director shall notify the appropriate congressional committees
of such determination. The House provision also required that
the Secretary of Energy shall annually notify the appropriate
congressional committees that each covered foreign country is
in compliance with its obligations under any authorization made
pursuant to section 57b, including an agreement for cooperation
made pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act, as
amended. In addition the provision prohibits the Secretary of
Energy from making an authorization under section 57b of the
Atomic Energy Act with respect to a covered foreign country if
a foreign person of the covered foreign country has been
sanctioned under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)
during the 5-year period preceding the date of the transfer
being sought unless the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the covered foreign country is
taking adequate measures to prevent, or is making significant
progress in preventing, transfers or acquisitions covered by
section 2(a) of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
The House provision defined a covered country as one that is a
nuclear-weapon state, as defined by Article IX (3) of the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at
Washington, London, and Moscow on July 1, 1968, but does not
include the United Kingdom or France.
The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require
that every 90 days, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a
listing and description of the authorizations to transfer
United States civil nuclear technology to a covered foreign
country (as defined in this provision) issued under section 57b
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) during the
preceding 90 days and a statement of whether each agency
required to be consulted under that section or pursuant to
regulation objected or sought condition to each such
authorization.
The amendment also would require that not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5
years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy would be required to,
in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, determine
the critical United States civil nuclear technologies that
should be protected from diversion to a military nuclear
program of a covered foreign country (a nuclear weapons state
as defined by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons other than the United Kingdom or France), including
with respect to a naval propulsion or weapons program and
notify the appropriate congressional committees with respect to
the technologies covered by the determination. The amendment
also would require that not later than 14 days before
authorizing the transfer of a technology covered by such
determination, the Secretary of Energy would be required to
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that includes a notification of the intention of the Secretary
to authorize the transfer of such technology and a statement of
whether any agency required to be consulted under such section
57b or pursuant to regulation objected to or required
conditions to such authorization of transfer. The amendment
includes a waiver of the 14 day notification for an imminent
radiological emergency provided within 7 days the Secretary
certifies such a hazard exists, the justification and the
information required in the original notification.
The amendment would also require the Secretary of Energy
to promptly revise part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, to ensure that the Director of National
Intelligence (DNI) is consulted with respect to the views of
the intelligence community with respect to each authorization
issued under section 57b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2077(b)) for the transfer of United States civil nuclear
technology to a covered foreign country before the
determination to approve or disapprove the request for the
authorization, and that he is provided with an opportunity to
present the views of the Director and the Intelligence
Community on the national security risks of the transfer, if
any. It is expected that as part of developing this
consultation process the Secretary of Energy and the DNI shall
enter into the necessary inter-agency agreements that ensure
consultation with the Intelligence Community occurs but gives
the DNI the flexibility to manage its ongoing workload, while
ensuring timely reviews of authorizations, and provides for the
possibility that the views of the Intelligence Community may
not have changed from its initial assessment. The Secretary of
Energy shall include the results of consultations conducted
with the DNI, on behalf of the Intelligence Community, in each
report describing an authorization and each notification with
respect to an authorization involving a critical technology.
The amendment would require the Secretary of Energy to
annually submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that includes an assessment of whether each covered
foreign country is in compliance with its obligations under any
authorization for the transfer of United States civil nuclear
technology under section 57b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) and with respect to any covered foreign
country that is not in compliance with such obligations, a
description of the efforts of the United States to bring the
country into compliance with an evaluation of the result of
such efforts, and an assessment of the options available to the
Secretary as a result of the country not being in compliance.
The report also requires an assessment of whether each end-user
to which United States civil nuclear technology is transferred
pursuant to an authorization under such section 57b is in
compliance with the obligations of the end-user under that
authorization and a description of any consequences for the
end-user or the exporter of the technology if the end-user is
not in compliance with such obligations.
The amendment would further require that, concurrent with
the submission to Congress of the budget for each fiscal year,
the Secretary of Energy would be required to submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the activities
of the Department of Energy associated with the review of
applications for authorization under section 57b to transfer
United States civil nuclear technology to any foreign country.
The report would be required to include the number of
applications for authorization under section 57b of the Atomic
Energy Act to transfer United States civil nuclear technology
to a foreign country submitted during the year preceding the
submission of the report; the length of time each such
application was under review; the number of such applications
that were granted; and a description of efforts to streamline
the review of such applications, taking into account the
proliferation and diversion potential of end-users in the
country to which United States civil nuclear technology would
be transferred pursuant to such applications.
The Director of National Intelligence would also be
required to notify the Department of Energy and the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 30 days after the date
on which the Director determines there is credible intelligence
that United States civil nuclear technology is being or has
been diverted to a military program in a foreign country to
which the transfer of the technology was authorized under
section 57b or to a foreign country to which the transfer of
the technology was not so authorized.
The amendment would also require that not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Energy shall issue guidance with respect to the use of
authority of under section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2282) to impose civil penalties, including fines and
debarment, and to make referrals to the Attorney General for
prosecution, for violations of the terms of authorizations for
the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology issued
under section 57b. The conferees believe that given the
extensive amendments made to section 57b of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 by section 302 of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act
of 1978 (Public Law 95-242, 42 U.S.C. 2077), which were made
after the enactment of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
(Public Law 93-438), that the Department of Energy should have
justification to utilize section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954 as a means of civil enforcement.
Finally, the amendment would require that not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report describing the
efforts of covered foreign countries to prevent the transfer of
sensitive items, including efforts to improve the prevention of
the transfer of such items; and assessing the adequacy of such
efforts as defined by section 2(a) of the Iran, North Korea,
and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C.
1701 note).
The conferees expect the Department of Energy shall take
all precautions necessary in this section to protect
proprietary information.
Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise (sec. 3137)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3133) that
would require the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for
Nuclear Security to jointly establish a team of senior
officials from the Department of Energy and the National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop and carry out
an implementation plan to reform governance and management to
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the nuclear
security enterprise. Additionally, it would require the
Administrator to seek to enter into a joint agreement with the
National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public
Administration to establish a panel of external, independent
experts to evaluate the plan developed by the Department of
Energy and NNSA and to evaluate the implementation of such
plan.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
3123) that would require the Administrator of the National
Nuclear Security Administration to enter into agreements with
the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of
Public Administration to assess implementation of
recommendations of the Congressional Advisory Panel on the
Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise that can be
carried out without additional legislation. In addition to
monitoring implementation, the agreement should specify that
the two entities should determine whether the implementation
was effective in addressing the problem it was intended to
solve. The agreement shall utilize the procedures of the
National Academies in reviewing and publishing the joint
report.
The Senate recedes with an amendment making certain
technical and conforming amendments, including changing the
date of submission of the implementation plan to be March 31,
2016, with a final report by the Implementation Assessment
Panel to 2020.
Annual report on the number of full time equivalent employees and
contractor employees (sec. 3138)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3111) that
would amend section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) to require that, by
October 1, 2016, the total number of employees within the
Office of the Administrator may not exceed 1,350. This section
would also amend section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441) by striking ``600'' and
inserting ``450'' as the number of employees allowed to be
appointed under the authority provided by such section.
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3119)
that would permit the Administrator of the National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA) to hire above the statutory
limit of 1,690 full time positions using up to 100 exempt
employees hired under section 3241 of the National Nuclear
Security Administration Act (50 United States Code section
2441).
The House bill further contains a provision (sec. 3112)
that would amend section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) to specify that the total
number of full-time equivalent employees working under a
service support contract of the NNSA may not exceed the number
that is 30 percent of the number of employees of the Office of
the Administrator authorized under subsection (a)(1) of such
section 3241A. The Administrator for Nuclear Security would be
required to not exceed this total number of full-time
equivalent contractor employees unless, during each fiscal year
in which the Administrator exceeds such authorized number, the
Administrator submits a report to the congressional defense
committees justifying such excess.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would strike
section 3111 of the House bill and modify section 3112 of the
House bill to require with each budget submission the National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) provide a report that
provides the number of full time equivalent employees under
section 3241A of the NNSA Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a), the number of
service support contracts and whether the contracts are funded
with program funds, the number of full time equivalent
employees under each contract and the number in each contract
that have been employed for more than 2 years.
Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused by additive
manufacturing (sec. 3139)
The House bill (sec. 3145) contained a provision that
would require the President to develop and pursue a strategy to
address the risks to the goals and policies of the United
States regarding nuclear nonproliferation caused by the
increased use of additive manufacture technology (including 3D
Printing). This section would require the President to brief
the appropriate congressional committees on the development and
execution of such strategy not later than March 31, 2016, and
every 120 days thereafter until January 1, 2019. Finally, this
section would highlight the importance of pursuing such
strategy at the Nuclear Security Summit in Chicago in 2016.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Plutonium pit production capacity (sec. 3140)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3143) that
would express the sense of Congress that the requirement to
create a modern, responsive nuclear infrastructure that
includes the capability and capacity to produce, at minimum, 50
to 80 pits per year, is a national security priority and
delaying creation of this responsive infrastructure until the
2030s is an unacceptable risk to the national security of the
United States. Additionally, it would require the Chairman of
the Nuclear Weapons Council to provide a briefing to
congressional defense committees by March 1, 2016, on the
annual plutonium pit production capacity requirement of the
nuclear security enterprise.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear nonproliferation
opportunities (sec. 3141)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3134) that
would require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees, by March 1
of each year from 2016 to 2020, containing an assessment and
prioritization of international nuclear proliferation risks and
nuclear nonproliferation opportunities and an assessment of the
effectiveness of various means and programs for addressing such
risks and opportunities.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter program (sec.
3142)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3144) that
would require the Administrator for Nuclear Security to submit
to the congressional defense committees the analysis of
alternatives by the Administrator for the Mobile Guardian
Transporter program within 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act. Additionally, it would also require the
Secretary of Energy to include in the annual budget request
submission, a separate, dedicated program element for the MGT
program.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would eliminate
the requirement for an independent assessment and clarify that
the submitted report must contain a full and comprehensive
analysis of alternatives. The conferees stress that the
analysis of alternatives for the MGT program that is conducted
and submitted to Congress should take into account all safety
and security scenarios, as well as costs, benefits, and risks
of various engineering and policy changes that could affect the
program.
Title XXXII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Authorization (sec. 3201)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3201) that
would authorize funds for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Board
for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
3201).
The House recedes.
Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 3202)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3202) that
would amend section 311(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2886(c)) to clarify that, in carrying out certain
duties, the Chairman of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Board
may not withhold from any member of the Board any information
that is made available to the Chairman regarding the Board's
functions, powers, and mission (including with respect to the
management and evaluation of employees of the Board). The
provision would also clarify that the Chairman of the Board,
subject to the approval of the Board, may appoint and remove
certain senior employees of the Board.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum Reserves
Authorization of Appropriations (sec. 3401)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3401) that
would authorize $17.5 million for fiscal year 2016 for
operation and maintenance of the Naval Petroleum Reserves.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Title XXXV--Maritime Administration
Legislative Provisions Adopted
Authorization of the Maritime Administration (sec. 3501)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3501) that
would authorize appropriations for the national security
aspects of the Merchant Marine for fiscal year 2016.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
3505) that would authorize appropriations for the national
security aspects of the Merchant Marine for fiscal years 2016
and 2017.
The Senate recedes with an amendment that would increase
by $24.0 million to $210.0 million the amount authorized to be
appropriated in subsection (5) for expenses to maintain and
preserve a United States-flagged merchant marine to serve the
national security needs of the United States under chapter 531
of title 46, United States Code.
Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet program (sec. 3502)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3502) that
would express the sense of Congress that dedicated and enhanced
support is necessary to stabilize and preserve the Maritime
Security Fleet program.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation regarding
unemployment insurance and vessel operators (sec. 3503)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3503) that
would update sections 3305 and 3306(n) of title 26, United
States Code, to reflect the Maritime Administration's transfer
from the Department of Commerce to the Department of
Transportation that occurred in 1981.
The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec.
3503).
The Senate recedes.
Payment for maritime security fleet vessels (sec. 3504)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3505) that
would increase by $24.0 million the amount authorized to be
appropriated for expenses to maintain and preserve a United
States-flagged merchant marine to serve the national security
needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46,
United States Code.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The Senate recedes.
Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy (sec. 3505)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3506) that
would allow the Maritime Administrator to accept a gift from
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and
Foundation for the purpose of renovating Melville Hall on the
campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
The Senate amendment contained an identical provision
(sec. 1087).
The Senate recedes.
Cadet commitment agreements (sec. 3506)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3501)
that would strengthen requirements for proper performance of
reserve service obligations for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
(USMMA) graduates by providing clarity that graduates are
required to apply for a position in the reserves of an armed
force, maintain a Transportation Worker Identification
Credential, and maintain a U.S. Coast Guard approved medical
certificate. This section also would change the reserve service
obligations of USMMA graduates from 6 to 8 years to conform
with current Department of Defense reserve requirements.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Student incentive payment agreements (sec. 3507)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3502)
that would clarify the requirements for a graduate of the
student incentive payment (SIP) program to perform service
obligations and facilitate enforcement of the reserve duty
component of their service obligation. It would assist in the
federal government's recoupment of funds if SIP graduates fail
to fully perform their reserve duty service obligation. This
section also aligns current U.S. Coast Guard and Department of
Defense (DOD) terminology to update references to licensing and
the Strategic Sealift Officer Program, as well as bring the
Maritime Administration's reserve service obligation
requirement in line with DOD requirements for 8 years of
reserve duty.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Short sea transportation defined (sec. 3508)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 3504)
that would amend the definition of short sea transportation in
section 55605 of title 46, United States Code.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
Legislative Provisions Not Adopted
Reliance on classification society certification for purposes of
eligibility for certificate of inspection
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3504) that
would modify section 53102 of title 46, United States Code, and
require the U.S. Coast Guard to implement certain class society
certification standards.
The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.
The House recedes.
The conferees note the continued need for Maritime
Security Program (MSP) vessels to meet national defense sealift
needs. Section 53102(e)(3)(A) of title 46, United States Code,
establishes a process for the U.S. Coast Guard to rely on
classification societies to certify compliance for MSP vessels,
both initially for reflag, and subsequently during renewal
inspections, based solely on applicable international
agreements, associated guidelines, and classification society
rules. The conferees encourage the Coast Guard to use that
process to the greatest extent practicable. The Service should
not set up unnecessary barriers to entry for vessels the
Department of Defense has determined it needs to meet national
defense sealift requirements.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Authorization of amounts in funding tables (sec. 4001)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 4001) that
would provide for the authorization of projects, programs, and
activities in accordance with the tables in division D.
The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec.
4001).
The conference agreement includes this provision.
Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of certain
operation and maintenance funding among all operation and
maintenance funding (sec. 4002)
The Senate bill contained a provision (sec. 4002) that
clarifies that the undistributed reductions in funding for
operation and maintenance due to bulk fuel purchases and
foreign currency fluctuations, as shown in table 4301, can be
applied to all operation and maintenance funding, regardless if
funding is available in table 4301 or 4302.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
The House recedes with an amendment that would limit
reductions mentioned above to table 4301 and 4303.
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
(In Thousands of Dollars)
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Conference Conference
FY 2016 Request Change Authorized
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DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
National Defense Funding, Base Budget Request
Function 051, Department of Defense-Military
Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations
Title I--Procurement
Aircraft Procurement, Army.................................... 5,689,357 171,000 5,860,357
Missile Procurement, Army..................................... 1,419,957 276,000 1,695,957
Weapons & Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army....................... 1,887,073 424,500 2,311,573
Procurement of Ammunition, Army............................... 1,233,378 -10,952 1,222,426
Other Procurement, Army....................................... 5,899,028 -285,746 5,613,282
Aircraft Procurement, Navy.................................... 16,126,405 1,801,406 17,927,811
Weapons Procurement, Navy..................................... 3,154,154 48,668 3,202,822
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps................ 723,741 723,741
Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy............................... 16,597,457 1,031,000 17,628,457
Other Procurement, Navy....................................... 6,614,715 45,450 6,660,165
Procurement, Marine Corps..................................... 1,131,418 152,694 1,284,112
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force............................... 15,657,769 391,644 16,049,413
Missile Procurement, Air Force................................ 2,987,045 -18,384 2,968,661
Space Procurement, Air Force.................................. 2,584,061 -28,351 2,555,710
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force.......................... 1,758,843 18,500 1,777,343
Other Procurement, Air Force.................................. 18,272,438 39,646 18,312,084
Procurement, Defense-Wide..................................... 5,130,853 -100,769 5,030,084
Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund........................... 99,701 -99,701 0
Subtotal, Title I--Procurement................................ 106,967,393 3,856,605 110,823,998
Title II--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army................ 6,924,959 196,688 7,121,647
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy................ 17,885,916 458,265 18,344,181
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force........... 26,473,669 -599,164 25,874,505
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide........ 18,329,861 503,597 18,833,458
Operational Test & Evaluation, Defense........................ 170,558 170,558
Subtotal, Title II--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 69,784,963 559,386 70,344,349
Title III--Operation and Maintenance
Operation & Maintenance, Army................................. 26,890,811 -75,300 26,815,511
Operation & Maintenance, Army Reserve......................... 2,665,792 20,400 2,686,192
Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard.................. 6,717,977 421,500 7,139,477
Operation & Maintenance, Navy................................. 21,997,790 -813,200 21,184,590
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps......................... 4,018,470 -65,600 3,952,870
Operation & Maintenance, Navy Reserve......................... 1,001,758 -41,400 960,358
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve................. 277,036 -700 276,336
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force............................ 30,531,942 -739,000 29,792,942
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force Reserve.................... 3,064,257 -113,700 2,950,557
Operation & Maintenance, Air National Guard................... 6,956,210 -136,700 6,819,510
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide......................... 32,440,843 -756,200 31,684,643
US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, Defense............. 14,078 14,078
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid................. 100,266 100,266
Cooperative Threat Reduction.................................. 358,496 358,496
Defense Acquisition Development Workforce Fund................ 84,140 84,140
Environmental Restoration, Army............................... 234,829 234,829
Environmental Restoration, Navy............................... 292,453 292,453
Environmental Restoration, Air Force.......................... 368,131 368,131
Environmental Restoration, Defense............................ 8,232 8,232
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Sites................ 203,717 203,717
Subtotal, Title III--Operation and Maintenance................ 138,227,228 -2,299,900 135,927,328
Title IV--Military Personnel
Military Personnel Appropriations............................. 130,491,227 -1,022,339 129,468,888
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions........... 6,243,449 6,243,449
Subtotal, Title IV--Military Personnel........................ 136,734,676 -1,022,339 135,712,337
Title XIV--Other Authorizations
Working Capital Fund, Army.................................... 50,432 50,432
Working Capital Fund, Air Force............................... 62,898 62,898
Working Capital Fund, Defense-Wide............................ 45,084 45,084
Working Capital Fund, DECA.................................... 1,154,154 1,154,154
National Defense Sealift Fund................................. 474,164 281,200 755,364
Chemical Agents & Munitions Destruction....................... 720,721 720,721
Drug Interdiction and Counter Drug Activities................. 850,598 30,000 880,598
Office of the Inspector General............................... 316,159 -3,600 312,559
Defense Health Program........................................ 32,243,328 -700,194 31,543,134
Subtotal, Title XIV--Other Authorizations..................... 35,917,538 -392,594 35,524,944
Total, Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations....... 487,631,798 701,158 488,332,956
Division B: Military Construction Authorizations
Military Construction
Army.......................................................... 743,245 -45,500 697,745
Navy.......................................................... 1,605,929 29,500 1,635,429
Air Force..................................................... 1,354,785 21,000 1,375,785
Defense-Wide.................................................. 2,300,767 2,300,767
NATO Security Investment Program.............................. 120,000 120,000
Army National Guard........................................... 197,237 51,300 248,537
Army Reserve.................................................. 113,595 34,200 147,795
Navy and Marine Corps Reserve................................. 36,078 36,078
Air National Guard............................................ 123,538 6,100 129,638
Air Force Reserve............................................. 46,821 10,400 57,221
Subtotal, Military Construction............................... 6,641,995 107,000 6,748,995
Family Housing
Construction, Army............................................ 99,695 99,695
Operation & Maintenance, Army................................. 393,511 393,511
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps........................... 16,541 16,541
Operation & Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps................ 353,036 353,036
Construction, Air Force....................................... 160,498 160,498
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force............................ 331,232 331,232
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide......................... 58,668 58,668
Subtotal, Family Housing...................................... 1,413,181 0 1,413,181
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure--Army............................ 29,691 29,691
Base Realignment and Closure--Navy............................ 157,088 157,088
Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force....................... 64,555 64,555
Subtotal, Base Realignment and Closure........................ 251,334 0 251,334
Undistributed Adjustments
Prior Year Savings............................................ 0 -335,000 -335,000
Subtotal, Undistributed Adjustments........................... 0 -335,000 -335,000
Total, Division B: Military Construction Authorizations....... 8,306,510 -228,000 8,078,510
Total, 051, Department of Defense-Military.................... 495,938,308 473,158 496,411,466
Function 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities
Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorization and Other Authorizations
Environmental and Other Defense Activities
Nuclear Energy................................................ 135,161 135,161
Weapons Activities............................................ 8,846,948 -44,151 8,802,797
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.............................. 1,940,302 1,198 1,941,500
Naval Reactors................................................ 1,375,496 -15,500 1,359,996
Federal salaries and expenses................................. 402,654 -14,654 388,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup................................. 5,527,347 -396,797 5,130,550
Other Defense Activities...................................... 774,425 -3,903 770,522
Subtotal, Environmental and Other Defense Activities.......... 19,002,333 -473,807 18,528,526
Independent Federal Agency Authorization
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board....................... 29,150 29,150
Subtotal, Independent Federal Agency Authorization............ 29,150 0 29,150
Subtotal, Division C: Department of Energy National Security 19,031,483 -473,807 18,557,676
Authorization and Other Authorizations.......................
Subtotal, 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities............... 19,031,483 -473,807 18,557,676
Total, National Defense Funding, Base Budget Request.......... 514,969,791 -649 514,969,142
National Defense Funding, OCO Budget Request
Function 051, Department of Defense-Military
Procurement
Aircraft Procurement, Army.................................... 164,987 164,987
Missile Procurement, Army..................................... 37,260 37,260
Weapons & Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army....................... 26,030 26,030
Procurement of Ammunition, Army............................... 192,040 192,040
Other Procurement, Army....................................... 1,205,596 1,205,596
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund................. 493,271 -54,464 438,807
Aircraft Procurement, Navy.................................... 217,394 217,394
Weapons Procurement, Navy..................................... 3,344 3,344
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps................ 136,930 136,930
Other Procurement, Navy....................................... 12,186 12,186
Procurement, Marine Corps..................................... 48,934 48,934
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force............................... 128,900 128,900
Missile Procurement, Air Force................................ 289,142 289,142
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force.......................... 228,874 228,874
Other Procurement, Air Force.................................. 3,859,964 3,859,964
Procurement, Defense-Wide..................................... 212,418 206,400 418,818
National Guard & Reserve Equipment............................ 0 420,000 420,000
Subtotal, Procurement......................................... 7,257,270 571,936 7,829,206
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army................ 1,500 1,500
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy................ 35,747 35,747
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force........... 17,100 17,100
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide........ 137,087 267,595 404,682
Subtotal, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.......... 191,434 267,595 459,029
Operation and Maintenance
Operation & Maintenance, Army................................. 11,382,750 120,800 11,503,550
Operation & Maintenance, Army Reserve......................... 24,559 24,559
Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard.................. 60,845 60,845
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.............................. 3,762,257 3,762,257
Iraq Train & Equip Fund....................................... 715,000 715,000
Syria Train & Equip Fund...................................... 600,000 -68,550 531,450
Operation & Maintenance, Navy................................. 5,131,588 20,300 5,151,888
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps......................... 952,534 952,534
Operation & Maintenance, Navy Reserve......................... 31,643 31,643
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve................. 3,455 3,455
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force............................ 9,090,013 -15,950 9,074,063
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force Reserve.................... 58,106 58,106
Operation & Maintenance, Air National Guard................... 19,900 19,900
Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide......................... 5,805,633 -100,000 5,705,633
Subtotal, Operation and Maintenance........................... 37,638,283 -43,400 37,594,883
Military Personnel
Military Personnel Appropriations............................. 3,204,758 3,204,758
Subtotal, Military Personnel.................................. 3,204,758 0 3,204,758
Other Authorizations
Working Capital Fund, Air Force............................... 2,500 2,500
Working Capital Fund, Defense-Wide............................ 86,350 86,350
Drug Interdiction and Counter Drug Activities................. 186,000 186,000
Office of the Inspector General............................... 10,262 10,262
Defense Health Program........................................ 272,704 272,704
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund............................ 2,100,000 -1,100,000 1,000,000
Ukraine Security Assistance................................... 0 300,000 300,000
Subtotal, Other Authorizations................................ 2,657,816 -800,000 1,857,816
Total, National Defense Funding, OCO Budget Request........... 50,949,561 -3,869 50,945,692
National Defense Funding, Additional Authorizations
Function 051, Department of Defense-Military
Operation and Maintenance
Operation & Maintenance, Army................................. 8,216,735 8,216,735
Operation & Maintenance, Navy................................. 20,202,966 20,202,966
Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps......................... 2,210,312 2,210,312
Operation & Maintenance, Air Force............................ 7,659,987 7,659,987
Total Operation and Maintenance, Army......................... 38,290,000 0 38,290,000
Total, National Defense Funding, Additional Authorizations.... 38,290,000 0 38,290,000
Total, National Defense Funding, Overseas Contingency 89,239,561 -3,869 89,235,692
Operations and Additional Authorizations ....................
Total, National Defense....................................... 604,209,352 -4,518 604,204,834
MEMORANDUM: NON-DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
Title XIV--Armed Forces Retirement Home (Function 600)........ 64,300 64,300
Title XIV--Cemeterial Expenses, Army (Function 700)........... 70,800 70,800
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (Function 17,500 17,500
270).........................................................
Title XXXV--Maritime Administration (Function 400)............ 184,637 184,637
MEMORANDUM: TRANSFER AUTHORITIES (NON-ADD)
Title X--General Transfer Authority........................... [5,000,000] [-500,000] [4,500,000]
Title XV--Special Transfer Authority.......................... [3,500,000] [3,500,000]
MEMORANDUM: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS NOT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE (NON-ADD)
Defense Production Act........................................ [46,680] [46,680]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET AUTHORITY IMPLICATION
(In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Conference Conference
Request Change Authorized
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Summary, Discretionary Authorizations Within the Jurisdiction of the
Armed Services Committee
SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 495,938,308 473,158 496,411,466
(051).........................
SUBTOTAL, ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE 19,031,483 -473,807 18,557,676
PROGRAMS (053)................
TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE (050)-- 514,969,791 -649 514,969,142
BASE BILL.....................
TOTAL, OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 89,239,561 -3,869 89,235,692
OPERATIONS....................
GRAND TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE.. 604,209,352 -4,518 604,204,834
Base National Defense Discretionary Programs that are Not
In the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee or Do Not Require
Additional Authorization
Defense Production Act 25,000 25,000
Purchases.....................
Indefinite Account: Disposal Of 8,000 8,000
DOD Real Property.............
Indefinite Account: Lease Of 33,000 33,000
DOD Real Property.............
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 66,000 66,000
051...........................
Formerly Utilized Sites 104,000 104,000
Remedial Action Program.......
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 104,000 104,000
053...........................
Other Discretionary Programs... 7,566,000 7,566,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 7,566,000 7,566,000
054...........................
Total Defense Discretionary 7,736,000 7,736,000
Adjustments (050).............
Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary
Department of Defense--Military 585,243,869 469,289 585,713,158
(051).........................
Atomic Energy Defense 19,135,483 -473,807 18,661,676
Activities (053)..............
Defense-Related Activities 7,566,000 7,566,000
(054).........................
Total BA Implication, National 611,945,352 -4,518 611,940,834
Defense Discretionary.........
National Defense Mandatory Programs, Current Law (CBO Estimates)
Concurrent receipt accrual 6,932,000 6,932,000
payments to the Military
Retirement Fund...............
Revolving, trust and other DOD 1,135,000 1,135,000
Mandatory.....................
Offsetting receipts............ -1,593,000 -1,593,000
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 6,474,000 6,474,000
051...........................
Energy employees occupational 1,168,000 1,168,000
illness compensation programs
and other.....................
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 1,168,000 1,168,000
053...........................
Radiation exposure compensation 59,000 59,000
trust fund....................
Payment to CIA retirement fund 514,000 514,000
and other.....................
Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 573,000 573,000
054...........................
Total National Defense 8,215,000 8,215,000
Mandatory (050)...............
Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary and
Mandatory
Department of Defense--Military 591,717,869 469,289 592,187,158
(051).........................
Atomic Energy Defense 20,303,483 -473,807 19,829,676
Activities (053)..............
Defense-Related Activities 8,139,000 8,139,000
(054).........................
Total BA Implication, National 620,160,352 -4,518 620,155,834
Defense Discretionary and
Mandatory.....................
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TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
FIXED WING
002 UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT..... 879 879 879 879
004 MQ-1 UAV................. 15 260,436 15 277,436 15 260,436 17,000 15 277,436
Extended Range [17,000] [17,000]
Modifications.
ROTARY
006 HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY 28 187,177 28 187,177 28 187,177 28 187,177
(LUH).
007 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA 64 1,168,461 64 1,168,461 64 1,168,461 64 1,168,461
REMAN.
008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 209,930 209,930 209,930 209,930
(CY).
011 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL 94 1,435,945 102 1,563,945 94 1,435,945 8 128,000 102 1,563,945
(MYP).
Additional 8 [8] [128,000] [8] [128,000]
rotorcraft for Army
National Guard.
012 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 127,079 127,079 127,079 127,079
(CY).
013 UH-60 BLACK HAWK A AND L 40 46,641 48 55,441 40 46,641 40 46,641
MODELS.
Additional 8 [8] [8,800]
rotorcraft for Army
National Guard.
014 CH-47 HELICOPTER......... 39 1,024,587 39 1,024,587 39 1,024,587 39 1,024,587
015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 99,344 99,344 99,344 99,344
(CY).
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
016 MQ-1 PAYLOAD (MIP)....... 97,543 97,543 97,543 97,543
019 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON 95,725 95,725 95,725 95,725
(MIP).
020 AH-64 MODS............... 116,153 116,153 116,153 116,153
021 CH-47 CARGO HELICOPTER 86,330 86,330 86,330 86,330
MODS (MYP).
022 GRCS SEMA MODS (MIP)..... 4,019 4,019 4,019 4,019
023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP)...... 16,302 16,302 16,302 16,302
024 EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP)... 13,669 13,669 13,669 13,669
025 UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE 16,166 16,166 16,166 16,166
MODS.
026 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS.. 13,793 13,793 13,793 13,793
028 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN. 112,807 112,807 112,807 112,807
029 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE.. 82,904 82,904 82,904 82,904
030 GATM ROLLUP.............. 33,890 33,890 33,890 33,890
031 RQ-7 UAV MODS............ 81,444 81,444 81,444 81,444
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
032 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY 56,215 56,215 56,215 56,215
EQUIPMENT.
033 SURVIVABILITY CM......... 8,917 8,917 8,917 8,917
034 CMWS..................... 78,348 104,348 104,348 26,000 104,348
Apache Survivability [26,000] [26,000] [26,000]
Enhancements--Army
Unfunded Requirement.
OTHER SUPPORT
035 AVIONICS SUPPORT 6,937 6,937 6,937 6,937
EQUIPMENT.
036 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT.. 64,867 64,867 64,867 64,867
037 AIRCREW INTEGRATED 44,085 44,085 44,085 44,085
SYSTEMS.
038 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL...... 94,545 94,545 94,545 94,545
039 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.... 1,207 1,207 1,207 1,207
040 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET.... 3,012 3,012 3,012 3,012
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 280 5,689,357 296 5,869,157 280 5,715,357 8 171,000 288 5,860,357
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE
SYSTEM
001 LOWER TIER AIR AND 115,075 115,075 115,075 115,075
MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD).
002 MSE MISSILE.............. 80 414,946 80 414,946 80 614,946 200,000 80 614,946
Army UPL for Patriot [200,000] [200,000]
PAC 3 for improved
ballistic missile.
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
SYSTEM
003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY..... 113 27,975 113 27,975 113 27,975 113 27,975
004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 27,738 27,738 27,738 27,738
(CY).
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE
SYS
005 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM 331 77,163 850 168,163 331 77,163 519 91,000 850 168,163
SUMMARY.
Program increase to [519] [91,000] [519] [91,000]
support Unfunded
Requirements.
006 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY..... 1,704 87,525 1,704 87,525 1,704 87,525 1,704 87,525
008 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 1,668 251,060 1,668 251,060 1,668 251,060 1,668 251,060
(GMLRS).
009 MLRS REDUCED RANGE 3,121 17,428 3,121 17,428 3,121 17,428 3,121 17,428
PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR).
MODIFICATIONS
011 PATRIOT MODS............. 241,883 241,883 241,883 241,883
012 ATACMS MODS.............. 30,119 15,119 20,119 -15,000 15,119
Early to need........ [-15,000] [-10,000] [-15,000]
013 GMLRS MOD................ 18,221 18,221 18,221 18,221
014 STINGER MODS............. 2,216 2,216 2,216 2,216
015 AVENGER MODS............. 6,171 6,171 6,171 6,171
016 ITAS/TOW MODS............ 19,576 19,576 19,576 19,576
017 MLRS MODS................ 35,970 35,970 35,970 35,970
018 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS..... 3,148 3,148 3,148 3,148
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
019 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.. 33,778 33,778 33,778 33,778
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
020 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS...... 3,717 3,717 3,717 3,717
021 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 1,544 1,544 1,544 1,544
(MISSILES).
022 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT.. 4,704 4,704 4,704 4,704
TOTAL MISSILE 7,017 1,419,957 7,536 1,495,957 7,017 1,609,957 519 276,000 7,536 1,695,957
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV,
ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
001 STRYKER VEHICLE.......... 181,245 181,245 181,245 181,245
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED
COMBAT VEHICLES
002 STRYKER (MOD)............ 74,085 118,585 388,085 314,000 388,085
Lethality Upgrades... [44,500] [314,000] [314,000]
003 STRYKER UPGRADE.......... 62 305,743 62 305,743 62 305,743 62 305,743
005 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD).... 225,042 225,042 225,042 225,042
006 HOWITZER, MED SP FT 155MM 60,079 60,079 60,079 60,079
M109A6 (MOD).
007 PALADIN INTEGRATED 30 273,850 30 273,850 30 273,850 30 273,850
MANAGEMENT (PIM).
008 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE 31 123,629 31 195,629 31 195,629 72,000 31 195,629
(M88A2 HERCULES).
Additional Vehicles - [72,000] [72,000] [72,000]
Army Unfunded
Requirement.
009 ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD)..... 2,461 2,461 2,461 2,461
010 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE. 2,975 2,975 2,975 2,975
011 M88 FOV MODS............. 14,878 14,878 14,878 14,878
012 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE..... 4 33,455 4 33,455 4 33,455 4 33,455
013 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD)..... 367,939 407,939 367,939 40,000 407,939
Program Increase..... [40,000] [40,000]
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
015 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 6,479 6,479 6,479 6,479
(TCV-WTCV).
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT
VEHICLES
016 MORTAR SYSTEMS........... 4,991 4,991 4,991 4,991
017 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER 26,294 26,294 26,294 26,294
MODULE (GLM).
018 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE... 1,984 -1,984
Army request - [-1,984] [-1,984] [-1,984]
schedule delay.
019 COMPACT SEMI-AUTOMATIC 1,488 -1,488
SNIPER SYSTEM.
Army request - [-1,488] [-1,488] [-1,488]
schedule delay.
020 CARBINE.................. 34,460 34,460 34,460 34,460
021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED 8,367 8,367 14,767 6,383 14,750
WEAPONS STATION.
Army requested [6,400] [6,383]
adjustment.
022 HANDGUN.................. 5,417 -5,417
Army request - early [-5,417] [-5,417] [-5,417]
to need and schedule
delay.
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER
COMBAT VEH
023 MK-19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN 2,777 2,777 2,777 2,777
MODS.
024 M777 MODS................ 10,070 10,070 10,070 10,070
025 M4 CARBINE MODS.......... 27,566 27,566 27,566 27,566
026 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN 44,004 44,004 44,004 44,004
MODS.
027 M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS 1,190 1,190 1,190 1,190
028 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN 1,424 1,424 1,424 1,424
MODS.
029 SNIPER RIFLES 2,431 980 1,031 -1,451 980
MODIFICATIONS.
Army request - [-1,451] [-1,400] [-1,451]
schedule delay.
030 M119 MODIFICATIONS....... 20,599 20,599 20,599 20,599
032 MORTAR MODIFICATION...... 6,300 6,300 6,300 6,300
033 MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN 3,737 3,737 3,737 3,737
$5.0M (WOCV-WTCV).
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
034 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 391 391 2,891 2,457 2,848
(WOCV-WTCV).
Army requested [2,500] [2,457]
adjustment.
035 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 9,027 11,484 9,027 9,027
(WOCV-WTCV).
Army requested [2,457]
realignment.
036 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS.. 304 304 304 304
037 SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT 2,392 2,392 2,392 2,392
(SOLDIER ENH PROG).
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 127 1,887,073 127 2,035,690 127 2,271,684 424,500 127 2,311,573
W&TCV, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
AMMUNITION
001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES... 43,489 43,489 43,489 43,489
002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES... 40,715 40,715 40,715 40,715
003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES.. 7,753 6,753 6,801 -952 6,801
Army request - [-1,000] [-952] [-952]
program reduction.
004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES.. 24,728 24,728 24,728 24,728
005 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES..... 8,305 8,305 8,305 8,305
006 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES..... 34,330 34,330 34,330 34,330
007 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES..... 79,972 69,972 69,972 -10,000 69,972
Early to need........ [-10,000] [-10,000] [-10,000]
MORTAR AMMUNITION
008 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES... 42,898 42,898 42,898 42,898
009 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES... 43,500 43,500 43,500 43,500
010 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES.. 64,372 64,372 64,372 64,372
TANK AMMUNITION
011 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM 105,541 105,541 105,541 105,541
AND 120MM, ALL TYPES.
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 57,756 57,756 57,756 57,756
75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES.
013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 77,995 77,995 77,995 77,995
155MM, ALL TYPES.
014 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE 45,518 45,518 45,518 45,518
M982.
015 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, 78,024 78,024 78,024 78,024
FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL.
ROCKETS
016 SHOULDER LAUNCHED 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500
MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.
017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL 33,653 33,653 33,653 33,653
TYPES.
OTHER AMMUNITION
018 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES....... 5,639 5,639 5,639 5,639
019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL 9,751 9,751 9,751 9,751
TYPES.
020 GRENADES, ALL TYPES...... 19,993 19,993 19,993 19,993
021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES....... 9,761 9,761 9,761 9,761
022 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES.... 9,749 9,749 9,749 9,749
MISCELLANEOUS
023 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL 3,521 3,521 3,521 3,521
TYPES.
024 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,700
ALL TYPES.
025 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 6,181 6,181 6,181 6,181
MILLION (AMMO).
026 AMMUNITION PECULIAR 17,811 17,811 17,811 17,811
EQUIPMENT.
027 FIRST DESTINATION 14,695 14,695 14,695 14,695
TRANSPORTATION (AMMO).
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
029 PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL 221,703 221,703 221,703 221,703
FACILITIES.
030 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 113,250 113,250 113,250 113,250
DEMILITARIZATION.
031 ARMS INITIATIVE.......... 3,575 3,575 3,575 3,575
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 1,233,378 1,222,378 1,222,426 -10,952 1,222,426
AMMUNITION, ARMY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY 12,855 12,855 12,855 12,855
SETS.
002 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED:... 53 53 53 53
004 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 450 308,336 450 308,336 450 308,336 450 308,336
VEHICLE.
005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL 166 90,040 166 90,040 166 90,040 166 90,040
VEH (FMTV).
006 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED 8,444 8,444 8,444 8,444
FIREFIGHTING EQUIP.
007 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL 273 27,549 273 27,549 273 27,549 273 27,549
VEHICLES (FHTV).
008 PLS ESP.................. 127,102 127,102 127,102 127,102
010 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE 48,292 48,292 48,292 48,292
PROTECTION KITS.
011 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC 130,993 130,993 130,993 130,993
EQUIP.
012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH- 19,146 19,146 19,146 19,146
PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS.
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
014 PASSENGER CARRYING 1,248 1,248 1,248 1,248
VEHICLES.
015 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, 9,614 9,614 9,614 9,614
OTHER.
COMM--JOINT
COMMUNICATIONS
016 WIN-T--GROUND FORCES 783,116 743,116 583,116 -139,746 643,370
TACTICAL NETWORK.
Unobligated balances. [-40,000] [-200,000] [-139,746]
017 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION 49,898 49,898 49,898 49,898
PROGRAM.
018 JOINT INCIDENT SITE 4,062 4,062 4,062 4,062
COMMUNICATIONS
CAPABILITY.
019 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) 5,008 5,008 5,008 5,008
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
020 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 196,306 196,306 196,306 196,306
WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS.
021 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL 44,998 34,998 29,998 -10,000 34,998
COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS.
Program Reduction.... [-10,000] [-15,000] [-10,000]
022 SHF TERM................. 7,629 7,629 7,629 7,629
023 NAVSTAR GLOBAL 14,027 14,027 14,027 14,027
POSITIONING SYSTEM
(SPACE).
024 SMART-T (SPACE).......... 13,453 13,453 13,453 13,453
025 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC--GBS... 6,265 6,265 6,265 6,265
026 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (TAC 1,042 1,042 1,042 1,042
SAT).
027 ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND 7,116 7,116 7,116 7,116
(EMC).
COMM--C3 SYSTEM
028 ARMY GLOBAL CMD & CONTROL 10,137 10,137 10,137 10,137
SYS (AGCCS).
COMM--COMBAT
COMMUNICATIONS
029 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO 64,640 54,640 64,640 -10,000 54,640
SYSTEM.
Unobligated balances. [-10,000] [-10,000]
030 MID-TIER NETWORKING 27,762 22,762 27,762 -5,000 22,762
VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR).
Excess Program [-5,000] [-5,000]
Management Costs.
031 RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS 9,422 9,422 9,422 9,422
LVT(2).
032 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS--OPA2. 26,020 26,020 26,020 26,020
033 TRACTOR DESK............. 4,073 4,073 4,073 4,073
034 SPIDER APLA REMOTE 1,403 1,403 1,403 1,403
CONTROL UNIT.
035 SPIDER FAMILY OF 9,199 9,199 9,199 9,199
NETWORKED MUNITIONS INCR.
036 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT 349 349 349 349
PROGRAM COMM/ELECTRONICS.
037 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 25,597 25,597 25,597 25,597
AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM.
038 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE.... 21,854 21,854 21,854 21,854
040 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR 24,388 24,388 24,388 24,388
COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.
COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
042 CI AUTOMATION 1,349 1,349 1,349 1,349
ARCHITECTURE.
043 ARMY CA/MISO GPF 3,695 3,695 3,695 3,695
EQUIPMENT.
INFORMATION SECURITY
045 INFORMATION SYSTEM 19,920 19,920 19,920 19,920
SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP.
046 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY 72,257 72,257 72,257 72,257
(COMSEC).
COMM--LONG HAUL
COMMUNICATIONS
047 BASE SUPPORT 16,082 16,082 16,082 16,082
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
048 INFORMATION SYSTEMS...... 86,037 86,037 86,037 86,037
050 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 8,550 8,550 8,550 8,550
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
051 INSTALLATION INFO 73,496 73,496 73,496 73,496
INFRASTRUCTURE MOD
PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL
ACT (TIARA)
054 JTT/CIBS-M............... 881 881 881 881
055 PROPHET GROUND........... 63,650 48,650 48,650 -15,000 48,650
Program reduction.... [-15,000] [-15,000] [-15,000]
057 DCGS-A (MIP)............. 260,268 250,268 260,268 -10,000 250,268
Program reduction.... [-10,000] [-10,000]
058 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND 3,906 3,906 3,906 3,906
STATION (JTAGS).
059 TROJAN (MIP)............. 13,929 13,929 13,929 13,929
060 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 3,978 3,978 3,978 3,978
(INTEL SPT) (MIP).
061 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING 7,542 7,542 7,542 7,542
AND COLL(CHARCS).
062 CLOSE ACCESS TARGET 8,010 8,010 8,010 8,010
RECONNAISSANCE (CATR).
063 MACHINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE 8,125 8,125 8,125 8,125
TRANSLATION SYSTEM-M.
ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
064 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER 63,472 63,472 63,472 63,472
MORTAR RADAR.
065 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT 2,556 2,556 2,556 2,556
TOOLS (EWPMT).
066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV)....... 8,224 8,224 8,224 8,224
067 CREW..................... 2,960 2,960 2,960 2,960
068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 1,722 1,722 1,722 1,722
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE.
069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ 447 447 447 447
SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES.
070 CI MODERNIZATION......... 228 228 228 228
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
SURV. (TAC SURV)
071 SENTINEL MODS............ 43,285 43,285 43,285 43,285
072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES..... 124,216 124,216 124,216 124,216
074 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL 23,216 23,216 23,216 23,216
RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF.
076 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 60,679 60,679 60,679 60,679
FAMILY OF SYSTEMS.
077 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS 53,453 53,453 53,453 53,453
(FWS).
078 ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP. 3,338 3,338 3,338 3,338
079 PROFILER................. 4,057 4,057 4,057 4,057
081 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND-- 133,339 133,339 133,339 133,339
PLATFORM (JBC-P).
082 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING 47,212 47,212 47,212 47,212
SYSTEM (JETS).
083 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 22,314 22,314 22,314 22,314
(LLDR).
084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: 12,131 12,131 12,131 12,131
LHMBC XM32.
085 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 10,075 10,075 10,075 10,075
SYSTEM.
086 COUNTERFIRE RADARS....... 217,379 187,379 142,379 -50,000 167,379
Unobligated balances. [-30,000] [-75,000] [-50,000]
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2
SYSTEMS
087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY... 1,190 1,190 1,190 1,190
090 AIR & MSL DEFENSE 28,176 28,176 28,176 28,176
PLANNING & CONTROL SYS.
091 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND 20,917 15,917 20,917 -5,000 15,917
SYSTEM.
Program Reduction.... [-5,000] [-5,000]
092 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE 5,850 5,850 5,850 5,850
SUPPORT (LCSS).
093 NETWORK MANAGEMENT 12,738 12,738 12,738 12,738
INITIALIZATION AND
SERVICE.
094 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM 145,405 145,405 145,405 145,405
(MCS).
095 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT 162,654 162,654 146,654 -16,000 146,654
SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A).
Program growth....... [-16,000] [-16,000]
096 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND 4,446 4,446 4,446 4,446
PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP.
098 RECONNAISSANCE AND 16,218 16,218 16,218 16,218
SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET.
099 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT 1,138 1,138 1,138 1,138
(ENFIRE).
ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
100 ARMY TRAINING 12,089 12,089 12,089 12,089
MODERNIZATION.
101 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING 105,775 105,775 93,775 105,775
EQUIP.
Reduce IT procurement [-12,000]
102 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE 18,995 18,995 18,995 18,995
BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM.
103 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD 62,319 62,319 62,319 62,319
PGM (HPCMP).
104 RESERVE COMPONENT 17,894 17,894 17,894 17,894
AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS).
ELECT EQUIP--AUDIO VISUAL
SYS (A/V)
106 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M 4,242 4,242 4,242 4,242
(SURVEYING EQUIPMENT).
ELECT EQUIP--SUPPORT
107 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 425 425 425 425
(C-E).
108 BCT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 7,438 7,438 7,438 7,438
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
108A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 6,467 6,467 6,467 6,467
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
109 PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS....... 248 248 248 248
110 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL 1,487 1,487 1,487 1,487
EQUIPMENT (FNLE).
112 CBRN DEFENSE............. 26,302 26,302 26,302 26,302
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
113 TACTICAL BRIDGING........ 9,822 9,822 9,822 9,822
114 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT- 21,516 21,516 21,516 21,516
RIBBON.
115 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET.. 4,959 4,959 4,959 4,959
116 COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER 52,546 42,546 52,546 52,546
(CBT) RECAP.
Program decrease..... [-10,000]
ENGINEER (NON-
CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT
117 GRND STANDOFF MINE 58,682 58,682 58,682 58,682
DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS).
118 HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION 13,565 13,565 13,565 13,565
SYSTEM (HMDS).
119 ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT 2,136 2,136 2,136 2,136
SYSTEM (RCSS).
120 EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS 6,960 6,960 6,960 6,960
RECAPITALIZATION.
121 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 17,424 17,424 17,424 17,424
DISPOSAL EQPMT (EOD
EQPMT).
122 REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS 8,284 8,284 8,284 8,284
123 < $5M, COUNTERMINE 5,459 5,459 5,459 5,459
EQUIPMENT.
124 FAMILY OF BOATS AND 8,429 8,429 8,429 8,429
MOTORS.
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
125 HEATERS AND ECU'S........ 18,876 18,876 18,876 18,876
127 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT...... 2,287 2,287 2,287 2,287
128 PERSONNEL RECOVERY 7,733 7,733 7,733 7,733
SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS).
129 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM.... 49,798 49,798 49,798 49,798
130 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER..... 43,639 43,639 43,639 43,639
132 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT.. 13,118 13,118 13,118 13,118
133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 28,278 28,278 28,278 28,278
PERSONNEL PARACHUTE
SYSTEM.
135 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND 34,544 34,544 34,544 34,544
CONSTRUCTION SETS.
136 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG 595 595 595 595
SPT).
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
137 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE 5,368 5,368 5,368 5,368
EQUIPMENT.
138 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, 35,381 35,381 35,381 35,381
PETROLEUM & WATER.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
139 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL... 73,828 73,828 73,828 73,828
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
140 MOBILE MAINTENANCE 25,270 25,270 25,270 25,270
EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS.
141 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 2,760 2,760 2,760 2,760
(MAINT EQ).
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
142 GRADER, ROAD MTZD, HVY, 5,903 5,903 5,903 5,903
6X4 (CCE).
143 SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING.... 26,125 26,125 26,125 26,125
146 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED.... 27,156 27,156 27,156 27,156
147 ALL TERRAIN CRANES....... 16,750 16,750 16,750 16,750
148 PLANT, ASPHALT MIXING.... 984 984 984 984
149 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER 2,656 2,656 2,656 2,656
EXCAVATOR (HMEE).
150 ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD 2,531 2,531 2,531 2,531
CONSTRUCTION CAPAP.
151 FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT 446 446 446 446
EQUIPMENT.
152 CONST EQUIP ESP.......... 19,640 19,640 19,640 19,640
153 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 5,087 5,087 5,087 5,087
(CONST EQUIP).
RAIL FLOAT
CONTAINERIZATION
EQUIPMENT
154 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP...... 39,772 39,772 39,772 39,772
155 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 5,835 94,835 5,835 5,835
(FLOAT/RAIL).
Strategic mobility [89,000]
shortfall mitigation -
railcar acquisition.
GENERATORS
156 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED 166,356 146,356 166,356 166,356
EQUIP.
Program decrease..... [-20,000]
157 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER 11,505 11,505 11,505 11,505
RECAPITALIZATION.
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS...... 17,496 17,496 17,496 17,496
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
160 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS 74,916 74,916 74,916 74,916
SUPPORT.
161 TRAINING DEVICES, 303,236 278,236 278,236 -25,000 278,236
NONSYSTEM.
Program reduction.... [-25,000] [-25,000] [-25,000]
162 CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL 45,210 45,210 45,210 45,210
TRAINER.
163 AVIATION COMBINED ARMS 30,068 30,068 30,068 30,068
TACTICAL TRAINER.
164 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN 9,793 9,793 9,793 9,793
SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING.
TEST MEASURE AND DIG
EQUIPMENT (TMD)
165 CALIBRATION SETS 4,650 4,650 4,650 4,650
EQUIPMENT.
166 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST 34,487 34,487 34,487 34,487
EQUIPMENT (IFTE).
167 TEST EQUIPMENT 11,083 11,083 11,083 11,083
MODERNIZATION (TEMOD).
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
169 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER 17,937 17,937 17,937 17,937
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
170 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS 52,040 52,040 52,040 52,040
(OPA3).
171 BASE LEVEL COMMON 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568
EQUIPMENT.
172 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC 64,219 64,219 64,219 64,219
EQUIPMENT (OPA-3).
173 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 1,525 1,525 1,525 1,525
(OTH).
174 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR 3,268 3,268 3,268 3,268
USER TESTING.
176 TRACTOR YARD............. 7,191 7,191 7,191 7,191
OPA2
177 INITIAL SPARES--C&E...... 48,511 48,511 48,511 48,511
TOTAL OTHER 889 5,899,028 889 5,808,028 889 5,541,028 -285,746 889 5,613,282
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
002 F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) 12 1,150,000 12 1,150,000 12 978,750 12 978,750
HORNET.
Additional 12 [12] [1,150,000] [12] [1,150,000] [12] [978,750]
Aircraft--Navy
Unfunded Requirement.
003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV.. 4 897,542 4 873,042 4 873,042 -24,500 4 873,042
Anticipated contract [-7,700] [-7,700]
savings.
Cost growth for [-16,800] [-16,800]
support equipment.
Efficiencies and [-24,500]
excess cost growth.
004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 48,630 48,630 48,630 48,630
(CY).
005 JSF STOVL................ 9 1,483,414 15 2,458,314 15 2,508,314 6 846,000 15 2,329,414
Additional 6 [6] [1,000,000] [6] [1,050,000] [6] [846,000]
Aircraft--Marine
Corps Unfunded
Requirement.
Anticipated contract [-17,600]
savings.
Cost growth for [-7,500]
support equipment.
Efficiencies and [-25,100]
excess cost growth.
006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 203,060 203,060 203,060 203,060
(CY).
007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 41,300 41,300 41,300 41,300
(CY).
008 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)....... 19 1,436,355 19 1,436,355 19 1,436,355 -15,000 19 1,421,355
Support funding [-15,000]
carryover.
009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 43,853 43,853 43,853 43,853
(CY).
010 H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/AH- 28 800,057 28 800,057 28 800,057 28 800,057
1Z).
011 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 56,168 56,168 56,168 56,168
(CY).
012 MH-60S (MYP)............. 28,232 28,232 28,232 28,232
014 MH-60R (MYP)............. 29 969,991 29 969,991 29 969,991 -5,000 29 964,991
Poor justification of [-5,000]
production line
shutdown funds.
016 P-8A POSEIDON............ 16 3,008,928 16 3,008,928 16 3,008,928 16 3,008,928
017 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 269,568 269,568 269,568 -19,000 250,568
(CY).
Advance procurement [-19,000]
cost growth.
018 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE......... 5 857,654 5 857,654 5 857,654 5 857,654
019 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 195,336 195,336 195,336 195,336
(CY).
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
020 JPATS.................... 8,914 8,914 8,914 8,914
OTHER AIRCRAFT
021 KC-130J.................. 2 192,214 2 192,214 2 192,214 2 192,214
022 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 24,451 24,451 24,451 24,451
(CY).
023 MQ-4 TRITON.............. 3 494,259 4 559,259 3 494,259 1 65,000 4 559,259
Additional Air [1] [65,000] [1] [65,000]
Vehicle.
024 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 54,577 72,577 54,577 54,577
(CY).
Additional Advance [18,000]
Procurement.
025 MQ-8 UAV................. 2 120,020 2 156,020 2 120,020 36,000 2 156,020
MQ-8 UAV-Additional [36,000] [36,000]
three air vehicles.
026 STUASL0 UAV.............. 3,450 3,450 3,450 3,450
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
028 EA-6 SERIES.............. 9,799 9,799 9,799 9,799
029 AEA SYSTEMS.............. 23,151 38,151 23,151 15,000 38,151
Additional Low Band [15,000] [15,000]
Transmitter
Modifications.
030 AV-8 SERIES.............. 41,890 41,890 45,190 3,300 45,190
AV-8B Link 16 [3,300] [3,300]
upgrades, unfunded
requirement.
031 ADVERSARY................ 5,816 5,816 5,816 5,816
032 F-18 SERIES.............. 978,756 968,456 1,148,756 -10,300 968,456
Jamming protection [170,000]
upgrades, unfunded
requirement.
Unjustified request.. [-10,300] [-10,300]
034 H-53 SERIES.............. 46,887 46,887 46,887 46,887
035 SH-60 SERIES............. 107,728 107,728 107,728 107,728
036 H-1 SERIES............... 42,315 42,315 42,315 -1,750 40,565
Unjustified growth-- [-1,750]
installation funding.
037 EP-3 SERIES.............. 41,784 41,784 41,784 41,784
038 P-3 SERIES............... 3,067 3,067 3,067 3,067
039 E-2 SERIES............... 20,741 20,741 20,741 20,741
040 TRAINER A/C SERIES....... 27,980 27,980 27,980 27,980
041 C-2A..................... 8,157 8,157 8,157 8,157
042 C-130 SERIES............. 70,335 70,335 70,335 -1,294 69,041
Unjustified growth-- [-1,294]
installation funding.
043 FEWSG.................... 633 633 633 633
044 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C 8,916 8,916 8,916 8,916
SERIES.
045 E-6 SERIES............... 185,253 185,253 185,253 185,253
046 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS 76,138 76,138 76,138 -3,800 72,338
SERIES.
Unjustified growth-- [-3,800]
installation funding.
047 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT. 23,702 23,702 23,702 23,702
048 T-45 SERIES.............. 105,439 105,439 105,439 105,439
049 POWER PLANT CHANGES...... 9,917 9,917 9,917 9,917
050 JPATS SERIES............. 13,537 13,537 13,537 13,537
051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT..... 131,732 131,732 131,732 131,732
052 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES.. 202,745 202,745 202,745 202,745
053 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON 3,062 3,062 3,062 3,062
SYSTEM.
054 ID SYSTEMS............... 48,206 48,206 48,206 48,206
055 P-8 SERIES............... 28,492 28,492 28,492 28,492
056 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION.... 7,680 7,680 7,680 7,680
057 MQ-8 SERIES.............. 22,464 22,464 22,464 22,464
058 RQ-7 SERIES.............. 3,773 3,773 3,773 3,773
059 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) 121,208 185,508 144,208 23,000 144,208
OSPREY.
Digital [64,300]
interoperability
program.
MV-22 Ballistic [8,000] [8,000]
Protection.
MV-22 integrated [15,000] [15,000]
aircraft
survivability--MC UFR.
060 F-35 STOVL SERIES........ 256,106 256,106 256,106 256,106
061 F-35 CV SERIES........... 68,527 68,527 68,527 68,527
062 QRC...................... 6,885 6,885 6,885 6,885
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.. 1,563,515 1,478,515 1,563,515 -85,000 1,478,515
Program decrease..... [-85,000] [-85,000]
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP &
FACILITIES
064 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT.. 450,959 450,959 450,959 450,959
065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL 24,010 24,010 24,010 24,010
FACILITIES.
066 WAR CONSUMABLES.......... 42,012 42,012 42,012 42,012
067 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES. 2,455 2,455 2,455 2,455
068 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 50,859 50,859 50,859 50,859
069 FIRST DESTINATION 1,801 1,801 1,801 1,801
TRANSPORTATION.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 117 16,126,405 136 18,329,805 135 18,473,105 19 1,801,406 136 17,927,811
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
001 TRIDENT II MODS.......... 1,099,064 1,099,064 1,099,064 1,099,064
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
002 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL 7,748 7,748 7,748 7,748
FACILITIES.
STRATEGIC MISSILES
003 TOMAHAWK................. 100 184,814 149 214,814 149 214,814 49 30,000 149 214,814
Minimum Sustaining [49] [30,000] [49] [30,000] [49] [30,000]
Rate Increase.
TACTICAL MISSILES
004 AMRAAM................... 167 192,873 167 192,873 167 207,873 15,000 167 207,873
Additional captive [15,000] [15,000]
air training missiles.
005 SIDEWINDER............... 227 96,427 227 96,427 227 96,427 227 96,427
006 JSOW..................... 21,419 85 69,219 21,419 21,419
Industrial Base [85] [47,800]
Sustainment.
007 STANDARD MISSILE......... 113 435,352 113 435,352 113 435,352 113 435,352
008 RAM...................... 90 80,826 90 80,826 90 80,826 90 80,826
011 STAND OFF PRECISION 27 4,265 27 4,265 27 4,265 27 4,265
GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM).
012 AERIAL TARGETS........... 40,792 40,792 40,792 40,792
013 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT.... 3,335 3,335 3,335 3,335
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
014 ESSM..................... 30 44,440 30 44,440 30 44,440 30 44,440
015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 54,462 54,462 54,462 54,462
(CY).
016 HARM MODS................ 122,298 122,298 122,298 122,298
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
FACILITIES
017 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL 2,397 2,397 2,397 2,397
FACILITIES.
018 FLEET SATELLITE COMM 39,932 39,932 39,932 39,932
FOLLOW-ON.
ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
019 ORDNANCE SUPPORT 57,641 57,641 61,309 3,668 61,309
EQUIPMENT.
Classified Program... [3,668] [3,668]
TORPEDOES AND RELATED
EQUIP
020 SSTD..................... 7,380 7,380 7,380 7,380
021 MK-48 TORPEDO............ 8 65,611 8 65,611 8 65,611 8 65,611
022 ASW TARGETS.............. 6,912 6,912 6,912 6,912
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND
RELATED EQUIP
023 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS....... 113,219 113,219 113,219 113,219
024 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS. 63,317 63,317 63,317 63,317
025 QUICKSTRIKE MINE......... 13,254 13,254 13,254 13,254
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
026 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 67,701 67,701 67,701 67,701
027 ASW RANGE SUPPORT........ 3,699 3,699 3,699 3,699
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION
028 FIRST DESTINATION 3,342 3,342 3,342 3,342
TRANSPORTATION.
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
029 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS... 11,937 11,937 11,937 11,937
MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND
GUN MOUNTS
030 CIWS MODS................ 53,147 53,147 53,147 53,147
031 COAST GUARD WEAPONS...... 19,022 19,022 19,022 19,022
032 GUN MOUNT MODS........... 67,980 67,980 67,980 67,980
033 AIRBORNE MINE 19,823 19,823 19,823 19,823
NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS.
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
035 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.. 149,725 149,725 149,725 149,725
TOTAL WEAPONS 762 3,154,154 896 3,231,954 811 3,202,822 49 48,668 811 3,202,822
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY
& MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.... 101,238 101,238 101,238 101,238
002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL 67,289 67,289 67,289 67,289
TYPES.
003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION... 20,340 20,340 20,340 20,340
004 PRACTICE BOMBS........... 40,365 40,365 40,365 40,365
005 CARTRIDGES & CART 49,377 49,377 49,377 49,377
ACTUATED DEVICES.
006 AIR EXPENDABLE 59,651 59,651 59,651 59,651
COUNTERMEASURES.
007 JATOS.................... 2,806 2,806 2,806 2,806
008 LRLAP 6" LONG RANGE 11,596 11,596 11,596 11,596
ATTACK PROJECTILE.
009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION. 35,994 35,994 35,994 35,994
010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN 36,715 36,715 36,715 36,715
AMMUNITION.
011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION 45,483 45,483 45,483 45,483
012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING 52,080 52,080 52,080 52,080
PARTY AMMO.
013 PYROTECHNIC AND 10,809 10,809 10,809 10,809
DEMOLITION.
014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 4,469 4,469 4,469 4,469
MILLION.
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION
015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION.... 46,848 46,848 46,848 46,848
016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES 350 350 350 350
017 40 MM, ALL TYPES......... 500 500 500 500
018 60MM, ALL TYPES.......... 1,849 1,849 1,849 1,849
019 81MM, ALL TYPES.......... 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
020 120MM, ALL TYPES......... 13,867 13,867 13,867 13,867
022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES...... 1,390 1,390 1,390 1,390
023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES....... 14,967 14,967 14,967 14,967
024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES..... 45,219 45,219 45,219 45,219
026 FUZE, ALL TYPES.......... 29,335 29,335 29,335 29,335
027 NON LETHALS.............. 3,868 3,868 3,868 3,868
028 AMMO MODERNIZATION....... 15,117 15,117 15,117 15,117
029 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 11,219 11,219 11,219 11,219
MILLION.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 723,741 723,741 723,741 723,741
AMMO, NAVY & MC.
SHIPBUILDING &
CONVERSION, NAVY
OTHER WARSHIPS
001 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 1,634,701 1,634,701 1,634,701 1,634,701
(CY).
002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 874,658 874,658 874,658 874,658
(CY).
003 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE. 2 3,346,370 2 3,346,370 2 3,346,370 2 3,346,370
004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 1,993,740 1,993,740 2,793,740 1,993,740
(CY).
Accelerate [800,000]
shipbuilding funding.
005 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS.. 1 678,274 1 678,274 1 678,274 1 678,274
006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 14,951 14,951 14,951 14,951
(CY).
007 DDG 1000................. 433,404 433,404 433,404 433,404
008 DDG-51................... 2 3,149,703 2 3,149,703 2 3,549,703 400,000 2 3,549,703
Incremental funding [400,000] [400,000]
for one DDG-51.
010 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP..... 3 1,356,991 3 1,356,991 3 1,356,991 3 1,356,991
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
012 LPD-17................... 1 550,000 1 550,000 1 550,000 1 550,000
013 AFLOAT FORWARD STAGING 97,000 97,000 97,000
BASE.
Accelerate [97,000] [97,000]
shipbuilding funding.
013A AFLOAT FORWARD STAGING 97,000
BASE ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
(CY).
Procurement.......... [97,000]
014A LX(R) ADVANCE PROCURMENT 250,000 51,000 250,000 250,000
(CY).
LX(R) Acceleration... [250,000] [51,000] [250,000]
015 LHA REPLACEMENT ADVANCE 277,543 277,543 476,543 199,000 476,543
PROCUREMENT (CY).
Accelerate LHA-8 [199,000] [199,000]
advanced procurement.
016A LCU Replacement.......... 34,000 34,000 34,000
Accelerate LCU [34,000] [34,000]
replacement.
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND
PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST
017 TAO FLEET OILER.......... 1 674,190 1 674,190 1 674,190
Transfer to NDSF-- [-1] [-674,190]
Title XIV.
019 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 138,200 138,200 138,200 138,200
(CY).
020 OUTFITTING............... 697,207 673,207 697,207 -24,000 673,207
Program decrease..... [-24,000] [-24,000]
021 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR.. 5 255,630 5 255,630 5 255,630 5 255,630
022 SERVICE CRAFT............ 30,014 30,014 30,014 30,014
023 LCAC SLEP................ 4 80,738 4 80,738 4 80,738 4 80,738
024 YP CRAFT MAINTENANCE/ROH/ 21,838 21,838 21,838 21,838
SLEP.
025 COMPLETION OF PY 389,305 389,305 389,305 389,305
SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.
025A T-ATS(X) Fleet Tug....... 75,000 75,000 75,000
Accelerate T-ATS(X).. [75,000] [75,000]
TOTAL SHIPBUILDING & 19 16,597,457 18 16,246,267 19 18,253,457 1,031,000 19 17,628,457
CONVERSION, NAVY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT
001 LM-2500 GAS TURBINE...... 4,881 4,881 4,881 4,881
002 ALLISON 501K GAS TURBINE. 5,814 5,814 5,814 5,814
003 HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE 32,906 32,906 32,906 32,906
(HED).
GENERATORS
004 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E... 36,860 36,860 36,860 36,860
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
005 OTHER NAVIGATION 87,481 87,481 87,481 87,481
EQUIPMENT.
PERISCOPES
006 SUB PERISCOPES & IMAGING 63,109 63,109 63,109 63,109
EQUIP.
OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT
007 DDG MOD.................. 364,157 424,157 424,157 60,000 424,157
Additional DDG [60,000] [60,000] [60,000]
Modification-Unfunded
Requirement.
008 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT... 16,089 16,089 16,089 16,089
009 COMMAND AND CONTROL 2,255 2,255 2,255 2,255
SWITCHBOARD.
010 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE.......... 28,571 28,571 28,571 28,571
011 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED 12,313 12,313 12,313 12,313
SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM.
012 POLLUTION CONTROL 16,609 16,609 16,609 16,609
EQUIPMENT.
013 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 10,498 10,498 10,498 10,498
EQUIPMENT.
014 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT 35,747 35,747 35,747 35,747
EQUIPMENT.
015 LCS CLASS SUPPORT 48,399 48,399 48,399 48,399
EQUIPMENT.
016 SUBMARINE BATTERIES...... 23,072 23,072 23,072 23,072
017 LPD CLASS SUPPORT 55,283 55,283 55,283 55,283
EQUIPMENT.
018 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 18,563 18,563 18,563 18,563
SUPPORT EQUIP.
019 DSSP EQUIPMENT........... 7,376 7,376 7,376 7,376
021 LCAC..................... 20,965 20,965 20,965 20,965
022 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS.. 51,652 51,652 51,652 51,652
023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 102,498 102,498 102,498 102,498
MILLION.
024 CHEMICAL WARFARE 3,027 3,027 3,027 3,027
DETECTORS.
025 SUBMARINE LIFE SUPPORT 7,399 7,399 7,399 7,399
SYSTEM.
REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT
027 REACTOR COMPONENTS....... 296,095 296,095 296,095 296,095
OCEAN ENGINEERING
028 DIVING AND SALVAGE 15,982 15,982 15,982 15,982
EQUIPMENT.
SMALL BOATS
029 STANDARD BOATS........... 29,982 29,982 29,982 29,982
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
030 OTHER SHIPS TRAINING 66,538 66,538 66,538 66,538
EQUIPMENT.
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT
031 OPERATING FORCES IPE..... 71,138 71,138 71,138 71,138
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
032 NUCLEAR ALTERATIONS...... 132,625 132,625 132,625 132,625
033 LCS COMMON MISSION 23,500 23,500 23,500 23,500
MODULES EQUIPMENT.
034 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES.. 85,151 85,151 29,351 85,151
Procurement in excess [-55,800]
of need ahead of
satisfactory testing.
035 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES.. 35,228 35,228 35,228 35,228
036 REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM 87,627 87,627 22,027 -34,550 53,077
(RMS).
Procurement in excess [-65,600] [-34,550]
of need ahead of
satisfactory testing.
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
037 LSD MIDLIFE.............. 2,774 2,774 2,774 2,774
SHIP SONARS
038 SPQ-9B RADAR............. 20,551 20,551 20,551 20,551
039 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW COMBAT 103,241 103,241 103,241 103,241
SYSTEM.
040 SSN ACOUSTICS............ 214,835 234,835 234,835 20,000 234,835
Submarine Towed Array- [20,000] [20,000] [20,000]
Unfunded Requirement.
041 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT 7,331 7,331 7,331 7,331
EQUIPMENT.
042 SONAR SWITCHES AND 11,781 11,781 11,781 11,781
TRANSDUCERS.
ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
044 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC 21,119 21,119 21,119 21,119
WARFARE SYSTEM.
045 SSTD..................... 8,396 8,396 8,396 8,396
046 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 146,968 146,968 146,968 146,968
047 SURTASS.................. 12,953 12,953 12,953 12,953
048 MARITIME PATROL AND 13,725 13,725 13,725 13,725
RECONNSAISANCE FORCE.
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
EQUIPMENT
049 AN/SLQ-32................ 324,726 352,726 352,726 324,726
SEWIP Block II- [28,000] [28,000]
Unfunded Requirement.
RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT
050 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT..... 148,221 148,221 148,221 148,221
051 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION 152 152 152 152
SYSTEM (AIS).
SUBMARINE SURVEILLANCE
EQUIPMENT
052 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 79,954 79,954 79,954 79,954
EQUIPMENT PROG.
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
053 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT 25,695 25,695 25,695 25,695
CAPABILITY.
054 TRUSTED INFORMATION 284 284 284 284
SYSTEM (TIS).
055 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND 14,416 14,416 14,416 14,416
SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS).
056 ATDLS.................... 23,069 23,069 23,069 23,069
057 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL 4,054 4,054 4,054 4,054
SYSTEM (NCCS).
058 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM 21,014 21,014 21,014 21,014
REPLACEMENT.
059 SHALLOW WATER MCM........ 18,077 18,077 18,077 18,077
060 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS 12,359 12,359 12,359 12,359
(SPACE).
061 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND 4,240 4,240 4,240 4,240
TV SERVICE.
062 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 17,440 17,440 17,440 17,440
SUPPORT EQUIP.
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
063 OTHER TRAINING EQUIPMENT. 41,314 41,314 41,314 41,314
AVIATION ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
064 MATCALS.................. 10,011 10,011 10,011 10,011
065 SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC 9,346 9,346 9,346 9,346
CONTROL.
066 AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDING 21,281 21,281 21,281 21,281
SYSTEM.
067 NATIONAL AIR SPACE SYSTEM 25,621 25,621 25,621 25,621
068 FLEET AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 8,249 8,249 8,249 8,249
SYSTEMS.
069 LANDING SYSTEMS.......... 14,715 14,715 14,715 14,715
070 ID SYSTEMS............... 29,676 29,676 29,676 29,676
071 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING 13,737 13,737 13,737 13,737
SYSTEMS.
OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
072 DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND 1,314 1,314 1,314 1,314
& CONTROL.
074 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I 13,600 13,600 13,600 13,600
SYSTEMS.
075 DCGS-N................... 31,809 31,809 31,809 31,809
076 CANES.................... 278,991 278,991 278,991 278,991
077 RADIAC................... 8,294 8,294 8,294 8,294
078 CANES-INTELL............. 28,695 28,695 28,695 28,695
079 GPETE.................... 6,962 6,962 6,962 6,962
080 MASF..................... 290 290 290 290
081 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST 14,419 14,419 14,419 14,419
FACILITY.
082 EMI CONTROL 4,175 4,175 4,175 4,175
INSTRUMENTATION.
083 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 44,176 44,176 44,176 44,176
MILLION.
SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
084 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL 8,722 8,722 8,722 8,722
COMMUNICATIONS.
085 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS 108,477 108,477 108,477 108,477
AUTOMATION.
086 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS 16,613 16,613 16,613 16,613
UNDER $5M.
SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS
087 SUBMARINE BROADCAST 20,691 20,691 20,691 20,691
SUPPORT.
088 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION 60,945 60,945 60,945 60,945
EQUIPMENT.
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
089 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 30,892 30,892 30,892 30,892
SYSTEMS.
090 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL 118,113 118,113 118,113 118,113
(NMT).
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
091 JCS COMMUNICATIONS 4,591 4,591 4,591 4,591
EQUIPMENT.
092 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS. 1,403 1,403 1,403 1,403
CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
093 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY 135,687 135,687 135,687 135,687
PROGRAM (ISSP).
094 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION 970 970 970 970
TEAM.
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
095 CRYPTOLOGIC 11,433 11,433 11,433 11,433
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP.
OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT
096 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT.... 2,529 2,529 2,529 2,529
SONOBUOYS
097 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES..... 168,763 168,763 168,763 168,763
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
098 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT 46,979 46,979 46,979 46,979
EQUIPMENT.
100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 123,884 127,384 123,884 123,884
EQUIPMENT.
F-35 Visual/Optical [3,500]
Landing System
Training Equipment
Unfunded Requirement.
103 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT. 15,090 15,090 15,090 15,090
104 DCRS/DPL................. 638 638 638 638
106 AIRBORNE MINE 14,098 14,098 14,098 14,098
COUNTERMEASURES.
111 AVIATION SUPPORT 49,773 49,773 49,773 49,773
EQUIPMENT.
SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
112 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS 5,300 5,300 5,300 5,300
EQUIPMENT.
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
115 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT 298,738 298,738 298,738 298,738
EQUIPMENT.
120 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT 71,245 71,245 71,245 71,245
EQUIPMENT.
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
123 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS 240,694 240,694 240,694 240,694
EQUIP.
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
124 SSN COMBAT CONTROL 96,040 96,040 96,040 96,040
SYSTEMS.
125 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.... 30,189 30,189 30,189 30,189
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
129 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 22,623 22,623 22,623 22,623
DISPOSAL EQUIP.
130 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 9,906 9,906 9,906 9,906
MILLION.
OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE
134 TRAINING DEVICE MODS..... 99,707 99,707 99,707 99,707
CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
135 PASSENGER CARRYING 2,252 2,252 2,252 2,252
VEHICLES.
136 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS... 2,191 2,191 2,191 2,191
137 CONSTRUCTION & 2,164 2,164 2,164 2,164
MAINTENANCE EQUIP.
138 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.. 14,705 14,705 14,705 14,705
139 TACTICAL VEHICLES........ 2,497 2,497 2,497 2,497
140 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT..... 12,517 12,517 12,517 12,517
141 POLLUTION CONTROL 3,018 3,018 3,018 3,018
EQUIPMENT.
142 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION... 14,403 14,403 14,403 14,403
143 PHYSICAL SECURITY 1,186 1,186 1,186 1,186
VEHICLES.
SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
144 MATERIALS HANDLING 18,805 18,805 18,805 18,805
EQUIPMENT.
145 OTHER SUPPLY SUPPORT 10,469 10,469 10,469 10,469
EQUIPMENT.
146 FIRST DESTINATION 5,720 5,720 5,720 5,720
TRANSPORTATION.
147 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY 211,714 211,714 211,714 211,714
SYSTEMS.
TRAINING DEVICES
148 TRAINING SUPPORT 7,468 7,468 7,468 7,468
EQUIPMENT.
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
149 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 36,433 36,433 36,433 36,433
150 EDUCATION SUPPORT 3,180 3,180 3,180 3,180
EQUIPMENT.
151 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 4,790 4,790 4,790 4,790
153 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT 4,608 4,608 4,608 4,608
EQUIPMENT.
154 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT 5,655 5,655 5,655 5,655
EQUIPMENT.
155 C4ISR EQUIPMENT.......... 9,929 9,929 9,929 9,929
156 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 26,795 26,795 26,795 26,795
EQUIPMENT.
157 PHYSICAL SECURITY 88,453 88,453 88,453 88,453
EQUIPMENT.
159 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 99,094 99,094 99,094 99,094
TECHNOLOGY.
OTHER
160 NEXT GENERATION 99,014 99,014 99,014 99,014
ENTERPRISE SERVICE.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 21,439 21,439 21,439 21,439
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
161 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.. 328,043 328,043 328,043 328,043
TOTAL OTHER 6,614,715 6,726,215 6,601,315 45,450 6,660,165
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
001 AAV7A1 PIP............... 26,744 26,744 26,744 26,744
002 LAV PIP.................. 54,879 54,879 54,879 54,879
ARTILLERY AND OTHER
WEAPONS
003 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE 2,652 2,652 2,652 2,652
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED 7,482 7,482 7,482 7,482
HOWITZER.
005 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY 17,181 17,181 17,181 17,181
ROCKET SYSTEM.
006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT 8,224 8,224 8,224 8,224
VEHICLES UNDER $5
MILLION.
OTHER SUPPORT
007 MODIFICATION KITS........ 14,467 14,467 14,467 14,467
008 WEAPONS ENHANCEMENT 488 488 488 488
PROGRAM.
GUIDED MISSILES
009 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE. 7,565 7,565 7,565 7,565
010 JAVELIN.................. 1,091 441 78,591 1,091 294 50,000 294 51,091
Program increase to [441] [77,500] [294] [50,000]
support Unfunded
Requirements.
011 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW........ 4,872 4,872 4,872 4,872
012 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM- 668 668 668 668
HEAVY (AAWS-H).
OTHER SUPPORT
013 MODIFICATION KITS........ 12,495 12,495 152,495 140,000 152,495
Additional missiles.. [140,000] [140,000]
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS
014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER... 13,109 13,109 13,109 13,109
015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND 35,147 35,147 35,147 -2,191 32,956
AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C.
Procurement early to [-2,191]
need.
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT
016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 21,210 21,210 21,210 21,210
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
017 COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM.... 792 792 792 792
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION 3,642 3,642 3,642 3,642
(COMM & ELEC).
020 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS 3,520 3,520 3,520 3,520
RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-
TEL)
021 RADAR SYSTEMS............ 35,118 35,118 35,118 35,118
022 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED 3 130,661 3 90,661 3 98,546 -32,115 3 98,546
RADAR (G/ATOR).
Delay in IOTE........ [-40,000] [-32,115] [-32,115]
023 RQ-21 UAS................ 4 84,916 4 84,916 4 84,916 4 84,916
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
024 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM...... 9,136 9,136 9,136 9,136
025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 29,936 29,936 29,936 29,936
EQUIPMENT.
028 DCGS-MC.................. 1,947 1,947 1,947 1,947
OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
031 NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT... 2,018 2,018 2,018 2,018
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)
032 NEXT GENERATION 67,295 67,295 67,295 67,295
ENTERPRISE NETWORK
(NGEN).
033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES 43,101 43,101 43,101 -3,000 40,101
Marine Corps common [-3,000]
hardware suite
contract delay.
034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS..... 29,255 29,255 29,255 29,255
035 RADIO SYSTEMS............ 80,584 80,584 80,584 80,584
036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL 66,123 66,123 66,123 66,123
SYSTEMS.
037 COMM & ELEC 79,486 79,486 79,486 79,486
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
037A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 2,803 2,803 2,803 2,803
ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES
038 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER 3,538 3,538 3,538 3,538
VEHICLES.
039 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES 22,806 22,806 22,806 22,806
TACTICAL VEHICLES
041 MOTOR TRANSPORT 7,743 7,743 7,743 7,743
MODIFICATIONS.
043 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 109 79,429 109 79,429 109 79,429 109 79,429
VEHICLE.
044 FAMILY OF TACTICAL 3,157 3,157 3,157 3,157
TRAILERS.
OTHER SUPPORT
045 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 6,938 6,938 6,938 6,938
MILLION.
ENGINEER AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT
046 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 94 94 94 94
EQUIP ASSORT.
047 BULK LIQUID EQUIPMENT.... 896 896 896 896
048 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS.... 136 136 136 136
049 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED. 10,792 10,792 10,792 10,792
050 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT 3,235 3,235 3,235 3,235
EQUIPMENT.
051 EOD SYSTEMS.............. 7,666 7,666 7,666 7,666
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
052 PHYSICAL SECURITY 33,145 33,145 33,145 33,145
EQUIPMENT.
053 GARRISON MOBILE ENGINEER 1,419 1,419 1,419 1,419
EQUIPMENT (GMEE).
GENERAL PROPERTY
057 TRAINING DEVICES......... 24,163 24,163 24,163 24,163
058 CONTAINER FAMILY......... 962 962 962 962
059 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION 6,545 6,545 6,545 6,545
EQUIPMENT.
060 FAMILY OF INTERNALLY 7,533 7,533 7,533 7,533
TRANSPORTABLE VEH (ITV).
OTHER SUPPORT
062 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 4,322 4,322 4,322 4,322
MILLION.
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.. 8,292 8,292 8,292 8,292
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 116 1,131,418 557 1,168,918 116 1,239,303 294 152,694 410 1,284,112
MARINE CORPS.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
TACTICAL FORCES
001 F-35..................... 44 5,260,212 44 5,161,112 44 5,161,112 -99,100 44 5,161,112
Anticipated contract [-75,500]
savings.
Cost growth for [-23,600]
support equipment.
Efficiencies and [-99,100] [-99,100]
excess cost growth.
002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 460,260 460,260 460,260 460,260
(CY).
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
003 KC-46A TANKER............ 12 2,350,601 12 2,326,601 12 2,326,601 -24,000 12 2,326,601
Program Decrease..... [-24,000] [-24,000] [-24,000]
OTHER AIRLIFT
004 C-130J................... 14 889,154 15 962,154 14 889,154 -40,800 14 848,354
Unfunded Requirements [1] [73,000]
Unit cost growth and [-40,800]
contract delays.
005 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
(CY).
006 HC-130J.................. 5 463,934 5 463,934 5 463,934 -10,000 5 453,934
Unit cost growth..... [-10,000]
007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
(CY).
008 MC-130J.................. 8 828,472 8 828,472 8 828,472 -30,900 8 797,572
Program efficiencies. [-30,900]
009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
(CY).
MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT
011 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C..... 6 2,617 6 2,617 6 2,617 6 2,617
OTHER AIRCRAFT
012 TARGET DRONES............ 75 132,028 75 132,028 75 132,028 75 132,028
014 RQ-4..................... 37,800 37,800 37,800 37,800
015 MQ-9..................... 29 552,528 29 552,528 53 1,032,528 8 150,000 37 702,528
Accelerating [24] [480,000] [8] [160,000]
procurement schedule
to meet CCDR demand.
Restrain growth in [-10,000]
government costs.
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
017 B-2A..................... 32,458 32,458 32,458 32,458
018 B-1B..................... 114,119 114,119 114,119 114,119
019 B-52..................... 148,987 148,987 148,987 148,987
020 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED 84,335 84,335 84,335 84,335
COUNTERMEASURES.
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
021 A-10..................... 240,000
A-10 restoration-- [240,000]
wing replacement
program.
022 F-15..................... 464,367 464,367 30 713,671 227,704 692,071
ADCP II upgrades..... [10,000]
EPAWSS upgrade....... [11,600]
F-15 MIDS JTRS [-12,796] [-12,796]
transfer to RDT&E.
F-15C AESA radars.... [6] [48,000] [48,000]
F-15D AESA radars.... [24] [192,500] [192,500]
023 F-16..................... 17,134 17,134 17,134 17,134
024 F-22A.................... 126,152 126,152 126,152 126,152
025 F-35 MODIFICATIONS....... 70,167 70,167 70,167 70,167
026 INCREMENT 3.2B........... 69,325 69,325 69,325 69,325
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
028 C-5...................... 5,604 5,604 5,604 5,604
030 C-17A.................... 46,997 46,997 46,997 46,997
031 C-21..................... 10,162 10,162 10,162 10,162
032 C-32A.................... 44,464 44,464 44,464 44,464
033 C-37A.................... 10,861 861 10,861 10,861
Program decrease..... [-10,000]
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
034 GLIDER MODS.............. 134 134 134 134
035 T-6...................... 17,968 17,968 17,968 17,968
036 T-1...................... 23,706 23,706 23,706 23,706
037 T-38..................... 30,604 30,604 30,604 30,604
OTHER AIRCRAFT
038 U-2 MODS................. 22,095 22,095 22,095 22,095
039 KC-10A (ATCA)............ 5,611 5,611 5,611 5,611
040 C-12..................... 1,980 1,980 1,980 1,980
042 VC-25A MOD............... 98,231 98,231 98,231 98,231
043 C-40..................... 13,171 13,171 13,171 13,171
044 C-130.................... 7,048 80,248 130,248 139,200 146,248
C-130 AMP increase... [10,000] [75,000]
C-130H Electronic [13,500] [13,500]
Prop Control System -
UPL.
C-130H In-flight Prop [1,500] [1,500]
Balancing System -
UPL.
Eight-Bladed [30,000] [16,000]
Propeller.
Funds added to comply [75,000]
with Sec 134, FY15
NDAA.
T-56 3.5 Engine Mod.. [33,200] [33,200] [33,200]
045 C-130J MODS.............. 29,713 29,713 29,713 29,713
046 C-135.................... 49,043 49,043 49,043 49,043
047 COMPASS CALL MODS........ 68,415 97,115 97,115 28,700 97,115
EC-130H Force [28,700] [28,700] [28,700]
Structure Restoration.
048 RC-135................... 156,165 156,165 156,165 156,165
049 E-3...................... 13,178 13,178 13,178 13,178
050 E-4...................... 23,937 23,937 23,937 23,937
051 E-8...................... 18,001 18,001 18,001 18,001
052 AIRBORNE WARNING AND 183,308 183,308 183,308 183,308
CONTROL SYSTEM.
053 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF- 44,163 34,163 44,163 44,163
SIGHT TERMINALS.
Program decrease..... [-10,000]
054 H-1...................... 6,291 6,291 6,291 6,291
055 UH-1N REPLACEMENT........ 2,456 2,456 2,456 2,456
056 H-60..................... 45,731 45,731 45,731 45,731
057 RQ-4 MODS................ 50,022 50,022 50,022 50,022
058 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS.. 21,660 21,660 21,660 21,660
059 OTHER AIRCRAFT........... 117,767 117,767 115,521 -2,246 115,521
C2ISR TDL transfer to [-2,246] [-2,246]
COMSEC equipment.
060 MQ-1 MODS................ 3,173 3,173 3,173 3,173
061 MQ-9 MODS................ 115,226 115,226 115,226 115,226
063 CV-22 MODS............... 58,828 58,828 58,828 58,828
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
064 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR 656,242 656,242 656,242 656,242
PARTS.
COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
065 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT 33,716 33,716 33,716 33,716
SUPPORT EQUIP.
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT
067 B-2A..................... 38,837 38,837 38,837 38,837
068 B-52..................... 5,911 5,911 5,911 5,911
069 C-17A.................... 30,108 30,108 30,108 30,108
070 CV-22 POST PRODUCTION 3,353 3,353 3,353 3,353
SUPPORT.
071 C-135.................... 4,490 4,490 4,490 4,490
072 F-15..................... 3,225 3,225 3,225 3,225
073 F-16..................... 14,969 33,669 14,969 -6,000 8,969
Additional Mission [24,700]
Trainers.
Unobligated balances. [-6,000] [-6,000]
074 F-22A.................... 971 971 971 971
076 MQ-9..................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS
077 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS 18,802 18,802 18,802 18,802
WAR CONSUMABLES
078 WAR CONSUMABLES.......... 156,465 156,465 156,465 156,465
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES
079 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES. 1,052,814 1,052,814 1,111,900 59,086 1,111,900
Transfer from RDT&E [59,086] [59,086]
for NATO AWACS.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
079A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 42,503 42,503 42,503 42,503
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 193 15,657,769 194 15,948,269 247 16,472,713 8 391,644 201 16,049,413
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
MISSILE REPLACEMENT
EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC
001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ- 94,040 94,040 94,040 94,040
BALLISTIC.
TACTICAL
003 JOINT AIR-SURFACE 360 440,578 360 440,578 360 440,578 -10,000 360 430,578
STANDOFF MISSILE.
Unit cost [-10,000]
efficiencies.
004 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X)...... 506 200,777 506 200,777 506 200,777 506 200,777
005 AMRAAM................... 262 390,112 262 390,112 262 390,112 -8,384 262 381,728
Joint program unit [-8,384]
cost variance.
006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE 3,756 423,016 3,756 423,016 3,756 423,016 3,756 423,016
007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB...... 1,942 133,697 1,942 133,697 1,942 133,697 1,942 133,697
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
008 INDUSTR'L PREPAREDNS/POL 397 397 397 397
PREVENTION.
CLASS IV
009 MM III MODIFICATIONS..... 50,517 50,517 50,517 50,517
010 AGM-65D MAVERICK......... 9,639 9,639 9,639 9,639
011 AGM-88A HARM............. 197 197 197 197
012 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE 25,019 25,019 25,019 25,019
(ALCM).
MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
014 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR 48,523 48,523 48,523 48,523
PARTS.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
028 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS.. 276,562 276,562 276,562 276,562
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 893,971 893,971 893,971 893,971
TOTAL MISSILE 6,826 2,987,045 6,826 2,987,045 6,826 2,987,045 -18,384 6,826 2,968,661
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
SPACE PROGRAMS
001 ADVANCED EHF............. 333,366 333,366 333,366 333,366
002 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER 53,476 79,476 53,476 21,000 74,476
SATELLITES(SPACE).
SATCOM pathfinder.... [26,000] [26,000]
Unjustified support [-5,000]
growth.
003 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT.... 1 199,218 1 199,218 1 199,218
GPS III SV10 early to [-1] [-199,218]
need.
004 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) 18,362 18,362 18,362 18,362
005 GLOBAL POSITIONING 66,135 66,135 66,135 66,135
(SPACE).
006 DEF METEOROLOGICAL SAT 89,351 89,351 -49,351 40,000
PROG(SPACE).
Minimum sustainment [-89,351] [-49,351]
of DMSP-20 program.
007 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH 571,276 571,276 571,276 571,276
CAPABILITY.
008 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH 5 800,201 5 800,201 5 800,201 5 800,201
VEH(SPACE).
009 SBIR HIGH (SPACE)........ 452,676 452,676 452,676 452,676
TOTAL SPACE 6 2,584,061 6 2,610,061 5 2,295,492 -28,351 6 2,555,710
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
ROCKETS
001 ROCKETS.................. 23,788 23,788 23,788 23,788
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES............... 131,102 131,102 169,602 38,500 169,602
Increase to match [38,500] [38,500]
size of A-10 fleet.
BOMBS
003 PRACTICE BOMBS........... 89,759 89,759 89,759 89,759
004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.... 637,181 637,181 637,181 637,181
005 MASSIVE ORDNANCE 39,690 39,690 39,690 39,690
PENETRATOR (MOP).
006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 6,341 374,688 6,341 354,688 6,341 374,688 -20,000 6,341 354,688
MUNITION.
Program reduction.... [-20,000] [-20,000]
OTHER ITEMS
007 CAD/PAD.................. 58,266 58,266 58,266 58,266
008 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 5,612 5,612 5,612 5,612
DISPOSAL (EOD).
009 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.. 103 103 103 103
010 MODIFICATIONS............ 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,102
011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 3,044 3,044 3,044 3,044
MILLION.
FLARES
012 FLARES................... 120,935 120,935 120,935 120,935
FUZES
013 FUZES.................... 213,476 213,476 213,476 213,476
SMALL ARMS
014 SMALL ARMS............... 60,097 60,097 60,097 60,097
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 6,341 1,758,843 6,341 1,738,843 6,341 1,797,343 18,500 6,341 1,777,343
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING
VEHICLES
001 PASSENGER CARRYING 8,834 8,834 8,834 8,834
VEHICLES.
CARGO AND UTILITY
VEHICLES
002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE.. 58,160 58,160 58,160 58,160
003 CAP VEHICLES............. 977 977 977 977
004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 12,483 12,483 12,483 12,483
MILLION.
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL 4,728 4,728 4,728 4,728
VEHICLES.
006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 4,662 4,662 4,662 4,662
MILLION.
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH 10,419 10,419 10,419 10,419
RESCUE VEHICLES.
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 23,320 23,320 23,320 23,320
MILLION.
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & 6,215 6,215 6,215 6,215
CLEANING EQUIP.
010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 87,781 87,781 87,781 87,781
MILLION.
COMM SECURITY
EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
011 COMSEC EQUIPMENT......... 136,998 136,998 139,244 2,246 139,244
Transfer for Link 16 [2,246] [2,246]
Upgrades.
012 MODIFICATIONS (COMSEC)... 677 677 677 677
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
013 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING 4,041 4,041 4,041 4,041
EQUIPMENT.
014 INTELLIGENCE COMM 22,573 22,573 22,573 22,573
EQUIPMENT.
015 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS. 14,456 14,456 14,456 14,456
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
016 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & 31,823 31,823 31,823 31,823
LANDING SYS.
017 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. 5,833 5,833 5,833 5,833
018 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM-- 1,687 1,687 1,687 1,687
FIXED.
019 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS 22,710 22,710 22,710 22,710
IMPROVEMENTS.
020 WEATHER OBSERVATION 21,561 21,561 21,561 21,561
FORECAST.
021 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND 286,980 286,980 286,980 286,980
CONTROL.
022 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX 36,186 36,186 36,186 36,186
024 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN & 9,597 9,597 9,597 9,597
ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN).
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
025 GENERAL INFORMATION 27,403 27,403 27,403 27,403
TECHNOLOGY.
026 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & 7,212 7,212 7,212 7,212
CONTROL SYS.
027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND 11,062 11,062 30,962 19,900 30,962
CONTROL.
Additional [19,900] [19,900]
battlefield air
operations kits to
meet need.
028 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL 131,269 131,269 131,269 131,269
SECURITY SYSTEM.
029 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES... 33,606 33,606 33,606 33,606
030 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 5,232 5,232 5,232 5,232
EMERGENCY COMM N.
031 C3 COUNTERMEASURES....... 7,453 7,453 7,453 7,453
032 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND 3,976 3,976 3,976 3,976
PAY SYSTEM.
033 GCSS-AF FOS.............. 25,515 25,515 25,515 -9,000 16,515
LOGIT--prioritize [-9,000]
FIAR projects.
034 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 9,255 9,255 9,255 9,255
ACCOUNTING AND MGMT
SYSTEM.
035 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 7,523 7,523 7,523 7,523
SYSTEM.
036 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS 12,043 12,043 12,043 12,043
CTR-WPN SYS.
037 AIR OPERATIONS CENTER 24,246 24,246 24,246 -9,400 14,846
(AOC) 10.2.
Fielding funds ahead [-9,400]
of need.
AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS
038 INFORMATION TRANSPORT 74,621 74,621 74,621 74,621
SYSTEMS.
039 AFNET.................... 103,748 103,748 86,748 -5,000 98,748
Restructure program.. [-17,000] [-5,000]
041 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 5,199 5,199 5,199 5,199
SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE).
042 USCENTCOM................ 15,780 15,780 15,780 15,780
SPACE PROGRAMS
043 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF- 79,592 64,592 79,592 -15,000 64,592
SIGHT TERMINALS.
Ahead of need........ [-15,000] [-15,000]
044 SPACE BASED IR SENSOR PGM 90,190 90,190 90,190 90,190
SPACE.
045 NAVSTAR GPS SPACE........ 2,029 2,029 2,029 2,029
046 NUDET DETECTION SYS SPACE 5,095 5,095 5,095 5,095
047 AF SATELLITE CONTROL 76,673 76,673 76,673 76,673
NETWORK SPACE.
048 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM 113,275 113,275 113,275 113,275
SPACE.
049 MILSATCOM SPACE.......... 35,495 35,495 35,495 35,495
050 SPACE MODS SPACE......... 23,435 23,435 23,435 23,435
051 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEM...... 43,065 43,065 43,065 43,065
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT... 77,538 111,438 113,538 55,900 133,438
Battlefield Airmen [19,900] [19,900]
Kits Unfunded
Requirement.
Increase JTAC [36,000]
training and
rehearsal simulators
per AF unfunded
priority list.
Joint Terminal [14,000] [36,000]
Control Training
Simulation Unfunded
Requirement.
054 RADIO EQUIPMENT.......... 8,400 8,400 8,400 8,400
055 CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL 6,144 6,144 6,144 6,144
EQUIPMENT.
056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE. 77,010 77,010 77,010 77,010
MODIFICATIONS
057 COMM ELECT MODS.......... 71,800 71,800 71,800 71,800
PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE
EQUIP
058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES..... 2,370 2,370 2,370 2,370
059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 79,623 79,623 79,623 79,623
MILLION.
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS
HANDLING EQ
060 MECHANIZED MATERIAL 7,249 7,249 7,249 7,249
HANDLING EQUIP.
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
061 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT.. 9,095 13,095 9,095 9,095
Additional Equipment. [4,000]
062 ENGINEERING AND EOD 17,866 17,866 17,866 17,866
EQUIPMENT.
064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT....... 61,850 61,850 61,850 61,850
065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 30,477 30,477 30,477 30,477
MILLION.
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
067 DARP RC135............... 25,072 25,072 25,072 25,072
068 DCGS-AF.................. 183,021 183,021 183,021 183,021
070 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM... 629,371 629,371 629,371 629,371
071 DEFENSE SPACE 100,663 100,663 100,663 100,663
RECONNAISSANCE PROG..
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 15,038,333 15,038,333 15,038,333 15,038,333
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
073 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.. 59,863 59,863 59,863 59,863
TOTAL OTHER 18,272,438 18,295,338 18,313,584 39,646 18,312,084
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCAA
001 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 1,488 1,488 1,488 1,488
MILLION.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCMA
002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT.......... 2,494 2,494 2,494 2,494
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
003 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION. 9,341 9,341 9,341 9,341
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
007 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 8,080 23,080 18,080 7,000 15,080
SECURITY.
SHARKSEER............ [15,000] [10,000] [7,000]
008 TELEPORT PROGRAM......... 62,789 62,789 62,789 62,789
009 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 9,399 9,399 9,399 9,399
MILLION.
010 NET CENTRIC ENTERPRISE 1,819 1,819 1,819 1,819
SERVICES (NCES).
011 DEFENSE INFORMATION 141,298 141,298 141,298 141,298
SYSTEM NETWORK.
012 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 12,732 12,732 12,732 12,732
013 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION 64,098 64,098 64,098 64,098
AGENCY.
014 SENIOR LEADERSHIP 617,910 617,910 617,910 617,910
ENTERPRISE.
015 JOINT INFORMATION 84,400 84,400 84,400 84,400
ENVIRONMENT.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
016 MAJOR EQUIPMENT.......... 5,644 5,644 5,644 5,644
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT
017 MAJOR EQUIPMENT.......... 4 11,208 4 11,208 4 11,208 4 11,208
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA
018 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL 1,298 1,298 1,298 1,298
SUPPORT & LOGISTICS.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE
SECURITY COOPERATION
AGENCY
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS
020 MAJOR EQUIPMENT.......... 1,048 1,048 1,048 1,048
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE
THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
021 VEHICLES................. 100 100 100 100
022 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT.... 5,474 5,474 5,474 5,474
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY
023 THAAD.................... 30 464,067 30 464,067 30 464,067 30 464,067
024 AEGIS BMD................ 40 558,916 58 679,281 58 706,681 9 120,445 49 679,361
Increase SM-3 Block [9] [2,565] [9] [2,565] [2,565]
IB canisters.
Increase SM-3 Block [9] [117,800] [9] [117,880] [9] [117,880]
IB purchase.
Undifferentiated [27,320]
Block IB test and
evaluation costs.
025 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 147,765 -147,765
(CY).
SM-3 Block IB........ [-147,765] [-147,765] [-147,765]
026 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS..... 78,634 78,634 78,634 78,634
027 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III... 30,587 30,587 30,587 30,587
028 IRON DOME................ 1 55,000 1 55,000 1 41,100 -1 -55,000
Realignment of Iron [-1] [-41,400]
Dome to Overseas
Contingency
Operations.
Request excess of [-13,900] [-13,600]
requirement.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA
035 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 37,177 37,177 37,177 37,177
SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP).
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
036 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD..... 17 46,939 17 46,939 17 46,939 17 46,939
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
038 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS..... 13,027 13,027 13,027 13,027
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
040 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS..... 27,859 27,859 27,859 27,859
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY
028A DAVID SLING.............. 1 150,000 150,000
David's Sling Weapon [1] [150,000] [150,000]
System Procurement--
Subject to Title XVI.
028B ARROW 3.................. 1 15,000 15,000
Arrow 3 Upper Tier [1] [15,000] [15,000]
Procurement--Subject
to Title XVI.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 617,757 617,757 617,757 617,757
AVIATION PROGRAMS
041 MC-12.................... 63,170 63,170 -63,170
SOCOM requested [-63,170] [-63,170]
realignment.
042 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND 135,985 135,985 135,985 135,985
SUSTAINMENT.
044 NON-STANDARD AVIATION.... 61,275 61,275 61,275 61,275
045 U-28..................... 63,170 63,170 63,170
SOCOM requested [63,170] [63,170]
realignment.
047 RQ-11 UNMANNED AERIAL 20,087 20,087 20,087 20,087
VEHICLE.
048 CV-22 MODIFICATION....... 18,832 18,832 18,832 18,832
049 MQ-1 UNMANNED AERIAL 1,934 1,934 1,934 1,934
VEHICLE.
050 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL 11,726 26,926 21,726 10,000 21,726
VEHICLE.
MQ-9 capability [15,200] [10,000] [10,000]
enhancements.
051 STUASL0.................. 1,514 1,514 1,514 1,514
052 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE. 204,105 204,105 204,105 204,105
053 AC/MC-130J............... 61,368 25,968 61,368 61,368
MC-130 Terrain [-35,400]
Following/Terrain
Avoidance Radar
Program.
054 C-130 MODIFICATIONS...... 66,861 66,861 31,412 -35,449 31,412
C-130 TF/TA [-35,449] [-35,449]
adjustments.
SHIPBUILDING
055 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS....... 32,521 32,521 32,521 32,521
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M...... 174,734 174,734 174,734 174,734
OTHER PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
057 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS..... 93,009 93,009 93,009 93,009
058 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 14,964 14,964 14,964 14,964
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
059 OTHER ITEMS <$5M......... 79,149 79,149 79,149 79,149
060 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS.. 33,362 33,362 33,362 33,362
061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS......... 143,533 143,533 143,533 143,533
062 TACTICAL VEHICLES........ 73,520 73,520 73,520 73,520
063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M..... 186,009 186,009 186,009 186,009
064 COMBAT MISSION 19,693 19,693 19,693 19,693
REQUIREMENTS.
065 GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE 3,967 3,967 3,967 3,967
ACTIVITIES.
066 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 19,225 19,225 19,225 19,225
INTELLIGENCE.
068 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS. 213,252 213,252 213,252 213,252
CBDP
074 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 141,223 141,223 141,223 141,223
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
075 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD 137,487 137,487 137,487 137,487
MITIGATION.
UNDISTRIBUTED
076 UNDISTRIBUTED............ 75,000
Cyber capabilities... [75,000]
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 92 5,130,853 112 5,263,253 110 5,341,504 8 -100,769 100 5,030,084
DEFENSE-WIDE.
JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL
NEEDS FUND
JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL
NEEDS FUND
001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL 99,701 99,701 -99,701
NEEDS FUND.
Program reduction.... [-99,701] [-99,701]
TOTAL JOINT URGENT 99,701 99,701 -99,701
OPERATIONAL NEEDS
FUND.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT... 22,785 106,967,393 23,934 109,700,919 22,923 112,161,577 905 3,856,605 23,690 110,823,998
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
FIXED WING
003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR 5 99,500 5 99,500 5 99,500 5 99,500
(ACS) (MIP).
004 MQ-1 UAV................. 2 16,537 2 16,537 2 16,537 2 16,537
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
016 MQ-1 PAYLOAD (MIP)....... 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700
023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP)...... 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000
031 RQ-7 UAV MODS............ 8,250 8,250 8,250 8,250
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 7 164,987 7 164,987 7 164,987 7 164,987
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
SYSTEM
003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY..... 270 37,260 270 37,260 270 37,260 270 37,260
TOTAL MISSILE 270 37,260 270 37,260 270 37,260 270 37,260
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV,
ARMY
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT
VEHICLES
016 MORTAR SYSTEMS........... 7,030 7,030 7,030 7,030
021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000
WEAPONS STATION.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 26,030 26,030 26,030 26,030
W&TCV, ARMY.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
AMMUNITION
004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES.. 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
MORTAR AMMUNITION
008 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES... 11,700 11,700 11,700 11,700
009 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES... 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
010 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES.. 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES.
013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
155MM, ALL TYPES.
015 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL.
ROCKETS
017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL 136,340 136,340 136,340 136,340
TYPES.
OTHER AMMUNITION
019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
TYPES.
021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES....... 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 192,040 192,040 192,040 192,040
AMMUNITION, ARMY.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL 1,191 243,998 1,191 243,998 1,191 243,998 1,191 243,998
VEH (FMTV).
009 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE 223,276 223,276 223,276 223,276
TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV.
011 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000
EQUIP.
012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH- 393,100 393,100 393,100 393,100
PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS.
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
021 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL 5,724 5,724 5,724 5,724
COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS.
COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
051 INSTALLATION INFO 29,500 29,500 29,500 29,500
INFRASTRUCTURE MOD
PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL
ACT (TIARA)
057 DCGS-A (MIP)............. 54,140 54,140 54,140 54,140
059 TROJAN (MIP)............. 6,542 6,542 6,542 6,542
061 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING 3,860 3,860 3,860 3,860
AND COLL(CHARCS).
ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 14,847 14,847 14,847 14,847
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE.
069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ 19,535 19,535 19,535 19,535
SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES.
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
SURV. (TAC SURV)
084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: 2,601 2,601 2,601 2,601
LHMBC XM32.
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2
SYSTEMS
087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY... 48 48 48 48
094 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM 252 252 252 252
(MCS).
ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
101 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING 652 652 652 652
EQUIP.
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
111 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 4,035 4,035 4,035 4,035
(BDS).
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
131 FORCE PROVIDER........... 12 53,800 12 53,800 12 53,800 12 53,800
133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 700 700 700 700
PERSONNEL PARACHUTE
SYSTEM.
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS...... 10,486 10,486 10,486 10,486
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
169 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER 8,500 8,500 8,500 8,500
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL OTHER 1,203 1,205,596 1,203 1,205,596 1,203 1,205,596 1,203 1,205,596
PROCUREMENT, ARMY.
JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV
DEFEAT FUND
NETWORK ATTACK
001 ATTACK THE NETWORK....... 219,550 219,550 215,086 -4,464 215,086
Adjustment due to low [-4,464] [-4,464]
execution in prior
years.
JIEDDO DEVICE DEFEAT
002 DEFEAT THE DEVICE........ 77,600 77,600 77,600 77,600
FORCE TRAINING
003 TRAIN THE FORCE.......... 7,850 7,850 7,850 7,850
STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE
004 OPERATIONS............... 188,271 137,571 144,464 -50,000 138,271
Program Reduction.... [-50,700] [-43,807] [-50,000]
TOTAL JOINT IMPR 493,271 442,571 445,000 -54,464 438,807
EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT
FUND.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
OTHER AIRCRAFT
026 STUASL0 UAV.............. 3 55,000 3 55,000 3 55,000 3 55,000
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
030 AV-8 SERIES.............. 41,365 41,365 41,365 41,365
032 F-18 SERIES.............. 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
037 EP-3 SERIES.............. 6,300 6,300 6,300 6,300
047 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT. 14,198 14,198 14,198 14,198
051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT..... 72,700 72,700 72,700 72,700
052 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES.. 13,988 13,988 13,988 13,988
059 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) 4,900 4,900 4,900 4,900
OSPREY.
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP &
FACILITIES
065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL 943 943 943 943
FACILITIES.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 3 217,394 3 217,394 3 217,394 3 217,394
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
TACTICAL MISSILES
010 LASER MAVERICK........... 3,344 3,344 3,344 3,344
TOTAL WEAPONS 3,344 3,344 3,344 3,344
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY
& MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.... 9,715 9,715 9,715 9,715
002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL 11,108 11,108 11,108 11,108
TYPES.
003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION... 3,603 3,603 3,603 3,603
006 AIR EXPENDABLE 11,982 11,982 11,982 11,982
COUNTERMEASURES.
011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION 4,674 4,674 4,674 4,674
012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING 3,456 3,456 3,456 3,456
PARTY AMMO.
013 PYROTECHNIC AND 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989
DEMOLITION.
014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 4,674 4,674 4,674 4,674
MILLION.
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION
020 120MM, ALL TYPES......... 10,719 10,719 10,719 10,719
023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES....... 3,993 3,993 3,993 3,993
024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES..... 67,200 67,200 67,200 67,200
025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL 518 518 518 518
TYPES.
026 FUZE, ALL TYPES.......... 3,299 3,299 3,299 3,299
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 136,930 136,930 136,930 136,930
AMMO, NAVY & MC.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
135 PASSENGER CARRYING 186 186 186 186
VEHICLES.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000
TOTAL OTHER 12,186 12,186 12,186 12,186
PROCUREMENT, NAVY.
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
GUIDED MISSILES
010 JAVELIN.................. 7,679 7,679 7,679 7,679
OTHER SUPPORT
013 MODIFICATION KITS........ 10,311 10,311 10,311 10,311
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS
014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER... 8,221 8,221 8,221 8,221
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
018 MODIFICATION KITS........ 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION 8,693 8,693 8,693 8,693
(COMM & ELEC).
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
027 RQ-11 UAV................ 3,430 3,430 3,430 3,430
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
052 PHYSICAL SECURITY 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 48,934 48,934 48,934 48,934
MARINE CORPS.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
OTHER AIRCRAFT
015 MQ-9..................... 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500
OTHER AIRCRAFT
044 C-130.................... 1,410 1,410 1,410 1,410
056 H-60..................... 39,300 39,300 39,300 39,300
058 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS.. 5,690 5,690 5,690 5,690
061 MQ-9 MODS................ 69,000 69,000 69,000 69,000
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 128,900 128,900 128,900 128,900
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
TACTICAL
006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE 1,811 280,902 1,811 280,902 1,811 280,902 1,811 280,902
007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB...... 63 2,520 63 2,520 63 2,520 63 2,520
CLASS IV
010 AGM-65D MAVERICK......... 5,720 5,720 5,720 5,720
TOTAL MISSILE 1,874 289,142 1,874 289,142 1,874 289,142 1,874 289,142
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
CARTRIDGES
002 CARTRIDGES............... 8,371 8,371 8,371 8,371
BOMBS
004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS.... 17,031 17,031 17,031 17,031
006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 5,953 184,412 5,953 184,412 5,953 184,412 5,953 184,412
MUNITION.
FLARES
012 FLARES................... 11,064 11,064 11,064 11,064
FUZES
013 FUZES.................... 7,996 7,996 7,996 7,996
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 5,953 228,874 5,953 228,874 5,953 228,874 5,953 228,874
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
025 GENERAL INFORMATION 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,953
TECHNOLOGY.
027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
CONTROL.
AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS
042 USCENTCOM................ 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT... 4,065 4,065 4,065 4,065
056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE. 15,400 15,400 15,400 15,400
PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE
EQUIP
058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES..... 3,580 3,580 3,580 3,580
059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 3,407 3,407 3,407 3,407
MILLION.
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
062 ENGINEERING AND EOD 46,790 46,790 46,790 46,790
EQUIPMENT.
064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT....... 400 400 400 400
065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 9,800 9,800 9,800 9,800
MILLION.
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
071 DEFENSE SPACE 28,070 28,070 28,070 28,070
RECONNAISSANCE PROG..
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 3,732,499 3,732,499 3,732,499 3,732,499
TOTAL OTHER 3,859,964 3,859,964 3,859,964 3,859,964
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
008 TELEPORT PROGRAM......... 1,940 1,940 1,940 1,940
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY
028 IRON DOME................ 41,400 41,400
Realignment of Iron [41,400]
Dome to Overseas
Contingency
Operations--Subject
to Title XVI.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY
028A DAVID SLING.............. 150,000 150,000
David's Sling Weapon [150,000]
System Procurement--
Subject to Title XVI.
028B ARROW 3.................. 15,000 15,000
Arrow 3 Upper Tier [15,000]
Procurement--Subject
to Title XVI.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 35,482 35,482 35,482 35,482
AVIATION PROGRAMS
041 MC-12.................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M...... 746,066 35,299 746,066 35,299 746,066 35,299 746,066 35,299
OTHER PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS......... 1 15,160 1 15,160 1 15,160 1 15,160
063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M..... 50 15,000 50 15,000 50 15,000 50 15,000
068 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS. 3 104,537 3 104,537 3 104,537 3 104,537
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 746,120 212,418 746,120 212,418 746,120 212,418 206,400 746,120 418,818
DEFENSE-WIDE.
NATIONAL GUARD AND
RESERVE EQUIPMENT
UNDISTRIBUTED
007 MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT.. 250,000 420,000 420,000
NGREA Program [250,000] [420,000]
Increase.
TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD 250,000 420,000 420,000
AND RESERVE
EQUIPMENT.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT... 755,430 7,257,270 755,430 7,456,570 755,430 7,208,999 571,936 755,430 7,829,206
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Line Program Element Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
ARMY
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601101A IN-HOUSE 13,018 13,018 13,018 13,018
LABORATORY
INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH.
002 0601102A DEFENSE 239,118 239,118 279,118 40,000 279,118
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
................ Basic [40,000] [40,000]
research
program
increase.
003 0601103A UNIVERSITY 72,603 72,603 72,603 72,603
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
004 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND 100,340 100,340 100,340 100,340
INDUSTRY
RESEARCH
CENTERS.
................ SUBTOTAL 425,079 425,079 465,079 40,000 465,079
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
005 0602105A MATERIALS 28,314 28,314 28,314 28,314
TECHNOLOGY.
006 0602120A SENSORS AND 38,374 38,374 38,374 38,374
ELECTRONIC
SURVIVABILITY.
007 0602122A TRACTOR HIP.... 6,879 6,879 6,879 6,879
008 0602211A AVIATION 56,884 56,884 56,884 56,884
TECHNOLOGY.
009 0602270A ELECTRONIC 19,243 19,243 19,243 19,243
WARFARE
TECHNOLOGY.
010 0602303A MISSILE 45,053 53,053 45,053 8,000 53,053
TECHNOLOGY.
................ A2/AD Anti- [8,000] [8,000]
Ship
Missile
Study.
011 0602307A ADVANCED 29,428 29,428 29,428 29,428
WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY.
012 0602308A ADVANCED 27,862 27,862 27,862 27,862
CONCEPTS AND
SIMULATION.
013 0602601A COMBAT VEHICLE 68,839 68,839 68,839 68,839
AND AUTOMOTIVE
TECHNOLOGY.
014 0602618A BALLISTICS 92,801 92,801 92,801 92,801
TECHNOLOGY.
015 0602622A CHEMICAL, SMOKE 3,866 3,866 3,866 3,866
AND EQUIPMENT
DEFEATING
TECHNOLOGY.
016 0602623A JOINT SERVICE 5,487 5,487 5,487 5,487
SMALL ARMS
PROGRAM.
017 0602624A WEAPONS AND 48,340 48,340 48,340 48,340
MUNITIONS
TECHNOLOGY.
018 0602705A ELECTRONICS AND 55,301 55,301 55,301 55,301
ELECTRONIC
DEVICES.
019 0602709A NIGHT VISION 33,807 33,807 33,807 33,807
TECHNOLOGY.
020 0602712A COUNTERMINE 25,068 25,068 25,068 25,068
SYSTEMS.
021 0602716A HUMAN FACTORS 23,681 23,681 23,681 23,681
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY.
022 0602720A ENVIRONMENTAL 20,850 20,850 20,850 20,850
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY.
023 0602782A COMMAND, 36,160 36,160 36,160 36,160
CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY.
024 0602783A COMPUTER AND 12,656 12,656 12,656 12,656
SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY.
025 0602784A MILITARY 63,409 63,409 63,409 63,409
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0602785A MANPOWER/ 24,735 19,735 24,735 24,735
PERSONNEL/
TRAINING
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Program [-5,000]
decrease.
027 0602786A WARFIGHTER 35,795 35,795 35,795 35,795
TECHNOLOGY.
028 0602787A MEDICAL 76,853 76,853 76,853 76,853
TECHNOLOGY.
................ SUBTOTAL 879,685 882,685 879,685 8,000 887,685
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
029 0603001A WARFIGHTER 46,973 46,973 46,973 46,973
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
030 0603002A MEDICAL 69,584 69,584 69,584 69,584
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
031 0603003A AVIATION 89,736 89,736 89,736 89,736
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
032 0603004A WEAPONS AND 57,663 57,663 57,663 57,663
MUNITIONS
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
033 0603005A COMBAT VEHICLE 113,071 113,071 113,071 113,071
AND AUTOMOTIVE
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
034 0603006A SPACE 5,554 5,554 5,554 5,554
APPLICATION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
035 0603007A MANPOWER, 12,636 12,636 12,636 12,636
PERSONNEL AND
TRAINING
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
037 0603009A TRACTOR HIKE... 7,502 7,502 7,502 7,502
038 0603015A NEXT GENERATION 17,425 17,425 17,425 17,425
TRAINING &
SIMULATION
SYSTEMS.
039 0603020A TRACTOR ROSE... 11,912 11,912 11,912 11,912
040 0603125A COMBATING 27,520 27,520 27,520 27,520
TERRORISM--TEC
HNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
041 0603130A TRACTOR NAIL... 2,381 2,381 2,381 2,381
042 0603131A TRACTOR EGGS... 2,431 2,431 2,431 2,431
043 0603270A ELECTRONIC 26,874 26,874 26,874 26,874
WARFARE
TECHNOLOGY.
044 0603313A MISSILE AND 49,449 49,449 49,449 49,449
ROCKET
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
045 0603322A TRACTOR CAGE... 10,999 10,999 10,999 10,999
046 0603461A HIGH 177,159 177,159 167,159 177,159
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
................ Encourage [-10,000]
use of
commercial
technology.
047 0603606A LANDMINE 13,993 13,993 13,993 13,993
WARFARE AND
BARRIER
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
048 0603607A JOINT SERVICE 5,105 5,105 5,105 5,105
SMALL ARMS
PROGRAM.
049 0603710A NIGHT VISION 40,929 40,929 40,929 40,929
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
050 0603728A ENVIRONMENTAL 10,727 10,727 10,727 10,727
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
051 0603734A MILITARY 20,145 20,145 20,145 20,145
ENGINEERING
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
052 0603772A ADVANCED 38,163 38,163 38,163 38,163
TACTICAL
COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND
SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY.
053 0603794A C3 ADVANCED 37,816 37,816 37,816 37,816
TECHNOLOGY.
................ SUBTOTAL 895,747 895,747 885,747 895,747
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
054 0603305A ARMY MISSLE 10,347 10,347 10,347 10,347
DEFENSE
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION.
055 0603308A ARMY SPACE 25,061 25,061 25,061 25,061
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION.
056 0603619A LANDMINE 49,636 49,636 49,636 49,636
WARFARE AND
BARRIER--ADV
DEV.
057 0603627A SMOKE, 13,426 13,426 13,426 13,426
OBSCURANT AND
TARGET
DEFEATING SYS-
ADV DEV.
058 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM 46,749 46,749 46,749 46,749
CALIBER
AMMUNITION.
060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT 6,258 6,258 6,258 6,258
AND
SURVIVABILITY.
061 0603766A TACTICAL 13,472 13,472 13,472 13,472
ELECTRONIC
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM--ADV
DEV.
062 0603774A NIGHT VISION 7,292 7,292 7,292 7,292
SYSTEMS
ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT.
063 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL 8,813 8,813 8,813 8,813
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY--DE
M/VAL.
065 0603790A NATO RESEARCH 6,075 6,075 6,075 6,075
AND
DEVELOPMENT.
067 0603804A LOGISTICS AND 21,233 21,233 21,233 21,233
ENGINEER
EQUIPMENT--ADV
DEV.
068 0603807A MEDICAL 31,962 31,962 31,962 31,962
SYSTEMS--ADV
DEV.
069 0603827A SOLDIER 22,194 22,194 22,194 22,194
SYSTEMS--ADVAN
CED
DEVELOPMENT.
071 0604100A ANALYSIS OF 9,805 9,805 9,805 9,805
ALTERNATIVES.
072 0604115A TECHNOLOGY 40,917 40,917 40,917 40,917
MATURATION
INITIATIVES.
073 0604120A ASSURED 30,058 30,058 30,058 30,058
POSITIONING,
NAVIGATION AND
TIMING (PNT).
074 0604319A INDIRECT FIRE 155,361 155,361 155,361 155,361
PROTECTION
CAPABILITY
INCREMENT 2-
INTERCEPT
(IFPC2).
................ SUBTOTAL 498,659 498,659 498,659 498,659
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
& PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
076 0604201A AIRCRAFT 12,939 12,939 12,939 12,939
AVIONICS.
078 0604270A ELECTRONIC 18,843 18,843 18,843 18,843
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
079 0604280A JOINT TACTICAL 9,861 9,861 9,861 9,861
RADIO.
080 0604290A MID-TIER 8,763 8,763 8,763 8,763
NETWORKING
VEHICULAR
RADIO (MNVR).
081 0604321A ALL SOURCE 4,309 4,309 4,309 4,309
ANALYSIS
SYSTEM.
082 0604328A TRACTOR CAGE... 15,138 15,138 15,138 15,138
083 0604601A INFANTRY 74,128 80,628 76,628 6,500 80,628
SUPPORT
WEAPONS.
................ Army [1,500] [1,500]
requested
realignment.
................ Soldier [5,000] [5,000]
Enhancement
Program.
................ Transfer [2,500]
from WTCV.
085 0604611A JAVELIN........ 3,945 3,945 3,945 3,945
087 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC 10,076 10,076 10,076 10,076
CONTROL.
088 0604641A TACTICAL 40,374 40,374 40,374 40,374
UNMANNED
GROUND VEHICLE
(TUGV).
089 0604710A NIGHT VISION 67,582 67,582 67,582 67,582
SYSTEMS--ENG
DEV.
090 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, 1,763 1,763 1,763 1,763
CLOTHING, AND
EQUIPMENT.
091 0604715A NON-SYSTEM 27,155 27,155 27,155 27,155
TRAINING
DEVICES--ENG
DEV.
092 0604741A AIR DEFENSE 24,569 24,569 24,569 24,569
COMMAND,
CONTROL AND
INTELLIGENCE--
ENG DEV.
093 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE 23,364 23,364 23,364 23,364
SIMULATION
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
094 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST 8,960 8,960 8,960 8,960
EQUIPMENT
DEVELOPMENT.
095 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE 9,138 9,138 9,138 9,138
INTERACTIVE
SIMULATIONS
(DIS)--ENG DEV.
096 0604780A COMBINED ARMS 21,622 21,622 21,622 21,622
TACTICAL
TRAINER (CATT)
CORE.
097 0604798A BRIGADE 99,242 99,242 99,242 99,242
ANALYSIS,
INTEGRATION
AND EVALUATION.
098 0604802A WEAPONS AND 21,379 21,379 21,379 21,379
MUNITIONS--ENG
DEV.
099 0604804A LOGISTICS AND 48,339 48,339 48,339 48,339
ENGINEER
EQUIPMENT--ENG
DEV.
100 0604805A COMMAND, 2,726 2,726 2,726 2,726
CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS--ENG
DEV.
101 0604807A MEDICAL 45,412 45,412 45,412 45,412
MATERIEL/
MEDICAL
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT--ENG
DEV.
102 0604808A LANDMINE 55,215 55,215 55,215 55,215
WARFARE/
BARRIER--ENG
DEV.
104 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL 163,643 163,643 163,643 163,643
COMMAND &
CONTROL
HARDWARE &
SOFTWARE.
105 0604820A RADAR 12,309 12,309 12,309 12,309
DEVELOPMENT.
106 0604822A GENERAL FUND 15,700 15,700 15,700 15,700
ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS
SYSTEM (GFEBS).
107 0604823A FIREFINDER..... 6,243 6,243 6,243 6,243
108 0604827A SOLDIER 18,776 18,776 18,776 18,776
SYSTEMS--WARRI
OR DEM/VAL.
109 0604854A ARTILLERY 1,953 1,953 1,953 1,953
SYSTEMS--EMD.
110 0605013A INFORMATION 67,358 67,358 67,358 67,358
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
111 0605018A INTEGRATED 136,011 136,011 86,011 -15,000 121,011
PERSONNEL AND
PAY SYSTEM-
ARMY (IPPS-A).
................ Restructure [-50,000] [-15,000]
program.
112 0605028A ARMORED MULTI- 230,210 230,210 230,210 230,210
PURPOSE
VEHICLE (AMPV).
113 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL 13,357 13,357 13,357 13,357
NETWORK CENTER
(JTNC).
114 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL 18,055 18,055 18,055 18,055
NETWORK (JTN).
115 0605032A TRACTOR TIRE... 5,677 5,677 5,677 5,677
116 0605035A COMMON INFRARED 77,570 101,570 101,570 24,000 101,570
COUNTERMEASURE
S (CIRCM).
................ Apache [24,000] [24,000] [24,000]
Survivabili
ty
Enhancement
s--Army
Unfunded
Requirement.
117 0605051A AIRCRAFT 18,112 78,112 78,112 60,000 78,112
SURVIVABILITY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Apache [60,000] [60,000] [60,000]
Survivabili
ty
Enhancement
s--Army
Unfunded
Requirement.
118 0605350A WIN-T INCREMENT 39,700 39,700 39,700 39,700
3--FULL
NETWORKING.
119 0605380A AMF JOINT 12,987 12,987 6,155 12,987
TACTICAL RADIO
SYSTEM (JTRS).
................ Only for [-6,832]
SALT
program.
120 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO- 88,866 68,866 88,866 -5,812 83,054
GROUND MISSILE
(JAGM).
................ EMD [-20,000] [-5,812]
contract
delays.
121 0605456A PAC-3/MSE 2,272 2,272 2,272 2,272
MISSILE.
122 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED 214,099 214,099 214,099 214,099
AIR AND
MISSILE
DEFENSE
(AIAMD).
123 0605625A MANNED GROUND 49,247 39,247 49,247 -10,000 39,247
VEHICLE.
................ Funding [-10,000] [-10,000]
ahead of
need.
124 0605626A AERIAL COMMON 2 2 2 2
SENSOR.
125 0605766A NATIONAL 10,599 10,599 10,599 10,599
CAPABILITIES
INTEGRATION
(MIP).
126 0605812A JOINT LIGHT 32,486 32,486 32,486 32,486
TACTICAL
VEHICLE (JLTV)
ENGINEERING
AND
MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPMENT PH.
127 0605830A AVIATION GROUND 8,880 8,880 8,880 8,880
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT.
128 0210609A PALADIN 152,288 152,288 152,288 152,288
INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT
(PIM).
129 0303032A TROJAN--RH12... 5,022 5,022 5,022 5,022
130 0304270A ELECTRONIC 12,686 12,686 12,686 12,686
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
................ SUBTOTAL 2,068,950 2,129,450 2,098,618 59,688 2,128,638
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
&
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ RDT&E
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
131 0604256A THREAT 20,035 20,035 20,035 20,035
SIMULATOR
DEVELOPMENT.
132 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS 16,684 16,684 16,684 16,684
DEVELOPMENT.
133 0604759A MAJOR T&E 62,580 62,580 62,580 62,580
INVESTMENT.
134 0605103A RAND ARROYO 20,853 20,853 20,853 20,853
CENTER.
135 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN 205,145 205,145 205,145 205,145
ATOLL.
136 0605326A CONCEPTS 19,430 19,430 19,430 19,430
EXPERIMENTATIO
N PROGRAM.
138 0605601A ARMY TEST 277,646 277,646 277,646 277,646
RANGES AND
FACILITIES.
139 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL 51,550 51,550 51,550 51,550
TEST
INSTRUMENTATIO
N AND TARGETS.
140 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/ 33,246 33,246 33,246 33,246
LETHALITY
ANALYSIS.
141 0605606A AIRCRAFT 4,760 4,760 4,760 4,760
CERTIFICATION.
142 0605702A METEOROLOGICAL 8,303 8,303 8,303 8,303
SUPPORT TO
RDT&E
ACTIVITIES.
143 0605706A MATERIEL 20,403 20,403 20,403 20,403
SYSTEMS
ANALYSIS.
144 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF 10,396 10,396 10,396 10,396
FOREIGN ITEMS.
145 0605712A SUPPORT OF 49,337 49,337 49,337 49,337
OPERATIONAL
TESTING.
146 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION 52,694 52,694 52,694 52,694
CENTER.
147 0605718A ARMY MODELING & 938 938 938 938
SIM X-CMD
COLLABORATION
& INTEG.
148 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE 60,319 60,319 60,319 60,319
ACTIVITIES.
149 0605803A TECHNICAL 28,478 28,478 28,478 28,478
INFORMATION
ACTIVITIES.
150 0605805A MUNITIONS 32,604 24,604 24,604 -8,000 24,604
STANDARDIZATIO
N,
EFFECTIVENESS
AND SAFETY.
................ Program [-8,000] [-8,000] [-8,000]
reduction.
151 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL 3,186 3,186 3,186 3,186
QUALITY
TECHNOLOGY
MGMT SUPPORT.
152 0605898A MANAGEMENT HQ-- 48,955 48,955 48,955 48,955
R&D.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,027,542 1,019,542 1,019,542 -8,000 1,019,542
RDT&E
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
154 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT 18,397 18,397 18,397 18,397
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
155 0603813A TRACTOR PULL... 9,461 9,461 9,461 9,461
156 0607131A WEAPONS AND 4,945 4,945 4,945 4,945
MUNITIONS
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
157 0607133A TRACTOR SMOKE.. 7,569 7,569 7,569 7,569
158 0607135A APACHE PRODUCT 69,862 69,862 69,862 69,862
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
159 0607136A BLACKHAWK 66,653 66,653 66,653 66,653
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
160 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT 37,407 37,407 37,407 37,407
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
161 0607138A FIXED WING 1,151 1,151 1,151 1,151
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
162 0607139A IMPROVED 51,164 51,164 51,164 51,164
TURBINE ENGINE
PROGRAM.
163 0607140A EMERGING 2,481 2,481 2,481 2,481
TECHNOLOGIES
FROM NIE.
164 0607141A LOGISTICS 1,673 1,673 1,673 1,673
AUTOMATION.
166 0607665A FAMILY OF 13,237 13,237 13,237 13,237
BIOMETRICS.
167 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT 105,816 105,816 105,816 105,816
IMPROVEMENT.
169 0202429A AEROSTAT JOINT 40,565 40,565 40,565 40,565
PROJECT--COCOM
EXERCISE.
171 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED 35,719 35,719 35,719 35,719
DEEP OPERATION
COORDINATION
SYSTEM
(JADOCS).
172 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE 257,167 292,167 354,167 97,000 354,167
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
................ Stryker [35,000] [97,000] [97,000]
Lethality
Upgrades.
173 0203740A MANEUVER 15,445 15,445 15,445 15,445
CONTROL SYSTEM.
175 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE 364 364 364 364
COMPONENT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
176 0203758A DIGITIZATION... 4,361 4,361 4,361 4,361
177 0203801A MISSILE/AIR 3,154 3,154 3,154 3,154
DEFENSE
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
178 0203802A OTHER MISSILE 35,951 35,951 35,951 35,951
PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
179 0203808A TRACTOR CARD... 34,686 34,686 34,686 34,686
180 0205402A INTEGRATED BASE 10,750 10,750 10,750 10,750
DEFENSE--OPERA
TIONAL SYSTEM
DEV.
181 0205410A MATERIALS 402 402 402 402
HANDLING
EQUIPMENT.
183 0205456A LOWER TIER AIR 64,159 64,159 64,159 64,159
AND MISSILE
DEFENSE (AMD)
SYSTEM.
184 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE- 17,527 17,527 17,527 17,527
LAUNCH ROCKET
SYSTEM (GMLRS).
185 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL 20,515 20,515 20,515 20,515
GROUND SYSTEM.
187 0303028A SECURITY AND 12,368 12,368 12,368 12,368
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
188 0303140A INFORMATION 31,154 31,154 31,154 31,154
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
189 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT 12,274 12,274 12,274 12,274
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
190 0303142A SATCOM GROUND 9,355 9,355 9,355 9,355
ENVIRONMENT
(SPACE).
191 0303150A WWMCCS/GLOBAL 7,053 7,053 7,053 7,053
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM.
193 0305179A INTEGRATED 750 750 750 750
BROADCAST
SERVICE (IBS).
194 0305204A TACTICAL 13,225 13,225 13,225 13,225
UNMANNED
AERIAL
VEHICLES.
195 0305206A AIRBORNE 22,870 22,870 22,870 22,870
RECONNAISSANCE
SYSTEMS.
196 0305208A DISTRIBUTED 25,592 25,592 25,592 25,592
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
199 0305233A RQ-7 UAV....... 7,297 7,297 7,297 7,297
201 0310349A WIN-T INCREMENT 3,800 3,800 3,800 3,800
2--INITIAL
NETWORKING.
202 0708045A END ITEM 48,442 48,442 48,442 48,442
INDUSTRIAL
PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES.
202A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 4,536 4,536 4,536 4,536
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,129,297 1,164,297 1,226,297 97,000 1,226,297
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 6,924,959 7,015,459 7,073,627 196,688 7,121,647
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
NAVY
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601103N UNIVERSITY 116,196 134,196 116,196 18,000 134,196
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
................ Defense [18,000] [18,000]
University
Research
Instumentat
ion Program
increase.
002 0601152N IN-HOUSE 19,126 19,126 19,126 19,126
LABORATORY
INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH.
003 0601153N DEFENSE 451,606 451,606 506,606 55,000 506,606
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
................ Basic [55,000] [55,000]
research
program
increase.
................ SUBTOTAL 586,928 604,928 641,928 73,000 659,928
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
004 0602114N POWER 68,723 68,723 68,723 68,723
PROJECTION
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
005 0602123N FORCE 154,963 154,963 154,963 154,963
PROTECTION
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
006 0602131M MARINE CORPS 49,001 49,001 49,001 49,001
LANDING FORCE
TECHNOLOGY.
007 0602235N COMMON PICTURE 42,551 42,551 42,551 42,551
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
008 0602236N WARFIGHTER 45,056 45,056 45,056 45,056
SUSTAINMENT
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
009 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC 115,051 115,051 115,051 115,051
SYSTEMS
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
010 0602435N OCEAN 42,252 62,252 42,252 20,000 62,252
WARFIGHTING
ENVIRONMENT
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................ Service [20,000] [20,000]
Life
Extension
for the
AGOR Ship.
011 0602651M JOINT NON- 6,119 6,119 6,119 6,119
LETHAL WEAPONS
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
012 0602747N UNDERSEA 123,750 123,750 142,350 18,600 142,350
WARFARE
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................ Accelerate [18,600] [18,600]
undersea
warfare
research.
013 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL 179,686 179,686 179,686 179,686
CAPABILITIES
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
014 0602782N MINE AND 37,418 37,418 37,418 37,418
EXPEDITIONARY
WARFARE
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................ SUBTOTAL 864,570 884,570 883,170 38,600 903,170
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
015 0603114N POWER 37,093 37,093 37,093 37,093
PROJECTION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
016 0603123N FORCE 38,044 38,044 38,044 38,044
PROTECTION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC 34,899 34,899 34,899 34,899
SYSTEMS
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
018 0603640M USMC ADVANCED 137,562 137,562 137,562 137,562
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION
(ATD).
019 0603651M JOINT NON- 12,745 12,745 12,745 12,745
LETHAL WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
020 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL 258,860 248,860 248,860 258,860
CAPABILITIES
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Capable [-10,000] [-10,000]
manpower,
enablers,
and sea
basing.
021 0603680N MANUFACTURING 57,074 57,074 57,074 57,074
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
022 0603729N WARFIGHTER 4,807 4,807 4,807 4,807
PROTECTION
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
023 0603747N UNDERSEA 13,748 13,748 13,748 13,748
WARFARE
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
024 0603758N NAVY 66,041 66,041 66,041 66,041
WARFIGHTING
EXPERIMENTS
AND
DEMONSTRATIONS.
025 0603782N MINE AND 1,991 1,991 1,991 1,991
EXPEDITIONARY
WARFARE
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
................ SUBTOTAL 662,864 652,864 652,864 662,864
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
026 0603207N AIR/OCEAN 41,832 41,832 41,832 41,832
TACTICAL
APPLICATIONS.
027 0603216N AVIATION 5,404 5,404 5,404 5,404
SURVIVABILITY.
028 0603237N DEPLOYABLE 3,086 3,086 3,086 3,086
JOINT COMMAND
AND CONTROL.
029 0603251N AIRCRAFT 11,643 11,643 11,643 11,643
SYSTEMS.
030 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS 5,555 5,555 5,555 5,555
DEVELOPMENT.
031 0603261N TACTICAL 3,087 3,087 3,087 3,087
AIRBORNE
RECONNAISSANCE.
032 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT 1,636 1,636 1,636 1,636
SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY.
033 0603502N SURFACE AND 118,588 118,588 118,588 -5,000 113,588
SHALLOW WATER
MINE
COUNTERMEASURE
S.
................ LDUUV [-5,000]
development
growth.
034 0603506N SURFACE SHIP 77,385 77,385 77,385 77,385
TORPEDO
DEFENSE.
035 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS 8,348 8,348 8,348 8,348
DEVELOPMENT.
036 0603525N PILOT FISH..... 123,246 123,246 123,246 123,246
037 0603527N RETRACT LARCH.. 28,819 28,819 28,819 28,819
038 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER 112,678 112,678 112,678 112,678
039 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL 710 710 710 710
CONTROL.
040 0603553N SURFACE ASW.... 1,096 1,096 1,096 1,096
041 0603561N ADVANCED 87,160 135,160 98,160 6,200 93,360
SUBMARINE
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Accelerate [48,000] [11,000] [10,000]
unmanned
underwater
vehicle
development.
................ Universal [-3,800]
launch and
recovery
module
unfunded
outyear
tail.
042 0603562N SUBMARINE 10,371 10,371 10,371 10,371
TACTICAL
WARFARE
SYSTEMS.
043 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT 11,888 11,888 11,888 11,888
ADVANCED
DESIGN.
044 0603564N SHIP 4,332 4,332 4,332 4,332
PRELIMINARY
DESIGN &
FEASIBILITY
STUDIES.
045 0603570N ADVANCED 482,040 62,740 482,040 482,040
NUCLEAR POWER
SYSTEMS.
................ Transfer to [-419,300]
National
Sea-Based
Deterrance
Fund.
046 0603573N ADVANCED 25,904 25,904 25,904 25,904
SURFACE
MACHINERY
SYSTEMS.
047 0603576N CHALK EAGLE.... 511,802 511,802 511,802 511,802
048 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT 118,416 118,416 118,416 118,416
SHIP (LCS).
049 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM 35,901 35,901 35,901 35,901
INTEGRATION.
050 0603595N OHIO 971,393 971,393 971,393
REPLACEMENT.
................ Transfer to [-971,393]
National
Sea-Based
Deterrance
Fund-OR
Development.
051 0603596N LCS MISSION 206,149 206,149 206,149 206,149
MODULES.
052 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
AND RE-TEST
(ATRT).
053 0603609N CONVENTIONAL 7,678 7,678 7,678 7,678
MUNITIONS.
054 0603611M MARINE CORPS 219,082 219,082 219,082 219,082
ASSAULT
VEHICLES.
055 0603635M MARINE CORPS 623 623 623 623
GROUND COMBAT/
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
056 0603654N JOINT SERVICE 18,260 18,260 18,260 18,260
EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DEVELOPMENT.
057 0603658N COOPERATIVE 76,247 76,247 76,247 76,247
ENGAGEMENT.
058 0603713N OCEAN 4,520 4,520 4,520 4,520
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
059 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL 20,711 20,711 20,711 20,711
PROTECTION.
060 0603724N NAVY ENERGY 47,761 47,761 47,761 47,761
PROGRAM.
061 0603725N FACILITIES 5,226 5,226 5,226 5,226
IMPROVEMENT.
062 0603734N CHALK CORAL.... 182,771 182,771 182,771 182,771
063 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC 3,866 3,866 3,866 3,866
PRODUCTIVITY.
064 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE.. 360,065 360,065 360,065 360,065
065 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA.. 237,416 237,416 237,416 237,416
066 0603751N RETRACT ELM.... 37,944 37,944 37,944 37,944
067 0603764N LINK EVERGREEN. 47,312 47,312 47,312 47,312
068 0603787N SPECIAL 17,408 17,408 17,408 17,408
PROCESSES.
069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH 9,359 9,359 9,359 9,359
AND
DEVELOPMENT.
070 0603795N LAND ATTACK 887 10,887 887 887
TECHNOLOGY.
................ 5-Inch [10,000]
Guided
Projectile
Technology.
071 0603851M JOINT NON- 29,448 29,448 29,448 29,448
LETHAL WEAPONS
TESTING.
072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION 91,479 91,479 91,479 91,479
APPROACH AND
LANDING
SYSTEMS--DEM/
VAL.
073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY 67,360 67,360 67,360 67,360
AND ELECTRIC
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
074 0604112N GERALD R. FORD 48,105 48,105 127,205 79,100 127,205
CLASS NUCLEAR
AIRCRAFT
CARRIER (CVN
78--80).
................ Full ship [79,100] [79,100]
shock
trials for
CVN-78.
075 0604122N REMOTE 20,089 20,089 20,089 20,089
MINEHUNTING
SYSTEM (RMS).
076 0604272N TACTICAL AIR 18,969 18,969 18,969 18,969
DIRECTIONAL
INFRARED
COUNTERMEASURE
S (TADIRCM).
077 0604279N ASE SELF- 7,874 7,874 7,874 7,874
PROTECTION
OPTIMIZATION.
078 0604292N MH-XX.......... 5,298 5,298 5,298 5,298
079 0604454N LX (R)......... 46,486 75,486 75,486 29,000 75,486
................ LX(R) [29,000] [29,000] [29,000]
Acceleratio
n.
080 0604653N JOINT COUNTER 3,817 3,817 3,817 3,817
RADIO
CONTROLLED IED
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
(JCREW).
081 0604659N PRECISION 9,595 9,595 9,595 9,595
STRIKE WEAPONS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
082 0604707N SPACE AND 29,581 29,581 29,581 -4,335 25,246
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (SEW)
ARCHITECTURE/
ENGINEERING
SUPPORT.
................ Maritime [-4,335]
concept
generation
and
development
growth.
083 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI- 285,849 285,849 285,849 285,849
SURFACE
WARFARE WEAPON
DEVELOPMENT.
084 0605812M JOINT LIGHT 36,656 36,656 36,656 36,656
TACTICAL
VEHICLE (JLTV)
ENGINEERING
AND
MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPMENT PH.
085 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS 9,835 9,835 9,835 9,835
DEVELOPMENT--M
IP.
086 0304270N ELECTRONIC 580 580 580 580
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT--M
IP.
................ SUBTOTAL 5,024,626 3,720,933 5,143,726 104,965 5,129,591
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
& PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
087 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM 21,708 21,708 21,708 21,708
AIRCRAFT.
088 0604212N OTHER HELO 11,101 11,101 11,101 11,101
DEVELOPMENT.
089 0604214N AV-8B AIRCRAFT-- 39,878 39,878 39,878 39,878
ENG DEV.
090 0604215N STANDARDS 53,059 53,059 53,059 53,059
DEVELOPMENT.
091 0604216N MULTI-MISSION 21,358 21,358 21,358 21,358
HELICOPTER
UPGRADE
DEVELOPMENT.
092 0604218N AIR/OCEAN 4,515 4,515 4,515 4,515
EQUIPMENT
ENGINEERING.
093 0604221N P-3 1,514 1,514 1,514 1,514
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
094 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT 5,875 5,875 5,875 5,875
SYSTEM.
095 0604231N TACTICAL 81,553 81,553 81,553 81,553
COMMAND SYSTEM.
096 0604234N ADVANCED 272,149 272,149 272,149 272,149
HAWKEYE.
097 0604245N H-1 UPGRADES... 27,235 52,235 27,235 27,235
................ UH-1Y/AH-1Z [25,000]
Readiness
Improvement
Unfunded
Requirement.
098 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH 35,763 35,763 35,763 35,763
SENSORS.
099 0604262N V-22A.......... 87,918 98,618 87,918 87,918
................ Digital [10,700]
interoperab
ility
program.
100 0604264N AIR CREW 12,679 12,679 12,679 12,679
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
101 0604269N EA-18.......... 56,921 56,921 56,921 56,921
102 0604270N ELECTRONIC 23,685 23,685 23,685 23,685
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
103 0604273N EXECUTIVE HELO 507,093 507,093 507,093 507,093
DEVELOPMENT.
104 0604274N NEXT GENERATION 411,767 411,767 411,767 411,767
JAMMER (NGJ).
105 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL 25,071 25,071 25,071 25,071
RADIO SYSTEM--
NAVY (JTRS-
NAVY).
106 0604307N SURFACE 443,433 443,433 443,433 -10,000 433,433
COMBATANT
COMBAT SYSTEM
ENGINEERING.
................ Aegis [-10,000]
development
support
growth.
107 0604311N LPD-17 CLASS 747 747 747 747
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION.
108 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER 97,002 97,002 97,002 97,002
BOMB (SDB).
109 0604366N STANDARD 129,649 129,649 129,649 129,649
MISSILE
IMPROVEMENTS.
110 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM... 11,647 11,647 11,647 11,647
111 0604376M MARINE AIR 2,778 2,778 2,778 2,778
GROUND TASK
FORCE (MAGTF)
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
FOR AVIATION.
112 0604378N NAVAL 23,695 23,695 23,695 23,695
INTEGRATED
FIRE CONTROL--
COUNTER AIR
SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING.
113 0604404N UNMANNED 134,708 134,708 350,000 484,708
CARRIER
LAUNCHED
AIRBORNE
SURVEILLANCE
AND STRIKE
(UCLASS)
SYSTEM.
................ Competitive [300,000]
air vehicle
risk
reduction
activities.
................ Excess FY15 [-134,708]
funds buy
down FY16
requirement
s.
................ Government [50,000]
and
industry
source
selection
preparation.
114 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE 43,914 43,914 43,914 43,914
WATER SENSORS.
115 0604503N SSN-688 AND 109,908 109,908 109,908 109,908
TRIDENT
MODERNIZATION.
116 0604504N AIR CONTROL.... 57,928 57,928 57,928 57,928
117 0604512N SHIPBOARD 120,217 120,217 120,217 120,217
AVIATION
SYSTEMS.
118 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE 241,754 241,754 241,754 241,754
DEFENSE RADAR
(AMDR) SYSTEM.
119 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN. 122,556 122,556 122,556 122,556
120 0604562N SUBMARINE 48,213 60,213 60,213 12,000 60,213
TACTICAL
WARFARE SYSTEM.
................ Accelerate [12,000] [12,000] [12,000]
submarine
combat and
weapon
system
modernizati
on.
121 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT 49,712 49,712 49,712 49,712
DESIGN/ LIVE
FIRE T&E.
122 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL 4,096 4,096 4,096 4,096
COMPUTER
RESOURCES.
123 0604580N VIRGINIA 167,719 167,719 167,719 167,719
PAYLOAD MODULE
(VPM).
124 0604601N MINE 15,122 15,122 15,122 15,122
DEVELOPMENT.
125 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT 33,738 33,738 33,738 33,738
TORPEDO
DEVELOPMENT.
126 0604654N JOINT SERVICE 8,123 8,123 8,123 8,123
EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE
DEVELOPMENT.
127 0604703N PERSONNEL, 7,686 7,686 7,686 7,686
TRAINING,
SIMULATION,
AND HUMAN
FACTORS.
128 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF 405 405 405 405
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
129 0604755N SHIP SELF 153,836 153,836 153,836 153,836
DEFENSE
(DETECT &
CONTROL).
130 0604756N SHIP SELF 99,619 99,619 99,619 99,619
DEFENSE
(ENGAGE: HARD
KILL).
131 0604757N SHIP SELF 116,798 116,798 116,798 116,798
DEFENSE
(ENGAGE: SOFT
KILL/EW).
132 0604761N INTELLIGENCE 4,353 4,353 4,353 4,353
ENGINEERING.
133 0604771N MEDICAL 9,443 9,443 9,443 9,443
DEVELOPMENT.
134 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID 32,469 32,469 32,469 32,469
SYSTEM.
135 0604800M JOINT STRIKE 537,901 537,901 525,401 537,901
FIGHTER (JSF)--
EMD.
................ F-35B Block [-12,500]
4
development
early to
need.
136 0604800N JOINT STRIKE 504,736 504,736 492,236 504,736
FIGHTER (JSF)--
EMD.
................ F-35C Block [-12,500]
4
development
early to
need.
137 0604810M JOINT STRIKE 59,265 46,765 59,265 -38,465 20,800
FIGHTER FOLLOW
ON
DEVELOPMENT--M
ARINE CORPS.
................ Program [-12,500] [-38,465]
delay.
138 0604810N JOINT STRIKE 47,579 35,079 47,579 -26,335 21,244
FIGHTER FOLLOW
ON
DEVELOPMENT--N
AVY.
................ Program [-12,500] [-26,335]
delay.
139 0605013M INFORMATION 5,914 5,914 5,914 5,914
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
140 0605013N INFORMATION 89,711 89,711 89,711 89,711
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
141 0605212N CH-53K RDTE.... 632,092 632,092 632,092 632,092
142 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE 7,778 7,778 7,778 7,778
CONNECTOR
(SSC).
143 0605450N JOINT AIR-TO- 25,898 25,898 25,898 25,898
GROUND MISSILE
(JAGM).
144 0605500N MULTI-MISSION 247,929 247,929 247,929 247,929
MARITIME
AIRCRAFT (MMA).
145 0204202N DDG-1000....... 103,199 103,199 103,199 103,199
146 0304231N TACTICAL 998 998 998 998
COMMAND
SYSTEM--MIP.
147 0304785N TACTICAL 17,785 17,785 17,785 17,785
CRYPTOLOGIC
SYSTEMS.
148 0305124N SPECIAL 35,905 35,905 35,905 35,905
APPLICATIONS
PROGRAM.
................ SUBTOTAL 6,308,800 6,331,500 6,161,092 287,200 6,596,000
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
&
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
149 0604256N THREAT 30,769 30,769 30,769 30,769
SIMULATOR
DEVELOPMENT.
150 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS 112,606 112,606 112,606 112,606
DEVELOPMENT.
151 0604759N MAJOR T&E 61,234 61,234 61,234 61,234
INVESTMENT.
152 0605126N JOINT THEATER 6,995 6,995 6,995 6,995
AIR AND
MISSILE
DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION.
153 0605152N STUDIES AND 4,011 4,011 4,011 4,011
ANALYSIS
SUPPORT--NAVY.
154 0605154N CENTER FOR 48,563 48,563 48,563 48,563
NAVAL ANALYSES.
155 0605285N NEXT GENERATION 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
FIGHTER.
157 0605804N TECHNICAL 925 925 925 925
INFORMATION
SERVICES.
158 0605853N MANAGEMENT, 78,143 78,143 78,143 78,143
TECHNICAL &
INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT.
159 0605856N STRATEGIC 3,258 3,258 3,258 3,258
TECHNICAL
SUPPORT.
160 0605861N RDT&E SCIENCE 76,948 76,948 76,948 76,948
AND TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT.
161 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND 132,122 132,122 132,122 132,122
AIRCRAFT
SUPPORT.
162 0605864N TEST AND 351,912 351,912 351,912 351,912
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
163 0605865N OPERATIONAL 17,985 17,985 17,985 17,985
TEST AND
EVALUATION
CAPABILITY.
164 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND 5,316 5,316 5,316 5,316
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (SEW)
SUPPORT.
165 0605867N SEW 6,519 6,519 6,519 6,519
SURVEILLANCE/
RECONNAISSANCE
SUPPORT.
166 0605873M MARINE CORPS 13,649 13,649 13,649 13,649
PROGRAM WIDE
SUPPORT.
................ SUBTOTAL 955,955 955,955 955,955 955,955
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
174 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & 107,039 107,039 107,039 107,039
WEAPONS SYSTEM
SUPPORT.
175 0101224N SSBN SECURITY 46,506 46,506 46,506 46,506
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
176 0101226N SUBMARINE 3,900 3,900 4,700 800 4,700
ACOUSTIC
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Accelerate [800] [800]
combat
rapid
attack
weapon.
177 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC 16,569 16,569 16,569 16,569
COMMUNICATIONS.
178 0203761N RAPID 18,632 18,632 18,632 -7,500 11,132
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSITION
(RTT).
................ TIPS [-7,500]
program
growth.
179 0204136N F/A-18 133,265 133,265 133,265 133,265
SQUADRONS.
181 0204163N FLEET 62,867 62,867 62,867 -11,800 51,067
TELECOMMUNICAT
IONS
(TACTICAL).
................ Joint [-11,800]
aerial
layer
network
growth.
182 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT 36,045 36,045 36,045 36,045
183 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND 25,228 25,228 25,228 25,228
TOMAHAWK
MISSION
PLANNING
CENTER (TMPC).
184 0204311N INTEGRATED 54,218 54,218 54,218 54,218
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM.
185 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS 11,335 11,335 11,335 11,335
TACTICAL
SUPPORT UNITS
(DISPLACEMENT
CRAFT).
186 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK 80,129 80,129 80,129 -14,500 65,629
ORIENTED RADAR
(G/ATOR).
................ Block II [-14,500]
test assets
early to
need.
187 0204571N CONSOLIDATED 39,087 54,087 39,087 39,087
TRAINING
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Anti- [15,000]
Submarine
Warfare
Underwater
Range
Instrumenta
tion
Upgrade.
188 0204574N CRYPTOLOGIC 1,915 1,915 1,915 1,915
DIRECT SUPPORT.
189 0204575N ELECTRONIC 46,609 46,609 46,609 46,609
WARFARE (EW)
READINESS
SUPPORT.
190 0205601N HARM 52,708 52,708 52,708 -18,000 34,708
IMPROVEMENT.
................ AARGM [-18,000]
extended
range
program
growth.
191 0205604N TACTICAL DATA 149,997 149,997 149,997 149,997
LINKS.
192 0205620N SURFACE ASW 24,460 24,460 24,460 24,460
COMBAT SYSTEM
INTEGRATION.
193 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP.... 42,206 42,206 47,706 5,500 47,706
................ Accelerate [5,500] [5,500]
torpedo
upgrades.
194 0205633N AVIATION 117,759 117,759 117,759 117,759
IMPROVEMENTS.
195 0205675N OPERATIONAL 101,323 101,323 101,323 101,323
NUCLEAR POWER
SYSTEMS.
196 0206313M MARINE CORPS 67,763 67,763 67,763 67,763
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
197 0206335M COMMON AVIATION 13,431 13,431 13,431 13,431
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
(CAC2S).
198 0206623M MARINE CORPS 56,769 56,769 56,769 56,769
GROUND COMBAT/
SUPPORTING
ARMS SYSTEMS.
199 0206624M MARINE CORPS 20,729 20,729 20,729 20,729
COMBAT
SERVICES
SUPPORT.
200 0206625M USMC 13,152 13,152 13,152 13,152
INTELLIGENCE/
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
SYSTEMS (MIP).
201 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS 48,535 48,535 48,535 48,535
ASSAULT
VEHICLE.
202 0207161N TACTICAL AIM 76,016 76,016 76,016 76,016
MISSILES.
203 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM 32,172 32,172 32,172 32,172
RANGE AIR-TO-
AIR MISSILE
(AMRAAM).
208 0303109N SATELLITE 53,239 53,239 53,239 53,239
COMMUNICATIONS
(SPACE).
209 0303138N CONSOLIDATED 21,677 21,677 21,677 21,677
AFLOAT NETWORK
ENTERPRISE
SERVICES
(CANES).
210 0303140N INFORMATION 28,102 28,102 28,102 28,102
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
211 0303150M WWMCCS/GLOBAL 294 294 294 294
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM.
213 0305160N NAVY 599 599 599 599
METEOROLOGICAL
AND OCEAN
SENSORS-SPACE
(METOC).
214 0305192N MILITARY 6,207 6,207 6,207 6,207
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM (MIP)
ACTIVITIES.
215 0305204N TACTICAL 8,550 8,550 8,550 8,550
UNMANNED
AERIAL
VEHICLES.
216 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION 41,831 41,831 41,831 41,831
AND
INTEROPERABILI
TY.
217 0305208M DISTRIBUTED 1,105 1,105 1,105 1,105
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
218 0305208N DISTRIBUTED 33,149 33,149 33,149 33,149
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
219 0305220N RQ-4 UAV....... 227,188 227,188 227,188 227,188
220 0305231N MQ-8 UAV....... 52,770 52,770 52,770 52,770
221 0305232M RQ-11 UAV...... 635 635 635 635
222 0305233N RQ-7 UAV....... 688 688 688 688
223 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) 4,647 4,647 4,647 4,647
TACTICAL UAS
(STUASL0).
224 0305239M RQ-21A......... 6,435 6,435 6,435 6,435
225 0305241N MULTI- 49,145 49,145 49,145 49,145
INTELLIGENCE
SENSOR
DEVELOPMENT.
226 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL 9,246 9,246 9,246 9,246
SYSTEMS (UAS)
PAYLOADS (MIP).
227 0305421N RQ-4 150,854 150,854 150,854 150,854
MODERNIZATION.
228 0308601N MODELING AND 4,757 4,757 4,757 4,757
SIMULATION
SUPPORT.
229 0702207N DEPOT 24,185 24,185 24,185 24,185
MAINTENANCE
(NON-IF).
231 0708730N MARITIME 4,321 4,321 4,321 4,321
TECHNOLOGY
(MARITECH).
231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 1,252,185 1,252,185 1,252,185 1,252,185
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 3,482,173 3,497,173 3,488,473 -45,500 3,436,673
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 17,885,916 16,647,923 17,927,208 458,265 18,344,181
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
AF
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601102F DEFENSE 329,721 329,721 374,721 45,000 374,721
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
................ Basic [45,000] [45,000]
research
program
increase.
002 0601103F UNIVERSITY 141,754 141,754 141,754 141,754
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
003 0601108F HIGH ENERGY 13,778 13,778 13,778 13,778
LASER RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
................ SUBTOTAL 485,253 485,253 530,253 45,000 530,253
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
004 0602102F MATERIALS...... 125,234 125,234 115,234 125,234
................ Nanostructu [-10,000]
red and
biological
materials.
005 0602201F AEROSPACE 123,438 123,438 123,438 123,438
VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGIES.
006 0602202F HUMAN 100,530 90,530 100,530 100,530
EFFECTIVENESS
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................ Program [-10,000]
decrease.
007 0602203F AEROSPACE 182,326 177,326 182,326 182,326
PROPULSION.
................ Program [-5,000]
decrease.
008 0602204F AEROSPACE 147,291 147,291 147,291 147,291
SENSORS.
009 0602601F SPACE 116,122 116,122 116,122 116,122
TECHNOLOGY.
010 0602602F CONVENTIONAL 99,851 99,851 99,851 99,851
MUNITIONS.
011 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY 115,604 115,604 115,604 115,604
TECHNOLOGY.
012 0602788F DOMINANT 164,909 164,909 164,909 164,909
INFORMATION
SCIENCES AND
METHODS.
013 0602890F HIGH ENERGY 42,037 42,037 42,037 42,037
LASER RESEARCH.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,217,342 1,202,342 1,207,342 1,217,342
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
014 0603112F ADVANCED 37,665 47,665 37,665 10,000 47,665
MATERIALS FOR
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
................ Metals [10,000] [10,000]
Affordabili
ty
Initiative.
015 0603199F SUSTAINMENT 18,378 18,378 18,378 18,378
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
(S&T).
016 0603203F ADVANCED 42,183 42,183 42,183 42,183
AEROSPACE
SENSORS.
017 0603211F AEROSPACE 100,733 100,733 100,733 100,733
TECHNOLOGY DEV/
DEMO.
018 0603216F AEROSPACE 168,821 168,821 168,821 168,821
PROPULSION AND
POWER
TECHNOLOGY.
019 0603270F ELECTRONIC 47,032 47,032 47,032 47,032
COMBAT
TECHNOLOGY.
020 0603401F ADVANCED 54,897 54,897 54,897 54,897
SPACECRAFT
TECHNOLOGY.
021 0603444F MAUI SPACE 12,853 12,853 12,853 12,853
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM (MSSS).
022 0603456F HUMAN 25,448 25,448 25,448 25,448
EFFECTIVENESS
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
023 0603601F CONVENTIONAL 48,536 48,536 48,536 48,536
WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY.
024 0603605F ADVANCED 30,195 30,195 30,195 30,195
WEAPONS
TECHNOLOGY.
025 0603680F MANUFACTURING 42,630 52,630 42,630 10,000 52,630
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
................ Maturation [10,000] [10,000]
of advanced
manufacturi
ng for low-
cost
sustainment.
026 0603788F BATTLESPACE 46,414 46,414 46,414 46,414
KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATION.
................ SUBTOTAL 675,785 695,785 675,785 20,000 695,785
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
027 0603260F INTELLIGENCE 5,032 5,032 5,032 5,032
ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT.
029 0603438F SPACE CONTROL 4,070 4,070 4,070 4,070
TECHNOLOGY.
030 0603742F COMBAT 21,790 21,790 21,790 21,790
IDENTIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY.
031 0603790F NATO RESEARCH 4,736 4,736 4,736 4,736
AND
DEVELOPMENT.
033 0603830F SPACE SECURITY 30,771 30,771 30,771 30,771
AND DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
034 0603851F INTERCONTINENTA 39,765 39,765 39,765 39,765
L BALLISTIC
MISSILE--DEM/
VAL.
036 0604015F LONG RANGE 1,246,228 786,228 786,228 -460,000 786,228
STRIKE.
................ Delayed EMD [-460,000] [-460,000] [-460,000]
contract
award.
037 0604317F TECHNOLOGY 3,512 13,512 3,512 5,000 8,512
TRANSFER.
................ Technology [10,000] [5,000]
transfer
program
increase.
038 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY 54,637 54,637 54,637 54,637
BURIED TARGET
DEFEAT SYSTEM
(HDBTDS)
PROGRAM.
040 0604422F WEATHER SYSTEM 76,108 56,108 76,108 -20,000 56,108
FOLLOW-ON.
................ Unjustified [-20,000] [-20,000]
increase
and
analysis of
alternative
s.
044 0604857F OPERATIONALLY 6,457 20,457 19,957 13,500 19,957
RESPONSIVE
SPACE.
................ SSA, [14,000] [13,500] [13,500]
Weather, or
Launch
Activities.
045 0604858F TECH TRANSITION 246,514 246,514 246,514 246,514
PROGRAM.
046 0605230F GROUND BASED 75,166 75,166 75,166 75,166
STRATEGIC
DETERRENT.
049 0207110F NEXT GENERATION 8,830 3,930 8,830 8,830
AIR DOMINANCE.
................ Program [-4,900]
reduction.
050 0207455F THREE 14,939 14,939 14,939 14,939
DIMENSIONAL
LONG-RANGE
RADAR (3DELRR).
051 0305164F NAVSTAR GLOBAL 142,288 142,288 142,288 142,288
POSITIONING
SYSTEM (USER
EQUIPMENT)
(SPACE).
052 0306250F CYBER 81,732 81,732 96,732 15,000 96,732
OPERATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Increase [15,000] [15,000]
USCC Cyber
Operations
Technology
Development.
................ SUBTOTAL 2,062,575 1,601,675 1,631,075 -446,500 1,616,075
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
& PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
055 0604270F ELECTRONIC 929 929 929 929
WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT.
056 0604281F TACTICAL DATA 60,256 60,256 60,256 60,256
NETWORKS
ENTERPRISE.
057 0604287F PHYSICAL 5,973 5,973 5,973 5,973
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT.
058 0604329F SMALL DIAMETER 32,624 32,624 32,624 32,624
BOMB (SDB)--
EMD.
059 0604421F COUNTERSPACE 24,208 24,208 24,208 24,208
SYSTEMS.
060 0604425F SPACE SITUATION 32,374 32,374 32,374 32,374
AWARENESS
SYSTEMS.
061 0604426F SPACE FENCE.... 243,909 243,909 243,909 243,909
062 0604429F AIRBORNE 8,358 8,358 8,358 8,358
ELECTRONIC
ATTACK.
063 0604441F SPACE BASED 292,235 302,235 292,235 292,235
INFRARED
SYSTEM (SBIRS)
HIGH EMD.
................ Exploitatio [10,000]
n of SBIRS.
064 0604602F ARMAMENT/ 40,154 40,154 40,154 40,154
ORDNANCE
DEVELOPMENT.
065 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS... 2,506 2,506 2,506 2,506
066 0604617F AGILE COMBAT 57,678 57,678 57,678 57,678
SUPPORT.
067 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT 8,187 8,187 8,187 8,187
SYSTEMS.
068 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING 15,795 15,795 15,795 15,795
RANGES.
069 0604800F F-35--EMD...... 589,441 589,441 564,441 589,441
................ F-35A Block [-25,000]
4
development
early to
need.
071 0604853F EVOLVED 84,438 184,438 84,438 100,000 184,438
EXPENDABLE
LAUNCH VEHICLE
PROGRAM
(SPACE)--EMD.
................ EELV [-84,438]
Program--La
unch
Vehicle
Development.
................ EELV [184,438] [100,000]
Program--Ro
cket
Propulsion
System
Development.
072 0604932F LONG RANGE 36,643 36,643 36,643 36,643
STANDOFF
WEAPON.
073 0604933F ICBM FUZE 142,551 142,551 142,551 142,551
MODERNIZATION.
074 0605213F F-22 140,640 140,640 140,640 140,640
MODERNIZATION
INCREMENT 3.2B.
075 0605214F GROUND ATTACK 3,598 3,598 3,598 3,598
WEAPONS FUZE
DEVELOPMENT.
076 0605221F KC-46.......... 602,364 402,364 402,364 -200,000 402,364
................ Program [-200,000] [-200,000] [-200,000]
decrease.
077 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT 11,395 11,395 11,395 11,395
TRAINING.
078 0605229F CSAR HH-60 156,085 156,085 156,085 156,085
RECAPITALIZATI
ON.
080 0605431F ADVANCED EHF 228,230 228,230 228,230 228,230
MILSATCOM
(SPACE).
081 0605432F POLAR MILSATCOM 72,084 72,084 72,084 72,084
(SPACE).
082 0605433F WIDEBAND GLOBAL 56,343 52,343 56,343 -4,000 52,343
SATCOM (SPACE).
................ Excess to [-4,000] [-4,000]
need.
083 0605458F AIR & SPACE OPS 47,629 47,629 47,629 47,629
CENTER 10.2
RDT&E.
084 0605931F B-2 DEFENSIVE 271,961 271,961 271,961 271,961
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.
085 0101125F NUCLEAR WEAPONS 212,121 212,121 212,121 212,121
MODERNIZATION.
086 0207171F F-15 EPAWSS.... 186,481 186,481 215,981 186,481
................ Flight test [1,500]
support.
................ NRE for [28,000]
ADCPII
upgrade.
087 0207701F FULL COMBAT 18,082 18,082 18,082 18,082
MISSION
TRAINING.
088 0305176F COMBAT SURVIVOR 993 993 993 993
EVADER LOCATOR.
089 0307581F NEXTGEN JSTARS. 44,343 44,343 44,343 44,343
091 0401319F PRESIDENTIAL 102,620 102,620 102,620 102,620
AIRCRAFT
REPLACEMENT
(PAR).
092 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST 14,563 14,563 14,563 14,563
SYSTEMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 3,847,791 3,753,791 3,652,291 -104,000 3,743,791
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
&
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
093 0604256F THREAT 23,844 23,844 23,844 23,844
SIMULATOR
DEVELOPMENT.
094 0604759F MAJOR T&E 68,302 73,302 68,302 5,000 73,302
INVESTMENT.
................ Airborne [5,000] [5,000]
Sensor Data
Correlation
Project.
095 0605101F RAND PROJECT 34,918 34,918 34,918 34,918
AIR FORCE.
097 0605712F INITIAL 10,476 10,476 10,476 10,476
OPERATIONAL
TEST &
EVALUATION.
098 0605807F TEST AND 673,908 673,908 673,908 673,908
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
099 0605860F ROCKET SYSTEMS 21,858 21,858 21,858 21,858
LAUNCH PROGRAM
(SPACE).
100 0605864F SPACE TEST 28,228 28,228 28,228 28,228
PROGRAM (STP).
101 0605976F FACILITIES 40,518 40,518 40,518 40,518
RESTORATION
AND
MODERNIZATION-
-TEST AND
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
102 0605978F FACILITIES 27,895 27,895 27,895 27,895
SUSTAINMENT--T
EST AND
EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
103 0606017F REQUIREMENTS 16,507 16,507 16,507 16,507
ANALYSIS AND
MATURATION.
104 0606116F SPACE TEST AND 18,997 18,997 18,997 18,997
TRAINING RANGE
DEVELOPMENT.
106 0606392F SPACE AND 185,305 185,305 185,305 -5,000 180,305
MISSILE CENTER
(SMC) CIVILIAN
WORKFORCE.
................ Excess to [-5,000]
need.
107 0308602F ENTEPRISE 4,841 4,841 4,841 4,841
INFORMATION
SERVICES (EIS).
108 0702806F ACQUISITION AND 15,357 15,357 15,357 15,357
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
109 0804731F GENERAL SKILL 1,315 1,315 1,315 1,315
TRAINING.
111 1001004F INTERNATIONAL 2,315 2,315 2,315 2,315
ACTIVITIES.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,174,584 1,179,584 1,174,584 1,174,584
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
112 0603423F GLOBAL 350,232 350,232 350,232 350,232
POSITIONING
SYSTEM III--
OPERATIONAL
CONTROL
SEGMENT.
113 0604233F SPECIALIZED 10,465 10,465 10,465 10,465
UNDERGRADUATE
FLIGHT
TRAINING.
114 0604445F WIDE AREA 24,577 24,577 24,577 24,577
SURVEILLANCE.
117 0605018F AF INTEGRATED 69,694 69,694 24,294 -40,000 29,694
PERSONNEL AND
PAY SYSTEM (AF-
IPPS).
................ Forward [-45,400] [-40,000]
financing,
excluding
funding for
audit
readiness.
118 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER 26,718 26,718 26,718 26,718
TECHNOLOGY
EXECUTIVE
AGENCY.
119 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP 10,807 10,807 10,807 10,807
RDT&E.
121 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS. 74,520 74,520 74,520 74,520
122 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED 451 451 451 451
CRUISE MISSILE
(ALCM).
123 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS. 2,245 2,245 2,245 2,245
124 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS.. 108,183 108,183 108,183 108,183
125 0101213F MINUTEMAN 178,929 178,929 178,929 178,929
SQUADRONS.
126 0101313F STRAT WAR 28,481 28,481 28,481 28,481
PLANNING
SYSTEM--USSTRA
TCOM.
127 0101314F NIGHT FIST-- 87 87 87 87
USSTRATCOM.
128 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT 5,315 5,315 5,315 5,315
STRATEGIC
COMMUNICATIONS.
131 0105921F SERVICE SUPPORT 8,090 8,090 8,090 8,090
TO STRATCOM--
SPACE
ACTIVITIES.
132 0205219F MQ-9 UAV....... 123,439 123,439 123,439 123,439
134 0207131F A-10 SQUADRONS. 16,200 16,200 16,200 16,200
................ A-10 [16,200] [16,200] [16,200]
restoration
:
operational
flight
program
development.
135 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS. 148,297 188,297 148,297 50,000 198,297
................ AESA Radar [50,000] [50,000]
Integration.
................ Unobligated [-10,000]
balances.
136 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS 179,283 169,283 192,079 12,796 192,079
................ Duplicative [-10,000]
effort with
the Navy.
................ Transfer [12,796] [12,796]
from
procurement.
137 0207136F MANNED 14,860 14,860 14,860 14,860
DESTRUCTIVE
SUPPRESSION.
138 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS 262,552 262,552 262,552 262,552
139 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS. 115,395 90,395 115,395 -61,474 53,921
................ Program [-25,000] [-61,474]
delay.
140 0207161F TACTICAL AIM 43,360 43,360 43,360 43,360
MISSILES.
141 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM 46,160 46,160 46,160 46,160
RANGE AIR-TO-
AIR MISSILE
(AMRAAM).
143 0207224F COMBAT RESCUE 412 412 412 412
AND RECOVERY.
144 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE-- 657 657 657 657
PARARESCUE.
145 0207247F AF TENCAP...... 31,428 31,428 31,428 31,428
146 0207249F PRECISION 1,105 1,105 1,105 1,105
ATTACK SYSTEMS
PROCUREMENT.
147 0207253F COMPASS CALL... 14,249 14,249 14,249 14,249
148 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE 103,942 103,942 103,942 103,942
COMPONENT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
149 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO- 12,793 12,793 12,793 12,793
SURFACE
STANDOFF
MISSILE
(JASSM).
150 0207410F AIR & SPACE 21,193 21,193 21,193 21,193
OPERATIONS
CENTER (AOC).
151 0207412F CONTROL AND 559 559 559 559
REPORTING
CENTER (CRC).
152 0207417F AIRBORNE 161,812 161,812 161,812 161,812
WARNING AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
(AWACS).
153 0207418F TACTICAL 6,001 6,001 6,001 6,001
AIRBORNE
CONTROL
SYSTEMS.
155 0207431F COMBAT AIR 7,793 7,793 7,793 7,793
INTELLIGENCE
SYSTEM
ACTIVITIES.
156 0207444F TACTICAL AIR 12,465 12,465 12,465 12,465
CONTROL PARTY-
MOD.
157 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL 1,681 1,681 1,681 1,681
DATA LINK.
159 0207452F DCAPES......... 16,796 16,796 16,796 16,796
161 0207590F SEEK EAGLE..... 21,564 21,564 21,564 21,564
162 0207601F USAF MODELING 24,994 24,994 24,994 24,994
AND SIMULATION.
163 0207605F WARGAMING AND 6,035 6,035 6,035 6,035
SIMULATION
CENTERS.
164 0207697F DISTRIBUTED 4,358 4,358 4,358 4,358
TRAINING AND
EXERCISES.
165 0208006F MISSION 55,835 55,835 55,835 55,835
PLANNING
SYSTEMS.
167 0208087F AF OFFENSIVE 12,874 12,874 12,874 12,874
CYBERSPACE
OPERATIONS.
168 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE 7,681 7,681 7,681 7,681
CYBERSPACE
OPERATIONS.
171 0301017F GLOBAL SENSOR 5,974 5,974 5,974 5,974
INTEGRATED ON
NETWORK (GSIN).
177 0301400F SPACE 13,815 13,815 13,815 13,815
SUPERIORITY
INTELLIGENCE.
178 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL 80,360 80,360 80,360 80,360
AIRBORNE
OPERATIONS
CENTER (NAOC).
179 0303001F FAMILY OF 3,907 3,907 3,907 3,907
ADVANCED BLOS
TERMINALS (FAB-
T).
180 0303131F MINIMUM 75,062 75,062 75,062 75,062
ESSENTIAL
EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK
(MEECN).
181 0303140F INFORMATION 46,599 46,599 46,599 46,599
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
183 0303142F GLOBAL FORCE 2,470 2,470 2,470 2,470
MANAGEMENT--DA
TA INITIATIVE.
186 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT 112,775 112,775 112,775 112,775
ENTERPRISE.
189 0305099F GLOBAL AIR 4,235 4,235 4,235 4,235
TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
(GATM).
192 0305110F SATELLITE 7,879 5,879 7,879 7,879
CONTROL
NETWORK
(SPACE).
................ Unjustified [-2,000]
increase in
systems
engineering.
193 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE 29,955 29,955 29,955 29,955
194 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC 21,485 21,485 21,485 21,485
CONTROL,
APPROACH, AND
LANDING SYSTEM
(ATCALS).
195 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS. 2,515 2,515 2,515 2,515
198 0305128F SECURITY AND 472 472 472 472
INVESTIGATIVE
ACTIVITIES.
199 0305145F ARMS CONTROL 12,137 12,137 12,137 12,137
IMPLEMENTATION.
200 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT 361 361 361 361
COUNTERINTELLI
GENCE
ACTIVITIES.
203 0305173F SPACE AND 3,162 3,162 3,162 3,162
MISSILE TEST
AND EVALUATION
CENTER.
204 0305174F SPACE 1,543 1,543 1,543 1,543
INNOVATION,
INTEGRATION
AND RAPID
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
205 0305179F INTEGRATED 7,860 7,860 7,860 7,860
BROADCAST
SERVICE (IBS).
206 0305182F SPACELIFT RANGE 6,902 6,902 6,902 6,902
SYSTEM (SPACE).
207 0305202F DRAGON U-2..... 34,471 34,471 34,471 34,471
209 0305206F AIRBORNE 50,154 60,154 50,154 10,000 60,154
RECONNAISSANCE
SYSTEMS.
................ Wide Area [10,000] [10,000]
Surveillanc
e
Capability.
210 0305207F MANNED 13,245 13,245 13,245 13,245
RECONNAISSANCE
SYSTEMS.
211 0305208F DISTRIBUTED 22,784 22,784 22,784 22,784
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
212 0305219F MQ-1 PREDATOR A 716 716 716 716
UAV.
213 0305220F RQ-4 UAV....... 208,053 208,053 208,053 -5,000 203,053
................ Program [-5,000]
delays.
214 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC 21,587 21,587 21,587 21,587
COLLABORATIVE
TARGETING.
215 0305236F COMMON DATA 43,986 43,986 43,986 43,986
LINK EXECUTIVE
AGENT (CDL EA).
216 0305238F NATO AGS....... 197,486 197,486 138,400 -59,086 138,400
................ Transfer to [-59,086] [-59,086]
Procurement
for NATO
AWACS.
217 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS 28,434 28,434 28,434 28,434
ENTERPRISE.
218 0305265F GPS III SPACE 180,902 180,902 180,902 180,902
SEGMENT.
220 0305614F JSPOC MISSION 81,911 81,911 81,911 81,911
SYSTEM.
221 0305881F RAPID CYBER 3,149 3,149 3,149 3,149
ACQUISITION.
222 0305913F NUDET DETECTION 14,447 14,447 14,447 14,447
SYSTEM (SPACE).
223 0305940F SPACE SITUATION 20,077 20,077 20,077 20,077
AWARENESS
OPERATIONS.
225 0308699F SHARED EARLY 853 853 853 853
WARNING (SEW).
226 0401115F C-130 AIRLIFT 33,962 33,962 33,962 33,962
SQUADRON.
227 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT 42,864 42,864 42,864 -5,000 37,864
SQUADRONS (IF).
................ Forward [-5,000]
financing.
228 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT 54,807 54,807 54,807 54,807
(IF).
229 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM. 31,010 31,010 31,010 31,010
230 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT 6,802 6,802 6,802 6,802
IR
COUNTERMEASURE
S (LAIRCM).
231 0401219F KC-10S......... 1,799 1,799 1,799 1,799
232 0401314F OPERATIONAL 48,453 48,453 48,453 48,453
SUPPORT
AIRLIFT.
233 0401318F CV-22.......... 36,576 36,576 36,576 36,576
235 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS 7,963 7,963 7,963 7,963
/ COMBAT
CONTROL.
236 0702207F DEPOT 1,525 1,525 1,525 1,525
MAINTENANCE
(NON-IF).
237 0708610F LOGISTICS 112,676 112,676 81,676 -32,100 80,576
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
(LOGIT).
................ Program [-31,000] [-32,100]
growth.
238 0708611F SUPPORT SYSTEMS 12,657 12,657 12,657 12,657
DEVELOPMENT.
239 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT 1,836 1,836 1,836 1,836
TRAINING.
240 0808716F OTHER PERSONNEL 121 121 121 121
ACTIVITIES.
241 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL 5,911 5,911 5,911 5,911
RECOVERY
AGENCY.
242 0901218F CIVILIAN 3,604 3,604 3,604 3,604
COMPENSATION
PROGRAM.
243 0901220F PERSONNEL 4,598 4,598 4,598 4,598
ADMINISTRATION.
244 0901226F AIR FORCE 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,103
STUDIES AND
ANALYSIS
AGENCY.
246 0901538F FINANCIAL 101,840 101,840 101,840 101,840
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 12,780,142 12,780,142 12,945,142 12,780,142
PROGRAMS.
................ Three [165,000]
program
increases.
................ SUBTOTAL 17,010,339 17,039,539 17,068,849 -113,664 16,896,675
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 26,473,669 25,957,969 25,940,179 -599,164 25,874,505
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, AF.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
DW
................ BASIC RESEARCH
001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC 38,436 38,436 38,436 38,436
RESEARCH
INITIATIVE.
002 0601101E DEFENSE 333,119 333,119 333,119 333,119
RESEARCH
SCIENCES.
003 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH 42,022 42,022 42,022 42,022
INITIATIVES.
004 0601117E BASIC 56,544 56,544 56,544 56,544
OPERATIONAL
MEDICAL
RESEARCH
SCIENCE.
005 0601120D8Z NATIONAL 49,453 59,453 49,453 5,000 54,453
DEFENSE
EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
................ STEM [10,000] [5,000]
program
increase.
006 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY 25,834 35,834 25,834 10,000 35,834
BLACK COLLEGES
AND
UNIVERSITIES/
MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
................ Program [10,000] [10,000]
increase.
007 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND 46,261 46,261 46,261 46,261
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
................ SUBTOTAL 591,669 611,669 591,669 15,000 606,669
BASIC
RESEARCH.
................
................ APPLIED
RESEARCH
008 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS 19,352 19,352 19,352 19,352
TECHNOLOGY.
009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL 114,262 114,262 114,262 114,262
TECHNOLOGY.
010 0602234D8Z LINCOLN 51,026 51,026 51,026 51,026
LABORATORY
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.
011 0602251D8Z APPLIED 48,226 48,226 33,226 48,226
RESEARCH FOR
THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
S&T PRIORITIES.
................ General [-15,000]
program
decrease.
012 0602303E INFORMATION & 356,358 356,358 356,358 356,358
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY.
014 0602383E BIOLOGICAL 29,265 29,265 29,265 29,265
WARFARE
DEFENSE.
015 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND 208,111 208,111 208,111 208,111
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
016 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY 13,727 13,727 13,727 13,727
RESEARCH.
018 0602702E TACTICAL 314,582 314,582 309,582 -5,000 309,582
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Multi- [-5,000] [-5,000]
azimuth
defense
fast
intercept
round
engagement
system.
019 0602715E MATERIALS AND 220,115 195,115 210,115 -18,394 201,721
BIOLOGICAL
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Program [-25,000] [-10,000] [-18,394]
decrease.
020 0602716E ELECTRONICS 174,798 174,798 174,798 174,798
TECHNOLOGY.
021 0602718BR WEAPONS OF MASS 155,415 155,415 155,415 155,415
DESTRUCTION
DEFEAT
TECHNOLOGIES.
022 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE 8,824 8,824 8,824 8,824
ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE
(SEI) APPLIED
RESEARCH.
023 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY 37,517 37,517 37,517 37,517
DEVELOPMENT.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,751,578 1,726,578 1,721,578 -23,394 1,728,184
APPLIED
RESEARCH.
................
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
024 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS 25,915 25,915 25,915 25,915
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
026 0603122D8Z COMBATING 71,171 136,171 71,171 40,000 111,171
TERRORISM
TECHNOLOGY
SUPPORT.
................ Increase [25,000]
for
Combating
Terrorism
Technology
Activities.
................ Program [40,000] [40,000]
increase.
027 0603133D8Z FOREIGN 21,782 21,782 21,782 21,782
COMPARATIVE
TESTING.
028 0603160BR COUNTERPROLIFER 290,654 290,654 290,654 290,654
ATION
INITIATIVES--P
ROLIFERATION
PREVENTION AND
DEFEAT.
030 0603176C ADVANCED 12,139 12,139 12,139 12,139
CONCEPTS AND
PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT.
031 0603177C DISCRIMINATION 28,200 28,200 28,200 28,200
SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY.
032 0603178C WEAPONS 45,389 3,131 65,389 -38,022 7,367
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Fiber laser [20,000]
prototype
development.
................ High Power [-30,291] [-26,055]
Directed
Energy--Mis
sile
Destruct.
................ Move to [-11,967] [-11,967]
support
Multiple
Object Kill
Vehicle.
033 0603179C ADVANCED C4ISR. 9,876 9,876 9,876 9,876
034 0603180C ADVANCED 17,364 17,364 17,364 17,364
RESEARCH.
035 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE 18,802 18,802 18,802 18,802
MUNITIONS
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
036 0603264S AGILE 2,679 2,679 2,679 2,679
TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE 21ST
CENTURY
(AT21)--THEATE
R CAPABILITY.
037 0603274C SPECIAL 64,708 64,708 64,708 -13,250 51,458
PROGRAM--MDA
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Unjustified [-13,250]
growth.
038 0603286E ADVANCED 185,043 185,043 185,043 185,043
AEROSPACE
SYSTEMS.
039 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS 126,692 126,692 126,692 126,692
AND TECHNOLOGY.
040 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC 14,645 14,645 9,645 14,645
ASSESSMENTS.
................ General [-5,000]
program
decrease.
041 0603289D8Z ADVANCED 59,830 49,830 59,830 -10,000 49,830
INNOVATIVE
ANALYSIS AND
CONCEPTS.
................ Program [-10,000] [-10,000]
decrease.
042 0603294C COMMON KILL 46,753 2,195 66,753 -39,558 7,195
VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Increase [20,000]
for
Multiple
Object Kill
Vehicle.
................ MOKV [-44,558] [-39,558]
Concept
Development.
043 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND 140,094 140,094 140,094 140,094
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM--ADVAN
CED
DEVELOPMENT.
044 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH.. 118,666 108,666 118,666 -10,000 108,666
................ Program [-10,000] [-10,000]
decrease.
045 0603618D8Z JOINT 43,966 30,466 43,966 -13,500 30,466
ELECTRONIC
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Program [-13,500] [-13,500]
decrease.
046 0603648D8Z JOINT 141,540 129,540 131,540 -12,000 129,540
CAPABILITY
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
................ Program [-12,000] [-10,000] [-12,000]
decrease.
047 0603662D8Z NETWORKED 6,980 6,980 6,980 6,980
COMMUNICATIONS
CAPABILITIES.
050 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE 157,056 142,056 157,056 -15,000 142,056
MANUFACTURING
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
................ Unjustified [-15,000] [-15,000]
growth.
051 0603699D8Z EMERGING 33,515 43,515 33,515 7,500 41,015
CAPABILITIES
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Efforts to [10,000] [7,500]
counter-
ISIL and
Russian
aggression.
052 0603712S GENERIC 16,543 16,543 16,543 16,543
LOGISTICS R&D
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
053 0603713S DEPLOYMENT AND 29,888 29,888 29,888 29,888
DISTRIBUTION
ENTERPRISE
TECHNOLOGY.
054 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC 65,836 65,836 65,836 65,836
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.
055 0603720S MICROELECTRONIC 79,037 99,037 79,037 10,000 89,037
S TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
AND SUPPORT.
................ Trusted [20,000] [10,000]
Source
Implementat
ion for
Field
Programmabl
e Gate
Arrays
Study.
056 0603727D8Z JOINT 9,626 9,626 9,626 -2,500 7,126
WARFIGHTING
PROGRAM.
................ Program [-2,500]
decrease.
057 0603739E ADVANCED 79,021 79,021 79,021 79,021
ELECTRONICS
TECHNOLOGIES.
058 0603760E COMMAND, 201,335 201,335 201,335 201,335
CONTROL AND
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
059 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC 452,861 427,861 432,861 -20,000 432,861
WARFARE
TECHNOLOGY.
................ Excessive [-25,000] [-20,000] [-20,000]
program
growth.
060 0603767E SENSOR 257,127 257,127 257,127 257,127
TECHNOLOGY.
061 0603769SE DISTRIBUTED 10,771 10,771 10,771 10,771
LEARNING
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
062 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE 15,202 15,202 15,202 15,202
ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE.
063 0603826D8Z QUICK REACTION 90,500 70,500 70,500 -20,000 70,500
SPECIAL
PROJECTS.
................ Unjustified [-20,000] [-20,000] [-20,000]
growth.
066 0603833D8Z ENGINEERING 18,377 18,377 18,377 18,377
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY.
067 0603941D8Z TEST & 82,589 82,589 82,589 82,589
EVALUATION
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY.
068 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL 37,420 37,420 37,420 37,420
ENERGY
CAPABILITY
IMPROVEMENT.
069 0303310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS... 42,488 42,488 42,488 42,488
070 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED 57,741 57,741 57,741 57,741
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ SUBTOTAL 3,229,821 3,132,505 3,214,821 -136,330 3,093,491
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
AND PROTOTYPES
071 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND 31,710 31,710 31,710 31,710
CONVENTIONAL
PHYSICAL
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT
RDT&E ADC&P.
073 0603600D8Z WALKOFF........ 90,567 90,567 90,567 90,567
074 0603714D8Z ADVANCED 15,900 19,900 19,900 15,900
SENSORS
APPLICATION
PROGRAM.
................ Advanced [4,000] [4,000]
Sensors
Application
Program.
075 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL 52,758 52,758 52,758 52,758
SECURITY
TECHNICAL
CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
076 0603881C BALLISTIC 228,021 228,021 228,021 228,021
MISSILE
DEFENSE
TERMINAL
DEFENSE
SEGMENT.
077 0603882C BALLISTIC 1,284,891 1,284,891 1,284,891 1,284,891
MISSILE
DEFENSE
MIDCOURSE
DEFENSE
SEGMENT.
077A 0603XXXX MULTIPLE-OBJECT 86,525 10,000 81,525 81,525
KILL VEHICLE.
................ Divert [10,000] [10,000]
attitude
control
systems
technology
to support
Multi-
Object Kill
Vehicle.
................ Establish [86,525] [71,525]
MOKV
Program of
Record.
078 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND 172,754 172,754 172,754 172,754
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM--DEM/
VAL.
079 0603884C BALLISTIC 233,588 233,588 233,588 233,588
MISSILE
DEFENSE
SENSORS.
080 0603890C BMD ENABLING 409,088 409,088 409,088 409,088
PROGRAMS.
080A 0603XXXC WEAPONS 30,291 26,055 26,055
TECHNOLOGY--HI
GH POWER DE.
................ High Power [30,291] [26,055]
Directed
Energy--Mis
sile
Destruct.
081 0603891C SPECIAL 400,387 400,387 400,387 400,387
PROGRAMS--MDA.
082 0603892C AEGIS BMD...... 843,355 870,675 843,355 843,355
................ Undifferent [27,320]
iated Block
IB costs.
083 0603893C SPACE TRACKING 31,632 31,632 31,632 31,632
& SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM.
084 0603895C BALLISTIC 23,289 23,289 23,289 23,289
MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEM
SPACE PROGRAMS.
085 0603896C BALLISTIC 450,085 450,085 450,085 -12,300 437,785
MISSILE
DEFENSE
COMMAND AND
CONTROL,
BATTLE
MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNICATI.
................ Future [-12,300]
Spirals
concurrency
with
multiple
ongoing
efforts and
excess
growth.
086 0603898C BALLISTIC 49,570 49,570 49,570 49,570
MISSILE
DEFENSE JOINT
WARFIGHTER
SUPPORT.
087 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE 49,211 49,211 49,211 49,211
INTEGRATION &
OPERATIONS
CENTER (MDIOC).
088 0603906C REGARDING 9,583 9,583 9,583 9,583
TRENCH.
089 0603907C SEA BASED X- 72,866 72,866 72,866 72,866
BAND RADAR
(SBX).
090 0603913C ISRAELI 102,795 267,595 268,795 -102,795 0
COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS.
................ Arrow 3.... [19,500]
................ Arrow [45,500]
System
Improvement
Program.
................ David's [99,800]
Sling.
................ Increase [166,000]
for Arrow/
David's
Sling.
................ Realign [-102,795]
Israeli
Cooperative
Programs to
Overseas
Contingency
Operations.
091 0603914C BALLISTIC 274,323 274,323 274,323 274,323
MISSILE
DEFENSE TEST.
092 0603915C BALLISTIC 513,256 513,256 513,256 513,256
MISSILE
DEFENSE
TARGETS.
092A 0603XXXC INF RESPONSE 25,000
OPTION
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Program [25,000]
increase.
093 0603920D8Z HUMANITARIAN 10,129 10,129 10,129 10,129
DEMINING.
094 0603923D8Z COALITION 10,350 10,350 10,350 10,350
WARFARE.
095 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF 1,518 6,518 11,518 10,000 11,518
DEFENSE
CORROSION
PROGRAM.
................ Program [5,000] [10,000] [10,000]
Increase.
096 0604115C TECHNOLOGY 96,300 96,300 96,300 96,300
MATURATION
INITIATIVES.
097 0604250D8Z ADVANCED 469,798 469,798 469,798 469,798
INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES.
098 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF 3,129 3,129 3,129 3,129
DEFENSE (DOD)
UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEM (UAS)
COMMON
DEVELOPMENT.
103 0604826J JOINT C5 25,200 25,200 25,200 25,200
CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT,
INTEGRATION
AND
INTEROPERABILI
TY ASSESSMENTS.
105 0604873C LONG RANGE 137,564 137,564 137,564 137,564
DISCRIMINATION
RADAR (LRDR).
106 0604874C IMPROVED 278,944 278,944 298,944 20,000 298,944
HOMELAND
DEFENSE
INTERCEPTORS.
................ Redesigned [20,000] [20,000]
kill
vehicle
development.
107 0604876C BALLISTIC 26,225 26,225 26,225 26,225
MISSILE
DEFENSE
TERMINAL
DEFENSE
SEGMENT TEST.
108 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST. 55,148 55,148 55,148 55,148
109 0604879C BALLISTIC 86,764 86,764 86,764 86,764
MISSILE
DEFENSE SENSOR
TEST.
110 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 34,970 34,970 34,970 34,970
(LBSM3).
111 0604881C AEGIS SM-3 172,645 172,645 172,645 172,645
BLOCK IIA CO-
DEVELOPMENT.
112 0604887C BALLISTIC 64,618 64,618 64,618 64,618
MISSILE
DEFENSE
MIDCOURSE
SEGMENT TEST.
114 0303191D8Z JOINT 2,660 2,660 2,660 2,660
ELECTROMAGNETI
C TECHNOLOGY
(JET) PROGRAM.
115 0305103C CYBER SECURITY 963 963 963 963
INITIATIVE.
................ SUBTOTAL 6,816,554 7,159,490 7,026,554 22,485 6,839,039
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
AND
PROTOTYPES.
................
................ SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATION
116 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND 8,800 8,800 8,800 8,800
CONVENTIONAL
PHYSICAL
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT
RDT&E SDD.
117 0604165D8Z PROMPT GLOBAL 78,817 108,817 88,817 10,000 88,817
STRIKE
CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT.
................ Concept [15,000] [5,000]
development
by the Army
of a CPGS
option.
................ Concept [15,000] [5,000]
development
by the Navy
of a CPGS
option.
................ CPGS [10,000]
development
and flight
test.
118 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND 303,647 303,647 303,647 303,647
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM--EMD.
119 0604764K ADVANCED IT 23,424 23,424 23,424 23,424
SERVICES JOINT
PROGRAM OFFICE
(AITS-JPO).
120 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL 14,285 14,285 14,285 14,285
INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM (JTIDS).
121 0605000BR WEAPONS OF MASS 7,156 7,156 7,156 7,156
DESTRUCTION
DEFEAT
CAPABILITIES.
122 0605013BL INFORMATION 12,542 12,542 12,542 12,542
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
123 0605021SE HOMELAND 191 191 191 191
PERSONNEL
SECURITY
INITIATIVE.
124 0605022D8Z DEFENSE 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273
EXPORTABILITY
PROGRAM.
125 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT 5,962 5,962 5,962 5,962
DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES.
126 0605070S DOD ENTERPRISE 13,412 13,412 13,412 13,412
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATION.
127 0605075D8Z DCMO POLICY AND 2,223 2,223 2,223 2,223
INTEGRATION.
128 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY 31,660 31,660 31,660 31,660
INTIATIVES
(DAI)--FINANCI
AL SYSTEM.
129 0605090S DEFENSE RETIRED 13,085 13,085 13,085 13,085
AND ANNUITANT
PAY SYSTEM
(DRAS).
130 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE 7,209 7,209 7,209 7,209
ELECTRONIC
PROCUREMENT
CAPABILITIES.
131 0303141K GLOBAL COMBAT 15,158 15,158 5,158 -1,364 13,794
SUPPORT SYSTEM.
................ Early to [-10,000] [-1,364]
need.
132 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE 4,414 4,414 4,414 4,414
ENERGY
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
(EEIM).
................ SUBTOTAL 545,258 575,258 545,258 8,636 553,894
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
AND
DEMONSTRATIO
N.
................
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
133 0604774D8Z DEFENSE 5,581 5,581 5,581 5,581
READINESS
REPORTING
SYSTEM (DRRS).
134 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS 3,081 3,081 3,081 3,081
ARCHITECTURE
DEVELOPMENT.
135 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST 229,125 229,125 229,125 229,125
AND EVALUATION
INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT
(CTEIP).
136 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND 28,674 21,674 28,674 -7,000 21,674
EVALUATIONS.
................ Program [-7,000] [-7,000]
decrease.
138 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION 45,235 45,235 45,235 45,235
ENVIRONMENT
TEST
CAPABILITY
(JMETC).
139 0605104D8Z TECHNICAL 24,936 24,936 24,936 24,936
STUDIES,
SUPPORT AND
ANALYSIS.
141 0605126J JOINT 35,471 35,471 35,471 35,471
INTEGRATED AIR
AND MISSILE
DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION
(JIAMDO).
144 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS 37,655 37,655 32,655 37,655
ENGINEERING.
................ Reducing [-5,000]
reporting
and
inefficienc
ies.
145 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND 3,015 3,015 3,015 3,015
ANALYSIS
SUPPORT--OSD.
146 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS- 5,287 5,287 5,287 5,287
PHYSICAL
SECURITY.
147 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO 5,289 5,289 5,289 5,289
NETWORKS AND
INFORMATION
INTEGRATION.
148 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT 2,120 2,120 2,120 2,120
TO USD
(INTELLIGENCE).
149 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND 102,264 102,264 102,264 102,264
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
PROGRAM.
158 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS 2,169 2,169 2,169 2,169
INNOVATION
RESEARCH
(SBIR)/ SMALL
BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER.
159 0605798D8Z DEFENSE 13,960 13,960 13,960 13,960
TECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS.
160 0605801KA DEFENSE 51,775 51,775 51,775 51,775
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION
CENTER (DTIC).
161 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT 9,533 9,533 9,533 9,533
OF DOD
ENLISTMENT,
TESTING AND
EVALUATION.
162 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT 17,371 21,371 17,371 4,000 21,371
TEST AND
EVALUATION.
................ Program [4,000] [4,000]
increase.
163 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ-- 71,571 71,571 71,571 71,571
R&D.
164 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND 4,123 4,123 4,123 4,123
PROGRAM
ASSESSMENTS.
165 0203345D8Z DEFENSE 1,946 1,946 1,946 1,946
OPERATIONS
SECURITY
INITIATIVE
(DOSI).
166 0204571J JOINT STAFF 7,673 7,673 7,673 7,673
ANALYTICAL
SUPPORT.
169 0303166J SUPPORT TO 10,413 10,413 10,413 10,413
INFORMATION
OPERATIONS
(IO)
CAPABILITIES.
170 0303260D8Z DEFENSE 971 971 971 971
MILITARY
DECEPTION
PROGRAM OFFICE
(DMDPO).
171 0305193D8Z CYBER 6,579 6,579 6,579 6,579
INTELLIGENCE.
173 0804767D8Z COCOM EXERCISE 43,811 43,811 43,811 43,811
ENGAGEMENT AND
TRAINING
TRANSFORMATION
(CE2T2)--MHA.
174 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ-- 35,871 35,871 35,871 35,871
MDA.
176 0903230D8W WHS--MISSION 1,072 1,072 1,072 1,072
OPERATIONS
SUPPORT - IT.
177A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 49,500 49,500 49,500 49,500
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 856,071 853,071 851,071 -3,000 853,071
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
178 0604130V ENTERPRISE 7,929 7,929 7,929 7,929
SECURITY
SYSTEM (ESS).
179 0605127T REGIONAL 1,750 1,750 1,750 1,750
INTERNATIONAL
OUTREACH (RIO)
AND
PARTNERSHIP
FOR PEACE
INFORMATION
MANA.
180 0605147T OVERSEAS 294 294 294 294
HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE
SHARED
INFORMATION
SYSTEM
(OHASIS).
181 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE 22,576 22,576 22,576 22,576
ANALYSIS AND
SUSTAINMENT
SUPPORT.
182 0607310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: 1,901 1,901 1,901 1,901
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
183 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER 8,474 8,474 8,474 8,474
SECURITY
COOPERATION
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (G-
TSCMIS).
184 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND 33,561 33,561 33,561 33,561
BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE
(OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT).
186 0208043J PLANNING AND 3,061 3,061 3,061 3,061
DECISION AID
SYSTEM (PDAS).
187 0208045K C4I 64,921 64,921 64,921 64,921
INTEROPERABILI
TY.
189 0301144K JOINT/ALLIED 3,645 3,645 3,645 3,645
COALITION
INFORMATION
SHARING.
193 0302016K NATIONAL 963 963 963 963
MILITARY
COMMAND SYSTEM-
WIDE SUPPORT.
194 0302019K DEFENSE INFO 10,186 10,186 10,186 10,186
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERING
AND
INTEGRATION.
195 0303126K LONG-HAUL 36,883 36,883 36,883 36,883
COMMUNICATIONS
-DCS.
196 0303131K MINIMUM 13,735 13,735 13,735 13,735
ESSENTIAL
EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK
(MEECN).
197 0303135G PUBLIC KEY 6,101 6,101 6,101 6,101
INFRASTRUCTURE
(PKI).
198 0303136G KEY MANAGEMENT 43,867 43,867 43,867 43,867
INFRASTRUCTURE
(KMI).
199 0303140D8Z INFORMATION 8,957 8,957 8,957 8,957
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
200 0303140G INFORMATION 146,890 146,890 146,890 146,890
SYSTEMS
SECURITY
PROGRAM.
201 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND 21,503 21,503 21,503 21,503
AND CONTROL
SYSTEM.
202 0303153K DEFENSE 20,342 20,342 20,342 20,342
SPECTRUM
ORGANIZATION.
203 0303170K NET-CENTRIC 444 444 444 444
ENTERPRISE
SERVICES
(NCES).
205 0303610K TELEPORT 1,736 1,736 1,736 1,736
PROGRAM.
206 0304210BB SPECIAL 65,060 19,460 65,060 65,060
APPLICATIONS
FOR
CONTINGENCIES.
................ Ahead of [-45,600]
need.
210 0305103K CYBER SECURITY 2,976 2,976 2,976 2,976
INITIATIVE.
215 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D 4,182 4,182 4,182 4,182
PROGRAMS.
216 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY. 18,130 18,130 18,130 18,130
218 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED 5,302 5,302 5,302 5,302
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
221 0305208K DISTRIBUTED 3,239 3,239 3,239 3,239
COMMON GROUND/
SURFACE
SYSTEMS.
225 0305327V INSIDER THREAT. 11,733 11,733 11,733 11,733
226 0305387D8Z HOMELAND 2,119 2,119 2,119 2,119
DEFENSE
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
PROGRAM.
234 0708011S INDUSTRIAL 24,605 28,605 24,605 24,605
PREPAREDNESS.
................ Casting [4,000]
Solutions
for
Readiness
Program.
235 0708012S LOGISTICS 1,770 1,770 1,770 1,770
SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES.
236 0902298J MANAGEMENT HQ-- 2,978 2,978 2,978 2,978
OJCS.
237 1105219BB MQ-9 UAV....... 18,151 23,151 23,151 5,000 23,151
................ Medium [5,000] [5,000] [5,000]
Altitude
Long
Endurance
Tactical
(MALET) MQ-
9 Unmanned
Aerial
Vehicle.
238 1105232BB RQ-11 UAV...... 758 758 758 758
240 1160403BB AVIATION 173,934 189,134 191,141 15,200 189,134
SYSTEMS.
................ ISR payload [2,000]
technology
improvement
s.
................ MC-130 [15,200] [15,207] [15,200]
Terrain
Following/
Terrain
Avoidance
Radar
Program.
241 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE 6,866 6,866 6,866 6,866
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
242 1160408BB OPERATIONAL 63,008 63,008 63,008 63,008
ENHANCEMENTS.
243 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS 25,342 25,342 25,342 25,342
244 1160432BB SPECIAL 3,401 3,401 3,401 3,401
PROGRAMS.
245 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL 3,212 3,212 3,212 3,212
VEHICLES.
246 1160483BB MARITIME 63,597 64,597 63,597 63,597
SYSTEMS.
................ Combat [1,000]
Diver.
247 1160489BB GLOBAL VIDEO 3,933 3,933 3,933 3,933
SURVEILLANCE
ACTIVITIES.
248 1160490BB OPERATIONAL 10,623 10,623 10,623 10,623
ENHANCEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE.
248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 3,564,272 3,564,272 3,564,272 3,564,272
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 4,538,910 4,518,510 4,561,117 20,200 4,559,110
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ UNDISTRIBUTED
249 XXXXXXX DEFENSE WIDE 200,000 200,000 200,000
CYBER
VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT.
................ Assess all [200,000] [200,000]
major
weapon
systems for
cyber
vulnerabili
ty.
250 XXXXXXX UCAS-D 725,000
DEVELOPMENT
AND FOLLOW ON
PROTOTYPING.
................ Supports [725,000]
continued
efforts on
UCAS-D and
follow on
prototyping.
251 XXXXXXX TECHNOLOGY 400,000 400,000 400,000
OFFSET
INITIATIVE.
................ Supports [400,000] [400,000]
innovative
technology
development.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,325,000 600,000 600,000
UNDISTRIBUTE
D.
................
................ TOTAL 18,329,861 18,577,081 19,837,068 503,597 18,833,458
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, DW.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
TEST & EVAL,
DEFENSE
................ MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL 76,838 76,838 76,838 76,838
TEST AND
EVALUATION.
002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST 46,882 46,882 46,882 46,882
AND EVALUATION.
003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL 46,838 46,838 46,838 46,838
TEST
ACTIVITIES AND
ANALYSES.
................ SUBTOTAL 170,558 170,558 170,558 170,558
MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT.
................
................ TOTAL 170,558 170,558 170,558 170,558
OPERATIONA
L TEST &
EVAL,
DEFENSE.
................
................ TOTAL 69,784,963 68,368,990 70,948,640 559,386 70,344,349
RDT&E.
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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of
Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Line Program Element Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
ARMY
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES
060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
AND
SURVIVABILITY.
................ SUBTOTAL 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
&
PROTOTYPES.
................
................ TOTAL 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
NAVY
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 35,747 35,747 35,747 35,747
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 35,747 35,747 35,747 35,747
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 35,747 35,747 35,747 35,747
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
AF
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
133 0205671F JOINT COUNTER 300 300 300 300
RCIED
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE.
246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 16,800 16,800 16,800 16,800
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 17,100 17,100 17,100 17,100
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 17,100 17,100 17,100 17,100
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, AF.
................
................ RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL,
DW.
................ ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
026 0603122D8Z COMBATING 25,000
TERRORISM
TECHNOLOGY
SUPPORT.
................ Combating [25,000]
Terrorism
and
Technical
Support
Office.
................ SUBTOTAL 25,000
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
AND PROTOTYPES
090 0603913C ISRAELI 267,595 267,595
COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS.
................ Arrow 3.... [19,500]
................ Arrow [45,500]
System
Improvement
Program.
................ David's [99,800]
Sling.
................ Realign [102,795]
Israeli
Cooperative
Programs to
Overseas
Contingency
Operations.
................ SUBTOTAL 267,595 267,595
ADVANCED
COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT
AND
PROTOTYPES.
................
................ OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED 137,087 137,087 137,087 137,087
PROGRAMS.
................ SUBTOTAL 137,087 137,087 137,087 137,087
OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
................
................ TOTAL 137,087 162,087 137,087 267,595 404,682
RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMEN
T, TEST &
EVAL, DW.
................
................ TOTAL 191,434 216,434 191,434 267,595 459,029
RDT&E.
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Line Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS...... 1,094,429 1,594,429 1,094,429 500,000 1,594,429
Force Readiness [500,000] [500,000]
Restoration--Ope
rations Tempo...
020 MODULAR SUPPORT 68,873 68,873 68,873 68,873
BRIGADES...........
060 AVIATION ASSETS..... 141,700
Flying Hour [55,000]
Program
Restoration
Unfunded
Requirement.....
H-60 A-L [86,700]
Conversion
Acceleration....
070 FORCE READINESS 114,000
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
Army Reserve [6,000]
cyber education
efforts.........
Insider Threat [80,000]
Unfunded
Requirements....
Open Source [28,000]
Intelligence/
Human Terrain
Systems Unfunded
Requirements....
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT 1,214,116 1,215,846 1,291,316 77,200 1,291,316
MAINTENANCE........
Gun Tube Depot [1,730]
Maintenance
Shortfall
Recovery
Acceleration....
Readiness [77,200] [77,200]
funding increase
100 BASE OPERATIONS 7,616,008 7,607,508 7,626,508 10,500 7,626,508
SUPPORT............
Public Affairs [-8,500]
at Local
Installations
Unjustified
Growth..........
Readiness [10,500] [10,500]
funding increase
110 FACILITIES 2,617,169 2,809,869 2,651,169 172,200 2,789,369
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
GTMO Critical [20,500]
Building
Maintenance.....
Kwajalein [34,000]
facilities
restoration.....
Restore [172,200] [172,200]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
120 MANAGEMENT AND 421,269 421,269 421,269 421,269
OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.......
130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 164,743 164,743 164,743 164,743
CORE OPERATIONS....
170 COMBATANT COMMANDS 448,633 469,633 436,276 448,633
DIRECT MISSION
SUPPORT............
Afloat Forward [21,000]
Staging Base
Unfunded
Requirement.....
Streamlining of [-12,357]
Army Combatant
Commands Direct
Mission Support.
SUBTOTAL 13,645,240 14,607,870 13,754,583 759,900 14,405,140
OPERATING FORCES
MOBILIZATION
180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY.. 401,638 401,638 401,638 401,638
200 INDUSTRIAL 6,532 6,532 6,532 6,532
PREPAREDNESS.......
SUBTOTAL 408,170 408,170 408,170 408,170
MOBILIZATION....
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
210 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 131,536 131,536 131,536 131,536
220 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 47,843 47,843 47,843 47,843
230 ONE STATION UNIT 42,565 42,565 42,565 42,565
TRAINING...........
240 SENIOR RESERVE 490,378 490,378 490,378 490,378
OFFICERS TRAINING
CORPS..............
250 SPECIALIZED SKILL 981,000 990,800 1,014,200 8,200 989,200
TRAINING...........
Cyber Defender [9,800]
(25D) Series
Course..........
Readiness [33,200] [33,200]
funding increase
Unjustified [-25,000]
program growth..
260 FLIGHT TRAINING..... 940,872 984,472 940,872 940,872
Cyber Basic [3,100]
Officer
Leadership
Course..........
Initial Entry [40,500]
Rotary Wing
Training Backlog
Reduction.......
270 PROFESSIONAL 230,324 247,624 230,324 230,324
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
Advanced Civil [-3,000]
Schooling -
Civilian
Graduate School
10 Percent
Reduction.......
Unmanned [20,300]
Aircraft Systems
Training........
280 TRAINING SUPPORT.... 603,519 631,519 603,519 603,519
Intelligence [28,000]
Support for
PACOM Unfunded
Requirement.....
290 RECRUITING AND 491,922 491,922 491,922 491,922
ADVERTISING........
300 EXAMINING........... 194,079 194,079 194,079 194,079
310 OFF-DUTY AND 227,951 227,951 227,951 227,951
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION 161,048 161,048 161,048 161,048
AND TRAINING.......
330 JUNIOR RESERVE 170,118 170,118 170,118 170,118
OFFICER TRAINING
CORPS..............
SUBTOTAL 4,713,155 4,811,855 4,746,355 8,200 4,721,355
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMIN & SRVWIDE
ACTIVITIES
360 CENTRAL SUPPLY 813,881 813,881 813,881 813,881
ACTIVITIES.........
370 LOGISTIC SUPPORT 714,781 715,141 714,781 -11,000 703,781
ACTIVITIES.........
TRADOC Mobile [360]
Training Team
(MTT) Support
Unfunded
Requirement.....
Unjustified [-11,000]
program growth..
380 AMMUNITION 322,127 322,127 322,127 322,127
MANAGEMENT.........
390 ADMINISTRATION...... 384,813 376,313 384,813 384,813
Unjustified [-8,500]
Growth in Public
Affairs.........
400 SERVICEWIDE 1,781,350 1,781,350 1,781,350 1,781,350
COMMUNICATIONS.....
410 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT. 292,532 292,532 292,532 292,532
420 OTHER PERSONNEL 375,122 375,122 375,122 375,122
SUPPORT............
430 OTHER SERVICE 1,119,848 1,115,348 1,115,348 -4,500 1,115,348
SUPPORT............
Spirit of [-4,500] [-4,500] [-4,500]
America program
growth..........
440 ARMY CLAIMS 225,358 225,358 225,358 225,358
ACTIVITIES.........
450 REAL ESTATE 239,755 239,755 239,755 239,755
MANAGEMENT.........
460 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 223,319 223,319 223,319 223,319
AND AUDIT READINESS
470 INTERNATIONAL 469,865 469,865 469,865 469,865
MILITARY
HEADQUARTERS.......
480 MISC. SUPPORT OF 40,521 40,521 40,521 40,521
OTHER NATIONS......
530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 1,120,974 1,120,974 1,146,474 20,000 1,140,974
Additional [20,000] [20,000]
SOUTHCOM ISR and
intel support...
Readiness [5,500]
increase........
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 8,124,246 8,111,606 8,145,246 4,500 8,128,746
SRVWIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
540 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -1,112,000 -929,551 -847,900 -847,900
Bulk fuel [-260,100]
savings.........
Excessive [-83,400] [-86,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Foreign Currency [-431,000] [-431,000] [-431,000]
adjustments.....
Program decrease [-5,000]
Prohibition on [3,300]
Per Diem
Allowance
Reduction.......
Streamlining of [-238,451] [-180,900]
Army Management
Headquarters....
Unobligated [-595,900]
balances........
Working Capital [-150,000]
Fund carryover
above allowable
ceiling.........
SUBTOTAL -1,112,000 -929,551 -847,900 -847,900
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 26,890,811 26,827,501 26,124,803 -75,300 26,815,511
& MAINTENANCE,
ARMY...........
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, ARMY
RES
OPERATING FORCES
020 MODULAR SUPPORT 16,612 16,612 16,612 16,612
BRIGADES...........
030 ECHELONS ABOVE 486,531 486,531 486,531 486,531
BRIGADE............
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 105,446 105,446 105,446 105,446
050 LAND FORCES 516,791 516,791 516,791 516,791
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
060 AVIATION ASSETS..... 87,587 87,587 87,587 87,587
070 FORCE READINESS 348,601 348,601 348,601 348,601
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS 81,350 81,350 81,350 81,350
READINESS..........
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT 59,574 59,574 91,974 32,400 91,974
MAINTENANCE........
Readiness [32,400] [32,400]
funding increase
100 BASE OPERATIONS 570,852 570,852 570,852 -13,000 557,852
SUPPORT............
Unjustified [-13,000]
program growth..
110 FACILITIES 245,686 259,286 245,686 13,600 259,286
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [13,600] [13,600]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
120 MANAGEMENT AND 40,962 40,962 40,962 40,962
OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.......
SUBTOTAL 2,559,992 2,573,592 2,592,392 33,000 2,592,992
OPERATING FORCES
ADMIN & SRVWD
ACTIVITIES
130 SERVICEWIDE 10,665 10,665 10,665 10,665
TRANSPORTATION.....
140 ADMINISTRATION...... 18,390 18,390 18,390 18,390
150 SERVICEWIDE 14,976 14,976 14,976 14,976
COMMUNICATIONS.....
160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT. 8,841 8,841 8,841 8,841
170 RECRUITING AND 52,928 52,928 52,928 52,928
ADVERTISING........
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 105,800 105,800 105,800 105,800
SRVWD ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
190 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -7,600 -13,611 -12,600 -12,600
Excessive [-7,600] [-7,600] [-8,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Streamlining of [-6,011] [-4,600]
Army Reserve
Management
Headquarters....
SUBTOTAL -7,600 -13,611 -12,600 -12,600
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 2,665,792 2,671,792 2,684,581 20,400 2,686,192
& MAINTENANCE,
ARMY RES.......
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS...... 709,433 1,094,533 709,433 385,100 1,094,533
Increased [385,100] [385,100]
Operations Tempo
to Meet
Readiness
Objectives......
020 MODULAR SUPPORT 167,324 167,324 167,324 167,324
BRIGADES...........
030 ECHELONS ABOVE 741,327 741,327 741,327 741,327
BRIGADE............
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 88,775 88,775 96,475 7,700 96,475
ARNG border [7,700] [7,700]
security
enhancement.....
050 LAND FORCES 32,130 32,130 32,130 32,130
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
060 AVIATION ASSETS..... 943,609 1,063,009 996,209 52,600 996,209
ARNG border [13,000] [13,000]
security
enhancement.....
C3 High [5,600]
Frequency Radio
System Unfunded
Requirement.....
Operational [69,900]
Support and
Initial Entry
Rotary Wing
Training........
Readiness [39,600] [39,600]
funding increase
Restoration of [43,900]
Flying Hours
Unfunded
Requirement.....
070 FORCE READINESS 703,137 703,137 703,137 703,137
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS 84,066 84,066 84,066 84,066
READINESS..........
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT 166,848 166,848 189,348 22,500 189,348
MAINTENANCE........
Readiness [22,500] [22,500]
funding increase
100 BASE OPERATIONS 1,022,970 1,022,970 1,022,970 -24,000 998,970
SUPPORT............
Justification [-14,000]
does not match
summary of price
and program
changes.........
Unjustified [-10,000]
growth..........
110 FACILITIES 673,680 708,880 673,680 35,200 708,880
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [35,200] [35,200]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
120 MANAGEMENT AND 954,574 954,574 954,574 954,574
OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.......
SUBTOTAL 6,287,873 6,827,573 6,370,673 479,100 6,766,973
OPERATING FORCES
ADMIN & SRVWD
ACTIVITIES
130 SERVICEWIDE 6,570 6,570 6,570 6,570
TRANSPORTATION.....
140 ADMINISTRATION...... 59,629 59,219 59,379 100 59,729
National Guard [1,000] [1,000]
State
Partnership
Program increase
NGB Heritage [-1,410] [-900]
Painting Program
Reduction to [-250]
National Guard
Heritage
Paintings.......
150 SERVICEWIDE 68,452 68,452 68,452 68,452
COMMUNICATIONS.....
160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT. 8,841 8,841 8,841 8,841
170 OTHER PERSONNEL 283,670 283,670 272,170 -11,500 272,170
SUPPORT............
Army Marketing [-11,500] [-11,500]
Program
unjustified
program growth..
180 REAL ESTATE 2,942 2,942 2,942 2,942
MANAGEMENT.........
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 430,104 429,694 418,354 -11,400 418,704
SRVWD ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
200 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -25,300 -51,931 -46,200 -46,200
Excessive [-25,300] [-25,300] [-26,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Streamlining of [-26,631] [-20,200]
Army National
Guard Management
Headquarters....
SUBTOTAL -25,300 -51,931 -46,200 -46,200
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 6,717,977 7,231,967 6,737,096 421,500 7,139,477
& MAINTENANCE,
ARNG...........
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER 3,300
FLIGHT OPERATIONS..
Aviation [3,300]
Readiness
Restoration--CH-
53 Contract
Maintenance.....
030 AVIATION TECHNICAL 37,225 37,225 37,225 37,225
DATA & ENGINEERING
SERVICES...........
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND 2,800
SAFETY SUPPORT.....
MV-22 Fleet [2,800]
Engineering
Support Unfunded
Requirement.....
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT. 376,844 390,744 390,744 13,900 390,744
Aviation [4,000] [4,000]
Readiness
Restoration--AV-
8B Program
Related
Logistics.......
Aviation [1,900] [1,900]
Readiness
Restoration--CH-
53 Program
Related
Logisitics......
Aviation [1,200] [1,200]
Readiness
Restoration--MV-
22 Program
Related
Logisitics......
MV-22 Fleet [6,800] [6,800]
Engineering
Support Unfunded
Requirement.....
Readiness [13,900]
funding increase
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT 897,536 914,536 897,536 15,000 912,536
MAINTENANCE........
Aviation [11,200]
Readiness
Restoration--AV-
8B Depot
Maintenance.....
Aviation [1,000]
Readiness
Restoration--CH-
53 Depot
Maintenance.....
Aviation [4,800]
Readiness
Restoration--F-1
8 Depot
Maintenance.....
Program increase [15,000]
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS.. 544,056 555,956 549,356 5,300 549,356
Aviation [5,300] [5,300]
Readiness
Restoration--MV-
22 Aviation
Logisitics......
KC-130J Aviation [6,600]
Logistics
Unfunded
Requirement.....
Readiness [5,300]
funding increase
140 ELECTRONIC WARFARE.. 96,916 96,916 96,916 96,916
150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND 192,198 192,198 192,198 192,198
SURVEILLANCE.......
160 WARFARE TACTICS..... 453,942 453,942 453,942 453,942
170 OPERATIONAL 351,871 351,871 351,871 351,871
METEOROLOGY AND
OCEANOGRAPHY.......
180 COMBAT SUPPORT 1,186,847 1,186,847 1,186,847 -15,000 1,171,847
FORCES.............
Unjustified [-15,000]
program growth..
190 EQUIPMENT 123,948 123,948 123,948 123,948
MAINTENANCE........
200 DEPOT OPERATIONS 2,443 2,443 2,443 2,443
SUPPORT............
210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 98,914 98,914 98,914 98,914
CORE OPERATIONS....
220 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 73,110 73,110 67,627 73,110
DIRECT MISSION
SUPPORT............
Streamlining of [-5,483]
Navy Combatant
Commanders
Direct Mission
Support.........
230 CRUISE MISSILE...... 110,734 110,734 110,734 110,734
240 FLEET BALLISTIC 1,206,736 1,206,736 1,206,736 1,206,736
MISSILE............
250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS 141,664 141,664 141,664 141,664
SYSTEMS SUPPORT....
260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE. 523,122 535,122 523,122 12,000 535,122
Ship Self- [12,000] [12,000]
Defense Systems
Maintenance
Backlog
Reduction.......
270 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS 371,872 371,872 371,872 371,872
SUPPORT............
280 ENTERPRISE 896,061 896,061 896,061 896,061
INFORMATION........
290 SUSTAINMENT, 2,220,423 2,245,723 2,220,423 25,300 2,245,723
RESTORATION AND
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [25,300] [25,300]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
300 BASE OPERATING 4,472,468 4,472,468 4,486,468 4,472,468
SUPPORT............
Funding increase [14,000]
for Behavioral
Counseling......
SUBTOTAL 14,378,930 14,465,130 14,406,647 56,500 14,435,430
OPERATING FORCES
MOBILIZATION
310 SHIP PREPOSITIONING 422,846 422,846 422,846 422,846
AND SURGE..........
320 AIRCRAFT ACTIVATIONS/ 6,464 6,964 6,964 500 6,964
INACTIVATIONS......
Aviation [500] [500] [500]
Readiness
Restoration--F-1
8 Aircraft
Activations/
Inactivations...
330 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/ 361,764 361,764 361,764 361,764
INACTIVATIONS......
340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH 69,530 69,530 69,530 69,530
SERVICES SYSTEMS...
350 INDUSTRIAL READINESS 2,237 2,237 2,237 2,237
360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT. 21,823 21,823 21,823 21,823
SUBTOTAL 884,664 885,164 885,164 500 885,164
MOBILIZATION....
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
370 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 149,375 149,375 149,375 149,375
380 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 9,035 9,035 9,035 9,035
390 RESERVE OFFICERS 156,290 156,290 156,290 156,290
TRAINING CORPS.....
400 SPECIALIZED SKILL 653,728 653,728 653,728 653,728
TRAINING...........
410 FLIGHT TRAINING..... 8,171 8,171 8,171 8,171
420 PROFESSIONAL 168,471 152,971 168,471 -6,000 162,471
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
Civilian [-16,500] [-6,000]
Institutions
Graduate
Education
Program.........
Naval Sea Cadets [1,000]
430 TRAINING SUPPORT.... 196,048 196,048 196,048 196,048
440 RECRUITING AND 234,233 234,733 234,233 1,000 235,233
ADVERTISING........
1-800 US Navy [500]
Call Center....
Naval Sea Cadet [1,000]
Corps...........
450 OFF-DUTY AND 137,855 137,855 137,855 137,855
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
460 CIVILIAN EDUCATION 77,257 77,257 77,257 77,257
AND TRAINING.......
470 JUNIOR ROTC......... 47,653 47,653 47,653 47,653
SUBTOTAL 1,838,116 1,823,116 1,838,116 -5,000 1,833,116
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMIN & SRVWD
ACTIVITIES
480 ADMINISTRATION...... 923,771 914,771 923,771 923,771
Navy Fleet Band [-5,000]
National Tours..
Unjustified [-3,500]
Growth External
Relations.......
Unjustified [-500]
Growth Navy Call
Center..........
490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS.. 13,967 10,467 13,967 13,967
Navy External [-3,500]
Relations.......
500 CIVILIAN MANPOWER 120,812 120,812 120,812 120,812
AND PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.........
510 MILITARY MANPOWER 350,983 350,983 350,983 -4,000 346,983
AND PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.........
Unjustified [-4,000]
growth..........
520 OTHER PERSONNEL 265,948 260,948 265,948 -5,000 260,948
SUPPORT............
Navy Fleet Band [-5,000] [-5,000]
National Tour...
530 SERVICEWIDE 335,482 335,482 335,482 335,482
COMMUNICATIONS.....
550 SERVICEWIDE 197,724 197,724 197,724 197,724
TRANSPORTATION.....
570 PLANNING, 274,936 274,936 274,936 274,936
ENGINEERING AND
DESIGN.............
580 ACQUISITION AND 1,122,178 1,122,178 1,122,178 1,122,178
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
590 HULL, MECHANICAL AND 48,587 48,587 48,587 48,587
ELECTRICAL SUPPORT.
600 COMBAT/WEAPONS 25,599 25,599 25,599 25,599
SYSTEMS............
610 SPACE AND ELECTRONIC 72,768 72,768 72,768 72,768
WARFARE SYSTEMS....
620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE 577,803 577,803 577,803 577,803
SERVICE............
680 INTERNATIONAL 4,768 4,768 4,768 4,768
HEADQUARTERS AND
AGENCIES...........
710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 560,754 560,754 560,754 560,754
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 4,896,080 4,878,580 4,896,080 -9,000 4,887,080
SRVWD ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
720 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -892,100 -779,123 -856,200 -856,200
Bulk fuel [-482,300]
savings.........
Excessive [-591,400] [-610,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Foreign Currency [-87,000] [-87,000] [-87,000]
adjustments.....
Program decrease [-5,000]
Prohibition on [2,300]
Per Diem
Allowance
Reduction.......
Streamlining of [-209,823] [-159,200]
Navy Management
Headquarters....
Unobligated [-211,000]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -892,100 -779,123 -856,200 -856,200
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 21,997,790 21,159,890 21,246,884 -813,200 21,184,590
& MAINTENANCE,
NAVY...........
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, MARINE
CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 227,583 227,583 227,583 227,583
040 MARITIME 86,259 86,259 86,259 86,259
PREPOSITIONING.....
050 SUSTAINMENT, 746,237 775,037 746,237 28,800 775,037
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [28,800] [28,800]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
060 BASE OPERATING 2,057,362 2,057,362 2,058,562 2,057,362
SUPPORT............
Readiness [1,200]
funding increase
for Criminal
Investigative
Equipment.......
SUBTOTAL 3,117,441 3,146,241 3,118,641 28,800 3,146,241
OPERATING FORCES
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
070 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 16,460 16,460 16,460 16,460
080 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 977 977 977 977
090 SPECIALIZED SKILL 97,325 97,325 97,325 97,325
TRAINING...........
100 PROFESSIONAL 40,786 40,786 40,786 40,786
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
120 RECRUITING AND 164,806 164,806 164,806 164,806
ADVERTISING........
130 OFF-DUTY AND 39,963 39,963 39,963 39,963
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
140 JUNIOR ROTC......... 23,397 23,397 23,397 23,397
SUBTOTAL 383,714 383,714 383,714 383,714
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMIN & SRVWD
ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE 37,386 37,386 37,386 37,386
TRANSPORTATION.....
160 ADMINISTRATION...... 358,395 342,595 358,395 -6,700 351,695
Unjustified [-15,800] [-6,700]
Growth Marine
Corps Heritage
Center..........
180 ACQUISITION AND 76,105 76,105 76,105 76,105
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 45,429 45,429 45,429 45,429
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 517,315 501,515 517,315 -6,700 510,615
SRVWD ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
210 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -94,200 -77,588 -87,700 -87,700
Bulk fuel [-17,000]
savings.........
Excessive [-24,600] [-25,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Foreign Currency [-28,000] [-28,000] [-28,000]
adjustments.....
Program decrease [-5,000]
Prohibition on [800]
Per Diem
Allowance
Reduction.......
Streamlining of [-32,588] [-24,700]
Marine Corps
Management
Headquarters....
Unobligated [-37,400]
balances........
Working Capital [-10,000]
Fund carryover
above allowable
ceiling.........
SUBTOTAL -94,200 -77,588 -87,700 -87,700
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 4,018,470 3,937,270 3,942,082 -65,600 3,952,870
& MAINTENANCE,
MARINE CORPS...
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, NAVY
RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER 563,722 607,222 563,722 563,722
FLIGHT OPERATIONS..
Reversing the [43,500]
disestablishment
of HSC-84 and
HSC-85..........
020 INTERMEDIATE 6,218 6,218 6,218 6,218
MAINTENANCE........
030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT 82,712 82,712 82,712 82,712
MAINTENANCE........
040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT 326 326 326 326
OPERATIONS SUPPORT.
050 AVIATION LOGISTICS.. 13,436 13,436 13,436 13,436
070 SHIP OPERATIONS 557 557 557 557
SUPPORT & TRAINING.
090 COMBAT 14,499 14,499 14,499 14,499
COMMUNICATIONS.....
100 COMBAT SUPPORT 117,601 117,601 117,601 117,601
FORCES.............
120 ENTERPRISE 29,382 29,382 29,382 29,382
INFORMATION........
130 SUSTAINMENT, 48,513 49,213 48,513 700 49,213
RESTORATION AND
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [700] [700]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
140 BASE OPERATING 102,858 102,858 102,858 102,858
SUPPORT............
SUBTOTAL 979,824 1,024,024 979,824 700 980,524
OPERATING FORCES
ADMIN & SRVWD
ACTIVITIES
150 ADMINISTRATION...... 1,505 1,505 1,505 1,505
160 MILITARY MANPOWER 13,782 13,782 13,782 13,782
AND PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.........
170 SERVICEWIDE 3,437 3,437 3,437 3,437
COMMUNICATIONS.....
180 ACQUISITION AND 3,210 3,210 3,210 3,210
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 21,934 21,934 21,934 21,934
SRVWD ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
210 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -39,700 -41,086 -42,100 -42,100
Excessive [-39,700] [-39,700] [-41,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Streamlining of [-1,386] [-1,100]
Navy Reserve
Management
Headquarters....
SUBTOTAL -39,700 -41,086 -42,100 -42,100
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 1,001,758 1,006,258 960,672 -41,400 960,358
& MAINTENANCE,
NAVY RES.......
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, MC
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES.... 97,631 97,631 97,631 97,631
020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 18,254 18,254 18,254 18,254
030 SUSTAINMENT, 28,653 30,053 28,653 1,400 30,053
RESTORATION AND
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [1,400] [1,400]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
040 BASE OPERATING 111,923 111,923 111,923 111,923
SUPPORT............
SUBTOTAL 256,461 257,861 256,461 1,400 257,861
OPERATING FORCES
ADMIN & SRVWD
ACTIVITIES
050 SERVICEWIDE 924 924 924 924
TRANSPORTATION.....
060 ADMINISTRATION...... 10,866 10,866 10,866 10,866
070 RECRUITING AND 8,785 8,785 8,785 8,785
ADVERTISING........
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 20,575 20,575 20,575 20,575
SRVWD ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
080 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -1,000 -2,473 -2,100 -2,100
Excessive [-1,000] [-1,000] [-1,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Streamlining of [-1,473] [-1,100]
Marine Corps
Reserve
Management
Headquarters....
SUBTOTAL -1,000 -2,473 -2,100 -2,100
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 277,036 277,436 274,563 -700 276,336
& MAINTENANCE,
MC RESERVE.....
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT 3,336,868 3,612,468 3,336,868 262,600 3,599,468
FORCES.............
A-10 [249,700] [235,300]
restoration:
Force Structure
Restoration.....
A-10 to F-15E [-1,400]
Training
Transition......
EC-130H Force [27,300] [27,300]
Structure
Restoration.....
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT 1,897,315 1,935,015 1,897,315 17,700 1,915,015
FORCES.............
Increase Range [37,700] [37,700]
Use Support
Unfunded
Requirement.....
Unjustified [-20,000]
growth..........
030 AIR OPERATIONS 1,797,549 1,719,349 1,757,249 -107,200 1,690,349
TRAINING (OJT,
MAINTAIN SKILLS)...
A-10 to F-15E [-78,200] [-78,000] [-78,200]
Training
Transition......
Readiness [37,700]
increase........
Unjustified [-29,000]
growth..........
040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 6,537,127 6,537,127 6,537,127 -40,000 6,497,127
Remove FY 15 [-40,000]
contractor
logistics
support costs...
050 FACILITIES 1,997,712 2,132,812 1,997,712 135,100 2,132,812
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [135,100] [135,100]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
060 BASE SUPPORT........ 2,841,948 2,841,948 2,841,948 2,841,948
120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 900,965 900,965 885,585 -11,000 889,965
DIRECT MISSION
SUPPORT............
Streamlining of [-15,380]
Air Force
Combatant
Commanders
Direct Mission
Support.........
Unjustified [-11,000]
growth..........
130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 205,078 205,078 164,078 205,078
CORE OPERATIONS....
Cutting Joint [-41,000]
Enabling
Capabilities
Command.........
135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 893,272 893,272 910,072 893,272
Increase One [20,000]
Program.........
Unjustified [-3,200]
increase........
SUBTOTAL 20,407,834 20,778,034 20,327,954 257,200 20,665,034
OPERATING FORCES
MOBILIZATION
170 FACILITIES 259,956 259,956 259,956 259,956
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
180 BASE SUPPORT........ 708,799 708,799 708,799 708,799
SUBTOTAL 968,755 968,755 968,755 968,755
MOBILIZATION....
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
190 OFFICER ACQUISITION. 92,191 92,191 92,191 92,191
200 RECRUIT TRAINING.... 21,871 21,871 21,871 21,871
210 RESERVE OFFICERS 77,527 77,527 77,527 77,527
TRAINING CORPS
(ROTC).............
220 FACILITIES 228,500 228,500 228,500 228,500
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
230 BASE SUPPORT........ 772,870 772,870 772,870 772,870
240 SPECIALIZED SKILL 359,304 379,304 402,404 20,000 379,304
TRAINING...........
Readiness [43,100]
increase for RPA
training........
Remotely Piloted [20,000] [20,000]
Aircraft Flight
Training
Acceleration....
250 FLIGHT TRAINING..... 710,553 726,553 710,553 16,000 726,553
Consolidation of [-4,000]
Air Battle
Manager
Resources not
properly
documented......
Unmanned Aerial [16,000] [20,000]
Surveillance
(UAS) Training..
260 PROFESSIONAL 228,252 227,322 228,252 228,252
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION..........
Air Force [-930]
Civilian
Graduate
Education
Program
Unjustified
Growth..........
270 TRAINING SUPPORT.... 76,464 76,464 76,464 76,464
280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 375,513 375,513 375,513 375,513
290 RECRUITING AND 79,690 79,690 79,690 79,690
ADVERTISING........
300 EXAMINING........... 3,803 3,803 3,803 3,803
310 OFF-DUTY AND 180,807 180,807 180,807 180,807
VOLUNTARY EDUCATION
320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION 167,478 167,478 167,478 167,478
AND TRAINING.......
330 JUNIOR ROTC......... 59,263 59,263 59,263 59,263
SUBTOTAL 3,434,086 3,469,156 3,477,186 36,000 3,470,086
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMIN & SRVWD
ACTIVITIES
350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 862,022 862,022 852,022 -20,000 842,022
ACTIVITIES.........
Acquisition [-10,000]
Management
Adjustment......
Unjustified [-20,000]
growth..........
360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 61,745 61,745 61,745 61,745
370 FACILITIES 298,759 298,759 298,759 298,759
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
380 BASE SUPPORT........ 1,108,220 1,108,220 1,096,220 1,108,220
Reduce IT [-12,000]
procurement.....
390 ADMINISTRATION...... 689,797 669,097 669,097 -8,000 681,797
DEAMS reduction- [-20,700] [-20,700] [-8,000]
Funding ahead of
need............
400 SERVICEWIDE 498,053 498,053 498,053 498,053
COMMUNICATIONS.....
410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE 900,253 900,253 900,253 900,253
ACTIVITIES.........
420 CIVIL AIR PATROL.... 25,411 27,911 25,411 2,300 27,711
Civil Air Patrol [2,500] [2,300]
450 INTERNATIONAL 89,148 89,148 89,148 89,148
SUPPORT............
460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 1,187,859 1,187,859 1,182,959 1,187,859
Unjustified [-4,900]
increase........
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 5,721,267 5,703,067 5,673,667 -25,700 5,695,567
SRVWD ACTIVITIES
UNDISTRIBUTED
470 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -1,067,600 -848,903 -1,006,500 -1,006,500
Bulk fuel [-618,300]
savings.........
Costs associated [235,300]
with preventing
divestiture of A-
10 fleet........
Costs associated [27,300]
with preventing
divestiture of
EC-130..........
Excessive [-562,100] [-580,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Foreign Currency [-217,000] [-217,000] [-217,000]
adjustments.....
Program decrease [-5,000]
Prohibition on [2,900]
Per Diem
Allowance
Reduction.......
Streamlining of [-276,203] [-209,500]
Air Force
Management
Headquarters....
Unobligated [-286,400]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -1,067,600 -848,903 -1,006,500 -1,006,500
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 30,531,942 29,851,412 29,598,659 -739,000 29,792,942
& MAINTENANCE,
AIR FORCE......
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, AF
RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT 1,779,378 1,781,878 1,779,378 2,500 1,781,878
FORCES.............
A-10 [2,500] [2,500]
restoration:
Force Structure
Restoration.....
020 MISSION SUPPORT 226,243 226,243 226,243 -6,000 220,243
OPERATIONS.........
Justification [-6,000]
does not match
summary of price
and program
changes for
civilian pay....
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 487,036 487,036 487,036 487,036
040 FACILITIES 109,342 109,642 109,342 300 109,642
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [300] [300]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
050 BASE SUPPORT........ 373,707 373,707 373,707 -3,000 370,707
Air Force [-3,000]
Support Standard
Correction--tran
sfer to SAG 11G
not properly
accounted.......
SUBTOTAL 2,975,706 2,978,506 2,975,706 -6,200 2,969,506
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES
060 ADMINISTRATION...... 53,921 53,921 53,921 53,921
070 RECRUITING AND 14,359 14,359 14,359 14,359
ADVERTISING........
080 MILITARY MANPOWER 13,665 13,665 13,665 13,665
AND PERS MGMT
(ARPC).............
090 OTHER PERS SUPPORT 6,606 6,606 6,606 6,606
(DISABILITY COMP)..
SUBTOTAL 88,551 88,551 88,551 88,551
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
110 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -101,000 -103,216 -107,500 -107,500
Costs associated [2,500]
with preventing
divestiture of A-
10 fleet........
Excessive [-101,000] [-101,100] [-104,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Streamlining of [-4,616] [-3,500]
Air Force
Reserve
Management
Headquarters....
SUBTOTAL -101,000 -103,216 -107,500 -107,500
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 3,064,257 2,966,057 2,961,041 -113,700 2,950,557
& MAINTENANCE,
AF RESERVE.....
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. 3,526,471 3,608,671 3,526,471 42,200 3,568,671
A-10 [42,200] [42,200]
restoration:
Force Structure
Restoration.....
Aircraft Support [40,000]
Equipment
Shortfall
Restoration.....
020 MISSION SUPPORT 740,779 740,779 743,379 2,600 743,379
OPERATIONS.........
ARNG border [2,600] [2,600]
security
enhancement.....
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 1,763,859 1,763,859 1,763,859 1,763,859
040 FACILITIES 288,786 307,586 288,786 18,800 307,586
SUSTAINMENT,
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION......
Restore [18,800] [18,800]
Sustainment
shortfalls......
050 BASE SUPPORT........ 582,037 582,037 582,037 582,037
SUBTOTAL 6,901,932 7,002,932 6,904,532 63,600 6,965,532
OPERATING FORCES
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES
060 ADMINISTRATION...... 23,626 24,626 23,626 23,626
National Guard [1,000]
State
Partnership
Program increase
070 RECRUITING AND 30,652 30,652 30,652 30,652
ADVERTISING........
SUBTOTAL 54,278 55,278 54,278 54,278
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICE-WIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
080 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -162,600 -123,415 -200,300 -200,300
Excessive [-162,600] [-162,600] [-168,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Restore A-10.... [42,200]
Streamlining of [-3,015] [-2,300]
Air National
Guard Management
Headquarters....
Unjustified [-30,000]
growth..........
SUBTOTAL -162,600 -123,415 -200,300 -200,300
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 6,956,210 6,895,610 6,835,395 -136,700 6,819,510
& MAINTENANCE,
ANG............
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF 485,888 485,888 505,888 20,000 505,888
STAFF..............
Middle East [20,000] [20,000]
Assurance
Initiative......
020 OFFICE OF THE 534,795 534,795 530,795 534,795
SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE............
DOD Rewards [-4,000]
reduction-
funding ahead of
need............
030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 4,862,368 4,946,968 4,862,368 -21,200 4,841,168
COMMAND/OPERATING
FORCES.............
Global Inform [15,000]
and Influence
Activities
Increase........
Increased [25,000]
Support for
Counterterrorism
Operations......
Overestimation [-21,200]
of civilian FTE.
USSOCOM Combat [44,600]
Development
Activities......
SUBTOTAL 5,883,051 5,967,651 5,899,051 -1,200 5,881,851
OPERATING FORCES
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING
040 DEFENSE ACQUISITION 142,659 142,659 142,659 142,659
UNIVERSITY.........
050 NATIONAL DEFENSE 78,416 78,416 78,416 78,416
UNIVERSITY.........
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 354,372 354,372 354,372 354,372
COMMAND/TRAINING
AND RECRUITING.....
SUBTOTAL 575,447 575,447 575,447 575,447
TRAINING AND
RECRUITING......
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES
070 CIVIL MILITARY 160,320 180,320 160,320 20,000 180,320
PROGRAMS...........
STARBASE........ [20,000] [20,000]
090 DEFENSE CONTRACT 570,177 570,177 570,177 570,177
AUDIT AGENCY.......
100 DEFENSE CONTRACT 1,374,536 1,374,536 1,374,536 1,374,536
MANAGEMENT AGENCY..
110 DEFENSE HUMAN 642,551 643,551 642,551 642,551
RESOURCES ACTIVITY.
Critical [1,000]
Language
Training........
120 DEFENSE INFORMATION 1,282,755 1,292,755 1,292,755 10,000 1,292,755
SYSTEMS AGENCY.....
SHARKSEER....... [10,000] [10,000] [10,000]
140 DEFENSE LEGAL 26,073 26,073 26,073 26,073
SERVICES AGENCY....
150 DEFENSE LOGISTICS 366,429 366,429 366,429 366,429
AGENCY.............
160 DEFENSE MEDIA 192,625 192,625 192,625 192,625
ACTIVITY...........
180 DEFENSE PERSONNEL 115,372 115,372 115,372 115,372
ACCOUNTING AGENCY..
190 DEFENSE SECURITY 524,723 524,723 517,723 -29,200 495,523
COOPERATION AGENCY.
Global Security [-22,200]
Contingency Fund
Reduction to [-7,000] [-7,000]
Combating
Terrorism
Fellowship......
200 DEFENSE SECURITY 508,396 508,396 508,396 508,396
SERVICE............
230 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 33,577 33,577 33,577 33,577
SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION.....
240 DEFENSE THREAT 415,696 415,696 415,696 415,696
REDUCTION AGENCY...
260 DEPARTMENT OF 2,753,771 2,753,771 2,784,021 30,250 2,784,021
DEFENSE EDUCATION
ACTIVITY...........
Impact Aid...... [30,000] [30,000]
School lunches [250] [250]
for territories.
270 MISSILE DEFENSE 432,068 432,068 432,068 432,068
AGENCY.............
290 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 110,612 135,612 57,512 110,612
ADJUSTMENT.........
Congestion [25,000]
mitigation in
urban areas
related to 2005
BRAC............
Defense industry [-33,100]
adjustment......
Guam outside the [-20,000]
fence
infastructure...
295 OFFICE OF NET 9,092
ASSESSMENT.........
Transfer from [9,092]
line 300........
300 OFFICE OF THE 1,388,285 1,361,693 1,378,785 5,250 1,393,535
SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE............
Commission to [2,000] [2,000]
Assess the
Threat to the
U.S. from
Electromagnetic
Pulse Attack....
OSD fleet [1,000] [1,000]
architecture
study...........
OUSD (Policy) [-2,000]
unjustified
growth..........
OUSD AT&L [-10,500] [-10,500] [-10,500]
Congressional
Mandate (BRAC
Support)........
Program decrease [-24,000]
Readiness [15,000] [14,750]
environmental
protection
initiative--prog
ram increase....
Transfer funding [-9,092]
for Office of
Net Assessment
to line 295.....
310 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 83,263 83,263 83,263 83,263
COMMAND/ADMIN & SVC-
WIDE ACTIVITIES....
320 WASHINGTON 621,688 621,688 621,688 621,688
HEADQUARTERS
SERVICES...........
330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. 14,379,428 14,384,428 14,379,428 14,379,428
Program increase [5,000]
SUBTOTAL 25,982,345 26,025,845 25,952,995 36,300 26,018,645
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES......
UNDISTRIBUTED
340 UNDISTRIBUTED....... -499,700 -1,011,952 -791,300 -791,300
Bulk fuel [-36,000]
savings.........
Excessive [-29,700] [-37,000]
standard price
for fuel........
Foreign Currency [-78,400] [-78,400] [-78,400]
adjustments.....
Program decrease [-5,000] [-5,000]
Prohibition on [2,700]
Per Diem
Allowance
Reduction.......
Streamlining of [-897,552] [-670,900]
Department of
Defense
Management
Headquarters....
Unobligated [-389,300]
balances........
SUBTOTAL -499,700 -1,011,952 -791,300 -791,300
UNDISTRIBUTED...
TOTAL OPERATION 32,440,843 32,069,243 31,415,541 -756,200 31,684,643
& MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE...
MISCELLANEOUS
APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS
APPROPRIATIONS
010 US COURT OF APPEALS 14,078 14,078 14,078 14,078
FOR THE ARMED
FORCES, DEFENSE....
020 OVERSEAS 100,266 100,266 100,266 100,266
HUMANITARIAN,
DISASTER AND CIVIC
AID................
030 COOPERATIVE THREAT 358,496 358,496 358,496 358,496
REDUCTION..........
040 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD 84,140 84,140 84,140 84,140
050 ENVIRONMENTAL 234,829 234,829 234,829 234,829
RESTORATION, ARMY..
060 ENVIRONMENTAL 292,453 292,453 292,453 292,453
RESTORATION, NAVY..
070 ENVIRONMENTAL 368,131 368,131 368,131 368,131
RESTORATION, AIR
FORCE..............
080 ENVIRONMENTAL 8,232 8,232 8,232 8,232
RESTORATION,
DEFENSE............
090 ENVIRONMENTAL 203,717 203,717 203,717 203,717
RESTORATION
FORMERLY USED SITES
SUBTOTAL 1,664,342 1,664,342 1,664,342 1,664,342
MISCELLANEOUS
APPROPRIATIONS..
TOTAL 1,664,342 1,664,342 1,664,342 1,664,342
MISCELLANEOUS
APPROPRIATIONS.
TOTAL OPERATION 138,227,228 136,558,778 134,445,659 -2,299,900 135,927,328
& MAINTENANCE..
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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS........... 257,900 257,900 257,900 257,900
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS..... 1,110,836 1,110,836 1,110,836 1,110,836
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS 261,943 261,943 261,943 261,943
SUPPORT.................
060 AVIATION ASSETS.......... 22,160 22,160 22,160 22,160
070 FORCE READINESS 1,119,201 1,119,201 1,119,201 1,119,201
OPERATIONS SUPPORT......
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS 117,881 117,881 117,881 117,881
READINESS...............
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.. 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.... 4,500,666 4,526,466 4,500,666 25,800 4,526,466
Army expenses related [25,800] [25,800]
to Syria Train and
Equip program........
150 COMMANDERS EMERGENCY 10,000 5,000 10,000 -5,000 5,000
RESPONSE PROGRAM........
Program decrease..... [-5,000] [-5,000]
160 RESET.................... 1,834,777 1,834,777 1,834,777 1,834,777
170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT 100,000 100,000 100,000
MISSION SUPPORT.........
AFRICOM Intelligence, [100,000] [100,000]
Surveilance, and
Reconnissance........
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 9,285,364 9,406,164 9,285,364 120,800 9,406,164
FORCES...............
MOBILIZATION
190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
ADMIN & SRVWIDE
ACTIVITIES
350 SERVICEWIDE 529,891 529,891 529,891 529,891
TRANSPORTATION..........
380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT.... 5,033 5,033 5,033 5,033
420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.. 100,480 100,480 100,480 100,480
450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT... 154,350 154,350 154,350 154,350
530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 1,267,632 1,267,632 1,267,632 1,267,632
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 2,057,386 2,057,386 2,057,386 2,057,386
SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES...
TOTAL OPERATION & 11,382,750 11,503,550 11,382,750 120,800 11,503,550
MAINTENANCE, ARMY...
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
ARMY RES
OPERATING FORCES
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE... 2,442 2,442 2,442 2,442
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS 813 813 813 813
SUPPORT.................
070 FORCE READINESS 779 779 779 779
OPERATIONS SUPPORT......
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.. 20,525 20,525 20,525 20,525
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 24,559 24,559 24,559 24,559
FORCES...............
TOTAL OPERATION & 24,559 24,559 24,559 24,559
MAINTENANCE, ARMY
RES.................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS........... 1,984 1,984 1,984 1,984
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE... 4,671 4,671 4,671 4,671
060 AVIATION ASSETS.......... 15,980 15,980 15,980 15,980
070 FORCE READINESS 12,867 12,867 12,867 12,867
OPERATIONS SUPPORT......
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.. 23,134 23,134 23,134 23,134
120 MANAGEMENT AND 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426
OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 60,062 60,062 60,062 60,062
FORCES...............
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE 783 783 783 783
COMMUNICATIONS..........
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 783 783 783 783
SRVWD ACTIVITIES.....
TOTAL OPERATION & 60,845 60,845 60,845 60,845
MAINTENANCE, ARNG...
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY
FORCES FUND
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
010 SUSTAINMENT.............. 2,214,899 2,552,642 2,214,899 2,214,899
Support for ANSF end [337,743]
strength.............
030 EQUIPMENT AND 182,751 182,751 182,751 182,751
TRANSPORTATION..........
040 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS.. 281,555 281,555 281,555 281,555
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF 2,679,205 3,016,948 2,679,205 2,679,205
DEFENSE..............
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
060 SUSTAINMENT.............. 901,137 901,137 901,137 901,137
080 EQUIPMENT AND 116,573 116,573 116,573 116,573
TRANSPORTATION..........
090 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS.. 65,342 65,342 65,342 65,342
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF 1,083,052 1,083,052 1,083,052 1,083,052
INTERIOR.............
TOTAL AFGHANISTAN 3,762,257 4,100,000 3,762,257 3,762,257
SECURITY FORCES FUND
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
010 IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 715,000 715,000 715,000 715,000
SUBTOTAL IRAQ TRAIN 715,000 715,000 715,000 715,000
AND EQUIP FUND.......
TOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND 715,000 715,000 715,000 715,000
EQUIP FUND..........
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP
FUND
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP
FUND
010 SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP 600,000 531,450 600,000 -68,550 531,450
FUND....................
Realignment to Air [-42,750] [-42,750]
Force................
Realignment to Army.. [-25,800] [-25,800]
SUBTOTAL SYRIA TRAIN 600,000 531,450 600,000 -68,550 531,450
AND EQUIP FUND.......
TOTAL SYRIA TRAIN 600,000 531,450 600,000 -68,550 531,450
AND EQUIP FUND......
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 358,417 358,417 361,717 3,300 361,717
OPERATIONS..............
Readiness funding [3,300] [3,300]
increase.............
030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & 110 110 110 110
ENGINEERING SERVICES....
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY 4,513 4,513 4,513 4,513
SUPPORT.................
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT...... 126,501 126,501 126,501 126,501
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT 75,897 75,897 92,897 17,000 92,897
MAINTENANCE.............
Readiness funding [17,000] [17,000]
increase.............
070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS 2,770 2,770 2,770 2,770
SUPPORT.................
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS....... 34,101 34,101 34,101 34,101
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP 1,184,878 1,184,878 1,184,878 1,184,878
OPERATIONS..............
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & 16,663 16,663 16,663 16,663
TRAINING................
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE... 1,922,829 1,922,829 1,922,829 1,922,829
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS.... 33,577 33,577 33,577 33,577
160 WARFARE TACTICS.......... 26,454 26,454 26,454 26,454
170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY 22,305 22,305 22,305 22,305
AND OCEANOGRAPHY........
180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES.... 513,969 513,969 513,969 513,969
190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.... 10,007 10,007 10,007 10,007
250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS 60,865 60,865 60,865 60,865
SYSTEMS SUPPORT.........
260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE...... 275,231 275,231 275,231 275,231
290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION 7,819 7,819 7,819 7,819
AND MODERNIZATION.......
300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT... 61,422 61,422 61,422 61,422
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 4,738,328 4,738,328 4,758,628 20,300 4,758,628
FORCES...............
MOBILIZATION
340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH 5,307 5,307 5,307 5,307
SERVICES SYSTEMS........
360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT...... 160,002 160,002 160,002 160,002
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 165,309 165,309 165,309 165,309
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
400 SPECIALIZED SKILL 44,845 44,845 44,845 44,845
TRAINING................
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 44,845 44,845 44,845 44,845
RECRUITING...........
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
480 ADMINISTRATION........... 2,513 2,513 2,513 2,513
490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS....... 500 500 500 500
510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 5,309 5,309 5,309 5,309
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT....
520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.. 1,469 1,469 1,469 1,469
550 SERVICEWIDE 156,671 156,671 156,671 156,671
TRANSPORTATION..........
580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 8,834 8,834 8,834 8,834
MANAGEMENT..............
620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE 1,490 1,490 1,490 1,490
SERVICE.................
710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 6,320 6,320 6,320 6,320
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 183,106 183,106 183,106 183,106
SRVWD ACTIVITIES.....
TOTAL OPERATION & 5,131,588 5,131,588 5,151,888 20,300 5,151,888
MAINTENANCE, NAVY...
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES....... 353,133 353,133 353,133 353,133
020 FIELD LOGISTICS.......... 259,676 259,676 259,676 259,676
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE........ 240,000 240,000 240,000 240,000
060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT... 16,026 16,026 16,026 16,026
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 868,835 868,835 868,835 868,835
FORCES...............
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
110 TRAINING SUPPORT......... 37,862 37,862 37,862 37,862
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 37,862 37,862 37,862 37,862
RECRUITING...........
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE 43,767 43,767 43,767 43,767
TRANSPORTATION..........
200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 2,070 2,070 2,070 2,070
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 45,837 45,837 45,837 45,837
SRVWD ACTIVITIES.....
TOTAL OPERATION & 952,534 952,534 952,534 952,534
MAINTENANCE, MARINE
CORPS...............
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
NAVY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 4,033 4,033 4,033 4,033
OPERATIONS..............
020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE. 60 60 60 60
030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT 20,300 20,300 20,300 20,300
MAINTENANCE.............
100 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES.... 7,250 7,250 7,250 7,250
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 31,643 31,643 31,643 31,643
FORCES...............
TOTAL OPERATION & 31,643 31,643 31,643 31,643
MAINTENANCE, NAVY
RES.................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
MC RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES......... 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT... 955 955 955 955
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,455
FORCES...............
TOTAL OPERATION & 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,455
MAINTENANCE, MC
RESERVE.............
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
AIR FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES.... 1,505,738 1,548,488 1,502,238 42,750 1,548,488
Air Force expenses [42,750] [42,750]
related to Syria
Train and Equip
program..............
Retain Current A-10 [-1,400]
Fleet................
Unjustified Increase. [-2,100]
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES 914,973 914,973 905,273 4,300 919,273
Readiness funding [4,300] [4,300]
increase.............
Unjustified Increase. [-14,000]
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING 31,978 31,978 31,978 31,978
(OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)..
040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE........ 1,192,765 1,192,765 1,192,765 1,192,765
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 85,625 85,625 85,625 85,625
RESTORATION &
MODERNIZATION...........
060 BASE SUPPORT............. 917,269 917,269 917,269 917,269
070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY 30,219 30,219 30,219 30,219
WARNING.................
080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT 174,734 174,734 174,734 174,734
PROGRAMS................
100 LAUNCH FACILITIES........ 869 869 869 869
110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS.... 5,008 5,008 5,008 5,008
120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS 100,190 716,690 100,190 100,190
DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT..
Assistance for the [300,000]
border security of
Jordan...............
Jordanian Military [300,000]
Capability
Enhancement..........
Support to Jordanian [16,500]
Training and
Operations...........
135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 22,893 22,893 22,893 22,893
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 4,982,261 5,641,511 4,969,061 47,050 5,029,311
FORCES...............
MOBILIZATION
140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS....... 2,995,703 2,995,703 2,995,703 2,995,703
150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS 108,163 108,163 108,163 108,163
160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE........ 511,059 511,059 511,059 511,059
180 BASE SUPPORT............. 4,642 4,642 4,642 4,642
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 3,619,567 3,619,567 3,619,567 3,619,567
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
190 OFFICER ACQUISITION...... 92 92 92 92
240 SPECIALIZED SKILL 11,986 11,986 11,986 11,986
TRAINING................
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 12,078 12,078 12,078 12,078
RECRUITING...........
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS..... 86,716 86,716 86,716 86,716
380 BASE SUPPORT............. 3,836 3,836 3,836 3,836
400 SERVICEWIDE 165,348 165,348 165,348 165,348
COMMUNICATIONS..........
410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE 204,683 204,683 141,683 -63,000 141,683
ACTIVITIES..............
Reduction to the [-63,000] [-63,000]
Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq..
450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.... 61 61 61 61
460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 15,463 15,463 15,463 15,463
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & 476,107 476,107 413,107 -63,000 413,107
SRVWD ACTIVITIES.....
TOTAL OPERATION & 9,090,013 9,749,263 9,013,813 -15,950 9,074,063
MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE...............
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
AF RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE........ 51,086 51,086 51,086 51,086
050 BASE SUPPORT............. 7,020 7,020 7,020 7,020
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 58,106 58,106 58,106 58,106
FORCES...............
TOTAL OPERATION & 58,106 58,106 58,106 58,106
MAINTENANCE, AF
RESERVE.............
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
ANG
OPERATING FORCES
020 MISSION SUPPORT 19,900 19,900 19,900 19,900
OPERATIONS..............
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 19,900 19,900 19,900 19,900
FORCES...............
TOTAL OPERATION & 19,900 19,900 19,900 19,900
MAINTENANCE, ANG....
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.... 9,900 9,900 9,900 9,900
030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS 2,345,835 2,424,835 2,345,835 2,345,835
COMMAND/OPERATING FORCES
Classified adjustment [64,000]
Global Inform and [15,000]
Influence Activities
Increase.............
SUBTOTAL OPERATING 2,355,735 2,434,735 2,355,735 2,355,735
FORCES...............
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
090 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT 18,474 18,474 18,474 18,474
AGENCY..................
120 DEFENSE INFORMATION 29,579 29,579 29,579 29,579
SYSTEMS AGENCY..........
140 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES 110,000 110,000 110,000 110,000
AGENCY..................
160 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY... 5,960 5,960 5,960 5,960
190 DEFENSE SECURITY 1,677,000 1,677,000 1,577,000 -100,000 1,577,000
COOPERATION AGENCY......
Reduction from [-100,000] [-100,000]
Coalition Support
Funds................
260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 73,000 73,000 73,000 73,000
EDUCATION ACTIVITY......
300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 106,709 321,709 106,709 106,709
OF DEFENSE..............
U.S. Special [15,000]
Operations Command
inform and influence
activities...........
Ukraine Train & Equip [200,000]
320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 2,102 2,102 2,102 2,102
SERVICES................
330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 1,427,074 1,427,074 1,427,074 1,427,074
SUBTOTAL 3,449,898 3,664,898 3,349,898 -100,000 3,349,898
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICEWIDE
ACTIVITIES...........
TOTAL OPERATION & 5,805,633 6,099,633 5,705,633 -100,000 5,705,633
MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-
WIDE................
TOTAL OPERATION & 37,638,283 38,981,526 37,482,383 -43,400 37,594,883
MAINTENANCE.........
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SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS.
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SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 Senate Conference Conference
Line Item Request House Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE 508,008 508,008 508,008 508,008
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 763,300 763,300 763,300 763,300
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,054,322 1,054,322 1,054,322 1,054,322
060 AVIATION ASSETS 1,546,129 1,546,129 1,546,129 1,546,129
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 3,158,606 3,158,606 3,158,606 3,158,606
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS 438,909 438,909 438,909 438,909
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 7,469,274 7,469,274 7,469,274 7,469,274
..................................................
MOBILIZATION
190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS 261,683 261,683 261,683 261,683
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 261,683 261,683 261,683 261,683
..................................................
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 485,778 485,778 485,778 485,778
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 485,778 485,778 485,778 485,778
..................................................
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 8,216,735 8,216,735 8,216,735 8,216,735
..................................................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS 4,940,365 4,940,365 4,940,365 4,940,365
020 FLEET AIR TRAINING 1,830,611 1,830,611 1,830,611 1,830,611
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT 103,456 103,456 103,456 103,456
070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 33,201 33,201 33,201 33,201
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS 4,287,658 4,287,658 4,287,658 4,287,658
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING 787,446 787,446 787,446 787,446
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE 5,960,951 5,960,951 5,960,951 5,960,951
120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,554,863 1,554,863 1,554,863 1,554,863
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 704,415 704,415 704,415 704,415
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 20,202,966 20,202,966 20,202,966 20,202,966
..................................................
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 20,202,966 20,202,966 20,202,966 20,202,966
..................................................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES 931,079 931,079 931,079 931,079
020 FIELD LOGISTICS 931,757 931,757 931,757 931,757
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 1,862,836 1,862,836 1,862,836 1,862,836
..................................................
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
110 TRAINING SUPPORT 347,476 347,476 347,476 347,476
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 347,476 347,476 347,476 347,476
..................................................
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 2,210,312 2,210,312 2,210,312 2,210,312
..................................................
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING 930,341 930,341 930,341 930,341
080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS 924,845 924,845 924,845 924,845
100 LAUNCH FACILITIES 271,177 271,177 271,177 271,177
110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS 382,824 382,824 382,824 382,824
135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 14,224 14,224 14,224 14,224
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 2,523,411 2,523,411 2,523,411 2,523,411
..................................................
MOBILIZATION
140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS 2,229,196 2,229,196 2,229,196 2,229,196
150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS 148,318 148,318 148,318 148,318
160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 1,617,571 1,617,571 1,617,571 1,617,571
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 3,995,085 3,995,085 3,995,085 3,995,085
..................................................
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 1,141,491 1,141,491 1,141,491 1,141,491
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 1,141,491 1,141,491 1,141,491 1,141,491
..................................................
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 7,659,987 7,659,987 7,659,987 7,659,987
..................................................
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 38,290,000 38,290,000 38,290,000 38,290,000
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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Military Personnel 130,491,227 -291,492 -1,335,000 -1,022,339 129,468,888
Appropriations.............
A-10 restoration: Military [132,069] [132,000]
Personnel..................
Additional support for the [21,700] [21,700]
National Guard's Operation
Phalanx....................
Basic Housing Allowance..... [400,000] [300,000]
EC-130H Force Structure [19,639] [18,200]
Restoration................
Financial Literacy Training. [85,000] [85,000] [85,000]
Foreign Currency adjustments [-480,500] [-384,500] [-480,500]
National Guard State [5,000] [4,300]
Partnership Program
increase...................
Prohibition on Per Diem [12,000]
Allowance Reduction........
Projected understrength..... [-115,839]
Reduction for anticipated [-85,000]
cost of TRICARE
consolidation..............
Reversing the [30,700]
disestablishment of HSC-84
and HSC-85.................
TRICARE program improvement [15,000]
initiatives................
Unobligated balances........ [-495,400] [-987,200] [-987,200]
Medicare-Eligible Retiree 6,243,449 6,243,449
Health Fund Contributions..
Total, Military Personnel... 136,734,676 -291,492 -1,335,000 -1,022,339 135,712,337
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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Item Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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Military Personnel 3,204,758 3,204,758
Appropriations.............
Total, Military Personnel 3,204,758 3,204,758
Appropriations.............
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Program Title Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT--ARMY..... 50,432 55,432 50,432 50,432
Pilot program for [5,000]
Continuous Technology
Refreshment............
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 50,432 55,432 50,432 50,432
FUND, ARMY...........
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS...... 5,000
Pilot program for [5,000]
Continuous Technology
Refreshment............
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 5,000
FUND, NAVY...........
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR
FORCE
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS...... 62,898 67,898 62,898 62,898
Pilot program for [5,000]
Continuous Technology
Refreshment............
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 62,898 67,898 62,898 62,898
FUND, AIR FORCE......
WORKING CAPITAL FUND,
DEFENSE-WIDE
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT--DEF
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 45,084 45,084 45,084 45,084
(DLA)......................
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 45,084 45,084 45,084 45,084
FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE...
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
COMMISSARY RESALE STOCKS
COMMISSARY OPERATIONS....... 1,154,154 1,476,154 1,154,154 281,200 1,435,354
Restoration of Proposed [183,000] [142,200]
Efficiencies...........
Restoration of Savings [139,000] [139,000]
from Legislative
Proposals..............
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 1,154,154 1,476,154 1,154,154 281,200 1,435,354
FUND, DECA...........
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT
FUND
MPF MLP
POST DELIVERY AND OUTFITTING 15,456 689,646 15,456 15,456
Transfer from SCN-- [674,190]
TAO(X).................
NATIONAL DEF SEALIFT VESSEL
LG MED SPD RO/RO MAINTENANCE 124,493 124,493 124,493 124,493
DOD MOBILIZATION ALTERATIONS 8,243 8,243 8,243 8,243
TAH MAINTENANCE............. 27,784 27,784 27,784 27,784
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.... 25,197 25,197 25,197 25,197
READY RESERVE FORCE......... 272,991 272,991 272,991 272,991
TOTAL NATIONAL 474,164 1,148,354 474,164 474,164
DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
NATIONAL SEA-BASED
DETERRENCE FUND
DEVELOPMENT................. 971,393
Transfer from RDTE, [971,393]
Navy, line 050.........
PROPULSION.................. 419,300
Transfer from RDTE, [419,300]
Navy, line 045.........
TOTAL NATIONAL SEA- 1,390,693
BASED DETERRENCE FUND
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS
DESTRUCTION
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE..... 139,098 139,098 139,098 139,098
RDT&E....................... 579,342 579,342 579,342 579,342
PROCUREMENT................. 2,281 2,281 2,281 2,281
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & 720,721 720,721 720,721 720,721
MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEF
DRUG INTERDICTION AND 739,009 789,009 761,009 22,000 761,009
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE....................
SOUTHCOM Operational [50,000] [30,000] [30,000]
Support for Central
America................
Transfer to Demand [-8,000] [-8,000]
Reduction Program......
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION 111,589 111,589 119,589 8,000 119,589
PROGRAM....................
Expanded drug testing.. [8,000] [8,000]
TOTAL DRUG 850,598 900,598 880,598 30,000 880,598
INTERDICTION & CTR-
DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE... 310,459 310,459 310,459 310,459
RDT&E....................... 4,700 4,700 2,100 -2,600 2,100
Funding ahead of need.. [-2,600] [-2,600]
PROCUREMENT................. 1,000 -1,000
Program decrease....... [-1,000] [-1,000] [-1,000]
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE 316,159 315,159 312,559 -3,600 312,559
INSPECTOR GENERAL....
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE............... 9,082,298 9,082,298 9,082,298 -119,372 8,962,926
Consolidated health [-29,719]
plan unauthorized......
Pharmacy benefit reform [-30,528]
unauthorized...........
Removal of one-time [-59,125]
fiscal year 2016
increases..............
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE......... 14,892,683 14,896,683 14,892,683 -5,753 14,886,930
Access to TRICARE Prime [4,000] [4,000]
for certain
beneficiaties..........
TRICARE consolidation [-9,753]
not authorized.........
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT. 2,415,658 2,415,658 2,405,368 -115,494 2,300,164
Reduction of funds [-10,290]
related to Combating
Antibiotic Resistant
Bacteria (CARB) project
Removal of one-time [-115,494]
fiscal year 2016
increases..............
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT...... 1,677,827 1,677,827 1,677,827 -23,013 1,654,814
Removal of one-time [-23,013]
fiscal year 2016
increases..............
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES....... 327,967 327,967 327,967 -2,059 325,908
Removal of one-time [-2,059]
fiscal year 2016
increases..............
EDUCATION AND TRAINING...... 750,614 750,614 750,614 750,614
BASE OPERATIONS/ 1,742,893 1,742,893 1,742,893 -1,203 1,741,690
COMMUNICATIONS.............
Removal of one-time [-1,203]
fiscal year 2016
increase...............
RESEARCH.................... 10,996 10,996 10,996 10,996
EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT...... 59,473 59,473 56,323 59,473
Reduction of funds [-3,150]
related to Combating
Antibiotic Resistant
Bacteria (CARB) project
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT........ 231,356 231,356 228,256 231,356
Reduction of funds [-3,100]
related to Combating
Antibiotic Resistant
Bacteria (CARB) project
DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION.... 103,443 103,443 103,443 103,443
ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT..... 515,910 515,910 515,910 515,910
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT...... 41,567 41,567 41,567 41,567
CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT.... 17,356 17,356 17,356 17,356
UNDISTRIBUTED
INITIAL OUTFITTING.......... 33,392 33,392 33,392 33,392
REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION. 330,504 330,504 330,504 330,504
THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION 1,494 1,494 1,494 1,494
PROGRAM....................
IEHR........................ 7,897 7,897 7,897 7,897
UNDISTRIBUTED............... -508,000 -36,400 -433,300 -433,300
Foreign Currency [-54,700] [-36,400] [-54,700]
adjustments............
Unobligated balances... [-453,300] [-378,600]
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH 32,243,328 31,739,328 32,190,388 -700,194 31,543,134
PROGRAM..............
TOTAL OTHER 35,917,538 37,864,421 35,890,998 -392,594 35,524,944
AUTHORIZATIONS.......
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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Program Title Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR
FORCE
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION OF FALLEN 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
HEROES.....................
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
FUND, AIR FORCE......
WORKING CAPITAL FUND,
DEFENSE-WIDE
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT--DEF
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 86,350 86,350 86,350 86,350
(DLA)......................
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL 86,350 86,350 86,350 86,350
FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE...
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEF
DRUG INTERDICTION AND 186,000 186,000 186,000 186,000
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE....................
TOTAL DRUG 186,000 186,000 186,000 186,000
INTERDICTION & CTR-
DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE... 10,262 10,262 10,262 10,262
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE 10,262 10,262 10,262 10,262
INSPECTOR GENERAL....
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
IN-HOUSE CARE............... 65,149 65,149 65,149 65,149
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE......... 192,210 192,210 192,210 192,210
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT. 9,460 9,460 9,460 9,460
EDUCATION AND TRAINING...... 5,885 5,885 5,885 5,885
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH 272,704 272,704 272,704 272,704
PROGRAM..............
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE. 300,000 300,000 300,000
Provides assistance to [300,000] [300,000]
Ukraine................
TOTAL UKRAINE 300,000 300,000 300,000
SECURITY ASSISTANCE..
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS FUND
COUNTERTERRORISM 2,100,000 1,000,000 -1,100,000 1,000,000
PARTNERSHIPS FUND..........
Program decrease....... [-2,100,000] [-1,100,000] [-1,100,000]
TOTAL 2,100,000 1,000,000 -1,100,000 1,000,000
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS FUND....
TOTAL OTHER 2,657,816 557,816 1,857,816 -800,000 1,857,816
AUTHORIZATIONS.......
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Account State/ Country Installation Project Title Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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Army ALASKA Fort Greely PHYSICAL READINESS TRAINING 7,800 7,800 7,800 7,800
FACILITY
Army CALIFORNIA Concord PIER 98,000 98,000 98,000 98,000
Army COLORADO Fort Carson, Colorado ROTARY WING TAXIWAY 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800
Army CUBA Guantanamo Bay UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL HOUSING 0 0 76,000 0
Army GEORGIA Fort Gordon COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000
Army GERMANY Grafenwoehr VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 51,000 51,000 51,000 51,000
Army MARYLAND Fort Meade ACCESS CONTROL POINT--MAPES ROAD 0 0 15,000 15,000 15,000
Army MARYLAND Fort Meade ACCESS CONTROL POINT--REECE ROAD 0 0 19,500 19,500 19,500
Army NEW YORK Fort Drum NCO ACADEMY COMPLEX 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000
Army NEW YORK U.S. Military Academy WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000
Army OKLAHOMA Fort Sill RECEPTION BARRACKS COMPLEX PH2 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000
Army OKLAHOMA Fort Sill TRAINING SUPPORT FACILITY 13,400 13,400 13,400 13,400
Army TEXAS Corpus Christi POWERTRAIN FACILITY 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000
(INFRASTRUCTURE/METAL)
Army TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio HOMELAND DEFENSE OPERATIONS CENTER 43,000 0 0 -43,000 0
Army VIRGINIA Arlington National ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 0 30,000 0 30,000 30,000
Cemetery SOUTHERN EXPANSION (DAR)
Army VIRGINIA Fort Lee TRAINING SUPPORT FACILITY 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000
Army VIRGINIA Joint Base Myer- INSTRUCTION BUILDING 37,000 0 0 -37,000 0
Henderson
Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide HOST NATION SUPPORT 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000
Locations
Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MINOR CONSTRUCTION 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Locations
Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 73,245 73,245 73,245 73,245
Locations
Military Construction, Army Total 743,245 693,245 773,745 -15,500 727,745
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Navy ARIZONA Yuma AIRCRAFT MAINT. FACILITIES & APRON 50,635 50,635 50,635 50,635
(SO. CALA)
Navy BAHRAIN ISLAND SW Asia MINA SALMAN PIER REPLACEMENT 37,700 0 37,700 37,700
Navy BAHRAIN ISLAND SW Asia SHIP MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FACILITY 52,091 0 52,091 52,091
Navy CALIFORNIA Camp Pendleton PENDLETON OPS CENTER 0 0 25,000 0
Navy CALIFORNIA Camp Pendleton RAW WATER PIPELINE PENDLETON TO 44,540 44,540 0 44,540
FALLBROOK
Navy CALIFORNIA Coronado COASTAL CAMPUS UTILITIES 4,856 4,856 4,856 4,856
Navy CALIFORNIA Lemoore F-35C HANGAR MODERNIZATION AND 56,497 56,497 56,497 56,497
ADDITION
Navy CALIFORNIA Lemoore F-35C TRAINING FACILITIES 8,187 8,187 8,187 8,187
Navy CALIFORNIA Lemoore RTO AND MISSION DEBRIEF FACILITY 7,146 7,146 7,146 7,146
Navy CALIFORNIA Miramar KC-130J ENLISTED AIR CREW TRAINER 0 0 11,200 11,200 11,200
Navy CALIFORNIA Point Mugu E-2C/D HANGAR ADDITIONS AND 19,453 19,453 19,453 19,453
RENOVATIONS
Navy CALIFORNIA Point Mugu TRITON AVIONICS AND FUEL SYSTEMS 2,974 2,974 2,974 2,974
TRAINER
Navy CALIFORNIA San Diego LCS SUPPORT FACILITY 37,366 37,366 37,366 37,366
Navy CALIFORNIA Twentynine Palms MICROGRID EXPANSION 9,160 9,160 9,160 9,160
Navy FLORIDA Jacksonville FLEET SUPPORT FACILITY ADDITION 8,455 8,455 8,455 8,455
Navy FLORIDA Jacksonville TRITON MISSION CONTROL FACILITY 8,296 8,296 8,296 8,296
Navy FLORIDA Mayport LCS MISSION MODULE READINESS 16,159 16,159 16,159 16,159
CENTER
Navy FLORIDA Pensacola A-SCHOOL UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 18,347 18,347 18,347 18,347
(CORRY STATION)
Navy FLORIDA Whiting Field T-6B JPATS TRAINING OPERATIONS 10,421 10,421 10,421 10,421
FACILITY
Navy GEORGIA Albany GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS 7,851 7,851 7,851 7,851
Navy GEORGIA Kings Bay INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM 8,099 8,099 8,099 8,099
INFRASTRUCTURE
Navy GEORGIA Townsend TOWNSEND BOMBING RANGE EXPANSION 48,279 48,279 43,279 -5,000 43,279
PHASE 2
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas LIVE-FIRE TRAINING RANGE COMPLEX 125,677 125,677 125,677 125,677
(NW FIELD)
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL 10,777 10,777 10,777 10,777
CLOSURE
Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM 45,314 45,314 45,314 45,314
RECAPITALIZATION
Navy HAWAII Barking Sands PMRF POWER GRID CONSOLIDATION 30,623 30,623 30,623 30,623
Navy HAWAII Joint Base Pearl UEM INTERCONNECT STA C TO HICKAM 6,335 6,335 6,335 6,335
Harbor-Hickam
Navy HAWAII Joint Base Pearl WELDING SCHOOL SHOP CONSOLIDATION 8,546 8,546 8,546 8,546
Harbor-Hickam
Navy HAWAII Kaneohe Bay AIRFIELD LIGHTING MODERNIZATION 26,097 26,097 26,097 26,097
Navy HAWAII Kaneohe Bay BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 68,092 68,092 68,092 68,092
Navy HAWAII Kaneohe Bay P-8A DETACHMENT SUPPORT FACILITIES 12,429 12,429 12,429 12,429
Navy HAWAII MCB Hawaii LHD PAD CONVERSIONS MV-22 LANDING 0 0 12,800 0
PADS
Navy ITALY Sigonella P-8A HANGAR AND FLEET SUPPORT 62,302 0 62,302 62,302
FACILITY
Navy ITALY Sigonella TRITON HANGAR AND OPERATION 40,641 0 40,641 40,641
FACILITY
Navy JAPAN Camp Butler MILITARY WORKING DOG FACILITIES 11,697 11,697 11,697 11,697
(CAMP HANSEN)
Navy JAPAN Iwakuni E-2D OPERATIONAL TRAINER COMPLEX 8,716 8,716 8,716 8,716
Navy JAPAN Iwakuni SECURITY MODIFICATIONS--CVW5/MAG12 9,207 9,207 9,207 9,207
HQ
Navy JAPAN Kadena AB AIRCRAFT MAINT. SHELTERS & APRON 23,310 23,310 23,310 23,310
Navy JAPAN Yokosuka CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 13,846 13,846 13,846 13,846
Navy MARYLAND Patuxent River UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 40,935 40,935 40,935 40,935
Navy NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune 2ND RADIO BN COMPLEX OPERATIONS 0 0 0 0
CONSOLIDATION
Navy NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune RANGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS 0 0 19,400 0
Navy NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune SIMULATOR INTEGRATION/RANGE 54,849 54,849 54,849 54,849
CONTROL FACILITY
Navy NORTH CAROLINA Cherry Point Marine AIR FIELD SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS 0 0 23,300 23,300 23,300
Corps Air Station
Navy NORTH CAROLINA Cherry Point Marine KC-130J ENLSITED AIR CREW TRAINER 4,769 4,769 4,769 4,769
Corps Air Station FACILITY
Navy NORTH CAROLINA Cherry Point Marine UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 29,657 29,657 29,657 29,657
Corps Air Station FACILITIES
Navy NORTH CAROLINA New River OPERATIONAL TRAINER FACILITY 3,312 3,312 3,312 3,312
Navy NORTH CAROLINA New River RADAR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY 4,918 4,918 4,918 4,918
ADDITION
Navy POLAND RedziKowo Base AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE 51,270 0 51,270 51,270
COMPLEX
Navy SOUTH CAROLINA Parris Island RANGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS & 27,075 27,075 27,075 27,075
MODERNIZATION
Navy VIRGINIA Dam Neck MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 23,066 23,066 23,066 23,066
FACILITY
Navy VIRGINIA Norfolk COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 75,289 75,289 75,289 75,289
Navy VIRGINIA Norfolk ELECTRICAL REPAIRS TO PIERS 2,6,7, 44,254 44,254 44,254 44,254
AND 11
Navy VIRGINIA Norfolk MH-60 HELICOPTER TRAINING FACILITY 7,134 7,134 7,134 7,134
Navy VIRGINIA Portsmouth WATERFRONT UTILITIES 45,513 45,513 45,513 45,513
Navy VIRGINIA Quantico ATFP GATE 5,840 5,840 5,840 5,840
Navy VIRGINIA Quantico ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION UPGRADE 8,418 8,418 8,418 8,418
Navy VIRGINIA Quantico EMBASSY SECURITY GUARD BEQ & OPS 43,941 43,941 43,941 43,941
FACILITY
Navy VIRGINIA Quantico TBS FIRE STATION REPLACEMENT 0 0 17,200 0
Navy WASHINGTON Bangor REGIONAL SHIP MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 0 0 0 0
FACILITY
Navy WASHINGTON Bangor WRA LAND/WATER INTERFACE 34,177 34,177 34,177 34,177
Navy WASHINGTON Bremerton DRY DOCK 6 MODERNIZATION & UTILITY 22,680 22,680 22,680 22,680
IMPROVE.
Navy WASHINGTON Indian Island SHORE POWER TO AMMUNITION PIER 4,472 4,472 4,472 4,472
Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MCON DESIGN FUNDS 91,649 91,649 91,649 91,649
Locations
Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 22,590 22,590 22,590 22,590
Locations
Military Construction, Navy Total 1,605,929 1,361,925 1,665,289 29,500 1,635,429
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AF ALASKA Eielson AFB F-35A FLIGHT SIM/ALTER SQUAD OPS/ 37,000 37,000 37,000 37,000
AMU FACILITY
AF ALASKA Eielson AFB RPR CENTRAL HEAT & POWER PLANT 34,400 34,400 34,400 34,400
BOILER PH3
AF ARIZONA Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130J AGE COVERED STORAGE 4,700 4,700 4,700 4,700
AF ARIZONA Davis-Monthan AFB HC-130J WASH RACK 12,200 12,200 12,200 12,200
AF ARIZONA Luke AFB COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY 0 0 21,000 21,000 21,000
AF ARIZONA Luke AFB F-35A ADAL FUEL OFFLOAD FACILITY 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
AF ARIZONA Luke AFB F-35A AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR/ 13,200 13,200 13,200 13,200
SQ 3
AF ARIZONA Luke AFB F-35A BOMB BUILD-UP FACILITY 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500
AF ARIZONA Luke AFB F-35A SQ OPS/AMU/HANGAR/SQ 4 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000
AF COLORADO U.S. Air Force Academy FRONT GATES FORCE PROTECTION 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
ENHANCEMENTS
AF FLORIDA Cape Canaveral AFS RANGE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000
AF FLORIDA Eglin AFB F-35A CONSOLIDATED HQ FACILITY 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700
AF FLORIDA Hurlburt Field ADAL 39 INFORMATION OPERATIONS 14,200 14,200 14,200 14,200
SQUAD FACILITY
AF GREENLAND Thule AB THULE CONSOLIDATION PH 1 41,965 41,965 41,965 41,965
AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas APR--DISPERSED MAINT SPARES & SE 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000
STORAGE FAC
AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas APR--INSTALLATION CONTROL CENTER 22,200 22,200 22,200 22,200
AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas APR--SOUTH RAMP UTILITIES PHASE 2 7,100 7,100 7,100 7,100
AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas PAR--LO/CORROSION CNTRL/COMPOSITE 0 0 0 0
REPAIR
AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas PRTC ROADS 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
AF HAWAII Joint Base Pearl F-22 FIGHTER ALERT FACILITY 46,000 46,000 46,000 46,000
Harbor-Hickam
AF JAPAN Yokota AB C-130J FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY 8,461 8,461 8,461 8,461
AF KANSAS McConnell AFB AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 0 0 11,200 0
AF KANSAS McConnell AFB KC-46A ADAL DEICING PADS 4,300 4,300 4,300 4,300
AF LOUISIANA Barksdale AFB CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS 0 0 20,000 0
FACILITY
AF MARYLAND Fort Meade CYBERCOM JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER, 86,000 86,000 86,000 86,000
INCREMENT 3
AF MISSOURI Whiteman AFB CONSOLIDATED STEALTH OPS & NUCLEAR 29,500 29,500 29,500 29,500
ALERT FAC
AF MONTANA Malmstrom AFB TACTICAL RESPONSE FORCE ALERT 19,700 19,700 19,700 19,700
FACILITY
AF NEBRASKA Offutt AFB DORMITORY (144 RM) 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000
AF NEVADA Nellis AFB F-35A AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000
AF NEVADA Nellis AFB F-35A LIVE ORDNANCE LOADING AREA 34,500 34,500 34,500 34,500
AF NEVADA Nellis AFB F-35A MUNITIONS MAINTENANCE 3,450 3,450 3,450 3,450
FACILITIES
AF NEW MEXICO Cannon AFB CONSTRUCT AT/FP GATE--PORTALES 7,800 7,800 7,800 7,800
AF NEW MEXICO Holloman AFB FIXED GROUND CONTROL 0 0 3,200 0
AF NEW MEXICO Holloman AFB MARSHALLING AREA ARM/DE-ARM PAD D 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
AF NEW MEXICO Kirtland AFB SPACE VEHICLES COMPONENT 12,800 12,800 12,800 12,800
DEVELOPMENT LAB
AF NEW YORK Fort Drum ASOS EXPANSION 0 0 6,000 0
AF NIGER Agadez CONSTRUCT AIRFIELD AND BASE CAMP 50,000 0 50,000 50,000
AF NORTH CAROLINA Seymour Johnson AFB AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER/BASE OPS 17,100 17,100 17,100 17,100
FACILITY
AF OKLAHOMA Altus AFB DORMITORY (120 RM) 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000
AF OKLAHOMA Altus AFB KC-46A FTU ADAL FUEL CELL MAINT 10,400 10,400 10,400 10,400
HANGAR
AF OKLAHOMA Tinker AFB AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 12,900 12,900 12,900 12,900
AF OKLAHOMA Tinker AFB KC-46A DEPOT MAINTENANCE DOCK 37,000 37,000 37,000 37,000
AF OMAN Al Musannah AB AIRLIFT APRON 25,000 0 25,000 25,000
AF SOUTH DAKOTA Ellsworth AFB DORMITORY (168 RM) 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000
AF TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio BMT CLASSROOMS/DINING FACILITY 3 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
AF TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio BMT RECRUIT DORMITORY 5 71,000 71,000 71,000 71,000
AF UNITED KINGDOM RAF Croughton CONSOLIDATED SATCOM/TECH CONTROL 36,424 36,424 36,424 36,424
FACILITY
AF UNITED KINGDOM RAF Croughton JIAC CONSOLIDATION--PH 2 94,191 94,191 94,191 94,191
AF UTAH Hill AFB F-35A FLIGHT SIMULATOR ADDITION 5,900 5,900 5,900 5,900
PHASE 2
AF UTAH Hill AFB F-35A HANGAR 40/42 ADDITIONS AND 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000
AMU
AF UTAH Hill AFB HAYMAN IGLOOS 11,500 11,500 11,500 11,500
AF WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED Classified Location LONG RANGE STRIKE BOMBER 77,130 77,130 77,130 77,130
AF WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED Classified Location MUNITIONS STORAGE 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 89,164 89,164 89,164 89,164
Locations
AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 22,900 22,900 22,900 22,900
Locations CONSTRUCTION
AF WYOMING F. E. Warren AFB WEAPON STORAGE FACILITY 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000
Military Construction, Air Force Total 1,354,785 1,279,785 1,416,185 21,000 1,375,785
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Def-Wide ALABAMA Fort Rucker FORT RUCKER ES/PS CONSOLIDATION/ 46,787 46,787 46,787 46,787
REPLACEMENT
Def-Wide ALABAMA Maxwell AFB MAXWELL ES/MS REPLACEMENT/ 32,968 32,968 32,968 32,968
RENOVATION
Def-Wide ARIZONA Fort Huachuca JITC BUILDINGS 52101/52111 3,884 3,884 3,884 3,884
RENOVATIONS
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Camp Pendleton SOF COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT 10,181 10,181 10,181 10,181
FACILITY
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Camp Pendleton SOF PERFORMANCE RESILIENCY CENTER- 10,371 0 10,371 10,371
WEST
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Coronado SOF LOGISTICS SUPPORT UNIT ONE OPS 47,218 0 47,218 47,218
FAC. #2
Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Fresno Yosemite IAP REPLACE FUEL STORAGE AND DISTRIB. 10,700 10,700 10,700 10,700
ANG FACILITIES
Def-Wide COLORADO Fort Carson, Colorado SOF LANGUAGE TRAINING FACILITY 8,243 8,243 8,243 8,243
Def-Wide CONUS CLASSIFIED Classified Location OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY 20,065 0 20,065 20,065
Def-Wide DELAWARE Dover AFB CONSTRUCT HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM 21,600 21,600 21,600 21,600
Def-Wide DJIBOUTI Camp Lemonier CONSTRUCT FUEL STORAGE & DISTRIB. 43,700 0 43,700 43,700
FACILITIES
Def-Wide FLORIDA Hurlburt Field SOF FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE HANGAR 17,989 17,989 17,989 17,989
Def-Wide FLORIDA MacDill AFB SOF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FACILITY 39,142 39,142 39,142 39,142
Def-Wide GEORGIA Moody AFB REPLACE PUMPHOUSE AND TRUCK 10,900 10,900 10,900 10,900
FILLSTANDS
Def-Wide GERMANY Garmisch GARMISCH E/MS-ADDITION/ 14,676 14,676 14,676 14,676
MODERNIZATION
Def-Wide GERMANY Grafenwoehr GRAFENWOEHR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38,138 38,138 38,138 38,138
REPLACEMENT
Def-Wide GERMANY Rhine Ordnance MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT INCR 5 85,034 85,034 85,034 85,034
Barracks
Def-Wide GERMANY Spangdahlem AB CONSTRUCT FUEL PIPELINE 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500
Def-Wide GERMANY Spangdahlem AB MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC ADDITION 34,071 34,071 34,071 34,071
Def-Wide GERMANY Stuttgart-Patch PATCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 49,413 49,413 49,413 49,413
Barracks REPLACEMENT
Def-Wide HAWAII Kaneohe Bay MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT 122,071 90,257 122,071 122,071
Def-Wide HAWAII Schofield Barracks BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/DENTAL CLINIC 123,838 87,800 123,838 123,838
ADDITION
Def-Wide JAPAN Kadena AB AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS 37,485 37,485 37,485 37,485
Def-Wide KENTUCKY Fort Campbell, SOF COMPANY HQ/CLASSROOMS 12,553 12,553 12,553 12,553
Kentucky
Def-Wide KENTUCKY Fort Knox FORT KNOX HS RENOVATION/MS 23,279 23,279 23,279 23,279
ADDITION
Def-Wide MARYLAND Fort Meade NSAW CAMPUS FEEDERS PHASE 2 33,745 33,745 33,745 33,745
Def-Wide MARYLAND Fort Meade NSAW RECAPITALIZE BUILDING #2 INCR 34,897 34,897 34,897 34,897
1
Def-Wide NEVADA Nellis AFB REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM 39,900 39,900 39,900 39,900
Def-Wide NEW MEXICO Cannon AFB CONSTRUCT PUMPHOUSE AND FUEL 20,400 20,400 20,400 20,400
STORAGE
Def-Wide NEW MEXICO Cannon AFB SOF SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 11,565 11,565 11,565 11,565
Def-Wide NEW MEXICO Cannon AFB SOF ST OPERATIONAL TRAINING 13,146 13,146 13,146 13,146
FACILITIES
Def-Wide NEW YORK West Point WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 55,778 55,778 55,778 55,778
REPLACEMENT
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune SOF COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT 14,036 14,036 14,036 14,036
FACILITY
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune SOF MARINE BATTALION COMPANY/TEAM 54,970 54,970 54,970 54,970
FACILITIES
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg BUTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 32,944 32,944 32,944 32,944
REPLACEMENT
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF 21 STS OPERATIONS FACILITY 16,863 14,334 16,863 16,863
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF BATTALION OPERATIONS FACILITY 38,549 38,549 38,549 38,549
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF INDOOR RANGE 8,303 8,303 8,303 8,303
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CENTER 28,265 28,265 28,265 28,265
Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF SPECIAL TACTICS FACILITY (PH 43,887 43,887 43,887 43,887
2)
Def-Wide OHIO Wright-Patterson AFB SATELLITE PHARMACY REPLACEMENT 6,623 6,623 6,623 6,623
Def-Wide OREGON Klamath Falls IAP REPLACE FUEL FACILITIES 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
Def-Wide PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia REPLACE HEADQUARTERS 49,700 49,700 0 49,700
Def-Wide POLAND RedziKowo Base AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE 169,153 0 169,153 169,153
SYSTEM COMPLEX
Def-Wide SOUTH CAROLINA Fort Jackson PIERCE TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 26,157 26,157 26,157 26,157
REPLACEMENT
Def-Wide SPAIN Rota ROTA ES AND HS ADDITIONS 13,737 13,737 13,737 13,737
Def-Wide TEXAS Fort Bliss HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT INCR 7 239,884 189,884 239,884 -50,000 189,884
Def-Wide TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio AMBULATORY CARE CENTER PHASE 4 61,776 61,776 61,776 61,776
Def-Wide VIRGINIA Fort Belvoir CONSTRUCT VISITOR CONTROL CENTER 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Def-Wide VIRGINIA Fort Belvoir REPLACE GROUND VEHICLE FUELING 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500
FACILITY
Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Base Langley- REPLACE FUEL PIER AND DISTRIBUTION 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000
Eustis FACILITY
Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Expeditionary SOF APPLIED INSTRUCTION FACILITY 23,916 23,916 23,916 23,916
Base Little Creek--
Story
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION 10,000 0 10,000 -10,000 0
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide ECIP DESIGN 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
Locations PROGRAM
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide EXERCISE RELATED MINOR 8,687 8,687 8,687 8,687
Locations CONSTRUCTION
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 42,183 42,183 42,183 42,183
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 31,628 31,628 31,628 31,628
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 1,078 1,078 1,078 1,078
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 3,041 3,041 3,041 3,041
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 27,202 27,202 27,202 27,202
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 15,676 15,676 15,676 15,676
Locations
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide EAST COAST MISSILE SITE PLANNING 0 30,000 0 30,000 30,000
Locations AND DESIGN
Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide PLANNING & DESIGN 31,772 31,772 31,772 31,772
Locations
Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total 2,300,767 1,909,879 2,251,067 -30,000 2,270,767
........................ ...................... ..................................
NATO WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED NATO Security NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 120,000 150,000 120,000 120,000
Investment Program
NATO Security Investment Program Total 120,000 150,000 120,000 0 120,000
........................ ...................... ..................................
Army NG ALABAMA Camp Foley VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 0 4,500 4,500 4,500
Army NG CONNECTICUT Camp Hartell READY BUILDING (CST-WMD) 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000
Army NG DELAWARE Dagsboro NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 10,800 0 10,800 10,800
SHOP
Army NG FLORIDA Palm Coast NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000
Army NG GEORGIA Fort Stewart TACTICAL AERIAL UNMANNED SYSTEMS 0 0 6,800 6,800 6,800
Army NG ILLINOIS Sparta BASIC 10M-25M FIRING RANGE (ZERO) 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,900
Army NG KANSAS Salina AUTOMATED COMBAT PISTOL/MP 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400
FIREARMS QUAL COURSE
Army NG KANSAS Salina MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 4,300 4,300 4,300 4,300
Army NG MARYLAND Easton NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 13,800 13,800 13,800 13,800
Army NG MISSISSIPPI Gulfport AVIATION CLASSIFICATION AND REPAIR 0 0 40,000 40,000 40,000
Army NG NEVADA Reno NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
SHOP ADD/ALT
Army NG OHIO Camp Ravenna MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE 3,300 3,300 3,300 3,300
Army NG OREGON Salem NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE CENTER BLDG 16,500 16,500 16,500 16,500
ADD/ALT (JFHQ)
Army NG PENNSYLVANIA Fort Indiantown Gap TRAINING AIDS CENTER 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000
Army NG VERMONT North Hyde Park NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 7,900 7,900 7,900 7,900
SHOP ADDITION
Army NG VIRGINIA Richmond NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE CENTER 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000
BUILDING (JFHQ)
Army NG WASHINGTON Yakima ENLISTED BARRACKS, TRANSIENT 19,000 0 19,000 19,000
TRAINING
Army NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 20,337 20,337 20,337 20,337
Locations
Army NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Locations
Military Construction, Army National Guard Total 197,237 167,437 248,537 51,300 248,537
........................ ...................... ..................................
Army Res CALIFORNIA Miramar ARMY RESERVE CENTER 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000
Army Res FLORIDA MacDill AFB AR CENTER/AS FACILITY 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000
Army Res MISSISSIPPI Starkville ARMY RESERVE CENTER 9,300 0 9,300 9,300
Army Res NEW YORK Orangeburg ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP 4,200 4,200 4,200 4,200
Army Res PENNSYLVANIA Conneaut Lake DAR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Army Res PUERTO RICO Fort Buchanan ACCESS CONTROL POINT 0 0 10,200 10,200 10,200
Army Res VIRGINIA Fort AP Hill EQUIPMENT CONCENTRATION 0 0 24,000 24,000 24,000
Army Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 9,318 9,318 9,318 9,318
Locations
Army Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 6,777 6,777 6,777 6,777
Locations
Military Construction, Army Reserve Total 113,595 104,295 147,795 34,200 147,795
........................ ...................... ..................................
N/MC Res NEVADA Fallon NAVOPSPTCEN FALLON 11,480 11,480 11,480 11,480
N/MC Res NEW YORK Brooklyn RESERVE CENTER STORAGE FACILITY 2,479 2,479 2,479 2,479
N/MC Res VIRGINIA Dam Neck RESERVE TRAINING CENTER COMPLEX 18,443 18,443 18,443 18,443
N/MC Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MCNR PLANNING & DESIGN 2,208 2,208 2,208 2,208
Locations
N/MC Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MCNR UNSPECIFIED MINOR 1,468 1,468 1,468 1,468
Locations CONSTRUCTION
Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total 36,078 36,078 36,078 0 36,078
........................ ...................... ..................................
Air NG ALABAMA Dannelly Field TFI--REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS 7,600 7,600 7,600 7,600
FACILITY
Air NG ARKANSAS Fort Smith MAP CONSOLIDATED SCIF 0 0 0 0
Air NG CALIFORNIA Moffett Field REPLACE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500
FACILITY
Air NG COLORADO Buckley AFB ASE MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE 5,100 5,100 5,100 5,100
FACILITY
Air NG CONNECTICUT Bradley OPS AND DEPLOYMENT FACILITY 0 0 6,300 0
Air NG FLORIDA Cape Canaveral AFS SPACE CONTROL FACILITY 0 0 6,100 6,100 6,100
Air NG GEORGIA Savannah/Hilton Head C-130 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000
IAP
Air NG HAWAII Joint Base Pearl F-22 COMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY 0 0 9,700 0
Harbor-Hickam
Air NG IOWA Des Moines MAP AIR OPERATIONS GRP/CYBER BEDDOWN- 6,700 6,700 6,700 6,700
RENO BLG 430
Air NG KANSAS Smokey Hill ANG Range RANGE TRAINING SUPPORT FACILITIES 2,900 2,900 2,900 2,900
Air NG LOUISIANA New Orleans REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
FACILITY
Air NG MAINE Bangor IAP ADD TO AND ALTER FIRE CRASH/RESCUE 7,200 7,200 7,200 7,200
STATION
Air NG NEW HAMPSHIRE Pease International BLDG MOD KC-46 FUSELAGE TRAINER 0 0 1,500 0
Trade Port
Air NG NEW HAMPSHIRE Pease International KC-46A ADAL FLIGHT SIMULATOR BLDG 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,800
Trade Port 156
Air NG NEW JERSEY Atlantic City IAP FUEL CELL AND CORROSION CONTROL 10,200 10,200 10,200 10,200
HANGAR
Air NG NEW YORK Niagara Falls IAP REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT BEDDOWN 7,700 7,700 7,700 7,700
BLDG 912
Air NG NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte/Douglas IAP REPLACE C-130 SQUADRON OPERATIONS 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000
FACILITY
Air NG NORTH DAKOTA Hector IAP INTEL TARGETING FACILITIES 7,300 7,300 7,300 7,300
Air NG OKLAHOMA Will Rogers World MEDIUM ALTITUDE MANNED ISR BEDDOWN 7,600 7,600 7,600 7,600
Airport
Air NG OREGON Klamath Falls IAP REPLACE FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION 7,200 7,200 7,200 7,200
Air NG WEST VIRGINIA Yeager Airport FORCE PROTECTION- RELOCATE 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900
COONSKIN ROAD
Air NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 5,104 5,104 5,104 5,104
Locations
Air NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 7,734 7,734 7,734 7,734
Locations
Military Construction, Air National Guard Total 123,538 123,538 147,138 6,100 129,638
........................ ...................... ..................................
AF Res ARIZONA Davis-Monthan AFB GUARDIAN ANGEL OPERATIONS 0 0 0 0
AF Res CALIFORNIA March AFB SATELLITE FIRE STATION 4,600 4,600 4,600 4,600
AF Res FLORIDA Patrick AFB AIRCREW LIFE SUPPORT FACILITY 3,400 3,400 3,400 3,400
AF Res GEORGIA Dobbins FIRE STATION/SECURITY COMPLEX 0 0 10,400 10,400 10,400
AF Res OHIO Youngstown INDOOR FIRING RANGE 9,400 9,400 9,400 9,400
AF Res TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio CONSOLIDATE 433 MEDICAL FACILITY 9,900 9,900 9,900 9,900
AF Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 13,400 13,400 13,400 13,400
Locations
AF Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 6,121 6,121 6,121 6,121
Locations CONSTRUCTION
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total 46,821 46,821 57,221 10,400 57,221
........................ ...................... ..................................
FH Con Army FLORIDA Camp Rudder FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
CONSTRUCTION
FH Con Army GERMANY Wiesbaden Army FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
Airfield
FH Con Army ILLINOIS Rock Island FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
CONSTRUCTION
FH Con Army KOREA Camp Walker FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 61,000 61,000 61,000 61,000
FH Con Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide FAMILY HOUSING P & D 7,195 7,195 7,195 7,195
Locations
Family Housing Construction, Army Total 99,695 99,695 99,695 0 99,695
........................ ...................... ..................................
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS 25,552 25,552 25,552 25,552
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide LEASED HOUSING 144,879 144,879 144,879 144,879
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 75,197 75,197 75,197 75,197
Locations FACILITIES
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 45,468 45,468 45,468 45,468
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 3,047 3,047 3,047 3,047
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MILITARY HOUSING PRIVITIZATION 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000
Locations INITIATIVE
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS 840 840 840 840
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES 10,928 10,928 10,928 10,928
Locations
FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES 65,600 65,600 65,600 65,600
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total 393,511 393,511 393,511 0 393,511
........................ ...................... ..................................
FH Con AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide IMPROVEMENTS 150,649 150,649 150,649 150,649
Locations
FH Con AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PLANNING AND DESIGN 9,849 9,849 9,849 9,849
Locations
Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total 160,498 160,498 160,498 0 160,498
........................ ...................... ..................................
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 38,746 38,746 38,746 38,746
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 41,554 41,554 41,554 41,554
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide LEASING 28,867 28,867 28,867 28,867
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE 114,129 114,129 114,129 114,129
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 52,153 52,153 52,153 52,153
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 2,032 2,032 2,032 2,032
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES ACCOUNT 12,940 12,940 12,940 12,940
Locations
FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES ACCOUNT 40,811 40,811 40,811 40,811
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total 331,232 331,232 331,232 0 331,232
........................ ...................... ..................................
FH Con Navy VIRGINIA Wallops Island CONSTRUCT HOUSING WELCOME CENTER 438 438 438 438
FH Con Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN 4,588 4,588 4,588 4,588
Locations
FH Con Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide IMPROVEMENTS 11,515 11,515 11,515 11,515
Locations
Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total 16,541 16,541 16,541 0 16,541
........................ ...................... ..................................
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 17,534 17,534 17,534 17,534
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide LEASING 64,108 64,108 64,108 64,108
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 99,323 99,323 99,323 99,323
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 56,189 56,189 56,189 56,189
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 373 373 373 373
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS 28,668 28,668 28,668 28,668
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES ACCOUNT 19,149 19,149 19,149 19,149
Locations
FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES ACCOUNT 67,692 67,692 67,692 67,692
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps Total 353,036 353,036 353,036 0 353,036
........................ ...................... ..................................
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 781 781 781 781
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 20 20 20 20
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 3,402 3,402 3,402 3,402
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide LEASING 10,679 10,679 10,679 10,679
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide LEASING 41,273 41,273 41,273 41,273
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 344 344 344 344
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 1,104 1,104 1,104 1,104
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 388 388 388 388
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES ACCOUNT 31 31 31 31
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES ACCOUNT 172 172 172 172
Locations
FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES ACCOUNT 474 474 474 474
Locations
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total 58,668 58,668 58,668 0 58,668
........................ ...................... ..................................
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Base Realignment & BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 29,691 29,691 29,691 29,691
Closure, Army
Base Realignment and Closure--Army Total 29,691 29,691 29,691 0 29,691
........................ ...................... ..................................
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DOD BRAC ACTIVITIES--AIR FORCE 64,555 64,555 64,555 64,555
Locations
Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force Total 64,555 64,555 64,555 0 64,555
........................ ...................... ..................................
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Base Realignment & BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 118,906 118,906 118,906 118,906
Closure, Navy
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DON-100: PLANING, DESIGN AND 7,787 7,787 7,787 7,787
Locations MANAGEMENT
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DON-101: VARIOUS LOCATIONS 20,871 20,871 20,871 20,871
Locations
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DON-138: NAS BRUNSWICK, ME 803 803 803 803
Locations
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DON-157: MCSA KANSAS CITY, MO 41 41 41 41
Locations
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DON-172: NWS SEAL BEACH, CONCORD, 4,872 4,872 4,872 4,872
Locations CA
BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DON-84: JRB WILLOW GROVE & CAMBRIA 3,808 3,808 3,808 3,808
Locations REG AP
Base Realignment and Closure--Navy Total 157,088 157,088 157,088 0 157,088
........................ ...................... ..................................
PYS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide AIR FORCE 0 -52,600 -50,000 -34,400 -34,400
Locations
PYS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide ARMY 0 -96,000 -52,000 -56,600 -56,600
Locations
PYS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide DEFENSE-WIDE 0 -134,000 -120,000 -134,000 -134,000
Locations
PYS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 0 -103,918 0 -110,000 -110,000
Locations
Prior Year Savings Total 0 -386,518 -222,000 -335,000 -335,000
........................ ...................... ..................................
Total, Military Construction 8,463,598 7,308,088 8,462,658 -228,000 8,235,598
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Account State/ Country Installation Project Title Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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Army Cuba Guantanamo Bay UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL HOUSING 0 76,000 0 0 0
Military Construction, Army Total 0 76,000 0 0 0
........................ ...................... ..................................
Navy Bahrain Bahrain Island MINA SALMAN PIER REPLACEMENT 0 37,700 0 0 0
Navy Bahrain Bahrain Island SHIP MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FACILITY 0 52,091 0 0 0
Navy Italy Sigonella P-8A HANGAR AND FLEET SUPPORT 0 62,302 0 0 0
FACILITY
Navy Italy Sigonella TRITON HANGAR AND OPERATION 0 40,641 0 0 0
FACILITY
Navy Poland Redzikowo AEGIS SHORE MISSILE DEFENSE 0 51,270 0 0 0
COMPLEX
Military Construction, Navy Total 0 244,004 0 0 0
........................ ...................... ..................................
AF Niger Agadez CONSTRUCT AIR FIELD AND BASE CAMP 0 50,000 0 0 0
AF Oman Al Mussanah AB AIRLIFT APRON 0 25,000 0 0 0
Military Construction, Air Force Total 0 75,000 0 0 0
........................ ...................... ..................................
Def-Wide Djibouti Camp Lemonier CONSTRUCT FUEL STORAGE AND 0 43,700 0 0 0
DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
Def-Wide Poland Redzikowo AEGIS SHORE MISSILE DEFENSE 0 93,296 0 0 0
COMPLEX
Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total 0 136,996 0 0 0
........................ ...................... ..................................
Total, Military Construction 0 532,000 0 0 0
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL
SECURITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2016 House Senate Conference Conference
Program Request Authorized Authorized Change Authorized
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Discretionary Summary By Appropriation
Energy And Water Development, And Related
Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy......................... 135,161 0 0 0 135,161
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National nuclear security
administration:
Weapons activities................... 8,846,948 237,700 180,000 -44,151 8,802,797
Defense nuclear nonproliferation..... 1,940,302 -39,000 5,000 1,198 1,941,500
Naval reactors....................... 1,375,496 12,000 0 -15,500 1,359,996
Federal salaries and expenses........ 402,654 -6,000 0 -14,654 388,000
Total, National nuclear security 12,565,400 204,700 185,000 -73,107 12,492,293
administration........................
Environmental and other defense
activities:
Defense environmental cleanup........ 5,527,347 -384,197 -451,797 -396,797 5,130,550
Other defense activities............. 774,425 4,200 0 -3,903 770,522
Total, Environmental & other defense 6,301,772 -379,997 -451,797 -400,700 5,901,072
activities............................
Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities.. 18,867,172 -175,297 -266,797 -473,807 18,393,365
Total, Discretionary Funding................. 19,002,333 -175,297 -266,797 -473,807 18,528,526
Nuclear Energy
Idaho sitewide safeguards and security..... 126,161 126,161
Used nuclear fuel disposition.............. 9,000 9,000
Total, Nuclear Energy........................ 135,161 0 0 0 135,161
Weapons Activities
Directed stockpile work
Life extension programs
B61 Life extension program............. 643,300 643,300
W76 Life extension program............. 244,019 244,019
W88 Alt 370............................ 220,176 220,176
W80-4 Life extension program........... 195,037 195,037
Total, Life extension programs........... 1,302,532 0 0 0 1,302,532
Stockpile systems
B61 Stockpile systems.................. 52,247 21,000 52,247
W76 Stockpile systems.................. 50,921 50,921
W78 Stockpile systems.................. 64,092 64,092
W80 Stockpile systems.................. 68,005 68,005
B83 Stockpile systems.................. 42,177 9,000 42,177
W87 Stockpile systems.................. 89,299 89,299
W88 Stockpile systems.................. 115,685 115,685
Total, Stockpile systems................. 482,426 30,000 0 0 482,426
Weapons dismantlement and disposition
Operations and maintenance............. 48,049 48,049
Stockpile services
Production support..................... 447,527 447,527
Research and development support....... 34,159 34,159
R&D certification and safety........... 192,613 11,200 -7,613 185,000
Management, technology, and production. 264,994 -6,467 258,527
Total, Stockpile services................ 939,293 11,200 0 -14,080 925,213
Nuclear material commodities
Uranium sustainment.................... 32,916 32,916
Plutonium sustainment.................. 174,698 8,400 174,698
Tritium sustainment.................... 107,345 107,345
Domestic uranium enrichment............ 100,000 -50,000 50,000
Total, Nuclear material commodities...... 414,959 8,400 0 -50,000 364,959
Total, Directed stockpile work............. 3,187,259 49,600 0 -64,080 3,123,179
Research, development, test and evaluation
(RDT&E)
Science
Advanced certification................. 50,714 50,714
Primary assessment technologies........ 98,500 21,600 5,600 104,100
Dynamic materials properties........... 109,000 109,000
Advanced radiography................... 47,000 47,000
Secondary assessment technologies...... 84,400 84,400
Total, Science........................... 389,614 21,600 0 5,600 395,214
Engineering
Enhanced surety........................ 50,821 1,100 50,821
Weapon systems engineering assessment 17,371 17,371
technology............................
Nuclear survivability.................. 24,461 2,400 24,461
Enhanced surveillance.................. 38,724 10,000 38,724
Total, Engineering ...................... 131,377 3,500 10,000 0 131,377
Inertial confinement fusion ignition and
high yield
Ignition............................... 73,334 -6,000 73,334
Support of other stockpile programs.... 22,843 22,843
Diagnostics, cryogenics and 58,587 58,587
experimental support..................
Pulsed power inertial confinement 4,963 4,963
fusion................................
Joint program in high energy density 8,900 8,900
laboratory plasmas....................
Facility operations and target 333,823 -11,000 333,823
production............................
Total, Inertial confinement fusion and 502,450 -17,000 0 0 502,450
high yield..............................
Advanced simulation and computing........ 623,006 -6,000 -6,000 617,006
Responsive Capabilities Program.......... 0 20,000 0
Advanced manufacturing
Component manufacturing development.... 112,256 -18,808 93,448
Processing technology development...... 17,800 17,800
Total, Advanced manufacturing............ 130,056 0 0 -18,808 111,248
Total, RDT&E............................... 1,776,503 2,100 30,000 -19,208 1,757,295
Readiness in technical base and facilities
(RTBF)
Operating
Program readiness...................... 75,185 -15,185 60,000
Material recycle and recovery.......... 173,859 -13,859 160,000
Storage................................ 40,920 40,920
Recapitalization....................... 104,327 -4,327 100,000
Total, Operating......................... 394,291 0 0 -33,371 360,920
Construction:
15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestment project, 18,195 18,195
Phase 3, LANL.........................
11-D-801 TA-55 Reinvestment project 3,903 3,903
Phase 2, LANL.........................
07-D-220 Radioactive liquid waste 11,533 11,533
treatment facility upgrade project,
LANL..................................
07-D-220-04 Transuranic liquid waste 40,949 40,949
facility, LANL........................
06-D-141 PED/Construction, Uranium 430,000 430,000
Capabilities Replacement Project Y-12.
04-D-125 Chemistry and metallurgy 155,610 155,610
replacement project, LANL.............
Total, Construction...................... 660,190 0 0 0 660,190
Total, Readiness in technical base and 1,054,481 0 0 -33,371 1,021,110
facilities................................
Secure transportation asset
Operations and equipment................. 146,272 -6,272 140,000
Program direction........................ 105,338 -8,220 97,118
Total, Secure transportation asset......... 251,610 0 0 -14,492 237,118
Infrastructure and safety
Operations of facilities
Kansas City Plant...................... 100,250 100,250
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 70,671 70,671
Los Alamos National Laboratory......... 196,460 196,460
Nevada National Security Site.......... 89,000 89,000
Pantex................................. 58,021 58,021
Sandia National Laboratory............. 115,300 115,300
Savannah River Site.................... 80,463 80,463
Y-12 National security complex......... 120,625 120,625
Total, Operations of facilities.......... 830,790 0 0 0 830,790
Safety operations........................ 107,701 107,701
Maintenance.............................. 227,000 24,000 25,000 252,000
Recapitalization......................... 257,724 150,000 150,000 50,000 307,724
Construction:
16-D-621 Substation replacement at TA- 25,000 25,000
3, LANL...............................
15-D-613 Emergency Operations Center, Y- 17,919 17,919
12....................................
Total, Construction...................... 42,919 0 0 0 42,919
Total, Infrastructure and safety........... 1,466,134 174,000 150,000 75,000 1,541,134
Site stewardship
Nuclear materials integration............ 17,510 17,510
Minority serving institution partnerships 19,085 19,085
program.................................
Total, Site stewardship.................... 36,595 0 0 0 36,595
Defense nuclear security
Operations and maintenance............... 619,891 12,000 12,000 631,891
Construction:
14-D-710 Device assembly facility argus 13,000 13,000
installation project, NV..............
Total, Defense nuclear security............ 632,891 12,000 0 12,000 644,891
Information technology and cybersecurity... 157,588 157,588
Legacy contractor pensions................. 283,887 283,887
Total, Weapons Activities.................... 8,846,948 237,700 180,000 -44,151 8,802,797
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
Global material security............... 426,751 -90,000 -3,802 422,949
Material management and minimization... 311,584 20,000 311,584
Nonproliferation and arms control...... 126,703 126,703
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D... 419,333 20,000 419,333
Nonproliferation Construction:
99-D-143 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel 345,000 345,000
Fabrication Facility, SRS...........
Analysis of Alternatives............. 0 5,000 5,000 5,000
Total, Nonproliferation construction... 345,000 0 5,000 5,000 350,000
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 1,629,371 -50,000 5,000 1,198 1,630,569
Programs................................
Legacy contractor pensions................. 94,617 94,617
Nuclear counterterrorism and incident 234,390 11,000 234,390
response program..........................
Use of prior-year balances................. -18,076 -18,076
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation...... 1,940,302 -39,000 5,000 1,198 1,941,500
Naval Reactors
Naval reactors operations and 445,196 445,196
infrastructure............................
Naval reactors development................. 444,400 -14,000 430,400
Ohio replacement reactor systems 186,800 186,800
development...............................
S8G Prototype refueling.................... 133,000 133,000
Program direction.......................... 45,000 -1,500 43,500
Construction:
15-D-904 NRF Overpack Storage Expansion 3 900 900
15-D-903 KL Fire System Upgrade.......... 600 600
15-D-902 KS Engineroom team trainer 3,100 3,100
facility................................
14-D-902 KL Materials characterization 30,000 30,000
laboratory expansion, KAPL..............
14-D-901 Spent fuel handling 86,000 12,000 86,000
recapitalization project, NRF...........
10-D-903, Security upgrades, KAPL........ 500 500
Total, Construction........................ 121,100 12,000 0 0 121,100
Total, Naval Reactors........................ 1,375,496 12,000 0 -15,500 1,359,996
Federal Salaries And Expenses
Program direction.......................... 402,654 -6,000 -14,654 388,000
Total, Office Of The Administrator........... 402,654 -6,000 0 -14,654 388,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites:
Closure sites administration............. 4,889 4,889
Hanford site:
River corridor and other cleanup
operations:
River corridor and other cleanup 196,957 72,000 72,000 268,957
operations............................
Central plateau remediation:
Central plateau remediation............ 555,163 555,163
Richland community and regulatory support 14,701 14,701
Construction:
15-D-401 Containerized sludge removal 77,016 77,016
annex, RL.............................
Total, Hanford site........................ 843,837 72,000 0 72,000 915,837
Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition...... 357,783 357,783
Idaho community and regulatory support... 3,000 3,000
Total, Idaho National Laboratory........... 360,783 0 0 0 360,783
NNSA sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory... 1,366 1,366
Nevada................................... 62,385 62,385
Sandia National Laboratories............. 2,500 2,500
Los Alamos National Laboratory........... 188,625 20,000 188,625
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites..... 254,876 0 20,000 0 254,876
Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear facility D & D
OR Nuclear facility D & D.............. 75,958 75,958
Construction:
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury 6,800 6,800
Treatment Facility..................
Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D......... 82,758 0 0 0 82,758
U233 Disposition Program................. 26,895 26,895
OR cleanup and disposition:
OR cleanup and disposition............. 60,500 60,500
Total, OR cleanup and disposition........ 60,500 0 0 0 60,500
OR reservation community and regulatory 4,400 4,400
support...................................
Solid waste stabilization and disposition
Oak Ridge technology development.... 2,800 2,800
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............... 177,353 0 0 0 177,353
Office of River Protection:
Waste treatment and immobilization plant
01-D-416 A-D/ORP-0060 / Major 595,000 595,000
construction..........................
01-D-16E Pretreatment facility......... 95,000 95,000
Total, Waste treatment and immobilization 690,000 0 0 0 690,000
plant...................................
Tank farm activities
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and 649,000 649,000
disposition...........................
Construction:
15-D-409 Low Activity Waste 75,000 75,000
Pretreatment System, Hanford........
Total, Tank farm activities.............. 724,000 0 0 0 724,000
Total, Office of River protection.......... 1,414,000 0 0 0 1,414,000
Savannah River sites:
Savannah River risk management operations 386,652 11,600 3,000 389,652
SR community and regulatory support...... 11,249 11,249
Radioactive liquid tank waste:
Radioactive liquid tank waste 581,878 581,878
stabilization and disposition.........
Construction:
15-D-402--Saltstone Disposal Unit #6. 34,642 34,642
05-D-405 Salt waste processing 194,000 194,000
facility, Savannah River............
Total, Construction.................... 228,642 0 0 0 228,642
Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste..... 810,520 0 0 0 810,520
Total, Savannah River site................. 1,208,421 11,600 0 3,000 1,211,421
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste isolation pilot plant.............. 212,600 212,600
Construction:
15-D-411 Safety significant 23,218 23,218
confinement ventilation system,
WIPP..............................
15-D-412 Exhaust shaft, WIPP....... 7,500 7,500
Total, Construction.................. 30,718 0 0 0 30,718
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant..... 243,318 0 0 0 243,318
Program direction.......................... 281,951 281,951
Program support............................ 14,979 14,979
Safeguards and Security:
Oak Ridge Reservation.................... 17,228 17,228
Paducah.................................. 8,216 8,216
Portsmouth............................... 8,492 8,492
Richland/Hanford Site.................... 67,601 67,601
Savannah River Site...................... 128,345 128,345
Waste Isolation Pilot Project............ 4,860 4,860
West Valley.............................. 1,891 1,891
Technology development..................... 14,510 4,000 14,510
Subtotal, Defense environmental cleanup...... 5,055,550 87,600 20,000 75,000 5,130,550
Uranium enrichment D&D fund contribution 471,797 -471,797 -471,797 -471,797 0
(Legislative proposal)....................
Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup......... 5,527,347 -384,197 -451,797 -396,797 5,130,550
Other Defense Activities
Specialized security activities............ 221,855 4,200 -3,903 217,952
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and security. 120,693 120,693
Program direction........................ 63,105 63,105
Total, Environment, Health, safety and 183,798 0 0 0 183,798
security..................................
Enterprise assessments
Enterprise assessments................... 24,068 24,068
Program direction........................ 49,466 49,466
Total, Enterprise assessments.............. 73,534 0 0 0 73,534
Office of Legacy Management
Legacy management........................ 154,080 154,080
Program direction........................ 13,100 13,100
Total, Office of Legacy Management......... 167,180 0 0 0 167,180
Defense-related activities
Defense related administrative support
Chief financial officer.................. 35,758 35,758
Chief information officer................ 83,800 83,800
Management............................... 3,000 3,000
Total, Defense related administrative 122,558 0 0 0 122,558
support...................................
Office of hearings and appeals............. 5,500 5,500
Subtotal, Other defense activities........... 774,425 4,200 0 -3,903 770,522
Total, Other Defense Activities.............. 774,425 4,200 0 -3,903 770,522
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From the Committee on Armed Services, for
consideration of the House bill and the Senate
amendment, and modifications committed to
conference:
Mac Thornberry,
J. Randy Forbes,
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Doug Lamborn,
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