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                        REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                             114TH CONGRESS

                       FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS

                               2015-2016

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                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
                             115th Congress

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                            January 9, 2018

                     JOHN McCAIN, Arizona, Chairman
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma            JACK REED, Rhode Island
ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi         BILL NELSON, Florida
DEB FISCHER, Nebraska                CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri
TOM COTTON, Arkansas                 JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire
MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota            KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York
JONI ERNST, Iowa                     RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut
THOM TILLIS, North Carolina          JOE DONNELLY, Indiana
DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska                 MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
DAVID PERDUE, Georgia                TIM KAINE, Virginia
TED CRUZ, Texas                      ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine
LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina       MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
BEN SASSE, Nebraska                  ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts
TIM SCOTT, South Carolina            GARY C. PETERS, Michigan
                   Christian D. Brose, Staff Director
               Elizabeth L. King, Minority Staff Director
                     Gregory R. Lilly, Chief Clerk
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NOTES:
Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama served on the Committee during the 
115th Congress from January 5, 2017, until his appointment as Attorney 
General on February 9, 2017.
On February 9, 2017, the Senate passed S. Res. 57, appointing Senator 
Luther Strange of Alabama to the Committee on Armed Services.
Senator Luther Strange of Alabama served on the Committee during the 
115th Congress from February 9, 2017 until the end of his Senate term 
on January 3, 2018.
On January 9, 2018, the Senate passed S. Res. 369, appointing Senator 
Tim Scott of South Carolina to the Committee on Armed Services.




















                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                                       U.S. Senate,
                               Committee on Armed Services,
                                  Washington, DC, February 7, 2018.
Hon. Mike Pence,
President of the Senate,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. President: Senate Rule XXVI.8(b) requires the 
submission of a report of the activities of the Senate 
Committee on Armed Services for the previous Congress.
    In accordance with the requirements, I am submitting the 
report of the activities of the Committee during the 114th 
Congress. This report outlines the most noteworthy legislative 
achievements and other achievements and activities of our 
Committee.
            Sincerely,
                                               John McCain,
                                                          Chairman.
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                            C O N T E N T S

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Letter of transmittal............................................   III
Committee membership.............................................     1
Subcommittee membership..........................................     2
Dates of appointment.............................................     4
Jurisdiction and history.........................................     5
Rules of procedure...............................................     7
Relationship of authorizations to appropriations.................    11
Key activities during the 114th Congress.........................    18
Full committee meetings..........................................    23
Subcommittee activities..........................................    35
Nominations......................................................    44
Publications.....................................................    49
Committee funding................................................    50
Committee staff..................................................    54



                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
                      
                             114th Congress

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          January 7, 2015
  JOHN McCAIN, Arizona, Chairman

JACK REED, Rhode Island              JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
BILL NELSON, Florida                 JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri           ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia       KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire        DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York      TOM COTTON, Arkansas
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut      MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota
JOE DONNELLY, Indiana                JONI ERNST, Iowa
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii              THOM TILLIS, North Carolina
TIM KAINE, Virginia                  DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska
ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine            MIKE LEE, Utah
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico          LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
                                     TED CRUZ, Texas

Christian D. Brose, Staff Director
Elizabeth L. King, Minority Staff 
             Director
   Gregory R. Lilly, Chief Clerk

                  SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE 114TH CONGRESS

Senators McCain and Reed served as 
    ex-officio members of all 
          subcommittees.

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                        Subcommittee on Airland

         JANUARY 14, 2015

  TOM COTTON, Arkansas, Chairman

JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia       JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri           JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York      ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut      MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota
JOE DONNELLY, Indiana                JONI ERNST, Iowa
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii              DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska
TIM KAINE, Virginia                  MIKE LEE, Utah

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

         JANUARY 14, 2015

  DEB FISCHER, Nebraska, Chairman

BILL NELSON, Florida                 KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia       TOM COTTON, Arkansas
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire        JONI ERNST, Iowa
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York      THOM TILLIS, North Carolina
JOE DONNELLY, Indiana                LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
TIM KAINE, Virginia                  TED CRUZ, Texas

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

         JANUARY 14, 2015

 LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina, 
             Chairman

KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York      ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri           TOM COTTON, Arkansas
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut      THOM TILLIS, North Carolina
ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine            DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

         JANUARY 14, 2015

   KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire, 
             Chairman

TIM KAINE, Virginia                  JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri           DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire        MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii              JONI ERNST, Iowa
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico          MIKE LEE, Utah

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

         JANUARY 14, 2015

  ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi, 
             Chairman

MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii              JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
BILL NELSON, Florida                 KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire        MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut      THOM TILLIS, North Carolina
TIM KAINE, Virginia                  DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska
ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine            TED CRUZ, Texas

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

         JANUARY 14, 2015

 JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama, Chairman

JOE DONNELLY, Indiana                JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
BILL NELSON, Florida                 DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia       MIKE LEE, Utah
ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine            LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico          TED CRUZ, Texas

        DATES OF APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

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JACK REED, January 7, 1999           JOHN McCAIN, January 6, 1987
BILL NELSON, January 24, 2013        JAMES M. INHOFE, January 4, 1995
CLAIRE McCASKILL, January 12, 2007   JEFF SESSIONS, January 7, 1999
JOE MANCHIN III, November 15, 2010   ROGER F. WICKER, January 24, 2008
JEANNE SHAHEEN, February 3, 2011     KELLY AYOTTE, February 3, 2011
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, February 3, 2011B FISCHER, January 24, 2013
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, February 3, 2011 TOM COTTON, January 7, 2015
JOE DONNELLY, January 24, 2013       MIKE ROUNDS, January 7, 2015
MAZIE K. HIRONO, January 24, 2013    JONI ERNST, January 7, 2015
TIM KAINE, January 24, 2013          THOM TILLIS, January 7, 2015
ANGUS S. KING, JR., January 24, 2013 DAN SULLIVAN, January 7, 2015
MARTIN HEINRICH, January 7, 2015     MIKE LEE, January 24, 2013
TED CRUZ, January 24, 2013           LINDSEY GRAHAM, January 15, 2003

                        JURISDICTION AND HISTORY

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    The Committee on Armed Services jurisdiction is set forth 
in Rule XXV(c) of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    (1) Committee on Armed Services, to which committee shall 
be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, 
memorials, and other matters relating to the following 
subjects:
    1. Aeronautical and space activities peculiar to or 
primarily associated with the development of weapons systems or 
military operations.
    2. Common defense.
    3. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the 
Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, 
generally.
    4. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including 
administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone.
    5. Military research and development.
    6. National security aspects of nuclear energy.
    7. Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska.
    8. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and 
privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including overseas 
education of civilian and military dependents.
    9. Selective service system.
    10. Strategic and critical materials necessary for the 
common defense.
    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a 
comprehensive basis, matters relating to the common defense 
policy of the United States, and report thereon from time to 
time.
    The Senate Committees on Military Affairs; the Militia; and 
Naval Affairs were established on December 10, 1816. The 
Committee on the Militia was merged with the Committee on 
Military Affairs in 1858 to form the Military Affairs and 
Militia Committee. In 1872 the Committee dropped ``Militia'' 
from its name. The Military Affairs and Naval Affairs 
Committees existed until 1947 when they were combined by the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 601 of the 
Seventy-ninth Congress, approved August 2, 1946, as amended by 
Public Law 510 of the Ninety-first Congress, approved October 
26, 1970) into a new standing committee, the current Committee 
on Armed Services.
    Part 1 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
created the standing committees of the Senate and provided that 
the Committee on Armed Services should consist of 13 Senators. 
The history of changes in the Committee on Armed Services 
membership since 1946 is as follows:

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         Congress:                 Year:                  Under Authority of:             Number of Senators:
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                 82nd                  1953                            S. Res. 18                         15
                 86th                  1959                            S. Res. 24                         17
                 90th                  1967                            S. Res. 11                         18
                 91st                  1970                            H.R. 17654                         15
                 92nd                  1971                            S. Res. 15                         16
                 93rd                  1973                            S. Res. 10                         15
                 94th                  1975                            S. Res. 17                         16
                 95th                  1977                S. Res. 4 & S. Res. 82                         18
                100th                  1987                            S. Res. 14                         20
                103rd                  1993                           S. Res. 130                         22
                104th                  1995                            S. Res. 14                         21
                105th                  1997                             S. Res. 9                         18
                107th                  2001                  in part by S. Res. 8                         25
                109th                  2005                 S. Res. 5 & S. Res. 6                         24
                110th                  2007               S. Res. 27 & S. Res. 28                         25
                111th                  2009               S. Res. 18 & S. Res. 19                         26
                111th                  2010             S. Res. 429 & S. Res. 450                         28
                112th                  2011             S. Res. 42 and S. Res. 43                         26
                113th                  2013               S. Res. 17 & S. Res. 18                         26
                114th                  2015                S. Res 18 & S. Res. 21                         26
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         RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

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    1. Regular Meeting Day--The Committee shall meet at least 
once a month when Congress is in session. The regular meeting 
days of the Committee shall be Tuesday and Thursday, unless the 
Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, 
directs otherwise.
    2. Additional Meetings--The Chairman, after consultation 
with the Ranking Minority Member, may call such additional 
meetings as he deems necessary.
    3. Special Meetings--Special meetings of the Committee may 
be called by a majority of the members of the Committee in 
accordance with paragraph 3 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate.
    4. Open Meetings--Each meeting of the Committee, or any 
subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct hearings, 
shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series of 
meetings by the Committee or a subcommittee thereof on the same 
subject for a period of no more than fourteen (14) calendar 
days may be closed to the public on a motion made and seconded 
to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated below in clauses (a) through (f) would require the 
meeting to be closed, followed immediately by a record vote in 
open session by a majority of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be 
discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or 
meetings--
          (a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret 
        in the interests of national defense or the 
        confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the 
        United States;
          (b) will relate solely to matters of Committee staff 
        personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
          (c) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional 
        standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an 
        individual to public contempt or obloquy or will 
        represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy 
        of an individual;
          (d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information 
        relating to the investigation or prosecution of a 
        criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in 
        the interests of effective law enforcement;
          (e) will disclose information relating to the trade 
        secrets or financial or commercial information 
        pertaining specifically to a given person if--
                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the 
                information to be kept confidential by 
                Government officers and employees; or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than 
                through an application by such person for a 
                specific Government financial or other benefit, 
                and is required to be kept secret in order to 
                prevent undue injury to the competitive 
                position of such person; or
          (f) may divulge matters required to be kept 
        confidential under other provisions of law or 
        Government regulations.
    5. Presiding Officer--The Chairman shall preside at all 
meetings and hearings of the Committee except that in his 
absence the Ranking Majority Member present at the meeting or 
hearing shall preside unless by majority vote the Committee 
provides otherwise.
    6. Quorum--(a) A majority of the members of the Committee 
are required to be actually present to report a matter or 
measure from the Committee. (See Standing Rules of the Senate 
26.7(a)(1)).
    (b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c), and 
other than for the conduct of hearings, nine members of the 
Committee, including one member of the minority party; or a 
majority of the members of the Committee, shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of such business as may be 
considered by the Committee.
    (c) Three members of the Committee, one of whom shall be a 
member of the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of taking sworn testimony, unless otherwise ordered by 
a majority of the full Committee.
    (d) Proxy votes may not be considered for the purpose of 
establishing a quorum.
    7. Proxy Voting--Proxy voting shall be allowed on all 
measures and matters before the Committee. The vote by proxy of 
any member of the Committee may be counted for the purpose of 
reporting any measure or matter to the Senate if the absent 
member casting such vote has been informed of the matter on 
which the member is being recorded and has affirmatively 
requested that he or she be so recorded. Proxy must be given in 
writing.
    8. Announcement of Votes--The results of all roll call 
votes taken in any meeting of the Committee on any measure, or 
amendment thereto, shall be announced in the Committee report, 
unless previously announced by the Committee. The announcement 
shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor and votes 
cast in opposition to each such measure and amendment by each 
member of the Committee who was present at such meeting. The 
Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, 
may hold open a roll call vote on any measure or matter which 
is before the Committee until no later than midnight of the day 
on which the Committee votes on such measure or matter.
    9. Subpoenas--Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses and for 
the production of memoranda, documents, records, and the like 
may be issued, after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
Member, by the Chairman or any other member designated by the 
Chairman, but only when authorized by a majority of the members 
of the Committee. The subpoena shall briefly state the matter 
to which the witness is expected to testify or the documents to 
be produced.
    10. Hearings--(a) Public notice shall be given of the date, 
place and subject matter of any hearing to be held by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee thereof, at least 1 week in 
advance of such hearing, unless the Committee or subcommittee 
determines that good cause exists for beginning such hearings 
at an earlier time.
    (b) Hearings may be initiated only by the specified 
authorization of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (c) Hearings shall be held only in the District of Columbia 
unless specifically authorized to be held elsewhere by a 
majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee conducting such 
hearings.
    (d) The Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee shall 
consult with the Ranking Minority Member thereof before naming 
witnesses for a hearing.
    (e) Witnesses appearing before the Committee shall file 
with the clerk of the Committee a written statement of their 
proposed testimony prior to the hearing at which they are to 
appear unless the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
determine that there is good cause not to file such a 
statement. Witnesses testifying on behalf of the Administration 
shall furnish an additional 50 copies of their statement to the 
Committee. All statements must be received by the Committee at 
least 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the 
hearing.
    (f) Confidential testimony taken or confidential material 
presented in a closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee 
or any report of the proceedings of such hearing shall not be 
made public in whole or in part or by way of summary unless 
authorized by a majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (g) Any witness summoned to give testimony or evidence at a 
public or closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee may 
be accompanied by counsel of his own choosing who shall be 
permitted at all times during such hearing to advise such 
witness of his legal rights.
    (h) Witnesses providing unsworn testimony to the Committee 
may be given a transcript of such testimony for the purpose of 
making minor grammatical corrections. Such witnesses will not, 
however, be permitted to alter the substance of their 
testimony. Any question involving such corrections shall be 
decided by the Chairman.
    11. Nominations--Unless otherwise ordered by the Committee, 
nominations referred to the Committee shall be held for at 
least seven (7) days before being voted on by the Committee. 
Each member of the Committee shall be furnished a copy of all 
nominations referred to the Committee.
    12. Real Property Transactions--Each member of the 
Committee shall be furnished with a copy of the proposals of 
the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, submitted 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2662 and with a copy of the proposals of 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 2285, regarding the 
proposed acquisition or disposition of property of an estimated 
price or rental of more than $50,000. Any member of the 
Committee objecting to or requesting information on a proposed 
acquisition or disposal shall communicate his objection or 
request to the Chairman of the Committee within thirty (30) 
days from the date of submission.
    13. Legislative Calendar--(a) The clerk of the Committee 
shall keep a printed calendar for the information of each 
Committee member showing the bills introduced and referred to 
the Committee and the status of such bills. Such calendar shall 
be revised from time to time to show pertinent changes in such 
bills, the current status thereof, and new bills introduced and 
referred to the Committee. A copy of each new revision shall be 
furnished to each member of the Committee.
    (b) Unless otherwise ordered, measures referred to the 
Committee shall be referred by the clerk of the Committee to 
the appropriate department or agency of the Government for 
reports thereon.
    14. Except as otherwise specified herein, the Standing 
Rules of the Senate shall govern the actions of the Committee. 
Each subcommittee of the Committee is part of the Committee, 
and is therefore subject to the Committee's rules so far as 
applicable.
    15. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees--Each subcommittee 
is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and 
report to the full Committee on all matters referred to it. 
Subcommittee chairmen, after consultation with Ranking Minority 
Members of the subcommittees, shall set dates for hearings and 
meetings of their respective subcommittees after consultation 
with the Chairman and other subcommittee chairmen with a view 
toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of full Committee and 
subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever possible.

     RELATIONSHIP OF ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                             APPROPRIATIONS

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          History of Section 114, Title 10, United States Code

    The jurisdiction of the committee so far as specific annual 
authorizations are concerned was increased significantly in 
1959 by the enactment of section 412(b) of Public Law 86-149 
which required annual congressional authorization of 
appropriations for the procurement of aircraft, missiles and 
naval vessels. That law was amended and expanded as follows:
           In 1962 (Public Law 88-436) to require 
        similar authorization of appropriations for research, 
        development, test, or evaluation associated with 
        aircraft, missiles and naval vessels;
           In 1963 (Public Law 88-174) to require 
        similar authorization of appropriations for all 
        research, development, test, or evaluation carried on 
        by the Department of Defense;
           In 1965 (Public Law 89-37) to require 
        authorization of appropriations for the procurement of 
        tracked combat vehicles;
           In 1967 (Public Law 90-168) to require 
        annual authorization of the personnel strengths of each 
        of the Selected Reserves of the Reserve components as a 
        prior condition for the appropriation of funds for the 
        pay and allowances for the Reserve components;
           In 1969 (Public Law 91-121) to require 
        authorization of appropriations for the procurement of 
        other weapons to or for the use of any armed force of 
        the United States. (Essentially, heavy, medium, and 
        light artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, rifles, 
        machine-guns, mortars, small arms weapons, and any 
        crew-fired piece using fixed ammunition);
           In 1970 (Public Law 91-441) to require 
        authorization of appropriations to or for the use of 
        the Navy for the procurement of torpedoes and related 
        support equipment; and to require authorization of the 
        average annual active duty personnel strength for each 
        component of the Armed Forces as a condition precedent 
        to the appropriation of funds for this purpose;
           In 1971 (Public Law 92-436) to require 
        annual authorization for the average military training 
        student loads for each component of the Armed Forces, 
        and modified the provision relating to authorization 
        for active duty personnel strength;
           In 1973 (Public Law 93-155) to require 
        authorization for end strength civilian employment for 
        each component of the Defense Department in each fiscal 
        year;
           In 1975 (Public Law 94-106) to require the 
        annual authorization of military construction of 
        ammunition facilities;
           In 1980 (Public Law 96-342) to require the 
        annual authorization of appropriations of funds for the 
        operation and maintenance of any armed force of the 
        activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
        (other than the military departments) for fiscal years 
        beginning after September 30, 1981; and
           In 1982 (Public Law 97-86) to require the 
        annual authorization of appropriations of funds for 
        procurement of ammunition or other procurement for any 
        armed force or for agencies of the Department of 
        Defense (other than military departments).
    Also, in 1973 these enactments were codified by section 
803(a) of Public Law 93-155 into Title 10, United States Code, 
as section 138. Section 138 was amended on several occasions 
and, in 1986, was divided into two sections redesignated as 
sections 114 and 115 of title 10, United States Code, by the 
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 
1986 (Public Law 99-433). Both sections have subsequently been 
amended several times. The law today reads as follows:

Sec. 114. Annual authorization of appropriations

    (a) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or 
for the use of any armed force or obligated or expended for--
          (1) procurement of aircraft, missiles, or naval 
        vessels;
          (2) any research, development, test, or evaluation, 
        or procurement or production related thereto;
          (3) procurement of tracked combat vehicles;
          (4) procurement of other weapons;
          (5) procurement of naval torpedoes and related 
        support equipment;
          (6) military construction;
          (7) the operation and maintenance of any armed force 
        or of the activities and agencies of the Department of 
        Defense (other than the military departments);
          (8) procurement of ammunition; or
          (9) other procurement by any armed force or by the 
        activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
        (other than the military departments); unless funds 
        therefor have been specifically authorized by law.
    (b) In subsection (a)(6), the term ``military 
construction'' includes any construction, development, 
conversion, or extension of any kind which is carried out with 
respect to any military facility or installation (including any 
Government-owned or Government-leased industrial facility used 
for the production of defense articles and any facility to 
which section 2353 of this title [10 USCS Sec. 2353] applies), 
any activity to which section 2807 of this title [10 USCS 
Sec. 2807] applies, any activity to which chapter 1803 of this 
title [10 USCS Sec. Sec. 18231 et seq.] applies, and advances 
to the Secretary of Transportation for the construction of 
defense access roads under section 210 of title 23. Such term 
does not include any activity to which section 2821 or 2854 of 
this title [10 USCS Sec. 2821 or Sec. 2854] applies.
    (c)(1) The size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund 
established pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.) may not exceed $1,070,000,000.
    (2) Notwithstanding section 37(a) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2777(a)), amounts received by the United 
States pursuant to subparagraph (A) of section 21(a)(1) of that 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(a)(1))--
          (A) shall be credited to the Special Defense 
        Acquisition Fund established pursuant to chapter 5 of 
        that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.), as authorized by 
        section 51(b)(1) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(b)(1)), 
        but subject to the limitation in paragraph (1) and 
        other applicable law; and
          (B) to the extent not so credited, shall be deposited 
        in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts as provided 
        in section 3302(b) of title 31.
    (d) Funds may be appropriated for the armed forces for use 
as an emergency fund for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, or related procurement or production, only if the 
appropriation of the funds is authorized by law after June 30, 
1966.
    (e) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for 
procurement of equipment for the reserve components of the 
armed forces (including the National Guard) shall be set forth 
separately from other amounts requested for procurement for the 
armed forces.
    (f) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for 
procurement of ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps, and 
for procurement of ammunition for the Air Force, shall be set 
forth separately from other amounts requested for procurement.

Sec. 115. Personnel strengths: requirement for annual authorization

    (a) Active-duty and Selected Reserve end strengths to be 
authorized by law. Congress shall authorize personnel strength 
levels for each fiscal year for each of the following:
          (1) The end strength for each of the armed forces 
        (other than the Coast Guard) for (A) active-duty 
        personnel who are to be paid from funds appropriated 
        for active-duty personnel unless on active duty 
        pursuant to subsection (b), and (B) active-duty 
        personnel and full-time National Guard duty personnel 
        who are to be paid from funds appropriated for reserve 
        personnel unless on active duty or full-time National 
        Guard duty pursuant to subsection (b).
          (2) The end strength for the Selected Reserve of each 
        reserve component of the armed forces.
    (b) Certain reserves on active duty to be authorized by 
law.
          (1) Congress shall annually authorize the maximum 
        number of members of a reserve component permitted to 
        be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty at 
        any given time who are called or ordered to--
                  (A) active duty under section 12301(d) of 
                this title [10 USCS 12301(d)] for the purpose 
                of providing operational support, as prescribed 
                in regulation issued by the Secretary of 
                Defense;
                  (B) full-time National Guard duty under 
                section 502(f)(2) of title 32 for the purpose 
                of providing operational support when 
                authorized by the Secretary of Defense;
                  (C) active duty under section 12301(d) of 
                this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(d)] or full-time 
                National Guard duty under section 502(f)(2) of 
                title 32 for the purpose of preparing for and 
                performing funeral honors functions for 
                funerals of veterans under section 1491 of this 
                title [10 USCS Sec. 1491];
                  (D) active duty or retained on active duty 
                under sections 12301(g) of this title [10 USCS 
                Sec. 12301(g)] while in a captive status; or
                  (E) active duty or retained on active duty 
                under 12301(h) or 12322 of this title [10 USCS 
                Sec. 12301(h) or 12322] for the purpose of 
                medical evaluation or treatment.
          (2) A member of a reserve component who exceeds 
        either of the following limits shall be included in the 
        strength authorized under subparagraph (A) or 
        subparagraph (B), as appropriate, of subsection (a)(1):
                  (A) A call or order to active duty or full-
                time National Guard duty that specifies a 
                period greater than three years.
                  (B) The cumulative periods of active duty and 
                full-time National Guard duty performed by the 
                member exceed 1095 days in the previous 1460 
                days.
          (3) In determining the period of active service under 
        paragraph (2), the following periods of active service 
        performed by a member shall not be included:
                  (A) All periods of active duty performed by a 
                member who has not previously served in the 
                Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.
                  (B) All periods of active duty or full-time 
                National Guard duty for which the member is 
                exempt from strength accounting under 
                paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (i).
          (4) As part of the budget justification materials 
        submitted by the Secretary of Defense to Congress in 
        support of the end strength authorizations required 
        under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) 
        for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        the Secretary shall provide the following:
                  (A) The number of members, specified by 
                reserve component, authorized under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) who 
                were serving on active duty or full-time 
                National Guard duty for operational support 
                beyond each of the limits specified under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) at 
                the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
                year for which the budget justification 
                materials are submitted.
                  (B) The number of members, specified by 
                reserve component, on active duty for 
                operational support who, at the end of the 
                fiscal year for which the budget justification 
                materials are submitted, are projected to be 
                serving on active duty or full-time National 
                Guard duty for operational support beyond such 
                limits.
                  (C) The number of members, specified by 
                reserve component, on active duty or full-time 
                National Guard duty for operational support who 
                are included in, and counted against, the end 
                strength authorizations requested under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).
                  (D) A summary of the missions being performed 
                by members identified under subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B).
    (c) Limitation on appropriations for military personnel. No 
funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or for--
          (1) the use of active-duty personnel or full-time 
        National Guard duty personnel of any of the armed 
        forces (other than the Coast Guard) unless the end 
        strength for such personnel of that armed force for 
        that fiscal year has been authorized by law;
          (2) the use of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
        component of the armed forces unless the end strength 
        for the Selected Reserve of that component for that 
        fiscal year has been authorized by law; or
          (3) the use of reserve component personnel to perform 
        active duty or full-time National Guard duty under 
        subsection (b) unless the strength for such personnel 
        for that reserve component for that fiscal year has 
        been authorized by law.
    (d) Military technician (dual status) end strengths to be 
authorized by law. Congress shall authorize for each fiscal 
year the end strength for military technicians (dual status) 
for each reserve component of the Army and Air Force. Funds 
available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may 
not be used for the pay of a military technician (dual status) 
during that fiscal year unless the technician fills a position 
that is within the number of such positions authorized by law 
for that fiscal year for the reserve component of that 
technician. This subsection applies without regard to section 
129 of this title [10 USCS Sec. 129]. In each budget submitted 
by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
the end strength requested for military technicians (dual 
status) for each reserve component of the Army and Air Force 
shall be specifically set forth.
    (e) End-of-quarter strength levels.
          (1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and 
        include in the budget justification documents submitted 
        to Congress in support of the President's budget for 
        the Department of Defense for any fiscal year the 
        Secretary's proposed end-of-quarter strengths for each 
        of the first three quarters of the fiscal year for 
        which the budget is submitted, in addition to the 
        Secretary's proposed fiscal-year end-strengths for that 
        fiscal year. Such end-of-quarter strengths shall be 
        submitted for each category of personnel for which end 
        strengths are required to be authorized by law under 
        subsection (a) or (d). The Secretary shall ensure that 
        resources are provided in the budget at a level 
        sufficient to support the end-of-quarter and fiscal-
        year end-strengths as submitted.
          (2)(A) After annual end-strength levels required by 
        subsections (a) and (d) are authorized by law for a 
        fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly 
        prescribe end-of-quarter strength levels for the first 
        three quarters of that fiscal year applicable to each 
        such end-strength level. Such end-of-quarter strength 
        levels shall be established for any fiscal year as 
        levels to be achieved in meeting each of those annual 
        end-strength levels authorized by law in accordance 
        with subsection (a) (as such levels may be adjusted 
        pursuant to subsection (f)) and subsection (d).
          (B) At least annually, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish for each of the armed forces (other than the 
        Coast Guard) the maximum permissible variance of actual 
        strength for an armed force at the end of any given 
        quarter from the end-of-quarter strength established 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A). Such variance shall be 
        such that it promotes the maintaining of the strength 
        necessary to achieve the end-strength levels authorized 
        in accordance with subsection (a) (as adjusted pursuant 
        to subsection (f)) and subsection (d).
          (3) Whenever the Secretary establishes an end-of-
        quarter strength level under subparagraph (A) of 
        paragraph (2), or modifies a strength level under the 
        authority provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives of that 
        strength level or of that modification, as the case may 
        be.
    (f) Authority for Secretary of Defense variances for 
active-duty and Selected Reserve strengths. Upon determination 
by the Secretary of Defense that such action is in the national 
interest, the Secretary may--
          (1) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for any of the 
        armed forces by a number equal to not more than 3 
        percent of that end strength;
          (2) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for any of the 
        armed forces by a number equal to not more than 2 
        percent of that end strength;
          (3) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected 
        Reserve of any of the reserve components by a number 
        equal to not more than 3 percent of that end strength; 
        and
          (4) increase the maximum strength authorized pursuant 
        to subsection (b)(1) for a fiscal year for certain 
        reserves on active duty for any of the reserve 
        components by a number equal to not more than 10 
        percent of that strength.
    (g) Authority for service Secretary variances for active-
duty end strengths. Upon determination by the Secretary of a 
military department that such action would enhance manning and 
readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or 
ratings, the Secretary may increase the end strength authorized 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the 
armed force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary or, in the 
case of the Secretary of the Navy, for any of the armed forces 
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. Any such increase for 
a fiscal year--
          (1) shall be by a number equal to not more than 2 
        percent of such authorized end strength; and
          (2) shall be counted as part of the increase for that 
        armed force for that fiscal year authorized under 
        subsection (f)(1).
    (h) Adjustment when Coast Guard is operating as a service 
in the Navy. The authorized strength of the Navy under 
subsection (a)(1) is increased by the authorized strength of 
the Coast Guard during any period when the Coast Guard is 
operating as a service in the Navy.
    (i) Certain personnel excluded from counting for active-
duty end strengths. In counting personnel for the purpose of 
the end strengths authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1), 
persons in the following categories shall be excluded:
          (1) Members of a reserve component ordered to active 
        duty under section 12301(a) of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12301(a)].
          (2) Members of a reserve component in an active 
        status ordered to active duty under section 12301(b) of 
        this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(b)].
          (3) Members of the Ready Reserve ordered to active 
        duty under section 12302 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12302].
          (4) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
        Reserve or members of the Individual Ready Reserve 
        mobilization category described in section 10144(b) of 
        this title [10 USCS Sec. 10144(b)] ordered to active 
        duty under section 12304 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12304].
          (5) Members of the National Guard called into Federal 
        service under section 12406 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12406].
          (6) Members of the militia called into Federal 
        service under chapter 15 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. Sec. 331 et seq.].
          (7) Members of the National Guard on full-time 
        National Guard duty under section 502(f)(1) of title 
        32.
          (8) Members of reserve components on active duty for 
        training or full-time National Guard duty for training.
          (9) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
        Reserve on active duty to support programs described in 
        section 1203(b) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
        of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952(b)).
          (10) Members of the National Guard on active duty or 
        full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of 
        carrying out drug interdiction and counter-drug 
        activities under section 112 of title 32.
          (11) Members of a reserve component on active duty 
        under section 10(b)(2) of the Military Selective 
        Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 460(b)(2)) for the 
        administration of the Selective Service System.
          (12) Members of the National Guard on full-time 
        National Guard duty for the purpose of providing 
        command, administrative, training, or support services 
        for the National Guard Challenge Program authorized by 
        section 509 of title 32.
          (13) Members of the National Guard on full-time 
        National Guard duty involuntarily and performing 
        homeland defense activities under chapter 9 of title 32 
        [USCS Sec. Sec. 901 et seq.].

                KEY ACTIVITIES DURING THE 114TH CONGRESS

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        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

    The committee began the First Session of the 114th Congress 
with a series of oversight and review hearings and briefings on 
a variety of issues.
    The committee's 9 full committee and 17 subcommittee 
hearings, with a total of 85 witnesses, on the President's 
budget request for national defense for fiscal year 2016 were 
structured to address the following committee priorities to:
     Ensure the long-term viability of the All-
Volunteer Force by sustaining the quality of life of the men 
and women of the total force (Active Duty, National Guard and 
Reserves) and their families, as well as Department of Defense 
civilian personnel, through fair pay and enhanced retirement 
benefits, and by addressing the needs of the wounded, ill, and 
injured servicemembers and their families.
     Initiate a comprehensive overhaul of the 
acquisition system to ensure that our men and women in uniform 
have the advanced equipment they need to succeed in future 
combat against technologically sophisticated adversaries, in 
the most efficient and effective manner that provides best 
value to the taxpayers.
     Initiate a reorganization of the Department of 
Defense in order to focus limited resources on operations 
rather than administration, ensure military personnel can 
develop critical military skills, stabilize organizations and 
programs.
     Drive innovation by allocating funds for advanced 
technology development and next-generation capabilities.
     Build capacity and capability by reducing the 
strike fighter shortfall, munitions deficit, and increasing 
fleet capabilities.
     Advance our Nation's ability to protect our 
Eastern European friends and allies.
     Reduce our Nation's strategic risk by taking 
action aimed at restoring, as soon as possible, the readiness 
of the military services to conduct the full range of their 
assigned missions.
     Enhance the capability of the U.S. Armed Forces 
and the security forces of allied and friendly nations to 
defeat ISIL, al Qaeda, and other violent extremist 
organizations.
     Improve the ability of the Armed Forces to counter 
emerging and nontraditional threats, focusing on terrorism, 
cyber warfare, and the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction and their means of delivery.
     Address the threats from nuclear weapons and 
materials by strengthening nonproliferation programs, 
modernizing our nuclear deterrent, and ensuring the safety, 
security, and reliability of our nuclear stockpile, delivery 
systems, and infrastructure.
     Terminate troubled or unnecessary programs and 
activities, identify efficiencies, and reduce defense 
expenditures in light of the Nation's budget deficit problems.
     Ensure the future capability, viability, and 
fiscal sustainability of the All-Volunteer Force.
     Promote aggressive and thorough oversight of the 
Department's programs and activities to ensure proper 
stewardship of taxpayer dollars and compliance with relevant 
laws and regulations.
    Following a 4-day markup in mid-May, the committee reported 
an original bill S. 1376, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016, to the Senate on May 19, 2015 with an 
accompanying report, S. Rept. 114-49.
    Senate debate on the bill began on June 3, 2015 and 
concluded on June 18, 2015, with the resulting bill adopted as 
an amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 as passed by the House of 
Representatives on May 15, 2015. During 12 days of floor 
debate, 621 were filed in the Senate and 70 amendments were 
adopted. On June 18, 2015, the Senate passed H.R. 1735, as 
amended, with a 71-25 vote.
    The chairmen and ranking members of the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives reconciled 
provisions of H.R. 1735. The conference report was introduced 
as H. Rept. 114-270 and was considered and passed by the House 
of Representatives on October 1, 2015, by a vote of 270-156. 
The Senate considered the conference report as passed by the 
House and concurred on October 7, 2015, by a vote of 70-27.
    The President vetoed H.R. 1735 on October 22, 2015.
    Following the President's veto, the chairmen and ranking 
members of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives engaged in a collaborative process 
with committee members to make adjustments to the conference 
report. The new legislation, S. 1356, was considered in the 
House and passed by a vote of 370-58 on November 5, 2015. The 
Senate considered and passed the legislation by a vote of 91-3 
on November 10, 2015.
    The President signed the legislation on November 25, 2015, 
and it became Public Law 114-92.

    Review of the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Organization of the 
                         Department of Defense

    During the 114th Congress, the committee conducted a 
comprehensive review of the roles, missions, and organization 
of the major actors in the Department of Defense (DOD)--the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense and the defense agencies, 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the combatant 
commands, and the military services. This review was born out 
of a general concern that the organization of DOD too often 
inhibits, rather than enables, the talented people serving 
there to fulfill their duties at a time of major strategic and 
technological change. To produce a better, clearer definition 
of the problem, the committee held 13 hearings last fall with 
52 of the nation's foremost defense experts and former military 
leaders, who offered a wide and diverse array of opinions and 
recommendations, drawing on their extensive experience. 
Committee staff, on a bipartisan basis, also interviewed dozens 
of additional current and former defense and military leaders.
    As a result of this review, the committee included a number 
of provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 designed to initiate a recalibration of the 
roles and missions of the senior officials in DOD, as well as 
their relationships with each other, to enhance strategic 
integration across the defense enterprise.

        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

    The committee began the Second Session of the 114th 
Congress with a series of oversight and review hearings and 
briefings on a variety of issues.
    The committee's 8 full committee and 16 subcommittee 
hearings, with a total of 82 witnesses, on the President's 
budget request for national defense for fiscal year 2017 were 
structured to address the following committee priorities to:
     Ensure the long-term viability of the All-
Volunteer Force by sustaining the quality of life of the men 
and women of the total force (Active Duty, National Guard and 
Reserves) and their families, as well as Department of Defense 
civilian personnel, through fair pay and retirement benefits, 
and by addressing the needs of the wounded, ill, and injured 
servicemembers and their families.
     Initiate a comprehensive reform of the military 
health system to improve and sustain operational medical force 
readiness, improve access to and quality of care, and expand 
beneficiaries' choices of health plans.
     Continue a comprehensive overhaul of the 
acquisition system to ensure that our men and women in uniform 
have the advanced equipment they need to succeed in future 
combat against technologically sophisticated adversaries, in 
the most efficient and effective manner that provides best 
value to the taxpayers.
     Improve the ability of the Department of Defense 
to develop strategies and integrate military power globally to 
confront national security threats spanning multiple regions of 
the world and numerous military functions.
     Drive innovation by allocating funds for advanced 
technology development and next-generation capabilities.
     Build capacity and capability by reducing the 
strike fighter shortfall, munitions deficit, and increasing 
fleet capabilities.
     Reduce our Nation's strategic risk by taking 
action aimed at restoring, as soon as possible, the readiness 
of the military services to conduct the full range of their 
assigned missions.
     Advance our ability to protect our Eastern 
European friends and allies.
     Enhance the capability of the U.S. Armed Forces 
and the security forces of allied and friendly nations to 
defeat ISIL, al Qaeda, and other violent extremist 
organizations.
     Improve the ability of the Armed Forces to counter 
emerging and nontraditional threats, focusing on terrorism, 
cyber warfare, and the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction and their means of delivery.
     Address the threats from nuclear weapons and 
materials by strengthening nonproliferation programs, 
modernizing our nuclear deterrent, and ensuring the safety, 
security, and reliability of our nuclear stockpile, delivery 
systems, and infrastructure.
     Terminate troubled or unnecessary programs and 
activities, identify efficiencies, and reduce defense 
expenditures in light of the Nation's budget deficit problems.
     Promote aggressive and thorough oversight of the 
Department's programs and activities to ensure proper 
stewardship of taxpayer dollars and compliance with relevant 
laws and regulations.
    Following a 4-day markup in mid-May, the committee reported 
as an original bill S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017, to the Senate on May 18, 2016 with an 
accompanying report, S. Rept. 114-225. Senate debate on the 
bill began on June 6, 2016 and concluded on June 10, 2016. 
During 5 days of floor debate, 614 amendments were filed in the 
Senate and 44 amendments were adopted. On June 14, 2016 the 
Senate passed the bill with an 85-13 vote.
    The chairmen and ranking members of the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives reconciled 
provisions of H.R. 4909, as passed by the House of 
Representatives on May 18, 2016, and S. 2943, as passed by the 
Senate.
    The conference report was introduced as H. Rept. 114-840 
and was considered and passed by the House of Representatives 
on December 2, 2016, by a vote of 375-34. The Senate considered 
the conference report as passed by the House and concurred on 
December 8, 2016, by a vote of 92-7.
    The President signed the legislation on December 23, 2016, 
and it became Public Law 114-328.



                        FULL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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    1. January 6, 2015--Informal meeting to discuss the 
committee agenda.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    2. January 7, 2015--Informal briefing on the North Korea 
attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.
          Briefers: Rosenbach and Rogers.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    3. January 21, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on global 
challenges and U.S. national security strategy.
          Witnesses: Scowcroft, Brzezinski.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-485).
    4. January 22, 2015--Briefing on training and equipping the 
vetted Syrian opposition.
          Briefers: Nagata, Spence.
          Closed. To be printed.
    5. January 27, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on global 
challenges and U.S. national security strategy.
          Witnesses: Mattis, Keane, Fallon.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-485).
    6. January 28, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
Budget Control Act of 2011 and sequestration on national 
security.
          Witnesses: Odierno, Greenert, Welsh, Dunford.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-46).
    7. January 28, 2015--Executive session in the President's 
Room near the Senate floor to consider military nominations.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    8. January 29, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on global 
challenges and the U.S. national security strategy.
          Witnesses: Kissinger, Shultz, Albright.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-485).
    9. January 29, 2015--Executive session in the President's 
Room near the Senate floor to approve S. Res. 53, a funding 
resolution authorizing expenditures for the Committee during 
the 114th Congress.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    10. February 3, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
findings of the Military Compensation and Retirement 
Modernization Commission.
          Witnesses: Maldo, Jr., Pressler, Buyer, Zakheim, 
        Higgins, Chiarelli, Kerrey, Carney.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-28).
    11. February 3, 2015--Met informally with His Majesty King 
Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss the situation in Jordan, 
Syria, and the broader Middle East.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    12. February 4, 2015--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
Ashton B. Carter to be Secretary of Defense.
          Witnesses: Carter.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    13. February 5, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
Guantanamo Detention Facility and the future of U.S. detention 
policy.
          Witnesses: McKeon, Rasmussen, Myers.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-396).
    14. February 5, 2015--The Committee met in open session to 
vote via roll to favorably report out the nomination of Dr. 
Ashton B. Carter to be Secretary of Defense (PN 1). The vote 
tally was 26-0, all in the affirmative.
          Open. To be printed.--part of the hearing on same 
        day.
    15. February 10, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
global challenges and U.S. national security strategy.
          Witnesses: Edelman, Flournoy.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-64).
    16. February 11, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
situation in Afghanistan.
          Witnesses: Cunningham, Crocker, Olson, Leiter.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-354).
    17. February 12, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
situation in Afghanistan.
          Witnesses: Campbell.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-354).
    18. February 12, 2015--Met to mark up S.165, the Detaining 
Terrorists to protect America Act of 2015.
          Closed. To be printed.
    19. February 24, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
worldwide threats.
          Witnesses: Clepper, Stewart.
          Closed. To be printed.
    20. February 26, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
worldwide threats.
          Witnesses: Clapper, Stewart.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-300).
    21. March 3, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and 
the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Carter, Dempsey.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    22. March 10, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Mabus, Greenert, Dunford.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    23. March 12, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Gortney, Kelly.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    24. March 17, 2015--Briefing on cyber, space and strategic 
competition with China and Russia in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Briefers: Haney, Rogers, Hyten.
          Closed. To be printed.
    25. March 17, 2015--Met informally in closed session with 
the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, 
and the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Yousef Al 
Otaiba.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    26. March 18, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
postures of the Department of the Army and the Department of 
the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: McHugh, James, Odierno, Welsh.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    27. March 19, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
Strategic Command, U.S. Transportation Command, and U.S. Cyber 
Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Haney, Selva, Rogers.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    28. March 24, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States Middle East Policy.
          Witnesses: Takeyh, Pollack, Harvey, Rand.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-350).
    29. March 24, 2015--Executive session in the President's 
Room near the Senate floor to consider military nominations.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    30. March 25, 2015--Met informally with Afghan President, 
Ashraf Ghani, and Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah, 
to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    31. March 26, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
Central Command, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Special 
Operations Command programs and budget in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Austin, Rodriguez, Votel.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    32. April 14, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
defense policy issues pertaining to the Asia-Pacific theater.
          Witnesses: Allison, Campbell, Green, Roughead.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-217).
    33. April 16, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Locklear, Scaparotti.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    34. April 16, 2015--Met informally with Iraqi Defense 
Minister, Khaled Obeidi.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    35. April 21, 2015--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
Peter K. Levine to be Deputy Chief Management Officer, 
Department of Defense.
          Witness: Levine.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    36. April 23, 2015--Executive session to consider matters 
related to the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    37. April 28, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States security policy in Europe.
          Witnesses: Stavridis, Brzezinski, Sestanovich.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-218).
    38. April 30, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States European Command programs and budget in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal Year 2016 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Breedlove.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    39. May 6, 2015--Met informally with President Masoud 
Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    40. May 12, 2015--Met informally with HH Sheikh Tamin Bin 
Hamad All-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    41. May 13, 2015--Met to begin mark up on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
          Closed. Not printed.
    42. May 14, 2014--Met to continue mark-up on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
          Closed. Not printed.
    43. May 19, 2015--Meeting to discuss a restricted portion 
of the classified annex to the National Defense Authorization 
Act for fiscal year 2016.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    44. May 21, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States policy in Iraq and Syria.
          Witnesses: Keane, Kagan, Harvey, Katulis.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-342).
    45. July 7, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on Counter-
ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) strategy.
          Witnesses: Carter, Dempsey.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-342).
    46. July 9, 2015--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC, to be Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
          Witness: Dunford.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    47. July 14, 2015--Hearing to consider the nominations of 
General Paul J. Selva, USAF, to be Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff and General Darren W. McDew, USAF, to be 
commander, U.S. Transportation Command.
          Witnesses: Selva, McDew.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    48. July 21, 2015--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
General Mark A. Milley, USA, to be Chief of Staff of the Army.
          Witness: Milley.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    49. July 23, 2015--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
Lieutenant General Robert B. Neller, USMC, to be General and 
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
          Witnesses: Neller.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    50. July 29, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on 
U.S. interests and the military balance in the Middle East.
          Witnesses: Kerry, Carter, Lew, Moniz, Dempsey.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-357).
    51. July 30, 2015--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
Admiral John M. Richardson, USN, to be Chief of Naval 
Operations.
          Witness: Richardson.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    52. August 4, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on 
U.S. interests and the military balance in the Middle East.
          Witnesses: Hayden, Burns, Edelman, Haass.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-357).
    53. August 5, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on 
U.S. interests and the military balance in the Middle East.
          Witnesses: Mead, Singh, Takeyh, Gordon, Nephew.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-357).
    54. September 16, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
U.S. military operations to counter the Islamic State in Iraq 
and the Levant.
          Witnesses: Wormuth, Austin.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-342).
    55. September 17, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
maritime security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.
          Witnesses: Harris, Shear.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-214).
    56. September 22, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
United States Middle East Policy.
          Witness: Petraeus.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-350).
    57. September 29, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
United States Cybersecurity policy and threats.
          Witnesses: Clapper, Work, Rogers.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-398).
    58. October 1, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
procurement, acquisition, testing, and oversight of the Navy's 
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier program.
          Witnesses: McFarland, Stackley, Gaddis, Moore, 
        Manazir, Gilmore, Francis.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-302).
    59. October 6, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
situation in Afghanistan.
          Witnesses: Campbell.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-354).
    60. October 7, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Iranian influence in Iraq and the Case of Camp Liberty.
          Witnesses: Jones, Lieberman, Martin.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-301).
    61. October 7, 2015--To receive a briefing on the situation 
in Syria.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    62. October 8, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Russian strategy and military operations.
          Witnesses: Keane, Jones, Conley, Sestanovich.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-314).
    63. October 21, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
future of defense reform.
          Witness: Gates.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-315).
    64. October 22, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
global challenges, U.S. national security strategy, and defense 
organization.
          Witnesses: Cohen, Mahnken, Mead, Hicks.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-485).
    65. October 27, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
United States military strategy in the Middle East.
          Witnesses: Carter, Dunford.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-350).
    66. October 29, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U 
alternative approaches to defense strategy and force structure.
          Witnesses: Donnelly, Brimley, Krepinevich, Preble, 
        Wood.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-209).
    67. November 3, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
future of warfare.
          Witnesses: Alexander, Clark, Scharre, Singer.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-211).
    68. November 5, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
revisiting the roles and missions of the armed forces.
          Witnesses: Deptula, Martinage, McGrath, O'Hanlon.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-527).
    69. November 10, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 30 
years of Goldwater-Nichols reform.
          Witnesses: Hamre, Locher III, Thomas.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-316)
    70. November 17, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Department of Defense reform--overcoming obstacles to effective 
management.
          Witnesses: Walker, Punaro, Spencer, Bisaccia.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-391).
    71. November 18, 2015--Met informally with General Raheel 
Sharif, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    72. November 19, 2015--Hearing to consider the nominations 
of Mr. John Conger to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller); Mr. Stephen P. Welby to be Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Ms. Alissa 
M. Starzak to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army; 
Mr. Franklin R. Parker to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
          Witnesses: Conger, Welby, Starzack, Parker.
          Open. To be printed.
    73. November 19, 2015--Executive session in the President's 
Room near the Senate floor to consider military nominations.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    74. December 1, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
acquisition reform: next steps.
          Witnesses: Gansler, Augustine, Fitzgerald, Ward.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-394).
    75. December 2, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Department of defense personnel reform and strengthening the 
All-Volunteer force.
          Witnesses: Chu, Rostker, Hale, Roughead.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-321).
    76. December 3, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
supporting the warfighter of today and tomorrow.
          Witnesses: Donley, Flynn, Jones.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-216).
    77. December 7, 2015--Executive session in the President's 
Room near the Senate floor to consider military and civilian 
nominations.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    78. December 8, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
improving the Pentagon's development of policy, strategy, and 
plans.
          Witnesses: Flournoy, Vickers, Eggers.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-395)
    79. December 9, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
strategy to counter Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and 
U.S. policy toward Iraq and Syria.
          Witnesses: Carter, Selva.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-342).
    80. December 9, 2015--Hearing to consider the nominations 
of Honorable Marcel J. Lettre II to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence; Mr. Gabriel O. Camarillo to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve 
Affairs; Mr. John E. Sparks to be a Judge on the Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces; and Vice Admiral Kurt W. Tidd, 
USN to be admiral and Commander, United States Southern 
Command.
          Witnesses: Lettre, Camarillo, Sparks, Tidd.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    81. December 9, 2015--Met informally with Mr. Manohar 
Parrikar, Union Minster of Defence, India.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    82. December 10, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
increasing effectiveness of military operations.
          Witnesses: Schwartz, Stavridis, Lamb.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-540).
    83. December 15, 2015--Hearing to consider the nominations 
of Honorable Patrick J. Murphy to be Under Secretary of the 
Army; Dr. Janine Anne Davidson to be Under Secretary of the 
Navy; and Honorable Lisa S. Disbrow to be Under Secretary of 
the Air Force.
          Witnesses: Murphy, Davidson, Disbrow.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-567).
    84. December 18, 2015--Executive session in the President's 
Room near the Senate floor to consider the nominations of 
Honorable Patrick J. Murphy to be Under Secretary of the Army; 
Dr. Janine Anne Davidson to be Under Secretary of the Navy; and 
Honorable Lisa S. Disbrow to be Under Secretary of the Air 
Force.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    85. January 12, 2016--Met informally with His Majesty King 
Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    86. January 20, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
strategy and policy in the Middle East.
          Witnesses: Keane, Crocker, Gordon.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-589).
    87. January 21, 2016--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
Honorable Eric K. Fanning to be Secretary of the Army.
          Witnesses: Fanning.
          Open. To be printed.
    88. January 27, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
military space launch and the use of Russian-made rocket 
engines.
          Witnesses: Kendall, James.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-608).
    89. January 28, 2016--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
Lieutenant General John W. Nicholson Jr., USA to be general and 
Commander, Resolute Support and Commander, United States 
Forces-Afghanistan.
          Witnesses: Nicholson.
          Open. To be printed.
    90. February 2, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
implementation of the decision to open all ground combat units 
to women.
          Witnesses: Mabus, Murphy, Milley, Neller.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-590).
    91. February 3, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on an 
independent perspective of U.S. defense policy in the Asia-
Pacific region.
          Witnesses: Green, Conant.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-600).
    92. February 4, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
situation in Afghanistan.
          Witnesses: Campbell.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-601).
    93. February 9, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
worldwide threats.
          Witnesses: Clapper, Stewart.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-626).
    94. February 11, 2016--Executive session to discuss this 
year's (2016) agenda and to provide an update on the markup and 
floor schedule for the National defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal year 2017.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    95. February 11, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
Future of the United States Army in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Ham, Lamont, Thurman, Chandler.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    96. February 23, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Harris, Scaparrotti.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    97. February 25, 2016--Hearing to consider the nominations 
of Honorable Brad R. Carson to be Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness; Ms. Jennifer M. O'Connor to be 
General Counsel of the Department of Defense; and Mr. Todd A. 
Weiler to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs.
          Witnesses: Carson, O'Connor, Weiler.
          Open. To be printed.
    98. March 1, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States European Command.
          Witnesses: Breedlove.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-649).
    99. March 3, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: James, Welsh.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    100. March 8, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States Central Command, United States Africa Command and United 
States Special Operations Command.
          Witnesses: Austin, Rodriguez, Votel.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-650).
    101. March 9, 2016--Hearing to consider the nominations of 
General Joseph L. Votel, USA for reappointment to the grade of 
general and to be Commander, United States Central Command; and 
Lieutenant General Raymond A. Thomas III, USA to be general and 
Commander, United States Special Operations Command.
          Witnesses: Votel, Thomas.
          Open. To be printed.
    102. March 10, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States Strategic Command, United States Northern Command, and 
United States Southern Command programs and budget in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Haney, Gortney, Tidd.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    103. March 15, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Mabus, Richardson, Neller.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    104. March 17, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
Department of Defense budget posture in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Carter, McCord, Dunford.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    105. March 17, 2016--Met informally with the UK House of 
Commons Defence Committee.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    106. April 5, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on United 
States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense.
          Witnesses: Rogers.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    107. April 6, 2016--Met informally with NATO Secretary 
General, Jens Stoltenberg.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    108. April 6, 2016--Briefing receive a briefing on the 
report of the Military Justice Review Group.
          Witnesses: Effron, Sullivan Closed. Not recorded.
    109. April 7, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Murphy, Milley.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    110. April 19, 2016--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
General Vincent K. Brooks, USA for reappointment to the grade 
of general and to be Commander, United Nations Command/Combined 
Forces Command/United States Forces Korea.
          Witnesses: Brooks.
          Open. To be printed.
    111. April 21, 2016--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, USA for reappointment to the 
grade of general and to be Commander, United States European 
Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; and General Lori 
J. Robinson, USAF for reappointment to the grade of general and 
to be Commander, United States Northern Command/Commander, 
North American Aerospace Defense Command.
          Witnesses: Scaparrotti, Robinson.
          Open. To be printed.
    112. April 26, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the F-
35 Joint Strike Fighter program in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for 2017 and the Future Years Defense 
Program.
          Witnesses: Kendall, Gilmore, Bogdan, Sullivan.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    113. April 27, 2016--Briefing on the Syria Train and Equip 
Program.
          Witnesses: Slotkin, Kurilla, Gonzales.
          Closed. Not Recorded.
    114. April 28, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
counter-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) operations 
and Middle East strategy.
          Witnesses: Carter, Dunford.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-647).
    115. May 11, 2016--Met to begin mark-up on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017.
          Closed. Not printed.
    116. May 12, 2016--Met to continue mark-up on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017.
          Closed. Not printed.
    117. May 19, 2016--The committee met informally to receive 
a briefing on the Campaign in Iraq and Syria.
          Witnesses: Jones, Wolters, Whelan.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    118. May 24, 2016--The committee met in executive session 
to favorably report out 2,279 pending military nominations in 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The committee also 
moved by voice vote to favorably report out the classified 
annex to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    119. June 15, 2016--Met informally with the Deputy Crown 
Prince and Defense Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    120. June 16, 2016--Hearing to consider the nomination of 
General David L. Goldfein, USAF for reappointment to the grade 
of general and to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force.
          Witness: Goldfein.
          Open. To be printed.
    121. June 21, 2016--Hearing to consider the nominations of 
Lieutenant General Thomas D. Waldhauser, USMC to be general and 
Commander, United States Africa Command, and Lieutenant General 
Joseph L. Lengyel, ANG to be general and Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau.
          Witnesses: Waldhauser, Lengyel.
          Open. To be printed.
    122. June 28, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
improving strategic integration at the Department of Defense.
          Witnesses: Locher III, McChrystal, Edmondson.
          Open. To be printed.
    123. July 7, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, and European 
Security.
          Witnesses: Jones, Burns, Smith.
          Open. To be printed.
    124. July 12, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
national security cyber and encryption challenges.
          Witness: Rogers.
          Closed. Not Printed.
    125. July 13, 2016--Met informally with members and 
conferees of the House Armed Services Committee to participate 
in a pass the gavel ceremony as well as to engage in a 
Conference general provisions Panel meeting for S. 2943, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    126. July 13, 2016--Met informally to receive a briefing on 
the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Reprogramming request.
          Witness: McCord.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    127. July 14, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
cybersecurity and U.S. national security.
          Witnesses: Wainstein, Vance, Jr., Inglis.
          Closed. To be printed.
    128. September 13, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
encryption and cyber matters.
          Witnesses: Lettre, Rogers.
          Open. To be printed.
    129. September 15, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
long-term budgetary challenges facing the military services and 
innovative solutions for maintaining our military superiority.
          Witnesses: Milley, Richardson, Neller, Goldfein.
          Open. To be printed.
    130. September 19, 2016--Hearing to consider the nomination 
of General John E. Hyten, USAF for reappointment to the grade 
of general and to be Commander, United States Strategic 
Command.
          Witness: Hyten.
          Open. To be printed.
    131. September 22, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
U.S. national security challenges and ongoing military 
operations.
          Witnesses: Carter, Dunford.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-687).
    132. September 27, 2016--Briefing on national security 
cyber threats.
          Witnesses: Carter, Dunford.
          Closed. Not Recorded.
    133. November 29, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Department of Defense actions concerning voluntary education 
programs.
          Witnesses: Levine, Barna, Bilodeau.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-619).
    134. December 1, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
oversight, acquisition, testing, and employment of the Littoral 
Combat Ship (LCS) and LCS mission module programs.
          Witnesses: Gilmore, Stackley, Rowden, Francis.
          Open. To be printed.
    135. December 6, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
emerging U.S. defense challenges and worldwide threats.
          Witnesses: Keane, Brimley, Kagan.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-626).
    136. December 8, 2016--Met informally with the Baltic 
Delegation.
          Closed. Not recorded.

                        SUBCOMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

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                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON AIRLAND

    Responsibilities: Army programs (less special operations 
forces); Air Force programs (less strategic forces, space, and 
special operations programs).
    Special additional area: National Guard and Reserve 
equipment.
    Oversight of budget accounts: Army and Air Force research 
and development (RDT&E) and procurement (less technology base, 
strategic forces, special operations, and ammunition);
Membership:
    January 16, 2015--Senators Cotton (Chair), Inhofe, 
Sessions, Wicker, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Lee, Manchin 
(Ranking Member), McCaskill, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Donnelly, 
Hirono, and Heinrich.
Meetings:
    1. March 19, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on Air 
Force force structure and modernization in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: LaPlante, Wolters, Holmes.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    2. April 14, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on Army 
modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Williamson, McMaster, Ierardi, Cheek.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    3. May 11, 2015--Met to mark up the airland portions of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
          Closed. To be printed.
    4. March 1, 2016--To receive a briefing on the Air Force 
Long Range Strike-Bomber.
          Witnesses: Bunch, Walden, Bailey.
          Closed. Will not be printed.
    5. March 8, 2016--To receive testimony on Air Force 
Modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Costello, Bunch, Holmes, Raymond.
          Open. To be printed.
    6. March 16, 2016--To receive testimony on Army Unmanned 
Aircraft Vehicle and Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft 
Enterprises in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Perkins, Carlisle, Farrell.
          Open. To be printed.
    7. April 5, 2016--To receive testimony on Army 
Modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense.
          Witnesses: Williamson, McMaster, Anderson, Murray.
          Open. To be printed.
    8. May 9, 2016--Met to mark up the airland portions of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
          Closed. To be printed.
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           SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS AND CAPABILITIES

    Responsibilities: Policies and programs related to cyber 
security, intelligence, counter-terrorism, and homeland 
security.
    Special additional areas: counter-narcotics, technology 
base and special operations.
    Oversight of budget accounts: Technology base RDT&E 
operational test and evaluation; RDT&E and procurement 
supporting special operations; counterdrug programs; RDT&E 
supporting low-intensity conflict, peacekeeping operations, and 
information warfare; combating terrorism; chemical and 
biological warfare defense; chemical demilitarization; train 
and equip programs.
    Oversight of DOD offices: Under Secretary of Defense 
(Intelligence); Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland 
Defense); Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations 
and Low-Intensity Conflict); and Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering.
    Oversight of DOD commands and agencies: Cyber Command; 
Special Operations Command; Northern Command; Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency; National Security Agency; Defense 
Intelligence Agency; National Reconnaissance Office; National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Membership:
    January 16, 2015--Senators Fischer (Chair), Ayotte, Cotton, 
Ernst, Tillis, Graham, Cruz, Nelson (Ranking Member), Manchin, 
Shaheen, Gillibrand, Donnelly, and Kaine.
Meetings:
    1. March 10, 2015--Briefing on Iran's Military and 
Intelligence Activities and Impact on Regional Security.
          Briefers: Fantini, Visconi, Wunderle, Tsou, Smith.
          Closed. To be printed.
    2. April 14, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on military 
cyber programs and posture in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Rosenbach, McLaughlin, Cardon, Tighe, 
        Wilson, O'Donohue.
          Open & Closed. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    3. April 21, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Department of Defense policy and programs to counter threats to 
the United States from terrorism and irregular warfare.
          Witnesses: Lumpkin, Howell.
          Open & Closed. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-576).
    4. May 12, 2015--Met to mark up the emerging threats 
portions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016.
          Open. To be printed.
    5. February 3, 2016--To receive a briefing on 
Counterterrorism Strategy: Understanding ISIL.
          Witnesses: Not publically named.
          Closed. To be printed.
    6. February 24, 2016--To receive a briefing on Iran's 
intelligence and unconventional military capabilities.
          Witnesses: Exum, Maier, Kurilla, Gonzales.
          Closed. To be printed.
    7. March 9, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
Department of Defense security cooperation and assistance 
programs and authorities.
          Witnesses: Eggers, Dalton, McNerney.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-655).
    8. March 16, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
Department of Defense's global counterterrorism strategy.
          Witnesses: Whelan, Kurilla.
          Closed. To be printed.
    9. April 12, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
strategy and implementation of the Department of Defense's 
technology offsets initiative in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Welby, Prabhakar, Roper.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    10. April 19, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
cybersecurity and United States Cyber Command in review of the 
National Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and 
the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Atkin, McLaughlin.
          Closed. To be printed.
    11. May 10, 2016--Met to mark up the emerging threats 
portions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017.
          Open. To be printed.
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                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL

    Responsibilities: Military and DOD civilian personnel 
policies; end strengths for military personnel; military 
personnel compensation and benefits; military health care; and 
military nominations.
    Special additional areas: Professional Military Education; 
DOD schools; DOD child care and family assistance; Civil-
military programs; POW/MIA issues; Armed Forces Retirement 
Home; Morale, Welfare and Recreation; and military commissaries 
and exchanges.
    Oversight of budget accounts: Military personnel; military 
retirement; Defense Health Program; DOD Medicare-Eligible 
Retiree Health Care Fund; and operation and maintenance for 
certain education and civil-military programs.
    Oversight of DOD offices: Under Secretary of Defense 
(Personnel & Readiness); Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Reserve Affairs); Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 
Affairs)
    Oversight of DOD agencies: Defense Health Agency; Defense 
Commissary Agency; and Uniformed Services University of the 
Health Sciences; Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action 
Accounting Agency.

Membership:

    January 16, 2015--Senators Graham (Chair), Wicker, Cotton, 
Tillis, Sullivan, Gillibrand (Ranking Member), McCaskill, 
Blumenthal, and King.

Meetings:

    1. February 11, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
retirement and compensation proposals of the Military 
Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.
          Witnesses: Maldon Jr., Pressler, Zakheim, Higgins, 
        Chiarelli, Giambastiani, Frank, Holleman, Jones, 
        Nicholson.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-28).
    2. February 25, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
healthcare proposals of the Military Compensation and 
Retirement Modernization Commission.
          Witnesses: Maldon, Jr., Buyer, Higgins, Chiarelli, 
        Giambastiani, Jr., Raezer, Ryan, Jr., Snee, Hargett, 
        Jr.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-28).
    3. May 12, 2015--Met to mark up the personnel portions of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
          Open. To be printed.
    4. February 23, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Defense Health Care Reform.
          Witnesses: Loftus, Fendrick, McIntyre, Whitley, 
        Woodson, Bono, Ediger, West, Faison.
          Open. To be printed.
    5. March 8, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on Military 
Personnel Posture in Review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense 
Program.
          Witnesses: McConville, Moran, Brilakis, Grosso, Roth-
        Douquet, Raezer, Bousum, Davis.
          Open. To be printed.
    6. March 8, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
current state of research, diagnosis, and treatment for post-
traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
          Witnesses: Greenhalgh, Colston, Street.
          Open. To be printed.
    7. May 10, 2016--Met to mark up the personnel portions of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
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            SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

    Responsibilities: Military readiness including training, 
logistics, and maintenance; military construction; housing 
construction and privatization; contracting and acquisition 
policy; business and financial management; base realignment and 
closure; and defense environmental programs.
    Special additional areas: Conventional ammunition 
procurement; RDT&E infrastructure; National Defense Stockpile; 
defense industrial and technology base policies; facility and 
housing maintenance and repair; land and property management; 
information technology management policy (excluding cyber); and 
industrial operations, including depots, shipyards, arsenals, 
and ammunition plants.
    Oversight of budget accounts: Operations and maintenance; 
conventional ammunition procurement; military construction and 
family housing; base realignment and closure; working capital 
funds; the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund;
    Oversight of DOD offices: Under Secretary of Defense 
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics); Department of Defense 
Deputy Chief Management Officer; and the Chief Management 
Officers of the military departments.
    Oversight of DOD agencies and commands: Defense Logistics 
Agency; Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Defense 
Investigative Service; Defense Contract Audit Agency; DOD 
Inspector General.

Membership:

    January 16, 2015--Senators Ayotte (Chair), Inhofe, Fischer, 
Rounds, Ernst, Lee, Kaine (Ranking Member), McCaskill, Shaheen, 
Hirono, and Heinrich.

Meetings:

    1. March 11, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on military 
construction, environmental, energy, and base closure programs 
in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 
2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Conger, Hammack, McGinn, Bellentine.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    2. March 25, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
current state of readiness of U.S. forces in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Allyn, Howard, Paxton, Spencer.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    3. April 22, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on reform 
of the defense acquisition system in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Shyu, Stackley, LaPlante.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    4. May 12, 2015--Met to mark up the readiness portions of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
          Open. To be printed.
    5. July 29, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on receive 
testimony on best practices at public and private shipyards.
          Witnesses: Bagley, O'Connor.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-210).
    6. January 20, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations 
projects in Afghanistan.
          Witnesses: McKeon, Sopko.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-630).
    7. March 15, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
current state of readiness of U.S. forces in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Allyn, Howard, Paxton, Goldfein.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    8. April 5, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the state 
of public shipyards to meet current mission needs and 
investment strategies to support future national security 
requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Hilarides, Smith.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    9. April 12, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on military 
construction, environmental, energy, and base closure programs 
in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 
2017 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Potochney, Hammack, McGinn, Ballentine.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    10. May 10, 2016--Met to mark up the readiness portions of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
          Open. To be printed.
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                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER

    Responsibilities: Navy and Marine Corps programs.
    Special additional areas: Maritime issues.
    Oversight of budget accounts: Navy and Marine Corps 
procurement and RDT&; and National Defense Sealift Fund.

Membership:

    January 16, 2015--Senators Wicker (Chair), Sessions, 
Ayotte, Rounds, Tillis, Sullivan, Cruz, Hirono (Ranking 
Member), Nelson, Shaheen, Blumenthal, Kaine, and King.

Meetings:

    1. March 11, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on Marine 
Corps ground modernization in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Dee, Glueck.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    2. March 18, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on Navy 
shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years Defense 
Program.
          Witnesses: Stackley, Hilarides, Mulloy.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    3. March 25, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on Navy and 
Marine Corps aviation programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Grosklags, Davis, Manazir.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    4. April 15, 2015--Briefing on the major threats facing 
Navy forces and the Navy's current and projected capabilities 
to meet those threats in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years Defense 
Program.
          Briefers: Werchado, Aucoin, Palmieri.
          Closed. Not recorded.
    5. May 12, 2015--Met to mark up the seapower portions of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
          Closed. To be printed.
    6. November 18, 2015--Briefing on undersea critical 
infrastructure protection.
          Briefers: Williams, McLellan, Wales, Guinn.
          Closed. To be printed.
    7. April 6, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on Navy 
shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense 
Program.
          Witnesses: Stackley, Mulloy, Walsh.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    8. April 13, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on Marine 
Corps ground modernization in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Dee, Walsh.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    9. April 20, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on Navy and 
Marine Corps aviation programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Grosklags, Davis, Manazir.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-658).
    10. May 10, 2016--Met to mark up the seapower portions of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
          Closed. To be printed.
    11. July 14, 2016--Met informally with members and 
conferees of the House Armed Services Committee's Seapower & 
Projection Forces Subcommittee to participate in a Seapower 
Conference Panel Meeting for S. 2943, FY17 National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA).
          Closed. Not recorded.
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                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES

    Responsibilities: Nuclear and strategic forces; non-
proliferation programs; space programs; Department of Energy 
defense nuclear, and defense environmental management programs; 
and ballistic missile defense.
    Oversight of budget accounts: Procurement and RDT&E for DOD 
nuclear and strategic forces, missile defense, space systems, 
Department of Energy defense and non-proliferation programs;
    Oversight of DOD and DOE officials: Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense 
Programs; National Nuclear Security Administration; and 
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management).
    Oversight of agencies, commands, and activities: Strategic 
Command; space commands of the military departments; Missile 
Defense Agency; National Nuclear Security Administration; and 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Defense Threat 
Reduction Agency.

Membership:

    January 16, 2015--Senators Sessions (Chair), Inhofe, 
Fischer, Lee, Graham, Cruz, Donnelly (Ranking Member), Nelson, 
Manchin, King, and Heinrich.

Meetings:

    1. February 11, 2015--Briefing on world-wide nuclear 
capabilities.
          Briefers: Wade, Leon III, Taylor, Breedlove, 
        Williams, Boone.
          Closed. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    2. February 25, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
regional nuclear dynamics
          Witnesses: Krepinevich, Kroenig, Perkovich, Tellis.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-429).
    3. March 4, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on U.S. 
nuclear weapons policy, programs, and strategy in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Kendall III, McKeon, Elliott, Haney, 
        Klotz.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    4. March 12, 2015--Briefing on missile defense programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 
2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Briefers: Syring, Bunn, Gortney.
          Closed. To be printed.
    5. March 25, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on 
ballistic missile defense programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Syring, Mann, McKeon, Gilmore.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    6. April 15, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
National Nuclear Security Administration plans and programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 
2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Klotz, Cook, Harrington, Richardson, 
        Trimble.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    7. April 22, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on Air 
Force and Navy nuclear programs and the implementation of 
nuclear enterprise review recommendations in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Harencak, Wilson, Benedict, Creedon.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    8. April 29, 2015--Hearing to receive testimony on military 
space programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: James, Hyten, Chaplain.
          Open & Closed. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-204).
    9. May 12, 2015--Met to mark up the strategic forces 
portions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016.
          Closed. To be printed.
    10. January 27, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
future nuclear posture of the United States.
          Witnesses: Harvey, Miller, Payne, Roberts.
          Open. Printed (S. Hrg. 114-585).
    11. February 9, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
Department of Defense nuclear acquisition programs and the 
nuclear doctrine in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Scher, Benedict, Rand.
          Open. To be printed.
    12. February 23, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on the 
Department of Energy atomic energy defense activities and 
programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Klotz, Harrington, Regalbuto, Caldwell, 
        Davis, Trimble.
          Open. To be printed.
    13. March 9, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on military 
space threats and programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
          Witnesses: Hyten, Loverro, Greaves, Meink.
          Closed. To be printed.
    14. April 13, 2016--Hearing to receive testimony on 
ballistic missile defense policies and programs in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the 
Future Years Defense Program.
          Witnesses: McKeon, Gortney, Syring, Mann.
          Open. To be printed.
    15. May 10, 2016--Met to mark up the strategic forces 
portions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017.
          Closed. To be printed.

                              NOMINATIONS

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                       Referred to the Committee

    Atkin, Thomas, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Homeland Defense.
          May 27, 2016--Referred.
          January 3, 2017--Returned to the President under the 
        provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Feehan, Daniel P., of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness.
          May 27, 2016--Referred.
          January 3, 2017--Returned to the President under the 
        provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Fine, Glenn, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Defense.
          September 28, 2016--Referred.
          January 3, 2017--Returned to the President under the 
        provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Hamilton, Joseph Bruce, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
          November 29, 2016--Referred.
          January 3, 2017--Returned to the President under the 
        provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Slotkin, Elissa, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security 
Affairs.
          August 1, 2015--Referred.
          January 3, 2017--Returned to the President under the 
        provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate.

                         Reported to the Senate

    Kusnezov, Dimitri F., of California, to be Deputy 
Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security 
Administration.
          April 7, 2016--Referred.
          July 12, 2016--Reported.
          January 3, 2017--Returned to the President under the 
        provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Marcus, Gail H., of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
          April 28, 2016--Referred.
          July 12, 2016--Reported.
          January 3, 2017--Returned to the President under the 
        provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate.

                               Completed

    Camarillo, Gabriel, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of 
the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
          April 14, 2015--Referred.
          December 9, 2015--Hearing.
          December 15, 2015--Reported.
          December 16, 2015--Confirmed.
    Carter, Ashton B., of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of 
Defense.
          January 7, 2015--Referred.
          February 4, 2015--Hearing.
          February 10, 2015--Reported.
          February 12, 2015--Confirmed 93-5.
    Conger, John, of Maryland, to be Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
          March 5, 2015--Referred.
          November 19, 2015--Hearing.
          December 7, 2015--Reported.
          December 14, 2015--Confirmed.
    Connery, Joyce L., of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring 
October 18, 2019.
          April 14, 2015--Referred.
          August 4, 2015--Reported.
          August 5, 2015--Confirmed.
    Davidson, Janine Anne, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
of the Navy.
          September 22, 2015--Referred.
          December 15, 2015--Hearing.
          December 18, 2015--Reported.
          March 17, 2016--Confirmed.
    Disbrow, Lisa S., of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the 
Air Force.
          September 22, 2015--Referred.
          December 15, 2015--Hearing.
          December 18, 2015--Reported.
          January 20, 2016--Confirmed.
    Fanning, Eric K., of the District of Columbia, to be 
Secretary of the Army.
          September 22, 2015--Referred.
          January 21, 2016--Hearing.
          March 10, 2016--Reported.
          May 17, 2016--Confirmed.
    Gibson, Susan S., of Virginia, to be Inspector General of 
the National Reconnaissance Office.
          June 14, 2016--Referred.
          July 11, 2016--Reported.
          September 15, 2016--Confirmed 93-0.
    Hamilton, Joseph B., of Texas, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for the reminder of the 
term expiring October 18, 2016.
          April 14, 2015--Referred.
          August 4, 2015--Reported.
          August 5, 2015--Confirmed.
    Lettre, Marcel John II, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence.
          August 7, 2015--Referred.
          December 9, 2015--Hearing.
          December 15, 2015--Reported.
          December 16, 2015--Confirmed.
    Levine, Peter, of Maryland, to be Deputy Chief Management 
Officer of the Department of Defense.
          March 5, 2015--Referred.
          April 21, 2015--Hearing.
          April 30, 2015--Reported.
          May 23, 2015--Confirmed.
    Murphy, Patrick Joseph, of Pennsylvania, to be Under 
Secretary of the Army.
          August 7, 2015--Referred.
          December 15, 2015--Hearing.
          December 18, 2015--Reported.
          December 18, 2015--Confirmed.
    O'Connor, Jennifer M., of Maryland, to be General Counsel 
of the Department of Defense.
          September 21, 2015--Referred.
          February 25, 2016--Hearing.
          March 17, 2016--Reported.
          June 13, 2016--Confirmed.
    Parker, Franklin R., of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
          March 26, 2015--Referred.
          November 19, 2015--Hearing.
          December 7, 2015--Reported.
          December 14, 2015--Confirmed.
    Regalbuto, Monica C., of Illinois, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy.
          February 26, 2015--Referred.
          May 19, 2015--Reported.
          June 16, 2015--Hearing--Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Joint referral).
          July 9, 2015--Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources discharged pursuant to the order of June 28, 
        1990. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar.
          August 5, 2015--Confirmed.
    Sparks, John E., of Virginia, to be a Judge on the Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to 
expire on the date prescribed by law.
          August 1, 2015--Referred.
          December 9, 2015--Hearing.
          December 15, 2015--Reported.
          April 5, 2016--Confirmed.
    Starzak, Alissa M., of New York, to be General Counsel of 
the Department of the Army.
          January 13, 2015--Referred.
          November 19, 2015--Hearing.
          December 7, 2015--Reported.
          December 14, 2015--Confirmed 45-34.
    Weiler, Todd A., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Defense.
          January 12, 2016--Referred.
          February 25, 2016--Hearing.
          March 17, 2016--Reported.
          March 17, 2016--Confirmed.
    Welby Stephen P., of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering.
          March 19, 2015--Referred.
          November 19, 2015--Hearing.
          December 7, 2015--Reported.
          December 14, 2015--Confirmed.

                               Withdrawn

    Carson, Brad R., of Oklahoma, to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
          July 9, 2015--Referred.
          February 25, 2016--Hearing.
          March 17, 2016--Withdrawn.
    Cullom, Phillip H., of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, 
Department of Defense.
          November 20, 2015--Referred.
          January 11, 2016--Withdrawn.
    Garcia III, Juan M., of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
          March 19, 2015--Referred.
          May 7, 2015--Withdrawn.
    Roberson, Jessie Hill, of Alabama, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
          February 6, 2015--Referred.
          May 19, 2015--Reported.
          July 16, 2015--Withdrawn.

            Nominations for Promotions in the Armed Services

    The Committee considered nominations for promotions in the 
Armed Services. Nominations submitted to the Senate by the 
President for confirmation resulted in the following:

                              First Session

                January 6, 2015 through December 31, 2015

Air Force nominations, totaling 5,734, disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 5,550
        Unconfirmed...............................................   181
        Withdrawn.................................................     3
Army nominations, totaling 5,214, disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 3,474
        Unconfirmed............................................... 1,740
Navy nominations, totaling 3,936, disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 3,931
        Unconfirmed...............................................     5
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,070, disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 1,067
        Unconfirmed...............................................     3

                             Second Session

                 January 4, 2016 through January 3, 2017

Air Force nominations, totaling 7,568 (including 181 nominations 
  carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 7,495
        Returned to White House...................................    73
Army nominations, totaling 5,899 (including 1,740 nominations 
  carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 5,878
        Returned to White House...................................    21
Navy nominations, totaling 4,408 (including 5 nominations carried 
  over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 4,401
        Withdrawn.................................................     2
        Returned to the White House...............................     5
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,246 (including 3 carried over 
  from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
        Confirmed................................................. 1,245
        Returned to the White House...............................     1

                         Privileged Nominations

    Nominations privileged under S. Res. 116, agreed to on June 
29, 2011, are placed on the Senate Executive Calendar pending 
receipt of information requested by the Committee. Of the 2 
privileged nominations referred to the Committee during the 
114th Congress, the Committee received the requested 
information on 2 and 2 were confirmed by the Senate
    Aguilera, Ricardo A., of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management.
          September 22, 2015--Referred.
          February 1, 2016--Confirmed.
    Hedger, Stephen C., of New York, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Legislative Affairs.
          May 22, 2015--Referred.
          October 8, 2015--Confirmed.

                              PUBLICATIONS

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    S. Rept. 114-007--Report of the Activities of the Committee 
on Armed Services, United States Senate, 113th Congress.
    S. Rept. 114-49--National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016.
    S. Rept. 114-225--National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017.



        STAFF OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 114TH CONGRESS

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Christian D. Brose, Staff Director
Elizabeth L. King, Minority Staff Director

Adam J. Barker, Professional Staff Member
Steven M. Barney, Minority Counsel
Leah C. Brewer, Nominations and Hearings Clerk
Carolyn A. Chuhta, Professional Staff Member
Jonathan D. Clark, Counsel
Samantha L. Clark, Minority Associate Counsel
Lauren M. Davis, Research Analyst
Matthew P. Donovan, Professional Staff Member
Allen M. Edwards, Professional Staff Member
Jonathan S. Epstein, Counsel
Anish Goel, Professional Staff Member
Thomas W. Goffus, Professional Staff Member
Jonathan D. Green, Special Assistant
Creighton Greene, Professional Staff Member
William C. Greenwalt, Professional Staff Member
Ozge Guzelsu, Counsel
Nicholas W. Hatcher, Staff Assistant
Jeremy H. Hayes, Professional Staff Member
James B. Hickey, Senior Military Advisor
Caroline M. Hones, Research Analyst
Gary J. Howard, Systems Administrator
Jacqueline K. Kerber, Special Assistant
Michael J. Kuiken, Professional Staff Member
Gerald J. Leeling, General Counsel
Daniel A. Lerner, Professional Staff Member
John F. Lehman III, Professional Staff Member
Gregory R. Lilly, Chief Clerk
Thomas K. McConnell, Professional Staff Member
Mariah K. McNamara, Professional Staff Member
William G. P. Monahan, Counsel
Thuc Minh, Nguyen, Professional Staff Member
Natalie M. Nicolas, Minority Research Analyst
Michael J. Noblet, Professional Staff Member
John H. Quirk V, Professional Staff Member
Bradley M. Patout, Professional Staff Member
Jason L. Potter, Professional Staff Member
William C. Quinn, Research Analyst
Jon J. Rosenthal, Staff Assistant
Diem N. Salmon, Professional Staff Member
David E. Sayers, Professional Staff Member
Leah K. Scheunemann, Staff Assistant
Arun A. Seraphin, Professional Staff Member
Robert M. Soofer, Professional Staff Member
Cord A. Sterling, Deputy Staff Director
Arthur C. Tellis, Staff Assistant
Barry C. Walker, Security Officer
Dustin R. Walker, Communications Director
Kathryn L. Wheelbarger, Policy Director and Counsel
Jennifer E. White, Professional Staff Member
Gwyneth B. Woolwine, Professional Staff Member

Appointments:
Christian D. Brose, Staff Director, appointed January 1, 2015.
Elizabeth L. King, Minority Staff Director, appointed January 
        1, 2015.
Cord A. Sterling, Deputy Staff Director, appointed January 1, 
        2015.
Kathryn L. Wheelbarger, Policy Director and Counsel, appointed 
        January 1, 2015.
Kathryn M. Edelman, Chief Investigator, appointed January 1, 
        2015.
Matthew P. Donovan, Professional Staff Member, appointed 
        January 12, 2015.
Leah K. Scheunemann, Staff Assistant, appointed January 12, 
        2015.
Dustin R. Walker, Communications Director, appointed January 
        16, 2015.
Jacqueline K. Kerber, Special Assistant, appointed January 16, 
        2015.
David E. Sayers, Professional Staff Member, appointed January 
        19, 2015.
Lauren M. Davis, Research Analyst, appointed January 20, 2015.
James B. Hickey, Senior Military Advisor, appointed January 23, 
        2015.
John F. Lehman III, Professional Staff Member, appointed 
        January 23, 2015.
William C. Greenwalt, Professional Staff Member, appointed 
        February 2, 2015.
Bradley M. Patout, Professional Staff Member, appointed 
        February 2, 2015.
Jason L. Potter, Professional Staff Member, appointed February 
        8, 2015.
Elizabeth C. Everett, Professional Staff Member, appointed 
        February 19, 2015.
Jeremy H. Hayes, Professional Staff Member, appointed February 
        19, 2015.
Carolyn A. Chuhta, Professional Staff Member, appointed March 
        1, 2015.
Jennifer E. White, Professional Staff Member, appointed March 
        2, 2015.
Diem N. Salmon, Professional Staff Member, appointed March 13, 
        2015.
Anish Goel, Professional Staff Member, appointed March 18, 
        2015.
William C. Quinn, Research Analyst, appointed June 15, 2015.
Jon J. Rosenthal, Staff Assistant, appointed June 17, 2015.
Caroline M. Hones, Research Analyst, appointed October 19, 
        2015.
Jonathan D. Green, Special Assistant, appointed October 28, 
        2015.
Nicholas W. Hatcher, Staff Assistant, appointed November 30, 
        2015.
Gwyneth B. Woolwine, Professional Staff Member, appointed 
        December 28, 2015.
Arthur C. Tellis, Staff Assistant, appointed March 28, 2016.
Thuc Minh Nguyen, Professional Staff Member, appointed December 
        27, 2016.

Resignations:
John A. Bonsell, Minority Staff Director, resigned January 6, 
        2015.
William S. Castle, Minority General Counsel, resigned January 
        6, 2015.
Anthony J. Lazarski, Professional Staff Member, resigned 
        January 6, 2015.
Daniel J. Harder, Staff Assistant, resigned January 25, 2015.
Alexandra M. Hathaway, Staff Assistant, resigned January 25, 
        2015.
Daniel C. Adams, Minority Associate Counsel, resigned January 
        29, 2015.
Ambrose R. Hock, Professional Staff Member, resigned January 
        29, 2015.
Richard W. Fieldhouse, Professional Staff Member, resigned 
        February 28, 2015.
Peter K. Levine, Counsel, resigned February 28, 2015.
Jason W. Maroney, Counsel, resigned February 28, 2015.
Roy F. Phillips, Professional Staff Member, resigned February 
        28, 2015.
Travis E. Smith, Chief Clerk, resigned February 28, 2015.
John D. Cewe, Professional Staff Member, resigned March 6, 
        2015.
Lauren M. Gillis, Staff Assistant, resigned March 6, 2015.
Cindy Pearson, Assistant Chief Clerk and Security Manager, 
        resigned March 6, 2015.
Mary J. Kyle, Legislative Clerk, resigned April 10, 2015.
William K. Sutey, Professional Staff Member, resigned May 29, 
        2015.
Kathryn M. Edelman, Chief Investigator, resigned July 12, 2015.
Brendan J. Sawyer, Staff Assistant, resigned July 24, 2015.
Robert T. Waisanen, Staff Assistant, resigned August 5, 2015.
June M. Borawski, Printing and Documents Clerk, resigned August 
        15, 2015.
Elizabeth C. Everett, Professional Staff Member, resigned 
        September 30, 2015.
William G. P. Monahan, Counsel, resigned January 19, 2016.
Caroline M. Hones, Research Analyst, resigned June 26, 2016.
David E. Sayers, Professional Staff Member, resigned October 
        23, 2016.
Michael J. Kuiken, Professional Staff Member, resigned January 
        3, 2017.
Jeremy H. Hayes, Professional Staff Member, resigned January 7, 
        2017.

Terminations:

Title Changes:
Peter K. Levine, from Staff Director to Counsel, January 16, 
        2015.
Travis E. Smith, from Chief Clerk to Chief Clerk, January 16, 
        2015.
Gregory R. Lilly, from Minority Clerk to Chief Clerk, January 
        16, 2015.
Gerald J. Leeling, from General Counsel to Minority General 
        Counsel, January 16, 2015. Steven M. Barney, from 
        Minority Counsel to General Counsel, January 16, 2015.
Mariah K. McNamara, from Special Assistant to the Staff 
        Director to Special Assistant, January 16, 2015.
Samantha L. Clark, from Minority Associate Counsel to Associate 
        Counsel, January 16, 2015. Daniel C. Adams, from 
        Minority Associate Counsel to Associate Counsel, 
        January 16, 2015. Natalie M. Nicolas, from Minority 
        Research Analyst to Research Analyst, January 19, 2015. 
        Barry Walker, from Assistant Security Clerk to Security 
        Manager, March 1, 2015.
Mariah K. McNamara, from Special Assistant to Professional 
        Staff Member, June 16, 2015.
Jon J. Rosenthal, from Staff Assistant to Research Analyst, 
        June 1, 2016.
Leah K. Scheunemann, from Staff Assistant to Research Analyst, 
        June 1, 2016.

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