H.R. 4909 (114^th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.

Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.

Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations

Title I—Procurement

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B—Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for AH–64E Apache helicopters.

Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH–60M and HH–60M Black Hawk helicopters.

Sec. 113. Assessment of certain capabilities of the Department of the Army.

Sec. 114. Funding for surface-to-air missile system.

Subtitle C—Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Procurement authority for aircraft carrier programs.

Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement schedules.

Sec. 123. Design and construction of LHA replacement ship designated LHA 8.

Sec. 124. Design and construction of replacement dock landing ship designated LX(R) or amphibious transport dock designated LPD–29.

Sec. 125. Ship to shore connector program.

Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship or successor frigate.

Sec. 127. Report on P–8 Poseidon aircraft.

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Elimination of annual report on aircraft inventory.

Sec. 132. Repeal of requirement to preserve certain retired C–5 aircraft.

Sec. 133. Repeal of requirement to preserve certain retired F–117 aircraft.

Sec. 134. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft.

Sec. 135. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft.

Sec. 136. Report on cost of B–21 aircraft.

Sec. 137. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of U–2 aircraft.

Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

Sec. 141. Termination of quarterly reporting on use of combat mission requirements funds.

Sec. 142. Fire suppressant and fuel containment standards for certain vehicles.

Sec. 143. Report on Department of Defense munitions strategy for the combatant commands.

Sec. 144. Comptroller General review of F–35 Lightning II aircraft sustainment support.

Sec. 145. Briefing on acquisition strategy for Ground Mobility Vehicle.

Sec. 146. Standardization of 5.56mm rifle ammunition.

Title II—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Laboratory quality enhancement program.

Sec. 212. Mechanisms to provide funds for defense laboratories for research and development of technologies for military missions.

Sec. 213. Notification requirement for certain rapid prototyping, experimentation, and demonstration activities.

Sec. 214. Improved biosafety for handling of select agents and toxins.

Sec. 215. Modernization of security clearance information technology architecture.

Sec. 216. Prohibition on availability of funds for countering weapons of mass destruction system Constellation.

Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for Defense Innovation Unit Experimental.

Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for Tactical Combat Training System Increment II.

Sec. 219. Restructuring of the distributed common ground system of the Army.

Sec. 220. Designation of Department of Defense senior official with principal responsibility for directed energy weapons.

Subtitle C—Reports and other matters

Sec. 231. Strategy for assured access to trusted microelectronics.

Sec. 232. Pilot program on evaluation of commercial information technology.

Sec. 233. Pilot program for the enhancement of the laboratories and test and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 234. Pilot program on modernization of electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic warfare systems.

Sec. 235. Independent review of F/A–18 physiological episodes and corrective actions.

Sec. 236. Study on helicopter crash prevention and mitigation technology.

Sec. 237. Report on electronic warfare capabilities.

Title III—Operation and Maintenance

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 302. Increase in funding for civil military programs.

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment

Sec. 311. Rule of construction regarding alternative fuel procurement requirement.

Sec. 312. Production and use of natural gas at Fort Knox.

Sec. 313. Alternative technologies for munitions disposal.

Sec. 314. Sense of Congress.

Sec. 315. Prohibition on carrying out certain authorities relating to climate change.

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment

Sec. 321. Pilot program for inclusion of certain industrial plants in the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative.

Sec. 322. Private sector port loading assessment.

Sec. 323. Limitation on availability of funds for Defense Contract Management Agency.

Subtitle D—Reports

Sec. 331. Modification of annual Department of Defense energy management reports.

Sec. 332. Report on equipment purchased from foreign entities and authority to adjust Army arsenal labor rates.

Sec. 333. Report on average travel costs of members of the reserve components.

Subtitle E—Other Matters

Sec. 341. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps.

Sec. 342. Explosive ordnance disposal program.

Sec. 343. Expansion of definition of structures interfering with air commerce and national defense.

Sec. 344. Development of personal protective equipment for female Marines and soldiers.

Sec. 345. Study on space-available travel system of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 346. Supply of specialty motors from certain manufacturers.

Sec. 347. Limitation on use of certain funds until establishment and implementation of required process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry appropriate firearms on military installations.

Sec. 348. Motor carrier safety performance and safety technology.

Sec. 349. Briefing on well-drilling capabilities of active duty and reserve components.

Sec. 350. Access to wireless high-speed Internet and network connections for certain members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas.

Sec. 351. System for communicating availability of surplus ammunition.

Sec. 352. Increase in funding for National Guard counter-drug programs.

Title IV—Military Personnel Authorizations

Subtitle A—Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.

Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels.

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.

Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves.

Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).

Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2017 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians.

Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.

Sec. 416. Sense of Congress on full-time support for the Army National Guard.

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Military personnel.

Title V—Military Personnel Policy

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Number of Marine Corps general officers.

Sec. 502. Equal consideration of officers for early retirement or discharge.

Sec. 503. Modification of authority to drop from rolls a commissioned officer.

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Extension of removal of restrictions on the transfer of officers between the active and inactive National Guard.

Sec. 512. Extension of temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component personnel to provide training and instruction regarding pilot training.

Sec. 513. Limitations on ordering Selected Reserve to active duty for preplanned missions in support of the combatant commands.

Sec. 514. Exemption of military technicians (dual status) from civilian employee furloughs.

Sec. 515. Electronic tracking of operational active-duty service performed by members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces.

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities

Sec. 521. Technical correction to annual authorization for personnel strengths.

Sec. 522. Entitlement to leave for adoption of child by dual military couples.

Sec. 523. Revision of deployability rating system and planning reform.

Sec. 524. Expansion of authority to execute certain military instruments.

Sec. 525. Technical correction to voluntary separation pay and benefits.

Sec. 526. Annual notice to members of the Armed Forces regarding child custody protections guaranteed by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

Sec. 527. Pilot program on consolidated Army recruiting.

Sec. 528. Report on purpose and utility of registration system under Military Selective Service Act.

Sec. 529. Parental leave for members of the Armed Forces.

Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention and Response

Sec. 541. Expedited reporting of child abuse and neglect to State Child Protective Services.

Sec. 542. Extension of the requirement for annual report regarding sexual assaults and coordination with release of family advocacy report.

Sec. 543. Requirement for annual family advocacy program report regarding child abuse and domestic violence.

Sec. 544. Improved Department of Defense prevention of and response to hazing in the Armed Forces.

Sec. 545. Burdens of proof applicable to investigations and reviews related to protected communications of members of the Armed Forces and prohibited retaliatory actions.

Sec. 546. Improved investigation of allegations of professional retaliation.

Sec. 547. Career military justice litigation track for judge advocates.

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition

Sec. 561.  Revision to quality assurance of certification programs and standards.

Sec. 562. Establishment of ROTC cyber institutes at senior military colleges.

Sec. 563. Military-to-mariner transition.

Sec. 564. Employment authority for civilian faculty at certain military department schools.

Sec. 565. Revision of name on military service record to reflect change in name of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, after separation from the Armed Forces.

Sec. 566. Direct employment pilot program for members of the National Guard and Reserve.

Sec. 567. Prohibition on establishment, maintenance, or support of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units at educational institutions that display Confederate battle flag.

Sec. 568. Report on composition of service academies.

Sec. 569. Inclusion of alcohol, prescription drug, opioid, and other substance abuse counseling as part of required preseparation counseling.

Sec. 569A. Inclusion of information in Transition Assistance Program.

Sec. 569B. Report and guidance regarding Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships and SkillBridge initiatives for members of the Armed Forces who are being separated.

Sec. 569C. Congressional notification in advance of appointments to service academies.

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters

Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.

Sec. 572. Support for programs providing camp experience for children of military families.

Sec. 573. Impact Aid.

Sec. 574. Elimination of two-year eligibility limitation for noncompetitive appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces.

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards

Sec. 581. Review regarding award of Medal of Honor to certain Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander war veterans.

Sec. 582. Authorization for award of medals for acts of valor.

Sec. 583. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Gary M. Rose for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.

Sec. 584. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Charles S. Kettles for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.

Sec. 585. Authorization for award of Distinguished-Service Cross to First Lieutenant Melvin M. Spruiell for acts of valor during World War II.

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 591. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery of certain persons whose service is deemed to be active service.

Sec. 592. Representation from members of the Armed Forces on boards, councils, and committees making recommendations relating to military personnel issues.

Sec. 593. Body mass index test.

Sec. 594. Preseparation counseling regarding options for donating brain tissue at time of death for research.

Sec. 595. Recognition of the expanded service opportunities available to female members of the Armed Forces and the long service of women in the Armed Forces.

Sec. 596. Sense of Congress regarding plight of male victims of military sexual trauma.

Sec. 597. Sense of Congress regarding section 504 of title 10, United States Code, on existing authority of the Department of Defense to enlist individuals, not otherwise eligible for enlistment, whose enlistment is vital to the national interest.

Sec. 598. Protection of Second Amendment Rights of Military Families.

Sec. 599. Pilot program on advanced technology for alcohol abuse prevention.

Sec. 599A. Report on availability of college credit for skills acquired during military service.

Sec. 599B. Atomic veterans service medal.

Sec. 599C. Report on extending protections for student loans for active duty borrowers.

Sec. 599D. Exclusion of certain reimbursements of medical expenses and other payments from determination of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans.

Sec. 599E. Sense of Congress on desirability of service-wide adoption of Gold Star Installation Access Card.

Sec. 599F. Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance.

Sec. 599G. Extension of suicide prevention and resilience program.

Title VI—Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Annual adjustment of monthly basic pay.

Sec. 602. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances.

Sec. 603. Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the duration of temporary duty assignment or civilian travel .

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces.

Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals.

Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers.

Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities.

Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays.

Sec. 616. Increase in maximum amount of aviation special pays for flying duty.

Sec. 617. Conforming amendment to consolidation of special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities.

Sec. 618. Technical and clerical amendments relating to 2008 consolidation of certain special pay authorities.

Sec. 619. Combat-related special compensation coordinating amendment.

Subtitle C—Disability, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 621. Separation determinations for members participating in Thrift Savings Plan.

Sec. 622. Continuation pay for full Thrift Savings Plan members who have completed 8 to 12 years of service.

Sec. 623. Special survivor indemnity allowance.

Sec. 624. Equal benefits under Survivor Benefit Plan for survivors of reserve component members who die in the line of duty during inactive-duty training.

Sec. 625. Use of member’s current pay grade and years of service, rather than final retirement pay grade and years of service, in a division of property involving disposable retired pay.

Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations

Sec. 631. Protection and enhancement of access to and savings at commissaries and exchanges.

Sec. 632. Acceptance of Military Star Card at commissaries.

Subtitle E—Travel and Transportation Allowances and Other Matters

Sec. 641. Maximum reimbursement amount for travel expenses of members of the Reserves attending inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distances.

Sec. 642. Statute of limitations on Department of Defense recovery of amounts owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services, including retired and former members.

Title VII—Health Care Provisions

Subtitle A—Reform of TRICARE and military health system

Sec. 701. TRICARE Preferred and other TRICARE reform.

Sec. 702. Reform of administration of the Defense Health Agency and military medical treatment facilities.

Sec. 703. Military medical treatment facilities.

Sec. 704. Access to urgent care under TRICARE program.

Sec. 705. Access to primary care clinics at military medical treatment facilities.

Sec. 706. Incentives for value-based health under TRICARE program.

Sec. 707. Improvements to military-civilian partnerships to increase access to health care and readiness.

Sec. 708. Joint Trauma System.

Sec. 709. Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate.

Sec. 710. Improvements to access to health care in military medical treatment facilities.

Sec. 711. Adoption of core quality performance metrics.

Sec. 712. Study on improving continuity of health care coverage for Reserve Components.

Subtitle B—Other health care benefits

Sec. 721. Provision of hearing aids to dependents of retired members.

Sec. 722. Extended TRICARE program coverage for certain members of the National Guard and dependents during certain disaster response duty.

Subtitle C—Health Care Administration

Sec. 731. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care for the Coast Guard.

Sec. 732. Requirement to review and monitor prescribing practices at military treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for treatment of post-traumatic stress.

Sec. 733. Use of mefloquine for malaria.

Sec. 734. Applied behavior analysis.

Subtitle D—Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 741. Mental health resources for members of the military services at high risk of suicide.

Sec. 742. Research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Sec. 743. Active oscillating negative pressure treatment.

Sec. 744. Long-term study on health of helicopter and tiltrotor pilots.

Sec. 745. Pilot program for prescription drug acquisition cost parity in the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program.

Sec. 746. Study on display of wait times at urgent care clinics, pharmacies, and emergency rooms of military medical treatment facilities.

Sec. 747. Report on feasibility of including acupuncture and chiropractic services for retirees under TRICARE program.

Sec. 748. Clarification of submission of reports on longitudinal study on traumatic brain injury.

Sec. 749. Increased collaboration with NIH to combat triple negative breast cancer.

Sec. 750. Department of Defense studies on preventing the diversion of opioid medications.

Title VIII—Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters

Subtitle A—Amendments to general contracting authorities, procedures, and limitations

Sec. 801. Revision to authorities relating to Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center.

Sec. 802. Amendments to restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions.

Sec. 803. Revision to requirements relating to inventory method for Department of Defense contracts for services.

Sec. 804. Procurement of personal protective equipment.

Sec. 805. Revision to effective date of senior executive benchmark compensation for allowable cost limitations.

Sec. 806. Amendments related to detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.

Sec. 807. Amendments to special emergency procurement authority.

Sec. 808. Compliance with domestic source requirements for footwear furnished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces.

Sec. 809. Requirement for policies and standard checklist in procurement of services.

Sec. 809A. Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for contract services.

Sec. 809B. Extension of authority for enhanced transfer of technology developed at department of defense laboratories.

Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Sec. 811. Change in date of submission to Congress of Selected Acquisition Reports.

Sec. 812. Amendments relating to independent cost estimation and cost analysis.

Sec. 813.  Revisions to Milestone B determinations.

Sec. 814. Review and report on sustainment planning in the acquisition process.

Sec. 815. Revision to distribution of annual report on operational test and evaluation.

Subtitle C—Provisions relating to commercial items

Sec. 821. Revision to definition of commercial item.

Sec. 822. Market research for determination of price reasonableness in acquisition of commercial items.

Sec. 823. Value analysis for the determination of price reasonableness.

Sec. 824. Clarification of requirements relating to commercial item determinations.

Sec. 825. Pilot program for authority to acquire innovative commercial items using general solicitation competitive procedures.

Subtitle D—Other matters

Sec. 831. Review and report on the bid protest process.

Sec. 832. Review and report on indefinite delivery contracts.

Sec. 833. Review and report on contractual flow-down provisions.

Sec. 834. Review of anti-competitive specifications in information technology acquisitions.

Sec. 835. Coast Guard major acquisition programs.

Sec. 836. Waiver of congressional notification for acquisition of tactical missiles and munitions greater than quantity specified in law.

Sec. 837. Closeout of old Department of the Navy contracts.

Sec. 838. Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in the national technology and industrial base.

Sec. 839. Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund determination adjustment.

Sec. 840. Amendment to prohibition on performance of non-defense audits by Defense Contract Audit Agency to exempt audits for National Nuclear Security Administration.

Sec. 841. Selection of service providers for auditing services and audit readiness services.

Sec. 842. Modifications to the justification and approval process for certain sole-source contracts for small business concerns.

Sec. 843. Briefing on design-build construction process for defense contracts.

Sec. 844. Assessment of outreach for small business concerns owned and controlled by women and minorities required before conversion of certain functions to contractor performance.

Sec. 845. Inclusion of information on common grounds for sustaining bid protests in annual Government Accountability Office reports to Congress.

Sec. 846. Revision of effective date for amendments relating to Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information.

Sec. 847. Promotion of value-based defense procurement.

Sec. 848. Study and report on contracts awarded to minority-owned and women-owned businesses.

Title IX—Department of Defense Organization and Management

Subtitle A—Goldwater-Nichols Reform

Sec. 901. Sense of Congress on Goldwater-Nichols Reform.

Sec. 902. Repeal of Defense Strategy Review.

Sec. 903. Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States.

Sec. 904. Reform of defense strategic and policy guidance.

Sec. 905. Reform of the national military strategy.

Sec. 906. Modification to independent study of national security strategy formulation process.

Sec. 907. Term of office for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Sec. 908. Responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to operations.

Sec. 909. Assigned forces within the continental United States.

Sec. 910. Reduction in general officer and flag officer grades and positions.

Sec. 911. Establishment of unified combatant command for cyber operations.

Sec. 912. Revision of requirements relating to length of joint duty assignments.

Sec. 913. Revision of definitions used for joint officer management.

Sec. 914.  Independent assessment of combatant command structure.

Subtitle B—Other Matters

Sec. 921. Modifications to corrosion report.

Sec. 922. Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Joint Special Operations University.

Sec. 923. Guidelines for conversion of functions performed by civilian or contractor personnel to performance by military personnel.

Sec. 924. Public release by Inspectors General of reports of misconduct.

Sec. 925. Modifications to requirements for accounting for members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees listed as missing.

Sec. 926. Reform of National Security Council.

Subtitle C—Department of the Navy and Marine Corps

Sec. 931. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Sec. 932. Conforming amendments to title 10, United States Code.

Sec. 933. Other provisions of law and other references.

Sec. 934. Effective date.

Title X—General Provisions

Subtitle A—Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.

Sec. 1002. Requirement to transfer funds from Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund to the Treasury.

Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements.

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of foreign governments.

Sec. 1012. Secretary of Defense review of curricula and program structures of National Guard counterdrug schools.

Sec. 1013. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.

Sec. 1014. Unmanned aerial systems training missions.

Sec. 1015. Funding for counter narcotics operations.

Sec. 1016. Report on efforts of United States Southern Command Operation to detect and monitor drug trafficking.

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Definition of short-term work with respect to overhaul, repair, or maintenance of naval vessels.

Sec. 1022. Warranty requirements for shipbuilding contracts.

Sec. 1023. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.

Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga-class cruisers or dock landing ships.

Sec. 1025. Restrictions on the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards.

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism

Sec. 1031. Frequency of counterterrorism operations briefings.

Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United States.

Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sec. 1034. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain countries of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sec. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces at or closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sec. 1036. Modification of congressional notification of sensitive military operations.

Sec. 1037. Comprehensive strategy for detention of certain individuals.

Sec. 1038. Declassification of information on past terrorist activities of detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sec. 1039. Prohibition on enforcement of military commission rulings preventing members of the Armed Forces from carrying out otherwise lawful duties based on member gender.

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1041. Expanded authority for transportation by the Department of Defense of non-Department of Defense personnel and cargo.

Sec. 1042. Limitation on retirement, deactivation, or decommissioning of mine countermeasures ships.

Sec. 1043. Extension of authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue non-premium aviation insurance.

Sec. 1044. Evaluation of Navy alternate combination cover and unisex combination cover.

Sec. 1045. Protection of certain Federal spectrum operations.

Sec. 1046. Transportation on military aircraft on a space-available basis for members and former members of the Armed Forces with disabilities rated as total.

Sec. 1047. National Guard flyovers of public events.

Sec. 1048. Application of the Freedom of Information Act to the National Security Council.

Sec. 1049. Requirement relating to transfer of excess Department of Defense equipment to Federal and State agencies.

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports

Sec. 1061. Temporary continuation of certain Department of Defense reporting requirements.

Sec. 1062. Matters for inclusion in report on designation of countries for which rewards may be paid under Department of Defense rewards program.

Sec. 1063. Congressional notification of biological select agent and toxin theft, loss, or release involving the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1064. Report on service-provided support to United States special operations forces.

Sec. 1065. Report on citizen security responsibilities in the Northern Triangle of Central America.

Sec. 1066. Report on counterproliferation activities and programs.

Sec. 1067. Inclusion of ballistic missile defense information in annual report on requirements of combatant commands.

Sec. 1068. Reviews by Department of Defense concerning national security use of spectrum.

Sec. 1069. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment requirements for the non-Federalized National Guard to support civilian authorities in prevention and response to domestic disasters.

Sec. 1070. Briefing on criteria for determining locations of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters.

Sec. 1071. Report on testing and integration of minehunting sonar systems to improve Littoral Combat Ship minehunting capabilities.

Sec. 1072. Report on carrier air wing force structure.

Sec. 1073. Quarterly reports on parachute jumps conducted at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield and Air Force support for such jumps.

Sec. 1074. Briefing on real property inventory.

Sec. 1075. Report on adjustment and diversification assistance.

Sec. 1076. Briefing on the protection of personally identifying information of members of the Armed Forces.

Subtitle G—Other Matters

Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments.

Sec. 1082. Modification to support for non-Federal development and testing of material for chemical agent defense.

Sec. 1083. Increase in maximum amount available for equipment, services, and supplies provided for humanitarian demining assistance.

Sec. 1084. Liquidation of unpaid credits accrued as a result of transactions under a cross-servicing agreement.

Sec. 1085. Clarification of contracts covered by airlift service provision.

Sec. 1086. National biodefense strategy.

Sec. 1087. Global Cultural Knowledge Network.

Sec. 1088. Modification of requirements relating to management of military technicians.

Sec. 1089. Sense of Congress regarding Connecticut’s Submarine Century.

Sec. 1090. LNG permitting certainty and transparency.

Sec. 1091. Sense of Congress regarding the reporting of the MV–22 mishap in Marana, Arizona, on April 8, 2000.

Sec. 1092. Transfer of surplus firearms to corporation for the promotion of rifle practice and firearms safety.

Sec. 1093. Sense of Congress regarding the importance of Panama City, Florida, to the history and future of the armed forces.

Sec. 1094. Protections relating to civil rights and disabilities.

Sec. 1095. Nonapplicability of certain executive order to Department of Defense and National Nuclear Security Administration.

Sec. 1096. Determination and disclosure of transportation costs incurred by Secretary of Defense for congressional trips outside the United States.

Sec. 1097. Waiver of certain polygraph examination requirements.

Sec. 1098. Use of Transportation Worker Identification Credential to gain access at Department of Defense installations.

Sec. 1098A. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines and report on development of replacement anti-personnel landmine munitions.

Sec. 1098B. Requirement for memorandum of understanding regarding transfer of detainees.

Sec. 1098C. Sense of congress regarding american veterans disabled for life.

Sec. 1098D. Study on military helicopter noise.

Sec. 1098E. Maritime Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee.

Sec. 1098F. Sense of Congress regarding United States Northern Command preparedness.

Sec. 1098G. Cost of Wars.

Sec. 1098H. Workforce issues for relocation of marines to Guam.

Sec. 1098I. Review of Department of Defense debt collection regulations.

Sec. 1098J. Importance of role played by women in World War II.

Sec. 1098K. Recovery of excess rifles, ammunition, and parts granted to foreign countries and transfer to certain persons.

Sec. 1098L. Project management.

Subtitle H—United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act

Sec. 1099. Short title.

Sec. 1099A. Findings.

Sec. 1099B. Prohibition on modification, abrogation, or other related actions with respect to United States jurisdiction and control over United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without congressional action.

Sec. 1099C. Guantanamo lease agreements defined.

Title XI—Civilian Personnel Matters

Sec. 1101. Temporary direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities and the Major Range and Test Facilities Base.

Sec. 1102. Temporary personnel flexibilities for domestic defense industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base civilian personnel.

Sec. 1103. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.

Sec. 1104. Advance payments for employees relocating within the United States and its territories.

Sec. 1105. Permanent authority for alternative personnel program for scientific and technical personnel.

Sec. 1106. Modification to information technology personnel exchange program.

Sec. 1107. Treatment of certain localities for calculation of per diem allowances.

Sec. 1108. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency.

Sec. 1109. Limitation on administrative leave.

Sec. 1110. Record of investigation of personnel action in separated employee’s official personnel file.

Sec. 1111. Review of official personnel file of former Federal employees before rehiring.

Sec. 1112. Report on Department of Defense civilian workforce personnel and contractors.

Sec. 1113. Public-private talent exchange.

Title XII—Matters relating to foreign nations

Subtitle A—Assistance and training

Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain United States military operations.

Sec. 1202. Extension of authority for training of general purpose forces of the United States Armed Forces with military and other security forces of friendly foreign countries.

Sec. 1203. Modification and extension of authority to conduct activities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.

Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism.

Sec. 1205. Modification and codification of reporting requirements relating to security cooperation authorities.

Sec. 1206. Independent assessment of Department of Defense security cooperation programs.

Sec. 1207. Sense of Congress regarding an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation framework for security cooperation.

Sec. 1208. Report on the prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights.

Subtitle B—Matters relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of Commanders’ Emergency Response Program.

Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.

Sec. 1213. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan.

Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan.

Sec. 1215. Sense of Congress on United States policy and strategy in Afghanistan.

Sec. 1216. Special immigrant status for certain Afghans.

Sec. 1217. Modification to semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan.

Sec. 1218. Sense of Congress relating to Dr. Shakil Afridi.

Sec. 1219. Report on access to financial records of the Government of Afghanistan to audit the use of funds for assistance for Afghanistan.

Subtitle C—Matters relating to Syria and Iraq

Sec. 1221. Modification and extension of authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition.

Sec. 1222. Modification and extension of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.

Sec. 1224. Report on prevention of future terrorist organizations in Iraq and Syria.

Sec. 1225. Semiannual report on integration of political and military strategies against ISIL.

Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress condemning continuing attacks on medical facilities in Syria.

Sec. 1227. United Nations processing center in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, to assist internationally-displaced communities.

Sec. 1228. Sense of Congress on business practices of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Sec. 1229. Prohibition on transfer of man-portable air defense systems to any entity in Syria.

Subtitle D—Matters relating to the Russian Federation

Sec. 1231. Limitation on use of funds to approve or otherwise permit approval of certain requests by Russian Federation under Open Skies Treaty.

Sec. 1232. Military response options to Russian Federation violation of INF Treaty.

Sec. 1233. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation.

Sec. 1234. Statement of policy on United States efforts in Europe to reassure United States partners and allies and deter aggression by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Sec. 1235. Modification of Ukraine security assistance initiative.

Sec. 1236. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea.

Sec. 1237. Modification and extension of report on military assistance to Ukraine.

Sec. 1238. Additional matters in annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.

Subtitle E—Other matters

Sec. 1241. Sense of Congress on malign activities of the Government of Iran.

Sec. 1242. Modification of annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.

Sec. 1243. Sense of Congress on trilateral cooperation between Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

Sec. 1244. Sense of Congress on cooperation between Singapore and the United States.

Sec. 1245. Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid programs of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1246. Enhancement of interagency support during contingency operations and transition periods.

Sec. 1247. Two-year extension and modification of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities.

Sec. 1248. Authority to destroy certain specified World War II-era United States-origin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama.

Sec. 1249. Strategy for United States defense interests in Africa.

Sec. 1250. United States-Israel directed energy cooperation.

Sec. 1251. Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Sec. 1252. Sense of Congress on support for Georgia.

Sec. 1253. Modification of annual report on military power of Iran.

Sec. 1254. Sense of Congress on senior military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan.

Sec. 1255. Quarterly report on freedom of navigation operations.

Sec. 1256. Annual report on foreign military sales to Taiwan.

Sec. 1257. Sense of Congress on July 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland.

Sec. 1258. Report on violence and cartel activity in Mexico.

Sec. 1259. United States policy on Taiwan.

Sec. 1259A. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty.

Sec. 1259B. Limitation on military contact and cooperation between the United States and Cuba.

Sec. 1259C. Global Engagement Center.

Sec. 1259D. Establishment of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Chief Executive Officer Position.

Sec. 1259E. United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994.

Sec. 1259F. Redesignation and enhancement of South China Sea Initiative.

Sec. 1259G. Opportunities to equip certain foreign military entities.

Sec. 1259H. Reports on INF Treaty and Open Skies Treaty.

Sec. 1259I. Sense of Congress regarding the role of the United States in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Sec. 1259J. Authorization of United States assistance to Israel.

Sec. 1259K. Sense of Congress in support of a denuclearized Korean peninsula.

Sec. 1259L. Measures against persons involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States.

Sec. 1259M. Department of Defense report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation.

Sec. 1259N. Report on maintenance by Israel of a robust independent capability to remove existential security threats.

Sec. 1259O. Report on use by the Government of Iran of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities.

Sec. 1259P. Authority to grant observer status to the military forces of Taiwan at RIMPAC exercises.

Sec. 1259Q. Agreements with foreign governments to develop land-based water resources in support of and in preparation for contingency operations.

Sec. 1259R. Extension of reporting requirements on the use of certain Iranian seaports by foreign vessels and use of foreign airports by sanctioned Iranian air carriers.

Sec. 1259S. Notification and assessment of ballistic missile launch by Iran.

Sec. 1259T. Sense of Congress on integrated ballistic missile defense system for GCC partner countries, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel.

Sec. 1259U. Authority to provide assistance and training to increase maritime security and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, or Mediterranean Sea.

Sec. 1259V. Sense of Congress on military relations between Vietnam and the United States.

Sec. 1259W. Report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin.

Subtitle F—Codification and Consolidation of Department of Defense Security Cooperation Authorities

Sec. 1261. Enactment of new chapter for Department of Defense security cooperation authorities and transfer of certain authorities to new chapter.

Sec. 1262. Enhancing defense and security cooperation with India.

Title XIII—Cooperative Threat Reduction

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.

Sec. 1303. Limitation on availability of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction in People’s Republic of China.

Title XIV—Other Authorizations

Subtitle A—Military Programs

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.

Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund.

Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.

Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.

Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General.

Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program.

Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile

Sec. 1411. Authority to dispose of certain materials from and to acquire additional materials for the National Defense Stockpile.

Sec. 1412. Revisions to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.

Subtitle C—Other Matters

Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.

Sec. 1422. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.

Title XV—Authorization of Additional Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations.

Sec. 1502. Procurement.

Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation.

Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance.

Sec. 1505. Military personnel.

Sec. 1506. Working capital funds.

Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.

Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General.

Sec. 1509. Defense Health program.

Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.

Subtitle B—Financial Matters

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations.

Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.

Sec. 1523. Codification of Office of Management and Budget criteria.

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.

Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.

Sec. 1533. Extension of authority to use Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices.

Title XVI—Strategic Programs, Cyber, and Intelligence Matters

Subtitle A—Space Activities

Sec. 1601. Rocket propulsion system to replace RD–180.

Sec. 1602. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.

Sec. 1603. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications.

Sec. 1604. Modification to pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication services.

Sec. 1605. Space-based environmental monitoring.

Sec. 1606. Prohibition on use of certain non-allied positioning, navigation, and timing systems.

Sec. 1607. Limitation of availability of funds for the Joint Space Operations Center Mission System.

Sec. 1608. Space-based infrared system and advanced extremely high frequency program.

Sec. 1609. Plans on transfer of acquisition and funding authority of certain weather missions to National Reconnaissance Office.

Sec. 1610. Pilot program on commercial weather data.

Sec. 1611. Organization and management of national security space activities of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1612. Review of charter of Operationally Responsive Space Program Office.

Sec. 1613. Backup and complementary positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of Global Positioning System.

Sec. 1614. Report on use of spacecraft assets of the space-based infrared system wide-field-of-view program.

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

Sec. 1621. Limitation on availability of funds for intelligence management.

Sec. 1622. Limitations on availability of funds for United States Central Command Intelligence Fusion Center.

Sec. 1623. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex.

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters

Sec. 1631. Special emergency procurement authority to facilitate the defense against or recovery from a cyber attack.

Sec. 1632. Change in name of National Defense University’s Information Resources Management College to College of Information and Cyberspace.

Sec. 1633. Requirement to enter into agreements relating to use of cyber opposition forces.

Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds for cryptographic systems and key management infrastructure.

Sec. 1635. Pilot programs on direct commissions to cyber positions.

Sec. 1636. Report on policies for responding to malicious cyber activities carried out against the United States or United States persons by foreign states or non-state actors.

Sec. 1637. Assessment on security of information held by cleared defense contractors.

Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress on cyber resiliency of the networks and communications systems of the National Guard.

Sec. 1639. Requirement for Army National Guard strategy to incorporate cyber protection teams into Department of Defense cyber mission force.

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces

Sec. 1641. Improvements to Council on Oversight of National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System.

Sec. 1642. Treatment of certain sensitive information by State and local governments.

Sec. 1643. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes.

Sec. 1644. Prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of ground-based strategic deterrent missile.

Sec. 1645. Limitation on availability of funds for extension of New START Treaty.

Sec. 1646. Consolidation of nuclear command, control, and communications functions of the Air Force.

Sec. 1647. Report on Russian and Chinese political and military leadership survivability, command and control, and continuity of government programs and activities.

Sec. 1648. Sense of Congress on importance of independent nuclear deterrent of United Kingdom.

Sec. 1649. Requests for forces to meet security requirements for land-based nuclear forces.

Sec. 1649A. Matters related to intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 1651. Extensions of prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems.

Sec. 1652. Review of the missile defeat policy and strategy of the United States.

Sec. 1653. Iron dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction.

Sec. 1654. Maximizing Aegis Ashore capability.

Sec. 1655. Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs.

Sec. 1656. Development and research of non-terrestrial missile defense layer.

Sec. 1657. Hypersonic boost glide vehicle defense.

Sec. 1658. Limitation on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier air and missile defense capability of the Army.

Sec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds for conventional prompt global strike weapons system.

Sec. 1660. Pilot program on loss of unclassified, controlled technical information.

Sec. 1661. Review of Missile Defense Agency budget submissions for ground-based midcourse defense and evaluation of alternative ground-based interceptor deployments.

Sec. 1662. Declaratory policy, concept of operations, and employment guidelines for left-of-launch capability.

Sec. 1663. Procurement of medium-range discrimination radar to improve homeland missile defense.

Sec. 1664. Semiannual notifications on missile defense tests and costs.

Sec. 1665. National missile defense policy.

Sec. 1666. Sense of Congress on initial operating capability of phase 2 of European Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defense.

Subtitle F—Other Matters

Sec. 1671. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.

Sec. 1672. Improvement of coordination by Department of Defense of electromagnetic spectrum usage.

Sec. 1673. Harmful interference to Department of Defense Global Positioning System.

Title XVII—Department of Defense Acquisition Agility

Sec. 1701. Modular open system approach in development of major weapon systems.

Sec. 1702. Development, prototyping, and deployment of weapon system components or technology.

Sec. 1703. Cost, schedule, and performance of major defense acquisition programs.

Sec. 1704. Transparency in major defense acquisition programs.

Sec. 1705. Amendments relating to technical data rights.

Title XVIII—Matters relating to small business procurement

Subtitle A—Improving Transparency and Clarity for Small Businesses

Sec. 1801. Plain language rewrite of requirements for small business procurements.

Sec. 1802. Improving reporting on small business goals.

Sec. 1803. Transparency in small business goals.

Sec. 1804. Uniformity in procurement terminology.

Subtitle B—Clarifying the Roles of Small Business Advocates

Sec. 1811. Scope of review by procurement center representatives.

Sec. 1812. Responsibilities of Commercial Market Representatives.

Sec. 1813. Duties of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

Sec. 1814. Improving contractor compliance.

Sec. 1815. Responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists.

Subtitle C—Strengthening Opportunities for Competition in Subcontracting

Sec. 1821. Good faith in subcontracting.

Sec. 1822. Pilot program to provide opportunities for qualified subcontractors to obtain past performance ratings.

Subtitle D—Mentor-Protege Programs

Sec. 1831. Amendments to the Mentor-Protege Program of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1832. Improving cooperation between the mentor-protege programs of the Small Business Administration and the Department of Defense.

Subtitle E—Women’s Business Programs

Sec. 1841. Office of Women’s Business Ownership.

Sec. 1842. Women’s Business Center Program.

Sec. 1843. Matching requirements under Women's Business Center Program.

Subtitle F—SCORE program

Sec. 1851. SCORE Reauthorization.

Sec. 1852. SCORE program.

Sec. 1853. Online component.

Sec. 1854. Study and report on the future role of the score program.

Sec. 1855. Technical and conforming amendments.

Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 1861. Improving education on small business regulations.

Sec. 1862. Protecting task order competition.

Sec. 1863. Improvements to size standards for small agricultural producers.

Sec. 1864. Uniformity in service-disabled veteran definitions.

Sec. 1865. Required reports pertaining to capital planning and investment control.

Sec. 1866. Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Sec. 1867. Issuance of guidance on small business matters.

Sec. 1868. Role of small business development centers in cyber security and preparedness.

Sec. 1869. Additional cyber security assistance for small business development centers.

Sec. 1869A. Cybersecurity outreach for small business development centers.

Sec. 1869B. GAO study on small business cyber support services and small business development center cyber strategy.

Sec. 1869C. Prohibition on additional funds.

Subtitle H—Small Business Development Centers Improvements

Sec. 1871. Short title.

Sec. 1872. Use of authorized entrepreneurial development programs.

Sec. 1873. Marketing of services.

Sec. 1874. Data collection.

Sec. 1875. Fees from private partnerships and cosponsorships.

Sec. 1876. Equity for small business development centers.

Sec. 1877. Confidentiality requirements.

Sec. 1878. Limitation on award of grants to small business development centers.

Division B—Military Construction Authorizations

Sec. 2001. Short title.

Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.

Sec. 2003. Effective date.

Title XXI—Army Military Construction

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2102. Family housing.

Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.

Sec. 2104. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project.

Sec. 2105. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects.

Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects.

Title XXII—Navy Military Construction

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2202. Family housing.

Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.

Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.

Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project.

Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects.

Sec. 2207. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects.

Sec. 2208. Status of net negative policy regarding Navy acreage on Guam.

Title XXIII—Air Force Military Construction

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2302. Family housing.

Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.

Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project.

Sec. 2306. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project.

Sec. 2307. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2014 project.

Sec. 2308. Restriction on acquisition of property in Northern Mariana Islands.

Title XXIV—Defense Agencies Military Construction

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects.

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.

Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project.

Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects.

Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects.

Title XXV—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

Title XXVI—Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.

Subtitle B—Other Matters

Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project.

Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project.

Sec. 2613. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project.

Sec. 2614. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project.

Sec. 2615. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2014 projects.

Title XXVII—Base Realignment and Closure Activities

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account.

Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.

Title XXVIII—Military Construction General Provisions

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing

Sec. 2801. Modification of criteria for treatment of laboratory revitalization projects as minor military construction projects.

Sec. 2802. Classification of facility conversion projects as repair projects.

Sec. 2803. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States.

Sec. 2804. Extension of temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions for certain construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait military forces.

Sec. 2805. Notice and reporting requirements for energy conservation construction projects.

Sec. 2806. Additional entities eligible for participation in defense laboratory modernization pilot program.

Sec. 2807. Sense of Congress on maximizing number of veterans employed on military construction projects.

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Congressional notification for in-kind contributions for overseas military construction projects.

Sec. 2812. Prohibition on use of military installations to house unaccompanied alien children.

Sec. 2813. Allotment of space and provision of services to WIC offices operating on military installations.

Sec. 2814. Sense of Congress regarding need to consult with State and local officials prior to acquisitions of real property.

Sec. 2815. Sense of Congress regarding inclusion of stormwater systems and components within the meaning of wastewater system under the Department of Defense authority for conveyance of utility systems.

Sec. 2816. Assessment of public schools on Department of Defense installations.

Sec. 2817. Improved process for disposal of Department of Defense surplus real property located overseas.

Subtitle C—Provision Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment

Sec. 2821. Limited exceptions to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region.

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Land conveyances, High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program facility and adjacent property, Gakona, Alaska.

Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Campion Air Force Radar Station, Galena, Alaska.

Sec. 2833. Exchange of property interests, San Diego Unified Port District, California.

Sec. 2834. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Sec. 2835. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, P-36 Warehouse, Colbern United States Army Reserve Center, Laredo, Texas.

Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, St. George National Guard Armory, St. George, Utah.

Sec. 2838. Release of restrictions, Richland Innovation Center, Richland, Washington.

Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

Sec. 2839A. Closure of St. Marys Airport.

Sec. 2839B. Prohibition on transfer of administrative jurisdiction, portion of Organ Mountains Area, Fillmore Canyon, New Mexico.

Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals

Sec. 2841. Bureau of Land Management withdrawn military lands under Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999.

Sec. 2842. Permanent withdrawal or transfer of administrative jurisdiction of public land, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.

Subtitle F—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums

Sec. 2851. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation–Home of the National Cryptologic Museum.

Sec. 2852. Renaming site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio.

Sec. 2853. Support for military service memorials and museums highlighting role of women in the military.

Sec. 2854. Petersburg National Battlefield boundary modification.

Sec. 2855. Amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act.

Sec. 2856. Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation.

Sec. 2857. Battleship preservation grant program.

Subtitle G—Designations and Other Matters

Sec. 2861. Designation of portion of Moffett Federal Airfield, California, as Moffett Air National Guard Base.

Sec. 2862. Redesignation of Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center.

Sec. 2863. Transfer of certain items of the Omar Bradley Foundation to the descendants of General Omar Bradley.

Sec. 2864. Protection and recovery of Greater Sage Grouse.

Sec. 2865. Implementation of lesser prairie-chicken range-wide conservation plan and other conservation measures.

Sec. 2866. Removal of endangered species status for American burying beetle.

Sec. 2867. Report on documentation for acquisition of certain properties along Columbia River, Washington, by Corps of Engineers.

Title XXIX—Overseas Contingency Operations Military Construction

Sec. 2901. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2903. Authorization of appropriations.

Title XXX—Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Authorities

Sec. 3001. Findings and definitions.

Subtitle A—Utah test and training range

Sec. 3011. Management of BLM land.

Sec. 3012. Temporary closures.

Sec. 3013. Community resource group.

Sec. 3014. Liability.

Sec. 3015. Effects of subtitle.

Subtitle B—Land exchange

Sec. 3021. Findings and purpose.

Sec. 3022. Definitions.

Sec. 3023. Exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land.

Sec. 3024. Status and management of non-Federal land after exchange.

Sec. 3025. Hazardous materials.

Subtitle C—Highway rights-of-way

Sec. 3031. Recognition and transfer of certain highway rights-of-way.

Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations

Title XXXI—Department of Energy National Security Programs

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.

Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3111. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets acquisition projects.

Sec. 3112. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium.

Sec. 3113. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium.

Sec. 3114. Design basis threat.

Sec. 3115. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of certain assistance to Russian Federation.

Sec. 3116. Limitation on availability of funds for Federal salaries and expenses.

Sec. 3117. Limitation on availability of funds for defense environmental cleanup program direction.

Sec. 3118. Limitation on availability of funds for acceleration of nuclear weapons dismantlement.

Sec. 3119. Annual certification of shipments to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Sec. 3119A. Limitation on availability of funds for the Department of Energy.

Sec. 3119B. Sense of Congress regarding accounting practices by laboratory operating contractors and plant or site managers of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities.

Sec. 3119C. Protection of certain nuclear facilities from unmanned aircraft.

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports

Sec. 3121. Clarification of annual report and certification on status of security of atomic energy defense facilities.

Sec. 3122. Annual report on service support contracts of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Sec. 3123. Repeal of certain reporting requirements.

Sec. 3124. Independent assessment of technology development under defense environmental cleanup program.

Sec. 3125. Updated plan for verification and monitoring of proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissile material.

Sec. 3126. Briefing on the information-interchange of low-enriched uranium.

Title XXXII—Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

Title XXXIII—Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities

Sec. 3301. Short title.

Sec. 3302. Nuclear energy.

Sec. 3303. Nuclear energy research programs.

Sec. 3304. Advanced fuel cycle initiative.

Sec. 3305. University nuclear science and engineering support.

Sec. 3306. Department of Energy civilian nuclear infrastructure and facilities.

Sec. 3307. Security of nuclear facilities.

Sec. 3308. High-performance computation and supportive research.

Sec. 3309. Enabling nuclear energy innovation.

Sec. 3310. Budget plan.

Sec. 3311. Conforming amendments.

Title XXXIV—Naval Petroleum Reserves

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.

Title XXXV—Maritime Administration

Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration.

Sec. 3502. Authority to make pro rata annual payments under operating agreements for vessels participating in Maritime Security Fleet.

Sec. 3503. Authority to extend certain age restrictions relating to vessels in the Maritime Security Fleet.

Sec. 3504. Corrections to provisions enacted by Coast Guard Authorization Acts.

Sec. 3505. Status of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels.

Sec. 3506. NDRF national security multi-mission vessel.

Sec. 3507. United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Sec. 3508. Use of National Defense Reserve Fleet scrapping proceeds.

Sec. 3509. Floating dry docks.

Sec. 3510. Expedited processing of applications for transportation security cards for separating members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

Sec. 3511. Training under Transition Assistance Program on employment opportunities associated with transportation security cards.

Sec. 3512. Application of law.

Title XXXVI—Ballast Water

Sec. 3601. Short title.

Sec. 3602. Definitions.

Sec. 3603. Regulation and enforcement.

Sec. 3604. Uniform national standards and requirements for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel.

Sec. 3605. Treatment technology certification.

Sec. 3606. Exemptions.

Sec. 3607. Alternative compliance program.

Sec. 3608. Judicial review.

Sec. 3609. Effect on State authority.

Sec. 3610. Application with other statutes.

Division D—Funding Tables

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

Title XLI—Procurement

Sec. 4101. Procurement.

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations.

Sec. 4103. Procurement for overseas contingency operations for base requirements.

Title XLII—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.

Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations.

Sec. 4203. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations for base requirements.

Title XLIII—Operation and Maintenance

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.

Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations.

Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations for base requirements.

Title XLIV—Military Personnel

Sec. 4401. Military personnel.

Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations.

Sec. 4403. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations for base requirements.

Title XLV—Other Authorizations

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.

Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.

Sec. 4503. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations for base requirements.

Title XLVI—Military Construction

Sec. 4601. Military construction.

Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations.

Sec. 4603. Military construction for overseas contingency operations for base requirements.

Title XLVII—Department of Energy National Security Programs

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.

Division E—Military Justice

Sec. 6000. Short title.

Title LX—General provisions

Sec. 6001. Definitions.

Sec. 6002. Clarification of persons subject to UCMJ while on inactive-duty training.

Sec. 6003. Staff judge advocate disqualification due to prior involvement in case.

Sec. 6004. Conforming amendment relating to military magistrates.

Sec. 6005. Rights of victim.

Title LXI—Apprehension and restraint

Sec. 6101. Restraint of persons charged.

Sec. 6102. Modification of prohibition of confinement of armed forces members with enemy prisoners and certain others.

Title LXII—Non-judicial punishment

Sec. 6201. Modification of confinement as non-judicial punishment.

Title LXIII—Court-martial jurisdiction

Sec. 6301. Courts-martial classified.

Sec. 6302. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.

Sec. 6303. Jurisdiction of special courts-martial.

Sec. 6304. Summary court-martial as non-criminal forum.

Title LXIV—Composition of courts-martial

Sec. 6401. Technical amendment relating to persons authorized to convene general courts-martial.

Sec. 6402. Who may serve on courts-martial; detail of members.

Sec. 6403. Number of court-martial members in capital cases.

Sec. 6404. Detailing, qualifications, etc. of military judges.

Sec. 6405. Qualifications of trial counsel and defense counsel.

Sec. 6406. Assembly and impaneling of members; detail of new members and military judges.

Sec. 6407. Military magistrates.

Title LXV—Pre-trial procedure

Sec. 6501. Charges and specifications.

Sec. 6502. Preliminary hearing required before referral to general court-martial.

Sec. 6503. Disposition guidance.

Sec. 6504. Advice to convening authority before referral for trial.

Sec. 6505. Service of charges and commencement of trial.

Title LXVI—Trial procedure

Sec. 6601. Duties of assistant defense counsel.

Sec. 6602. Sessions.

Sec. 6603. Technical amendment relating to continuances.

Sec. 6604. Conforming amendments relating to challenges.

Sec. 6605. Statute of limitations.

Sec. 6606. Former jeopardy.

Sec. 6607. Pleas of the accused.

Sec. 6608. Contempt.

Sec. 6609. Depositions.

Sec. 6610. Admissibility of sworn testimony by audiotape or videotape from records of courts of inquiry.

Sec. 6611. Conforming amendment relating to defense of lack of mental responsibility.

Sec. 6612. Voting and rulings.

Sec. 6613. Votes required for conviction, sentencing, and other matters.

Sec. 6614. Plea agreements.

Sec. 6615. Record of trial.

Title LXVII—Sentences

Sec. 6701. Sentencing.

Sec. 6701A. Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 6702. Effective date of sentences.

Sec. 6703. Sentence of reduction in enlisted grade.

Title LXVIII—Post-trial procedure and review of courts-martial

Sec. 6801. Post-trial processing in general and special courts-martial.

Sec. 6802. Limited authority to act on sentence in specified post-trial circumstances.

Sec. 6803. Post-trial actions in summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial.

Sec. 6804. Entry of judgment.

Sec. 6805. Waiver of right to appeal and withdrawal of appeal.

Sec. 6806. Appeal by the United States.

Sec. 6807. Rehearings.

Sec. 6808. Judge advocate review of finding of guilty in summary court-martial.

Sec. 6809. Transmittal and review of records.

Sec. 6810. Courts of criminal appeals.

Sec. 6811. Review by court of appeals for the armed forces.

Sec. 6812. Supreme Court review.

Sec. 6813. Review by Judge Advocate General.

Sec. 6814. Appellate defense counsel in death penalty cases.

Sec. 6815. Authority for hearing on vacation of suspension of sentence to be conducted by qualified judge advocate.

Sec. 6816. Extension of time for petition for new trial.

Sec. 6817. Restoration.

Sec. 6818. Leave requirements pending review of certain court-martial convictions.

Title LXIX—Punitive articles

Sec. 6901. Reorganization of punitive articles.

Sec. 6902. Conviction of offense charged, lesser included offenses, and attempts.

Sec. 6903. Soliciting commission of offenses.

Sec. 6904. Malingering.

Sec. 6905. Breach of medical quarantine.

Sec. 6906. Missing movement; jumping from vessel.

Sec. 6907. Offenses against correctional custody and restriction.

Sec. 6908. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; assault of superior commissioned officer.

Sec. 6909. Willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer.

Sec. 6910. Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust.

Sec. 6911. Offenses by sentinel or lookout.

Sec. 6912. Disrespect toward sentinel or lookout.

Sec. 6913. Release of prisoner without authority; drinking with prisoner.

Sec. 6914. Penalty for acting as a spy.

Sec. 6915. Public records offenses.

Sec. 6916. False or unauthorized pass offenses.

Sec. 6917. Impersonation offenses.

Sec. 6918. Insignia offenses.

Sec. 6919. False official statements; false swearing.

Sec. 6920. Parole violation.

Sec. 6921. Wrongful taking, opening, etc. of mail matter.

Sec. 6922. Improper hazarding of vessel or aircraft.

Sec. 6923. Leaving scene of vehicle accident.

Sec. 6924. Drunkenness and other incapacitation offenses.

Sec. 6925. Lower blood alcohol content limits for conviction of drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.

Sec. 6926. Endangerment offenses.

Sec. 6927. Communicating threats.

Sec. 6928. Technical amendment relating to murder.

Sec. 6929. Child endangerment.

Sec. 6930. Deposit of obscene matter in the mail.

Sec. 6931. Fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards, and other access devices.

Sec. 6932. False pretenses to obtain services.

Sec. 6933. Robbery.

Sec. 6934. Receiving stolen property.

Sec. 6935. Offenses concerning government computers.

Sec. 6936. Bribery.

Sec. 6937. Graft.

Sec. 6938. Kidnapping.

Sec. 6939. Arson; burning property with intent to defraud.

Sec. 6940. Assault.

Sec. 6941. Burglary and unlawful entry.

Sec. 6942. Stalking.

Sec. 6943. Subornation of perjury.

Sec. 6944. Obstructing justice.

Sec. 6945. Misprision of serious offense.

Sec. 6946. Wrongful refusal to testify.

Sec. 6947. Prevention of authorized seizure of property.

Sec. 6948. Wrongful interference with adverse administrative proceeding.

Sec. 6949. Retaliation.

Sec. 6950. Extraterritorial application of certain offenses.

Sec. 6951. Table of sections.

Title LXX—Miscellaneous provisions

Sec. 7001. Technical amendment relating to courts of inquiry.

Sec. 7002. Technical amendment to article 136.

Sec. 7003. Articles of Uniform Code of Military Justice to be explained to officers upon commissioning.

Sec. 7004. Military justice case management; data collection and accessibility.

Sec. 7005. Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act.

Title LXXI—Military justice review panel and annual reports

Sec. 7101. Military justice review panel.

Sec. 7102. Annual reports.

Title LXXII—Conforming amendments and effective dates

Sec. 7201. Amendments to UCMJ subchapter tables of sections.

Sec. 7202. Effective dates.

Title LXXIII—Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

Sec. 7301. Short title.

Sec. 7302. Recognition of the suffering and loyalty of the residents of Guam.

Sec. 7303. Guam World War II Claims Fund.

Sec. 7304. Payments for Guam World War II claims.

Sec. 7305. Adjudication.

Sec. 7306. Grants program to memorialize the occupation of Guam during World War II.

Sec. 7307. Authorization of appropriations.