1.This Act may be cited as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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2.Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents
(a)This Act is organized into four divisions as follows:
(1)Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2)Division B—Military Construction Authorizations.
(3)Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(4)Division D—Funding Tables.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
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. Limitation on retirement of C–23 aircraft.
Sec. 112. Limitation on procurement of Stryker combat vehicles.
Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement authority for airframes for Army UH-60M/HH-60M helicopters and Navy MH-60R/MH-60S helicopters.
Subtitle C—Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Multiyear funding for detail design and construction of LHA replacement ship designated LHA–7.
Sec. 122. Multiyear funding for procurement of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for mission avionics and common cockpits for Navy MH-60R/S helicopters.
Sec. 124. Separate procurement line item for certain Littoral Combat Ship mission modules.
Sec. 125. Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis on alternative maintenance and sustainability plans for the Littoral Combat Ship program.
Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds for F/A–18 service life extension program.
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs
Sec. 131. B–1 Bomber force structure.
Sec. 132. Procurement of advanced extremely high frequency satellites.
Subtitle E—Joint and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 141. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 142. Contracts for commercial imaging satellite capacities.
Sec. 143. Limitation on availability of funds for acquisition of joint tactical radio system.
Sec. 144. Limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign internal defense program.
Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for commercial satellite procurement.
Sec. 146. Separate procurement line item for non-lethal weapons funding.
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. Limitation on availability of funds for the ground combat vehicle program.
Sec. 212. Limitation on the individual carbine program.
Sec. 213. Limitation on availability of funds for Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine replacement program.
Sec. 214. Limitation on availability of funds for amphibious assault vehicles of the Marine Corps.
Sec. 215. Limitation on obligation of funds for the propulsion system for the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program.
Sec. 216. Limitation on obligation of funds for joint replacement fuze program.
Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Space Operations Center management system.
Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for wireless innovation fund.
Sec. 219. Advanced rotorcraft flight research and development.
Sec. 220. Designation of main propulsion system of the next-generation long-range strike bomber aircraft as major subprogram.
Sec. 221. Designation of electromagnetic aircraft launch system development and procurement program as major subprogram.
Sec. 222. Prohibition on delegation of budgeting authority for certain research and educational programs.
Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for Future Unmanned Carrier-based Strike System.
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs
Sec. 231. Acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system.
Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for Medium Extended Air Defense System.
Sec. 233. Homeland defense hedging policy and strategy.
Sec. 234. Ground-based midcourse defense system.
Sec. 235. Study on space-based interceptor technology.
Subtitle D—Reports
Sec. 241. Annual comptroller general report on the KC–46A aircraft acquisition program.
Sec. 242. Independent review and assessment of cryptographic modernization program.
Sec. 243. Report on feasibility of electromagnetic rail gun system.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 251. Repeal of Requirement for Technology Transition Initiative.
Sec. 252. Preservation and storage of certain property related to F136 propulsion system.
Sec. 253. Extension of authority for mechanisms to provide funds for defense laboratories for research and development of technologies for military missions.
Title III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Subtitle B—Energy and Environmental Provisions
Sec. 311. Designation of senior official of Joint Chiefs of Staff for operational energy plans and programs and operational energy budget certification.
Sec. 312. Military installation implementation of land management plans and sustainability studies.
Sec. 313. Improved Sikes Act coverage of State-owned facilities used for the national defense.
Sec. 314. Discharge of wastes at sea generated by ships of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 315. Designation of Department of Defense executive agent for alternative fuel development.
Sec. 316. Favorable consideration of energy-efficient technologies in contracts for logistics support of contingency operations.
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 321. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair.
Sec. 322. Core logistics capabilities.
Sec. 323. Designation of military industrial facilities as Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence.
Sec. 324. Redesignation of core competencies as core logistics capabilities for Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence.
Sec. 325. Permanent and expanded authority for Army industrial facilities to enter into certain cooperative arrangements with non-Army entities.
Sec. 326. Amendment to requirement relating to consideration of competition throughout operation and sustainment of major weapon systems.
Sec. 327. Implementation of corrective actions resulting from corrosion study of the F-22 and F-35 aircraft.
Subtitle D—Readiness
Sec. 331. Modification of Department of Defense authority to accept voluntary contributions of funds.
Sec. 332. Review of proposed structures affecting navigable airspace.
Sec. 333. Sense of Congress regarding integration of ballistic missile defense training across and between combatant commands and military services.
Subtitle E—Reports
Sec. 341. Annual certification and modifications of annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment.
Sec. 342. Modification of report on maintenance and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards.
Sec. 343. Additional requirements for annual report on military working dogs.
Sec. 344. Assessment and reporting requirements regarding the status of compliance with joint military training and force allocations.
Sec. 345. Study of United States Pacific Command training readiness.
Subtitle F—Limitations and Extensions of Authority
Sec. 351. Adoption of military working dog by family of deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the dog’s handler.
Sec. 352. Prohibition on expansion of the Air Force food transformation initiative.
Sec. 353. Limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds for the migration of Army enterprise email services.
Sec. 354. One-year extension of pilot program for availability of working-capital funds to Army for certain product improvements.
Subtitle G—Other Matters
Sec. 361. Consideration of foreclosure circumstances in adjudication of security clearances.
Sec. 362. Authority to provide information for maritime safety of forces and hydrographic support.
Sec. 363. Deposit of reimbursed funds under reciprocal fire protection agreements.
Sec. 364. Reduction in amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction.
Sec. 365. Reduction in amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for studies, analysis, and evaluations.
Sec. 366. Clarification of the airlift service definitions relative to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Sec. 367. Ratemaking procedures for Civil Reserve Air Fleet contracts.
Sec. 368. Sense of Congress on proposed Federal Aviation Administration changes to flight crew member duty and rest requirements.
Sec. 369. Policy on Active Shooter Training for certain law enforcement personnel.
Title IV—Military Personnel Authorizations
Subtitle A—Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision 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 2012 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians.
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
Title V—Military Personnel Policy
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Generally
Sec. 501. Increase in authorized strengths for Marine Corps officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel.
Sec. 502. General officer and flag officer reform.
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Leadership of National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 512. Preseparation counseling for members of the reserve components.
Sec. 513. Clarification of applicability of authority for deferral of mandatory separation of military technicians (dual status) until age 60.
Sec. 514. Modification of eligibility for consideration for promotion for reserve officers employed as military technicians (dual status).
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities
Sec. 521. Findings regarding unique nature, demands, and hardships of military service.
Sec. 522. Policy addressing dwell time and measurement and data collection regarding unit operating tempo and personnel tempo.
Sec. 523. Authorized leave available for members of the Armed Forces upon birth or adoption of a child.
Sec. 524. Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 525. Policy on military recruitment and enlistment of graduates of secondary schools.
Sec. 526. Navy recruiting and advertising.
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Legal Matters
Sec. 531. Procedures for judicial review of military personnel decisions relating to correction of military records.
Sec. 532. Clarification of application and extent of direct acceptance of gifts authority.
Sec. 533. Additional condition on repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.
Sec. 534. Military regulations regarding marriage.
Sec. 535. Use of military installations as site for marriage ceremonies and participation of chaplains and other military and civilian personnel in their official capacity.
Subtitle E—Member Education and Training Opportunities and Administration
Sec. 541. Improved access to apprenticeship programs for members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty or retired.
Sec. 542. Expansion of reserve health professionals stipend program to include students in mental health degree programs in critical wartime specialties.
Sec. 543. Administration of United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sec. 544. Appointments to military service academies from nominations made by the governor of Puerto Rico.
Sec. 545. Temporary authority to waive maximum age limitation on admission to United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 546. Education and employment advocacy program for wounded members of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle F—Army National Military Cemeteries
Sec. 551. Army National Military Cemeteries.
Sec. 552. Inspector General of the Department of Defense inspection of military cemeteries.
Subtitle G—Armed Forces Retirement Home
Sec. 561. Control and administration by Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 562. Senior Medical Advisor oversight of health care provided to residents of Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 563. Establishment of Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council and Resident Advisory Committees.
Sec. 564. Administrators, Ombudsmen, and staff of facilities.
Sec. 565. Revision of fee requirements.
Sec. 566. Revision of inspection requirements.
Sec. 567. Repeal of obsolete transitional provisions and technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.
Subtitle H—Military Family Readiness Matters
Sec. 571. Revision to membership of Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
Sec. 572. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 573. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 574. Center for Military Family and Community Outreach.
Sec. 575. Mental health support for military personnel and families.
Sec. 576. Report on Department of Defense autism pilot projects.
Subtitle I—Improved Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces
Sec. 581. Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
Sec. 582. Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.
Sec. 583. Sexual assault victims access to legal counsel and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.
Sec. 584. Privilege in cases arising under Uniform Code of Military Justice against disclosure of communications between sexual assault victims and Sexual Assault Response Coordinators, Victim Advocates, and certain other persons.
Sec. 585. Maintenance of records prepared in connection with sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces or dependents of members.
Sec. 586. Expedited consideration and priority for application for consideration of a permanent change of station or unit transfer based on humanitarian conditions for victim of sexual assault.
Sec. 587. Training and education programs for sexual assault prevention and response program.
Subtitle J—Other Matters
Sec. 591. Limitations on authority to provide support and services for certain organizations and activities outside Department of Defense.
Sec. 592. Display of State, District of Columbia, and territorial flags by Armed Forces.
Sec. 593. Military adaptive sports program.
Sec. 594. Wounded warrior careers program.
Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of military necessity of Selective Service System and alternatives.
Sec. 596. Sense of Congress regarding playing of bugle call commonly known as Taps
at military funerals, memorial services, and wreath laying ceremonies.
Sec. 597. Sense of Congress regarding support for Yellow Ribbon Day.
Title VI—Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2012 increase in military basic pay.
Sec. 602. Resumption of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances.
Sec. 603. Lodging accommodations for members assigned to duty in connection with commissioning or fitting out of a ship.
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. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of referral bonuses.
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances Generally
Sec. 621. One-year extension of authority to reimburse travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of normal commuting distance.
Sec. 622. Mandatory provision of travel and transportation allowances for non-medical attendants for seriously ill and wounded members of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle D—Consolidation and Reform of Travel and Transportation Authorities
Sec. 631. Purpose.
Sec. 632. Consolidation and reform of travel and transportation authorities of the uniformed services.
Sec. 633. Old-law travel and transportation authorities transition expiration date and transfer of current sections.
Sec. 634. Addition of sunset provision to old-law travel and transportation authorities.
Sec. 635. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 636. Transition provisions.
Subtitle E—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations
Sec. 641. Expansion of use of uniform funding authority to include permanent change of station and temporary duty lodging programs operated through nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.
Sec. 642. Contracting authority for nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to provide and obtain goods and services.
Sec. 643. Designation of Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion at Dover Air Force Base as a Fisher House.
Sec. 644. Discretion of the Secretary of the Navy to select categories of merchandise to be sold by ship stores afloat.
Sec. 645. Access of military exchange stores system to credit available through Federal Financing Bank.
Sec. 646. Enhanced commissary stores pilot program.
Subtitle F—Disability, Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 651. Monthly amount and duration of special survivor indemnity allowance for widows and widowers of deceased members of the Armed Forces affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation.
Subtitle G—Other Matters
Sec. 661. Reimbursement of American National Red Cross for humanitarian support and other services provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
Title VII—Health Care Provisions
Subtitle A—Improvements to Health Benefits
Sec. 701. Annual enrollment fees for certain retirees and dependents.
Sec. 702. Provision of food to certain members and dependents not receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 703. Behavioral health support for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 704. Transition enrollment of uniformed services family health plan medicare-eligible retirees to TRICARE for life.
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Unified medical command.
Sec. 712. Limitation on availability of funds for the future electronic health records program.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 721. Review of women-specific health services and treatment for female members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 722. Comptroller General reviews of Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Project.
Sec. 723. Comptroller General report on contracted health care staffing for military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 724. Treatment of wounded warriors.
Sec. 725. Cooperative health care agreements.
Sec. 726. Prostate cancer imaging research initiative.
Sec. 727. Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Sec. 728. Collaborative military-civilian trauma training programs.
Sec. 729. Traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 730. Competitive programs for alcohol and substance abuse disorders.
Title VIII—Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Requirements relating to core logistics capabilities for Milestone A and Milestone B and elimination of references to Key Decision Points A and B.
Sec. 802. Revision to law relating to disclosures to litigation support contractors.
Sec. 803. Extension of applicability of the senior executive benchmark compensation amount for purposes of allowable cost limitations under defense contracts.
Sec. 804. Supplier risk management.
Sec. 805. Extension of availability of funds in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Sec. 806. Defense Contract Audit Agency annual report.
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations
Sec. 811. Calculation of time period relating to report on critical changes in major automated information systems.
Sec. 812. Change in deadline for submission of Selected Acquisition Reports from 60 to 45 days.
Sec. 813. Extension of sunset date for certain protests of task and deliver order contracts.
Sec. 814. Clarification of Department of Defense authority to purchase right-hand drive passenger sedans.
Sec. 815. Amendment relating to buying tents, tarpaulins, or covers from American sources.
Sec. 816. Para-aramid fibers and yarns.
Sec. 817. Repeal of sunset of authority to procure fire resistant rayon fiber from foreign sources for the production of uniforms.
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Contracts in Support of contingency operations in Iraq or Afghanistan
Sec. 821. Restrictions on awarding contracts in support of contingency operations in Iraq or Afghanistan to adverse entities.
Sec. 822. Authority to use higher thresholds for procurements in support of contingency operations.
Sec. 823. Authority to examine records of foreign contractors performing contracts in support of contingency operations in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Sec. 824. Definitions.
Subtitle D—Defense Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 831. Assessment of the defense industrial base pilot program.
Sec. 832. Department of Defense assessment of industrial base for potential shortfalls.
Sec. 833. Comptroller General assessment of Government competition in the Department of Defense industrial base.
Sec. 834. Report on impact of foreign boycotts on the defense industrial base.
Sec. 835. Rare earth material inventory plan.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 841. Miscellaneous amendments to Public Law 111–383 relating to acquisition.
Sec. 842. Procurement of photovoltaic devices.
Sec. 843. Clarification of jurisdiction of the United States district courts to hear bid protest disputes involving maritime contracts.
Sec. 844. Exemption of Department of Defense from alternative fuel procurement requirement.
Title IX—Department of Defense Organization and Management
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management
Sec. 901. Revision of defense business systems requirements.
Sec. 902. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Subtitle B—Space Activities
Sec. 911. Notification requirement for harmful interference to Department of Defense Global Positioning System.
Subtitle C—Intelligence-Related Matters
Sec. 921. Report on implementation of recommendations by the Comptroller General on intelligence information sharing.
Sec. 922. Insider threat detection.
Subtitle D—Total Force Management
Sec. 931. General policy for total force management.
Sec. 932. Revisions to Department of Defense civilian personnel management constraints.
Sec. 933. Additional amendments relating to total force management.
Sec. 934. Amendments to annual defense manpower requirements report.
Sec. 935. Revisions to strategic workforce plan.
Sec. 936. Technical amendments to requirement for inventory of contracts for services.
Sec. 937. Modification of temporary suspension of public-private competitions for conversion of Department of Defense functions to contractor performance.
Sec. 938. Preliminary planning and duration of public-private competitions.
Sec. 939. Conversion of certain functions from contractor performance to performance by Department of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 940. Assessment of appropriate Department of Defense and contractor personnel for the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute.
Subtitle E—Quadrennial Roles and Missions and Related Matters
Sec. 951. Transfer of provisions relating to quadrennial roles and missions review.
Sec. 952. Revisions to quadrennial roles and missions review.
Sec. 953. Amendment to presentation of future-years budget and Comptroller General report on budget justification material.
Sec. 954. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff assessment of contingency plans.
Sec. 955. Quadrennial defense review.
Subtitle F—Other Matters
Sec. 961. Deadline revision for report on foreign language proficiency.
Sec. 962. Military activities in cyberspace.
Sec. 963. Activities to improve multilateral, bilateral, and regional cooperation regarding cybersecurity.
Sec. 964. Report on United States Special Operations Command structure.
Title X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Budgetary effects of this Act.
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide support to law enforcement agencies conducting counterterrorism activities.
Sec. 1012. Extension of authority of Department of Defense to provide additional support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agencies.
Sec. 1013. One-year extension of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments.
Sec. 1014. Extension of authority to support unified counter-drug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards
Sec. 1021. Budgeting for construction of naval vessels.
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism
Sec. 1031. Definition of individual detained at Guantanamo.
Sec. 1032. Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism.
Sec. 1033. Clarification of right to plead guilty in trial of capital offense by military commission.
Sec. 1034. Affirmation of armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces.
Sec. 1035. Requirement for national security protocols governing detainee communications.
Sec. 1036. Process for the review of necessity for continued detention of individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1037. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1038. Prohibition on family member visitation of individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1039. Prohibition on the transfer or release of certain detainees to or within the United States.
Sec. 1040. Prohibitions relating to the transfer or release of certain detainees to or within foreign countries.
Sec. 1041. Counterterrorism operational briefing requirement.
Sec. 1042. Requirement for Department of Justice consultation regarding prosecution of terrorists.
Subtitle E—Nuclear Forces
Sec. 1051. Annual assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system.
Sec. 1052. Plan on implementation of the New START Treaty.
Sec. 1053. Annual report on the plan for the modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, and delivery platforms.
Sec. 1054. Sense of Congress on nuclear force reductions.
Sec. 1055. Limitation on nuclear force reductions.
Sec. 1056. Nuclear employment strategy.
Sec. 1057. Comptroller General report on nuclear weapon capabilities and force structure requirements.
Subtitle F—Financial Management
Sec. 1061. Amendments relating to financial management workforce.
Sec. 1062. Reliability of Department of Defense financial statements.
Sec. 1063. Financial management personnel competency assessment.
Sec. 1064. Tracking implementation of Department of Defense efficiencies.
Sec. 1065. Business case analysis for Department of Defense efficiencies.
Sec. 1066. Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness plan.
Sec. 1067. Corrective action plan relating to execution of Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness plan.
Subtitle G—Studies and Reports
Sec. 1071. Repeal of certain report requirements.
Sec. 1072. Biennial review of required reports.
Sec. 1073. Transmission of reports in electronic format.
Sec. 1074. Modifications to annual aircraft procurement plan.
Sec. 1075. Change of deadline for annual report to Congress on National Guard and reserve component equipment.
Sec. 1076. Report on homeland defense activities.
Sec. 1077. Report on nuclear aspirations of non-state entities, nuclear weapons, and related programs in non-nuclear weapons states and countries not parties to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, and certain foreign persons.
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1081. Exemption from Freedom of Information Act for data files of the military flight operations quality assurance systems of the military departments.
Sec. 1082. Limitation on procurement and fielding of light attack armed reconnaissance aircraft.
Sec. 1083. Use of State Partnership Program Funds for Civilians and Non-Defense Agency Personnel.
Sec. 1084. Prohibition on the use of funds for manufacturing beyond low rate initial production at certain prototype integration facilities.
Subtitle I—Other Matters
Sec. 1091. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain Department of Defense critical infrastructure information.
Sec. 1092. Expansion of scope of humanitarian demining assistance program to include stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.
Sec. 1093. Mandatory implementation of the standing advisory panel on improving coordination among the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development on matters of national security.
Sec. 1094. Number of Navy carrier air wings and carrier air wing headquarters.
Sec. 1095. Display of annual budget requirements for organizational clothing and individual equipment.
Sec. 1096. National Rocket Propulsion Strategy.
Sec. 1097. Inclusion of religious symbols as part of military memorials.
Sec. 1098. Unmanned aerial systems and national airspace.
Sec. 1099. Sense of Congress regarding the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Sec. 1099A. Grants to certain regulated companies for specified energy property not subject to normalization rules.
Sec. 1099B. Submittal of information regarding individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Title XI—Civilian Personnel Matters
Sec. 1101. Amendments to Department of Defense personnel authorities.
Sec. 1102. Provisions relating to the Department of Defense Performance Management System.
Sec. 1103. Repeal of sunset provision relating to direct hire authority at demonstration laboratories.
Sec. 1104. Denial of certain pay adjustments for unacceptable performance.
Sec. 1105. Revisions to beneficiary designation provisions for death gratuity payable upon death of a Government employee.
Sec. 1106. Extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.
Sec. 1107. Waiver of certain pay limitations.
Sec. 1108. Services of post-combat case coordinators.
Sec. 1109. Authority to waive recovery of certain payments made under civilian employees voluntary separation incentive program.
Sec. 1110. Extension of continued health benefits.
Sec. 1111. Authority to waive maximum age limit for certain appointments.
Sec. 1112. Sense of Congress relating to pay parity for Federal employees serving at certain remote military installations.
Sec. 1113. Reports by Office of Special Counsel.
Sec. 1114. Disclosure of senior mentors.
Title XII—Matters relating to foreign nations
Subtitle A—Assistance and training
Sec. 1201. Expansion of authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism.
Sec. 1202. Modification and extension of authorities relating to program to build the capacity of foreign military forces.
Sec. 1203. Five-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities.
Subtitle B—Matters relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Sec. 1211. Authority to establish a program to develop and carry out infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1212. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1213. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.
Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund.
Sec. 1215. Report on extension of United States-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement.
Sec. 1216. Authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Subtitle C—Reports and other matters
Sec. 1221. Review and report on Iran’s and China’s conventional and anti-access capabilities.
Sec. 1222. Report and consultation on energy security of NATO Alliance.
Sec. 1223. Extension of report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1224. Report on military and security developments involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Sec. 1225. National security risk assessment of United States Federal debt owned by the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 1226. Congressional notification requirement before permanent relocation of any United States military unit stationed outside the United States.
Sec. 1227. Annual report on military power of the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 1228. Limitation on funds to provide the Russian Federation with access to United States missile defense technology.
Sec. 1229. International agreements relating to missile defense.
Sec. 1230. Non-strategic nuclear weapon reductions and extended deterrence policy.
Title XIII—Cooperative Threat Reduction
Sec. 1301. Specification of cooperative threat reduction programs and funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Limitation on availability of funds for cooperative biological engagement program.
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.
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds.
Sec. 1412. Revision to required receipt objectives for previously authorized disposals from the National Defense Stockpile.
Subtitle C—Chemical Demilitarization Matters
Sec. 1421. Changes to management organization to the assembled chemical weapons alternative program.
Subtitle D—Other Matters
Sec. 1431. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 1432. 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. 1433. Mission Force Enhancement Transfer fund.
Title XV—Authorization of Additional Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations
Subtitle A—Authorization of Additional Appropriations
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
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. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General.
Subtitle B—Financial Matters
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.
Subtitle C—Limitations and Other Matters
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1532. Continuation of prohibition on use of United States funds for certain facilities projects in Iraq.
Sec. 1533. One-year extension of project authority and related requirements of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan.
Title XVI—ADDITIONAL BUDGET ITEMS
Subtitle A—Procurement
Sec. 1601. Budget item relating to modification of torpedoes and related equipment.
Sec. 1602. Budget item relating to anti-submarine warfare electronic equipment.
Sec. 1603. Budget item relating to shallow water mine counter measures.
Sec. 1604. Budget item relating to LHA–7 ship program.
Sec. 1605. Budget item relating to mobility aircraft simulators.
Sec. 1606. Budget item relating to modifications to aircraft.
Sec. 1607. Budget item relating to SH–60 crew and passenger survivability upgrades.
Sec. 1608. Budget item relating to modification of in service A–10 aircraft.
Sec. 1609. Budget item relating to radar support.
Sec. 1610. Budget item relating to electronic equipment- automation.
Sec. 1611. Budget item relating to base defense systems.
Sec. 1612. Budget item relating to sniper rifle modifications.
Sec. 1613. Budget item relating to generators and associated equipment.
Sec. 1614. Budget item relating to National Guard and Reserve equipment.
Subtitle B—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Sec. 1616. Budget item relating to new design SSN.
Sec. 1617. Budget item relating to advanced submarine system development.
Sec. 1618. Budget item relating to surface anti-submarine warfare.
Sec. 1619. Budget item relating to ship preliminary design and feasibility studies.
Sec. 1620. Budget item relating to industrial preparedness.
Sec. 1621. Budget item relating to mixed conventional load capability for bomber aircraft.
Sec. 1622. Budget item relating to TACAIR-launched UAS capability development.
Sec. 1623. Budget item relating to electro-photonic component capability development.
Sec. 1624. Budget item relating to airborne reconnaissance systems.
Sec. 1625. Budget item relating to small business innovative research.
Sec. 1626. Budget item relating to defense research sciences.
Sec. 1627. Budget item relating to defense research sciences.
Sec. 1628. Budget item relating to communications advanced technology.
Sec. 1629. Budget item relating to night vision technology.
Sec. 1630. Budget item relating to night vision technology.
Sec. 1631. Budget item relating to night vision advanced technology.
Sec. 1632. Budget item relating to night vision advanced technology.
Sec. 1633. Budget item relating to night vision advanced technology.
Sec. 1634. Budget item relating to rotary wing surfaces.
Sec. 1635. Budget item relating to weapons and munitions technology.
Sec. 1636. Budget item relating to weapons and munitions advanced technology.
Sec. 1637. Budget item relating to weapons and munitions advanced technology.
Sec. 1638. Budget item relating to materials technology.
Sec. 1639. Budget item relating to materials technology.
Sec. 1640. Budget item relating to materials technology.
Sec. 1641. Budget item relating to lightweight body armor.
Sec. 1642. Budget item relating to industrial preparedness manufacturing technology.
Sec. 1643. Budget item relating to secure microelectronics.
Sec. 1644. Budget item relating to Army tactical command and control hardware and software.
Sec. 1645. Budget item relating to battlespace knowledge development and demonstration.
Sec. 1646. Budget item relating to technology transfer.
Sec. 1647. Budget item relating to university research initiatives.
Sec. 1648. Budget item relating to university research initiatives.
Sec. 1649. Budget item relating to clinical care and research.
Sec. 1650. Budget item relating to medical technology.
Sec. 1651. Budget item relating to medical technology.
Sec. 1652. Budget item relating to medical technology.
Sec. 1653. Budget item relating to medical technology.
Sec. 1654. Budget item relating to medical advanced technology.
Sec. 1655. Budget item relating to medical advanced technology.
Sec. 1656. Budget item relating to medical advanced technology.
Sec. 1657. Budget item relating to medical advanced technology.
Sec. 1658. Budget item relating to chemical and biological defense program.
Sec. 1659. Budget item relating to special operations advanced technology development.
Sec. 1660. Budget item relating to combating terrorism technology support.
Sec. 1661. Budget item relating to combating terrorism technology support.
Sec. 1662. Budget item relating to combating terrorism technology support.
Sec. 1663. Budget item relating to combating terrorism technology support.
Sec. 1664. Budget item relating to combating terrorism technology.
Sec. 1665. Budget item relating to combating terrorism technology.
Sec. 1666. Budget item relating to weapons of mass destruction defeat technologies.
Sec. 1667. Budget item relating to countermine systems.
Sec. 1668. Budget item relating to mine and expeditionary warfare applied research.
Sec. 1669. Budget item relating to special applications for contingencies.
Sec. 1670. Budget item relating to microelectronics technology development and support.
Sec. 1671. Budget item relating to Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research.
Sec. 1672. Budget item relating to Marine Corps Landing Force Technology.
Sec. 1673. Budget item relating to advanced concepts and simulation.
Sec. 1674. Budget item relating to human effectiveness applied research.
Sec. 1675. Budget item relating to aerospace propulsion.
Sec. 1676. Budget item relating to end item industrial preparedness activities.
Sec. 1677. Budget item relating to sensors and electronic survivability.
Sec. 1678. Budget item relating to military engineering advanced technology.
Sec. 1679. Budget item relating to aviation advanced technology.
Sec. 1680. Budget item relating to establishment of protocols for joint strike fighter lead-free electronic components.
Sec. 1681. Budget item relating to portable helicopter oxygen delivery systems.
Sec. 1682. Budget item relating to advanced rotorcraft flight research.
Sec. 1683. Budget item relating to missile and rocket advanced technology.
Sec. 1684. Budget item relating to missile and rocket advanced technology.
Sec. 1685. Budget item relating to combat vehicle improvement programs.
Sec. 1686. Budget item relating to warfighter advanced technology.
Sec. 1687. Budget item relating to aviation advanced technology.
Sec. 1688. Budget item relating to aviation advanced technology.
Sec. 1689. Budget item relating to aviation advanced technology.
Sec. 1690. Budget item relating to munitions standardization, effectiveness, and safety.
Sec. 1691. Budget item relating to Aegis ballistic missile defense.
Sec. 1692. Budget item relating to operationally responsive space.
Sec. 1693. Budget item relating to space technology.
Sec. 1694. Budget item relating to Army net zero programs.
Sec. 1695. Budget item relating to offshore range environmental baseline assessment.
Sec. 1696. Budget item relating to Department of Defense Corrosion Protection Projects.
Sec. 1697. Budget item relating to study of renewable and alternative energy applications in the Pacific Region.
Sec. 1698. Budget item relating to alternative energy for mobile power applications.
Sec. 1699. Budget item relating to advanced battery technologies.
Sec. 1699A. Budget item relating to operational energy improvement pilot project.
Sec. 1699B. Budget item relating to microgrid pilot program.
Sec. 1699C. Budget item relating to advanced surface machinery systems.
Sec. 1699D. Budget item relating to base camp fuel cells.
Sec. 1699E. Budget item relating to defense alternative energy.
Sec. 1699F. Budget item relating to radiological contamination research.
Subtitle C—Operation and Maintenance
Sec. 1699G. Budget item relating to Department of Defense Corrosion Prevention Program.
Sec. 1699H. Budget item relating to Navy emergency management and preparedness.
Sec. 1699I. Budget item relating to Army simulation training systems.
Sec. 1699J. Budget item relating to Army Industrial Facility Energy Monitoring.
Sec. 1699K. Budget item relating to Army National Guard simulation training systems.
Sec. 1699L. Budget item relating to Army arsenals.
Sec. 1699M. Budget item relating to cold weather protective equipment.
Division B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.
Sec. 2003. Limitation on implementation of projects designated as various locations.
Sec. 2004. Effective date.
Title XXI—Army Military Construction
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2009 project.
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2011 projects.
Sec. 2107. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 project using prior-year unobligated Army military construction funds.
Sec. 2108. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2008 projects.
Sec. 2109. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2009 projects.
Sec. 2110. Technical amendments to correct certain project specifications.
Sec. 2111. Additional budget items relating to Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Title XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2008 project.
Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2009 projects.
Sec. 2207. Additional budget items relating to Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Title XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Modification of authorization to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project.
Sec. 2306. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2009 project.
Sec. 2307. Limitation on implementation of consolidation of Air and Space Operations Center of the Air Force.
Sec. 2308. Additional budget items relating to Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Title XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations
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. Additional budget items relating to Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.
Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations
Sec. 2411. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, defense-wide.
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 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—Additional Budget Items
Sec. 2611. Additional budget items relating to Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2612. Additional budget items relating to Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2613. Additional budget item relating to Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 2621. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2008 project.
Sec. 2622. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2009 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 1990.
Sec. 2702. Authorized base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.
Sec. 2703. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.
Sec. 2704. Authority to extend deadline for completion of limited number of base closure and realignment recommendations.
Sec. 2705. Increased emphasis on evaluation of costs and benefits in consideration and selection of military installations for closure or realignment.
Sec. 2706. Special considerations related to transportation infrastructure in consideration and selection of military installations for closure or realignment.
Title XXVIII—Military Construction General Provisions
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes
Sec. 2801. Prohibition on use of any cost-plus system of contracting for military construction and military family housing projects.
Sec. 2802. Modification of authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction projects.
Sec. 2803. Condition on rental of family housing in foreign countries for general and flag officers.
Sec. 2804. Protections for suppliers of labor and materials under contracts for military construction projects and military family housing projects.
Sec. 2805. One-year extension of authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects inside United States Central Command area of responsibility and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa areas of responsibility and interest.
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2811. Clarification of authority to use Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund for minor construction and alteration activities at Pentagon Reservation.
Sec. 2812. Removal of discretion of Secretaries of the military departments regarding purposes for which easements for rights-of-way may be granted.
Sec. 2813. Limitations on use or development of property in Clear Zone Areas.
Sec. 2814. Defense access road program enhancements to address transportation infrastructure in vicinity of military installations.
Subtitle C—Energy Security
Sec. 2821. Consolidation of definitions used in energy security chapter.
Sec. 2822. Consideration of energy security in developing energy projects on military installations using renewable energy sources.
Sec. 2823. Establishment of interim objective for Department of Defense 2025 renewable energy goal.
Sec. 2824. Use of centralized purchasing agents for renewable energy certificates to reduce cost of facility energy projects using renewable energy sources and improve efficiencies.
Sec. 2825. Identification of energy-efficient products for use in construction, repair, or renovation of Department of Defense facilities.
Sec. 2826. Core curriculum and certification standards for Department of Defense energy managers.
Sec. 2827. Submission of annual Department of Defense energy management reports.
Sec. 2828. Continuous commissioning of Department of Defense facilities to resolve operating problems, improve comfort, optimize energy use, and identify retrofits.
Sec. 2829. Requirement for Department of Defense to capture and track data generated in metering Department facilities.
Sec. 2830. Metering of Navy piers to accurately measure energy consumption.
Sec. 2831. Report on energy-efficiency standards and prohibition on use of funds for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold or platinum certification.
Subtitle D—Provisions Related to Guam Realignment
Sec. 2841. Use of operation and maintenance funding to support community adjustments related to realignment of military installations and relocation of military personnel on Guam.
Sec. 2842. Medical care coverage for H-2B temporary workforce on military construction projects on Guam.
Sec. 2843. Certification of military readiness need for firing range on Guam as condition on establishment of range.
Sec. 2844. Repeal of condition on use of specific utility conveyance authority regarding Guam integrated water and wastewater treatment system.
Subtitle E—Land Conveyances
Sec. 2851. Land exchange, Fort Bliss Texas.
Subtitle F—Other Matters
Sec. 2861. Change in name of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces to the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.
Sec. 2862. Limitations on reduction in number of members of the Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty at a military installation to effectuate realignment of installation.
Sec. 2863. Prohibition on naming Department of Defense real property after a Member of Congress.
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. Energy security and assurance.
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Consolidated reporting requirements relating to nuclear stockpile stewardship, management, and infrastructure.
Sec. 3112. Limitation on availability of funds for Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3113. Use of savings from pension reimbursements for budgetary shortfalls.
Subtitle C—Reports
Sec. 3121. Repeal of certain report requirements.
Sec. 3122. Progress on nuclear nonproliferation.
Sec. 3123. Reports on role of nuclear sites and efficiencies.
Sec. 3124. Net assessment of high-performance computing capabilities of foreign countries.
Title XXXII—Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Title XXXIV—Naval Petroleum Reserves
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
Title XXXV—Maritime Administration
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the merchant marine for fiscal year 2012.
Sec. 3502. Use of National Defense Reserve Fleet and Ready Reserve Force vessels.
Sec. 3503. Recruitment authority.
Sec. 3504. Ship scrapping reporting requirement.
Division D—Funding tables
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
Title XLI—Procurement
Sec. 4101. Procurement.
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations.
Title XLII—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations.
Title XLIII—Operation and Maintenance
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations.
Title XLIV—Military Personnel
Sec. 4401. Military personnel.
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations.
Title XLV—Other Authorizations
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.
Title XLVI—Military Construction
Sec. 4601. Military construction.
Title XLVII—Department of Energy National Security Programs
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.
3.Congressional defense committeesFor purposes of this Act, the term congressional defense committees
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
ADEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
<enum>I</enum><header>Procurement</header>
<subtitle id="H4519996959C949FC891E9D6A959177F9"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<section id="HB0DE222D07054E3ABC70BC8A13C54699"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H174678E6D1CD4072BB75840F7DA98E68"><enum>B</enum><header>Army Programs</header>
<section id="H5194B8EC0EC8484AA861A5F4AC1E923A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Limitation on retirement of C–23 aircraft</header>
<subsection id="H88B8CE8E689B41D29E33F7B089964ED2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall maintain not less than 42 C–23 aircraft, of which not less than—</text>
<paragraph id="H7266EF7E195048EFA2CC16FFECE50257"><enum>(1)</enum><text>11 shall be available for the active component of the Army;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60F0C300458345C2B2592173D8846853"><enum>(2)</enum><text>4 shall be available for training operations; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H596F071DC77841989C15AD834817A03D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>22 shall be available for domestic operations in the continental United States.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H76CD2CF0EA9C4C2998C7C196E99E6403"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on retirement</header><text>The Secretary of the Army may not retire (or prepare to retire) any C–23 aircraft or keep any such aircraft in a status considered excess to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting disposition instructions until the date that is one year after the date on which each report under subsection (c)(2), (d)(2), and (e)(2) has been received by the congressional defense committees.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE150DD1E8B9B42EB9DB002C36AF0818C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Airlift study and report</header>
<paragraph id="H20A50F503F8947CE97EB1674473BA8A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Guard Bureau, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, the Commander of the United States Pacific Command, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall conduct a study to determine the number of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft required to support the following missions at low, medium, moderate, high, and very-high levels of operational risk:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8FD88AD554E4AFB8C56D92616AC66CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Homeland defense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3E0E706B8314EC396487C05985D35B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Contingency response.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H251942C275CB4EFFB1B7D69D5C69D875"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Natural disaster-related response.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF74F698F5814B7D80F11B15A898E9E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Humanitarian response.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09BF537C5B48409D90B941CFA7AD3A71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the study under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H79AA6EEC026849B5AAB06AADF8EC2114"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fleet viability assessment</header>
<paragraph id="H259B637795544F3DA55029E0F30384CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the Director of the Fleet Viability Board of the Air Force, shall conduct a fleet viability assessment with respect to C–23 aircraft.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H364B688851FE4983B6C0A5AEF29133F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the assessment under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9288409DE2AF49009AE2737879FF55AA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>GAO Sufficiency review</header>
<paragraph id="HF9D82D05FF504D9B8C86A8B03FE90CB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a sufficiency review of the study under subsection (c)(1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32EF76C54CEE4AA4B67200A3EE0157A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Director of the National Guard Bureau submits the report under subsection (c)(2), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the review under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD85720A92AB641D9B277B5AF2289E543" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header>Limitation on procurement of Stryker combat vehicles</header>
<subsection id="H4CDB6FCBEC584CB4B32AD38497F4BF79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided by subsection (b), of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for weapons and tracked combat vehicles, Army, the Secretary of the Army may not procure more than 100 Stryker combat vehicles.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4E39F27514FF46BF8C4A8D7F6F2C1701"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army may waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees written certification by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF91778C2F0649F2BCD79BD0FD501662"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are validated needs of the Army requiring the waiver;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BC724C9BB71435DA0DCCC45E1942C11"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all Stryker combat vehicles required to fully equip the nine Stryker brigades and to meet other validated requirements regarding the vehicle have been procured or placed on contract for procurement;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A362E5962C445B39A13FECF75DEEC3E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the size of the Stryker combat vehicle fleet not assigned directly to Stryker brigade combat teams is essential to maintaining the readiness of Stryker brigade combat teams; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DFB235268634D15BBFB436D98BDEC2E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to the Stryker combat vehicles planned to be procured pursuant to the waiver, cost estimates are complete for the long-term sustainment of the vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H732830CFFA3043ACB702065F87ABFC32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header>Multiyear procurement authority for airframes for Army UH-60M/HH-60M helicopters and Navy MH-60R/MH-60S helicopters</header>
<subsection id="H79CC5EAB929C4E978169FDF40D4CAB0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority for multiyear procurement</header><text>Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2012 program year, for the procurement of airframes for UH–60M/HH–60M helicopters and, acting as the executive agent for the Department of the Navy, for the procurement of airframes for MH–60R/S helicopters.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8A7F679E8DB444C2A73F3E36B61006CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Condition for out-year contract payments</header><text>A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC7FECBC6A20E4282A87C8825994A9C31"><enum>C</enum><header>Navy Programs</header>
<section id="H777BBAD610994D1BB05B6EE4AA53E480" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header>Multiyear funding for detail design and construction of LHA replacement ship designated LHA–7</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4152) is amended by striking <quote>and 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>, 2012, and 2013</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H35BD2C55EC4B45698777C262FDF70A7B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header>Multiyear funding for procurement of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers</header>
<subsection id="H781054AA08704236A696F7EDC1CC5EF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority for multiyear procurement</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (7) of section 2306b(i) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2012 program year, for the procurement of DDG–51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Government-furnished equipment associated with such destroyers.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H06B33E8B0A6A4C418BAF4E6B7A9B0AD9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report of findings</header>
<paragraph id="HD63B8C695FF344B5A7400A3FA3997964"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days before the date on which a contract is awarded under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on such contract containing the findings required under subsection (a) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, including the analysis described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9D3E48500AD4788B2C4E4C09300DCA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of substantial savings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting an analysis of substantial savings pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of such section 2306b, the Secretary shall employ a full-scale analysis of the anticipated cost avoidance resulting from the use of multiyear procurement and the potential benefit that any accrued savings might have to future shipbuilding programs if such savings are used for further ship construction. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H298FE8496EFE4D7E9FE39E0019E8A237"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Condition of out-year contract payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H795CE716E31D41D2BEED065F457D7C35"><enum>123.</enum><header>Multiyear procurement authority for mission avionics and common cockpits for Navy MH-60R/S helicopters</header>
<subsection id="H81B5C53061DA460199F63CE96D5525E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority for multiyear procurement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2012 program year, for the procurement of mission avionics and common cockpits for MH–60R/S helicopters.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H06B711B8EF1E4F7E8843DAE2EB5DB9AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Condition for out-year contract payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H07F25AA84D384EDFA231427F69759A7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header>Separate procurement line item for certain Littoral Combat Ship mission modules</header>
<subsection id="H01A0BCFCAFF642BD9D95CA51EF8D6F97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget materials submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense in connection with the submission to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, of the budget for fiscal year 2013, and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that a separate, dedicated procurement line item is designated for each covered module that includes the quantity and cost of each such module requested.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H785BB29215DF45C39670E03780B0EA91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that any classified components of covered modules not included in a procurement line item under subsection (a) shall be included in a classified annex.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9D7E25BBBC05432EB2D3851F66EBFB0F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered module</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>covered module</quote> means, with respect to mission modules of the Littoral Combat Ship, the following modules:</text>
<paragraph id="HF7584497302D40B7AB4B8A9A3C3B38ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Surface warfare.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6047D7B22CDE40E1931AA7E4A7AF8A48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Mine countermeasures.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91627D08C76B4ECC8A09565F4B6723B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Anti-submarine warfare.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H5E259562A285432D8618E48491341BE0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>125.</enum><header>Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis on alternative maintenance and sustainability plans for the Littoral Combat Ship program</header>
<subsection id="HE2DC7BA053E4465FBDDE8B9A4728D297"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cost-benefit analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct a life-cycle cost-benefit analysis, in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–94, comparing alternative maintenance and sustainability plans for the Littoral Combat Ship program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA8649012AAB945FDA6766CEB8FD199E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the same time that the budget of the President is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2013, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the cost-benefit analysis conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H7E00BCE669524A399FAB52C5F4331D92"><enum>126.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for F/A–18 service life extension program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 or any fiscal year thereafter for a program to extend the service life of F/A–18 aircraft beyond 8,600 hours may be obligated or expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees the report under section 114(a)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4155).</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HCB020F3E4B8D4A72901C9A4C56C6756F"><enum>D</enum><header>Air Force Programs</header>
<section id="H62E89A0437B546778EDE796FCB615D83" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header>B–1 Bomber force structure</header>
<subsection id="H6C0701F2AD144F7B8688DEDE54FABD43"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H37CDADBCE6244155A390E8C2457A92D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the B–1 retirement limitation period, the Secretary of the Air Force—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0B94D25AC6D49E3AF2D97319AA81470"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not retire more than six B–1 aircraft;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CF74278BB75415E97061E381D4DC82D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall maintain not less than 36 such aircraft as combat-coded aircraft;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7658C0417F2F46EE853D6E2650F53068"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall maintain in a common capability configuration a primary aircraft inventory of not less than 56 such aircraft, a backup aircraft inventory of not less than 2 such aircraft, and an attrition reserve aircraft inventory of not less than 2 such aircraft; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D2388D5FF8F4F47A97B262141B4C5B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not keep any such aircraft referred to in subparagraph (C) in a status considered excess to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting disposition instructions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29A305C6A7404D90815BF7A04F3079DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>B–1 retirement limitation period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1), the B–1 retirement limitation period is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is the earlier of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H245A2D3424514B1A83B7BA8195D6322D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>January 1, 2018; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC080169280094315A756385D56B93E65"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date as of which a long-range strike replacement bomber aircraft with equal or greater capability than the B–1 model aircraft has attained initial operational capability status.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F8200E844E94452A70032F20E6CDCDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H72C075CA562D4E47BC228BD7A46491AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>primary aircraft inventory</quote> means aircraft assigned to meet the primary aircraft authorization to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H551812A914FB4907B96EFC85BA281A6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a unit for the performance of its wartime mission;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1A99116A2B84F1BB55AF60CE28B5420"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a training unit primarily for technical and specialized training for crew personnel or leading to aircrew qualification;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H330871EC44EA41E184E5F7B11101E9FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a test unit for testing of the aircraft or its components for purposes of research, development, test and evaluation, operational test and evaluation, or to support testing programs; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC33581B62BE84D9983649586F4E3954A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet requirements for special missions not elsewhere classified.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AAACFEAC6374051B73BF6DD8A7E6687"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>backup aircraft inventory</quote> means aircraft above the primary aircraft inventory used to facilitate scheduled and unscheduled depot level maintenance, modifications, inspections, and repairs, and certain other mitigating circumstances, without reduction of aircraft available for the assigned mission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D1F2507600B435284C3575F1AEABBF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>attrition reserve aircraft inventory</quote> means aircraft required to replace anticipated losses of primary aircraft inventory because of peacetime accidents or wartime attrition.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4845D4767A9846C8AEA5F4F5DBE9BD39"><enum>132.</enum><header>Procurement of advanced extremely high frequency satellites</header>
<subsection id="H3040EABFAF6445C2BAF113D9947E0C37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contract authority</header>
<paragraph id="HFDFE3DAEF12E4D76826982B697355CA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Air Force may procure two advanced extremely high frequency satellites by entering into a fixed-price contract. Such procurement may also include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E53C3E0EF0D415BBFAE704648581FAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">material and equipment in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9FDFD50CF194833A4A1D120B1C70E48"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost reduction initiatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C64F435278D4B63A9B600E1FA9E9C6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of incremental funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a contract entered into under paragraph (1) for the procurement of advanced extremely high frequency satellites, the Secretary may use incremental funding for a period not to exceed five fiscal years. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3165D9652D34D5FBA2612C435E075F4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that the total liability to the Government for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at the time of termination. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9B08CED29EC34FAF9377297595E579CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation of costs</header>
<paragraph id="H337A1CD4EB5B4C98B29ED9A1BE75D513"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided by subsection (c), and excluding amounts described in paragraph (2), the total amount obligated or expended for the procurement of two advanced extremely high frequency satellites authorized by subsection (a) may not exceed $3,100,000,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0FB2B3B76A14F52AFD599FEF8D9A2A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The amounts described in this paragraph are amounts associated with the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DDC8E63AFA445D4AF8375F9D85643F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Plans.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78501DEFF10744D7B4DFF455C6196856"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Technical data packages.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0E8C7AC379B432584E9CCF2CF5558D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Post-delivery and program support costs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC718F22F68FB4AD4BA5A628285CF74FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver and adjustment to limitation amount</header>
<paragraph id="H1B70BA00D5BA41A9B1D4372B8193C772"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the limitation in subsection (b)(1) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees written notification of the adjustment made to the amount set forth in such subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F5B9DFAD57B4F6EA34D3A8392203AD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>Upon waiving the limitation under paragraph (1), the Secretary may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (b)(1) by the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H1417584FCB4C459AB2E4D7F6B075303C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to economic inflation after September 30, 2011.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A1817BFFA00479BBE21C47879AD6C32"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 2011.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAE341D2FCC7443BBADD81C60C691014"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of the satellites that are attributable to insertion of new technology into an advanced extremely high frequency satellite, as compared to the technology built into such a satellite procured prior to fiscal year 2012, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congressional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology is—</text>
<clause id="H4F2E921637094CE0A30074C832465D54"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expected to decrease the life-cycle cost of the satellite; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HAFDF20FE41F24D5587D12B4164D5A5A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">required to meet an emerging threat that poses grave harm to national security.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA1DE7226EBA9446CB4F3D654F84D4545"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary awards a contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on such contract, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA3645D5615894F0FB777968F28EDC8E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The total cost savings resulting from the authority provided by subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H354E223081E540759413E58925651D26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The type and duration of the contract awarded.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD03F71F06790415E9DE84FB0FB0CEE7E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The total contract value.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28C119B1620C4E2AB969267C22E55821"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funding profile by year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65EC0D32EF24476881499D8D57E20E56"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The terms of the contract regarding the treatment of changes by the Federal Government to the requirements of the contract, including how any such changes may affect the success of the contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H096883D4CADD4E04A1E90CDFDEA6BAC1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan for using cost savings described in paragraph (1) to improve the capability of military satellite communications, including a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H21E84602C9FE431B9B94323B37E719B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the available funds, by year, resulting from such cost savings;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91A3028D991D404097E4891A5E804CA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specific activities or subprograms to be funded by such cost savings and the funds, by year, allocated to each such activity or subprogram;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9067197FB4674A6CAF6F51C39E7C3093"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the objectives for each such activity or subprogram and the criteria used by the Secretary to determine which such activity or subprogram to fund;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE3937E4E7C441D69A760E86FE181A03"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the method in which such activities or subprograms will be awarded, including whether it will be on a competitive basis; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1286318F8D264D769E8D36005609355B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the process for determining how and when such activities and subprograms would transition to an existing program or be established as a new program of record.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H141892148333405C9D227D49624F50BE"><enum>E</enum><header>Joint and Multiservice Matters</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EFD1B6B128F47C6AE1218215CB515A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>141.</enum><header>Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund</header>
<subsection id="HA1EC965B41874884B20285CBF52D6568"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use and Transfer of Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (b) and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the amendments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the funds made available to the Department of Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for fiscal year 2012.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC4DE30918B20437489757577C448C98F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Monthly Obligations and Expenditure Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 15 days after the end of each month of fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report on the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund explaining monthly commitments, obligations, and expenditures by line of action.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1D7AD190C0294C8392B2846B27F91E5E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>142. </enum><header>Contracts for commercial imaging satellite capacities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4161; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HB6525DF1AAD544A39EFC53745AB7CC5C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>143.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for acquisition of joint tactical radio system</header>
<subsection id="H0EB3DEDFBCA842CDB90A76AF48B3AC21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for other procurement, Army, for covered programs of the joint tactical radio system, not more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees written certification that the acquisition strategy for the full-rate production of covered programs of such radio system includes full and open competition (as defined in section 2302(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code) that includes commercially developed systems that the Secretary determines are qualified with respect to successful testing by the Army and certification by the National Security Agency.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H507D1C38957D4099A4712E473BDDA55E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>LRIP</header><text>The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to the low-rate initial production of covered programs.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC073A9E665D14F0FB90F69EAE68E0E56"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>covered programs</quote> means, with respect to the joint tactical radio system, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H75EED994E4C644368631C53E1D455AAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The ground mobile radio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56FF3354A82546AE93FA77233089F251"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The handheld, manpack, and small form fit.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H17C52D08C3FB41CBA5F24DCDD638E4D5"><enum>144.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign internal defense program</header>
<subsection id="HBFF991A71EAB46CE9E282D6BC78C1D8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for the procurement of fixed-wing non-standard aviation aircraft in support of the aviation foreign internal defense program, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command submits the report under subsection (b)(1).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H86DD2FD41BC34959BFFD45E7BA45E1CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report required</header>
<paragraph id="H153C5E43F694490CAB6D2C90D138B8D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than January 15, 2012, the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the aviation foreign internal defense program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBF6B0BBE060427980A32D62A2D417C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters included</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C335DA37C9E4EC4B1FFC44C1F28B816"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The results of an analysis of alternatives and efficiencies review conducted prior to fiscal year 2012 with respect to a contract awarded for the aviation foreign internal defense program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB60BCD9095C74954AEA03D6CB915BB69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An explanation of plans or business-case analyses justifying new procurements rather than leased platforms, including an explanation of any efficiencies and savings.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64A28563906C4EDDB2878011AD39EB64"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comprehensive strategy outlining and justifying the overall projected growth of the aviation foreign internal defense program to satisfy the increased requirements of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C26F93482CF4096808A6DE0AD2F0D5B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An examination of efficiencies that could be gained by procuring platforms such as those being procured for light mobility aircraft.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22C1DBE0EB6F43849C2D644ECFDB6901"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HDD36D9816EDF48C3BAFCD08E83152F23" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>145.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for commercial satellite procurement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for the procurement of a commercial satellite by the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency or the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 20 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees an independent assessment of the analysis of alternatives for the procurement of such satellite, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H745CCE225C86476CB3CDA4BBBF5050F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of why noncommercial satellites owned and operated by the Federal Government would not meet the needs of the Department of Defense;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56AF94D1BA4446F8826AB839DC3339EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a concept of operations for all alternatives considered;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03528DA8742C4FCDB81C5856D7CD83B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a cost-benefit comparison of such alternatives;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H332F8EE7B4094119B711F49B8CCDA872"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis comparing the risks and vulnerabilities of such alternatives, including risks and vulnerabilities related to security, operation in denied environments, and continuity of operations capability;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA35BEFF27F4A45F6848B5AE43DAE3AE5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mitigation measures, including estimated cost impacts, for such risks and vulnerabilities compared under paragraph (4); and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DCA401DB0C2423A88CD0A2A4DB33820"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3211BBB82D3F47FDBF93A73DB15EBE14" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>146.</enum><header>Separate procurement line item for non-lethal weapons funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the budget materials submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense in connection with the submission to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, of the budget for fiscal year 2013, and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that within each military department procurement account, a separate, dedicated procurement line item is designated for non-lethal weapons.</text></section></subtitle>
<enum>II</enum><header>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION</header>
<subtitle id="HA9DD475DBAD74833AEE70BB02CF6841C"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<section id="H3D39488408744F4CA420FE97BA837DA9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as specified in the funding table in section 4201.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HF30D7A6D26474FA9A9AF9904206780C0"><enum>B</enum><header>Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations</header>
<section id="H502B9DCE249F456FB525352A71500C25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for the ground combat vehicle program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the ground combat vehicle program, not more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees a report containing an updated analysis of alternatives, including a quantitative analysis, of such program that compares the vehicle survivability, force protection, mobility, and other key capabilities of—</text>
<paragraph id="H8280121EC26E4F89A2A0FB51534CA46D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each alternative to the ground combat vehicle, including the upgraded Bradley fighting vehicle that was included in the original analysis of alternatives of such program; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF68C12E822BE4E6B9CE2B9AE5C5569EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the revised ground combat vehicle design concept.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H7DDF3D33DB7D46A7800D898229672AC3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Limitation on the individual carbine program</header>
<subsection id="HC15F40B1091740689120CF346575B8FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided by subsection (b), the individual carbine program may not receive Milestone C approval (as defined in section 2366(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code) until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees an analysis of alternatives of such program, including, at a minimum, comparisons of the capabilities and costs of—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB5C1DE805604801A0869374959AA118"><enum>(1)</enum><text>commercially available weapon systems as of the date of the analysis, including complete weapon systems and kits to apply to existing weapon systems; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D62E7C42F084CE09D0C969E2CFA9CF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>weapon systems that are fielded as of the date of the analysis that include any required improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBE916ED1201D4866B692A28B3310B4AB" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees written certification that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States because such limitation is delaying the fielding of capabilities that address urgent operational needs with respect to combat theaters of operations.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF437CCE937994B7A94667391D059CA09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine replacement program</header>
<subsection id="H9EC370E503164B979569F0E4A49B2F3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H02FAFFEE66D240719D7E0A9D696A4376"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On May 13, 2010, the President submitted to Congress the report required under section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2549) that stated, <quote>The Secretary of Defense, based on recommendations from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has established a baseline nuclear force structure that fully supports U.S. security requirements and conforms to the New START limits… The United States will reduce the number of SLBM launchers (launch tubes) from 24 to 20 per SSBN, and deploy no more than 240 SLBMs at any time.</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0357063218234C88A3D424E9F6650826"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On January 10, 2011, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics issued an acquisition decision memorandum for the Ohio-class submarine replacement program whereby the Navy received Milestone A approval to proceed with a replacement design based on 16 missile tubes.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4F2293FBFF8484BB8C793511DC53F1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the reductions and limitations established in the New START Treaty, which entered into force on February 5, 2011, more than two-thirds of the deployed nuclear deterrent force of the United States are planned to be carried on ballistic missile submarines.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF7946C119D441B6A6B298A54E4FCCA9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commander of the United States Strategic Command testified on March 2, 2011, that, <quote>The issue of the number of tubes is not a simple black and white answer,</quote> but rather it is comprised of several issues including, <quote>the overall number of tubes we wind up with at the end… flexibility and options with how many warheads per missile per tube… the overall number of boats… and many other factors.</quote>. He further stated that, <quote>Sixteen [missile tubes per submarine] will meet STRATCOM's requirements, given that we are sitting here 20 years in advance.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF96C66A7D96E44218DD93647A54379B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HC80C2907F4E04AD2857085E28D685310"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the long-term ability of the United States to maintain a nuclear force sufficient to address the range of mission requirements necessary to deter, dissuade, and defeat potential adversaries and assure allies and partners must not be comprised solely on the basis of the promise of potential cost savings resulting from the decision of the Secretary of Defense to reduce the planned number of missile tubes per Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine from 24 to 16; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6572BB54D5C7459D974B9E16369E1A77"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">because the planned Ohio-class replacement ballistic submarine is expected to be in operation through 2080, near-term design decisions should take into consideration uncertainties in the future threat and strategic environment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C32AC67897F4F4E8277FD9932FC2F3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="H55B55C00A00146AE98BBAC4AFD77163D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for the Ohio-class ballistic submarine replacement program, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9ED4A97980CC445AB598B3EA8570BED8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the analysis conducted to support the acquisition decision memorandum, including any assessment of the threat and strategic environment and mission requirements that informed the decision to reduce the planned number of missile tubes per submarine from 20 (as stated in the report submitted to Congress under section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2549)) to 16 (as stated in the acquisition decision memorandum);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62D95CEB74D84E7DBCC55EFC0A3172BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the threat and strategic environment assumed by the Secretary throughout the expected operational lifetime of the program, including how the Secretary would address significant changes to such threat and strategic environment;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C5B5E7B9EC64CF095468AB8A8BC5800"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any other assumptions made by the Secretary throughout the expected operational lifetime of the program that provides the rationale of the Secretary to reduce the planned number of missile tubes per submarine to 16, including assumptions regarding—</text>
<clause id="H31E5F40BE9924939BDDF6E1E81B6D507"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in nuclear policy and strategy;</text></clause>
<clause id="H96E3E873BB514C48A6BAEDD6EE325560"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in the role of ballistic missile submarines as a part of the overall nuclear forces of the United States; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5102B4ADF67B48258BB82979C0BEFFD3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">further nuclear reductions, whether conducted under an international agreement or unilaterally;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD5324CCBA2A4817B97433C1E3B711FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of key risks to missions or requirements that may be increased because of the Secretary’s decision to reduce the planned number of missile tubes per submarine to 16, including whether the Secretary plans to accept or mitigate such risks; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H003C4760060A4343A8044940C702E365"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the rigorous cost comparison of the designs for 16 missile tubes per submarine and 20 missile tubes per submarine, consistent with the direction provided in the acquisition decision memorandum, including the accuracy of the cost estimate of the procurement cost of each submarine.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6791E04283224D67B0E0BAD935D2F377"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDEB203C551C54771A373B25BA2E4368C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H188F2D96970142BB8BDADBC9B2DB458D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>acquisition decision memorandum</quote> means the acquisition decision memorandum regarding the Ohio-class submarine replacement program issued by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on January 10, 2011.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H714CC7127E3B415D98683E74BE6DAC58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>New START Treaty</term> means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD43911CA361B4C8CAAFCD3D1C779674D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for amphibious assault vehicles of the Marine Corps</header>
<subsection id="H86827A70E19947B5A631CD0351EE7C17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Except as provided by subsection (d), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for procurement, Marine Corps, or research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, may be obligated or expended for the amphibious programs described in subsection (c) until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, submits to the congressional defense committees a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="HB4E629D4ABBB443284861A50435BC691" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>written certification of the requirements for amphibious assault vehicles of the Marine Corps, based on the needs of the commanders of the combatant commands, relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE05F1E3B553421BB417CF68D385AE80" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the distance from the shore needed to begin an amphibious assault; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D14C42F6B0B46DC848176CD594A4F51" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the speed at which the vehicle must travel in order to reach the shore in the time required for such assault; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3547DEA05814B20972F213EA360A175"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the analysis of alternatives conducted under subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE06EA8E4E5B6451B95DE6DA007C07BDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Analysis of alternatives</header>
<paragraph id="HB5D9181C4CBB4B32A37A4E4C20552C8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall conduct an analysis of alternatives of the amphibious assault vehicles described in paragraph (2). With respect to such vehicles, such analysis shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H70EEEFDF55874F33B541A698B3C0116E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comparisons of the capabilities and total lifecycle ownership costs (including costs with respect to research, development, test, and evaluation, procurement, and operation and maintenance); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE924DB81437541A09D0F1D996F41F9EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of cost and operational effectiveness prepared by a federally funded research and development center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H615BE51AF62B4D11A72DECD064E1612C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amphibious assault vehicles described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amphibious assault vehicles described in this paragraph are amphibious assault vehicles that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3BAAA18078954D83A777D0C490AF7CC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meet the requirements described in subsection (a)(1), including—</text>
<clause id="H227FA281BC4D4CCAB78F49D64C0CF809"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an upgraded assault amphibious vehicle 7A1;</text></clause>
<clause id="H110B3D44FC4F4F3FA96A607EE5F5086A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the expeditionary fighting vehicle; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF712394A06C04DD592FE194C5A10DDE0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a new amphibious combat vehicle; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H542364A78EF8425E96686EE824E7415A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include at least one vehicle that is capable of accelerating until the vehicle moves along the top of the water (commonly known as <quote>getting up on plane</quote>) and at least one vehicle that is not capable of such acceleration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCD5B3F96212A4C55A162F4657061C9A6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amphibious programs described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amphibious programs described in this subsection are the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6B44BBF7483B4669A0955B6462DB950C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assault amphibious vehicle 7A1, program element 206623M.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2936883E200E4A5BBABD6368472BF257"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Marine Corps assault vehicle, program element 603611M.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B5923A5C7804EC19836ABC8B85B59ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The termination of the expeditionary fighting vehicle program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2FF08FDDD2042F0A2756525773BA4C4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>AAV781 improvement program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to funds made available before the date of the enactment of this Act for the procurement of an assault amphibious vehicle 7A1 with—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D38E6FE9BD84127AA8DA23A066B67EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text> survivability upgrades under the survivability product improvement program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A08CE3615AD431CB0C41465531C17F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other necessary survivability capabilities that are in response to urgent operational needs; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24541B3BFA724AB89C56DF862DA494AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>interior upgrades that provide increased support and survivability to members of the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H327A25C40234482EA70F7BB8B28795CC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><header>Limitation on obligation of funds for the propulsion system for the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program</header>
<subsection id="H22A7168AE420424CB9FEAB693784154F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for the propulsion system for the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program may be obligated or expended for performance improvements to such propulsion system unless the Secretary of Defense ensures the competitive development and production of such propulsion system.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H69C52DABD0D045B991A87BC91DB49B14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance improvement defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>performance improvement</quote>, with respect to the propulsion system for the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program, means an increase in fan or core engine airflow volume or maximum thrust in military or afterburner settings for the primary purpose of improving the takeoff performance or vertical load bring back of such aircraft. The term does not include development or procurement improvements with respect to weight, acquisition costs, operations and support costs, durability, manufacturing efficiencies, observability requirements, or repair costs.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFECE48B5D4AA4C8EB5B7C0F9ACD92CA2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header>Limitation on obligation of funds for joint replacement fuze program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the joint replacement fuze program for nuclear warheads of the Navy and the Air Force, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of such program.</text></section>
<section id="HF9BCE48A969C4FB882FB39716246B1AE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Space Operations Center management system</header>
<subsection id="H75C0B71BE1E04E58A1B967BC662A3C84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3A87F4A196904D178613E6F3D41DD707"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> improvements to the space situational awareness and space command and control capabilities of the United States are necessary; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H492846E17DE344D584DB28F019E46A6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the traditional defense acquisition process is not optimal for developing the services-oriented architecture and net-centric environment planned for the Joint Space Operations Center management system.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBB090B9786194C319B336712A221D0B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for release one of the Joint Space Operations Center management system may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics jointly submit to the congressional defense committees the acquisition strategy for such management system, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HF9422B2D80D74A29A3CAA86213133DC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the acquisition policies and procedures applicable to such management system; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6A1DE611B85441B9CEC6D15A245966C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of any additional acquisition authorities necessary to ensure that such management system is able to implement a services-oriented architecture and net-centric environment for space situational awareness and space command and control.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCA3FBBB139424FEDAFF0D14A8813D492" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for wireless innovation fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for the wireless innovation fund within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, not more than 10 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the congressional defense committees a report on how such fund will be managed and executed, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HDA6B4B522B554CEF816D51E7244FEB0F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a concept of operation for how such fund will operate, particularly with regards to supporting the interagency community;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H742954E655CA43E0A149A19F279DE971"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3EEED703AAE4453F9219062A39DEC0E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the governance structure, including how decision-making with interagency partners will be conducted;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75C3A03FD7394419963608B6450E7D93"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the funding mechanism for interagency collaborators;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2C1A897B9004C3793A70F3D2D0257A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the metrics for measuring the performance and effectiveness of the program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF15A15C4C43545AB8CF0C5216032DBCF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reporting mechanisms to provide oversight of the fund by the Department of Defense, the interagency partners, and Congress; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BDD784A93D54E79921E745A65134523"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matters the Under Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HEE85CD4593C342BBB91A839F63532D1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>219.</enum><header>Advanced rotorcraft flight research and development</header>
<subsection id="H66388246D8824D32A68AF4C63F3AD365"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program Required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army may conduct a program for flight research and demonstration of advanced rotorcraft technology.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7A9B71D83D7F4DAEA7FB6226EA69B084"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals and objectives</header><text>The goals and objectives of the program authorized by subsection (a) are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HC8D53B749296428F8E6D4F48D05DC062"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To flight demonstrate the ability of advanced rotorcraft technology to expand the flight envelope and improve the speed, range, ceiling, survivability, reliability, and affordability of current and future rotorcraft of the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62B0682B27C4412EA3858BDF60427CB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To mature advanced rotorcraft technology and obtain flight-test data to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0E29461615C44DD8300F7ACF7DE5095"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the assessment of such technology for future rotorcraft platform development programs of the Department; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55A7E00137D943038C71C5852CB04EAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have the ability to add such technology to the existing rotorcraft of the Department to extend the capability and life of such rotorcraft until next-generation platforms are fielded.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE53B2B60C7DD4782B762DF2311006D4C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements of program</header><text>The program authorized by subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HB1E6370E07E34E33A5EC773AAFAF9154"><enum>(1)</enum><text>integration and demonstration of advanced rotorcraft technology to meet the goals and objectives described in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA29626CEA314447834EE00F3EAD1071"><enum>(2)</enum><text>flight demonstration of the advanced rotorcraft technology test bed under the experimental airworthiness process of the Federal Aviation Administration or other appropriate airworthiness process approved by the Secretary of Defense.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9F28B6774F17472B8619008680A6F5D5" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualified Contractor</header>
<paragraph id="H470E337025044248B5FD2DE4257F5246" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Army may award a contract for the program authorized by subsection (a) to a contractor that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48A84DBE378A469D926248B74473C33A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has demonstrated the capability to design, fabricate, qualify, and flight test experimental rotorcraft; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E8F61BA42B245E2AC03DE078A961D69" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintains a reasonable level of aircraft flight risk liability insurance that names the Federal Government as an additional insured party.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2197C092AE3D4350B81AF0F9B7CBBF76" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small business concern</header><text>In awarding a contract under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall fully consider proposals submitted by small business concerns (as defined in section 2225(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HDAD4D2B9D6B8447E8AA9DBD16D815E30" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>220.</enum><header>Designation of main propulsion system of the next-generation long-range strike bomber aircraft as major subprogram</header>
<subsection id="H0D934F385CCA48F9BA55981F419337EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation as major subprogram</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate the development and procurement of the main propulsion system of the next-generation long-range strike bomber aircraft as a major subprogram of the next-generation long-range strike bomber aircraft major defense acquisition program, in accordance with section 2430a of title 10, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE8EB1FBA46B54DF78DE35AF3F479BAE0" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive acquisition strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop an acquisition strategy for the major subprogram designated in subsection (a) that is in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–23; 123 Stat. 1720; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H73A6286C11C14989A117D901462367B4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header>Designation of electromagnetic aircraft launch system development and procurement program as major subprogram</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate the electromagnetic aircraft launch development and procurement program as a major subprogram of the CVN–78 Ford-class aircraft carrier major defense acquisition program, in accordance with section 2430a of title 10, United States Code.</text></section>
<section id="H06CF503C313443C7AA30244C83DC51E1"><enum>222.</enum><header>Prohibition on delegation of budgeting authority for certain research and educational programs</header>
<subsection id="H9C3A78B42885466280C2EC534870C488"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on delegation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 2362 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CD701A08D464331B3860F21708C7592"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary of Defense</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) The Secretary of Defense</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H234313A5DBB14E7BA4DBF474F323A504"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H43B39C95DAC34EBAA760F46537F42AFB" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H753A229B2A8D45369941361338775CEA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may not delegate to an individual outside the Office of the Secretary of Defense the authority regarding the programming or budgeting of the program established by this section that is carried out by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0C3DD060587B456CB6D604249335F828"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section 2362 is amended further—</text>
<paragraph id="H33F1832E04D449A9A38A3AE9BFF4CE23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>established under subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>established by subsection (a)(1)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53CB6A2984134DEAB22530EA8961A4D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(1)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H25C4612225864789B19FAAFC522A1C0E" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>223.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for Future Unmanned Carrier-based Strike System</header>
<subsection id="H194BFD7D923B4C1397428D1D7B5C8CD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for the Future Unmanned Carrier-based Strike System, not more than 15 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 60 days after the date on which—</text>
<paragraph id="HADE5A7066B0C496B99E642838B2BA00B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council certifies to the congressional defense committees that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC68BECD7872940E69B9BD2734D0BFC87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such system is required to fill a validated capability gap of the Department of Defense; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5D33C774B7204F93B7D2F17829566D41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Council has reviewed and approved the capability and development document relating to such system;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCACA663A493B48DDA9774E33445301DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition submits to the congressional defense committees a report containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7332810DF954FFC92D17D6FC15376F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a delineation of threshold and objective key performance parameters;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41E047DA9D5E451E8C1EAD401881E665"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a certification that the threshold and objective key performance parameters for such system have been established and are achievable; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H478C7D4DBD4044C1859BBA65303CFE85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the requirements of such system with respect to—</text>
<clause id="HFF0BDDA0D3AF44FE9916071B341B6337"><enum>(i)</enum><text>weapons payload;</text></clause>
<clause id="H81E76DDE7D21495A8FD83F98741965F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance equipment;</text></clause>
<clause id="H950A295A763A42DC828C589F30C93E5A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>electronic attack and electronic protection equipment;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBD00023DBF5D4E049A3D61C2BEB48F73"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>communications equipment;</text></clause>
<clause id="H8F1E4253590E4504B454F3B3BCACFDDF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>range;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC878F48CE33541BC9ACCB83E36512D30"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>mission endurance for un-refueled and aerial refueled operations;</text></clause>
<clause id="H011DD0D6D6E845599F4452EDA6903F0A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>low-observability characteristics;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA781331E07A84F4AB4107265C7C5CEF4"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>affordability;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE84CA65F83FF4B19B4107E24A6D78069"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>survivability; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF9B57B0C1CE9467E94ABFB98D148D116"><enum>(x)</enum><text>interoperability with other Navy and joint-service unmanned aerial systems and mission control stations; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H305B8F6C06AF4E6FA51467B88AB9A494"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics certifies to the congressional defense committees that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3EBF06446F5408FBEA4B87C3E432AF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Navy has completed a comprehensive analysis of alternatives for such system;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF7F95470CF54D8FB1E0721A1E4DFBCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the acquisition strategy of the Secretary for the engineering, manufacturing, development, and fielding phases of such system is achievable and presents medium, or less, risk;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7BBD9B18BF704D8AAE4686EF2E852FDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such acquisition strategy integrates a fair and open competitive acquisition strategy environment for all potential competitors;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCA83169E23E45288CB5F16B29227A1D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the data, information, and lessons learned from the Unmanned Carrier-based Aircraft System of the Navy are sufficiently integrated into the acquisition strategy of the Future Unmanned Carrier-based Strike System and that the level of concurrency between the programs is prudent and reasonable; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H727BC0C66CC94C54862DC26F69D89610"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Secretary has sufficient fiscal resources budgeted in the future years defense plan and extended planning period that supports the acquisition strategy described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H99A340923C7B44FCB7839CCA0E53E041"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the certifications and report under subsection (a) are received by the congressional defense committees, the Comptroller General of the United States shall brief the congressional defense committees on an evaluation of the acquisition strategy of the Secretary of the Navy for the Future Unmanned Carrier-based Strike System.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB31A722B209141019A3A725C42890A16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H7A24D712F9EE468387B6F95D179EF0E8" commented="no"><enum>C</enum><header>Missile Defense Programs</header>
<section id="H6250F3BCE6654B9BA6181D855B0E333B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>231.</enum><header>Acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system</header>
<subsection id="HB04FF409A70A4B3ABA8268FE9E83F4C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Baseline required</header>
<paragraph id="H6DE81146240F4F45B1FB89889FCBC2B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 224 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H9105F21789204AF3A82C04C397022EF8"><enum>225.</enum><header>Acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system</header>
<subsection id="H17F7132A9DD240D8B8FD9C1607F30BB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Baselines required</header>
<paragraph id="HA157912A565B41AC93946243DD25BA8A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In accordance with paragraph (2), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish and maintain an acquisition baseline for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDACB63087314D26BCCEA8EEA58F4D46" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each program element of the ballistic missile defense system, as specified in section 223 of this title; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD130D0C356F4AB5A918F5866989104E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each designated major subprogram of such program elements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H314AEFD6C5CF4A9EB47161E201B695B7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Director shall establish an acquisition baseline required by paragraph (1) before the date on which the program element or major subprogram enters—</text>
<subparagraph id="H149DB5434A674C5D945AA188FF6F7714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engineering and manufacturing development; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3AADA21BC2B94B07A84585B15DCA1611"><enum>(B)</enum><text>production and deployment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAA26887A2B645589A6FF830A5A7C578" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Except as provided by subsection (d), the Director may not adjust or revise an acquisition baseline established under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4A099C7719E44A4E84EC4C849A03DEFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of baselines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each acquisition baseline required by subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HD58E750F63154DD695E3DCC6D52683FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comprehensive schedule, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA3C49A2F41F43458BB35957102D4B4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>research and development milestones;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6082323D3E3741D08506CB7E4F26C82A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquisition milestones, including design reviews and key decision points;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE426E5C64004C4BAF2DD2C7AAB3238F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>key test events, including ground and flight tests and ballistic missile defense system tests;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D95A1868A6B47CAAD5753F3B6AA5F25"><enum>(D)</enum><text>delivery and fielding schedules;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB87880594F91445284502EA703AACA6A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quantities of assets planned for acquisition and delivery in total and by fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8410A63B4A040F4A95315C1BABC24F0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>planned contract award dates.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29C86E6D82724185A275FDB7ABE787C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A detailed technical description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA24AD0A6DA0E4E168C3BC13E5864AB37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the capability to be developed, including hardware and software;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDB88E119EA84EFD92E95C6DA785034B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">system requirements, including performance requirements;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58D6C6B93C0942F6A6DE5218AED4CEDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how the proposed capability satisfies a capability identified by the commanders of the combatant commands on a prioritized capabilities list;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF950A7B56D94FDE8FB4CA8B59B762EA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>key knowledge points that must be achieved to permit continuation of the program and to inform production and deployment decisions; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CE4A945C75E45B7983EFE4D8F379092"><enum>(E)</enum><text>how the Director plans to improve the capability over time.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E40D81E073C40A996D2A50C72808A49"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A cost estimate, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD1BD5F3EE45460C81C422B8446EA535"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a life-cycle cost estimate that separately identifies the costs regarding research and development, procurement, military construction, operations and sustainment, and disposal;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2961B10482E48EA8402F15AEBD0C405"><enum>(B)</enum><text>program acquisition unit costs for the program element;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA156BBD22194A61BCCEE35E3A1E98BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>average procurement unit costs and program acquisition costs for the program element; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA9BF346730B4D33B348775994D6EFD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an identification of when the document regarding the program joint cost analysis requirements description is scheduled to be approved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2B0F2D13BEF4B4EAE0C1BF0EF868653"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A test baseline summarizing the comprehensive test program for the program element or major subprogram outlined in the integrated master test plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE7D4A352BD345B797DCBBBBDFA28C2D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual reports on acquisition baselines</header>
<paragraph id="HC976066F3953426FAFF11A0D5604B0B0" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than February 15 of each year, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition baselines required by subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD89D7402568F4EE8B8D6529CE0434E2A" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph id="H32B98D22A5F54B3F8E9F60FC4CB35FAD" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The first report under paragraph (1) shall set forth each acquisition baseline required by subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD6B74558B7A54D8B9555369D286F4A95" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each subsequent report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<clause id="HCD4A2702C85543B591E71B47243B4CEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any new acquisition baselines required by subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7633224F55C34614BA27B74381DC9B08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to an acquisition baseline that was previously included in a report under paragraph (1), an identification of any changes or variances made to the elements described in subsection (b) for such acquisition baseline, as compared to—</text>
<subclause id="HA2939A49CD354BAAB2BDF89E0E48957C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the initial acquisition baseline for such program element or major subprogram; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB0270B388F7A457B94B6FC8C07A3AEB1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acquisition baseline for such program element or major subprogram that was submitted in the report during the previous year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D8BAD78981240DC8DF2CD0C25546FBE" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H65E7C81CE30C45FFB9086528AB89EE4C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception to limitation on revision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may adjust or revise an acquisition baseline established under this section if the Director submits to the congressional defense committees notification of—</text>
<paragraph id="H7DCD20942F244458B5258A0EF6E4F0C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a justification for such adjustment or revision;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AD42E277EE1463293D043B71F758F47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the specific adjustments or revisions made to the acquisition baseline, including to the elements described in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69684084D69B4CF1A920B7B2634A0DF8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the effective date of the adjusted or revised acquisition baseline.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H319480972AB341078F10D4AF6B716A90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">225. Acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB82F700B4ED8488A9759902E9FE269C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HCA1F5C21A53C42E4B21A443635DA6F35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2011 NDAA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 225 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4170; 10 U.S.C. 223 note) is repealed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCABEB9D480643698F10FF5C494A6244"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2008 NDAA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 39; 10 U.S.C. 223 note) is amended by striking subsection (g).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79DE4FB9CDCA4CBE9664527918723D6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2003 NDAA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 221 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2484; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is repealed.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4FF86F8A285E478A813B1B8E292113B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>232.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for Medium Extended Air Defense System</header>
<subsection id="HFC9DDC03CC154133BAD5135C0C1925EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H54ED745FA0F44451A94D88083C85845B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States should pursue options with respect to multilaterally terminating the contract covering the medium extended air defense system in order to lessen the contract termination liability belonging to the United States;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H867E407418444FEEBE19FC145075309B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense must now sustain the Patriot air and missile defense system longer than previously planned;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA92A6DF06C3E48DE87F947AD8A82CC1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense should identify promising technologies from the medium extended air defense system, whether the technology originated in the United States or in a partner country, as soon as practicable and transition such technologies into a Patriot air and missile defense system upgrade effort or other program of record; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53A146587558474699F370B31413D4D1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense should continue to pursue international cooperative missile defense activities that are affordable and benefit the security of all parties. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B53C1CE2586495ABFCAD1BD63C5BD24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for the medium extended air defense system program may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense—</text>
<paragraph id="H1329CD06DAAE4E43AAC449D7965B99EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>either—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB874A4BF4AD4A8494D78D6774A0BF49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>negotiates a multilateral termination with respect to the contract covering the program; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD79D4333261446FEA4C4824D3A80C7B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restructures such program and ensures that specific deliverables under such contract will be transitioned to one or more current programs of record by not later than September 30, 2013; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H551A6D0FE5B744C0B624CF3BB8021D53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submits to the congressional defense committees written notification of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H053496EA060E451EA02388BE75A5A0A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of the total cost for which the United States is liable with respect to terminating the contract under paragraph (1)(A) or restructuring the program under paragraph (1)(B), as the case may be;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93CBE0A6CB5F49A0AFC5006429A66F58"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the terms of such contract termination or program restructuring;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD38985ECF3347FDB2C9099409FC0219"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program schedule and specific elements of the program to be delivered to the United States;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAB5BB3B46AD4D399C1BBA990FAEEE6F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specific technologies identified by the Secretary to be transitioned from the program to one or more current programs of record, including the plans for such transition; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DB3AF3CD3B3496B8F6481F638B4CA27"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the Secretary plans to address the air and missile defense requirements of the Department of Defense in the absence of a fielded medium extended air defense system capability, including a summary of activities, the cost estimate, and the funding profile necessary to sustain and upgrade the Patriot air and missile defense system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H90D539214E5447ACA9EAF739146A414A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>233.</enum><header>Homeland defense hedging policy and strategy</header>
<subsection id="H64E5D3D6C4124EECB35D152F48659F2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to develop and maintain a hedging strategy to provide for the protection of the homeland of the United States that—</text>
<paragraph id="H74D61026466A48BC91B926E268332137"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides such protection through the phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9BEC1522528406D8A757B6DC9C76C6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the intercontinental ballistic missile threat from the Middle East to the United States materializes earlier than 2020 (the year in which phase four of the phased, adaptive approach is planned to begin protecting the homeland of the United States); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0821E9FADDE64AC08AC333B9D089B4E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical challenges or schedule delays affect the availability of the standard missile–3 block IIB interceptor planned for fielding in Europe by 2020 in order to protect the homeland of the United States as part of such phase four;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4272FB0060CF4360B14161F564CAA26C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides such protection if the intercontinental ballistic missile threat from East Asia to the United States materializes more rapidly than expected;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD92FCDFA79224B6094E071221873349D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides capabilities that improve or enhance the protection of the United States beyond the ground-based midcourse defense capabilities currently deployed for the defense of the United States; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D1C66FDB20E48CBA1B5EF29A282B370"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes plans for ensuring that such hedging capabilities described in paragraphs (1) through (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68A3D1126C434D2593DD489049938E33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are suitable to perform the assigned mission;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BB6C607DFA1422ABFEF69C132F996D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are operationally effective; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62A0F557708C4407A7F533A9147D00CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use technologies that are sufficiently matured and tested prior to fielding.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H74E0C956B8BC47098F891A09CC15DA06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy</header>
<paragraph id="HE6B3AD23E3A94493A4DBD29D6663AD9C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In light of the policy described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a hedging strategy to provide for the protection of the homeland of the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA70AFEB160C2415E8C32AC6EFEECCAB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The strategy under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC2912D5E0E94ECDA5CABEC2B6159D00"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the hedging alternatives and capabilities considered by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC386F3CF91E04C4F99640C46ADCD67EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summary of the analyses conducted, including—</text>
<clause id="HEE98B723ECA24900BB5BE0F5CA50B06D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>criteria used to assess such options and capabilities; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0DFC21E450AA4391AF10A2115B12E55B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the findings and recommendations of such analyses.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8330226E676A4A539CC4B6F3F798638E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detailed plans, programs, and a budget profile for implementing the strategy through 2022.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7238ACECD13F434481789D346E652C1A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The criteria to be used in determining when each item contained in the strategy should be implemented and the schedule required to implement each item.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0600559EDEBB4828A7F8A324996243FA"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other information the Secretary considers necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A985416DBCC4267A0E27E426CE02784"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the strategy developed under paragraph (1) by the earlier of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H61275144456A4E1DB02F4B1DF3184012"><enum>(A)</enum><text>December 5, 2011.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8204192DE4564B62B6317815E62F3C99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The date on which the Secretary completes the development of such strategy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCCF32BBDFCF64D74A0FE7E7658D1396A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>234.</enum><header>Ground-based midcourse defense system</header>
<subsection id="H0C708556D051485DA4173B09B2C91EF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB33EFB4016C94144B2BCD1D3200CD1C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The last two intercept flight tests of the ground-based midcourse defense system in January 2010 and December 2010 failed to intercept, and in January 2011, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency halted deliveries of completed exo-atmospheric kill vehicles until the root cause of such failures is determined and resolved.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DC9C683B7154255967B9625195A5FD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ground-based midcourse defense system is currently the only missile defense system that protects the homeland of the United States from long-range ballistic missile threats. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1705CE452FE3449E86E7C589C9B80033"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the fiscal year 2010 budget request, the ground-based midcourse defense system element was reduced by $524,600,000 from the fiscal year 2009 level while the fiscal year 2011 budget request restored $318,800,000 of this funding.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF061886A391472D85A526D51703F1E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fiscal year 2012 budget request further reduces the ground-based midcourse defense system element by $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and further reduces such element by an additional $1,000,000,000 for the years covering the future-years defense program from the amount projected in the fiscal year 2011 budget request.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1058A8CF9AC04D22AD7758C6C5B82138"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to the Missile Defense Agency, the combination of the two flight-test failures and operating under the reduced spending limits of the Continuing Resolutions during fiscal year 2011 before the date on which the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112–10) was enacted have resulted in the delay or restructuring of several activities within the ground-based midcourse defense system element, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9599EB3A1913460882843ED6F7CFF472"><enum>(A)</enum><text>delays to ground-based interceptor manufacturing and fleet upgrades;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H271714B094BA44C8998AEB0B49D485C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Stockpile Reliability Program component testing;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92FE75793945482FBF0B795D69E32131"><enum>(C)</enum><text>new capability development, modeling, testing, and fielding;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C15EDE3995442FDBF88654E0C40F855"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Fort Greely missile defense complex communications upgrades; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4A0782F1D6E460A99FBADD1FC6BF925"><enum>(E)</enum><text>delays to flight testing of the two-stage ground-based interceptor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC75B491D23E4C1388B194CDE92D76A9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to the Missile Defense Agency and the United States Northern Command, the procurement of additional ground-based interceptors will be necessary in light of the recent flight-test results.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H159DA04549C94B7587739244089AA26F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the ground-based midcourse defense system is currently the only missile defense system that protects the homeland of the United States from long-range ballistic missile threats and therefore—</text>
<paragraph id="H9789A7484FC843BABFB02DF68793DB4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the system should be given sufficient prioritization and funding to ensure its long-term reliability, effectiveness, and ability to adapt to advances in such threats;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3638ECDC24CD45C4AA8E79CE08FA9700"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the Missile Defense Agency should thoroughly identify the root cause associated with the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle that led to the flight-test failures described in subsection (a)(1) and identify other potential technical issues associated with the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle or ground-based midcourse defense system that have materialized in recent testing;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF113AF49417E4D838673CF16B7DB2BD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementation of corrective measures and flight testing should be undertaken as soon as possible to provide commanders of the combatant commands and the American people greater confidence in the reliability and effectiveness of the system; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF02CCF4F8EAF4C23AF6E4DE30FD384B9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the procurement of additional ground-based interceptors will be necessary in light of recent flight-test results. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2DF5F8F09FFF4115AF206971AECFC655"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan and certification required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or on the date on which the Failure Review Board has completed the review of the ground-based midcourse defense system flight-test failures described in subsection (a)(1), whichever is later, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HEBD47FF110994F179CB12D5E2B466170"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan by the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to address the flight-test failures, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE5D3E13665B4DD5B8316C712394C890"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of the root cause associated with the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle that led to the flight-test failures;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C35C08B5F4340DE8ABA1A764BB08631"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of other potential technical issues associated with the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle or ground-based midcourse defense system that have materialized in recent testing;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76CB8F7FF1AE4B92ADD3A305B88A7CB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the Director will resolve the issues identified in subparagraph (A) and (B), including a consideration of whether a re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle is necessary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47764259DB2E4CE9A5FFCCDE98FB54B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of planned flight tests of the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle with any implemented fixes;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3995767470E4D37A7F8B3F96FA2A1BA"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the measures required by the Commander of the United States Northern Command based on the flight-test failures in order to meet operational requirements; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H222B4E35AA9A410EA790FF5A21B4C7DB"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the schedule and additional resources necessary to implement the plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB35FD9BF28543DCB344DE63762E5BDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Written certification by the Secretary that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H702E66F3FE694B49954F026F851F83D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director has thoroughly investigated the root cause of the flight-test failures and any other potential technical issues associated with the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle or ground-based midcourse defense system that have materialized in recent testing;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H286751C880D440C0A635C84112000CAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the plan under paragraph (1) is sufficient to resolve the issues identified in subparagraph (A) and (B) of such paragraph;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA28B48AAD954648B583234095565813"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the schedule and additional resources described in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) are sufficient to implement the plan under such paragraph; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61BC612A807648E1ACC1991568D5EB7E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director has sufficiently prioritized the implementation of corrective measures and flight testing of the ground-based midcourse defense system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD0329C04D8BF4B7AAEE37EB890ECC35D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>235.</enum><header>Study on space-based interceptor technology</header>
<subsection id="H922952225123463FB51AEE1E165E47DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study on space-based interceptor technology</header>
<paragraph id="HAA69022AFA99499D9B4718D2810E578D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for ballistic missile defense technology, $8,000,000 shall be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study examining the technical and operational considerations associated with developing and operating a limited space-based interceptor capability and to submit the report under paragraph (2). At minimum, the study shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6493E0DDB9024A35A71894B90F02E910"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification of the technical risks, gaps, and constraints associated with the development and operation of such a capability; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H990418657E7F4373A892C71E5865EDC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of the maturity levels of various technologies needed to develop and operate such a capability;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC91F96676B80407782804D79A2CEE32F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the key knowledge, research, and testing that would be needed for any nation to develop and operate an effective space-based interceptor capability; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85DF7B094CA749BCBACB7AD755BFD5B0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the estimated effectiveness and cost of potential options for developing and operating such a capability, including their effectiveness in conjunction with existing and planned terrestrially-based missile defense systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AB34E34432349B8A15D16A2D2B880C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="H193684EE518F49158CDC212F2524906A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the study required under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03211FC76D464EB8A0A2669D5C2A635E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The report submitted under this paragraph shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8D65ABC22154410C93D01B41D7518A64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to carrying out subsection (a), a decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HAFE174CB0250465DBCC1093C73C40B10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54DC4723ACBD48F8BBB8BD4463BA3CE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HDA6FCFA44ECB4192BB0868BA335172D8"><enum>D</enum><header>Reports</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5951ACE870CD4C68BA992A35478BE3B7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>241. </enum><header>Annual comptroller general report on the KC–46A aircraft acquisition program</header>
<subsection id="HE40A3D5175E04FF2AA22A24048D2B59E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual GAO Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on March 1, 2017, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an annual review of the KC–46A aircraft acquisition program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE3E03304687F4DB28280E7A2417A5C21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual reports</header>
<paragraph id="H564CE90775F84B19BA47BA9FCFFE85EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 1 of each year beginning in 2012 and ending in 2017, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review of the KC–46A aircraft acquisition program conducted under subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1444B5A3142B4B1699FEFBFB7F64FC3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to Be Included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report on the review of the KC–46A aircraft acquisition program shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA4BF9490B264E56B712F4410ED5B975"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the program is meeting engineering, manufacturing, development, and procurement cost, schedule, performance, and risk mitigation goals.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA718C75025649E5A21EE9A9B5D9A1BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to meeting the desired initial operational capability and full operational capability dates for the KC–46A aircraft, the progress and results of—</text>
<clause id="H4C30F376AA2E40259D8CA1BF53FFB939"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developmental and operational testing of the aircraft; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8F024541A73B4EB4AB96AB421001F7AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>plans for correcting deficiencies in aircraft performance, operational effectiveness, reliability, suitability, and safety.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70A9565D2EAA47CDA84F9BE2077D7B31"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of KC–46A aircraft procurement plans, production results, and efforts to improve manufacturing efficiency and supplier performance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F4FA62094EA4229902CE44A18F5DCD3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the acquisition strategy of the KC–46A aircraft, including whether such strategy is in compliance with acquisition management best-practices and the acquisition policy and regulations of the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B7CF74BB18C4C0BB7D490F2D9290B4F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A risk assessment of the integrated master schedule and the test and evaluation master plan of the KC–46A aircraft as it relates to—</text>
<clause id="HEC19D3406DF543F8A2FF28AFD264CC78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the probability of success;</text></clause>
<clause id="H584E06569FAA4EEC9906973A6874C2EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the funding required for such aircraft compared with the funding budgeted; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFFE0DB13A247411287D31C70F1205E7E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>development and production concurrency.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64B8FDA659924AA3804AE78E37A2881E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In submitting to the congressional defense committees the first report under paragraph (1) and a report following any changes made by the Secretary of the Air Force to the baseline documentation of the KC–46A aircraft acquisition program, the Comptroller General shall include, with respect to such program, an assessment of the sufficiency and objectivity of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H650370431B154B6E98F7FD1C1AF49165"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the integrated baseline review document;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C168A41EF36490D92B89BE76DAC46B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the initial capabilities document;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2A2F3AA675C4AB58C7486E358B6261F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the capabilities development document; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CDA5B0EF20E4A8BBC9CFA3A56C34204"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the systems requirement document.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H52C8D5FA20BC493B852EBB4FB194FDD8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>242.</enum><header>Independent review and assessment of cryptographic modernization program</header>
<subsection id="HDA82A935B84E4A8DAAF38460DA532663"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Independent review and assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select an appropriate entity outside the Department of Defense to conduct an independent review and assessment of the cryptographic modernization program of the Department of Defense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H58725933667C46B484F796F8F053EFF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The review and assessment required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0AAE1D6538AC47D08DC5193B8DF698AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each military department and appropriate defense agency, an analysis of the adequacy of the program management structure for executing the cryptographic modernization program, including resources, personnel, requirements generation, and business process metrics.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E01B4F5AB194A7C9EA962198B458068"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An analysis of the ability of the program to deliver capabilities to the user community while complying with the budget and schedule for the program, including the programmatic risks that negatively affect such compliance.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC8A8B30550484EB4906C6267DEE6BCB5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="HDB5B85DB3510436A865483EFAAF386DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity conducting the review and assessment under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees a report containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H32CA921409154F989A5B83D5BC5AF905"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the review and assessment; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC268E77F1CA94D988338BEDF5DBAB1A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for improving the management of the cryptographic modernization program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0CE33FDC0E7455AA50A80EF7C66E8A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H447F3201952842359D640CBEA577EDD5" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>243.</enum><header>Report on feasibility of electromagnetic rail gun system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of developing and deploying the electromagnetic rail gun system to be used for either land- or ship-based force protection.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H44A1192DD3D54351A5FB99A7C23C83B9"><enum>E</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="H96EA7CCDC08E4D1EB65E5478B169627A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>251.</enum><header>Repeal of Requirement for Technology Transition Initiative</header>
<subsection id="H420D3D81E91741AD864D9E77855C56A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="HACB3F3FD03FE4E26B707174B3F78624C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 2359a of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16282ADAD21B424A8B580DC1322FA64B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2359a.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB09A36BA43AA4ADDBFC600B849007BED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2012.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H4A0BCD05A004419D8932E786A7C1DB31" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>252.</enum><header>Preservation and storage of certain property related to F136 propulsion system</header>
<subsection id="H5E0AF9125F0B43719F8BE47FF1AA8581"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall develop and carry out a plan for the preservation and storage of property owned by the Federal Government that was acquired under the F136 propulsion system development contract. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF534F0D2470D45528D566D3A308BFE13"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the Secretary preserves and stores such property in a manner that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25E2EBF22E9B4ADF896AA6C3702778BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allows the development of the F136 propulsion system to be restarted after a period of idleness;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79C801EE17F5425E8045B9C65057D29A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides for the long-term sustainment and repair of such property; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAD8FB4A6B7042E69AE28AF39549E9BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allows for such preservation and storage to be conducted at either the facilities of the Federal Government or a contractor under such contract;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC949243B911D43A29C218884A2EC3393"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to the supplier base of such property, identify the costs of restarting development;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AEB84BE70BD400FB60B593A3CA89336"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the Secretary, at no cost to the Federal Government, provides support and allows for the use of such property by the contractor under such contract to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of the F136 engine, if such activities are self-funded by the contractor; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A6AB2497DA2489A95A425C4440A110B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify any contract modifications, additional facilities, or funding that the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4EC83ED0358C48569B4AD6F35385E9A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on disposing property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, or research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program may be obligated or expended for activities related to destroying or disposing of the property described in subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCD5182695F4244588B837F8077BC82F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H8EE772EA6F534FA5BF1660531540B63B"><enum>253.</enum><header>Extension of authority for mechanisms to provide funds for defense laboratories for research and development of technologies for military missions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 219(c) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2016</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
<enum>III</enum><header>OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE</header>
<subtitle id="H8D3245EE37864020B6D2CEB1DC056990"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<section id="HD8693312D40D47158AFAA3B18EDA5E4D"><enum>301.</enum><header>Operation and maintenance funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H3A1188C84BCE461D9E373BBF6DED1426"><enum>B</enum><header>Energy and Environmental Provisions</header>
<section id="H206182EA2E3B402D895837EADC5E7813" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><header> Designation of senior official of Joint Chiefs of Staff for operational energy plans and programs and operational energy budget certification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 138c of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H08756010719E4FDA902189B3D55BF2B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D3CE2D26A624A3CACA01BD4B7F0C36B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA77586D4D2E6493A9DF8FE49DCF8CBD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H6918C68B0CAC4EDEAE61C60A7A67CC34" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H8D83770424B743C397472B0CF21BF74C" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall designate a senior official under the jurisdiction of the Chairman who shall be responsible for operational energy plans and programs for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff. The official so designated shall be responsible for coordinating with the Assistant Secretary and implementing initiatives pursuant to the strategy with regard to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7087D2365DB84882968DDE88D748C838"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4), by striking <quote>10 days</quote> and inserting <quote>30 days</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA7BA308E1E7A4DB88B0F795C0ACBB831"><enum>312.</enum><header>Military installation implementation of land management plans and sustainability studies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2694(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5152D7913A0497296A44FE465DB084F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and, subject to the availability of appropriations, implementation by the military installation</quote> after <quote>development</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10315950615742FB9ADAF2AD94FF898C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and sustainability</quote> after <quote>safety</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA19F40AD239540DBBEFCC2BEDE934142"><enum>313.</enum><header>Improved Sikes Act coverage of State-owned facilities used for the national defense</header>
<subsection id="HF078E24270AD4336A94F300114FBE322"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvements to act</header><text>The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HC65420A4A14D4B9B9168850E1C914240"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 100 (16 U.S.C. 670) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8C20BD785F94198B8865D49A3A05B4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1F01EB9D4C244B3A1CC7F6B377D6409"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2CBE9A561AF141E8A6060DE581FF6A57" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBEEE0189830041DE90FCB4E0B0ECE6DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <quote>State</quote> means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA13709F9724847AF8CFAB5F4F8237623"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State-owned national guard installation</header><text>The term <quote>State-owned National Guard installation</quote> means land owned and operated by a State when such land is used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32, United State Code, with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department, even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBD48837E7C44EBE948E8E58F544C629"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding of integrated natural resources management plans</header><text>Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE4B33A0C1FE4D9BABCA008CCCC267B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B)—</text>
<clause id="H488151F147E64A3496AA6F56A801FFB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(i)</quote> before <quote>To facilitate</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H24D198A190FE4822BA015FE1B08D16D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block id="H023D80BCBDB44E6F8DBF47CD831B4F34" style="OLC">
<clause id="HB8352CAC02E14C00926882ABFC84DF9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Secretary of a military department may, subject to the availability of appropriations, develop and implement an integrated natural resources management plan for a State-owned National Guard installation. Such a plan shall be developed and implemented in coordination with the chief executive officer of the State in which the State-owned National Guard installation is located. Such a plan is deemed, for purposes of any other provision of law, to be for lands or other geographical areas owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, or designated for its use.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC10CC96993064B4995ADF42F30981052"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by inserting <quote>or State-owned National Guard installation</quote> after <quote>military installation</quote> both places it appears;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4B26CDF68A04A60AC8BE383B3515608"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)—</text>
<clause id="H0E2BB1AF0C044E1E888819E83194C745"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC11EA1B479F84532BDE5C44B138588F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(A)</quote> before <quote>Consistent</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H017DB96D34284691B091CBEDFCB88602"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), as designated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph, by inserting <quote>and State-owned National Guard installations</quote> after <quote>military installations</quote> the first place it appears;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE5C119374D944906A23D68E2E4B77EF8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), as redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph, by striking <quote>military installations</quote> and inserting <quote> such installations</quote> ;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF7702D6B622B4CF59052679502969925"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), as redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph, by inserting <quote>on such installations</quote> after <quote>resources</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0C5AA99F15824C33B04FB6AF8134D474"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H44C190D197BF4D8E8399EB7ECE47B616" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1F175EDEE18C4E8C8B3841433EB92293"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of a State-owned National Guard installation, such program shall be carried out in coordination with the chief executive officer of the State in which the installation is located.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9AC28E445B294AC593543FF1AEB57B54"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>and State-owned National Guard installations</quote> after <quote>military installations</quote> the first place it appears;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B13BB30ADB14B96BBF1E0E0386A0861"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraphs (G) and (I) of subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>military installation</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>installation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E79D60B366C485DB2AD9E57B460FE70"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3), by inserting <quote>, in the case of a military installation,</quote> after <quote>(3) may</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7546EBB7119F477FA19AD52DAD00C1CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header><text>Section 103a(a) (16 U.S.C. 670c–1(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A6013C08D8F4CC38B28B5033C50E5BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Department of Defense installations</quote> and inserting <quote>military installations and State-owned National Guard installations</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H274F522FCA7E4429A38C0E6022C4F5B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>Department of Defense installation</quote> and inserting <quote>military installation or State-owned National Guard installation</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF157A3A05294456786375416B23CD481"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Section and subsection headings</header><text>Such Act is further amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HBC74C827A0EC4FB4BABE019B6BED14DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27A4BDAF4F4C419D886BAF007C874810"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB2BC4D4295634C16B4558C11449899E4" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H0D1B98CF23A5490EBF77114E37AD09AD"><enum>101.</enum><header>Cooperative plan for conservation and rehabilitation</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4EDCBCA314B4B9189B811598AAA1389"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 101.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECEE272A3CBB48C3A54AE093142460A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Prohibitions on Sale and Lease of Lands Unless Effects Compatible With Plan.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAE0D4F3338740BD91579BEE2CDD4B9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Implementation and Enforcement of Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote>(d)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B6229AD8F314749B210FB45F73A0544"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<clause id="H9F525F29C15A4898969E2DD070E2CB5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Applicability of Other Laws</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(e)</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC4BF8BE316074A4C8881700A161E374D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting a comma after <quote>Code</quote>. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09ACBA5E073B4DD380039D048EB99F04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6214220344642CE82FEA1F6E6249B6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H55A1BCC5E73345DBA1D45C977515230A" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HEFC812C4C0C64867BEF39A001ACAF3D0"><enum>102.</enum><header>Migratory game birds; hunting permits</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A5A8B15803F473A957B5EA4C1B3FFAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional-inline">Sec. 102.</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan.—</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73E55BE66405481B933F191E908F1B7C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>agency:</quote> and all that follows through <quote>possession</quote> and inserting </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H81C8C65ED42D4D05967F840A80A62086" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agency.</text>
<subsection id="HCF984808D28A4296A9C58F4C6161CB86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability of Other Laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Possession</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCE790B654A24E9F90B50DFFC7E7D75D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 103a (16 U.S.C. 670c–1) is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H51EC1B14D5DE4B49BDD4CB98FB2F07D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H210F44CA991148D9ABE276DF1B493B12" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HE5CE9E96D30443CB8E69E3856F9E2D23"><enum>103A.</enum><header>Cooperative and interagency agreements for land management on installations</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A8DB854C23A4B909FFFEC641F68743C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 103a.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70A1893C71F8417392E090A933FB6352"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authority of Secretary of Military Department.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4EB3518DA29A4DEBAEEFBF25614C64F4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Availability of Funds; Agreements Under Other Laws.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC81AD645E8C44A7F954D4ACE2EE84805"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 104 (16 U.S.C. 670d) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD62CBBFEC664828A38CD073AB0BCF98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H708B2037244B474BACC90E76D8B0DD85" style="OLC">
<section id="H77AE0C0BD7964227AE288651FBE7A544"><enum>104.</enum><header>Liability for funds; accounting to comptroller general</header></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31B60A90A74C4D27AC2B4B5F11409A0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 104.</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC259D651BCFE45D8B9F4B0A3F1C9CC99"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 105 (16 U.S.C. 670e) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H809630E612E0454BB68A659F4384AB85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H141C75BBE95E44FE989202ACC1E8A74C" style="OLC">
<section id="H55A22EBF01D14823AA31713F5A237E3B"><enum>105.</enum><header>Applicability to other laws; national forest lands</header></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38AD7462DFC64A108F4E99C5E079D77E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 105.</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF5F3BD4BD094D81BEC9E95B61882D05"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 108 (16 U.S.C. 670f) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB19A5C794D8E40A9AC53320F3D822257"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H08890CD2972341DFAB5BACC1D47F03FE" style="OLC">
<section id="H73D1465406D44B028958C35589140947"><enum>108.</enum><header>Appropriations and expenditures</header></section><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53FBD724C716458EB5501A28722DC7CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 108.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29E1EA6DD5AA408FAAB897265D7C600B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Expenditures of Collected Funds Under integrated Natural Resources Management Plans.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E7F66D88C904FF99E11EBDA4A16AC4B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorization of Appropriations to Secretary of Defense.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9E1DC0122E94A759640A7FE32AC6EDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorization of Appropriations to Secretary of the Interior.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF316C0A5674404481A111459769336F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (D), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Use of Other Conservation or Rehabilitation Authorities</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote>(d)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57DD74BA732145BCB43E144C247F61AA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 201 (16 U.S.C. 670g) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1A10C0A7238E4280935D9FB086A27047"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4DC271953F4443AD8230E025CFEDA43B" style="OLC">
<section id="H826E617B37E4410A97C047C568BD9CCE"><enum>201.</enum><header>Wildlife, fish, and game conservation and rehabilitation programs</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H753A678E1A75491CBC1A694CE043B273"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 201.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA4AF5E471144EED8063423964D65BFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Programs Required.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35027AF833CB481D8C5032D8BFA16698"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Implementation of Programs</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F73B855D1B14FF0877D50E8AB397CB4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 202 (16 U.S.C. 670h) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB98841E98A5472093A1468F959AD485"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1242D106B36E444E86DC09FE43A6F8F7" style="OLC">
<section id="H2BE32DB8066E420B94CB0AF408219CC6"><enum>202.</enum><header>Comprehensive plans for conservation and rehabilitation programs</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01ABEAC199DA45629665B19598EA8A69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 202.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H046F2FA89E93489B9AEF0DADB56E9A25"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Development of Plans.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC02140A239E6473FAEF78866DFCB66EF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Consistency With Overall Land Use and Management Plans; Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94AEDED7551C4F1888ADA236EB44602D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Cooperative Agreements by State Agencies for Implementation of Programs.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC031FF35FCF4426BB885650E5B6CA98D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">State Agency Agreements Not Cooperative Agreements Under Other Provisions.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(d)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81C69BE83DDD430BAAD35780DCB362B1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 670i) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55B4690AD3B24603A1359C6EDBAA6416"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9802E2B637424273B222843AD3410271" style="OLC">
<section id="HA5FBE7EF7A304EDB885DCDD266C11B29"><enum>203.</enum><header>Public land management area stamps for hunting, trapping, and fishing on public lands subject to programs</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B9387D67FD341DBB7495B42934DB6B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 203.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3C87801E2DE4FA4B8696F73C661110E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Agreements to Require Stamps.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C47D90FE75249E6BD6D063611F69BCC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="HF15AAB0CBCC34DAF957BBF8872613D08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Conditions for Agreements.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H618FEAECFF264ACFA4A661960EF8092E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by moving paragraph (3) 2 ems to the right, so that the left-hand margin aligns with that of paragraph (2).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1B78F8B13E941E9B355A998660B96E3"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section 204 (16 U.S.C. 670j) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D6446526332439D9BF5B39FEB852BF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H90FA0B10A15E44D881421FA23B1B9F37" style="OLC">
<section id="H8D5AE442ABBA41AEB1EDBC04D2C74459"><enum>204.</enum><header>Enforcement provisions</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H644349AC5AEE4AA6B1EAD68F827C9D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 204.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04F5E5517CEA4A4F8553D48E53633BAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Violations and Penalties.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C0535C54CB74568B8B11BE2C394F0DD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Enforcement Powers and Proceedings.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09B3AB55ECD740C29A98C6ED23699305"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Seizure and Forfeiture</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD16641459BBC4245A303AB73703FFBA6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Applicability of Customs Laws.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(d)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08514AC2082146C7ACD1D051DF581EE1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 205 (16 U.S.C. 670k) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HADDF2901D67D4E06A9B0A4E891DBB8D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H68C1A8C56EAF44C9AAB2D7B350A6831A" style="OLC">
<section id="H4EAEC0D425234DFC88BB265D9B37F00F"><enum>205.</enum><header>Definitions</header></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDB65706981A4A96B4DE23AA0B175223"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 205.</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H475D99BAA5304E96A2BA20EE2ADAC03D"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section 206 (16 U.S.C. 670l) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H07CF6878CA5E45CFB90E0C5106E0A98F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HED2FE8D00FBC4A0385CBB82DEA3345CA" style="OLC">
<section id="H8B2FD3DA85D44438A981DE70B37BFADF"><enum>206.</enum><header>Stamp requirements not applicable to forest service and bureau of land management lands; authorized fees</header></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7239105ED6B248FDBA3831995208E89F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 206.</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H321A07CDD8014D07A424D9FACE6A4BB8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Section 207 (16 U.S.C. 670m) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H196C1EE5065543E486B52F7E3AED5301"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H687F08FFA9454CD6AFA8DC1814517F7A" style="OLC">
<section id="HB4BF30F0B5E340C6B4EAC0F6C2EC8D6C"><enum>207.</enum><header>Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights</header></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF4B7D1A76BB46A98BDDF5B668264FA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 207.</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H612ED3A3321A44CD8DF08F54503FC8C2"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Section 209 (16 U.S.C. 670o) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9855569F483A4E379DCE9F2649E75E17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting at the beginning the following:</text>
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<section id="HCC4171D8C5EE4775888FF1D77C8B9FC4"><enum>209.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H007A203D99214072850183D12FCDF810"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Sec. 209.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3059B0F79BEB4E0B8E082B97C90FDB30"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Functions and Responsibilities of Secretary of the Interior</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93CF74467B9B4403A43A9B08F2D4E1A8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Functions and Responsibilities of Secretary of Agriculture.—</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H007DF5EAA2AA4953A4D3543AA10991A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Use of Other Conservation or Rehabilitation Authorities</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(c)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE01FBCBCE8524E419180F1871E45E3A0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Contract Authority</header-in-text></quote> after <quote>(d)</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H15DF7C645E054BCEBB752C725FFC7301"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Codification of change of name</header><text>Section 204(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 670j) is amended by striking <quote>magistrate</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>magistrate judge</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H13C1F196954649CBA6517AEF3C9095F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repeal of obsolete section</header><text>Section 208 of such Act is repealed, and section 209 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 670o) is redesignated as section 208.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1A3FF950B5074814B5A0789BA7259595"><enum>314.</enum><header>Discharge of wastes at sea generated by ships of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="H4507E9AC7D394EC0B30A387D6A355C3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Discharge restrictions for ships of the Armed Forces</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 3 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902(b)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H4BF4E685CB484BC4B78EAB2101120B05"><enum>(b)</enum>
<paragraph id="H0D8A7FF60FC248CA99CBF4CA9E48D451" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), this Act shall not apply to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7A8FFDD120C4FB9B570E0AB46B5BAF3" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a ship of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (2); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7ACE7717BA9A484EABD1B1B3D4847212" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other ship specifically excluded by the MARPOL Protocol or the Antarctic Protocol.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F6CA40468354D1BBA28117BE6617272" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A ship described in this paragraph is a ship that is owned or operated by the Secretary, with respect to the Coast Guard, or by the Secretary of a military department, and that, as determined by the Secretary concerned—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3CCD06F991124901A8291855BA3856FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has unique military design, construction, manning, or operating requirements; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0BC9B07EF464880B4B1B66FA81F11C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cannot fully comply with the discharge requirements of Annex V to the Convention because compliance is not technologically feasible or would impair the operations or operational capability of the ship.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80FCCC2DC6134B3B91BD2A701FADAD4D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum>
<subparagraph id="H3B72EA1B5D13473A94707E4E4B495437" display-inline="yes-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of the MARPOL Protocol, the requirements of Annex V to the Convention shall apply to all ships referred to in subsection (a) other than those described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17FAAC9EA7F945808F33414115039731" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A ship that is described in paragraph (2) shall limit the discharge into the sea of garbage as follows:</text>
<clause id="H30E2882E2DBE48968497AD7AC41AD999"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The discharge into the sea of plastics, including synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, plastic garbage bags, and incinerator ashes from plastic products that may contain toxic chemicals or heavy metals, or the residues thereof, is prohibited. </text></clause>
<clause id="H9F859453028B435498970B5E2D56CCA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Garbage consisting of the following material may be discharged into the sea, subject to subparagraph (C):</text>
<subclause id="H9B8EC4486DA94BEE8625939752232FA3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A non-floating slurry of seawater, paper, cardboard, or food waste that is capable of passing through a screen with openings no larger than 12 millimeters in diameter. </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H9BC50A5E34A64CCE94CC6125D7B211A9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Metal and glass that have been shredded and bagged (in compliance with clause (i)) so as to ensure negative buoyancy. </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H15743A080D7048BFA60F13931EE267FF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>With regard to a submersible, nonplastic garbage that has been compacted and weighted to ensure negative buoyancy. </text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA0752430AD48430292F326DBD6C9F088"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Ash from incinerators or other thermal destruction systems not containing toxic chemicals, heavy metals, or incompletely burned plastics. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H925E4221E3444BC8A27FAFAADC1FD5E9" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum>
<clause id="H58FB369E7C294F0CBC1611BA03FA30FF" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Garbage described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I) may not be discharged within 3 nautical miles of land.</text></clause>
<clause id="HBB6C8754F7E6455A94105D6565840B68" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Garbage described in subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of subparagraph (B)(ii) may not be discharged within 12 nautical miles of land.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1EF62FC9035F4D128AE626C9D5190115" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), a ship described in paragraph (2) that is not equipped with garbage-processing equipment sufficient to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B)(ii) may discharge garbage that has not been processed in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii) if such discharge occurs as far as practicable from the nearest land, but in any case not less than—</text>
<clause id="H8FD6BCAEA6A6443C893A3140C8052B9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>12 nautical miles from the nearest land, in the case of food wastes and non-floating garbage, including paper products, cloth, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, and similar refuse; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4A9DF2887FD940DFBA75088C634479DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25 nautical miles from the nearest land, in the case of all other garbage. </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7072B18D1158441A904C2CC6598F5E64" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>This paragraph shall not apply when discharge of any garbage is necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship, the health of the ship’s personnel, or saving life at sea. Not later than 270 days after such a discharge, the discharge shall be reported to the Secretary, with respect to the Coast Guard, or the Secretary concerned.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48CB34D7256D4F08953EF4D62F30C8F4" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>This paragraph shall not apply during time of war or a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H0E15EC71A4B64F74823C5CBAA9EC1C6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(f) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6314420E1AB544D0BDEB07FBB04DC7C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Annex V to the Convention on or before the dates referred to in subsections (b)(2)(A) and (c)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D7FD9BC12B14E4F8261DBB42B84E7DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section</quote> after <quote>Annex V to the Convention</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE884F4347B474C06B36E6AE96E8C4520"><enum>315.</enum><header>Designation of Department of Defense executive agent for alternative fuel development</header>
<subsection id="HA6347492EE2645FF9CE10118C8DF05D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of executive agent</header><text>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, Plans, and Programs shall recommend, and the Secretary of Defense shall designate, the Secretary of one of the military departments to serve as the Executive Agent for Alternative Fuel Development for the Department of Defense. The Executive Agent shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA361853B226467AA24B24F2FB1AC3E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lead the military departments in the development of alternative fuel;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H458D8794CA5B47E5846E6AB1FF966480"><enum>(2)</enum><text>streamline the current investments of each of the military departments and ensure that such investments account for the requirements of the military departments;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C22A82D7CD849C1B71C21DE0B449DDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>work jointly with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE998348F63D47769B0868579C214E86"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collaborate with and leverage investments made by the Department of Energy to advance alternative fuel development to the benefit of the Department of Defense; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42F7690969DF4A85BF19760FFB75CF75"><enum>(5)</enum><text>coordinate proposed alternative fuel investments in accordance with section 138c(e) of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDC43802746FE4E7C8554873EAF2492CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, Plans, and Programs shall prescribe policy for the Executive Agent, establish guidelines for streamlining alternative fuel investments across the Department of Defense, and certify the budget associated with such investments.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC90AC53B556C4AEC87F3A9FF971F2387"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees notification of the Secretary designated as the Executive Agent for Alternative Fuel Development for the Department of Defense under subsection (a) and a copy of the policy prescribed under subsection (b).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE43AAA9B5E6D4207B7FB320AB1E53F87"><enum>316.</enum><header>Favorable consideration of energy-efficient technologies in contracts for logistics support of contingency operations</header>
<subsection id="H569ED631BA544204B1CF01B974D22372"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Favorable consideration</header><text>In evaluating offers for defense logistics support contracts for contingency operations, the Secretary of Defense shall give favorable consideration, consistent with the energy performance goals and energy performance master plan for the Department of Defense developed under section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, to offers that include energy-efficient or energy reduction technologies or processes meeting the requirements of subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF337C05A636247A8AD96D896846909E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for energy technologies and processes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Favorable consideration shall be given to an offer for a defense logistics support contract under subsection (a) if any energy technology or process included in the offer meets the following criteria:</text>
<paragraph id="H68A97CA1107D408E82EE6D7279EADA2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The technology or process achieves long-term savings for the Government by reducing overall demand for fuel and other sources of energy in contingency operations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56F680BC151E44D397AA3DC97FA214B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The technology or process does not disrupt the mission, the logistics, or the core requirements in the contingency operation concerned.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76E3D4EBC0174B85B670576A4FF0CC12"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The technology or process is able to integrate seamlessly into the existing infrastructure in the contingency operation concerned.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H910837210C5744F1B94615D95F0BFADB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H031647B010B7434E842D47F0A8573717"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lifecycle cost savings required to be demonstrated</header><text>Favorable consideration may not be given under subsection (a) to an offer for a defense logistics support contract unless the offer contains information demonstrating the total lifecycle cost savings achieved using the energy technology or process in the offer over traditional technologies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4643BD0F28B4FF4B4A19A79E5A8BFFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to other factors</header><text>The favorable consideration given under subsection (a) with respect to a defense logistics support contract does not outweigh other factors set forth by the selection authority for the evaluation of the contract.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB2C9EE2F6A994A4785BF354A1F44A7BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations and guidance</header>
<paragraph id="H7C8526EE63D4442DAB52C086C6226752"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to implement this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H481E56C17D2747318EE45ED93FA280C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue comprehensive guidance on the implementation of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8B16DB8118FF40D9847B36E575C0D9C5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The annual report required by section 2925(b) of title 10, United States Code, shall include information on the progress in the implementation of this section, including savings achieved by the Department resulting from such implementation. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H437A4CFB753845D4BE189D3D08E30893"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HEABB733480344D2ABA7E74D21A003975"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Defense logistics support contract</header><text>The term <quote>defense logistics support contract</quote> means a contract for services, or a task order under such a contract, awarded by the Department of Defense to provide logistics support during times of military mobilizations, including contingency operations, in any amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4A31B4DBA9046C78169C3F50FE6388E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contingency operation</header><text>The term <quote>contingency operation</quote> has the meaning provided in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H40BE4070A004449EB1A62640CBF57B05"><enum>C</enum><header>Logistics and Sustainment</header>
<section id="H1E150E5504E440D185D8FB929985F78F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>321.</enum><header>Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2460 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H9B99772C49B64980A9C0D4708861FAB2"><enum>2460.</enum><header>Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair</header>
<subsection id="HAA0BB786D4B847B181F37B9ABDA87FC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this chapter, the term “depot-level maintenance and repair” means (except as provided in subsection (b)) the processes of material maintenance or repair involving the overhaul, upgrading, rebuilding, testing, inspection, and reclamation (as necessary) of weapon systems, equipment end items, parts, components, assemblies, and subassemblies. The term includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CC1A1BB7D9E48A6A7E03089DD337AC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all aspects of software maintenance;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24567237AD364C9BA5C18389CFECF584"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the installation of parts or components for modifications; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H474CADE18BBE41AB8D42BB5ECB971D4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>associated technical assistance to intermediate maintenance organizations, operational units, and other activities.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD4D906213BE94148B66B4E9279A5707F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The term does not include the nuclear refueling of an aircraft carrier.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H2844B11ED315463B8D6A3119A9554D3F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>322.</enum><header>Core logistics capabilities</header>
<subsection id="H836DCD0DACA84E6EB9AD95467DA37204"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modifications to core logistics capabilities requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF947FEE70337487D9F8B605E64EEFDE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F77C361FCF84C9BA7B1770E1A5AEC99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>systems and equipment under special access programs, nuclear aircraft carriers,</quote> and inserting <quote>the nuclear refueling of an aircraft carrier</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC35449A60FE46BCA2CA545022071ADF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>facilities</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>industrial facilities</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAC7849B6E8E4B72913EAA8271918536"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF3C39EDAC504249A53A591213B331A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):</text>
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<subsection id="HBEE6193B86E643DB974394FAFAD61612"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report identifying, for each of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8E6B8D9528E049BE9D55FECB669AD166"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The core logistics capability requirements identified in subsection (a)(2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF33AFC2CCC614B3AA29AB5E3CDBF2E75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The depot maintenance workloads required to cost-effectively support core logistics capability requirements.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD6D99C48770498FA10818D799D3AAAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The additional depot maintenance workloads, beyond the workloads identified under paragraph (2), needed to ensure that not more than 50 percent of the non-exempt depot maintenance funding is expended for performance by non-federal governmental personnel in accordance with section 2466 of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H267963ECC3B2434DA44C7FDFBC22CCDB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The allocation of workload for each Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence as designated in accordance with section 2474 of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC633737344EA4C639121F1D727049AA3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The depot maintenance capital investments required to be made in order to ensure compliance with subsection (a) by not later than four years after achieving initial operational capacity.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H229CA363883D49AA8C6AF6A42FD2F7FE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H13801A23E0A24C55AA3434EEA845E289"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Industrial facility defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>industrial facility</quote> includes government-owned ammunition plants, arsenals, depots, and manufacturing plants and facilities designated for the purpose of conducting depot-level maintenance and repair. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0E7FAB8294B44868BA5242F2567A0407"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HCCEEE786F3044B238BB8BCFB9CC3D15D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>323.</enum><header>Designation of military industrial facilities as Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2474(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or military industrial facility</quote> after <quote>depot-level activity</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="HB30CFE166D2F4DD2A98EE13E00C9950C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>324.</enum><header>Redesignation of core competencies as core logistics capabilities for Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2474 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD045DB1F17474F8D9353627058DA6D3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>core competencies</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>core logistics capabilities</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DA685628D124244A2255A821EC76BBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>core competency</quote> and inserting <quote>core logistics capability</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HE456334A08874A32A0EF7E0BC48A377E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>325.</enum><header>Permanent and expanded authority for Army industrial facilities to enter into certain cooperative arrangements with non-Army entities</header>
<subsection id="H68BAB664A61A47ECA34647F298FA3589"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4544 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0B6240B096A4E00BA85B53206423F51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7BF84B4E0A643AE8B33F98DF4405C0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (k).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3609DB3CB60B453EAC237DD5168DF409"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 328(b)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 66; 10 U.S.C. 4544 note) is amended by striking <quote>the advisability</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting <quote>the effect of the use of such authority on the rates charged by each Army industrial facility when bidding on contracts for the Army or for a Defense agency and providing recommendations to improve the ability of each category of Army industrial facility (as defined in section 4544(j) of title 10, United States Code) to compete for such contracts;</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB4B3E04A6825468DB269B7730C469744" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>326.</enum><header>Amendment to requirement relating to consideration of competition throughout operation and sustainment of major weapon systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(d) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended by inserting after <quote>major weapon system</quote> the following: <quote>or a subsystem or component of a major weapon system</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="HC7929BB9C4AA407CB2CD93D50FB18CAC"><enum>327.</enum><header>Implementation of corrective actions resulting from corrosion study of the F-22 and F-35 aircraft</header>
<subsection id="H7F38ED7116514875A4534DBADF584A32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation; congressional briefing</header><text>Not later than January 31, 2012, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall implement the recommended actions described in subsection (b) and provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the actions taken by the Under Secretary to implement such recommended actions.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB75AB8157B3C4D8985C3364F2C237B8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommended actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recommended actions described in this subsection are the following four recommended actions included in the report of the Government Accountability Office report numbered GAO-11-117R and titled <quote>Defense Management: DOD Needs to Monitor and Assess Corrective Actions Resulting from Its Corrosion Study of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="HE7774E2CDEC747289A41B04CD9B41CAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The documentation of program-specific recommendations made as a result of the corrosion study described in subsection (d) with regard to the F-35 and F-22 aircraft and the establishment of a process for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the corrective actions taken with respect to such aircraft in response to such recommendations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC0E5370E7D5427A910A5B467F70648F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The documentation of program-specific recommendations made as a result of such corrosion study with regard to the other weapon systems identified in the study, specifically the CH-53K helicopter, the Joint High Speed Vessel, the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System, and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, and the establishment of a process for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the corrosion prevention and control programs implemented for such weapons systems in response to such recommendations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85AFFC01405D4454B1F3DE95328D23FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The documentation of Air Force-specific and Navy-specific recommendations made as a result of such corrosion study and the establishment of a process for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the corrective actions taken by the Air Force and the Navy in response to such recommendations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD07A9FACF8EC46F4861BBF07791EE656"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The documentation of Department of Defense-wide recommendations made as a result of such corrosion study, the implementation of any needed changes in policies and practices to improve corrosion prevention and control in new systems acquired by the Department, and the establishment of a process for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the corrective actions taken by the Department in response to such recommendations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HABFAA0AAAB624F5E88DC7C69856BFF8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for compliance</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2012, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in conjunction with the directors of the F-35 and F-22 program offices, the directors of the program offices for the weapons systems referred to in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9255744D40664DEF98FDFE1870087506"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take whatever steps necessary to comply with the recommendations documented pursuant to the required implementation under subsection (a) of the recommended actions described in subsection (b); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H618E6B09E4C64D52A5B75E280ECA16FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the congressional defense committees written justification of why compliance was not feasible or achieved.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFCF5580D2EDE4502A35174624532123C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Corrosion study</header><text>The corrosion study described in this subsection is the study required in House Report 111–166 accompanying H.R. 2647 of the 111th Congress conducted by the Office of the Director of Corrosion Policy and Oversight of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and titled <quote>Corrosion Evaluation of the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H1CDE1F70364044818F5445E2A22B79D8"><enum>D</enum><header>Readiness</header>
<section id="HADE2C866230A434CB15C0997A77C162D"><enum>331.</enum><header>Modification of Department of Defense authority to accept voluntary contributions of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The second sentence of subsection (g) of section 358 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4201; 49 U.S.C. 44718 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H220F5F1A72EA46A2B5A4701D7C16C119"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall be available</quote> and inserting <quote>shall remain available until expended</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59F6F784881F4BCFAEB7B3D413868EB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>or to conduct studies of potential measures to mitigate such impacts</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD6F25E59E9E4453682DF9C3F7F7FEA00"><enum>332.</enum><header>Review of proposed structures affecting navigable airspace</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 44718 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HF0CA554E0F6640C0B1BA6F01A22D84A0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review of aeronautical studies</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop procedures to allow the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to review and comment on an aeronautical study conducted pursuant to subsection (b) prior to the completion of the study.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H2EC8E7E7D83543ED96EACC6C552DD21E" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>333.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding integration of ballistic missile defense training across and between combatant commands and military services</header>
<subsection id="HF78D4BBC353D48EB9418FA3FCD490F4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that ballistic missile defense is an inherently joint operation that requires close coordination between combatant commands and military services at all levels, from the strategic to the operational to the tactical. Since the time available to identify, track, and intercept ballistic missiles will be less than 30 minutes, joint training to improve the ability of the military departments and combatant commands to work together is essential for successfully planning and conducting ballistic missile defense operations. Congress has previously expressed concern that gaps in joint missile defense training, from the lowest sensor or shooter operator level to the highest levels of decision-making on combatant command staffs, must be identified and rectified.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE6FBA81E69B640B992C5B95975C82FA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F5AE9F732EB4B73861748F0B0431A2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving the integration of ballistic missile defense training across and between combatant commands and military services and fully identifying the training requirements, capabilities, and resources that the Department of Defense needs to effectively train for this complex mission is vital to the protection of the United States against ballistic missile attacks; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D2BCEFA84FF439BA1F1E98C9B9F8732"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifying and addressing training gaps in integrating missile defense training is essential for successfully employing the Ballistic Missile Defense System; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AD6F4CC316D4B6891E2D725786CA766"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifying the capabilities and funding needed to effectively and adequately integrate training across and between the combatant commands and military services is important to ensure that training priorities are being met and that resources are aligned to support the training.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB9752344F5624A17B754FA2FFB835AB5"><enum>E</enum><header>Reports</header>
<section id="HBF02AC593ABD4202AB9CBA89F4B8CDED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>341.</enum><header>Annual certification and modifications of annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment</header>
<subsection id="HAA548C4154DF471CAC691CAC4944999F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2229 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HF1040A20A6564170961FFE125172C9E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual certification</header>
<paragraph id="H5DB0EB0E53454E55B4FB9ACE0968D625" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the date of the submission of the President’s budget request for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees certification in writing that the prepositioned stocks of each of the military departments meet all operations plans, in both fill and readiness, that are in effect as of the date of the submission of the certification.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58E8AFDEC7A641759D451D8C204007A6" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If, for any year, the Secretary cannot certify that any of the prepositioned stocks meet such operations plans, the Secretary shall include with the certification for that year a list of the operations plans affected, a description of any measures that have been taken to mitigate any risk associated with prepositioned stock shortfalls, and an anticipated timeframe for the replenishment of the stocks. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4479C606042B4E58BBBB14A27875F73E" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A certification under this subsection shall be in an unclassified form but may have a classified annex.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HAB50D6B1F4D541C5A4181820DF2A4722"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2229a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="H9D9F6BB4C30F48019DA8C9FE7AC9F9E0"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of any non-standard items slated for inclusion in the prepositioned stocks and a plan for funding the inclusion and sustainment of such items.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB2CAD90917E4213B7F9C554CC5B4BE9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A list of any equipment used in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom slated for retrograde and subsequent inclusion in the prepositioned stocks.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H883002BDE05C4DC4B6D146F0BB134630"><enum>(9)</enum><text>An efficiency strategy for limited shelf-life medical stock replacement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5A67A47AE88488390AA1FC2FC24BBB0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The status of efforts to develop a joint strategy, integrate service requirements, and eliminate redundancies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9402A4CF0094DAE9CC3FD2AB1F0A1BD"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The operational planning assumptions used in the formulation of prepositioned stock levels and composition.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FCE9BDCF2AD45CCA3A6979F8505B788"><enum>(12)</enum><text>A list of any strategic plans affected by changes to the levels, composition, or locations of the prepositioned stocks and a description of any action taken to mitigate any risk that such changes may create.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HAD2C50B342B145F0848ED4785FFFE262"><enum>342.</enum><header>Modification of report on maintenance and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7310(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4256B49DF6F247D893162BEABF223EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting after <quote>justification under law</quote> the following: <quote>and operational justification</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA751E4269664429CA19DF28875D981ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H3167B02508584EEC82ED629A102454DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vessel not described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is operated pursuant to a contract entered into by the Military Sealift Command, the Maritime Administration, or the United States Transportation Command.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD721881AF0234CC5B6345B9D5F447206" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>343.</enum><header>Additional requirements for annual report on military working dogs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 358(c) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4427; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB0E1F120B3D4167B232609C998142B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>for the fiscal year covered by the report</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H249CF19C34D6401A8B7AEA240CD1657D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The number</quote> and inserting <quote>For the fiscal year covered by the report, the number</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C7E515229A644A9BE59888A2BE8E165"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>The cost</quote> and inserting <quote>For such fiscal year</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FAB397755C249838F958BB71261994C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>during such fiscal year</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0042AA7A946A464F92AC03A0607285C0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="H5393B0490802445BBC14E49C19775441"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For such fiscal year, the number of military working dogs providing services under a contract for each military department or Defense Agency.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H786BA80EB1904E97B6F1CA95951E11E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For such fiscal year, the number of military working dogs bred by each military department or Defense Agency.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D8A2464057C4074B96D437CC68E0ACC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of military working dog breeding programs that addresses—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8ECF1F5208E47F6AC89DD0612F5F711"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of acquiring dogs through such breeding programs compared to the cost of purchasing the dogs;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41EA92900D0E4779A4F3E0751430D6A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a plan for how the Department could better leverage existing departmental and non-departmental domestic breeding programs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB362D9141A7345018F76C9A127091E59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other considerations as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B71C82D2E8D469FB3678A241EB9EFC8"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The future force structure requirements for the military working dog program.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HDA7928AE33E0405A9181364A47E53CE8"><enum>344.</enum><header>Assessment and reporting requirements regarding the status of compliance with joint military training and force allocations</header>
<subsection id="HB0C0ECDC0B6A4578981AC3DD450B26A0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the beginning of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of joint military training and force allocations to determine—</text>
<paragraph id="H89BEF85DE4CC4925AF91AE5866E64A46"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the compliance of the military departments with the joint training, doctrine, and resource allocation recommendations promulgated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CC8016C1D8B44F5BF6F701A216554C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the Joint Staff in carrying out the missions of planning and experimentation formerly accomplished by Joint Forces Command.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8BF1F09554C54938AA4E69A06A38477B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relation to National Military Strategy assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessments required by this section are in addition to the assessments of the National Military Strategy conducted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD8EDFD87E16E4DC7AE3B78463BA9B850"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports on results of assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2012, and March 31 of each even-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the most recently concluded assessment conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF5E1DCD35E7C4CC3B0B6974B434467E4"><enum>345.</enum><header>Study of United States Pacific Command training readiness</header>
<subsection id="H1EE1A4CD1DEB486583D87815A7BD3400"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study required</header><text>In fulfillment of the recommendations in the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Commander of the United States Pacific Command, shall conduct a study to identify current and future training requirements for all members of the Armed Forces assigned to the Pacific Command area of responsibility, the sufficiency of current training infrastructure to meet those requirements, and the effect on operational readiness of providing additional training venues.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H210B8E106CA04EA1B781975726CD7C8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training locations</header>
<paragraph id="H64F48968DDC44414940E0F9C89AD5969"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Commander of the United States Pacific Command shall identify locations within the United States Pacific Command’s area of responsibility as suitable to establish combat training centers to fulfill requirements for live-fire and simulated individual, small-unit, and collective pre-deployment and post-deployment training of United States combat forces in joint, multi-national, and coalition full-spectrum operations as well as counterinsurgency, stability, and humanitarian operations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F07557495104F6FA512AD8EA1827DA0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Suitability for training</header><text>The locations identified by the Secretary and the Commander of the United States Pacific Command pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be suitable for training forces equivalent to a Marine Expeditionary Force, an Army division, an Air and Space Expeditionary Force, or a Navy carrier strike group.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA2C6B3961374BC7A44EBE6F6D30A313"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Locations for consideration</header><text>In identifying locations to be studied pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Commander of the United States Pacific Command may consider, among others, current as well as former United States military installations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE5EEA7F241EF4436A6D661B3CE36F89D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study requirements</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commander of the United States Pacific Command shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H77C3BC8ABBF14C3493941784DCF9B168"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development (including military construction), operation, and maintenance of the locations identified under subsection (b);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE10FD48A0DC40F9BF8842C1A59CA002"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine the estimated cost to upgrade any current infrastructure at any location identified to bring the location to a state required for the training described in subsection (b);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A2012CB6C474CD8AE813BB1BFAE548E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide a description of the possible environmental impact of conducting the training described in subsection (b);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14550379AE1A4630B8D01A37EB6B272B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include an estimate of the potential economic impact, either positive or negative, to the local community of accommodating the training described in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7652CA0921F6488CBD2D24B670811DE9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide a description of the anticipated impact on the quality of life for military personnel who would train at the identified locations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAEE16E3187DB492981A9586917E8D752"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessment of readiness impact</header><text>The Secretary and the Commander of the United States Pacific Command shall include in the study required under this section an assessment of the effect on operational and training readiness that would be achieved by providing training at the training locations identified under subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H16982914F3FD4049B5AAC4D6D1786FF7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than February 28, 2013, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that contains the results of the study required under this section along with any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary and the Commander of the United States Pacific Command regarding the activation and implementation of training sites in the Pacific Command area of responsibility.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H824305DAB0554BB09806A9538254B0DE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Comptroller General briefing</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the submittal of the report under subsection (e), the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a briefing on the completeness of the Secretary’s report in fulfilling the requirements of this section and the feasibility of successfully establishing additional training opportunities based on the recommendations included in the report.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HABE72151D083470A8B355261165C17CE"><enum>F</enum><header>Limitations and Extensions of Authority</header>
<section id="HE908878053F5425BAD2CF04E54311E02"><enum>351.</enum><header>Adoption of military working dog by family of deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the dog’s handler</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2583(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E3C9B0129D7430DB3E1D7192855F43C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>Military animals</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DC63125588C42FE90D24144D04ABB94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA4629AC9877340F295EEA4D91F01CA2C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of making a determination under subsection (a)(2), unusual or extraordinary circumstances may include situations in which the handler of a military working dog is killed in action, dies of wounds received in action, or is so seriously wounded in action that the member will (or most likely will) receive a medical discharge. If the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that an adoption is justified in such a situation, the military working dog shall be made available for adoption only by the immediate family of the member.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HCC22849D256A40B99704C966C2EC7425"><enum>352.</enum><header>Prohibition on expansion of the Air Force food transformation initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of the Air Force may not expand the Air Force food transformation initiative (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>initiative</quote>) to include any base other than the six bases initially included in the pilot program until 270 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the initiative. Such report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H10652E4A72224581A7EAB9B1AA5FDF2D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the effects of the initiative on all employees who are paid through nonappropriated funds.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29634BB0A31A4B58BA2E0AF44ED81A22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A detailed plan for any new information technology systems, along with a funding plan, that may be required to fully implement the initiative.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22F5676B5D3A4E519CE70D56F2CD2EA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the performance metrics developed to objectively measure the initiative at the six bases participating in the initiative as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91D3A989726E46F199B19BED17CE1180"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An explanation of how appropriated and non-appropriated funds used in the initiative are being tracked to ensure that such funds remain segregated.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B45CA5E413C45F8AC22CD000705D735"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An estimate of the cost savings and efficiencies associated with the initiative, and an explanation of how such savings are achieved.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5FF807F6A3C429E8BA4F56449FABD3B" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The rationale for any increases in food prices at both the appropriated facilities on the military bases participating in the initiative as of the date of the enactment of this Act and the non-appropriated funded facilities on such bases. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B7D4CF4A22B475AB816C572C7E09495"><enum>(7)</enum><text>An explanation of any challenges or barriers encountered at such bases and a plan for addressing those challenges or barriers to implementation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4736969A78384B1D8038F91946AD95F6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A description of the training programs being developed to assist the transition for all employees affected by the initiative.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBA2E2D116A4421790D994925D6F9833"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A detailed plan for addressing any recommendations made by the Comptroller General of the United States following the Comptroller General’s review of the initiative.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H644EDED646A748F59C954CD1132425DA"><enum>353.</enum><header>Limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds for the migration of Army enterprise email services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 for procurement or operation and maintenance for the migration to enterprise email services by the Department of the Army, not more than 2 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Army submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a comparison of the relative merits of transitioning to Defense Information Systems Agency enterprise email services and Army Knowledge Online. The report shall address each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA763B28C3D084033BE13D18AA37E8EEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The original business case analysis supporting the decision to transition to Defense Information Systems Agency enterprise email services.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40ADEC3FC0AA4DA4918135EAAE3F4D26"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of alternatives to the decision that were considered.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF931BD08B6DD44319E416C4815F29755"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proposed formal acquisition oversight body and process with respect to the transition.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H708DB3DED7234DE7B6AD8C437EE37563"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An economic analysis (including a life-cycle cost analysis) of the proposed transition, including a cost-benefit analysis and assessment of sustainment costs.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H0B9E2535B8FF4CC8B4C28BA19F56560D"><enum>354.</enum><header>One-year extension of pilot program for availability of working-capital funds to Army for certain product improvements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 330(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 68) is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2014</quote>. </text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H26A66392FB5A4FC7AE253EF8ACE40C59"><enum>G</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="HC21D746CC60F4F7A981B50E1B7DE8E04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>361.</enum><header>Consideration of foreclosure circumstances in adjudication of security clearances</header>
<subsection id="HBECFF3CCC381439CB4193677F88237D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1564a the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H434244B20B3C4E3C96DA3DFBCF44E018"><enum>1564b.</enum><header>Security clearance adjudications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out a security clearance adjudication of a member of the armed forces, the Secretary of Defense shall give special consideration to any such member with a record of a foreclosure on the credit report of such member.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H7F565088D7554A9A8665E87442901B09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out section 1564b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H72B22A3C541E4F928780AC15A848FEF2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1564a the following new item:</text>
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<section id="H9C6BB7670A1D4346BB250661255B577E"><enum>362.</enum><header>Authority to provide information for maritime safety of forces and hydrographic support</header>
<subsection id="H73046BA6776B4C05AFA418B1974799C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Part IV of subtitle C of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:</text>
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<chapter id="HABEDC2BF93E94B3782ED6A991A26F5D4"><enum>669</enum><header>Maritime Safety of Forces</header>
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<toc-entry level="section">7921. Safety and effectiveness information; hydrographic information.</toc-entry></toc></chapter>
<section id="H001CD55714F04037B10A1C94E6D87032"><enum>7921.</enum><header>Safety and effectiveness information; hydrographic information</header>
<subsection id="H11BDD216AD8F40A9B64EF0E681CC07BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety and effectiveness information</header>
<paragraph id="HECB5C1179A62481692D6B1EBF02C6219" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Navy shall maximize the safety and effectiveness of all maritime vessels, aircraft, and forces of the armed forces by means of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H87E7D4315875496193FFBA19CD0B31C4" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>marine data collection;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAC7B9576748485D896A7E3E1331FB29" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>numerical weather and ocean prediction; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE8FA627C98D40B9B14BCA1B06602D04" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forecasting of hazardous weather and ocean conditions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA903D36A180435985698B33D8FC1C1C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may extend similar support to forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and to coalition forces, that are operating with the armed forces.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H09999B1D9EF84EC2A4A4A2BDF073E3A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hydrographic information</header><text>The Secretary of the Navy shall collect, process, and provide to the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency hydrographic information to support preparation of maps, charts, books, and geodetic products by that Agency.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H815931A4ED494E8898339E4F17AF685A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle C of such title, and the table of chapters at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 667 the following new item: </text>
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<section id="H53427CF2330F44489A6349CD9C4A401B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>363.</enum><header>Deposit of reimbursed funds under reciprocal fire protection agreements</header>
<subsection id="H0DEEF2B946F04BEC904A8BDF40652A42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 5 of the Act of May 27, 1955 (42 U.S.C. 1856d(b)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HCBA1F68BC2694C598B3E7B928FF128E1"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), all sums received as reimbursements for costs incurred by any Department of Defense activity for fire protection rendered pursuant to this Act shall be credited to the same appropriation or fund from which the expenses were paid or, if the period of availability for obligation for that appropriation has expired, to the appropriation or fund that is currently available to the activity for the same purpose. Amounts so credited shall be subject to the same provisions and restrictions as the appropriation or account to which credited.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H18DB5155FDB744F6903DC6663BEC1A19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reimbursements for expenditures of funds appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFFEEB28A30E1446E9FDF72671D03689F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>364.</enum><header>Reduction in amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Defense are hereby reduced by 10 percent:</text>
<paragraph id="H0AC5C37605C640BCBE77BFC13990B394"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Army, for printing and reproduction.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19E7076D96D64AC4BE73CE8C9DE55EE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Navy, for printing and reproduction.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE9D5CDE56124F56B84CC15674B5B6C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Marine Corps, for printing and reproduction.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4392FF06CCE476DAE2F18A296F0CD91"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Air Force, for printing and reproduction.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D2F7393D6AA44859827F500EAC1C63C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The amount for Operation and Maintenance for Defense-wide activities, for printing and reproduction.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4856C4F7C9C345C8973BD76E04801101" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>365.</enum><header>Reduction in amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for studies, analysis, and evaluations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Defense are hereby reduced by 10 percent:</text>
<paragraph id="H5AAA5EAD3D654D2DB4B6D7F216CD878B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Army, for studies, analysis, and evaluations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86AB9B7762284EE7AFA8264261D09601"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Navy, for studies, analysis, and evaluations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H763C933F779743648CCF8389E77D8F13"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Marine Corps, for studies, analysis, and evaluations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8FF46B2E7044D428AB8E927F2C7D1C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount for Operation and Maintenance for the Air Force, for studies, analysis, and evaluations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31C00A5F201A464396DF55DC80AF7B30"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount for Operation and Maintenance for Defense-wide activities, for studies, analysis, and evaluations.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H7D7B0D74A08C42268EA6074002DB8D65"><enum>366.</enum><header>Clarification of the airlift service definitions relative to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet</header>
<subsection id="HCDA7C0D327BA4E109D97E3AA2C225CB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>Section 41106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H36F2AA1FDED84B6ABB8A74C79AE91AE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (c), by striking <quote>transport category aircraft</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>CRAF-eligible aircraft</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00D2158F97104D1980F7A7FC15DBDBBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>that has aircraft in the civil reserve air fleet</quote> and inserting <quote>referred to in subsection (a)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB27874C19349424A878193685E7D7231"><enum>(b)</enum><header>CRAF-eligible aircraft defined</header><text>Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H51E5BB710D6D4B04A670EB7C91138879"><enum>(e)</enum><header>CRAF-eligible aircraft defined</header><text>In this section, <quote>CRAF-eligible aircraft</quote> means aircraft of a type the Secretary of Defense has determined to be eligible to participate in the civil reserve air fleet.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H76057516B8E84A91A34EE5CCFCBB29A0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>367.</enum><header>Ratemaking procedures for Civil Reserve Air Fleet contracts</header>
<subsection id="H2DA1C78A046B47E0BCC36E2FDC66E239"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 931 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9511 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H1190873CB9194CB8B77E0005AA70D429"><enum>9511a.</enum><header>Civil Reserve Air Fleet contracts: payment rate</header>
<subsection id="H266C56E543D9435B957CF6E2FA494598"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall determine a fair and reasonable rate of payment for airlift services provided to the Department of Defense by air carriers who are participants in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5D198E9BDE4B42EFB44870233422AEFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for purposes of subsection (a). The Secretary may exclude from the applicability of those regulations any airlift services contract made through the use of competitive procedures.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7590E043CC2E430C9BB8DA323697156E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Commitment of aircraft as a business factor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, in determining the quantity of business to be received under an airlift services contract for which the rate of payment is determined in accordance with subsection (a), use as a factor the relative amount of airlift capability committed by each air carrier to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBFEE7105AA6D4C71B24E6D4EE3ECA533"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inapplicable provisions of law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An airlift services contract for which the rate of payment is determined in accordance with subsection (a) shall not be subject to the provisions of section 2306a of this title or to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1502 of title 41.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H36F0A25062F14968B758048BE2430369"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 9511 the following new item:</text>
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<subsection id="H959C811183644D0689DE4AD386D40C83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initial regulations</header><text>Regulations shall be prescribed under section 9511a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9290AFD2A92F4C98BCFF04DC96799A7A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>368.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on proposed Federal Aviation Administration changes to flight crew member duty and rest requirements</header>
<subsection id="H62EF8B0E6FBB4FA088256C7E3B288AFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H2D26EB8B6214479B993F828D0F20B11A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212 of the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–216; 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) directed the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations, based on the best available scientific information, to specify limitations on the hours of flight and duty time allowed for pilots to address problems relating to pilot fatigue.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9904C91CB3D44CE68D4E8C3AC986EB73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On September 14, 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled <quote>Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23186A6BBC0D4B588714FFB5739EB7BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Between March 2010 and March 2011, the Air Mobility Command and its Civil Reserve Air Fleet partners airlifted more than 2,000,000 passengers and 848,000 tons of cargo around the world in support of the missions of the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DAB848B1DBC48AFB154C4CE23FEE4CE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Air Force Institute of Technology study titled <quote>Civil Reserve Airlift Fleet (CRAF) Crew Rest Study</quote> analyzed 2264 missions flown by Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers under contract with the Department of Defense between May and September 2011, and concluded that over 80 percent of those missions may have been infeasible had the proposed rule referred to in paragraph (2) been in effect during such period.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DF428D69C2C45EB8599C3084C243D12"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On February 15, 2011, General Duncan J. McNabb, Commander of the United States Transportation Command, wrote to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration expressing significant concern about the proposed rule change and stating that the Operational Risk Management approach of the United States Transportation Command mitigated operational hazards and included <quote>reasonable measures to reduce risk to personnel, equipment and the mission</quote>. In the letter, General McNabb noted that he believes there is room for proper exceptions to the proposed rule and went on to write that <quote>through cooperation, we can develop mutually acceptable guidelines that not only mitigate the impact of crew fatigue, but afford all carriers the flexibility to implement safer aircrew processes</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A25EC74DB984177B84F1770EE3447AD"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Transportation Command is relying heavily on the Civil Reserve Air Fleet as a critical partner as they effectively and efficiently deploy and sustain the warfighter in simultaneous operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya and in relief operations in Japan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6774295B36D647699F4D21BB442830E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HDBDC2AD25BBA475E8466AE85E8E709B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">when faced with immediate and long-term world events, the superb team of the United States Transportation Command successfully overcomes many obstacles to support the national security objectives of the United States with world-class logistics and the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program is one of the major reasons they deliver both combat power and humanitarian relief on time, on target, and at best value to the taxpayer;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBCCC06CCEE6430DAB4DB069D3259744"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration should make every effort to ensure that any changes to guidelines, regulations, and rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, including changes to the Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements, fully consider the impact of such changes on Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers, the United States Transportation Command, and the Department of Defense; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC604E46118BB4A58BBDB3818470BA1EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, should develop guidelines that address not only crew fatigue, but also enhance safety while minimizing the impact on the mission of the United States Transportation Command and the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H99E7CD9915EB4B099B765CFD067F3D88"><enum>369.</enum><header>Policy on Active Shooter Training for certain law enforcement personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall establish policy and promulgate guidelines to ensure civilian and military law enforcement personnel charged with security functions on military installations shall receive Active Shooter Training as described in finding 4.3 of the document entitled <quote>Protecting the Force: Lessons From Fort Hood</quote>. </text></section></subtitle>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Military Personnel Authorizations</header>
<subtitle id="H0A371C7F4E12485C9B82AAD19D49C975"><enum>A</enum><header>Active Forces</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7489945F305A42D8B5E6D8EE639656BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>End strengths for active forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2012, as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HE5C734E28C1240D5BB152D5114035D1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army, 562,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D5F254A4A3249F39A67F636E45E2F01"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Navy, 325,739.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H676E37B8E6FE4C11A7C4450714EC7997"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Marine Corps, 202,100.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C2B3781956A4A53B80A127E6C55C7DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air Force, 332,800.</text></paragraph></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H397DDA945063463790B961310F57EC06" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="H74C33C1CE4404BF592D31B40DE0A7D53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For the Army, 562,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H868C5C04AC2443EE8090931C3237FD85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For the Navy, 325,739.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4728A26A0C0D45EE8D2CD1554C70E950"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For the Marine Corps, 202,100.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A90E46078F34CE886F9BB901D19175D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For the Air Force, 332,800.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC59C3866FEDF4C9780F5BCABC1A7EF08"><enum>B</enum><header>Reserve Forces</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20C6DE3E87DA4B42BD9B5B05A9DE612F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.</enum><header>End strengths for Selected Reserve</header>
<subsection id="H47C8E9356D094CE48B76150676584B8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2012, as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H0BA81DBF0B2F4BF39DF93044FCA73EEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army National Guard of the United States, 358,200.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4477A45FE0554631B2CF2168708761FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army Reserve, 205,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H786D8956CAA94CBD83999F2D62E6BEE6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Navy Reserve, 66,200.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E182A78B1734A29A78D414472621231"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD25F7D135A984CD7888C8C7BBB313A96"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,700.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E515D7E258D4087B23F1BD8D863E3BD"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air Force Reserve, 71,400.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B384C7C9D0C4FAD981D04141A014150"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H007C4CA774CF4649821E6D3F42BA0D3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>End strength reductions</header><text>The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by—</text>
<paragraph id="HF2F3DC13B1A1417BB09F9694C1656CBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECCD45C49AAD47E895D40DB9E77B0EA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2D94E8B5B1B400DA3D21CC082838207"><enum>(c)</enum><header>End strength increases</header><text>Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members.</text></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F538BDF04B34F75A6F9409D56EE7893" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>412.</enum><header>End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2012, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:</text>
<paragraph id="HA4299C97D39B49728F49A945779817FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army National Guard of the United States, 32,060.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76269B6FBB4348ED8DFCB6E913FDDB14"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army Reserve, 16,261.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3A3A56698C0499385C92981D9A256BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Navy Reserve, 10,337.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF039898D47F43FCB07A4393B7C3E324"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB03D270C84E4980A550B47E2C0AEF44"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,833.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H945CB11E785E4C7ABF58C4CE8037B0FC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air Force Reserve, 2,662.</text></paragraph></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6DE05F04CB24A5CAE0AF36C2C74EA15" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>413.</enum><header>End strengths for military technicians (dual status)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2012 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H40F169FBC8E14A37BA3D12742C31166E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Army Reserve, 8,395.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB0C5BF7CE2745B98564EE6706771410"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Army National Guard of the United States, 27,210.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6112AC44CED14B7CBC58AB85E9072BA4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Air Force Reserve, 10,777.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DCDFC31FA344B0889786159BA0C3D3A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,509.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H97D2537E10A84FCAB35F5041B88EC469" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>414.</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians</header>
<subsection id="H9E81DA3155A04FFE8504E0A0EBCB51A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H8ADAE7BB7B06445384342235BE6EC5DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National guard</header><text>Within the limitation provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard as of September 30, 2012, may not exceed the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6328E2C8618481B9C4A6C225957E49F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For the Army National Guard of the United States, 1,600.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD009BA6BD97548B895597EED0A2BC3C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EDB138C11E041B9943B022AFAC2A862"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Army reserve</header><text>The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2012, may not exceed 595.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1F445A0754C4BA385BE420FDB9B188A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Air force reserve</header><text>The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 30, 2012, may not exceed 90.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H563C80EE607A4411A5CC052D25D10AAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-dual status technicians defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>non-dual status technician</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.</text></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H600445736F8A4325B07DA2BAF9693FF7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>415.</enum><header>Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">During fiscal year 2012, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HABDED3B98D1043BEA16766A9F563C86B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CAC2E6423C245F0B96DD0F72B95470B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army Reserve, 13,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA86E434354642BB9FE5279B23F5189D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Navy Reserve, 6,200.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D0A38C67D4049DC941FAFFF584B9BEC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C2CC43DE2AA4DE5AA55CDCDBFB285A6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H354494227F1E45C2A13766514D8B00E0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H60E085DB6AAB4EA0979DC9F8F9F05488"><enum>C</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92BE5D12BD8140A8A4C3A2FF2E63DF23" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>421.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C3F2315395444EEB9F84E35D8B377C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B77508426E3440B9F202E8312C4C415"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2012.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>V</enum><header>Military Personnel Policy</header>
<subtitle id="H1047D40012F1483CA772783C18B16DBC"><enum>A</enum><header>Officer Personnel Policy Generally</header>
<section id="HDA7384DFD43B45CA9474E77CCF3BA5CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Increase in authorized strengths for Marine Corps officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The table in subsection (a)(1) of section 523 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to the total number of commissioned officers (excluding officers in categories specified in subsection (b) of such section) serving on active duty in the Marine Corps in the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel, respectively, and inserting the following new items:</text>
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<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">10,000</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">2,802</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">1,615</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">633</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">12,500</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">3,247</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">1,768</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">658</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">15,000</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">3,691</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">1,922</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">684</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">17,500</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">4,135</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">2,076</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">710</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">20,000</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">4,579</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">2,230</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">736</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">22,500</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">5,024</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">2,383</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">762</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">25,000</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">5,468</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">2,537</entry><entry rowsep="0" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">787</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H33D589DAE4AB486484ECBFD34F813E67" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>General officer and flag officer reform</header>
<subsection id="HD0DA7954F88A4C0486BF585A4BC5C1E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Removal of certain positions from exception to distribution limits</header>
<paragraph id="HF16935C19AE446C4BF62FD9AEF8BEF57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Removal of positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HD6AF3491D01B413A8174D085708E77BE"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitations of subsection (a) do not include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6C748ADF26C04C7382F7DADB6F824502"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An officer released from a joint duty assignment, but only during the 60-day period beginning on the date the officer departs the joint duty assignment, except that the Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a military department to extend the 60-day period by an additional 120 days, but no more than three officers from each armed forces may be on active duty who are excluded under this paragraph.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1312982CDC3B4F72A44A3F9B56967544"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of officers required to serve in joint duty assignments as authorized by the Secretary of Defense under section 526(b) for each military service.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D130F7C94E1415D8D3B35668526C425"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2012.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCB62CFACCE16463F828E0CEE7FA2D9D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on number of Air Force general officers on active duty</header>
<paragraph id="H176313CD447A40A4AB96253C368409B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation; exclusion for joint duty requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 526 of such title is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D2B576BC5BC47D1A03B37DD6EFD0DEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>208</quote> and inserting <quote>197</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A76CE2E36A841679680527ABB606223"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking <quote>76</quote> and inserting <quote>73</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49BC7C8D35CA400592F938B4D3BA4CCE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD63DC5FBB4AC4CAC935892C55C41189D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limited exclusion for joint duty assignments from authorized strength limitation</header>
<paragraph id="HED031FC684724BD4BC60E96DD0DDA08D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 526 of such title is amended by striking <quote>324</quote> and inserting <quote>310</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF81705F0CA744EDB67565166594CE31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2012.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H84FC78F1A1124129A2274D79E7E95DF5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Elimination of complete exclusion for officers serving in certain intelligence positions</header>
<paragraph id="H6DE64E540BB4498BA5C63C0D2EFB8577"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Elimination of current broad exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 528 of such title is amended by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the following new subsections:</text>
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<subsection id="HA285638AA6C04F29838A68CE55E39E92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director and Deputy Director of CIA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the position of Director or Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is held by an officer of the armed forces, the position, so long as the officer serves in the position, shall be designated, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, as one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H052078B26DE24D1B857D4F3C23CC7533"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Associate director of military affairs, CIA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the position of Associate Director of Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, or any successor position, is held by an officer of the armed forces, the position, so long as the officer serves in the position, shall be designated, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, as one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0FE3AAF0F8ED456EAFD30FA9C1FF14BC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Officers serving in office of DNI</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When a position in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence designated by agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence is held by a general officer or flag officer of the armed forces, the position, so long as the officer serves in the position, shall be designated, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, as one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section. However, not more than five of such positions may be included among the excluded positions at any time.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9565331A9CA14A1C80431E186B290750" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="H978C4F4F03014819978987C77A4F181D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Section heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HBAD3166511324BD2A69119C6361B27B3"><enum>528.</enum><header>Officers serving in certain intelligence positions: military status; application of distribution and strength limitations; pay and allowances</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5DBFA9B4215B408D8BCA9176B19A5608"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Table of sections</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 32 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 528 and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">528. Officers serving in certain intelligence positions: military status; application of distribution and strength limitations; pay and allowances.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HEA4DD535501F4974B9849495DCA3217E"><enum>B</enum><header>Reserve Component Management</header>
<section id="H77BDC623303C43EAA240A5275DF23CBE"><enum>511.</enum><header>Leadership of National Guard Bureau</header>
<subsection id="H8DCC14BC4909491BB094EB3A091E737B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Chief of the National Guard Bureau</header>
<paragraph id="H7CB85B8FE6634488B02E10B2E6501DBD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grade and exclusion from general and flag officer authorized strength</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 10502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H54BD4A240FD04C4C89E0490435CBC9DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grade and exclusion from general and flag officer authorized strength</header>
<paragraph id="H1A5BC61916BB47A2A69F5942A788B940" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be appointed to serve in the grade of general.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6682E8DE6EF4CF088BA475995176418" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, the position of Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB532E70CC75745669A6313B124B6432A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Succession</header><text>Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HA0F10286097E46529D2F4FC40EFE17E6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Succession</header>
<paragraph id="H4CAC60B5E09A4DBA9669EC823D93EB62" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>When there is a vacancy in the office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau or in the absence or disability of the Chief, the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau acts as Chief and performs the duties of the Chief until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C84ECA7294247FEAF335BEDF032B64B" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>When there is a vacancy in the offices of both the Chief and the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau or in the absence or disability of both the Chief and the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or when there is a vacancy in one such office and in the absence or disability of the officer holding the other, the senior officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States on duty with the National Guard Bureau shall perform the duties of the Chief until a successor to the Chief or Vice Chief is appointed or the absence or disability of the Chief or Vice Chief ceases, as the case may be.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E9F4F800A8543B6A12CE322EC1326A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion for Chief of National Guard Bureau from general officer distribution limitations</header><text>Section 525 of such title is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB46C32D46DAD4500B022138767AE0B4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6031F9D659B64BE18F65C934A5058C9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<clause id="H2F84F36D1C0648818CE4ECF27810177C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1FE3FEB813C44F46B2194D5AEDBD2575"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2CE8DB30B0A94E0ABF1C2E958EFB1D3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau</header>
<paragraph id="HD266E2804A7D4257B19A0CF0F78F4760"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation of Director of the Joint Staff of the National Guard Bureau</header><text>Subsection (a)(1) of section 10505 of such title is amended by striking <quote>Director of the Joint Staff of the National Guard Bureau, selected by the Secretary of Defense from</quote> and inserting <quote>Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The appointment shall be made from</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2342ACEFAE8E4F86B4C0BBE6DD244D3F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>Subsection (a)(1) of such section is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0C0DE08A698451C9D34A8ACD7122E47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>recommended</quote> and inserting <quote>nominated</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H06C37595C6404FAAB0B7E5FCAEF38913"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H257901B41F364887A551DC055EF0280A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>colonel</quote> and inserting <quote>brigadier general</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9F649E8082F42D1A59DCBB675C67BAA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HFF9643A5B5B445B7B2818F5FC190412D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are recommended by the Secretary of the Army, in the case of officers of the Army National Guard of the United States, or by the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of officers of the Air National Guard of the United States, and by the Secretary of Defense;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC55B19313C68430CB4436F1A7DB47BFF" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are determined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a result of a process established by the Chairman, to have significant joint duty experience;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBED7EAE889E947E7B020C68272184FB4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grade and exclusion from general and flag officer authorized strength</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HC8C9BCA627A84F21A072F20517ED6AC5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grade and exclusion from general and flag officer authorized strength</header>
<paragraph id="H201949EC84854C3797DA0E1315A4AA79" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be appointed to serve in the grade of lieutenant general.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA00DE045F5349B6A2A4844D653144CA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, the position of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAAB99995EE664B239214B9E083FEBB43"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments regarding references to Director</header>
<paragraph id="H31C9442E534D40299E5AF3787A065041"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cross references in section 10505</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10505 of such title is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFD95802664648898474C36977FB31DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<clause id="HCB224E7D918D424BAF68F3023C437B8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by striking <quote>Director of the Joint Staff</quote> each place in appears and inserting <quote>Vice Chief</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HAB4D1937C0B140978F85F72EBCC34FFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), by striking <quote>as the Director</quote> and inserting <quote>as the Vice Chief</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF4CC3AACF0A4247B8EDB18E038D7940"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>Director of the Joint Staff</quote> and inserting <quote>Vice Chief</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B5612DA01924E96A4E8E927EA151553"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cross references in section 10506</header><text>Section 10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking <quote>Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Director of the Joint Staff</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief and Vice Chief</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AC873DBF833415C98A0A281C802D131"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other references</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Director of the Joint Staff of the National Guard Bureau shall be deemed to be a reference to the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H37B42BCB7EE8416F95B62BDF129AB620"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HF7A3CB1F2A1E4D8B82A38CCE4D140E04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of section 10505 of such title is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H13A38F7A22E54414A5E74E6CC353EB4A"><enum>10505.</enum><header>Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H398F50F532FF42E7B67229AB438DF880"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of sections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1011 of such title is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">10505. Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2189D1D9B7F34E2E8A2A90436A494009" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Treatment of current Director of the Joint Staff of the National Guard Bureau</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The officer who is serving as Director of the Joint Staff of the National Guard Bureau on the date of the enactment of this Act shall serve, in the grade of major general, as acting Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau until the appointment of a Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10505 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b). Notwithstanding the amendment made by subsection (b)(3), the acting Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall not be excluded from the limitations in section 526(a) of such title.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HD8EEA6A6BFCC4994BFF01E5D09A33EC5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>512.</enum><header>Preseparation counseling for members of the reserve components</header>
<subsection id="H812969E00E0447688CB43005BE3D945B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement; exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(1) of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF06B89AD53C64D0D80B136EFCD05463E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FBB92E40D2544EBAF0E2E458591F2D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Within</quote> and inserting <quote>(A) Within</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D4804DBBE0D4EC8A564D0D61C919282"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of each member</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end of the sentence and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H56F3D8E275CB4B81AFCE0A299113FEC8" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of—</text>
<clause id="H6622043541634DB0A0FFEFE8D78CB831" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each member of the armed forces whose discharge or release from active duty is anticipated as of a specific date; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF3D68844853042AD9BDFA1F90B3284AE" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each member of a reserve component not covered by clause (i) whose discharge or release from service is anticipated as of a specific date.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H598273D1896E48A2AF71F4405B4BC923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>A notation of the provision of such counseling</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HE0C6E19DB3294136A9426C8585E3F33F" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notation of the provision of preseparation counseling</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H19F7E6A36D044161A3778D2089A80706"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of time period in which preseparation counseling must be provided</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5AFB48E7362E4544933F9F6017641BFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (B) and (C)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60004D7621A84F58BE19669616736691"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H9C7D2A2FAF744542AB5B1957BC788279" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that a member of a reserve component is being released from active duty for a period of more than 30 days under circumstances in which the Secretary concerned determines operational requirements make compliance with the 90-day requirement under subparagraph (A) unfeasible, preseparation counseling shall begin as soon as possible within the remaining period of service.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H13BDD9FF71D7457F94E4D8B9ECD7147E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment regarding covered matters</header><text>Subsection (b)(7) of such section is amended by striking <quote>from active duty</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H80229E293607442DA6AA6C530E12F8C0"><enum>513.</enum><header>Clarification of applicability of authority for deferral of mandatory separation of military technicians (dual status) until age 60</header>
<subsection id="HA4877AC1BF534D28A58AE7B872C0E3A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Discretionary Deferral of Mandatory Separation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10216(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEBE2D68AB099423BA2F5DC343AD05815"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authority for</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Deferral of Mandatory Separation</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B5CF7F579B8460384BA7289FEC28D63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall implement</quote> and inserting <quote>may each implement</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H384F506A80384052B355E2E58931614E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned,</quote> after <quote>so as to allow</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB365046AA71411FBAA5181C0E578701"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for officers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4B3D498E12B9420BA2DCFF0E777E3B46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 10218(a)(3)(A)(i) of such title is amended by striking <quote>if qualified be appointed</quote> and inserting <quote>if qualified may be appointed</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HD7AF85144DA3448E842101E4F9855BAB"><enum>514.</enum><header>Modification of eligibility for consideration for promotion for reserve officers employed as military technicians (dual status)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H1DDDE5C0495D4E95BD85E9D690FC8D64"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reserve officers employed as military technician (dual status)</header><text>A reserve officer of the Army or Air Force employed as a military technician (dual status) under section 10216 of this title who has been retained beyond the mandatory removal date for years of service pursuant to subsection (f) of such section or section 14702(a)(2) of this title is not eligible for consideration for promotion by a mandatory promotion board convened under section 14101(a) of this title.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HCBCD595B653A45968E4ACA19251DED39"><enum>C</enum><header>General Service Authorities</header>
<section id="H89DC328EB2144D12AF65D662B6795AAE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>521.</enum><header>Findings regarding unique nature, demands, and hardships of military service</header>
<subsection id="HF0697B1145D645E4AF04A0C8848E515F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Codification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 651 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H3D69041068E74E809532EC04A8CD6582"><enum>650.</enum><header>Findings regarding unique nature, demands, and hardships of service in the armed forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H3F40EFF31FC742E9A7D9FCCCEF5E1CBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8 (clauses 12, 13, and 14) of Article I of the Constitution of the United States commits exclusively to Congress the powers to raise and support armies, provide and maintain a Navy, and make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H847BCFCF50F846608A06AF9450BE9077"><enum>(2)</enum><text>There is no constitutional right to serve in the armed forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC6BDE81E7074DD59EC43B67ABAAE049"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Pursuant to the powers conferred by section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States, it lies within the discretion of the Congress to establish qualifications for and conditions of service in the armed forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14554298E4624CD0BA6A9C715F61FAB5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The primary purpose of the armed forces is to prepare for and to prevail in combat should the need arise.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8428D2D063974F389F88B5613B42C68D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The conduct of military operations requires members of the armed forces to make extraordinary sacrifices, including the ultimate sacrifice, in order to provide for the common defense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFCAD9CE52664B29932830AE994E9580"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Success in combat requires military units that are characterized by high morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5773551B509D4FF1A6DEF9B8D2D625C5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>One of the most critical elements in combat capability is unit cohesion, that is, the bonds of trust among individual service members that make the combat effectiveness of a military unit greater than the sum of the combat effectiveness of the individual unit members.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC3ACBFAB2144CF1ABBF703FE864E894"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Military life is fundamentally different from civilian life in that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE78ED1958BE74DE9B2E4F05B879545B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extraordinary responsibilities of the armed forces, the unique conditions of military service, and the critical role of unit cohesion, require that the military community, while subject to civilian control, exist as a specialized society; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4196D33B65E14279B9425E94006EE4AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the military society is characterized by its own laws, rules, customs, and traditions, including numerous restrictions on personal behavior, that would not be acceptable in civilian society.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96A8F109723347CEAEA3A792232E6AF9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The standards of conduct for members of the armed forces regulate a member’s life for 24 hours each day beginning at the moment the member enters military status and not ending until that person is discharged or otherwise separated from the armed forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEABFE5A694294EBF991E3961BB864CA4"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Those standards of conduct, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice, apply to a member of the armed forces at all times that the member has a military status, whether the member is on base or off base, and whether the member is on duty or off duty.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD39B19D2E77843B1BB9188DF7262C5D2"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The pervasive application of the standards of conduct is necessary because members of the armed forces must be ready at all times for worldwide deployment to a combat environment.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB50EDE81BC84AEA99F8071794C4422E"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The worldwide deployment of United States military forces, the international responsibilities of the United States, and the potential for involvement of the armed forces in actual combat routinely make it necessary for members of the armed forces involuntarily to accept living conditions and working conditions that are often spartan, primitive, and characterized by forced intimacy with little or no privacy.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0B43E25E75C4EBD91DE7B2496FB2967" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The armed forces must maintain personnel policies that are intended to recruit and retain only those persons whose presence in the armed forces serve the needs of the armed forces, contribute to the accomplishment of the missions of the armed forces, and maintain the armed forces’ high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HAFB69FEF4C3F431EAD3FCB2767E83AA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H1F0BE91A9F10407190A9F1490F3C6C58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Table of sections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 651 the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">650. Findings regarding unique nature, demands, and hardships of service in the armed forces.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91FBE35004FC4B9A8AB128D2FCBECA13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of chapters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of such title and at the beginning of part II of such subtitle are amended by striking the item relating to chapter 37 and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<multi-column-toc-entry level="section"><toc-enum>37.</toc-enum><level-header level="section">General Service Requirements</level-header><target>650</target></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H380A95ADD5A14A3D84AED784FB3EBD06" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>522.</enum><header>Policy addressing dwell time and measurement and data collection regarding unit operating tempo and personnel tempo</header>
<subsection id="H9EF10744CC284BFE85906C38A3DD3F3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy addressing dwell time</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 991 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HD8F82C38EDCD461991167D0B5E2C3A5E" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy that addresses the amount of dwell time a member of the armed forces or unit remains at the member’s or unit’s permanent duty station or home port, as the case may be, between deployments.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H94D049DB0D8B4EB5AF826EE36F62EEEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Unit operating tempo and personnel tempo recordkeeping</header><text>Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H2CE73DD443744E13B4414AF2F5955116"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recordkeeping</header>
<paragraph id="H576E7AD92CC84CC99240DC3E27A3B40D" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA05694FDB0CB470095C67AFB30FA9CD7" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish a system for tracking and recording the number of days that each member of the armed forces is deployed;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2F894DADC78412A9605F45706E96FB8" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prescribe policies and procedures for measuring operating tempo and personnel tempo; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H846718AA1542454EB694800CC5B39918" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintain a central data collection repository to provide information for research, actuarial analysis, interagency reporting and evaluation of Department of Defense programs and policies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1BC330B3651401E95DAF511B7652330" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The data collection repository shall be able to identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="H928A8B605FDB4E2CB6D8412A3475F4F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the active and reserve component units of the armed forces that are participating at the battalion, squadron, or an equivalent level (or a higher level) in contingency operations, major training events, and other exercises and contingencies of such a scale that the exercises and contingencies receive an official designation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C3B96922B03480286BEBE9675B45C7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the duration of their participation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19FBEA9E499941FDB0F9575E6A238DDD" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For each of the armed forces, the data collection repository shall be able to indicate, for a fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA648DB6FDCEB460C8EFDC313E3CFAE60"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of members who received the high-deployment allowance under section 436 of title 37 (or who would have been eligible to receive the allowance if the duty assignment was not excluded by the Secretary of Defense);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAED197E6B55C414CA4F606BD5A116F39"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of members who received each rate of allowance paid (estimated in the case of members described in the parenthetical phrase in subparagraph (A));</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACA5574C3BFD448CA4B7EF75D6DE2550"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of months each member received the allowance (or would have received it in the case of members described in the parenthetical phrase in subparagraph (A)); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H383E35FF6542468AB64DE77BF3F889B0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the total amount expended on the allowance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3597EF60E04241C0B78E6576F1FAE51C" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of the armed forces, the data collection repository shall be able to indicate, for a fiscal year, the number of days that high demand, low density units (as defined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) were deployed, and whether these units met the force goals for limiting deployments, as described in the personnel tempo policies applicable to that armed force.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HE03C209D83B0432DA98B032A657FB5D8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H557570340EB046A09482497B7B9E3FEF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Other definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H2EB47F4B66764AA986D3F4376F5159A7"><enum>(1)</enum>
<subparagraph id="HFA3AB1F2E8B543F18CD66DE7A7BC6D2C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the term <quote>dwell time</quote> means the time a member of the armed forces or a unit spends at the permanent duty station or home port after returning from a deployment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C0F66B057404B8689DA53F36F836FB2" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may modify the definition of dwell time specified in subparagraph (A). If the Secretary establishes a different definition of such term, the Secretary shall transmit the new definition to Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D60D3A418434DF695BEF45CBE4FD0BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>operating tempo</quote> means the rate at which units of the armed forces are involved in all military activities, including contingency operations, exercises, and training deployments.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DA44414EE194B089EEF65BEBE7EB0FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <quote>personnel tempo</quote> means the amount of time members of the armed forces are engaged in their official duties at a location or under circumstances that make it infeasible for a member to spend off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H5B33E9F829674E029AF238746EFBDEF8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HF05C8ECFDB6746A7BA93031DD5094747"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of section 991 of such title is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H4A6FA2C103EB4CBA8805A932A2E23F0E"><enum>991.</enum><header>Management of deployments of members and measurement and data collection of unit operating and personnel tempo</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H118155ED01E847498EAB07C51BCB467E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of sections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 50 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 991 and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">991. Management of deployments of members and measurement and data collection of unit operating and personnel tempo.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HAD1087354DBC460285D913046EBD3835"><enum>523.</enum><header>Authorized leave available for members of the Armed Forces upon birth or adoption of a child</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 701 of title 10, United State Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA94C7A0C07EC4FB7A5ACD95F12FCFD4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (i) and (j) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H347F41DE02AC492EB7869ECE6302F32C"><enum>(i)</enum>
<paragraph id="HF0295889DCD24FF8A3699E5BAB89B29E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the armed forces who gives birth to a child or who adopts a child in a qualifying child adoption and will be primary caregiver for the adopted child shall receive 42 days of leave after the birth or adoption to be used in connection with the birth or adoption of the child.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H048AE7D2E3254377BEE2B1D75A5239EA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A married member of the armed forces on active duty whose wife gives birth to a child or who adopts a child in a qualifying child adoption, but will not be primary caregiver for the adopted child, shall receive 10 days of leave to be used in connection with the birth or adoption of the child.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF08B2A8B2954C199026DCB39D4A4DC5" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If two members of the armed forces who are married to each other adopt a child in a qualifying child adoption, only one of the members may be designated as primary caregiver for purposes of paragraph (1). In the case of a dual-military couple, the member authorized leave under paragraph (1) and the member authorized leave under paragraph (2) may utilize the leave at the same time.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAE812BF284547B7897C1E6600E9C235" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For the purpose of this subsection, an adoption of a child by a member is a qualifying child adoption if the member is eligible for reimbursement of qualified adoption expenses for such adoption under section 1052 of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H262B90F93A4449BF9BF15F7AA9740FD0" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leave authorized under this subsection is in addition to other leave provided under other provisions of this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF66BA7AA7F334C4CA4CD37FF6E218AAA" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF5057BE4AE54CAEA6427D0123845269"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HC6CD0428D6D047579A5A2598736DDAE6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>524.</enum><header>Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="HE5485BC39C494A00918417E8B704E5D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duration of program authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (l) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H1746C68EE1D14F5BA4229E51D4AC0249"><enum>(l) </enum><header>Duration of program authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No member of the Armed Forces may be released from active duty under a pilot program conducted under this section after December 31, 2015.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H973A34FB4ED24DAF86359C1D3C4326CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of annual limitation on selection of participants</header><text>Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking <quote>each of calendar years 2009 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>a calendar year</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H015D7F44DF0A4B3A82792058DB9E1B4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional reports required</header><text>Subsection (k) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFD7CE4B99437497F8B5507E1B0E0DC7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>June 1, 2011, and June 1, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>June 1 of 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9252EDA3AB1C4B94AD010AB1B00407B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>March 1, 2016</quote> and inserting <quote>March 1, 2019</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H805E2D1BDA3844D6A2EF02A578C1D109"><enum>525.</enum><header>Policy on military recruitment and enlistment of graduates of secondary schools</header>
<subsection id="H93C2789247C34462AD37AFCAC0FC8A16" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Equal treatment for secondary school graduates</header>
<paragraph id="H8502C4924E854A28991C091AC0650C7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Equal treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of a military department shall treat a graduate described in paragraph (2) in the same manner as a graduate of a secondary school (as defined in section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(38)).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64BA40B0F25042C2A47C02B6F1D24422"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered graduates</header><text>Paragraph (1) applies with respect to person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H28835EDCD7784FBC980B8EAFDB93BE72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receives a diploma from a secondary school that is legally operating; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H826EDE84E36B40B1B14CF29AF262D191"><enum>(B)</enum><text>otherwise completes a program of secondary education in compliance with the education laws of the State in which the person resides.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF11BC2870E7D447AA9F1D439B5302D07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy on recruitment and enlistment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy on recruitment and enlistment that incorporates the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H179165CFAFA54B6E9D321F8A61D2624D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Means for identifying persons described in subsection (a)(2) who are qualified recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces, which may include the use of a non-cognitive aptitude test, adaptive personality assessment, or other operational attrition screening tool to predict performance, behaviors, and attitudes of potential recruits that influence attrition and the ability to adapt to a regimented life in the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDEA421E25B2471E94FFC26C138612EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Means for assessing how qualified persons fulfill their enlistment obligation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DDB0AB1490C46118FF6B6CA1FC276C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Means for maintaining data, by each diploma source, which can be used to analyze attrition rates among qualified persons. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF8906B8688314C608D089215BC535B1D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recruitment plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the policy required by subsection (b), the Secretary of each of the military departments shall develop a recruitment plan that includes a marketing strategy for targeting various segments of potential recruits with all types of secondary education credentials.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H95B76A1F6B4B4A9D8046DA266568EB87"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Communication plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of each of the military departments shall develop a communication plan to ensure that the policy and recruitment plan are understood by military recruiters.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HBFFB1F435D1047D78494015C6EDC288B"><enum>526.</enum><header>Navy recruiting and advertising</header>
<subsection id="H58A1F9298DA748AC90DD594DAA1C167C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $254,860,000 for Recruiting and Advertising. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy shall obligate an additional $983,000 for the professional development of youth ages 11 to 17, to promote interest and skill in seamanship and aviation while instilling qualities that mold strong moral character in an anti-drug and anti-gang environment in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H50F15B7A7B1A4AFB9CC823DAE5E90368"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB1ACBED755B7495189AD92F6F1A51972"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H023FD3C662B14391B0AC26FDEE1749E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HFAF364ED4FA947429940DEF289FD1FB1"><enum>D</enum><header>Military Justice and Legal Matters</header>
<section id="HA4258ECFCAE7444A97CD8B7ABFB64BC7"><enum>531.</enum><header>Procedures for judicial review of military personnel decisions relating to correction of military records</header>
<subsection id="H7517C0E18BEA4CA588F5B5A8F54B7113"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Judicial review procedures</header>
<paragraph id="HFEF574545E1D4A8F9016E4223D2CAB84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1558 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H459729A062C740EAA0094AC0E3F88D89"><enum>1558a.</enum><header>Judicial review of certain decisions relating to correction of military records</header>
<subsection id="HD56E96BE1716456490938D3FF4787A92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of judicial review</header><text>After a final decision is issued by the Secretary concerned pursuant to section 1552 of this title or by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsections (f) or (g) of section 1034 of this title, any person aggrieved by such a decision may obtain judicial review of the decision.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H033CD9FEB95E42D5A8AA3550BD76DC64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Basis to set-aside decision</header><text>In exercising its authority under this section, the reviewing court shall review the record of the decision and may hold unlawful and set aside any decision demonstrated by the petitioner in the record to be—</text>
<paragraph id="H12E4D19C093447C6A624EFEE06A62F50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>arbitrary or capricious;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B8F75F044474CDCA7707A99613166FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not based on substantial evidence;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4303A12E47243FE9F0B9250EB0BEF4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a result of material error of fact or material administrative error, but only if the petitioner identified to the correction board how the failure to follow such procedures substantially prejudiced the petitioner’s right to relief, and shows to the reviewing court by a preponderance of the evidence that the error was harmful; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CEE2631337444D681AEDEA1E78DE724"><enum>(4)</enum><text>otherwise contrary to law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D144A21465D4689A403B529C9376074"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In exercising its authority under this section, the reviewing court shall affirm, modify, vacate, or reverse the decision, or remand the matter, as appropriate.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6924997AC8C84556BF392CBFA5793E80"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Matters must be justiciable</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), the reviewing court does not have jurisdiction to entertain any matter or issue raised in a petition of review that is not justiciable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8A646C08925F47F0B72423162BA03A58"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Decision must be final</header>
<paragraph id="H4187B2469DC74A9E9301FF07AD50CEA4" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No judicial review may be made under this section unless the petitioner shall first have requested a correction under section 1552 of this title, and the Secretary concerned shall have rendered a final decision denying that correction in whole or in part. In a case in which the final decision of the Secretary concerned is subject to review by the Secretary of Defense under section 1034(g) of this title, the petitioner is not required to seek such review by the Secretary of Defense before obtaining judicial review under this section. If the petitioner seeks review by the Secretary of Defense under section 1034(g) of this title, no judicial review may be made until the Secretary of Defense shall have rendered a final decision denying that request in whole or in part.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10C259C12E964C16B2D4D9115078C607" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a final decision described in subsection (a) made after the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, a petition for judicial review under this section must be filed within one year after the date of that final decision.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H67983038DF874E2F9F3165986B4C732A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="H88C492BC67734DC1898DEC3884C15010" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A decision by a board established under section 1552(a)(1) of this title declining to excuse the untimely filing of a request for correction of military records is not subject to judicial review under this section or otherwise subject to review in any court.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DF5B65C87B04CCD82E301ECF9DC607E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A decision by a board established under section 1552(a)(1) of this title declining to reconsider or reopen a previous denial or partial denial of a request for correction of military records is not subject to judicial review under this section or otherwise subject to review in any court.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD2CCE998F67453AB3E49B030CBF1E22" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subsection (e)(2), a decision by a board established under section 1552(a)(1) of this title that results in denial, in whole or in part, of any request for correction of military records that is received by the board more than six years after the date of discharge, retirement, release from active duty, or death while on active duty of the person whose military records are the subject of the correction request is not subject to judicial review under this section or otherwise subject to review in any court.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC28E0D585722430684595E59A1514FDD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sole basis for judicial review</header>
<paragraph id="H8A8C4A2C300D43C783B035E22C03A169" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a cause of action arising after the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, no court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any request for correction of records cognizable under subsection (f) or (g) of section 1034 or section 1552 of this title except as provided in this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F58643D98364440AF5E55DE308DA7B1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In the case of a cause of action arising after the end of such one-year period, except as provided by chapter 153 of title 28 and chapter 79 of this title, no court shall have jurisdiction over any civil action or claim seeking, in whole or in part, to challenge any decision for which administrative review is available under section 1552 of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7AD499736BF4087A29B04DC011CB781"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1558 the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">1558a. Judicial review of certain decisions relating to correction of military records.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA3C67F46F845483F810054A05079A4A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of denial of request for correction of records when prohibited personnel action alleged</header>
<paragraph id="H058102EB4FE04EBE889399D61B7CD0CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice of denial; procedures for judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f) of section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H9EC911878D45476E8EE1289467BDB6E8" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which the final decision of the Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, of any requested correction of the record of the member or former member, the Secretary concerned shall provide the member or former member a concise written statement of the factual and legal basis for the decision, together with a statement of the procedure and time for obtaining review of the decision pursuant to section 1558a of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD014C253BFD14433B426A8D9F008C068"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary of Defense review; notice of denial</header><text>Subsection (g) of such section is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H37C0598DD6354361ACB79E25D7C7F5E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>Upon the completion of all</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88EFF9EFB142466CB117A40C9620B3A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H8F1C32D636BE43A9821B5E972C5157DB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The submittal of a matter to the Secretary of Defense by the member or former member under paragraph (1) must be made within 90 days of the receipt by the member or former member of the final decision of the Secretary of the military department concerned in the matter. In any case in which the final decision of the Secretary of Defense results in denial, in whole or in part, of any requested correction of the record of the member or former member, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the member or former member a concise written statement of the basis for the decision, together with a statement of the procedure and time for obtaining review of the decision pursuant to section 1558a of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6EB3D4E5CD14AB0BA998D665AB04E84"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sole basis for judicial review</header><text>Such section is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H57631983422F45579C12B5DB2EF33CA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61E132F665744534AA16718E40EB00F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h):</text>
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<subsection id="HAC2E3E90A47D425C93AFBF66C010267D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Judicial review</header>
<paragraph id="H08156BAEF13F431B85527712D8C55867" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (g) shall be subject to judicial review only as provided in section 1558a of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01432BF4E99045C68DFFE3B12A4D9D07" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a case in which review by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (g) was not sought, a decision of the Secretary of a military department under subsection (f) shall be subject to judicial review only as provided in section 1558a of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43D2149EA19F425499592769C1BBADCC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection (f) shall be subject to judicial review only as provided in section 1558a of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC35CEA2A96AF47CDB0803714381EE126"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of denial of other requests for correction of military records</header><text>Section 1552 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text>
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<subsection id="HDD09D65E5A2B44A58BF11A6F6C646075"><enum>(h)</enum><text>In any case in which the final decision of the Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, of any requested correction, the Secretary concerned shall provide the claimant a concise written statement of the factual and legal basis for the decision, together with a statement of the procedure and time for obtaining review of the decision pursuant to section 1558a of this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9203D8E6905B4C1BAD3E2F5BBED012CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A decision by the Secretary concerned under this section shall be subject to judicial review only as provided in section 1558a of this title.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC6B6FC9622649D398ED149599116529"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date and retroactive application</header>
<paragraph id="H62690D0F4E5B423F9ECA1ACCB972CE2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H202BD6345E0D4FCFAFC948B4C8749D83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retroactive application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply to all final decisions of the Secretary of Defense under section 1034(g) of title 10, United States Code, and of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Homeland Security under sections 1034(f) or 1552 of such title, whether rendered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5CAF86FB84F4B9693748E56C8ABDCD4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transition</header><text>During the period between the date of the enactment of this Act and the effective date specified in paragraph (1), in any case in which the final decision of the Secretary of Defense under section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, or the Secretary concerned under section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, results in denial, in whole or in part, of any requested correction of the record of a member or former member of the Armed Forces or the record of a claimant under such section 1552, the individual shall be informed in writing of the time for obtaining review of the decision pursuant to section 1558a of such title as provided therein.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H433EB27C738243B8868A3D3192DBD2A3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretaries concerned may prescribe appropriate regulations, and interim guidance before prescribing such regulations, to implement the amendments made by this section. In the case of the Secretary of a military department, such regulations may not take effect until approved by the Secretary of Defense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D3E8DFF4D154F598D4AF632E810A2D2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section do not affect the authority of any court to exercise jurisdiction over any case that was properly before the court before the effective date specified in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3D5D4BED8A840CBAE9B1976D1975269"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>Secretary concerned</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H6591E303A53D4800813A453130A58C1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>532.</enum><header>Clarification of application and extent of direct acceptance of gifts authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2601a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0FD14D5513DD4F33B012B28D28F22390"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8932464177444E2E8D4866A1E59690CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61FD3769434A4060B6DAA9A8F4940629"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD13B83BB3CE4C09BBB92C7C67EDC7D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H9804BA96135F42A7A3F3EE85EDF4C562"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in an operation or area designated as a combat operation or a combat zone, respectively, by the Secretary of Defense in accordance with the regulations prescribed under subsection (a); or</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H452A41C0742F40FC9162763631E17ACF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subsection (b)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A593CE35E3149C9B5C770FCE9E681B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HCEA5275DD1024F15ABD73103CA420878"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Retroactive application of regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent provided in the regulations issued under subsection (a), the regulations shall also apply to the acceptance of gifts for injuries or illnesses incurred on or after September 11, 2001, through the effective date of the regulations.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA85278C1F3A24CE5ACE076673BF64E74"><enum>533.</enum><header>Additional condition on repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective as of December 22, 2010, and as if included therein as enacted, section 2(b) of Public Law 111–321 (124 Stat. 3516) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: </text>
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<paragraph id="H7AD4DA540C39460C89C63E81DFACC15A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force each submit to the congressional defense committees the officer’s written certification that repeal of section 654 of title 10, United States Code, will not degrade the readiness, effectiveness, cohesion, and morale of combat arms units and personnel of the Armed Force under the officer’s jurisdiction engaged in combat, deployed to a combat theater, or preparing for deployment to a combat theater.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H317FEF2FE2AE4B4A95548A053A5A30E7"><enum>534.</enum><header>Military regulations regarding marriage</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress reaffirms the policy of section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, codified as section 7 of title 1, United States Code. In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the Department of Defense applicable to members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense, the word <quote>marriage</quote> means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word <quote>spouse</quote> refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.</text></section>
<section id="H045ECA3A3A8A45C0993A20C6CB608AE6"><enum>535.</enum><header>Use of military installations as site for marriage ceremonies and participation of chaplains and other military and civilian personnel in their official capacity</header>
<subsection id="HF319F1231F4949649CD07887060E123E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense may be used as the site for a marriage ceremony only if the marriage complies with the definition of marriage in section 7 of title 1, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1A845D6FAB364A54BD6F16E0D8A36A25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Armed Forces, including a chaplain, or civilian employee of the Department of Defense acting in an official capacity may assist in or perform a marriage ceremony only if the marriage complies with the definition of marriage in section 7 of title 1, United States Code.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HD97ACB83742D438AB6B459C329A6D889"><enum>E</enum><header>Member Education and Training Opportunities and Administration</header>
<section id="H1C01A6ECAFFD4A859250372F81B2F86B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>541.</enum><header>Improved access to apprenticeship programs for members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty or retired</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HE5C6315757104F39AE00FA26F27561A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Participation in apprenticeship programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the program carried out under this section, the Secretary concerned may permit a member of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the program to participate in an apprenticeship program that provides employment skills training and assists members in transitioning into new careers in civilian life.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H7B99561A2A624CC9AEFCEEB0A468DA81"><enum>542.</enum><header>Expansion of reserve health professionals stipend program to include students in mental health degree programs in critical wartime specialties</header>
<subsection id="H700B6F07007F4284B78FEC37D5BDF54F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reserve component mental health student stipend</header><text>Section 16201 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB54873EBA6BB4AF5AEB2AD178DDFC4EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD26E9D5417DD4AC2B640882714071C69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):</text>
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<subsection id="HED11A00E7A76476C9B77EBB636A06648"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Mental health students in critical wartime specialties</header>
<paragraph id="HC6608B2BA7E34DB59D59515E88B4F3A9" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Under the stipend program under this chapter, the Secretary of the military department concerned may enter into an agreement with a person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50CFF052FC5B4138A6020E33C3EEF7D1" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is eligible to be appointed as an officer in a reserve component;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3FCAFA46FA04CCD9DE51F194FEA2854" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in an institution in a course of study that results in a degree in clinical psychology or social work;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BD4FB875B4E46E0A27F44BB898CED36" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>signs an agreement that, unless sooner separated, the person will—</text>
<clause id="H92B380F85BAB48C9AE33066A53D20605"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete the educational phase of the program;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB2428A6EC9834BB9BFE24AC8815EF7DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accept a reappointment or redesignation within the person’s reserve component, if tendered, based upon the person’s health profession, following satisfactory completion of the educational and intern programs; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCFB9865DE02C4BA297F3D8E9E6454FF9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>participate in a residency program if required for clinical licensure.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA39277156DE475693ED4FE0FF67E793" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Under the agreement—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA226E07D913E46F8878E96A73C7FF8A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the military department concerned shall agree to pay the participant a stipend, in an amount determined under subsection (g), for the period or the remainder of the period that the student is satisfactorily progressing toward a degree in clinical psychology or social work while enrolled in a school accredited in the designated mental health discipline;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59A716B809B4441885726B6B46394DF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the participant shall not be eligible to receive such stipend before appointment, designation, or assignment as an officer for service in the Ready Reserve;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2CD8B048F104D8CA303C4B3F3F1F033"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the participant shall be subject to such active duty requirements as may be specified in the agreement and to active duty in time of war or national emergency as provided by law for members of the Ready Reserve; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA91115D2B0F1482CAD1E77D20FDCF06E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the participant shall agree to serve, upon successful completion of the program, one year in the Ready Reserve for each six months, or part thereof, for which the stipend is provided, to be served in the Selected Reserve or in the Individual Ready Reserve as specified in the agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3549ED8135EC429AB2599B3875B85A82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cross-reference amendments</header><text>Such section is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD4087BA551A346CF8092FE632725D5B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (f)</quote> in subsections (b)(2)(A), (c)(2)(A), and (d)(2)(A) and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01212D0A5A3244E5990E21F00220C889"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (b) or (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b), (c), (d), or (f)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9E353627E67F40F9B11BF1C64F693EF6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>543.</enum><header>Administration of United States Air Force Institute of Technology</header>
<subsection id="H82D8EFB20D6E4E878011DBE97F8955AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 901 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9314a the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H043CED81CA2B44E691FFFF9E4E7F0F33"><enum>9314b.</enum><header>United States Air Force Institute of Technology: administration</header>
<subsection id="H4B9BA98CA85B4C70BBF78383F90EB145"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commandant</header>
<paragraph id="HFFCAFBF50D054A22847B0F8E84698556"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology shall be selected by the Secretary of the Air Force. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2CC8E6AFA5B4CCCA38E399E4B763E17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The Commandant shall be one of the following: </text>
<subparagraph id="H4FA46F2789614A4F8D72E1337BDC00E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Active-duty officers</header><text>An active-duty officer of the Air Force in a grade not below the grade of colonel, who is assigned or detailed to such position. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCDE8A77BBB5450DA69DA39DB96C1656"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Civilians</header><text>A civilian individual, including an individual who was retired from the Air Force in a grade not below brigadier general, who has the qualifications appropriate to the position of Commandant and is selected by the Secretary as the best qualified from among candidates for the position in accordance with—</text>
<clause id="H54DEE22D36994EC29FF2365DB74DE03D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the criteria specified in paragraph (5); </text></clause>
<clause id="H4BD09D30278A40F993D5429C315DC487"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a process determined by the Secretary; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H06AACA30A17844C2BE4BB1287D4CA0A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other factors the Secretary considers relevant. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE08EE3055F8447BD80B4A6F3E6109C36" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation of relevant individuals</header><text>Before making an assignment, detail, or selection of an individual for the position of Commandant, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39CAB30D64E3453EA54ED913CF68FB3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the Air Force Institute of Technology Subcommittee of the Air University Board of Visitors; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26FBE35FFD96475696846286F1A60480"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider any recommendation of the leadership and faculty of the Air Force Institute of Technology regarding the assignment or selection to that position; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4313424E226440B4A672C0AAC9DEC234"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider the recommendations of the Air Force Chief of Staff. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CAF5F961C6748068CB92C3917D7443D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Five year term for civilian Commandant</header><text>An individual selected for the position of Commandant under paragraph (1)(B) shall serve in that position for a term of not more than five years and may be continued in that position for an additional term of up to five years. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF364AF43234E4252BB313F2C7AB980FF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Relevant qualifications</header><text>The qualifications appropriate for selection of an individual for detail or assignment to the position of Commandant include the following: </text>
<subparagraph id="HF0B224C8E0164F6FA25A9C14201025CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An academic degree that is either—</text>
<clause id="H71C3278D51094D31889E09473EAD4325"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a doctorate degree in a field of study relevant to the mission and function of the Air Force Institute of Technology; or </text></clause>
<clause id="H113D8E3FCB3A4C3090FC1238A68780EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a master's degree in a field of study relevant to the mission and function of the Air Force Institute of Technology, but only if—</text>
<subclause id="H586182036EBB492DBF4A494496616568"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the individual is an active-duty or retired officer of the Air Force in a grade not below the grade of brigadier general; and </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7C6F934914014207BAFD493C5EE79B80"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at the time of the selection of that individual as Commandant, the individual permanently appointed to the position of Provost and Academic Dean has a doctorate degree in a field of study relevant to the mission and function of the Air Force Institute of Technology. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B016EA8C9364F12873386DF68C00551"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A comprehensive understanding of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, and joint and combined operations. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22D3EA91025241BFBE3A1CC6F6D16706"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Leadership experience at the senior level in a large and diverse organization. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC747DBDDEB43417F87010EB474CF8D8F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Demonstrated ability to foster and encourage a program of research in order to sustain academic excellence. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58AE124BEE1E42FD8DF2F42130924A4B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other qualifications, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA50E1B3B68247149BBDBFE7CB89CF04"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Support</header><text>The Secretary shall detail officers of the Air Force of appropriate grades and qualifications to assist the Commandant in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H36A028588C454628AF65672077378961"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the advanced instruction and professional and technical education of students and the provision of research opportunities for students; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8FC6A2B0DF0463FAA762A5D09961F6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the administration of the Air Force Institute of Technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2CB616F9616B42BDB0C93874E6D3C99B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provost and Academic Dean</header>
<paragraph id="HCA7CC2BE06CA49A8B13F21E128AA5420"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established at the Air Force Institute of Technology the civilian position of Provost and Academic Dean.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA91B86A0D9F043B3AA8819DA85F99166"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
<subparagraph id="HF746FDA291A74D25A4B70C57A700DD4C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment by the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Provost and Academic Dean shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term of five years.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H442453C06DBC45D88E43E28F125EAC6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making an appointment to the position of Provost and Academic Dean, the Secretary shall consult with the Air Force Institute of Technology Subcommittee of the Air University Board of Visitors and shall consider any recommendation of the leadership and faculty of the Air Force Institute of Technology regarding an appointment to that position.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6FB3B03DDDC411D93097E9C7B387859"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Provost and Academic Dean is entitled to such compensation as the Secretary prescribes, but not more than the rate of compensation authorized for level IV of the Executive Schedule.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H98AD661B1A514E0CA00A8CB05561E2E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H3A262A5414CD4310BFD45906F46CBA16"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commandant</header><text>The term <quote>Commandant</quote> means the Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE635C91B17EC41E88ABC56372CFC5AFC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Air Force. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H6E621CBAED424E83A045B6C9C6848D39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of current Commandant</header><text>The officer who is serving as Commandant of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology at the time of the enactment of this Act may serve as acting Commandant until the appointment of a Commandant in accordance with section 9314b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDCC7A42A105747EFB6D6B18BCE49338C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical Amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 9314a the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">9314b. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: administration.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HDBEF9C1EC36B4120891030D7B26CA5E0"><enum>544.</enum><header>Appointments to military service academies from nominations made by the governor of Puerto Rico</header>
<subsection id="H6E48FC4949E247CAA5626A82EEE30E30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>United States Military Academy</header><text>Section 4342(a)(7) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B221A59910E4C45A075F2970072F029"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Six</quote> and inserting <quote>Eight</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC223965CAB7944BEB9642B24E6A7C962"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one who is a native</quote> and inserting <quote>three who are natives</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD560876DF9EA4739A5E4311ABA1C3C27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>United States Naval Academy</header><text>Section 6954(a)(7) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F5F50348DF34B7F99B2B8F0941EB679"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Six</quote> and inserting <quote>Eight</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42D4F4B1036B4C04B0EE3804FD7F6D65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one who is a native</quote> and inserting <quote>three who are natives</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA5E640CF13E1435C8EA1E31BE1DD423C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States Air Force Academy</header><text>Section 9342(a)(7) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H45BA929D6406449BAE37425D2949D1F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Six</quote> and inserting <quote>Eight</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49C8334BBBDF4631B0D6169B5B7BCCEC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one who is a native</quote> and inserting <quote>three who are natives</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H456F5DB1437C47F6990F70AF667EE5F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the nomination of candidates for appointment to the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy for classes entering these military service academies after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H031FEE128F914F669CDD150EF8A2717F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>545.</enum><header>Temporary authority to waive maximum age limitation on admission to United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy</header>
<subsection id="H08C9DEF7C76A47C5933253AD3EC8F470"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver for certain enlisted members</header><text>The Secretary of the military department concerned may waive the maximum age limitation specified in section 4346(a), 6958(a)(1), or 9346(a) of title 10, United States Code, for the admission of an enlisted member of the Armed Forces to the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy if the member—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE758FC989BC4278AD87402CEBBF0939"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfies the eligibility requirements for admission to that academy (other than the maximum age limitation); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA0BC2DA76A748D380A0EC99D891BE71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was or is prevented from being admitted to a military service academy before the member reached the maximum age specified in such sections as a result of service on active duty in a theater of operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5FFD8D50EB174DA9852E42355E9F06E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver for exceptional candidates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the military department concerned may waive the maximum age limitation specified in such sections for the admission of a candidate to the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy if the candidate—</text>
<paragraph id="HBFAF5BDCD8904F17A4481B6321D3D744"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfies the eligibility requirements for admission to that academy (other than the maximum age limitation); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD754EA61F2064AA291510C2A022B8763"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possesses an exceptional overall record that the Secretary concerned determines sets the candidate apart from all other candidates.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H85EAE3E5120E43B9833B527C3706F4C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maximum age for receipt of waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A waiver may not be granted under this section if the candidate would pass the candidate’s twenty-sixth birthday by July 1 of the year in which the candidate would enter the military service academy.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE345F5745C3946ADBCF766B8A3D73D02"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on number admitted using waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No more than five candidates may be admitted to each of the military service academies for an academic year pursuant to a waiver granted under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEBC3206EADAB4E7D875104253BCA77C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Record keeping requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of each military department shall maintain records on the number of graduates of the military service academy under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are admitted pursuant to a waiver granted under this section and who remain in the Armed Forces beyond the active duty service obligation assumed upon graduation. The Secretary shall compare their retention rate to the retention rate of graduates of that academy generally. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD83EE2F665A445F3978BD98AFBD44C68"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary of each military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report specifying—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF07FFBF34A142AD9C28750CC7C50C47"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of applications for waivers received by the Secretary under subsection (a) and under subsection (b);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61DDAC717AE749AE9E07D26A5722FC0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of waivers granted by the Secretary, including whether the waiver was granted under subsection (a) or (b); </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D6CA20C63DB4E1D837E5FB664B3B0A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of candidates actually admitted to the military service academy under the jurisdiction of the Secretary pursuant to a waiver granted by the Secretary under this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EEF2F97BA5145449501E3DB2A95362E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning with the class of 2009, the number of graduates of the military service academy under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who, before admission to that academy, were enlisted members of the Armed Forces and who remain in the Armed Forces beyond the active duty service obligation assumed upon graduation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC41DC05D6E994607926E1EFCFAEC3B86"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Duration of waiver authority</header><text>The authority to grant a waiver under this section expires on September 30, 2016.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFF72A843927A431482684C12EE59C151"><enum>546.</enum><header>Education and employment advocacy program for wounded members of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="H2DD9CA2554A54EA6A4DF3FF2884F57B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized; funding source</header><text>In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $ 2,201,964 for Operation & Maintenance, Defense-wide, Budget Activity 04, Administrative and Service-Wide Activities, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Defense shall obligate an additional $15,000,000 for purpose of an education and employment advocacy pilot program to engage wounded members of the Armed Forces early in their recovery. The Secretary may award grants to, or enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, organizations, which may include non-profit organizations, that the Secretary determines are eligible to assist in planning, developing, managing, and implementing the pilot program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA724DEF748E44E669D51108E7DAE7FD7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text>A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5BB067D981741E8A990AD1D1A272666"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E1B572F60FE42D9BA30DA73DD07B906"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HFBA35E41CD7440C2A35AB5FB03108419"><enum>F</enum><header>Army National Military Cemeteries</header>
<section id="H2A1482C98E7A40F5AF06D3FBF1F9FD65"><enum>551.</enum><header>Army National Military Cemeteries</header>
<subsection id="H328782597FE5422C97C3206130F540AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Management responsibilities and oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 445 the following new chapter:</text>
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<chapter id="H62A20EBF3E2A46ED86A176BB044A6013"><enum>446</enum><header>Army National Military Cemeteries</header>
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<toc-entry idref="HFE06D21E50D24B028F8C1F75F114830D" level="section">4721. Authority and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Army.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE93931A937E641B7BFF93C5569F8D11B" level="section">4722. Interment and inurnment policy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC80FB049521A48B0A0F1999FD04E577B" level="section">4723. Advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBEABAD3B17374B578FE7C46BF5C1D402" level="section">4724. Executive Director.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1AC15EA701D547CEAE0114A1DE55C132" level="section">4725. Superintendents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H7E5BDC261FC74C25B84C0F6D8CFCE247" level="section">4726. Oversight and inspections.</toc-entry></toc>
<section id="HFE06D21E50D24B028F8C1F75F114830D"><enum>4721.</enum><header>Authority and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Army</header>
<subsection id="H948472273E8048D0A607B3A6941D952D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall develop, operate, manage, administer, oversee, and fund the Army National Military Cemeteries specified in subsection (b) in a manner and to standards that fully honor the service and sacrifices of the deceased members of the armed forces buried or inurned in the Cemeteries.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA83C969BAAD9417CBCB9F4876BFA006F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Army National Military Cemeteries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Army National Military Cemeteries (in this chapter referred to as the <quote>Cemeteries</quote>) consist of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7A5A58B327B84669810B9AD2A18CF7AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D8749B8F05B49808FC08A178A29370E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in the District of Colombia.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDBAFE6C47F1F48B08527036F5BFD0A89"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administrative jurisdiction</header><text>The Cemeteries shall be under the jurisdiction of Headquarters, Department of the Army.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H162671ABF55945C986DC185108EFB28F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations and other policies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe such regulations and policies as may be necessary administer the Cemeteries. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFA8FF8BB1972420180DECA37F3A04CB7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Budgetary and reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual budget request (and detailed justifications for the amount of the request) to fund administration, operation and maintenance, and construction related to the Cemeteries. The Secretary may include, as necessary, proposals for new or amended statutory authority related to the Cemeteries.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE93931A937E641B7BFF93C5569F8D11B"><enum>4722.</enum><header>Interment and inurnment policy</header>
<subsection id="H1A29FB8E79D9415BBFEA2D4F57AF7BAE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility determinations generally</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, shall determine eligibility for interment or inurnment in the Cemeteries.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA678F83EB0E34BAAAA8E0968141B8289"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Removal of remains</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe under section 4721(d) of this title, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the removal of the remains of a person described in subsection (c) from one of the Cemeteries for re-interment or re-inurnment if, upon the death of the primary person eligible for interment or inurnment in the Cemeteries, the deceased primary eligible person will not be buried in the same or an adjoining grave.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H611C6F69A76A4356AE7CE0430450A95B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (d), the persons whose remains may be removed pursuant to subsection (b) are the deceased spouse, a minor child, and, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Army, an unmarried adult child of a member eligible for interment or inurnment in the Cemeteries.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCCA567837BEC4CF68BC5548A3ED7CBBC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The remains of a person described in subsection (c) may not be removed from one of the Cemeteries under subsection (b) if the primary person eligible for burial in the Cemeteries is a person—</text>
<paragraph id="H5772E3AE48A24995892DC6D8CA7D0DF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>who is missing in action;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5503A974DC84F64BC5B57B2A83D9EA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whose remains have not been recovered or identified;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H757D802658B249E7ABBD74FEBBAA1189"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whose remains were buried at sea, whether by the choice of the person or otherwise;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AB21C4F01864E5E9DD1D18B91EAF371"><enum>(4)</enum><text>whose remains were donated to science; or </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FBF59479B904AA0A101119A132FD811"><enum>(5)</enum><text>whose remains were cremated and whose ashes were scattered without internment of any portion of the ashes.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC80FB049521A48B0A0F1999FD04E577B"><enum>4723.</enum><header>Advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery</header>
<subsection id="H99BDA4871F254542A4B3BEA0157B77A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall appoint an advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF74B17357A07465CA2335C7E88CA258D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Role</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall advise and consult with the advisory committee with respect to the administration of Arlington National Cemetery, the erection of memorials at the cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3482A9D6BC564BFAB34A400BACD47D15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports and recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The advisory committee shall make periodic reports and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H63A99D66A4924E199274F68490DCCBE3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after receiving a report or recommendations from the advisory committee under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall submit the report or recommendations to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives and include such comments and recommendations of the Secretary as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HBEABAD3B17374B578FE7C46BF5C1D402"><enum>4724.</enum><header>Executive Director</header>
<subsection id="HA271FE1CCA864752BBC1925A8F6180A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment and qualifications</header>
<paragraph id="HB8A88082C84A44DAB122C0E38FEAB22A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be an Executive Director of the Army National Military Cemeteries who shall meet such professional qualifications as may be established by the Secretary of the Army.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1ACF7DA30181401DBA6FA85857F9B1F7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director reports directly to the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7C003E1B2F84473B885BFA644505E502"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director is responsible for the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2D24E247D12947EA9677A3DD18D1E7CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Exercising authority, direction and control over all aspects of the Cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF865A24E7868459CBD742C2E3738D088"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishing and maintaining full accountability for all gravesites and inurnment niches in the Cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BD751937DBC48658DB563D2EBBF18EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oversight of the construction, operation and maintenance, and repair of the buildings, structures, and utilities of the Cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8D3DC60303E4AF8BB1DF235A1AE196C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition and maintenance of real property and interests in real property for the Cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC9DF756BE0E4606B21973BC235AF9D6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning and conducting private ceremonies at the Cemeteries, including funeral and memorial services for interment and inurnment, and planning and conducting public ceremonies, as directed by the Secretary of the Army.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA67F497CD5443DC819B7F86F18CF858"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formulating, promulgating, administering, and overseeing policies and addressing proposals for the placement of memorials and monuments in the Cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC237FEBADD40447A972B71CA7698C639"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Formulating and implementing a master plan for Arlington National Cemetery that, at a minimum, addresses interment and inurnment capacity, visitor accommodation, operation and maintenance, capital requirements, preservation of the cemetery’s special features, and other matters the Executive Director considers appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0043563286504FF7BF2987839D552283"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Overseeing the programming, planning, budgeting, and execution of funds authorized and appropriated for the Cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94CC329AB77B40A0A244738D596F52E5"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supervising the superintendents of the Cemeteries.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1A35301C92654A6EBA3F9643C8770E9C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Digitization of Arlington National Cemetery internment and inurnment records</header>
<paragraph id="H8333BF4FC0AF4434849F7AE31247CEC3" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 1, 2012, all records related to internments and inurnments at Arlington National Cemetery shall be converted to a digitized format. Thereafter, use of the digitized format shall be the method by which all subsequent records related to internments and inurnments at Arlington National Cemetery are preserved and utilized.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BA074CE365A4C6882033FF57E40CB42" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, <quote>digitized format</quote> refers to the use of an electronic database for recordkeeping and includes the full accounting of all records of each specific gravesite and niche location at Arlington National Cemetery and the identification of the individual interred or inurned at each specific gravesite and niche location.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H1AC15EA701D547CEAE0114A1DE55C132"><enum>4725.</enum><header>Superintendents</header>
<subsection id="H3636C668C4A34AE5A9DF5322E5B94185" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment and qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual serving as the superintendent of one of the Cemeteries should be a retired or former member of the armed forces who served honorably and who—</text>
<paragraph id="HD6D0EF5A6CB4413392370C652ACAE254"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has experience in the administration, management, and operation of cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemeteries System administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4098E156D8944581A2B3FA2B1165479F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as determined by the Secretary of the Army, has experience in the administration, management, and operation of large civilian cemeteries equivalent to the experience described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEC2607B68C2C44BAB2E09DD701B7A847"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The superintendents of the Cemeteries report directly to the Executive Director and performs such duties and responsibilities as the Executive Director prescribes.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H7E5BDC261FC74C25B84C0F6D8CFCE247"><enum>4726.</enum><header>Oversight and inspections</header>
<subsection id="H9C19BC8B056D41489C7D2C15E9747D0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inspections required</header>
<paragraph id="H0F2F604AC4DC4F129F811D434678F7C1" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall provide for the oversight of the Cemeteries to ensure the highest quality standards are maintained by providing for the periodic inspection of the administration, operation and maintenance, and construction elements applicable to the Cemeteries. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the inspections shall be conducted by personnel of the Department of the Army with the assistance, as the Secretary considers appropriate, of personnel from other Federal agencies and civilian experts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAC3B350AC0F42ADA95C7D2D08F10497" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct an inspection of the Cemeteries during fiscal years 2012 and 2014.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H85525166E5D44DB8A906355DAE86E064"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the completion of an inspection conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the inspection and recommendations and a plan for corrective actions to be taken in response to the inspection.</text></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H683792E003F8400288144CB4E017074D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of chapters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle B of such title and at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 445 the following new item:</text>
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<subsection id="H016ADCDF75314F58931CFFCE3E3ADC3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Time for appointment and first meeting of advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery required by section 4723 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Army and hold its first meeting not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE012756A54764B9D8DE5D1E1899FAD25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>552.</enum><header>Inspector General of the Department of Defense inspection of military cemeteries</header>
<subsection id="H360DAE9ED9474734853C5E11F8D54BB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inspection and recommendations required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct an inspection of each military cemetery and, based on the findings of those inspections, make recommendations for the regulation, management, oversight, and operation of the military cemeteries.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5136791B7D87420E99DF33029D0A107F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of inspection</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), the inspection of the military cemeteries under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H12ABF5910061419A8A30DA9BF781ED33"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The adequacy of the statutes, policies, and regulations governing the management, oversight, operations, and interments or inurnments (or both) by the military cemeteries and the adherence of each military cemetery to such statutes, policies, and regulations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H003E4F6301B74237AA003CFEB83D47FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The system employed to fully account for and accurately identify the remains interred or inurned in the military cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C7E7C75EA9E4A028CD3049268D18441"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The contracts and contracting processes and oversight of those contracts and processes with regard to compliance with Department of Defense and military department guidelines.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E49CC780E194704BF5C698CD1F7A05F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The history and adequacy of the oversight conducted by the Secretaries of the military departments over the military cemeteries under their jurisdiction and the adequacy of corrective actions taken as a result of that oversight.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A06408569D141AC840D481ADD2E5A62"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The statutory and policy guidance governing the authorization for the Secretaries of the military departments to operate the military cemeteries and an assessment of the budget and appropriations structure and history of each military cemetery.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CF8500E54A640949540D445BB7F4D33"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other matters as the Inspector General of the Department of Defense considers to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4C0CD16E00FF448CA27B5FF1103A0713"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The inspection under subsection (a) of the cemetery at the Armed Forces Retirement Home–Washington shall focus primarily on—</text>
<paragraph id="HB990A1ECDC76471AB58F095AF8A4263A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the assessment required by subsection (b)(5); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38D2991520674C4F99751DFB76CEA5B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the Secretary of the Army has fully and completely addressed issues raised by, and the recommendations made with regard to, such cemetery in the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 2010 report of the Special Inspection of Arlington National Cemetery.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H97526875EA3B4CFBA4FDB15A6A0AE062"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspection of additional cemeteries</header>
<paragraph id="H419BADD1DE2A49FC9FD79510B853C945"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inspection required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the inspection required by subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct an inspection of a statistically valid sample of cemeteries located at current or former military installations inside and outside the United States that are under the jurisdiction of the military departments for the purpose of obtaining an assessment of the adequacy of and adherence to the statutes, policies, and regulations governing the management, oversight, operations, and interments or inurnments (or both) by those cemeteries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F252E039C79491BA989C3A6F6C95E85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply to the cemeteries maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission and the military cemeteries identified in subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE792EE940D914C8FACD6C317052E4E07"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Submission of inspection results and corrective action plans</header>
<paragraph id="HF884C4EF45B24F819C97293175CAC747"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Military cemetery inspections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2012, the Secretaries of the military departments shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F4F64AD06564AD28D65F0EB737609E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the inspections of the military cemeteries conducted under subsection (a);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H149E641A2BC34188B33CE256CD93F910"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense based on such inspections; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96CA726D98F74E8BABD83A60CDB6BA3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a plan for corrective action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CA938E4E404422F92657BFE4800A9C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inspection of additional cemeteries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2012, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the inspections conducted under subsection (d) and the recommendations of the Inspector General based on such inspections. Not later than April 1, 2013, the Secretaries of the military departments shall submit to such committees a plan for corrective action.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H720D9A4B1E464C04891BD43AD087DB69"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Military cemetery defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In subsection (a), the term <quote>military cemetery</quote> means the cemeteries that are under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department at each of the following locations:</text>
<paragraph id="H4DE39B53A278455AB1407613C1A7839D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Armed Forces Retirement Home–Washington.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F3AA3C16659489E8F429F41C2DA7D48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The United States Military Academy.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AB81D6E5EA741AA835663B2B8221BE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States Naval Academy.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF16C0B39CEF46DB85DE3E54849E11A1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The United States Air Force Academy.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB63A939EF65945928ED69CE6F1C7D231"><enum>G</enum><header>Armed Forces Retirement Home</header>
<section id="HDB1A155804EB4E1388B276E8323CF3B6"><enum>561.</enum><header>Control and administration by Secretary of Defense</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1511(d) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H0F6FA6953A744DE891C46EC3215B810F" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The administration of the Retirement Home, including administration for the provision of health care and medical care for residents, shall remain under the control and administration of the Secretary of Defense.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H8A6769D564E0428899AC77D0CE092FB6"><enum>562.</enum><header>Senior Medical Advisor oversight of health care provided to residents of Armed Forces Retirement Home</header>
<subsection id="HCB4CA78FD09A4C83B2F1B97C9235F966"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Advisory responsibilities of senior medical advisor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 1513A of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB268F4BCCAC445DBB5D9F047A0218B2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(1) The</quote>; and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89BA98B711CB4411AC3F4A69F4BFDE89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50B633FE7A104DE6920577D5515076AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and the Chief Operating Officer</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6CE4BEA0F42A4A83856728BBC5ACC59A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chief Operating Officer, and the Advisory Council regarding the direction and oversight of—</text>
<paragraph id="H577F0FD8846F43C1B2FE07BEBE144A0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">medical administrative matters at each facility of the Retirement Home; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB417D9F934FE4F6FA55AA58A11F5CB56"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of medical care, preventive mental health, and dental care services at each facility of the Retirement Home.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7B0BD48885DB466EA535E5F2F860B18C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Related Duties</header><text>Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="HFE0393EBA1244549B47FE71C2DB7990C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodically visit each facility of the Retirement Home to review—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB0B06BF8E38E4B4A8013FA013E6966C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the medical facilities, medical operations, medical records and reports, and the quality of care provided to residents; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H053111002FA3409B8E2B0B259075F422"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inspections and audits to ensure that appropriate follow-up regarding issues and recommendations raised by such inspections and audits has occurred.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC2BA4C3926045B483884FDC014BA61C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on the findings and recommendations developed as a result of each review conducted under paragraph (3) to the Chief Operating Officer, the Advisory Council, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HD8D18A31E1A246339739491B38042B58"><enum>563.</enum><header>Establishment of Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council and Resident Advisory Committees</header>
<subsection id="H8B866AAED868487CA54FDBE94F14CE00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Replacement of local boards of trustees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 416) is amended by striking section 1516 and inserting the following new sections:</text>
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<section id="H86B57F14CF91469B8A70EE3A39193D5E"><enum>1516.</enum><header>Advisory Council</header>
<subsection id="H52B25EC92886490CA10B39F9777018D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Retirement Home shall have an Advisory Council, to be known as the <quote>Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council</quote>. The Advisory Council shall serve the interests of both facilities of the Retirement Home.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF7B1205511614D20A6A567BA0F3DEEEA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="HF12AEC10E31B474B89DEF6C163FF79DD" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Advisory Council shall provide to the Chief Operating Officer and the Administrator of each facility such guidance and recommendations on the operation and administration of the Retirement Home and the quality of care provided to residents as the Advisory Council considers appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BB474A31611455BA8902B08FE957C4D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not less often than annually, the Advisory Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report summarizing its activities during the preceding year and providing such observations and recommendations with respect to the Retirement Home as the Advisory Council considers appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25607E90D2914BF88CE9DB283079112B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In carrying out its functions, the Advisory Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCD11C856838F486ABC277039D711F549"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for participation in its activities by a representative of the Resident Advisory Committee of each facility of the Retirement Home; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAC521D3B27743219D37CCA9939573C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense regarding issues that the Inspector General should investigate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H372E968AAB0D452F99632E471E6A6EA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header>
<paragraph id="HF7E8700A4E304174880DF1F63C7EA9BE" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Advisory Council shall consist of at least 15 members, each of whom shall be a full or part-time Federal employee or a member of the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD2687C7DECB495CAAF5653D55064F2F" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Advisory Council shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense, except that an individual who is not an employee of the Department of Defense shall be designated, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, by the head of the Federal department or agency that employs the individual.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95E822C5942F4F05AEB8C9732FDB7A9A" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Advisory Council shall include the following members:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E7274958DC3487D87DE16B26F6C2B51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One member who is an expert in nursing home or retirement home administration and financing.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9688DD2960DE45E6B4711D746067CFD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One member who is an expert in gerontology.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BAC53A23142485C90D3FD221974BA4D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>One member who is an expert in financial management.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A0C969B7B72412B9DB500DEECFD5F6D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Two representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs, one to be designated from each of the regional offices nearest in proximity to the facilities of the Retirement Home.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4A36E85770C440A9D42966E7CC47028"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairpersons of the Resident Advisory Committees.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6C79D0913684E08B95B470ED30C50D6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>One enlisted representative of the Services’ Retiree Advisory Council.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC011D11872CD4FFCAB8D1777B5E72CCD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The senior noncommissioned officer of one of the Armed Forces.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AF49079CA9947F8AC4E796B11E20C1A"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Two senior representatives of military medical treatment facilities, one to be designated from each of the military hospitals nearest in proximity to the facilities of the Retirement Home.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6ECC1A6B8A241028B6CD9CF824BC8B0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>One senior judge advocate from one of the Armed Forces.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H906004A440864E479DECD0FE9B9CEFBA"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One senior representative of one of the chief personnel officers of the Armed Forces.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83323A3C3BED4887AE2A712651D9DCE7"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Such other members as the Secretary of Defense may designate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58002767321A4CF78DF1318C3A65CE9C" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Administrator of the each facility of the Retirement Home shall be a nonvoting member of the Advisory Council.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7A0E3AB6D794653A44892ABDBAB41FD" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall designate one member of the Advisory Council to serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Council. The Chairperson shall conduct the meetings of the Advisory Council and be responsible for the operation of the Advisory Council</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H117F125BB07C459C97495F608AE18070"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Term of service</header>
<paragraph id="H74E517A27187452CADBD10F65EA10B5C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the term of service of a member of the Advisory Council shall be two years. The Secretary of Defense may designate a member to serve one additional term.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43475D1095974BBF80EC33B5C51F71FB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Unless earlier terminated by the Secretary of Defense, a person may continue to serve as a member of the Advisory Council after the expiration of the member’s term until a successor is designated.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E9CE39FA8144C1B99F4BF4A5F2CF1FC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense may terminate the term of service of a member of the Advisory Council before the expiration of the member’s term.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98FAC325EE194592B4C08DC6FF61A7DE" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Advisory Council serves as a member of the Advisory Council only for as long as the member is assigned to or serving in a position for which the duties include the duty to serve as a member of the Advisory Council.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H77D3490CA5FB49EEA965DB908480AA22"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy in the Advisory Council shall be filled in the manner in which the original designation was made. A member designated to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term of the predecessor shall be designated for the remainder of the term of the predecessor. A vacancy in the Advisory Council shall not affect its authority to perform its duties.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H89F973C70060496D83A8E580E83E95E7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<paragraph id="HCE5F8B2C6DA04DDA97474539C8F32E8C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member of the Advisory Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1E1B35015BF1409488E33AC9B96BBF60" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be provided a stipend consistent with the daily government consultant fee for each day on which the member is engaged in the performance of services for the Advisory Council; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6095496224AB4CEAB15DD3C76E587143" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>while away from home or regular place of business in the performance of services for the Advisory Council, be allowed travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) in the same manner as a person employed intermittently in Government under sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBFF98FB467D4E8FA3A16E7C654E3459" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A member of the Advisory Council who is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or a full-time officer or employee of the United States shall receive no additional pay by reason of serving as a member of the Advisory Council.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HAEBDEC8CC1464363854D34CEF3A72DFF"><enum>1516A.</enum><header>Resident Advisory Committees</header>
<subsection id="HC168EA3E655E4046A0DBF9BBC7B99B07"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header>
<paragraph id="HC02B5D14F68E420DB1C855569C8F9A60" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Resident Advisory Committee is an elected body of residents at each facility of the Retirement Home established to provide a forum for all residents to express their needs, ideas, and interests through elected representatives of their respective floor or area.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4204BB936DCD49BCB1705878DA19057E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A Resident Advisory Committee—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC5D192DB235463BBF3C38CE23CB352E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serves as a forum for ideas, recommendations, and representation to management of that facility of the Retirement Home to enhance the morale, safety, health, and well-being of residents; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69D083D6B6774A159A7B6C6FDA96CDE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides a means to communicate policy and general information between residents and management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H09ED4BB457A54D3C86302DA0CFE51E61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Election process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The election process for the Resident Advisory Committee at a facility of the Retirement Home shall be coordinated by the facility Ombudsman.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2B569B7A41A45C3A5F0BE76A83FBB27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<paragraph id="H6E8562F4056A4DEAAC232537A28A81EA" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of a Resident Advisory Committee shall be elected at large and serve a two-year term.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FF3F894DA974DBABBA92C3ECDF8DB01" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Chairpersons serve as a liaison to the Administrator and are voting members of the Advisory Council. Chairpersons shall create meeting agendas, conduct the meetings, and provide a copy of the minutes to the Administrator, who will forward the copy to the Chief Operating Officer for approval.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5CFEB6C7371647D284D387B7F8788F08"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a minimum, meetings of a Resident Advisory Committee shall be conducted quarterly.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HF40CAF7182AC43818F371CACC1E0DFBA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H0CE62671FB3F44F8BFD60B135AF56846"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 1502 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 401) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4EE96EFAF5D49B7BFDCC862A62F9BFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10E77404340242AB9C82C116DDAF3915"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE17F26B78FB475E9BDC16791789E3AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="HEB876AB69CA04BBE989044A21193666D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <quote>Advisory Council</quote> means the Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council established under section 1516.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62558138D84A42B79E9BE068B2508BFF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Resident Advisory Committee</quote> means an elected body of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home established under section 1516A.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8381687C71B3427CA7B5927C0283C43D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities of chief operating officer</header><text>Section 1515(c)(2) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 415(c)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>, including the Local Boards of those facilities</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC18960A8E94E4C6DB9F389F91B390F45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inspection of retirement home</header><text>Section 1518 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D3E92B400574E4E8A823447DAB98CE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="H03FB46891A1941A583B21EE84C4554EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Local Board for the facility or the resident advisory committee or council</quote> and inserting <quote>Advisory Council or the Resident Advisory Committee</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFA9E4E2EDC2947C9B80F0B33EFF1C254"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>Local Board for the facility, the resident advisory committee or council</quote> and inserting <quote>Advisory Council, the Resident Advisory Committee</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6855B63A86DE4AFAA88C4AF6E305370A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>Local Board for the facility</quote> and inserting <quote>Advisory Council</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE704A80EA62A43F480736DD328D12009"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>Local Board for the facility</quote> and inserting <quote>Advisory Council</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8BE611455988462CBA74BBCDB5694E88"><enum>564.</enum><header>Administrators, Ombudsmen, and staff of facilities</header>
<subsection id="HF415817FA5BE4877B8A69DDD7DBD6EE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Leadership of facilities of the retirement home</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1517 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 417) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H43057FFCCFE2400A94F62886158C1727"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>a Director, a Deputy Director, and an Associate Director</quote> and inserting <quote>an Administrator and an Ombudsman</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61F826C41ACB4FA78FCFAE8830E66B14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsections (b) and (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE09436BAA7C4ABEBCD8927A7AB309B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Director</header-in-text></quote> in each subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Administrator</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H547C8134015C461FBC9DA66975AC08CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Director</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Administrator</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB13F86EE8AA545D793B8632155BC024E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsections (d) and (e) and redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEAE573ACBD94D7FAB173ADAA4DE8B9A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), as so redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFF9A371237E48CCB3B8E770A8E07156"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Associate Director</header-in-text></quote> in the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Ombudsman</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9CE65EE264E44139A9BFDE9CBB42D27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Associate Director</quote> in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting <quote>Ombudsman</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0E82E1685914BD19801605931D0275D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as so redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3117BD7F830945C69BD4DF8740090D60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Associate Director</header-in-text>.—</quote> in the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Ombudsman</header-in-text>.—(1)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4FA8BFA024D4F9894B3B1B60C6E7C88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Associate Director</quote> and inserting <quote>Ombudsman</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF55F34ABCF14A9AAF75EF93AD4A36C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Director and Deputy Director</quote> and inserting <quote>Administrator</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8BCFC7F6B6E432381A386EC01270643"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Director may</quote> and inserting <quote>Administrator may</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AA974A8F5DF42F7B6A835069B860FCE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA11E72ABEF5C4578BDE047FF64E07BF9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ombudsman may provide information to the Administrator, the Chief Operating Officer, the Senior Medical Advisor, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A73D291D38B46DF95DFE67B8D2CEF78"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>Director</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Administrator</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H914FFA5F285F42E7A799864447449346"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g), as so redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCD7A8020B6CB400E89AE09D0226F7F05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Directors</header-in-text></quote> in the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Administrators</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA33046DB32048699209760E11C9B0F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Directors</quote> and inserting <quote>Administrators</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H545A3F93A59D42EBBB0299B1707C0A42"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>a Director</quote> and inserting <quote>an Administrator</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7F38DCDD689C422C942777A6490DB179"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HE567FD09CFAD4014BDD7640571F8DB1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>References to director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 1511(d)(2), 1512(c), 1514(a), 1518(b)(4), 1518(c), 1518(d)(2), 1520, 1522, and 1523(b) of such Act are amended by striking <quote>Director</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Administrator</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H169FA5C76EDE4EB8891FB53E76959F89"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References to directors</header><text>Sections 1514(b) and 1520(c) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 414(b), 420(c)) are amended by striking <quote>Directors</quote> and inserting <quote>Administrators</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB88343AEA3294388BD2ECE485A42F291"><enum>565.</enum><header>Revision of fee requirements</header>
<subsection id="HB2A0201ED6E74A6CAE8706E1472649A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fixing fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section 1514 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 414) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B972B64C3224AA193C116DDBC0DE3A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the last sentence; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DABD44B8255405AB4974E3E06DCD162"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H78413114AE3F4486A798C1CD6B86CC33" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HF6FF7CD1AD8B48D7B8DD04B1D4459D6A" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Until different fees are prescribed and take effect under this subsection and subject to any fee adjustment that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate, the percentages and limitations on maximum monthly amount that are applicable to fees charged to residents for months beginning after December 31, 2011, are as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD5998902C754C508CFD37F23BA93AA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For independent living residents, 35 percent of total current income, but not to exceed $1,238 each month.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BAD82FFA5E74F4C8B2F0195F8F57E79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For assisted living residents, 40 percent of total current income, but not to exceed $1,856 each month.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD061D8F9D1B04BB686D05F4787F06B39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For long-term care residents, 65 percent of total current income, but not to exceed $3,094 each month.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H74F189AA03904F24BCE78254E36F9390"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of former transitional fee structures</header><text>Such section is further amended by striking subsection (d).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HCC20B5840F6B4D60A684B5F4408F282B"><enum>566.</enum><header>Revision of inspection requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1518 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1F26880EA2C433AAF1B569FA2D69C92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5EB702BAE9D149B69BBE21924999EF55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In any year in which a facility of the Retirement Home is not inspected by a nationally recognized civilian accrediting organization,</quote> and inserting <quote>Not less often than once every three years,</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9D9D7ACDA4D48719CB420060917839A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of that facility</quote> and inserting <quote>of each facility of the Retirement Home</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF4C2AE6325947A0ABC82488A5F89671"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>long-term care,</quote> after <quote>assisted living,</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA7F8741BB0540C097617BD086C51E34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H53AC8C3E863441FF91E292376DE5CCBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>45 days</quote> and inserting <quote>90 days</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B37E8A9CD824C318D94868AF77230CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H6DABD0685BA04742A75506D37C75D6FD" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a plan by the Chief Operating Officer to address the recommendations and other matters contained in the report.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFDA5A4AB40B24646B7DB8C35B977A5CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F461229341249C28B461B662EBEFD2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>45 days</quote> and inserting <quote>60 days</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD911D6F7C5B4E8C90AE359CBC6C2265"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Director of the facility concerned shall submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief Operating Officer shall submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Senior Medical Advisor</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3B5521D6C1DF45B09DD4E8ED33C7F150"><enum>567.</enum><header>Repeal of obsolete transitional provisions and technical, conforming, and clerical amendments</header>
<subsection id="HD6CD6F094D9545C9B650A669C9AEB41C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of transitional provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part B of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991, relating to transitional provisions for the Armed Forces Retirement Home Board and the Directors and Deputy Directors of the facilities of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H33AE58150A7C4689ACE0E25FE9B0A503"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Correction of obsolete references to retirement home board</header>
<paragraph id="HE37193FC229F4A05A989B5D53578B289"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Armed forces retirement home act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1519(a)(2) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 419(a)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>Retirement Home Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief Operating Officer</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBE65150B3B2412294D9B0E25F561C6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Title 10, U.S.C.</header>
<subparagraph id="H4E53D8BC052046E0902B71689C6447FC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Defense of certain suits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1089(g)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Armed Forces Retirement Home Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief Operating Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA1D34F7335C24620A0F89A9B73A68035"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fines and forfeitures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2772(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Armed Forces Retirement Home Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief Operating Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H92DCD24C34A84FC490655FC18EB38E41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Section headings</header>
<paragraph id="H346ED12406EE4A09B83EDED7B2901459"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 1501</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of section 1501 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HF68B72AB1D814537A84B8D6AA1661FCB"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Short title; table of contents</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F6B9461002D47D0A677082D1BF6F260"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 1513</header><text>The heading of section 1513 of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HF3B704AA44E5442C9BF19CC38D63B9D4"><enum>1513.</enum><header>Services provided to residents</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H799126339DED4C68AA6ECD4446D583BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 1513a</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of section 1513A of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HCC9A9FB3A2A04DD1B52BFABE894425AD"><enum>1513A.</enum><header>Oversight of health care provided to residents</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8720A548741A4E8CB66BADC7E5460AE1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 1517</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of section 1517 of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HE45FEADFB73947B5BFA13B5149A0A52B"><enum>1517.</enum><header>Administrators, Ombudsmen, and staff of facilities</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1CE6219AF5E4126AA03F2E7245CB0B3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Section 1518</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of section 1518 of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H194FFB63AE654526A858BE460DC0F944"><enum>1518.</enum><header>Periodic inspection of retirement home facilities by Department of Defense Inspector General and outside inspectors</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A1923CD50D745B7BF0C1CC44F88087D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Punctuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The headings of sections 1512 and 1520 of such Act are amended by adding a period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0BAC05052CE24BDEAC93F5219CB0B6D2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Part a header</header><text>The heading for part A is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE03E0BE133E346FBA094614126D8C647"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1501(b) of such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6E508DA66A8D4B33846A551A4FD7DE9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to the heading for part A;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF616E74751444DF4BB268D2F395D3937"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items relating to sections 1513 and 1513A and inserting the following new items:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1513. Services provided to residents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1513A. Oversight of health care provided to residents.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4DF793C637C4B259632581FA263E993"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the items relating to sections 1516, 1517, and 1518 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1516. Advisory Council.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1516A. Resident Advisory Committees.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1517. Administrators, Ombudsmen, and staff of facilities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1518. Periodic inspection of Retirement Home facilities by Department of Defense Inspector General and outside inspectors.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF11AA8F4B39F403894D10B299C339B30"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking the items relating to part B (including the items relating to sections 1531, 1532, and 1533).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H7D21E29E541846F3815C42FD71E697A4"><enum>H</enum><header>Military Family Readiness Matters</header>
<section id="H7A76647B7CE4456484B8B7D0122DD258" commented="no"><enum>571.</enum><header>Revision to membership of Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1781a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HD6128A3FE8994CB9BEE56092322A5836" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Members</header>
<paragraph id="HB4D7B2D7F62843C29DBB9E948339BCC3" display-inline="yes-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Council shall consist of the following members:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD660081324334A82B2A649F0ABB9F7EC" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, who shall serve as chair of the Council and who may designate a representative to chair the council in the Under Secretary’s absence.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E2999211D3647A1AC352768B2179AF7" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The following persons, who shall be appointed or designated by the Secretary of Defense:</text>
<clause id="H78B44ACCA9D448CB95D9E3B97427800D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>One representative of each of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, each of whom shall be a member of the armed force to be represented.</text></clause>
<clause id="H3C5E5254308C4EC0913D5F5386963654" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>One representative of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, who may be a member of the National Guard.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE026926C72C04C308419EB5A89951D39" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>One spouse or parent of a member of each of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, two of whom shall be the spouse or parent of an active component member and two of whom shall be the spouse or parent of a reserve component member.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H063ABD66E05A4FE194BE81037A665471" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among representatives of military family organizations, including military family organizations of families of members of the regular components and of families of members of the reserve components.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB67F779A261F4139A12A3E8E34DC808A" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The senior enlisted advisor from each of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, except that two of these members may instead be selected from among the spouses of the senior enlisted advisors.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE236E1AB1A3A45B6B8F2AE84F40952AA" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Director of the Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1115D3EA2B5F45019CB3216FA4425C4E" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph id="HED228A2AC30E4CE484EFD146145AEF1A" display-inline="yes-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term on the Council of the members appointed or designated under clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall be two years and may be renewed by the Secretary of Defense. Representation on the Council under clause (ii) of that subparagraph shall rotate between the Army National Guard and Air National Guard every two years on a calendar year basis.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2E3EAE4F9E7465895686A619DA50B94" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term on the Council of the members appointed under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall be three years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB0FB265080B4480B87A68EBFBD09D1C9"><enum>572.</enum><header>Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees</header>
<subsection id="H131049F984594B0D80A1658CE9A0F887"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependent students</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2772A0DA76BB4EA1BB26855324812DB5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistance to schools with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (b) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBCF4AEFE176B4729B55A1109A19BB37D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local educational agency defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>local educational agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H266EBC473427477B9CF9599F71E1F170" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>573.</enum><header>Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="HED04C551A8EA462CA64E1A9A7BD150C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Child custody protection</header><text>Title II of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H3A1B489B00814C67A31D1EA50F9A59F0"><enum>208.</enum><header>Child custody protection</header>
<subsection id="H0D0995CB3ED74B1B8F1EE707C26D2B52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Restriction on temporary custody order</header><text>If a court renders a temporary order for custodial responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment or anticipated deployment of a parent who is servicemember, then the court shall require that upon the return of the servicemember from deployment, the custody order that was in effect immediately preceding the temporary order shall be reinstated, unless the court finds that such a reinstatement is not in the best interest of the child, except that any such finding shall be subject to subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC73ABC141272413F838A75D398CBAA91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion of Military Service from Determination of Child’s Best Interest</header><text>If a motion or a petition is filed seeking a permanent order to modify the custody of the child of a servicemember, no court may consider the absence of the servicemember by reason of deployment, or the possibility of deployment, in determining the best interest of the child.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H476EAF7BEFEF4A3EA14C1CD52E10066C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No federal right of action</header><text>Nothing in this section shall create a Federal right of action.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9678CEE1A46F4FC4B92395BF87A5FF78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Preemption</header><text>Preemption- In any case where State law applicable to a child custody proceeding involving a temporary order as contemplated in this section provides a higher standard of protection to the rights of the parent who is a deploying servicemember than the rights provided under this section with respect to such temporary order, the appropriate court shall apply the higher State standard.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3AF61D561CBF413EB84A13AAD97CF58F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deployment Defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>deployment</quote> means the movement or mobilization of a servicemember to a location for a period of longer than 60 days and not longer than 18 months pursuant to temporary or permanent official orders—</text>
<paragraph id="HBDB99498733E45B89EE85138663B8782"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that are designated as unaccompanied;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC826C62266D640509C0A2B61CA47E075"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which dependent travel is not authorized; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9851A1EBD8D343EE83CD74D5716D0C02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that otherwise do not permit the movement of family members to that location.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H299B04DA8AD64CCEA79A1CE00CF1B361"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title II the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">208. Child custody protection.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H2A98BF682AE7429EAD9FA1A15261CA24"><enum>574.</enum><header>Center for Military Family and Community Outreach</header>
<subsection id="H2558792792FD4E619B9F0E3158B9EBA5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Center authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army may establish a Center for Military Family and Community Outreach to help increase the number (and enhance the competencies) of social workers and mental health service providers who—</text>
<paragraph id="H3DFE13B125DC47C381242FDCB7D0714A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are familiar with the special demands of active duty on members of the Armed Forces and their families; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE7027DBF8314AD9970297866D1B2F23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>can adapt prevention and intervention methods to times of war and the needs of military families.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H747A5805E6864D8E9D78EB7C6C12322D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Method of establishment; Merit-based or competitive decisions</header>
<paragraph id="H26CE353AFBED456394E86C6E1C16779A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under such criteria as the Secretary of the Army may establish, the Secretary may award grants to, or enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, an historically black university in close proximity to an Army installation for the purpose of planning, developing, managing, and implementing the Center for Military Family and Community Outreach.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BF51F4D86D54D20A0A6FBC74FA014B6" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in subsection (f) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8CAE3C6E81714FE4BD8FFA4C4802647C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3F1E93204434A0993521CBE1F8ADCB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H479BE56178FE4B22A5DBB31D9C8F0DE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided under this section shall be used—</text>
<paragraph id="HB799EB799901483790AE4B103F9E7EFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish the Center for Military Family and Community Outreach as described in subsection (b); </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB58D738A81654D2FB47E723CEAE881A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to train social work students, social work faculty members, and social workers to understand the complex features of military life and enhance their competencies in developing and providing services to military families; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6076276155FC4FD28FD9EB7B759613C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for such related activities and expenses as the Secretary of the Army may authorize.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7781495F28744AF28D5157AA8DC623DE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Training component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training provided through the Center for Military Family and Community Outreach shall focus on—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F4D24CD24474097ADD6CCEAA85FAB79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>mental health well-being;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA2E60E5AE834D4C8D38250742E1DECB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>independence;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF12845F58B3B49F3A9BC1C50F07C8D6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>resources; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB269E6FB071C4F1D8DB4397090AE965C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>social well being for military families.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H545957450B5E457D95310C64E5028A87"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research and education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research findings shall be disseminated through publications, workshops, and professional conferences. The Center for Military Family and Community Outreach shall hold annually a minimum of five half-day conferences and 20 workshops for social workers, faculty, and students. The Center shall host at least two State-wide or regional conferences (one for military families and one for professionals) concerning military culture, resources and prevention activities regarding grief, loss, divorce, domestic violence, sexual harassment, suicide, substance abuse, marital discord, financial, PTSD, and separation issues for families, children, and adolescents.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE546BA9BC13C43878AF025ECFE8F95C8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 for operation and maintenance for the Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Army shall obligate an additional $1,000,000 to carry out this section in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H765C00ECABFD4A9A95B68407501B5413"><enum>575.</enum><header>Mental health support for military personnel and families</header>
<subsection id="H72E708E9A01D44158D36733455D13062"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $5,960,400,000 for operation and maintenance, Marine Corps. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy shall obligate an additional $3,000,000 for a collaborative program that responds to escalating suicide rates and combat stress related arrests of military personnel, and trains active duty military personnel to recognize and respond to combat stress disorder, suicide risk, substance addiction, risk-taking behaviors and family violence, in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7154C4FAEF93437DB1077723ED1FAD6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0264766FC898458FA448507915FD7F9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AC44F23E73F421489CD1AC394B18F16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H19F7BC32CC604CF99F23174522D0DE57"><enum>576.</enum><header>Report on Department of Defense autism pilot projects</header>
<subsection id="HFC2B42FD98A44C8A8AD3E827C0BD4E60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 14, 2013, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on any pilot projects that the Department of Defense is conducting on autism services.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5726B71AFE904F0FABE4791841D96326"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters covered</header><text>At a minimum, the report under subsection (a) shall include a comprehensive evaluation of consumption patterns of autism treatment services, including intensity and volumes of use across specific diagnoses, age groups, and treatment services.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H88551C629DEC4CE886E726BA3D1A8590"><enum>I</enum><header>Improved Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces</header>
<section id="H6D77130EFE454C3EBFB3C5FE1B135C9D"><enum>581.</enum><header>Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1611(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: <quote>, who shall be appointed from among general or flag officers of the Armed Forces or employees of the Department of Defense in a comparable Senior Executive Service position</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="HDBC390F45A2749FF95D004C248D53877" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>582.</enum><header>Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates</header>
<subsection id="HD539537976DE4999B68754692783711D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assignment and training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="HDC349BA969A3453E8B2D92504049D3A3"><enum>1568.</enum><header>Sexual assault prevention and response: Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Victim Advocates</header>
<subsection id="H122DE3E06EB54F77AC09E8F5C5B15916"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assignment of coordinators</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1624840E43424920A70A843AA2F76F11"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least one full-time Sexual Assault Response Coordinator shall be assigned to each brigade or equivalent unit level of the armed forces. The Secretary of the military department concerned may assign additional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators as necessary based on the demographics or needs of the unit. An additional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator may serve on a full-time or part-time basis at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADA135BAACD743A08CD6EA6D873E945C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, only members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense may be assigned to duty as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE08CB1FBE89E4E60B16130AE648D7DDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment of victim advocates</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD92BB2A1FF9944D8A9F5C13A4FC3957C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least one full-time Sexual Assault Victim Advocate shall be assigned to each brigade or equivalent unit level of the armed forces. The Secretary of the military department concerned may assign additional Victim Advocates as necessary based on the demographics or needs of the unit. An additional Victim Advocate may serve on a full-time or part-time basis at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5353DB7B36C84C789B5A79C9291992A1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, only members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense may be assigned to duty as a Victim Advocate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6FF78B72E97848DFB5B3BBDF70259EC0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training and certification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDB9B7033E91F462EB8ED069243C936C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the sexual assault prevention and response program, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a professional and uniform training and certification program for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators assigned under subsection (a) and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates assigned under subsection (b). The program shall be structured and administered in a manner similar to the professional training available for Equal Opportunity Advisors through the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDEA36A26D87F41348290D704B02183A2" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In developing the curriculum and other components of the program, the Secretary of Defense shall work with experts outside of the Department of Defense who are experts in victim advocacy and sexual assault prevention and response training. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6920348B77A0436D91FADC795B5F657C" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity to assist with the development or implementation of the program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H808DD11A860047FAAA3104CFCD663881"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of this title or on competitive procedures; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEBF6D9BDB8243BB862F86CFE537BFAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD41CAD2504264D2CB5D878DCEBD0ACCC" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, before a member or civilian employee may be assigned to duty as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator under subsection (a) or Victim Advocate under subsection (b), the member or employee must have completed the training program required by paragraph (1) and obtained the certification.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9E2351A776BD4F83AB826DD8DD02700E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H58454BD97910488380F6E45CB42CCED7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>armed forces</quote> means the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05316FCF3EDB4CEFBE24FE9B008675E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>sexual assault prevention and response program</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 1601(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5122452324C4408C915C89B396587A1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
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<section id="H2843929CA497412DB4845394E3C5E809" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>583.</enum><header>Sexual assault victims access to legal counsel and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates</header>
<subsection id="H470653D1DF5D45228484CD24294CFC4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044d the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H1E3A69DEECB945F0B05BC31FC18DBF7B"><enum>1044e.</enum><header>Victims of sexual assault: access to legal assistance and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates</header>
<subsection id="HFF7C9DE0D68D482DBB5C8DAEFD77CFDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of legal assistance and Victim Advocate services</header>
<paragraph id="H78240B7689744AD298489BAE4559F8CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the armed forces or a dependent of a member of the armed forces who is the victim of a sexual assault is entitled to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3032C0B21C284B2B94985DDB75B21E54"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">legal assistance provided by a military legal assistance counsel certified as competent to provide such assistance;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H094B0A8E72DD48A5AFB2E9A1D159DF89"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance provided by a qualified Sexual Assault Response Coordinator; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E85366D24044082B1E8FBAD9C3805AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance provided by a qualified Sexual Assault Victim Advocate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DA05F7368FE4B02BF29231ABF4F4FEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dependents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the Secretary of a military department shall make the assistance described in paragraph (1) available to dependent of a member of the armed forces who is the victim of a sexual assault and resides on or in the vicinity of a military installation. The Secretary concerned shall define the term <quote>vicinity</quote> for purposes of this paragraph.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE143ADC250CD4D06A3568FC48D248C76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice of availability of assistance; opt out</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The member or dependent shall be informed of the availability of assistance under this subsection as soon as the member or dependent seeks assistance from a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator or any other responsible member of the armed forces or Department of Defense civilian employee. The victim shall also be informed that the legal assistance and services of a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and Sexual Assault Victim Advocate are optional and these services may be declined, in whole or in part, at any time.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D5187F6EB4249DDBA3AD09FB651F48F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nature of reporting immaterial</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a member of the armed forces, access to legal assistance and the services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates are available regardless of whether the member elects unrestricted or restricted (confidential) reporting of the sexual assault.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HABDCFC44F35A403CBFF0C107E7007949"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restricted reporting option</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C00CB1E944242E2A576A4CA86D741C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of restricted reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the armed forces who is the victim of a sexual assault may confidentially disclose the details of the assault to an individual specified in paragraph (2) and receive medical treatment, legal assistance, or counseling, without triggering an official investigation of the allegations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A347D655B404132B9AE2D555BC956E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Persons covered by restricted reporting</header><text>Individuals covered by paragraph (1) are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D3E02A4A75E4EA6BD997A8FE94E6CAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military legal assistance counsel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6834E104CA74E74BB42BFEA5A9E929C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sexual Assault Response Coordinator.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77DEB53ED6C945DDBB42FD96FC79DE85"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sexual Assault Victim Advocate.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD26F8D3B67D44895BDFA095BCF754307" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel staffing the DOD Safe Helpline or successor operation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE00544E3264442F96C34B7E7625A35A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Healthcare personnel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F3BA1926DDA4C8BA9FF42C041C82CAA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Chaplain.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCD90C7B6F6A14AE6A08D683F8A888801"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HD8B43E30E54840E6879E225632DDCE09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>sexual assault</quote> includes any of the offenses covered by section 920 of this title (article 120).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4B8B7E79FA54CAAB643CA14886810C3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>military legal assistance counsel</term> means a judge advocate who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H91DA847B4FE1497BA9D1B09FE69EF4AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a graduate of an accredited law school or is a member of the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFDD2A70D29EB477C877E0D0BDA5D1965"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is certified as competent to provide legal assistance by the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which the judge advocate is a member.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HC02FE3E515984F29BE22B50B4A2384FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1044d the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">1044e. Victims of sexual assault: access to legal assistance and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HFBD8B5ED62464CE481A9CBA528611EF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment regarding provision of legal counsel</header><text>Section 1044(d)(3)(B) of such title is amended by striking <quote>sections 1044a, 1044b, 1044c, and 1044d</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 1044a through 1044e</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3DD40E16458448C8AD76F3613AD8548A"><enum>584.</enum><header>Privilege in cases arising under Uniform Code of Military Justice against disclosure of communications between sexual assault victims and Sexual Assault Response Coordinators, Victim Advocates, and certain other persons</header>
<subsection id="HA107FEB7B1DD41FDBD889C1147B51EE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Privilege established</header>
<paragraph id="H14BF21EECC6445B98121D00429915902"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter XI of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H3EC14A933B0B450E914C8482E09AC4E7"><enum>940a. Art. 140a.</enum><header>Privilege against disclosure of certain communications with Sexual Assault Response Coordinators, Victim Advocates, and certain other persons</header>
<subsection id="HECCD4AA2106D4A92984CECBCFDE4017C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Privilege against disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Communications between a person who is the victim of a sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920 of this title (article 120) and a person specified in subsection (b) and the records relating to such communications are not subject to discovery and may not be admitted into evidence in any case arising under this chapter.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0716FC61F1454284AA10326A86D41632"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Persons covered by privilege</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The privilege granted by subsection (a) applies to—</text>
<paragraph id="H44386FA5430B46E28B0DABEFBC0D9DBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA16E2DB86D844BCC876AF66EDC5F8D4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6467ADF2277A4DB09D107B6B9E348B28"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">personnel staffing the DOD Safe Helpline or successor operation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8D9C0FC2261D4C22818CFE9B1706EB8B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consent exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The victim of a sexual assault may consent to the disclosure of any communication or record referred to in subsection (a) regarding the victim.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA083547A892A46C7B641D4487A8C57C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relation to other privileges against disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The privilege granted by subsection (a) in cases arising under this chapter is in addition to any other privilege against disclosure that may exist with regard to communications between a victim of a sexual assault and another person.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F3ABA236A604FF2B0DE1FA36D47C857"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1034a the following new item:</text>
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<subsection id="H360330853D87450396589AC6622A1B48"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section 940a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies to communications and records described in such section whether made before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5D25B27BBBA94D888831569CDE22BA6D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>585.</enum><header>Maintenance of records prepared in connection with sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces or dependents of members</header>
<subsection id="H5DD2582F411B41A29EC6A6B0F951E4C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance and confidentiality of sexual assault records</header>
<paragraph id="H5B97799B666348CBBA422FE58A353731"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H3F4FE1BB4918404489115E6163682DC5"><enum>993.</enum><header>Maintenance of medical, investigative, and other records prepared in connection with sexual assaults</header>
<subsection id="H6FF6F436EE0A478E9F0073B2F0C931F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall maintain for not less than 100 years the records described in subsection (b) that are prepared by personnel of the Department of Defense in connection with a sexual assault involving a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a member to ensure future access to the records.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H220FEB8A311049B4AFB226C438705930"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recordkeeping requirement imposed by subsection (a) applies to the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF92AB00A2EB14151827CC3C17FC6542C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Defense Form 2910, regarding the victim reporting preference statement, or any successor document.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H060C86E3F5074FB9B16D7C5A84616ED9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Defense Form 2911, regarding the forensic medical report prepared in the case of a sexual assault examination, or any successor document.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA4E239CE9EB48BEA795C07104EB0E8B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Medical records. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCC8849810F144DEB929323140E5D9F4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Investigative reports prepared in connection with a sexual assault.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H490C0EB095B44376B72FC33C760C26D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Such other information and reports as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H975D5CF1C4344B4F92FC58DA711CE92A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Victim access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the victim of the sexual assault for which the records described in subsection (b) are prepared has permanent access to the records.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H98CBE6D4FC3743A9B637B3ADE1137B28"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Protection of restricted reporting option</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any recordkeeping system used to maintain records described in subsection (b) does not jeopardize the confidentiality of the restricted reporting option available to a victim of a sexual assault.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H582BD5EEB14146B0AD1986AB7E265BC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
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<subsection id="H10D258BA775E4C5DA9895F7F4FF22A8C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Copy of record of court-martial to victim of sexual assault</header><text>Section 854 of title 10, United States Code (article 54 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text>
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<subsection id="HDBF5A9AD31DC4369BD17804BBB9AB631"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a general or special court-martial involving a sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920 of this title (article 120), a copy of the prepared record of the proceedings of the court-martial shall be given to the victim of the offence if the victim testified during the proceedings. The record of the proceedings shall be provided without charge and as soon as the record is authenticated. The victim shall be notified of the opportunity to receive the record of the proceedings.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HAE1ADB83160D4A8C9A7E13A72B5E2612" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>586.</enum><header>Expedited consideration and priority for application for consideration of a permanent change of station or unit transfer based on humanitarian conditions for victim of sexual assault</header>
<subsection id="H39F0F2EF27DD477F9DE715246D2555F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 39 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 672 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H53E0EADBB5B74B158D8D825EA776BCCA"><enum>673.</enum><header>Consideration of application for permanent change of station or unit transfer for members on active duty who are the victim of a sexual assault</header>
<subsection id="H7983D06227654777B59A637BAB77227D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expedited consideration and priority for approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary concerned shall provide for the expedited consideration and approval of an application for consideration of a permanent change of station or unit transfer submitted by a member of the armed forces serving on active duty who was a victim of a sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920 of this title (article 120) so as to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the member for reporting the sexual assault.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H82E3304951264D6D925238B210B09D64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretaries of the military departments shall issue regulations to carry out this section, within guidelines provided by the Secretary of Defense.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H8E1E8CA07BA7467BAB8FDA5874A6AD10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 672 the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">673. Consideration of application for permanent change of station or unit transfer for members on active duty who are the victim of a sexual assault.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HE89E1DD12F4B47159394B7F9044903E9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>587.</enum><header>Training and education programs for sexual assault prevention and response program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of title XVI of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="HFD67F3CC53F4431499A51E4DDA311D6F"><enum>1615.</enum><header>Improved training and education programs</header>
<subsection id="H6B8BCEA13DF042C3907D849E5F3D46D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sexual assault prevention and response training and education</header>
<paragraph id="H41D32D240F7B4323AE0C2E94454CE643"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of curriculum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall develop a curriculum to provide sexual assault prevention and response training and education for members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and civilian employees of the military department to strengthen individual knowledge, skills, and capacity to prevent and respond to sexual assault. In developing the curriculum, the Secretary shall work with experts outside of the Department of Defense who are experts sexual assault prevention and response training. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE60C16B8E714427DA71F2B63D70949C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of training and education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The sexual assault prevention and response training and education shall encompass initial entry and accession programs, annual refresher training, professional military education, peer education, and specialized leadership training. Training shall be tailored for specific leadership levels and local area requirements.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H302343C41DD34387897B2B44A921086C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consistent training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the sexual assault prevention and response training provided to members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees is consistent throughout the military departments.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF5EDF29F9920459EAA34AAAD005CBF61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion in professional military education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the inclusion of a sexual assault prevention and response training module at each level of professional military education. The training shall be tailored to the new responsibilities and leadership requirements of members of the Armed Forces as they are promoted.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H09F3F8D5CE5F4C79A0F6F48D18D5A00C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusion in first responder training</header>
<paragraph id="HAC47F4D2EA5E41B0A994A7DA98EC4D7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall direct that managers of specialty skills associated with first responders described in paragraph (2) integrate sexual assault response training in initial and recurring training courses.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F12893B9F304D4E930EDAB9DCE0AC10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered first responders</header><text>First responders referred to in paragraph (1) include firefighters, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, military criminal investigators, healthcare personnel, judge advocates, and chaplains.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFA285C0EC35A44E1BCA2FF3493B388CF" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity to assist with the development or implementation of sexual assault prevention and response training and education under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE0FFDE276FC48CF949D47696FD0A897"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of this title or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FC704E3BFA94432932FC9E0672A2489"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H4845D518D9DC47918638258B8CD2B8B0"><enum>J</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="HE519009B584E43D9852D0D288846D59E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>591.</enum><header>Limitations on authority to provide support and services for certain organizations and activities outside Department of Defense</header>
<subsection id="HB67E939BB46A4F87877B7B045583DF9D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notice of use of authority in connection with training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(2) of section 2012 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, funding for such training was requested in the most recent budget submission for the military department of that Secretary, and no additional funding for such training is provided by the Secretary of Defense</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0EA2C2A6D4494C9481C66552BF601AFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of military manpower exception</header><text>Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by striking <quote>Subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (1) does not apply in a case in which</quote> and inserting <quote>After September 30, 2011, subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (1) applies even though</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H331A2E19CEAF4CA89905EA6BE19CBD76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Improved oversight and cost accounting</header><text>Subsection (j) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0DF523AC01804DEE99A003BB92EBA79E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>requested by the Secretary of a military department and</quote> after <quote>training projects</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6B6C90B195D4DDDBF19B23DA1923ED3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph (1):</text>
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<paragraph id="H92FDE6D4319A44699BCFE73E382ABD89"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensure that each project that is proposed to be conducted in accordance with this section is requested in writing, reviewed for full compliance with this section, and approved in advance of initiation by the Secretary of the military department concerned.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5D468AA5F1B3484D94C8357DB40D3C1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual funding limitation</header><text>Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H1A18C29A006149A7A99B0393B2129FF6"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Limitation on annual obligation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than $10,000,000 may be obligated during fiscal year 2012 or any fiscal year thereafter to provide support and services to non-Department of Defense organizations and activities under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H0BC323827B544C3EA6D5B54781C63E31"><enum>592.</enum><header>Display of State, District of Columbia, and territorial flags by Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="HCBEE3118133C427BB2B68801A810CCC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Display required</header><text>Section 2249b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text>
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<subsection id="H45BC03E8338F40A7B46B6FDAA24E9047"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Display of District of Columbia and territorial flags by armed forces</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed by the armed forces, such display shall include the flags of the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H836DDCBB679841679F2E2BCB033484C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H783D93074F894627B39D7CC65C20A8EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section heading</header><text>The heading of such section is amended by striking the colon and all that follows.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF62E0F4B35E48F4AC9A6E06BD68B444"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of sections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 134 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2249b and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">2249b. Display of State flags.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H112AB46ECF3D48B5B5FFBDC17092A36F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>593.</enum><header>Military adaptive sports program</header>
<subsection id="HCE36B5E93E6949329A138CDCB735C229"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2564 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H5225E3E94EE1492C822CE69442E29D72"><enum>2564a.</enum><header>Provision of assistance for adaptive sports programs for members of the armed forces</header>
<subsection id="H2756C59D0D6A42B394697A025EF0903F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may establish a military adaptive sports program to support the provision of adaptive sports programming for members of the armed forces who are eligible to participate in adaptive sports because of an injury or wound incurred in the line of duty in the armed forces.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H37F72F6888F047398E04973B921FD239"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provision of assistance; purpose</header>
<paragraph id="H44129A7411EC4D34A85FDE39631E616F" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under such criteria as the Secretary of Defense may establish under the military adaptive sports program, the Secretary may award grants to, or enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, entities for the purpose of planning, developing, managing, and implementing adaptive sports programming for members described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83D035C9A9524F578B2AD82B78AD09BB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall use competitive procedures to award any grant or to enter into any contract or cooperative agreement under this subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF54A6B0BBF894964BBEE1C61E792BD8B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided under the military adaptive sports program shall be used—</text>
<paragraph id="HF43EB6200C364ED5AB4CDE3C7C65AE09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the purposes specified in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD89AAE23B378401C84F4CFE4886C238D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for such related activities and expenses as the Secretary of Defense may authorize.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H49F7C980C4EB405888D34ABC85B47C3D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 717 the following new item:</text>
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<section id="H1FD2024A3DBA4CFAA7948F07E7E1B9B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>594.</enum><header>Wounded warrior careers program</header>
<subsection id="HED9BA531E5A24120B1985C471A2E974B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During fiscal years 2012 through 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a career-development services program with the Education and Employment Initiative for severely wounded warriors of the Armed Forces, and their spouses, if appropriate.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H443D428055BA4D9DA8C12F0D4A92E611"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of program</header><text>The program shall include at a minimum the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HAF0AB0F0ADC047CDBFE40478A7357745"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Exploring career options.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61A80F59ABDB451890BA2743CB42A7DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Obtaining education, skill, aptitude, and interest assessments.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6CB56056B8741B293FDC985187FD7A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing veteran-centered career plans.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD486284BD8AC4B3EB8BABAD03842804F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Preparing resumes and education/training applications.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AB044EA711A416885A1352664DDFCD4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Acquiring additional education and training, including internships and mentorship programs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA6D3C503B114342A8B6216C971534A0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Engaging with prospective employers and educators when appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H355E9B8EBF85445BBE34EF05278CE706"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Entering into various kinds of occupations (whether full-time, part-time, paid, or volunteer, or self-employment as entrepreneurs or otherwise).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B0736ABFE13498B85BE94B9599EDB2F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Advancing in jobs and careers after initial employment.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5B1B2E41FB6461DA98D3BC167BA41C5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Identifying and resolving obstacles through coordination with the military departments, other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, State and local governments, and other appropriate service and benefits providers.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3D617ACC35DF4F2C8ABC1CC3F918DEB3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Placement requirement</header><text>Services under the program shall be co-located at the largest geographic concentrations of wounded warriors in accordance with the Education and Employment Initiative’s goal of establishing as many as 20 locations that can support transitioning wounded warriors seeking post-service education and employment.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3B7CF9C4D8E742DF9BAAAACC979F2C97"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost-benefit analysis</header><text>No later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees plans for a cost-benefit analysis of the results of the services provided to substantiate effective practices.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4AF890103F714A18B93759ED92BC6F0F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Information sharing</header><text>Lessons learned, including relevant data and best practices derived from the program, shall be shared with relevant Federal agencies that also provide transition services and support to disabled veterans or wounded warriors.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HACA36B8247E84C3983097B9B437216A9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>New budget item relating to the program</header>
<paragraph id="H0D78E7AA0E71487E949E67734166325A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional discretionary budgetary authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $2,201,964,000 for Defense-wide Operation and Maintenance Administrative and Service-wide Activities. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate an additional $1,000,000 for the program under this section in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CA889EA2DFA47A793207E5DDE7BA884"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), a decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of paragraph (1) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85840B6500244DACB9A7A581B8C17992"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H531D289124964B5FBD2CD65BC43FAFA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA5438E1A40E842638D9E9B0E0EC82CD2"><enum>595.</enum><header>Comptroller General study of military necessity of Selective Service System and alternatives</header>
<subsection id="H95E189D4BF4E48F69D91B1D7FCF7191F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study—</text>
<paragraph id="HDBD1B387882743F0A1A49C768862E91C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to assess the criticality of the Selective Service System to the Department of Defense in meeting future military manpower requirements that are in excess of the ability of the all-volunteer force; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA715F3E190947719636FA5FD3958394"><enum>(2)</enum><text> to determine the fiscal and national security impacts of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF7636DB993249418D4F885917C59097"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disestablishing the Selective Service System; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3100E53ED13F43548C3F004E1EBFC421"><enum>(B)</enum><text>putting the Selective Service System into a deep standby mode, defined as retaining only personnel sufficient to conduct registration and maintain the registration database; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H960BE15AE7B246C6A1E4AE4BAA602836"><enum>(C)</enum><text>requiring the Department of Defense, or other Federal department, upon disestablishment of the Selective Service System and repeal of registration requirements, to assume responsibility for securing the Selective Service System registration data bases, and keeping them updated.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC44E1EB71E9D4904AA41B268CF34D52A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional considerations for each option</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of considering the impacts of disestablishment of the Selective Service System, putting it into a deep standby mode, or transferring responsibilities as described in subsection (a)(2)(C), the Comptroller General shall provide for each option—</text>
<paragraph id="H2F1123AD16624BF4AFD4640F70621973"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an estimate of the annual cost or savings of each option to the Federal government; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE7246A4DC1B47A6922047F36B4978BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feasibility, cost, and time required for each option—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF512EFE6DF434C36B023EB4ECB8F0B54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reestablish the capability to meet the Selective Service System mission, as it existed before disestablishment; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D7261B775664923B494072261816128"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide the Department of Defense the required number of conscripts for training, should conscription be authorized by Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H003B0AFEBADB4FAD9D754E6DB86C04DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special considerations regarding registration</header><text>The study shall also include an assessment of the feasibility, cost, and time required to meet registration requirements by—</text>
<paragraph id="H873173C2587E450C8294A32C4A333F8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>using existing Federal and State government institutions as an alternative to Selective Service registration to maintain an accurate, comprehensive database of Americans who, according to existing Selective Service System registration requirements, would be subject to conscription should conscription be authorized; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64F988054246443CA71CA042B432A5FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>integrating various alternative registration databases for use in connection with conscription and provide a means to keep updated and accurate the Selective Service System database under each of the options described in subsection (a)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0B6EC8DF5FC74A83B026B258E844C735"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission of results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2012, the Comptroller General shall submit the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H33752C7B4CAD4210830E596BE6CB94E0" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>596.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding playing of bugle call commonly known as <quote>Taps</quote> at military funerals, memorial services, and wreath laying ceremonies</header>
<subsection id="HD48DC0E2B5324F8AAC244F19966B75A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H9FA60D848E354B639CA16D870126CDF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The bugle call commonly known as <quote>Taps</quote> is known throughout the United States as part of the military honors accorded at funerals, memorial services, and wreath ceremonies held for members of the uniformed services and veterans.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C9F659237944B94A34E5B8130FA1934"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In July 1862, following the Seven Days Battles, Union General Daniel Butterfield and bugler Oliver Willcox Norton created <quote>Taps</quote> at Berkley Plantation, Virginia, as a way to signal the end of daily military activities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H423B7AB49EC240B089DF22ECDCE62F86"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Taps</quote> is now established by the uniformed services as the last call of the day and is sounded at the completion of a military funeral.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D10A1A5617045148A2225D24AC73482"><enum>(4)</enum><text><quote>Taps</quote> has become the signature, solemn musical farewell for members of the uniformed services and veterans who have faithfully served the United States during times of war and peace.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BBE090BCEBD49388DA0A2FA563508A9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Over its almost 150 years of use, <quote>Taps</quote> has been woven into the historical fabric of the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E7471C67C534D78B3E80E2FB2449DF4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>When sounded, <quote>Taps</quote> summons emotions of loss, pride, honor, and respect and encourages Americans to remember patriots who served the United States with honor and valor.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FF7B4F33F2746EBA88E01C363FC25FB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The 150th anniversary of the writing of <quote>Taps</quote> will be observed with events culminating in June 2012 with a rededication of the Taps Monument at Berkley Plantation, Virginia.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2841F871CDC54B86B9A4C2271A2CA344"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that at a military funeral, memorial service, or wreath laying, the bugle call commonly known as <quote>Taps</quote>, consisting of 24 notes sounded on a bugle or trumpet, should be sounded by a live solo bugler or trumpeter when such arrangements are possible.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9047C0F3CDD64E41A58BB3B3697083B0"><enum>597.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding support for Yellow Ribbon Day</header>
<subsection id="H7BB0D1F330E049B09D5652E9419CBC06"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H6B34DAC33C0440CAB1DE4E0DAA046328"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The hopes and prayers of the American people for the safe return of members of the Armed Forces serving overseas are demonstrated through the proud display of yellow ribbons.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE259E3F9B8274FBF9D9D3D73676287CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The designation of a <quote>Yellow Ribbon Day</quote> would serve as an additional reminder for all Americans of the continued sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9BE217A31EC4560A9B6EEE0B16365DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Yellow Ribbon Day would also recognize the history and meaning of the Yellow Ribbon as the symbol of support for members of the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA8D70C2B28E482E94DB83A23D368EF8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Yellow Ribbon Day would also signify a tribute and remembrance to all Prisoners of War and a fervent hope for the safe return and full accounting of all members of the Armed Forces who are Missing in Action.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H266DFF5E09E7463C8BF11AC2181B2708"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">April 9th would be an appropriate day to designate as Yellow Ribbon Day as it was on April 9, 2004, that Staff Sergeant Matt Maupin became the first Prisoner of War of Operation Iraqi Freedom.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9AA8B6CFA4084B14B252C460D4785438"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress supports the goals and ideals of Yellow Ribbon Day in honor of members of the Armed Forces who are serving overseas apart from their families and loved ones.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>VI</enum><header>Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits</header>
<subtitle id="H8AB658105D044494BB1799D65EDFFD95"><enum>A</enum><header>Pay and Allowances</header>
<section id="H8E11635BAC264782B20A75B2FF145873" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 increase in military basic pay</header>
<subsection id="H4354FDE95D6F4AF29F26D25EA168DF5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver of section 1009 adjustment</header><text>The adjustment to become effective during fiscal year 2012 required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall not be made.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H741CC42DBB884DD8BC4323FE8D7AEE08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in basic pay</header><text>Effective on January 1, 2012, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are increased by 1.6 percent.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5976564C398E49B79484067AB830E17F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header>Resumption of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2011, section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H79D5DC923C684FF4B687B256CEDA8B35"><enum>603.</enum><header>Lodging accommodations for members assigned to duty in connection with commissioning or fitting out of a ship</header>
<subsection id="HED266EA740E141BDA1DADB1566137FE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension to precommissioning unit sailors</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 7572 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEAEB382D362542FAB88415508EE8EA3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or assigned to duty in connection with commissioning or fitting out of a ship</quote> after <quote>sea duty</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1B7EE15AD334146B5C1A4A0D2352957"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, because the ship is under construction and is not yet habitable,</quote> after <quote>because of repairs,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C4AF985CAAF433491BFE8F6B6A1D838"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension to enlisted members</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H15E31C7F3D2C4FD88AEB09CC26E7EC7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF84D7EC8758F43EA845965F734316988"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>After the expiration of the authority provided in subsection (b), an officer</quote> and inserting <quote>A member</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF81EBB345F348AE8371ADD2F144302B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>officer’s quarters</quote> and inserting <quote>member’s quarters</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H14C2882A843F44879F6C5B4F5F950278"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>obtaining quarters</quote> and inserting <quote>obtaining housing</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBC53B5FA5AD4A668282B44EC2F0225B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the officer</quote> and inserting <quote>the member</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F07328747274DB7844AC3C4DA9ED8A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9B0F270433449C3A2D9EEC045E40817"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an officer</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>a member</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD34601830E0246E188BA7ED878DA0C33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>quarters</quote> and inserting <quote>housing</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF55EAD29BE5648AB97E13185E01E65A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>officer’s grade</quote> and inserting <quote>member’s grade</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2048325DB3AE4E54B50CA402A6C32B9D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6A6FE6ED8974E1DACD66D01E3F879D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an officer</quote> and inserting <quote>a member</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B0FB89B3C314C3494B6BBC4600D8FAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>quarters</quote> and inserting <quote>housing</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H30058EA412D74F00B1B8BC481638F829"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Shipyards affected by brac 2005</header><text>Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<paragraph id="H3888A1C5587E4C9EB1E85C4B74815801" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary may reimburse a member of the naval service assigned to duty in connection with commissioning or fitting out of a ship in Pascagoula, Mississippi, or Bath, Maine, who is deprived of quarters on board a ship because the ship is under construction and is not yet habitable, or because of other conditions that make the member’s quarters uninhabitable, for expenses incurred in obtaining housing, but only when the Navy is unable to furnish the member with lodging accommodations under subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC93AA7B95BB442BC9E84B53B0FC990AE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The total amount that a member may be reimbursed under this subsection may not exceed an amount equal to the basic allowance for housing of a member without dependents of that member"s grade.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H045AD658A7DD4E838895CD9EA8C29CD1" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A member without dependents, or a member who resides with dependents while assigned to duty in connection with commissioning or fitting out of a ship at one of the locations specified in paragraph (1), may not be reimbursed under this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CF42B8F0ECC426785A051D31F86400C" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H7DA2CD23F0F74D21BE31D4B69B044930"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HA2E14D8AE3874785B215F4C9C7FFB06C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section heading</header><text>The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HC657B316F72D4DB8A4CF4A37B99233D3"><enum>7572.</enum><header>Quarters: accommodations in place for members on sea duty or assigned to duty in connection with commissioning or fitting out of a ship</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60955A18608441EB9A9D5D271EA0B65C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 649 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 7572 and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">7572. Quarters: accommodations in place for members on sea duty or assigned to duty in connection with commissioning or fitting out of a ship.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC5208FF365074142B2AD4065AB6707F1"><enum>B</enum><header>Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays</header>
<section id="H45AD761A5C7B4AF38174ED014F99B478"><enum>611.</enum><header>One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="H1872FD30B40E4D33A56051471E4A81FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H719337B7B5DB42B19DFE8D559A371B1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve affiliation or enlistment bonus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDE6DAA78D0742C28A99025BB0FD2197"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority units.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC6E90038B38412E86FE8ECA772F52D1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment bonus for persons without prior service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29C59494C4B8464CBE2ABBABD40DD451"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H621F3484DC044616974111EF07DF537D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50A238BFBA8043BEAEDE98A8F868F1A8"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2939BD20A1F349398E8DCAB8BA4D914D"><enum>612.</enum><header>One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals</header>
<subsection id="H9CEB2B43999D46CD8E332311F53189BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 10 authorities</header><text>The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="H2C98A23879B3498E9227C9E46B0C8E92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98B2EDB6C15740F494FB472B0A6B7022"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC1ED70F4E4BA4A488E3FE37399DFAC91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 37 authorities</header><text>The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="H1D135DC87B2D45E99C151FFC9FD539DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and retention bonuses for psychologists.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40CDF32D00DE46C1980A28064B12C0C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for registered nurses.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2619F4DCE95A46C79C491429EC7591CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive special pay for nurse anesthetists.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFCBF828862E4BF18027398270794C6D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for Selected Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HACC4FCB25EB44B4E9655C1B54407B3A6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for dental officers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H062F37D6364A4CEBA5ABEC90A1E64833"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus for pharmacy officers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46A172D102BE485E9450723EA99BA4C1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus for medical officers in critically short wartime specialties.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21B3C82C35B142F6B1A4E9B00318F060"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus for dental specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB8154BA45C38418AADA8C786C2719E2F"><enum>613.</enum><header>One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="H3B5416B200834D7E86BE7852CBA05C30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26A718C798384F699B7A72B0BBCA0F3A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career accession bonus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8C8E4DD5EC340E599B20216EC770FE1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career annual incentive bonus.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H423D50C4D5BE446AAB537B612D68365A"><enum>614.</enum><header>One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="H564CB813E2AF4C76A350F56B77E98558"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49C8CFD4D5B84796B0D6C587A7840DAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3689BE69FCA140D8B9CD7E6E3B0B3A07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FA5CF2826EC49F4B6B19356569D5765"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE9DA6F789684A2B9E5E8921E5851F1E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1AEB759D76C49C6B74B5345E301B0EF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07FABFF5F43F46E2A8E6A6FEE96187CD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBFB6DDA7E14470BBE5CB0EAF3977BC8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6D37AA148124E35BE0E165EB3219EDE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units.</text></paragraph></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A3C0163B7824363B4FD6B60DFC4021A"><enum>615.</enum><header>One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="HD956213BDB804C91AB340A7B92D42AD8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer retention bonus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD26E66516B84E1F8F6958E808022DD3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 307a(g), relating to assignment incentive pay.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17692E7584E94598B67434C7EBE9B79F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment bonus for active members.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFF54F785DA5420D9DAE6F06CA872C4C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC45EF57A22844212B943786F5A2EE50F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new officers in critical skills.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC417718B6DB24D81B934AFF12F55E767"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for conversion to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18C4019D885445D88816228103A41A42"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for transfer between armed forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10EF0C1C76524C5191730E82AC6BACC3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer candidates.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H794CE6ABA7544AD0A7569C5140C745F9"><enum>616.</enum><header>One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of referral bonuses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="H31F1EF58B82541EAA2B3367B4C80DCEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1030(i), relating to health professions referral bonus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF23E6E828AAB42DBAC5CF7D58AA4A563"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 3252(h), relating to Army referral bonus.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC31F77BD4CC74700BEED003BE167BF86"><enum>C</enum><header>Travel and Transportation Allowances Generally</header>
<section id="H8FA3839105AF4779A65F0D852A32FC04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>621.</enum><header>One-year extension of authority to reimburse travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of normal commuting distance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408a(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2012</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H65092FD8D5A24C2FA65ADE778C7C014A"><enum>622.</enum><header>Mandatory provision of travel and transportation allowances for non-medical attendants for seriously ill and wounded members of the Armed Forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 411k of title 37, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H04BA61DD74F64A97934164C9AB93DC01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2093123767674BDBB355EDB9CF378B32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>. </text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H12BB05CE27E4485A831DCE1BD5373365"><enum>D</enum><header>Consolidation and Reform of Travel and Transportation Authorities</header>
<section id="HD3D72F62A56E4EE08FC3579BD5D9A16B"><enum>631.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this subtitle to establish general travel and transportation provisions for members of the uniformed services and other travelers authorized to travel under official conditions. Recognizing the complexities and the changing nature of travel, the amendments made by this subtitle and the 10-year transition period provided by section 6_6 provide the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries concerned (as defined in section 101(5) of title 37, United States Code) with the authority to prescribe and implement travel and transportation policy that is simple, efficient, relevant, and flexible and that meets mission needs and the needs of members of the uniformed services.</text></section>
<section id="H216B913418E2482AA2D56BC4DF7ABBD5"><enum>632.</enum><header>Consolidation and reform of travel and transportation authorities of the uniformed services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 7 the following new chapter:</text>
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<chapter id="H5C51C363110E44CC9E932B3A581EE83D"><enum>8</enum><header>TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES </header>
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<toc-entry idref="HBC6FADFFD499410B924DB727C2B53BDB" level="subchapter">Subchapter I—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION—NEW LAW</toc-entry>
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<toc-entry idref="H6981B76ADF46402993FCB0D698BAAF77" level="section">451. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H132DB565AC5341A3A8653DE4DAD480F4" level="section">452. Allowable travel and transportation: general authorities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H85BA6CB5FE8542F9A69C54E178509FE0" level="section">453. Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF5D0395F53564A1292BF2C83945C73A2" level="section">454. Travel and transportation pilot programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD4DD87B2952E4F6CA304DD2867CE471C" level="subchapter">Subchapter II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS</toc-entry>
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<toc-entry idref="HA8705D7B548E44098EB66DECD0E552C0" level="section">461. Relationship to other travel and transportation authorities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6D556ECA92824AD8893D8D8C6E89302A" level="section">462. Travel and transportation expenses paid to members that are unauthorized or in excess of authorized amounts: requirement for repayment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H070B4A11C0EA4E04BD18D1C411C85749" level="section">463. Regulations.</toc-entry></toc>
<subchapter id="HBC6FADFFD499410B924DB727C2B53BDB"><enum>I</enum><header>TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION—NEW LAW</header>
<section id="H6981B76ADF46402993FCB0D698BAAF77"><enum>451.</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="H2F0E68E6FD8E40298887F3A16BB2AE69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions relating to persons</header><text>In this subchapter and subchapter II:</text>
<paragraph id="HDB31C6530CB647E4987C155FC0AEA17B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>administering Secretary</quote> or <quote>administering Secretaries</quote> means the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2D72FD2CF34409AAB75726FB3E41D0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense, with respect to the armed forces (including the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19C2D6127F754C12A92078E722729594"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35FAC08C1A5E4D95839B731971D7E5B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64B66128215D4F0EB7075CFFE4B63F87"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5F4AFA686A74202B5CEEA2231F829B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <quote>authorized traveler</quote> means a person who is authorized travel and transportation allowances when performing official travel ordered or authorized by the administering Secretary. Such term includes the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD681222264147DD9EC977D1E5B3D5F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A member of the uniformed services.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78D6A5155FDA4F60B4C263DD0E70A24C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A family member of a member of the uniformed services.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB958BDD3393A4707872BE21AB8E8A22C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A person acting as an escort or attendant for a member or family member who is traveling on official travel or is traveling with the remains of a deceased member.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H461C4094DE8E4A90A957D565EA366DD5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A person who participates in a military funeral honors detail.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H991A2E454E474038806C0E4F7A352095"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet or midshipman.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3B4DE5E242745E381154BA1992E631D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An applicant or rejected applicant for enlistment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCA4F366D0AC4E66B025F8CF23E3BEE2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other person whose employment or service is considered directly related to a Government official activity or function under regulations prescribed section 463 of this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4F97516C3E042F2A6C3FE1D94B20C2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <quote>family member</quote>, with respect to a member of the uniformed services, means the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0ECD387727874B889839587B3E3E0EAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A dependent, as defined in section 401(a) of this title.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3FBEE9C661E4ECB840E8C09126478F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A child, as defined in section 401(b)(1) of this title.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DCBB0930B1045BFA34A7A6CD1759DF0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A parent, as defined in section 401(b)(2) of this title.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CE90C0F54974A90B83C54787EFCAD8E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A sibling of the member.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H569CE609628346EA9A783885389767EF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A former spouse of the member.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C528ADD34D043DEA4F5460DB0C9F470"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any person not covered by subparagraphs (A) through (E) who is in a category specified in regulations under section 463 of this title as having an association, connection, or affiliation with a member of the uniformed services or the family of such a member.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1661FD15FB684120BC6AA2D835F955B2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any person not covered by subparagraphs (A) through (F) who is determined by the administering Secretary under regulations prescribed under section 463 of this title as warranting the status of being a family member for purposes of a particular travel incident.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDA86D013B84F4BD3B08B502AEEE7CDEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions relating to travel and transportation allowances</header><text>In this subchapter and subchapter II:</text>
<paragraph id="H49E96E523A0F427EBC0DCD669869EAFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>official travel</quote> means the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H13106F5D84E94BB5A8A9DBA7047D9BCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Military duty or official business performed by an authorized traveler away from a duty assignment location or other authorized location.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB9D4D28B67C466C88642296DAFD8B5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Travel performed by an authorized traveler ordered to relocate from a permanent duty station to another permanent duty station.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60F5C7867D1A424E9DE13537242C2F9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Travel performed by an authorized traveler ordered to the first permanent duty station, or separated or retired from uniformed service.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60B369A7C9124209A0F3E623A5B0ED92"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Local travel in or around the temporary duty or permanent duty station.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECBFB4E757244BD283094A78E9782C86"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other travel as authorized or ordered by the administering Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76D8C4A3E37B48879743B1846FDF628B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <quote>actual and necessary expenses</quote> means expenses incurred in fact by a traveler as a reasonable consequence of official travel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03960FFB77A24F618DB7256BE767D0C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <quote>travel allowances</quote> means the daily lodging, meals, and other related expenses, including relocation expenses, incurred by an authorized traveler while on official travel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF7FF5A549734ABEBC3CB245FFD51823"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term <quote>transportation allowances</quote> means the costs of temporarily or permanently moving an authorized traveler, the personal property of an authorized traveler, or a combination thereof.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D3B0400F96C4E86BD653FD42B53B0CB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term <quote>transportation-, lodging-, or meals-in-kind</quote> means transportation, lodging, or meals provided by the Government without cost to the traveler.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE612C7238D5458CBE834A53D8889D29"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term <quote>miscellaneous expenses</quote> mean authorized expenses incurred in addition to authorized allowances during the performance of official travel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A698EE314594C908970EE933AEF57DE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The term <quote>personal property</quote>, with respect to transportation allowances, includes baggage, furniture, and other household items, clothing, privately owned vehicles, house trailers, mobile homes, and any other personal item that would not otherwise be prohibited by any other provision or law, or regulation prescribed under section 463 of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E610DDBC0E54F76B17B036A49CE0C0D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The term <quote>relocation allowances</quote> means the costs associated with relocating a member of the uniformed services or other authorized traveler between an old and new temporary or permanent duty assignment location or other authorized location.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC868C9AA2BCC4232A1F5FC3054CFA033"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The term <quote>dislocation allowances</quote> means the costs associated with relocation of the household of a member of the uniformed services or other authorized traveler in relation to a change in the member’s permanent duty assignment location ordered for the convenience of the Government or incident to an evacuation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D993154908A4289BE3FF50CC7167EAD"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The term <quote>per diem</quote> means an amount established as a daily rate that is paid to an authorized traveler to cover lodging, meals, and other related travel expenses pursuant to regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H132DB565AC5341A3A8653DE4DAD480F4"><enum>452.</enum><header>Allowable travel and transportation: general authorities</header>
<subsection id="HE707A0EFF2C646B892354367CFE2A67B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a member of the uniformed services or other authorized traveler—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CF07A19C1344BF8851ED1C09AD16F08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be provided transportation-, lodging, or meals-in-kind, or actual and necessary travel and transportation expenses for, or in connection with, official travel; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D09A093351F43E88E5D4C644458658B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be provided transportation and travel allowances under other circumstances as specified in regulations prescribed under section 463 of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA9FA5A3FBE244F8ABE54748C08209EE7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific circumstances</header><text>The authority under subsection (a) includes travel under or in connection with, but not limited to, the following circumstances, to the extent specified in regulations prescribed under section 463 of this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HB278BD456E3948E38F5B3D0D38B79D43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Temporary duty that requires en route travel between a permanent duty assignment location and another authorized temporary duty location, and travel in or around the temporary duty location.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9D9AFB4748B41F69BA9E34D57834CB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Permanent change of station that requires en route travel between an old and new temporary or permanent duty assignment location or other authorized location.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B86CA8304A34F70AD90505B6E7C3D86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Temporary duty or assignment relocation related to a consecutive overseas tour or in-place-consecutive overseas tour.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H716491615FBF43D7BB2E5411B7963559"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Recruiting duties for the armed forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF713246182C240D8938CDF9FE78A5FF8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Assignment or detail to another Government agency or department.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBA17FD074DD4E33864A45548EEB163F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Rest and recuperative leave.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD09A89254AF643A1B14C08FC01141605"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Convalescent leave.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2973CB1645E747B0B05CA665E269E459"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Reenlistment leave.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB276DD905E1F469F922E278CC2582BE9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Reserve component inactive-duty training performed outside the normal commuting distance of the member’s permanent residence.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A923F7F0C9A4244867AC67394E78EB8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Ready Reserve muster duty.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H500F8EDA9CE847DB9949D8471C1F72CC"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Unusual, extraordinary, hardship, or emergency circumstances.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45BCFEF182324CCBB8253F6F9A5DDC0D"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Missing status, as determined by the Secretary concerned under chapter 10 of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFD0318A3D12427994940111BF13028B"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Attendance at or participation in international sports competitions described under section 717 of title 10.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6E1D8E0A62C84A47A7F17666A74A773A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matters included</header><text>Travel and transportation allowances which may be provided under subsection (a) include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1A33540847FB49A3967F109EE002D1BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Allowances for transportation, lodging, and meals.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE2F979813AB4583A0CF10C68B3D136B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Dislocation or relocation allowance paid in connection with a change in a member’s temporary or permanent duty assignment location.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBCDF622109048F196C6FB22D127AD1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Other related miscellaneous expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H26C653A7F0314636A3E3980D8B6425E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Mode of providing travel and transportation allowances</header><text>Any authorized travel and transportation may be provided—</text>
<paragraph id="HE35132AB870840BCA069F6BE9311D626"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as an actual expense;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AC8815EC01047CDAA7CAB1013A0846C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as an authorized allowance;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H609EF2E730C24942A214B20884C76D1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in-kind; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H049B4486CA16405DA421488E673A427F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>using a combination of the authorities under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H825F04A400C44B3BAF4B2FC92AD8107D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Travel and transportation allowances when travel orders are modified, etc</header><text>A member of a uniformed service or other authorized person whose travel and transportation order or authorization is canceled, revoked, or modified may be allowed actual and necessary expenses or travel and transportation allowances.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF6B718EB62934334B4A4238E5A71F509"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advance payments</header><text>A member of the uniformed services or other authorized person may be allowed advance payments for authorized travel and transportation allowances.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC69F1A632B24417F9D6B0CF669D0A544"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Responsibility for unauthorized expenses</header><text>Any unauthorized travel or transportation expense is not the responsibility of the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H51D9664EDA894C2EAC02B9BF58BD1415"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Relationship to other authorities</header><text>The administering Secretary may not provide payment under this section for an expense for which payment may be provided from any other appropriate Government or non-Government entity.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H85BA6CB5FE8542F9A69C54E178509FE0"><enum>453.</enum><header>Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities</header>
<subsection id="H3B116839D7B442FC92EC441CAC04F84F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to any other authority for the provision of travel and transportation allowances, the administering Secretaries may provide travel expenses and transportation expenses under this subchapter in accordance with this section:</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3A14576FB4AF42E998CF4BCFD1D03040"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized absence from temporary duty location</header><text>A member of a uniformed service or other authorized traveler may be allowed travel expenses and transportation allowances incurred at a temporary duty location during an authorized absence from that location.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1845104E619E4E75B8619CC159992F09"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Movement of personal property</header>
<paragraph id="H2CA169D9DACD40BB89E2C04F07E06A49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A member of a uniformed service or other authorized person may be allowed moving expenses and transportation allowances associated with the movement of personal property and household goods, including such expenses when associated with a self-move.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57E8632F12EA4ED1848EE47DFD716306"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The authority in paragraph (1) includes the movement and temporary and non-temporary storage of personal property, household goods, and privately-owned vehicles in connection with the temporary or permanent move between authorized locations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9089AEF1B27A46F3A05448078F379E9D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For movement of household goods, the administering Secretaries shall prescribe weight allowances in regulations under section 463 of this title. The prescribed weight allowances may not exceed 18,000 pounds (including packing, crating, and household goods in temporary storage), except that the administering Secretary may authorize additional weight allowances as necessary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C3882CB1A2442A099A1CBB43104297C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The administering Secretary may prescribe the terms, rates, and conditions that authorize a member of the uniformed services to ship or store a privately owned vehicle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C8E1A70763744568C0195922BD8CC22"><enum>(5)</enum><text>No carrier, port agent, warehouseman, freight forwarder, or other person involved in the transportation of property may have any lien on, or hold, impound, or otherwise interfere with, the movement of baggage and household goods being transported under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H02B678C66B554D6E9FB9E47FEA809E20"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Unusual or emergency circumstances</header><text>A member of the uniformed services or other authorized person may be provided travel and transportation allowances under this section for unusual, extraordinary, hardship, or emergency circumstances, including under circumstances warranting evacuation from a permanent duty assignment location.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF3B4A6C6F54B4B2D81C8F654C31C7720"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Particular separation provisions</header><text>The administering Secretary may provide travel and transportation in kind for the following persons in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 463 of this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HD078AFD080594FC68D935B6AFE69F609"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A member who is retired, or is placed on the temporary disability retired list, under chapter 61 of title 10.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6405DA2EA9FB4A588EDCA4AA1D1F40E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A member who is retired with pay under any other law or who, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty with no single break therein of more than 90 days, is discharged with separation pay or is involuntarily released from active duty with separation pay or readjustment pay.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76F513D45D914299A59A7A1FE7B1AC5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A member who is discharged under section 1173 of title 10.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF3D4E7FC412F468A941999661270821B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Attendance at memorial ceremonies and services</header><text>A family member or member of the uniformed services who attends a deceased member’s repatriation, burial, or memorial ceremony or service may be provided travel and transportation allowances to the extent provided in regulations prescribed under section 463 of this title.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF5D0395F53564A1292BF2C83945C73A2"><enum>454.</enum><header>Travel and transportation pilot programs</header>
<subsection id="H5A4E9735F0A44D788E6C95D7E688904D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot programs</header><text>Except as otherwise prohibited by law, the Secretary of Defense may conduct pilot programs to evaluate alternative travel and transportation programs, policies, and processes for Department of Defense authorized travelers. Such pilot programs shall be conducted so as to evaluate one or more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H29A57A82C26E42ADB1375D023F4FADA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Alternative methods for performing and reimbursing travel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF9AA149FA6740449BE20B97A3B94DA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Means for limiting the need for travel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE3C0D3223484983A3ED1175921ECB64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Means for reducing the environmental impact of travel.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3E0B9A8FB35C408D91A0120735B3C56B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), the administering Secretary may waive any otherwise applicable provision of law to the extent determined necessary by the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out a pilot program under subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D5C17BDA5BE4462AA51D838209A1D98"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The authority to carry out a program under subsection (a) is subject to the availability of appropriated funds.</text></subsection></section></subchapter>
<subchapter id="HD4DD87B2952E4F6CA304DD2867CE471C"><enum>II</enum><header>ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS</header>
<section id="HA8705D7B548E44098EB66DECD0E552C0"><enum>461.</enum><header>Relationship to other travel and transportation authorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A member of a uniformed service or other authorized traveler may not be paid travel and transportation allowances or receive travel and transportation-in-kind, or a combination thereof, under both subchapter I and subchapter III for Government official travel and transportation performed under a single or related travel and transportation order or authorization by the administering Secretary.</text></section>
<section id="H6D556ECA92824AD8893D8D8C6E89302A"><enum>462.</enum><header>Travel and transportation expenses paid to members that are unauthorized or in excess of authorized amounts: requirement for repayment</header>
<subsection id="H9E40AC0CFA1F407EAD1BDF6CBD449793"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repayment required</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), a member of the uniformed services or other person who is paid travel and transportation allowances under subchapter I shall repay to the United States any amount of such payment that is determined to be unauthorized or in excess of the applicable authorized amount.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H88E1E0097929456BBBBE8754C4EB4531"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The regulations prescribed to administer this subchapter shall specify procedures for determining the circumstances under which a repayment exception may be granted.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HADB9C18CABCB44B191973B397F3CE7A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of bankruptcy</header><text>An obligation to repay the United States under this section is, for all purposes, a debt owed the United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not discharge a person from such debt if the discharge order is entered less than five years after the date on which the debt was incurred.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H070B4A11C0EA4E04BD18D1C411C85749"><enum>463.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subchapter and subchapter I shall be administered under terms, rates, conditions, and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the other administering Secretaries for members of the uniformed services. Such regulations shall be uniform for the Department of Defense and shall be apply as uniformly as practicable to the uniformed services under the jurisdiction of the other administering Secretaries.</text></section></subchapter></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HE9439130DD4A47E99C2EADFB3E1A85D6"><enum>633.</enum><header>Old-law travel and transportation authorities transition expiration date and transfer of current sections</header>
<subsection id="HC54C205125454611A46F244701AA1FBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Creation of subchapter iii and transition expiration date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 8 of title 37, United States Code, as added by section 632, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:</text>
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<subchapter id="HFC73BCB5F6A94CF4A7CC4745E442AA62"><enum>III</enum><header>TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES—OLD LAW</header>
<section id="H11D2EE444FFD4CEF9A1E87318BA59712"><enum>471.</enum><header>Travel authorities transition expiration date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subchapter, the term <quote>travel authorities transition expiration date</quote> means the last day of the 10-year period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.</text></section>
<section id="HA9FFA372725049A6896362719B535A0E"><enum>472.</enum><header>Definitions and other incorporated provisions of chapter 7</header>
<subsection id="H26C6DCB7D98B4DE8BB9CE7AE7D219950"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>The definitions contained in section 401 of this title apply to this subchapter.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD4333153624C4EBDA1F2D2854C5F6357"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other provisions</header><text>Sections 421 and 423 of this title apply to this subchapter.</text></subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HE18A94AD423E461EABABA5474DF670C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of sections</header>
<paragraph id="H863CAB57A09D4F019D1BAE8CBF0D1C41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer to subchapter i</header><text>Section 412 of title 37, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 8 of such title, as added by section 632, inserted after section 454, and redesignated as section 455.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1403AC9D5A4F4E0E8992685AC95664D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of current chapter 7 authorities to subchapter iii</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 404, 404a, 404b, 405, 405a, 406, 406a, 406b, 406c, 407, 408, 408a (as amended by section 621 of this Act), 409, 410, 411, 411a through 411k, 428 through 432, 434, and 435 of title 37, United States Code, are transferred (in that order) to chapter 8 of such title, as added by section 632 and amended by subsection (a), inserted after section 472, and redesignated as follows:</text>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">411e</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">481e</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">411f</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">481f</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">411g</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">481g</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">411h</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">481h</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">411i</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">481i</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">411j</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">481j</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">411k</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">481k</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">428</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">488</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">429</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">489</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">430</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">490</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">430</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">491</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">432</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">492</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">434</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">494</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">435</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">495</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BD0BD424B184A9EA6D485E05EA61ED3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of section 554</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 554 of title 37, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 8 of such title, as added by section 632 and amended by subsection (a), inserted after section 481k (as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (2)), and redesignated as section 484.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H801075FD325940A2B8C8F122DC7C93C9"><enum>634.</enum><header>Addition of sunset provision to old-law travel and transportation authorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Provisions of subchapter III of chapter 8 of title 37, United States Code, as transferred and redesignated by section 633(b), are amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H8ABE1B98C62E499583432BB2F1C77BC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 474 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H11EEB12F7F6E49DEA0F6A41CE968204D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C9E20E8AB9048C4AE260A4DF4FF1891"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No travel and transportation allowance or reimbursement may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE91132E52CE743ABB1C1C9D7DDAAE78D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 474a is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAC23E10DFB3F4C6A90D1174095060881" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H967384D6D3EC48AFA8DC4DA0DC2A9A73"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No payment or reimbursement may be provided under this section with respect to a change of permanent station for which orders are issued after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC787EEC0475F410D96B76D36E7D005BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 474b is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0BC352F6ED374730A7E710F2AC259A67" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB07C0E8A663F409EB54DBF7B49F4AF79"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No payment or reimbursement may be provided under this section with respect to an authorized absence that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65414AC97AFF4FA39ABA70927B0F6D47"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 475 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H02FEA8CEA9CB49A89C121B576BAA7916" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCE00F59725024ACCBF733E923E5EF783"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>During and after the travel authorities expiration date, no per diem may be paid under this section for any period.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H228BF72A486247A8B79C4DDE1EB263A2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 475a is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF6473A6AAE754ED49A228A9945524451" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H68D4331B4FEC4E03AEEA99F75E3C0AAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>During and after the travel authorities expiration date, no allowance under subsection (a) or transportation or reimbursement under subsection (b) may be provided with respect to an authority or order to depart.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H415B42A63B4E4E1FB0C3D837BB614827"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 476 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA8FF6124F27A4B438A735B8786C13120" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAD31B360A7CD43399A03F8BA93DAAC1D"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation, reimbursement, allowance, or per diem may be provided under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1A2625405394D908C9E898DA28652B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to a change of temporary or permanent station for which orders are issued after the travel authorities transition expiration date; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D744700E33F4BE0B44EC0CD7DF50B1F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in a case covered by this section when such orders are not issued, with respect to a movement of baggage or household effects that begins after such date.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0A8A4F379884F1EAC2203D1DE41ED16"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 476b is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEF9DEB3478EB43ADB72D4F26831B9ED6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCCE43E157C8043549A422A14D360378C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation or allowance may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B4D3B611BB9496D8779B75C66253393"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 476c is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H279DBC6F3982425E9364A90FFA333B08" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDEEF1E8BC8254D38A9AEB63F2FC72473"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation or allowance may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27E6AD9D4EEA4C2A9A7BFA55A9AFE6A7"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 477 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB40FD98F93D74D5AB8926EEC5CFCF072" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H18BDF16DF80343F09CC9EA31DAE11CB7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No dislocation allowance may be paid under this section for a move that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26BF8CBBACFF4B1D9ACCB367B23A5586"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section 478 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDBA8F2983EE14CC2B859EC73F6DDCAF3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7EE425308078472DA75C23B96CAFF3F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No travel and transportation allowance, payment, or reimbursement may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E378DAA735648009841977193FBAF3F"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 479 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE2B752F8C1D545C9A176E0445C4A6AF3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0EDC838EE53342D9959D5298311349AC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation of a house trailer or mobile home, or storage or payment in connection therewith, may be provided under this section for transportation that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8B20670706F433EB124B9AE2B6FE1BD"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section 481 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFF05D6BF974E49CAA3C9F02D55452E16" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H374689AB90FC4F67ADBF1BD655EBD16F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The regulations prescribed under this section shall cease to be in effect as of the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83E2F3537618493EA52611C92EF1C911"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Section 481a is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1FD5D89C717D4C5C9DF907EE19DBAAD5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6B6CB5729CDB4B8A890465FDAC30E611"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No travel and transportation allowance may be provided under this section for travel that is authorized after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD06F7D36D253448E9D0C835F2BCA631E"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Section 481b is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB3183AEBF5C9440291258B9867A9120A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C72EE6394324449AED90ADA6E8C1ABB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No travel and transportation allowance may be provided under this section for travel that is authorized after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AC1BD876DD04CF2A03637334DF9872C"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Section 481c is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H115C82C3F49148458636BB7C23F144F9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2A3C4EC909BD4C9080210156A8543147"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation may be provided under this section after the travel authorities transition expiration date, and no payment may be made under this section for transportation that begins after that date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC1D32DFA5AA4724A6EE31BA09F726F7"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Section 481d is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBCD9545F9F404B97B4178A53BBC485ED" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1987D19EE45B439284F9823C149723BC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation may be provided under this section after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12CE4AE575504AF493FC9845AFACDAB0"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Section 481e is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBC98860424B44C4DB2F145AB1395CA05" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8F5F745B85D9435F8F9F8E8BC775C4BA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No travel and transportation allowance or reimbursement may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1915B2FA6831473FAB7A1A299E6E5B2B"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Section 481f is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBED375307244418A9C8FDD8BED862158" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3188A1FD55DB416BA1E39CCB6B703A6D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No travel and transportation allowance or reimbursement may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H406BBE9F02C14E2EB40E7E33EAA6AE8E"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Section 481h is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H96537EC10C8D491490EC7A1E7C40DFF2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3425CAE492334DCABB77801D69FD5F0F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation, allowance, reimbursement, or per diem may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46C49D83953445638FEDDBF81C5BE812"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Section 481i is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBDE6B6C6BEB3494796A4B083DF18F78E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2ABB9F344FC94CEFA30CB24CB3C702D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No reimbursement may be provided under this section for expenses incurred after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4BE44A0C04247F189E65C22D5F44744"><enum>(21)</enum><text>Section 481j is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H23CBD71A87DB4CF5B0F1C0878B07324A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5F2285A0D3124D8E973A8F20AAE047CB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation, allowance, reimbursement, or per diem may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9B800A8E8A04047AAD90D8742E28173"><enum>(22)</enum><text>Section 481k is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H830058B2D9364047A794B2690FBB58D6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H791DDAD6489E4D89B68E6A4B8C32FAE4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation, allowance, or reimbursement may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37F9015BCB42438CAE54EE8DA7776412"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Section 484 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H94619FD5179A4816BA628C4F5A389BB2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4CD1EFEA44634DC49552D564FE1BC457"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation, allowance, or reimbursement may be provided under this section for a move that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA06D7A4424C74820BC0FE955993E8A82"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Section 488 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C57A55635084414956B4F17335F166E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authority</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>In addition</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEF58B48DF644EC6A089770D4C9386A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC7C1E0AFAB1345F6B7692638D9E04A76" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H373358B69F734D6CBB5A7D6E59F207EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No reimbursement may be provided under this section for expenses incurred after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H573FF2B986FA47699AF2B8B2CD7E410E"><enum>(25)</enum><text>Section 489 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H833C5DBAEB6E4D66B6A891E454FAD6B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authority</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>In addition</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7782773E9B6844BD8C4F8B2130933778"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H552559E1F29D4459985C9840832E1163" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD21A8FE331314978934B39F5366A1B55"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation or allowance may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF761EE81620243EB97422AC8B54C301F"><enum>(26)</enum><text>Section 490 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8F1B3452964F46138545B1118089C446" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3A89972BC97D4EA695C9DD8E57592577"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation, allowance, reimbursement, or per diem may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF31E0F656946466788D20EDF258DC1F1"><enum>(27)</enum><text>Section 492 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H13D9CDDC159446059C42A9E98D351DB5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9B8B32CF8AD44D16BE89833BD06C578B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No transportation or allowance may be provided under this section for travel that begins after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E9EFA42D5E14CA59F6B04741A55776C"><enum>(28)</enum><text>Section 494 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB2F0BFC5C35E457B8B40D5B8ABF12EC0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H771D9429D7EF49BC9A5ECDD9E3BEA855"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No reimbursement may be provided under this section for expenses incurred after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C44CC3F513B4ACBBCB5405C1D84804E"><enum>(29)</enum><text>Section 495 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBC43073464EA490BA1AA1CEAB704990F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEB05D5E7749E44A08FD630A244EE015B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No allowance may be paid under this section for any day after the travel authorities transition expiration date.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD3406A1ACF714217A50843523098B726"><enum>635.</enum><header>Technical and clerical amendments</header>
<subsection id="H44A0FC98618449FBBF2212B5CA568090"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Chapter heading</header><text>The heading of chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<chapter id="HCD065F1158C4473FBC5A72720DFA4C68"><enum>7</enum><header>ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES</header></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HA2E202B9299F469C9D4B20790750494F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of chapters</header><text>The table of chapters preceding chapter 1 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 7 and inserting the following new items:</text>
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<multi-column-toc-entry level="section"><toc-enum>7.</toc-enum><level-header level="section">Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances</level-header><target>401</target></multi-column-toc-entry>
<multi-column-toc-entry level="section"><toc-enum>8.</toc-enum><level-header level="section">Travel and Transportation Allowances</level-header><target>451</target></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H74696AC50F884F0BA375CE29E36C6ACD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Table of sections</header>
<paragraph id="H3B8FE377E8BC49BBB1706DACF34543D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chapter 7</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the items relating to sections 404 through 412, 428 through 432, 434, and 435.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94D2B7453CFC43BBB357C539D8CD671F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chapter 8</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 8 of such title, as added by section 632, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E070ECDB00B4D8CA49FFDF487D862FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to section 454 the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">455. Appropriations for travel: may not be used for attendance at certain meetings.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6B3DBF77C76473EB51899AA8FF0D295"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to section 463 the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="chapter">Subchapter III—Travel and Transportation Authorities—Old Law</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6981B76ADF46402993FCB0D698BAAF77" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">471. Travel authorities transition expiration date.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">472. Definitions and other incorporated provisions of chapter 7.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">474. Travel and transportation allowances: general.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">474a. Travel and transportation allowances: temporary lodging expenses.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">474b. Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging expenses at temporary duty location during authorized absence of member.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">475. Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside the continental United States.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">475a. Travel and transportation allowances: departure allowances. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">476. Travel and transportation allowances: dependents; baggage and household effects.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">476a. Travel and transportation allowances: authorized for travel performed under orders that are canceled, revoked, or modified.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">476b. Travel and transportation allowances: members of the uniformed services attached to a ship overhauling or inactivating.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">476c. Travel and transportation allowances: members assigned to a vessel under construction.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">477. Travel and transportation allowances: dislocation allowance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">478. Travel and transportation allowances: travel within limits of duty station.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">478a. Travel and transportation allowances: inactive duty training outside of the normal commuting distances.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">479. Travel and transportation allowances: house trailers and mobile homes.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">480. Travel and transportation allowances: miscellaneous categories.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481. Travel and transportation allowances: administrative provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481a. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with convalescent leave.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481b. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with leave between consecutive overseas tours.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481c. Travel and transportation allowances: travel performed in connection with rest and recuperative leave from certain stations in foreign countries.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481d. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to personal emergencies for certain members and dependents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481e. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to certain emergencies for members performing temporary duty.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481f. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation for survivors of deceased member to attend the member’s burial ceremonies.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481g. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation incident to voluntary extensions of overseas tours of duty.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481h. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to illness or injury of members.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481i. Travel and transportation allowances: parking expenses.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to the repatriation of members held captive.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">481k. Travel and transportation allowances: non-medical attendants for members determined to be very seriously or seriously wounded, ill, or injured.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">484. Travel and transportation: dependents of members in a missing status; household and personal effects; trailers; additional movements; motor vehicles; sale of bulky items; claims for proceeds; appropriation chargeable.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">488. Allowance for recruiting expenses.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">489. Travel and transportation allowances: minor dependent schooling.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">490. Travel and transportation: dependent children of members stationed overseas.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">491. Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">492. Travel and transportation: members escorting certain dependents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">494. Subsistence reimbursement relating to escorts of foreign arms control inspection teams.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">495. Funeral honors duty: allowance.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD55A6CD4C1164A70812C5210AD279424" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chapter 10</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 10 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 554.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H56BAAFABB05344CF959E160441B14258"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cross references</header>
<paragraph id="H0B32CF0DAE3A41F2A852F469608C10B9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Defense laws</header><text>Any section of title 10, 32, or 37, United States Code, that includes a reference to a section of title 37 that is transferred and redesignated by section 633 is amended so as to conform the reference to the section number of the section as so redesignated.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA151557A2B174D0DB95D4931EFC87B9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other laws</header><text>Any reference in a provision of law other than a section of title 10 or 37, United States Code, to a section of title 37 that is transferred and redesignated by section 633 is deemed to refer to the section as so redesignated.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H77F7911592B546DD8BF3A2EE9A0312C1"><enum>636.</enum><header>Transition provisions</header>
<subsection id="HCB7CD9EF0307491C96AE3F6A13DCD095"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation plan</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to implement subchapters I and II of chapter 8 of title 37, United States Code, as added by section 632, and to transition all of the travel and transportation programs for members of the uniformed services under chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, solely to provisions of those subchapters by the end of the transition period.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC85040F5D5154BB19443DC0807C21B1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority for modifications to old law authorities during transition period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the transition period, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries concerned (as defined in section 101(5) of title 37, United States Code), in using the authorities under subchapter III of chapter 8 of title 37, United States Code, as added by section 633, may apply those authorities subject to the terms of such provisions and such modifications as the Secretary of Defense may include in the implementation plan required under subsection (a) or in any subsequent modification to that implementation plan.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F58B7F5BA994F1CB5BCAEF70B10A992"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the implementation plan under subsection (a) and any modification to that plan under subsection (b) in coordination with—</text>
<paragraph id="H25F469773FBA4ECB8D49E3991839793A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H366A2002BD414CE1B30AE61EDB0ADCEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A1FC535F87F4D638C3A1D482EAF4FAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F6AD93F62A546A092E8419CDD5A22DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transition period</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>transition period</quote> means the 10-year period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H503F4DF020BB4EC6B42D961D80552121"><enum>E</enum><header>Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations</header>
<section id="H02417518235D439BA22DEB3D96BC872E"><enum>641.</enum><header>Expansion of use of uniform funding authority to include permanent change of station and temporary duty lodging programs operated through nonappropriated fund instrumentalities</header>
<subsection id="H57355C029CF14B56A86372C5247B62D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of additional programs</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 2491 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC10165C78573418A96B0CC74602662AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Under regulations</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) Under regulations</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE012986EF9FE43B0973FB614B14487F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>morale, welfare, and recreation programs</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>a program specified in paragraph (2)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2C2650C537746659BB0159790F4F5B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>morale, welfare, and recreation programs</quote> the second place it appears and inserting <quote>such programs</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A9C63B85B114450B4DA7A849D8A7168"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE395DEB6E3C14164BCD5CA4D132327B2" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section applies with respect to the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H42FBB05C913446F4891A3C5C57BA3DA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Morale, welfare, and recreation programs of the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87A0481B5E0A46CE9F93CF8DEA71F9E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permanent change of station and temporary duty lodging programs conducted as supplemental mission programs of the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H004AFEF40DEE4DDA965756A08F3BE8A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Such section is further amended— </text>
<paragraph id="H47F8BCCFAC6543358367E4550F98C096"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>morale, welfare, and recreation program</quote> and inserting <quote>program specified in subsection (a)(2)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H189E09A340EC4B218C9AC7332B48EF2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>morale, welfare, and recreation programs within the Department of Defense</quote> and inserting <quote>a program specified in subsection (a)(2)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1CFEF267D7D44002BE19389E577CCEC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H4AEA1A0C2D2343639B920CCFA7466BBE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H013163AA5CFC4553A6EA6D359ABE8DD2"><enum>2491.</enum><header>Uniform funding and management of morale, welfare, and recreation programs and certain supplemental mission programs</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8F04D78036E496696013F8F29CF04B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of sections</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 147 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2491 and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">2491. Uniform funding and management of morale, welfare, and recreation programs and certain supplemental mission programs.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H90F07A3DD8E3499D8838803E45C3CB09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>642.</enum><header>Contracting authority for nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to provide and obtain goods and services</header>
<subsection id="HF49F1B843F2740D8B07711B7348A30D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarification of multi-year and partnership issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2492 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HAFB87A974E024AE9B13BAA00F5F33FE7"><enum>2492.</enum><header>Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracting authority to provide and obtain goods and services</header>
<subsection id="HF2899C05F1F3405B956A404B1D4F3828"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contract authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agency or instrumentality of the Department of Defense that supports the operation of the exchange system, or the operation of a morale, welfare, and recreation system, of the Department of Defense may enter into a single-year or multi-year contract or other agreement to provide or obtain goods and services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the exchange system or that morale, welfare, and recreation system with any of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H52566ECE166B4389AA9A8CA2B4B577D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Another element of the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28695FF37C5E42E5A0576E314EBEC138"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Another Federal department, agency, or instrumentality.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEC3356761B54086BB64A271FDC5185C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A private-sector entity.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H13D7A1D6A92044CAA6EFCFD2A5905A13"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of certain services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts and other agreements authorized by subsection (a) may include a contract or agreement to provide or obtain recreational, educational, family support, or youth developmental programs and services.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8EB8A9AF18E44CA3810B936451C3FA7F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts and other agreements authorized by subsection (a) may include partnerships with private-sector entities that provide programs and services at no cost to the Government on military installations using Government facilities and other support resources.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HF883EF95E2734BA7B116CE9442BD4614"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 147 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2492 and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">2492. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracting authority to provide and obtain goods and services.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HCF436ABAD151448D885CD38C617AE607" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>643.</enum><header>Designation of Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion at Dover Air Force Base as a Fisher House</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2493 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H886E740DF447484B82306F4D70E726C1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Treatment of Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion, Dover Air Force Base</header>
<paragraph id="HF0D19B5EC53A4F79835BB9709895459E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, is deemed to be a Fisher House for purposes of this section and any other law applicable to Fisher Houses and Fisher Suites.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86FE819335A84C15BE895131C3AB54A7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion at Dover Air Force Base shall be available for use by the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0CAC5A2ED12D4B069EB76DC4C77EF525"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The primary next of kin of a member of the armed forces who dies while located or serving overseas.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A5936E7AC7841ADBEE4749D47BA5AB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other family members of the member eligible for transportation under section 411f(e) of title 37.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0535DE95C094F5F90DC766054C860FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An escort of a family member described in subparagraph (A) or (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H49A6FB82291B4243A7A4BDB08247C226" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>644.</enum><header>Discretion of the Secretary of the Navy to select categories of merchandise to be sold by ship stores afloat</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7604(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>shall</quote> and inserting <quote>may</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HF7BD40AA0773414BA0F6ABCB04FA560C"><enum>645.</enum><header>Access of military exchange stores system to credit available through Federal Financing Bank</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2487 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HD8D0E32CA8D64EC4B05122866AAEBA00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access of exchange stores system to Federal Financing Bank</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To facilitate the provision of in-store credit to patrons of the exchange stores system while reducing the costs of providing such credit, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchange Service Command, and Marine Corps exchanges may issue and sell their obligations to the Federal Financing Bank as provided in section 6 of the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973 (12 U.S.C. 2285).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H0137DC058F2646EBAD9FD21A3960BB7B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>646.</enum><header>Enhanced commissary stores pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H04BCA95850EC49E188CA5CD94BE90ADF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to operate enhanced commissary stores</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2488 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H4FDA1D7BCA834C0DBE1244A5F398E626"><enum>2488a.</enum><header>Enhanced commissary stores</header>
<subsection id="H84E7DF696E034D51A321361B790C6482"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to operate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Defense Commissary Agency may operate an enhanced commissary store at a military installation designated for closure or adverse realignment under a base closure law. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6094A77D237445D58BF08994411A387A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional categories of merchandise</header>
<paragraph id="H42018CDB072F464E823E54654CCD7EC0" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to selling items in the merchandise categories specified in subsection (b) of section 2484 of this title in the manner provided by such section, an enhanced commissary store also may sell items in the following categories as commissary merchandise:</text>
<subparagraph id="H9933CD3B612B4471B2D3A7AE18BADBC5" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Alcoholic beverages.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9627415F4D548A5B5048F5D36D86720" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Tobacco products.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7BF74FD71264B11921B5AB75D8B7D78" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Items in such other merchandise categories (not covered by subsection (b) of section 2484 of this title) as the Secretary of Defense may authorize.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E2C66798B4042F7A6C5FFA429388CDB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (c) and (g) of section 2484 of this title shall not apply with regard to the selection, or method of sale, of merchandise in the categories specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) or in any other merchandise category authorized under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph for sale in, at, or by an enhanced commissary store. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H62FF48F3152F4707A3F0349FE8E45280"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sales price establishment and surcharge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (d) and (e) of section 2484 of this title shall not apply to the pricing of merchandise in the categories specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or in any other merchandise category authorized under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph for sale in, at, or by an enhanced commissary store. Instead, the Secretary of Defense shall determine appropriate prices for such merchandise sold in, at, or by an enhanced commissary store, except that prices for such merchandise shall be at least 10 percent below the average price of comparable merchandise sold in retail stores within the geographic area of the enhanced commissary store.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8B936288BDB34074ACC3824D79BD0019"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Retention and use of portion of proceeds</header>
<paragraph id="HA7806276847846D2ABD2D338F03E1516" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may retain amounts equal to the difference between—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD8981CE03FB141309FEFE2A4207AED3B" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the retail price of merchandise in the categories specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and in other merchandise categories authorized under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph for sale in, at, or by an enhanced commissary store; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0047B9C31A394571A21B12CCD748E51B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the invoice cost of such merchandise.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE96FA9483E1841628EA5BB73F14D83FF" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall use amounts retained under paragraph (1) for an enhanced commissary store to help offset the operating costs of that enhanced commissary store.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE6EBF04F2C48404B94870DD53A142F74"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An enhanced commissary store may not be operated under the authority of this section before October 1, 2011, or after December 31, 2013.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2C47E7C18604C429F5529BE0459AF98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2488 the following new item:</text>
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<subtitle id="HBD2222F4CB584C4BBC62958576516CFB"><enum>F</enum><header>Disability, Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits</header>
<section id="H5E6391B14CCF4C09892049765A347517" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>651.</enum><header>Monthly amount and duration of special survivor indemnity allowance for widows and widowers of deceased members of the Armed Forces affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation</header>
<subsection id="H8F581C6DEC66442484CDBF2B253CF533"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payment amount per fiscal year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 1450(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0F8F908E4E64DA99852741190129D20"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), relating to fiscal year 2013, by striking <quote>$90</quote> and inserting <quote>$163</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D489FECB78D4A908DCCEA7AC15B1849"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), relating to fiscal year 2014, by striking <quote>$150</quote> and inserting <quote>$200</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FBBC4B79FC7439BA96A2636E6460221"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G), relating to fiscal year 2015, by striking <quote>$200</quote> and inserting <quote>$215</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C81599A8F5C4E49B37E106919A6C3CF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H), relating to fiscal year 2016, by striking <quote>$275; and</quote> and inserting <quote>$282;</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFEC218657B54DAD8E5007CC480351E0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (I), relating to fiscal year 2017, by striking <quote>$310.</quote> and inserting <quote>$314;</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8EDC2FBE65841BC9434388D023074CD"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HB9B6BC15507444E483A0786F580B52C4"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for months during fiscal year 2018, $9;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF11C2A9663A4622B4DDE36048A753E6"><enum>(K)</enum><text>for months during fiscal year 2019, $15;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8642E00A00B34B6C9E802BD9CA8CADC6"><enum>(L)</enum><text>for months during fiscal year 2020, $20; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAEA2C2DBECB4FA0A9F3B87C80E3E604"><enum>(M)</enum><text>for months during fiscal year 2021, $27.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEF0BEE6A092E42E88D972780E7F2355E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Paragraph (6) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H004AC9EE7E1F444EBC795585C41019EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>September 30, 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2021</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H266CDD5CAC994BE7B97E72AFB236CD42"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>October 1, 2017</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>October 1, 2021</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HAF6DA553338A438B9D8909DEB82AE1F9"><enum>G</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="HE5859689EAC74511BC8052918D124B5A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>661.</enum><header>Reimbursement of American National Red Cross for humanitarian support and other services provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2602 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HDD0A363EB6474D0DB66FAACC52AE4914"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may reimburse the American National Red Cross for humanitarian support and other services approved by the Secretary that are provided to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and their dependents. Such services may include identification and verification of family emergency circumstances and communications related to such circumstances.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<enum>VII</enum><header>Health Care Provisions</header>
<subtitle id="H07694142BFF846E6A92B0CD93B45BB38"><enum>A</enum><header>Improvements to Health Benefits</header>
<section id="HBD5E416EE63646DAAAFC592CC9489747" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Annual enrollment fees for certain retirees and dependents</header>
<subsection id="H5AFF520A837B44DA98B2A7DA0608C0B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC5A57C0053240FFAFF581D979167024"><enum>(1)</enum><text>career members of the uniformed services and their families endure unique and extraordinary demands and make extraordinary sacrifices over the course of a 20- to 30-year career in protecting freedom for all Americans; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC06818F1797642959930E6043AB1C620"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">those decades of sacrifice constitute a significant pre-paid premium for health care during a career member’s retirement that is over and above what the member pays with money.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB57D0A9066F24049BD73B4B107F604BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual enrollment fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1097(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0456079217D54C0DA76C1BA91821BB1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary of Defense</quote> and inserting </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HB5C322714825454AACCC5A2BDBF7B7EA" display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H3BA786C86AD74501A3C1766373064CCB" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74976BF148B6485DBF4B6CB83A8F91C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A premium,</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided by paragraph (2), a premium,</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62CFDDED5F544BE580F7C2BF08ECE8F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H55AA043DE6E647188DD1B4B8805C28B8" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H7CD749400D6C4075AFB45C88C5686FFE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning October 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense may only increase in any year the annual enrollment fees described in paragraph (1) by an amount equal to the percentage by which retired pay is increased under section 1401a of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H6396315A81F147AE8F5E4D9A61DC3436" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><header>Provision of food to certain members and dependents not receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities</header>
<subsection id="H3E8037C0474D409185AC7E4D1385DD30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1078a the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H4D7CEF27B7824C2C9228CED3F2B757E4"><enum>1078b.</enum><header>Provision of food to certain members and dependents not receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities</header></section>
<subsection id="HF4B57BA0AF514070AB4DFCA35CAF044E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="HA2F77C730F9A488DA8E753196AD43BD5" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may provide food and beverages to an individual described in paragraph (2) at no cost to the individual.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBE60C56CE60459DA2215A3EA7B211F2" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An individual described in this paragraph is the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H9929C16FC526496BBE08B787CCFA22AD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the uniformed services or dependent—</text>
<clause id="H2F741E3E0AE043CF8A2BDB4C011207F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who is receiving outpatient medical care at a military medical treatment facility; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2EEA702A16504CA989E5DEFFF289E855"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whom the Secretary determines is unable to purchase food and beverages while at such facility by virtue of receiving such care.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F7B2BDE85094DEEB1B9AC42D851AE10" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the uniformed services or dependent who—</text>
<clause id="H88C4A2C5D4754B499F4B872A4270867D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a family member of an infant receiving inpatient medical care at a military medical treatment facility; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HEA42E83F09F64778B4109DFBB4EB7DE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides care to the infant while the infant receives such inpatient medical care.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H979F4FA942544E949C5A8B44A3E97675" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the uniformed services or dependent whom the Secretary determines is under similar circumstances as a member or dependent described in subparagraph (A) or (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H07C9532A22F943F5B5F741FECEB808CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that regulations prescribed under this section are consistent with generally accepted practices in private medical treatment facilities.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H46C01C6BD6B8413282AF8F18CB294F07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1078a the following new item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">1078b. Provision of food to certain members and dependents not receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H7B4412C5C22445C6A21716980A44A356"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HED32AFEB53B9474392891962F4BB8880"><enum>703.</enum><header>Behavioral health support for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="HCF1316290F26494E860BBC28C287BD8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mental health assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1074a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3BDA510DAE364C28AB6DD435CEF91BE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15F0FE9F24374883AF3CB42CF6BC0F7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h):</text>
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<subsection id="H0093444AEE144A7291148EDE89D641C5"><enum>(h)</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H19198896010E4183A638C7C8062ADDFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall provide to any member of the reserve components performing inactive-duty training during scheduled unit training assemblies access to mental health assessments with a licensed mental health professional who shall be available for referrals during duty hours on the premises of the principal duty location of the member's unit.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC4AD19BAC2C47038FECF35B0FCB19B1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Mental health services provided to a member under this subsection shall be at no cost to the member.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BDBA586BC9543B597A348D922209B40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking <quote>medical and dental readiness</quote> and inserting <quote>medical, dental, and behavioral health readiness</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H79319DF5CE93441698D20F20909C2E86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Behavioral health support</header>
<paragraph id="HB3D4B5A2EDA94ED8B544471B9A51B25D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces participating in annual training or individual duty training shall have access, while so participating, to the behavioral health support programs for members of the reserve components described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9770C5E7AAF47E3B213CA98065DB3B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Behavioral health support programs</header><text>The behavioral health support programs for member of the reserve components described in this paragraph shall include one or any combination of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D4A1917595748D889E503E9B9E5353C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Programs providing access to licensed mental health providers in armories, reserve centers, or other places for scheduled unit training assemblies.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE442D5A51FD7416A94AC9D5589D099E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Programs providing training on suicide prevention and post-suicide response.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DB3476C66354A0D8ABE2787620173A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Psychological health programs.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5EFE19CB9F04AAFB58FE0C776E47563" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Such other programs as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Surgeon General for the National Guard of the State in which the members concerned reside, the Director of Psychological Health of the State in which the members concerned reside, the Department of Mental Health or the equivalent agency of the State in which the members concerned reside, or the Director of the Psychological Health Program of the National Guard Bureau, considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B20C952803546B3AAA6245CF9785060"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>State</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 10001 of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HEAD384E1D7C94502BB4A748122463E0F"><enum>704.</enum><header>Transition enrollment of uniformed services family health plan medicare-eligible retirees to TRICARE for life</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 724(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDAF0D67611E94FAAB067297466DC97BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If a covered beneficiary</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if a covered beneficiary</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99F94421BDA246BEA7A54556D12E61C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6F6FD0F6510746DEBA95CCD08AB24320" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8C098F0E58A243A8802BD8389075C73A" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>After September 30, 2012, a covered beneficiary (other than a beneficiary under section 1079 of title 10, United States Code) who is also entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act due to age may not enroll in the managed care program of a designated provider unless the beneficiary was enrolled in that program on September 30, 2012.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H258325994C4D42559F40D9EA746B7D43"><enum>B</enum><header>Health Care Administration</header>
<section id="H7133AF7E70A1430CA51E2684BB35B6C7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>711.</enum><header>Unified medical command</header>
<subsection id="H289D9C61E7D3493393C8BCE4DECC64D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unified combatant command</header>
<paragraph id="H4F919E5F232A492EACFC1C2CD1A7F0C0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 167a the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H73B34D547CF94F09A1B1737F436E687F"><enum>167b.</enum><header>Unified combatant command for medical operations</header>
<subsection id="H02952157FA13451B9EF64EE363F6F37B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>With the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall establish under section 161 of this title a unified command for medical operations (in this section referred to as the <quote>unified medical command</quote>). The principal function of the command is to provide medical services to the armed forces and other health care beneficiaries of the Department of Defense as defined in chapter 55 of this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF3A56EDB39334014A1907F6A695EA1D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment of forces</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the unified medical command under subsection (a), all active military medical treatment facilities, training organizations, and research entities of the armed forces shall be assigned to such unified command, unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of Defense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3E5F0CE558F5481FB7D7298AD7FD0FA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grade of commander</header><text>The commander of the unified medical command shall hold the grade of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral while serving in that position, without vacating his permanent grade. The commander of such command shall be appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that position. The commander of such command shall be a member of a health profession described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 335(j) of title 37. During the five-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary establishes the command under subsection (a), the commander of such command shall be exempt from the requirements of section 164(a)(1) of this title. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA2AC57FD9506473A9FC59949073E768E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Subordinate commands</header>
<paragraph id="H665B1944E0A8460BA1537A77992A4422" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The unified medical command shall have the following subordinate commands:</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBDF525E780E417D9160F86D31BA4660" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A command that includes all fixed military medical treatment facilities, including elements of the Department of Defense that are combined, operated jointly, or otherwise operated in such a manner that a medical facility of the Department of Defense is operating in or with a medical facility of another department or agency of the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19F72E6BD58C4925846E404BAFDB8B27" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A command that includes all medical training, education, and research and development activities that have previously been unified or combined, including organizations that have been designated as a Department of Defense executive agent.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D35AF99AF1049359F789B747B694B2E" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Defense Health Agency established under subsection (f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF162C562FFB4CF98D749FC0E7C91358" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The commander of a subordinate command of the unified medical command shall hold the grade of lieutenant general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice admiral while serving in that position, without vacating his permanent grade. The commander of such a subordinate command shall be appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that position. The commander of such a subordinate command shall also be required to be a surgeon general of one of the military departments.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5E288C2C686D45709C5E5B1677AF7046"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority of combatant commander</header>
<paragraph id="H9A7A809129184EDE8D70544B5C10F1AA" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In addition to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of this title, the commander of the unified medical command shall be responsible for, and shall have the authority to conduct, all affairs of such command relating to medical operations activities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1857C05DE30C4FD58DFA0DB847630D52" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The commander of such command shall be responsible for, and shall have the authority to conduct, the following functions relating to medical operations activities (whether or not relating to the unified medical command):</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D6E4768508F4088BDB550D33B2CB413"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Developing programs and doctrine.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6A3C88952BD4C4A8E24B470197CD9DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Preparing and submitting to the Secretary of Defense program recommendations and budget proposals for the forces described in subsection (b) and for other forces assigned to the unified medical command.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82A8D02B03654B19B282E3574277516A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Exercising authority, direction, and control over the expenditure of funds—</text>
<clause id="HA4FACCEA7F654E4D90B7FB65B8ADA74E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for forces assigned to the unified medical command; </text></clause>
<clause id="H802EA35BEFCA49C6AFCA2500912C3EA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the forces described in subsection (b) assigned to unified combatant commands other than the unified medical command to the extent directed by the Secretary of Defense; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H622009A22A4B43B686EB0626292DDAD1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for military construction funds of the Defense Health Program.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE0E994B8842B4B859B616B6D0E4011E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Training assigned forces.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4AA1159E5E174AE3B88525FB3B759398"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Conducting specialized courses of instruction for commissioned and noncommissioned officers.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64C09F2B3EE44741BF52DDBB8AC5F9FE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Validating requirements.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48F2A1A3FE9343CFA1B7ADF9A1E40FCE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Establishing priorities for requirements.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54037E6F1E774220877F6B550019DEFC"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Ensuring the interoperability of equipment and forces.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58B90B544B824004A28F3AEBBFCD1EA1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring the promotions, assignments, retention, training, and professional military education of medical officers described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 335(j) of title 37.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9AA41AC301443ECBCDBC71226680C3F" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The commander of such command shall be responsible for the Defense Health Program, including the Defense Health Program Account established under section 1100 of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF36742C1F17B488FA2DF200617D0BE69"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Defense health agency</header>
<paragraph id="H0956A5243EE0415DA417435AA942D1CA" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In establishing the unified medical command under subsection (a), the Secretary shall also establish under section 191 of this title a defense agency for health care (in this section referred to as the <quote>Defense Health Agency</quote>), and shall transfer to such agency the organization of the Department of Defense referred to as the TRICARE Management Activity and all functions of the TRICARE Program (as defined in section 1072(7)).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC84B3F21D82F48C2A91B568B84B6D7D0" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The director of the Defense Health Agency shall hold the rank of lieutenant general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice admiral while serving in that position, without vacating his permanent grade. The director of such agency shall be appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that position. The director of such agency shall be a member of a health profession described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 335(j) of title 37.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H93C78083413A448BA6D7A08721549FD5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the unified medical command under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the activities of the unified medical command.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC53B2095EB1647B992649E1E3A4A2A3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 167a the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">167b. Unified combatant command for medical operations. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H29134816600945EE992B7BB097EB83D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan, notification, and report</header>
<paragraph id="H4BE10A9B542A4BAA8097348C36F3D675"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than July 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan to establish the unified medical command authorized under section 167b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including any legislative actions the Secretary considers necessary to implement the plan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A9EF8496A4C4852BDB5975289E3276F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of the decision of the Secretary to establish the unified medical command under such section 167b by not later than the date that is 30 days before establishing such command.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD85E9442EE2B48ADAF5801E60B6BF178"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after submitting the notification under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA423BBD5F6D34E5C8169B4AC06D8A4D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the establishment of the unified medical command; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84491B6585E74C25A2F0940BB98A95CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment of the Defense Health Agency under subsection (f) of such section 167b.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H15BFF12EBE3B4026B5FCE7A8AD38B661"><enum>712.</enum><header>Limitation on availability of funds for the future electronic health records program</header>
<subsection id="H891D0A31EE644D7184C28C8421AE3085"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for the procurement, research, development, test, and evaluation, or operation and maintenance of the future electronic health records program, not more than 10 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report addressing—</text>
<paragraph id="H39AB563448D0483B832579A0242A90B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an architecture to guide the transition of the electronic health records of the Department of Defense to a future state that is cost-effective and interoperable;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53C1A9E36B2C48D19C046FBF4EBFE76B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the process for selecting investments in information technology that support the architecture described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69E5407BF1DC45B9A0E1FBA714BCCF0A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the report required by section 715 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4249);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB943712B06E4879A42AA9DE6FB768B4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of the Interagency Program Office to manage or oversee efforts with respect to the future electronic health records program; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD09F97899F194092BBAF503FE1391E0D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5B9810CD8A2E41428645030F4890BD73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Future electronic health records program defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>future electronic health records program</quote> means the programs of the Department of Defense referred to as the <quote>EHR way ahead</quote> and the <quote>virtual lifetime electronic record</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HD619ECA820F34C8481E3590A323FD326"><enum>C</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="H4155FF015CFB48E8AD57488E16865582"><enum>721.</enum><header>Review of women-specific health services and treatment for female members of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="H9DCCE3745CEB4EFF81AC5456301ABF54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comprehensive Review</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of—</text>
<paragraph id="HFCFD740B6CF5433CA66DDDE8FE8053E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability, efficacy, and adequacy of reproductive health care services available for female members of the Armed Forces, including gynecological services and breast and gynecological cancer services;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88E918E0E6774ACDB3884DD2083B01A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability, efficacy, and adequacy of women-specific preventative health care services for female members of the Armed Forces;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF15DE58DC4747998FADAAD31093248F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the availability of women-specific treatment for sexual assault or abuse; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68B3ADB247544D5DA831E96C80784F43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the extent to which military medical treatment facilities are following the policies of the Department of Defense with respect to women-specific health services.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H96D43B345E594F83931AF1291BF67CAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters Included</header><text>The review required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA283FD8ABBD74022973B85E1E329FB43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The need for women-specific health outreach, prevention, and treatment services for female members of the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF53F8F35EE76491D8B13A8DB78A14BA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The access to and efficacy of existing women-specific mental health outreach, prevention, and treatment services and programs (including substance abuse programs).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H076879DDC09E4C58983F8FA7EC344962"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The availability of women-specific services and treatment for female members of the Armed Forces who experience sexual assault or sexual abuse.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAAE1C558C8E47A6899CC26AF900F2FB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The access to and need for military medical treatment facilities to provide for the women-specific health care needs of female members of the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9348BDF6021945E1A8E9A81187C7923D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The need for further clinical research on the women-specific health care needs of female members of the Armed Forces who served in a combat zone.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD5CBBF841EAB48B6913694B1C36E65A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review required by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H41ABDF9180BE465B80AB01F8BEBAC4DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>722.</enum><header>Comptroller General reviews of Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Project</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1701(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2568) is amended by striking <quote>Not later</quote> and all that follows through <quote>thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than July 31 of each of 2011, 2013, and 2015</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H7E093A6C74F74C248D59595F10B53C8E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>723.</enum><header>Comptroller General report on contracted health care staffing for military medical treatment facilities</header>
<subsection id="HF7F16851B03F4B2084AABF3621584315"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2012, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on the contracting activities of the military departments with respect to providing health care professional services to members of the Armed Forces, dependents, and retirees.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H73350AE7C1F44A679B7C1D85B8794178"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters included</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9DC7F3741E7E4190846B7C18637B704A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of the contracting practices used by the military departments to provide health care professional services by civilian providers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H094B31C708F04AB294F1546AB27A12BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of whether the contracting practices described in paragraph (1) are the most cost effective means to provide necessary care.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H633E38DD806A4419A6F73956D2FE9639"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEEFF2A6E35E44367A37537DE68E835ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of contract health care professionals who provide services to members of the Armed Forces, dependents, or retirees in military medical treatment facilities or other on-base facilities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF51E3D99E98469691AC14979B568720"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of contract health care professionals who provide services to members of the Armed Forces, dependents, or retirees in off-base private facilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED7A95708FD9466FA4CBA177C7279C1E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comparison of the cost associated with the provision of care by contract health care professionals described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H361F955A7C25439A96741ED6AB49DBD6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of whether or not consolidating health care staffing requirements for military medical treatment facilities and other on-base clinics in defined geographic areas (including regions or catchment areas) would achieve economies of scale and cost savings or avoidance with respect to contracting for health care professionals.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A2A749169804C8AB36FC3CBA0A8EDDF"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of whether private sector entities that provide health care professional staff on a contract basis to military medical treatment facilities and other on-base clinics meet certain basic standards of professionalism, including those described in section 732(c)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2297).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCC20BD5CD5146A08100F134877BBF26"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the acquisition training and experience of the contracting officers or other personnel within military medical treatment facilities that award or administer contracts regarding the services of health care professionals.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE399254EFAFA4728B9873F0439322E84"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any recommendations the Comptroller General considers appropriate regarding improving the contracting activities of the military departments with respect to providing health care professional services.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9936D6D88B2B4E9E956EEC00C3F64779" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>724.</enum><header>Treatment of wounded warriors</header>
<subsection id="HF297ED8C0FCB4E68A344D8EB2C4787F5" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $9,679,444,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for advanced technology development, medical advanced technology. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 201, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Army shall obligate an additional $3,000,000 for the program described in subsection (c) in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDA3FE24E88FD443F8700BD83A928FBEA" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H195C63DCD244433EBF5FE17DA5EA5182" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A62ED6911F541398923FEDC53013ABF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H61849AE15D5C4825B7EA5AE484A57401" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Wounded Warrior program</header>
<paragraph id="HF1F95919570B485F88064BF675B7B162" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army shall establish a program to enter into public-private partnerships to enable coordinated, rapid clinical evaluation and the wide-area deployment of novel treatment strategies for wounded service members, with an emphasis on the most common musculoskeletal injuries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H761BA0263B1B4821A1A061C0CB76A5FA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that the program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H69F5CC8461CD435BAAC23EBC9C07FAB6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is composed of a national network of leading clinical centers and includes an integrated clinical trial effort; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H533EE8AA55AC41639BD78407CC17DBB2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will address the priorities of the Armed Forces with respect to stabilization, retention, and readiness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H3E8AA7E793DC4B00B330A97676DA9443" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>725.</enum><header>Cooperative health care agreements</header>
<subsection id="HF312667BB61449A191B7C6EDFF815506"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $32,198,770,000 for the Defense Health Program. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1407, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate an additional $500,000 for cooperative health care agreements between military installations and local or regional health care systems pursuant to section 713 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2380; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) to strengthen local or regional health care systems for members of the Armed Forces and communities surrounding military installations with both active duty and training components with no inpatient medical facilities.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H53C8E9817E9A421DB1DEA509E7B979D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF1605BB193645398262AB58502EFD6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26EDE63FB6CE4A47BCC23030690993AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H037F8DB32E0845509B606D0678A704B3" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>726.</enum><header>Prostate cancer imaging research initiative</header>
<subsection id="H01B9DC89488B4297B6CE25619A835C17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $7,581,000 for the prostate cancer imaging research initiative. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1407, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate an additional $2,000,000 for the same purpose in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1CC177226F3B49E28926E4876708BE30"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H25A01011678C4C30890270BCA0D0F861"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23558D98D58D41358BFB55922522640F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H42B06A7C9E0D40A69D4ECAE5BF6E2E00" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>727.</enum><header>Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury</header>
<subsection id="HB15D0A9616794D1F9591FE13B83FB813"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $176,345,000 for information technology development under the Defense Health Program. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1407, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate an additional $2,000,000 for the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury to enhance efforts to disseminate post-deployment mental health information in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2859EC6DEAF547A6BBD18363EBD06BE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H63A584BCBCB34B1690F4F99D78499B75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64CF30A67BAF4590BCB3BDFD6E3E69AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H6D00B8B818BE4840AD0C303716386C46"><enum>728.</enum><header>Collaborative military-civilian trauma training programs</header>
<subsection id="HE205BF2EB5C94DDD8106E6269212EDB3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $32,198,770,000 for the Defense Health Program. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1407, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate an additional $3,000,000 for the Defense Health Program for collaborative military-civilian trauma training programs pursuant to the cooperative health care agreements between military installations and local or regional health care systems under section 713 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2380; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6845C40C80C640FC8B9DF78CBAED0ABB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF6444189A11465D80AECFC163483372"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AE945CCEFF34ABFA9E78E4D9FF342AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6ACFE332E4C940F4AC6F0144E0B2824F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes collaborative military-civilian trauma training programs pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the effectiveness of training under the programs as compared to training under other medical training programs.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFB00332524FB46E3B7400F247425F63D"><enum>729.</enum><header>Traumatic brain injury</header>
<subsection id="H95E310CD77DE444A997AD55938E34253"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $32,198,770,000 for the Defense Health Program. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1407, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate an additional $1,000,000 for the development of national medical guidelines regarding the post-acute rehabilitation of individuals with traumatic brain injury in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEA4E3677E6CC48B097005268B69EAECC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1DAF6CF178264693A01329A5BBC8EFC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70ABDAAE53384745A92EC22D91E496B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H018C9A12E6394E9DA8925042D8524136"><enum>730.</enum><header>Competitive programs for alcohol and substance abuse disorders</header>
<subsection id="HFE3323A5768B46908E49091B641EC2CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional, discretionary budget authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President requested $415,000,000 for the continued support of wounded, ill, and injured medical research, to include psychological health, traumatic brain injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1406, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate an additional $5,000,000 for the continued support of a competitive program for translational research centers tasked with addressing alcohol and substance abuse issues in furtherance of national security objectives.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H359D34912D9547938036D51440BFE3F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merit-based or competitive decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC3097BBFB20F497FB6AA841FB40C2194"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9681D94ADEC4E75A56D9DD7BC9D8F29"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comply with other applicable provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>VIII</enum><header>Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters</header>
<subtitle id="HA3CC14C2EBC84CD488D356EE8FD601FA"><enum>A</enum><header>Acquisition Policy and Management</header>
<section id="HE342ABBB9AE5497DBEA553DEA72E55E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header>Requirements relating to core logistics capabilities for Milestone A and Milestone B and elimination of references to Key Decision Points A and B</header>
<subsection id="H7437F89B3D6847ED9C15932D697E3EA9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional Milestone A requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HFFE3838B8E51428A84B6858BCF26001D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional items of certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E094EF6E61542F9BEFC4A0B8C4BCF4A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>core competency</quote> and inserting <quote>function</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88C96810A36E4C71BCE0C956E108FC23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (7), respectively;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8BC5DEEFDCD4E6992C4BF441C122F05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4):</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H14F5C91D27C44397BB6CAB06C6956468" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H18189A668D354C39856A1E367D4E1F9C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that relevant sustainment criteria and alternatives were evaluated and addressed in the initial capabilities document in sufficient depth to support an analysis of alternatives and to establish the foundation for developing key performance parameters for sustainment of the program throughout its projected life cycle;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC5D033F5E684C07823390195A980769"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (5) (as so redesignated);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11C421ABFE214DB8B4B41A974C0CFA89"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph (6):</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H92F5CAAF13574C819875C661A7918642" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H990C3008AFBE49329595AB81CC3CCD78"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that a preliminary assessment of the core logistics capabilities necessary to maintain and repair the program has been performed; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H454EED37BA924C4AAA8B8BC9420B1680"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>develop and procure</quote> and inserting <quote>develop, procure, and sustain</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B49F65BD40E4A508D2FAA494420664C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H8A3FB16309634437A1B22F2A51DCE2E2" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HB76CA1DCB2424838B49DFB40AAABFABF"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>core logistics capabilities</quote> means the core logistics capabilities identified under section 2464(a) of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAFBF213ED106470FB0328F3398FDCB2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional Milestone B requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H3A5247C1B0EF45E497A2083901E0F61F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional item of certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(3) of section 2366b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H99773089460D4ED282E0CB0227706F76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24B1F278D4B54E0095F710F076AA6802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B035CEDB90A417494D02D79BFD08E38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H4B7AC50B6352455F88CC1FD8EA4EB243" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H544B3D8BD5F44DFFA40A069BB484B03C"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">life-cycle sustainment planning has identified and evaluated relevant sustainment costs throughout development, production, operation, sustainment, and disposal of the program, and any alternatives, and that such costs are reasonable and have been accurately estimated; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAC0225F98345407880017A427A338717"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the requirements for core logistics capabilities and associated sustaining workload for the program have been identified; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A3C5DC0509645A7A30E6A47311E404E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking paragraph (5) (relating to Key Decision Point B) and inserting the following new paragraph (5):</text>
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<paragraph id="HBA6E3A0B5DA04C7C813F14445FD207CD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>core logistics capabilities</quote> means the core logistics capabilities identified under section 2464(a) of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCF17FF76CF6F4DBD9EB895535E809C87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance implementing the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) in a manner that is consistent across the Department of Defense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFD1BB1FB228B4531A0859E9DC1EF04F9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Elimination of references to Key Decision Points A and B</header>
<paragraph id="HAD7DFDDAC42E40588E21128779622B41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendments to Section 2366a</header><text>Section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H121D123682B443F19991B5DF42F52B94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or Key Decision Point</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42EB53A6B4D4476DB8B346FB910F0E58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, or Key Decision Point A approval in the case of a space program,</quote> and by striking <quote>, or Key Decision Point B approval in the case of a space program,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD38EDB59C1D2463E80E6FA1F25E5707D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="H921E3D4E2ECA42D5A060FC07C558BB41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(or Key Decision Point A approval in the case of a space program)</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD41DA04CDE6043D6B5F30130CD9D688B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking <quote>, or Key Decision Point A approval in the case of a space program,</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3551AC7866CE45A489E3C797FAD25B10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments to section 2366b</header><text>Section 2366b of such title is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6EED5D0F3C848DAA1537E24A247EE11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or Key Decision Point B</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA82B7332C1144BD9A616BF9615A7E415"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, or Key Decision Point B approval in the case of a space program,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26729C568E0048608381BA883D07A1AA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsections (b)(2) and (d)(1), by striking <quote>(or Key Decision Point B approval in the case of a space program)</quote> each place it appears.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2613F58CF52F4F77A8C294EF5BD00A21"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amendments to table of sections</header><text>The items relating to sections 2366a and 2366b in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title are amended to read as follows:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: certification required before Milestone B approval.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DAFF136BA4E42C89BCB63CC46BD9AA8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional conforming amendments</header><text>Section 2433a(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking <quote>, or Key Decision Point approval in the case of a space program,</quote> each place it appears in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF8EF158B10EC434C9B7563CA9E8C106F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>802.</enum><header>Revision to law relating to disclosures to litigation support contractors</header>
<subsection id="HF733EDCC27C0491AAA7A3DDAD798712D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="H42F09AB7C7CF4EC3A1573C1AAA8ED316"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Revised authority to cover disclosures under litigation support contracts</header><text>Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 129c the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H9F2DBAE75D2F4FFE958B3F332B8B4D3D"><enum>129d.</enum><header>Disclosure to litigation support contractors</header>
<subsection id="HACE144E238EE48D0B1C9765A3FE529F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disclosure authority</header><text>An officer or employee of the Department of Defense may disclose sensitive information to a litigation support contractor if—</text>
<paragraph id="H695208B0A10F48BD9A9B2A69943D489F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the disclosure is for the sole purpose of providing litigation support to the Government in the form of administrative, technical, or professional services during or in anticipation of litigation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DF2AEB6A2E64A778B2AE26A8F78F29E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>under a contract with the Government, the litigation support contractor agrees to and acknowledges—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6F269C3386D44A789416CAC7BEBEC34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that sensitive information furnished will be accessed and used only for the purposes stated in the relevant contract;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H448C584B620A49E1ADCBE2B93E272718"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the contractor will take all precautions necessary to prevent disclosure of the sensitive information provided to the contractor;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE68D561EFBF419E99662C505ED3FD5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that such sensitive information provided to the contractor under the authority of this section shall not be used by the contractor to compete against a third party for Government or non-Government contracts; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H411136B1ADE146F3A3562F3FB50F3F4B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that the violation of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) is a basis for the Government to terminate the litigation support contract of the contractor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF2EF572322224F9EA4D3875D3976066E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H36DE3131A2DC43FCA16B85CE8E626AC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>litigation support contractor</quote> means a contractor (including an expert or technical consultant) under contract with the Department of Defense to provide litigation support.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BDB4CAF5E9C4225AA18CDCDFE2D7AE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <quote>sensitive information</quote> means confidential commercial, financial, or proprietary information, technical data, or other privileged information.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H008ADF97583E4E14815A3B3289159C16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 129c the following new item: </text>
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<subsection id="HF7BE1EF3EBEA491DABA0BE7E4C6682C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of superseded provisions enacted in public law 111–383</header><text>Section 2320 of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H46C8CD4EADF141589C627415638B8E44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBF565D3730E74BC19AC4EB72375AF7CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>a covered Government</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a), allowing a covered Government</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD07D167F1830464997701F101B59D638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05FEB027C6BD44A38E80073E6B1F02E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCD8AC21E768C4501AF9476AB2276BB5E"><enum>803.</enum><header>Extension of applicability of the senior executive benchmark compensation amount for purposes of allowable cost limitations under defense contracts</header>
<subsection id="H49728406F9DA41F6BFB4C98FFCFCA0E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certain compensation not allowable under defense contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e)(1)(P) of section 2324 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>senior executives of contractors</quote> and inserting <quote>any individual performing under the covered contract</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7A2CE65D079549AE9312AEDE6E4BD6A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Subsection (l) of such section is amended by striking paragraph (5).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2879830278FF492BA5B9EAA68A453E13"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB0CDE8AA657426BBE73B59D6435BB89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4566DDF31C4F4526840617BA908332A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall apply with respect to costs of compensation incurred after January 1, 2012, under contracts entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H539AD9E6D62D4F81B7BBF67298464221" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>804.</enum><header>Supplier risk management</header>
<subsection id="H805B53E306564BA589EBC1EFD8D2D836"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supplier risk management</header><text>In order to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse and ensure that the Department of Defense awards contracts to responsible suppliers, the Secretary of Defense shall manage supplier risk in accordance with this section and with the requirements of section 8(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7)).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFEDBEE2A274645D1A35394373428CB16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation of supplier risk before award of contract</header><text>The Secretary shall direct contracting personnel to use a business credit reporting bureau (or such other objective source of business information as the Secretary considers appropriate) to evaluate supplier risk on all contract actions.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD0392927ACC944AABD8B1CD85E3D788C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification and tracking of suppliers after award of contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that existing suppliers, including subcontractors and sources of supply, are identified and tracked. In implementing this subsection, the Secretary shall use an automated commercial-off-the-shelf product to identify suppliers by location and to monitor suppliers for events that may affect supplier performance, including debarments and suspensions, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy filings, criminal proceedings against a person or company, financial changes, or deterioration of a company.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H8938740EFA1D4CD6B4E53486190BB4E0"><enum>805.</enum><header>Extension of availability of funds in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund</header>
<subsection id="H485DD635BBB14CBABEAC3B2C65F0E0D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Paragraph (6) of section 1705(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text>
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<paragraph id="H32147D78063F43CF9FDCA02EAA508755"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Duration of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts credited to the Fund in accordance with subsection (d)(2), transferred to the Fund pursuant to subsection (d)(3), appropriated to the Fund, or deposited to the Fund shall remain available for obligation in the fiscal year for which credited, transferred, appropriated, or deposited and the two succeeding fiscal years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H017FC982AEE94FF999519A2938E86DAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>Paragraph (6) of such section, as amended by subsection (a), shall not apply to funds directly appropriated to the Fund before the date of the enactment of this Act. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFF01139B0E4645AB83B484A7C97E29B1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>806.</enum><header>Defense Contract Audit Agency annual report</header>
<subsection id="HA24C438F3DC445A695FAD999920D1FF5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Defense Contract Audit Agency annual report</header><text>Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2313 the following new section:</text>
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<section id="HC58B74D7A3304313BAEF162BF38F4CBE"><enum>2313a. </enum><header>Defense Contract Audit Agency: annual report</header>
<subsection id="H66AB799D1468470BB2107916B67DDE20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Required report</header><text>The Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency shall prepare an annual report of the activities of the Agency during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE85AD5EDA93403FB6B550CD3E258CF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies found during the conduct of contractor audits;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19D1114235954969BC7C31CA60D6B211"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the recommendations for corrective action made during the reporting period with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified pursuant to paragraph (1);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF38130F3054E4FA6BCC9E2835EE3742A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a summary of each particularly significant audit; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75CCC5F956B74C0C904448A05EABD9EC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>statistical tables showing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9010D26631CB40DD8FAB23BA61E752CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total number of audit reports completed and pending;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H27789EB8648847D0A48B15303E20701B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the priority given to each type of audit;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF40540B9025B4E4AA55132F563AABCED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the length of time taken for each type of audit; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9CEA52D733641BE816810FF4529F874"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the total dollar value of questioned costs (including a separate category for the dollar value of unsupported costs);</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5424AB3C1B9B407C9B0DA463E8ED2376"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a summary of the pending audits, along with a rationale for why each pending audit is not yet completed; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC820036D0A8F40A59EAC6A9FD36CD8F1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a summary of any recommendations of actions or resources needed to improve the audit process.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCB520E6090884EC5A089F5DDD5C2BF36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of annual report</header><text>Not later than March 30 of each year, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report required by subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3E962F835C754D45AD22A9F1529B5ED7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the submission of an annual report to the congressional defense committees under subsection (b), the Director shall make the report available on the publicly available website of the Agency or such other publicly available website as the Director considers appropriate.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F0A98CF36134AA6A04724BC0D4B8921"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2313 the following new item:</text>
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<subtitle id="H814712E8DCC14518BF3405C19712E802"><enum>B</enum><header>Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations</header>
<section id="H72A5AF119B7D40AEB0932A92C8A4824D"><enum>811.</enum><header>Calculation of time period relating to report on critical changes in major automated information systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 2445c(d)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>after contract award (excluding any time during which the contract award is subject to a bid protest)</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HE26DD04327C0475EB21AF9642C928642" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>812.</enum><header>Change in deadline for submission of Selected Acquisition Reports from 60 to 45 days</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2432(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>60</quote> and inserting <quote>45</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="H772BFAF35DD9459897ACB6EDF4CD796A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>813.</enum><header>Extension of sunset date for certain protests of task and deliver order contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Paragraph (3) of section 4106(f) of title 41, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7B50958F399C48C6B0BA0C95A4340F5D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1)(B) and paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not be in effect after September 30, 2016.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB34697E063D44207A6409E241D5E9A44" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>814.</enum><header>Clarification of Department of Defense authority to purchase right-hand drive passenger sedans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2253(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>vehicles</quote> and inserting <quote>passenger sedans</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HC13F973CBEE14589BD169F2552569026" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>815.</enum><header>Amendment relating to buying tents, tarpaulins, or covers from American sources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2533a(b)(1)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(and the materials and components thereof)</quote> after <quote>tents, tarpaulins, or covers</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="H914EA73FCCAD41C9A609CDCAAF3C5C22"><enum>816.</enum><header>Para-aramid fibers and yarns</header>
<subsection id="HDCA12B994EE44AE195DD47D918C54987"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of Foreign Supplier Exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 807 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2084) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0393D0792C2F467EAC72B96741B27E08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on specification in solicitations</header><text>No solicitation issued by the Department of Defense may include a requirement that proposals submitted pursuant to such solicitation must include the use of para-aramid fibers and yarns.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1370791DBD0D44A0BB9AA0A094430993"><enum>817.</enum><header>Repeal of sunset of authority to procure fire resistant rayon fiber from foreign sources for the production of uniforms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (f) of section 829 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 229; 10 U.S.C. 2533a note) is repealed.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H8B235168093741D99EFCF57E687CA027"><enum>C</enum><header>Provisions Relating to Contracts in Support of contingency operations in Iraq or Afghanistan</header>
<section id="H89CF8E4216654C21ABB09B1D9F099812"><enum>821.</enum><header>Restrictions on awarding contracts in support of contingency operations in Iraq or Afghanistan to adverse entities</header>
<subsection id="H7251A86B828B459D9CFB32769BA666D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on contracts with adverse entities</header><text>Effective on the date occurring 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not award a contract in support of a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan to an adverse entity.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB48257F7E9E14DAD99D091B1D187FF0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Voiding contracts with adverse entities</header><text>With respect to any contract in effect before, on, or after the effective date of the prohibition in subsection (a), if the Secretary of Defense determines under subsection (c) that the contract, or any subcontract under the contract, is being performed by an adverse entity, the Secretary may, in accordance with applicable law—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0FDEA7FE0C34CAB8F5A86D8E5E378DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>void the contract; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB644364DACBC40AF804BA59948B079E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the prime contractor to void any such subcontract.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA110D36D3644477C9C6245B28185A469"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Determination of adverse entity</header>
<paragraph id="H1A6866DA5F4B47DBBF72AA922505B430"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of this section, an adverse entity is any foreign entity or foreign individual that the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Commander of the United States Central Command, determines, based on credible evidence—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3E1D60B572A418CADAE053C4D5AC19A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is directly engaged in hostilities or is substantially supporting forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners in a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D169E838B24470ABBC17D50EC17FAA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is performing on a contract awarded, or task or delivery order issued, by or on behalf of the Department of Defense as a contractor, a subcontractor, or an employee of a contractor or subcontractor. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAEC57348B7A4C18A2383DF0B6E8D239"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Upon a determination by the Commander that an individual or entity is an adverse entity, the Commander shall notify in writing the head of the contracting activity responsible for the contingency operation concerned.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B09EBACB52E4CD3AF6D04B17F0236D6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notification under paragraph (2), the head of the contracting activity shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1682A382E8504DC28E7FF20E8BB64EF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the contracts concerned, and any subcontracts under such contracts, awarded under the authority of the head of the contracting activity to verify whether the adverse entity is currently performing under any such contract or subcontract; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H774D86C41BE548EE9C696C215A21C874"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Commander in writing of any contracts or subcontracts that the head verifies are being performed by the adverse entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H36B8FA8EBADD4430B13911823812B7C1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to implement this section. The guidance shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H09385BD28B9444AC9BFC07AC2F03107F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A requirement for each contract awarded in support of a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan awarded after the date of the enactment of this Act to include a clause pertaining to the authority provided under subsection (b). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE338B953DE443D78A2ECD9A450FB137"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Criteria by which such authority will be applied, including criteria to ensure compliance with applicable laws. </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB47BD66BEBE94CF7837D3933A0829CE4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>822.</enum><header>Authority to use higher thresholds for procurements in support of contingency operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> With respect to a procurement of property or services by or for the Department of Defense that the Secretary of Defense determines are to be used in support of a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan, regardless of whether the award of a contract, or the making of a purchase, for the procurement is inside or outside the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="H76BC6A7D4E8244C18EF0AED35F6B5829"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the simplified acquisition threshold is deemed to be $1,000,000; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD32EBC9679E348EB9DF3FE9C6DA5872F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the micro-purchase threshold is deemed to be $25,000. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H647AB888058042BA945CB49AB7FB863D"><enum>823.</enum><header>Authority to examine records of foreign contractors performing contracts in support of contingency operations in Iraq or Afghanistan</header>
<subsection id="H7BEAE526871F4908A14010F665760882"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may examine the records of a foreign contractor performing a contract in support of a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4573655E74384839852B247B9F440935"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subsection (a) does not apply to a foreign contractor that is a foreign government or agency thereof or that is precluded by applicable laws from making its records available for examination.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H44ECEDA8DC8847A9A6033C8C00BCDEBF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to implement this section. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H57192BED532E4EB7A01EAD7231F089E8"><enum>824.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H6BCFC1714DA840AEA9B53812DF3EB95B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contract in support of a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>contract in support of a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan</quote> means a contract awarded by the Secretary of Defense for the procurement of property or services to be used outside the United States in support of a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CF1AAC202594E059494FD74A24288C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contingency operation</header><text>The term <quote>contingency operation</quote> has the meaning provided by section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5839C5D3574D4ECABCE18DE65F233DB1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Records</header><text>The term <quote>records</quote> has the meaning provided by section 2313(l) of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30335BBF5571477CA98CB71BCEFF5209"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Foreign contractor</header><text>The term <quote>foreign contractor</quote> means a contractor or subcontractor organized or existing under the laws of a country other than the United States.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H2C1461B24E7F4FB1A0C352578D7D27B7"><enum>D</enum><header>Defense Industrial Base Matters</header>
<section id="H9FECE8A000BA45249643E817DBA1EE1C"><enum>831.</enum><header>Assessment of the defense industrial base pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H9DB8FC5BAA8A46C8BC0A84D9FA1837B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than March 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the defense industrial base pilot program of the Department of Defense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H60664B0FB4C94BB387454A736745DD91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required by subsection (a) shall include each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H4E486ADB182244A78765028C28508D94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of the defense industrial base pilot program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H428ECA50E9FD46B499669E81FA7C8215"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of the legal, policy, or regulatory challenges associated with effectively executing the pilot program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30CC55478BAD470A8B1392E18492509E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recommendations for changes to the legal, policy, or regulatory framework for the pilot program to make it more effective.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CD037B6EAD44654BB17423B8BD32233"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of any plans to expand the pilot program, including to other sectors beyond the defense industrial base.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01A8A17A120844EBB3B53137AB9415C9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An assessment of the potential legal, policy, or regulatory challenges associated with expanding the pilot program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97EFBCF95E28445F8A4FC5EDCE83D002"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2AF2F39731CA4C3CBCFAE21CD8D633C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H94EBDC30B6CB44488198F79F2718CD25"><enum>832.</enum><header>Department of Defense assessment of industrial base for potential shortfalls</header>
<subsection id="H6BAD1AFC479A4F2EB452F8522F5C09C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment required</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall undertake an assessment of the current and long-term availability within the United States industrial base of critical equipment, components, subcomponents, and materials needed to support short or prolonged conventional conflicts. In carrying out the assessment, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F0511E8D120408EAE3D0E4025F7CE03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify items that the Secretary determines are critical to military readiness, including key components, subcomponents, and materials;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FADD8FC82134E38AC1186B1C112ABF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>perform a risk assessment of the supply chain for items identified under paragraph (1) and an evaluation of the extent to which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H101109AE14B549309470B4901D5018D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the supply chain for such items could be disrupted by a first strike on the United States; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D5CBC0798CA49CFAC7FF4E1429AB3FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the industrial base obtains such items from foreign sources; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C55EA5845D74C509D46F96C8FBFBE16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop mitigation strategies to address any gaps and vulnerabilities in the ability of the Department to respond to potential contingencies identified in operational plans of the combatant commanders if the sources that provide items identified under paragraph (1) should become unavailable.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7D4BC2F871344A699D3939B0A7B8AF55"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of the assessment required under subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H239468AE909A484280F4D53946FFE13E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO review</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the assessment required under subsection (a) and the report required under subsection (b) and submit to Congress a report on such review. The review shall include an assessment of—</text>
<paragraph id="H279BFB9169934BF4A4334E5AEC4A8DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the completeness of the report;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E553A9C14C34746B5D9D4FD0D9B3C74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reasonableness of the methodology used to develop the report;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72314CAE9D94422EA40CF226FC1CFC7C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the conclusions contained in the report; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC3BDB2F239E44A8811F833B1712D366"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the extent to which the Department has implemented a Department-wide framework to identify and address gaps and vulnerabilities in the supply chain.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HAFA2E57FCA8B4FE397896EB5B095235E"><enum>833.</enum><header>Comptroller General assessment of Government competition in the Department of Defense industrial base</header>
<subsection id="H5C7FB87EC60B4176A314B53B26D77D51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comptroller general assessment required</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out an assessment of the effect of Government mandated and supported competition in the Department of Defense industrial base that includes, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF16A4ABAD1154A02ACF6CDB69A432EAA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An examination of the aerospace propulsion business volume that the Department generates and whether such volume facilitates or supports multiple levels of competitors.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E21B62DA1BE4A9ABDFB6CA5884C3FFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An examination of the factors necessary to achieve cost effectiveness in initiating and supporting a competitive industrial base.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8B4F28E19FB40DC9174E46037CD6151"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An examination of the actual costs of developing a second source for previous private sector provided materials versus savings provided through such competitions.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60CD6ADBA4334BBFBEC4E68124300A8F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The advantages and disadvantages of other potential options or methods as well as any shortfalls in the current processes.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2905669B80D642F58CE7CAA25E9C9F83"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations for any administrative or legislative action that the Comptroller General deems appropriate in the context of the assessment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H38C698EAF1DC4080BAE19E5CB47FCD7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than April 1, 2012, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Chairmen and ranking members of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the findings and recommendations, as appropriate, of the Comptroller General with respect to the assessment conducted. The Comptroller General shall receive comments from the Secretary of Defense and others, as appropriate.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H86EF2521CDA04355B758CD36ADE37E9D"><enum>834.</enum><header>Report on impact of foreign boycotts on the defense industrial base</header>
<subsection id="H50501FA84FB74BEAA36F1AC877FF8E01"><enum>(a) </enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than February 1, 2012, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth an assessment of the impact of foreign boycotts on the defense industrial base.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA1932084FDAB44A7B739E0BDDFB6C608"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H59327372165D4CE882E71ABC4FE71F50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of foreign boycotts that posed a material risk to the defense industrial base from January 2008 to the date of enactment of this Act; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D93891FF49141D185B46BCF2B388D2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the apparent objectives of each such boycott;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEB6E38640614C218196058EE3AF8E99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of harm to the defense industrial base as a result of each such boycott; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B818448D0474227A880204B7719B0D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of the sufficiency of Department of Defense and Department of State efforts to mitigate the material risks of any such boycott to the defense industrial base; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1623AA2FC1284B38AA5E784FBCC4347E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations of the Comptroller General to reduce the material risks of foreign boycotts to the defense industrial base, including recommendations for changes to legislation, regulation, policy, or procedures.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7208EF0AB6804B6399904F04568C7E69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The Comptroller General shall not publicly disclose the names of any person, organization, or entity involved in or affected by any foreign boycott identified in the report required under subsection (a) without the express written approval of the person, organization, or entity concerned.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC85B0D436E69418B9394D6358F0D0767"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H35CA4C8178C74377B976B57510162766"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Foreign boycott</header><text>The term <quote>foreign boycott</quote> means any policy or practice adopted by a foreign government or foreign business enterprise intended to directly penalize, disadvantage, or harm any contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Defense, or otherwise dissociate the foreign government or foreign business enterprise from such a contractor or subcontractor on account of the provision by that contractor or subcontractor of any product or service to the Department.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA7DE84F6F47428DBE9C239E3DF411A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0967AF9A8984468A22BD6A86653215F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the congressional defense committees; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF75B33582DC4CC2AACBD5865DA03CFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF851D2098F8E4ED0BD96DED490794B1B"><enum>835.</enum><header>Rare earth material inventory plan</header>
<subsection id="H11A19BBD13B948F89F3FE4FB474BA7C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Materials shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a plan to establish an inventory of rare earth materials necessary to ensure the long-term availability of such rare earth materials, as identified by the report required by section 843 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4282) and as otherwise determined to be necessary. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B5E36CD3AE84BCCBF4210BA120CD992"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and describe the steps necessary to create an inventory of rare earth materials, including oxides, metals, alloys, and magnets, to support national defense requirements and ensure reliable sources of such materials for defense purposes;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF03CF1A307CD46BFB6A15DBAD53B2CB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a detailed cost-benefit analysis of creating such an inventory in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–94;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73BF17DD79454B409969836608621C35"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an analysis of the potential market effects, including effects on the pricing and commercial availability of such rare earth materials, associated with creating such an inventory; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2D4D0CB885B4687A6826B8BB20DFDA9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and describe the mechanisms available to the Administrator to make such an inventory accessible, including by purchase, to entities requiring such rare earth materials to support national defense requirements, including producers of end items containing rare earth materials; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63B94737857A4D98AFD64CC6521D78E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a detailed explanation of the ability of the Administrator to authorize the sale of excess materials to support a Rare Earth Material Stockpile Inventory Program; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E4F82B08C5543C8A19D60624D5AFFFD"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyze any potential requirements to amend or revise the Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Materials Annual Material Plan for Fiscal Year 2012 and subsequent years to reflect an inventory of rare earth materials to support national defense requirements;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD06E925C21064202A19D6648CB9E852B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and describe the steps necessary to develop or maintain a competitive, multi-source supply-chain to avoid reliance on a single source of supply;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03BA05608461430E8084079785678780"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and describe supply sources considered by the Administrator to be reliable, including an analysis of the capabilities of such sources to produce such materials in forms required for military applications in the next five years, as well as the security of upstream supply for these sources of material; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E193C72F90244FFB79ACA79C0F68F88"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include such other considerations and recommendations as necessary to support the establishment of such inventory.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H38E023C823F84F22A1540DF20FEE824B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination</header>
<paragraph id="H61E37E7E8635461DBA883061C5849681"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall determine whether to execute the plan described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H398BE347CB05479A8E7FCCFE9E372F63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submittal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB164B46C84B7438F8ABB588FD1C83D7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the plan under subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87E0B20E863A447EB90C3402927D6E03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a notice of the determination under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1FD61DC3E92547649EAA5AA18254EEF9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H3F8398FAD53147228875A6A3167AB4AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>rare earth</quote> means any of the following chemical elements in any of their physical forms or chemical combinations and alloys:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DC7FE4302CD4FE7BD15A6F3D5FEDEC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Scandium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5FE26DA437A49C28BFBC28885D93E2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Yttrium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H755A6D56F84F481E9869AF57349A2743"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Lanthanum.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA65525D2099142B4B3645839F24EB1C2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Cerium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H51C1406D2FF344DC9BB5888DB91FA27C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Praseodymium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB418F5A9E53E448291747CFA76E69CBA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Neodymium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD99545C42E3E465694380641BB75F5A1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Promethium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5BAB411BF4E41B7BA8BC612E277DD7F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Samarium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B132736E328452CAC9904AA01A3B982"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Europium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD5CF880F9EF4C05B0DE1E70FF7CA7BA"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Gadolinium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0153085E24714EA3A96BA943FA49788D"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Terbium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23E1D87F4DCD4495B55FF0C5A12BA2F3"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Dysprosium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC691487A441F4048A4DB09760DCF1348"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Holmium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A8AC6D3229A439392084790DBB17363"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Erbium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD82468CC6BC4B4B9882931F95B3FAB8"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Thulium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H611F1B8DBE95494A81EF23FCD2857553"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Ytterbium.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC415F11F88834A81B90A1875159AE3DB"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Lutetium.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CB02C00D0064FB5872132F8C2C230A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <quote>capability</quote> means the required facilities, manpower, technological knowhow, and intellectual property necessary for the efficient and effective production of rare earth materials.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H8370AEBF1E1644E8BCB55CE82B1DB849"><enum>E</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="H00B050397CCA4866820B9EF8984CF611" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>841.</enum><header>Miscellaneous amendments to Public Law 111–383 relating to acquisition</header>
<subsection id="H1CFDD0EE777641268F5A93317310C080"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to capabilities covered by acquisition process for rapid fielding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 804(b)(3) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4256; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9388A0091144AB4AE13A3D376464CFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA357420E889E46B08588C376BB42FF08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a period; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2411557672140A6AE17C1F7830396A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCD9686B8A70E495090AA1DDE0753EDF5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to elements of guidance on management of manufacturing risk in major defense acquisition programs</header><text>Section 812(b) of such Act (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4264; 10 U.S.C. 2430) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H77072858D724495182DBD769ACB70C49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24A9F9ADB536487E941424A0DF08EC66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE4874393AEFA4E19BC6AA09D6F3CBB01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendments to defense research and development rapid innovation program</header><text>Section 1073 of such Act (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4366; 10 U.S.C. 2359a note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA802B61A0A5C460A96755777C8D26234"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>shall</quote> in the first sentence and inserting <quote>may</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H338116E48AC74B04B98C63EA2621E1D5"><enum>(2) </enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by amending the first sentence to read as follows: <quote>If the Secretary establishes a program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue guidelines for the operation of the program.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H73909EC67E87459EBEF3221032B44F05"><enum>842.</enum><header>Procurement of photovoltaic devices</header>
<subsection id="HA31A1162C70442039A935428B4BE2C04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision to contracts described</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 846 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4285; 10 U.S.C. 2534 note) is amended by striking <quote>For the purposes of this section,</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting the following: <quote>For the purposes of this section, the Department of Defense is deemed to own a photovoltaic device if the device is installed on Department of Defense property or in a facility owned or leased by or for the Department of Defense.</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDC25C05D4467497C9B0700CE5E9BD080"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision to definition of photovoltaic devices</header><text>Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking <quote>means</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting the following: <quote>means devices that convert light directly into electricity.</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HDA724CA8308C49E39E58315538836AFF"><enum>843.</enum><header>Clarification of jurisdiction of the United States district courts to hear bid protest disputes involving maritime contracts</header>
<subsection id="H1ADBD3AA1FD44B079C764EA3F94D37C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exclusive jurisdiction</header><text>Section 1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1C6D40F55CA8472EA99A9B51D26DA3E1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H38B1AB31C04942E793F39B8142CB7BDF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Jurisdiction over any action described in paragraph (1) arising out of a maritime contract, or a solicitation for a proposed maritime contract, shall be governed by this section and shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act (chapter 309 of title 46) or the Public Vessels Act (chapter 311 of title 46).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H1E66BFD60C9B46678745342BCEFBCA6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any cause of action filed on or after the first day of the first month beginning more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFD50CD7C6AB843B5839B0BD8DBC85FA7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>844.</enum><header>Exemption of Department of Defense from alternative fuel procurement requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>This section shall not apply to the Department of Defense.</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
<enum>IX</enum><header>Department of Defense Organization and Management</header>
<subtitle id="H63C88A3515AE469CB59F1EAC2E0D15DC"><enum>A</enum><header>Department of Defense Management</header>
<section id="H4630160560E14139AC4900F50847AADF"><enum>901.</enum><header>Revision of defense business systems requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H1BE79BAC63E34F59B4D2C9D85BEA9BFB" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H994430D42082426882CAFAD2D2558B78"><enum>2222.</enum><header>Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization</header>
<subsection id="H0B6DA3B5749647F69B176E7AA48E8698"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conditions for obligation of funds for defense business systems</header><text>Funds available to the Department of Defense, whether appropriated or non-appropriated, may not be obligated for a defense business system that will have a total cost in excess of $1,000,000 unless—</text>
<paragraph id="H45654F3AFC5D49F4AEE54C692791883A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the appropriate pre-certification authority for the defense business system has determined that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59BE4189E22B4A5D956100B1E1AD6703"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the defense business system is in compliance with the enterprise architecture developed under subsection (c) and appropriate business process re-engineering efforts have been undertaken to ensure that—</text>
<clause id="H130AC8E11E604BCAACF703845015B586"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the business process to be supported by the defense business system is as streamlined and efficient as practicable; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H250B4CC2971F42CEA1B00B56E180492A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the need to tailor commercial-off-the-shelf systems to meet unique requirements or incorporate unique requirements or incorporate unique interfaces has been eliminated or reduced to the maximum extent practicable;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62A19EB638E44161A6004D4EEE16010E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the defense business system is necessary to achieve a critical national security capability or address a critical requirement in an area such as safety or security; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1088AACD0B945F3928E13B96F83DD0D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the defense business system is necessary to prevent a significant adverse effect on a project that is needed to achieve an essential capability, taking into consideration the alternative solutions for preventing such adverse effect;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H196D27B7E0FC4B1C869AF5A605FB8F55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the defense business system has been reviewed and certified by the investment review board established under subsection (g); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF11B24F25ED4F1EAD10FE535FC62C83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the certification of the investment review board has been approved by the Defense Business Systems Management Committee established by section 186 of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCDD0105F5AF540D3A9E4BD21EF6E5956"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Obligation of funds in violation of requirements</header><text>The obligation of Department of Defense funds for a business system that has not been certified and approved in accordance with subsection (a) is a violation of section 1341(a)(1)(A) of title 31.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1DB12E38E05645D78693EE7B11C3687B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enterprise Architecture for Defense Business Systems</header>
<paragraph id="H2CB40ADD8E364ED998BACC7A18C62B24" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Business Systems Management Committee, shall develop—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9EE8127036E746F9A36556E0B781A6A6" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an enterprise architecture, known as the defense business enterprise architecture, to cover all defense business systems, and the functions and activities supported by defense business systems, which shall be sufficiently defined to effectively guide, constrain, and permit implementation of interoperable defense business system solutions and consistent with the policies and procedures established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A0582E6FFD041F68ADA655C7968AB9C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a transition plan for implementing the enterprise architecture for defense business systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H925170AACB6A4573A0C6261E126DDCA9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall delegate responsibility and accountability for the defense business enterprise architecture as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H12A9FB38AAE54F49AC6326D5D8123D9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support acquisition activities, logistics activities, or installations and environment activities of the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1A1249085784E77A241D65B155FCE41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support financial management activities or strategic planning and budgeting activities of the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H555810B3029540A298FA5E958406FA76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support human resource management activities of the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5EDDF229E574CA4BB09C940B9FA3B9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support information technology infrastructure or information assurance activities of the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDEDAAB040EF244E48C9AA0D3678CE85A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall be responsible and accountable for developing and maintaining the defense business enterprise architecture as well as integrating business operations covered by subparagraphs (A) through (D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H12AD26EF269A40B4A0CE0596CCE82D2A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Composition of enterprise architecture</header><text>The defense business enterprise architecture developed under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H741367C9D0754901AFFDACBBB5B435D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An information infrastructure that, at a minimum, would enable the Department of Defense to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H81EAA9A9DA164B4B891FA74FCE3436A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comply with applicable law, including Federal accounting, financial management, and reporting requirements;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDFE24606BFCF4BDEB59C4E5DFADB75D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>routinely produce timely, accurate, and reliable business and financial information for management purposes; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H705A5CC2AA5E49F5AD93D1503A2A6956"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integrate budget, accounting, and program information and systems; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H777E3392922840C486D78C7B8284A399"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide for the systematic measurement of performance, including the ability to produce timely, relevant, and reliable cost information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H130867C3E14344C3BAB67AEB72AA6DFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Policies, procedures, data standards, performance measures, and system interface requirements that are to apply uniformly throughout the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA16735CA0C445C3B73DCA8E22963AA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A defense business systems computing environment integrated into the defense business enterprise architecture for the major business processes conducted by the Department of Defense, as determined by the Chief Management Officer.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5FCD2DB3A7D949C4A2C6D488BE236133"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Composition of Transition Plan</header>
<paragraph id="HF0EB9BDB71E04E94AF86F414D408C235" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The transition plan developed under subsection (c)(1)(B) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2CA8AC02626F4CA699C4C92596183358" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A listing of the additional systems that are expected to be needed to complete the defense business enterprise architecture, along with each system’s time-phased milestones, performance measures, financial resource needs, and risks or challenges to integration into the business enterprise architecture.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD7093B73A8B4A6FA1B779362E3C0752" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A listing of the defense business systems as of December 2, 2002 (known as <quote>legacy systems</quote>), that will not be part of the defense business enterprise architecture, together with the schedule for terminating those legacy systems that provides for reducing the use of those legacy systems in phases.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C74B641CF664796A766D6E9BCA74DF2" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A listing of the legacy systems (referred to in subparagraph (B)) that will be a part of the defense business systems computing environment described in subsection (d)(3), together with a strategy for making the modifications to those systems that will be needed to ensure that such systems comply with the defense business enterprise architecture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5F48485E196412294BE70C8EAD2D06A" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each of the strategies under paragraph (1) shall include specific time-phased milestones, performance measures, and a statement of the financial and nonfinancial resource needs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6AA21794DEE34654A2486FB0EC07E359"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Appropriate Pre-Certification Authorities</header><text>For purposes of subsection (a), the appropriate pre-certification authority for a defense business system is as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H95C8AE85011E445D9424EF6C56FD3F13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the case of an Army program, the Chief Management Officer of the Army.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B8CFCA21DAC4BEB967E5972216F24BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In the case of a Navy program, the Chief Management Officer of the Navy.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21865C3854054C259B8BBF1CF2E6BE19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the case of an Air Force program, the Chief Management Officer of the Air Force.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E3A260A0FAD49ACABE734F797ECFFF9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In the case of a program of a Defense Agency, the Director, or equivalent, of that Defense Agency unless otherwise approved by the Deputy Chief Management Officer.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41BF0348265D40E4AC774ADB7D15DA17"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the case of a program that will support the business processes of more than one military department or Defense Agency, an appropriate pre-certification authority designated by the Deputy Chief Management Officer.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B9C8F9A38674F2781E6F10D129A884B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Defense Business System Investment Review</header>
<paragraph id="HF3D6923132DC45199D512E11F078F3DF" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall require the Deputy Chief Management Officer, not later than October 1, 2011, to establish an investment review board and investment management process, consistent with section 11312 of title 40, to review the planning, design, acquisition, development, deployment, operation, maintenance, modernization, and project cost benefits and risks of all defense business systems. The investment review board and investment management process so established shall specifically address the requirements of subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA0C03CB3F24477FA00A1298DACF6E8B" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The review of defense business systems under the investment management process shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6FA70FE08C540558C0DAA0BD3B4089F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Review and approval by the investment review board of each defense business system before the obligation of funds on the system in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H46106A379EE341A099F04CAF70CDB91A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Periodic review, but not less often than annually, of all defense business systems, grouped in portfolios of defense business systems.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF9EC206BD3C40269B8587DAB315607D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Representation on the investment review board by appropriate officials from among the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the armed forces, the combatant commands, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Agencies, including the Under Secretaries of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, and the Chief Management Officers of the military departments.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H51B240B7087846228F14770CACAE6C92"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Use of threshold criteria to ensure an appropriate level of review within the Department of Defense of, and accountability for, defense business systems depending on scope, complexity, and cost.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D9A00E52A86454C850E97968DD47B3E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Use of procedures for making certifications in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8EBDF51E9B94D63852F171CAE44AC02"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Use of procedures for ensuring consistency with the guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Business Systems Management Committee, as required by section 186(c) of this title, and incorporation of common decision criteria, including standards, requirements, and priorities that result in the integration of defense business systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H81CD624B24B14F539B5A61DC71BD3619"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Budget information</header><text>In the materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for fiscal year 2006 and fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall include the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="H7C54D410413B4F5EAFBEBD07D53301F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Identification of each defense business system for which funding is proposed in that budget.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1BBB19CDD164C5EAC72E9FBA0CC65B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Identification of all funds, by appropriation, proposed in that budget for each such system, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB10E8698C4F64F56917AA20A51833FB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>funds for current services (to operate and maintain the system); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D85CB61526E45359B74944F2CBE86C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funds for business systems modernization, identified for each specific appropriation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05B2320716564C6A802CEA3FB1B03CDC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For each such system, identification of the appropriate pre-certification authority under subsection (f).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H537492DD0B6D4C468ECB3F40A4D6515A" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For each such system, a description of each approval made under subsection (a)(3) with regard to such system. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB1A616280AA40039871A5CC1CC6EF87"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Congressional reports</header><text>Not later than March 15 of each year from 2012 through 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on Department of Defense compliance with the requirements of this section. The report shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H46B4E8C4BD704F768CBA5961B3AB0D5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe actions taken and planned for meeting the requirements of subsection (a), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF92EB41E55E94C2B861DD0FF7E1C5776"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specific milestones and actual performance against specified performance measures, and any revision of such milestones and performance measures; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H14125F58996A439F8DF047E6031127A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specific actions on the defense business systems submitted for certification under such subsection;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H537561D22B38405C960328FC129411BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the number of defense business systems so certified; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60094143765E4E2CAB2D0CD85212399B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify any defense business system during the preceding fiscal year that was not certified under subsection (a), and the reasons for the lack of certification;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE420CCD9ED78486DB42AC5B07DB136B0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>discuss specific improvements in business operations and cost savings resulting from successful defense business systems implementation or modernization efforts; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H275F4E090CFA4DF18681B5B8D38A6BB0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include a copy of the most recent report of the Chief Management Officer of each military department on implementation of business transformation initiatives by such department in accordance with section 908 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4569; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4473C80862064181A01A86CDDE6C4965"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H465F87964AA649C9A9921575740A6BD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>pre-certification authority</quote>, with respect to a defense business system, means the Department of Defense official responsible for the defense business system, as designated by subsection (f).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7BF1C680E92484A84A751B043BA0FC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <quote>defense business system</quote> means an information system, other than a national security system, operated by, for, or on behalf of the Department of Defense, including financial systems, mixed systems, financial data feeder systems, and information technology and information assurance infrastructure, used to support business activities, such as acquisition, financial management, logistics, strategic planning and budgeting, installations and environment, and human resource management.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9065D625C5A94E5690679EFFE7AA9B30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <quote>enterprise architecture</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 3601(4) of title 44.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F2E8B3BC1B44317A44A6A1A64A659F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The terms <quote>information system</quote> and <quote>information technology</quote> have the meanings given those terms in section 11101 of title 40.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1533DCF39CDC4FF296C1D1BB75B7A235"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term <quote>national security system</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 3542(b)(2) of title 44.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H7F21695016604B6CAAC68BFD87AE474E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>902.</enum><header>Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps</header>
<subsection id="H5D7513B9DF6F49D4B4C177294E482B8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps</header>
<paragraph id="H586F14506F0B4967A67781A69CBAE2D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation of Military Department</header><text>The military department designated as the Department of the Navy is redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B670745A8364C33BB75BD4F4261AD5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redesignation of Secretary and Other Statutory Offices</header>
<subparagraph id="H430DDF0B68544B7798170B2B039863A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The position of the Secretary of the Navy is redesignated as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H457508C8B18D40EABA457C2F1D7F266F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other statutory offices</header><text>The positions of the Under Secretary of the Navy, the four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE1CEB49491854B23AA95F2E8D4688CF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments to title 10, United States Code</header>
<paragraph id="HBCB896CA25674C71A690AA420D43287C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of <quote>Military Department</quote></header><text>Paragraph (8) of section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFEFCC1B579B54C6086292C2B9C489082" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H81267ECDDAE44468A1BD3CA29FC292A4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The term <quote>military department</quote> means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Department of the Air Force.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB55481D44AED4EB39F2D625D6F0D8AB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Organization of Department</header><text>The text of section 5011 of such title is amended to read as follows: <quote>The Department of the Navy and Marine Corps is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8D0A3D095724AE6BFFA0439ED7256B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Position of Secretary</header><text>Section 5013(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking <quote>There is a Secretary of the Navy</quote> and inserting <quote>There is a Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65C93E5F20494358817EEE149E233AAC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chapter Headings</header>
<subparagraph id="HB7320EEB669548548309A6FCBF571032"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The heading of chapter 503 of such title is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF54F6306942641418953B0FF765F7CD2" style="OLC">
<chapter id="H2630092C17EE4515AEDF2D00EFB972F8"><enum>503</enum><header>Department of the Navy and Marine Corps</header></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA74CAEE2423B4A0FA2C0A4BC4E457463"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The heading of chapter 507 of such title is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEAE8B3E76C841ED8114B9A0458FFEF7" style="OLC">
<chapter id="H52414E8D995044DA98B3A74146DD3A4B"><enum>507</enum><header>Composition of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps</header></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC59EFD997615407B8A6FA23F84DF67CC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Other Amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="H7E296EF43F354104AF94E52600BAF9BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Department of the Navy</quote> and <quote>Secretary of the Navy</quote> each place they appear other than as specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) (including in section headings, subsection captions, tables of chapters, and tables of sections) and inserting <quote>Department of the Navy and Marine Corps</quote> and <quote>Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps</quote>, respectively, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter stricken.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FC6960C461245E7A97E905A32B94401"><enum>(B)</enum>
<clause id="H5DB3BB40CF5941E4B7B268337EA22384" commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Sections 5013(f), 5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 5032(a), and 5042(a) of such title are amended by striking <quote>Assistant Secretaries of the Navy</quote> and inserting <quote>Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps</quote>.</text></clause>
<clause id="H7BD6B1DD115A4B7288BED57DE128CB8F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The heading of section 5016 of such title, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by inserting <quote>and Marine Corps</quote> after <quote>of the Navy</quote>, with the matter inserted in each case to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter amended.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H114039AF0E0346AD8165ADD9F6E5EE9C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other provisions of law and other references</header>
<paragraph id="HA6B1E411ADC74340BE807576DDE0CAA4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 37, United States Code</header><text>Title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Department of the Navy</quote> and <quote>Secretary of the Navy</quote> each place they appear and inserting <quote>Department of the Navy and Marine Corps</quote> and <quote>Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps</quote>, respectively.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D30BA6571DF403DA4A8BE36537578BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other References</header><text>Any reference in any law other than in title 10 or title 37, United States Code, or in any regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered to be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Any such reference to an office specified in subsection (a)(2) shall be considered to be a reference to that office as redesignated by that section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H686FF6C7A3DD48C5B44EC77C5BF3EE90"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H7E1CCDABE4354D678BA8D636C9BB045B"><enum>B</enum><header>Space Activities</header>
<section id="HE115E1195C49474C89648D13A03EACF3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>911.</enum><header>Notification requirement for harmful interference to Department of Defense Global Positioning System</header>
<subsection id="HFBA9BC6582CA4975BD1C0ABDE7B84DC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notification required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that a commercial communications service will cause or is causing widespread harmful interference with Global Positioning System receivers used by the Department of Defense, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of such determination.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F38B12BE5B7459D8947C85A3B10FA76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The notice required under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F74D1290D924CF3B7818126C8FE294B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of the reasons that a commercial communications service will cause or is causing harmful interference with Global Positioning System receivers used by the Department of Defense;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB00A13AC11F04C698153ED4A1CEDC34F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the entity that will cause or is causing such harmful interference;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0676C678C85341A2A29F9E309C7BFE28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the magnitude and duration of such harmful interference or the potential magnitude and duration of such harmful interference; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H981585F39E274F2F8008C0C4982230C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a summary of the Secretary’s plans for addressing such harmful interference.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H289CD5DFE5C74A54AAB8C3D7401DCF32"><enum>C</enum><header>Intelligence-Related Matters</header>
<section id="H3061960E610D4913AC7F077569831564" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>921.</enum><header>Report on implementation of recommendations by the Comptroller General on intelligence information sharing</header>
<subsection id="H1DF92D10724C492DAFDCA2BDE693200B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General a report on actions taken by the Secretary in response to the recommendations of the Comptroller General in the report issued on January 22, 2010, titled <quote>Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Establishing Guidance, Timelines, and Accountability for Integrating Intelligence Data Would Improve Information Sharing</quote> (GAO-10-265NI), regarding the need to develop guidance, such as a concept of operations, to provide overarching direction and priorities for sharing intelligence information across the defense elements of the intelligence community.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6B7C150B42394C50A18E61EC2E9058ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a review of the report submitted under subsection (a), including a determination by the Comptroller General as to whether the actions taken by the Secretary of Defense in response to the recommendations referred to in such subsection are consistent with and adequately address such recommendations.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3DAC722455454519A5D94B2D7CAC221E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HD1C90B1ADCB84B01A72A4A1A059CFE8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the congressional defense committees;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC1EE8BCA35E4F138292BDC0BA35D8AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H762482170CA14269B26249C12573B6CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H3E254B2084A04F488C05C28B95DC9DE3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>922.</enum><header>Insider threat detection</header>
<subsection id="HBA3BE194682E461B89AD42152B451D7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program required</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program for information sharing protection and insider threat mitigation for the information systems of the Department of Defense to detect unauthorized access to, use of, or transmission of classified or controlled unclassified information. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B739FE37EC04EBB9B900676668182F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The program established under subsection (a) shall include the following: </text>
<paragraph id="H7E4B1157DA4F42C3A78F140BF70988FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Technology solutions for deployment within the Department of Defense that allow for centralized monitoring and detection of unauthorized activities, including— </text>
<subparagraph id="H591C05D90E4A44D89341C3F09098B6A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>monitoring the use of external ports and read and write capability controls; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1744865ECAF543F9807084007DBE3CAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>auditing unusual and unauthorized user activities; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83B52BCE8BC94DED991092BAD1FF70A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a roles-based access certification system; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H985D1827EB4E4FB2B34B685B0F300D8D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>cross-domain guards for transfers of information between different networks; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H725FD84D41C64A8CBF5A5645553D897D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>patch management for software and security updates. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB839C84B3AC5486284A8CAAD5DAA5420"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Policies and procedures to support such program, including special consideration for policies and procedures related to international and interagency partners and activities in support of ongoing operations in areas of hostilities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94D03F8FD3D149AFB0B1DF50DA9BBCC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A governance structure and process that integrates information security and sharing technologies with the policies and procedures referred to in paragraph (2). Such structure and process shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H610923E908DF4B85B8E3B7165BAC9DFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordination with the existing security clearance and suitability review process;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C091F56240A40BC9F14BFFDA322D65C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordination of existing anomaly detection techniques, including those used in counterintelligence investigation or personnel screening activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H376FB4EF0681461B88B76310F0A0E058"><enum>(C)</enum><text>updating and expediting of the classification review and marking process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF543484773D4FC4A2730E3A9B986ACC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A continuing analysis of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H796147ADFD044AE68747A3F37F5035B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>gaps in security measures under the program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9595ED4565D46A69A72C456BC30F51B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technology, policies, and processes needed to increase the capability of the program beyond the initially established full operating capability to address such gaps.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H305669CBCEB5480795E94F6E2518441A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A baseline analysis framework that includes measures of performance and effectiveness. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91F7D173D24647F5B011D7E58A987CD6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A plan for how to ensure related security measures are put in place for other departments or agencies with access to Department of Defense networks. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F68E54BDCF740B2B3D7F5C99F2418E3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A plan for enforcement to ensure that the program is being applied and implemented on a uniform and consistent basis.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H05BE778D97E248C09883832E2DFD3E5C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Operating capability</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the program established under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H574CE867EF394A35BB4A988EA4BC41A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>achieves initial operating capability not later than October 1, 2012; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA49EF2EC5B674131A705E462ED384642"><enum>(2)</enum><text>achieves full operating capability not later than October 1, 2013. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD27B417570154EF9A16A2C0C5B8AEB33"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H51472B92489141B8996014BA545C5A81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the implementation plan for the program established under subsection (a);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H922C8D28920043C0A8E2ECACA1D232D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the resources required to implement the program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F98C18F06C1463E9B1B5FE0848F0BF7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specific efforts to ensure that implementation does not negatively impact activities in support of ongoing operations in areas of hostilities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D2106E1AF9042B0A6A0DD284C07A6E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a definition of the capabilities that will be achieved at initial operating capability and full operating capability, respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27B2DFD65A6B4F4380DF9FB0898FA7CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of any other issues related to such implementation that the Secretary considers appropriate. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H20E35BD831E74BD78EA0487D87827818"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Briefing requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall provide briefings to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H81376F9530DA486FA458346B7DCA9292"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a briefing describing the governance structure referred to in subsection (b)(3). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8E481D9119A41BFA5060A1875D12918"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a briefing detailing the inventory and status of technology solutions deployment referred to in subsection (b)(1), including an identification of the total number of host platforms planned for such deployment, the current number of host platforms that provide appropriate security, and the funding and timeline for remaining deployment.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B7458ABDBC648E595224F2CDC1EF66E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a briefing detailing the policies and procedures referred to in subsection (b)(2), including an assessment of the effectiveness of such policies and procedures and an assessment of the potential impact of such policies and procedures on information sharing within the Department of Defense and with interagency and international partners.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA70504096E0147A694DC12ABDD5BAE1F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Budget submission</header><text>On the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2013 under section 1105 of title 31, Untied States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an identification of the resources requested in such budget to carry out the program established under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H9FD31CBB1CD14C1EA35519D94A320CFD"><enum>D</enum><header>Total Force Management</header>
<section id="H5C514F9DF467470AA5D4FBCDA3B5DEFD"><enum>931.</enum><header>General policy for total force management</header>
<subsection id="HE722770005604F50862C3A18B8D913EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision of general personnel policy section</header><text>Section 129a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text>
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<section id="H8D8A3ADBB54E4194989C3DF672CB3D5A"><enum>129a.</enum><header>General policy for total force management</header>
<subsection id="HFE5B2F4E15E043268377DF1C25110F3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policies and procedures</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall establish policies and procedures for determining the appropriate mix of military, civilian, and contractor personnel to perform the mission of the Department of Defense. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9D2982059B6E4551A397A95E0BB1B1F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Risk mitigation over cost</header><text>In establishing the policies and procedures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that establishment of an appropriately balanced workforce with sufficient levels of personnel to carry out the mission of the Department and the core mission areas of the armed forces (as identified pursuant to section 118b of this title) takes precedence over cost savings.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D6D9EB490424CBDA22AB5CB8A89641B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Delegation of responsibilities</header><text>The Secretary shall delegate responsibility for implementation of the policies and procedures established under subsection (a) as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H3D97E61CBA4F44469FF3A76EB3438482"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall have overall responsibility for developing guidance to implement such policies and procedures.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFF4D112E6B84F12BB8FBD543EA8C98D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The manpower and force structure authorities for each Department of Defense component shall have overall responsibility for the requirements determination, planning, programming, and budgeting for such policies and procedures.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66345B2AF89941499177F2EC66F7C8E9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be responsible for ensuring that the defense acquisition system, as defined in section 2545 of this title, is consistent with such policies and procedures and with implementation pursuant to paragraph (1). In carrying out this paragraph, the Under Secretary shall require each contracting officer to obtain a written statement from each requiring official that the work required is appropriate for contractor personnel consistent with this title, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department of Defense instructions governing appropriate use of contractors.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE034254DB2DB4A688AD16D890C71489B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall be responsible for ensuring that the budget for the Department of Defense is consistent with such policies and procedures. If the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) recommends a defense budget for a fiscal year that inhibits the implementation of such policies and procedures, then a justification for such recommendation shall be included in the defense budget materials (as defined in section 2228(f)(5) of this title) for that fiscal year. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6AFF48C2D40046C1AF935BA31FF6CAAF"><enum>(d) </enum><header>Use of plan, inventory, and list</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the policies and procedures established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8A7941CBC6074DC5A22D3C79A1AB9047"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incorporate the civilian strategic workforce plan (required by section 115b of this title) into such policies and procedures;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA74D7035B1C04B1FB3EF62C683DF88FC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporate the civilian positions master plan (required by section 1597(c) of this title) into such policies and procedures;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4E258FCBB8749A784E6915C024171E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use the inventory of contracts for services required by section 2330a(c) of this title; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50E91C9FD94B42BC838C92E1046AA075"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use the list of activities required by the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H101D2EBE8AC74B7AB07324652164CCDF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Considerations in converting personnel</header><text>If conversion of personnel is considered, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDED238B75C064CD6AACC9FF34C2F35B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure compliance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2FFB83DD4CF143599B050B86346D43EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 2463 of this title (relating to guidelines and procedures for use of civilian employees to perform Department of Defense functions); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B0F1593A0B0480D8CDA20A3CD5F9D77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 2461 of this title (relating to public-private competition required before conversion to contractor performance); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22545883F3FE40B1A2A3E5002B26A837"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include in each manpower requirements report under section 115a of this title a complete justification for converting from one form of personnel to another.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H163F1CCCDA1D4424BE0A743D56EDB535"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Construction with other requirements</header><text>Nothing in this title may be construed as authorizing—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3F4DCCCF37B488BBAF8413E937F35AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a Department of Defense component to directly convert a function to contractor performance without complying with section 2461 of this title;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55FFFCB1C25E4805A0B01A54AD13C7E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of contractor personnel for functions that are inherently governmental or closely associated with inherently governmental even if there is a civilian personnel shortfall in the Department of Defense;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6288CCBBFFB4D65989838BF6B0C1E9C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the establishment of numerical goals or budgetary savings targets for the conversion of functions to performance by either Department of Defense civilian personnel or for conversion to performance by contractor personnel; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H228E45DD374C4663A182B1FEACA09E3A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the imposition of a civilian hiring freeze that may inhibit the implementation of the policies and procedures established under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C555D54FE9441E2928ACF3DC0548467"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 129a in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">129a. General policy for total force management.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H5B17A1CD72554FA480CD3C7DBE95433A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>932.</enum><header>Revisions to Department of Defense civilian personnel management constraints</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 129 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H12EEE8C3A78D41A287D8623F07767855"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(2) the funds made available to the department for such fiscal year.</quote> and inserting <quote>(2) the total force management policies and procedures established under section 129a of this title.</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90B2731915424B4797AAB9A6BBAFF748"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>within that budget activity for which funds are provided for that fiscal year.</quote> and inserting <quote>within that budget activity as determined under the total force management policies and procedures established under section 129a of this title.</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H671A61E11D694CDCB3D726C870AC6A25"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking the sentence beginning with <quote>With respect to</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H5C863E9DD0164D348BD0CE392BDE8F1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>933.</enum><header>Additional amendments relating to total force management</header>
<subsection id="HE58E9C95956545DEA99E7DBC285C26EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to Secretary of Defense report</header><text> Section 113(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) by striking <quote>military and civilian personnel</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>military, civilian, and contractor personnel</quote>. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD5156F6154F14F7DB8906F82DE8A729A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments relating to certain guidelines</header><text> Section 1597(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>In establishing the guidelines, the Secretary shall ensure that nothing in the guidelines conflicts with the requirements of section 129 of this title or the policies and procedures established under section 129a of this title.</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D056E19A65B43CFA63F6E64964ECDB0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendment to requirements for acquisition of services</header><text>Section 863 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4293; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HB83BBEFD230E429BADE3BE68F2AFF1EC"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations relating to total force management policies and procedures established under section 129a of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H238976A62E7E41DFB96A06E6C5F34A0A"><enum>934.</enum><header>Amendments to annual defense manpower requirements report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 115a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H35D381A7E3824220BAEA421A1CBC815A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (1); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H548BE729610042858A87E96ACBC1520C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs (2) and (3):</text>
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<paragraph id="H7AB98F5EA71D4CD8B21EC19570E63FB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the annual civilian personnel requirements level for each component of the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year and the civilian end-strength level for the prior fiscal year; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F1C4F529F6144F59026A43B38BB09ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the contractor personnel requirements level for performing contract services as defined in section 235 of this title for each component of the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year and the contractor full-time equivalents level for the prior fiscal year as reported in the inventory for contracts for services required by subsection (c) of section 2330a of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HEA84D5EA21704580B752A4A6B4EEA8BE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>935.</enum><header>Revisions to strategic workforce plan</header>
<subsection id="HF5DA9E30FB0E43DB94DFE85AD605F76D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision in reporting period</header>
<paragraph id="H148AEBF150F2465387D5B209BF79E76E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 115b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H44792CECC6314D64834CC2F3158AA6A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Annual strategic</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Biennial civilian strategic</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H214BCF809A08438B806345106268097A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the heading of subsection (a), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Annual</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Biennial</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5AC447CD1F0E4432BD2F8909AFC0C17A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>on an annual basis</quote> and inserting <quote>in every even-numbered year</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C9D93EC5A5C4549AB6EE2BC73103BEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 2 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 115b and inserting the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section">115b. Biennial civilian strategic workforce plan.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1CEE4FDEDEE4C548E5EB69F7F167BFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision in assessment contents and period</header><text>Section 115b(b)(1) of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H63DFC6FC3F1C4F15ADEA7789ABD2C383"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>seven-year period following the year in which the plan is submitted</quote> and inserting <quote>five-year period corresponding to the current future-years defense program</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85E7302484FE465CA45C97B9D5B9E876"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>as determined under the total force management policies and procedures established under section 129a of this title</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H64EFCF8B12FC4CFCBB47449F253BF921"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reference to section 129a</header><text>Section 115b(c)(2)(D) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>and the policies and procedures established under section 129a of this title</quote>. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H7E319259C2454AD6973A1DE5E3C9DC57"><enum>936.</enum><header>Technical amendments to requirement for inventory of contracts for services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2330a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C492AAB57A248DDA6EE248C8215F491"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HECDB18B407264DB7963BD82F87F3D9AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(and pursuant to contracts for goods to the extent services are also provided under such contracts)</quote> after <quote>pursuant to contracts for services</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEC95438DF1F47D989D660D62F08D166"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H340FF3D9A067408C90C955C08CB2B815"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (i); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB762CEBD345B4E19BA0FFB78B16B3A7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="HD6D8EFBF316C4E79BF0DC5AEC7C7C896" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the calculation of contractor full-time equivalents for direct labor, using direct labor hours, in a manner that is comparable to the calculation of Department of Defense civilian full-time employees; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H215280C2B1A54C5C838A8C4F275F335F" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the conduct and completion of the annual review required under subsection (e)(1). </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0BF38FBDEEF24E9D988E5E8BF34851E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>for requirements specifically relating to acquisition</quote> before the period; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H530FEADAA1D345B582C1EABE38D29381"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(E), by striking <quote>The number of contractor employees,</quote> and inserting <quote>The number of contractors,</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HC7C5E3CF27C24C8384ED5F5AE973D30B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>937.</enum><header>Modification of temporary suspension of public-private competitions for conversion of Department of Defense functions to contractor performance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2253) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F450EFD10B044FAAC4590B1A7D80DA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the certification required under subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>Comptroller General submits to the congressional defense committees the assessment required under subsection (c)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6FA3CDB3FEA463081EDBA53CBFEC611"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H7DF71FCA944A4E6993EDE2EFD9231B79" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>938.</enum><header>Preliminary planning and duration of public-private competitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2461(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D04D3C9DD9548F28C2FA4F1A7FE478D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3E263C4B2474F388A7A980602CD1030"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, begins</quote> and inserting <quote>shall be conducted in accordance with guidance and procedures that shall be issued and maintained by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and shall begin</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA5C3B5CCE4544F888048504853D7D5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>the date on which</quote> the following: <quote>a component of</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB601FAC51738477BAC2A1B3694C97AB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>first</quote> before <quote>obligates</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63B86F33CD2340BC9D8B235854DCA15C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>specifically</quote> after <quote>funds</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H299175ECB2F147FC947C8B4A6E6F3958"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>for the preliminary planning effort</quote> after <quote>support</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34F1C5B1D41943E3A5A11166940ABB59"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>a public-private</quote> before <quote>competition</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D3971B5E04146D79D80B3B0670B1D25"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27DD2CF493E246C9A8946F3FC370548B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or Defense Agency</quote> after <quote>military department</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5CDEFD7C4F3845BFA5A532706D36A9BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of such date</quote> and inserting <quote>of the actions intended to be taken during the preliminary planning process</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8A24A71058B4926BD48F5E08CC0F3AC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of such actions</quote> after <quote>public notice</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H269D1D3A093840D2A63B6EE0A0C28412"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>website</quote> the following: <quote>and through other means as determined necessary</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80AF8BC3304F48C3973E6D6EF0547357"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>Following the completion of preliminary planning for a public-private competition, if applicable, the head of a military department or Defense Agency shall submit to Congress written notice of the initiation of the public-private competition and shall announce such initiation in the Federal Register.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C3A3ECD1FD944F6B39C32E289F3556E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Such date is the first day of preliminary planning for a public-private competition for</quote> and inserting <quote>The date of such announcement shall be used for</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2B6078FA4101492F862FD1E0F76ED085" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>939.</enum><header>Conversion of certain functions from contractor performance to performance by Department of Defense civilian employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2463 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H582F402B73064FAE880B6ADC704A6972"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3048418F37644A7B7D7E369288A8BC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph (A):</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HF2F249FBB8654A9C8835C7FBA2AFD55A" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="HD628C45019084BEEA5CC3159CDCB484C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an inherently governmental function;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF04D3DFF57934836A479C1900A542899"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD580D7A9CAE247F3BABB50FB66386A51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E):</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HED6EA54577BA43958CDB112111EBCD01" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="HD92E635289A04F809086D35B121D56B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquisition workforce functions;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEA0B033B5F8482E84989B69CD46A74A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is a critical function that is necessary to maintain sufficient organic expertise and technical capability;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD0A2FE99CCC4DBEAFF218AFA0CCC1C6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>has been performed by Department of Defense civilian employees at any time during the previous 10-year period;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6D949CF421240C086D2C6B2CD526A12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCD71B3452E045E6ACEBB35037B3BB6B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections (d) and (e):</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H29C7761B882B4953B56F6396C1466320" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H25035234BC6449E890DD0C6E1B102E56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Determinations relating to the conversion of certain functions</header>
<paragraph id="HFCEAB6A214FC41BA819A1B9231694B17" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), in determining whether a function should be converted to performance by Department of Defense civilian employees, the Secretary of Defense shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FAB128B3F3249F8AAFED8AAFAC5324F" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop methodology for determining costs based on the guidance outlined in the Directive-Type Memorandum 09–007 entitled <quote>Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs of Civilian and Military Manpower and Contractor Support</quote> or any successor guidance for the determination of costs when costs are the sole basis for the determination;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECB312ED786D403DBEB92EFABE4AF567" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take into consideration any supplemental guidance issued by the Secretary of a military department for determinations affecting functions of that military department; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B236984E3404989AEC5F51F0ABD84E0" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the difference in the cost of performing the function by a contractor compared to the cost of performing the function by Department of Defense civilian employees would be equal to or exceed the lesser of—</text>
<clause id="HE83AA31049674D2F8EE0B15C8A741888"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10 percent of the personnel-related costs for performance of that function; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H333AAABC2D704D1783BB416AA0902EFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$10,000,000.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H989D1A935E354662B8CA78D618672F61" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a function described in subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H95192CD31C0C4E68A806D3C89898D787"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Notification relating to the conversion of certain functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures for the timely notification of any contractor who performs a function that the Secretary plans to convert to performance by Department of Defense civilian employees pursuant to subsection (a). The Secretary shall provide a copy of any such notification to the congressional defense committees.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83A635CAA7E4487DA5CE17DA4A5D7380"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H959A344CC3024D649F0DCAC3A236C8C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this section</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>this section:</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD652176C8BA43B2A62860EFA3ED5CC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H55C142BA8DA44DDE9D44A78A585687AC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H5B1D5DA8F8684E1D89645F843393B116"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 2383(b)(3) of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9F824937136450EB812ADC1682E6FBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>acquisition function</quote> has the meaning given that term under section 1721(a) of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF7FFAB303B849F1991EC4012547EA3A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>inherently governmental function</quote> has the meaning given that term in the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–270; 31 U. S.C. 501 note).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H5D72241F774A4642A0C3EF844AE4AED4"><enum>940.</enum><header>Assessment of appropriate Department of Defense and contractor personnel for the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute</header>
<subsection id="H1D4C0528AF1D4C179BA1C67D3A9BA77F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment required</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment to determine the appropriate mix of Department of Defense civilian personnel and contractor personnel to carry out the mission and functions of the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H400F6A09350440AA87B41E0E1710A5B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text>In carrying out the assessment required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration the policy, guidance, procedures, and methodologies for total force management of the Department of Defense, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HC625F4E47F3E4C179ECE1BFC54E546D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such policy, guidance, procedures, and methodologies described in sections 129 and 129a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H245103F312C24577A3111F1E03924BF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>manpower requirements for planning, programming, and budgeting;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H053BF1F563174494B24C4918C38DB532"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Department of Defense strategic human capital plans developed pursuant to section 115b of such title;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H740486D3A53448B697E8F9BA32AFDBA4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the annual personnel authorization requests to Congress pursuant to section 115a of such title; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E79749EE79B4219B10D620AB5266171"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a determination of the Secretary with respect to whether the functions performed by the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute are inherently governmental, closely associated with inherently governmental, or commercial in nature.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4622A7464B634A0AAE71CED1A9D77828"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other elements of assessment</header><text>The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8FF4AA06E87D42A080335C3ABD998BBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The effect of distributed training at multiple locations in the United States on the ability of the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute to accomplish its training mission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B3FF09696A34B7BB0D51095F8791F9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The extent to which simulated training can be used effectively at locations remote from the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute campus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC4AA8353F924555AFFAFF34A2062219"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A cost-benefit analysis as outlined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-94 of the use of simulated training versus training using classroom instructors.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8B91E2C08594224B4E0D320C6B3E1FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The budgetary effect of expanding the use of contractor-provided training to accomplish the mission of the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4999F678E08A41A4A1058579AAA2E269"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any other matter relevant to the mission of the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute that the Secretary determines is appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5A0D99C593FE4BDBA426940E487BF3F1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the analysis required under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HBFB68FDBCBA648EA867BCAACEE19B126"><enum>E</enum><header>Quadrennial Roles and Missions and Related Matters</header>
<section id="H398FD1C80CC94EB4A4A834EDB0CF7CD1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>951.</enum><header>Transfer of provisions relating to quadrennial roles and missions review</header>
<subsection id="HB3A6412F1B0B4677BF191156CD42D6BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of provisions relating to assessment of roles and missions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 153(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA22B12C366C84CBDA5167F85A1E71C4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE88096D550349F69529F18ED19FC034"><enum>(2)</enum><text> by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C):</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HF71F6C2B9C67494EBB0D23C535A6255D" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="HF834FF29ADA04CCEA1FCC087B0F95637" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advising the Secretary on the roles and missions of the armed forces and on the assignment of functions to the armed forces in order to obtain maximum efficiency and effectiveness of the armed forces. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H215E7B7EC9C14249B31712916BAA8B47"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (G) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) to read as follows: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HE38DFF78958B4E318AACFD8A07A77D20" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H95802BCF5B324F7A82749000EB0BF91D" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifying, assessing, and prioritizing joint military requirements (including existing systems and equipment) for defense acquisition, and identifying the core mission areas associated with each such requirement.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF491DE3A908F4AAEB685673C635049A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for national military strategy review to be consistent with quadrennial roles and missions review</header><text>Section 153(d)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H39B4AA8FC9DD491F97818310DDC1F10F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (ii);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE13F63658B20477A81BA0ACECC52A3AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote> at the end of clause (iii); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B7F4939B19B4E6CB27FAF75A05CDC73"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H9E13F3EB1E5E45D5AE20E48AC5D0A6F6" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<clause id="HAA8FD9BF88684A16BBDE346F5B8476B4" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the most recent quadrennial roles and missions review conducted by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 118b of this title. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3D4F90D79ECF46569F9970B56372A0F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment of roles and missions</header><text>Section 153 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H5067C24B3BC745D48B64B13E8762D1CA" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HC083F65B3C7E475C872964CB251E0C0E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Assessment of roles and missions</header>
<paragraph id="HACCF30E5763D438A8DDF9CAFA5066B18" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each year in which the Secretary of Defense is required to conduct a quadrennial roles and missions review pursuant to section 118b of this title, the Chairman shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Defense an assessment of the roles and missions of the armed forces and the assignment of functions to the armed forces, together with any recommendations for changes in assignment that the Chairman considers necessary to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness of the armed forces.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB51CFDA482343F99EB991EC9A38708C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The assessment shall be conducted so as to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45F1C9BD02414FE99664A1DD81C0EEB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>organize the significant missions of the armed forces into core mission areas that cover broad areas of military activity; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H811C6C13338549FF9D048807105CA9B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that core mission areas are defined and functions are assigned so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort among the armed forces.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2A359228731484DACD4A3F8DC2BDDC5" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall forward the report received under paragraph (1) in any year, with the Secretary's comments thereon (if any), to Congress with the Secretary's next transmission to Congress of the annual Department of Defense budget justification materials in support of the Department of Defense component of the budget of the President submitted under section 1105 of title 31 for the next fiscal year. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB1BB9BBC9164E56AC62E2A927023E75"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 118b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H45FFF39ADB7A4F0BA10C3570943DBAC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29C0BFA5210842A68FA2133C6604C75B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>Upon receipt of the Chairman’s assessment, and after giving appropriate consideration to the Chairman’s recommendations, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE059476E54274B2EA0EE27216FB753B8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>952.</enum><header>Revisions to quadrennial roles and missions review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118b of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 951, is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C4183F56D5C4327B6C710BD488E0567"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>core competencies and capabilities of the Department of Defense to perform and support such roles and missions</quote> and inserting <quote>functions and capabilities of the Department of Defense and its major components to achieve the objectives of the national defense strategy and the national military strategy</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC76C2268422A4FF282D441DB9D35A6EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H484817BA92114F998BCF2B0A2D657232"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FB3A5329C254210A085A95E5878C7AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and all that follows through <quote>shall identify—</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Conduct of review.—</header-in-text>Each quadrennial roles and missions review shall identify—</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEBFF5DFCBBF4A0FB90D1776DB2B00E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>core competencies and capabilities</quote> and inserting <quote>functions and capabilities of each of the armed forces</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFACF4A4AB224D1AAD8F116755573EFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>core competencies</quote> and inserting <quote>functions</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94A8482F70F9459BAC72B0F1FA763CB3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>core competencies and</quote> and inserting <quote>the functions and the</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9DF83CD6AF243D589AE06457A419011"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>core competencies</quote> and inserting <quote>functions</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H238C00F4D7C546F5A4A3F03AAF32A005"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>findings of the</quote> before <quote>quadrennial</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H20B4DCD118714C6698F4F3C024778DF0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>953.</enum><header>Amendment to presentation of future-years budget and Comptroller General report on budget justification material</header>
<subsection id="H6C8C2A70EC3D4B318B4FA1A0813A8468"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Organization of future-years budget</header>
<paragraph id="H81BAD8D072224E25B24C3959C3498944"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 222(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>on the basis of both major force programs and the core mission areas</quote> and inserting <quote>on the basis of major force programs and the core mission areas and functions of each of the armed forces</quote>. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B1247EFDFAC45B2ABA5F5FEDCB11FF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective Date</header><text>The amendment made by this subsection shall apply with respect to the future-years mission budget for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H126F94D9A1F14099877893767C67AD25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report required</header>
<paragraph id="HB3A0C6288DC140E58088F80E2AE27339"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Matters covered</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare a report containing assessments of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38924C8313B1484E9C9DAD5B13842F41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the sufficiency of Department of Defense regulations, policies, and guidance governing the construction of budget exhibits;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96CEA56690BB48C187424747D3BA07E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the current program element structure and content used to account for the budget activity of the Department of the Defense;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F5588B88B3647E9B88821BB80B030B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the degree to which the Secretary of Defense has implemented the recommendations for improving the consistency, clarity, accuracy, and completeness of the Department of Defense budget documentation contained in Government Accountability Report GAO-07-1058; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E0CABFDF410417FA574D5B711B02004"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the degree to which the Department of Defense has complied with the Congressional intent and requirements of the amendments made by section 944 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 289).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50BF5BBAD4CE421FB3039AACBA26870D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The report required by this subsection shall also include such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers to be appropriate in order to improve the consistency, clarity, accuracy, and completeness of the Department of Defense budget justification material content and to improve the Department’s ability to identify and track resources by the core mission areas and functions of the armed forces as required by section 118b of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB567ABA7D5954664A93BA92F81CBE888"><enum>954.</enum><header>Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff assessment of contingency plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1ABFD7B778A14D0885E8CD8DB27DCD34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>assessment of</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2AF889E88B5B432382F7829A9152C46C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC1ED4A1513134392B50997477B3B19CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature and magnitude of the strategic and military risks associated with executing the missions called for under the current National Military Strategy; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4190B44A76EF46E38D3A0C9DDD7F4513"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the critical deficiencies and strengths in force capabilities (including manpower, logistics, intelligence, and mobility support) identified during the preparation and review of contingency plans of each geographic combatant commander, and the effect of such deficiencies and strengths on strategic plans and on meeting national security objectives and policy.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE43F43F43594F45A664F0D4C56A5AAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCEBA3374C2274687AED5226A23E8AF16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>National Military Strategy is significant,</quote> the following, <quote>or that critical deficiencies in force capabilities exist for a contingency plan,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D8E04DD4D5048D488599D6680A1DD5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or deficiency</quote> before the period at the end.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H132A51495DD34B9BA1E5ED755FDC2BB6"><enum>955.</enum><header>Quadrennial defense review</header>
<subsection id="H402C7B7A0D4E4024BCC67BF578FBFD37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the quadrennial defense review is a critical strategic document and should be based upon a process unconstrained by budgetary influences so that such influences do not determine or limit its outcome.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7D48270C0EC24B27B969E8ABCB3DA7A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relationship of Quadrennial Defense Review to Defense Budget</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 118(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA794E61184C24C79B3F4759928003B36" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE36A40056C0843FA8D105A4E4FDAE544"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make recommendations that are not constrained to comply with and are fully independent of the budget submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, in order to allow Congress to determine the level of acceptable risk to execute the missions associated with the national defense strategy within appropriated funds.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HF4DBE294B2934F789BA6B07B08EBE5DE"><enum>F</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="H99CA01EF6EF64590806127727138508F"><enum>961.</enum><header>Deadline revision for report on foreign language proficiency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 958 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 297) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E86FA69818948859DA6E1D83F2D2FA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>annually thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>by June 30 each year thereafter</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5153124CE29E45708B896A5F4F4BC2BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>June 30, 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H0B3831D9A1FE4C209E6708B50CEC9F9D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>962.</enum><header>Military activities in cyberspace</header>
<subsection id="H81D8F8F939DF4F0B8B8E2724455DC9A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Affirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress affirms that the Secretary of Defense is authorized to conduct military activities in cyberspace.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8370E750CAA04E4D8A4F741BA11D920C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority described</header><text>The authority referred to in subsection (a) includes the authority to carry out a clandestine operation in cyberspace—</text>
<paragraph id="HA2885CE46FCF4B6DAAEBF4DEECEDA11E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in support of a military operation pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (50 U.S.C. 1541 note; Public Law 107–40) against a target located outside of the United States; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8742464B4E4E4EC79940702B3CC65CF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to defend against a cyber attack against an asset of the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H51617FABA864460A8CCD898780B5F2B1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Briefings on activities</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on covered military cyberspace activities that the Department of Defense carried out during the preceding quarter.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0645D2D1CC6E4758A0555E5DA9B8AD41"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct military activities in cyberspace.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HCE4716CF94D64AF0A3D9A0BECE5DC06B" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>963.</enum><header>Activities to improve multilateral, bilateral, and regional cooperation regarding cybersecurity</header>
<subsection id="H53835DCFA28941AE8D20FC33735EEE02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of cybersecurity program</header>
<paragraph id="H5601B38F07354B4EAF94C705930965B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1051b the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H1C99179E238C443A98C5CE35CC14945E"><enum>1051c.</enum><header>Multilateral, bilateral, or regional cooperation programs: assignments to improve education and training in information security</header>
<subsection id="H14395245E39E43228A709D6DABD58984"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assignments authorized; purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may authorize the temporary assignment of a member of the military forces of a foreign country to a Department of Defense organization for the purpose of assisting the member to obtain education and training to improve the member’s ability to understand and respond to information security threats, vulnerabilities of information security systems, and the consequences of information security incidents.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4F1D801083F34BA3948D377D2415FA12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment of certain expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To facilitate the assignment of a member of a foreign military force to a Department of Defense organization under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may pay such expenses in connection with the assignment as the Secretary considers in the national security interests of the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFB6DC6003FC845A4BD3DE38FD4347149"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Protection of department cybersecurity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In authorizing the temporary assignment of members of foreign military forces to Department of Defense organizations under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall require the inclusion of adequate safeguards to prevent any compromising of Department information security.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H42DDB39C229749B6BC887B0200962B84"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Multi-year availability of funds</header><text>Funds available to carry out this section shall be available, to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, for programs and activities under this section that begin in a fiscal year and end in the following fiscal year.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD5CF5DAF156C42018DF56DB96985CE68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Information security defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>information security</quote> refers to—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B2F795A91E04D919B58D010008AFDC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information such system processes, stores, or transmits; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83558095C9A342579B8A5131F378DAC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies with respect to an information system.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA55200961774AD5839570F221DBA9FD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1051b the following new item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">1051c. Multilateral, bilateral, or regional cooperation programs: assignments to improve education and training in information security.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H03BE5CF37627497996CB2FA0B01B2F84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on expansion of fellowship opportunities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the feasibility and benefits of expanding the fellowship program authorized by section 1051c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), to include ministry of defense officials, security officials, or other civilian officials of foreign countries.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H130163EEB7964C189567ECB13254D9D0"><enum>964.</enum><header>Report on United States Special Operations Command structure</header>
<subsection id="H5E28A1CC0CA9438B90C1629939FA919D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than March 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a study of the United States Special Operations Command sub-unified structure.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H34BD2B093F1F4A5697FA4B6896B2C87A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required under this section shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0D4AE166610B453CA21E2D81CB1B9ABF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations to revise as necessary the present command structure to better support development and deployment of joint special operations forces and capabilities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFF6DE8D72754D6AABC6FE525731AC52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H047683C8E95843C88BAAA692D1FBF8B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>X</enum><header>GENERAL PROVISIONS</header>
<subtitle id="H48AF29FD33C74C3EAD08DC117470DCFF"><enum>A</enum><header>Financial Matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46C90AC635CE468888921B35589D6460" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General transfer authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5627B225B834411996E5C3A20C5CAE43"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to transfer authorizations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2BB0AFCCEB8453F849D46E04D77ABB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2012 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE6C13F6279D409089FFD4C036BC7975"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed $4,000,000,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2D9CF96AF0F4ED09F500E2DBE6B635A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception for transfers between military personnel authorizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transfer of funds between military personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8BC47DDEE2742D8A9C79F885F3F2CB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided by this section to transfer authorizations—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05DA00AEF6FC46B2BAA3B69528EE089B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may only be used to provide authority for items that have a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6660DFDB5C174FFEB88FCB6B9279136F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be used to provide authority for an item that has been denied authorization by Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83A4347EF9294E9195EAA860C8FED533"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on authorization amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB910F565D2F47B690424CBCE36B8D93"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H7F296505F7EB42D98AB594F589B1A5DF"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Budgetary effects of this Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled <quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, as long as such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage of this Act.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H416F226275E640A09C80E2D41CFDD8FA"><enum>B</enum><header>Counter-Drug Activities</header>
<section id="HB012BEFCECA74ABD9897983B7F808336"><enum>1011.</enum><header>Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide support to law enforcement agencies conducting counterterrorism activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 371 note), as most recently amended by section 1012(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4346), is amended by striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H9EDD2D518AA54684B09AD16CBB19F39B"><enum>1012.</enum><header>Extension of authority of Department of Defense to provide additional support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agencies</header>
<subsection id="HF17DDF9DE1D4478388EE08ECB21693DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>One-year extension of authority</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note) is amended by striking <quote>During fiscal years 2002 through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>Until September 30, 2013</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFFA15380BBF444C39BFB79EEF019233C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coverage of tribal law enforcement agencies</header><text>Such section is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H420A7A1FEFEE4FB687A005FFB391B00C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H315CFA4634BE46AB8A464D8A3D9D574F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>tribal,</quote> after <quote>local,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9B3411AB7654235AE4D67C0B8D0D274"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>State or local</quote> both places it appears and insert <quote>State, local, or tribal</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAC784E576034D95AC24AAA7296EDDE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA4A3AAE82354C81A121A404C0B71634"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>State or local</quote> and inserting <quote>State, local, or tribal</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60C06846240948D1B81441A2A59868A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>State, or local</quote> and inserting <quote>State, local, or tribal</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C58F9CC71D6402B86CCF22D5C4D0254"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>State and local</quote> and inserting <quote>State, local, and tribal</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD7C7FBBA8BFB45389FB0120CC2F02F91"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clarification of authority to provide certain nonlethal equipment or services</header><text>Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, including the provision of nonlethal equipment or services necessary for the operation of such bases or facilities, other than any equipment specifically identified in section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HC24D1F6C828D44F497162331FE0BD474"><enum>1013.</enum><header>One-year extension of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Subsection (a)(2) of section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most recently amended by section 1014(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4347), is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HB66C4A70F9AC4A7EBE0780AF6F0A0A3F"><enum>1014.</enum><header>Extension of authority to support unified counter-drug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1011 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4346), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DB9681ECB064946B71874FA34A4AC67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED8E4B8E5A734C73942C266384C5BC71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H1C72FF5EA8124BB596CBF316C6E49CBD"><enum>C</enum><header>Naval Vessels and Shipyards</header>
<section id="H3EED34CB00DA4897A17D88EC7AB0E94F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1021.</enum><header>Budgeting for construction of naval vessels</header>
<subsection id="H0231BC2980AD4980A04D35D01E17FA4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HF740E2868B334C03B058E90FF6207E67"><enum>231.</enum><header>Budgeting for construction of naval vessels: annual plan and certification</header>
<subsection id="H85ED9C458DF84D57B886F2A477CECDBF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual naval vessel construction plan and certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials for a fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="HB135A5A6F3FA450BA0F5B1AE7194E2AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for the construction of combatant and support vessels for the Navy developed in accordance with this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC327D5B37FD4B62A76CCE672B2E3B04"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification by the Secretary that both the budget for that fiscal year and the future-years defense program submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 221 of this title provide for funding of the construction of naval vessels at a level that is sufficient for the procurement of the vessels provided for in the plan under paragraph (1) on the schedule provided in that plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDD2CF56F81ED4032AE480F2FD458D009"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual naval vessel construction plan</header>
<paragraph id="H7B992C9C0E6B488F98E08566E1A85C74" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The annual naval vessel construction plan developed for a fiscal year for purposes of subsection (a)(1) should be designed so that the naval vessel force provided for under that plan is capable of supporting the national security strategy of the United States as set forth in the most recent national security strategy report of the President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a), except that, if at the time such plan is submitted with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year, a national security strategy report required under such section 108 has not been submitted to Congress as required by paragraph (2) or paragraph (3), if applicable, of subsection (a) of such section, then such annual plan should be designed so that the naval vessel force provided for under that plan is capable of supporting the ship force structure recommended in the report of the most recent quadrennial defense review.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H731A2920992E4CD6B203AFAB7F3F390D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each such naval vessel construction plan shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DAA9D27AFD54C9D8A4B5999D7BA0B9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed program for the construction of combatant and support vessels for the Navy over the next 30 fiscal years.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD90686E4E68C46F086B60BF5930A43CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the necessary naval vessel force structure to meet the requirements of the national security strategy of the United States or the most recent quadrennial defense review, whichever is applicable under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAA9BCDF7BA24DA0BBA5F3656FFF8BE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The estimated levels of annual funding necessary to carry out the program, together with a discussion of the procurement strategies on which such estimated levels of annual funding are based.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBCDEAD597776469BA21530994667023C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment when vessel construction budget is insufficient to meet applicable requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the budget for a fiscal year provides for funding of the construction of naval vessels at a level that is not sufficient to sustain the naval vessel force structure specified in the naval vessel construction plan for that fiscal year under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year an assessment that describes and discusses the risks associated with the reduced force structure of naval vessels that will result from funding naval vessel construction at such level. Such assessment shall be coordinated in advance with the commanders of the combatant commands.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7AF7FA9C7F84472D8DD895EF55776CEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>CBO Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the congressional defense committees receive the plan under subsection (a)(1), the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall submit to such committees a report assessing the sufficiency of the estimated levels of annual funding included in such plan with respect to the budget submitted during the year in which the plan is submitted and the future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4690776538F14613B9596CA7ECC6C699"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7E1A8BE1E764444D848DDF25F146319C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>budget</quote>, with respect to a fiscal year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89172B1531D44EFBB9E0B1B4C77127E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>defense budget materials</quote>, with respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that fiscal year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CAE6C769EC7477FB8492763068F349B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>quadrennial defense review</quote> means the review of the defense programs and policies of the United States that is carried out every four years under section 118 of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HE959495D6DD4453EA93BB287B965F6D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 231 and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">231. Budgeting for construction of naval vessels: annual plan and certification</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC9893721E9E9479398E03FEFE71DC4FC"><enum>D</enum><header>Counterterrorism</header>
<section id="HB1A3734F6F2D4CFC98DB1B0C1D81C707" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1031.</enum><header>Definition of individual detained at Guantanamo</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the term <quote>individual detained at Guantanamo</quote> means any individual who is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after March 7, 2011, who— </text>
<paragraph id="H2444A635EFA7443B97F361DC2548E19A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA903E77E47214D19A499A30144DCD162"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H022591D314B14BAAB4F149F608C93DE3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1032.</enum><header>Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB088C91480D64E49BA4514503D8C82E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking <quote>September 30, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2014</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3573665E691D48B59C2D519476F77A8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1), by striking <quote>December</quote> and inserting <quote>February</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H954D10CDDE2548E7904ECD8AE073AAF9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1033.</enum><header>Clarification of right to plead guilty in trial of capital offense by military commission</header>
<subsection id="HC2DB2D064C9E48CCA4A84287B334B275"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarification of right</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 949m(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE7617A90315C4181A1E1C092A59AD6F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, or a guilty plea was accepted and not withdrawn prior to announcement of the sentence in accordance with section 949i(b) of this title</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD7DC3D00A3E4F87A2641405F5A101B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>on the sentence</quote> after <quote>vote was taken</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3ECF30D1D495481291C80F019A20F72C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pre-Trial agreements</header><text>Section 949i of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H79D17F12C10F49FDAC6A4658AFD8E296"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74632BD318B242B1A90679C5418D037D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>military judge</quote> the following: <quote>, including a charge or specification that has been referred capital,</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H691E0BBAC11447ECA05FDEF15A1FC2F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>by the military judge</quote> after <quote>may be entered</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BF909A5639743F4841CD1587798C8A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>by the members</quote> after <quote>vote</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFC093DBD43F426586F00A315926E9DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H41B215FDB5B64F92B04E2387C8EAEF44"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pre-Trial agreements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4EACE82C1FD648159F60C9E9B290E3D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A plea of guilty made by the accused that is accepted by a military judge under subsection (b) and not withdrawn prior to announcement of the sentence may form the basis for an agreement reducing the maximum sentence approved by the convening authority, including the reduction of a sentence of death to a lesser punishment, or that the case will be referred to a military commission under this chapter without seeking the penalty of death. Such an agreement may provide for terms and conditions in addition to a guilty plea by the accused in order to be effective.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0A599DA1809403F869C90643AA7A547" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A plea agreement under this subsection may not provide for a sentence of death imposed by a military judge alone. A sentence of death may only be imposed by the unanimous vote of all members of a military commission concurring in the sentence of death as provided in section 949m(b)(2)(D) of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0EAB5E6E855E4E29AF28D3FF1D807A7B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1034.</enum><header>Affirmation of armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress affirms that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD92D9A9AFEEF4006B050CA6A5E86E2F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces and that those entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both domestically and abroad;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2C13CC006E54D22944211B91053CF75"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President has the authority to use all necessary and appropriate force during the current armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0ED105DA771840EC82461E42640D4B20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the current armed conflict includes nations, organization, and persons who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE3DACBA52D44FCA92EDAC564132CC11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are part of, or are substantially supporting, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B9806E4F39D433AB431463D952C3B7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have engaged in hostilities or have directly supported hostilities in aid of a nation, organization, or person described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H447C833F3A0E4E3F84814D70D712011B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President’s authority pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) includes the authority to detain belligerents, including persons described in paragraph (3), until the termination of hostilities.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H7CE8A97B4C4C44ECBED36F6C9D746C2E"><enum>1035.</enum><header>Requirement for national security protocols governing detainee communications</header>
<subsection id="HEC6E41FABD6140FBAE9416A106E01397"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a national security protocol applicable to each individual detained at Guantanamo. Each such national security protocol shall include a description of each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8CFD8631D11549DEAC23A2BE4FA2898D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The authority of an individual covered by the protocol to have access to military or civilian legal representation, or both, and any limitations on such access.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H815DECF09752445D973198C3EEDE0849"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any items that are considered contraband for such an individual.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5C700B5325947D9AE34997A7C40523F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any category of information that such an individual is not permitted to discuss or include in any communications made to persons other than Federal Government personnel and members of the Armed Forces or materials the individual has or creates.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEE548EB9BD34D3DBE37A84D4A706C19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any types of materials to which such an individual is authorized to have access and the process by which such materials, along with materials created by the individual, are reviewed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEC344F30A9847AD92031CAA308E5B17"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The nature of any communication such an individual is permitted to have with any persons other than Federal Government personnel and members of the Armed Forces, including mail, phone calls, and video teleconferences, and the extent to which any such communication is to be monitored.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A595128176F4E6AA71AC01E93B29B6F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any meetings the individual is permitted to have with any persons other than Federal Government personnel and members of the Armed Forces and the extent to which such a meeting is to be monitored.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC827EB2391824BF9A3AAC4EB24996202"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any category of information or material that may not be provided to such an individual by persons other than Federal Government personnel and members of the Armed Forces or by the individual’s military or civilian legal counsel or military personal representative.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DA91D20011F43FFB99C3DFDA0CFAA36"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The manner in which any legal materials or communications subject to review under the protocol will be monitored for the protection of national security while also ensuring that any applicable legal privileges are maintained for purposes of litigation related to trial under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, or a petition for habeas corpus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E28F76DE80E4D9586EC219622FFC6BE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The measures planned to be taken to implement and enforce the provisions of the security protocol.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6B93A4F551924DAA92C31849BBF126BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of classified material in security protocols</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A security protocol submitted under subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9A4121149296424B908ACDECEFA5C4C1"><enum>1036.</enum><header>Process for the review of necessity for continued detention of individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba</header>
<subsection id="HF77A12F8996F4825AE628EC24094CF69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall establish a review process to review the detention of each individual detained at Guantanamo. Such review process shall be designed to determine whether the continued military detention of each such individual is necessary to protect the national security of the United States. The review process shall include, for each such individual, a full review not less than once every three years and a limited file review not less than once every year. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBA29B6C24FAC49908D471A86C8F0B21F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relationship to other laws</header><text>The review process established by this section shall not affect the jurisdiction of any Federal court to determine the legality of the detention of an individual detained at Guantanamo.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1F85FB5AAA4A4531907DC0C34761CF50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Military review panels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish military review panels to carry out the reviews required by subsection (a). Each military panel shall be made up of military officers with expertise in operations, intelligence, and counterterrorism matters. Any officer assigned to a military panel under this subsection must have the necessary security clearances to review all information submitted by the Government in any proceeding before the panel.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7761860DB7F24ADAA9B455A8C5B350C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Procedures for full review</header>
<paragraph id="H182F9F4BB0904A80B115016D08DC5762"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Military personal representatives</header><text>In any full review proceeding before a military panel established pursuant to subsection (c), an individual detained at Guantanamo shall be assisted by a military personal representative with the appropriate security clearance. The military personal representative shall appear before the military panel to advocate on behalf of the individual and to introduce information on behalf of the individual.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6EF4CD982DB4E8DBC438017442A49B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Military panel proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During a proceeding before such a military panel, such an individual, with the assistance of the individual’s military personal representative, shall be permitted to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0099F965733B4D74AC22B843883E5D50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>present to the military panel a written or oral statement; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA289484E58F947869307598EE50A712E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>introduce relevant information, including written declarations; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA18DAEB90D394A60AD34EF1C42D85D58"><enum>(C)</enum><text>answer any questions posed by the military panel; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BFF56BFE1C248AC893A979B5E09EA47"><enum>(D)</enum><text>call witnesses who are reasonably available and willing to provide information that is relevant and material to whether the individual represents a continuing threat to the United States or its allies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF52A5CD0ADCB484088FD28E08BA91A25"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advance notice of summary of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such an individual shall be provided, in writing and in a language the individual understands, with advance notice of an unclassified summary of the factors and information the military panel will consider, including mitigating information described in paragraph (7)(D), in making a recommendation with respect to the individual’s continued military detention.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B9D9CEB53C14B7E9D3C740D0BE09209"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Provision of information to military personal representative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government's submission to the military panel regarding the threat posed by such an individual and any mitigating information described in paragraph (7)(D) shall be provided to the military personal representative for the individual. Where it is necessary to protect national security, including the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the panel may determine that the military personal representative must receive a sufficient substitute or summary of classified information, rather than the underlying information.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6D4051945814D2DA3F46FE44E377396"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Permitted actions by outside parties</header><text>An outside party, including any private counsel for such an individual, may file a written submission to the military panel on the question of whether the individual represents a threat to the national security of the United States. An outside party filing such a submission must obtain written permission from the individual before filing the submission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBD5C2A943C04605823C80F4BC8908A1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Timeframe for review</header><text>A full review of an individual detained at Guantanamo to determine whether the continued military detention of the individual is necessary may not take place sooner than 21 days after the individual first becomes an individual detained at Guantanamo.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F630A9A8E6A4910B00398117947A2F0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text>In conducting a full review of an individual detained at Guantanamo, the panel shall consider whether the individual represents a continuing threat to the United States or its allies, taking into consideration the following factors:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC93F8163EB94DC2BEE960943D83347F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The likelihood the individual will resume terrorist activity if transferred or released.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56BB936114CC4F638FD2834F6C41E545"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The likelihood the individual will reestablish ties with an organization engaged in hostilities against the United States or its allies if transferred or released.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0300752E0824675BCCA664AC67888E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The behavior of the individual while in military custody.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE68015409A0A45168C7225E9322C373C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any information reviewed by the officials preparing the Government’s submission to the panel that tends to mitigate the threat posed by the individual.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09657ECCCB174997A74E8113EED6AB5E"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Intelligence information factor</header><text>In conducting a full review of an individual detained at Guantanamo, the panel shall consider the factor of whether information known to the individual could be of significant intelligence value to the national security of the United States, taking into consideration information provided by the intelligence community, including an overall assessment provided by the Director of National Intelligence regarding the intelligence value of the information known by the individual.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CD88E94E00D4834B043BE679969290C"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Recommendation</header><text>The panel shall evaluate the factors described in paragraphs (7) and (8) with respect to an individual detained at Guantanamo, taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, and shall make a recommendation with respect to whether the continued military detention of the individual is necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8176267207C04F23BB1B250F8B8E60B8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures for file review</header>
<paragraph id="H6DCA076F5BAC4B22AF720B21F88891F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Government submission of information</header><text>For each annual file review of an individual detained at Guantanamo, the Government shall submit to a military panel established under subsection (c) any significant new information regarding the threat posed by the individual to the United States or its allies, including significant mitigating information reviewed by the officers compiling the material submitted by the Government.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1401EB9594F04DBFB6958AA46805556C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Individual written submission</header><text>The individual receiving the file review may submit to the panel such written information as the individual determines appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BF8256439A74F4098F27FB40A758808"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commencement of full review</header><text>If, during the course of a file review of an individual, a significant question is raised as to whether the continued military detention of the individual is necessary, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly convene a full review of the individual in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H077B3A1516C647259A07AE90DC2E048F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Previously provided information</header><text>The officers assembling the Government submission to a military panel for a full review under subsection (d) or a file review under subsection (e) shall include in their review to prepare the submission any information previously provided by the Government in discovery for a case before a military commission or a proceeding in a Federal court relating to a petition for habeas corpus.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H64294F1EA6F44B5695BFC36ECF17558E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Interagency review board</header>
<paragraph id="H10A7DB7EAE0A43B89AB06C929F74FE17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is hereby established an interagency review board.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H452F36567FA645128904C9FD52AB9D35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The members of the interagency review board shall be senior officials of the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who shall be appointed the heads of their employing agencies. The Director of National Intelligence shall appoint a senior official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to serve as a non-voting advisory member of the interagency review board.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DDEE7A9B6AC401E97C4D46ACE81D9E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header>
<subparagraph id="H9A44D77D1EDF4F54A97ACF7DBF82154F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The review board shall be responsible for reviewing the recommendations of a military panel in a full review made under subsection (d)(9) for clear error. If the members of the review board disagree with a recommendation of a military panel by a majority vote, the recommendation shall be rejected. The review board shall seek consensus in such cases to the greatest extent possible.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB78C6CB0EE84AE3BC152A363DA1E459"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disposition of individuals not recommended for continued detention</header><text>In the case of an individual who the military panel has recommended no longer be subject to military detention, if the review board accepts the recommendation of the military panel, the review board shall identify a suitable location outside the United States to which to transfer the individual. In making such recommendation, the board shall consider whether the country to which the individual is proposed to be transferred—</text>
<clause id="H721C5289B4A6402C9580315E6EC42D63"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not a designated state sponsor of terrorism or a designated foreign terrorist organization;</text></clause>
<clause id="H364B6059B3DF480DB1D728BD6164FECF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintains effective control over each detention facility in which an individual is to be detained if the individual is to be housed in a detention facility;</text></clause>
<clause id="HEC896133F7994891AD5F75BDC3CD36B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is likely to subject the individual to prosecution;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9A9C25079FFA4E6B9FEB5871ACB647BE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is not, as of the date of the certification, facing a threat that is likely to substantially affect its ability to exercise control over the individual;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF2FFADBEA33A4E2CBEBA843DDB70B5CE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>has agreed to take effective steps to ensure that the individual cannot take action to threaten the United States, its citizens, or its allies in the future;</text></clause>
<clause id="H1A4A27DACD674D72A3F4C9EFABFF6A0A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>has taken such steps as the review board determines are necessary to ensure that the individual cannot engage or re-engage in any terrorist activity;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA027F4379F5548799F7E915335805FEE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>has agreed to share any information with the United States that—</text>
<subclause id="H69E41FB160D5415A84D7B049254CCB78"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is related to the individual or any associates of the individual; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1A0D0226254A44F68B07860868783207"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">could affect the security of the United States, its citizens, or its allies;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HA7666741A19C424C9FE2C8070DB83198" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>has agreed to allow appropriate agencies of the United States to have access to the individual, if requested; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6DC2D383743044E18D1309F361308871"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>has made assurances regarding the humane treatment of the individual.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7A4A4A472ACD4004B3C9BC2011183ADB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reevaluation of recommendations</header><text>If the review board rejects the recommendation of a military panel with respect to an individual detained at Guantanamo, the military panel may reevaluate the individual. The military panel shall determine whether to reevaluate such an individual by not later than 10 days after the date on which the review board rejects the recommendation of the panel, and shall complete such reevaluation by not later than 60 days after making such determination.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAFAEC7C506F948FF87681308B5310631"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Forwarding of recommendation and review</header><text>Upon a decision to accept or reject a recommendation of a military panel made under subsection (g)(3), and after a reevaluation under subsection (h), if any, the review board shall forward the recommendation and the acceptance or rejection to the Secretary of Defense for signature. In the case of a recommendation described in subsection (g)(3)(B), the review panel shall include with the recommendation a written discussion of the factors referred to in that subparagraph and a recommended location to which to transfer the individual. The Secretary of Defense may only delegate the responsibility of signing such a recommendation and acceptance or rejection to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H667FBF2D124F4F47BE7111398718A8DD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>An individual detained at Guantanamo shall not be subject to the review process established under this section under circumstances as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HA6FE737B7265416FB46B860D7547887C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the case of such an individual upon whom charges have been served in accordance with section 948s of title 10, United States Code, until after final judgment has been reached on such charges.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B3635888AE94B6C92C34C1FBEB46A28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In the case of such an individual who has been convicted by a military commission under chapter 47A of such title of an offense under subchapter VIII of that chapter, until after the individual has completed his sentence.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4106636E48654FEB9F2B753CA85D8D80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the case of such an individual who has been ordered released by a Federal court.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H70A97D21240245B0B2086561457DED5E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>No enforceable rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section creates any right for which an individual may seek enforcement in any court of the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD5BB9367700C41AC85B56B2A37465AAD"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the establishment of the review process required under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE071C6FBB58549B9AC65C09E4A494E93"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definition of appropriate committees of Congress</header><text>In this section the term <quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB97C768B6734F7F92DDF120D987D6CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE665538FE724D6BA51C3B647049FB45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H817446500280439CA48ECD67DD653BD6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1037.</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba</header>
<subsection id="H1E4E80C87D224E05A5C5FE39EAF3714B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 may be used to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA33455D7E2FF453B833802C26DB67C23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3F2CFCD7D1D24EFBB7DEA35E0D8D5BE4"><enum>1038.</enum><header>Prohibition on family member visitation of individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 may be used to permit any person who is a family member of an individual detained at Guantanamo to visit the individual at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</text></section>
<section id="HFDD59B16B1D841D99F994540BEB51719" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1039.</enum><header>Prohibition on the transfer or release of certain detainees to or within the United States</header>
<subsection id="HA1D1E99EBB3043DAB2FEAFDA134DED75"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on transfer or release to or within the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 may be used to transfer or release an individual detained at Guantanamo or an individual described in subsection (b) to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H92FDE12F1ED646C68EB030B2FF592555"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Individual described</header><text>An individual described in this subsection is an individual who—</text>
<paragraph id="H6B0E19469F4E4F3BA3C45D8FAD6AC6C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05AF29F8C6AB44AD8A58137886661CB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense at a location outside the United States other than United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and detained pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H7BDB537C117E4F6E84B55684335EEB44" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1040.</enum><header>Prohibitions relating to the transfer or release of certain detainees to or within foreign countries</header>
<subsection id="H883DD651252E4A7EAAAB73AD3414B4AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on transfer to foreign countries</header>
<paragraph id="H0A89FC0495C74A428B6AFC07463E98EC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 may be used to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody or effective control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity unless the Secretary submits to Congress the certification described in paragraph (2) by not later than 30 days before the transfer of the individual.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DFAB47A7F0D4C6DB810A428A07AC5B9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certification described in this paragraph is a written certification made by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, that the government of the foreign country or the recognized leadership of the foreign entity to which the individual detained at Guantanamo is to be transferred—</text>
<subparagraph id="H53F5093B619345A78AA56540D78949B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not a designated state sponsor of terrorism or a designated foreign terrorist organization;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA6733D5F8914028B829A301CD3C4D15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintains effective control over each detention facility in which an individual is to be detained if the individual is to be housed in a detention facility;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C4D5DC9B5E94DC399405484A35B8FFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not, as of the date of the certification, facing a threat that is likely to substantially affect its ability to exercise control over the individual;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB10D4F62149A41B79597D24FD802BD96"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has agreed to take effective steps to ensure that the individual cannot take action to threaten the United States, its citizens, or its allies in the future;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC325170E42B04C98AD49ED63004BBEEE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>has taken such steps as the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure that the individual cannot engage or reengage in any terrorist activity;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3505315EF759406AB572C4FFD876CDAA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>has agreed to share any information with the United States that—</text>
<clause id="HDF35BA824C324906B1776858FA8F46BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is related to the individual or any associates of the individual; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HBDE317A4432E4349A6261AD5B5096012"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>could affect the security of the United States, its citizens, or its allies; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H02B43DE899F6480697DB90A671000A03"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has agreed to allow appropriate agencies of the United States to have access to the individual, if requested.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H545954442FD447EFB517185687F9E39B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on transfer in cases of recidivism</header>
<subparagraph id="HC687EFE1B9ED433CB4BB767BB37D3695" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may not transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody or effective control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity if there is a confirmed case of any individual detained at Guantanamo who was transferred to the foreign country or entity and subsequently engaged in any terrorist activity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H505EB279C4BC442193A09D552B7D0645" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that such a transfer is in the national security interests of the United States and includes, as part of the certification described in paragraph (2) relating to such transfer, the determination of the Secretary under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33BD80854ECE49DF9C82B9674811C36A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (1) and (3) shall not apply to any action taken by the Secretary of Defense to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo to effectuate an order affecting the disposition of the individual that is issued by a court or competent tribunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction. The Secretary shall notify Congress promptly upon issuance of any such order.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD01A81AA9DD34CC2895359B1281E651F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of foreign terrorist organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section term <term>foreign terrorist organization</term> means any organization so designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HBF6AD21266254D1484624B67A4A5B77F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1041.</enum><header>Counterterrorism operational briefing requirement</header>
<subsection id="HC47E4F0FA065474286059C4EF34CAEE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Briefings required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not later than March 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings outlining Department of Defense counterterrorism operations and related activities involving special operations forces.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5A06E03CA5D94CA985F82190077EA002"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H95B06566E98441E4AF262C0650943A96"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A global update on activity within each geographic combatant command.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9751AA74E88467D85A38E5AC6E0C6DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An overview of authorities and legal issues including limitations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AD410FF105F4813B3FB850D387E146D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An outline of interagency activities and initiatives.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EF24569B2CC4AF08F6FAAFDF9F36D48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9AA2005C43F64B6EAC4DF72490A774B2"><enum>1042.</enum><header>Requirement for Department of Justice consultation regarding prosecution of terrorists</header>
<subsection id="H8D23708C14E040508A4ED20C936AAB06"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before any officer or employee of the Department of Justice institutes any prosecution of an alien in a United States district court for a terrorist offense, the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, shall consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense about—</text>
<paragraph id="HAD20EADDB13B4BD2AFF679F6A0520FB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whether the prosecution should take place in a United States district court or before a military commission under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70366DC0F83B4977A2C034FF28EC5ED4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the individual should be transferred into military custody for purposes of intelligence interviews.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE87EC34B2AC74A44A3EB4A33855C4CAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H0E5983113F404724B5416CB0F9CB48AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <quote>terrorist offense</quote> means any offense for which the defendant could be tried by a military commission under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66510024F4364FA7A9EFDB70765EB864"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <quote>alien</quote> means any person who is not a citizen of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H079F934F1DBB4153BB162387FEC99ABA"><enum>E</enum><header>Nuclear Forces</header>
<section id="H80E937A46BE34777993461D2C93C4D6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1051.</enum><header>Annual assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system</header>
<subsection id="HA6085004030C48A3B1EEA1BBC561A5D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1071 and 1072, is further amended by adding after section 490a the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H70D8AA63E3224A7E8B4F8804213E2B95"><enum>490b.</enum><header>Annual assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system</header>
<subsection id="H87446AEF5BB94E388A5ED96857C26C4F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual assessments</header>
<paragraph id="HE43B0CB4D7D94F5EBE43A79646033CF3" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each covered official shall annually assess the safety, security, reliability, sustainability, performance, and military effectiveness of the systems described in paragraph (2) for which such official has responsibility.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67796ACE608143D88DAB7C4AE01AC615" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The systems described in this paragraph are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA159E2EBD14C44C6A48CCA750D9A4238"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Each type of delivery platform for nuclear weapons.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D7D929BDC8B414FBD8A3CC079459F51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The nuclear command and control system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB4F1ECB1687E4494A8258115DA7A4D52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header>
<paragraph id="H8A17F657FA154C6CAA9420B3DF7AD3AE" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than December 1 of each year, beginning in 2011, each covered official shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of this title a report on the assessments conducted under subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE18DD5AECF040D5B26EDCA7A194462E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE877EEEC6FCD4B14AB7CDB3FD08E8360"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The results of the assessment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC7BC48FE1FC7433593437C35EBD65A4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification and discussion of any capability gaps or shortfalls with respect to the systems described in subsection (a)(2) covered under the assessment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6592102A722C48D38B5833E1A6BC98F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification and discussion of any risks with respect to meeting mission or capability requirements.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC936CDBDBBA24A67AC8E6AB7A3995ACB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an assessment by the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, if the Commander identifies any deficiency with respect to a nuclear weapons delivery platform covered under the assessment, a discussion of the relative merits of any other nuclear weapons delivery platform type or compensatory measure that would accomplish the mission of such nuclear weapons delivery platform.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F4FADA195ED4F38B0832F32F862C74B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification and discussion of any matter having an adverse effect on the capability of the covered official to accurately determine the matters covered by the assessment. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2442910BA77E47E385385339FA0EC5CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to President and Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H011075F13A5D4CBF81CD2B6EC34BACB1" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 1 of each year, beginning in 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President a report containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0F82AD3FFCF47F7A8F808C0B0170365" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each report under subsection (b) submitted during the previous year, as originally submitted to the Secretary; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CA4AB85C1504B3BB7184A7B2EB4587B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any comments that the Secretary considers appropriate with respect to each such report;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H794AA5DA582649D8B72B0E4422ABBF95" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any conclusions that the Secretary considers appropriate with respect to the safety, security, reliability, sustainability, performance, or military effectiveness of the systems described in subsection (a)(2); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F0F7C77FDCF4E508D7C0DA87CB7EABB" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other information that the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H632C9837C5DC46FD8345FD89EBE1FA42" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, the President shall transmit to the congressional defense committees the report submitted to the President under paragraph (1), including any comments the President considers appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42BA1E20210147E781372C1CA330F5B7" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report under this subsection may be in classified form if the Secretary of Defense determines it necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEBC6363DD7E048C793033888BAA05865"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Covered official defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>covered official</quote> means— </text>
<paragraph id="H610C5756CBDD476DA8AB23443B974585"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Commander of the United States Strategic Command;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F8089CEF12046879644AF97201EFD16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Director of the Strategic Systems Program of the Navy; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F54730E920E4B939C6DABB941637B52"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Commander of the Global Strike Command of the Air Force.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA7C6060EEAC41A6986D8826E09E30B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item related to section 490a the following new item:</text>
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<section id="H3E6DDF8FF0E84278B1EE3FB59DA3C2EC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1052. </enum><header>Plan on implementation of the New START Treaty</header>
<subsection id="HB4369116C6B341B9914EE9C4D0E19B70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 12, 2011, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a plan for the Department of Defense to implement the nuclear force reductions, limitations, and verification and transparency measures contained in the New START Treaty.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9A8F5ED929DC4D5BB261F7833A2C7531"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H46B76D795F0E4B70B07ACAD337379049"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the nuclear force structure of the United States under the New START Treaty, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC96779A2339B403CA68E17A29DD92C42"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the composition of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine launched ballistic missiles, and bombers;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H306C97530B684443BABA7AFA576B83BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the planned composition of the types and quantity of warheads for each delivery vehicle described in subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8035D4D2D1FB4D09A9EF8CFAC12BEEC6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of nondeployed and retired warheads; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H18E77DB48E0D496C9C7FD952FEE5B70E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the plans for maintaining the flexibility of the nuclear force structure within the limits of the New START Treaty.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89B0A5449BEC4A259ADA73C26D54440B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of changes necessary to implement the reductions, limitations, and verification and transparency measures contained in the New START Treaty, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H560799B93D9B4DCA90D70CF1DCEBE46C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how each military department plans to implement such changes; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CB9393DD2254282BFA4193CD6A90621"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification of any programmatic, operational, or policy effects resulting from such changes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H787A5CB40D824048A77AF4E8063B4B73"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total costs associated with the reductions, limitations, and verification and transparency measures contained in the New START Treaty, and the funding profile by year and program element.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBD7F6F4320C47139B199C7CA5F18980"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An implementation schedule and associated key decision points.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBF6D12C11884058BE4FBAFA65C4941F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of options for and feasibility of accelerating the implementation of the New START Treaty, including a description of any potential cost savings, benefits, or risks resulting from such acceleration.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DFE87947E9645B6B180309FDA18CA6C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other information the Secretary considers necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCDCCD33EFA96416296A865E194D19602"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Comptroller General review</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the plan.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2D0F9D50639F4F829DEEF8DF05B783BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan under subsection (a) and the review under subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9CB9E2543EA849A790A114FE26628D1B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>New START Treaty defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>New START Treaty</term> means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H624184B0FD9242709F43F96C562AD613"><enum>1053.</enum><header>Annual report on the plan for the modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, and delivery platforms</header>
<subsection id="HFB0442B1B13B4250BCD82DC678D82F74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, and delivery platforms</header>
<paragraph id="HD712A41ED6A7486AA8136A89878CFBF6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Together with the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2019, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a detailed report on the plan to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA04CAF4B99B428D99E68648FE972178" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H359153622D5F44569E3D35ED0DD20E9C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>modernize the nuclear weapons complex;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6C15E3CC79B4DA8B45FECDF76E3CF31" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintain, modernize, or replace the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9204504CC25B4651845FADCD3E10E5B2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retire, dismantle, or eliminate any covered nuclear system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H478E2FDA9A334119A2401C6E99AE8097" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7306DB23EF804729B1D3084D079B13A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A detailed description of the plan to enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4062D7D38C7046D29E6D760E3118B712"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed description of the plan to modernize the nuclear weapons complex, including improving the safety of facilities, modernizing the infrastructure, and maintaining the key capabilities and competencies of the nuclear weapons workforce, including designers and technicians.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H697CE20D89614092A66182EF900EC5E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed description of the plan to maintain, modernize, and replace delivery platforms for nuclear weapons.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6DD10F4A4424310B1E2D2A465CF2074"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed estimate of budget requirements, including the costs associated with the plans outlined under subparagraphs (A) through (C), over the 10-year period following the date of the report.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5DE72B7598BE4110978F0468698A489E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed description of the steps taken to implement the plan submitted in the previous year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9CBE147006D04B279559E805BB878040" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reports under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form (including as much detail as possible), but may include a classified annex.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF883EBC0220C41ABBCBE28C32DDA0F57" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered nuclear system defined</header><text>The term <term>covered nuclear system</term> means the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H52C1C2194FD749DCA8187D772F80ECA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">B–52H or B2 bomber aircraft and nuclear air-launched cruise missiles.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H370A64460981426286B76BBA2374EFC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Trident ballistic missile submarines, launch tubes, and Trident D–5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC49230A151B6447AB3595183C7D8A765"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles and associated silos.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29D6E06CD8724F5E9973C82EBAAACF9C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Nuclear warheads or gravity bombs that can be delivered by the systems specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC54242A4C3F34C4CA4DD579CB0C5707C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear weapons delivered by means other than the systems specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H25785366A1804B74BBA6975C91F0E0C8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1054.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on nuclear force reductions</header>
<subsection id="H227F94BA37774DAAA56AF732DB483DF3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H369EF501233C431EB026579AB1E5CA6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As of September 30, 2009, the stockpile of nuclear weapons of the United States has been reduced by 84 percent from its maximum level in 1967 and by more than 75 percent from its level when the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27F4A9C3299645669C33AEC650241F3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of non-strategic nuclear weapons of the United States has declined by approximately 90 percent from September 30, 1991, to September 30, 2009.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F7534A85C7F4A02ABD437A4054B09F7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (commonly known as the <quote>New START Treaty</quote>) signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011, will significantly reduce the strategic nuclear forces of the United States to 1,550 deployed warheads and a combined limit of 800 deployed and nondeployed intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, submarine launched ballistic missile launchers, and heavy bombers equipped to carry nuclear weapons.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC72860E444A54B318DC275D55CBE84F1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Nuclear Posture Review of April 2010 stated that, <quote>the President has directed a review of potential future reductions in U.S. nuclear weapons below New START levels.</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H766F5EC4AA7B4D159B70E8256164731B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HACD6FFFA34954E8CA5831E5833E95577"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any reductions in the nuclear forces of the United States should be supported by a thorough assessment of the strategic environment, threat, and policy and the technical and operational implications of such reductions; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CA859B2605746358C1D79A8FE4FB026"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specific criteria are necessary to guide future decisions regarding further reductions in the nuclear forces of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0ADEDEACEF6A435590CF526BCD284B3B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1055.</enum><header>Limitation on nuclear force reductions</header>
<subsection id="H61401FAD144E46588E5545BB0D7183F9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H939D687BD80C448CB0672B1743C01FFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As of September 30, 2009, the stockpile of nuclear weapons of the United States has been reduced by 84 percent from its maximum level in 1967 and by more than 75 percent from its level when the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B8ECD64028A46CCB4C7E21023A7099F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of non-strategic nuclear weapons of the United States has declined by approximately 90 percent from September 30, 1991, to September 30, 2009.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E12A458D30D4692AAE175122B463C73" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The President of the United States, in a letter dated December 18, 2010, declared that, <quote>I recognize that nuclear modernization requires investment for the long-term, in addition to this one-year budget increase. That is my commitment to the Congress that my Administration will pursue these programs and capabilities for as long as I am President. In future years, we will provide annual updates to the [report required under section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2549)].</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H097CFDB189884A66B247FE831183954A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On March 29, 2011, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs stated, <quote>As we implement New START, we're making preparations for the next round of nuclear reductions. Under the President's direction, the Department of Defense will review our strategic requirements and develop options for further reductions in our current nuclear stockpile, which stands at approximately 5,000 warheads, including both deployed and reserve warheads. To develop these options for further reductions, we need to consider several factors, such as potential changes in targeting requirements and alert postures that are required for effective deterrence.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFB3C42918E4F407D84057CE928FA9024"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation of New START Treaty</header>
<paragraph id="HE53C113306E5459BA53BB7333327AD8C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<subparagraph id="HBD896A3294A246B3B4BA77904A3105C2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy may not obligate or expend amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy for any of fiscal years 2011 through 2017 to retire any covered nuclear system of the United States as required by the New START Treaty.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04A52B13DA0F44BE9BC885B2521AE001" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit any action (including verification) required by the New START Treaty other than retiring any covered nuclear system of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A9603CC728E46148878EEA1E070BDC3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy may jointly waive the limitation under paragraph (1)(A) for a covered nuclear system if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H78F49451CE3F403A9E5E41522AFAB462"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretaries submit to the congressional defense committees written notice of the status of carrying out the modernization plan described in the most recent report required by section 1053; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA79B282A3328400DA3C6900719D2FD10"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to such notice—</text>
<clause id="HDD791C2902DF4E8BB4EBB5D0094C3787"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if the notice describes that such plan is being carried out, a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the President submits to the congressional defense committees such report that includes written notice of the proposed retirement of such nuclear system, as required by subsection (a)(1)(D) of such section 1053; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H97DEF273AC8A4CB2A8813F213F5DD436"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the notice describes that such plan is not being carried out, a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the President submits to the congressional defense committees the report described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF83D24353314627BC57CB61779959B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA463B3DDEF5F4F25B60D776E210010DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>covered nuclear systems</term> means the following:</text>
<clause id="HDAF1EF5F82F74957BAEEB36CAD3C0335" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">B–52H or B2 bomber aircraft and nuclear air-launched cruise missiles.</text></clause>
<clause id="HBB8C04C46E224B0483E8A8034C61CDC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Trident ballistic missile submarines, launch tubes, and Trident D–5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD7F10403499A45989AA2B6520AFA8719"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles and associated silos.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2D64D49E984448C6A8E747D9E7389C25"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Nuclear warheads or gravity bombs that can be delivered by the systems specified in clause (i), (ii), or (iii).</text></clause>
<clause id="H048FFA4D4D404F498DA148B72FACE590"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear weapons delivered by means other than the systems specified in clause (i), (ii), or (iii).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB71EE20B8B774B0FBDD1141537A83398"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>retire</term>, with respect to a covered nuclear system, includes retiring, dismantling, eliminating, removing from deployed status or preparing to retire, dismantle, eliminate, or remove from deployed status.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H89C4041E2DA14BA5BE49FF91EECFB1E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on reduction of stockpile hedge</header>
<paragraph id="H6F75A2896452422D95F0327C5A4F0C9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy may not obligate or expend amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy to retire, dismantle, or eliminate, or prepare to retire, dismantle, or eliminate, any nondeployed strategic or non-strategic nuclear weapon until the date that is 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy submits to the congressional defense committees written certification that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D612D2DE8374CC5ACB03DD54EE57B72"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement nuclear facility (in this paragraph referred to as the <quote>nuclear facility</quote>) and the Uranium Processing Facility (in this paragraph referred to as the <quote>processing facility</quote>) are fully operational;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4745E5C193084B75BF6E7A101C02C8CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nuclear facility and the Plutonium Facility–4 are together able to deliver to the nuclear weapons stockpile not less than a total of 80 pits per year;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AE04B48A70B4D6F91DA7ED6BD7CDAD4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the processing facility is able to deliver to the nuclear weapons stockpile not less than 80 refurbished or new canned subassemblies per year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1DA50156C614C988DF9262F88275F39" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nuclear security enterprise has a capacity that supports two simultaneous life extension programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAE5EF4C51B54334A4704E04FD9177D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the dismantlement of legacy warheads that are awaiting dismantlement on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H100D96DAF1D54E0C970744F2F7CAB5CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition on unilateral reduction of nuclear weapons</header>
<paragraph id="H9BCF566D575142CFBEFF429ED0A1AB7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H4EBE26210F3F4260B91B6F26688A840F"><enum>130e.</enum><header>Prohibition on unilateral reduction of nuclear weapons</header>
<subsection id="HBA88CC0DAA9341C8B68B18581BF8A3A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may not retire, dismantle, or eliminate, or prepare to retire, dismantle, or eliminate, any nuclear weapon of the United States (including such deployed weapons and nondeployed weapons and warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile) if such action would reduce the number of such weapons to a number that is less than the level described in the New START Treaty unless such action is—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC5689CB81484047BADB8E21F2811EE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>required by a treaty or international agreement specifically approved with the advice and consent of the Senate pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H651D1800C7404D67BEE762B60EB86148"><enum>(2)</enum><text>specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H436AC1D2D9A04554AF06F8F4B6D8DA90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New Start Treaty defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>New START Treaty</term> means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64E400DF5CAD45C9A0250FF5F230A22B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 130d the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">130e. Prohibition on unilateral reduction of nuclear weapons.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5D999FECEC2F416897E888592B3E852D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>New START Treaty defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><italic></italic>In this section, the term <term>New START Treaty</term> means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF9884BA1DADC4015969C3AC9DB5D004D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1056.</enum><header>Nuclear employment strategy</header>
<subsection id="HDA842E7CAB014F1692F0F715EA645360"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H29A994CF89BC4F608FA780776472F2B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1057 of H.R. 5136, as passed by the House of Representatives during the 111th Congress, included a requirement that any future reductions of the nuclear forces of the United States below the level described in the New START Treaty be contingent on the certification by the Secretary of Defense that <quote>such reduction does not require a change in targeting strategy from counterforce targeting to countervalue targeting</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H704B7F3816AD465D8BDCB0A7399326B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On March 29, 2011, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs stated, <quote>As we implement New START, we're making preparations for the next round of nuclear reductions. Under the President's direction, the Department of Defense will review our strategic requirements and develop options for further reductions in our current nuclear stockpile, which stands at approximately 5,000 warheads, including both deployed and reserve warheads. To develop these options for further reductions, we need to consider several factors, such as potential changes in targeting requirements and alert postures that are required for effective deterrence.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB64870FA4B84132811A5F1BECC92C5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Changes to strategy</header><text>The President may not make any changes to the nuclear employment strategy of the United States unless—</text>
<paragraph id="HFEA700855B2A4DA1B686F503E20E697F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on such proposed changes, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H10B87889E7FE4C5D91A57A1D7666C1CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the implication of such changes on the flexibility and resilience of the strategic forces of the United States and the ability of such forces to support the goals of the United States with respect to nuclear deterrence, extended deterrence, assurance, and defense;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1268939FD38C4E5793ECFA4E5BD48B58"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certification that such proposed changes do not require a change in targeting strategy from counterforce targeting to countervalue targeting; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F4C92C94C594E5BB5740990455AE6D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certification that such proposed changes preserve the nuclear force structure triad composed of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bomber aircraft; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E12FA7738BB45C48FD1AB897F0EFE45" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which such report under paragraph (1) is submitted.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H772AB21113A24E39918E5EF4EE2F4B28"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H6EB47E1D8BB84D0781E6F3A17E0DB5B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the congressional defense committees; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26155AA9A035481B82DDE387BD52D7A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4EDAA2C773FB47B2A431F5593803BB92"><enum>1057.</enum><header>Comptroller General report on nuclear weapon capabilities and force structure requirements</header>
<subsection id="H260BABB2C8B442D9BB17340C635D8F41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comptroller general study required</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the strategic nuclear weapons capabilities, force structure, employment policy, and targeting requirements of the Department of Defense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4C1C213716264BB9BDDF8C0C7933E60C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters covered</header><text>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall, at minimum, cover the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF864034FD9CE4DB0A469966ECF96236D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An update to the September 1991 report of the Comptroller General (GAO/NSIAD-91-319FS) titled <quote>Strategic Weapons: Nuclear Weapons Targeting Process</quote> that addresses—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B7614A8A03F4E70B64C29B5A67A4A22"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relationship between the strategic nuclear targeting process and the determination of requirements for nuclear weapons and related delivery systems;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42A7F33350B44E6BA7E5746867657D4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of civilian oversight;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13B3A9004308408B8D056E1BD5DBAC92"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the categories and types of targets; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C32E4B440784509958BDAE0E79A4073"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matters addressed in such report or are otherwise considered appropriate by the Comptroller General.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E2B39E0AFF44E51BAB3B0AED057557A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The process and rigor used to determine the effectiveness of nuclear weapons capabilities, force structures, employment policies, and targeting requirements in achieving the goals of deterrence, extended deterrence, assurance, and defense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB237D8D3D624705A665739E391561CE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the requirements of the Department of Defense for strategic nuclear bomber aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missiles, including assessments of the extent to which the Secretary of Defense has—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25BD72B78DA045D4A8EA890748E2297E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determined the force structure and capability requirements for nuclear-capable strategic bomber aircraft, bomber-delivered nuclear weapons, and intercontinental ballistic missiles;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF760BA133541424FB54F20C685D3B48A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">synchronized the requirements described in subparagraph (A) with plans to extend the service life of nuclear gravity bombs, nuclear-armed cruise missiles, and intercontinental ballistic missile warheads; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD7590613D9E4F52AA3A861744422224"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluated long-term intercontinental ballistic missile alert posture requirements and basing options.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF8D038D15F8544E59AF5BBB34F33953C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="HF66346D8C517482D8285B42A71ACB5B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees one or more reports on the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H213A0781F4F743B9BE42B7DF42C3384B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any report submitted under this subsection may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, an unclassified version shall also be submitted with such submission or at a later date.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H10FF01DAEDE045059C10BAEE0DF6949E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Energy shall provide the Comptroller General full cooperation and access to appropriate officials and information for the purposes of conducting this study under subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H33BCDAB24D204683A5DF659DE803F646"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H8635381151C14EBB8BB90CC00E932DBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the congressional defense committees; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9FB209855EF4FCCA6D4BF8696CEF80F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H87729D36EAEF4895A8F960548D213425"><enum>F</enum><header>Financial Management</header>
<section id="H7C236D7B2E5A42D3B4F26B354B9F56F3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1061.</enum><header>Amendments relating to financial management workforce</header>
<subsection id="H242A9C33886F4C4DB1A50E6C8BED608B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to develop policies and procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1599d of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F8E26EE746B4D0082C92FD7255CFBC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF790313464724874888AEAA75915365A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):</text>
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<subsection id="H92EF1AD5751B4987B83105E1DFF7AF53"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Policies and procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall develop policies and procedures related to the financial management workforce in the Department of Defense.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAA3C7EA523F94180BD8716DF311129D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision in terminology</header><text>Such section is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD75365F1278B47F9AA0B4B3346C16FB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Professional accounting</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Financial management</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA6F470886E24F369965219B6F3122D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>professional accounting</quote> and inserting <quote>financial management</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDA3BD00CDCD2498A919639FE88035E2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revision in definition</header><text>Subsection (f) of such section (as so redesignated) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H1E8D49C396FF4E65A623D642A6EE401C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>financial management position</quote> means a position or group of positions in the General Schedule 500 occupational series, which perform, supervise, or manage work of a fiscal, financial management, accounting, auditing, or budgetary nature.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HC899583293194096A6ECC962B3001323"><enum>1062.</enum><header>Reliability of Department of Defense financial statements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1008(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1206; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking <quote>Not later than October 31</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than the date that is 180 days prior to the date set by the Office of Management and Budget for the submission of financial statements</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H4062B5DEB1E244878B061E32397C582E"><enum>1063.</enum><header>Financial management personnel competency assessment</header>
<subsection id="H7BD4E42AEBE14F6EB2C6ABD34B0CCB24"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification of personnel and skills</header><text>Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Management Officer of each military department, shall identify the number of financial management personnel and the financial and budgetary skills required—</text>
<paragraph id="H3BB9F036282F4EB3B617D59566D1423D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to effectively perform financial and budgetary accounting, including reconciling fund balances with the Treasury;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1E235D8452746D5B1920FEFB36828C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to document processes and maintain internal controls for financial and budgetary accounting cycles; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22CD45B7EAD6472C907C73C81ECFA026"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to maintain professional certification standards.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD7F216D05C99471897B9DA2CEA5C6027"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competency assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text>
<paragraph id="HF9A0404D2EA04C9F9EE7A2E043476893"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall issue joint guidance regarding the assessment of the competency of the Department of Defense financial management personnel to perform the financial and budgetary skills identified pursuant to subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H164C329502194E5C8A8B46B1AEBB7A93" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Competency assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following the issuance of the joint guidance required by paragraph (1), the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, in the case of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service or other Defense Agency, and the Chief Management Officers of the military departments, shall each conduct a competency assessment of the financial management personnel of the Defense Agencies and the military departments, respectively.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBD1186694B44786ADA72D73F22C3F0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports and corrective action plans</header><text>Each Chief Management Officer shall prepare and submit to the Secretary Defense a report on each competency assessment conducted, along with a corrective action plan for any skill gaps identified, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The report should include a corrective action plan for each skills gap identified, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC10AB46CF0E94CDEA91BC51777EF064B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>near-term and longer-term measures for resolution;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74D714CD25F541019235E7CA9ED988C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assignment of responsibilities for corrective action, and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA22BD28483A418793311BF66D5B32FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishment of milestones for completing corrective actions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H72DC8A3F4B664D0BA3A64C7AAE83C79A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the competency assessments and corrective action plans of the Chief Management Officers.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H333C5AEACA044AC2BEDF6F285058C111"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Long term monitoring</header><text>Each Chief Management officer shall designate, and include in the report submitted to the Secretary under subsection (b)(3), the accountable office to be involved in the corrective action process, including monitoring the progress in implementing corrective actions and determining whether additional action is needed to expedite the corrective action process.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEF56FB9360DD4CA198CA2B8467B6DB67"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>financial management personnel</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HDEF8011B11A346BC9C3E991CA6D71451"><enum>(1)</enum><text>civilian personnel in the General Schedule 500 occupational series who perform, supervise, or manage work of a fiscal, financial management, accounting, auditing, or budgetary nature; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84EC626AE47C45068D06656E6183F986"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members of the Armed Forces who have a military occupational specialty involving duties similar to the duties of the civilian personnel referred to in paragraph (1) or who otherwise perform, supervise, or manage work of a fiscal, financial management, accounting, auditing, or budgetary nature.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HFE729000CFFB4B98AAA66C4A58BC75D0"><enum>1064.</enum><header>Tracking implementation of Department of Defense efficiencies</header>
<subsection id="H82263AFEAB014687AE2B9AFE1D806472"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual assessments</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out an assessment of the extent to which the Department of Defense has tracked and realized the savings proposed pursuant to the initiative led by the Secretary of Defense to identify at least $100,000,000,000 in efficiencies during fiscal years 2012 through 2016.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB07E964804E94824841003B285A04326"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than October 30 of each of 2012 through 2016, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessment carried out under subsection (a) for the fiscal year ending on September 30 of that year. Each such report shall include the recommendations of the Comptroller General with respect to the matter covered by the assessment.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H708A6AB7B34347279A55490ACEC014E9"><enum>1065.</enum><header>Business case analysis for Department of Defense efficiencies</header>
<subsection id="HDA809C2D6388455683CCBC42B27BEF85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out an assessment of the extent to which components of the Department of Defense conducted a business case analysis prior to recommending and implementing efficiencies initiatives. In carrying out the assessment, the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7408C2F4CB042B485871FDA57B854AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use a case study approach;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9EEAE981852494F8478E77793D31B9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify best practices used by components of the Department of Defense; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA5910B08F764F669C1EBF5AD0832916"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify deficiencies in the analysis conducted.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE2FB6D7B5104383B29E9D9AF86E8C09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report of the assessment required by subsection (a). The report shall include the Comptroller General’s recommendations relating to the appropriate application of business case analysis and best practices that should be adopted by the Department of Defense prior to the implementation of any future effort to identify savings in defense operations.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4EC0045AA2604B5D91F4EEA823DB60DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>efficiencies initiatives</quote> means initiatives led by the Secretary of Defense to identify at least $100,000,000,000 in savings during fiscal years 2012 through 2016.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H6F84303C7137443CB34F1BE9174AA455" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1066.</enum><header>Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness plan</header>
<subsection id="HF86BC45726DD4691AA70A899CCD9D6C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may obligate or expend funds only for the execution of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness plan of the Department of Defense submitted in accordance with section 881 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383) from the amounts specified in the subactivity groups for Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness in section 4301.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9298C69C4BDD48CF81DAFE425515E8FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of subordinate activities for interim milestones</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each interim milestone identified in the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness plan, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in consultation with the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of the defense agencies and defense field activities, shall include a detailed description of the subordinate activities necessary to accomplish each interim milestone, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H9AA8C0C3B8B94EA58DBBB305677AC73F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a justification of the time required for each activity;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H134100F17B5044D2B160BB6C2B3502AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>metrics identifying the progress within each activity; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2ADEA103902A4F0F93109719D3210F0E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>mitigating strategies for correcting failed milestone deadlines.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H47223AFF55914A27A9CDB101FBE96888"><enum>1067.</enum><header>Corrective action plan relating to execution of Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness plan</header>
<subsection id="H7323C3C08BCF4783ABFC98ECAED78263"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report relating to the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness plan of the Department of Defense submitted in accordance with section 881 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 121 Stat. 4306; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H77EB09A9D88646B8ADBE0B579C60DD2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters covered</header><text>The report shall include a corrective action plan for any weaknesses and deficiencies in the execution of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness. The corrective action plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C956DEDDCCD406492ED35EC555A5EB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify near-term and longer-term measures for resolution of any such weaknesses and deficiencies;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA271E0FC6E04569AFA1365C1B69B062"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assign responsibilities in the Department of Defense for actions to implement such measures;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77F38E5A50E84950BE9BC933F867182A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify steps for implementation of such measures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6B9EAAD0ACB4B77A91CD22BFFF94955"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide timeframes for implementation of such measures.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H049CB1FA3AA7455183D828E800DAFA81"><enum>G</enum><header>Studies and Reports</header>
<section id="HA78CB5C3221A4E3D874DE88C5ED4B3FF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1071.</enum><header>Repeal of certain report requirements</header>
<subsection id="H41D4DBCB716B4E189AA40AD5D3AB5C37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual joint report from Office of Management and Budget and Congressional Budget Office on scoring of outlays in defense budget function</header>
<paragraph id="HA4C0F916DCD44840B1ADD449473AE18E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 226.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8132350D0434F8289D947718BDEDBAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 226.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2F5F1814EF8F4F948A614F984D9083AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Miscellaneous studies and reports</header>
<paragraph id="HD3630367498A4543A9336372F1041218"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 484, 487, and 490.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H345B0B2BB3E4437BB9D5888D5732B98A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 484, 487, and 490.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE75F71E147304E079ABB2B2864FA2386"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Biennial report on Global Positioning System</header><text>Section 2281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H17F1DD36141B4742BF060EA8C70EF46D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual report on Fisher Houses</header><text>Section 2493 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEA05A68C5DC24DA28419254CECBC51B5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report on public sales of military equipment</header>
<paragraph id="H5E0967719CBD4B3DABAAC2276AA3BE8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 2582.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA7EDB5A4B42443D9F95434B7C9FE2F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 2582.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB45D2398770343B5A658C70606B2AFE8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual report on the Chief of Navy Reserve</header><text>Section 5143 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (e).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC4ABD6A7E4284347B9EF194E286BFD56"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Requests for identification of nominating authority for persons appointed to the Naval Academy</header><text>Section 6954 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFA6CB1333FFA4AC5BB7099472562A84C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Biennial report on educational assistance for members of the selected reserve</header>
<paragraph id="HF53FE3B30C8F4A20AE02C4C17A2236D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 16137.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDDFD78976E348B8B8DBFF2ED416D295"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 16137.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8B49DAA317434E808C385BD30159C86C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual report on Ready Reserve</header><text>Section 12302(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBFDF45DD91294626B55C79D6BFFC69A3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report on science and technology investment strategy</header><text>Section 1504 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4650; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC90BB2E3F4EC49DEB4319E7689B1D036"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Review and determination of certain contracts for telephone services</header><text>Section 885(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 265; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by striking the second sentence.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1F48C393F6EC402AB18AB5BFD6390C2E"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Quarterly reports on Department of Defense response to threat posed by improvised explosive devices</header><text>The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) is amended by striking section 1402.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB87A06CF4A304F96AF2E023E241FA48B"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Congressional notification regarding base closure and realignment activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2405 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) is amended by striking subsection (d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H247D911BC4B34C018D4B93AD4EDE4674"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Annual report on medical readiness plan</header><text>Section 731 of the Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375) is amended by striking subsection (c).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H30CA5E45DBA849009B54030EB50C041C"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Report on requirements to reduce backlog in maintenance and repair of defense facilities</header><text>The Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398) is amended by striking section 374.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H908131B35D554665A1F4AF9687CD74BF"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Semiannual reports on situation in the Balkans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1212 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–326) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7803D78B5EC64DCB9ADFB2EB4AE0A709"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Semiannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398) is amended by striking section 1213.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H144FF3D787A04690BD191F0940765289"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Annual report on United States military activities in Colombia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65) is amended by striking section 1025.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCD86D649F9314A7A89F192A8F3A329CE"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Annual certification on military-to-military exchange with People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2101 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 782; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended by striking subsection (d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6C354F4D2DBF4483904656D3019300CC"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Annual report on the Armed Forces Retirement Home</header><text>Section 1511 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411) is amended by striking subsection (h) and redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D17B04972C546E0A1E32589ECDB2351"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Annual report on supplemental subsistence allowance</header><text>Section 402a of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H200E7BBF1A0246A19AF06A1F59134287"><enum>1072.</enum><header>Biennial review of required reports</header>
<subsection id="HAD4FB384DBD548C4833AA965939E5ED1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1071, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H99167131FD2247A3A25B06893718CED4"><enum>490a.</enum><header>Biennial review of required reports</header>
<subsection id="H14032EAE300D4110A62D0FD492EB04A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of congressional reports</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review, on a biennial basis, all of the reports required to be submitted to Congress of the Department of Defense. In conducting each such review, the Secretary shall evaluate the content, quality, cost, and timeliness of the Department’s compliance with the requirement to submit each report by the date required.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC4FF3616FDE4FFB9A2F2DF895D11D20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of recommendations for repeal or modification of congressional report requirements</header><text>The Secretary may, not later than March 1 of the year in which a review under subsection (a) is conducted, recommend to the appropriate congressional committees the repeal or modification of a report requirement identified in the review. Any such recommendation shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE122813A5214B5BB2D594E13799EA87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a detailed justification for the repeal or modification of the report requirement; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41F282EE1BFE47A0B806DC94EDD4B0BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations for reducing cost and improving the efficiency of the Department of Defense in responding to congressional report requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD483F14A625F45C7A685EC93E2DAF45A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of Department of Defense internal reports</header>
<paragraph id="H448A65C109B44F1F87BFEFB9826B0002" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review, on a biennial basis, the reports internal to the Department of Defense. Each such review shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBEC01C7E5D4F484785229DE2D1D59E98" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reports required by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B9D2CD8B5A14772A07841697AD6B6B7" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reports required by the secretaries of each military department of their respective military departments; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H863BDC65DF2D441B94E7EE0604B8281E" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other reporting requirements internal to the Department of Defense as designated for review by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H923241E30454465BA220A72CE8252563" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Based on the findings of a review conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H548FB3283E814BB5819D1C091254A028"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify report requirements that are redundant, overly burdensome, of limited value, unjustifiably costly, or otherwise determined to unduly reduce the efficiency of the Department of Defense;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H561B6276AF164AB08D38BCC3671CBBEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take such steps as may be necessary to eliminate or modify such report requirements; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB9C4D4AF16344C49682290F2FDFDBCB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include, in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) for a fiscal year following a year in which a review is conducted under paragraph (1) a summary of the cost reductions resulting from actions taken by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H81B42797757D4920A55207B2B045299E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">490a. Biennial review of required reports.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H4AFD482FDA3F4A84A54329EEC4F17C97" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1073.</enum><header>Transmission of reports in electronic format</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 122a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>made available</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="H05DBEE585B6644A5BF1E8E5F48A8D839"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made available to the public, upon request submitted on or after the date on which such report is submitted to Congress, through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E068ED06E9A4A6B99FA7DEFF01010EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, transmitted in an electronic format.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HD98914D5360A444AADB890266D271056" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1074.</enum><header>Modifications to annual aircraft procurement plan</header>
<subsection id="H1D64B62F6C994E6CB4877C98663EC006"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 231a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC32682E12C64A7A9DD9215439971DDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H597EC62524364F0AA2603226D8A2E47A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H086B0A3BF7AB489B976474ED17135326"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 45 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2B06A7EAC3624465A15EA507E37C5A56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>include with the defense budget materials for each fiscal year</quote> and insert <quote>submit to the congressional defense committees</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93C92BFA11274473A7CE2DA1DDCDD7AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, the Department of the Army,</quote> after <quote>Navy</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38D7E39F6CFF4D14931B719908C8E120"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA42919238694A66A5C1D31B2389794D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>Strategic</quote> and inserting <quote>Intertheater</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD3246B61C154762B2148157049570D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (11); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7E7DE6C03D247C98F0C3AAA2F240393"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HCFADD1531D8F42E19BC03F3C4DB77730" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H1F1AE8AA86EE467095400A918871785C"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Remotely piloted aircraft.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5BA9FC45D4C46AFA0BFD81F52C30D35"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Rotary-wing aircraft.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5633FCDDB80740FC8AEA276530C59BD2"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Operational support and executive lift aircraft.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF291FFF7965449EC94D47ACA2FEEFC2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H29581CA30C734ADBA69CA79AD0137A66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>national security strategy of the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>national military strategy of the United States</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD67056959E154AB6BCE1A2B15F9A457E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H385B3B1D16C24749B28AC278B1350AFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, the Department of the Army,</quote> after <quote>Navy</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBCC4119634B64462B56F2F53C3A3F2D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>national security strategy of the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>national military strategy of the United States</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF8E45FE2635848C3AB5770460EDFCF56"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subclause id="H2C0C3A765BDE448C8C0D4EC985524E4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>investment</quote> before <quote>funding</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H64FFD5EAD49F4F129552E6188D85EDBD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the program</quote> and inserting <quote>each aircraft program</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4832044F3BC04EF4AB5EAB9BDD82F8FD"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, set forth in aggregate for the Department of Defense and in aggregate for each